(CAMARGO, IL) 3-13-07 Established in 1983, the original and longest running sprint Speedweek in the United States will celebrate it’s Silver Anniversary this season as twenty-five years of winged sprint car tradition has led up to what will be one of the biggest sprint car racing events of the 2007 season. The Speedweek point fund has been increased from $10,000 to $15,000 thanks to the generosity of the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) and their High Performance Motorsports program. The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions, along with the Speedweek track promoters and sponsors, are committed to making this year’s Ohio Sprint Speedweek one that fans will remember and talk about for years to come.
On top of the increased point fund, a $50,000 “Speedweek Challenge” cash bonus will be paid to any driver able to win 4 of the 7 Ohio Sprint Speedweek events. Drivers must be pre-registered by May 15th and compete in every Speedweek event to be eligible for the bonus money and the points fund. Winning 4 events will be no easy task considering the average car count in 2006 was 46 with the highest coming at Limaland where 60 cars signed in to compete. 2006 Ohio Sprint Speedweek stand-out Ricky Stenhouse Jr. still managed to visit victory lane 3 times in a week shortened by two rain outs, proving that the bonus money is not out of anyone’s reach.
Ohio Sprint Speedweek kicks off on Sunday June 24th at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio. From there, the series will head to Orville, Ohio’s Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway on Monday June 25th.
On Tuesday June 26th a new Speedweek venue will take part in the Silver Anniversary celebration as Waynesfield Motor Sports Park hosts its first ever 410 winged sprint car race. The newly renovated facility is located in Waynesfield, Ohio. From there, it’s on to a track rich in Ohio history that was closed for several decades and was finally brought back to life in 2006. Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg, Ohio will host the Speedweek celebration on Wednesday June 27. On Thursday June 28th it’s back to the track that action built – Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio.
Then on Friday June 29th the Speedweek celebration rolls into Lima, Ohio’s Limaland Motorsports Park which is owned and operated by the University of Northwestern Ohio. The excitement will reach it’s boiling point at the track too tough to tame – the one and only Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Saturday June 30th where the 2007 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Champion will be crowned.
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions along with Black Swamp Media Group has launched a web site specifically to provide news and information regarding the 2007 Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The web site will provide information on the pre-registered driver entry list, rules and procedures, track contact information and directions, hotel and camping information, local fuel prices, weather conditions, and points for the week of racing. It should be noted that Speedweek points are kept separately from All Star season point totals and drivers are not required to be All Star members to be eligible for the Speedweek point fund or bonus money.
More information regarding the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek celebration and the events surrounding it will be released in the coming weeks. For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions visit www.allstarsprint.com and for information on the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek visit www.ohiospeedweek.com
*Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Top 10 Points Finishers since 1983*
2006
1. Dale Blaney
2. Greg Wilson
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4. Bobby Clark
5. Brock Mayes
6. Brandon Martin
7. Kevin Huntley
8. Danny Smith
9. Rob Chaney
10. Paul May
2005
1. Kelly Kinser
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Danny Smith
4. Byron Reed
5. Dale Blaney
6. Kenny Jacobs
7. Greg Wilson
8. Randy Hannagan
9. Jac Haudenschild
10. Kevin Huntley (tie 10th)
11. Dean Jacobs (tie 10th)
2004
1. Dale Blaney
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Danny Smith
4. Rob Chaney
5. Greg Wilson
6. Jac Haudenschild
7. Jeremy Campbell
8. Tim Hunter (tie 8th)
9. Tim Kaeding (tie 8th)
10. Jesse Hockett
2003
1. Dale Blaney
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Jason Johnson
4. Kelly Kinser
5. Byron Reed
6. Kenny Jacobs
7. Jeff Shepard
8. Rob Chaney
9. Mark Keegan
10. Greg Wilson
2002
1. Chad Kemenah
2. Byron Reed
3. Dale Blaney
4. Greg Wilson
5. Paul McMahan
6. Kenny Jacobs (tie 6th)
7. Joe Gaerte (tie 6th)
8. Butch Shroeder (tie 8th)
9. Jeff Shepard (tie 8th)
10. Danny Smith
2001
1. Dean Jacobs
2. Kelly Kinser
3. Chad Kemenah
4. Byron Reed
5. Rob Chaney
6. Kenny Jacobs
7. Greg Wilson (tie 7th)
8. Travis Rilat (tie 7th)
9. Danny Smith
10. Jason Johnson
2000
1. Kenny Jacobs
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Greg Wilson
4. Rodney Duncan
5. Phil Gressman
6. Todd Gracey
7. Danny Smith
8. Kevin Huntley
9. Jerrod Hull
10. Jason Dukes (tie 10th)
11. Mark Keegan (tie 10th)
1999
1. Joey Saldana
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Byron Reed
4. Kelly Kinser
5. Frankie Kerr
6. Rodney Duncan
7. Danny Smith
8. Mark Keegan
9. Chad Kemenah
10. Dean Jacobs (tie 10th)
11. Joe Gaerte (tie 10th)
1998
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Keith Kauffman
4. Joey Saldana
5. Chad Kemenah
6. Dean Jacobs
7. Kevin Huntley
8. John Ivy
9. Tim Kern
10. Kelly Kinser
1997
1. Joey Saldana
2. Frankie Kerr
3. Kenny Jacobs
4. Keith Kauffman
5. Todd Kane
6. Danny Smith
7. Dale Blaney
8. Van Gurley
9. Terry McCarl
10. Tyler Walker
1996
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Dale Blaney
3. Van Gurley
4. Craig Dollansky
5. Steve Siegel
6. Todd Kane
7. Kevin Huntley
8. Randy Kinser
9. Jeff Shepard
10. Tim Shaffer
1995
1. Dale Blaney
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Frankie Kerr
4. Keith Kauffman
5. Joey Saldana
6. Steve Kent (tie 6th)
7. Todd Kane (tie 6th)
8. Danny Smith (tie 8th)
9. Kevin Huntley (tie 8th)
10. Kerry Madsen
1994
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Ed Lynch Jr.
