After two weekends of testing and tuning and an interruption from Winter Storm Toby that dropped over a foot of snow to the earth, the Hagerstown Speedway welcomes the Ultimate Super Late Model Northeast Series along with all racers and fans to the Hub City oval for the season opener for both the series and the track this Saturday, March 31.

The Ultimate NE SLM opener will pay a generous $4,000 to win as series director Rose Compton received an extra $1,000 as a bonus from Steven Heiser and Sandy Lasut to be paid out to the victor.

The winner of the 30 lap main event will also receive a guaranteed qualifier for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on April 21.

Joining the Super Late Models will be the Pure Stock and U-Car divisions.

Pit gates will open at 3:30pm, and general admission gates will open at 4:00pm. Racing is set to begin at 6:00pm.

General admission is $15, Students/Senior Citizens/Military admission is $12, and pit admission is $30.

For more information, call the speedway office at 301-582-0640, e-mail info@hagerstownspeedway.com, or follow the speedway social media pages on Facebook and Twitter.

Returning for a 71st year of racing at the Hub City ½ mile, Hagerstown Speedway is ready to present the 2018 racing season to its fans with a variety of events on the schedule.

Kicking off the season traditionally is the annual Race-A-Rama car show at the Valley Mall on February 26 – March 4 to give fans an up-close and personal look at the machinery that will grace the clay oval throughout the season.

The show concludes with an awards ceremony and the crowning of the pageant winner for Miss Hagerstown Speedway 2018.

Throughout the month of March, Hagerstown Speedway will host a Community Yard Sale, along with Tune and Test Sessions for all classes of cars on March 10, 17, and 24 before the official opening night of the 2018 racing campaign on March 31 with the 71st season opener featuring the Ultimate Northeast Super Late Model Series, Pure Stocks and U-Cars.

The Super Late Model winner will receive a guaranteed qualifier for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on April 21.

Plenty of variety will be featured during the season. Super Late Models will be featured throughout the season with special events. The Mason-Dixon Shootout Series returns to showcase the Late Model Sportsman teams and the Mid Atlantic Modifieds return to feature E-Mod racers on special nights.

The Crate Late Models, Penn-Mar Vintage Racers and the Classic Car Racing Series will also make appearances during 2018.

Sprint Cars return to Hagerstown Speedway on June 16 with the IMCA RaceSaver 305 Sprints, and 410 Sprints are the main attraction on July 5 with the Johnny Grum Memorial as part of PA Sprint Speedweek.

The longtime staple divisions of Pure Stock and Hobby Stock will be on the card most nights of the 2018 season.

Last, but not least, the always popular Bonanza Extravaganza and Monster Jam also return for 2018.

Make sure you continually visit the speedway website or follow the track’s social media pages on Facebook and Twitter for up to date information on what’s going on at Hagerstown Speedway.

For other information, call the track office at 301-582-0640.

The staff at Hagerstown Speedway, led by promoter Doug Timmons, general manager Lisa Plessinger along with track owner Frank Plessinger welcomes all racers and fans as we look forward to having you join us at “The Capitol of Dirt Racing” for 2018.