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Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 2, 2009) – Coming off a weekend that featured nine different winners in ten events throughout the country in which 228 different drivers took part in at least one card, another action-packed slate of American Sprint Car Series competition is on tap for this Fourth of July Holiday weekend.

Headlining this weekend's action is the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters much anticipated return to Riverside Speedway in West Memphis, AR, for the Rock 'N Roll 50, with another half dozen Regional events on the slate as well.

Reigning Lucas Oil Sprint Car champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, topped last weekend's headliner by besting a 53-car field in the Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial at Missouri's Lake Ozark Speedway, moving into a tie for the Lucas Oil points lead with event runner-up Shane Stewart in the process.

Gary Wright extended his streak of Lucas Oil ASCS National events competed in to 203 with a sixth-place finish, keeping the lead pair of Johnson and Stewart within ten points while closing in on Toby Brown's record of 212 National events competed-in a row.

Missouri shoes Jesse Hockett and Randy Martin both made their 50th career Lucas Oil ASCS National feature starts Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway.

In other action, Dustin Daggett was the only driver to double up last weekend by sweeping the pair of ASCS Sprints on Dirt events in Michigan at Mt. Pleasant and I-96, extending his SOD season win total to seven triumphs in nine starts.

Eric Baldaccini, who has logged the most nights of ASCS competition thus far in 2009 with 24 starts, bested the Lone Star Region at Boyd Raceway on Friday night for his second win of the season after a Gulf South win in May with Kevin Ramey adding his second Lone Star score of the season atop Cowtown Speedway's high-banked clay oval the next night.

The ASCS Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regions squared off at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, MT, with Jared Ridge snaring his first career series win over Friday night's 29-car field and then Roger Crockett besting Saturday's 30-car field for his second Northwest win of the year.

Chad Humston moved atop the Midwest point charts by topping Friday's Midwest vs. Northern Plains Showdown at South Dakota's I-90 Speedway, Charles Davis, Jr., made it two-for-two in the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge with a Saturday night Canyon Region win at Tucson's USA Raceway and Jared Zimbardi broke back into Patriots victory lane with a late move at Stateline Speedway in Jamestown, NY, on Saturday night.

This weekend marks the second of five consecutive weekends of competition for the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters. Saturday's scheduled 50-lap feature atop the ¼-mile Riverside Speedway gumbo clay oval is believed to be the first in series history. Local ace A.G. Rains took victory honors in the series last visit to West Memphis in September of 2005.

The Midwest Region gets an early jump on the Holiday weekend with a Thursday night outing at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway before moving on to McCool Junction's Junction Motor Speedway on Friday night.

The ASCS Gulf South Region tackles the 5/16-mile Texana Raceway Park in Edna, TX, on Friday and Saturday, the Patriots and Sprints on Dirt collide at Canada's Ohsweken Speedway for the Northern Summer Nationals on Friday night and the Southwest Region fires back to action at Tucson's USA Raceway on Saturday night.

After last weekend's monster weekend of competition, a total of 645 drivers have competed in at least one ASCS event thus far in 2009 with 46 different winners in 75 feature events.

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters carries an average of 55.6 cars per event into this weekend's Rock 'N Roll 50.

This weekend's schedule of events is as follows:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters

Friday – Riverside Speedway (West Memphis, AR) Rock 'N Roll 50

Autograph session at 4:30 p.m.; Racing at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday – Riverside Speedway (West Memphis, AR) Rock 'N Roll 50

Autograph session at 4:30 p.m.; Racing at 7:00 p.m.

ASCS Gulf South Region

Friday at 7:30 p.m. – Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. – Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)

ASCS Midwest Region

Thursday at 7:00 p.m. – I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)

Friday at 7:30 p.m. – Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE)

ASCS Patriots vs. Sprints on Dirt

Friday at 7:45 p.m. – Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT) Northern Summer Nationals

ASCS Southwest

Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)

Complete race notes and results from each of this weekend's events will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

The Tribute – Jesse Hockett Remembers "The Wrench"

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 1, 2009) – He never met a stranger. And he could be counted upon to greet you with a smile and an entertaining story or two of some form, whether it be one of the racing variety or otherwise.

But, fate stepped in three years ago today, cutting Daniel McMillin's life short in a car accident at just 22 years of age.

"The Wrench" and his cousin, known in popular culture today as Jesse "The Rocket" Hockett, had been virtually inseparable.

Chasing Brodix Rookie of the Year honors on the Lucas Oil ASCS National trail in 2006, the pair of Missouri kids had grown into young men while teaming up for approximately 70 feature wins along the way since a 1998 start.

Among those were a pair of $10,000 triumphs in Lakeside Speedway's annual wingless classic in Kansas City; wins that made it impossible to ignore Jesse and Daniel on the racing radar. Especially after that first one in 2003, when Daniel threw a winning setup on the car straight off the Jimmy Sills "how-to" video in what was just Jesse's second wingless outing.

Already establishing that reputation of racing anything, anywhere, anytime, Jesse and Daniel were more often than not a two-man operation on the road in those days. And, traveling those long, lonely miles in the darkness of night on the way to the next dirt track, conversation would naturally shift to what the future might hold. With young men and big dreams, how could it be otherwise?

While consumed with the dirt track wars of Sprint Car racing, Daniel also held a similar passion for music.

One of Daniel's dreams was to someday sign a recording contract and make it big on the country music scene. And, he vowed that when that happened, he would furnish Jesse with all the latest and greatest racing equipment so that "The Rocket" could fulfill all of his Sprint Car racing dreams.

Daniel offered up just a couple of stipulations for that racing operation, though. The car would have to carry a hot pink paint scheme. And, it would also have to be emblazoned with a big guitar.

All too often though, dreams die young. And, in this case, some dreams were dashed on a winding, rural Missouri highway in the early a.m. of July 1, 2006.

This past Saturday night, 53 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters competitors from throughout the nation gathered at Missouri's Lake Ozark Speedway to pay tribute at the Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial, which played out before a host of Hockett and McMillin family members and friends along with several thousand fans.

Opening ceremonies included a tribute to the man that so many have missed around the race track for the last three years, with presentations made to Jesse, Daniel's mother and the McMillin family after young Reagan Hockett sang the National Anthem.

Two-time race winner, and three-time by the end of the night, Jason Johnson presented Daniel's Mother with a shirt signed by all the competitors, commenting that, "We had a lot of fun with Daniel going up and down the road. He was a great guy and I'm just honored that we can be a part of this race."

The microphone moved on to Jesse, the one person that probably knew Daniel as well as anybody.

"Daniel got along with everyone, even if he got into a disagreement with somebody it never lasted long," an emotional Hockett explained as he thanked the crowd. "There are so many people here that Daniel made a positive impact on. I miss him, I think we all do."

Then, when it was time to get down to the business at hand and the night's first heat race rolled out, there it was.

Jesse Hockett's VKCC Motorsports/Tom Buch Racing No. 13 had a different look for this night only. You guessed it. The No. 13 was all decked out in hot pink with a big ol' guitar emblazoned upon the top wing.

That's one dream of Daniel's that didn't die. Jesse made sure of that.

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

ASCS Patriots and Sprints on Dirt Collide at Ohsweken for Northern Summer Nationals

Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (June 29, 2009)- For the second consecutive year, two of the most prominent regions in ASCS will celebrate the American Independence Holiday North of the Border at one of North America’s finest dirt tracks.

The Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot Region and Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP meet halfway between the regional bases at Ohsweken in Southern Ontario. Friday, July 3 will be the Second Annual Northern Summer Nationals, this year presented by Corr/Pak Merchandising.

The Patriot Region will tabulate points for only the competitors that have run a Patriot event already in 2009 while the Sprints on Dirt will not run for points this Friday. With $3,000 still on the line for the winner, this is sure to be one of the biggest events of the year.

This year, a unique and exciting format will accompany the Northern Summer Nationals. Heat races will use the standard ASCS Passing Points formula, but it will then be followed by qualifying races, which will also use passing points. After those two sets of events, the top 24 in total points will be set for the A-Main. Only two more spots will be available after that point via the B-Main.

Along with the $3,000 top prize, the 26 cars to start the feature will get $300 U.S. All cars failing to transfer through the B-Main will receive $150 U.S.

The list of potential winners is endless, too long for this release, but a few names are simple choices as frontrunners.

Dustin Daggett is great at Ohsweken and has been on an absolute tear in 2009 with SOD. The Portland, MI has four wins at “The Big O”, including the preliminary night of last year’s Northern Summer Nationals. Daggett was runner-up to Wayne Johnson in the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

Bryan Howland won the finale of the Northern Summer Nationals at the 3/8-mile in 2008 to score his second win on the Six Nations Reservation. The Auburn, NY hot shoe also finished third in the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals last year.

While Howland has led the Patriots for the last year and a half, he now trails Jared Zimbardi by two points following Saturday’s race at Stateline. Jared Zimbardi, from Little Valley, NY, won his first race of the year at the 1/3-mile and picked up his first victory since picking up the checkered flag at Ohsweken last season in weekly competition.

Zimbardi was second in Corr/Pak points at Ohsweken last year and was a strong third his last time up there. In that race, Track Owner Glenn Styres picked up the win, his second of the year in his front yard. The first win for “The Ohsweken Flyer” was when the Sprints on Dirt swung through Southern Ontario.

Tom Huppunen currently leads the weekly point standings at Ohsweken and will go after his first career ASCS win in Fred Cade’s No. 12c.

While only drivers with a Patriot start will get points towards the 2009 Patriot Championship, all drivers will get points as part of the King of the Golden Horseshoe Series, another leg of the Lucas Oil Five Crown Tour on the Patriot Tour in 2009 which begins on Friday.

For more information, visit www.ASCSpatriotspirnts.com, www.SprintsOnDirt.com or www.ASCSracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot History at Ohsweken:

Races: 4

9/25/2004- Rick Wilson

5/6/2005- Kyle Wilson

7/14/2006- Bryan Howland

7/6/2007- Bobby Breen

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP History at Ohsweken:

Races: 5

6/20/2003- Darren Long

9/27/2003- Keith Dempster

6/18/2004- Dustin Daggett

8/27/2004- Dustin Daggett

8/26/2005- Dustin Daggett

6/12/2008- Glenn Styres

Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken with PSR/SOD Sanction:

Races: 6

9/17/2005- Kenny Jacobs (Canadian Sprint Car Nationals)

9/16/2006- Steve Poirier (Canadian Sprint Car Nationals)

9/15/2006- Steve Poirier (Canadian Sprint Car Nationals)

7/3/2008- Dustin Daggett (ASCS Northern Summer Nationals)

7/4/2008- Bryan Howland (ASCS Northenr Sumemr Nationals)

9/27/2008- Wayne Johnson (Canadian Sprint Car Nationals)

ASCS Southwest Fires Back to Action Saturday at USA!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 29, 2009) – After a wild night of wingless ASCS Canyon Region competition at USA Raceway, the winged forces of the ASCS Southwest Region are back in the spotlight at Tucson's 3/8-mile clay oval this Saturday night.

Saturday's card is also Round Three of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge Series, a slate of eight designated events crossing over from the wingless Canyon Region to the winged Southwest Region.

Charles Davis, Jr., who topped this past Saturday night's Canyon card at USA, also aced the opening round of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge at Hollywood Hills Speedway. The other round was rained out.

With the initial handful of ASCS Southwest events in the books, Peoria teammates Ben Gregg and John Gaston hold down the top two spots on the point charts with Gregg holding a 14-point advantage.

Gaston is actually tied for second with defending series champion Rick Ziehl of Las Cruces, NM, with Yuma's Mike Martin and Joshua Hodges of Tijeras, NM. The 14-year-old Hodges recently became the youngest feature winner in ASCS history by snaring a Rocky Mountain Region win at Wyoming's Sweetwater Speedway on June 13.

While he leads the Canyon Region championship chase, Charles Davis, Jr., stands sixth in Southwest points with the wing. Ronnie Clark, fifth in the wingless ranks, is seventh in Southwest standings in front of Cody Cambensy and Ron Kratz. John Van Horn and Jessica Van Dyke enter Saturday night's action tied for tenth in points.

Rickey Hood has topped the last two ASCS Southwest events at USA Raceway.

Saturday's ASCS Southwest Region event at USA Raceway goes green at 7:00 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 ASCS Southwest Region is currently scheduled for eleven nights of competition, with ten of those events at USA Raceway.

The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to nearly 100 different tracks throughout 25 states and Canada in 2009. Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of a dozen different Regions throughout the nation.

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

ASCS Midwest Ready for Nebraska Double Dip

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 29, 2009) – There will be plenty of fireworks in Nebraska this weekend as the American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region scatters the clay for two nights on Thursday and Friday.

On Thursday night, the series takes to Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway before moving on to McCool Junction's Junction Motor Speedway on Friday night.

