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Nick Smith Sails to ASCS Sooner Win at Springfield

Lonnie Wheatley, SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (May 8, 2010) – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Nick Smith snared his first American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region win of the season by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event at Springfield Raceway. Smith reeled in early pacesetter Donnie Ray Crawford on

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Jason Johnson Shuts Down ASCS Sooners at Outlaw Motor Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, MUSKOGEE, Okla. (May 7, 2010) – Louisiana’s Jason Johnson added another notch to the victory column by topping Friday night’s 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region debut at Outlaw Motor Speedway. The Lucas Oil ASCS National title contender tuned up for the upcoming June 4 National

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Rilat Rules Sprint Bandits TNT at Devil’s Bowl!

Lonnie Wheatley, MESQUITE, Texas (May 7, 2010) – Travis Rilat didn’t have to travel too far for his first career Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless feature win, as he topped the first wingless, 410-ci Sprint Car feature contested atop the storied ½-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway clay oval in

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25th Annual Chili Bowl Ticket Renewal Deadline Approaches

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 5, 2010) – You don’t want to be left out of the biggest racing event of the current millennium. That’s why it’s imperative that you renew your tickets for the 25th Anniversary of the Chili Bowl Nationals as soon as possible. With the celebration of

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – The Return

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 4, 2010) – Another Tuesday brings another Tuesday’s Top Ten, with this week’s offering of information regarding recent ASCS happenings spiced up with a topless twist of Sprint Bandits TNT flavoring. Dig in… After Friday’s much-anticipated topless outing at Beaumont’s Golden Triangle Raceway Park fell

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ASCS Sooner Region Set for Weekend Double!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 3, 2010) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region fires back into action this weekend with a pair of events, including one new stop and one that’s still relatively new to the Sooner forces. On Friday night, the ASCS Sooner Region makes its

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Sprint Bandits TNT Set to Ignite at Devil’s Bowl & I-30!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 3, 2010) – Race fans way down in southeast Texas got a long-awaited dose of traditional Sprint Car racing this past Saturday night and loved what they saw with a three-wide charge to the checkered flag. Now, another pair of history-rich tracks are set to

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Ballou by a Nose in Explosive Sprint Bandits TNT Go at HRP!

Lonnie Wheatley, BAYTOWN, Texas (May 1, 2010) – Race fans in the Lone Star State hadn’t been exposed to the thrills of traditional Sprint Cars in over two decades. They won’t forget what they witnessed in the return of 410-ci wingless Sprint Cars to Texas any time soon, as Robert

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Daggett Tops Long for ASCS SOD Win at Crystal

T.J. Buffenbarger, CRYSTAL, Mich. (May 1, 2010) – Dustin Daggett continued his domination of Crystal Motor Speedway by winning Saturday’s season opening feature for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP. Daggett took the lead from Joe Bares on lap two, battled a majority of the event

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ASCS Midwest Region Rained Out at Central Missouri Speedway

WARRENSBURG, Missouri (April 30, 2010) – Rain has forced the cancellation of Friday night’s American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region debut at Central Missouri Speedway. The ASCS Midwest Region moves on to Wheatland’s Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday night. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – And They Scattered…

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 27, 2010) – Mother Nature continues to wreak her fair share of havoc but resilient racers keep on racing, providing more fodder for the latest of edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten, chronicling ten random items revolving about the latest American Sprint Car Series happenings. And

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ASCS Sprints on Dirt Start 2010 Season Saturday at Crystal

T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series kicks off the 2010 season Saturday night at Crystal Motor Speedway. Home of the first ever Sprints on Dirt event in 1980, Saturday will be the first of three appearances during

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ASCS Sooner Region Resets Mid-America Date

TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region event originally scheduled for this Saturday night, May 1, at Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, OK, has been rescheduled for September 11 due to scheduling conflicts. The ASCS Sooner Region resumes action with a pair of

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It’s Time for Some Texas TNT!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – Bust open those record books, as some history is about to be made in the southern portion of Texas this coming weekend. A pair of tracks will host traditional Sprint Cars for the first time ever as the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits

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2010 ASCS Patriot Tour Sets Sail Friday at Black Rock

Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – It’s the most-frequented stop in Patriot history, so it seems to reason that the ASCS Patriot Sprints kick off the 2010 season at Black Rock this weekend. Black Rock Speedway in Dundee, NY, the weekly home of the Patriots in 2004, will

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“Show Me” Some New ASCS Midwest Territory This Weekend

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2010) – The American Sprint Car Series Midwest Region breaks some new ground this coming weekend with a pair of events in the “Show Me” State of Missouri. On Friday night, the series takes to Warrensburg’s semi-banked, 3/8-mile Central Missouri Speedway dirt oval. Then

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Jason Johnson Tops ASCS Gulf South at Speedarama

Lonnie Wheatley, LUFKIN, Texas (April 24, 2010) – Jason Johnson picked off his second consecutive American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region feature win by taking the checkered flag in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at the Speedarama Raceway. “The Ragin’ Cajun” and past series champion Ray Allen Kulhanek swapped

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Gaston Garners ASCS Southwest Glory at USA Raceway

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 24, 2010) – John Gaston overcame the prevailing mayhem in Saturday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region main event to take top honors at USA Raceway. Gaston took command in the final handful of circuits when J.T. Imperial cut a left rear tire

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Wood Chips Off ASCS Sooner Win at Creek County

Lonnie Wheatley, SAPULPA, Okla. (April 24, 2010) – Oklahoma City’s Joe Wood, Jr., kicked off the defense of his American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region championship by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap series season opener at Creek County Speedway. Wood caught an early break, raced past

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ASCS Gulf South Rained Out at Battleground

TULSA, Okla. (April 23, 2010) – Rain has forced the cancellation of Friday night’s scheduled American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region event at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX. The series moves on to Speedarama Raceway in Lufkin, TX, for the first time on Saturday night, with racing action set

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Lucas Oil ASCS Rock ‘N Roll 50 Reset for October 1-2

TULSA, Okla. (April 22, 2010) – The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters event originally scheduled for this weekend, April 23-24, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR, has been postponed due to approaching inclement weather and rescheduled for October 1-2. The Second Annual Rock ‘N

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I-30 Speedway Offers up TNT Front Row Challenge!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 21, 2010) – Two weekends of traditional Sprint Car racing in Texas and Arkansas are just around the corner for the Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless Series. And when wingless, 410-ci Sprint Cars hit the high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval in Little

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ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – Midwest and Beyond

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 20, 2010) – A Midwest weekend in Nebraska along with events in Texas and Arizona sets the stage for the latest edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten, chronicling ten random items of American Sprint Car Series significance. It’s Trip-T time again, proceed… The sixth year of

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ASCS Southwest Round Three Saturday at USA Raceway

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 19, 2010) – The winged Sprint Cars of the American Sprint Car Series Southwest Region fire back to life this Saturday night with the third round of championship competition atop Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway. The ASCS Southwest Region kicked off the 2010 season with two-time

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Rock ‘N Roll 50 This Weekend for Lucas Oil ASCS Na

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 19, 2010) – The chase for the $60,000 Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters championship resumes with this weekend’s Second Annual Rock ‘N Roll 50 atop the fabled Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR. The Lucas Oil Sprint Cars

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ASCS Gulf South Set for Weekend Double

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 19, 2010) – It will be relatively new territory for the American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region this weekend as the series sets up for its third scheduled weekend double of 2010. On Friday night, the series takes to Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX.

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ASCS Sooner Season Opener Saturday at Creek County!

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 19, 2010) – The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region kicks off its 2010 slate of events on Saturday night at the refurbished Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, OK. Saturday’s card atop the ¼-mile Creek County Speedway clay oval marks the first of 15

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Davis Does It Again with Another ASCS Canyon Win

Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (April 17, 2010) – Charles Davis, Jr., picked off his second American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region feature win in a row by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at USA Raceway. Davis raced forward from the sixth starting position to take

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Morgan Masters ASCS Midwest Opener at I-80 Speedway!

Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (April 16, 2010) – Dustin Morgan made the 400-mile trek from Tulsa, OK, to Nebraska Raceway Park’s I-80 Speedway well worth it by racing to his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win in Friday night’s season-opening ASCS Midwest 25-lapper. With Hall of Famer Kenny

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