Author: ASCS Racing

April 16 ASCS Gulf South Results Revision; Rilat’s Fuel Deemed Illegal

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2011) – Analysis of fuel samples collected following the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Regional main event at Baytown, Texas’ Royal Purple Raceway on Saturday night, April 16, has resulted in a revision of that night’s feature results. Test results revealed that Travis

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ASCS SoCal Season Opener – Take Two!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 18, 2011) – The newly-formed American Sprint Car Series Southern California Region was slated to kick off its inaugural season of competition a couple of weekends ago, but Mother Nature had other ideas by nixing the April 9 card with excessive rain. Now, the ASCS

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USA Raceway Ready for ASCS Southwest on Saturday!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 18, 2011) – Tucson’s USA Raceway shifts back to the winged Sprint Car ranks this weekend as the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region resumes action atop the 3/8-mile clay oval this Saturday night. Saturday’s card marks the second winged ASCS Southwest event of the season

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Pelkey Plucks ASCS Canyon Win at USA!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 16, 2011) – A past Arizona state Sprint Car champion, Josh Pelkey finally captured his first career feature win under the American Sprint Car Series banner by topping Saturday night’s 30-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region main event at USA Raceway. So close to previous

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ASCS Gulf South Ready for GTRP and Royal Purple

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – The Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region is ready to sling some clay this coming weekend with a pair of $3,000-to-win feature events on tap along Texas’ Gulf Coast. On Friday night, the series makes its second stop of the year

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Lucas Oil ASCS Date at Tri-City Postponed

TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – With a number of track improvements in progress at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL, the decision has been made to postpone the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National event originally slated for Friday, May 6. Tri-City Speedway management and ASCS

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ASCS Canyon Region Reschedules CSP Rainout for April 29

TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – The Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region event that was rained out Saturday night, April 9, at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, AZ, has been rescheduled for Friday night, April 29. The raindate of April 29 will now make for two full nights of wingless

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ASCS Canyon Region Shifts Back to USA!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2011) – After getting washed out this past weekend, the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region fires right back to action this Saturday night by shifting southward to Tucson’s USA Raceway. Saturday’s card will mark the second stop of the year for the wingless forces

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The Dude Does It in Inaugural ASCS Warrior Card at LA!

Lonnie Wheatley, LA MONTE, Mo. (April 9, 2011) – Danny Lasoski left little room for doubt by wiring the field to win Saturday night’s inaugural Warrior feature event under the ASCS banner atop the 3/8-mile LA Raceway clay oval. After a convincing heat race win, “The Dude” pulled the one

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Bergman Best in Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Opener at I-80!

Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (April 8, 2011) – Snohomish, Washington’s Seth Bergman captured his second career American Sprint Car Series Regional feature win by charging to victory lane in Friday night’s season-opening 25-lap Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region main event at I-80 Speedway. Bergman, who picked up his first win

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Landis Lands First ASCS Southwest Score!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 2, 2011) – Calvin Landis nabbed his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region main event atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. The Knoxville, IA, resident by way of native Arizona advanced from

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Wright Holds on to ASCS Gulf South Win at Speedarama

Lonnie Wheatley, LUFKIN, Texas (April 2, 2011) – Gary Wright picked up his second overall American Sprint Car Series Regional feature win of the year by limping to the checkered flag in Saturday night’s 25-lap Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region main event at the Speedarama Raceway. Working forward

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Lucas Oil ASCS to Sanction 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 31, 2011) – Yet another marquee event has been added to the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National slate, as the series will invade Minnesota for the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals on August 19-20. It will mark the first time for the Lucas

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ASCS Sooner Season Opener Saturday at Mid-America!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 28, 2011) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region kicks off its eleventh year of competition by taking to the 3/10-mile, semi-banked Mid-America Speedway dirt oval in South Coffeyville, OK, this Saturday night. Saturday’s card kicks off a slate of 15 ASCS Sooner

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ASCS Southwest Wingin’ it Saturday at USA!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 28, 2011) – After kicking off the 2011 season in conjunction with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series with February’s Copper on Dirt classic, the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Southwest Region fires back to life with this Saturday night’s tilt atop Tucson’s

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ASCS Gulf South Set for HOT-Speedarama Double!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 28, 2011) – After kicking off the 2011 season on the opening weekend of March, the Smiley’s Racing Products ASCS Gulf South Region resumes action with a pair of events this weekend in Waco, TX and Lufkin, TX. On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South

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Sherman Tops ASCS Canyon Region at CSP

Lonnie Wheatley, PEORIA, Ariz. (March 26, 2011) – Jeremy Sherman picked off his first Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region win of the season by topping Saturday night’s 30-lap main event at Canyon Speedway Park. The former series champ made a late move to capture his 29th career ASCS Canyon win

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Estes to Step Down from ASCS Post

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 22, 2011) – For the past twelve years, Tommie Estes, Jr., has played a significant role in the direction of Sprint Car racing as the competition director of the American Sprint Car Series, garnering the universal respect of drivers and car owners alike throughout the

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R.J. Johnson Leads ASCS Canyon Region to CSP!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 21, 2011) – If anyone is going to unseat Charles Davis, Jr., as the Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region champion, R.J. Johnson may just be in a prime position to take command of the top wingless Sprint Car rung in Arizona. After opening the season

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Waynesfield Raceway Park Event Added to Schedule

TULSA, Okla. (March 21, 2011) – The 2011 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP schedule has now changed to fill the TBA listed for Saturday May 28 with an appearance at Waynesfield Raceway Park. The Waynesfield, OH, 1/3-mile oval will fill the Saturday portion of the three-day

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Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals this Weekend for Lucas Oil ASCS!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 21, 2011) – Spring is in the air. And, for several decades now, the first throttle cracks atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval in Mesquite, TX, have signified the official arrival of the upcoming racing season. This year is no different, as

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Lucas Oil Sprint Cars Set for Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 17, 2011) – After opening the 2011 season with a pair of February weekends on the left coast, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series fires back to life with next weekend’s 38th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals in Mesquite, TX. The

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3rd Place 2011 Season Kick-Off

The 2011 Season is has begun with an exciting 3rd place finish at in Little Rock last weekend! Kyle is going to be driving the #86 Sprint Car for Smith Racing out of Columbia, Missouri this season. Their plans are to run the full schedule with the ASCS Warrior Region

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R.J. Johnson Takes ASCS Canyon Region Opener at USA!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (March 12, 2011) – R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, AZ, carried his late season 2010 momentum over to 2011 by winning Saturday night’s season-opening 30-lap Sunoco Fuel ASCS Canyon Region main event atop USA Raceway’s 3/8-mile clay oval. A winner in five of the final nine ASCS

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Wright Makes Late Move to Win ASCS Lone Star Opener!

Lonnie Wheatley, KILGORE, Texas (March 12, 2011) – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame bound Gary Wright took full advantage of a late caution flag to win Saturday night’s 25-lap season-opening The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region main event atop the newly reconfigured 3/8-mile Lone Star Speedway clay oval.

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