KUTZTOWN, PA ~ The 2010 racing season at the Fairgrounds at Kutztown Speedway is beginning to take shape.
 
The one-fifth-mile clay oval - located in the shadows of Kutztown University - will host midweek racing in 2010 beginning Wednesday night, May 12 with the annual Goldie Meitzler Memorial event, dedicated to the matriarch of the Meitzler family, which promotes the racing at Kutztown.
 
Wingless 600cc Micro-Sprints will headline the weekly card at Kutztown, joined by the 270cc Micro-Sprints and Slingshots.
 
The Junior Slingshot division will be featured on a frequent basis during the '10 campaign.
 
A complete '10 schedule will be distributed at the upcoming off-season shows where Kutztown will have a presence: the 25th annual Racing Legends Reunion & Car Show presented by Reading Eagle and WEEU 830 AM Feb. 21-27 at the Fairgrounds Square Mall (Reading, Pa.) and IRCO Community Federal Credit Union Dirt Track Heroes Car Show at the Phillipsburg Mall March 7-13 (Phillipsburg, N.J.).
 
Among the special events on the '10 schedule is the first-ever HTMA 600 Pro Series presented by NPS Racing Engines event slated for Wednesday night, July 14. The race carries a July 21 rain date. The Pro Series races at Kutztown and Hamlin (Pa.) Speedway will be run wingless. The HTMA Pro Series averaged 42 cars per event last season.
 
The Briggs & Stratton Slingshot Tour visits Kutztown twice this season, first on May 26 and again Aug. 19. The Junior Slingshot Tour will join its elder counterpart on Aug. 19.
 
Three nights of racing are planned for the annual Kutztown Fair, including the Micro-Sprint Fair Week Nationals on Tuesday and Wednesday Aug. 17-18. The wingless 600cc Micros and winged 270cc Micros will run time trials and a pair of heat events on Tuesday. Last-chance events and features will run on Wednesday.
 
Thursday's (Aug. 19) program, which includes Slingshot racing, will be reserved as a rain date for either Tuesday or Wednesday.
 
There will be no racing at Kutztown on June 30 and July 7 due to the Kutztown Folk Festival at the fairgrounds.
 
For further information on the Fairgrounds at Kutztown Speedway, contact Kerry Meitzler by phone at 610.683.8234 or Janelle Stump via e-mail at Racektown@aol.com. On the web: www.kutztownfairspeedway.com.