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Steve Poirier Paces ASCS Patriot Field at Canandai

Steve Poirier Paces ASCS Patriot Field at Canandai...

5/17/2010
Rich Vleck, CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (May 15, 2010) - Steve Poirier was using Saturday primarily to break in his new car in competitive conditions. When he drew the outside pole for the ASCS Patriot feature event, though, he knew if he got out in front early he could bring home a win. Poirier, from St. Mathieu de Beloeil, Qbc., led all 20 laps of the second feature race in the 2010 A-Verdi Storage Containers King of Upstate New York Series. With track conditions resulting in ultra-fast speeds,...more
Charles Charges to Third ASCS Canyon Triumph in a

Charles Charges to Third ASCS Canyon Triumph in a...

5/17/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (May 15, 2010) – “Chargin’” Charles Davis, Jr., reeled off his third American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region feature win in a row by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event atop the 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval. The defending series champ worked forward from the seventh starting position to take the win aboard the Roush Yates Ford-powered Massey Motorsports No. 50 DRC for his 17th career series triumph. Moving into the lead in the final...more
Berryman Bests ASCS Gulf South at Heart O’ Texas!

Berryman Bests ASCS Gulf South at Heart O’ Texas!

5/14/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, WACO, Texas (May 14, 2010) – Two-time American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region champion Brandon Berryman snared his first series win of the year by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap main event at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. The Missouri City, TX, shoe gunned into the lead from the front row outside starting position and led all the way aboard the Shark-powered Baytown Ford/Sport Performance No. 31 Maxim for his eighth career ASCS Gulf South triumph. Berryman,...more
Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on Deck: Second Annual Steve

Lucas Oil Sprint Cars on Deck: Second Annual Steve...

5/12/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 12, 2010) – After a recent rainout at Riverside, the next stop on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series presented by K&N Filters trail is just around the corner with the Second Annual Boothill Casino Steve King Memorial at the Jetmore Motorplex in Jetmore, KS, on May 29-30. And, while reigning series champ Shane Stewart carries a slim points lead into the weekend, it will be 20-year-old Nebraska shoe Jack Dover looking to defend his Steve King Memorial title...more
ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – Swingers

ASCS Tuesday Top Ten – Swingers

5/11/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 11, 2010) – A second consecutive weekend of traditional action Sprint Bandits TNT style and another winged ASCS Sooner weekend are in the books, thus setting the stage for another edition of Tuesday’s Top Ten. Covering all terrain both ASCS and Sprint Bandits, TTT commences right about now… [b 1. The TNT Eleven] – With the initial two weekends of Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits TNT action in the books, a total of 43 different drivers have competed in at least one...more
ASCS Lone Star Set for RPM-Abilene Weekend Double!

ASCS Lone Star Set for RPM-Abilene Weekend Double!

5/11/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 10, 2010) – The chase for the American Sprint Car Series Lone Star title continues this coming weekend with a pair of events in the Lone Star State. On Friday night, the series invades Crandall’s RPM Speedway for the first of three scheduled events in 2010. Then, on Saturday night, it’s a couple of hours to the west for the lone ASCS Lone Star stop of the season at Abilene Speedway. With the opening pair of ASCS Lone Star events of the season in the books,...more
ASCS Gulf South Ready for HOT-Battleground Weekend

ASCS Gulf South Ready for HOT-Battleground Weekend

5/11/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 10, 2010) – The battle for top rung on the 2010 American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Regional ladder continues with another pair of events this coming weekend. On Friday night, the series makes its lone stand-alone stop at Waco’s Heart O’ Texas Speedway. Then, on Saturday night, it’s the third of four scheduled events at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX. While Hooks, TX, ace Gary Wright sits atop the series point charts with the initial four events of...more
Davis Shoots for ASCS Canyon Three-Peat Saturday a

Davis Shoots for ASCS Canyon Three-Peat Saturday a...

5/11/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 10, 2010) – Reigning American Sprint Car Series Canyon Region champion Charles Davis, Jr., of Buckeye, AZ, shoots for a three-peat when the series returns to action atop Tucson’s 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval this Saturday night. After opening the season sixth behind Dave Darland and company on March 13, “Chargin’ Charles” has since reeled off back-to-back series wins at Canyon Speedway Park on March 27 and then USA Raceway on April 17. Davis tries for a...more
Nick Smith Sails to ASCS Sooner Win at Springfield

Nick Smith Sails to ASCS Sooner Win at Springfield

5/9/2010
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 the seventh round and paced the field the rest of the way aboard the Wesmar-powered Sooner Network Solutions No. 15s Maxim for his 14th career ASCS Sooner triumph, taking over the...more
Crawley Conquers Sprint Bandits TNT at I-30!

Crawley Conquers Sprint Bandits TNT at I-30!

5/9/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 8, 2010) – Tim Crawley may have been spotting his top rivals 50 cubic inches in Saturday night’s Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits Tour ‘N Topless event at I-30 Speedway, but that didn’t prevent him from racing to victory lane in the 30-lap main event atop the high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval. Pitting Mike Ward's 360-ci McCarver powerplant up against some of the top wingless, 410-ci competitors in the country, Crawley swept through the night’s action by wiring the...more