SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Selinsgrove Raceway Park, the one-fifth mile track located inside of Selinsgrove Speedway's half-mile oval, will present the Third Annual Central PA 270cc Micro Sprint Car All Star Championship Race at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. The 35-lap race, a tribute to the late Al Shultz, of Selinsgrove, will pay $1,500 to win. Nearly $10,000 in prize money and contingencies will be offered for the division’s biggest race of the season.

Time trials, heat races, B-main, and a dash for cash will be the format for setting the 24-car starting lineup. Track gates will open at 4 p.m. The rain date, if needed, will be Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m. The Briggs & Stratton slingshots will also compete in a 25-lap main event.

In addition to the base purse for the micro sprint car A-main, bonus money will be on the line for the event’s fast qualifier, lap leaders, and heat and dash winners. Contingencies, ranging from a new top wing for the winner from Wing Dynamics to new racing tires from Hoosier and Lias Tire, will also be awarded. The Middleburg IGA will be sponsoring the championship trophy.

The inaugural All Star Championship in 2007 drew 49 entries and was won by David Utt of Bloomsburg. Last year’s race drew 59 entries and was won by Todd Hoover of Mt. Pleasant Mills, who is the current Selinsgrove Ford micro sprint car point leader and four-time winner at the track.

Title sponsors of the 2009 edition of the All Star Championship race include A1 Advertising, AJ Walters Trucking, Airheadz, Dynamic Wings & Subs, Fremont Automotive, Harrington Auto Body, HorstCraft Millworks, Middleburg IGA, Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center, Kratzer Insurance, Middleburg Auto Parts, Mid-Penn Beverage, Selinsgrove Inn, Salem RV Center, and Skeetz Built Motors.

Selinsgrove Raceway Park will also present a complete program of go kart and micro sprint car racing at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Track gates will open at 5:30 p.m.