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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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ASCS Lone Star Season Kicks Off at Lone Star Speedway!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (March 7, 2011) – Unpredictable. That’s the word, as The Oil Medics ASCS Lone Star Region has been all kinds of unpredictable over the past couple of years. Throw a newly reconfigured Lone Star Speedway into the mix for Saturday night’s season opener and the unexpected

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ASCS Gulf South Opens 2011 Season this Weekend!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 28, 2011) – The American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region kicks off its tenth year of competition with a pair of $3,000-to-win events atop two different southeast Texas clay ovals this weekend. On Friday night, the ASCS Gulf South Region takes to Beaumont’s Golden

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Lucas Oil Sprint Cars in the Wild West!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 24, 2011) – Way back in the 1930’s, drought and the ensuing “Dust Bowl” sent Okies westward to California in search of greener pastures and a brighter future. Now, in 2011, it was snow and icy conditions that sent Okies along with Arkies, Kansans, Texans

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Herrera Has the Hot Lucas Oil ASCS Hand in Copper on Dirt Prelim!

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (February 18, 2011) – Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera emerged from a spirited duel with 2009 series champion Shane Stewart to snare his first Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National win of the year in Friday night’s 25-lap Copper on Dirt preliminary feature event at USA

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Lucas Oil ASCS Set for USA Raceway’s Copper on Dirt!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 14, 2011) – With the initial pair of California events inked into the record books over the past week, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series moves on to Tucson, Arizona’s USA Raceway for this weekend’s Fifth Annual Copper on Dirt. An

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