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Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 8, 2010) – Buckeye, Arizona’s Charles Davis, Jr., delivered car owner Jim Massey his first series championship by capturing the 2009 Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region title.

Davis begins the defense of that title this Saturday night when the ASCS Canyon Region launches the 2010 season atop USA Raceway’s 3/8-mile clay oval in Tucson, AZ.

A stout field of contenders will be even tougher on opening night, as wingless open wheel ace Dave Darland will make a rare Arizona appearance in an effort to take the money and run back to Indiana.

A triple crown champion with titles in the Sprint Car, Midget and Silver Crown ranks, Darland rallied from the tail of a “B” Main after heat race issues to finish fifth in last November’s wingless portion of the Western World Championships at USA Raceway.

Darland will pilot the BRAT Racing/Parker Stores No. 8 entry this Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Davis will try to add a 15th career ASCS Canyon Region score aboard the Massey No. 50 machine on Saturday night after reeling off three wins en route to the 2009 crown that he claimed by a 55-point margin over Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson.

Saturday's Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region action at USA Raceway is slated to go green at 6:45 p.m.

The 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval is located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information, contact the track at 520-574-8515.

The Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region is currently slated for 15 overall nights of competition in 2010, including 13 nights in Arizona and a two-night Fourth of July weekend in New Mexico.

In its 19th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing, the American Sprint Car Series brings the best of Sprint Car racing to approximately 100 different tracks throughout 30 states and Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of eleven different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, HIGHLANDS, Texas (March 6, 2010) – Missouri rivals Brian Brown and Jesse Hockett hooked up in an epic duel along the Gulf Coast Saturday night as Sprint Cars returned to the 3/8-mile Battleground Speedway for the first time in nearly ten years.

And, when the checkered flag flew upon the Third Annual Gulf Coast Nationals, it was Brown coming away with the $3,000 winner’s share in the capper of season-opening weekend competition for the ASCS Gulf South Region.

After trading the top spot a handful of times over the final ten circuits, Brown held the point the final two times around in the scheduled 25-lapper to take the win aboard the FVP No. 21 Maxim entry.

“Jesse and I have had a lot of good battles, it’s a lot of fun to race with him like that,” Brown commented in victory lane.

Had it not been for a late-race caution, eleventh-starting Oklahoma shoe Brady Bacon may very well have played the role of spoiler.

“I really should probably thank Brady for that one,” Brown explained. “I kept pounding the cushion and then he showed the low side just when that caution came out, that made all the difference.”

Gridding the main event outside row two, Brown chased pole starter Wayne Johnson and second-starter Hockett in the early rounds.

Hockett and Johnson diced for the point until “The Rocket” took command on the fifth round. Johnson’s run aboard a former Jason Johnson mount now owned by Joe Zierolf was cut short when a power steering line blew ten laps in.

Johnson’s misfortune nearly proved disastrous for Brown as well, with contact in turn four as Johnson checked up. “I hit him, I was lucky my race didn’t end right there,” Brown surmised.

Back under way, Brown kept the pressure on Hockett’s Don Ott-powered VKCC Motorsports No. 75 A.R.T. as Bacon and Tony Bruce, Jr., mixed it up for third.

Brown slipped by Hockett for the official lead on the 18th lap, with Hockett returning the favor a lap later. As the lead duo made another couple or so unofficial lead changes in the corners, Bacon broke free from Bruce and was about to dispose of Brown for second when a caution flew for Channin Tankersley’s stalled mount.

With Bacon’s hand tipped, Brown raced to the low side and ultimately battled past Hockett to post a narrow win.

A disappointed Hockett settled for runner-up honors, commenting that, “I never even saw the white flag. My hat’s off to Brian though, he did a good job.”

Bacon settled for third in the Tel-Star Communications No. 99 Triple-X, with Bruce, Jr., and 19th-starter Travis Rilat rounding out the top five.

Tommy Bryant was sixth, with Ray Allen Kulhanek in seventh. The night’s top passing points earner in heat race action, Ricky Logan returned from an opening lap stop on the track to claim eighth with Eric Baldaccini and Aaron Reutzel completing the top ten.

After Logan’s stop on the initial start of the feature, Klint Angelette, Scottie McDonald, Travis Knighton and Travis Elliott were eliminated in a wild turn four skirmish on the second try.

Brandon Berryman, Wayne Johnson, Hockett and Bryant topped heat race action for Saturday night’s 34-car field, with Travis Rilat winning the “B” Main.

American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region Results from Battleground Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 31-Brandon Berryman, 2. 19-Klint Angelette, 3. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 4. 99-Brady Bacon, 5. 9x-Gary Wright, 6. 71-Channin Tankersley, 7. 15T-Travis Elliott, 8. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr. DNS: 74-Brandon Corn.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. C41-Wayne Johnson, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 35-Greg Rilat, 4. 88-Scottie McDonald, 5. 00-Michael Dupuy, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 51w-Wes Miller, 8. 87x-Billy Melton, 9. 55r-Rooster Boone.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 75-Jesse Hockett, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 4. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 5. 28-James Cooper, 6. 76-John Ricketts, 7. 52-Roger Oakes, 8. 93-Chris Sweeney.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 85-Tommy Bryant, 2. 10-Ricky Logan, 3. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 4. 61-Travis Knighton, 5. 14-Michael Lang, 6. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 7. 12b-Logan Bledsoe, 8. 51s-Beau Smith.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 14-Michael Lang, 3. 71-Channin Tankersley, 4. 51w-Wes Miller, 5. 15T-Travis Elliott, 6. 87x-Billy Melton, 7. 76-John Ricketts, 8. 12b-Logan Bledsoe, 9. 52-Roger Oakes, 10. 51s-Beau Smith, 11. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 12. 28-James Cooper. DNS: 9x-Gary Wright, 55r-Rooster Boone, 93-Chris Sweeney, 74-Brandon Corn.

"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 29-Travis Rilat, 6. 85-Tommy Bryant, 7. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 8. 10-Ricky Logan, 9. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11. 35-Greg Rilat, 12. 87x-Billy Melton, 13. 71-Channin Tankersley, 14. 51w-Wes Miller, 15. 31-Brandon Berryman, 16. 14-Michael Lang, 17. 00-Michael Dupuy, 18. C41-Wayne Johnson, 19. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 20. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 21. 19-Klint Angelette, 22. 88-Scottie McDonald, 23. 61-Travis Knighton, 24. 15T-Travis Elliott.

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jesse Hockett 272, 2. Brian Brown 269, 3. Travis Rilat 267, 4. Brady Bacon 257, 5. Tony Bruce, Jr. 255, 6. Ricky Logan 251, 7. Tommy Bryant 220, 8. Brandon Berryman 216, 9. (tie) Gary Wright and Wes Miller 215.

Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (March 5, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region opened up the 2010 season in much the same way as 2009, with Gary Wright standing in victory lane at Golden Triangle Raceway Park.

For the second year in a row, “The Texan” topped the $3,000-to-win, 25-lap Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals to launch the season for the ASCS Gulf South Region atop the Golden Triangle clay.

However, rather than wait for the last lap to make the winning move like last year, Wright gunned into the lead at the outset aboard Scott Brown’s ASI-powered Lubbock Wrecker Service/The Shop No. 9x Maxim and never looked back en route to a third ASCS Gulf South season opening win.

“As heavy as the track was tonight, it was real easy to get in trouble in traffic or really anywhere,” Wright explained. “We got lucky tonight and stayed out of trouble, we’ll get cleaned up and try to get another one tomorrow.”

A move past Tommy Bryant and Bruce Crockett in the final two laps of his heat race landed Wright in the redraw. And when he drew the number one pill, that may have been all the luck the four-time Lucas Oil National Sprint Car champion needed.

Weathering three red flag periods over the initial four circuits, including a pair on the initial two starts, Wright paced the early circuits in front of fellow front row starter Klint Angelette before Travis Rilat, Ricky Logan and Jesse Hockett freight trained the 16-year-old on a lap five restart.

After one final caution after nine circuits for Dustin Morgan’s turn four spin, the final 16 rounds ran off in non-stop fashion with Wright distancing himself from the field while lapping well into the top ten.

Rilat held off several challenges from Logan over the latter portion of the race for runner-up honors, with Logan settling for the show position. Hockett advanced from ninth in the early rounds to snare fourth, with Tony Bruce, Jr., rounding out the top five.

Brady Bacon crossed the stripe sixth, making it a sweep of the top six positions by prospective Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters championship contenders.

Brian Brown crossed the stripe in seventh, with two-time ASCS Gulf South champ Brandon Berryman the final car on the lead lap in eighth, just ahead of fellow Gulf South shoes Wes Miller and Scottie McDonald.

The initial attempt to start the main event was waved off for a Jimmy Brooks tumble in turn one, with the second start going red as well when reigning ASCS Gulf South champ Aaron Reutzel launched out of the park in turn two. Four laps later, Tommy Bryant tumbled in turn two as well. There were no injuries.

Brown, Angelette, Brooks, Wright and Morgan topped heat race action for the 37-car field, with Berryman and Reutzel winning the twin “B” Mains.

American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region Results from Golden Triangle Raceway Park:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 61-Travis Knighton, 3. 93-Chris Sweeney, 4. 31-Brandon Berryman, 5. 12b-Logan Bledsoe, 6. 3-Gary Watson, 7. 28-James Cooper, 8. 3T-Tyler King.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 19-Klint Angelette, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 75-Jesse Hockett, 4. 15T-Travis Elliott, 5. 74-Brandon Corn, 6. C41-Wayne Johnson, 7. 14-Michael Lang, 8. 35-Greg Rilat.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 2. 51w-Wes Miller, 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 4. 99-Brady Bacon, 5. 00-Michael Dupuy, 6. 4m-Michael Miller, 7. 52-Roger Oakes.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 8-Bruce Crockett, 3. 10-Ricky Logan, 4. 85-Tommy Bryant, 5. 87x-Billy Melton, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 51s-Beau Smith.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 71-Channin Tankersley, 4. 88-Scottie McDonald, 5. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 76-John Ricketts, 7. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek.

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 31-Brandon Berryman, 2. 93-Chris Sweeney, 3. C41-Wayne Johnson, 4. 12b-Logan Bledsoe, 5. 87x-Billy Melton, 6. 3-Gary Watson, 7. 35-Greg Rilat, 8. 28-James Cooper, 9. 51s-Beau Smith, 10. 4m-Michael Miller, 11. 15T-Travis Elliott. DNS: 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek.

Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 2. 85-Tommy Bryant, 3. 74-Brandon Corn, 4. 00-Michael Dupuy, 5. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 76-John Ricketts, 7. 14-Michael Lang, 8. 52-Roger Oakes, 9. 3T-Tyler King, 10. 71-Channin Tankersley, 11. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr.

"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 10-Ricky Logan, 4. 75-Jesse Hockett, 5. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 6. 99-Brady Bacon, 7. 21-Brian Brown, 8. 31-Brandon Berryman, 9. 51w-Wes Miller, 10. 88-Scottie McDonald, 11. 93x-Dustin Morgan, 12. 19-Klint Angelette, 13. 61-Travis Knighton, 14. 74-Brandon Corn, 15. 93-Chris Sweeney, 16. 85-Tommy Bryant, 17. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 18. C41-Wayne Johnson, 19. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 20. 8-Bruce Crockett (DNS).

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Gary Wright 150, 2. Travis Rilat 142, 3. Ricky Logan 135, 4. Jesse Hockett 130, 5. Tony Bruce, Jr. 125, 6. Brady Bacon 122, 7. Brian Brown 119, 8. Brandon Berryman 116, 9. Wes Miller 113, 10. Scottie McDonald 110.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 2, 2010) – A happening that occurs at least twice as often as the Olympics, the latest rendition of Tuesday’s Top Ten has been freed from the gates.

1. The Unemployed – It’s the dead of winter in Iowa, so what better place to go than Florida, right? Even without the security of a full-time ride.

That’s exactly what Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson, a current Knoxville, IA, resident, opted to do, picking up a swing shift or two in a second Glenn Styres entry along the way. After a couple of less than stellar prelim nights at Tampa’s East Bay Raceway Park on Thursday and Friday, Lady Luck flattened a Texan’s (Gary Wright) left rear and then detonated that Steel City fella’s (Tim Shaffer) engine to open the door to victory lane in the Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

Wayne waltzed right through and snared a $14,500 victory that included the originally posted $10,000 winner’s share from East Bay Raceway Park, another $4,000 from the Laney family and $500 from CnB Mushroom farms.

Wayne left Florida behind with crown in hand and no certain plans for the balance of 2010, as Styres took the owner’s share back north of the border.

2. Top Tenners – Three drivers ran among the top ten in all three East Bay feature events last weekend. Two would be expected, including two-time Short Track Nationals champ Tony Bruce, Jr. (8th, 4th and 6th) and new father Travis Rilat (6th, 6th and 5th). The third would have been considered a dark horse however, as Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Lou Kennedy, Jr., followed up a Thursday runner-up run with a seventh-place showing on Friday and then a third-place podium run in Saturday’s finale.

3. Full Slate – With Monday’s unveiling of the 2010 ASCS Patriots schedule, the number of ASCS races on the 2010 calendar now numbers 212 events at 86 different tracks throughout 23 different states and two Canadian provinces.

4. Point Scales – The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters as well as the eleven ASCS Regional series will each be subject to a revised championship points scale in 2010. Feature winners will still receive 150 points, however the runner-up will now get 142 rather than 146, with the full feature scale as follows; 150, 142, 135, 130, 125, 122, 119, 116, 113, 110, 108, 106, 104, 102, 100, 98, 96, 94, 92, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86.

Tested at the ASCS2 Micro Sprint level over the past two years, the revised point scale places a greater emphasis on wins and top-five finishes than the former system.

5. Spring Training – Some Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series contenders take advantage of events like last weekend’s East Bay Winter Nationals and this weekend’s ASCS Gulf South openers as a “Spring Training” of sorts. Seven National contenders took in the past weekend’s Rebel action at East Bay, including Gary Wright, Tony Bruce, Jr., Travis Rilat, Jesse Hockett, Darren Long, Joe Ramaker and Michael Dupuy.

Several of those will travel to Beaumont and Battleground to harass the Gulf South regulars this weekend along with other Lucas Oil contenders including the likes of Okies Brady Bacon and Dustin Morgan.

6. Iron Man – When the ASCS Gulf South Region fires off at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park on Friday night, Texas City, TX, veteran shoe Greg Rilat will be making his 130th consecutive ASCS Gulf South start, easily an overall series Regional record.

Among the top-ten in ASCS Gulf South points over each of the past eight seasons (and either second or third on five occasions), Travis’ father last missed an ASCS Gulf South event at Many, LA, in September of 2002.

7. For Openers – While East Bay hosted the ASCS Rebel 2010 opener, Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park hosts one of two openers this weekend.

While the ASCS Gulf South kicks off Friday at Golden Triangle before moving on to Battleground on Saturday, Golden Triangle will also host the 2010 opener for the 410-ci Sprint Bandits Tour ‘n Topless series on Friday night, April 30. That event will mark the first wingless 410-ci Sprint Car event in the Lone Star State since Ron Shuman bested a CRA vs. NCRA showdown at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in the olden times of May 1988.

Golden Triangle, Houston Raceway Park (May 1) and Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway (May 2) each host the wingless forces for the first time ever before the series moves on to Devil’s Bowl (May 7) and then Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway (May 8).

8. Gulf South Title Hopes? – If reigning ASCS Gulf South champ Aaron Reutzel and 2009 runner-up Channin Tankersley, both 19 years of age, both hit the Lucas Oil National trail full-time in 2010 as suspected, the Gulf South points race could very well be up for grabs.

The Gulf South contender that can flex the best with the invading forces this weekend will be the one to watch. Some possibilities would include two-time series champ Brandon Berryman, who hopes to shake the demons of 2009, 2006 champ Gary Watson, 2005 champ Ray Allen Kulhanek, Greg Rilat, Tommy Bryant (who takes the wheel of Jerry Bell’s No. 85), Klint Angelette and the brothers Elliott (Bean and Travis).

Resurfacing from the way-back machine is Beau Smith, who will wheel a TSR Motorsports entry after a ten-year layoff.

9. Saturdays Are for Racing – Saturday’s Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park marked the first of 36 consecutive Saturday nights that will include at least one scheduled ASCS event somewhere around the country.

10. Lucas Oil Title Hopefuls – When the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters kicks off the 2010 season with the 37th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals in Mesquite, TX, on March 19-20, Oklahoma native Shane Stewart will have his hands full in defense of his 2009 title.

Back on the trail are most of last year’s full-timers including Jason Johnson, Gary Wright, Travis Rilat, Tim Crawley, Tony Bruce, Jr., Jack Dover, Jesse Hockett, Sean McClelland, Kenneth Walker and Darren Long. The Benjamin No. 3d entry has yet to formally announce a driver, while it is uncertain whether Danny Wood will take on the full series in the Hammers No. 94. Washington native Gary Taylor is trying to finalize 2010 Lucas Oil Sprint Car plans at this very moment, while no official word has been revealed from the Bobby Sparks No. 91 camp.

Others set for the road include Brady Bacon and Ricky Logan along with a Brodix rookie crop that includes Matt Covington, Dustin Morgan, Kyle Hirst, Justyne Cox, Joe Ramaker, Aaron Reutzel and Channin Tankersley.

The 2010 Lucas Oil Sprint Car trail will also be markedly more scenic than in years past, as Rock Star girls much like those spotted at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals will reportedly be on hand for selected events at the very least.

Ending on that good note, find whatever you may need to know at www.ascsracing.com.

Day	Date	Track	Location	King of	Notes
Fri	April 30	Black Rock Speedway	Dundee, NY	CNY	Abtex Corp. Season Opener
Sat	May 15	Canandaigua Speedway	Canandaigua, NY	CNY
Sat	May 22	Woodhull Raceway	Woodhull, NY	S.Tier
Sat	May 29	Sharon Speedway	Hartford (Fowler), OH	OH/PA	$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Sun	May 30	Eriez Speedway	Hammett (Erie), PA	OH/PA	$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Fri	June 4	Ohsweken Speedway	Ohsweken, Ontario	G.H.	ASCS Corr Pak Sprint Challenge 1 (PP)
Sat	June 12	Brockville Ontario Speedway	Brockville, Ontario	St. Law
Fri	June 18	Ransomville Speedway	Ransomville, NY	CNY
Sat	June 19	Stateline Speedway	Busti (Jamestown), NY	S.Tier
Fri	July 2	Ohsweken Speedway	Ohsweken, Ontario	G.H.	$3,000-to-win Northern Summer Nationals (PP)
Sat	July 3	Little Valley Speedway	Little Valley, NY	S. Tier	$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Sat	July 17	Brockville Ontario Speedway	Brockville, Ontario	St. Law
Sun	July 18	Cornwall Motor Speedway	Cornwall, Ontario	St. Law
Fri	July 23	Rolling Wheels Raceway	Elbridge, NY		$2,000-to-win Summer Shootout Prelim (SP)
Sat	July 24	Rolling Wheels Raceway	Elbridge, NY		$3,000-to-win Summer Shootout Finale (SP)
Fri	July 30	Clinton County Raceway	Lock Haven, PA	OH/PA	$2,500-to-win Sprint Xpress Challenge (PP)
Sat	July 31	Woodhull Raceway	Woodhull, NY	S. Tier	$2,500-to-win Sprint Xpress Challenge (PP)
Fri	Aug 6	Black Rock Speedway	Dundee, NY	CNY	$4,000-to-win Insinger NY Nationals
Sat	Aug 14	Autodrome Drummond	Drummondville, QC		$6,000-to-win Quebec Sprint Nationals (NP)
Fri	Aug 20	Ohsweken Speedway	Ohsweken, Ontario	G.H.	$2,000-to-win ASCS Corr Pak Sprint Challenge 2 (PP)
Sat	Aug 21	Merrittville Speedway	Thorold, Ontario	G.H.	$2,000-to-win Fine Touch Golden Horshoe Championship
Sat	Aug 28	Stateline Speedway	Busti (Jamestown), NY	S.Tier
Sat	Sept 4	Sharon Speedway	Hartford (Fowler), OH	OH/PA	$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Sun	Sept 5	Eriez Speedway	Hammett (Erie), PA	OH/PA	$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Fri	Sept 10	Black Rock Speedway	Dundee, NY	CNY	360 Fall Nationals Prelims
Sat	Sept 11	Black Rock Speedway	Dundee, NY	CNY	$5,000-to-win 360 Fall Nationals
Thur	Sept 17	Ohsweken Speedway	Ohsweken, Ontario		Canadian Sprint Car Nationals (NP)
Fri	Sept 18	Ohsweken Speedway	Ohsweken, Ontario		Night Before the Nationals (NP)
Sat	Sept 19	Ohsweken Speedway	Ohsweken, Ontario		CSCN $10,000-to-win (SP)
Fri	Oct 8	Cayuga County Fair Speedway	Weedsport, NY		$3,000-to-win NY Sprint Challenge (SP)
Sat	Oct 16	Brockville Ontario Speedway	Brockville, Ontario	St.Law	$2,000-to-win St. Lawrence Championship (SP)

	(PP): Patriot Points Event, Only Patriot Drivers Count (SP): Show-Up Points Only (NP): Non-Points Event
	CNY	A-Verdi Storage Containers King of Central New York Series
	St. Law	Riverside Bar and Grill King of the St. Lawrence Series
	G.H.	Fine Touch Collision King of the Golden Horseshoe Series
	S. Tier	Insinger Race Fuels King of the Southern Tier Series
	OH/PA	King of Ohio/Pennsylvania Series

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 1, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region kicks off its ninth year of competition with a pair of $3,000-to-win events this weekend in southeast Texas.

On Friday night, the series fires to 2010 life at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park with the Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals. Then, on Saturday night, it’s on to Highlands’ Battleground Speedway for the Third Annual Gulf Coast Nationals.

The pair of 3/8-mile ovals makes for an interesting opening weekend combination for the Gulf South forces. While the high-banked Golden Triangle Raceway Park gumbo clay oval has been a regular stop on the Gulf South Regional trail in recent years, the high-banked Battleground Speedway dirt oval hosts the series for the first time on Saturday night.

Golden Triangle Raceway Park has been the site of at least a pair of ASCS Gulf South events each year since 2004. And, while 2008 Lucas Oil Sprint Car National Champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, has enjoyed the most success with six triumphs in the 28 Gulf South events contested at GTRP, four-time Lucas Oil champ Gary Wright was the only driver to post a pair of wins in seven Beaumont outings last year. While Wright scored twice, including a win in the Prelude to the Gulf Coast Nationals, other 2009 winners at GTRP included Johnson, Channin Tankersley, Aaron Reutzel, Travis Rilat and Tommy Bryant.

While the Gulf South forces will be at the advantage in terms of familiarity at Golden Triangle, Battleground will be an entirely different beast as it has been nearly ten years since winged sprint cars have slung the dirt at the Highlands oval that hosts the Gulf Coast Nationals for the first time as well.

Nebraska’s Jack Dover captured the inaugural rendition of the Gulf Coast Nationals at Houston Raceway Park in 2008, with Texan Gary Wright reigning as Gulf Coast Nationals champion after topping the event at Cleveland’s 105 Motor Speedway in 2009.

Nineteen-year-old Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX, home of the annual Great Texas Mosquito Festival, is the reigning ASCS Gulf South champion. However, with both Reutzel and 2009 series runner-up Channin Tankersley (also 19) both reportedly shifting to the Lucas Oil National Sprint Car trail in 2010, the door could be wide open for a new Gulf South champion in 2010.

The Gulf South forces, expected to include the likes of two-time champ Brandon Berryman and one-time champions Ray Allen Kulhanek and Gary Watson along with Gulf South Iron Man Greg Rilat, Tommy Bryant, Klint Angelette and Bruce Griffith, Jr., among others, will likely take on a number of invaders over the weekend.

Along with last weekend’s East Bay competition, several Lucas Oil ASCS National contenders will also use this weekend as a “Spring Training” of sorts in preparation for the Lucas Oil National season opener at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX, on March 19-20.

Texas shoes Gary Wright and Travis Rilat were among at least seven Lucas Oil contenders that competed in Florida’s East Bay events this past weekend. Others included Jesse Hockett, Tony Bruce, Jr., Darren Long, Joe Ramaker and Michael Dupuy. Several of those and others could make their way to southeast Texas for this weekend’s action.

Friday’s racing action at Golden Triangle Raceway Park goes green at 7:45 p.m., while Saturday’s card at Battleground Speedway fires off at 7:00 p.m.

Golden Triangle Raceway Park is located 9.5 miles west of I-10 on US 90 near Beaumont, TX. For more information, contact the track at 409-752-7200.

Highlands’ Battleground Speedway is located east of Houston off I-10 exit 787, then four miles north. For more information, contact the track at 832-421-7223.

The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 27 nights of racing action at ten different tracks throughout Texas in 2010.

Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Golden Triangle Raceway Park: 10/2/09 – Channin Tankersley 9/18/09 – Jason Johnson 7/17/09 – Aaron Reutzel 6/19/09 – Travis Rilat 5/16/09 - Gary Wright 5/16/09 - Tommy Bryant (4/24 Makeup Feature) 3/6/09 - Gary Wright 8/15/08 - Channin Tankersley 7/18/08 - Gary Watson 5/9/08 - Channin Tankersley 2/29/08 - Jason Johnson 9/28/07 - Jason Johnson 6/22/07 - Michael Dupuy 5/18/07 - Brandon Berryman 4/6/07 - Jason Johnson 9/29/06 - Kevin Ramey 8/18/06 - Jason Johnson 6/23/06 - Gary Watson 8/19/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek 6/17/05 - Ray Allen Kulhanek 4/15/05 - Travis Rilat 9/18/04 - Kelly Angelette 7/9/04 - Stephen Chevallier * 9/28/02 - Michael Dupuy * 9/27/02 - Tim Crawley 7/5/02 - Buddy Bodden 5/24/02 - Jason Johnson * 4/5/02 - Zach Chappell

Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Battleground Speedway: None – First ASCS Gulf South event at Battleground.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (February 27, 2010) – Pennsylvania’s Tim Shaffer was oh so close to completing a sweep of the season-opening American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region triple in “Kings” action at East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals.

But, when Shaffer’s engine soured less than two laps shy of Saturday night’s checkered flag, it was Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson taking quick advantage to snare the $14,500 winner’s share in the 40-lap Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial atop the semi-banked, 1/3-mile clay oval.

Johnson paced the final two circuits to take the coveted checkered flag aboard Glenn Styres’ Ohsweken Speedway/Rochester Americans No. 0x entry, collecting his 32nd career overall ASCS win in the process.

While Johnson enjoyed victory lane, Shaffer wasn’t the only leader to fall victim to ill fortune during the night, as two-time “Kings” winner Gary Wright cut a left rear tire after pacing the opening 20 rounds.

The four-time Lucas Oil National Sprint Car champion had led from the outset after starting from the pole position. Wright’s undoing came after a caution that sent Mark Smith pitside with engine woes.

After winning both the Thursday and Friday night features, fifth-starter Shaffer assumed the point and had a hefty payday within sight when his powerplant let go less than a mile from the checkered flag.

Johnson added the “Kings” crown to past Short Track Nationals and ASCS Knoxville Nationals glory, beating 2009 event winner Jesse Hockett to the stripe.

While Hockett settled for runner-up honors in the Don Ott-powered VKCC Motorsports No. 75 A.R.T., Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., finished off a strong weekend by taking the show position.

