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ASCS Gulf South heads for Beaumont and Baytown

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 18, 2013) Returning to competition for a double dip weekend around the Houston area, the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region makes its fourth trip to the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas on Friday, June 21 for the John Bankston Memorial

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Remembering Bob Westphal

This is in honor of Bob Westphal. Performance is synonymous with the name Westphal. It’s the name behind the potent Wesmar Racing Engines, one that has captured more Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real, and ASCS regional titles. It is with a heavy heart on this day that

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2013 Speedweek: Three nights, three winners, three more to go

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 17, 2013) The 2013 Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek is three nights complete and has produced just as many winners. The Kennedale Speedway Park opened the nineteenth edition of Speedweek with 42 drivers between the

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Forler takes Lucas Oil ASCS Ark-La-Tex debut

Bryan Hulbert – VIVIAN, La. (June 16, 2013) A mid-afternoon shower gave way to clear skies on Father’s Day at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway as fans witnessed Washington native, turned Arizona resident, Logan Forler park his Steve Forler Trucking No. 2L in victory lane in the National Tour debut at the

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Ziehl tops Southwest Region at Canyon Speedway Park

Bryan Hulbert – PEORIA, Ariz. (June 15, 2013) Rick Ziehl notched his second triumph of 2013 with the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region at the Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. on Saturday night. Leading the first 22 laps, Ziehl surrendered the top spot to non-wing ace R.J. Johnson before

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Hollywood shines at the Devil’s Bowl Summer Nationals

Bryan Hulbert – MESQUITE, Texas (June 15, 2013) Round two of the 2013 Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek took the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real to the half-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas where Johnny Herrera picked up his third victory of the season, and

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U.S. 36 Budweiser Shootout belongs to Jake Martens

Bryan Hulbert – CAMERON, Mo. (June 14, 2013) With a fresh engine in his No. 48, Oklahoma’s Jake Martens powered to victory against the Speedway Motors Warrior Region at the U.S. 36 Raceway in the Budweiser Shootout. Drawing two for the night’s redraw, Martens proceeded to lead every one of

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Jason Johnson scores Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek opener

Bryan Hulbert – KENNEDALE, Texas (June 14, 2013) Taking his fourth Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real victory of 2013, Jason Johnson led the night’s 30 laps at the Kennedale Speedway Park in the series first visit to the quarter-mile oval which attracted 42 drivers for the 2013

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Warrior Region on track for U.S. 36 appearance

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 11, 2013) On down the road for Saturday’s U.S. 36 Raceway appearance for the Speedway Motors Warrior Region as drivers trek nearly an hour away from Kansas City for a high banked rendezvous on Friday, June 14 for the Budweiser Sprint Car Shootout. Marking

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Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek: the Tracks, the Winners, the Champions

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 10, 2013) The 19th Lucas Oil ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek begins Friday, June 14 at the Kennedale Speedway Park. A staple of the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real schedule from 1993-2009, the event ceased for two years before reemerging in 2012.

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Bob Westphal Services Announced

The racing community has lost a wonderful friend. Bob Westphal has gone to his eternal home. He was 70 years old. Services for the builder behind Wesmar Racing Engines will be as follows: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 New Beginnings Baptist Church 4104 E. 151st Bixby, Okla. 74008 Services will begin

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Reutzel rebounds at Texas Thunder Speedway

Bryan Hulbert – KILLEEN, Texas (June 8, 2013) The final appearance of the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region at the soon to close Texas Thunder Speedway saw Aaron Reutzel park his Momentum Suspensions No. 87 in victory lane. Reutzel grabbed the race lead on the third round from

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ASCS Southwest Region Canyon bound for Father’s Day Classic

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 9, 2013) The site of the next Hose Advantage Store ASCS Southwest Regional showdown lies just north of Phoenix at the one-third mile Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz on Saturday, June 15 for the third annual Father’s Day Classic. The first of two

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Ramey shines again at the Heart O’ Texas

Bryan Hulbert – WACO, Texas (June 7, 2013) Patience is a virtue, especially on slick race tracks and that is exactly what Kevin Ramey had to contend with on his way to victory at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway, going back to back in the Gordon Woolley Classic with the