After becoming the series first repeat winner of 2009 by topping Friday night's event at South Dakota's I-90 Speedway, Chad Humston of Giltner, NE, has moved atop the ASCS Midwest Region championship point charts.

Humston holds a 23-point lead over two-time ASCS Northern Plains champion Lee Grosz of Harwood, ND, with Lincoln, Nebraska's Jason Danley just one more point back in third.

Crete, Nebraska's Mike Boston enters the weekend double ranked fourth, with Missouri's Brian Brown in fifth. Brown, atop the all-time ASCS Midwest Region win charts with ten triumphs, is still looking for his first ASCS Midwest win of 2009.

The balance of the current top ten includes Don Droud, Jr. (Lincoln, NE), Jonathan Cornell (Sedalia, MO), Eric Lutz (Sioux Falls, SD), Ryan Bickett (Ramona, SD) and Jack Dover (Springfield, NE).

Humston topped the series last stop at I-80 Speedway in May, with Shane Stewart taking Midwest victory honors the following night at Junction Motor Speedway.

Thursday's racing action at I-80 Speedway goes green at 7:00 p.m., with Friday's card at Junction Motor Speedway firing off at 7:30 p.m.

Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway is located in Greenwood, NE, between Lincoln and Omaha off I-80 Exit 420, then 0.4 mile north on SR 63 then west. For more information, contact the track at 402-944-2233.

Junction Motor Speedway is located 5.6 miles south of York, NE, off I-80 Exit 353 on US 81, then 0.3 miles west on CR 4. For more information, contact the track at 402-773-5538.

The ASCS Midwest Region is slated for 13 nights of competition at a half dozen tracks throughout Nebraska and the surrounding areas of Missouri and South Dakota. The ASCS Northern Plains Region takes on the Midwest in six of those events.

Past ASCS Regional Winners at I-80 Speedway:

5/21/09 – Chad Humston (Midwest)

4/11/08 – Jonathan Cornell (Midwest)

4/10/08 – Billy Alley (Midwest)

8/14/07 – Jack Dover (Midwest)

4/15/07 – Chuck Swenson (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)

4/14/07 – Brian Brown (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)

8/15/06 – Billy Alley (Midwest)

7/3/06 – Jake Peters (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)

4/8/06 – Brian Brown (Midwest vs. Northern Plains)

8/3/05 – Brian Brown (Midwest vs. National)

7/8/05 – Brian Brown (Midwest)

4/15/05 – Terry McCarl (Midwest)

Past ASCS Midwest Region Winners at Junction Motor Speedway:

5/22/09 – Shane Stewart

6/27/08 – Brian Brown

6/29/07 – Brian Brown

5/25/07 – Garry Lee Maier

6/30/06 – Brian Brown

5/26/06 – Jake Peters

5/27/05 – Jason Danley

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

ASCS Gulf South Fireworks at Texana Raceway Park

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 29, 2009) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region is set for its Eighth Annual Fourth of July Weekend Spectacular with two nights of action atop the high-banked, 5/16-mile Texana Raceway Park dirt oval in Edna, TX, this Friday and Saturday.

The pair of weekend events put the ASCS Gulf South Region at the midpoint of the 2009 season with 19-year-old Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX, in the driver's seat to become the series' sixth different champion.

Riding an ASCS Gulf South record streak of eleven consecutive top-ten feature finishes aboard the Motor Mike-powered KCR Racing No. 87 Triple X, Reutzel has stretched out a 69 point advantage over 2005 series champion Ray Allen Kulhanek, who has topped two of the series most recent three events.

Tommy Bryant, who subbed impressively for Jerry Bell in this past weekend's Lucas Oil ASCS National competition in Missouri, is currently ranked third, with 18-year-old Channin Tankersley and two-time and defending series champion Brandon Berryman rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the current top ten in ASCS Gulf South points includes Scottie McDonald, Kent Lewis, Jr., Greg Rilat, Jimmy Brooks and Gary Watson.

Both nights of racing action are slated to go green at 7:30 p.m.

The high-banked, 5/16-mile Texana Raceway Park dirt oval is located two miles east of Edna, TX, on SR 111, then left on Haines Road. For more information, contact the track at 361-781-0411.

The ASCS Gulf South Region is set for 27 nights of racing action at eleven different tracks throughout Texas in 2009.

Past ASCS Gulf South Region Feature Winners at Texana Raceway Park:

8/30/08 – Jason Johnson

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

Lucas Oil ASCS Set for Rock 'N Roll 50 at Riverside This Weekend!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 29, 2009) – Fifty laps. It's a distance that none can recall in any past ASCS National event.

But, if all goes according to plan, that's what is in store as the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters makes its grand return to Riverside Speedway in West Memphis, AR, with this weekend's Rock 'N Roll 50.

Two full nights of the nation's most intense Sprint Car racing, both to be taped for later broadcast on VERSUS, will culminate with Saturday night's $6,000 to win Rock 'N Roll 50 championship feature event. The fop four finishers from Friday night's preliminary main event will lock into Saturday night's six-car feature redraw.

"It's going to be interesting, that's for sure," event promoter and Lucas Oil ASCS contender Tony Bruce, Jr., commented. "There are so many things than can change in those last 10 or 20 laps, I think the fans are really going to be in for a great show."

The two-night stand atop the storied ¼-mile gumbo clay oval marks the series first Riverside stop since 2005. A tour staple from 1995 to 2005, the entire facility has been revamped in the past couple of years with a racing surface conducive to top-flight Sprint Car racing reportedly the norm thus far in 2009.

While a stellar field of drivers will vie for Rock 'N Roll 50 bragging rights atop the Mid-South oval, the two nights will play a major role in the series championship points chase. A $60,000 share of the $250,000 point fund awaits the champion at year's end.

Defending series champion Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, and Bixby, OK, native Shane Stewart enters the weekend's action deadlocked atop the series point charts, with four-time series champion Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, just ten points back in third.

Johnson is the only repeat winner in Lucas Oil ASCS action this year, adding this past weekend's Daniel McMillin Memorial triumph at Missouri's Lake Ozark Speedway to a Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals victory in March.

Stewart earned a Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals prelim win in March, while Gary Wright picked off a non-points win in ASCS Speedweek action.

The lead trio of Johnson, Stewart and Wright have opened up a bit of a gap over the rest of the Lucas Oil ASCS pack, with California native Paul McMahan 76 points off the lead pace in fourth.

McMahan, also leading the Brodix Rookie of the Year chase, is just seven points ahead of fellow rookie contender Jack Dover, the 19-year-old hailing from Springfield, NE, that topped the Steve King Memorial in Jetmore, KS, on Memorial Day weekend.

Ranked sixth, just one point behind Dover, is Norman, OK, veteran shoe Danny Wood, with Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Nick Smith and Forney, Texas' Travis Rilat close behind as only eleven points separate the five drivers ranking fourth through eighth (McMahan, Dover, Wood, Smith and Rilat).

ASCS Speedweek champion Tim Crawley of Benton, AR, and Liberal, KS, ace Tony Bruce, Jr., are tied for ninth entering the weekend. Wingless convert Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK, is just outside the top ten in eleventh, with Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK), Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO), Trey Robb (Newcastle, OK) and Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) rounding out the top 15 as 26 different entries have competed in all five points-paying events thus far.

Others trying to crack the top 15 in points include recent Riverside winner Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA), Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK), Kathryne Minter (Bedford, TX), Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK), Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA), Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK), Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR), Darren Long (Elida, OH), Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO), Donnie Ray Crawford (Tulsa, OK) and the No. 85 combo in which Tommy Bryant (Conroe, TX) successfully filled in for Jerry Bell (Garland, TX) this past weekend.

Averaging 55.6 cars per event thus far in 2009, this weekend marks the second of five consecutive weekends of series competition. Following Riverside's Rock 'N Roll 50, the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters moves on to South Dakota's I-90 Speedway on July 11, Washington's Grays Harbor Raceway Park on July 17-18 and then Oregon's Cottage Grove Speedway on July 24-25.

The Series:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters

When & Where:

Friday night, July 3 at 7:00 p.m. – Riverside Speedway

Saturday night, July 4 at 7:00 p.m. – Riverside Speedway

Track Information:

Riverside Speedway (West Memphis, AR) - 1/4-mile semi-banked gumbo clay oval located west of Memphis, TN, on I-55 to Exit 4 in Arkansas, then 0.3 miles south, then 0.2 miles east on Broadway, then south on Legion Road. For more information, contact the track at 901-508-6200. Event information also available at http://www.tonybrucejr.com/rnr2.html or http://www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com/.

Lucas Oil ASCS Riverside Speedway:

After taking to the ¼-mile gumbo clay oval on 24 occasions from 1995 to 2005, the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series returns to West Memphis for the first time since September of 2005.

Riverside Speedway ASCS National winners include: Eddie Gallagher 6, Terry Gray 3, Gary Wright 3, A.G. Rains 2, Pete Braswell 1, Pete Butler 1, Kenny Coke 1, Tim Crawley 1, Chad Jones 1, Travis Rilat 1, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 1, Darren Stewart 1, Brooke Tatnell 1, Mike Ward 1.

Riverside Speedway Lucas Oil ASCS Race-by-Race Winners: Terry Gray (7/8/95), Eddie Gallagher (7/20/96), Pete Braswell (9/14/96), Gary Wright (6/21/97), Brooke Tatnell (9/13/97), Mike Ward (6/20/98), Terry Gray (9/19/98), Chad Jones (6/19/99), Pete Butler (7/24/99), Terry Gray (9/18/99), Kenny Coke (6/24/00), Travis Rilat (7/15/00), Gary Wright (9/16/00), Eddie Gallagher (6/9/01), A.G. Rains (7/14/01), Tim Crawley (9/15/01), Eddie Gallagher (6/1/02), Eddie Gallagher (9/14/02), Eddie Gallagher (5/31/03), Gary Wright (7/19/03), Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (7/17/04), Eddie Gallagher (9/11/04), Darren Stewart (6/4/05), A.G. Rains (9/10/05).

Current Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points:

Top Twenty: 1. (tie) Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) and Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 724, 3. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 714, 4. Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 648, 5. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 641, 6. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 640, 7. Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) 638, 8. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 637, 9. (tie) Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) and Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 581, 11. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 542, 12. Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 531, 13. Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO) 501, 14. Trey Robb (Newcastle, OK) 482, 15. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 475, 16. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 469, 17. Gary Taylor (Snohomish, WA) 453, 18. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 443, 19. Kathryne Minter (Bedford, TX) 433, 20. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 432.

Brodix Rookie of the Year Points (Top Ten): 1. Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 648, 2. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 641, 3. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 542, 4. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 475, 5. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 432, 6. Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA) 424, 7. Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK) 418, 8. Ricky Logan (Little Rock, AR) 414, 9. Darren Long (Elida, OH) 408, 10. Chad Corken (Highlands Ranch, CO) 406.

2009 Lucas Oil ASCS Feature Winners:

Jason Johnson 2, Jack Dover 1, Travis Rilat 1, Shane Stewart 1. Non-point feature winners (Speedweek); Tony Bruce, Jr. 1, Zach Chappell 1, Tim Crawley 1, Nick Smith 1, Gary Wright 1.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:

July 11 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)

July 17/18 – Grays Harbor Raceway Park (Elma, WA)

July 24/25 – Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)

Lucas Oil ASCS on the Web:

Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.

Also, the Lucas Oil ASCS Show airs on www.racinboys.com each Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. ET, recapping the previous week's events while also previewing upcoming action.

Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV:

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in ten one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network

Events to be aired on VERSUS include the following:

The schedule of Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters events to be aired on VERSUS is as follows:

Event Date – Track (Location) – Air Date & Re-Air Date (All Times Eastern)
Mar. 20 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5/2/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 5/7/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Mar. 21 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5/23/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 5/27/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
May 23 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS) – 8/1/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 8/5/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
May 24 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS) – 8/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 8/6/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
July 3 – Riverside Speedway (W. Memphis, AR) – 8/8/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 8/13/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
July 4 – Riverside Speedway (W. Memphis, AR) – 9/20/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 9/24/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 6 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 10/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 10/10/09 @ 3:00 p.m.
Aug. 7 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 10/18/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 10/22/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 8 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 11/15/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 11/19/09 @ 5:00 p.m.
Sept. 26 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – 11/29/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 12/3/09 @ 4:00 p.m.

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters is currently slated for approximately 33 nights of racing action at 17 different tracks throughout the nation, with the country's top Sprint Car drivers set to battle it out for their share of the $250,000 points fund.

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

Jared Zimbardi Makes ASCS Patriot Statement at Stateline

Rich Vleck, JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (June 27, 2009) - When Jared Zimbardi redraw seventh for his A-Main starting spot Saturday Night at Stateline he figured his winless streak would continue to grow. Much to his surprise he was wrong and ended the night in Victory Lane.

