Gun Lake, MI — The first of seven exciting Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP events is scheduled for this Saturday May 14, at the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, MI. This new promotional group is excited to get their season started with the first of four trips to the West Michigan racing facility.

After promoting a few events last season at I-96, The Miles Group has decided to expand their promotional plans to cover a total of seven races at three different Michigan speedways. The schedule starts on the lightning quick I-96 half-mile oval on May 14 for the only appearance on the original I-96 oval for the Sprints on Dirt. The other three visits to I-96 will be on the much newer 3/8 mile oval that the sprints did compete on last season. The other three appearances at I-96 for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP are June 18, August 13 and the season championship race September 24. The other two tracks hosting Renegade Pro Series races are the Winston Speedway in Rothbury MI and Mt. Pleasant Speedway in Mt. Pleasant MI. The Winston Speedway dates are July 29 and September 2, while the only appearance at Mt Pleasant will be Friday July 8.

The Miles Group is a group of companies owned by Barry and Liat Marlow and originated with Miles Petroleum. Some of the more notable brands are MPI Lubricants, Miles Aviation, MPI Disaster Relief and Renegade Racing Fuels. A few of the more noticeable companies besides Miles Petroleum Inc. are Miles Propane Inc., MPI Service Center Ltd., Environmental Waste and Recovery Inc. (EWRS), Miles A Head Staffing and Miles of Stitches.

“Our goal was to get involved in the racing industry and do something that we could interact and participate with the fans, racers, promoters and track owners, stated owner/promoter Barry Marlow”. “Our love of winged sprints and dirt made it a natural to feature Sprints on Dirt at all of our races. So we put a program together where we would work directly with interested tracks by taking over their whole show for the night, but not try to vary much (other than bringing in SOD) from their normal weekly show.”

Marlow continues with “this would allow us to work directly with the owners and promoters as well as participate with all racers and fans. We believe strongly in participating in the industries that we serve. That’s what the Miles Group is attempting to do here…rather than just sell fuel to racers and tracks, we want to help the whole industry and give something back.”

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Series presented by ARP has 23 races scheduled in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario this season. The season started on April 30 at Crystal Motor Speedway with Portland, MI driver Dustin Daggett taking his ninth straight feature victory at Ron Flinn’s 3/8 mile oval. A great field of nearly 30 sprint cars is expected to compete at I-96 Speedway to start the Renegade Pro Series schedule with racing action scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.

For more information about the Miles Group please log on to www.mpioil.com. The official website of the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Series presented by ARP is www.sprintsondirt.com.

By Lonnie Wheatley

TULSA, Okla. (May 9, 2011) – Round two of the 2011 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP title chase is set for Saturday night as the series takes to the ½-mile I-96 Speedway dirt oval in Lake Odessa, MI.

It will mark the series only event of the year on the I-96 ½-mile, as the remaining three Lake Odessa cards are set to be on the 3/8-mile that has been carved inside the bigger oval.

Similar to Crystal Motor Speedway, where he made it nine series wins in a row by topping the season opener on April 30, Dustin Daggett has been a dominant force in recent years at I-96 Speedway with wins in seven of the last eight events at Lake Odessa dating back to 2008.

Daggett had posted five ASCS SOD wins at I-96 until a crash last June paved the way to a Darren Long triumph. Daggett bounced back to win the ensuing two events in August and September.

Daggett is out to the early lead in the ASCS Sprints on Dirt title chase with his season opening win over his father Mike Daggett, with Gregg Dalman, defending series champion Ryan Grubaugh and two-time series champion Brett Mann rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the current top ten includes Jared Horstman, Tim Champlin, Ryan Ruhl, Gary Fast and Joe Bares. While Darren Long is the only driver other than Daggett with ASCS SOD wins at I-96 over the past three years with two triumphs, Gary Fast did post a series win at I-96 in 2007.

Saturday’s action at I-96 Speedway fires off at 7:00 p.m.

I-96 Speedway is located in Lake Odessa, MI, 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.

By Mike Strevel

CRYSTAL, Mich. (April 30, 2011) – On a crisp, cool evening, Dustin Daggett took the checkered flag for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP 32nd season opener at Ron Flinn’s Crystal Motor Speedway.

A tremendous field of 24 winged sprint cars made an appearance kicking off the long anticipated season of exciting open wheel action.

Daggett of Portland, MI, started in ninth position for the 25-lap main event. There were only a handful of yellow flags that slowed the action, however one red flag marred the action when Robert Huisken flipped end over end in turn one ending his evening. While sore, Huisken was unhurt. The feature winner in his Maxim chassis was able to capture the $1,200 first prize in exciting fashion.

Daggett stated, “Starting ninth was a small challenge, however the car was handling well and the cautions were timed out rather well”. The winning driver taking his ninth straight Crystal Motor Speedway Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP thanked his fine sponsors including Miles Petroleum, Sweet Manufacturing, Glen’s Gas & Welding, Steve Winnie Auto Sales and Richardson Farms.

Front row starters were Mike Daggett & Tim Champlin. Mike Daggett led the first 17 laps of the feature before Dustin Daggett was finally able to complete the pass for the lead and eventual victory. Gregg Dalman, Ryan Grubaugh and Jared Horstman all challenged for top five positions with Brett Mann getting into the top five at the end of the main event. It did look like the elder Daggett might take the honors, however the winningest driver in SOD history was able to make the pass and capture the main event.

