rebelracewriter Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 ASCS Knoxville Nationals This Weekend Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 30, 2007) – Ten consecutive nights of Sprint Car racing in Southern Iowa kicks off this Thursday night with the 17th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals at Iowa's Knoxville Raceway. The three-night event, which culminates with Saturday night's $10,000-to-win finale after two nights of qualifying action on Thursday and Friday, is sanctioned by the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series. With more than 100 entries set to battle it out for the $10,000 prize atop the famed Marion County Fairgrounds dirt oval, three-time and reigning series champion Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, enters the weekend in strong form as he chases down the series $50,000 championship. Wright, the 1998 ASCS Knoxville Nationals champion and winner of last year's Brodix Tournament of Champions at Knoxville, enters the event with a 56-point advantage over Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson. Johnson won the ASCS Knoxville Nationals in 2000, the same year that he won the ASCS National championship. Gunning for his first ASCS Knoxville Nationals crown, Jason Johnson of Eunice, LA, enters the event just 98 points off the lead pace. Forney, TX, shoe Travis Rilat, the 2003 ASCS National champion, enters the event ranked fourth, with Foster Landon of Collinsville, OK, the leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender in fifth. Other top O'Reilly ASCoT National shoes entered include Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK), Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK), Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) and Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, BC). The ASCoT shoes will be joined by a number of top ASCS Regional drivers from around the country along with Knoxville's top contenders and countless other frontrunners from every corner of the nation. In addition to Wright and Wayne Johnson, other past ASCS Knoxville Nationals past winners entered include two-time winner Garry Lee Maier (1992 and 1993) and defending race winner Jesse Giannetto of Palo, IA. Gary Wright enters the ASCS Knoxville National riding a wave of momentum that includes six triumphs in the previous eight series events, including a stretch of four-of-five wins to snare his sixth career ASCS Speedweek crown. The Series: O’Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour (ASCoT) When & Where: 17th Annual ASCS Knoxville Nationals: Thursday, August 2 at 7:15 p.m. – Qualifying Night #1 Friday, August 3 at 7:15 p.m. – Qualifying Night #2 Saturday, August 4 at 7:15 p.m. – ASCS Knoxville Nationals Championship Features Track Information: Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) – ½-mile, semi-banked dirt oval located at the north edge of Knoxville, IA on SR 14 at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Track phone: 641-842-5431. Past ASCS Knoxville Nationals Champions: 2006 Jesse Giannetto (Palo, IA) 2005 Billy Alley (Lincoln, NE) 2004 Billy Alley (Lincoln, NE) 2003 Dennis Moore, Jr. (Grinnell, IA) 2002 Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN) 2001 Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA) 2000 Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1999 Dennis Moore, Jr. (Grinnell, IA) 1998 Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 1997 David Hesmer (Marshalltown, IA) 1996 Terry McCarll (Altoona, IA) 1995 Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO) 1994 Lee Nelson (Ames, IA) 1993 Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS) 1992 Garry Lee Maier (Cimarron, KS) 1991 David Hesmer (Marshalltown, IA) Pre-Entries: As of Monday afternoon, there are currently 108 Pre-Entries for the 17th Annual ASCS Knoxville entries according to www.knoxvilleraceway.com. Entries have been received from 22 different states as well as two Canadian provinces and Australia. States represented include Iowa (26), South Dakota (9), Nebraska (7), Ohio (7), Oklahoma (7), Kansas (6), Missouri (6), Texas (6), Illinois (5), Minnesota (4), Mississippi (3), New York (3), Washington (3), Florida (2), Georgia (2), North Dakota (2), Arkansas (1), California (1), Idaho (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (1). There is one entry apiece from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, with two entries from Australia. 