3. Kevin Huntley
4. Dale Blaney
5. Byron Reed (tie 5th)
6. Bobby Allen (tie 5th)
7. Joey Saldana
8. Charlie Fisher
9. Danny Smith
10. Todd Kane
1993
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Kevin Huntley
3. Joe Gaerte
4. Bobby Allen
5. Jeff Shepard
6. Johnny Mackinson
7. Rocky Hodges
8. Steve Siegel
9. Todd Kane
10. Ricky Hood
1992
1. Kevin Huntley
2. Ricky Hood
3. Bobby Allen
4. Frankie Kerr (tie 4th)
5. Joe Gaerte (tie 4th)
6. Terry Shepherd
7. Jack Hewitt
8. Rocky Hodges
9. Ed Lynch Jr.
10. Todd Kane
1991
1. Sammy Swindell
2. Joey Allen
3. Ricky Hood
4. Kevin Huntley
5. Kenny Jacobs
6. Johnny Beaber
7. Frankie Kerr (tie 7th)
8. Danny Smith (tie 7th)
9. Terry Shepherd
10. Steve Siegel
1990
1. Sammy Swindell
2. Ricky Hood
3. Bobby Allen
4. Kevin Huntley
5. Terry Shepherd
6. Danny Smith
7. Rocky Hodges
8. Robbie Stanley
9. Joey Kuhn
10. Steve Siegel
1989
1. Dave Blaney
2. Ricky Hood (tie 2nd)
3. Jack Hewitt (tie 2nd)
4. Rocky Hodges
5. Joey Kuhn
6. Kelly Kinser
7. Bobby Allen
8. Robbie Stanley
9. Tray House
10. Rodney Duncan
1988
1. Jimmy Sills
2. Rocky Hodges
3. Ricky Hood
4. Steve Siegel
5. Keith Kauffman
6. Joe Gaerte
7. Bobby Allen
8. Joey Allen
9. Johnny Beaber
10. Kevin Huntley
1987
1. Keith Kauffman
2. Doug Wolfgang
3. Bobby Allen
4. Rocky Hodges
5. Kenny Jacobs
6. Steve Butler
7. Joe Gaerte
8. Dave Blaney
9. Terry Shepherd
10. Dave Fisher
1986
1. Bobby Allen
2. Doug Wolfgang
3. Don Kreitz Jr.
4. Jack Hewitt
5. Dave Blaney
6. Rick Unger
7. Joe Gaerte
8. Steve Butler
9. Kevin Thomas
10. Kenny Jacobs
1985
1. Jack Hewitt
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Steve Kinser
4. Van May
5. Joe Gaerte
6. Rick Ferkel
7. Jac Haudenschild
8. Dave Blaney
9. Doug Wolfgang
10. Randy wolfe
1984
1. Steve Kinser
2. Timmy Green (tie 2nd)
3. Jack Hewitt (tie 2nd)
4. Randy Kinser
5. Rich Vogler
6. Dave Blaney
7. Fred Linder
8. Robbie Nervo
9. Chuck Amati
10. Kenny Jacobs
1983
1. Bobby Davis Jr.
2. Jack Hewitt
3. Timmy Green
4. Kenny Jacobs
5. Randy Kinser
6. Bobby Allen
7. Keith Kauffman
8. Lee Osbourne
9. Dave Blaney
10. Fred Linder
On top of the increased point fund, a $50,000 “Speedweek Challenge” cash bonus will be paid to any driver able to win 4 of the 7 Ohio Sprint Speedweek events. Drivers must be pre-registered by May 15th and compete in every Speedweek event to be eligible for the bonus money and the points fund. Winning 4 events will be no easy task considering the average car count in 2006 was 46 with the highest coming at Limaland where 60 cars signed in to compete. 2006 Ohio Sprint Speedweek stand-out Ricky Stenhouse Jr. still managed to visit victory lane 3 times in a week shortened by two rain outs, proving that the bonus money is not out of anyone’s reach.
Ohio Sprint Speedweek kicks off on Sunday June 24th at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio. From there, the series will head to Orville, Ohio’s Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway on Monday June 25th.
On Tuesday June 26th a new Speedweek venue will take part in the Silver Anniversary celebration as Waynesfield Motor Sports Park hosts its first ever 410 winged sprint car race. The newly renovated facility is located in Waynesfield, Ohio. From there, it’s on to a track rich in Ohio history that was closed for several decades and was finally brought back to life in 2006. Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg, Ohio will host the Speedweek celebration on Wednesday June 27. On Thursday June 28th it’s back to the track that action built – Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio.
Then on Friday June 29th the Speedweek celebration rolls into Lima, Ohio’s Limaland Motorsports Park which is owned and operated by the University of Northwestern Ohio. The excitement will reach it’s boiling point at the track too tough to tame – the one and only Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Saturday June 30th where the 2007 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Champion will be crowned.
