From T.J. Buffenbarger

TULSA, Okla. (September 20, 2010) – After 23 nights of racing in three states and two countries the 2010 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP championship comes down to the final event Saturday night at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. As an added twist the I-96 event will be the first appearance for the ASCS Sprints on Dirt on the newly reconfigured 3/8-mile oval track.

Both Grubaugh and Dalman are looking to win their first points championship with the ASCS SOD series. Currently Grubaugh holds an eight point lead over Dalman going into Saturday’s event at I-96 Speedway. Dalman has consistently gained points on Grubaugh during the final races of the 2010 season while Grubaugh looks to hold onto his lead.

Other post race honors that are still up for grabs include the JE/SRP Pass Master award given to the driver that advances the most positions from their original starting spot during feature events. Currently Dain Naida holds a seven point advantage over Grubaugh going into Saturday’s even at I-96.

While the Pass Master award is still in doubt several other post season awards have already been determined. Gavin Hunyady from Fenton, Michigan has secured the rookie of the year award for the 2010 season. Hunyady, a graduate from the pavement modified ranks, has greatly improved over his first full season with the ASCS Sprints on Dirt and sets his sights now on moving into a top five point position with a strong run at I-96.

Dustin Daggett, the most recent feature winner at I-96 Speedway in ASCS Sprints on Dirt competition, clinched the Total Seal Fast Car Dash presented by Gaerte Engines standings two weeks ago at Crystal Motor Speedway.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is in its 31st season of competition. Twenty-seven races are on the calendar scheduled throughout Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Ontario.

The American Sprint Car Series, in its 19th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to nearly 100 different tracks throughout 25 states and Canada in 2010. Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series, ASCS also consists of several different regions throughout the nation.

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

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By T.J. Buffenbarger

Ohsweken, ON – (Friday September 17th, 2010) – Glenn Styres and Dustin Daggett were victorious on Saturday night during the Twin-15’s during the Night Before the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway. By virtue of winning the features both Styres and Daggett are guaranteed a starting spot in Saturday’s $10,000 to win 35-lap Canadian Nationals Finale.

“Everyone comes to this race with new motors, new cars, and we were finally in the position to do that,” said Styres. “I was able to flat foot it all the way around. Everything worked out.”

Styres and Daggett both started outside of the front row of their respective feature races. Styres held off Jessica Zemken during a mid-race restart while Daggett put on a dominating performance through slower traffic to top Shane Stewart in his 15-lap feature.

“The car was perfect tonight,” said Daggett. “The track was in great shape and my crew did a great job getting the car right, even after we broke a rear end after the heat race.”

Jason Solwold, Jason Barney, Zemken, Justin Barger, Darren Long, and Daggett won the six qualifying heat race events.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP
2010 Night Before the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, Ontario

Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 39c – Jason Solwold, 2. 0 – Glenn Styres, 3. 5D – Dave Dystkra, 4. 10C – Jeff Cook, 5. 36 – Mike Stelter, 6. 10B – Mitch Brown, 7. 45x – Doug Banks, 8. 31 – John Burbridge Jr, 9. 71 – Tyler Cunningham. DNS: 52 – Daniel Lampron (Top five finishers transferred to the first “A” Feature)

Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 87 – Jason Barney, 2. 5B – Bubba Broderick, 3. 22d – Dennis Yoakam, 4. 12 – Calb Griffith, 5. 21x – Kevin Job, 6. 21J – John Burbridge Sr., 7. 94 – Stan Zachin, 8. 81 – Derek Jonathan, 9. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 10. 9Jr. – Tim Zach (Top five finishers transferred to the second “A” Feature)

Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 14 – Jessica Zemken, 2. 12 – Tim Kelley, 3. 25 – Michael Parent, 4. Lou Kennedy, Jr., 5. 6 – Kyle Patrick, 6. 6n – Dain Naida, 7. F37 – Jim Porter, 8. 80 – Chris Steele, 9. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 10. 9jr – Tim Zach. (Top five finishers transferred to the first “A” Feature)

Heat Race #4 (8 Laps): 1. 32 – Justin Barger, 2. 28FM – Steve Poirier, 3. 20K – Thomas Kennedy, Jr., 4. 30 – Adam West, 5. 7x – Mike Ling, 6. 5m – Brad Malloy, 7. 77x – Randy Hannagan, 8. Kevin Ward, Jr., 9. 11x – Tim Allison. DNS: 51 – Bryan Howland (Top five finishers transferred to the second “A” Feature)

Heat Race #5 (8 Laps): 1. 3g – Darren Long, 2. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 3. 7M – Kyle Moffit, 4. 5 – Keith Dempster, 5. 14 – Jim Huppunen, 6. 84 – Tyler Rand, 7. 2 – Ross Vleck, 8. 67 – Chris Durand, 9. 10B – Bob Crawford, 10. 151 – Brian McDonald (Top five finishers transferred to the first “A” Feature)

