T.J. Buffenbarger, FIFE LAKE, Mich. (July 24, 2009) - The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP event scheduled for Friday night at Cherry Speedway has been rained out. The next event on the ASCS SOD tour is Saturday, August 1, for the fourth and final appearance of the 2009 season at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, MI. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.

[b Lucas Oil ASCS Patriots Takes Six Different Point Leaders to Second Half of 2009] [i Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (July 22, 2009)] With more than half of the 2009 season now complete, the Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot “Five Crown Tour” is looking like the wealth could be spread around when the dust settles at the end of the season. Jared Zimbardi, of Little Valley, NY, currently leads the Championship Standings by a slim two points over defending champion Bryan Howland. The two drivers have swapped...more

[b Tickets On Sale For The 42nd Annual Western World Championships] [i Tucson, Ariz. (July 22, 2009)] Tickets are on sale for The 42nd Annual Western World Championships featuring The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters as well as the wingless warriors of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region. While most of the country will be shoveling snow, Tucson’s USA Raceway will be heating up with the best Sprint Car racing in the country as the nation's top drivers mix it...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2009) – The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters resumes its inaugural tour of the Northwest by invading Oregon's Cottage Grove Speedway this weekend. Rapidly establishing itself as the nation's premier touring Sprint Car series, the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series takes to the racy ¼-mile clay oval for two full nights of action on Friday and Saturday, with Saturday's victor collecting the $6,000 winner's share. And, with the fifth...more

[i Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2009)] There has been plenty of variety with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region in 2009 with five different winners in the season's initial six events. The question is, will there be a sixth different winner when the series takes to the always unpredictable ¼-mile Creek County Speedway clay oval in Sapulpa, OK, this Saturday night? The chances of another winner are pretty stout given the fact that just one driver among the current top...more

[b Lucas Oil ASCS Patriots Return to Roots This Weekend] [i Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2009)] After expanding the northern limits of the Patriot Region this past weekend in traveling to Cornwall for the fist time, the Lucas Oil ASCS Patriots return to the tracks where the idea of the series was first conceived and then became a reality. On Friday, for the first time since 2006, the Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot Sprints will return to Delevan, NY for a tour stop at what is now referred to as...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2009) – Round Five of the ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Challenge Series takes place this Friday night as the pair of Regions square off at Hartford, South Dakota's I-90 Speedway. Friday's card marks the fifth of six challenge events between the Midwest and Northern Plains Regions, with critical championship points awarded for both series. Atop both the Midwest and Northern Plains point charts is Lincoln, Nebraska's Jason Danley. Danley holds a...more

T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2009) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP makes its one and only appearance during the 2009 season Friday at the Cherry Raceway in Fife Lake, Michigan. Work was done over the off season to modify the 3/8-mile clay oval. Cherry also hosts round five of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge. Last season Gregg Dalman and Ben Rutan won feature events at Cherry. Dalman is currently second in the ASCS SOD point standings and will look...more

[b Alain Bergeron Conquers Cornwall for First Career Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot Win] [i Rich Vleck, CORNWALL, Ont. (July 19, 2009)] Rich Vleck, CORNWALL, Ont. (July 19, 2009) - Alain Bergeron has hopped around to an assortment of events in 2009, but it took a trip to the sight of his first career win to get back in to the winners circle this season. Bergeron, from St. Pie, Qbc., picked up his first career Lucas Oil ASCS Patriot A-Main victory, dominating the Riverside Bar and Grill 25-Lap Feature...more

[b Bacon Slices Up First ASCS Sooner Win at Lawton] [i Lonnie Wheatley, LAWTON, Okla. (July 18, 2009)] – Brady Bacon bagged his first career American Sprint Car Series feature win by topping Saturday night's 25-lap American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region main event at Lawton Speedway. The 19-year-old Broken Arrow, OK, shoe overtook early leader Kolt Walker en route to victory lane aboard Mike and Megan Eubanks' Wesmar-powered Tel-Star Communications No. 99 Triple-X. Bacon took the...more