CAMARGO, IL - The 25th Annual UNOH Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by RacingJunk.com is just about ready to kick into high gear in the Buckeye State. Always a week to look forward to for the past 25 years, this year proves to be no different as a $15,000 point fund is in place to be distributed amongst the Top 10 in points at the end of the week. In addition, the Speedweek promoters have offered a $50,000 bonus to any driver who can win 4 of the 7 events. Will there be a $50,000 winner in 2007?
Drivers were required to pre-register to be eligible for the Speedweek point fund and the bonus money and currently there are 48 drivers scheduled to compete for the additional money at week’s end. There is over $197,000 up for grabs just in scheduled purse money alone. In addition, HoserVille Ohio has stepped up to sponsor the All Star Dash which will pay money to the top dash finishers from the week in a special dash event at the Eldora finale. Ohio Sprint Speedweek is one of the richest weeks of racing in the United States and has attracted many of the top names of the sport from across the country and as far away as Australia.
The week kicks off (unofficially) at K-C Raceway on Saturday June 23rd for the annual “Night The Stars Come Out”. This event does not pay points toward the Speedweek point fund, but is always a good warm-up for the following 7 straight nights of racing through Ohio. The official Speedweek kickoff is on Sunday June 24th at Attica Raceway Park, then on Monday it’s on to Wayne County Speedway. From there the series moves to Waynesfield Motor Sports Park for the first time and will then travel to Hilltop Speedway on Wednesday for another first ever visit. On Thursday, it’s back to familiar Fremont Speedway and then on to Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday. Saturday’s $10,000 to win Speedweek finale will be held at the monster ½ mile Eldora Speedway. Visit www.ohiospeedweek.com for more information on the Speedweek tracks and for the Driver Pre-Entry List.
As twenty-four Ohio Sprint Speedweeks have already come and gone, fans remember the heroes who have made a lot of left turns in the state of Ohio. Kinser, Saldana, Wolfgang, Swindell, Hood, Huntley, Jacobs, Kerr, and Blaney are just a few of the names who have captured the attention of Ohio fans over the years during Ohio Speedweek. More names will be entered into the history books at the end of next week when the action concludes, signaling the mid-point of the All Star season. It is then that many teams start thinking seriously about trying to win the All Star Championship - depending where they land in the point standings at the end of the grueling week. Currently Danny Smith holds a 26 point lead over defending champion Greg Wilson and is 47 points ahead of 3rd place Brian Paulus. That can all change drastically in one week depending on luck and a lot of hard work.
For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions visit www.allstarsprint.com or www.ohiospeedweek.com
_*2007 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Stat Pack – 7 tracks, 7 nights, 1 champion*_
*K-C Raceway (6/23/07)*
- All Time All Star Wins – Kenny Jacobs (8)
- Other All Star Winners – Kelly Kinser (6), Dale Blaney (3), Greg Wilson (2), Rob Chaney, Dean Jacobs, Byron Reed, Danny Smith -Most Recent All Star Winner – Tom Busch (6/24/06)
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Attica Raceway Park (6/24/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Frankie Kerr (8) -Other All Star Winners –Dale Blaney (7), Greg Wilson (7), Kenny Jacobs (4), Mark Keegan (4), Kelly Kinser (3), Danny Smith (3), Byron Reed (2), Rob Chaney, Dean Jacobs, Brock Mayes
- Most Recent All Star Winner – Dale Blaney (6/8/07)
- Attica Speed Week History:
1990 – Sammy Swindell
1991 – Sammy Swindell
1992 – Terry Shepherd
1993 – Gary Wright
1994 – Frankie Kerr
1995 – Mark Keegan
1996 – Frankie Kerr
1997 – Joey Saldana
1998 – Dean Jacobs
1999 – Kenny Jacobs
2000 – Jeff Shepard
2001 – Byron Reed
2002 – Greg Wilson
2003 – Chad Kemenah
2004 – Dale Blaney
2005 – Greg Wilson
2006 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Wayne County Speedway (6/25/07)
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-All Time All Star Wins – Joey Saldana (4)
- Other All Star Winners – Dale Blaney (2), Dean Jacobs (2), Kenny Jacobs (2), Byron Reed (2), Mark Keegan, Kelly Kinser, Danny Smith -Most Recent All Star Winner – Greg Wilson (7/2/05) -Wayne County Speed Week History:
1985 – Doug Wolfgang
1987 – Doug Wolfgang
1988 – Rocky Hodges
1989 – Dave Blaney
1990 – Bobby Allen
1991 – Steve Siegel
1992 – Kevin Huntley
1993 – Rocky Hodges
1994 – Mark Keegan
1995 – Frankie Kerr
1996 – Dale Blaney
1997 – Keith Kauffman
1999 – Joey Saldana