Zimbardi, of Little Valley, NY, made a late-race wing adjustment pay off by moving underneath Bobby Breen coming to complete the 23rd lap held on for his first Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot A-Main win in nearly two years.

In a thrilling yet extended feature as part of the PJ Motorsports King of the Southern Tier, the lead was swapped four times as neither the top nor the bottom line were clearly dominant. As the race wore on though, the bottom came in and so rose the No. 35.

Zimbardi quickly moved to third on the opening lap but struggled to gain much more ground throughout the first half of the race. After Bobby Breen took the lead back from Bubba Broderick on lap 14, Zimbardi focused on the No. 5 for second, passing him the next time around.

“I didn’t know if I catch Breen because I hadn’t seen how good his car was,” stated “The Juice” after the 25-lap event. “All of the sudden I got by Bubba and said to myself: Wow I can win this thing.”

As the leaders hit lapped traffic, Blake Breen flipped in turn two on lap 21 setting up a four-lap sprint to the finish. The stoppage gave Zimbardi a chance to slide his wing back to its maximum as well as read the inspirational message posted inside the cockpit earlier in the day.

On the lap 22 restart, Zimbardi hit his marks on the bottom of the track and began to reel in the No. 9. A lap later he was in the lead and moving into the defensive position.

After the Bundle of Warmth No. 35 took the lead, Breen moved to the bottom to follow Zimbardi around turns 3 and 4. Broderick saw this as an opportunity to continue blasting the cushion in those turns as he had for much of the race; this time however he would hit it too hard and loop his No. 5, setting up a one-lap sprint to the finish.

Before the 25th lap was run, Zimbardi was nervous, wondering just what Breen had up his sleeve on the final circuit.

“I heard him blast it in to (turns) 3 and 4, but I knew I had to run the bottom and I had to be patient,” noted Zimbardi. “If I would have tried to run in too hard on the low line the car would skate up into the middle and I would just spin my tires. I guess I did it right.”

It was the fourth Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot A-Main for Zimbardi, who also inherited the point lead in the process. It was a welcomed for many of the friends and family of his in the packed grandstands on a glorious evening just an hour from his home.

Bobby Breen would settle for second for the second consecutive event. Bobby was not even sure he wanted to travel to the tricky 1/3-mile on Saturday as he felt it was not a track he could succeed on. His run also helped him strengthen his PJ Motorsports King of the Southern Tier Point Lead.

Don Adamczyk picked up a solid third place showing his No. 21. It was the best career finishing at Stateline for the “Williamsville Warrior” and tied his best finish of the season.

Gary Kriess was the hard charger on the night using the bottom to move from 11th to fourth place. It was the best career Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot showing for the Western PA Veteran.

Scott Bonnell won the Four Laps of Fame Dash he sponsored and also moved forward to round out the top-five.

Gary Troutman was strong all night long, as he normally is at Stateline and brought it home in sixth, which ties his best finish in four years.

T.J. Newton had a career night in the No. 57, picking up a solid seventh place finish.

Bryan Howland was among the leaders for most of the race, but spun on lap 14 while battling with Bobby Breen for second and had to work from the back to get back to eighth place.

Bubby Kerrick scored his first career National Parts Peddler Heat Race win early in the night and parlayed that into a ninth place showing in the A-Main. Kyle Moffit got back on the right track to complete the top-10.

Lucas Oil ASCS Patriots Results: 6/27/09, Stateline Speedway, Busti, NY.

PJ Motorsports A-Main (25 Laps)- 1. Jared Zimbardi (35), 2. Bobby Breen (9), 3. Don Adamczyk (21), 4. Gary Kriess (55), 5. Scott Bonnell (3B), 6. Gary Troutman (44), 7. T.J. Newton (57), 8. Bryan Howland (51), 9. Bubby Kerrick (4u), 10. Kyle Moffit (7), 11. Kyle Drum (3T), 12. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 13. Brad Knab (38), 14. Ray Preston (22), 15. Bubba Broderick (5), 16. Bruce DeWick (22d), 17. Blake Breen (8), 18. Jeff Frasier (99), 19. Derek Jonathan (81), 20. Chris Shuttleworth (11).

Lap Leaders- Bo. Breen 1, Broderick 2-13, Bo. Breen 14-22, Zimbardi 23-25.

Bonnell’s Collision Center Four Laps of Fame Dash (4 Laps)- 1. Scott Bonnell (3B), 2. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 3. Gary Kriess (55), 4. Bruce Dewick (22d), 5. Brad Knab (38), 6. Kyle Drum (3T).

National Parts Peddler Heats (8 Laps Each)-

Race 1: 1. Bubba Broderick (5), 2. Don Adamczyk (21), 3. Scott Bonnell (3B), 4. Bobby Breen (9), 5. Kyle Moffit (7), 6. Brad Knab (38), 7. Blake Breen (8).

Race 2: 1. Bubby Kerrick (4u), 2. Jared Zimbardi (35), 3. Gary Kriess (55), 4. Chris Muhleisen (10M), 5. Ray Preston (22), 6. Kyle Drum (3T), 7. Jeff Frasier (99).

Race 3: 1. Bryan Howland (51), 2. T.J. Newton (57), 3. Gary Troutman (44), 4. Bruce DeWick (22d), 5. Chris Shuttleworth (11), 6. Derek Jonathan (81).

Contingency Awards-

Ohsweken Speedway/Canadian Sprint Car Natioanls Award- Zimbardi

Keizer Aluminum Wheels Passing Points Award- Howland.

Kinser Air Filters Hard Luck Award- Bl. Breen

M&W Aluminum Products Top-5 Award- Adamczyk

Ultra-Shield Race Products Top-10 Award- Troutman

Rod End Supply 20th Anniversary Award- Shuttleworth

PJ Motorsports King of the Southern Tier Standings (Top-10)- 1. Bobby Breen 296, 2. Don Adamczyk 288, 3. Jared Zimbardi 284, 4. Bryan Howland 280, 5. Gary Troutman 266, 6. Bubba Broderick 262, 7. Bubby Kerrick 256, Tie-8. Scott Bonnell and T.J. Newton 248, 10. Blake Breen 246.

Gater Racing News Hard Charger of the Season Standings (Top-Five)- 1. Trevor Lewis 32, 2. Don Adamczyk 19, 3. Gary Troutman 18, 4. Jared Zimbardi 16, 5. Bryan Howland 15.

Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot Points (Top Ten): 1. Jared Zimbardi 994, 2. Bryan Howland 992, 3. Bobby Breen 938, 4. Bubba Broderick 936, 5. Don Adamczyk 922, 6. Gary Troutman 796, 7. Chris Muhleisen 789, 8. Blake Breen 676, 9. Derek Jonathan 587, 10. Trevor Lewis 578.

Davis Breaks Out the Broom in ASCS Canyon Region Go at USA

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (June 27, 2009) – Charles Davis, Jr., enjoyed a perfect night at USA Raceway, topping it off with his third Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region win of the season to extend his series points lead in the process.

After winning both his heat race and the dash, Davis led all 30-lap of the main event to complete a sweep of the night's racing action aboard the Don Ott-powered Massey Motorsports No. 50 DRC.

Besting a field of 31 entries, Davis took the checkered flag in front of R.J. Johnson. Nathan High rallied from 17th to claim the show position, with Ronnie Clark and Chris Bonneau rounding out the top five.

Johnathon Henry was sixth, with 18th-starter Jeremy Sherman, Mike Martin, Stevie Sussex and Jody Wirth completing the top ten.

Brian O'Donnell, Henry, Davis and Harris Brooks topped heat race action, with High winning the "B" Main.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Results from USA Raceway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 5-Brian O'Donnell, 2. 6-Ronnie Clark, 3. 74-Derek Williams, 4. 8-Daniel Hutto, 5. 44-Jeremy Sherman, 6. 48-Thomas Ogle, 7. 7x-Ryan Murphy, 8. 8az-Jordan Stetson.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21-Johnathon Henry, 2. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 3. 93-John Johnson, 4. 62-Stevie Sussex, 5. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 6. 36-Brendan Higgins, 7. 62x-Bill Mitchell, 8. 12-Nathan High.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 5x-Jody Wirth, 3. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 4. 61-Jeff Slinkard, 5. 96-Carson Ditsch, 6. 24-Jordan Mattson, 7. 6c-Rex Calderwood, 8. 6z-Rick Ziehl.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 3-Harris Brooks, 2. 78-Chris Bonneau, 3. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 4. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 5. 16-Mike Martin, 6. 7k-Bruce St. James, 7. 27h-Jeremy Hueber.

Dash: 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 5x-Jody Wirth, 3. 6-Ronnie Clark, 4. 27n-Nick Aiuto, 5. 5-Brian O'Donnell, 6. 78-Chris Bonneau, 7. 21-Johnathon Henry, 8. 3-Harris Brooks.

"B" Feature: 1. 12-Nathan High, 2. 44-Jeremy Sherman, 3. 7k-Bruce St. James, 4. 6z-Rick Ziehl, 5. 36-Brendan Higgins, 6. 62x-Bill Mitchell, 7. 27h-Jeremy Hueber, 8. 7x-Ryan Murphy, 9. 96-Carson Ditsch, 10. 19-Andrew Reinbold, 11. 6c-Rex Calderwood, 12. 24-Jordan Mattson, 13. 48-Thomas Ogle (Disqualified). DNS: 8az-Jordan Stetson, 61-Jeff Slinkard.

“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 50-Charles Davis, Jr., 2. 77m-R.J. Johnson, 3. 12-Nathan High, 4. 6-Ronnie Clark, 5. 78-Chris Bonneau, 6. 21-Johnathon Henry, 7. 44-Jeremy Sherman, 8. 16-Mike Martin, 9. 62-Stevie Sussex, 10. 5x-Jody Wirth, 11. 8-Daniel Hutto, 12. 6z-Rick Ziehl, 13. 7k-Bruce St. James, 14. 5m-Brian O'Donnell, 15. 26az-Bobby Taylor, 16. xxx-Zach Sawyers, 17. 74-Derek Williams, 18. 3-Harris Brooks, 19. 93-John Johnson, 20. 27n-Nick Aiuto.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Charles Davis, Jr. 734, 2. R.J. Johnson 694, 3. Nathan High 690, 4. Johnathon Henry 642, 5. Ronnie Clark 619, 6. Andrew Reinbold 607, 7. Stevie Sussex 601, 8. Mike Martin 573, 9. Bruce St. James 530, 10. Jeremy Sherman 498.

Ramey Ropes ASCS Lone Star Win at Cowtown

Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (June 27, 2009) – Kevin Ramey became the first repeat winner in American Sprint Car Series Lone Star Region competition by winning Saturday night's 25-lap feature event atop the high-banked, ¼-mile Cowtown Speedway clay oval.

Advancing from the third row, Ramey took the point away from race-long leader George White on the 18th round en route to the $2,000 triumph aboard the Williams Motorsports Wells-powered City Vending/Melray Oil & Gas No. 7m entry.

The two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion padded his points lead in the inaugural Lone Star title chase by taking the checkered flag in front of White, with Memphis shoe Don Young, Justin Melton and Brad Welborn rounding out the top five.

Skip Wilson was sixth, with Robert Sellers, Brandon Berryman, Claud Estes and Scott Reneau completing the top ten.

Kris Miller, Estes, Ramey and Melton topped heat race action for the 30-car field, with Michael Lang winning the "B" Main.

ASCS Lone Star Region Results from Cowtown Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 33-Kris Miller, 2. 17w-Brad Welborn, 3. 10-George White, 4. 5m-Glenn Martin, 5. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 6. 11F-Darrell Fletcher, 7. 40-Junior Jenkins, 8. 45-J.P. Bailey.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 74e-Claud Estes, 2. 87x-Billy Melton, 3. 76-John Ricketts, 4. 67-Rodney Henderson, 5. 26-Dalton Steed, 6. 79-Ryan Hall, 7. 17-Channin Tankersley. DNS: 20-Chad Wilson.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 2. 75-Don Young, 3. 87-Brian McClelland, 4. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 5. 14-Michael Lang, 6. 45k-Kolt Walker, 7. 1r-Scott Reneau.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 11-Justin Melton, 2. 31-Brandon Berryman, 3. 65-Skip Wilson, 4. 25-Robert Sellers, 5. 9-Brian Parker, 6. 88r-Andy Rea, 7. 14b-Robert Byrom.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 14-Michael Lang, 2. 5m-Glenn Martin, 3. 1r-Scott Reneau, 4. 20-Chad Wilson, 5. 40-Junior Jenkins, 6. 14b-Robert Byrom, 7. 9-Brian Parker, 8. 88r-Andy Rea, 9. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 10. 45k-Kolt Walker, 11. 45-J.P. Bailey. DNS: 79-Ryan Hall, 11F-Darrell Fletcher, 17-Channin Tankersley.

