By Lonnie Wheatley

TULSA, Okla. (August 15, 2011) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP ventures north of the border for the second time in 2011 this weekend for Rounds Three and Four of the Northern Summer Nationals.

The series takes to Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario on Friday night for a $2,000-to-win tilt and then moves on to Merlin, Ontario’s South Buxton Raceway on Saturday night for a $3,000-to-win event.

The Canadian events finds the ASCS SOD forces tangling with the Patriot Sprint Tour, the Southern Ontario Sprints and CORR/Pak Sprint Series. The overall points champion from the four scheduled events earns a guaranteed starting spot in Ohsweken Speedway’s Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

After the first round of the Northern Summer Nationals was rained out at Ohsweken on June 24, Keith Dempster picked up the win in Round Two the next night at South Buxton Raceway.

Leading the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt forces across the international border is Portland, Michigan’s Dustin Daggett, who bested a field of 51 in last year’s Northern Summer Nationals event at Ohsweken.

Daggett, with six SOD wins thus far in 2011, holds a 112-point edge over Brett Mann with Robert Huisken, Davey Brown and defending series champion Ryan Grubaugh rounding out the current top five. The rest of the current top ten includes Jim Lingar, Matt Lumbert, Ryan Ruhl, Joe Bares and Marques Huffer.

Friday’s action at Ohsweken Speedway fires off at 7:45 p.m., with Saturday’s card at South Buxton Raceway going green at 7:00 p.m.

Ontario’s Ohsweken Speedway is located on the east edge of Brantford on PR 403 to Garden Avenue exit, then 3.3 miles south on CR 18, then 6.7 miles east on CR 54, then 1.5 miles south on Chiefswood Road. For more information, contact the track at 888-720-7223.

Also in Ontario, South Buxton International Raceway is 3.4 miles northeast of CR 7 in Merlin on CR 8 to South Buxton, then 0.2 miles south on CR 6. For more information, contact the track at 519-354-6827 or 519-689-7474 on race day.

The 32nd year of competition for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP consists of 27 scheduled nights of action at 13 different tracks throughout Michigan, Ohio and Ontario.

The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

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

Lake Odessa, MI — (August 13, 2011) — The event scheduled for Saturday at I-96 Speedway was rained out.

From Bob Buffenbarger

FIFE LAKE, Mich. (August 12, 2011) – Ryan Ruhl came from inside row two and drove to his first ever Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP feature win at Cherry Raceway Friday night.

The win came aboard the 3w of car owner Jim Wohlfeil in front of a nice crowd that braved rain showers in the surrounding area, and also saw a brief rain delay prior to features.

The 25-lap main event saw Illinois visitor Blake Nimee start on the pole with the 00 of Ryan Grubaugh outside. At the completion of the first lap, Ruhl pulled even with Nimee at the stripe. Nimee held the top spot until Ruhl made the pass on the 3rd circuit. With five laps in Grubaugh had moved into second as 6th starting Brett Mann had charged to 3rd and Nime slid back to 4th.

By lap 15, Grubaugh had closed on the leader Ruhl several times but could not get by. Brett Mann was putting pressure on Grubaugh with Gary Fast, Andy Tuenessen and Joe Bares all showing muscle. It appeared that it could be another green to checker feature but lap 19 saw Tim Champlin and Ryan Grubaugh get together in turn four bringing out the caution. Grubaugh retired to the pits as Champlin continued.

On the restart Brett Mann was right on Ruhl’s bumper but when the green appeared Ruhl motored away and went on to take the checkers followed by Mann, Gary Fast, Andy Tuenssen and Joe Bares.

Heats for the 17 cars on hand were won by Brett Mann, Joe Bares and Gary Fast. Troy Chehowski won the dash.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results
August 12th 2011
Cherry Raceway – Fife Lake,Mi.

Heat Races (Top 16 Finishers Transfer to the “A” Feature)

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 19s Brett Mann, 2. 00 Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 3w Ryan Ruhl, 4. 21t Troy Chehowski, 5. 29s Marques Huffer,6. 89 Chris Pobanz

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 91 Joe bares, 2. 46 Robert Huisken, 3. 10 Davey Brown, 4. 21 Matt Lumbert, 5. 06 Don Bostrum, 6. 20a Andy Chehowski.

