ASCS Wesmar Challenge update

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ASCS / Wesmar Challenge Leader Board

 

by Lonnie Wheatley

 

TULSA, OK (April 4, 2007) - In addition to holding down the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series championship points lead, Gary Wright also sits atop the ASCS / Wesmar Racing Engines Challenge leader board on the strength of a half dozen podium finishes through the opening seven events of the year.

 

While Wright holds the first spot, Wayne Johnson has climbed into the critical second position on the National charts.

 

In ASCS Regional action, Marshall Skinner and Michael Dupuy lead the way in the Coastal Region with Skinner and Wade Oliver knotted atop the Rebel Region.

 

The top two drivers in ASCS / Wesmar Challenge points for the National Tour and each of the winged Regions at the September 15 cutoff date will earn invitations to the October 13 ASCS / Wesmar Challenge at the Devil's Bowl Speedways Winter Nationals in Mesquite, TX.

 

The ASCS / Wesmar Challenge will be run in two 15-lap segments, with an inversion following the first segment. Passing and finishing points will be in effect for both segments, with the top points earner coming away with a new Wesmar Racing Engine.

 

Drivers earn points towards the Wesmar Racing Engines Challenge by earning three points for a feature win, two points for a runner-up finish and one point for each third-place feature finish. A driver must compete in at least 60% of a respective Region's event to represent that Region in the ASCS / Wesmar Racing Engines Challenge.

 

Current ASCS / Wesmar Racing Engines Challenge Points:

 

O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National:

1. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 13

2. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 8

3. Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA) 4

4. Jake Peters (Sioux Falls, SD) 4

5. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 3

6. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 2

7. Danny Smith (Danville, IN) 2

8. Natalie Sather (Fargo, ND) 2

9. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 2

10. Chuck Swenson (Watertown, SD) 1

11. Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK) 1

 

ASCS Coastal Region:

1. Marshall Skinner (West Memphis, AR) 3

2. Michael Dupuy (Amite, LA) 3

3. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 2

4. Michael Miller (Ocean Springs, MS) 2

5. Terry Gray (Bartlett, TN) 1

6. Chris Sweeney (Channelview, TX) 1

 

ASCS Rebel Region:

1. Marshall Skinner (West Memphis, AR) 3

2. Wade Oliver (Southaven, MS) 3

3. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 2

4. T.J. Winegardner (Pierson, FL) 2

5. Terry Gray (Bartlett, TN) 1

6. Shane Morgan (Biloxi, MS) 1

 

Nine additional Regions will have season-opening events in the coming weeks. Upcoming season openers include:

 

Gulf South – Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, TX (April 6)

Midwest vs. Northern Plains – I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NE (April 13)

Sooner – Heart O' Texas Speedway, Waco, TX (April 13)

Mid-Atlantic – Susquehanna Speedway Park, Newberrytown, PA (April 15)

Southern Tour – Virginia Motor Speedway, Saluda, VA (April 28)

Patriot – Fulton Speedway, Fulton, NY (May 5)

Rocky Mountain – Dodge City Raceway Park, Dodge City, KS (May 5)

Sprints on Dirt – Crystal Motor Speedway, Crystal, MI (May 5)

 

The 2007 season is the 16th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with the series set to sanction approximately 240 nights of racing at more than 100 different race tracks throughout nearly 30 different states and Canada.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.