Travis Rilat crossed the stripe fourth, with Darren Long rounding out the top five. Tony Bruce, Jr., was sixth in front of Tommy Worley, Jr., and Idaho’s Joe Ramaker. Eastern Modified ace Stewart Friesen finished out his first full weekend of Sprint Car competition since a lone 2003 outing in ninth, with Sport Allen completing the top ten.

Friesen, Michael Miller, Bruce, Jr., and Glenn Styres topped Saturday night’s heat races, with J.D. Johnson, Michael Dupuy and David Brown winning the “B” Mains.

Wayne Johnson’s $14,500 winner’s take included the $10,000 originally posted by East Bay Speedway, $4,000 of the $7,000 kicked into the purse by the Laney family and another $500 from CnB Mushroom Farms.

American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial Saturday Night Results from East Bay Raceway Park's 34th Annual Winter Nationals:

Top Six in Combined Points From Thursday and Friday Preliminary Action Locked Into Feature: 83-Tim Shaffer, 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 7m-Mark Smith, 0x-Wayne Johnson, d12-Danny Smith, 9x-Gary Wright.

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 33-Stewart Friesen, 2. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 3. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 4. 2b-Frank Beck III, 5. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 6. 48-David Brown, 7. 88-Shane Kreidler, 8. 82-A.J. Maddox.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 4m-Michael Miller, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. W20-Greg Wilson, 4. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 5. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 6. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 7. 11-Carl Zaniboni. DNS: 3b-Brad Greer.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 09-Timmy Thrash, 3. 29-Travis Rilat, 4. 98-Joe Ramaker, 5. 6-Mike Schroeder, 6. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 7. 20k-Thomas Kennedy. DNS: 47-Caleb Helms.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 0-Glenn Styres, 2. 00-Michael Dupuy, 3. 12-Tim Kelly, 4. 3g-Darren Long, 5. 8x-Chris Williams, 6. 81-Sport Allen, 7. 02-Gene Lasker, 8. 92-Matt Kurtz, 9. 22d-Bruce DeWick.

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 2. 98-Joe Ramaker, 3. 09-Timmy Thrash, 4. 8x-Chris Williams, 5. 92-Matt Kurtz, 6. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 7. 88-Shane Kreidler, 8. 2b-Frank Beck III. DNS: 3b-Brad Greer.

Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 00-Michael Dupuy, 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 3. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 4. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 5. 47-Caleb Helms, 6. 6-Mike Schroeder, 7. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick, 9. 02-Gene Lasker.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 48-David Brown, 2. 81-Sport Allen, 3. 12-Tim Kelly, 4. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 5. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 6. 82-A.J. Maddox, 7. 11-Carl Zaniboni.

“A” Feature (40 Laps): 1. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 4. 29-Travis Rilat, 5. 3g-Darren Long, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 8. 98-Joe Ramaker, 9. 33-Stewart Friesen, 10. 81-Sport Allen, 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 12. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13. 0-Glenn Styres, 14. 48-David Brown, 15. 4m-Michael Miller, 16. D12-Danny Smith, 17. 9x-Gary Wright, 18. 7m-Mark Smith, 19. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 20. 00-Michael Dupuy.

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. (tie) Tim Shaffer and Lou Kennedy, Jr. 138, 3. Jesse Hockett 135, 4. Travis Rilat 134, 5. Tony Bruce, Jr. 132, 6. (tie) Wayne Johnson and Danny Smith 124, 8. Mark Smith 123, 9. Gary Wright 120, 10. Darren Long 119.

Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (February 26, 2010) – Tim Shaffer made it two wins in as many nights of “Kings” competition at East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals by charging to the winner’s circle in Friday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region preliminary main event.

The veteran Aliquippa, PA, hotshoe solidly established himself as a favorite for Saturday night’s $14,500 to win Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial with his second win in a row aboard the Kistler-powered C&H Motorsports No. 83 J&J.

And for the second night in a row, it as Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., that Shaffer chased down for the lead. But, after a late move on Thursday night, Shaffer needed just four laps to race from his fifth starting position into the lead on Friday night.

While traffic was a factor much of the way after the race’s lone caution appeared after seven laps, it did little to deter Shaffer’s winning pace. “The car was so good, I could move around where they weren’t.”

Shaffer was ultimately chased to the stripe by defending Ronald Laney Memorial winner Jesse Hockett, who took second away from Kennedy at the midway point.

Danny Smith claimed the show position, with Tony Bruce, Jr., and Mark Smith rounding out the top five.

Travis Rilat was sixth, with Kennedy, Gary Wright, Tommy Worley, Jr., and Wayne Johnson completing the top ten.

Shaffer, Kennedy, Tony Bruce, Jr., Rilat and Hockett topped Friday night’s heat race action, with Glenn Styres, Chris Williams and J.D. Johnson winning the “B” Mains.

With two nights of ASCS Rebel Region action in the books at East Bay Raceway Park, Shaffer stands undefeated with two heat race wins and two main events leading into Saturday night’s Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

The originally posted winner’s share of $10,000 has been boosted to $14,500. An extra $7,000 has been added to the purse by the Laney family, with an extra $4,000 to first, $2,000 to second and $1,000 to third. C&B Mushroom Farms has also added an extra $500 to the top spot, with an extra $500 bonus available for Shaffer as the winner of both prelims. Thus, if Shaffer takes Saturday’s top spot, he would collect $15,000.

American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region Friday Night Results from East Bay Raceway Park's 34th Annual Winter Nationals:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 8x-Chris Williams, 4. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr,. 5. 3b-Brad Greer, 6. 00-Michael Dupuy, 7. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 8. 82-A.J. Maddox, 9. 11-Carl Zaniboni.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 2. D12-Danny Smith, 3. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 4. 7m-Mark Smith, 5. 3g-Darren Long, 6. 12-Tim Kelly, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 47-Caleb Helms, 9. 83-Bob Auld.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 33-Stewart Friesen, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 6. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 8. 02-Gene Lasker.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 3. 98-Joe Ramaker, 4. 81-Sport Allen, 5. 0-Glenn Styres, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 8. 20-Frank Carlsson.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 75-Jesse Hockett, 2. 6-Mike Schroeder, 3. 92-Matt Kurtz, 4. 09-Timmy Thrash, 5. 88-Shane Kreidler, 6. 4m-Michael Miller, 7. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick.

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 0-Glenn Styres, 2. 3g-Darren Long, 3. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 20-Frank Carlsson, 8. 83-Bob Auld. DNS: 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 02-Gene Lasker.

Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 8x-Chris Williams, 2. 3b-Brad Greer, 3. W20-Greg Wilson, 4. 12-Tim Kelly, 5. 48-David Brown, 6. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 7. 82-A.J. Maddox, 8. 47-Caleb Helms. DNS: 6-Mike Schroeder.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 2. 92-Matt Kurtz, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 35- Jared Zimbardi, 5. 00-Michael Dupuy, 6. 88-Shane Kreidler, 7. 11-Carl Zaniboni, 8. 22d-Bruce DeWick. DNS: 4m-Michael Miller.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. D12-Danny Smith, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 7m-Mark Smith, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 8. 9x-Gary Wright, 9. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 10. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 11. 33-Stewart Friesen, 12. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 13. 8x-Chris Williams, 14. 98-Joe Ramaker, 15. 0-Glenn Styres, 16. 81-Sport Allen, 17. 3g-Darren Long, 18. 09-Timmy Thrash, 19. 92-Matt Kurtz, 20. 3b-Brad Greer.

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Tim Shaffer 100, 2. (tie) Lou Kennedy, Jr. and Mark Smith 91, 4. Danny Smith 90, 5. (tie) Travis Rilat and Tony Bruce, Jr. 88, 7. (tie) Gary Wright and Jesse Hockett 87, 9. J.D. Johnson 75, 10. (tie) Darren Long, Wayne Johnson and Sport Allen 74.

Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (February 25, 2010) – Tim Shaffer kicked off the “Kings” portion of East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals by racing to victory lane in Thursday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region preliminary main event.

Working forward from the seventh starting position, the Aliquippa, PA, shoe took the lead away from Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., on the 18th round en route to snaring just his second career overall ASCS feature win.

After Greg Leonard and Lucas Oil Sprint Car contender Darren Long diced for the point over the opening half dozen circuits, Manitoba’s Kennedy took command on the seventh round.

Shaffer was on the move in his No. 83 entry though, disposing of Kennedy for the point and pacing the final eight rounds to put himself in the driver’s seat for Saturday night’s Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial, which boasts a winner’s share inflated to $14,500.

Kennedy chased Shaffer to the line, with Ohio’s Greg Wilson in the show position and Pennsylvania’s Mark Smith in fourth.

After cutting a tire on the opening circuit, two-time “Kings” winner Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, rallied through the field to round out the top five, with the balance of the top ten including 15th-starter Travis Rilat, Danny Smith, 17th-starter Tony Bruce, Jr., Darren Long and Sport Allen.

Defending Ronald Laney Memorial winner Jesse Hockett rebounded from heat race woes to finish eleventh in the main event after earning a transfer through “B” Main action.

Wayne Johnson, Shaffer, Long and Kennedy topped heat race action for the 43-car field, with Rilat, Glenn Styres and Bruce, Jr., winning the “B” Mains.

American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region Thursday Night Results from East Bay Raceway Park's 34th Annual Winter Nationals:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 2. 3-Greg Leonard, 3. 7m-Mark Smith, 4. 0-Glenn Styres, 5. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 6. 4m-Michael Miller, 7. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 8. 47-Caleb Helms, 9. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 10. 3b-Brad Greer, 11. 09-Timmy Thrash.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. d12-Danny Smith, 3. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 4. 98-Joe Ramaker, 5. 4c-Tyler Godwin, 6. 92-Matt Kurtz, 7. 29-Travis Rilat, 8. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 9. 22d-Bruce DeWick, 10. 11-Carl Zamboni, 11. 33-Stewart Friesen.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 3g-Darren Long, 2. 81-Sport Allen, 3. 9x-Gary Wright, 4. 12-Tim Kelly, 5. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 6. 82-A.J. Maddox, 7. 2b-Frank Beck III, 8. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 9. 8x-Chris Williams, 10. 88-Shane Kreidler, 11. 21T-T.J. Luedke.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 3. 02-Gene Lasker, 4. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 5. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 6. 6-Mike Schroeder, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 20-Frank Carlsson, 9. 75-Jesse Hockett, 10. 00-Michael Dupuy.

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. 00-Michael Dupuy, 4. 33-Stewart Friesen, 5. 12-Tim Kelly, 6. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 7. 47-Caleb Helms, 8. 82-A.J. Maddox, 9. 2b-Frank Beck III. DNS: 02-Gene Lasker.

Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 0-Glenn Styres, 2. 4m-Michael Miller, 3. 98-Joe Ramaker, 4. 24-Jeff VanDusen, 5. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 6. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 7. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 8. 09-Timmy Thrash, 9. 22d-Bruce DeWick, 10. 11-Carl Zamboni.

Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 12x-Doc Sloan, 3. 92-Matt Kurtz, 4. 8x-Chris Williams, 5. 6-Mike Schroeder, 6. 3b-Brad Greer, 7. 20-Frank Carlsson, 8. 48-David Brown, 9. 88-Shane Kreidler.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 3. W20-Greg Wilson, 4. 7m-Mark Smith, 5. 9x-Gary Wright, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. D12-Danny Smith, 8. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 9. 3g-Darren Long, 10. 81-Sport Allen, 11. 75-Jesse Hockett, 12. 4m-Michael Miller, 13. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 14. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 15. 0-Glenn Styres, 16. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 17. 3-Greg Leonard, 18. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 19. A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 20. 4c-Tyler Godwin.

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Tim Shaffer 50, 2. Lou Kennedy, Jr. 48, 3. Greg Wilson 47, 4. Mark Smith 46, 5. Gary Wright 45, 6. Travis Rilat 44, 7. Danny Smith 43, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. 42, 9. Darren Long 41, 10. Sport Allen 40.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 23, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series lifts the lid on an action-packed 2010 season of approximately 200 events with this weekend’s ASCS Rebel action at East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals. The three-night stand in Tampa, FL, concludes with Saturday’s $10,000-to-win Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial on Saturday night.

And, set to defend his crown in the season opener, is Warsaw, Missouri’s Jesse Hockett, who became the ninth different winner of East Bay’s “Kings” portion of the Winter Nationals by storming to victory lane last year.

Fresh off a Mexico honeymoon, Hockett enters this season with a new, yet familiar look. Back to the familiar No. 75, this year’s VKCC Motorsports entry will sport a black and blue scheme reminiscent of earlier renditions of the popular team.

While Hockett returns to the familiar No. 75 in his bid for the 2010 Lucas Oil Sprint Car crown, he hopes to ride a new engine/chassis combination to victory lane this weekend with a Don Ott powerplant bolted into an A.R.T. chassis.

Hockett will face a sturdy field of challengers that includes Hooks, TX, ace Gary Wright, the only driver to top the East Bay event on more than one occasion. Wright, a four-time Lucas Oil Sprint Car National champion, topped the inaugural Kings event in 1999 before adding a second win in 2007.

Other past event winners include 2008 Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson (2008), Terry McCarl (2006), Chad Kemenah (2005), Sport Allen (2003), Jason Sides (2002), Jeff Shepard (2001) and Ronald Laney (2000).

After last year’s East Bay opening night was rained out, Sarasota, Florida’s Danny Martin, Jr., topped the Friday night preliminary before chasing Hockett, Jason Sides and Gene Lasker to the stripe in the Saturday night finale.

That strong opening weekend performance launched a championship drive by “The Hammer”, as Martin, Jr., went on to become the third ASCS Rebel Region champion in as many years, outdistancing Jacksonville, Florida’s Matt Kurtz for the crown by 68 markers.

All three nights of competition at East Bay Raceway Park are slated to go green at approximately 7:15 p.m. A Wednesday night practice session will precede the weekend triple.

Tampa’s East Bay Raceway Park is located off I-75 Exit 250, then two miles west, then 1.2 miles north on US 41, then right 1.3 miles on Old US 41 to Burts Road. For more information, contact the track at 813-677-7223.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 9, 2010) – The first of approximately 200 scheduled nights of American Sprint Car Series competition for 2010 is just around the corner, as the ASCS Rebel Region lifts the lid on another year of thrills with four nights of Florida action.

The ASCS Rebels tackle Clewiston, Florida’s Hendry County Motorsports Park for the first time on Saturday night, February 20, before moving on to Tampa’s East Bay Raceway Park for the 34th Annual Winter Nationals on February 25-27.

Following a Friday night, February 19, practice session at Hendry County, the ASCS Rebel Region kicks off the 2010 season the following night with the ASCS debut atop the semi-banked, 1/3-mile Hendry County Motorsports Park dirt oval.

Then, with opening night in the books, three full nights of ASCS Rebel Region competition atop Tampa’s semi-banked, 1/3-mile East Bay Raceway Park clay oval follow on Thursday through Saturday, February 25-27, culminating with Saturday’s $10,000-to-win Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.

While the ASCS Rebels will sling the Hendry County clay for the first time, Missouri’s Jesse Hockett reigns as the defending champion of East Bay’s “King of the 360’s” portion of the Winter Nationals, joining a prestigious list of past winners that includes Gary Wright (1999 and 2007), Jason Johnson (2008), Terry McCarl (2006), Chad Kemenah (2005), Sport Allen (2003), Jason Sides (2002), Jeff Shepard (2001) and Ronald Laney (2000).

“The Texan” Gary Wright, who recently became a grandfather to twin baby girls, ranks as the only driver to top the East Bay event on a pair of occasions with wins in the inaugural version of 1999 and then again in 2007, with the 2004 edition of the event falling victim to Mother Nature.

Hendry County Motorsports Park racing action goes green at 7:00 p.m., with each night of East Bay Raceway Park competition firing off at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Hendry County Motorsports Park is located west of Clewiston, FL, on SR 80, then 0.8 miles north on US 27, then 0.5 miles west. For more information, contact the track at 863-983-3478.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 2, 2010) – For the sixth consecutive year, the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless series will once again offer up some of the nation’s premier wingless Sprint Car racing action.

And, this year’s edition of TNT will include a bit more than the annual August swing through the heartland, with another half dozen events on the series’ 2010 slate.

The 2010 edition of Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits TNT will kick off with a Texas triple at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park and then Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway on April 30, May 1 and May 2.

The following weekend, TNT ignites atop the famed Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX, on May 7 before tackling the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway red clay oval the following night.

After a stop at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”, Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO, on June 19, next up is the Sixth Annual Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless Midwest Swing.

The sixth annual August slate of events opens up on Sunday night, August 15, at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, IA, where the series initial attempt was rained out last year.

From there, it’s on to Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway on Monday night, before taking to Missouri’s ½-mile Sedalia State Fair Speedway on Tuesday night.

After an off night, the series shifts to the cozy confines of Sapulpa, Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway on Thursday night, August 19, before finishing out the week with the annual $10,000 to win Ron Shuman Classic at Kansas City’s Lakeside Speedway on August 20-21.

This year’s standard Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits TNT events will offer up a $3,000 winner’s share with $300 to start along with $300 tow money to the top ten in series points. A points fund totaling $1,000 per event will be distributed among the series top teams at the end of the season.

Several other events are under discussion and will be added to the schedule as details are finalized.

Broken Arrow’s Brady Bacon is the reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits TNT champion after topping three feature events en route to the 2009 crown, joining the likes of Dave Darland (2008), Robert Ballou and Tim Kaeding (2007), Jesse Hockett (2006) and Levi Jones (2005) as past TNT title bearers.

Additional information regarding Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits TNT is available at www.sprintbandits.com.

April 30 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
May 1 – Houston Raceway Park (Baytown, TX)
May 2 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
May 7 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
May 8 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
June 19 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
August 15 – Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA)
August 16 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
August 17 – Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway (Sedalia, MO)
August 19 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
August 20 – Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS)
August 21 – Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS) - $10,000 to win

Stacy Verrall, SEATTLE, Wash. (January 31, 2010) – Keep your eyes wide open and watch your step at the track this year. There’s been a Shark attack in the ASCS Northwest Region, and the dirt track lovin’ predator is hunting ASCS Northwest drivers.

Marc Huson, of Shark Racing Engines, is giving away a brand new Shark ASCS 360 Engine to one lucky northwest driver. To be eligible to win, drivers must make an attempt at competing in 100% of the scheduled 20 races on the ASCS Northwest 2010 calendar. A drawing will be held for all eligible drivers at the championship banquet (date and location TBA). Drivers must be present at the banquet to be considered for the prize.

“What a great deal for our teams,” declares Greg Burgess, ASCS Northwest Region Director. “Last year we had eight teams with perfect attendance. How often do you get a 1 in 8 chance of winning a $34,000 Shark Engine? Even if the ratio was three times what it was last year, it would still be great odds for any team!”

Burgess went on to say, “Marc and Shark Racing Engines have always been long time supporters of northwest racing and racers. It’s an honor to be teamed up with people like Marc who are dedicated to supporting the longevity of the sport we all love.”

For more information on Shark Racing Engines, check out www.sharkracingengines.com.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com and www.ascsnorthwest.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 31, 2010) – The longest-running American Sprint Car Series Regional tour is set for another year of action, as the ASCS Rocky Mountain Region has announced its 2010 schedule.

Going strong since a trial mini-season in 2000, the ASCS Rocky Mountain Region’s tenth full season of competition is currently slated for a dozen nights of action at four tracks throughout New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas, with another three dates yet to be determined.

The ASCS Rocky Mountain Region will open the 2010 campaign by breaking new ground with a first-ever appearance at the Colorado Motorsports Park in Byers, CO, on May 22, the first of two series stops atop the semi-banked, 1/3-mile dirt oval.

The series tackles New Mexico’s Aztec Speedway for three weekend doubles, including two versus the ASCS Southwest Region and one with the ASCS Canyon Region on July 2-3, which will mark the first wingless events in ASCS Rocky Mountain Region history.

The series returns to Rock Springs, Wyoming’s Sweetwater Speedway on a pair of occasions in 2010 while also taking on the Lucas Oil National Sprint Car Series in Jetmore, KS, on May 29-30.

Rapid City, South Dakota’s Jake Ossenfort became the youngest champion in ASCS history in 2009. The 17-year-old took the ASCS Rocky Mountain crown by 286 markers over Jeremy McCune, who claimed runner-up honors for the second year in a row.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

May 22 – Colorado Motorsports Park (Byers, CO)
* May 29 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS)
* May 30 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS)
June 4 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – vs. ASCS Southwest
June 5 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – vs. ASCS Southwest
June 19 – Sweetwater Speedway (Rock Springs, WY)
July 2 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – vs. ASCS Canyon Non-wing
July 3 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – vs. ASCS Canyon Non-wing
July 24 – Colorado Motorsports Park (Byers, CO)
August 7 – TBA
August 21 – Sweetwater Speedway (Rock Springs, WY)
September 3 – TBA
September 4 – TBA
September 17 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – vs. ASCS Southwest
September 18 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – vs. ASCS Southwest

* - Indicates events run in conjunction with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 29, 2010) – Continuing to gain momentum as the new decade dawns, the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region is gearing up for an ambitious 2010 slate of 23 events.

The fifth season of racing action in Nebraska and the surrounding areas currently consists of 23 nights of competition at nine different tracks.

Fourteen of the series’ scheduled events are in Cornhusker territory, with another half-dozen in Missouri and three in South Dakota.

The ASCS Midwest Region kicks off the 2010 season with the annual two-night stand versus the ASCS Northern Plains Region at Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway on April 9-10, the first of a handful of events in which the Midwest squares off with the Northern Plains.

Greenwood’s I-80 Speedway will host the ASCS Midwest Region for a total of seven nights in 2010, including the season-ending double on September 24-25.

Other Nebraska venues for the ASCS Midwest Region include Eagle Raceway, where the Midwest forces take on the Lucas Oil National Sprint Car Series on June 11-12 before returning for the Nebraska Cup on September 12.

The series will also take to McCool Junction’s Junction Motor Speedway on a pair of occasions, with single stop at Rising City’s Butler County Motorplex and Albion’s Boone County Raceway.

Boone County is one of three new stops for the ASCS Midwest Region in 2010, with the series also breaking new ground at a pair of Missouri dirt ovals including Warrensburg’s Central Missouri Speedway and Wheatland’s Lucas Oil Speedway.

Other Show Me State events include three stops atop the lightning-fast, high banks of Cameron’s U.S. 36 Raceway.

The series also ventures north to Hartford, South Dakota’s I-90 Speedway on three occasions, including a July 10 card in tandem with the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series.

Nebraska’s Jason Danley became the first driver in ASCS history to capture two different Regional titles in the same year by topping both the ASCS Midwest and ASCS Northern Plains point charts in 2009.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

April 9 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) – Midwest vs. Northern Plains
April 10 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) – Midwest vs. Northern Plains
April 30 – Central Missouri Speedway (Warrensburg, MO) – Midwest
May 1 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – Midwest
May 27 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) – Midwest
May 28 – Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE) – Midwest
* June 11 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) – Midwest
* June 12 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) – Midwest
June 18 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – Midwest
June 25 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD) – Midwest vs. Northern Plains
July 1 – Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE) – Midwest
July 2 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) – Midwest
* July 10 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD) – Midwest vs. Northern Plains
July 11 – Boone County Raceway (Albion, NE) – Midwest
July 16 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – Midwest
July 23 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD) – Midwest vs. Northern Plains
August 27 – U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO) – Midwest
September 3 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) – Midwest
September 10 – Central Missouri Speedway (Warrensburg, MO) – Midwest
September 11 – Butler County Motorplex (Rising City, NE) – Midwest
September 12 – Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) – Midwest
September 24 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) – Midwest
September 25 – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) - Midwest

* - Indicates events run in conjunction with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2010) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region is set to bring another year of exhilarating Sprint Car racing action to the State of Oklahoma and beyond with another full slate of competition in 2010.

The ASCS Sooner Region is currently set for 14 nights of competition at nine different tracks throughout Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri, with one additional date to be determined.

While the majority of events will be within Sooner boundaries, the series will venture to Missouri once to take on the Winged Outlaw Warriors and into Texas on a pair of occasions to tangle with the ASCS Lone Star Region.

The ASCS Sooner forces will kick off the 2010 campaign on April 24 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, OK, where they will return on July 31 and one additional time that has yet to be determined.

Also hosting the series three times in 2010 will be Lawton Speedway in the southwest portion of the state. Other Sooner State venues include Muskogee’s Outlaw Motor Speedway on a pair of occasions, including the June 4 event in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series, and returns to South Coffeyville’s Mid-America Speedway and Enid Speedway Park.

A night after the series first Outlaw Motor Speedway stop of the year on May 7, the series ventures into “Show Me” territory for a WOW showdown at Springfield Raceway.

The ASCS Sooner and Lone Star forces will square off a handful of times as well, including a two-night stand at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX, on June 18-19, a Lawton Speedway stop on July 10 and then an RPM Speedway-Cowtown Speedway weekend on July 16-17.

Joe Wood, Jr., took the ASCS Sooner Region title back to Oklahoma City for the first time since Danny Jennings claimed the crown in 2002, edging Glenpool, OK, shoe Matt Covington by 32 markers for the 2009 title.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

April 24 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
May 1 – Mid-America Speedway (South Coffeyville, OK)
May 7 – Outlaw Motor Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
May 8 – Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) – vs. Winged Outlaw Warriors
* June 4 – Outlaw Motor Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
June 5 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
June 18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. ASCS Lone Star
June 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. ASCS Lone Star
July 3 – Enid Speedway Park (Enid, OK)
July 10 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – vs. ASCS Lone Star
July 16 – RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX) – vs. ASCS Lone Star
July 17 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX) – vs. ASCS Lone Star
July 31 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
August 21 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)

* - Indicates events run in conjunction with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2010) – After a successful inaugural season in 2009, the American Sprint Car Series Lone Star Region returns with another strong schedule of events for the upcoming 2010 campaign.

The ASCS Lone Star Region is currently slated for 17 nights of competition at eight different tracks. While 16 of those nights will take place within the Lone Star state, the series will venture north of the Red River on one occasion to tangle with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region.

The series will kick off the 2010 season by taking on the Lucas Oil Sprint Car forces at Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway on April 9. Lone Star is also set to host the season finale on September 11.

Between the Lone Star Speedway’s ASCS Lone Star Region bookends, the series will take to Cowtown Speedway’s high-banked, ¼-mile oval on four occasions, Crandall’s RPM Speedway and Mesquite’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway three times each, Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway a pair of times and Abilene Speedway and Boyd Raceway once apiece.

The ASCS Lone Star contenders will take on both the ASCS Sooner and Gulf South Regions over the course of the 2010 season.

Lone Star vs. Sooner Red River standoffs include a two-night stand at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX, on June 18-19, a Lawton Speedway stop on July 10 and then an RPM Speedway-Cowtown Speedway weekend on July 16-17, while Lone Star vs. Gulf South showdowns consists of a July 23-24 weekend at Heart O’ Texas Speedway and Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

Already a two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion, Fort Worth’s Kevin Ramey captured the inaugural ASCS Lone Star title in 2009 by a 193-point margin over Brad Welborn.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

* April 9 – Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
April 16 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
April 17 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)
May 14 – RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
May 15 – Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
June 11 – Boyd Raceway (Boyd, TX)
June 12 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)
June 18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. ASCS Sooner
June 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. ASCS Sooner
July 10 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – vs. ASCS Sooner
July 16 – RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX) – vs. ASCS Sooner
July 17 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX) – vs. ASCS Sooner
July 23 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX) – vs. ASCS Gulf South
July 24 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. ASCS Gulf South
August 27 – RPM Speedway (Crandall, TX)
August 28 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)
September 11 – Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)

* - Indicates events run in conjunction with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2010) – Race fans in and around Arizona will be treated to the best of both ASCS worlds in 2010, as both the winged American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region and wingless Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region have announced 15-race schedules for the upcoming season.