"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 2. 10-George White, 3. 75-Don Young, 4. 11-Justin Melton, 5. 17w-Brad Welborn, 6. 65-Skip Wilson, 7. 25-Robert Sellers, 8. 31-Brandon Berryman, 9. 74e-Claud Estes, 10. 1r-Scott Reneau, 11. 14-Michael Lang, 12. 87x-Billy Melton, 13. 20-Chad Wilson, 14. 33-Kris Miller, 15. 5m-Glenn Martin, 16. 26-Dalton Steed, 17. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 18. 76-John Ricketts, 19. 67-Rodney Henderson, 20. 87-Brian McClelland.

ASCS Lone Star Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Kevin Ramey 994, 2. Brad Welborn 928, 3. Brian McClelland 896, 4. Matt Clevenger 878, 5. Justin Melton 862, 6. Michael Lang 847, 7. Claud Estes 829, 8. Kolt Walker 825, 9. J.P. Bailey 786, 10. Eric Baldaccini 773.

Johnson Denies Bryant for Third Consecutive Daniel McMillin Memorial Score

Moves Into Tie for Lucas Oil ASCS Point Lead with Lake Ozark Triumph!

Lonnie Wheatley, ELDON, Mo. (June 27, 2009) – Prior to Saturday night's Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lake Ozark Speedway, there hadn't been a repeat winner in nine Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters feature events in 2009 including a handful of Speedweek tilts.

It took the reigning series champion, Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, to change that stat as he denied Tommy Bryant's eye-opening upset bid to top "The Wrench" McMillin Memorial for the third consecutive year aboard Lanny Row's Wesmar-powered The Shop Motorsports No. 41 Eagle, besting a stellar 53-car field in the process.

And, even though he started from the pole position, "The Ragin' Cajun" led only the final six circuits for the $6,000 score after ASCS Gulf South contender Bryant enjoyed a 27-lap stint at the head of the pack.

"Man, Tommy (Bryant) made me work for that one!" Johnson exclaimed as he climbed out of his car in Lucas Oil ASCS National victory lane for the 41st time in his career and second time this year after a win in the Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals in March. "I got by him a time or two there and he came right back after me, that was tough."

After four-time Winged Outlaw Warriors champion Randy Martin paced the opening pair of circuits from the front row outside, it was fifth-starter Bryant blasting into the lead on a lap three restart following a caution for Gary Taylor, who was forced pitside with rear end woes.

Filling in for car owner Jerry Bell, who was home with strep threat, Bryant paced his first career Lucas Oil ASCS lead laps in front of Johnson, with sixth-starter Brady Bacon and 10th-starter Shane Stewart relegating Martin to fifth by the tenth round.

Reaching lapped traffic by the tenth round, Johnson moved in to challenge Bryant for the point on several occasions, but the 22-year-old Conroe, TX, shoe nimbly worked through traffic to maintain the point.

As the laps clicked off, Johnson's challenges became more intense. And, Bryant matched Johnson's advances step for step aboard the Eckley-powered Bell's Custom Conversions No. 85 Maxim until Johnson finally made a power move off the bottom of turn two on the 30th round stick.

All the while, Shane Stewart was sneaking into the lead picture after taking third away from Bacon by the 15th circuit.

With Stewart set to make the final handful of laps a three-car duel for the win, Bryant moved in on Johnson to challenge for the lead in turn one on the 32nd lap only to loop it and finally come to a stop after tangling with the lapped machine of Mitchell Moore.

"That was fun for about 31 laps," Bryant commented afterward. "I got in there and he (Johnson) almost stopped in front of me, I just barely touched him and spun it."

While Bryant rejoined the field at the tail and salvaged a solid 12th-place run among the 14 cars on the lead lap, Johnson had Stewart on his tailtank for the final four-lap dash to the checkered flag. Johnson checked out in the final rounds to take the triumph in impressive fashion.

"This is a special one, Daniel (McMillin) was a friend of ours and it means a lot just to have this race in his honor," Johnson commented.

Stewart settled for runner-up honors in Paul Silva's Wesmar-powered ProBilt Construction No. 57 A.R.T., admitting that, "We didn't need that last caution, I think we may have got 'em without that."

Nineteen-year-old Oklahoma shoe Brady Bacon continued his impressive transition to the winged ranks by taking the show position in Mike and Megan Eubanks' Wesmar-powered Tel-Star Communications No. 99 Triple-X.

Fellow 19-year-old Jack Dover of Springfield, NE, had battled from 15th to fourth only to nearly crash out of contention with the white flag in sight. Dover kept his momentum up though and lost just one position to Paul McMahan, who slid his way into fourth in the final corner aboard the J&D Motorsports No. 3d Maxim.

Dover settled for fifth in the Eckley-powered 3D Auto Transport/Home Pride Co. No. 53 Eagle, with four-time series champion Gary Wright racing from 14th to sixth to stay within ten points of Johnson and Stewart, who are now tied for the Lucas Oil ASCS points lead.

Nearly spinning to miss the Dover excursion, Jesse Hockett surrendered a spot to Wright and finished seventh after starting 17th, with Tony Bruce, Jr., charging from 23rd to finish eighth after utilizing a provisional.

Nick Smith crossed the stripe ninth, with Randy Martin completing the top ten.

Kathryne Minter, Bacon, Johnson, Smith, Gary Taylor and Austin Alumbaugh topped heat race action, with Hockett, Josh Fisher and Aaron Berryhill winning the "B" Mains.

Matt Covington turned over in turn four in the fourth heat race before returning for "B" Main action, while Tim Newman's night was done after a wild turn two flip in the fifth heat.

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters returns to action next Friday and Saturday, July 3-4, with the Rock 'N Roll 50 at Riverside Speedway in West Memphis, AR.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters

Lake Ozark Speedway – Eldon, MO

Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial Results:

Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to 3 "B" Mains):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 13k-Kathryne Minter, 2. 14-Randy Martin, 3. 13-Jesse Hockett, 4. 94-Danny Wood, 5. 9x-Gary Wright, 6. 81au-Gavin Punch, 7. 6-Bryan Grimes, 8. 9c-Tony Crank, 9. 3x-Matt Sutton.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 53-Jack Dover, 3. 86-Josh Fisher, 4. 88-Tim Crawley, 5. 72-Sherman Davis, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 10a-Ricky Logan, 8. 23-Seth Bergman, 9. 11-Chad Corken.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 43-Frank Brown, 3. 57-Shane Stewart, 4. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford, 5. 7-Darren Long, 6. 1p-Curtis Evans, 7. 10T-Clint Todd, 8. 35-Derrik Ortega, 9. 72x-Curtis Boyer.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 15s-Nick Smith, 2. 29-Travis Rilat, 3. 3b-Mitchell Moore, 4. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 5. 12-Trey Robb, 6. 21h-Terry Hinck, 7. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 8. 38-Cody Baker, 9. 95-Matt Covington.

Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 91-Gary Taylor, 2. 85-Tommy Bryant, 3. 2-Kenneth Walker, 4. 18w-Chris Walker, 5. 4-Evan Martin, 6. 93-Dustin Morgan, 7. 1-Sean McClelland, 8. 18x-Tim Newman, 9. 21T-Eric Todd.

Heat Six (8 Laps): 1. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 2. 3d-Paul McMahan, 3. 10-Mike Trent, 4. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 5. 3p-Rusty Potter, 6. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 22-Dustin Barks.

"B" Mains (Top 2 From Each Advance to "A" Main):

First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 13-Jesse Hockett, 2. 88-Tim Crawley, 3. 55-Donnie Ray Crawford, 4. 2-Kenneth Walker, 5. 72-Sherman Davis, 6. 93-Dustin Morgan, 7. 7-Darren Long, 8. 38-Cody Baker, 9. 1-Sean McClelland, 10. 11-Chad Corken, 11. 10T-Clint Todd, 12. 35-Derrik Ortega. DNS: 21T-Eric Todd.

Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 86-Josh Fisher, 2. 94-Danny Wood, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 12-Trey Robb, 5. 4-Evan Martin, 6. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 7. 95-Matt Covington, 8. 22-Dustin Barks, 9. 6-Bryan Grimes, 10. 3x-Matt Sutton, 11. 10a-Ricky Logan. DNS: 18x-Tim Newman.

Third "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 2. 3b-Mitchell Moore, 3. 3p-Rusty Potter, 4. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 5. 21h-Terry Hinck, 6. 1p-Curtis Evans, 7. 81au-Gavin Punch, 8. 23-Seth Bergman, 9. 9c-Tony Crank, 10. 72x-Curtis Boyer, 11. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 12. 48-David Brown.

Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial "A" Main Event:

“A” Feature (35 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 4. 3d-Paul McMahan, 5. 53-Jack Dover, 6. 9x-Gary Wright, 7. 13-Jesse Hockett, 8. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 9. 15s-Nick Smith, 10. 14-Randy Martin, 11. 29-Travis Rilat, 12. 85-Tommy Bryant, 13. 13. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 14. 88-Tim Crawley, 15. 94-Danny Wood, 16. 86-Josh Fisher, 17. 10-Mike Trent, 18. 33a-Austin Alumbaugh, 19. 18w-Chris Walker, 20. 3p-Rusty Potter, 21. 43-Frank Brown, 22. 3b-Mitchell Moore, 23. 13k-Kathryne Minter, 24. 1-Sean McClelland, 25. 91-Gary Taylor.

Lap Leaders: Randy Martin 1-2, Tommy Bryant 3-29, Jason Johnson 30-35.

Note: Tony Bruce, Jr., and Sean McClelland utilized Lucas Oil ASCS provisionals to start the "A" Main, while Rusty Potter utilized a Winged Outlaw Warriors provisional to start the "A" Main.

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points (Top 20): 1. (tie) Jason Johnson and Shane Stewart 724, 3. Gary Wright 714, 4. Paul McMahan 648, 5. Jack Dover 641, 6. Danny Wood 640, 7. Nick Smith 638, 8. Travis Rilat 637, 9. (tie) Tim Crawley and Tony Bruce, Jr. 581, 11. Brady Bacon 542, 12. Sean McClelland 531, 13. Jesse Hockett 501, 14. Trey Robb 482, 15. Aaron Berryhill 475, 16. Zach Chappell 469, 17. Gary Taylor 453, 18. Kenneth Walker 443, 19. Kathryne Minter 433, 20. Matt Covington 432.

Crockett Covers ASCS Regional Showdown at Great Falls

Shawn Miller, GREAT FALLS, Mont. (June 27, 2009) – It was anything but a routine victory for Roger Crockett in Saturday night's 30-lap ASCS Rocky Mountain vs. Northwest finale at Electric City Speedway. But, to little surprise, the ASCS Northwest Region's winningest driver used a late-race pass to claim the victory.

"That's why it's so entertaining for the fans because you never know what's going to happen," said Crockett, who now has seven Northwest Region wins over the past two seasons.

"We just try to take the wins that we get and we try to be there every night. If you keep beating on the door, you're going to get the wins and that what was able to happen tonight."

The Medford, Ore., driver slipped by leader Henry Van Dam with four laps remaining. Van Dam, who stuck his car on the cushion most of the way around the track, bobbled exiting turn two.

"There was a cushion, then there was a spot missing and more cushion," said Van Dam, who hails from Enumclaw, Wash.

"It was just a spot that was tough and Roger just made some better decisions. I definitely gave the race away in turn two."

Crockett, who started ninth, drove into the top five within the first 10 laps and picked off his fellow competitors one by one until he was up to second place on lap 16.

After the ninth and final caution on lap 20, Van Dam jetted to a 10 car-length advantage before Crockett began reeling him in.

"He was just using the cushion all the way around where as I was cutting across the dry and hitting the moisture a little bit sooner," Crockett said. "He was getting out there a little bit more in (turn) two."

Polesitter Jared Ridge, who picked up his first career victory at the same track on Friday night, led the first eight laps before Van Dam snagged the lead entering turn three. Crockett slipped by the Snohomish, Wash., resident a few laps later and Ridge was unable to stay within striking distance of the top two.

"I was kinda too tight for the top and too loose for the bottom," Ridge said after finishing third. "It kinda sucks starting on the pole the final night and not winning, but that's the way it goes sometimes."

Northwest Region point?s leader Steven Tiner of Visalia, Calif., placed fourth and Bend, Ore., resident Chad Groves drove from 11th to fifth.

Sixth-place finisher Danielle Ossenfort of Rapid City, S.D., was the Hard Charger, moving from the 18th starting position. The top-finishing ASCS Rocky Mountain representative was chased across the line by younger brother Jake Ossenfort in seventh. Trevor Kirkland, Josh Ostermiller and Joe Perry completed the top ten.

The race was slowed by nine caution s, including a red flag for a fuel stop after only eight completed laps. In that time, there were five cautions and the drivers had completed 62 total laps under both green and caution circumstances.