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions along with Black Swamp Media Group has launched a web site specifically to provide news and information regarding the 2007 Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The web site will provide information on the pre-registered driver entry list, rules and procedures, track contact information and directions, hotel and camping information, local fuel prices, weather conditions, and points for the week of racing. It should be noted that Speedweek points are kept separately from All Star season point totals and drivers are not required to be All Star members to be eligible for the Speedweek point fund or bonus money.
More information regarding the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek celebration and the events surrounding it will be released in the coming weeks. For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions visit www.allstarsprint.com and for information on the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek visit www.ohiospeedweek.com
*Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Top 10 Points Finishers since 1983*
2006
1. Dale Blaney
2. Greg Wilson
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4. Bobby Clark
5. Brock Mayes
6. Brandon Martin
7. Kevin Huntley
8. Danny Smith
9. Rob Chaney
10. Paul May
2005
1. Kelly Kinser
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Danny Smith
4. Byron Reed
5. Dale Blaney
6. Kenny Jacobs
7. Greg Wilson
8. Randy Hannagan
9. Jac Haudenschild
10. Kevin Huntley (tie 10th)
11. Dean Jacobs (tie 10th)
2004
1. Dale Blaney
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Danny Smith
4. Rob Chaney
5. Greg Wilson
6. Jac Haudenschild
7. Jeremy Campbell
8. Tim Hunter (tie 8th)
9. Tim Kaeding (tie 8th)
10. Jesse Hockett
2003
1. Dale Blaney
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Jason Johnson
4. Kelly Kinser
5. Byron Reed
6. Kenny Jacobs
7. Jeff Shepard
8. Rob Chaney
9. Mark Keegan
10. Greg Wilson
2002
1. Chad Kemenah
2. Byron Reed
3. Dale Blaney
4. Greg Wilson
5. Paul McMahan
6. Kenny Jacobs (tie 6th)
7. Joe Gaerte (tie 6th)
8. Butch Shroeder (tie 8th)
9. Jeff Shepard (tie 8th)
10. Danny Smith
2001
1. Dean Jacobs
2. Kelly Kinser
3. Chad Kemenah
4. Byron Reed
5. Rob Chaney
6. Kenny Jacobs
7. Greg Wilson (tie 7th)
8. Travis Rilat (tie 7th)
9. Danny Smith
10. Jason Johnson
2000
1. Kenny Jacobs
2. Chad Kemenah
3. Greg Wilson
4. Rodney Duncan
5. Phil Gressman
6. Todd Gracey
7. Danny Smith
8. Kevin Huntley
9. Jerrod Hull
10. Jason Dukes (tie 10th)
11. Mark Keegan (tie 10th)
1999
1. Joey Saldana
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Byron Reed
4. Kelly Kinser
5. Frankie Kerr
6. Rodney Duncan
7. Danny Smith
8. Mark Keegan
9. Chad Kemenah
10. Dean Jacobs (tie 10th)
11. Joe Gaerte (tie 10th)
1998
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Keith Kauffman
4. Joey Saldana
5. Chad Kemenah
6. Dean Jacobs
7. Kevin Huntley
8. John Ivy
9. Tim Kern
10. Kelly Kinser
1997
1. Joey Saldana
2. Frankie Kerr
3. Kenny Jacobs
4. Keith Kauffman
5. Todd Kane
6. Danny Smith
7. Dale Blaney
8. Van Gurley
9. Terry McCarl
10. Tyler Walker
1996
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Dale Blaney
3. Van Gurley
4. Craig Dollansky
5. Steve Siegel
6. Todd Kane
7. Kevin Huntley
8. Randy Kinser
9. Jeff Shepard
10. Tim Shaffer
1995
1. Dale Blaney
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Frankie Kerr
4. Keith Kauffman
5. Joey Saldana
6. Steve Kent (tie 6th)
7. Todd Kane (tie 6th)
8. Danny Smith (tie 8th)
9. Kevin Huntley (tie 8th)
10. Kerry Madsen
1994
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Ed Lynch Jr.
