Bryan Hulbert – Tulsa, Oklahoma (October 5, 2012) Falling on the second week of October, the 2nd running of the Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals at Kilgore’s Lone Star Speedway will take place Thursday October 11th through Saturday October 13th.
With a purse totaling $120,000, the event will include the American Sprint Car Series as well as RACESAVER 305 Sprint Cars.
In the inaugural event it was Shane Stewart who, in a festival of slide jobs, held off the hard charging Jason Johnson to grab the $12,000 payday for the American Sprint Car Series and Kyle McCutcheon taking the $2,000 victory in the RACESAVER 305’s.
Upping the purse for 2012, this year’s event will see the ASCS Lone Star Sprint Car Champion rewarded with $13,000 with qualifying night winners awarded $2,000. Following suit, the RACESAVER 305’s will also see an increase in the winner’s share to $2,200 with qualifying night’s paying $500 to win.
This year’s Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals is the 50th, 51st, and 52nd dates on the ASCS National schedule. The Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals is a non-point special event for ASCS.
In the 17 events that have been held at the Lone Star Speedway with the American Sprint Car Series, 14 different drivers have victories. Gary Wright, Danny Wood, and Wayne Johnson are the only drivers with multiple victories with two each. Alan Payne, Daryn Pittman, Garry Lee Maier, Jason Johnson, Johnny Herrera, Larry Neighbors, Matt Covington, Michael Dupuy, Mike Ward, Shane Stewart, and Tim Crawley each have a single victory.
Admission for the Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals is $15 on October 11th and October 12th and $20 on October 13th. A three day Grandstand pass for $40 will be available at the gate on October 11th.
Title Sponsors for the Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals include:
Smiley’s Racing Products: Qualifying Night #1
The Oil Medics: Qualifying Night #2
Eagle Motorsports: Championship Night
Associate Sponsors include:
KJC Auto Title Loans
Palm Harbor Homes
Kears Speedshop
Outlaw Wings
Day Motorsports
More information on the Lone Star Sprint Car Nationals can be found at www.ascsracing.com or http://www.darinshort.com/SCN.html.
ASCS Pre-Entries:
Car # Driver City/State
3 Raven Culp Mesquite, TX
11 Justin Melton Flower Mound, TX
17 Josh Baughman Odessa, TX
18 Tony Bruce Jr. Liberal, KS
21 Wes Wofford Alamogordo, NM
24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
32 Derek Weaver Tyler, TX
33 Mark Huddleston Genoa, AR
39 Kevin Swindell Germantown, TN
41 Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
45 Martin Edwards Mesquite, TX
76 John Ricketts Burleson, TX
77 Wayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK
81 Danny Wood Norman, OK
82 Justin Henderson Tea, SD
99 Brady Bacon Broken Arrow, OK
224 John Carney II El Paso, TX
11c Matt Covington Glenpool, OK
11g Mike Goodman Broken Arrow, OK
11p Preston Peebles Lubbock, TX
11s Joe Wood Jr. Oklahoma City, OK
12m Kyle McCutcheon Alamogordo, NM
14B Robert Byrom Ft. Worth, TX
15h Sam Hafertepe Jr. Sunnyvale, TX
17r Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX
17t Bruce Griffith Jr. Highlands, TX
1m Danny Lasoski Dover, MO
39c Travis Rilat Forney, TX
3g Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
4x Shawn Petersen Irving, TX
74e Claude Estes III Godley, TX
C15 Wayne Brown Poetry, TX
RACESAVER 305 Pre-Entries
1 Jay Smith San Angelo, TX
3 Raven Culp Mesquite, TX
11 Justin Melton Flower Mound, TX
11 Jeff Knapp Wylie, TX
12 Dale Wester Ovilla, TX
14 Michael Lang Mesquite, TX
17 Josh Baughman Odessa, TX
18 Lonre Wofford Alamogordo, NM
19 Steven Elliott San Angelo, TX
20 Chad Wilson N. Richland Hills, TX
21 Michelle Melton Flower Mound, TX
23 Junior Jenkins Greenville, TX
27 Andy Shouse Oklahoma City, OK
28 Trevor Reed Waco, TX
29 Derek Silvers Rockwall, TX
30 Regan Hawkins Whitehouse, TX
31 Stace Havilland Brady, TX
44 Darren Harris Scott, LA
45 Martin Edwards Mesquite, TX
49 Ty Johnson Eunice, LA
80 Josh Hawkins Whitehouse, TX
95 Jeff Day Greenville, TX
99 Chase Brewer Watauga, TX
224 John Carney II Lubbock, TX
01j Jeb Sessums Burleson, TX
11p Preston Peebles Lubbock, TX
12m Kyle McCutcheon Alamogordo, NM
14x Grady Back Forney, TX
17j Jeff Taylor Cherry Hill, NJ
17x Edd French Justin, TX
1a Kevin Ramey Ft. Worth, TX
1s Scott Reneau Trinidad, TX
21b David Butch Geismar, LA
2L Logan Payne Dallas, TX
2x Brandon Williams Lubbock, TX
4x Shawn Petersen Irving, TX
6v Cody Hager West Monroe, LA
8a Alan Myers Sibley, LA
D28 David Forbis Bossier City, LA
V8 Robert Vetter Wolfe City, TX
When:
October 11th – Lone Star Speedway – Kilgore, TX – Gates Open @ 5pm / Racing @ 7pm
October 12th – Lone Star Speedway – Kilgore, TX – Gates Open @ 5pm / Racing @ 7pm
October 13th – Lone Star Speedway – Kilgore, TX – Gates Open @ 5pm / Racing @ 7pm
Track Information: Lone Star Speedway
Address: 3131 FM 1252 Kilgore, TX 75662
Phone #: 903-986-9731
Website: www.lonestarspeedway.com
2012 Feature Winners: Jason Johnson-12, Wayne Johnson-8, Brady Bacon-7, Tony Bruce Jr.-3, Danny Lasoski-2, Shane Stewart-2, Jeff Swindell-2, Brian Brown-1, Seth Bergman-1, Jason Martin-1, Dustin Morgan-1, Danny Wood-1, Cody Baker-1, Jordan Boston-1, Brock Lemley-1, Mason Moore-1, Brad Loyet-1, Brooke Tatnell-1, Kevin Swindell-1
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV – A Look Ahead:
October 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, Texas (39th Winter Nationals)
October 20 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, Texas (39th Winter Nationals)
October 25 – I-30 Speedway – Little Rock, AR (Short Track Nationals)
October 26 – I-30 Speedway – Little Rock, AR (Short Track Nationals)
October 27 – I-30 Speedway – Little Rock, AR (Short Track Nationals)
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV on the web:
All Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series national events are broadcast live on www.racinboys.com for anyone who is unable to attend the races live. Official results, points, and race notes are posted at www.ascsracing.com. The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV can also be found on Facebook and Twitter @LucasOilASCS.
Lucas Oil ASCS on TV: A full schedule of tape-delayed races for the 2012 season can found at www.motorsportshour.com.
The 2012 season marks the 21st 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 ten different Regions throughout the nation.
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. For information regarding availability and listings in your area log onto www.mavtv.com.
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MavTV include: Hoosier Racing Tire, Brodix, Geico, E3 Spark Plugs, General Tire, K&N Filters, PitstopUSA.com, FSR Radiators, Schoenfeld Headers, Driverwebsites.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Print Place, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, and Hilborn Injection Systems.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com. To receive ASCS news straight to your inbox sign up for the ASCS E-News Letter by texting ASCS to phone number 22828.
Photo Credit: Rob Kocak