Once racing resumed, there were three cautions within three laps before the feature was slowed only once in the final 18 laps. Jason Solwold, who was running fifth, brought out a caution on lap 20 when he stopped on the frontstretch for an apparent motor issue.

ASCS Northwest vs. Rocky Mountain Results from Electric City Speedway:

Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 27dd-David Hoiness, 2. 12-Jared Ridge, 3. 72-Phil Dietz, 4. 44-Kelly Miller, 5. 35-Chip Roe, 6. 10-Danielle Ossenfort, 7. 98-Joe Ramaker, 8. 33-Tucker McCune.

Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 37-Trevor Kirkland, 2. 12x-Josh Ostermiller, 3. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 4. 5h-Justyn Cox, 5. 38-Jerry Brown, 6. 12p-Randy Pierce, 7. 77-Mark Sweet, 8. (DNS) 23-Colin Baker.

Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 7x-Paxton Lambrecht, 2. 25c-Chad Groves, 3. 51-Jason Solwold, 4. 11-Roger Crockett, 5. 99-Jacob Ossenfort, 6. 57k-Kolter Kosten, 7. 23n-Jayme Barnes.

Heat Four (10 Laps): 1. 28-Joe Perry, 2. 94-Steven Tiner, 3. 98m-Mitch Olson, 4. 0j-Jeremy McCune, 5. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 6. 27r-Russ Kosten, 7. 11w-Shane Broers.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 12p-Randy Pierce, 2. 10-Danielle Ossenfort, 3. 99-Jacob Ossenfort, 4. 38-Jerry Brown, 5. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 6. 35-Chip Roe, 7. 57k-Kolter Kosten, 8. 77-Mark Sweet, 9. 33-Tucker McCune, 10. 23n-Jayme Barnes, 11. 27r-Russ Kosten, 12. (DNS) 11w-Shane Broers, 13. (DNS) 98-Joe Ramaker, 14. (DNS) 23-Colin Baker.

"A" Feature (30 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, 2. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 3. 12-Jared Ridge, 4. 94-Steven Tiner, 5. 25c-Chad Groves, 6. 10-Danielle Ossenfort, 7. 99-Jacob Ossenfort, 8. 37-Trevor Kirkland, 9. 12x-Josh Ostermiller, 10. 28-Joe Perry, 11. 27dd-David Hoiness, 12. 72-Phil Dietz, 13. 44-Kelly Miller, 14. 7x-Paxton Lambrecht, 15. 51-Jason Solwold, 16. 38-Jerry Brown, 17. 98m-Mitch Olson, 18. 5h-Justyn Cox, 19. 0j-Jeremy McCune, 20. 12p-Randy Pierce.

ASCS Northwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Steven Tiner 854, 2. Jared Ridge 850, 3. Henry VanDam 832, 4. Roger Crockett 826, 5. Mitch Olson 804, 6. Chad Groves 753, 7. (tie) Randy Pierce and Justyn Cox 711, 9. Chadd Noland 491, 10. Austen Wheatley 461.

ASCS Rocky Mountain Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jake Ossenfort 574, 2. Jeremy McCune 560, 3. Randy Pierce 554, 4. Kolter Kosten 520, 5. (tie) Tucker McCune and Mark Sweet 469, 7. Russ Kosten 359, 8. Danielle Ossenfort 296, 9. (tie) Randi Miller and Joe McCarthy 290.

Flat Tires, Rain and Family Can't Stop Daggett; Gets Another SOD win at I-96

T.J. Buffenbarger, LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (June 27, 2009) - Not even a rain delay could cool off Dustin Daggett’s hot streak in Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP competition.

Daggett won Saturday night’s feature event at I-96 Speedway. The win was Daggett’s sixth in a row at the Lake Odessa half mile oval in ASCS SOD competition and seventh win of the 2009 season.

Daggett started in 10th after suffering a flat tire in his heat race event and used a tremendous start to quickly shoot through the field and take the lead from his father after the restart for the only caution flag during the 25-lap event.

“The car was on a rail,” said Daggett in victory lane. “I need to thank Phil and Marty Mott, my family, crew, and all of my sponsors.”

Mike Daggett and Louie Carufel started on the front row with Mike Daggett leading into turn one. Dustin Daggett used a tremendous start to move into fourth by the second corner and third by the end of the first lap. Daggett then quickly disposed of Steve Irwin for second and started to chase down his father for the lead.

Dustin caught his father for the lead when the caution flag occurred for Sean Robinson’s off track excursion. Mike Daggett hung on for a couple of laps after the restart battling high and low with his son until Dustin was able to dive under his father to take the lead off turn two.

From there Dustin Daggett took off and lapped up to sixth place at the finish. Gregg Dalman came on late in the event and eventually took second place away from Irwin to maintain his point lead. Brett Mann and Tim Norman rounded out the top five.

Gary Fast, Gregg Dalman, and Steve Irwin won heat race events. Tim Norman won the dash after two drivers were penalized from a jumped start.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results from I-96 Speedway

Heat Races:

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 26 - Gary Fast, 2. 85 - Mike Daggett, 3. 47x - Louie Carufel, 4. 2m - Dustin Daggett, 5. 50 – Mark Grabill, 6. 70 – Jim Lingar. DNS: 1r – Sean Robinson.

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 49t - Gregg Dalman, 2. 79 – Brett Mann, 3. 6n - Dain Naida, 4. 00 - Ryan Grubaugh, 5. 31 - Andy Teunessen. DNS: 8 – Tim Champlin.

Butlerbuilt Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 30 - Steve Irwin, 2. 07 – Jake Stebner, 3. 3g – Tim Norman, 4. 46 - Robert Huisken, 5. 38 - Aaron Smith, 6. 22 – Aaron Shaffer.

Total Seal Fast Car Dash presented by Gaerte Engines (4 Laps): 1. 3g – Tim Norman, 2. 26 - Gary Fast, 3. 30 - Steve Irwin, 4. 07 - Jake Stebner.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by Victor Reinz “A” Main Event

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m - Dustin Daggett, 2. 49t - Gregg Dalman, 3. 30 - Steve Irwin, 4. 79 - Brett Mann, 5. 3g - Tim Norman, 6. 00 - Ryan Grubaugh, 7. 6n - Dain Naida, 8. 85 – Mike Daggett, 9. 07 - Jake Stebner, 10. 8 - Tim Champlin, 11. 47x - Louie Carufel, 12. 26 - Gary Fast, 13. 46 - Robert Huisken, 14. 22s – Aaron Shaffer, 15. 31 - Andy Teunessen, 16. 1r – Sean Robison, 17. 38 – Aaron Smith, 18. 70 - Jim Lingar, 19. 50 - Mark Grabill.

Lap Leaders: Mike Daggett 1-6, Dustin Daggett, 7-25

JE/SRP Pistons Hard Charger: Champlin (+10)

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Point Standings (Top Ten): 1. Gregg Dalman 1,420, 2. Brett Mann 1,410, 3. Tim Norman 1,378, 4. Dustin Daggett 1,342, 5. Robert Huisken 1,312, 6. Ryan Grubaugh 1,191, 7. Ryan Ruhl 938, 8. Dain Naida 936, 9. Ben Rutan 871, 10. Aaron Smith 720.

Humston Rules ASCS Regional Rumble at I-90 Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, HARTFORD, S.D. (June 26, 2009) – Nebraska's Chad Humston picked off his second series win of the season by topping Friday night's 25-lap ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains feature event at I-90 Speedway.

Humston motored into the lead on a lap seven restart and held off Chuck Swenson over the final rounds to secure the victory aboard Mark Burch's Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld.

Swenson paced the opening rounds from the pole position as Humston worked his way forward from seventh. Up to third by the time the yellow flag appeared after six rounds, Humston swept around both Jody Rosenboom and Swenson to take the lead as action resumed.

Swenson briefly battled back in front in turns one and two on a late restart, but Humston muscled back into the lead for keeps and took the checkered flag in front of Swenson and Robby Wolfgang, who claimed the show position from 12th.

Eric Lutz earned Hard Charger honors by racing from 16th to fourth, with two-time ASCS Northern Plains champ Lee Grosz rounding out the top five.

Jason Danley raced from 18th to sixth, with Donovan Peterson, Mike Boston, 17th-starter Jake Peters and 19th-starter Ryan Bickett completing the top ten.

Cody Hahn, Humston, Grosz and Brock Dump topped heat race action for the 31-car field, with Peters winning the "B" Main.

ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Results from I-90 Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 23H-Cody Hahn, 2. 15-Joe Riedel, 3. 1a-Robby Wolfgang, 4. 5t-Mark Toews, 5. 5-Eric Lutz, 6. 26m-Brad Mandery, 7. 75c-Casey Heser, 8. 32-Greg Valentine.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 3. 11m-Troy Meyer, 4. 5w-Dusty Wasmund, 5. 2-Kevin Ingle, 6. 21n-Tyler Nelson, 7. 28-Mitch Runge, 8. 24a-Jack Dover.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 4j-Lee Grosz, 2. 88-Mike Boston, 3. x-Chuck Swenson, 4. 3-Donovan Peterson, 5. 82-Jason Danley, 6. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 7. 24-Randy Droescher, 8. 1-Justin Glaser.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 12-Brock Dump, 2. 27-Jody Rosenboom, 3. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 4. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 5. 99jr-Jake Peters, 6. 21-Dustin Beenkin. DNS-19 John Lambertz.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 99jr-Jake Peters, 2. 82-Jason Danley, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 5. 75c-Casey Heser, 6. 2-Kevin Ingle, 7. 26m-Brad Mandery, 8. 24-Randy Droescher, 9. 32-Greg Valentine, 10. 21-Dustin Beenkin, 11. 21n-Tyler Nelson, 12. 24a-Jack Dover. DNS: 28-Mitch Runge, 1-Justin Glaser, 19-John Lambertz

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. x-Chuck Swenson, 3. 1a-Robby Wolfgang, 4. 5-Eric Lutz, 5. 4j-Lee Grosz, 6. 82-Jason Danley, 7. 3-Donovan Peterson, 8. 88-Mike Boston, 9. 99jr-Jake Peters, 10. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 11. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 12. 5t-Mark Toews, 13. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 14. 11m-Troy Meyer, 15. 15-Joe Riedel, 16. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 17. 27-Jody Rosenboom, 18. 12-Brock Dump, 19. 23H-Cody Hahn, 20. 5w-Dusty Wasmund.

ASCS Midwest Points (Top Ten): 1. Chad Humston 798, 2. Lee Grosz 775, 3. Jason Danley 774, 4. Mike Boston 745, 5. Brian Brown 696, 6. Don Droud, Jr. 686, 7. Jonathan Cornell 660, 8. Eric Lutz 633, 9. Ryan Bickett 553, 10. Jack Dover 546.

ASCS Northern Plains Points (Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley 392, 2. Chad Humston 386, 3. Jody Rosenboom 380, 4. Ryan Bickett 368, 5. Gregg Bakker 362, 6. Lee Grosz 359, 7. Eric Lutz 351, 8. Mike Boston 345, 9. Robby Wolfgang 294, 10. Billy Alley 290.

Daggett Continues ASCS SOD Decimation with Mt. Pleasant Victory

T.J. Buffenbarger, MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (June 26, 2009) - Dustin Daggett continued his domination of Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP competition on Friday by winning the 25-lap feature event at Mt. Pleasant Speedway.

Daggett took the lead after the only restart during the main event and never looked back to collect his sixth win of the 2009 season and the first repeat winner at Mt. Plesant in ASCS SOD competition driving the Mott Motorsports Gaerte powered Maxim chassis.

Steve Irwin and Ryan Ruhl started on the front row of the feature event. Irwin took the lead while Gregg Dalman and Daggett battled into second and third. Soon the trio was in lapped traffic battling three wide for the lead in turns three and four when the caution appeared for Davey Brown stopping in turn four. Daggett was able to take command of second, but his pass for the lead on Irwin was negated.

On the restart Daggett hounded Irwin for a couple of laps before Irwin slipped off the bottom in four and Daggett motored around the top with the lead. From there Dalman checked out while Irwin and Dalman maintained their positions. Meanwhile a fierce battle from fourth on back too place between Ruhl, Ryan Grubaugh, Louie Carufel, and Brett Mann.

At the finish it was all Daggett with Iriwn, Dalman, Ruhl, and Grubaugh rounding out the top five. With his third place finish Dalman moved back into the lead in the point standings going into Saturday’s event at I-96 Speedway.

