rebelracewriter Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Huge Weekend of Action Looms for O'Reilly ASCoT Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 21, 2007) – Fresh off the series first stop in New York for Black Rock Speedway's Bully Hill Nationals, the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series will wrap up its East Coast Swing with one of the biggest three-night sets of racing for the 2007 season beginning on Thursday night. Thursday, the series invades Posse territory for the first time with a stop at Susquehanna Speedway Park in Newberrytown, PA. Then on Friday and Saturday, it's off to Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway near Saluda for the inaugural East Coast Nationals. The ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region and ASCS Patriots will join the National forces for all three nights of action, while the ASCS Southern Tour will join in on the $6,000 to win East Coast Nationals double at Virginia Motor Speedway. The O'Reilly ASCoT National shoes fared well in the opening two nights of the East Coast Swing by taking four of the top five positions in both nights of New York action. But Ontario, New York's Chuck Hebing proved there is plenty of hope for the Local and Regional racers when he raced to victory lane in his first career ASCS National Tour feature start on Friday before settling for eighth on Saturday. O'Reilly ASCoT reps making the entire East Coast Swing include the fearsome five of Gary Wright (Hooks, TX), Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK), Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA), Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) and Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK) along with Brodix Rookie of the Year contenders Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK), Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) and Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, BC). Also making the entire swing is Florida ace Kenny Adams, a native of the central Pennsylvania area, and son Bryn Gohn. A number of the top northeast shoes and Southern Tour aces are expected for the weekend as well, including New York's Justin Barger, who charged from 18th to post his first career top-five finish in ASCS National Tour action on Saturday night, Pennsylvania's Trevor Lewis, current ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region point leader George Suprick and current ASCS Southern Tour point leader Johnny Bridges. On the National scene, Gary Wright closed in on the series record of 16 consecutive top-five finishes with runs of third and fourth at Black Rock Speedway to extend his current streak to 14 in a row. Wright also maintained a point lead of 97 markers over Wayne Johnson entering this weekend, with Jason Johnson just another 19 points back. After falling behind Stewart in Friday's prelim, Rilat reclaimed fourth in points with a Bully Hill win coupled with rear-end woes that sent Stewart pitside early on Saturday. A handful of the O'Reilly ASCoT aces tuned up for Thursday's event at Susquehanna Speedway Park by taking in Sunday night's Mid-Atlantic Local event atop the 4/10-mile clay oval. And in his first visit to the track, Wayne Johnson beat Rilat and Landon to the line, with Shouse finishing fifth and Schmelzle in seventh. The Series: O’Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour (ASCoT). When & Where: Thursday night, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. – Susquehanna Speedway Park (Newberrytown, PA) Friday night, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. – Virginia Motor Speedway (Saluda, VA) Saturday night, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. – Virginia Motor Speedway (Saluda, VA) Track Information: Susquehanna Speedway Park (Newberrytown, PA) – 4/10-mile semi-banked clay oval located off I-83 Exit 32, then 1.4 miles northwest on SR 382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. Track phone: 717-938-9170. Virginia Motor Speedway (Saluda, VA) – ½-mile semi-banked clay oval located nine miles north of Saluda on State Road 17. Track phone: 804-758-1867. O’Reilly ASCoT Susquehanna Speedway Park History: After two nights in New York, it's on to Pennsylvania for the first time in series' history, as Susquehanna Speedway Park becomes the 100th different venue to host the ASCS National Tour since 1992. Etters, PA, racer Pat Cannon topped the inaugural ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region event on April 22 at Susquehanna Speedway Park, the hub of the all-new ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region, with 20-year-old Lucas Wolfe a winner in Local Mid-Atlantic action a week later. Wayne Johnson tuned up for Thursday's National card with a win in Mid-Atlantic Local competition on Sunday night. Jason Johnson returns to the track at which he scored an April 2005 victory as a member of the Pennsylvania Posse before rejoining forces with Texas car owner Lanny Row in 2006 for the opportunity to chase down $50,000 championships with the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour. Last year's effort came up just 30 points short. Again, the National shoes will be faced with a strong contingent of Mid-Atlantic and Patriot competitors. Susquehanna Speedway Park O'Reilly ASCoT Race-by-Race Winners: None – first event. O’Reilly ASCoT Virginia Motor Speedway History: Last year, Nick Smith outdueled Jason Johnson and Jesse Hockett en route to victory lane in the series first stop at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway. Smith went on to claim Rookie of the Year honors. This year, the stakes have been upped with $6,000 on the line for the East Coast Sprint Car Nationals that finds the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series in conjunction with the ASCS Southern Tour, ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region and the ASCS Patriots. Kenny Adams, who recently tossed his hat into the ring for ASCS Southern Tour championship honors, scored an April 28 win at VMS when the Southern Tour faced off with the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Florida hotshoe is taking in the entire East Coast Swing for the ASCS National Tour. Virginia Motor Speedway ASCS National winners include: Nick Smith 1. Virginia Motor Speedway O'Reilly ASCoT Race-by-Race Winners: Nick Smith (5/27/06). Current O’Reilly ASCoT Points (After 14 of 46 Nights): Top Fifteen: 1. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 1,749, 2. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,652, 3. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 1,633, 4. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 1,589, 5. Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK) 1,559, 6. Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK) 1,390, 7. Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,323, 8. Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, BC) 1,125, 9. Johnny Miller (Burleson, TX) 1,047, 10. Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) 832, 11. Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS) 766, 12. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 758, 13. Danny Jennings (Norman, OK) 756, 14. Kevin Ramey (Forth Worth, TX) 713, 15. (tie) Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK) and Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) 670. 2007 O’Reilly ASCoT Feature Winners: Gary Wright 6, Jason Johnson 2, Wayne Johnson 2, Chuck Hebing 1, Terry McCarl 1, Jake Peters 1, Travis Rilat 1. ASCoT – A Look Ahead: ASCS Northern Plains Speedweek: June 16 Crawford County Speedway (Denison, IA) June 19 I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD) June 20 North Central Speedway (Brainerd, MN) June 23 Dakota State Fair Speedway (Huron, SD) The O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series is currently slated for 46 nights of racing action at 24 different tracks throughout 16 different states, with more than $1,000,000 in purse money and point fund to be distributed during the 2007 season. The 2007 season marks the 16th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series. With 13 different Regions in addition to the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series, ASCS will sanction approximately 240 nights of racing at more than 100 different race tracks throughout at least 30 different states and Canada. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com. 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