2000 – Byron Reed
2001 – Travis Rilat
2002 – Byron Reed
2003 – Kelly Kinser
*Waynesfield Motor Sports Park (6/26/07)*
***This will be the first race for the All Star Circuit of Champions at
Waynesfield***
*Hilltop Speedway (6/27/07)*
***This will be the first race for the All Star Circuit of Champions at
Hilltop***
*Fremont Speedway (6/28/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Jack Hewitt (10)
-Other All Star Winners – Dale Blaney (4), John Ivy (4), Kelly Kinser
(3), Mark Keegan (2), Dean Jacobs, Kenny Jacobs, Jason Johnson, Danny
Smith, Shane Stewart, Greg Wilson
-Most Recent All Star Winner – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6/29/06)
-Fremont Speed Week History:
1983 – Steve Kinser
1984 – Steve Kinser
1985 – Doug Wolfgang
1986 – Dave Blaney
1988 – Keith Kauffman
1989 – Dave Blaney
1990 – Tom Basinger
1991 – Sammy Swindell
1992 – Kevin Huntley
1993 – Rocky Hodges
1997 – Frankie Kerr
2000 – Frankie Kerr
2001 – Mark Keegan
2002 – Kelly Kinser / John Ivy
2003 – Dale Blaney / Jason Johnson
2004 – John Ivy / Dale Blaney
2005 – Chad Kemenah
2006 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Limaland Motor Sports Park (6/29/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Dale Blaney (3) & Kelly Kinser (3)
- Other All Star Winners – Kenny Jacobs, Danny Smith, Greg Wilson
-Most Recent All Star Winner – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6/30/06)
-Limaland Speed Week History:
1995 – Kelly Kinser
1996 – Van Gurley Jr.
1997 – Tyler Walker
1998 – Kevin Huntley
1999 – Joey Saldana
2000 – Phil Gressman
2001 – Greg Wilson
2002 – Dale Blaney
2004 – Tim Kaeding
2005 – Jac Haudenschild
2006 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Eldora Speedway (6/30/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Kenny Jacobs (21)
-Other All Star Winners – Danny Smith (4), Dale Blaney (3), Dean Jacobs
(3), Greg Wilson (2), Shane Stewart, Gus Wasson
- Most Recent All Star Winner – Shane Stewart (5/19/07)
-Eldora Speed Week History:
1983 – Steve Kinser
1984 – Steve Kinser
1985 – Kenny Jacobs
1986 – Doug Wolfgang
1987 – Doug Wolfgang
1988 – Rickey Hood
1989 – Rocky Hodges
1990 – Sammy Swindell
1991 – Rickey Hood
1992 – Kevin Huntley
1993 – Kevin Huntley
1994 – Kevin Huntley
1995 – Joey Saldana
1996 – Craig Dollansky
1997 – Kenny Jacobs
2000 – Kenny Jacobs
2004 – Jac Haudenschild
2006 – Dale Blaney
Drivers were required to pre-register to be eligible for the Speedweek point fund and the bonus money and currently there are 48 drivers scheduled to compete for the additional money at week’s end. There is over $197,000 up for grabs just in scheduled purse money alone. In addition, HoserVille Ohio has stepped up to sponsor the All Star Dash which will pay money to the top dash finishers from the week in a special dash event at the Eldora finale. Ohio Sprint Speedweek is one of the richest weeks of racing in the United States and has attracted many of the top names of the sport from across the country and as far away as Australia.
The week kicks off (unofficially) at K-C Raceway on Saturday June 23rd for the annual “Night The Stars Come Out”. This event does not pay points toward the Speedweek point fund, but is always a good warm-up for the following 7 straight nights of racing through Ohio. The official Speedweek kickoff is on Sunday June 24th at Attica Raceway Park, then on Monday it’s on to Wayne County Speedway. From there the series moves to Waynesfield Motor Sports Park for the first time and will then travel to Hilltop Speedway on Wednesday for another first ever visit. On Thursday, it’s back to familiar Fremont Speedway and then on to Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday. Saturday’s $10,000 to win Speedweek finale will be held at the monster ½ mile Eldora Speedway. Visit www.ohiospeedweek.com for more information on the Speedweek tracks and for the Driver Pre-Entry List.
As twenty-four Ohio Sprint Speedweeks have already come and gone, fans remember the heroes who have made a lot of left turns in the state of Ohio. Kinser, Saldana, Wolfgang, Swindell, Hood, Huntley, Jacobs, Kerr, and Blaney are just a few of the names who have captured the attention of Ohio fans over the years during Ohio Speedweek. More names will be entered into the history books at the end of next week when the action concludes, signaling the mid-point of the All Star season. It is then that many teams start thinking seriously about trying to win the All Star Championship - depending where they land in the point standings at the end of the grueling week. Currently Danny Smith holds a 26 point lead over defending champion Greg Wilson and is 47 points ahead of 3rd place Brian Paulus. That can all change drastically in one week depending on luck and a lot of hard work.