Grubaugh, Irwin, and Dalman won heat race events, Daggett won the dash, and Troy Chehowski won the B-Main. During the third heat race Tim Norman flipped in turn three. Norman’s crew was able to make repairs in time to transfer through the B-Main.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results from Mount Pleasant Speedway

Heat Races (Top 16 in passing points to “A” main)

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 00 - Ryan Grubaugh, 2. 31- Andy Teunessen, 3. 07 - Jake Stebner, 4. 47x - Louie Carufel, 5. 70 - Jim Lingar, 6. 19 - Jody Hunt, 7. 77 - Keith Love, 8. 55 - Kirk Cheney, 9. 23 - Ben Rutan

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 30 - Steve Irwin, 2. 13 - Davey Brown, 3. 46 - Robert Huiksen, 4. 79 - Brett Mann, 5. 26 – Gary Fast, 6. 21 - Troy Chehowski, 7. 38 - Aaron Smith, 8. 10x - Bill Jacoby, 9. 6n - Dain Naida.

Butlerbuilt Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 49t - Gregg Dalman, 2. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 3. 27r – Ryan Ruhl, 4. 10 - Ryan Davis, 5. 2t – Ralph Brakenberry, 6. 21 - Matt Lumbert, 7. 22t - Tank Brakenberry, 8. 3g - Tim Norman

Total Seal Fast Car Dash presented by Gaerte Engines (4 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 00 – Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 4. 49t – Gregg Dalman

"B" Mains – Top 4 finishers advance to “A” Feature

Engine Pro B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 21T – Troy Chehowski, 2. 3g – Tim Norman, 3. 6n – Dain Naida, 4. 19 – Jody Hunt, 5. 10x – Bill Jacoby, 6. 77 – Keith Love, 7. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 8. 22t – Tank Brakenberry. DNS: 23 – Ben Rutan, 55 – Kirk Cheney

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by Victor Reinz “A” Main Event

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 30 – Steve Irwin, 3. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 4. 27 – Ryan Ruhl, 5. 00 – Ryan Grubaugh, 6. 47x – Louie Carufel, 7. 79 – Brett Mann, 8. 26 – Gary Fast, 9. 21t – Troy Chehowski, 10. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 11. 3g – Tim Norman, 12. 07 – Jake Stebner, 13. 46 – Robert Huisken, 14. 19 – Jody Hunt, 15. 6n – Dain Naida, 16. 38 – Aaron Smith, 17. 70 – Jim Lingar, 18. 10 – Ryan Davis, 19. 2t – Ralph Brakenberry, 20 13 – Davey Brown.

Lap Leaders: Irwin 1 – 9, Daggett 10 - 25

JE/SRP Pistons Hard Charger: Chehowski (+8)

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Point Standings (Top Ten): 1. Gregg Dalman 1,274, 2. Brett Mann 1,268, 3. Tim Norman 1,238, 4. Dustin Daggett 1,192, 5. Robert Huisken 1,188, 6. Ryan Grubaugh 1,053, 7. Ryan Ruhl 938, 8. Ben Rutan 871, 9. Dain Naida 800, 10. Aaron Smith 604.

Baldaccini Bests ASCS Lone Star Region at Boyd

Lonnie Wheatley, BOYD, Texas (June 26, 2009) – Eric Baldaccini became the sixth different winner in as many American Sprint Car Series Lone Star Region events by topping Friday night's 25-lap feature at Boyd Raceway.

The 21-year-old overtook early pace setter Robert Sellers en route to capturing his second triumph of the year aboard Harry Baldaccini's Smiley's Racing Products No. 4 Maxim after posting his first career ASCS victory in Gulf South action just six weeks earlier.

Taking the point before a lap 18 red flag for Kolt Walker's tip over, Baldaccini took the checkered flag in front of current ASCS Lone Star point leader Kevin Ramey, who took the runner-up slot away from Sellers in the final handful of circuits.

Sellers settled for the show position, with Matt Clevenger and Tennessee's Don Young rounding out the top five. Billy Melton was sixth, with J.P. Bailey in seventh. Brian McClelland picked up Hard Charger honors by racing from 17th to eighth, with Michael Lang and Scott Reneau completing the top ten.

Two-time ASCS Gulf South champion Brandon Berryman, Melton, Brad Welborn and Sellers topped heat race action for the 28-car field, with McClelland winning the "B" Main.

ASCS Lone Star Region Results from Boyd Raceway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 31-Brandon Berryman, 2. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 3. 14-Michael Lang, 4. 20-Chad Wilson, 5. 40-Junior Jenkins, 6. 26-Dalton Steed, 7. 5m-Glenn Martin.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 87x-Billy Melton, 2. 74e-Claud Estes, 3. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 4. 11-Justin Melton, 5. 87-Brian McClelland, 6. 33-Kris Miller, 7. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 17w-Brad Welborn, 2. 65-Skip Wilson, 3. 45k-Kolt Walker, 4. 1r-Scott Reneau, 5. 76-John Ricketts, 6. 45x-Martin Edwards, 7. 10-George White.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 25-Robert Sellers, 2. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 3. 75-Don Young, 4. 45-J.P. Bailey, 5. 14b-Robert Byrom, 6. 9-Brian Parker, 7. 69-Larry Howery.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 87-Brian McClelland, 2. 1r-Scott Reneau, 3. 11-Justin Melton, 4. 45x-Martin Edwards, 5. 10-George White, 6. 33-Kris Miller, 7. 76-John Ricketts, 8. 26-Dalton Steed, 9. 5m-Glenn Martin, 10. 69-Larry Howery, 11. 9-Brian Parker, 12. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr.

"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 3. 25-Robert Sellers, 4. 31m-Matt Clevenger, 5. 75-Don Young, 6. 87x-Billy Melton, 7. 45-J.P. Bailey, 8. 87-Brian McClelland, 9. 14-Michael Lang, 10. 1r-Scott Reneau, 11. 11-Justin Melton, 12. 45k-Kolt Walker, 13. 20-Chad Wilson, 14. 31-Brandon Berryman, 15. 17w-Brad Welborn, 16. 65-Skip Wilson, 17. 45x-Martin Edwards, 18. 40-Junior Jenkins, 19. 74e-Claud Estes, 20. 14b-Robert Byrom.

ASCS Lone Star Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Kevin Ramey 844, 2. Brad Welborn 788, 3. Brian McClelland 786, 4. Matt Clevenger 762, 5. Kolt Walker 750, 6. Justin Melton 720, 7. Michael Lang 719, 8. J.P. Bailey 711, 9. Eric Baldaccini 698, 10. Claud Estes 697.

American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region

Shawn Miller, Great Falls, Mont. (June 26) Jared Ridge tried to act like he was sitting on a couch racing video games, but his nerves overrode his imagination.

Ridge overcame more than both Friday night at the Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., where the 20-year-old racer picked up his first career sprint car victory in the American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region event.

I just had to keep telling myself, Remember, this is just a video game so I wouldnt put too much pressure on myself, said Ridge, a Snohomish, Wash., resident who is in his fourth year of racing in reality.

It was nerve-racking as ever. I just wanted to get the whole race over with. I was praying for the white flag and the checkered.

Ridge survived two restarts in the final six laps with a handful of west coast veterans breathing down his back, including Steven Tiner of Visalia, Calif.

He hit his marks and it was one of those tracks where you had to hit your marks every lap, said Tiner, who tied a career-best ASCS finish with second place.

Thats what veteran drivers do. So obviously hes rising to the occasion.

Ridge started the race on the outside of the first row with polesitter Henry Van Dam of Enumclaw, Wash., sprinting to the early lead.

Van Dam entered lapped traffic on lap eight only to find himself spun out while trying to lap Shane Broers in turn two of lap 15.

(Broers) gave me the bottom and I took the bottom, then he took it back, said Van Dam, who rallied to finish seventh. Nothing I could do.

You forget about this because you really feel like you gave one away. You dont ever want to leave feeling like you gave one away.

With lapped traffic in the mix, Ridge then drove away from Tiner on a pair of restarts for spins by Trevor Kirkland on laps 16 and 25. However, after Broers the only lapped car between Ridge and Tiner spun in front of the field on a restart of lap 25, Ridge was forced to hit his marks with Tiner a close second.

I was really trying not to screw up those last few laps, Ridge said. I just knew I had to hit my marks. Id been hitting my marks all night, so it wasnt too big of a deal. But then again, Ive been in that same situation where I was faster than everybody and happened to screw up because I was pressured.

Ridge kept his car on the bottom of the track to secure the win.

Jason Solwold, who had won his three previous features at the Speedway, drove from 10th to fifth in the first three laps. When Van Dam spun out Solwold climbed to third, which is where he finished. It earned him the Hard Charger award for passing seven cars.

The sooner you can get cars the better, said Solwold, who hails from Burlington, Wash. Youve just got to push the whole time.

Roger Crockett of Medford, Ore., placed fourth and Marysville, Wash., resident Jayme Barnes the defending Northwest Region champion was fifth.

The Northwest Region will host the second of the two-day show at the Electric City Speedway on Saturday. The gates open at 3 p.m. with racing scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

ASCS Northwest Region Results from Electric City Speedway (June 26):

Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 94-Steven Tiner, 2. Oj-Jeremy McCune, 3. 44-Kelly Miller, 4. 11w-Shane Broers, 5. 38-Jerry Brown, 6. 57k-Kolter Kosten, 7. 77-Mark Sweet, 8. 72-Phil Dietz.

Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 12-Jared Ridge, 2. 11-Roger Crockett, 3. 25c-Chad Groves, 4. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 5. 7x-Paxton Lambrecht, 6. 35-Chip Roe, 7. 27dd-David Hoiness.

Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 23n-Jayme Barnes, 2. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 3. 99-Jacob Ossenfort, 4. 98-Joe Ramaker, 5. 28-Joe Perry, 6. 23-Colin Baker, 7. 5h-Justyn Cox.

Heat Four (10 Laps): 1. 98m-Mitch Olson, 2. 51-Jason Solwold, 3. 10-Danielle Ossenfort, 4. 37-Trevor Kirkland, 5. 12p-Randy Pierce, 6. 33-Tucker McCune, 7. 27r-Russ Kosten.

B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 12p-Randy Pierce, 2. 7x-Paxton Lambrecht, 3. 38-Jerry Brown, 4. 5h-Justyn Cox, 5. 28-Joe Perry, 6. 72-Phil Dietz, 7. 23-Colin Baker, 8. 27dd-David Hoiness, 9. 57k-Kolter Kosten, 10. 35-Chip Roe, 11. 77-Mark Sweet, 12. 33-Tucker McCune, 13. (DNS) 27r-Russ Kosten.

A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 12-Jared Ridge, 2. 94-Steven Tiner, 3. 51-Jason Solwold, 4. 11-Roger Crockett, 5. 23n-Jayme Barnes, 6. 25c-Chad Groves, 7. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 8. 0j-Jeremy McCune, 9. 98-Joe Ramaker, 10. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 11. 98m-Mitch Olson, 12. 44-Kelly Miller, 13. 10-Danielle Ossenfort, 14. 99-Jacob Ossenfort, 15. 7x-Paxton Lambrecht, 16. 5h-Justyn Cox, 17. 12p-Randy Pierce, 18. 11w-Shane Broers 19. 37-Trevor Kirkland, 20. 38-Jerry Brown.

Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series at Lake Ozark Headlines Ten Events

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 25, 2009) – It's the eve of one of the biggest weekends of American Sprint Car Series racing action thus far in 2009, a weekend in which more than 200 different drivers will compete in at least one of the ten events scheduled at nine different tracks throughout seven states.

From Eldon, MO, to Great Falls, MT, and Jamestown, NY, to Tucson, AZ, and points in between, the American Sprint Car Series will be on center stage with four Friday night events and then another six events on Saturday night.

The weekend's headliner is the Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lake Ozark Speedway featuring the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters near Eldon, MO, on Saturday night. With the $6,000 to win share and critical points accumulated towards the $250,000 points fund, the pit area should be bulging at the seams as the series flirts with its season average of 56.25 cars per event.

The ASCS Rocky Mountain and Northwest Regions square off for two nights at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, MT, where a Montana state record of 43 Sprint Cars at one event is in jeopardy of falling. And don't forget those potential bragging rights for one Region or the other.

Another pair of Regions square off at Hartford, SD, on Friday night with the Midwest versus the Northern Plains at I-90 Speedway, a prime opportunity for area teams to get dialed in for the Lucas Oil ASCS event at I-90 on July 11.

The Lone Star Region doubles up in Texas with its lone stop of the year at Boyd Raceway on Friday and then a $2,000 to win tilt at Cowtown on Saturday night. The ASCS Sprints on Dirt are also set for a pair of events in Michigan with its first stop at Mt. Pleasant Speedway in four years on Friday and then the third stop of 2009 at I-96 Speedway on Saturday, where Dustin Daggett tries for a sixth consecutive series score atop the Lake Odessa dirt oval.

The wingless ASCS Canyon Region takes to Tucson's USA Raceway for the first time this season on Saturday night, with drivers, officials and promoters taking turns getting dunked in "Hot Summer Nights" pre-race festivities while the ASCS Patriots take another stab at Stateline Speedway in Jamestown, NY, after Mother Nature intervened last weekend.