The top five finishers of the 32nd season opener for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP were Dustin Daggett, Mike Daggett, Dalman, Grubaugh and Mann.

Heat race wins were captured by Grubaugh, Dalman and Horstman, the fast car dash went to D. Daggett and the B-main was cancelled and all 21 cars started the feature that were running.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP Results-
Saturday April 30, 2011
Crystal Motor Speedway- Crystal, MI

Heat Races (Top 16 in passing points transfer to the “A” Feature):

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 laps): 1. 3w Ryan Grubaugh, 2. 19 Brett Mann, 3. 11 Trey Smith, 4. 41 Jim Goetgeluck, 5. 22t Tank Brakenberry, 6. 10s Jay Steinbach, 7. 2T Ralph Brakenberry. DNS: 61x Don Smith.

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 49t Gregg Dalman, 2. 88 Mike Daggett, 3. 2m Dustin Daggett, 4. 8 Tim Champlin, 5. 49 Shawn Dancer, 6. 91 Joe Bares, 7. 29s Marques Huffer, 8. 31 Andy Teunessen.

ARP Fastners Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 17 Jared Horstman, 2. 55 Kirk Cheney, 3. 46 Robert Huisken, 4. 14 Gary Fast, 5. 10 Davey Brown, 6. 27r Ryan Ruhl, 7. 21 Matt Lumbert, 8. 70 Jim Lingar.

B-Main (Cancelled all 21 cars running transferred to A Main)

Gaerte Engines Fast Car Dash (4 Laps): 1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 11 Trey Smith, 3. 14 Gary Fast, 4. 41 Jim Goetgeluck.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP “A” Feature

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 88 Mike Daggett, 3. 49t Gregg Dalman, 4. 3w Ryan Grubaugh, 5. 19 Brett Mann, 6. 17 Jared Horstman, 7. 8 Tim Champlin, 8. 27r Ryan Ruhl, 9. 14 Gary Fast, 10. 91 Joe Bares, 11. 11 Trey Smith, 12. 10 Davey Brown, 13. 55 Kirk Cheney, 14. 49 Shawn Dancer, 15. 41 Jim Goetgeluck, 16. 10s Jay Steinbach, 17. 21 Matt Lumbert, 18. 22t Tank Brakenberry, 19. 2t Ralph Brakenberry, 20. 46 Robert Huisken, 21. 31 Andy Teunessen. DNS: 29s Marques Huffer, 70-Jim Lingar, 61x-Don Smith.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Points (Top Ten): 1. Dustin Daggett 150, 2. Mike Daggett 142, 3. Gregg Dalman 135, 4. Ryan Grubaugh 130, 5. Brett Mann 125, 6. Jared Horstman 122, 7. Tim Champlin 119, 8. Ryan Ruhl 116, 9. Gary Fast 113, 10. Joe Bares 110.

By Lonnie Wheatley
TULSA, Okla. (April 25, 2011) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP kicks off its 32nd year of competition on some familiar turf with Saturday night’s season opening event atop the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Crystal Motor Speedway clay oval in Crystal, MI.

The site of the first SOD event in 1980, Crystal Motor Speedway hosts the ASCS Sprints on Dirt for the 109th time this Saturday night.

Dustin Daggett has been an unstoppable force in recent years at Crystal Motor Speedway, which hosts the ASCS SOD forces three times over the course of each season.

Daggett, who moved to the top of the all-time SOD win charts with a dozen triumphs last year to extend his career total to 76, has topped ten of the last 12 series events contested at Crystal including the last eight in a row.

Daggett will by vying for a ninth consecutive Crystal triumph on Saturday night, as the last time someone else reached SOD victory lane at Crystal was May of 2008 when Tim Norman cracked the winner’s circle.

While Daggett topped the win charts again in 2010, it was St. Johns, MI, shoe Ryan Grubaugh racing to his first ASCS SOD championship on the strength of eleven top-fives and 14 top-tens. Grubaugh claimed the crown by a 143-point margin over Gregg Dalman, with Daggett, Ben Rutan and Dain Naida rounding out the top five in points.

Others among the top ten in last year’s ASCS SOD points included Gavin Hunyady, Robert Huisken, two-time series champion Brett Mann, Aaron Shaffer and Jim Lingar.

Saturday’s action at Crystal Motor Speedway is set to get under way at 7:30 p.m.

Crystal Motor Speedway is located in Crystal, MI, 5.5 miles north of SR 57 on Crystal Road, then east on Sidney. For more information, contact the track at 989-235-5200.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is in its 32nd season of competition. Twenty-seven races are on the calendar scheduled 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.
Posted 4/25/2011

Gun Lake, MI — The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP is excited to announce that Lane Automotive and Comp Cams have agreed to support the series again in 2011.

The long time supporter of short track racers all over the country is happy to be involved with one of the longest running sprint car series in the country. The second heat race at every event will be known as the Lane Automotive/Comp Cams heat race and the winning racer of each of these races will be awarded a $100.00 gift certificate that can be redeemed at Lane Automotive.

Lane Automotive based in Watervliet, Michigan is a leading supplier of Racing and High Performance Parts and Accessories since 1964. Comp Cams is the absolute leader in valve train technology based in Memphis, TN. Mike Strevel Series Director of the series stated “it is very exciting to have Lane and Comp involved with the group,” “ I appreciate the support of every sponsor involved with the group and I know that the racers and car owners do as well.”

The 2011 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP will begin Saturday April 30 at the Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, MI. For more information please visit www.sprintsondirt.com.