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O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Ready to Invade Volusia
Speedway Park
by Black Swamp Media Group
CAMARGO, IL (Feb. 04, 2007) - The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of
Champions are gearing up for the 2007 season opener on Tuesday February 6th at
Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL. The teams have spent the winter months
preparing for another exciting season of racing that will cover approximately 50
race dates between the months of February and October.
The annual kick off to the new racing season will consist of three consecutive
nights at Volusia on February 6th, 7th, and 8th. The 36th Annual DIRTcar
Nationals Presented by Mopar Speedshop will then see the World of Outlaws take
over for the final 3 nights on February 9th, 10th, and 11th. Teams from the All
Stars, Outlaws, PA Posse, and more are expected to compete on the ½ mile all
throughout the week of racing.
Volusia Speedway Park was not affected by the devastating storms last Friday
that leveled many homes and left thousands without power in the area south of
the facility. Track officials have said that all systems are go and ticket sales
have been strong. A great crowd is expected to witness what is expected to be
some of the highest car counts in the history of this week of events.
O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions drivers Greg Wilson, Danny Smith, and
Brandon Martin took advantage of the opportunity to race last week at East Bay
Raceway Park to shake their cars down and get some laps in to prepare for the
opener at Volusia. Wilson and Smith also competed in the 360 sprint events at
East Bay the week before. Smith finished 2nd in the “King of the 360’s” event
while Greg Wilson was 6th.
Brandon Martin arrived in Florida just in time for the 410 racing to begin at
East Bay. All three drivers had some success in the winged 410 sprint events
against some stout competition from all around the country. Danny Smith even
took the lid off to compete in the non-wing events and netted a couple of Top 10
finishes. Smith, Martin, and Wilson were able to make the A-main each night with
nearly 50 cars in the pits at each event. The best finishing All Star with the
lid on was Smith with a 2nd place run as he chased Randy Hannagan to the
checkers on Thursday.
The rest of the All Stars will make their way to Florida for the first points
race of the season where Greg Wilson will begin defending his 2006 All Star
Championship. Brock Mayes is still competing in Australia and will not return
until the end of April. Other All Star members expected to compete at Volusia
include Paul May, Barry Ruble, Brian Ellenberger, Ed Neumeister, Dale Blaney,
Butch Schroeder, and Rookie of the Year contenders Tiffany Wyzard, Craig Mintz,
and Brian Paulus.
Paulus has committed to running the All Star schedule in 2007 and is eligible
for rookie status as he has never competed in more than 35% of the All Star’s
scheduled events in any previous season.
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will broadcast all of the week’s
events on DIRTVision ( www.dirtvision.com
) through live streaming audio with series announcer Dana Blair at the controls
beginning at 7:30 pm EST each night. The events will also be broadcast on the
BAS Racing Network on affiliate stations across the state of Ohio. DC Bash will
begin calling the racing action each night at 7pm EST on 99.1 FM (Fremont,
Toledo), 93.7 FM (Mt. Vernon, Mansfield), 92.1 FM (Bellevue, Sandusky), 104.1 FM
(Portsmouth, Northern Kentucky, and Northwestern West Virginia)
Also, the Buckeye Speedzone racing talk show hosted by DC Bash will be doing a
special live broadcast from Ker's Wing House located at 2721 W International
Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach, FL on Monday February 5th from 6pm to 8pm EST.
Ohio Stations who will be carrying this talk show are 99.1 FM (Fremont, Toledo),
93.7 FM (Mt Vernon, Mansfield), 92.1 FM (Bellevue, Sandusky), and 1150 AM
(Lima). The show will feature All Star and World of Outlaws drivers as they
prepare to start the 2007 racing season the following night.
Log on to www.dirtvision.com for your cyber pit pass and listen to live
streaming audio of the 36th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Mopar
Speedshop. For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions,
visit www.allstarsprint.com