The ten ASCS events slated for the weekend is second in 2009 thus far to only the Memorial Day weekend in which 13 of 14 scheduled events were completed. That weekend also included the most recent pair of points-paying events for the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters.

Saturday's Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lake Ozark Speedway kicks off a busy five-week slate of action for the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series with events coming up including the Rock & Roll 50 at Riverside Speedway (West Memphis, AR) on July 3-4, the series third annual stop at I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD) on July 11, the Third Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial at Grays Harbor Raceway Park (Elma, WA) on July 17-18 and then the Northwest Swing finale at Oregon's Cottage Grove Speedway on July 24-25. It will mark the National series' debut at both Grays Harbor and Cottage Grove.

In total, the American Sprint Car Series has already logged 65 feature events into the books in 2009 with 44 drivers posting at least one feature win. A total of 595 different drivers have already competed in at least one ASCS event in 2009.

This weekend's schedule of events is as follows:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters

Saturday – Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO)

Pit Gates open 2:00 p.m.

Racing at 7:00 p.m.

Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region

Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ)

ASCS Lone Star Region

Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Boyd Raceway (Boyd, TX)

Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)

ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains

Friday at 8:00 p.m. – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)

ASCS Northwest vs. Rocky Mountain

Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)

Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)

ASCS Patriots

Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Stateline Speedway (Jamestown, NY)

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP

Friday at 7:30 p.m. – Mount Pleasant Speedway (Mt. Pleasant, MI)

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. – I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)

Complete race notes and results from each of this weekend's events will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Mt. Pleasant & I-96 Next Up for ASCS Sprints on Dirt

T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2009) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP teams are preparing for two nights of racing action this weekend in Michigan. Friday night marks the first appearance at Mount Pleasant Speedway in Mount Pleasant, Michigan since 2005 while Saturday is the third of four appearances at I-96 Speedway during the 2009 season.

Mount Pleasant’s 1/3-mile clay oval hosts the ASCS SOD series for the seventh time on Friday. Tim Norman is the most recent ASCS SOD winner at Mount Pleasant on August 12th, 2005. Norman is expected to compete in Friday’s event. Round two of the MAHLE / Clevite Short Track Challenge will take place at Mount Pleasant.

Saturday at I-96 Dustin Daggett will attempt to win his sixth straight I-96 ASCS SOD victory at the Lake Odessa, Michigan half mile oval. Saturday’s victory would make Daggett the all time SOD feature win leader at I-96.

The race for the 2009 ASCS SOD point championship at the SOD Cup remains close with leader Brett Mann and second place driver Gregg Dalman separated by two points. Norman remains a close third 22 makers behind the lead duo while Robert Huisken and Daggett round out the top five.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is in its 30th season of competition. Twenty-two point paying races are on the calendar with three special non-point races making up the 25 event schedule contested throughout Michigan, Ohio, and into Canada.

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

ASCS Regional Rumble Friday Night at I-90 Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2009) – Hartford, South Dakota's I-90 Speedway is the chosen battle site for this Friday night's American Sprint Car Series Regional rumble pitting the Midwest forces versus the Northern Plains contenders.

Friday's card also serves as an ideal tune-up for the upcoming Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters event, which follows just 15 days later atop the 3/8-mile I-90 Speedway dirt oval on Saturday night, July 11.

With the initial handful of ASCS Midwest events in the 2009 books, Missouri's Brian Brown holds a slim 10-point lead over Nebraska's Don Droud, Jr., with Jonathan Cornell, Chad Humston and Jason Danley rounding out the current top five.

Billy Alley holds a two-point edge over Cornell in ASCS Northern Plains points, with the balance of the top five including Wade Nygaard, Brown and Lou Kennedy, Jr.

Saturday's card marks the third leg of six in the ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Challenge Series. Alley and Cornell split victory honors at I-80 Speedway in the initial two rounds in April.

The ASCS Midwest Region has featured five different winners in as many 2009 events, with Alley, Cornell, Shane Stewart, Humston and Jesse Hockett each posting wins.

Jake Peters and Jack Dover topped last year's ASCS Regional action at I-90 Speedway.

Hot laps are set for 7:15 p.m. on Friday with racing action to get under way at 8:00 p.m.

I-90 Speedway is located three miles west of Hartford, SD, on SR 38. For more information, contact the track at 605-528-6380.

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

Lucas Oil ASCS Battle Heats Up Saturday at Lake Ozark!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2009) – The heat of summer has officially kicked in. And now the battle for the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters championship begins to heat up as well.

Saturday's Third Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial atop the 1/3-mile Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO, kicks off five consecutive weekends of competition for the Lucas Oil Sprint Cars.

And the battle for the top spot, worth a $60,000 slice of the hefty $250,000 points fund, couldn't be much tighter with just four points separating Shane Stewart, Gary Wright and Jason Johnson.

While Wright and Johnson have both earned past ASCS National championships, Bixby, OK, native Stewart is gunning for his first.

True, Stewart did capture the ASCS Speedweek championship in 2003 and then the winged Sprint Bandits title in 2004. He even picked off Southern Iowa Speedweek's Mister Sprint Car title on a pair of occasions. But, those accolades would pale in comparison to a championship on the 2009 Lucas Oil Sprint Car tour.

Teamed with California car owner and crew chief Paul Silva, Shane broke out of the gates quickly with a win in the Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals preliminary and then a runner-up finish the next night.

After weathering a string of rainouts along with the other 30 or so eager championship contenders, Stewart posted finishes of second and seventh at the Jetmore (KS) Motorplex over the Memorial Day weekend to escape with a two-point advantage over four-time series kingpin Gary Wright, who ranks as the only driver to finish among the top five in all four points-paying feature events.

Saturday night, Stewart returns to Lake Ozark Speedway, a site at which he swept two nights of ASCS National action in 2004.

"The Texan", Gary Wright, finally broke into Lake Ozark victory lane for the first time in eight tries by topping the Lake Ozark Nationals last August.

Reigning series champion, Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, enters Saturday's action just four points off of Stewart's pace. The Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals champion posted his first Lake Ozark win in last year's edition of the Daniel McMillin Memorial. "The Ragin' Cajun" also topped the inaugural McMillin event held at Double X Speedway in 2007.

Veteran contender and three-time ASCS National points runner-up Danny Wood of Norman, OK, enters Saturday's action ranked fourth, with 2003 ASCS National champ Travis Rilat of Forney, TX, rounding out the current top five after earning a Lucas Oil win in preliminary Jetmore action.

Leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender Paul McMahan and Lawton Speedweek winner Nick Smith are tied for sixth, with the balance of the top ten including Steve King Memorial winner Jack Dover, 2001 series champ Zach Chappell and 2009 ASCS Speedweek champion Tim Crawley.

A number of other top contenders will try to battle into the top ten this week as well, including the likes of Tony Bruce, Jr., Eric Baldaccini, Sean McClelland, Joe Wood, Jr., Trey Robb, Brady Bacon, Kenneth Walker, Jesse Hockett, Matt Covington, Gary Taylor, Aaron Berryhill, Seth Bergman, Gavin Punch, Ricky Logan, Darren Long, Chad Corken, Kathryne Minter, Michael Dupuy, Jerry Bell, Donnie Ray Crawford and Dustin Morgan among others.

The Lucas Oil ASCS forces will be bolstered by the Winged Outlaw Warriors, led by current point leader Josh Fisher and four-time WOW champion Randy Martin.

The Series:

Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters

When & Where:

Saturday night, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. – Lake Ozark Speedway

Track Information:

Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) – 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval located south of Eldon on US 54 to SR 52, then 0.1 miles east on SR 52, then 0.5 miles north on Twiggy Lane (frontage road). For more information, contact the track at 573-392-9977 or check www.lakeozarkspeedway.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS Lake Ozark Speedway History:

The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series returned to Lake Ozark Speedway last year after a two-year absence with Aaron Berryhill making a last-lap pass of Jason Johnson for his first career series win in May. Johnson got some Lake Ozark redemption by winning the Second Annual Daniel McMillin Memorial in July.

Lake Ozark Speedway ASCS National winners include: Jesse Hockett 2, Shane Stewart 2, Aaron Berryhill 1, Jason Johnson 1.

Lake Ozark Speedway Lucas Oil ASCS Race-by-Race Winners: Shane Stewart (9/4/04), Shane Stewart (9/5/04), Jesse Hockett (9/3/05), Jesse Hockett (9/4/05), Aaron Berryhill (5/3/08), Jason Johnson (7/5/08).

Current Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points:

Top Twenty: 1. Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) 578, 2. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 576, 3. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 574, 4. Danny Wood (Norman, OK) 520, 5. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 509, 6. (tie) Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) and Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 506, 8. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 501, 9. Zach Chappell (Talala, OK) 469, 10. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 459, 11. Tony Bruce, Jr. (Liberal, KS) 447, 12. Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) 430, 13. Sean McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 427, 14. Joe Wood, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK) 422, 15. Trey Robb (Newcastle, OK) 407, 16. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 398, 17. Brian Brown (Grain Valley, MO) 370, 18. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 368, 19. Jesse Hockett (Warsaw, MO) 365, 20. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 357.

Brodix Rookie of the Year Points (Top Five): 1. Paul McMahan (Hendersonville, TN) 506, 2. Jack Dover (Springfield, NE) 501, 3. Joe Wood, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK) 422, 4. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK) 398, 5. Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK) 357.

2009 Lucas Oil ASCS Feature Winners:

Jack Dover 1, Jason Johnson 1, Travis Rilat 1, Shane Stewart 1.

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters – A Look Ahead:

July 3/4 – Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR)

July 11 – I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)

July 17/18 – Grays Harbor Raceway Park (Elma, WA)

July 24/25 – Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)

Lucas Oil ASCS on the Web:

Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters live at www.racinboys.com.

Also, the Lucas Oil ASCS Show airs on www.racinboys.com each Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. ET, recapping the previous week's events while also previewing upcoming action.

Official results, championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at www.ascsracing.com.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV:

The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters will be featured in ten one-hour shows broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on the VERSUS Network

Events to be aired on VERSUS include the following:

The revised schedule of Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters events to be aired on VERSUS is as follows:

Event Date – Track (Location) – Air Date & Re-Air Date (All Times Eastern) Mar. 20 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5/2/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 5/7/09 @ 5:00 p.m. Mar. 21 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 5/23/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 5/27/09 @ 5:00 p.m. May 23 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS) – 8/1/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 8/5/09 @ 5:00 p.m. May 24 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS) – 8/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 8/6/09 @ 5:00 p.m. July 3 – Riverside Speedway (W. Memphis, AR) – 8/8/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 8/13/09 @ 5:00 p.m. July 4 – Riverside Speedway (W. Memphis, AR) – 9/20/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 9/24/09 @ 5:00 p.m. Aug. 6 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 10/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 10/10/09 @ 3:00 p.m. Aug. 7 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 10/18/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 10/22/09 @ 5:00 p.m. Aug. 8 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 11/15/09 @ 5:00 p.m. & 11/19/09 @ 5:00 p.m. Sept. 26 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – 11/29/09 @ 4:00 p.m. & 12/3/09 @ 4:00 p.m.

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

ASCS Lone Star Weekend Double on Tap

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2009) – The inaugural season of American Sprint Car Series Lone Star Regional competition continues with a pair of events in North Texas this weekend.

On Friday night, the series makes its lone stop of the year at Boyd Raceway in Boyd, TX. Then on Saturday night, the series moves on to Kennedale's Cowtown Speedway for a $2,000 to win tilt.

Trying to add to a pair of past ASCS Sooner Region championships, Fort Worth's Kevin Ramey is out to the early lead in the race for the inaugural ASCS Lone Star crown.

But his lead has been cut to just 30 points after suffering a "DNF" in the series most recent outing at Abilene Speedway on May 30.

Trying to close the gap on Ramey is Princeton, TX, shoe Brad Welborn, an ASCS Sooner Region feature winner at Cowtown last year.

Up to third in Lone Star points is Tulsa's Brian McClelland, the two-time and defending Sooner Region champion. McClelland, who topped last year's inaugural ASCS event at Boyd, comes off his first win of the season after topping the Sooner Region this past weekend in Springfield, MO.

Kermit, TX, native Kolt Walker and Flower Mound's Matt Clevenger round out the current top five in ASCS Lone Star points, with the balance of the top ten including Justin Melton (Flower Mound), Michael Lang (Mesquite), Claud Estes (Godley), J.P. Bailey (Fort Worth) and John Ricketts (Burleson).

While McClelland has topped the lone previous ASCS event at Boyd, there have been nine different winners in the last nine ASCS Regional events atop the high-speed, high-banked Cowtown Speedway dirt oval. Ramey is the series most recent winner at Cowtown with his April 4 triumph.

