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.

From Mike Strevel

ROTHBURY, Mich. (July 29, 2011) – In front of a capacity crowd at Winston Speedway, Dustin Daggett of Grand Ledge, MI, picked up his sixth feature win of the 2011 ASCS Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP season.

The Renegade Race Fuels sponsored feature event went green to checkered, the fourth time this year that an ASCS SOD feature event has gone uninterrupted by a caution flag.

The fifth-starting Daggett had to fight his way to the front, fighting for position with early leader Andy Teunnesen and Joe Bares. It was near the half way point of the feature that the winningest driver in ASCS SOD took the lead and dominated the remainder of the feature. A late charge by Brett Mann made things interesting, but there was no denying the driver of the Mott Motorsports 2m.

The top five in the MAHLE/Clevite short track challenge event were Daggett, Mann, Ryan Ruhl, Bares and Teunnesen.

Taking heat victories were Daggett and Mann. The Gaerte Engines Dash went to Matt Lumbert and a special Australian pursuit race went to Daggett. This victory also qualified Daggett for the Oshweken Shootout at Oshweken Speedway on September 16, 2011.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt Presented by ARP Results-
Friday July 29, 2011
Winston Speedway- Rothbury, MI

Car Count (13)

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, 3.31 Andy Teunnesen, 4. 10 Davey Brown, 5. 14 Mike Daggett, 6. 29s Marques Huffer.

Lane Automotive/Comp Cams Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 19s Brett Mann, 2. 46 Robert Huisken, 3. 3w Ryan Ruhl, 4. 70 Jim Lingar, 5. 89 Chris Pobanz, 6. 21 Matt Lumbert, 7. 06 Don Bostrum.
Gaerte Engines Fast Car Dash (4 Laps): 1. 21 Matt Lumbert, 2. 89 Chris Pobanz, 3. 14 Mike Daggett, 4. 29s Marques Huffer.

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

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2m Dustin Daggett, 2. 19s Brett Mann, 3. 3w Ryan Ruhl, 4. 91 Joe Bares, 5. 31 Andy Teunnesen, 6. 89 Chris Pobanz, 7. 46 Robert Huisken, 8. 14 Mike Daggett, 9. 70 Jim Lingar, 10. 21 Matt Lumbert, 11. 29s Marques Huffer, 12. 06 Don Bostrum, 13. 10 Davey Brown.

Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP Points (Top Ten): 1. Dustin Daggett 1,412, 2. Brett Mann 1,158, 3. Robert Huisken 1,077, 4. Ryan Grubaugh 1,007, 5. Davey Brown 1,002, 6. Jim Lingar 963, 7. Matt Lumbert 948, 8. Ryan Ruhl 891, 9. Joe Bares 866, 10. Marques Huffer 860.

Lonnie Wheatley
TULSA, Okla. (July 25, 2011) – The next round of action for the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is this Friday night, as the series takes to the high-banked, 3/8-mile Winston Speedway dirt oval in Rothbury, MI, for the first time this season.

Friday’s event, presented by Renegade Racing Fuels, is also the fourth round of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge, an eight-race mini-series within the overall ASCS SOD tour. Dustin Daggett has topped two of the three previous Short Track Challenge rounds with Ryan Grubaugh also posting a win.

Friday is also the ASCS Sprints on Dirt Canadian Sprint Car Nationals Shootout Qualifier Race, with the winner landing an automatic starting berth in the race of champions at Ohsweken Speedway on September 16.

Dustin Daggett, fresh off his fifth series win of the year this past weekend, is atop the ASCS SOD point charts ahead of two-time series champion Brett Mann with defending champion Ryan Grubaugh, Robert Huisken and Davey Brown rounding out the current top five.

The rest of the current top ten includes Jim Lingar, Matt Lumbert, Ryan Ruhl, Marques Huffer and Ken Mackey.

Dain Naida became the series first repeat winner in six ASCS SOD events contested at Winston Speedway over the past five years with a triumph last July. Other Winston winners include Gregg Dalman (2009), Mann (2008), Ben Rutan (2007) and Gary Fast (2006).

Friday’s action at the Winston Speedway is set to get under way at 7:15 p.m.

Winston Speedway is located in Rothbury, MI, off US 31 to Winston Road exit, then 0.2 miles west. For more information, contact the track at 231-893-3023.

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.