ARP Fasteners Heat Ra ce #3 (8 Laps): 1.14 Gary Fast, 2. 97 Blake Nimee, 3. 31 Andy Tuenessen, 4. 8 Tim Champlin, 5. 70 Jim Lingar

Gaerte Engines Fast Car Dash (4 Laps): 1. 21t Troy Chehowski, 2. 10 Davey Brown, 3. 8 Tim Champlin, 4. 21 Matt Lumbert

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP “A” Main Event

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 3w Ryan Ruhl, 2. 19s Brett Mann, 3. 14 Gary Fast, 4. 31 Andy Tuenessen, 5. 91 Joe Bares, 6. 97 Blake Nimee, 7. 21t Troy Chehowski, 8. 10 Davey Brown, 9. 46 Robert Huisken, 10. 8 Tim Champlin, 11. 70 Jim Lingar, 12. 21 Matt Lumbert, 13. 29s Marques Huffer, 14. 06 Don Bostrum, 15. 00 Ryan Grubaugh, 16. 89 Chris Pobanz, 17. 20a Andy Chehowski

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Points (Top Ten): 1. Dustin Daggett 1,412, 2. Brett Mann 1,300, 3. Robert Huisken 1,190, 4. Davey Brown 1,118, 5. Ryan Grubaugh 1,107, 6. Jim Lingar 1,071, 7. Matt Lumbert 1,054, 8. Ryan Ruhl 1,041, 9. Joe Bares 991, 10. Marques Huffer 964.

From Lonnie Wheatley

TULSA, Okla. (August 9, 2011) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP title chase continues this weekend with a pair of events in Michigan on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday night, the series takes to the high-banked, 3/8-mile Cherry Raceway clay oval in Fife Lake, MI. Then, on Saturday night, it’s off to I-96 Speedway’s semi-banked, 3/8-mile dirt oval in Lake Odessa, MI.

It marks the second Cherry Raceway / I-96 weekend double of the year, with defending series champion Ryan Grubaugh picking off his lone win of the season at Cherry on June 18 before current points leader Dustin Daggett claimed the third of six series wins thus far in 2011 the following night.

Friday’s card at Cherry Raceway marks the fifth round of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge. Daggett has won three of four previous STC rounds and holds a 98-point advantage in the STC points race over Brett Mann, with Joe Bares, Davey Brown and Ryan Ruhl also among the top five.

Friday’s card at Cherry Raceway will mark the series final stop of the year at the Fife Lake oval, will Saturday’s card at I-96 is the final event at Lake Odessa until the season championship card on September 24.

There have been six different winners in the last six ASCS Sprints on Dirt events at Cherry Raceway, with Grubaugh the most recent winner in June after Dustin Daggett and Darren Long won the 2010 events. Previous to that, the 2009 scheduled event was rained out, Gregg Dalman and Ben Rutan claimed Cherry wins in 2008 and Brett Mann won the July event in 2007 after Daggett scored in June.

The series has only tackled the 3/8-mile at I-96 on just two occcasions, with Daggett taking the victory in last September’s SOD season finale and then backing it up with a June win.

With six wins in the initial 11 events of the season, Daggett has amassed a 254-point lead over Brett Mann, with Robert Huisken, Ryan Grubaugh and Davey Brown rounding out the current top five. The balance of the current top ten includes Jim Lingar, Matt Lumbert, Ryan Ruhl, Joe Bares and Marques Huffer.

After Friday’s event at Cherry Raceway, Saturday’s card at I-96 Speedway fires off at 7:00 p.m.

Fife Lake, Michigan’s Cherry Raceway is located 3.1 miles northwest of US 131 on SR 113. For more information, contact the track at 231-468-1477.

Lake Odessa, Michigan’s I-96 Speedway is located off I-96 Exit 64, then 0.5 miles south, then 0.7 miles west. For more information, contact the track at 616-642-0555.

The 32nd year of competition for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP consists of 27 scheduled nights of action at 13 different tracks throughout Michigan, Ohio and Ontario.

The 2011 season marks the 20th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with approximately 200 nights of competition at tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

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