Last year's Cowtown ASCS winners included Travis Rilat, Gary Taylor, Brad Welborn, Kolt Walker, Gavin Punch and Brian Brown.

Friday's action at Boyd Raceway is set to go green at 8:00 p.m., with Saturday's Cowtown card firing off at 7:00 p.m.

The semi-banked, ¼-mile Boyd Raceway dirt oval is located in Boyd, TX, 2.5 miles south of SR 114 on FM 730, then 1.5 miles west on FM 2048. For more information, contact the track at 940-433-5587 or 817-304-2044.

The high-banked, ¼-mile Cowtown Speedway dirt oval is located in Kennedale, TX, just east of Fort Worth off I-20 Exit 442-A, then 1.7 miles southeast on Mansfield Highway, then 1.4 miles southwest on New Hope Road. For more information, contact the track at 817-478-9952.

The inaugural slate of ASCS Lone Star Region competition consists of 18 events at nine different tracks throughout North Texas in addition to one venture north of the Red River to Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway.

Past ASCS Regional Feature Winners at Boyd Raceway:

5/16/08 – Brian McClelland (Sooner)

Past ASCS Regional Feature Winners at Cowtown Speedway:

4/4/09 – Kevin Ramey (Lone Star)

10/11/08 – Brian Brown (National vs. Sooner)

10/10/08 – Gavin Punch (National vs. Sooner)

8/23/08 – Kolt Walker (Gulf South)

7/26/08 – Brad Welborn (Sooner)

5/17/08 – Gary Taylor (Sooner)

4/5/08 – Travis Rilat (Sooner)

9/15/07 - Nick Smith (Sooner)

7/7/07 - Brian McClelland (Sooner)

4/14/07 - Kevin Ramey (Sooner)

9/23/06 - Travis Rilat (Sooner)

6/10/06 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sooner)

4/8/06 - Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sooner)

9/24/05 - Travis Rilat (Sooner)

6/25/05 - Jason Martin (National vs. Sooner)

4/9/05 - Sean McClelland (Sooner)

9/25/04 - Andy Shouse (Sooner)

5/29/04 - Kevin Ramey (Sooner)

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

USA Goes Topless with First ASCS Canyon Card of 2009!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2009) – Race fans at Tucson's USA Raceway have been treated to some of the finest winged Sprint Car racing in the nation this season in the form of the ASCS Southwest Region.

Now they're in for a change of pace this Saturday night, as the wingless stars of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region take to the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval for the first time in 2009.

Some of the faces and names will remain the same, even if they are in rides differing from their winged machines. Southwest winged contenders Charles Davis, Jr., Mike Martin and Ronnie Clark each rank among the top in the rugged wingless Canyon Region competition as well.

In fact, on the strength of two wins in the initial four events of the season, "Chargin" Charles Davis, Jr., is atop the ASCS Canyon point charts in his pursuit of a first ASCS crown.

Buckeye's Davis is out to a 36-point lead over Phoenix shoe R.J. Johnson, with Goodyear's Nathan High just another two markers back in third. Gilbert's Andrew Reinbold enters Saturday's action ranked fourth, with Stockton, California's Johnathon Henry rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the current top ten in ASCS Canyon Region points includes Tucson's Ronnie Clark, Laveen's Stevie Sussex, Yuma's Mike Martin, Phoenix' Bruce St. James and Bryan Swinehart.

Saturday's Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region action at USA Raceway is slated to go green at 7:00 p.m.

The Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region is currently slated for eleven nights of competition throughout Arizona and New Mexico in 2009.

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

American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region

Shawn Miller, Shelton, Wash. (June 22, 2009) – Electric City Speedway owner Dan Mann has his eyes set on one number – 44.

If that many sprint cars show up for one of the two American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region events at his track in Great Falls, Mont., on Friday and Saturday, it would break the state record for sprint cars at a race.

And it stands a good chance.

Hosted by the ASCS Northwest Region, the weekend also features the ASCS Rocky Mountain Region, ASCS CanWest Region and the Big Sky Sprint Tour for the showdown in Big Sky Country.

“We always hear about the hot dogs on the (West) Coast,” said Jeremy McCune, the 2008 runner-up in the Rocky Mountain Region.

“And you know who’s fast in the Rocky Mountain (Region) and you know who’s fast in Canada. It’d be great to say we topped them all. Whoever does that feat, it’s something pretty awesome.”

It will be the first time in Electric City Speedway that the Northwest Region has competed at the 3/10th-mile clay track, which began hosting races in 1953.

“I would use the word ‘racey,’” Mann said. “I don’t know quite how to define it, except (drivers) enjoy the ride. Everybody’s got a chance to win.”

The current Northwest Region point’s leader, Steven Tiner of Visalia, Calif., said he’s excited for the challenge a new track and unfamiliar drivers present.

“It’s always good to go somewhere new,” said Tiner, who has never been to the Speedway. “I’m excited, definitely. It’s a new challenge.

“Not necessarily (for) bragging rights. More so, it’s fun to race against different drivers. It benefits them. It benefits you. It benefits everybody.”

This will be the first time in Northwest Region history that it will share the track with a fellow sprint car tour, let alone two other ASCS regions and Montana’s traveling squad.

“This is going to be one of the premier showdowns between some of the best sprint car drivers in the western half of the United States,” Northwest Region Director Greg Burgess said. “It is an honor to get so many different tours together and at the same time, everybody wants someone from their region to earn those coveted bragging rights.”

The Northwest Region has averaged more than 25 cars in the four events this season, won by four different drivers. Two separate racers claimed victories in the two Rocky Mountain Region events, which have averaged more than 25 cars per event. Three different drivers won a feature this season in the CanWest, which has averaged 13 drivers each race.

“When the Canadians come over and the Washington guys come over and the Oregon guys come over, and with the Montana guys, we always have a good time,” said McCune, who lives in Billings, Mont. “Everybody wants to promote their series and be the big shot.”

Tickets at the gate are $16 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12. They are $14 and $5, respectively, when purchased in advance at the track between 4-6 p.m. every day this week.

Gates open at 4 p.m. with the racing schedule to begin at approximately 7 p.m. both nights.

Live updates will be provided throughout race day on www.ascsnorthwest.com.

ASCS Northwest

Shawn Miller, Shelton, Wash. (June 22, 2009) The American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region is teaming up with Richmond for the upcoming Speedweek.

Richmond will provide one Speedweek Warrior Prize package per night, including certificates and apparel to a driver who will participate in all five races of Speedweek. The winner will be selected from a random draw at each drivers meeting.

The ASCS Northwest Region Speedweek is a big event and manufacturers are noticing, Northwest Region Director Greg Burgess said. We are excited that Richmond Gear was able and thrilled to be a part of what is shaping up to be a really great Speedweek for racers and fans.

Located in Liberty, S.C., Richmond is a leading manufacturer of high-performance ring and pinion sets. For more information, visit www.richmondgear.com or call 864-843-9275.

Established in 2008, the American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region has quickly developed into a favorite among fans, drivers and promoters in the Northwest. In 2009, the tour will visit Oregon, Washington and Montana for 18 nights of action, including four with the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters. Additional information regarding the ASCS Northwest Region is available at www.ascsnorthwest.com.

ASCS Northwest

Shawn Miller, Shelton, Wash. (June 22, 2009) Just Plugs is not only the American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region newest partner but it is also the Northwest Regions first associate sponsor.

Just Plugs hearing protection will now be available at every Northwest Region event at the ASCS Northwest Region souvenir trailer.

It was great speaking with Lucas and the folks at Just Plugs, who have a unique but important product, Northwest Region Director Greg Burgess said. Their enthusiasm toward the Northwest Region was obvious and we could not be happier to have a multi-year agreement with them as our first associate sponsor.

Located in Niles, Mich., Just Plugs is decided toward manufacturing high quality ornamental hearing protection. For more information, visit www.justplugs.com or call 888-57PLUGS.

"Super Sub" Kulhanek Conquers ASCS Gulf South at HRP!

Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (June 20, 2009) – Ray Allen Kulhanek captured his second American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region feature win of the season by taking the $3,000 winner's share in Saturday night's 25-lap main event at Houston Raceway Park.

Subbing for Greg Coleman in the Wells-powered No. 17c Triple-X entry, the 2005 series champion took the lead away from Michael Dupuy on the fifth round and led the rest of the way to post his ninth career ASCS Gulf South triumph.

While Kulhanek gridded the feature field in sixth, it was fouth-starter Dupuy gunning past front row starters Trey Robb and Scottie McDonald for the lead on the opening circuit.

Kulhanek was right on Dupuy's heels though and raced by for keeps on the fifth round. Dupuy kept the pressure on until a late caution gave Kulhanek all the open track he needed to roll into HRP's victory lane for the fourth time in ASCS Gulf South action.

Dupuy settled for runner-up honors, with Robb, Travis Rilat and McDonald rounding out the top five. Jerry Bell was sixth in front of Tommy Bryant, defending series champion Brandon Berryman and Greg Rilat. Aaron Reutzel extended his record streak of top-ten feature finishes in ASCS Gulf South feature action to eleven by completing the top ten.

Travis Rilat, Kulhanek and Berryman topped heat race action, with Eric Baldaccini winning the "B" Main. Filling in aboard Todd Evans' No. 14e, Baldaccini climbed to 12th in the feature.

ASCS Gulf South Region Results from Houston Raceway Park:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 00-Michael Dupuy, 3. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 4. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 5. 85-Jerry Bell, 6. 19-Klint Angelette, 7. 51-Jimmy Brooks, 8. 1x-Kent Lewis, Sr., 9. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 10. 50-Rick Schallert.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 3. 20-Terry Monroe, 4. 35-Greg Rilat, 5. 69h-Larry Howery, 6. 21-Blake Roberts, 7. 3-Gary Watson, 8. 5-Jack Spencer, 9. 12-Trey Schmidt.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 31-Brandon Berryman, 2. 12-Trey Robb, 3. 30x-Bean Elliott, 4. 71-Channin Tankersley, 5. 30-Scottie McDonald, 6. 15T-Travis Elliott, 7. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 8. 40-Junior Jenkins, 9. 93-Chris Sweeney.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 2. 93-Chris Sweeney, 3. 40-Junior Jenkins, 4. 1x-Kent Lewis, Sr., 5. 5-Jack Spencer, 6. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 7. 19-Klint Angelette, 8. 12-Trey Schmidt, 9. 50-Rick Schallert, 10. 51-Jimmy Brooks.

"A" Feature (25 Laps): 1. 17c-Ray Allen Kulhanek, 2. 00-Michael Dupuy, 3. 12-Trey Robb, 4. 29-Travis Rilat, 5. 30-Scottie McDonald, 6. 85-Jerry Bell, 7. 21T-Tommy Bryant, 8. 31-Brandon Berryman, 9. 35-Greg Rilat, 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11. 1b-Kent Lewis, Jr., 12. 14e-Eric Baldaccini, 13. 71-Channin Tankersley, 14. 93-Chris Sweeney, 15. 20-Terry Monroe, 16. 40-Junior Jenkins, 17. 21-Blake Roberts, 18. 1x-Kent Lewis, Sr., 19. 3-Gary Watson, 20. 5-Jack Spencer, 21. 17-Bruce Griffith, Jr., 22. 69h-Larry Howery, 23. 30x-Bean Elliott, 24. 15T-Travis Elliott.

ASCS Gulf South Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Aaron Reutzel 1,662, 2. Ray Allen Kulhanek 1,593, 3. Tommy Bryant 1,580, 4. Channin Tankersley 1,552, 5. Brandon Berryman 1,544, 6. Scottie McDonald 1,480, 7. Kent Lewis, Jr. 1,440, 8. Greg Rilat 1,399, 9. Jimmy Brooks 1,362, 10. Gary Watson 1,338.

Brian McClelland Back on Top; Takes ASCS Sooner Win at Springfield

Lonnie Wheatley, SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (June 20, 2009) – Tulsa's Brian McClelland broke out of his early season doldrums in convincing fashion by racing to victory lane in Saturday night's 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region debut atop the ¼-mile Springfield Raceway clay oval.

The two-time and defending series champion assumed the point on the second round and led the rest of the way for his first win of the season aboard the Wesmar-powered R&B Motorsports/Maxwell Oil No. 87 Triple-X.

And, he survived not only a treacherous turn four cushion that gobbled up initial leader Joe Wood, Jr., but also the challenges of Zach Chappell to collect his sixth career ASCS Sooner Region win.

"I ran off the top of the track there in turn four two different times, I couldn't believe nobody passed me," McClelland explained in victory lane. "And then Zach showed me his nose in one and two, I moved down a little bit and the car really took off after that."

With McClelland starting the feature outside the second row, it was front row outside starter Joe Wood, Jr., who had raced from the tail of the field to win the night's first heat race, outgunning pole sitte