The winged ASCS Southwest forces will tackle a handful of tracks in Arizona and New Mexico, while the topless ASCS Canyon contingent ventures to three tracks in the same states.

Tucson’s USA Raceway will once again host the heaviest slate of events with seven winged Southwest nights and ten topless nights. Both series will open and close the season at USA Raceway, with the March 13 ASCS Canyon Region opener followed by the ASCS Southwest lidlifter seven nights later.

Following Manzanita Speedway’s 2009 closure, both the ASCS Southwest and Canyon Regions will return to the Phoenix area in 2010 with events at Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park. The winged cars will take to the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval on May 22, while the wingless aces toss the CSP clay on three separate occasions.

New Mexico’s Aztec Speedway will host a pair of two-day winged weekends, including the annual Floyd Reynolds Memorial in September, as well as the non-winged Hank Arnold Memorial on the Fourth of July weekend.

The ASCS Southwest Region will join up with the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters at Las Cruces’ Southern New Mexico Speedway on November 12-13, while also making a return to Prescott Valley Speedway in August.

Both series will finish off the 2010 season at USA Raceway’s 43rd Annual Western World Championships on November 18-20.

Charles Davis, Jr., delivered car owner Jim Massey his first series championship by taking the 2009 ASCS Canyon Region title while Las Cruces shoe Rick Ziehl pulled down his second consecutive ASCS Southwest Region title in 2009.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

March 13 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
March 27 – Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
April 17 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
May 15 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
June 12 – Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
June 26 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
July 2 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – Hank Arnold Memorial
July 3 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – Hank Arnold Memorial
September 4 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
September 5 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
October 9 – Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
October 23 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – Hall of Fame Classic
November 18 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 43rd Annual Western World Championships
November 19 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 43rd Annual Western World Championships
November 20 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 43rd Annual Western World Championships

March 20 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
April 24 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
May 22 – Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
June 4 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM)
June 5 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM)
July 17 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
August 21 – Prescott Valley Raceway (Prescott Valley, AZ)
September 17 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – Floyd Reynolds Memorial
September 18 – Aztec Speedway (Aztec, NM) – Floyd Reynolds Memorial
October 2 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)
* November 12 – Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM)
* November 13 – Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM)
* November 18 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 43rd Annual Western World Championships
* November 19 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 43rd Annual Western World Championships
* November 20 – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 43rd Annual Western World Championships

* - Indicates events run in conjunction with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 25, 2010) – The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is going to LA. LA Raceway in LaMonte, MO, that is, as the series has added another date to an already strong schedule of 2010 events.

The series will make its first ever stop at the 3/8-mile, semi-banked LA Raceway dirt oval on Friday night, July 30, the weekend in between the second annual visit to Oregon’s Cottage Grove Speedway on July 23-24 and Iowa’s 20th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals on August 5-7.

The July 30 card at LA Raceway will be the second of three scheduled Lucas Oil Sprint Car events in the Show Me State in 2010, with others including a June 26 event Eldon’s Lake Ozark Speedway and then a September 25 card at Wheatland’s Lucas Oil Speedway.

LA Raceway will be one of several tracks to host the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars for the first time in 2010, with others including Nebraska’s Eagle Raceway, Illinois’ Tri-City Speedway and Nevada’s Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Louisiana’s Jason Johnson, the 2008 Lucas Oil Sprint Car National champion, has topped three of the past five Lucas Oil Sprint Car feature events contested in Missouri, although reigning champion Shane Stewart reached victory lane in the most recent event, a September run at Lucas Oil Speedway.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is currently slated for 37 nights of competition at 18 different tracks throughout 14 different states. The originally scheduled dates of March 26-27 at Oklahoma City’s State Fair Speedway have been removed from the schedule due to apparent closure of the facility by city officials.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters contenders will once again vie for a staggering $250,000 point fund with $60,000 earmarked for the series champion. The standard purse for one-night events and the final night of two-night stands includes a $6,000 winner’s share and $500 minimum to start the main event, with a healthy tow money package in effect for the top 15 in series points.

Bixby, Oklahoma’s Shane Stewart captured his first Lucas Oil National Sprint Car championship in 2009 aboard California car owner Paul Silva’s Wesmar-powered No. 57 A.R.T. Chassis, edging 2008 champ Jason Johnson by just 25 markers for the crown.

Stewart kicks off his title defense at the 37th Annual Devil’s Bowl Speedway Spring Nationals on March 19-20, taking on a full assemblage of full-time Lucas Oil Sprint Car competitors along with a strong contingent of invaders atop the famed Mesquite, TX, clay oval and each ensuing stop along the way.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 25, 2010) – Gearing up for another year of premier Sprint Car racing in the Great Lakes area, the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP has set its slate for 2010.

The 31st year of SOD racing action is currently composed of 27 nights of competition at 15 different tracks throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario.

The ASCS Sprints on Dirt will kick off the 2010 racing season on Saturday night, May 1, at Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, MI, the first of 17 events within the state of Michigan with other tracks set to host the series including Hartford Motor Speedway, Butler Motor Speedway (Quincy), Cherry Speedway (Fife Lake), I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa), Owendale Speedway, Winston Motor Speedway (Rothbury) and the Ionia Fair Speedway.

The SOD shoes will also take on the NRA forces with the annual Ohio swing with stops at Limaland, Waynesfield and Eldora over the Memorial Day weekend.

The series will also venture into Hoosier territory on a pair of occasions with events at Gas City on May 21 and then Kokomo Speedway on August 8.

The ASCS Sprints on Dirt will tangle with the Lucas Oil ASCS Patriots at Ohsweken Speedway on July 2 before returning to the Ohsweken oval for the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals in September. Another pair of appearances across the border are set for South Buxton International Raceway in Merlin, ONT.

Goshen, Indiana’s Brett Mann will be gunning for a three-peat after snaring back-to-back Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP titles in 2008 and 2009. Mann emerged atop a hotly-contested 2009 points battle by a narrow 18-point margin over Gregg Dalman, with Tim Norman and Dustin Daggett within another ten points.

After racking up eleven ASCS SOD wins in 2009 to run his career series total to 65, Daggett is just six wins shy of matching Hank Lower’s all-time series record of 71 career wins.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

May 1 – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
May 21 – Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)
May 28 – Limaland Motorsports Park (Lima, OH)
May 29 – Waynesfield Motorsports Park (Waynesfield, OH)
May 30 – Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH)
June 11 – Hartford Motor Speedway (Hartford, MI)
June 12 – Butler Motor Speedway (Quincy, MI)
June 18 – Cherry Raceway (Fife Lake, MI)
June 19 – I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
July 2 – Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT) – vs. ASCS Patriots
July 3 – South Buxton International Raceway (Merlin, ONT)
July 10 – Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI)
July 16 – Winston Motor Speedway (Rothbury, MI)
July 17 – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
July 23 – Ionia Fair Speedway (Ionia, MI)
August 6 – Cherry Raceway (Fife Lake, MI)
August 7 – I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
August 8 – Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN)
August 14 – Butler Motor Speedway (Quincy, MI)
August 21 – South Buxton International Raceway (Merlin, ONT)
August 28 – Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI)
September 3 – Winston Motor Speedway (Rothbury, MI)
September 4 – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
September 10 – Hartford Motor Speedway (Hartford, MI)
September 17 – Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT)
September 18 – Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT)
September 25 – I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 21, 2010) – In what is already shaping up as another banner year for the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, several dates have been added to the 2010 slate in recent weeks since the preliminary schedule was announced last month.

Among the added dates are a pair of premier weekend doubles to close out the season in November as well as a return to Oklahoma’s Outlaw Motor Speedway and Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway in the early portion of the 2010 campaign.

It was announced today that the series will return to Outlaw Motor Speedway near Muskogee, OK, for the first time since 2003, where reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Shane Stewart won the third of his 18 career series feature events.

The series will return to the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Outlaw Motor Speedway clay oval on Friday, June 4, setting up a weekend double that wraps up the following night at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway.

The event originally slated for June 4 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL, has been reset for August 27.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series will also return to the high-banked, ½-mile Lone Star Speedway dirt oval in Kilgore, TX, for the first time since 2002 on Friday night, April 9, leading the way into the first series event of the year at I-30 Speedway the following night.

Also added in recent weeks are November weekend doubles at both Las Cruces’ Southern New Mexico Speedway and Nevada’s Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Following I-30 Speedway’s $15,000-to-win Short Track Nationals on October 28-30 and the event rain date for the following weekend, the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars travel to the southwest to put the finishing touches on the season.

On Friday and Saturday, November 12 and 13, the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars tackle the high-banked, 5/16-mile Southern New Mexico Speedway clay oval in Las Cruces, NM, for the first time since Chris Ikard posted his lone series win in February of 1997.

Then, following the 43rd Annual Western World Championships at Tucson’s USA Raceway on November 18-20, the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters closes out the year with the Lucas Oil National Sprint Car Championships atop the semi-banked, ½-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway clay oval on November 26-27, with the series annual banquet to follow the next night.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is currently slated for 38 nights of competition at 18 different tracks throughout 14 different states, pending the outcome of tomorrow’s expected ruling in Oklahoma City that will determine the immediate fate of the long-standing tradition revolving about the State Fair Speedway’s grandstand and the governmentally-perceived safety thereof.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters will once again vie for a staggering $250,000 point fund with $60,000 earmarked for the series champion. The standard purse for one-night events and the final night of two-night stands includes a $6,000 winner’s share and $500 minimum to start the main event, with a healthy tow money package in effect for the top 15 in series points.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters is available at www.ascsracing.com.

TULSA, Okla. (January 20, 2010) – So, perhaps you were one of the unfortunate souls that missed out on one of the most spectacular Chili Bowls in event history. Or, maybe you were among the thousands upon thousands at a packed QuikTrip Center over the weekend and just want to relive every breathtaking moment from the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals 50-lap championship finale. You’ll get just that opportunity, as SPEED Channel offers a two-hour presentation of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on Saturday night, February 13, at 9:00 p.m. EST. A total of 256 competitors from throughout the nation and beyond converged upon the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway for the January 12-16 event that culminated with Saturday night’s 50-lap Rockstar Energy Drink championship feature event. That championship finale, along with other highlights throughout the week, will be included in the February 13 airing on SPEED.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 20, 2010) – With the 2010 racing season just around the corner, the scheduled for the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region has been released.

The ASCS Gulf South’s ninth year of competition is currently slated to consist of 24 nights of competition at nine different tracks throughout primarily the Gulf Coast portion of Texas along with a venture or two to the state’s mid and north portions.

The series kicks off the year with a $3,000 to win stop at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park on Friday, March 5, the first of seven GTRP events. The following night, March 6, the ASCS Gulf South moves on to Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX, for the $3,000 to win Third Annual Gulf Coast Nationals. A new stop on the Gulf South tour, Battleground will host the series on four occasions in 2010.

Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park is also set to host the ASCS Gulf South four times in 2010, with each event offering a $3,000 winner’s share.

The series is also set for a pair of stops at Cleveland’s 105 Motor Speedway and Willis’ Gator Motorplex.

Two stops are on the docket as well for Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway, including a July 23 clash versus the ASCS Lone Star Region with the Gulf South vs. Lone Star Shootout moving on to Mesquite’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway the following night.

The series will also take to Edna’s Texana Raceway Park and Corpus Christi’s South Texas Speedway on a July 4 weekend triple that concludes at 105 Speedway.

Nineteen-year-old Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX, reeled off an overall ASCS Regional record of 15 top-ten feature finishes in a row en route to becoming the 2009 ASCS Gulf South champion.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

March 5 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX) - $3,000 to win
March 6 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
April 2 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX) - $3,000 to win
April 3 – Houston Raceway Park (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
April 16 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX)
April 17 – TBA
May 14 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
May 15 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX)
May 28 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
May 29 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
May 30 – TBA
June 18 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
June 19 – Houston Raceway Park (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
July 2 – Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
July 3 – South Texas Speedway (Corpus Christi, TX)
July 4 – 105 Motor Speedway (Cleveland, TX)
July 16 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
July 17 – Houston Raceway Park (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
July 23 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
July 24 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
August 20 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
August 21 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX)
September 3 – 105 Motor Speedway (Cleveland, TX)
September 4 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
September 5 – TBA
September 17 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
September 18 – Houston Raceway Park (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
November 21 – Ninth Annual ASCS Gulf South Banquet (Isle of Capri Casino – Lake Charles, LA)

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2010) – Another one of those coveted Golden Driller trophies is going back to Tennessee. This time though, it’s not in Sammy’s hands as Kevin Swindell topped Saturday night’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals main event that wrapped up a full slate of Rockstar Energy Drink championship feature events atop the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

The 20-year-old from Germantown, TN, led the final 26 rounds to become the youngest winner in Chili Bowl Nationals history, adding a sixth Golden Driller from the prestigious Midget racing event to the Swindell family collection that already includes hardware from his father’s unmatched five wins.

After pole starter Darren Hagen and Cory Kruseman both enjoyed stints at the front of the field, Kevin Swindell took command just prior to the midway point and then survived a late caution in the hotly-contested affair that gave both Cole Whitt and a rallying Sammy Swindell one last opportunity.

“I felt like the best laps I ran all night were on the restarts, so I was somewhat confident but I knew I had to go,” the younger Swindell explained.

Swindell went on successfully to Roger Slack’s checkered flag to take the win in the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking No. 39 Spike in front of Whitt and his father Sammy, who rallied from the tail on several occasions after using a defending race winner’s provisional to start the main event.

“This year he (Kevin) had a race that didn’t tear up anything, this year I tore up a lot,” the five-time Chili Bowl champion explained. “But we salvaged a first and a third, so we’ll have to come back next year and try to make it a one-two like it probably could have been last year.”

After winning Wednesday night’s River Spirit Casino Qualifier, Kevin Swindell started the main event outside the front row only to fall back as far as sixth as pole starter Darren Hagen paced the early rounds.

“I wish I would of have been too tight at the beginning, but I was way too free and that really worried me and I kinda felt that I wasn’t gonna be good enough at the end,” Kevin Swindell explained.

But after Sammy Swindell was involved in tangles on laps eleven and 18 that Sammy said, “…shortened my race up too much,” Kevin made the adjustments he needed.

“The yellows at the beginning helped,” Kevin explained. “I got to work with the shocks a whole lot and just keep getting tighter and tighter. It was good enough.”

While Friday’s E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier winner Cory Kruseman had taken the lead away from Hagen on the ninth round, Cole Whitt and then Kevin Swindell set sail on the high side and began moving to the front.

Whitt battled past Hagen for second on the 20th round while Kevin Swindell moved past Jerry Coons, Jr., and Michael Pickens for fourth by the time the caution flew for a seven-car scramble in turn three in which Brad Loyet got upside down.

A lap later, Hagen’s Chili Bowl victory hopes were doused when he got turned around in turn one, handing third to Swindell.

Swindell blasted past Whitt on the restart and then took the lead away from Kruseman on the 24th lap as Whitt got shuffled back a pair of positions after an exchange with Michael Pickens on a track conducive to extreme slide job activity.

Whitt worked his way back up to second by the 31st lap and tailed the leader the rest of the way, trying to mount a charge on several occasions including after the race’s final caution set up a green-white-checkered run to the stripe.

Swindell proved too strong, with Whitt settling for second in the Keith Kunz Motorsports Toyota-powered Red Bull No. 71 Bullet.

“I was trying everything I could and I couldn’t really keep up with Kevin,” Whitt explained. “We were close, if Kevin made a few mistakes I could kinda get close to him but he made only a few.”

The final restart didn’t necessarily work to Whitt’s advantage either, with the 18-year-old explaining that, “We were real good on long runs, we could build up a little air pressure in the right rear. On the restarts we’d be real, real tight on the cushion so I couldn’t really throw it in there as hard as I wanted. Running second here is huge, there’s just so many cars.”

In a bid to become the first back-to-back winner in Chili Bowl history, Sammy Swindell’s odds were long after being collected in a crash while leading Thursday night’s Bully Dog Qualifying feature event.

Rather than risk damage by racing from a “C” Main, the veteran shoe opted to utilize the defending race winner’s provisional for the main event. And by the end of the 50-lapper, Sammy had the capacity crowd on its feet as he had the lead duo in his crosshairs.

Starting from 25th, the opening rounds were rough with Sammy involved in a pair of incidents that prompted Kevin to say, “At the beginning it was easy to keep track of him because he was sittin’ there on the yellows.”

That changed soon after though. And, after dodging the seven-car scrum on lap 20, he was back in the hunt.

Sammy mixed it up among the top ten over the last 20 circuits, ultimately working his way up to third by the time the race’s final caution flew after 48 laps.

Kevin had tracked his father’s progress as good as possible, noting that, “With ten to go I saw he was sixth, and then on the green-white-checkered I could just tell by the crowd he was coming.”

Sammy’s charge for a sixth Golden Driller and second in a row came up short as he followed the young duo across the line to take the show position in the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking No. 1 Spike.

Jerry Coons, Jr., finished fourth in the finale for the second year in a row aboard the Wilke Pak Motorsports Toyota-powered Speedway Motors No. 4 Spike, with two-time Chili Bowl Hard Charger Award winner Chris Windom racing from 20th to a career-best event finish of fifth aboard the Keith Kunz Motorsports Esslinger-powered No. 17 Bullet.

Shane Cottle raced from 15th to sixth, with Mike Hess charging from 22nd to seventh. After leading from laps nine through 23, Kruseman was shuffled back to eighth at the finish, with Brad Sweet gaining eight positions to finish ninth in his first career Chili Bowl championship feature start. Sweet bested car owner and teammate Kasey Kahne, who finished 18th after winning the first “B” Main.

After winning the night’s second “B” Main, Kyle Larson completed the top ten in one of two Cory Tucker Racing/BCI entries to crack the feature field.

New Zealand car owner Simon Longdill matched Kasey Kahne Racing, Keith Kunz Motorsports, Swindell Motorsports and Corey Tucker Racing/BCI by placing two entries in the championship finale with Michael Pickens finishing eleventh and 20th-runner Brad Mosen the event’s top finishing Chili Bowl rookie contender.

Saturday’s 20-race Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship feature events opened with Ronnie Gardner winning the “K” Main.

Seventy-five year old Floyd Alvis won the first “J” Main, with IRA Sprint Car champ Billy Balog topping the second “J” Main.

Stonington, IL, shoe Derrick Myers provided early entertainment by reeling off an “I” Main win, an “H” Main win and a runner-up “G” Main showing before running out of steam in the first “F” Main.

Eric Sandage won the second “I” Main, while Austen Wheatley made a late move around Kevin Ramey to win the second “H” Main after early leader Aaron Ott decided to test the turn one retaining wall without success.

After Tanner Mullens held off Myers in the first “G” Main, Matt Sherrell bested fellow Owasso, OK, entrant Dex Eaton in the second “G” Main.

Ronnie Burke and Matt Mitchell won the twin “F” Mains, with Randy Hannagan and Gary Taylor best in the “E” Mains.

Johnny Rodriquez and Josh Wise took “D” Main checkered flags, with Shane Hollingsworth and Josh Pelkey first in the “C” Mains.

Kasey Kahne overtook Shane Cottle on the 11th round en route to winning the first “B” Main, with Cottle, Sweet, Chad Boat, Brad Loyet and Brent Beauchamp earning transfers to the main event. Loyet’s night started in the “C” Main.

Kyle Larson made a lap 15 move around Windom to take the checkered flag in the second “B” Main ahead of Thomas Meseraull, Daniel Adler, Windom, Hess and Bobby East.

Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Feature Events from the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

K Mains (Top 8 - Pos. 1, 3, 5, 7 to back of 1st J Main; Pos. 2, 4, 6, 8 to back of 2nd J Main)

K Main: 1. #51X Ronnie Gardner, Norco, CA; 2. #8E Murray Erickson, Odessa, TX; 3. #93X Brian Harvey, Durant, OK; 4. #33 Scott Fennell, Littleton, CO; 5. #2R Riley Adair, Tulsa, OK; 6. #27 Brock Lemley, Bellingham, WA; 7. #40H Andy Huston, Roseville, IL; 8. #50 Ted Kirkpatrick, Waterloo, IL DNS -- #57 Kevin Studley, Plainfield, IN; #56X Curtis Bailey, Bartlesville, OK; #27D Nick Chivello, Brookings, SD; #111 Ryan Durst, Lincoln, NE; #27B Joe Bob Lee, Cache, OK; #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL; #76K Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN; #83X Bruce Buckwalter Jr., Royersford, PA

J Main 1: 1. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; 2. #71T Tim Pyle, Portland, OR; 3. #85J Matt Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 4. #11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK; 5. #51X Ronnie Gardner, Norco, CA; 6. #2G Terry Goodwin, Laveen, AZ; 7. #82 Eric Johnson, Rockford, IL; 8. #31V Victor Davis, Ventura, CA; 9. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK; 10. #40H Andy Huston, Roseville, IL; 11. #11XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD; 12. #6E Rafe Essary, Stillwell, OK: 13. #93X Brian Harvey, Durant, OK; 14. #2R Riley Adair, Tulsa, OK; DNS -- #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; #61 Chad Pitts, Little Rock, AR J Main 2: 1. #73E Billy Balog, Chippewa Falls, WI; 2. #7J Clint Todd, Lynchburg, MO; 3. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 4. #15J Jeff Wimmenauer, New Whiteland, IN; 5. #11X Ricky Williams, Clinton, OH; 6. #0Z Johnny Murdock, Dallas, TX; 7. #91 Donnie Trent, Honey Brook, PA; 8. #83 Kurt Blackaby, Bentonville, AR; 9. #8E Murray Erickson, Odessa, TX; 10. #27 Brock Lemley, Bellingham, WA; 11. #5M Zach Cougill, Greenwood, IN; 12. #12D Dusty Heistand, Manheim, PA; 13. #44X Forrest Slater, Alabaster, AL; 14. #33 Scott Fennell, Littleton, CO; 15. #12J Jay Mounce, Downs, IL; DNS -- #50 Ted Kirkpatrick, Waterloo, IL

I Main 1: 1. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 2. #17K Austin Mero, Kingsburg, CA; 3. #11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK; 4. #19K Klint Angelette, Thibodaux, LA; 5. #85J Matt Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 6. #71T Tim Pyle, Portland, OR; 7. #7C Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO; 8. #25Z Chris Zrinski, Forked River, NJ; 9. #89JR Todd McVay, Lees Summit, MO; 10. #14 Tony Rossi, Brighton, CO; 11. #14K Channing Zierolf, Houma, LA; 12. #47JR Ron Bach, Santa Paula, CA; 13. #73X Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA; 14. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; DNS -- #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS; #57K Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL I Main 2: 1. #60 Eric Sandage, Alexander, AR; 2. #19S Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 3. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 4. #33S Austin Smith, Chino Hills, CA; 5. #1D Dennis Rodriguez, Camarillo, CA; 6. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 7. #73E Billy Balog, Chippewa Falls, WI; 8. #36F Frank Flud, Broken Arrow, OK; 9. #04 Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH; 10. #90 Toni Lutar, Richmond, BC; 11. #10W George White, Fort Worth; 12. #31B Bruce Douglass, Ventura, CA; 13. #15J Jeff Wimmenauer, New Whiteland, IN; 14. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 15. #7J Clint Todd, Lynchburg, MO; DNS -- #7RS Matt Gilbert, Shawnee, KS

H Main 1: 1. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 2. #40 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 3. #9D Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 4. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 5. #39L Billy Lawhead, Tulsa, OK; 6. #17K Austin Mero, Kingsburg, CA; 7. #2A J.C. Bland, Springfield, IL; 8. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; 9. #6C Brian Carter, Concord, NC; 10. #19K Klint Angelette, Thibodaux, LA; 11. #11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK; 12. #84 Joey Fabozzi, Norco, CA; 13. #11XC Steve Newman, Breckenridge, CO; 14. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 15. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; DNS -- #23 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE H Main 2: 1. #73I Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA; 2. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 3. #13X Andrew Elson, Carmel, IN; 4. #92 Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 5. #8K Bud Kaeding, San Jose, CA; 6. #60 Eric Sandage, Alexander, AR; 7. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 8. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 9. #33S Austin Smith, Chino Hills, CA; 10. #2J Jackie Burke, Houston, TX; 11. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK; 12. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 13. #4F Chad Frewaldt, Kansas City, KS; 14. #25A Aaron Ott, York Springs, PA; 15. #19S Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS DNS -- #99J Eric Todd, Falcon, MO

G Main 1: 1. #19T Tanner Mullens, Andale, KS; 2. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 3. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 4. #86J Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 5. #40 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 6. #12H Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, CA; 7. #9D Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 8. #118 Kyle Steffans, St. Charles, MO; 9. #16B David Budres, Beloit, WI; 10. #10X Alissa Geving, Penngrove, CA; 11. #60S Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield, CA; 12. #67H Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 13. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 14. #25K Steve Knepper, Belleville, IL DNS -- #99K Kyle Rayburn, Pueblo, CO; #24T Jasiel Randolph, Tulsa, OK G Main 2: 1. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 2. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK; 3. #37X Jason Grady, Farmington, NM; 4. #10P Scott Pierovich, Alamo, CA; 5. #13X Andrew Elson, Carmel, IN; 6. #12 Nathan High, Goodyear, AZ; 7. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 8. #73I Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA; 9. #97 Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 10. #92 Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 11. #56D Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 12. #89H Andrew Hannula, Matawan, NJ; 13. #6D Lex Burritt, Redding, CT; 14. #3J Julee Jamison, Highlands Ranch, CO; 15. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX DNS -- #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK

F Main 1: 1. #4B Ronnie Burke Jr., League City, TX; 2. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 3. #15N David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 4. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 5. #37T Josh Grady, Farmington, NM; 6. #19T Tanner Mullens, Andale, KS; 7. #86J Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 8. #87JR Troy Rutherford, Ojai, CA; 9. #57B Johnny Heydenreich, Indianapolis, IN; 10. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 11. #16 Jimmy Winkler, Parkville, MO; 12. #85 Patrick Bruns, Champaign, IL; 13. #45C Chris Coker, Greenville, TX; 14. #73S Cole Smith, Plainfield, IN; 15. #75P Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, IN; 16. #11S Chris Sheil, Englewood, CO F Main 2: 1. #37 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 2. #16F Aaron Fiscus, Sun Prairie, WI; 3. #17E Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, OK; 4. #91S Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 5. #27C Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 6. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK: 7. #7S Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 8. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 9. #37X Jason Grady, Farmington, NM; 10. #71X Henry Clarke, Villa Park, CA; 11. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 12. #10P Scott Pierovich, Alamo, CA; 13. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK; DNS -- #87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; #15D Andrew Deal, #15M Mat Neely, Robinson, IL

E Main 1: 1. #07 Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA; 2. #47X Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 3. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL: 4. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 5. #51C Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 6. #51S Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, CA; 7. #2X Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA; 8. #0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT; 9. #1TX Paul White, Temple, TX; 10. #11B Scotty Weir, Marion, IN; 11. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 12. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 13. #5* Ray Allen Kulhanek, Magnolia, TX; 14. #4B Ronnie Burke, League City, TX; 15. #15N David Prickett, Fresno, CA; DNS -- #7A Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, IN E Main 2: 1. #1AU Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 2. #87B Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, NE; 3. #37B Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 4. #9H Russ Harper, Indianapolis, IN; 5. #7 Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 6. #19W Wes Gutierrez, San Martin, CA; 7. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 8. #11C Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 9. #23T Tanner Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 10. #91S Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 11. #37 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 12. #54 Evan Pardo, Gatesville, TX; 13. #17E Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, OK; 14. #27S Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 15. #16F Aaron Fiscus, Sun Prairie, WI; DNS -- #05L Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO

D Main 1: 1. #37M Johnny Rodriguez, Elk Grove, CA; 2. #11K Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 3. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 4. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 5. #8X Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. #55B Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 7. #19 Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA; 8. #92W Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 9. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 10. #12K Tyler Edwards, Ventura, CA; 11. #7E Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 12. #91AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, AUS; 13. #07 Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA; 14. #6X Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 15. #0X Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 16. #47X Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 17. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 18. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN D Main 2: 1. #17W Josh Wise, Riverside, CA; 2. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #U1 Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK; 4. #91K Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 5. #91J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 6. #F5 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 7. #37B Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 8. #75Z Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD; 9. #76 Kellen Conover, Sumner, IL; 10. #1AU Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 11. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 12. #3C Cale Conley, Vienna, WV; 13. #19R Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 14. #35 Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 15. #87B Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, NE; 16. #2 Davey Ray, Rockford, IL; 17. #14AJ Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK DNS -- #68 Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, IN

C Main 1: 1. #86 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 2. #05C Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 3. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 4. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 5. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 6. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 7. #55 Alex Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ; 8. #32 Tyler Walker, Encino, CA; 9. #8 Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 10. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 11. #4X Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 12. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 13. #55B Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 14. #6 David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 15. #14AJ Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 16. #8X Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 17. #11K Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 18. #05S Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 19. #37M Johnny Rodriguez, Elk Grove, CA; DNS – #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN C Main 2: 1. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 2. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 3. #3F Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 4. #56 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Garden, NC; 5. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #F5 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 7. #75 Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ; 8. #24 Rick Eckert, York, PA; 9. #91K Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 10. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 11. #6B Keith Bloom, Anderson, CA; 12. #5K Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA; 13. #91J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 14. #15H Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 15. #88 Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 16. #17W Josh Wise, Riverside, CA; 17. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 18. #U1 Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK; 19. #84X Colton Heath, Marysville, WA; 20. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ

B Mains (Top 6 in each advance to A Main) B Main 1: 1. #91X Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 2. #1ST Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 3. #49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 4. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 5. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 6. #75B Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 7. #2B Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 8. #39B Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 9. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 10. #86 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 11. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 12. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 13. #44D Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 14. #05C Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 15. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 16. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 17. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 18. #25 Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 19. #11 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN; 20. #69 A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL B Main 2: 1. #39I Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 2. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 3. #401 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 4. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 5. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 6. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 7. #11W Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY; 8. #99 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 9. #F5 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 10. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL: 11. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 12. #56 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Garden, NC; 13. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 14. #3W Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 15. #3F Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 16. #49K Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 17. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 18. #05H Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO; 19. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 20. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz

1. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 3. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 4. #5 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 5. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 6. #1ST Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 7. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 8. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 9. #49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 10. #39I Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 11. #88NZ Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 12. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 13. #75B Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 14. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 15. #401 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 16. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 17. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 18. #91X Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 19. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 20. 19NZ Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 21. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 22. #39C Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 23. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 24. #13 Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, IN; 25. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2010) – A total of 256 competitors from 28 different states as well as New Zealand, Australia and Canada have battled it out atop the QuikTrip Center’s ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval over the past four nights at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

And now the stage is set for Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship feature events that includes 20 races.

