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Waco and Willis on tap for Gulf South Region

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (April 15, 2013) Taking a weekend off following events at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park and Royal Purple Raceway, the Griffith Truck and Equipment Gulf South Region returns to competition at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas on Friday, April 19 and Gator Motorplex on Saturday, April 20 in Willis, Texas.

Going into the weekend double header, Ray Allen Kulhanek leads the charge a mere 20 markers ahead of Channin Tankersley who picked up his first win of the 2013 season in the regions last outing on Saturday, April 6 at the Royal Purple Raceway with a final lap pass on Kulhanek to become the season’s fourth different winner.

Aaron Reutzel holds the final podium step with John Carney II and Tommy Bryant making up the top five in the regional point standings with a total of 110 points separating the five drivers.
Situated just north of Houston, the Heart O’ Texas Speedway will be the site of the third annual Life Partners Inc. Duel on the Brazos on Friday, April 19. The event will also include the IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Hobby Stock, and Street Stock divisions. Gates are scheduled to open at 6:00 P.M. with races beginning at 8:00 P.M. For more information on the Heart O’ Texas Speedway, log onto http://www.heartotexspeedway.com.

Three hours up the road, the Gator Motorplex will be the site of the second annual Nolan Wren Memorial on Saturday, April 20. Held in honor of Ralph Nolan Wren who passed away in September, 2011, the Saturday affair will have a full card with EMSA Micro Sprints, Restrictor Sprints, Junior Sprints, Pure Stocks, Limited Modifieds, and Hobby Stocks. Races are slated to begin at 6:00 P.M. with the front gates opening at 3:00 P.M. For more information, log onto http://www.gatormotorplex.net.

The 2013 season marks the twenty-second year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of nine different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com as well as Twitter (@LucasOilASCS) and Facebook. News and information can also be sent to you with the ASCS E-News by texting ASCS to 22828 with any mobile device.

2013 Opener on Sooner Region Radar

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (April 15, 2013) The thirteenth season of competition for the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region begins simply. It begins at the Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.
Slated for Friday, April 19, the Oklahoma based regional arm of the ASCS Nation will see Glenpool, Okla. driver Matt Covington enter as the defending champion of the Sooner Region.

Sweeping a pair of ASCS regions in 2012, Covington has seen substantial changes in his racing program during the off-season, including a return to his family backed No. 95 T&L Foundry Sprint Car. So far in 2013, Covington has competed five times with various ASCS regions and has earned a pair of top five finishes along with three top ten runs.

Among the drivers that make their summers with the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region, the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour finds itself on an off weekend, allowing several National Tour drivers to take part in the Friday night affair.

Of those expected is Washington native Seth Bergman. Taking part in regional competition in 2012, the Snohomish, Wash. driver raced to victory at the Creek Count Speedway followed closely by fellow Washington driver Gary Taylor.

Normally a Saturday night track, events at the Creek County Speedway are scheduled to begin at 8:00 P.M. on Friday, April 19, 2013 with grandstands opening at 5:00 P.M. More information on the coming event can be found at http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co.

Extending into Saturday, April 20, the Sooner Region’s opening weekend will be paired with the Speedway Motors Warrior Region at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo. The last visit to the quarter mile oval saw Jonathan Cornell sweep the evening en-route to his 2012 Warrior Region title.
Saturday, April 20 at the Springfield Raceway will have an earlier start time with gates opening at 2:00 P.M. and races slated to begin at 6:30 P.M. Other classes on tap include USRA Modifieds, USRA B Modifieds, Midwest “Modz” and Legend Cars. For more information on the Springfield Raceway, log onto http://www.springfieldraceway.com.

The 2013 season marks the twenty-second year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of nine different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com as well as Twitter (@LucasOilASCS) and Facebook.

Warrior Region in line for 2013 opener

Bryan Hulbert - TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2013) As the bitter grip of winter gives way to the milder days of spring, the fourteenth year for the Speedway Motors Warrior Region opens with a pair of nights this weekend, beginning at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. on Friday, April 19 and Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo. on Saturday, April 20.

Won over by Jonathan Cornell in 2012, the Sedalia, Mo. shoe will seek back-to-back titles with his return in the Kiowa Line Builders No. 28. Cornell capped off his 2012 season with a dominating performance; besting a 27 car field at the Springfield Raceway that combined the Warrior and Sooner Regions of the ASCS Nation.

A stand-alone event at the Valley Speedway on Friday, the Saturday swing at the Springfield Raceway will again feature a two in one show as the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region joins the Warrior Region for the season’s only appearance for the Wing Sprint Cars at the quarter mile Missouri oval.
Friday, April 19 night’s events at the one-third mile Valley Speedway will have hot laps beginning at 7:00 P.M. with grandstands opening at 5:00 P.M. Support classes will include the Valley Midgets and Mod Lites. For more information on the Valley Speedway, log onto http://www.valleyspeedway.com.
Saturday, April 20 at the Springfield Raceway will have an earlier start time with gates opening at 2:00 P.M. and races slated to begin at 6:30 P.M. Other classes on tap include USRA Modifieds, USRA B Modifieds, Midwest “Modz” and Legend Cars. For more information on the Springfield Raceway, log onto http://www.springfieldraceway.com.

The 2013 season marks the twenty-second year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of nine different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com as well as Twitter (@LucasOilASCS) and Facebook. News and information can also be sent to you with the ASCS E-News by texting ASCS to 22828 with any mobile device.