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Need to know: 2013 Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 7, 2013) The 2013 edition of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek begins in a week’s time at the Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas. The six night slate will encompass four states (Texas, Louisiana,

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Lucas Oil ASCS Look Ahead: The Northwest Swing

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 6, 2013) As the Midwest begins to bake during the month of July, the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real will set the compass needle to western skies through South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Oregon. The first of a

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Thank you for everything Dennis!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 5, 2013) – The only thing that is constant is change, the latest example of which finds the ASCS Sooner Region under the direction of someone other than Dennis Crow since the Regional series’ inception in 2001. Both Crow and ASCS management agreed to part

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NOTICE: Sooner Region Drivers and Tracks

Attention racers and tracks of the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region, Dennis Crow is no longer the acting Regional Director. This is effective immediately. The American Sprint Car Series would like to thank Dennis for his years of service to the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region.

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Diamond Park drops Lucas Oil ASCS event

Diamond Park Speedway in Murfreesboro, Ark. has elected to drop their Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real event for Friday, June 7. With the track struggling for most of the early stages of the 2013 season, track officials did not feel at this time that they would be

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Gulf South Region doubles up this weekend

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (June 3, 2013) The Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to a pair of quarter-mile ovals after a weekend break for their second appearance of the 2013 season at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas on Friday, June 7 and only

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Tony Bruce sets sail with Sooner Region in Lawton

Bryan Hulbert – LAWTON, Okla. (June 1, 2013) With his TBJ Promotions backed Hinchman Racewear Eagle Nationals flooded out, Tony Bruce, Jr. turned south to the Lawton Speedway to collect the winner’s check with the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region. Leading the distance in the night’s 25 lap feature,

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Wofford on a roll in Tucson with Southwest Region

Bryan Hulbert – TUCSON, Ariz. (June 1, 2013) After missing events at the Thunder Raceway last week, Alamogordo, N.M. shoe Lorne Wofford returned to competition with the Hose Advantage Store Southwest Region, earning his third victory at the Tucson International Raceway and fourth this season. Drawing the outside of the

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Crockett masters Cottage Grove with Northwest Region

Bryan Hulbert – COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (June 1, 2013) Defending Northwest Regional champion Roger Crockett used a midrace pass on J.J. Hickle to earn Saturday’s ASCS Northwest Regional victory at Oregon’s Cottage Grove Speedway. Taking his second podium finish of the weekend, Kyle Hirst worked past J.J. Hickle in the

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Hirst strikes first in Northwest Region

Bryan Hulbert – LEBANON, Ore. (May 31, 2013) After Mother Nature nixed the 2013 season opener at the Grays Harbor Raceway a week ago for the ASCS Northwest Region, Lebanon, Ore. served as the first race of the season with Kyle Hirst victorious over Roger Crockett at the Willamette Speedway.

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Seth Bergman thrills with Lucas Oil ASCS victory at Salina

Bryan Hulbert – SALINA, Kan. (May 31, 2013) Seth Bergman earned the pacer’s position in the night’s Protect the Harvest A-Feature at the Salina Speedway and never relinquished the point for his second career Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real feature win. Becoming the ninth

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Lucas Oil ASCS Eagle Nationals flooded out

Bryan Hulbert – EAGLE, Neb. (May 31, 2013) Nearly a foot of rain has fallen at the Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb. this week, causing the track’s drainage system to collapse and backfill the infield with an estimated 300,000 gallons of water; effectively flooding out the June 1 Hinchman Racewear

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Salina and Eagle green lighted for Lucas Oil ASCS!

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (May 30, 2013) Management at the Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan. have reassessed the situation at the three-eighths mile oval and have determined that Friday, May 31 with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real will happen as planned. With

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Sooner Region at Creek called: Lawton still on

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (May 30, 2013) Races at the Creek County Speedway on Friday, May 31 with the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region have been called due to rain. As of now, races at the Lawton Speedway on Saturday, June 1 are still on. A makeup date

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