After initial hot lap sessions at 11:15 a.m., the day’s official racing action begins at 12:00 noon with the “K” Main. Twin “J” Mains, twin “I” Mains, twin “H” Mains, etc., will follow, ultimately culminating with Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event.

A dozen drivers have already earned starting berths for Saturday’s finale including Tuesday night Warren CAT winner Zach Daum, Wednesday night River Spirit Casino winner Kevin Swindell, Thursday night Bully Dog winner Darren Hagen and Friday night E3 Spark Plugs winner Cory Kruseman along with the second and third-place winners from each night.

The remaining twelve feature positions will be determined by Saturday’s hearty serving of an alphabet soup of feature events.

Those already locked in include, listed in order of past Chili Bowl championship feature starts:

#5 Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ) – 11th start in 14 tries and his seventh in a row, last year’s fourth-place finish is the best of three top-tens.

#21k Cory Kruseman (Ventura, CA) – 9th start in 14 tries and first since 2006, wins in 2000 and 2004 were among six podium finishes from 1999 to 2006.

#17b Brad Kuhn (Avon, IN) – 5th start in 9 tries and fifth in a row, a third-place finish last year trumped his fourth-place run in 2006.

#71 Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA) – 3rd start in 6 tries for the 18-year-old, improved from 13th in 2008 to 8th in 2009.

#13 Danny Stratton (Indianapolis, IN) – 2nd start in 7 tries, rallied from a “D” Main to finish 7th in 2004.

#39 Kevin Swindell (Germantown, TN) – 2nd start in 6 tries, was 6th in 2008 and was contending for a preliminary win last year until a late-race incident marred his Bowl experience.

#88nz Michael Pickens (Auckland, New Zealand) – 2nd start in 2 tries, finished sixth as a Chili Bowl rookie in 2005 and makes it two-for-two in feature starts after globetrotting to a runner-up finish on Tuesday night.

#5d Zach Daum (Pocahontas, IL) – 1st start in 5 tries, the 18-year-old cracked the field by winning Tuesday’s feature after missing last year’s championship finale by just a pair of positions.

#3 Darren Hagen (Riverside, CA) – 1st start in 5 tries, climbs to “A” Main after ending in a Saturday “B” Main last year.

#1T Tony Roney (Herculaneum, MO) – 1st start in 4 tries, the darkhorse contender of this year’s Chili Bowl just further proves that it can be done.

#39c Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA) – 1st start in 3 tries, outshines teammate/car owner and National Midget Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson who starts six rows deep in a Saturday “B” Main, at least in preliminary action.

#19nz Brad Mosen (Auckland, New Zealand) – Made it in his first time to become the first rookie to crack the feature field since Donnie Ray Crawford bested three rookies in the 2007 main event with a fifth-place run. Mosen is part of the fearsome Kiwi contingent that also includes Pickens.

Following Friday night’s main event, the winners from each night drew to determine starting positions with Hagen pulling the number one for the pole position. Kevin Swindell will start on Hagen’s outside shoulder, with Daum inside row two and Kruseman outside row two.

The second-place finishers drew for positions five through eight, with the third-place runners drawing for nine through twelve.

The balance of Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink feature lineups were determined according to preliminary night finishes in the order of the winner’s draw (Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday).

Sammy Swindell has his work cut out for him in his effort to become the first back-to-back winner in Chili Bowl history as he starts his day inside row three of the First “C” Main after getting caught up in a wreck while leading in the final laps of Thursday night’s main event.

Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Saturday feature lineups at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals are as follows:

3 Darren Hagen (Riverside, CA) – 39 Kevin Swindell (Germantown, TN) 5d Zach Daum (Pocahontas, IL) – 21k Cory Kruseman (Ventura, CA) 5 Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ) – 1T Tony Roney (Herculaneum, MO) 88nz Michael Pickens (Auckland, NZ) – 71 Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA) 39c Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA) – 13 Danny Stratton (Indianapolis, IN) 17b Brad Kuhn (Avon, IN) – 19nz Brad Mosen (Auckland, NZ) B Main 1 Transfer 1 – B Main 2 Transfer 1 B Main 1 Transfer 2 – B Main 2 Transfer 2 B Main 1 Transfer 3 – B Main 2 Transfer 3 B Main 1 Transfer 4 – B Main 2 Transfer 4 B Main 1 Transfer 5 – B Main 2 Transfer 5 B Main 1 Transfer 6 – B Main 2 Transfer 6

B Main 1: 1st Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN) – 75b Brent Beauchamp (Fairland, IN) 49 Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA) – 30 Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ) 91x Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) – 25 Steve Buckwalter (Royersford, PA) 69 A.J. Fike (Galesburg, IL) – 2b Levi Jones (Olney, IL) 11 Tracy Hines (New Castle, IN) – 14jr Matt Streeter (Galt, CA) 39b Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN) – 44 Don Droud, Jr. (Lincoln, NE) 44d Damion Gardner (Concord, CA) – 11a Andrew Felker (Carl Junction, MO) C Main 1 Transfer 1 – C Main 1 Transfer 2 C Main 1 Transfer 3 – C Main 1 Transfer 4 C Main 1 Transfer 5 – C Main 1 Transfer 6

B Main 2: 11w Tim McCreadie (Watertown, NY) – 17 Chris Windom (Canton, IL) 39i Kyle Larson (Elk Grove, CA) – 4 Bobby East (Brownsburg, IN) 401 Daniel Adler (East Carondolet, IL) – 51 Mike Hess (Springfield, IL) 2T Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA) – 99 Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 36 Jonathan Beason (Broken Arrow, OK) – 49jr Bobby Michnowicz (Torrance, CA) 05h Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO) – 86c David Camfield, Jr. (Decatur, IL) 3w Brandon Waelti (Sun Prairie, WI) – 49k Trevor Kobylarz (Birdsboro, PA) C Main 2 Transfer 1 – C Main 2 Transfer 2 C Main 2 Transfer 3 – C Main 2 Transfer 4 C Main 2 Transfer 5 – C Main 2 Transfer 6

C Main 1: 86 Shane Hollingsworth (Lafayette, IN) – 05c Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 35T Tyler Robbins (Collinsville, IL) – 9J Jason Meyers (Clovis, CA) 1 Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) – 8 Randi Pankratz (Atascadero, CA) 05s Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) – 05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO) 14aj Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) – 4x Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN) 73 Josh Ford (Oxnard, CA) – 55 Alex Bowman (Oro Valley, AZ) 6 David Gough (Machesney Park, IL) – 32 Tyler Walker (Encino, CA) D Main 1 Transfer 1 – D Main 1 Transfer 2 D Main 1 Transfer 3 – D Main 1 Transfer 4 D Main 1 Transfer 5 – D Main 1 Transfer 6

C Main 2: 12jr Josh Pelkey (Peoria, AZ) – 3F Casey Riggs (Shelbyville, IN) 5k Jimmy Light (West Springfield, PA) – 24 Rick Eckert (York, PA) 14c Shane Cockrum (Benton, IL) – 84x Colton Heath (Marysville, WA) 71k Jay Drake (Val Verde, CA) – 51J R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 15h Scott Hatton (Roscoe, IL) – 88 Johnathon Henry (Stockton, CA) 75 Billy Pauch, Jr. (Frenchtown, NJ) – 6b Keith Bloom (Anderson, CA) 56 Shane Hmiel (Pleasant Grove, NC) – 17T Justin Grant (Ione, CA) D Main 2 Transfer 1 – D Main 2 Transfer 2 D Main 2 Transfer 3 – D Main 2 Transfer 4 D Main 2 Transfer 5 – D Main 2 Transfer 6

D Main 1: 37m Johnny Rodriguez (Elk Grove, CA) – 55b Joey Moughan (Springfield, IL) 14w Matt Westfall (Ludlow Falls, OH) – 11k Brett Anderson (Belleville, IL) 47 Garrett Hansen (Manhattan Beach, CA) – 19 Colby Copeland (Roseville, CA) 91au Brad Cox (Gunnedah, AUS) – 007 Cole Carter (Brownsburg, IN) 8x Donnie Ray Crawford (Broken Arrow, OK) – 0x Greg Bragg (Visalia, CA) 12k Tyler Edwards (Ventura, CA) – 6x Dylan Peterson (Sioux Falls, SD) 7e Caleb Armstrong (New Castle, OK) – 92w Billy Wease (Noblesville, IN) E Main 1 Transfer 1 – E Main 1 Transfer 2 E Main 1 Transfer 3 – E Main 1 Transfer 4

D Main 2: 91k Kevin Bayer (Bixby, OK) – 17w Josh Wise (Riverside, CA) 91J P.J. Jones (Torrance, CA) – U1 Dustin Morgan (Tulsa, OK) 7b Joe Boyles (Greenwood, MO) – 67 J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) 68 Jonathan Hendrick (Fortville, IN) – 76 Kellen Conover (Sumner, IL) 75z Dusty Zomer (Brandon, SD) – 19r Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA) F5 Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA) – 3c Cale Conley (Vienna, WV) 2 Davey Ray (Rockford, IL) – 35 Travis Berryhill (American Canyon, CA) E Main 2 Transfer 1 – E Main 2 Transfer 2 E Main 2 Transfer 3 – E Main 2 Transfer 4

E Main 1: 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken, ONT) – 51s Danny Sheridan (Santa Maria, CA) 1tx Paul White (Temple, TX) – 7a Dakoda Armstrong (New Castle, IN) 2x Nic Faas (Huntington Beach, CA) – 07 Randy Hannagan (San Jose, CA) 5* Ray Allen Kulhanek (Magnolia, TX) – 55k Nick Knepper (Belleville, IL) 11b Scotty Weir (Marion, IN) – 47x Mike Spencer (Temecula, CA) 78 Nick Wean (Phillipsburg, NJ) – 51c Brent Camarillo (Camarillo, CA) F Main 1 Transfer 1 – F Main 1 Transfer 2 F Main 1 Transfer 3 – F Main 1 Transfer 4

E Main 2: 87b Stuart Snyder (Lincoln, NE) – 1au Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) 27 Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) – 9h Russ Harper (Indianapolis, IN) 7 Austin Brown (Millstadt, IL) – 19w Wes Gutierrez (San Martin, CA) 05L Danny Lasoski (Higginsville, MO) – 37b Daniel Robinson (Wayne City, IL) 23T Tanner Swanson (Kingsburg, CA) – 11c Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, OK) 54 Evan Pardo (Gatesville, TX) – 21 Daryn Pittman (Owasso, OK) F Main 2 Transfer 1 – F Main 2 Transfer 2 F Main 2 Transfer 3 – F Main 2 Transfer 4

F Main 1: 4b Ronnie Burke, Jr. (League City, TX) – 37T Josh Grady (Farmington, NM) 16 Jimmy Winkler (Parkville, MO) – 4s Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO) 45c Chris Coker (Greenville, TX) – 15n David Prickett (Fresno, CA) 73s Cole Smith (Plainfield, IN) – 57b Johnny Heydenreich (Indianapolis, IN) 75p Cruz Pedregon (Brownsburg, IN) – 85 Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL) 11s Chris Sheil (Englewood, CO) – 87jr Troy Rutherford (Ojai, CA) G Main 1 Transfer 1 – G Main 1 Transfer 2 G Main 1 Transfer 3 – G Main 1 Transfer 4

F Main 2: 17e Tanner Berryhill (Tulsa, OK) – 27c Tony Elliott (Warsaw, IN) 7s Shannon McQueen (Bakersfield, CA) – 37 Matt Mitchell (Yorba Linda, CA) 71x Henry Clarke (Villa Park, CA) – 91s Jeff Stasa (Kingman, KS) 16F Aaron Fiscus (Sun Prairie, WI) – 87c Rich Camfield (Decatur, IL) 22 Brian Camarillo (Camarillo, CA) – 10 Will Pierce (Lees Summit, MO) 15d Andrew Deal (Caney, KS) – 15m Mat Neely (Robinson, IL) G Main 2 Transfer 1 – G Main 2 Transfer 2 G Main 2 Transfer 3 – G Main 2 Transfer 4

G Main 1: 6r Jody Rosenboom (Rock Rapids, IA) – 19T Tanner Mullens (Andale, KS) 99k Kyle Rayburn (Pueblo, CO) – 24T Jasiel Randolph (Tulsa, OK) 25k Steve Knepper (Belleville, IL) – 60s Wink Schweitzer (Bakersfield, CA) 10x Alissa Geving (Penngrove, CA) – 86J Josh Most (Red Oak, IA) 118 Kyle Steffens (St. Charles, MO) – 12h Rick Hendrix (Palmdale, CA) 67h Harris Brooks (Houston, TX) – 16b David Budres (Beloit, WI) H Main 1 Transfer 1 – H Main 1 Transfer 2 H Main 1 Transfer 3 – H Main 1 Transfer 4

G Main 2: 12 Nathan High (Goodyear, AZ) – 3J Julee Jamison (Highlands Ranch, CO) 35m Matt Sherrell (Owasso, OK) – 59 Dex Eaton (Owasso, OK) 37x Jason Grady (Farmington, NM) – 10p Scott Pierovich (Alamo, CA) 97 Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN) – 96 Cody Brewer (Choctaw, OK) 11J Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX) – 89h Andrew Hannula (Matawan, NJ) 6d Lex Burritt (Redding, CT) – 56d Kevin Olson (Machesney Park, IL) H Main 2 Transfer 1 – H Main 2 Transfer 2 H Main 2 Transfer 3 – H Main 2 Transfer 4

H Main 1: 40 Jason Leffler (Long Beach, CA) – 11xc Steve Newman (Breckenridge, CO) 9d Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff (Bakersfield, CA) – 84 Joey Fabozzi (Norco, CA) 39L Billy Lawhead (Tulsa, OK) – 2a J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL) 15b Danny Burke (Houston, TX) – 9 Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) 7d Michelle Decker (Guthrie, OK) – 6c Brian Carter (Concord, NC) 23 Tadd Holliman (Beaver Lake, NE) – 88d Rusty Dukes (Fair Grove, MO) I Main 1 Transfer 1 – I Main 1 Transfer 2 I Main 1 Transfer 3 – I Main 1 Transfer 4

H Main 2: 25a Aaron Ott (York Springs, PA) – 92 Jake Rosario (Guthrie, OK) 7m Kevin Ramey (Fort Worth, TX) – 7jr J.D. Black (Grain Valley, MO) 89 Cody Darrah (Red Lion, PA) – 73i Austen Wheatley (Lake Stevens, WA) 13x Andrew Elson (Carmel, IN) – 8k Bud Kaeding (San Jose, CA) 99J Eric Todd (Falcon, MO) – 31e Evan Sewell (Tulsa, OK) 4F Chad Frewaldt (Kansas City, KS) – 2J Jackie Burke (Houston, TX) I Main 2 Transfer 1 – I Main 2 Transfer 2 I Main 2 Transfer 3 – I Main 2 Transfer 4

I Main 1: 89jr Todd McVay (Lees Summit, MO) – 7c Pat Schudy (Springfield, MO) 11h Garrett Hood (Concordia, KS) – 57k Bubba Altig (Mechanicsburg, IL) 47jr Ron Bach (Santa Paula, CA) – 14k Channing Zierolf (Houma, LA) 73x Greg Edenholm (Malibu, CA) – 25m Derrick Myers (Stonington, IL) 19k Klint Angelette (Thibodaux, LA) – 14 Tony Rossi (Brighton, CO) 17k Austin Mero (Kingsburg, CA) – 25z Chris Zrinski (Forked River, NJ) J Main 1 Transfer 1 – J Main 1 Transfer 2 J Main 1 Transfer 3 – J Main 1 Transfer 4

I Main 2: 19s Patrick Stasa (Kingman, KS) – 6m Justin Mallo (Cheyenne, WY) 60 Eric Sandage (Alexander, AR) – 1d Dennis Rodriguez (Camarillo, CA) 90 Toni Lutar (Richmond, BC) – 00 Pete Davis (Pleasanton, CA) 36F Frank Flud (Broken Arrow, OK) – 10w George White (Fort Worth, TX) 04 Cap Henry (Bellevue, OH) – 31b Bruce Douglass (Ventura, CA) 7rs Matt Gilbert (Shawnee, KS) – 33s Austin Smith (Chino Hills, CA) J Main 2 Transfer 1 – J Main 2 Transfer 2 J Main 2 Transfer 3 – J Main 2 Transfer 4

J Main 1: 71T Tim Pyle (Portland, OR) – 18 Floyd Alvis (San Carlos, CA) 85J Matt Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) – 38n Kyle Neal (Ewing, IL) 31v Victor Davis (Ventura, CA) – 19n Nick O’Neal (Wagoner, OK) 6e Rafe Essary (Stilwell, OK) – 11r Ryan Cole (Porter, OK) 61 Chad Pitts (Little Rock, AR) – 2g Terry Goodwin (Laveen, AZ) 82 Eric Johnson (Rockford, IL) – 11xs Donovan Peterson (Brookings, SD) K Main Transfer 1 – K Main Transfer 3 K Main Transfer 5 – K Main Transfer 7

J Main 2: 73e Billy Balog (Chippewa Falls, WI) – 12J Jay Mounce (Downs, IL) 5m Zach Cougill (Greenwood, IN) – 7J Clint Todd (Lynchburg, MO) 0z Johnny Murdock (Dallas, TX) – 44x Forrest Slater (Alabaster, AL) 15J Jeff Wimmenauer (New Whiteland, IN) – 58 Cole Peard (Quincy, CA) 83 Kurt Blackaby (Bentonville, AR) – 91 Donnie Trent (Honey Brook, PA) 11x Ricky Williams (Clinton, OH) – 12d Dusty Heistand (Manheim, PA) K Main Transfer 2 – K Main Transfer 4 K Main Transfer 6 – K Main Transfer 8

K Main (10 Laps – Finishers 1,3,5 and 7 Transfer to J Main 1; Finishers 2,4,6 and 8 Transfer to J Main 2)

K Main: 2R Riley Adair (Tulsa, OK) – 51x Ronnie Gardner (Norco, CA) 57 Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN) – 56x Curtis Bailey (Bartlesville, OK) 27 Brock Lemley (Bellingham, WA) – 27d Nick Chivello (Manteca, CA) 93x Brian Harvey (Durant, OK) – 111 Ryan Durst (Lincoln, NE) 33 Scott Fennell (Littleton, CO) – 27b Joe Bob Lee (Cache, OK) 40h Andy Huston (Roseville, IL) – 15 Tim Siner (Dupo, IL) 83x Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. (Royersford, PA) – 76k Michael Koontz (Bloomington, IN) 8e Murray Erickson (Odessa, TX) – 50 Ted Kirkpatrick (Waterloo, IL)

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2010) – Cory Kruseman proved that he hasn’t forgotten the way to victory lane at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway by winning Friday night’s 25-lap E3 Spark Plugs Qualifying main event at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

“The Kruser” held off the challenges of Jerry Coons, Jr., for the win, with Danny Stratton knocking off the rust of an idle year by battling past Chris Windom on the final round for the third and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event.

With a pair of Golden Drillers on the mantle after Chili Bowl triumphs in 2000 and 2004, it marked Kruseman’s first Tulsa Expo Raceway win since a Friday preliminary score in 2006. And, after missing the main event cut over the past three years, Kruseman fielded his own entry to earn a ninth career Chili Bowl main event start.

“It’s bitter and it’s sweet at the same time,” Kruseman explained of his departure from Andy Bondio’s entry. “It’s nice to know that you can put a car together at the caliber of going out and winning races. But, at the same time, me and Andy Bondio and John Martens had ten great years here, we had a lot of fun and we did really well together. It was just time for me to get all my things under one roof.”

After earning the pole position for the main event, Kruseman outgunned Coons for the lead at the outset and paced the early rounds.

As the lead duo reeled in the tail of the pack, at least one of the leaders was nearly taken out for the second time in as many nights when Johnathon Henry, Travis Berryhill, Josh Wise and Kody Swanson tangled in turns one and two.

“I already tucked my head down, I was ready to turn over,” Kruseman explained after narrowly avoiding the scrum. “I honestly thought I was gonna hit ‘em with the right rear. I saw the crash happening and saw the cars that were involved and then one popped out that I never saw, I don’t know how I missed him.”

It proved to be a critical point in the race after Kruseman fought off Coons in the final stages to secure the win aboard the Kruseman Motorsports Mopar-powered Lucas Oil/Sander Engineering No. 21k Spike.

“Like I’ve said for all the years we’ve been coming here, you can buy the best cars, you can have the best driver, you can have the best crew chief, you can have the best parts, but if you don’t have luck then nothing else matters. And that’s what showed tonight.”

Coons kept pace and may have had his best opportunity to pounce negated when J.J. Yeley came to a stop in turn four with 18 laps in the books just as Kruseman was approaching a gaggle of four cars.

Coons made a couple of challenges over the final laps, but settled for runner-up honors in the Wilke Pak Motorsports Toyota-powered Speedway Motors No. 5 Spike as he locked into his 11th career Chili Bowl championship main event.

“The one big slide job that I tried, I wasn’t really gonna try at that point,” Coons commented. “Maybe if I would of tried it in the other corner instead of three and four, but I just did what I could and ran second.”

Making his first start since last year’s Chili Bowl, California native Danny Stratton battled past Chris Windom on the final round to snare the show position aboard Betsy Stuebgen’s Esslinger-powered Indy Race Parts No. 13 Spike.

“To be here is kinda surreal, I’ve never been in this room before,” commented the seventh-place Chili Bowl finisher from six years ago. “When I did it in 2004, I came from the ‘D’ so I had to do some work. Now it’ll be a little easier to concentrate on the car a little better.”

Windom settled for fourth in the Esslinger-powered Keith Kunz Motorsports No. 17 Bullet, with Chad Boat rounding out the top five in Billy Boat’s VDS-Ford Esslinger-powered Impact/Eibach No. 30 Spike.

After winning the first “B” Main, Mike Hess raced from 17th to sixth, with Levi Jones, Bobby Michnowicz, 22nd-starter Don Droud, Jr., and Chili Bowl rookie contender Trevor Kobylarz completing the top ten.

Kobylarz was one of four Chili Bowl rookies among the feature field, with others including Colton Heath, Alex Bowman and Kody Swanson.

Justin Grant, J.J. Yeley, Casey Riggs, Brad Loyet, Stratton, Swanson, Travis Berryhill and Michnowicz topped heat race action for Friday night’s 64-car field, with Kruseman, Brett Anderson, Windom and Levi Jones winning the qualifying races.

Hunter Schuerenberg and Joey Saldana won the twin “C” Mains, with Hess and Loyet topping the twin “B” Mains.

George White, Brent Camarillo, Daniel Robinson and Bruce Buckwalter, Jr., all flipped in heat race action, Cole Peard, Donovan Peterson and Austin Smith got upside down in “C” Mains and Nick Knepper turned over in a “B” Main.

Cleared by his doctors at the last minute after an injury sustained in August, J.J. Yeley jumped into the seat of a vacant Keith Kunz Motorsports entry. After a heat race win, Yeley had a tumultuous qualifier, raced in through the “B” Main and then finished 20th after his late stoppage.

With four nights in the books, 256 competitors will battle it out in Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship events that gets under way at 12:00 p.m.