Heat Race #6 (8 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 3gx – Shane Stewart, 3. 35 – Jared Zimbardi, 4. 24 – Devin Caron, 5. 15aw – April Wilson, 6. 38 – Brad Knabb, 7. 7a – Alan Blanchard, 8. 30g – Stevin Goldner, 9. 7p – Jim Price, 10. 3 – Wayne Ahston (Top five finishers transferred to the second “A” Feature)

“A” Feature #1 (15 Laps): 1. 0 – Glenn Styres, 2. 14 – Jessica Zemken, 3. 3g – Darren Long, 4. 12 – Tim Kelly, 5. 25 – Michael Parent, 6. 39c – Jason Sowold, 7. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 8. 5d – Dave Dykstra, 9. 6 – Kyla Patrick, 10. 22d – Dennis Yoakam, 11. 21k – Lou Kennedy, Jr., 12. 21x – Kevin Job, 13. 12m – Caleb Griffith, 14. 36 – Mike Stelter, 15. 10c – Jeff Cook.

“A” Feature #2 (15 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 3gx – Shane Stewart, 3. 87 – Jason Barney, 4. 28fm – Steve Poirier, 5. 7 – Kyle Moffitt, 6. 35 – Jared Zimbardi, 7. 32 – Justin Barger, 8. 14h – Jim Huppunen, 9. 5 – Keith Dempster, 10. 7x – Mike Ling, 11. 30 – Adam West, 12. 20K – Thomas Kennedy, 13. 24k – Devin Caron, 14. 15aw – April Wilson, 5B – Bubba Broderick

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By T.J. Buffenbarger

Hartford, MI. – (Friday September 10th, 2010) –
“That was not easy,” said Daggett in victory lane. “Gregg (Dalman) was running well, and so was Brett (Mann). “We had a bit of an oil leak after the dash, but my crew did a great job getting the car ready for the feature.”

Mann and Dalman started on the front row for the 25-lap King of Michigan feature. Dalman took the lead with Mann and Chad Blonde in pursuit. Daggett quickly moved up to fourth and joined the lead trio. After disposing of Blonde and Mann with impressive passes while negotiating slower traffic, Daggett slowly began to gain ground on Dalman.

With 13 laps complete the red flag appeared when Robert Huisken did a pirouette in turn three, collecting Joe Bares and Jared Horstman. Bares and Huisken were able to rejoin the field while Horstman’s car returned to the pit area on a flatbed.

Daggett dove under Dalman in turn one after the restart and took the lead. Mann disposed of Dalman for second and kept pace with Daggett through lapped traffic. On two different occasions Mann closed in on Daggett while encountering slower cars, but Daggett escaped each time before Mann could strike.

Daggett motored to the win over Mann, Dalman, Grubaugh, and Aaron Shaffer.

Daggett also collected wins during his heat race and the fast car dash. Grubaugh and Mann also collected heat race victories.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Results
Friday September 10th, 2010
Hartford Motor Speedway – Hartford, MI

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

Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 91 – Joe Bares,3. 22 – Aaron Shaffer, 4. 187 – Gavin Hunyady, 5. 70 – Jim Lingar, 6. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 7. 17 – Jared Horstman. DNS: W20 – Greg Wilson

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 2. 49t – Gregg Dalman 3. 46 – Robert Huisken, 4. 55 – Kirk Cheney, 5. 27k – Ryan Kirkendall, 6. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 7. 29s – Marques Huffer.

Butlerbuilt Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 19 – Bret Mann, 2. 23 – Ben Rutan, 3. 1r – Chad Blonde, 4. 14 – Ryan Davis, 5. 31 – Andy Teunessen, 6. 10 – Davey Brown. DNS: 50 – Mark Grabill

Total Seal Fast Car Dash presented by Gaerte Engines (4 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 3w – Ryan Grubaugh, 3. 19 – Brett Mann, 4. 23 – Ben Rutan

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

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m – Dustin Daggett, 2. 19 – Brett Mann, 3. 49t – Gregg Dalman, 4. 3w – Ryan Grubaugh, 5. 22 – Aaron Shaffer, 6. 1r – Chad Blonde, 7. 23 – Ben Rutan, 8. 91 – Joe Bares, 9. 187 – Gavin Hunyady, 10. 14 – Ryan Davis, 11. 10 – Davey Brown, 12. 27k – Ryan Kirkendall, 13. 73 – Dustin Shriver, 14. 70 – Jim Lingar, 15. 29s – Marques Huffer 16. 21 – Matt Lumbert, 17. 46 – Robert Huisken, 18. 55 – Kirk Cheney, 19. 17 – Jared Horstman, 20. Andy Teunessen. DNS: w20 – Greg Wilson, 50 – Mark Grabill.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by Victor Reinz Point Standings (Top Ten):