2019 track safety upgrades
APS Motor Speedway installed a retractable gate to close the Turn 1 opening where sprint car driver Greg Hodnett fatally crashed in September, as part of wide-ranging offseason renovations. The York County track also erected six light posts, built a 900-foot catch fence in front of the stands and acquired a new fire-extinguishing system to improve safety, BAPS general manager Kolten Gouse said. The changes, which were in place for last weekend’s season-opening races, cost the track deep into six