Friday Night’s E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier Results from the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat 1: 1. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 2. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 3. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 4. #57B Johnny Heydenreich, Indianapolis, IN; 5. #7A Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 6. #56D Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL: 7. #86J Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 8. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX Heat 2: 1. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 2. #9H Russ Harper, Indianapolis, IN; 3. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 4. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 5. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 6. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 7. #25Z Chris Zrinski, Forked River, NJ; DNS -- #1D Dennis Rodriguez, Camarillo, CA Heat 3: 1. #3F Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 2. #87JR Troy Rutherford, Ojai, CA; 3. #2J Jackie Burke, Houston, TX; 4. #51C Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 5. #16B David Budres, Beloit, WI; 6. #24T Jasiel Randolph, Tulsa, OK: 7. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL: 8. #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL Heat 4: 1. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 2. #11K Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 3. #49K Bryan Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 4. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL: 5. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL: 6. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 7. #11XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD; 8. #11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK Heat 5: 1. #13 Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, IN; 2. #55 Alex Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ; 3. #17W Josh Wise, Riverside, CA; 4. #8K Bud Kaeding, San Jose, CA; 5. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; 6. #12D Dusty Heistand, Manheim, PA; 7. #7J Clint Todd, Lynchburg, MO; 8. #37B Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL Heat 6: 1. #19R Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 2. #6X Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 3. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 4. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 5. #87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 6. #93X Brian Harvey, Durant, OK; 7. #83X Bruce Buckwalter Jr., Royersford, PA; 8. #27D Nick Chivello, Manteca, CA Heat 7: 1. #35 Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 2. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN; 3. #88 Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 4. #2B Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 5. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #33S Austin Smith, Chino Hills, CA; 7. #15M Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 8. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK Heat 8: 1. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, CA; 2. #37 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 3. #5 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 4. #84X Colton Heath, Marysville, WA; 5. #84 Joey Fabozzi, Norco, CA; 6. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 7. #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; 8. #57K Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL

C Main 1: 1. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 2. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 3. #37B Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 4. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO; 5. #57K Bubba Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL; 6. #10W George White, Fort Worth, TX; 7. #25Z Chris Zrinski, Forked River, NJ; 8. #38N Kyle Neal, Ewing, IL; 9. #58 Cole Peard, Quincy, CA; 10. #11XS Donovan Peterson, Brookings, SD; 11. #27D Nick Chivello, Manteca, CA DNS -- #83X Bruce Buckwalter Jr., Royersford, PA C Main 2: 1. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 2. #86J Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 3. #15M Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 4. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK: 5. #1D Dennis Rodriguez, Camarillo, CA; 6. #25M Derrick Myers, Stonington, IL; 7. #33S Austin Smith, Chino Hills, CA; 8. #7J Clint Todd, Lynchburg, MO; 9. #11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK; 10. #12D Dusty Heistand, Manheim, PA; 11. #93X Brian Harvey, Durant, OK DNS -- #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL

A Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

A Qualifier 1: 1. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 2. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #13 Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, IN; 4. #9H Russ Harper, Indianapolis, IN; 5. #35 Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 6. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 7. #2J Jackie Burke, Houston, TX; 8. #84 Joey Fabozzi, Norco, CA; 9. #51C Brent Camarillo, CA; 10. #8K Bud Kaeding, San Jose, CA A Qualifier 2: 1. #11K Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 2. #55 Alex Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ; 3. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, CA; 4. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 5. #87JR Troy Rutherford, Ojai, CA; 6. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 7. #7A Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 8. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 9. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 10. #57B Johnny Heydenreich, Indianapolis, IN A Qualifier 3: 1. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 2. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN; 3. #49K Bryan Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 4. #6X Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 5. #17W Josh Wise, Riverside, CA; 6. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 7. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 8. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 9. #16B David Budres, Beloit, WI; 10. #56D Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL A Qualifier 4: 1. #2B Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 2. #5 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 3. #19R Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 4. #3F Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 5. #84X Colton Heath, Marysville, WA; 6. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 7. #88 Jonathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 8. #24T Jasiel Randolph, Tulsa, OK; 9. #37 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 10. #87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL

B Main 1: 1. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 2. #84X Colton Heath, Marysville, WA; 3. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 4. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 5. #7A Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 6. #37B Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 7. #51C Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 8. #4S Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO; 9. #87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 10. #87JR Troy Rutherford, Ojai, CA; 11. #24T Jasiel Randolph, Tulsa, OK; 12. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 13. #16B David Budres, Beloit, WI; 14. #84 Joey Fabozzi, Norco, CA; 15. #8K Bud Kaeding, San Jose, CA; 16. #88D Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO B Main 2: 1. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 2. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 4. #88 Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 5. #9H Russ Harper, Indianapolis, IN; 6. #55K Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 7. #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 8. #37 Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 9. #57B Johnny Heydenreich, Indianapolis, IN; 10. #15M Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 11. #59 Dex Eaton, Owasso, OK; 12. #86J Josh Most, Red Oak, IA; 13. #56D Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL; 14. #7JR J.D. Black, Grain Valley, MO; 15. #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN; 16. #2J Jackie Burke, Houston, TX

1. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 2. #5 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 3. #13 Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, IN; 4. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 5. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 7. #2B Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 8. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, CA; 9. #44 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 10. #49K Trevor Kobylarz, Birdsboro, PA; 11. #3F Casey Riggs, Shelbyville, IN; 12. #9J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 13. #84X Colton Heath, Marysville, WA; 14. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 15. #88 Jonathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 16. #55 Alex Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ; 17. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 18. #17W Jose Wise, Riverside, CA; 19. #11K Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL; 20. #67 J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 21. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN; 22. #19R Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 23. #6X Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD; 24. #35 Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2010) – The 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals started out in unpredictable fashion on Tuesday night. That trend continued to escalate with Thursday night’s Bully Dog Qualifying main event as the leader got tangled up in traffic two laps shy of the checkered flag and then three drivers ending up on the podium that each locked into a first career Chili Bowl championship main event.

After sweeping into the lead on the ninth round, five-time and defending Chili Bowl king Sammy Swindell appeared to be well on the way to another checkered flag when he was collected by a flipping car along the frontstretch just as the two laps to go signal was indicated.

Taking full advantage was Riverside, California’s Darren Hagen, who paced the final three laps atop the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval to top Thursday night’s 25-lap Bully Dog Qualifying main event at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

Chasing Hagen to the stripe was the unheralded Tony Roney of Herculaneum, MO, with New Zealand’s Brad Mosen taking the third lock-in position to Saturday night’s main event. With all three locking into a Chili Bowl finale for the first time, it will be a new experience for five of the nine drivers locked into Saturday’s 50-lapper as Tuesday winner Zach Daum and third-place runner Shane Golobic will also embark upon new territory.

After starting Thursday night’s feature inside the fourth row, Hagen was up to fourth within the initial pair of circuits before making his way past front row outside starter Shane Cottle for third on the fifth round.

“I told the guys after the qualifier that was my fault, I got schooled by Sammy,” Hagen explained of a qualifying race that put him mid-pack in the feature. “I told ‘em I won’t waste any more time this time.”

While Hagen worked his way up to third, 2005 Chili Bowl champ Tracy Hines paced the opening eight circuits before third-starting Swindell stepped up the pace and slid into the lead through turns one and two on the ninth round.

With Swindell and Hines leading the way into traffic by the 16th round, Hagen held third through the race’s middle stages in front of Cottle and Mosen.

“To be honest, I thought I was just going to be blessed to run third,” Hagen commented afterward.

Hagen closed the gap on Hines in traffic though, and took over second on the 19th lap after the pair swapped positions the previous round. Sitting in second proved the perfect place to be as the closing laps clicked off.

With Swindell just two laps away from matching his son Kevin’s victory just one night earlier, disaster struck for the Germantown, TN, veteran shoe in the form of a wildly-flipping Jonathan Hendrick down the frontstretch. Swindell was unable to avoid the melee that also collected Billy Pauch, Jr., and rejoined the field at the tail to salvage a 13th place finish in the final rounds.

“When I saw that, he must have had nowhere to go,” Hagen explained of the incident that happened just ahead of him. “A guy with that much talent and that good of reaction time, I thought he had it wrapped up tonight.”

At the head of the field, Hagen paced the final three circuits aboard the Esslinger-powered RFMS Racing RFMS Liberty Village/McGladrey & Pullen No. 3 Spike to secure the prominent win.

In Hagen’s wake, the complexion of the field changed drastically when second runner Hines jumped the turn two cushion and fell back in the field.

Mosen immediately moved into second only to have Tony Roney slip by on the low side on the final lap to snare runner-up honors in the Fontana-powered Simpson/Saldana No. 1T Stealth.

“I am a little in shock,” Roney commented afterward. “I never expected to do this; my goal was to get into a ‘C’ Main (Saturday night), which you had to make the ‘A’ tonight to do that. At the end, I thought I might get third if I played my cards right. A little luck and it happened, it was awesome.”

Mosen settled for the show position in Simon Longdill’s Synergy V8-powered CRC/Transitainer No. 19nz Aggressor, joining Kiwi teammate Michael Pickens in Saturday night’s championship feature field. Pickens posted a second-place run on Tuesday night.

“Running against those guys, you’ve just got to make every leap you can past the guys,” Mosen explained. “You’re not gonna give them any chances. Until Tony (Roney) turned up, I was pretty happy with second but third is good enough as well.”

After slipping as far back as eighth, Cottle rallied in the final three rounds to finish fourth in Daryl Saucier’s Chevy-powered DSR Fuel Systems No. 1st Beast, with California youngster Kyle Larson rounding out the top five in the Corey Tucker Racing/BCI Esslinger-powered Stadelhofer Construction No. 39i Spike.

NASCAR star Kasey Kahne mixed it up among the top-ten the entire distance before crossing the stripe in sixth, with Thomas Meseraull in seventh. Hines’ late race miscue relegated him to eighth at the line, with Jesse Hockett and 2008 Chili Bowl champion Damion Gardner completing the top ten.

Cottle, Mosen, Michelle Decker, Hines, Hagen, Terry McCarl, David Gough and Garrett Hansen topped heat race action for Thursday night’s 67-car field, with McCarl, Kahne, Roney and Swindell winning the qualifying races.

Cody Darrah and Donnie Ray Crawford won the twin “C” Mains, with Shane Hollingsworth and Hansen winning the “B” Mains. Jimmy Light climbed from a fourth place “C” Main finish to claim third in a “B” Main before finishing out the night 12th in the “A” Main.

Mosen established himself as this year’s leading Chili Bowl rookie contender with his third-place finish. Mosen was the only rookie contender to make Thursday night’s feature cut and just the fifth rookie this week to race into preliminary night “A” Main action.

While Hendrick’s wild ride down the frontstretch was the most notable, nine other drivers took tumbles during the night including Billy Lawhead in hot laps, Ted Kirkpatrick and Joe Bob Lee in heat race action, Riley Adair and Ron Bach in “C” Main competition, Decker and Austin Brown in the first “B” Main and Justin Melton and Steve Knepper in the second “B” Main.

Action at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals resumes with Friday night’s E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier, with racing action set to go green at 6:00 p.m. Friday’s action fills in the final pieces of the puzzle for Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship feature events.

Thursday Night’s Bully Dog Qualifier Results from the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat 1: 1. #1ST Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 2. #39I Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 3. #23T Tanner Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 4. #91J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 5. #0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT; 6. #19K Klint Angelette, Thibodaux, LA; 7. #87B Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, NE; 8. #2R Riley Adair, Tulsa, OK; 9. #50 Ted Kirkpatrick, Waterloo, IL Heat 2: 1. #19NZ Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 2. #91X Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 3. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 4. #71X Henry Clarke, Villa Park, CA; 5. #5K Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA; 6. #89JR Todd McVay, Lees Summit, MO; 7. #61 Chad Pitts, Little Rock, AR; 8. #14AJ Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 9. #51X Ronnie Gardner, Norco, CA Heat 3: 1. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 2. #05H Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO; 3. #37X Jason Grady, Farmington, NM; 4. #7E Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 5. #2X Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA; 6. #0Z Johnny Murdock, Dallas, TX; 7. #11B Scotty Weir, Marion, IN; 8. #111 Ryan Durst, Lincoln, NE; 9. #7 Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL Heat 4: 1. #11 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN; 2. #75P Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, IN; 3. #17E Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, OK; 4. #39L Billy Lawhead, Tulsa, OK; 5. #4B Ronnie Burke, League City, TX; 6. #99J Eric Todd, Falcon, MO; 7. #31V Victor Davis, Ventura, CA; 8. #90 Toni Lutar, Richmond, BC Heat 5: 1. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 2. #118 Kyle Steffans, St. Charles, MO; 3. #75 Billy Pauch Jr.; 4. #45C Chris Coker, Greenville, TX; 5. #25K Steve Knepper, Belleville, IL; 6. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 7. #8X Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 8. #76K Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN Heat 6: 1. #F5 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 2. #86 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 3. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 4. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 5. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 6. #19S Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 7. #27B Joe Bob Lee, Cache, OK; 8. #8E Murray Erickson, Odessa, TX Heat 7: 1. #6 David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 2. #44D Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 3. #68 Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, IN; 4. #40 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 5. #25A Aaron Ott, York Springs, PA; 6. #04 Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH; 7. #71T Tim Pyle, Portland, OR; 8. #83 Kurt Blackaby, Bentonville, AR Heat 8: 1. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 2. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 3. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 4. #37M Johnny Rodriguez, Elk Grove, CA; 5. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 6. #47JR Ron Bach, Santa Paula, CA; 7. #12 Nathan High, Goodyear, AZ; 8. #73E Billy Balog, Chippewa Falls, WI

C Mains (Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main) C Main 1: 1. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 2. #7 Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 3. #11B Scotty Weir, Marion, IN; 4. #5K Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA; 5. #89JR Tim McVay, Lees Summit, MO; 6. #90 Toni Lutar, Richmond, BC; 7. #19K Klint Angelette, Thibodaux, LA; 8. #71T Tim Pyle, Portland, OR; 9. #0Z Johnny Murdock, Dallas, TX; 10. #61 Chad Pitts, Little Rock, AR; 11. #2R Riley Adair, Tulsa, OK; DNS -- #27B Joe Bob Lee, Cache, OK; #76K Michael Koontz, Bloomington, IN; #50 Ted Kirkpatrick, Waterloo, IL C Main 2: 1. #8X Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #12 Nathan High, Goodyear, AZ; 3. #87B Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, NE; 4. #99J Eric Todd, Falcon, MO; 5. #19S Patrick Stasa, Kingman, KS; 6. #47JR Ron Bach, Santa Paula, CA; 7. #04 Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH; 8. #73E Billy Balog, Chippewa Falls, WI; 9. #31V Victor Davis, Ventura, CA; 10. #83 Kurt Blackaby, Bentonville, AR; 11. #51X Ronnie Gardner, Norco, CA; 12. #111 Ryan Durst, Lincoln, NE DNS -- #8E Murray Erickson, Odessa, TX

A Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains) A Qualifier 1: 1. #F5 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 2. #44D Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 3. #11 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN; 4. #05H Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO; 5. #86 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 6. #0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT; 7. #23T Tanner Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 8. #4B Ronnie Burke, Jr., League City, TX; 9. #40 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 10. #68 Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, IN A Qualifier 2: 1. #91 Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 2. #19NZ Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 3. #14AJ Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 4. #6 David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 5. #39I Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 6. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 7. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 8. #25K Steve Knepper, Belleville, IL; 9. #37X Jason Grady, Farmington, NM; 10. #75P Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, IN A Qualifier 3: 1. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO: 2. #91J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 3. #1ST Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 4. #118 Kyle Steffans, St. Charles, MO; 5. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 6. #75 Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ; 7. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 8. #2X Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA; 9. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 10. #39L Billy Lawhead, Tulsa, OK A Qualifier 4: 1. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 3. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 4. #37M Johnny Rodriguez, Elk Grove, CA; 5. #71X Henry Clarke, Villa Park, CA; 6. #7E Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 7. #25A Aaron Ott, York Springs, PA; 8. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 9. #45C Chris Coker, Greenville, TX; 10. #17E Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, OK

B Mains (Top 4 in each transfer to A Main) B Main 1: 1. #86 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 2. #75 Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ; 3. #5K Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA; 4. #68 Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, IN; 5. #0 Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ONT; 6. #7 Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 7. #11B Scotty Weir, Marion, IN; 8. #4B Ronnie Burke Jr., League City, TX; 9. #71X Henry Clarke, Villa Park, CA; 10. #75P Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, IN; 11. #6R Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA; 12. #37X Jason Grady, Farmington, NM; 13. #118 Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, MO; 14. #40 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 15. #89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 16. #7D Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK B Main 2: 1. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 2. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 3. #7E Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 4. #8X Donnie Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #87B Stuart Snyder, Lincoln, NE; 6. #2X Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA; 7. #23T Tanner Swanson, Kingsburg, CA; 8. #17E Tanner Berryhill, Tulsa, OK; 9. #45C Chris Coker, Greenville, TX; 10. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 11. #12 Nathan High, Goodyear, AZ; 12. #25K Steve Knepper, Belleville, IL; 13. #11J Justin Melton, Flower Mound, TX; 14. #25A Aaron Ott, York Springs, PA; 15. #39L Billy Lawhead, Tulsa, OK DNS -- #99J Eric Todd, Falcon, MO

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event) 1. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 2. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 3. #19NZ Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 4. #1ST Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 5. #39I Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 6. #91X Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 7. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 8. #11 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN; 9. #05H Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO; 10. #44D Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 11. #86 Shane Hollingsworth, Lafayette, IN; 12. #5K Jimmy Light, West Springfield, PA; 13. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 14. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 15. #14AJ Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 16. #75 Billy Pauch, Frenchtown, NJ; 17. #6 David Gough, Machesney Park, IL; 18. #37M Johnny Rodriguez, Elk Grove, CA; 19. #91J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 20. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 21. #68 Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, IN; 22. #8X Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 23. #F5 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; DNS -- #7E Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2010) – Kevin Swindell snared his first taste of Chili Bowl glory by wiring the field in Wednesday night’s 25-lap River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown main event at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Swindell, the son of five-time and defending Chili Bowl champion Sammy Swindell, outdueled Cole Whitt for the lead in the opening rounds and led all the way to the checkered flag with Whitt in tow, as tenth-starter Brad Kuhn nipped Tim McCreadie at the stripe for the third and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals 50-lap championship main event.

Eighteen-year-old Whitt earned the pole position for the feature event by racing from eighth to win his heat race with a last corner pass and then charging from sixth to win his qualifying race.

However, it was front row outside starter Swindell taking advantage of the topside to take command before the caution flew on consecutive occasions with two laps in the books that sent contenders Josh Ford and Bryan Clauson to the tail of the field.

The 20-year-old Swindell weathered another pair of cautions after laps five and 14 before racing to the checkered flag aboard the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking No. 39 Spike.

“Every time we got to traffic and I would of had to start moving around, the yellow came out,” Swindell explained. “Everything kinda worked out and I managed to limit the mistakes on the cushion.”

Whitt kept Swindell in his sights throughout but was never able to mount a serious challenge in the Toyota-powered Keith Kunz Motorsports No. 71 Red Bull Bullet.

“I wanted to get into traffic,” Whitt commented. “But, then again, being at the Chili Bowl second is still great. Getting in the A Main was our goal tonight.”

Behind the lead duo, the battle for the third and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s 50-lap finale was fierce. While 2006 Chili Bowl champion Tim McCreadie held the third position much of the way, 2009 USAC National Midget champion Brad Kuhn worked his way past Daniel Adler and A.J. Fike for fourth soon after the lap 14 caution and went to work on McCreadie.

Late Model and DIRT Modified ace McCreadie and midgeteer Kuhn traded sliders over the final handful of laps with Kuhn nipping the New Yorker for the show position at the stripe by mere inches.

McCreadie settled for fourth in the Wilke Pak Motorsports No. 11w, with Brad Sweet rounding out the top five in the Kasey Kahne Racing No. 49.

Adler and Fike crossed the stripe sixth and seventh, respectively, with Jonathan Beason charging from 17th to eighth. National Midget Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson rebounded from his early incident to claim ninth, with Brandon Waelti completing the top ten.

McCreadie, Whitt, Fike, Sweet, Clauson, Swindell, Davey Ray and Kuhn topped Wednesday’s heat race action that included 62 competitors, with Whitt, McCreadie, Clauson and Kevin Bayer winning the qualifying races.

Mike Spencer and Gary Taylor won the twin “C” Mains, with Beason and Casey Shuman topping the twin “B” Mains.

Shane Cockrum and Taylor both got upside down in the second heat race, Nick O’Neal flipped in “C” Main action and Brian Carter turned over as the checkered flag flew on the first “B” Main. There were no injuries.

Four Chili Bowl rookie contenders cracked the feature field, including Tyler Edwards, Cockrum, Dusty Zomer and Australia’s Brad Cox. Cockrum fared the best in the feature with a 13th place showing after Edwards battled amongst the top five much of the way before losing power and coming to a stop on the track to bring out the lap 14 caution.

Action at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals resumes with Thursday night’s Bully Dog Qualifier, with racing action set to go green at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night’s River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown Results from the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat 1: 1. #11W Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY; 2. #12H Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, CA; 3. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 4. #10P Scott Pierovich, Alamo, CA; 5. #56 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Garden, NC; 6. #47X Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 7. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 8. #6C Brian Carter Heat 2: 1. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 2. #27C Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 3. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 4. #91AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, AUS; 5. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; 6. #1AU Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 7. #57 Kevin Studley, Plainfield, IN; 8. #33 Scott Fennell, Littleton, CO Heat 3: 1. #69 A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 2. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 3. #85 Patrick Bruns, Champaign, IL; 4. #19W Wes Gutierrez, San Martin, CA; 5. #401 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 6. #31B Bruce Douglass, Ventura, CA; 7. #11C Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 8. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY Heat 4: 1. #49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 2. #60S Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield, CA; 3. #91S Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 4. #3J Julee Jamison, Highlands Ranch, CO; 5. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 6, #73I Austin Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA; 7. #7C Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO; 8. #12J Jay Mounce, Downs, IL Heat 5: 1. #39B Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 2. #15N David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 3. #51S Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, CA; 4. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 5. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 6. #37T Josh Grady, Farmington, NM; 7. #91 Donnie Trent, Honey Brook, PA; 8. #19T Tanner Mullens, Andale, KS Heat 6: 1. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #12K Tyler Edwards, Ventura, CA; 3. #15H Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 4. #75Z Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD; 5. #11XC Steve Newman, Breckenridge, CO; 6. #44X Forrest Slater, Alabaster, AL; 7. #2G Terry Goodwin, Laveen, AZ; 8. #14 Tony Rossi, Brighton, CO Heat 7: 1. #2 Davey Ray, Rockford, IL; 2. #07 Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA; 3. #05S Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 4. #2A J.C. Bland, Springfield, IL; 5. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 6. #92 Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 7. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK Heat 8: 1. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 2. #3W Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 3. #91K Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 4. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 5. #89H Andrew Hannula, Matawan, NJ; 6. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK; 7. #14K Channing Zierolf, Houma, LA

C Mains (Top 4 in each transfer to back of corresponding B Main) C Main 1: 1. #47X Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 2. #73I Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA; 3. #19T Tanner Mullens, Andale, KS; 4. #6C Brian Carter, Concord, NC; 5. #7C Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO; 6. #00 Pete Davis, Pleasanton, CA; 7. #14 Tony Rossi, Brighton, CO; 8. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, CA; 9. #44X Forrest Slater, Alabaster, AL; 10. #2G Terry Goodwin, Laveen, AZ; 11. #57 Kevin Studley, Plainfield, IN C Main 2: 1. #1AU Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 2. #11C Chet Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 3. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK; 4. #92 Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 5. #6M Justin Mallo, Cheyenne, WY; 6. #14K Channing Zierolf, Houma, LA; 7. #31B Bruce Douglass, Ventura, CA; 8. #12J Jay Mounce, Downs, IL; 9. #19N Nick O'Neal, Wagoner, OK; 10. #91 Donnie Trent, Honey Brook, PA; DNS -- #33 Scott Fennell, Littleton, CO A Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains) A Qualifier 1: 1. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 2. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 3. #3W Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 4. #12K Tyler Edwards, Ventura, CA; 5. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 6. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 7. #75Z Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD; 8. #12H Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, CA; 9. #19W Wes Gutierrez, San Martin, CA; 10. #10P Scott Pierovich, Alamo, CA A Qualifier 2: 1. #11W Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY; 2. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 3. #49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 4. #51S Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, CA; 5. #05S Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 6. #56 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Garden, NC; 7. #27C Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 8. #89H Andrew Hannula, Matawan, NJ; 9. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 10. #11XC Steve Newman, Breckenridge, CO A Qualifier 3: 1. #39B Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 2. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 3. #15H Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 4. #2A J.C. Bland, Springfield, IL; 5. #2 Davey Ray, Rockford, IL; 6. #91AU Gunnedah, AUS; 7. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 8. #91S Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 9. #60S Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield, CA; 10. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO A Qualifier 4: 1. #91K Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 2. #401 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 3. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 4. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 5. #69 A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 6. #15N David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 7. #15N David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 8. #85 Patrick Bruns, Champaign, IL; 9. #37T Josh Grady, Farmington, NM; 10. #07 Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA

B Mains (Top 4 in each transfer to A Main) B Main 1: 1. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 2. #2 Davey Ray, Rockford, IL; 3. #75Z Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD; 4. #91AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, AUS; 6. #19W Wes Gutierrez, San Martin, CA; 7. #47X Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 8. #37T Josh Grady, Farmington, NM; 9. #91S Jeff Stasa, Kingman, KS; 10. #85 Patrick Bruns, Champaign, IL; 11. #19T Tanner Mullens, Andale, KS; 12. #10P Scott Pierovich, Alamo, CA; 13. #12H Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, CA; 14. #11XC Steve Newman, Breckenridge, CO; 15. #73I Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA; 16. #6C Brian Carter, Concord, NC B Main 2: 1. #05S Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 2. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 3. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 4. #56 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Garden, NC; 5. #1AU Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 6. #07 Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA; 7. #11C Chett Gehrke, Broken Arrow, OK; 8. #27C Tony Elliott, Warsaw, IN; 9. #15N David Prickett, Fresno, CA; 10. #10 Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO; 11. #3J Julee Jamison, Highlands Ranch, CO; 12. #60S Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield, CA; 13. #89H Andrew Hannula, Matawan, NJ; 14. #92 Jake Rosario, Guthrie, OK; 15. #2A J.C. Bland, Springfield, IL; 16. #31E Evan Sewell, Tulsa, OK

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event) 1. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 3. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 4. #11W Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY; 5. #49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 6. #401 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 7. #69 A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 8. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 9. #39B Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 10. #3W Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 11. #12JR Josh Pelkey, Peoria, AZ; 12. #35T Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 13. #14C Shane Cockrum, Benton, IL; 14. #05S Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 15. #15H Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 16. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 17. #56 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Grove, NC; 18. #91K Kevin Bayer, Bixby, OK; 19. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 20. #7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 21. #91AU Brad Cox, Gunnedah, AUS; 22. #75Z Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD; 23. #12K Tyler Edwards, Ventura, CA; 24. #2 Davey Ray, Rockford, IL

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2010) – Eighteen-year-old Zach Daum of Pocahontas, IL, put the finishing touches on a spicy Chili Bowl opener with a dramatic last-corner pass of New Zealand’s Michael Pickens to win Tuesday night’s 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying “A” Main event at the Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Daum and Pickens swapped the point several times along the way before “The Dauminator” crossed underneath the Kiwi shoe exiting turn four and surged into the lead to take the checkered flag that closed out the first of four qualifying nights at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

Also on Tuesday night, Missouri’s Brad Loyet backed up a 21-win season in 2009 by wiring the field in the 20-lap Vacuworx Race of Champions that featured past event winners and perennial contenders.

While Daum and the 27-year-old Pickens took the top two positions in the nightcap, California teen Shane Golobic snared the third and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event.

It marks the first time for both Daum and Golobic to crack the Saturday night main event, while Pickens placed sixth in his only previous Chili Bowl outing in 2005.

Just missing out on a guaranteed starting position in Saturday’s finale was Brent Beauchamp, who rallied from 16th to fourth, with Bob East rounding out the top five.

