Wyoming, MI — (April 10, 2015) — The registration paperwork for the 2015 Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP season are now available on sprintsondirt.com. Teams can save time at the opening event by filling out their paperwork ahead of time.

Teams can e-mail the form to director@sprintsondirt.com and bring their registration fee to Crystal, mail the form to address listed on the form, or bring the form filled out to the season opening event.

The 2015 SOD season will begin April 24th at Crystal Motor Speedway.

Click here for the 2015 SOD registration form.

Specifically, they are riding off to the Sunshine State. Mike and Cathie had a thriving business here in Michigan which they have sold and they have purchased the same kind of business in Florida.

Under four years of Mike’s expert guidance as series director, Sprints On Dirt is in great shape. Unlike many businesses that sell a product to one kind of customer, an organization like SOD needs satisfy race fans, sponsors, promoters, and competitors all at the same time, and sometime individual agendas conflict. Mike did an excellent job of managing this complex relationship.

Mike not only managed SOD, but also has experience working with sprint car and late model dirt and pavement speedways and organizations. We wouldn’t be surprised to see Mike’s name pop up in association with some Florida racing entity someday.

Mike told me today: “Cathie and I would like to wish the teams good luck in 2015. We are going to miss the SOD fans, family and tracks. It was a great four years with the series and maybe we will see a few of the teams at East Bay next February. We will be buying a house in Fort Myers or Cape Coral in couple of weeks. Leaving Michigan on April 24. Have a great season!”

So as Mike and Cathie hitch up the horses to the wagon and start heading south, we wish them the best in their new venture and express our heartfelt appreciation for what they have done for SOD. They will always be part of the Sprints On Dirt family.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (February 16, 2015) – The Michigan-based Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt (SOD) Presented by ARP, under a brand-new Series Director, is excited to release their much-anticipated 2015 schedule.  The series, including several co-sanctioned events with the NRA Sprint Invaders, will visit ten tracks spanned across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Ontario, Canada for a total of twenty-three total events.

“For my first season as Series Director for SOD, I wanted to make sure everything was on point before releasing it,” noted Jamie Osborn.  “There have been some changes with several of our tracks for 2015 and we are very excited to be a part of those changes.”

Featuring an April 25 season opener at Crystal Motor Speedway in beautiful Crystal, Michigan, the 360 cubic inch sprinters will return twice more through the season, including for the Mike Olrich Memorial on July 18.  Michigan favorites, I-96 Speedway, Hartford Motor Speedway, Tri-City Motor Speedway, Merritt Speedway and Butler Speedway are all on the schedule for 2015 as well for multiple dates.

“We have possibly two to four more dates in the works, but we are very happy with the schedule that came together for this season,” said Osborn.  “We are also working on an internship program with a university here in Michigan that will provide teams and tracks with additional personnel to assist with promotions, technical duties as well as social media goals.”

Five-time series champion, Dustin Daggett is returning, along with the majority of the top-ten 2014 drivers, including Ryan Ruhl, Kyle Pitts, Brad Lamberson and Gregg Dalman.

Osborn’s goal for the series in 2015 is to add value for the tracks, promoters and teams through assistance with social media, event promotions and marketing.

“This is the era of social media and our goal is to work with everyone involved to grow their marketing and social media programs to put more fans in the stands.  Our team plans to do that by working with the drivers to create and utilize various forms of social media, work with the tracks to promote their events and facilities more as well as increasing the interaction with our fan base,” said Osborn

Driver registrations will be opening in the coming weeks, as well as information on the SOD Social Media program for 2015.

Sprints On Dirt is supported by Engine Pro, ARP, Engler Machine and Tool, Allstar Performance/Comp Cams/Lane Automotive, Butlerbuilt Racing Seats, Hoosier Tire, Brodix Cylinder Heads, MAHLE/Clevite, AFCO Racing Products, ATL Fuel Cell, Rocket Headers and JE/SRP Pistons.

