Reutzel Takes on All Stars in Ocala

Lonnie Wheatley, CLUTE, Texas (February 4, 2015) – It’s new territory for Clute, TX, Sprint Car driver Aaron Reutzel.

Reutzel is set for his first racing action at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL, aboard the Shark-powered BC Fundz/Basic One Services No. 87 Triple X Sprint Car as he also makes his first start with the All Star Circuit of Champions, the traveling Sprint Car series recently acquired by NASCAR star Tony Stewart.

This weekend’s All Star set at Ocala, scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, marks the first of three Florida weekends for Reutzel with ASCS National action kicking off at Tampa’s East Bay Raceway Park on February 19-21 before moving up I-75 to Bubba Raceway Park on February 27-28.

Reutzel hopes to continue the 410-ci success that he enjoyed at Yuma’s Winter Heat action aboard the Wren Motorsports/Momentum Racing Suspensions machine in this weekend’s All Star triple, with each feature offering up $5,000 to win.

“If nothing else, it should give us some good laps to get prepared for the ASCS race later in the month,” Reutzel said.  “And hopefully we can come out with some good finishes this weekend, maybe even a win or two.”

With this weekend’s set of 410-ci events on the slate before diving headlong into 360-ci action in pursuit of the $60,000 Lucas Oil ASCS National championship with the East Bay lidlifter in two weeks, Reutzel brings some momentum into the weekend aboard the Danny Sander Construction/ButlerBuilt machine.

Reutzel opened the New Year with his initial handful of 410-ci starts and made the most of them, earning a front row starting berth on three occasions before closing out the five-race mini-series at Cocopah Speedway with a $12,000 triumph in the Lone Star Hydro Maintenance/Wright Way Logistics entry on January 10.

“The 410 is a lot different for sure,” Reutzel says.  “I like it though, it really brings the driver into it, it’s definitely a lot of fun to drive.”

Now, 26 days later, he’ll try to make it two wins in a row as Florida Winter Nationals action kicks off with the All Stars at Bubba Raceway Park on Thursday night.

For those unable to catch all the action in person, live PPV of this weekend’s All Star Circuit of Champions events from Bubba Raceway Park is available at www.xsan.tv.

2015 Quick Stats:  5 races, one win, three front-row feature starts.

Up Next: Winged 410-ci Sprint Car action at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Aaron Reutzel’s on-track action including schedule and results at http://www.aaronreutzelracing.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-Reutzel-Racing/117666254913127 or on Twitter at @AaronReutzel.  You can also e-mail Aaron at aaronreutzel@yahoo.com.

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Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on racinboys.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Tony Bruce, Jr. Seeks Improvement in 2015 Lucas Oil ASCS Campaign

TULSA, Okla. (February 4, 2015) The American Sprint Car Series' 24th year of promoting dirt track races will be the eighth year of competition for Tony Bruce, Jr with the Oklahoma based series.

Picking up three Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real feature wins in 2014, the Liberal, Kansas driver was pleased with the overall setup of his Team One8 program, but not the performance of a seventh place finish in the overall point standings.

"I think I crashed more last year than I've crashed in my entire career," said Bruce.

Asked about difference in his program from 2014 to 2015, Bruce replied, "We didn't really change anything on the car. The only thing we had a problem with was finishing races, especially when we were running up front so hopefully that changes. We'll see what happens. The goal really is to just be competitive every night. Like I said, last year I felt like we had a great car night in and night out, but we just seemed to find ourselves on the back of a Wrecker. "

With Moss Engines under the bonnet of the Oil Medics / Lubbock Wrecker No. 18 again in 2015, Bruce will also keep his mixture of Ford and Chevrolet power plants in play with track size serving as a primary variable on which sees action.

Once again taking on the part of racer and promoter, Bruce elaborated on his events for 2015.

"The Rock N' Roll 50, Eagle Nationals, and Kansas City Classic with Scott Traylor at Racinboys.com will be our marquee events this season. The Rock N' Roll 50 has always been a great event for us and so has the Eagle Nationals."

Since earning the title of "Brodix Rookie of the Year" in 2005, Tony Bruce, Jr. has amassed 13 Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour feature wins in 280 starts with 73 top-fives' and 156 top-ten finishes. Bruce has also earned 16 ASCS Regional victories.

During the 2015 season, news and information on Tony Bruce, Jr. can be found at http://www.tonybrucejr.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter. For news sent directly to your inbox, contact Shawn Miller with Inside Line Promotions via email at Info@lnsideLinePromotions.com with "Tony Bruce, Jr. News" in the subject line.

The 2015 season for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real begins at East Bay Raceway Park with the 14th annual Ronald Laney Memorial, happening February 19, 20, and 21. The following weekend will see the series make their first appearance at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.

The 2015 season will mark the 24th 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 in both National and Regional competition.

Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. MAVTV is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto www.mavtv.com for information regarding availability and listings in your area.

Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV include: Hoosier Racing Tire and Brodix.

Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, iON Camera, Smokey Mountain Moonshine, C&R Radiator, Hawk Performance Products, Geico, E3 Spark Plugs, and General Tire.

Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.

Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by: K&N Filters, KSE Racing Products, Fuel Safe, DMI Rear Ends, BMRS, SpeedMart, Competition Suspension, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Driverwebsites.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Print Place, Simpson, The Joie of Seating, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, Speedway Motors, and Hilborn Injection Systems.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com as well as Twitter (@LucasOilASCS) and Facebook. Anyone wanting to receive updates on the American Sprint Car Series can email info@ascsracing.com



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Bryan Hulbert
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