rebelracewriter Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek Kicks off Saturday at I-30! Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 10, 2007) – The American Sprint Car Series annual Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek often proves to be a major factor in the final outcome of the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National championship by season's end. And with a mere three points separating the top three drivers in the series' $50,000 championship points chase, the intensity level will be even higher when the 15th Annual ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek kicks off this Saturday night atop Little Rock's high-banked, ¼-mile I-30 Speedway clay oval. As if a torrid championship battle between Gary Wright, Wayne Johnson and Jason Johnson resuming in the opening leg of the historically ultra-competitive Speedweek set of events atop an always exciting I-30 Speedway oval weren't enough, Saturday's event will also mark the 500th feature event in ASCS National Tour history. After Saturday's Speedweek opener at I-30 Speedway, Round Two takes place on Monday night, July 16 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, OK, with the ASCS2 600cc Multis joining the card as well. Following two days off, Round Three takes place at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX, on Thursday night, July 19, with Round Four at Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway on Friday night, July 20. The 15th Annual ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek will then conclude at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, OK, on Saturday night, July 21. In the series championship battle, Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, and Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson enter Speedweek tied for the series lead, with Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, just three points back in third after 23 nights of action for the ASCS National Tour. Travis Rilat of Forney, TX, enters Speedweek ranked fourth, just 133 points off the lead pace, with leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender Foster Landon of Collinsville, OK, rounding out the current top five. Along with the O'Reilly ASCoT regulars, stout fields are expected with each leg of Speedweek, including many of the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region regulars along with a number of other invaders from coast-to-coast. Among the invaders will be Coleman Gulick, representing the East Coast, and Adam Main, who will represent the West Coast. Gulick, who celebrates his 14th birthday on July 29, hails from Binghamton, NY, while Grass Valley, California's Main takes in Speedweek festivities for the first time. While Gary Wright and Terry Gray traded off the opening eight Speedweek crowns with each driver taking honors four times apiece from 1993 to 2000, the past six years have featured a like number of champions. Jason Johnson enters this year's Speedweek as the reigning Speedweek champion after winning five of seven events last year. Darren Stewart edged Gary Wright for the 2005 Speedweek crown, with other recent winners including Tim Crawley (2004), Shane Stewart (2003), Gary Wright (2002) and Kevin Ramey (2001). The Series: O’Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour (ASCoT) When & Where: 15th Annual ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek: Round 1 – Saturday night, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. – I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) Round 2 – Monday night, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. – Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK) Round 3 – Thursday night, July 19 at 8:00 p.m. – Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) Round 4 – Friday night, July 20 at 7:30 p.m. – State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK) Round 5- Saturday night, July 21 at 8:00 p.m. – Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) Track Information: I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – ¼-mile high-banked clay oval located seven miles southwest of Little Rock off I-30 Exit 126 (County Line Road), then south to frontage road, then east. For more information, contact the track at 501-455-4567. Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK) – ¼-mile semi-banked dirt oval located southwest of Tulsa, OK, off I-44 Exit 211, then 0.3 miles south on State Road 33, then one mile west on State Road 66, then south. For more information, contact the track at 918-247-6675. Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – ½-mile high-banked clay oval located six miles east of Dallas’ Loop I-635 on US 80, then three miles south on Lawson Road. Track phone: 972-222-2421. State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK) – 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located on the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds near the intersection of N.W. 10th and May Avenue. Track phone: 405-948-6796. Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – ¼-mile semi-banked clay oval located off I-44 Exit 36, then 2.5 miles west on Lee Boulevard, then 1.4 miles south on Sheridan Road. For more information, contact the track at 580-355-6417. O’Reilly ASCoT I-30 Speedway History: A staple of the ASCS National Tour, I-30 Speedway hosted the first official ASCS National Tour event on May 15, 1993, with Memphis shoe Mike Ward dropping in on victory lane. Since that time, a dozen different drivers have posted at least one ASCS National Tour feature win in the 32 events contested at I-30. Gary Wright has enjoyed the most success at I-30 with nine triumphs, his most recent one coming in July of 2005. Last year, Jason Johnson's magical season included an I-30 triumph in O'Reilly ASCoT action as well as a $15,000 score in October's Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway. Johnson also topped this year's previous stop at I-30 Speedway on April 28. With I-30 Speedway hosting its ninth ASCS Speedweek event, the July 14 event will be the 500th ASCS National Tour feature event in series history. I-30 Speedway ASCS National winners include: Gary Wright 9, Garry Lee Maier 4, Tim Crawley 3, Terry Gray 3, Mike Ward 3, Jason Johnson 2, Wayne Johnson 2, Travis Rilat 2, Pete Butler 1, Ricky Logan 1, Eric Sandage 1, Shane Stewart 1. Past Speedweek Winners at I-30 Speedway: Tim Crawley (1993), Garry Lee Maier (1994), Gary Wright (1995), Garry Lee Maier (1996), Gary Wright (1997), Terry Gray (1998), Travis Rilat (2004), Tim Crawley (2005). I-30 Speedway O’Reilly ASCoT Race-by-Race Winners: Mike Ward (5/15/93), Tim Crawley (6/24/93), Terry Gray (7/17/93), Garry Lee Maier (6/18/94), Garry Lee Maier (8/13/94), Terry Gray (5/20/95), Ricky Logan (6/24/95), Gary Wright (7/15/95), Mike Ward (5/18/96), Garry Lee Maier (6/15/96), Garry Lee Maier (8/3/96), Mike Ward (5/17/97), Gary Wright (6/14/97), Wayne Johnson (9/26/97), Wayne Johnson (9/27/97), Gary Wright (5/16/98), Terry Gray (6/13/98), Eric Sandage (8/25/01), Pete Butler (6/22/02), Gary Wright (7/13/02), Gary Wright (9/21/02), Gary Wright (6/21/03), Tim Crawley (7/12/03), Shane Stewart (9/6/03), Gary Wright (6/5/04), Travis Rilat (7/10/04), Gary Wright (8/28/04), Tim Crawley (6/11/05), Gary Wright (7/9/05), Travis Rilat (10/1/05), Jason Johnson (7/29/06), Jason Johnson (4/28/07). O’Reilly ASCoT Creek County Speedway History: The American Sprint Car Series started out with Creek County Speedway as its home track way back in 1992. The site of the first ever Speedweek event in 1993, it marks the second consecutive year at Creek County Speedway after returning to the Speedweek slate in 2006 and tenth overall Speedweek event. 