SPEEDWEEK OPENER PAYING $5,000 TO WIN THANKS TO MERCER MERCANTILE

May 23, 2026 (Columbus, OH)…The Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants Western PA Speedweek presented by J.S. Bova Excavating has a big week on tap, and the stakes just got higher. The Wednesday opener at Michaels Mercer Raceway Park, previously announced as paying $3,500 to win and $300 to start, has been increased to a $5,000 to-win race thanks to local coffee shop and eatery Mercer Mercantile! The enhanced winner’s share now ties Sharon Speedway’s Saturday night showdown as the highest paying races to win of speedweek. The remainder of the payout will remain as originally posted.

Mercer Mercantile, located at 108 N Pitt Street in Mercer, PA, is a locally owned and family operated coffee shop that also serves breakfast and lunch food items, along with ice cream and other treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. Conveniently situated in downtown Mercer just behind the courthouse, Mercer Mercantile is the perfect spot to grab a quick bite to eat on your way to the track on Wednesday, or anytime you’re breezing through the Mercer downtown area.

UPDATED MERCER PAYOUT: 1. $5,000; 2. $1,500; 3. $1,200; 4. $,1,000; 5. $900; 6. $800; 7. $700; 8. $600; 9. $550; 10. $500; 11. $450; 12. $400; 13. $375; 14. $375; 15. $350; 16. $340; 17. $330; 18. $320; 19. $310; 20. $300; 21. $300; 22. $300; 23. $300; 24. $300; Tow. $100

AWARDS AND CONTINGENCY LIST:
<> Hoosier Tire Giveaway (Big Daddy’s Speed Center)
<> $500 McCandless Bonus Bucks draw (Bill McCandless Ford)
<> $200 Quick Time Award (The Knox Bakery)
<> $200 Hard Charger Award (Rustler Sales & Service)
<> $100 Hard Luck Award (R.K. Virgile Iron & Steel)
<> Pair of new racing gloves to 7th Place (Angry Duck Graphics)
<> $50 to 10th place (Sprintcarnews.com)
<> $25 to 20th place (A-Main Landscaping)
<> $50 fuel card to first non-qualifier (The Slidejob Podcast + Sprintcarratings.com)
<> $750 Week-Long Hard Charger (The Dirt Network)
<> Factory Kahne shock giveaway to two drivers with perfect attendance (8740 Suspension)

2026 WESTERN PA SPEEDWEEK SCHEDULE:
<> Wednesday, May 27th at Michaels Mercer Raceway Park [$5,000 to win]
<> Thursday, May 28th at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway [$3,500 to win]
<> Friday, May 29th at Lernerville Speedway (Jean Lynch Classic) [$4,000 to win]
<> Saturday, May 30th at Sharon Speedway (Floyd Trevis Memorial) [$5,000 to win]
<> Sunday, May 31st at Tri City Raceway Park [$4,000 to win]

Western PA Speedweek is brought to you by Schaeffer’s Specialized Lubricants together with JS Bova Excavating along with the support of 21st Century Energy Group, 8740 Suspension, A-Main Landscaping, Angry Duck Graphics, Anytime Fitness of Sarver, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Bill McCandless Ford, Briscoe Run Land Surveying, Bowl-O-Drome of Grove City, Classic Ink USA, The Dirt Network, Fox’s Pizza Den-Grove City, Hobaugh’s Auto Parts, JDR Parts Barn and Sales, Jerich Company, Kistler Engines & Racing Products, The Knox Bakery, McClung Auto Body, Mercer Mercantile, Mobile Bail Bonds, Mosites-Lynch Racing, Rod Squad Fishing Charters, Rustler Sales & Service, Superior Interiors Dustless Hardwood Refinishing, The Slidejob Podcast, Sprintcarnews.com, and R.K. Virgile Iron & Steel.