ASCS Sooner Scheduled is Revealed
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2012) – The 2012 schedule for the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region has been released as the series gears up for its twelfth year of intense competition throughout Oklahoma and neighboring territories.
Currently, the 2012 slate of ASCS Sooner events consists of 17 nights of competition at nine different tracks throughout the Sooner State and neighboring portions of Texas, Kansas and Missouri.
The 2012 ASCS Sooner season will kick off Saturday night, April 28, at Lawton Speedway. It will mark the first of four Sooner stops at Lawton, including a Red River Shootout tilt versus the Oil Medics Lone Star Region in July.
The Sooner forces will square off with the Lone Star shoes on three other occasions including twice at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas and once at Cowtown Speedway near Fort Worth.
Creek County Speedway will host the series four times as well, with a May 11 card followed up by events on June 29, July 27 and August 17.
The June 29 stop at Creek County will precede a return to Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, KS, the first Caney stop for the Sooner Region since 2003.
Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, OK, will also host the ASCS Sooner Region on September 22, with Muskogee’s Thunderbird Speedway on tap for October 5. The following night, October 6, the ASCS Sooner Region will put the wraps on the 2012 season by taking on the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region at Missouri’s Springfield Raceway.
Joe Wood, Jr., is the reigning American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region champion after earning his second series title in three years during the 2011 campaign.
2012 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Schedule
April 28 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
May 11 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
May 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Lone Star Region
May 26 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
June 2 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Lone Star Region
*June 22 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)
June 29 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
June 30 – Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
July 21 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX) – vs. Lone Star Region
July 27 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
July 28 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – vs. Lone Star Region
*August 17 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
*August 18 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
*August 24 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, OK)
September 22 – Mid-America Speedway (S. Coffeyville, OK)
October 5 – Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, OK)
October 6 – Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) – vs. Warrior Region
* - Indicates events held in conjunction with Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series.
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ASCS Lone Star Slate Announced
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 26, 2012) – The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region will once again bring the best of Sprint Car racing to North Texas and beyond as the 2012 series schedule has been revealed.
The 2012 ASCS Lone Star slate currently consists of 15 nights of competition at seven different tracks.
The ASCS Lone Star Region will open the 2012 season on April 7 with its lone scheduled appearance of the year at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, TX.
From there, action shifts to the famed Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas in Mesquite, TX, on April 14. It marks the first of seven Lone Star nights atop the hallowed Devil’s Bowl clay, including two nights in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series at the Summer Nationals, two nights versus the ASCS Sooner Region and one August night in tandem with the ASCS Gulf South Region after squaring off the previous evening at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway.
In addition to squaring off with the ASCS Sooner Region twice at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, the Lone Star forces will also take on their foes from the north at Cowtown Speedway on July 21 and then Lawton Speedway one week later.
Prior to that Lone Star vs. Sooner tilt in July, Cowtown Speedway will welcome the ASCS Lone Star Region on May 5 and then will host the series scheduled season finale on a date to be determined in September.
Along the way, the series will also make annual stops at Boyd Raceway and Abilene Speedway on the second weekend of June.
Oklahoma’s Matt Covington is the reigning Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region champion after besting his Texas foes for title bragging rights in 2011.
2012 Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region Schedule
April 7 – Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, TX)
April 14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
May 5 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)
May 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Sooner Region
June 2 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Sooner Region
June 8 – Boyd Raceway (Boyd, TX)
June 9 – Abilene Speedway (Abilene, TX)
*June 15 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
*June 16 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
July 7 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
July 21 – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX) – vs. Sooner Region
July 28 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – vs. Sooner Region
August 24 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX) – vs. Gulf South Region
August 25 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – vs. Gulf South Region
September TBA – Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale, TX)
* - Indicates events held in conjunction with Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series.
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ASCS Gulf South Schedule Released
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2012) – The 2012 schedule of events for the Griffith Truck & Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region has been released, as the series gears up for its 11th year of competition throughout the southern portion of Texas and into Louisiana.
The current slate of events includes 24 nights of action at eight different tracks, with an additional four dates to be determined.