For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions visit www.allstarsprint.com or www.ohiospeedweek.com
_*2007 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Stat Pack – 7 tracks, 7 nights, 1 champion*_
*K-C Raceway (6/23/07)*
- All Time All Star Wins – Kenny Jacobs (8)
- Other All Star Winners – Kelly Kinser (6), Dale Blaney (3), Greg Wilson (2), Rob Chaney, Dean Jacobs, Byron Reed, Danny Smith -Most Recent All Star Winner – Tom Busch (6/24/06)
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Attica Raceway Park (6/24/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Frankie Kerr (8) -Other All Star Winners –Dale Blaney (7), Greg Wilson (7), Kenny Jacobs (4), Mark Keegan (4), Kelly Kinser (3), Danny Smith (3), Byron Reed (2), Rob Chaney, Dean Jacobs, Brock Mayes
- Most Recent All Star Winner – Dale Blaney (6/8/07)
- Attica Speed Week History:
1990 – Sammy Swindell
1991 – Sammy Swindell
1992 – Terry Shepherd
1993 – Gary Wright
1994 – Frankie Kerr
1995 – Mark Keegan
1996 – Frankie Kerr
1997 – Joey Saldana
1998 – Dean Jacobs
1999 – Kenny Jacobs
2000 – Jeff Shepard
2001 – Byron Reed
2002 – Greg Wilson
2003 – Chad Kemenah
2004 – Dale Blaney
2005 – Greg Wilson
2006 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Wayne County Speedway (6/25/07)
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-All Time All Star Wins – Joey Saldana (4)
- Other All Star Winners – Dale Blaney (2), Dean Jacobs (2), Kenny Jacobs (2), Byron Reed (2), Mark Keegan, Kelly Kinser, Danny Smith -Most Recent All Star Winner – Greg Wilson (7/2/05) -Wayne County Speed Week History:
1985 – Doug Wolfgang
1987 – Doug Wolfgang
1988 – Rocky Hodges
1989 – Dave Blaney
1990 – Bobby Allen
1991 – Steve Siegel
1992 – Kevin Huntley
1993 – Rocky Hodges
1994 – Mark Keegan
1995 – Frankie Kerr
1996 – Dale Blaney
1997 – Keith Kauffman
1999 – Joey Saldana
2000 – Byron Reed
2001 – Travis Rilat
2002 – Byron Reed
2003 – Kelly Kinser
*Waynesfield Motor Sports Park (6/26/07)*
***This will be the first race for the All Star Circuit of Champions at
Waynesfield***
*Hilltop Speedway (6/27/07)*
***This will be the first race for the All Star Circuit of Champions at
Hilltop***
*Fremont Speedway (6/28/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Jack Hewitt (10)
-Other All Star Winners – Dale Blaney (4), John Ivy (4), Kelly Kinser
(3), Mark Keegan (2), Dean Jacobs, Kenny Jacobs, Jason Johnson, Danny
Smith, Shane Stewart, Greg Wilson
-Most Recent All Star Winner – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6/29/06)
-Fremont Speed Week History:
1983 – Steve Kinser
1984 – Steve Kinser
1985 – Doug Wolfgang
1986 – Dave Blaney
1988 – Keith Kauffman
1989 – Dave Blaney
1990 – Tom Basinger
1991 – Sammy Swindell
1992 – Kevin Huntley
1993 – Rocky Hodges
1997 – Frankie Kerr
2000 – Frankie Kerr
2001 – Mark Keegan
2002 – Kelly Kinser / John Ivy
2003 – Dale Blaney / Jason Johnson
2004 – John Ivy / Dale Blaney
2005 – Chad Kemenah
2006 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Limaland Motor Sports Park (6/29/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Dale Blaney (3) & Kelly Kinser (3)
- Other All Star Winners – Kenny Jacobs, Danny Smith, Greg Wilson
-Most Recent All Star Winner – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6/30/06)
-Limaland Speed Week History:
1995 – Kelly Kinser
1996 – Van Gurley Jr.
1997 – Tyler Walker
1998 – Kevin Huntley
1999 – Joey Saldana
2000 – Phil Gressman
2001 – Greg Wilson
2002 – Dale Blaney
2004 – Tim Kaeding
2005 – Jac Haudenschild
2006 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Eldora Speedway (6/30/07)*
-All Time All Star Wins – Kenny Jacobs (21)
-Other All Star Winners – Danny Smith (4), Dale Blaney (3), Dean Jacobs
(3), Greg Wilson (2), Shane Stewart, Gus Wasson
- Most Recent All Star Winner – Shane Stewart (5/19/07)
-Eldora Speed Week History:
1983 – Steve Kinser
1984 – Steve Kinser
1985 – Kenny Jacobs
1986 – Doug Wolfgang
1987 – Doug Wolfgang
1988 – Rickey Hood
1989 – Rocky Hodges
1990 – Sammy Swindell
1991 – Rickey Hood
1992 – Kevin Huntley
1993 – Kevin Huntley
1994 – Kevin Huntley
1995 – Joey Saldana
1996 – Craig Dollansky
1997 – Kenny Jacobs
2000 – Kenny Jacobs
2004 – Jac Haudenschild
2006 – Dale Blaney
