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KEYSTONE NATIONALS
READING (Sept. 14-17)

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16th annual Sept. 14-17 - Maple Grove Raceway

Racers weren’t ready for the crisp air and tire-grabbing traction of Maple Grove Raceway when the facility, already an institution in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania for 25 years, hosted the inaugural Keystone Nationals in 1985. Engines blew and record times ensued that first year, and it’s been a record run ever since, highlighted by Cruz Pedregon’s 5.07 in Funny Car in 1992, Cory McClenathan’s 4.79 in Top Fuel the same year, the quickest-ever Pro Stock contest in the 1993 final between rookie Kurt Johnson and father Warren, and the first side-by-side 300-mph drag race by Blaine Johnson and Mike Dunn in Top Fuel in 1994.

Defending Champs Top Fuel: Joe Amato Funny Car: Tommy Johnson Jr. Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin Jr. Pro Stock Bike: Matt Hines Federal-Mogul Dragster: Mike Kosky Federal-Mogul Funny Car: Paul Gill Comp: Santo Volpe Super Stock: Peter Biondo Stock: Gregory Gay Super Comp: Bryan Sorce Super Gas: Rod Fuller

Event Records Top Fuel 4.529, Gary Scelzi, September 1999 314.46, Tony Schumacher, September 1999 Funny Car 4.901, John Force, September 1998 309.91, Chuck Etchells, September 1997 Pro Stock 6.853, Warren Johnson, September 1999 201.43, Johnson, September 1999 Pro Stock Bike 7.188, Matt Hines, September 1999 189.35, Hines, September 1999 Federal-Mogul Dragster 5.380, Arthur Gallant, September 1999 255.10, Gallant, September 1999 Federal-Mogul Funny Car 5.646, Tony Bartone, September 1999 251.11, Paul Gill, September 1999

HOW TO GET THERE
The track is located about 10 miles south of Reading off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. From Reading, take Route 176 south to Green Hills, then go south six miles on Route 10 and follow the signs. From Philadelphia, take the Pennsylvania Turnpike west to Route 10 (Exit 22), then go north six miles and follow the signs. From Lancaster, take Route 222 north to Route 568. Go east toward Alleghenyville and follow the signs. From Wilmington, take Route 202 to Route 100 and go north to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Go west on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Route 10 (Exit 22).

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WHERE TO STAY

Lancaster: Colonial Lodge, (717) 336-5501 Comfort Inn, (717) 355-9900 Days Inn, (717) 299-5700 Holiday Inn, (717) 336-7541 Hollander Motel, (717) 354-4377 Hickory Inn, (717) 569-0477 Quality Inn, (800) 626-8242 Shawnee-Lancaster, (717) 656-2101 Morgantown: Amish Land Motor Inn, (610) 286-5041 Conestoga Wagon Motel, (610) 286-5061 Holiday Inn, (610) 286-3000 Inn at Morgantown, (610) 286-5521 Waynebrook Inn, (610) 273-2444 Pottstown: EconoLodge, (610) 326-7400 Holiday Inn, (215) 363-1100

Holiday Inn Express, (610) 327-3300 Ramada Inn, (610) 326-6700 Reading: Comfort Inn, (610) 371-0500 Days Inn, (610) 777-7888 Dutch Colony Motor Inn, (610) 779-2345 Econo Lodge, (610) 378-5105 or (610) 378-1145 Motel 6-Frackville, (570) 874-1223 or (800) 466-8356 Hampton Inn, (610) 374-8100 Holiday Inn, (610) 929-4741 Inn at Reading, (610) 372-7811 Red Roof Inn-Allentown, (610) 264-5404 or (800) 733-7663 Sheraton-Berkshire, (610) 376-3811 Wellesley Inn, (610) 374-1500 Camping: Lake-In-Wood Campground, (717) 445-5525 Maple Grove Park, (610) 856-7200 Oak Creek Reservation, (717) 445-6161 or (800) 446-8365 Sun Valley Campground, (800) 700-3370

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