Piloting his father’s (Dan Daum) Esslinger-powered Daum Insurance No. 5d Midget, Daum earned the pole position for the main event by accumulating the most passing points through heat race and qualifying action.

However, it was front row outside starter Cale Conley from West Virginia gunning into the lead at the outset and pacing the opening circuit before a caution flew for second-row starter Dustin Morgan, who looped it in turn two.

Twenty-one laps of wild green flag racing action followed, with Daum racing into the lead on the second round and then Conley finally succumbing to the advances of both sixth-starter Pickens and third-starter Tyler Walker by the seventh lap.

Piloting Simon Longdill’s Synergy V8-powered CRC/Transitainer No. 88nz Aggressor-chassis, Pickens reeled in Daum and began pressuring for the lead as traffic came into play at the midway point.

Pickens raced into the lead to complete the 15th lap only to bobble in turns one and two, allowing Daum to reclaim the point as California’s Walker entered the fray.

The trio diced for the top position over the next several rounds, with Pickens back in front on the 21st lap. Two laps later, the race’s second and final caution appeared when Walker’s move for the lead resulted in a spin that sent him to the tail along with Dave Darland, who had advanced to sixth after starting 17th.

With just three laps remaining, Pickens continued to work the high side of the track as Daum kept the pressure on. And, when Pickens got the slightest bit loose exiting turn four with the checkered flag in sight, Daum pounced on the opportunity to snare the win.

Holding down fourth until Walker’s spin, Golobic crossed the stripe a close third in the Gaerte-powered Corey Tucker Racing-BCI Country Builders No. 39c Spike.

Beauchamp’s rally from eight rows deep aboard Cruz Pedregon’s Esslinger-powered Snap-On/Sioux City Truck No. 75b Spike came up one position short in fourth, with Bobby East advancing a handful of positions in the Klatt Enterprises Ford-powered No. 4 Beast.

Steve Buckwalter rebounded from a wild qualifying race flip in turn two to race from 19th to sixth in the main event, with Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon climbing from 15th to seventh. Matt Streeter was eighth, with Chili Bowl veteran David Camfield, Jr., and 20th-starting Missouri teen Andrew Felker completing the top ten.

Pickens, Buckwalter, Darland, Walker, Greg Bragg, Streeter, Kevin Ramey and Tim Crawley topped heat race action for Tuesday night’s 63 competitors, with Billy Wease, Conley, Joey Moughan and East winning the qualifying races.

Jon Stanbrough and Ray Allen Kulhanek won the twin “C” Mains, with Darland and R.J. Johnson victorious in the twin “B” Mains. Stanbrough had rallied through his “B” Main to a transfer position in third only to be sent to the tail of the field after hitting the cone on a lap 13 restart in the 15-lapper.

Ricky Williams flipped in heat race action, with Curtis Bailey and Zach Cougill both getting upside down in the “C” Mains. Cole Smith, Buckwalter and Felker each flipped on consecutive attempts to start the second qualifying race, with Chad Frewaldt taking a wild turn two tumble in the third qualifier. Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Harris Brooks, Danny Burke and Kevin Ramey all flipped in “B” Main action.

California’s Keith Bloom was the only Chili Bowl rookie contender to make Tuesday night’s feature cut. Bloom took the checkered flag 16th in a race that had 22 of 24 starters completing the distance. Wease was unable to make the call due to mechanical issues, while Conley’s front row start was overshadowed by a DNF.

Fifteen drivers drew for position in the Vacuworx Race of Champions before Brad Loyet, leaving him with the number one position for the start. It was all the 21-year-old from Sunset Hills, MO, needed, as he gunned into the lead at the outset and led all the way in the Esslinger-powered Beaver Stripes & Graphics No. 05 Spike.

USAC Midget champion Brad Kuhn closed the gap in the final rounds but fell just short of mounting a serious charge, with Jay Drake, Cole Whitt and Garrett Hansen rounding out the top five.

Sammy Swindell’s Chili Bowl began on a somewhat inauspicious note after sweeping the 2009 edition of the event. Last year’s Race of Champions winner drew the 14th starting position among the 16-car field and then got upside down in turn four on the third lap after Gary Taylor and Tracy Hines got together.

Action at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals continues with Wednesday night’s River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown firing off at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday Night’s Warren CAT Qualifier Results from the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals:

Heat 1: 1. #88NZ Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 2. #86c David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 3. #16 Jimmy Winkler, Parkville, MO; 4. #1TX Paul White, Temple, TX; 5. #99 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. #99K Kyle Rayburn, Pueblo, CO; 7. #5M Zach Cougill, Greenwood, IN; 8. #7RS Matt Gilbert, Shawnee, KS Heat 2: 1. #25 Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 2. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 3. #39C Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 4. #13X Andrew Elson, Carmel, IN; 5. #8 Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 6. #97 Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 7. #67H Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 8. #15J Jeff Wimmenauer, New Whiteland, IN Heat 3: 1. #4X Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 2. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 3. #27S Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 4. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; 5. #75B Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 6. #5* Ray Allen Kulhanek, Magnolia, TX; 7. #10X Alissa Geving, Penngrove, CA; 8. #27 Brock Lemley, Bellingham, WA Heat 4: 1. #32 Tyler Walker, Encino, CA; 2. #92W Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 3. #3C Cale Conley, Vienna, WV; 4. #11S Chris Sheil, Englewood, CO; 5. #6D Lex Burritt, Redding, CT; 6. #16F Aaron Fiscus, Sun Prairie, WI; 7. #40H Andy Huston, Roseville, IL DNS – #85 Matt Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK Heat 5: 1. #0X Gregg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 2. #76 Kellen Conover, Sumner, IL; 3. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 4. #73S Cole Smith, Plainfield, IN; 5. #54 Evan Pardo, Gatesville, TX; 6. #82 Eric Johnson, Rockford, IL; 7. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK: 8. #11X Ricky Williams, Clinton, OH Heat 6: 1. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 2. #6B Keith Bloom, Anderson, CA; 3. #19 Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA; 4. #7S Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 5. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #6E Rafe Essary, Stillwell, OK: 7. #60 Eric Sandage, Alexander, AR; 8. #36F Frank Flud, Broken Arrow, OK Heat 7: 1. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 2. #4F Chad Frewaldt, Kansas City, KS; 3. #24 Rick Eckert, York, PA; 4. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 5. #05L Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO; 6. #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS; 7. #17K Austin Mero, Kingsburg, CA; 8. #73X Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA Heat 8: 1. #05C Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 2. #55B Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 3. #U1 Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK; 4. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 5. #23 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE; 6. #9D Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 7. #56X Curtis Bailey, Bartlesville, OK

C Main 1: 1. #97 Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 2. #16F Aaron Fiscus, Sun Prairie, WI; 3. #9D Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 4. #67H Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 5. #11H Garrett Hood, Concordia, KS; 6. #36F Frank Flud, Broken Arrow, OK; 7. #17K Austin Mero, Kingsburg, CA; 8. #85J Matt Johnston, Oklahoma City, OK; 9. #15J Jeff Wimmenauer, New Whiteland, IN; 10. #82 Eric Johnson, Rockford, IL; 11. #56X Curtis Bailey, Bartlesville, OK. DNS -- #40H Andy Huston, Roseville, IL C Main 2: 1. #5* Ray Allen Kulhanek, Magnolia, TX; 2. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 3. #6D Lex Burritt, Redding, CT; 4. #10X Alissa Geving, Penngrove, CA; 5. #60 Eric Sandage, Alexander, AR; 6. #73X Greg Edenholm, Malibu, CA; 7. #7RS Matt Gilbert, Shawnee, KS; 8. #5M Zach Cougill, Greenwood, IN; 9. #6E Rafe Essary, Stillwell, OK: 10. #11X Ricky Williams, Clifton, OH; 11. #27 Brock Lemley, Bellingham, WA

A Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points to A Main; Balance to twin B Mains)

A Qualifier 1: 1. #92W Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 2. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 3. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 4. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; 5. #4X Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 6. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 7. #16 Jimmy Winkler, Parkville, MO; 8. #11S Chris Sheil, Englewood, CO; 9. #99K Kyle Rayburn, Pueblo, CO; 10. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS A Qualifier 2: 1. #3C Cale Conley, Vienna, WV; 2. #76 Kellen Conover, Sumner, IL; 3. #39C Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 4. #99 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 5, #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 6. #0X Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 7. #8 Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 8. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 9. #25 Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 10. #73S Cole Smith, Plainfield, IN A Qualifier 3: 1. #55B Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 2. #86C David Camfield, Jr., Decatur, IL; 3. #32 Tyler Walker, Encino, CA; 4. #75B Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 5. #05C Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 6. #24 Rick Eckert, York, PA; 7. #27S Andy Shouse, Oklahoma, City, OK; 8. #7S Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 9. #54 Evan Pardo, Gatesville, TX; 10. #4F Chad Frewaldt, Kansas City, KS A Qualifier 4: 1. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 2. #U1 Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK; 3. #88NZ Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 4. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 5. #6B Keith Bloom, Anderson, CA; 6. #19 Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA; 7. #1TX Paul White, Temple, TX; 8. #05L Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO; 9. #13X Andrew Elson, Carmel, IN; 10. #23 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE

B Main 1: 1. #4X Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 2. #25 Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 3. #19 Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA; 4. #0X Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 5. #1TX Paul White, Temple, TX; 6. #05L Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO; 7. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 8. #16 Jimmy Winkler, Parkville, MO; 9. #16F Aaron Fiscus, Sun Prairie, WI; 10. #11S Chris Sheil, Englewood, CO; 11. #99K Kyle Rayburn, Pueblo, CO; 12. #97 Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 13. #67H Harris Brooks, Houston, TX; 14. #9D Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, CA; 15. #13X Andrew Elson, Carmel, IN; 16. #23 Tadd Holliman, Beaver Lake, NE B Main 2: 1. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 2. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 3. #8 Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 4. #24 Rick Eckert, York, PA; 5. #27 Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City, OK; 6. #5* Ray Allen Kulhanek; 7. #54 Evan Pardo, Gatesville, TX; 8. #7S Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 9. #73S Cole Smith, Plainfield, IN; 10. #15D Andrew Deal, Caney, KS; 11. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 12. #10X Alissa Geving, Penngrove, CA; 13. #6D Lex Burritt, Redding, CT; 14. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 15. #15B Danny Burke, Houston, TX; DNS – Chad Frewaldt, Kansas City, KS

1. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 2. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 3. #71K Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 4. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 5. #47 Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 6. #15H Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 7. #91X Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 8. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 9. #57B Johnny Heydenreich, Indianapolis, IN; 10. #1AU Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA; 11. #44D Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 12. #39B Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 13. #11W Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY; 14. #40 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 15. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 16. #11 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN

1. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 2. #88NZ Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 3. #39C Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 4. #75B Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 5. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #25 Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 7. #99 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 8. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 9. #86C David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 10. #11A Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO; 11. #05C Tim Crawley, Benton, AR; 12. #24 Rick Eckert, York, PA; 13. #8 Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 14. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 15. #4X Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 16. #6B Keith Bloom, Anderson, CA; 17. #32 Tyler Walker, Encino, CA; 18. #55B Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 19. #U1 Dustin Morgan, Tulsa, OK; 20. #19 Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA; 21. #76 Kellen Conover, Sumner, IL; 22. #0X Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 23. #3C Cale Conley, Vienna, WV; DNS — #92W Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2010) – After a Monday highlighted by visits from dignitaries and a full practice session, the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals fires to life on Tuesday at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifier and Vacuworx Race of Champions marks the first of four nights of qualifying competition that will ultimately set the lineups for Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship feature events.

As Monday’s practice session for the 265 entries from 28 different states as well as Australia, New Zealand and Canada got under way at 10:00 a.m., a group of dignitaries including the likes of Congressman John Sullivan, Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and County Commissioners Fred Perry and John Smaligo were led on a tour of the facility by event co-promoter Emmett Hahn.

With a healthy contingent of local media on hand, Sullivan and Bartlett noted the significant economic impact of the Chili Bowl Nationals to the City of Tulsa, with the event estimated to generate $15 million in direct spending.

Mayor Bartlett commented that, “Fifteen million is huge with the budget issues the City of Tulsa has. When you think in terms of sales tax, that’s several hundred thousand dollars straight to the bottom line. This event contributes to the City of Tulsa and its well being.”

An attendee of the Chili Bowl over the last several years, Congressman Sullivan explained that, “This is a great, great event. It’s an event that isn’t asking for much from the City, just some appreciation.”

Brady Bacon, Michelle Decker and Shannon McQueen were among the drivers on hand to field questions from the media before shaking out their weekend rides.

Once again, the Chili Bowl Nationals has drawn competitors from all strata, with Hahn commenting that, “We’ve got some car owners out there that are probably multi-millionaires parked next to some car owners that may be on welfare. But when they’re out there, they’re all the same; we’ve sent Kasey Kahne up the ramp before when he tried to sneak in an extra practice session.”

Unofficially among the quickest in the day’s practice was California native Cole Whitt, who ranks as the youngest champion in USAC history after taking the 2008 Midget crown at the age of 17. Whitt is among a five-car Keith Kunz Motorsports stable that also includes Jon Stanbrough and Henry Clarke, with two other seats potentially open.

Others stopping the clocks in impressive fashion included five-time and defending Chili Bowl champion Sammy Swindell, who vies to become the first back-to-back winner in event history, and New Zealand’s Michael Pickens in the stateside debut of the Aggressor V8 powerplant.

There were only a pair of cars getting upside down in the day’s 52 hot lap sessions, with Kellen Conover climbing the backstretch wall and then flipping in turn three and then Ryan Cole turning over in turn two.

Pickens is part of a stout Tuesday night Warren CAT Qualifier that also includes hometown favorites Brady Bacon, Matt Sherrell and Dustin Morgan along with perennial Chili Bowl contender Dave Darland, Indiana’s Jon Stanbrough, Missouri’s Danny Lasoski and California’s Tyler Walker among others.

With 66 of the 265 entries slated for Tuesday night, another 16 drivers will take part in the Vacuworx Race of Champions including past winners Sammy Swindell, Cory Kruseman, Damion Gardner, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines, Jay Drake, Jon Heydenreich and Scott Hatton along with NASCAR stars Kasey Kahne and Jason Leffler, National Midget Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson, USAC Midget champion Brad Kuhn, Gary Taylor, Brad Loyet, Garrett Hansen and Cole Whitt.

A limited number of tickets remain for Tuesday night’s action, which goes green at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $27 at the gate or by calling 918-838-3777.

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions

Past Winners: Sammy Swindell (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989), Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007 and 2002), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy Hines (2005), Cory Kruseman (2004 and 2000), Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Jay Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie Beechler (1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994), Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden (1991), Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).

Trade Show: Always a popular attraction at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Tuesday through Saturday) free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel and more is available with well over 100 different vendors. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

Tickets: Four-night tickets for Wednesday through Saturday of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals were depleted by the end of May. A limited number of reserved seats for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying Event and the Second Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions are available for $26 per person and may be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate. Pit passes for all five nights are available at the gate as well.

Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed basis.

Chili Bowl on the Net: All official news pertaining to the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, including official entry lists, race results and recaps, is available first at www.chilibowl.com. Also, all five nights of the Chili Bowl Nationals will be broadcast live (audio) on www.racinboys.com.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2010) – Just one week into the new decade, the nation's premier motorsports spectacle is already upon us as the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals brings the City of Tulsa to life like no other time of the year.

Closing in on a quarter-century of unforgettable racing action atop the QuikTrip Center's ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds, the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off Tuesday night, January 12, before finally culminating with Saturday night's (January 16) 50-lap championship main event.

The entry list for the prestigious event is currently at 266, with a worldwide field representing 28 different states, a pair of Canadian provinces, Australia and New Zealand.

Among this week's additions to the entry list is 2008 Chili Bowl champion Damion Gardner, bringing the number of past event winners looking for more Chili Bowl glory to eight.

While Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifying Night kicks off the four preliminary Chili Bowl nights, the Vacuworx Race of Champions makes for an action-packed Tuesday card.

Those eight past Chili Bowl winners, including five-time Chili Bowl king Sammy Swindell, two-time winner Cory Kruseman and one-time winners Damion Gardner, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines, Jay Drake, Jon Heydenreich and Scott Hatton will square off in the Vacuworx Race of Champions 20-lapper that also includes NASCAR stars Kasey Kahne and Jason Leffler, National Midget Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson, USAC Midget champion Brad Kuhn, Gary Taylor, Brad Loyet, Garrett Hansen and Cole Whitt.

The first quarter of the field will also battle it out in Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifier, with the balance of the field racing through Wednesday's River Spirit Casino Qualifier, Thursday's Bully Dog Qualifier and Friday's E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier.

The top three finishers in each Qualifying night feature lock into Saturday night's 50-lap Chili Bowl championship feature, with the others to battle it out through Saturday's Rockstar Energy Drink slate of feature events.

Several of next week's Chili Bowl competitors got an early look at the Tulsa Expo Raceway in last weekend's Tulsa Shootout, with Kevin Bayer, Donnie Ray Crawford and Kyle Larson among the event winners. Bayer's win came in the inaugural ASCS ECOTech Chevy Midget main event, Crawford added another Golden Driller in the Micro Sprint Car ranks and California's Larson topped a winged kart class. Crawford was added to the ChiIi Bowl entry list this week aboard the Hard Eight Racing No. 8x.

Also added to the entry list this week is Penngrove, California's Alissa Geving. Already a two-time track champion in the Sprint Car ranks at Petaluma Speedway, the 18-year-old runs the total of lady competitors at the Chili Bowl to five with others including Shannon McQueen, Michelle Decker, Randi Pankratz and Julee Jamison.

While racing action officially goes green on Tuesday, activities have already picked up at the QuikTrip Center. While the track is being groomed for five nights of action, trailers will be parked in the building on Sunday with a practice session to follow on Monday.

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions

Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed basis.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 28, 2009) – It will be out with the old and in with the new at the end of the week as the calendar turns to a new decade. And what better way to celebrate the final day of 2009 and the initial days of 2010 than with the 25th Annual Tulsa Shootout at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

A record count of approximately 500 Micro Sprint Cars and the much-awaited debut of the ASCS Midgets will headline the full weekend of racing action that also includes Karts and Quads, tallying an overall entry count near 1,000.

A prelude to the upcoming 24th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on January 12-16, 2010, action gets under way on Thursday with Midget and Micro Sprint practice in the morning followed by heat race action.

Then on Friday, the on track action shifts to Karts and Quads with morning practice followed by heat races and "B" Mains.

Kart and Quad mains hit the track at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, with the Tulsa Shootout championship main events for the ASCS Midgets and Micro Sprint Cars going green at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening.

Among the nearly 500 entries in five Micro Sprint Car classes is defending 600cc Outlaw Tulsa Shootout champion Kevin Bayer of Bixby, OK, who will make a bid to become the first back-to-back Outlaw Micro Sprint winner since Pete Frazier accomplished the feat in 1993 and 1994.

Also returning to defend 2009 Tulsa Shootout titles in the Micro Sprint ranks are Gary Taylor ("A" Class), Riley Adair (Non-Wing) and Grady Chandler (Junior Sprint), while reigning Restricted "A" Class winner Trent Carter graduates to the "A" and Non-Wing divisions.

Bayer is one of a number of drivers that will use the Tulsa Shootout as a tune-up for the upcoming Chili Bowl, with others including past Shootout champions Brady Bacon, Donnie Ray Crawford and Gary Taylor along with the likes of National Midget Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson and ASCS Lone Star champion Kevin Ramey among others.

Clauson, Taylor, Ramey, California Sprint Car shoe Justyn Cox and Micro Sprint ace Scott Sawyer will be among those gunning for top honors in the inaugural ASCS Midget main event over the weekend.

Along with the ASCS Midgets and five classes of Micro Sprint Cars, the weekend's racing action will also include four classes of Quads and 16 classes of Karts.

Pit passes for all three days are $70, with Saturday pit passes $30. General admission for Saturday evening's 25th Annual Tulsa Shootout championship main events is $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-11, with the grandstands opening at 5:00 p.m. and main events going green at 6:00 p.m.

For more information, contact the Tulsa Shootout at 918-838-3777 or check on-line at www.tulsashootout.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 26, 2009) – Continuing its steady rise to the top of the sport in terms of stature and recognition, the American Sprint Car Series' 18th year of competition proved to be yet another undeniable success.

With a dozen Regional tours throughout the nation in addition to the enhanced Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, an offshoot of the previously known ASCoT National Tour, the series' competitors delighted countless race fans at nearly a hundred tracks throughout the country and beyond.

In total, the American Sprint Car Series logged a total of 175 nights of competition into the books in 2009. Mother Nature was the only thing that could slow the series, as weather forced the cancellation of 39 nights of competition.

A total of 914 different drivers competed in at least one ASCS event in 2009 as the series successfully completed events at 81 tracks throughout 21 different states as well as the Canadian province of Ontario.

Reeling in the lion's share of victory loot and headlines was Oklahoma native Shane Stewart who came away with the coveted Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters championship, a title worth $60,000.

Stewart snared three Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series feature wins en route to the crown in addition to a Midwest Region win at Nebraska's Junction Motor Speedway and then a $9,000 triumph in Ohsweken Speedway's Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

After a tour Down Under over the winter, Stewart and Cali car owner Paul Silva are expected to defend their Lucas Oil Sprint Car title in 2010, as another ten events are scheduled for later television broadcast on the VERSUS network.

With five overall ASCS feature wins in 2009, Stewart was one of 82 different drivers to post at least one feature win over the course of the year. Michigan's Dustin Daggett, an Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt regular out of Portland, MI, topped the list with eleven wins just ahead of Lucas Oil Sprint Car contenders Jason Johnson and Gary Wright, who notched nine wins apiece.

Stewart headlined the list of a dozen ASCS champions in 2009, with eleven drivers taking Regional honors.

Kevin Ramey added to previous Sooner championships by taking the inaugural ASCS Lone Star title with others repeating in 2009 including Bryan Howland (Patriots), Rick Ziehl (Southwest) and Brett Mann (Sprints on Dirt).

Another seven drivers captured first career ASCS titles in 2009 including Jason Danley, who doubled up with Midwest and Northern Plains titles, along with Charles Davis, Jr. (Canyon), Aaron Reutzel (Gulf South), Roger Crockett (Northwest), Danny Martin, Jr. (Rebel), Jake Ossenfort (Rocky Mountain) and Joe Wood, Jr. (Sooner).

For the third year in a row, Eric Baldaccini of Keller, TX, ranked as the series most active driver with 50 nights of ASCS competition in 2009.

A new era for the series opened in 2009, with the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars racing for increased purses (standard $6,000 to win and $500 to start on single night shows and final night of two-night events), boosted tow money and a record $250,000 points fund.

The series didn't disappoint, with 16 teams surviving the full grind, generating record car counts (55.3 cars per night and 64.8 per event) and on-track racing action that left race fans and promoters beaming.

And, in the end, the proof was in the spotlight on the main stage that it didn't take the big dollars to win the big money. After all, Shane Stewart and Paul Silva pulled off the $60,000 title on a budget that was a fraction of many of their top rivals, surviving the year with a makeshift trailer, limited spare parts and often using other's throw-away tires.

The Stewart-Silva effort nearly got wiped out before it started when a primary sponsor pulled out just two weeks before the scheduled season opener.

Undeterred, the team scrambled to get a trailer ready for the haul from California to Texas. "Without all the help from the guys at A.R.T. and a bunch of other people, there's no way we could have made it to Texas."

They made it just in time to win the opening night of the Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals on March 20, later adding victories in Cottage Grove preliminary action on July 24 and then a televised score at Missouri's Lucas Oil Speedway on September 26.

With Stewart locked in a fierce three-way battle for the crown over most of the season with 2008 champ Jason Johnson and four-time series champion Gary Wright, the battle was essentially whittled down to two after engine woes on the series inaugural Northwest Tour virtually eliminated his chances.

Down to Stewart and Johnson, the pivotal weekend proved to be the Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals in October when Johnson surrendered the series lead after finishes of 18th and tenth while Stewart finished on the podium both nights.

While Tony Bruce, Jr., and Sammy Swindell both snared $15,000 paydays to close out the season with I-30 Speedway's Short Track Nationals and USA Raceway's Western World Championships, Stewart did enough to take the title by 25 points over Johnson after finishing out the season by finishing outside the top ten in just one feature event along the way.

A number of his competitors noted at the series banquet at Old Tucson Studios on November 22 that, "Shane and Paul proved that trailers don't win races, they did it without all the fancy extras."

Along the way, Stewart's Wesmar-powered ProBilt Construction/Palmero Properties No. 57 A.R.T. Chassis was often shod with throwaway Hoosier tread. "We bought old tires off of Jason (Johnson) several times, I've gotta admit it felt kinda good to beat him on his old tires," Stewart commented at the series awards banquet.

While the Lucas Oil Sprint Car regulars flexed muscle throughout the country, local competitors proved their merit at virtually every stop. Roger Crockett defended Northwest turf with a preliminary win at Washington's Grays Harbor Raceway, while Kevin Ramey upheld Lone Star honors with a Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals triumph.

Subbing for an ailing Jerry Bell, Gulf South shoe Tommy Bryant gave Jason Johnson all he could handle in Lake Ozark Speedway's Daniel McMillin Memorial, Chad Meyer flirted with victory at South Dakota's I-90 Speedway, Travis Rutz earned a podium finish in the Fred Brownfield Memorial at Grays Harbor and Dale Smith opened eyes with a fourth-place run in the Cottage Grove finale.

With thirteen drivers competing in 100% of the events (Stewart, Johnson, Wright, Travis Rilat, Paul McMahan, Tim Crawley, Danny Wood, Tony Bruce, Jr., Jack Dover, Jesse Hockett, Sean McClelland, Kenneth Walker and Chad Corken) another three missed just one or two nights of action including Darren Long, Gary Taylor and Seth Bergman.

California native Paul McMahan edged Nebraska's Jack Dover for Brodix Rookie of the Year honors, with other rookie contenders including Darren Long, Chad Corken, Seth Bergman, Brady Bacon, Gavin Punch and Ricky Logan.

While Bruce, Jr., and Swindell took the hefty $15,000 wins to close out the season, other top paydays included Travis Rilat's $10,092 score in the Fred Brownfield Memorial at Grays Harbor Raceway and Terry McCarl's $10,000 triumph in the 19th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals.

Mother Nature proved to be a challenge with five early season events rained out and then the Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals and I-30 Speedway's Short Track Nationals both completed only after being rescheduled in part or completely due to weather.

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Feature Winners (13 winners in 24 features): Jason Johnson 4, Shane Stewart 3, Tim Crawley 2, Wayne Johnson 2, Terry McCarl 2, Travis Rilat 2, Sammy Swindell 2, Gary Wright 2, Tony Bruce Jr. 1, Roger Crockett 1, Jack Dover 1, Tim Kaeding 1, Kevin Ramey 1.

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters Points (Top Twenty): 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2,573, 2. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 2,548, 3. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 2,517, 4. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 2,398, 5. Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 2,353, 6. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 2,307, 7. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 2,292, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 2,261, 9. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 2,247, 10. Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO) 2,232, 11. Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 1,949, 12. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 1,848, 13. Darren Long (Elida, OH) 1,764, 14. Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO) 1,732, 15. Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) 1,711, 16. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 1,622, 17. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 1,478, 18. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,395, 19. Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK) 1,344, 20. Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR) 1,256.

Buckeye, Arizona's Charles Davis, Jr., delivered veteran car owner Jim Massey his first series championship by taking the 2009 Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region title.