0 Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA 00 Danny Martin, Jr., Sarasota, FL 00 Lauren Densley, Australia 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK 1 Pete Crall, Desoto, KS 1A TBA, Algona, IA 1M Skip Jackson, Knoxville, IA 1X Matt Linder, Hoschton, GA 1s George White, Fort Worth, TX 2 Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD 2D Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls, SD 2M Matt Moro, Ankeny, IA 2X Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA 3 Nate VanHaaften, Otley, IA 3G Tim Norman, Warsaw, IN 3* Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL 3*s Ryan Farrell, Perth, Australia 4 Mike Chadd, Lincoln, NE 04 Frankie Heimbaugh, Indianola, IA B4 Eric Baldaccini, Keller, TX 4J Lee Grosz, Harwood, ND 4R Robbie Vaughn, Snohomish, WA 4X Jan Howard, Byhalia, MS 5 Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls, SD 5 TBA, Silver City, IA 5MA Mallory Armfield, St. Joseph, MO 6B, Dale Blaney, Fowler, OH 7 Ricky Logan, Little Rock, AR 7 Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA 7 Dave Becker, Belle Plaine, MN 7A Johnny Anderson, Indianola, IA 7H John Hall, Marion, IA 7L Darren Long, Elida, OH 7M Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls, SD 7s Jordan St. Arnold, Des Moines, IA 9 Gary Wright, Hooks, TX 9 Rager Phillips, Knoxville, IA 09 Timmy Thrash, Gulfport, MS 10 Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, IA 11 Tim Allison, Lima, OH 11F Foster Landon, Collinsville, OK 11T T.J. Winegardner, Pierson, FL 11X Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron, KS 11X Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls, SD 12C Fred Cade, Niagra Falls, ON, CAN 13M Kathryne Minter, Bedford, TX 14 Randy Martin, California, MO 14E Todd Evans, Georgetown, TX 15s Nick Smith, Broken Arrow, OK 17 Jared Horstman, Cloverdale, OH 18R Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE R19 Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN 21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO 23A Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA 27 Don Droud, Jr., Lincoln, NE 28 Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO 28 Mitch Runge, Sioux Falls, SD 29 Russ Hall, Des Moines, IA 29 Travis Rilat, Forney, TX 29 Mitch Runge, Sioux Falls, SD 29N Larry Neighbors, Oklahoma City, OK 31 Mark Pace, Lincoln, NE 31P Travis Porter, Rock Island, IL 32 Justin Barger Montrose, NY 33 Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA 34 Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls, OH 35R Ron Blair, Troy, OH 38M Nick Mulheim, Navarre, OH 40 Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD 41 Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA 43 A.J. Selenke, Wichita, KS 44 Larry Pinegar II, Des Moines, IA 45 Chuck Hebing, Ontario, NY 46 Gary Moyer, Des Moines, IA 47 Jack Potter, Des Moines, IA 48 Tyler Thompson, Des Moines, IA 51 Bryan Howland, Auburn, NY 51 David Hall, Des Moines, IA 51S Lee Sowell, Nesbit, MS 53 Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA 53H Matt Harms, Chillicothe, IL 54 Brett Mather, Ames, IA 57 Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE 57C Chris Shmelzle, Victoria, BC, CAN 61J Danny Jennings, Norman OK 65 Danny Heskins, St. Michael, MN 67 Brian Thomas, Pendergrass, GA 69 Mike Moore, Des Moines, IA 71R Ryan Anderson, Charter Oak, IA 72 Mike Deavers, Normal, IL 75 Don Young, Barlett, TN 75C Casey Heser, Jackson, MN 82 Jason Danley, Lincoln, NE 84 Toby Chapman, Lincoln, NE 85S Forrest Sutherland, Cherryvale, KS 86 Jesse Giannetto, Palo, IA 86 John Kearney, Valley Falls, KS 86 Josh Fisher, Smithton, MO 91 Darren Stewart, Bixby, OK 91 Derek Ingalls, Snohomish, WA 94S Natalie Sather, Fargo, ND 94 Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA 98 Joe Ramaker, Boise, ID 98 J.D. Johnson, Goddard, KS 99 Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL D12 Doc Sloan, Imperial, MO X Chuck Swenson, Watertown, SD Y2 Mike Houseman, Des Moines, IA Current O’Reilly ASCoT Points (After 28 Nights): Top Twenty: 1. Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 3,690, 2. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 3,634, 3. Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 3,592, 4. Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 3,434, 5. Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK) 3,046, 6. Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK) 2,362, 7. Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) 1,752, 8. Eric Baldaccini (Keller, TX) 1,571, 9. Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,559, 10. Johnny Miller (Burleson, TX) 1,427, 11. Kenneth Walker (Sapulpa, OK) 1,369, 12. Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, BC) 1,318, 13. Kevin Ramey (Fort Worth, TX) 1,263, 14. Chuck Swenson (Watertown, SD) 1,152, 15. Danny Jennings (Norman, OK) 1,114, 16. Aaron Berryhill (Broken Arrow, OK) 1,079, 17. Coleman Gulick (Binghamton, NY) 1,042, 18. Joe Wood, Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,020, 19. Tim Crawley (Benton, AR) 982, 20. Natalie Sather (Fargo, ND) 933. 2007 O’Reilly ASCoT Feature Winners: Gary Wright 12, Jason Johnson 7, Wayne Johnson 3, Travis Rilat 2, Chuck Hebing 1, Terry McCarl 1, Jake Peters 1, Darren Stewart 1. The O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National series is currently slated for approximately 40 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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