2004 Speedweek champ Tim Crawley had won the last three ASCS National Tour events held at Creek County Speedway until last year's return to the bullring in which Jason Johnson stole the win from Darren Stewart with a last-corner pass. Creek County Speedway ASCS National winners include: Tim Crawley 3, Gary Wright 3, Pete Butler 1, Phil Gressman 1, John Hunt 1, Jason Johnson 1, Wayne Johnson 1, Garry Lee Maier 1, Mike Ward 1, Danny Wood 1. Past Speedweek Winners at Creek County Speedway: Mike Ward (1993), John Hunt (1993), Garry Lee Maier (1994), Gary Wright (1995), Wayne Johnson (1996), Phil Gressman (1998), Tim Crawley (1999), Tim Crawley (2000), Jason Johnson (2006). Creek County Speedway O’Reilly ASCoT Race-by-Race Winners: Mike Ward (6/20/93), John Hunt (6/25/93), Garry Lee Maier (6/25/94), Gary Wright (10/14/94), Gary Wright (7/16/95), Danny Wood (10/8/95), Wayne Johnson (6/16/96), Gary Wright (7/31/97), Pete Butler (8/31/97), Phil Gressman (6/16/98), Tim Crawley (5/30/99), Tim Crawley (7/25/99), Tim Crawley (7/18/00), Jason Johnson (7/9/06). O’Reilly ASCoT Devil’s Bowl History: Devil’s Bowl Speedway has been hosting the O’Reilly ASCS National Tour since 1994, with 19 different drivers scoring at least one victory in 47 feature events. Gary Wright has claimed 15 of his 114 career ASCS National wins at Devil’s Bowl. Four of his 22 career ASCS Speedweek wins have come at Devil's Bowl, including triumphs in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2006. Wayne Johnson claimed this year's Spring Nationals preliminary feature win to run his ASCS National win total at "Da Bowl" to four, next on the charts after Wright's 15 wins. With three wins apiece are Danny Jennings, who reeled off his wins in '05, and Kevin Ramey, who doubled up with Spring and Summer Nationals wins last year. This year marks the 12th time for Devil's Bowl Speedway to host ASCS Speedweek. Devil’s Bowl ASCS National winners include: Gary Wright 15, Wayne Johnson 4, Danny Jennings 3, Kevin Ramey 3, Shane Carson 2, Terry Gray 2, Jason Johnson 2, Garry Lee Maier 2, Mike Peters 2, Travis Rilat 2, Sammy Swindell 2, Tim Crawley 1, Edd French 1, Johnny Herrera 1, Larry Neighbors 1, Alan Payne 1, Jake Peters 1, Shane Stewart 1, Mike Ward 1. Past Speedweek Winners at Devil's Bowl Speedway: Shane Carson (1994), Mike Ward (1995), Wayne Johnson (1996), Wayne Johnson (1997), Gary Wright (1998), Garry Lee Maier (1999), Gary Wright (2000), Gary Wright (2001), Jason Johnson (2002), Danny Jennings (2005), Gary Wright (2006). Devil’s Bowl O’Reilly ASCoT Race-by-race Winners: Shane Carson (6/21/94), Alan Payne (5/12/95), Mike Ward (7/23/95), Mike Peters (9/1/95), Sammy Swindell (9/2/95), Sammy Swindell (9/3/95), Wayne Johnson (6/18/96), Terry Gray (7/6/96), Terry Gray (11/1/96), Johnny Herrera (11/2/96), Shane Carson (4/5/97), Wayne Johnson (6/18/97), Edd French (10/31/97), Mike Peters (11/1/97), Gary Wright (6/19/98), Gary Wright (10/3/98), Garry Lee Maier (10/4/98), Gary Wright (7/8/99), Garry Lee Maier (7/30/99), Gary Wright (10/1/99), Gary Wright (10/2/99), Gary Wright (7/21/00), Gary Wright (10/6/00), Larry Neighbors (4/20/01), Gary Wright (7/20/01), Gary Wright (10/6/01), Travis Rilat (4/19/02), Jason Johnson (6/7/02), Wayne Johnson (10/4/02), Gary Wright (10/5/02), Kevin Ramey (4/18/03), Tim Crawley (10/17/03), Gary Wright (10/18/03), Shane Stewart (10/23/04), Danny Jennings (3/18/05), Danny Jennings (3/19/05), Danny Jennings (6/9/05), Gary Wright (10/21/05), Gary Wright (10/22/05), Kevin Ramey (6/24/06 – Spring Nationals makeup feature), Kevin Ramey (6/24/06 – Summer Nationals), Gary Wright (7/13/06), Jason Johnson (10/13/06), Travis Rilat (10/14/06), Wayne Johnson (3/16/07), Jake Peters (3/17/07), Gary Wright (5/12/07). O’Reilly ASCoT State Fair Speedway History: State Fair Speedway has hosted 23 ASCS National Tour events since 1994, with 19 events in Oklahoma City since the track was reconfigured prior to the 2002 season. Gary Wright has won eight of 19 feature events since the reconfiguration, including the opening night of this year's Spring Nationals (denying Natalie Sather's bid to become the first female feature winner in ASCS history) and then another victory on May 11. Wright came from 14th and 10th starting positions in those two victory drives. The last