3. Kevin Huntley
4. Dale Blaney
5. Byron Reed (tie 5th)
6. Bobby Allen (tie 5th)
7. Joey Saldana
8. Charlie Fisher
9. Danny Smith
10. Todd Kane
1993
1. Frankie Kerr
2. Kevin Huntley
3. Joe Gaerte
4. Bobby Allen
5. Jeff Shepard
6. Johnny Mackinson
7. Rocky Hodges
8. Steve Siegel
9. Todd Kane
10. Ricky Hood
1992
1. Kevin Huntley
2. Ricky Hood
3. Bobby Allen
4. Frankie Kerr (tie 4th)
5. Joe Gaerte (tie 4th)
6. Terry Shepherd
7. Jack Hewitt
8. Rocky Hodges
9. Ed Lynch Jr.
10. Todd Kane
1991
1. Sammy Swindell
2. Joey Allen
3. Ricky Hood
4. Kevin Huntley
5. Kenny Jacobs
6. Johnny Beaber
7. Frankie Kerr (tie 7th)
8. Danny Smith (tie 7th)
9. Terry Shepherd
10. Steve Siegel
1990
1. Sammy Swindell
2. Ricky Hood
3. Bobby Allen
4. Kevin Huntley
5. Terry Shepherd
6. Danny Smith
7. Rocky Hodges
8. Robbie Stanley
9. Joey Kuhn
10. Steve Siegel
1989
1. Dave Blaney
2. Ricky Hood (tie 2nd)
3. Jack Hewitt (tie 2nd)
4. Rocky Hodges
5. Joey Kuhn
6. Kelly Kinser
7. Bobby Allen
8. Robbie Stanley
9. Tray House
10. Rodney Duncan
1988
1. Jimmy Sills
2. Rocky Hodges
3. Ricky Hood
4. Steve Siegel
5. Keith Kauffman
6. Joe Gaerte
7. Bobby Allen
8. Joey Allen
9. Johnny Beaber
10. Kevin Huntley
1987
1. Keith Kauffman
2. Doug Wolfgang
3. Bobby Allen
4. Rocky Hodges
5. Kenny Jacobs
6. Steve Butler
7. Joe Gaerte
8. Dave Blaney
9. Terry Shepherd
10. Dave Fisher
1986
1. Bobby Allen
2. Doug Wolfgang
3. Don Kreitz Jr.
4. Jack Hewitt
5. Dave Blaney
6. Rick Unger
7. Joe Gaerte
8. Steve Butler
9. Kevin Thomas
10. Kenny Jacobs
1985
1. Jack Hewitt
2. Kenny Jacobs
3. Steve Kinser
4. Van May
5. Joe Gaerte
6. Rick Ferkel
7. Jac Haudenschild
8. Dave Blaney
9. Doug Wolfgang
10. Randy wolfe
1984
1. Steve Kinser
2. Timmy Green (tie 2nd)
3. Jack Hewitt (tie 2nd)
4. Randy Kinser
5. Rich Vogler
6. Dave Blaney
7. Fred Linder
8. Robbie Nervo
9. Chuck Amati
10. Kenny Jacobs
1983
1. Bobby Davis Jr.
2. Jack Hewitt
3. Timmy Green
4. Kenny Jacobs
5. Randy Kinser
6. Bobby Allen
7. Keith Kauffman
8. Lee Osbourne
9. Dave Blaney
10. Fred Linder
