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Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2010) – Cottage Grove Speedway, that little action-provoking bullring out on the left coast. It’s where the brewing rivalry between Jason Johnson and Shane Stewart truly intensified in last year’s inaugural event for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South and Lone Star Regional series are set to face off with a pair of events in Texas this coming weekend. On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South and Lone Star forces mix it up at

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2010) – With Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s Eric Lutz newly perched atop the American Sprint Car Series Midwest point charts, the series is set for another pair of events this week. The seventh consecutive week of racing action for the ASCS Midwest Region includes

Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2010)- The ASCS Patriots move from the ¼-mile Cornwall Motor Speedway, the smallest tack on tour, to the 5/8-mile Rolling Wheels Raceway this weekend, the largest track on tour, for two big nights of racing as part of the Fast Track Summer Shootout. Friday

TULSA, Okla. (July 19, 2010) – Just as positive reports were spreading of successful surgery for Wayne Johnson following a wild ride in Lucas Oil ASCS National action at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA, on Saturday night, word broke on Sunday evening of a fellow past ASCS National champion

Rich Vleck, CORNWALL, Ont., (July 18, 2010) – Steve Poirier took a solid starting spot, found a ribbon of good clay and used his experience to hold off a hungry competitor to move his sprint car batting average at Cornwall back over .500. Poirier, of St. Mathieu de Beloeil, Qbc.,

Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (July 17, 2010) – Claud Estes became the second first-time ASCS Red River Challenge victor in as many nights by topping Saturday night’s 25-lap ASCS Lone Star vs. American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region main event atop the high-banked, ¼-mile Cowtown Speedway dirt oval. The

Lonnie Wheatley, ELMA, Wash. (July 17, 2010) – Louisiana’s Jason Johnson is definitely enjoying the cool Northwest air, as he completed a sweep of the weekend’s Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National action at Grays Harbor Raceway by taking the $10,092 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 35-lap Fourth

T.J. Buffenbarger, CRYSTAL, Mich. (July 17, 2010) – Dustin Daggett won Saturday’s Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature at Crystal Motor Speedway. Daggett took off from his outside front row position, held off a mid-race challenge from defending ASCS SOD champion Brett Mann, before pulling away

Rich Vleck, BROCKVILLE, Ontario (July 17, 2010)- Entering his rookie season behind the wheel of a sprint car, teenager Shayne Ely had modest goals. On Saturday Night at Brockville, they were easily surpassed. Ely, a third-generation racer who hails from Factoryville, PA, pulled off one the most surprising wins in

Lonnie Wheatley, ELMA, Wash. (July 16, 2010) – Jason Johnson opened up the slightest bit of breathing room in the $60,000 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National championship race by picking off his second series win of the year in Friday night’s 30-lap preliminary feature event at Grays

Lonnie Wheatley, CAMERON, Mo. (July 16, 2010) – Bronson Maeschen snared his second career American Sprint Car Series Midwest feature win by topping Friday night’s 25-lap main event at U.S. 36 Raceway. Maeschen assumed the lead when Jonathan Cornell suffered a broken shifter on a lap 22 restart and paced

Lonnie Wheatley, CRANDALL, Texas (July 16, 2010) – Justin Melton captured his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by cracking victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap ASCS Red River Regional Challenge main event at RPM Speedway. In the fourth round of Red River Challenge action, Melton became the

Lonnie Wheatley, BEAUMONT, Texas (July 16, 2010) – Gary Wright picked off his third American Sprint Car Series Regional win of the year by topping Friday night’s 25-lap ASCS Gulf South main event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Wright took the lead away from Tommy Bryant on the tenth

Lonnie Wheatley, BANKS, Ore. (July 14, 2010) – Kyle Hirst notched his first career American Sprint Car Series feature triumph by winning Wednesday night’s 30-lap ASCS Northwest Speedweek main event at Sunset Speedway. After finishes of third and second in the initial two rounds of ASCS Northwest Speedweek, Hirst stepped

Lonnie Wheatley, MEDFORD, Ore. (July 12, 2010) – Travis Rilat made the nearly 1,800 mile haul from Saturday night’s Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National event in Hartford, SD, to Oregon pay off with a $2,000 win in Monday night’s ASCS Northwest Speedweek opener at Southern Oregon Speedway.

T.J. Buffenbarger, OWENDALE, Mich. (July 10, 2010) – Dain Naida won Saturday night’s Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature at Owendale Speedway during Super Race Day. Naida started on the outside of the front row and held onto the lead through several late race restarts for

Lonnie Wheatley, HARTFORD, S.D. (July 10, 2010) – Reigning Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National Champion Shane Stewart of Bixby, OK, was just fast enough on Saturday night to capture his first series win of the year atop I-90 Speedway’s high-banked, 3/8-mile dirt oval. Stewart bested not only

Stacy Verrall, TULSA, Okla. (July 9, 2010) – It’s summer. It’s super. It’s sizzlin’. It’s the ASCS Northwest’s Super Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek. An army of the best sprint car racers on the west coast will participate in a five night battle starting with Southern Oregon Speedway on July 12th, Willamette

Rich Vleck, ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 9, 2010) – Scott Bonnell is on the road to the recovery after a serious crash that occurred at Little Valley Speedway Saturday Night. Bonnell, a veteran sprint car driver from Girard, PA, is currently in great spirits at an Erie, PA hospital, but is

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 6, 2010) – After tangling with the Lucas Oil ASCS National ranks at South Dakota’s I-90 Speedway this Saturday night, the ASCS Midwest Region moves on to Albion, Nebraska’s Boone County Raceway on Sunday evening. Sunday’s ASCS Midwest debut atop the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Boone County