time Gary Wright missed an ASCS National Tour feature event, it was at State Fair Speedway on May 9, 2003, when an accident while en route forced his absence. Since that time, Wright has racked up three series titles and has competed in 154 consecutive ASCS National Tour events as he closes in on Toby Brown's record of 212 consecutive events. This year marks the fourth time for State Fair Speedway to host ASCS Speedweek. State Fair Speedway ASCS National winners include: Gary Wright 10, Jason Johnson 3, Kevin Ramey 2, Zach Chappell 1, Tommie Estes, Jr. 1, Wayne Johnson 1, Wayne Pennington 1, Travis Rilat 1, Darren Stewart 1, Shane Stewart 1, Danny Wood 1. Past Speedweek Winners at State Fair Speedway: Zach Chappell (2001), Shane Stewart (2003), Jason Johnson (2006). State Fair Speedway O’Reilly ASCoT Race-by-race Winners: Gary Wright (10/13/94), Tommie Estes, Jr. (5/26/96), Gary Wright (8/11/96), Zach Chappell (7/21/01), Wayne Pennington (5/17/02), Kevin Ramey (6/28/02), Gary Wright (8/23/02), Travis Rilat (5/9/03), Shane Stewart (6/1/03), Gary Wright (6/27/03), Gary Wright (8/1/03), Danny Wood (6/25/04), Gary Wright (7/30/04), Kevin Ramey (5/20/05), Darren Stewart (6/24/05), Gary Wright (7/29/05), Jason Johnson (3/24/06), Jason Johnson (3/25/06), Gary Wright (6/23/06), Jason Johnson (7/14/06), Gary Wright (3/23/07), Wayne Johnson (3/24/07), Gary Wright (5/11/07). O’Reilly ASCoT Lawton Speedway History: A regular stop on the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Regional trial, Lawton Speedway hosts the ASCS Speedweek finale for the fourth time in the last six years. Gary Wright has topped two of three previous ASCS Speedweek events at Lawton Speedway, but it was two-time ASCS Sooner Region champion Kevin Ramey adding a Lawton Speedweek win last year to four previous ASCS Sooner Region wins in Lawton. Lawton Speedway ASCS National winners include: Gary Wright 3, Danny Jennings 1, Daryn Pittman 1, Kevin Ramey 1, Paul White 1. Past Speedweek Winners at Lawton Speedway: Gary Wright (2002), Gary Wright (2003), Kevin Ramey (2006). Lawton Speedway O’Reilly ASCoT Race-by-race Winners: Daryn Pittman (9/12/98), Paul White (9/11/99), Gary Wright (8/5/00), Danny Jennings (8/4/01), Gary Wright (6/8/02), Gary Wright (6/7/03), Kevin Ramey (7/15/06). Current O’Reilly ASCoT Points (After 23 of 41 Nights): Top Twenty: 1. (Tie) Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) and Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 2,944, 3. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 2,941, 4. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 2,811, 5. Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK) 2,526, 6. Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK) 1,781, 7. Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,559, 8. Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, BC) 1,318, 9. Chuck Swenson (Watertown, SD) 1,152, 10. Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) 1,114, 11. Johnny Miller (Burleson, TX) 1,047, 12. Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) 1,032, 13. Natalie Sather (Fargo, ND) 933, 14. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 774, 15. Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS) 766, 16. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 758, 17. Danny Jennings (Norman, OK) 756, 18. Kevin Ramey (Fort Worth, TX) 713, 19. Jake Peters (Sioux Falls, SD) 702, 20. Gavin Punch (Collinsville, OK) 670. 2007 O’Reilly ASCoT Feature Winners: Gary Wright 8, Jason Johnson 7, Wayne Johnson 3, Travis Rilat 2, Chuck Hebing 1, Terry McCarl 1, Jake Peters 1. ASCoT – A Look Ahead: August 2-4 – 17th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals ($10,000 to win) August 5 – Brodix Tournament of Champions (Knoxville, IA) The O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series is currently slated for 41 nights of racing action at 22 different tracks throughout 15 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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