The most elite and prestigious 360 sprint car series in the nation is once again prepared to travel from coast to coast and deliver some of the finest short track racing in the country. The Lucas Oil ASCS National Series has released their 2012 schedule; packed with 63 nights of competition at 36 different tracks in almost 15 states! The 2012 schedule also promotes eleven new tracks that the tour has never visited; including Texas Motor Speedway.
The upcoming 2012 schedule also saw changes in event purses for the single night, and multi-night, race weekends. All single night shows, a long with the second night of two night shows, will pay $4,000 to the winner and $400 to start. Tow money of $500 will also be awarded to each team inside the top ten in series points over the course of the season. The overall championship still stands at $60,000!
Shane Stewart of Bixby, Oklahoma is the defending series driver champion; while Jason Johnson is the defending owner’s points champion.
Action kicks off March 2nd and 3rd at the Canyon Speedway in Peoria, Arizona.
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters 2012 Schedule:
March 2-3 Canyon Speedway Park (Peoria, AZ)
March 9-10 Cocopah Speedway (Yuma, AZ)
March 23-24 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals
April 13 Golden Triangle Raceway Park (Beaumont, TX)
April 14 Battleground Speedway (Highlands, TX)
April 27 Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK)
April 28 Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR) – Rock ‘N Roll 50
May 11-12 I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
May 23 Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, MO)
May 24 I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
May 26-27 Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, KS)
June 8-9 Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) – Eagle Nationals
June 15-16 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Summer Nationals
June 18 Jones Motor Speedway (Chatham, LA) – Speedweek
June 19 Diamond Park Speedway (Murfreesboro, AR) – Speedweek
June 20 Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – Speedweek
June 22 Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK) – Speedweek
June 23 Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – Speedweek
July 3 U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO)
July 6 Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, IA)
July 7 I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)
July 9 Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, SD)
July 11 Electric City Speedway (Great Falls, MT)
July 13-14 Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
July 18 Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR)
July 20-21 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
July 25 Placerville Speedway (Placerville, CA)
July 27 Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico, CA)
July 28 Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway (Hanford, CA)
July 29 Santa Maria Speedway (Santa Maria, CA)
August 2-4 Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – 22nd Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals
August 13 Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)
August 14 TBA (Illinois)
August 16 Salina Speedway (Salina, KS)
August 17 Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK)
August 18 Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK)
August 24 Salina Highbanks (Salina, OK)
August 25 I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR)
September 1-2 Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, KS)
September 15 Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
September 28-29 Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) – Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial
October 19-20 Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – 39th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals
October 25-27 I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – 25th Annual Short Track Nationals
November 9-10 Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM)
November 15-17 USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) – 45th Annual Western World Championships
log on to www.ascsracing.com and check out the new site!