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Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series Adds Northwest Swing!
Lake Ozark Date also Secured
by: Lonnie Wheatley
TULSA, Okla. (Dec 15) – With the 2009 schedule for the Lucas
Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters still a work in
progress, another handful of dates have been added to the much anticipated
tour.
The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series will invade the Northwest portion of the
country over a pair of weekends in July, marking the first events contested
in Oregon and Washington in ASCS National Tour history.
The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series will take to the high-banked, 3/8-mile
Grays Harbor Raceway clay oval in Elma, WA, on July 17 and 18, joining in on
the final two legs of the annual ASCS Northwest Speedweek.
Then, on the following weekend, two full nights of action are in store for
the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series atop Oregon's semi-banked, ¼-mile
Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval on July 24 and 25.
While Grays Harbor Raceway and Cottage Grove Speedway will both play host to
the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series for the first time, a familiar venue
has been added to the schedule as well in the form of Missouri's Lake Ozark
Speedway.
Lake Ozark Speedway, near Eldon, MO, will host the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car
Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters on Saturday night, June 27.
Aaron Berryhill captured his first career series win with a last-lap pass of
Jason Johnson at Lake Ozark Speedway in May of this past season, with "The
Ragin' Cajun" rebounding to top a wild battle for the Lake Ozark win in
July.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the event tentatively scheduled for Sedalia's
State Fair Speedway on September 10-12 has been removed from the schedule
until an alternate date can be determined.
The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters is slated
to kick off the 2009 season with the Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals in
Mesquite, TX, on March 20-21.
Several other events will be added to the schedule in the coming weeks as
workable dates are determined, with ongoing discussions continuing with a
number of other venues.
Preliminary 2009 Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series Presented by K&N
Filters Schedule:
March 20 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
March 21 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
March 27 – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK)
March 28 – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK)
April 18 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
May 1 – Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL)
May 8 – Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN)
May 9 – Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN)
May 23 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS)
May 24 – Jetmore Motorplex (Jetmore, KS)
June 5 – 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR) – ASCS Speedweek points ONLY
June 6 – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – ASCS Speedweek points ONLY
June 9 – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK) – ASCS Speedweek points ONLY
June 11 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – ASCS Speedweek points ONLY
June 12 – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK) – ASCS Speedweek points
ONLY
June 13 – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – ASCS Speedweek points ONLY
June 27 – Lake Ozark Speedway (Lake Ozark, MO)
July 3 – Presleyland Motorsports (Chandler, IN)
July 4 – Presleyland Motorsports (Chandler, IN) - $15,000 to win
July 17 – Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
July 18 – Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
July 24 – Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
July 25 – Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
August 6 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
August 7 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA)
August 8 – Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) - $10,000 to win
September 26 – Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO)
October 16 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
October 17 – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX)
October 29 – I-30 Speedway 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals (Little Rock,
AR)
October 30 – I-30 Speedway 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals (Little Rock,
AR)
October 31 – I-30 Speedway 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals (Little Rock,
AR) - $15,000 to win
The standard one-night purse and final night of multi-night events for the
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters includes a
$6,000 winner's share with $500 to start the feature event in 2009, with
standard preliminary night events including $3,000 to win and $300 to start.
Drivers contending for the 2009 series title will be vying for a share of
the $250,000 points fund, which will be distributed at season's end among
the top 15 drivers in points. The champion will collect a hefty $60,000.
The 17th Annual ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek, set for June 5-13, will be
based on the 2008 purse structure of $3,000 to win and $300 to start. While
not Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series championship points races, there will be a
$10,000 point fund in effect for the six-event Speedweek.
Additional events will be added to the 2009 schedule for the Lucas Oil ASCS
Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters in the coming weeks.
Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series
presented by K&N Filters is available at www.ascsracing.com.
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