After settling for runner-up point honors over each of the previous two seasons, there was no stopping "Chargin'" Charles in 2009, as he reeled off three wins and never finished lower than sixth in nine feature events.

Davis, Jr., outdistanced Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson for the crown, with Nathan High settling for the show position for the second year in a row. Stevie Sussex nipped series Rookie of the Year Johnathon Henry for fourth by just three points.

The ASCS Canyon Region closed out the season with Oklahoma's Brady Bacon besting a field of 52 entries for the $5,000 winner's share in the wingless portion of the 42nd Annual Western World Championships at Tucson's USA Raceway.

The ASCS Canyon Region's third season of competition was nearly wiped out entirely due to the unexpected closure of Phoenix' Manzanita Speedway in April. After Jesse Hockett brought the curtains down on Manzy with a win in the Donnie Davis Memorial atop the storied half-mile oval in April, the season was salvaged when Tucson's USA Raceway picked up several dates. New Mexico's Hollywood Hills Speedway picked up several dates as well, completing just one weekend before structural issues forced the closure of the troubled facility.

ASCS Canyon Region Feature Winners (6 winners in 10 features): Charles Davis, Jr. 3, Brady Bacon 2, Jesse Hockett 2, Jerry Coons, Jr. 1, R.J. Johnson 1, Rick Ziehl 1.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 1,164, 2. R.J. Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) 1,109, 3. Nathan High (Goodyear, AZ) 1,100, 4. Stevie Sussex (Laveen, AZ) 1,016, 5. Johnathon Henry (Stockton, CA) 1,013, 6. Ronnie Clark (Tucson, AZ) 990, 7. Andrew Reinbold (Gilbert, AZ) 966, 8. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) 957, 9. Jeremy Sherman (Surprise, AZ) 900, 10. Bruce St. James (Phoenix, AZ) 890.

Unmatched consistency in ASCS Gulf South competition proved to be key as 19-year-old Aaron Reutzel became the sixth different champion in eight years of Gulf South action by taking the 2009 title.

A July 17 win at Beaumont's Golden Triangle Raceway Park his lone win of the year, Reutzel reeled off an ASCS Regional record 15 top-ten feature finishes en route to the title. Reutzel ultimately recorded a series-best 19 top-tens in 24 feature events to claim the title by a 140-point margin.

Eighteen-year-old Channin Tankersley settled for runner-up honors, with Tommy Bryant, Scottie McDonald and two-time series champ Brandon Berryman rounding out the top five.

Iron-Man Greg Rilat, finishing out the season ranked seventh in points, extended his ASCS record streak of Gulf South events competed in to 129 in a row.

Fifteen different drivers took in at least 20 of the 25 nights of competition, with the series in action at ten different tracks.

ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners * (14 winners in 24 features): Gary Wright 5, Tommy Bryant 3, Jason Johnson 3, Ray Allen Kulhanek 2, Kevin Ramey 2, Eric Baldaccini 1, Brandon Berryman 1, Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Aaron Reutzel 1, Travis Rilat 1, Trey Robb 1, Channin Tankersley 1, George White 1, Skip Wilson 1.

* - Includes 3 events co-sanctioned with Lone Star Region (won by Tommy Bryant, Kevin Ramey and Gary Wright) and 2 events co-sanctioned with Lone Star & Sooner Regions (won by Tony Bruce, Jr., with second feature rained out).

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX) 3,458, 2. Channin Tankersley (Highlands, TX) 3,318, 3. Tommy Bryant (Conroe, TX) 3,286, 4. Scottie McDonald (New Caney, TX) 3,244, 5. Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX) 3,187, 6. Kent Lewis, Jr. (Willis, TX) 3,139, 7. Greg Rilat (Texas City, TX) 3,113, 8. Gary Watson (Beaumont, TX) 2,796, 9. Ray Allen Kulhanek (Magnolia, TX) 2,699, 10. Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) 2,682.

New to the ASCS fold in 2009 was the Lone Star Region, bringing a strong series of Regional racing action to the North Texas area.

While the Region may have been new, it was a familiar face ultimately coming away with the inaugural title as Fort Worth's Kevin Ramey picked off four wins in 16 events to add top Lone Star honors to a pair of previous Sooner Region crowns.

With 17 different drivers taking in at least three-quarters of the 16 race slate at eight different tracks, Ramey outdistanced Brad Welborn for the top spot by 93 points, with Eric Baldaccini, Justin Melton and Claud Estes rounding out the top five.

Skip Wilson topped the first ASCS Lone Star Region feature event with an April 3 win at Waco's Heart O' Texas Speedway.

ASCS Lone Star Region Feature Winners * (10 winners in 15 features): Kevin Ramey 4, Eric Baldaccini 2, Gary Wright 2, Jerry Bell 1, Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Tommy Bryant 1, Brian McClelland 1, Travis Rilat 1, Nick Smith 1, Skip Wilson 1.

* - Includes 3 events co-sanctioned with Gulf South Region (won by Tommy Bryant, Kevin Ramey and Gary Wright), 2 events co-sanctioned with Sooner Region (won by Nick Smith and Gary Wright) and 2 events co-sanctioned with Gulf South & Sooner Regions (won by Tony Bruce, Jr., with second feature rained out).

ASCS Lone Star Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Kevin Ramey (Fort Worth, TX) 2,266, 2. Brad Welborn (Princeton, TX) 2,073, 3. Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) 2,045, 4. Justin Melton (Flower Mound, TX) 2,026, 5. Claud Estes (Godley, TX) 2,007, 6. Michael Lang (Mesquite, TX) 1,978, 7. Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 1,894, 8. Scott Reneau (Trinidad, TX) 1,882, 9. John Ricketts (Burleson, TX) 1,746, 10. Glenn Martin (Southlake, TX) 1,707.

Lincoln, Nebraska's Jason Danley made some history in 2009 by becoming the first driver to capture two different ASCS Regional championships in the same year by topping both the ASCS Midwest and ASCS Northern Plains point charts.

Danley finished among the top-ten in eight of 13 ASCS Midwest feature events, becoming the fifth different ASCS Midwest champion in as many years by taking the title with a 64-point margin over Chad Humston, who cracked victory lane a series' best three times in 2009.

Six of the Midwest events were run in conjunction with the Northern Plains Region, with Danley edging Sioux Falls, South Dakota's Eric Lutz by 33 points for top honors. Lutz has competed in all 51 ASCS Northern Plains events contested since 2006.

ASCS Midwest Region Feature Winners * (10 winners in 13 features): Chad Humston 3, Brian Brown 2, Billy Alley 1, Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Jonathan Cornell 1, Jesse Hockett 1, Eric Lutz 1, Bronson Maeschen 1, Shane Stewart 1, Gary Wright 1.

* - Includes 5 events co-sanctioned with ASCS Northern Plains Region and one with the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series (won by Gary Wright).

ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE) 1,700, 2. Chad Humston (Giltner, NE) 1,636, 3. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 1,358, 4. Brian Brown (Grain Valley, MO) 1,286, 5. Eric Lutz (Sioux Falls, SD) 1,254, 6. Mike Boston (Crete, NE) 1,157, 7. Lee Grosz (Harwood, ND) 1,108, 8. (tie) Jonathan Cornell (Sedalia, MO) and Don Droud, Jr. (Lincoln, NE) 1,072, 10. Ryan Anderson (Charter Oak, IA) 949.

Six of the ASCS Midwest events were run in conjunction with the ASCS Northern Plains Region, with Danley edging Sioux Falls, South Dakota's Eric Lutz by 33 points for top honors. Lutz has competed in all 51 ASCS Northern Plains events contested since 2006.

ASCS Northern Plains Region Feature Winners * (6 winners in 6 features): Billy Alley 1, Jonathan Cornell 1, Chad Humston 1, Eric Lutz 1, Bronson Maeschen 1, Gary Wright 1.

* - Includes 5 events co-sanctioned with ASCS Northern Plains Region and one with the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series (won by Gary Wright).

ASCS Northern Plains Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley (Lincoln, NE) 806, 2. Eric Lutz (Sioux Falls, SD) 773, 3. Chad Humston (Giltner, NE) 664, 4. Lee Grosz (Harwood, ND) 617, 5. Robby Wolfgang (Sioux Falls, SD) 564, 6. Jody Rosenboom (Rock Rapids, IA) 488, 7. Ryan Bickett (Ramona, SD) 480, 8. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 430, 9. Lou Kennedy, Jr. (Winnipeg, MAN), 412, 10. Donovan Peterson (Brookings, SD) 402.

Battling back from a kidney transplant over the previous off-season, Oregon's Roger Crockett was unphased as he raced to the 2009 ASCS Northwest Region championship.

"The Rocket" picked off five wins in 17 feature events, including a Lucas Oil Sprint Car score in preliminary action at Grays Harbor Raceway, with 15 top-tens to take the title by 108 points over Jared Ridge.

Ridge and Northern California shoe Steven Tiner battled for the top spot much of the way before Crockett stretched out his advantage over the latter portion of the season.

ASCS Northwest Region Feature Winners * (10 winners in 17 features): Roger Crockett 5, Jesse Hockett 3, Jason Solwold 2, Stephen Allard 1, Jason Johnson 1, Dan Menne 1, Shawn Rice 1, Jared Ridge 1, Travis Rilat 1, Shane Stewart 1.

* - Includes 4 events co-sanctioned with Lucas Oil Sprit Cars Series (won by Roger Crockett, Travis Rilat, Shane Stewart and Jason Johnson) and two events co-sanctioned with ASCS Rocky Mountain Region (won by Jared Ridge and Roger Crockett).

ASCS Northwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Roger Crockett (Medford, OR) 2,416, 2. Jared Ridge (Snohomish, WA) 2,308, 3. Steven Tiner (Elverta, CA) 2,295, 4. Henry Van Dam (Enumclaw, WA) 2,233, 5. Chad Groves (Bend, OR) 2,171, 6. Mitch Olson (Tacoma, WA) 2,124, 7. Justyn Cox (Clarksburg, CA) 1,991, 8 Randy Pierce (Meridian, ID) 1,985, 9. Colin Baker (Cottage Grove, OR) 1,556, 10. Jason Solwold (Burlington, WA) 1,368.

Twenty-one-year-old Bryan Howland picked off his third career Lucas Oil ASCS Patriots championship by racing to the 2009 title.

Embroiled in a fierce battle with Jared Zimbardi much of the way, "Flyin' Bryan" slipped away to take the title by a 149-point margin after the duo swapped the top spot repeatedly over the mid-portion of the season.

Howland picked off five wins en route to the crown, with Zimbardi, Don Adamczyk, Bubba Broderick and Bobby Breen rounding out the top five.

ASCS Patriots Feature Winners* (12 winners in 17 features): Bryan Howland 5, Trevor Lewis 5, Alain Bergeron 2, Bobby Breen 2, Jason Barney 1, Blake Breen 1, Bubba Broderick 1, Jamie Collard 1, Tom Huppunen 1, Dan Kaszubinski 1, Scott Kreutter 1, Shane Stewart 1, Jared Zimbardi 1,

* - Includes 2 events co-sanctioned with ASCS Sprints on Dirt (won by Tom Huppunen and Shane Stewart).

Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot Points (Top Ten): 1. Bryan Howland (Auburn, NY) 3,148, 2. Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY) 2,999, 3. Don Adamczyk (Williamsville, NY) 2,938, 4. Bubba Broderick (Brookfield, CT) 2,868, 5. Bobby Breen (Savannah, NY) 2,474, 6. Blake Breen (Savannah, NY) 2,297, 7. Gordy Button (Kirkville, NY) 2,028, 8. Derek Jonathan (Lewiston, NY) 1,817, 9. Chris Muhleisen (Arkport, NY) 1,790, 10. Scott Kreutter (Alden, NY) 1,700.

The ASCS Rebel Region got "Hammered" in 2009, as Sarasota, Florida's Danny "The Hammer" Martin raced to the series championship.

Martin, Jr., won the season opener in East Bay's Winter Nationals preliminary action and never looked back en route to taking the top ASCS Rebel Region spot by 68 markers over Matt Kurtz, with Bob Auld, Aubrey Black and Brian Maddox rounding out the top five.

ASCS Rebel Region Feature Winners (7 winners in 7 features): Gary Edwards 1, Tyler Godwin 1, Terry Gray 1, Jesse Hockett 1, Matt Kurtz 1, Matt Linder 1, Danny Martin, Jr. 1

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Danny Martin, Jr. (Sarasota, FL) 852, 2. Matt Kurtz (Jacksonville, FL) 784, 3. Bob Auld (Largo, FL) 713, 4. Aubrey Black 596, 5. Brian Maddox (Brandon, FL) 512, 6. Frank Beck III 442, 7. Matt Linder (Hoschton, GA) 430, 8. Nick Bashford 402, 9. Tim Perry (Mooresville, NC) 400, 10. Tyler Godwin (Lutz, FL) 361.

Rapid City, South Dakota's Jake Ossenfort became the ninth different champion in as many years of ASCS Rocky Mountain Region competition by claiming the series crown in 2009.

Posting eleven top-tens in 13 feature events, Ossenfort took the title by 286 points over Montana's Jeremy McCune to become the youngest champion in ASCS history by just several weeks over 2008 Rocky Mountain champ Derrik Ortega.

Invading ASCS Southwest contender Joshua Hodges of Tijeras, NM, became the youngest feature winner in ASCS history with an ASCS Rocky Mountain score at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs, WY, on June 13.

ASCS Rocky Mountain Region Feature Winners * (11 winners in 13 features): Brent Kronfuss 2, Joe Ramaker 2, John Carney II 1, Justyn Cox 1, Roger Crockett 1, Joshua Hodges 1, David Hoiness 1, Jeremy McCune 1, Randi Miller 1, Ned Powers 1, Jared Ridge 1.

* - Includes two events co-sanctioned with ASCS Northwest Region (won by Jared Ridge and Roger Crockett).

ASCS Rocky Mountain Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jake Ossenfort (Rapid City, SD) 1,804, 2. Jeremy McCune (Billings, MT) 1,518, 3. Kolter Kosten (Douglas, WY) 1,471, 4. Mark Sweet (Rock Springs, WY) 1,373, 5. Danielle Ossenfort (Rapid City, SD) 1,352, 6. Brent Kronfuss (Bozeman, MT) 1,224, 7. Tucker McCune (Shepherd, MT) 1,159, 8. Randy Pierce (Meridian, ID) 1,096, 9. Bob Schaeffer (New Castle, CO) 1,091, 10. Joe McCarthy (Broomfield, CO) 830.

Third-generation shoe Joe Wood, Jr., took the ASCS Sooner Region crown back to the Oklahoma City-area for the first time since 2002 by outlasting Glenpool, OK, teen Matt Covington for the 2009 championship.

While denied victory lane, five top-fives and eight top-tens were enough for Oklahoma City's Wood to edge Covington by 32 points for the title, with Donnie Ray Crawford, Missouri's Kyle Bellm and wingless convert Brady Bacon rounding out the top five.

ASCS Sooner Region Feature Winners * (8 winners in 11 features): Nick Smith 3, Jason Johnson 2, Brady Bacon 1, Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Zach Chappell 1, Brian McClelland 1, Danny Wood 1, Gary Wright 1.

* - Includes 2 events co-sanctioned with Lone Star Region (won by Nick Smith and Gary Wright) and 2 events co-sanctioned with Gulf South & Lone Star Regions (won by Tony Bruce, Jr., with second feature rained out).

American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Joe Wood, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,648, 2. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 1,616, 3. Donnie Ray Crawford (Tulsa, OK), 1,533, 4. Kyle Bellm (Nixa, MO) 1,426, 5. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 1,246, 6. Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 1,236, 7. Forrest Sutherland (Cherryvale, KS) 1,224, 8. Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,149, 9. J.P. Bailey (Fort Worth, TX) 1,081, 10. Brad Graham (Springfield, MO) 1,071.

New Mexico's Rick Ziehl backed up his 2008 ASCS Southwest Region title by edging Phoenix-shoe Ben Gregg for the top spot in 2009.

Ziehl edged Gregg by a mere seven points for his second series championship in a row, with 14-year-old Joshua Hodges, John Gaston and Ronnie Clark rounding out the top five.

ASCS Southwest Region Feature Winners (7 winners in 11 features): Johnny Herrera 3, Rickey Hood 2, Sammy Swindell 2, John Gaston 1, Ben Gregg 1, Tim Kaeding 1, Rick Ziehl 1.

* - Includes 3 events co-sanctioned with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series (2 won by Sammy Swindell and 1 won by Tim Kaeding).

ASCS Southwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 1,259, 2. Ben Gregg (Peoria, AZ) 1,252, 3. Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) 1,224, 4. John Gaston (Peoria, AZ) 1,212, 5. Ronnie Clark (Tucson, AZ) 1,205, 6. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 1,127, 7. John Van Horn (Tucson, AZ) 1,069, 8. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) 1,023, 9. Jessica Van Dyke (Tucson, AZ) 1,007, 10. Joshua Williams (Glendale, AZ) 973.

After snaring his first career Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt championship in 2008, Goshen, Indiana's Brett Matt doubled up by emerging atop a tight four-way battle for the top spot in 2009.

With just 28 markers separating the top four in final points, a runner-up finish in the season finale at Hartford was enough for Mann to secure the crown by 18 points over Gregg Dalman, with three-time series champ Tim Norman another two points back in third.

Despite missing an early season event, Dustin Daggett nearly rallied for the championship by winning 11 of 16 events. Third on the all-time SOD win list, Daggett closed to within six wins of all-time series win leader Hank Lower with his 65th triumph in the season-ending King of Michigan event.

ASCS Sprints on Dirt Feature Winners (7 winners in 17 features): Dustin Daggett 11, Gregg Dalman 1, Brett Mann 1, Tim Norman 1, Butch Schroeder 1, Glenn Styres 1, Greg Wilson 1.

ASCS Sprints on Dirt Points (Top Ten): 1. Brett Mann (Goshen, IN) 2,382, 2. Gregg Dalman (Lyons, MI) 2,364, 3. Tim Norman (Warsaw, IN) 2,362, 4. Dustin Daggett (Portland, MI) 2,354, 5. Robert Huisken (Marne, MI) 2,160, 6. Ryan Grubaugh (St. Johns, MI) 2,141, 7. Ryan Ruhl (Angola, IN) 1,824, 8. Steve Irwin (Howell, MI) 1,359, 9. Andy Teunessen (Hastings, MI) 1,358, 10. Ben Rutan (Jerome, MI) 1,287.

3 – Brady Bacon, Eric Baldaccini, Tommy Bryant, Tim Crawley, Charles Davis, Jr., Johnny Herrera, Chad Humston

2 – Alain Bergeron, Bobby Breen, Brian Brown, Zach Chappell, Rickey Hood, Wayne Johnson, Brent Kronfuss, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Terry McCarl, Brian McClelland, Joe Ramaker, Jason Solwold, Glenn Styres, Sammy Swindell, Skip Wilson, Rick Ziehl

1 – Stephen Allard, Billy Alley, Jason Barney, Jerry Bell, Brandon Berryman, Blake Breen, Bubba Broderick, John Carney II, Jamie Collard, Jerry Coons, Jr., Jonathan Cornell, Justyn Cox, Gregg Dalman, Jack Dover, Gary Edwards, John Gaston, Tyler Godwin, Terry Gray, Ben Gregg, Joshua Hodges, David Hoiness, Tom Huppunen, R.J. (Arizona) Johnson, Tim Kaeding, Dan Kaszubinski, Scott Kreutter, Matt Kurtz, Matt Linder, Eric Lutz, Bronson Maeschen, Brett Mann, Danny Martin, Jr., Jeremy McCune, Dan Menne, Randi Miller, Tim Norman, Ned Powers, Aaron Reutzel, Shawn Rice, Jared Ridge, Trey Robb, Butch Schroeder, Channin Tankersley, George White, Greg Wilson, Danny Wood, Jared Zimbardi.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 23, 2009) – You can feel it in the air. No, not that chill that's settling in over much of the country. Rather, it's the anticipation; mounting as the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals draws ever closer with each passing day.

And with 252 entries from 27 different states as well as Australia, New Zealand and Canada making final preparations for the annual trek to the Tulsa State Fairgrounds' QuikTrip Center, the qualifying night assignments for the January 12-16, 2010, event atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval have been determined.

The stellar field, including seven past Chili Bowl champions and a multitude of track and series champions from throughout the country, has been quartered and distributed among the four Qualifying nights running from Tuesday through Friday. The top three finishers from each night's main event will be locked into the Saturday night, January 16, 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event with the balance of Saturday's Rockstar Energy Drink feature lineups determined by qualifying night finishing positions.

Dustin Morgan has reportedly been announced as the driver of the Triple Crown Motorsports No. 1x entry, which opens the seat of the Ark Wrecking No. 93.

Also today, the fifth and final Loyet Motorsports entry was filled with Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters contender Tim Crawley of Benton, AR. With a sweep of the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series' Rock 'N Roll 50 at Riverside Speedway among his 16 feature wins in 2009, Crawley will be teamed with Brad Loyet, Jesse Hockett, Casey Shuman and Danny Lasoski in the orange No. 05 Midgets.

Wingless Sprint Car aces Dave Darland and Jon Stanbrough, winger Danny Lasoski and Midget masters Bobby East and Steve Buckwalter will be among those moving the dirt on Warren CAT Qualifying Night. Tyler Walker and Kiwi shoe Michael Pickens make much anticipated returns to the Chili Bowl while Broken Arrow's Brady Bacon kicks off his bid to keep the Golden Driller within the Sooner State for just the second time in event history and the first time since Andy Hillenburg pulled off the win in 1994.

In addition to 65 or so drivers officially christening the Chili Bowl clay inside the QuikTrip Center, the Vacuworx Race of Champions is also included on Tuesday night's card.

Past Feature Starters (16): Danny Lasoski (14), Dave Darland (11), Jon Stanbrough (5), Steve Buckwalter (4), Davey Ray (4), Donnie Lehmann (4), Bobby East (3), Josh Ford (3), Aaron Fiscus (2), Troy Rutherford (2), Brady Bacon (1), Ryan Durst (1), Mat Neely (1), Michael Pickens (1), Tyler Walker (1), Paul White (1).

2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Steve Buckwalter, Dave Darland, Bobby East, Josh Ford, Jon Stanbrough.

Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature: Cale Conley, Cody Darrah, Andrew Felker, Dustin Morgan, Kevin Ramey, Matt Sherrell.

Rookies (11): Harris Brooks, Lex Burritt, Zach Cougill, Sean-Mikael Dodenhoff, Matt Gilbert, Andy Huston, Eric Johnson, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Richard McCormick, Evan Pardo, Andy Shouse.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Donnie Lehmann 21, Danny Lasoski 18, David Camfield, Jr. 15, Dave Darland 12.

Also, Tuesday's Chili Bowl Race of Champions information is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/2010roc.asp.

A winner of Chili Bowl preliminary features over each of the past two years, 2009 USAC Midget champion Brad Kuhn takes on a full house of River Spirit Qualifying Night contenders including National Midget Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson, 2006 Chili Bowl champ Tim McCreadie, Cole Whitt, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Terry McCarl, Casey Shuman, Tim Crawley and more.

Second Annual Chili Bowl winner Scott Hatton joins the field, Gary Taylor drives for 2006 champion car owner Steve Smith, Chad Boat tries to match his father's win in 1997 and USAC/CRA champ Mike Spencer guides a Bondio machine.

Past Feature Starters (16): Scott Hatton (8), Matt Westfall (5), Brad Kuhn (4), Joe Boyles (3), Rick Hendrix (3), Tim McCreadie (3), Casey Shuman (3), Rich Camfield (2), Cole Whitt (2), Bryan Clauson (1), A.J. Fike (1), Nathan High (1), Terry McCarl (1), Kevin Swindell (1), Gary Taylor (1), Brandon Waelti (1).

2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Brad Kuhn, Casey Shuman, Gary Taylor, Cole Whitt.

Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature: Jonathan Beason, Chad Boat, Tim Crawley, Randy Hannagan, Mike Spencer, Brad Sweet.

Rookies (11): Tanner Berryhill, Nick Chivello, Shane Cockrum, Greg Edenholm, Tyler Edwards, Wes Gutierrez, Andrew Hannula, Pat Schudy, Forrest Slater, Jeff Stasa, Dusty Zomer.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Rich Camfield 19, Steve Newman 18, Scott Hatton 17, Joe Boyles 11, A.J. Fike 11, Rick Hendrix 11, Nick O'Neal 11, Matt Westfall 11.

Perfect on his way to an unprecedented fifth Golden Driller last year, Sammy Swindell kicks off his bid to become the first repeat winner in event history on Thursday's Bully Dog Qualifying Night, taking on a field of contenders that includes 2005 Chili Bowl champ Tracy Hines, NASCAR sensation Kasey Kahne, NASCAR Nationwide star Jason Leffler, Darren Hagen, Shane Cottle, Jesse Hockett, Wayne Johnson and more.

Garrett Hansen takes the wheel of three-time car champion car owner Andy Bondio's familiar No. 47, 2001 Chili Bowl king Jay Drake wheels one of the Kruseman entries, P.J. Jones tries to put one of three Steve Lewis entries in the Saturday finale and Thomas Meseraull tries to crack the field for a second year in a row.

Past Feature Starters (16): Sammy Swindell (16), Tracy Hines (11), Jason Leffler (10), Steve Knepper (9), Jay Drake (7), Shane Cottle (6), P.J. Jones (6), Kasey Kahne (5), Garrett Hansen (2), Jesse Hockett (2), Wayne Johnson (2), David Gough (1), Jonathan Hendrick (1), Shane Hollingsworth (1), Thomas Meseraull (1), Johnny Rodriguez (1).

2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Shane Cottle, Tracy Hines, Jesse Hockett, Thomas Meseraull, Sammy Swindell.

Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature: Caleb Armstrong, Henry Clarke, Darren Hagen, Kyle Larson, Billy Pauch, Jr., Josh Pelkey.

Rookies (11): Riley Adair, Chris Coker, Ronnie Gardner, Michael Koontz, Toni Lutar, Brad Mosen, Chad Pitts, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Cole Smith, Patrick Stasa, Tanner Swanson.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Steve Knepper 19, Sammy Swindell 19, Tracy Hines 13, Jason Leffler 13, Jay Drake 12, P.J. Jones 12, Johnny Murdock 12, Shane Cottle 10.

Two-time Chili Bowl champ Cory Kruseman tries to ignite a third Chili Bowl victory charge aboard one of his own entries on E3 Spark Plugs Qualifying Night. "The Kruser" will have his hand full with Jerry Coons, Jr., who rounds out a stellar Wilke Pak contingent, winged Sprint Car aces Joey Saldana, Jason Meyers and Daryn Pittman, three-time USAC Sprint Car champ Levi Jones and Brad Loyet, who rounds out a Loyet team that combined for 69 feature wins over the course of 2009.

Past Feature Starters (16): Jerry Coons, Jr. (10), Cory Kruseman (8), Tony Elliott (4), Johnny Heydenreich (3), Bud Kaeding (3), Bubba Altig (2), Don Droud, Jr. (2), Mike Hess (2), Levi Jones (2), Daryn Pittman (2), Chris Windom (2), Josh Wise (2), Brad Loyet (1), Jason Meyers (1), Bobby Michnowicz (1), Danny Stratton (1).

2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters: Jerry Coons, Jr., Levi Jones, Brad Loyet, Daryn Pittman, Chris Windom.

Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature: Dakoda Armstrong, Nick Knepper, Matt Mitchell, Joey Saldana, Hunter Schuerenberg, Tim Siner.

Rookies (10): Klint Angelette, J.D. Black, Alex Bowman, Bruce Buckwalter, Jr., Brad Cox, Rusty Dukes, Trevor Kobylarz, Kyle Neal, Kody Swanson, Clint Todd.

On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts: Johnny Heydenreich 18, Jackie Burke 12, Jerry Coons, Jr. 12, Tony Elliott 12, Cory Kruseman 12, Mike Hess 11, Tim Siner 11.

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions

Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed basis.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 22, 2009) – In just three short weeks, the dirt will be flying inside the Tulsa State Fairgrounds' QuikTrip Center when the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals fires off at Tulsa Expo Raceway.

On Tuesday night, January 12, the first of four Qualifying nights gets under way with one-quarter of the 250-plus entries battling it out to determine where they'll line up in the Saturday, January 16, championship feature events.

There will be an added attraction on that Tuesday night card as well, as the Second Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions simply adds to a full card of racing action that includes heat races, qualifying races, "C" Mains, "B" Mains and an "A" Main.

Fifteen drivers have been tabbed to compete in the Vacuworx Race of Champions, a 20-lap affair that offers up $2,500 to the winner and a minimum of $300 to each starter.

Among those slated for the Vacuworx Race of Champions are seven drivers that have captured the Golden Driller in the past, another four drivers that are piloting entries fielded by past winning car owners and another four at-large berths.

The Second Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions field will include the following:

1 Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) – Five-time Chili Bowl winner (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992, 1989)

40 Jason Leffler (Long Beach, CA) – Leffler owner 1998 winning car driven by Damion Gardner

47 Garrett Hansen (Manhattan Beach, CA) - Hansen drives for three-time Chili Bowl champion car owner Andy Bondio.

71 Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA) – Whitt drives for past Chili Bowl champion car owner Keith Kunz Motorsports.

1au Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) – Taylor drives for 2006 Chili Bowl champion car owner Steve Smith.

67k Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) – Past USAC Midget champion, two-time Belleville Midget Nationals winner, current NASCAR Sprint Cup contender

05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO) – Posted 21 Midget feature wins in 2009, the most in a single season since Billy Boat captured 21 wins in 1995.

Should Damion Gardner or any other past Chili Bowl winner secure a ride for the upcoming 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, they will be added to the Vacuworx International Race of Champions field as well.

The starting grid for the Second Annual Vacuworx Race of Champions will be determined by the fans. Some lucky fans will be plucked from the massive Tuesday night crowd to select from some randomly marked Lucas Oil Products, in effect drawing for the starting position of the driver they've been paired with.

A limited number of tickets are available for the Tuesday night, January 12, Warren CAT Chili Bowl Qualifier and Vacuworx Race of Champions for just $26 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions

Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed basis.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 21, 2009) – Less than a week ago, the floor of the QuikTrip Center was bare. Now, several hundreds of loads of clay and a few feverish days of work later, a racetrack occupies that previously empty space.

Aside from a few assorted odds and ends, the ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds QuikTrip Center is race-ready, with the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals set to kick off in just three weeks.

Thus far, 249 entries from 27 different states as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand have been submitted for the event, which is set for January 12-16, 2010.

After initial preparations, the first loads of clay were hauled into the QuikTrip Center last Tuesday, December 15. With favorable weather conditions, all the clay was hauled into the building in just a couple of day's time with the track close to completion over the weekend.

"The dirt came in as well as it ever has," commented event co-promoter Emmett Hahn. "This could be the best racetrack we've had in some time."

The Tulsa Expo Raceway clay will get put to the test once prior to the Chili Bowl with the 25th Annual Tulsa Shootout on December 31, January 1 and January 2. The Tulsa Shootout features a mix of Micro Sprint Cars, Karts and Quads, with approximately 800 entries submitted thus far.

Kevin Bayer, Gary Taylor and Riley Adair, all of whom scored Tulsa Shootout triumphs in the Micro ranks last year, are among those slated to compete in both upcoming events.

Adair, who bested the Non-Wing Micro Sprint Car ranks at last year's Tulsa Shootout, is among the Chili Bowl rookie crop that currently stands at 40 contenders.

Taylor, who topped the "A" Class Micro Sprints at last year's Tulsa Shootout, teams with 2006 Chili Bowl champion car owner Steve Smith in his bid for a second consecutive Chili Bowl championship main event start.

Also among the latest entries is 1988 Chili Bowl champion Scott Hatton, bringing the number of past winners entered in this year's event to seven. Other past winners include five-time and defending Chili Bowl king Sammy Swindell, two-time winner Cory Kruseman, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines, Jay Drake and Johnny Heydenreich.

The current list of entries for the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is available at www.chilibowl.com/2010chilibowlentries.asp.

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions

Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed basis.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 9, 2009) – "I'm bringing five cars to the Chili Bowl and I want to see all five in the Saturday night feature, " Loyet Motorsports ringleader Joe Loyet explains, likely echoing the sentiments similar to a number of the other super-teams that are gearing up for the upcoming 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

Loyet is now one driver closer to filling out his stable of entries after appointing Arizona native Casey Shuman to the No. 05s entry, joining fellow Loyet Motorsports stablemates Brad Loyet, Jesse Hockett and Danny Lasoski.

With several other entries filed over the past two days, the entry count has climbed to 148 for the event slated for January 12-16, 2010 at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway.

One of several "super-teams" among the field of entries, the Loyet camp placed three entries in last year's 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event, tops among any other teams. Loyet and Hockett return to the familiar orange No. 05 machines this year, with Lasoski trying for his 15th career Chili Bowl main event after a three-year dry spell. Shuman fills the fourth car, with the fifth driver still to be announced.

Shuman, who has made the Chili Bowl finale on three occasions including an eleventh-place showing last year, will try to put another No. 05 among the feature field next month. "This equipment is as good as anything I've ever driven, if not better. Now it's just up to me to get the job done."

While Show-Me Staters Hockett and Loyet made last year's feature cut in Loyet Motorsports entries, the third "A" Main Loyet rep from 2009 has shifted over to the Keith Kunz Motorsports stable.

Indiana's Jon Stanbrough, who made his fifth consecutive Chili Bowl main event last year carrying the Loyet colors, will pilot one of six Kunz Motorsports entries this time around with fellow Kunz entries including Cole Whitt, Henry Clarke, Chris Windom and another pair of drivers yet to be announced.

Scott Benic's 2B Racing team matches Kunz in the quantity department with six entries headed up by USAC champions Levi Jones (Sprint Car) and Brad Kuhn (Midget) along with top finishing 2009 Chili Bowl rookie Shane Hmiel, Cale Conley, Canadian Glenn Styres and another driver to be determined.

Kruseman Motorsports is next on the super-team list with five entries including past Chili Bowl champions Cory Kruseman and Jay Drake along with young shoe Austin Mero and another pair of drivers to be determined.

Wilke Pak Motorsports boasts a stout lineup of 2005 Chili Bowl champion Tracy Hines, 2006 winner Tim McCreadie and Triple Crown champions Jerry Coons, Jr., and Dave Darland, a fearsome foursome that has combined for 42 career Chili Bowl championship feature starts.

Donnie Lehmann once again fields four entries, while the current RFMS stable of Darren Hagen, A.J. Fike and Casey Riggs is expected to swell to four by week's end.

Several three-car teams fill the field as well including the Kasey Kahne Racing trio (Kasey Kahne, Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana), the Corey Tucker Racing-BCI team (Bryan Clauson and two drivers to be determined), the Kenny Brown Racing team (Josh Wise, Randy Hannagan and Austin Brown) and the newly entered Nine Racing team (Jason Meyers, P.J. Jones and Tanner Mullens).

Casey Shuman was one of five entries filed today that carry past Chili Bowl championship feature experience, with others including Wayne Johnson, Danny Stratton, Paul White and 1990 Chili Bowl champion Johnny Heydenreich.

Also among today's entries is young gun Chad Boat, son of 1997 Chili Bowl winner Billy Boat. A likely candidate to crack the Chili Bowl championship feature field for the first time, an Indiana Sprint Week score at Kokomo was among the younger Boat's four feature wins in 2009.

The current list of entries for the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is available at www.chilibowl.com/2010chilibowlentries.asp. Driver entry is just $150 if filed by December 15. Entries filed after the pre-entry deadline are $200.

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions

Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed basis.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/ or by calling 918-838-3777.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 9, 2009) – With a banner 2009 season recently logged into the record books, Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters officials have already been hard at work on what will prove to be an even better 2010 season.

Praised by fans, promoters and competitors alike as the nation's most intensively competitive touring Sprint Car series, a preliminary 2010 slate of 35 nights of competition at fifteen different tracks throughout a dozen different states was released for the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters.

The 2010 schedule of events very much reflects the 2009 schedule, with new venues added including a July stop at Spencer, Iowa's Clay County Fairgrounds (leading into the annual event at South Dakota's I-90 Speedway) and a two-day stand at Nebraska's Eagle Raceway on June 11-12.

The series will also make its first appearance at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL, where Mother Nature nixed the scheduled 2009 debut.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars will once again kick off the season with the Devil's Bowl Speedway Spring Nationals on March 19-20 before rolling up I-35 for Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway Spring Nationals the following weekend.

From there, the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars move on to Little Rock's I-30 Speedway on April 10 for the first of three one-night events (with other I-30 stops on June 5 and August 28) before taking to the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval for the $15,000-to-win 23rd Annual Short Track Nationals on October 28-30.

The two-day event at the West Memphis, Arkansas' fabled Riverside International Speedway has been shifted to April 23-24, with the two-night card at Kansas' Jetmore Motorplex remaining on Memorial Day weekend.

In addition to I-30 Speedway, Tri-City Speedway, the Clay County Fairgrounds and I-90 Speedway, other venues hosting one-night events include Missouri speedplants in Eldon (Lake Ozark Speedway) and Wheatland (Lucas Oil Speedway).

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars will also venture to the Northwest for the second year in a row to revisit Washington's Grays Harbor Raceway and Oregon's Cottage Grove Speedway.

The Northwest swing leads the way into Knoxville Raceway's 20th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals on August 5-7.

The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars will once again lead into the Short Track Nationals with the Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals on October 15-16 before taking on Tucson's USA Raceway for the Western World Championships on November 18-20.

Several other events are under discussion and will be added to the schedule as details are finalized.

After averaging 55.3 cars per race night and 64.8 cars per event in 2009, the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars will continue on with no changes for 2010. The same format, same rules package including tires and wings, same purse structure, same tow money package and same $250,000 points fund with a $60,000 share for the series champion will all be in place.

Ten Lucas Oil Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters events will also be taped for later broadcast on the VERSUS Network, with those dates to be announced soon.

Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, the American Sprint Car Series embarks upon its 19th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events throughout the nation in 2010.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars and the dozen ASCS Regional Tours is available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 7, 2009) – The wait is over, as the early entry list for the upcoming 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway was released from the event's Tulsa office today.

And, as has become typical, the list is dotted with the biggest names in auto racing including the likes of five-time Chili Bowl champion Sammy Swindell, NASCAR star Kasey Kahne and other past event winners including Cory Kruseman, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines and Jay Drake.

An international field of competitors is set to swarm upon Tulsa, OK, on January 12-16, 2010, with the initial 135 entries that have been filed for the 24th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals representing a total of 21 different states from coast to coast as well as New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

Initially a two-day event that attracted approximately 50 cars in 1987, last year's edition of the Chili Bowl drew a record count of 281 competitors. And when the final checkered flag had flown, it was Tennessee's Sammy Swindell collecting an unprecedented fifth Golden Driller trophy.

The 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off Tuesday night, January 12, with the first of four qualifying nights. Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifier will also include the Second Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions, featuring past event winners and other top Chili Bowl contenders squaring off in a special feature race.

The River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown follows on Wednesday night, with the Geico Powersports Qualifier on Thursday and then the E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier on Friday.

The top three finishers from each of the the Qualifying Night features will automatically lock into the Saturday night, January 16, Lucas Oil Chili Bowl championship feature, with the balance of Saturday's Rockstar Energy Drink championship feature events lined up according to Qualifying Night finishes.

A limited number of reserved seats remain for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying event and Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions for just $26 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/.

Most Chili Bowls Competed In (Among Pre-Entered Drivers): Donnie Lehmann 20, Sammy Swindell 19, Danny Lasoski 18, Steve Newman 18, Tracy Hines 13, Jerry Coons, Jr. 12, Dave Darland 12, Jay Drake 12, Cory Kruseman 12, Joe Boyles 11, A.J. Fike 11, Mike Hess 11, Nick O'Neal 11, Tim Siner 11, Matt Westfall 11, Kasey Kahne 9, Shane Hollingsworth 8, Thomas Meseraull 8, Davey Ray 8.

Chili Bowl Championship Feature Starts (Among Pre-Entered Drivers): Sammy Swindell 16, Danny Lasoski 14, Dave Darland 11, Tracy Hines 11, Jerry Coons, Jr. 10, Cory Kruseman 8, Jay Drake 7, Kasey Kahne 5, Jon Stanbrough 5, Matt Westfall 5, Steve Buckwalter 4, Brad Kuhn 4, Donnie Lehmann 4, Davey Ray 4, Joe Boyles 3, Bobby East 3, Tim McCreadie 3, Don Droud, Jr. 2, Garrett Hansen 2, Mike Hess 2, Jesse Hockett 2, Levi Jones 2, Daryn Pittman 2, Cole Whitt 2, Chris Windom 2, Josh Wise 2, Brady Bacon 1, Bryan Clauson 1, A.J. Fike 1, Nathan High 1, Shane Hollingsworth 1, Brad Loyet 1, Thomas Meseraull 1, Bobby Michnowicz 1, Michael Pickens 1, Johnny Rodriguez 1, Kevin Swindell 1.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 4, 2009) – It has ranked as one of the most successful owner-driver combinations in Chili Bowl history. Teamed for eleven of the past twelve editions of the prestigious event that takes place atop the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval, the duo has come away with the coveted Golden Driller trophy on two occasions and recorded several other podium finishes.

But, when the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals takes place on January 12-16, 2010, things will look a little different, as that team won't be intact any more.

For the first time since 2001 and just the second time since 1997, Ventura, California's Cory Kruseman won't be at the wheel of one of the unique Andy Bondio No. 47 entries.

Bondio, who earned the first of three Golden Drillers as a car owner when Lealand McSpadden won the Chili Bowl in 1991, will still field a pair of entries for this year's Chili Bowl. Cali shoe Garrett Hansen, who made the Chili Bowl championship feature cut in both 2006 and 2007, will fill the seat of the primary Bondio entry with the second driver yet to be determined.

Kruseman will be in the house as well, anchoring his own super-team of five entries that also includes 2001 Chili Bowl champion Jay Drake.

Kruseman and Bondio first joined forces at the Chili Bowl in 1998. A runner-up finish the following year kicked off a remarkable run of six podium finishes in seven tries, including victories in 2000 and 2004. That one time outside the top three was a 13th place finish in 2003 in which what appeared to be a sure victory came up just five laps short due to a reported dead battery, although some speculate to this day that the more likely culprit was a depleted fuel cell.

A year after the duo's second win, Bondio pushed the envelope of innovation when he showed up in Tulsa with a motorcycle tire mounted on the left front of the Kruseman-appointed Midget. "The Kruser" responded with preliminary feature wins in both 2005 and 2006, finishing second and third, respectively, in the Saturday night finales.

That third-place run in 2006 ultimately proved to be the last taste of Chili Bowl success for the Bondio-Kruseman combination, as the pair has missed the championship feature cut over the past three renditions of the Chili Bowl.

This year, Bondio is set to try his luck with USAC Western States Midget champion Hansen, who drove Bondio's No. 47 entry to five USAC Western States wins in 2009 while also knocking off a pair of Sprint Car feature wins. Hansen also ranked third in USAC/CRA Sprint Car points.

Staying busy with his Ventura-based Sprint Car and Midget Driving School, Kruseman still mixed in a full slate of events with three Sprint Car feature wins and a Midget score over the course of 2009.

Kruseman will be one of at least five past winners among this year's Chili Bowl field, with other past event champions expected to include defending race winner Sammy Swindell, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines and Jay Drake. Other past winners that are likely contenders include Damion Gardner and Jon Heydenreich. Swindell bested a Chili Bowl record 281 competitors in January of 2009 for an unprecedented fifth Chili Bowl win.

Those past winners along with several other selected drivers will compete in the Tuesday night, January 12, Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions, an added element to the Warren CAT Qualifying night slate of events that kicks off five full nights of competition. The four qualifying nights' feature finishes will determine the lineups for Saturday's championship slate of feature events.

A limited number of tickets remain for the Tuesday night, January 12, Warren CAT Qualifying event that includes the Second Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions. Tickets are available for just $26 by calling 918-838-3777.

Approximately 125 entries have already been submitted for the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, with more expected to flood the event office prior to the December 15 pre-entry deadline. It is anticipated that the initial entry list will be revealed early next week.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 2, 2009) – A new facet was added to the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2009 in the form of the Inaugural Chili Bowl Race of Champions.

Now, with an assist from Vacuworx International, the Second Annual Chili Bowl Race of Champions will make the Tuesday, January 12, opener of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway a must-see event for any race fan.

Vacuworx International, a Tulsa-based world leader in vacuum lifting for field applications, has signed on as title sponsor for the Chili Bowl Race of Champions, an invitational race that pits past race winners and other top perennial event contenders.

Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, Vacuworx International is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Vacuworx is the world leader in vacuum lifting for field applications and the originator of this product. The Vacuworx lifting system is a self contained vacuum lifter that attaches to a host of machines such as excavators, cranes, wheel loaders, and fork lifts just to name a few. It is controlled by the equipment operator remotely from the safety of the host machine, eliminating the need for any additional personnel or placing anyone in harm's way. Companies are reporting increases of seven to 12 times faster than traditional material handling methods by using the Vacuworx system and achieving this with less personnel and no damage to the material or any type of coating. Additional information regarding Vacuworx is available at www.vacuworx.com.

In the 2009 edition of the Chili Bowl, Sammy Swindell kicked off his successful pursuit of an unprecedented fifth Golden Driller trophy by besting the 14-car Race of Champions field. Swindell went on to post a perfect Chili Bowl experience by winning his heat race, qualifying race and "A" Feature in Wednesday's qualifying action and then finishing it off with a triumph in Saturday's 50-lap finale.

Swindell fought off a late bid from 2006 Chili Bowl winner Tim McCreadie to win the inaugural Vacuworx Race of Champions, with other competitors including Dave Darland, Jay Drake, J.J. Yeley, Kasey Kahne, Tony Elliott, Scott Hatton, Jason Leffler, Tracy Hines, Damion Gardner, Steve Buckwalter, Johnny Heydenreich and Cory Kruseman. Buckwalter and Elliott were voted into the field by the fans.

The Tuesday night spectacular kicks off five full nights of competition at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals atop the QuikTrip Center's ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval, set for January 12-16, 2010.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/.

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 1, 2009) - December. Temperatures are dipping and the trees are bare in most parts of the nation.

Worse yet, at least for those many afflicted with that incurable passion for auto racing, the soothing sounds of radically souped-up engines screaming beyond comprehensible rev limits are few and far between, virtually silent for the time being in anticipation of the eventual whoosh of Santa's reindeer-powered sleigh.

There is an upside to the temporary silence of dirt tracks around the country though, as the Holiday season doesn't truly conclude until the final checkered flag has flown upon the best of America's Bowl events. It means that the premier auto racing event of the year, Tulsa, Oklahoma's Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, is little more than a month away.

Closing in on that quarter of a century mark, the 24th edition of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is slated for January 12-16, 2010, at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds.

A tradition that started humbly enough as a two-day show that attracted 52 competitors and perhaps a handful or two more than 52 spectators in 1987 has evolved, if not mushroomed, into a worldwide showcase event that draws nearly 300 competitors and packs the spacious QuikTrip Center full of frenzied fans from around the world for five straight nights after a Monday afternoon practice session that whets the appetites of the most dedicated Chili Bowlers.

Competing in the ranks of the mighty Midget race cars atop the ¼-mile clay oval annually are drivers from all variety of motorsports disciplines, including Sprint Cars, Midgets, Dirt Late Models, DIRT Modifieds, NHRA Drag Racing and even NASCAR.

Drivers come from far and wide, comprising a truly international field that will include at least one Aussie and a pair of Kiwis from New Zealand in 2010.

It annually sets up perhaps one of the most challenging, competitive events in all of sports. What other major sporting event hasn't had a back-to-back winner in its 23 previous renditions?

In 23 previous editions of the Chili Bowl Nationals, snaring that coveted Golden Driller winner's trophy on back-to-back occasions has proven a difficult task. So difficult in fact, that there has not yet been a back-to-back Chili Bowl champion.

That's something that Tennessee's Sammy Swindell will try to change in January. And, if anyone can pull off the repeat, Slammin' Sammy could be just the guy.

After all, few can boast the past Chili Bowl success that Swindell can. Actually, nobody can, as no other driver has accumulated five Golden Drillers.

After reaching the top step of the podium in 1989's Third Annual Chili Bowl, Swindell added on wins in 1992, 1996 and 1998 before waiting eleven years to add an unprecedented fifth Chili Bowl to kick off the 2009 racing season.

Care for some perspective? While Sammy has five Chili Bowl wins, the only other drives to score multiple wins include NASCAR star Tony Stewart, California's Cory Kruseman and Wisconsin's Dan Boorse. And they've won it just two times apiece, with another elite dozen drivers reveling in Chili Bowl glory on one occasion.

Those other twelve past Chili Bowl champions include Damion Gardner, Tim McCreadie, Tracy Hines, Jay Drake, Billy Boat, Donnie Beechler, Andy Hillenburg, Dave Blaney, Lealand McSpadden, Jon Heydenreich, Scott Hatton and inaugural race winner Rich Vogler.

After an event record 281 competitors took part in the 2009 edition of the Chili Bowl, the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off with a Monday, January 11, practice session. Four full nights of qualifying action follow on Tuesday through Friday, January 12-15, setting the grid for the Saturday, January 16, Chili Bowl Championship feature events.

While all four qualifying nights will include full cards of heat races, qualifying races and feature events, the Tuesday night, January 12, card will also include the Second Annual Chili Bowl Race of Champions.

The top three finishers from the Qualifying Night features will automatically lock into the Saturday night, January 16, 50-lap Chili Bowl championship feature with the balance of Saturday's championship feature events lined up according to Qualifying Night finishes.

A limited number of reserved seats remain for Tuesday night's Qualifying event and Race of Champions for just $26 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/.

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 22, 2009) – A Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters record $250,000 point fund plus contingencies and other prizes were distributed at the 18th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet presented by Brodix on Sunday afternoon at Old Tucson Studios.

Bixby, OK, native Shane Stewart and California car owner Paul Silva reeled in the lion's share of the awards, collecting $60,000 for his first Lucas Oil Sprint Car title, becoming the first Oklahoma native to capture the ASCS National crown since Zach Chappell accomplished the feat in 2001.

In addition to the 16 Lucas Oil Sprint Car honorees, the top ten from both the winged ASCS Southwest Region and wingless Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region were honored during Sunday's ceremonies, with Rick Ziehl (Southwest) and Charles Davis, Jr. (Canyon) taking top honors.

Picking off three Lucas Oil Sprint Car feature wins over the course of the season and finishing outside the top ten just once aboard Silva's Wesmar-powered ProBilt Construction/Palmero Properties No. 57 A.R.T., Stewart took the title by a slim 25-point margin over 2008 series champion Jason Johnson.

"This is amazing, there's so many people to thank it's unreal," Stewart commented from the podium. "My wife, Kimberly, she's my backbone, Paul (Silva) is a best friend…" Stewart continued on while overwhelmed with emotion.

Joining Stewart as Lucas Oil Sprint Car honorees were runner-up Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA), Gary Wright (Hooks, TX), fourth-ranked Travis Rilat (Forney, TX), fifth-ranked Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN), sixth-ranked Tim Crawley (Benton, AR), seventh-ranked Danny Wood (Norman, OK), eighth-ranked Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS), ninth-ranked Jack Dover (Springfield, NE), tenth-ranked Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO), 11th-ranked Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK), 12th-ranked Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK), 13th-ranked Darren Long (Elida, OH), 14th-ranked Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO), 15th-ranked Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) and 16th-ranked Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA).

Thirteen drivers received awards for Perfect Attendance including Stewart, Johnson, Wright, Rilat, McMahan, Crawley, Wood, Bruce, Dover, Hockett, McClelland, Walker and Corken.

Stewart's car owner and crew chief, Paul Silva, picked up the Brodix Lee Maier Crew Chief of the Year award.

Stewart also earned the Ronald Laney Hard Charger Award by accumulating the most passing points during the 2009 season.

Paul McMahan got the nod in the Brodix Rookie of the Year battle, worth a set of Brodix heads, by besting fellow rookie contenders Dover, Long, Corken, Bergman, Brady Bacon and Ricky Logan.

Tony Bruce, Jr., who promoted events at the Jetmore Motorplex and Riverside Speedway, was presented with the Sportsmanship Award for his efforts in furthering the sport of Sprint Car racing and the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series.

Nineteen-year-old Jack Dover was presented with the Horizon Award, which is annually awarded to a driver who displays promise of glory in future seasons with ASCS.

Twenty-year-old Colorado shoe Chad Corken was presented the 2009 Young Lion award, which is annually presented to a promising driver under 21 years of age for their support of the American Sprint Car Series.

Ohio's Darren Long picked up the Hard Luck Award, worth a set of Brodix cylinder heads.

Danny Wood was presented with the Lowest Average Draw award, with Kenneth Walker at the other end of the spectrum with the Highest Average Draw award.

While the top 15 in driver and owner points all received cash prices totaling $250,000, 16th-ranked Seth Bergman was presented with a complete set of Brodix cylinder heads and other prizes worth approximately $3,500.

After recently celebrating his 20th birthday, Glenpool, OK, shoe Matt Covington was presented with the Newcomer of the Year award, worth $1,000 in cash.

Rick Ziehl picked up ASCS Southwest championship honors for the second year in a row, with other Southwest honorees including Ben Gregg, Joshua Hodges, John Gaston, Ronnie Clark, Charles Davis, Jr., John Van Horn, Mike Martin, Jessica Van Dyke and Joshua Williams.

Charles Davis, Jr., captured the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region championship, delivering car owner Jim Massey his first series title. Joining Davis and Massey among Canyon Region honorees were R.J. Johnson, Nathan High, Stevie Sussex, Johnathon Henry, Ronnie Clark, Andrew Reinbold, Mike Martin, Jeremy Sherman and Bruce St. James.

Fourteen-year-old Joshua Hodges of Tijeras, NM, who earlier in the season became the youngest feature winner in ASCS history by posting a Rocky Mountain Region triumph, picked up Rookie of the Year honors with a ranking of third in ASCS Southwest points, while Johnathon Henry made the most of the frequent 12-hour one-way trek from his Stockton, CA, home to Arizona by collecting Rookie of the Year honors with the ASCS Canyon Region.

Stevie Sussex collected Most Improved honors with the ASCS Canyon Region, with Ronnie Clark earning Most Improved with the ASCS Southwest Region.

A number of dignitaries were on hand for the day's festivities at Old Tucson Studios including representatives from Lucas Oil, Brodix Cylinder Heads and Hoosier Tires.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.