ASCS/Wesmar Challenge update

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ASCS / Wesmar Challenge Leader Board

 

 

 

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 13, 2007) – The race for a Wesmar Engine continues to heat up, with each of the American Sprint Car Series Regional series with at least a pair of events in the books.

 

 

 

And while most of the point chases for the Invitational ASCS / Wesmar Challenge to take place during the Devil's Bowl Speedway Winter Nationals on October 13 are close ones, Dustin Daggett has checked out in the early portion of the ASCS Sprints on Dirt season.

 

 

 

Through the ASCS Sprints on Dirt's opening six events of the season, Daggett has stormed to victory lane on four occasions along with recording one runner-up finish.

 

 

 

Thus far in 2007, 27 different drivers have recorded at least one feature win in 53 winged ASCS features throughout the country, including seven different winners in 16 O'Reilly ASCoT National events.

 

 

 

A total of 443 different drivers have competed in at least one of the 53 winged ASCS events through June 9, with the wingless Canyon Region drivers bumping the total to 490.

 

 

 

The top two drivers in ASCS / Wesmar Challenge points for the National Tour and each of the eleven winged Regions at the September 15 cutoff date will earn invitations to the October 13 ASCS / Wesmar Challenge at the Devil's Bowl Speedway 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 events and be a registered member of the American Sprint Car Series to represent that Region in the ASCS / Wesmar Racing Engines Challenge.

 

 

 

Current ASCS / Wesmar Racing Engines Challenge Points:

 

 

 

Only drivers that are listed currently meet eligibility requirements for the ASCS/Wesmar Challenge, including registered members of ASCS that have competed in at least 60% of a series' events.

 

 

 

O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National:

 

1. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 25

 

2. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 18

 

3. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 16

 

4. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 9

 

5. Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2

 

6. Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK) 1

 

 

 

ASCS Coastal Region:

 

1. Michael Miller (Ocean Springs, MS) 2

 

2. Michael Herrington (Gonzales, LA) 2

 

3. Lane Whittington (Denham Springs, LA) 2

 

4. Terry Vidrine (Zachary, LA) 2

 

5. Chris Sweeney (Channelview, TX) 1

 

 

 

ASCS Gulf South Region:

 

1. Brandon Berryman (Missouri City, TX) 5

 

2. Johnny Miller (Burleson, TX) 4

 

 

 

ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region:

 

1. Kenny Adams (Malabar, FL) 4

 

2. Chuck Hebing (Ontario, NY) 3

 

 

 

ASCS Midwest Region:

 

1. Chuck Swenson (Watertown, SD) 4

 

2. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 3

 

3. Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS) 3

 

 

 

ASCS Northern Plains Region:

 

1. Chuck Swenson (Watertown, SD) 4

 

2. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 3

 

 

 

ASCS Patriots:

 

1. Chuck Hebing (Ontario, NY) 9

 

2. Bryan Howland (Auburn, NY) 6

 

3. Jared Zimbardi (Salamanca, NY) 1

 

 

 

ASCS Rebel Region:

 

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

 

2. Lane Whittington (Denham Springs, LA) 2

 

3. Shane Morgan (Biloxi, MS) 1

 

 

 

ASCS Rocky Mountain Region:

 

1. Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS) 6

 

2. C.J. Johnson (Quinter, KS) 4

 

3. Patrick Bourke (Edwards, CO) 2

 

4. Keith Rauch (Thornton, CO) 1

 

 

 

ASCS Sooner Region:

 

1. Kevin Ramey (Fort Worth, TX) 6

 

2. Brian McClelland (Tulsa, OK) 2

 

3. Sherman Davis (Sand Springs, OK) 1

 

 

 

ASCS Southern Tour:

 

1. Kenny Adams (Malabar, FL) 9

 

2. Johnny Bridges (Cherryville, NC) 6

 

3. Matt Tiffany (Daytona Beach, FL) 4

 

4. Bryn Gohn (Malabar, FL) 4

 

 

 

ASCS Sprints on Dirt:

 

1. Dustin Daggett (Portland, MI) 14

 

2. Tim Norman (Warsaw, IN) 5

 

3. Ryan Grubaugh (St. Johns, MI) 2

 

4. Ben Rutan (Jerome, MI) 2

 

5. Brett Mann (Goshen, IN) 1

 

6. Dain Naida (Belleville, MI) 1

 

 

 

 

 

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.