From Mike Strevel

The 35th season of exciting sprint car racing will begin at Crystal Motor Speedway on April 26 for the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP series. An incredible variety of events are on the calendar at speedways in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Ontario. A total of 20 races are currently on the schedule with three events yet to be announced.

Highlights for the 2014 season include the return to Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth Indiana for three events, including the 35^th season championship race. The group will compete on May 17 for the Earl Gaerte Classic and August 16 for the 2nd Bob Newton Classic along with the October 4 season championship.

In what might be the most anticipated race in 2014 for SOD will be the return to Berlin Raceway in Marne, MI. The incredible mid-week show in September 2013 was one of the best short track events of the year with an incredible field and the 2014 race expects to be even more exciting. 2013 champion Dustin Daggett took the $5,000 first place prize and is expected back to defend his title.

The series will return to the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa MI on the newly constructed 3/8 mile oval on two occasions. The series will make return visits to Ohio tracks; Limaland Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, and Waynesfield Raceway Park twice, which includes the third annual Bob Reynolds Memorial race paying $7,000 to win and $600 to start on July 3 to support the NRA racing series. The series will compete at a total of 13 different race tracks during the 2014 championship chase.

Long time supporting tracks of the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP returning for 2014 include Merritt Speedway with two races in 2014 and the Butler Motor Speedway also with two events, both of which are being co-sanctioned by the National Racing Alliance. Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal MI hosts three events in 2014 and holds the honors of being the only track in the country to host an event every year in the 35 year history of the winged sprint series. To commemorate this great support, the series is excited to announce that the Engine Pro Mid-Season Championship a special event on Saturday July 19 will return again with a 35th Sprints on Dirt Anniversary race. This event will pay $2,035 to win, $300 to start and have a special 35 lap length feature. The National Racing Alliance Series has agreed to co-sanction this event again in 2014; legendary sprint car racer Randy Hannagan has captured this race each of the past two years.

The Tri City Motor Speedway located near Auburn, Michigan will host the group on two occasions in 2014 on May 16 and July 18. The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP will again support the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Oshweken Speedway September 12-13.

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The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series sanctions winged Sprint Car races at speedways throughout Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and the Canadian province of Ontario and will enjoy its 35th season of operation. The 2014 schedule can be viewed at www.sprintsondirt.com.

   2014 Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP Schedule

April                 26                   Crystal Motor Speedway

May                 2                      I-96 Speedway

May                 16                    Tri City Motor Speedway

May                 17                    Plymouth Speedway

May                 23                    Limaland Motorsports Park w/NRA

May                 24                    Waynesfield Raceway Park w/NRA

May                 25                    Eldora Speedway w/NRA

June                 14                    Butler Motor Speedway w/NRA

June                 27                    TBA

June                 28                    Merritt Raceway

July                  3                      Waynesfield Raceway Park w/NRA

July                   18                   Tri City Motor Speedway

July                  19        Crystal Motor Speedway (Mid-Season Championship)w/NRA – Mike Olrich Memorial Race

July                  25                    TBA

July                  26                    Butler Motor Speedway w/NRA

August             1                      I-96 Speedway

August             2                      Merritt Speedway

August              16                   Plymouth Speedway

August             29                    TBA

August             30                    Crystal Motor Speedway

September      12                    Ohsweken Speedway

September      13                    Ohsweken Speedway

September       27                   Berlin Raceway

October           4                      Plymouth Speedway (Season Championship)

The Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays.  Look for a schedule for the 2014 season to be posted shortly after the first of the year.

From Mike Strevel

Grand Ledge, MI driver Dustin Daggett celebrated his fourth Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP Championship during Friday evening’s festivities which were held at The Fountains Banquet Center in Parchment, MI.

Daggett, the racer who has the most feature victories in the 34 year history of the winged sprint car group thanked his car owner Phil Mott and the incredible crew that helped him capture the 2013 championship.

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 2013 season and then it was time to award the top eleven point finishers, the 2013 rookie of the year and several special awards to cap the 34^th season for the Michigan based sprint car group.

There were several scheduling announcements that were  near the end of the presentation. The first was that for the 34^th year Crystal Motor Speedway will host the series on three occasions including the traditional opener in April. The second is that the Berlin Raceway in Marne MI will host the series on Saturday September 27. It was announced that a total of 23 events are scheduled for 2014 with 2-4 still to be added.

The complete 2014 series schedule is expected to be released by Jan 30, 2014.

Awards that were presented Friday evening include the following-

Engine Pro Rookie of the Year- Chris Jones

2013 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt favorite race track- Tri City Motor Speedway

2013 Engine Builder of the year- Kistler Engines

2013 Crew Chief of the Year- Tom Ruhl

2013 Car Owner of the Year-Phil Mott

2013 Driver of the Year- Dustin Daggett

2013 Engine Pro  Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP top eleven points finishers awarded on Friday November 8, 2013

11. Robert Huisken                        Marne MI                 1483

10. Jared Horstman                       Cloverdale,OH        1516

9. Brett Mann                                  Goshen,IN               1722

8. Eric Smith                                                Lakeview,MI            1753

7. Ryan Ruhl                                                Coldwater, MI         1852

6. Chris Jones                                  Litchfield, MI           1893

5. Andy Teunessen                                    Hastings, MI            1961

4. Ryan Grubaugh                          St Johns, MI             2079

3. Joe Geibe                                     Sturgis,MI                 2111

2. Gregg Dalman                            Bellevue,MI              2456

1. Dustin Daggett                           Grand Ledge MI      2660