Riverhead Raceway owners and promoters Barbara and Jim Cromarty will host their annual salute to law enforcement night Saturday evening June 21st in conjunction with the New York State Fraternal Order of Police. On the racing menu for the night will be a full slate of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action with an 8-Cylinder Demolition Derby and School Bus Figure Eight race to highlight the card.
Once again the New York State Fraternal Order of Police has lined-up in excess of 20 local law enforcement agencies who will participate during an on track ceremony to salute their efforts. Suffolk County, Nassau County and New York City Police Departments will be among those honored for their heroic accomplishments, with some vintage police vehicles to join the current day fleet.
The annual Ernie Maynor Memorial presented by Barrasso & Sons Mason Supplies for the Figure Eight division will take center stage as Riverhead Raceway continues to "remember the wrench" Ernie Maynor who lost his life in a 1982 accident at Islip Speedway. Ernie's son Roger Maynor of Bay Shore, the leading all-time winner of features events at Riverhead will lead the likes of Mike Mujsce, Ken Hyde, Ralph Tasso, Tom Kraft, Paul Specht, Tom Graff and Tom Ferrara into action.
Also on the NASCAR stock car portion of the show will be the NASCAR Modifieds, Chargers and Blunderbusts, with the "mod Squad" racing 35-laps, while the Chargers and Blunderbusts go 20 circuits.
A bone jarring, car destroying 8-Cylinder Demolition Derby will conclude the night's activities hot on the heels of another wild and wooly School Bus Figure Eight race.
For further information please visit www.riverheadraceway.com or phone the track office at 631-842-RACE.