ENGINE PRO SPRINTS ON DIRT PRESENTED BY ARP

2015 SCHEDULE

All dates subject to change

April 25 – Crystal Motor Speedway, Crystal, Michigan

May 1 – I-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, Michigan

May 16 – Plymouth Motor Speedway, Plymouth, Indiana

May 22 – Limaland Motorsports Park, Lima, Ohio *

May 23 – Waynesfield Raceway Park, Waynesfield, Ohio *

May 24 – Eldora Motor Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio *

May 29 – Hartford Motor Speedway, Hartford, Michigan

June 5 – Tri-City Motor Speedway, Auburn, Michigan

June 6 – Montpelier Motor Speedway, Montpelier, Indiana *

June 13 – Butler Speedway, Quincy, Michigan

June 20 – Merritt Speedway, Merritt, Michigan

June 26 – Hartford Motor Speedway, Hartford, Michigan

July 4 – Waynesfield Raceway Park, Waynesfield, Ohio *

July 17 – Tri-City Motor Speedway, Auburn, Michigan

July 18 – Crystal Motor Speedway, Crystal, Michigan – Mike Olrich Memorial

July 24 – Hartford Motor Speedway, Hartford, Michigan

July 25 – Butler Speedway, Quincy, Michigan

July 31 – I-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, Michigan

Aug 1 – Montpelier Motor Speedway, Montpelier, Indiana*

Aug 15 – Plymouth Motor Speedway, Plymouth, Indiana

Aug 22 – Merritt Speedway, Merritt, Michigan

Sep 4 – Hartford Motor Speedway, Hartford, Michigan

Sep 5 – Crystal Motor Speedway, Crystal, Michigan

Sep 18-19 — Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, ONT, CA**

*Co-Sanctioned with the NRA Sprint Invaders

**Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

Test and Tune / Practice dates at Sprints on Dirt tracks:

April 11 – Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH

April 11 – Plymouth Speedway – Plymouth, IN

April 18 – Plymouth Speedway – Plymouth, IN

April 19 – Waynesfield Raceway Park – Waynesfield, OH

April 25 – Butler Motor Speedway – Quincy, MI

April 26 – Waynesfield Raceway Park – Waynesfield, OH

May 2 – Hartford Motor Speedway, Hartford, Michigan

May 8 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, ONT

May 9 – Hartford Motor Speedway, Hartford, Michigan

From SOD

Kalamazoo, MI — (November 8, 2014) — Grand Ledge, MI driver Dustin Daggett celebrated his fifth Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP Championship during Saturday evening’s festivities which were held at The Kalamazoo Holiday Inn Banquet Center in Kalamazoo, MI.

Daggett, the racer who has the most feature victories in the 35 year history of the winged sprint car group and now the most championships, thanked his car owner Phil Mott and the incredible crew that helped him take the 2014 championship. The 2014 season was an incredibly close race between Daggett and runner-up Ruhl with only seven points separating the duo after 20 series events were completed. Dustin scored four feature wins on his way to the 2014 title and an amazing 19 top ten finishes!

A total of eleven different drivers were awarded with trophies and a share of the $20,000 cash point fund. After an opening video presentation celebrating the past year, Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Series Director Mike Strevel gave a short review of the 2014 season and then it was time to award the top eleven point finishers, the 2014 rookie of the year and several special awards to cap the 35th season for the Michigan based sprint car group.

The complete 2015 series schedule is expected to be released late winter, follow the series at www.sprintsondirt.com.

Awards that were presented Saturday evening November 8, include the following-

2014 Engine Pro Rookie of the Year- Kyle Pitts

2014 Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt favorite race track- Hartford Speedway

2014 Engine Pro Engine Builder of the Year- Gaerte Engines

2014 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge Winner-Ryan Ruhl

2014 Engine Pro Sportsmen of the Year- Joe Geibe

2014 Crew Chief of the Year- Tom Daggett

2014 Car Owner of the Year-Phil Mott

2014 Driver of the Year- Ryan Ruhl

2014 Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP top eleven points’ finishers that were recognized on Saturday November 8, 2014

11. Troy Chehowski Coldwater MI 1334
10. Brett Mann Goshen, IN 1557
9. Jim Lingar South Bend, IN 1607
8. Shawn Dancer Delphos, OH 1734
7. Andy Chehowski Coldwater, MI 1833
6. Chase Ridenour Perry, MI 2259
5. Gregg Dalman Bellevue, MI 2326
4. Brad Lamberson Parma, MI 2363
3. Kyle Pitts Mulberry, FL 2413
2. Ryan Ruhl Coldwater, MI 2820
1. Dustin Daggett Grand Ledge MI 2827

A reminder that the deadline for Banquet tickets is next Friday October 31st. Don’t be left holding the bag after trick or treating.

The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP will complete its 35th year with the Champions Banquet set for Saturday November 8, 2014. The location for this year’s festivities will be the Holiday Inn Kalamazoo West in Kalamazoo, MI.

The cost is $35 per ticket which includes a tremendous catered. The address of the banquet facility/hotel is 2747 South 11th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009. Tickets are available until November 1. The hotel is also holding a block of rooms at a discounted price, the hotel website is www.holidayinn.com/kalamazoo.

To order tickets for this year’s Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP banquet please contact Mike Strevel at mlstrevel@gmail.com or 616-204-0622. Tickets will be available at both the Berlin and Plymouth races also.

Awards ceremony will start with doors opening at 5:30, Happy Hour at 6:00, Dinner served at 7:00 and banquet ceremonies at 8:00PM.