The ASCS Gulf South Region kicks off the 2012 campaign on March 16 with the first of six scheduled events at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park, with the Fifth Annual Gulf Coast Nationals the following night at Baytown’s Royal Purple Raceway.
In addition to Golden Triangle and Royal Purple Raceway, other familiar tracks returning to the ASCS Gulf South slate in 2012 include Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway, Willis’ Gator Motorplex, Highlands’ Battleground Speedway, Edna’s Texana Raceway Park Chatham, Louisiana’s Jones Motor Speedway. A new addition to the ASCS Gulf South schedule in 2012 is Killeen’s Texas Thunder Speedway.
Along the way, the ASCS Gulf South forces will mix it up with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series on April 13-14 at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park and Battleground Speedway.
The 2012 ASCS Gulf South season finale will be at Royal Purple Raceway on October 6.
Ray Allen Kulhanek is the reigning ASCS Gulf South champion, outlasting Tommy Bryant and George White for his second consecutive series title in 2011 and third of his career.
2012 ASCS Gulf South Region Schedule
March 16 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX) - $3,000 to win
March 17 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win Gulf Coast Nationals
March 30 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX) - $3,000 to win
March 31 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
* April 13 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX) - $4,000 to win
* April 14 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $4,000 to win
April 27 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
April 28 – Texas Thunder Speedway (Killeen, TX)
May 11 – TBA
May 12 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
May 25 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
May 26 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
May 27 – Texana Raceway Park (Edna, TX)
June 22 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
June 23 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
July 6 – Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA)
July 7 – Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA)
July 20 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Waco, TX)
July 21 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
August 10 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
August 11 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
August 17 – TBA
August 18 – TBA
August 31 – TBA
September 1 – Gator Motorplex (Willis, TX)
September 2 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
September 22 – Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX) - $3,000 to win
October 6 – Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, TX) - $3,000 to win
* - Indicates events held in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series.
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Engine Pro Returns to ASCS Sprints on Dirt
Mike Strevel, TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2012) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series is excited to announce that again in 2012 Engine Pro has signed on as the series title sponsor with ARP again on board as presenting sponsor. ASCS SOD is proud to have these great supporters for its 33rd season.
Series Director Mike Strevel was quoted, “It is wonderful to have such great supporters of the Sprints on Dirt such as Engine Pro and ARP. This great relationship started years ago and continues to grow, this shows that SOD remains attractive to sponsors, racetracks and race teams such as the many that are currently involved with one of the longest running series in the Great Lakes area.”
“We are excited to once again be affiliated with the Sprints on Dirt Series. This series is full of action packed racing and all-around good people so it's very easy to be a partner with them at the grass roots level of racing. The Sprints on Dirt Series has also become a valuable marketing partner by promoting the Engine Pro name along with the products that are now manufactured by Engine Pro and sold under the Engine Pro label. We look forward to a season of fun and exciting racing in 2012,” stated Scott Overlund, Sales & Marketing Manager of Engine Pro in Grand Rapids, MI.
The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series sanctions winged Sprint Car races at speedways throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario.
The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is excited to announce two new additions to the level of support that Engine Pro of Grand Rapids already provides. The first is an exciting Engine Pro Lucky Dog program that will award a driver an additional cash award amount of at least $100 per feature race. A random finishing position will be drawn by the feature race winner and that driver will be awarded the $100 prize if he has decided to participate in the Lucky Dog program and has placed the large Engine Pro decal on their nose wing. If the position drawn does not have the decal the amount will roll over to the next race and increase to $200. This will continue over the course of the season for all SOD sanctioned events. If someone wins the prize it will start again at $100 and this will be an exciting promotion for the entire 2012 season.
The second promotion is the July 21, 2012 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP event scheduled for Crystal Motor Speedway. Crystal is the only track to host the series for every year of the 33 year history of the group and to celebrate this occasion the track will host a 33 lap feature event paying $2,033 to win and $300 to start the feature. Also the National Racing Alliance (NRA) series from Ohio has agreed to co-sanction the event and will add to what is expected to be an incredible night of 360 winged sprint car racing. The SOD/NRA challenge race will mark the return of the NRA to the Wolverine state after several years’ absence.
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