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Schedule Set for Race of Champions at Lake Erie on April 12
The RoC Modified Series season kicks off in grand fashion on April 12 with the Race of Champions 250 at Lake Erie Speedway.
The final countdown is on to “the Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing” at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania for both fans and participants for the biggest opening event in the history of racing in the region on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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The Race of Champions Modified Series will open its season with a 250-lap event paying $15,000-to-win.
It will be the earliest auto-racing has started in the region in many years. Qualifying is slated to being at 1:30pm on Saturday, April 12 with the 250-lap Modified Series feature scheduled to begin at approximately 4:30 pm.
The Race of Champions Street Stock and Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series will also open their 2025 as part of the event.
The WNY Mighty TQ Midgets will round out the card.
Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at www.lakeeriespeedway.com/schedule. Don’t miss “The Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing”.
Where: Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pa.
When: Friday, April 11, 2025 (Practice); Saturday, April 12, 2025 (Raceday). Qualifying 1:30pm / Feature 4:30pm.
Directions: The track is located just twenty minutes of East Erie, Pa., minutes from Interstate 90 and directly of Interstate 86 at 10700 Delmas Drive, North East, Pa., 16428
What: Race of Champions 250
More Information: www.lakeeriespeedway.com (Track Phone: 814.725.3303) / www.rocmodifiedseries.com
Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at www.lakeeriespeedway.com.
All Race of Champions “Family of Series” events will be streamed on RoCModifiedSeries.TV powered by Racing America. For more information in regard to the Racing America streaming platform visit https://offer.racingamerica.com/race-of-champions/.
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The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tire, Racing America, Airport Collision, Rocket Performance, Waddell Communications, Image X Design, Sherwood Racing Wheels, DirtTrackDigest.com and Speed Sport. The 75th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2025 and remains the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.
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Race of Champions 250 Schedule
Friday, April 11
| Date | Track |
| 12:00 p.m. | Gates open for Campers and Hauler Parking |
| Pit Gates Open for Practice - ALL DIVISIONS | |
| 3:00 p.m. - Dusk | Practice by Division |
Saturday, April 12
| Date | Track |
| 9:00 a.m. | Pit Gates Open (Haulers Enter) |
| 9:15 a.m. | Inspection and Draw for Group Begins |
| 10:00 a.m. | Modified Tire Sales Begin |
| 11:00 a.m. | Drivers' Meetings by Divisions posted |
| 11:30 a.m. | Practice by Division |
| 1:30 p.m. | Qualifying Races Begin |
| Modifieds - Green-White-Checker Qualifying, Top 6 Locked In) | |
| Four Cylinder Dash Series (6 Laps) | |
| TQ Midget Series (8 Laps) | |
| Street Stock Series (8 Laps) | |
| Modified Series (10 Laps) | |
| Four Cylinder Dash Series B-Main (8 Laps) | |
| Modified B-Main if necessary (12 Laps) | |
| Followed by | TQ Midget Series Harry Macy Classic (29 Laps) |
| Four Cylinder Dash Series Feature | |
| Street Stock Series Feature (30 Laps) | |
| 4:20 p.m. | Pre-Race, Cars Begin to Stage |
| 4:30 p.m. | Race of Champions Hall of Fame inductions (if any), Special Awards |
| 4:45 p.m. | Kids RoC on Front Stretch at Start/Finish Line |
| 4:50 p.m. | Drivers' Introductions |
| 5:00 p.m. | Kids RoC Pledge of Allegiance |
| 5:05 p.m. | Invocation/Anthem |
| 5:10 p.m. | Command to Start Race of Champions 250 |
