T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (March 3, 2009) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP has finalized the 2009 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge schedule. The MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge is a series within the entire 2009 ASCS SOD schedule of select races contested on tracks 3/8-mile in length or shorter.
The 2009 incarnation of the challenge features eight races at five different speedways throughout Michigan that also award points towards the overall ASCS SOD Championship.
The MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge starts and ends at Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, Michigan, starting during the series opener on May 2nd the challenge series ending as part of the Labor Day Weekend Spectacular on Saturday September 5th. The mini-series also makes two stops during the 2009 season at Owendale Speedway in Owendale, Michigan and the Winston Motor Speedway in Rothbury.
Tracks holding single events include a long awaited return to the Mt. Pleasant Speedway and the Cherry Speedway in Fife Lake.
During the inaugural year of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge featured an exciting conclusion that came down to the final race at Winston Motor Speedway. After the feature Gregg Dalman and Ben Rutan ended the mini-series tied for the championship.
MAHLE/Clevite manufacturers engine bearings, gaskets, piston rings, internal engine parts, valve train components and engine kits. A long time sponsor of the ASCS SOD tour, MAHLE/Clevite decided to step up to supporting the short track challenge program in 2008.
The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is in its 30th season of competition. Twenty-two point paying races are on the calendar with three special non-point races making up the 25 event schedule contested throughout Michigan, Ohio, and into Canada.
The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th 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 2009. Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of a dozen different Regions throughout the nation.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
2009 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge Schedule
May 2nd – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
June 19th – Winston Speedway (Rothbury, MI)
June 26th – Mt. Pleasant Speedway (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
July 11th – Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI)
July 24th – Cherry Speedway (Fife Lake, MI)
August 29th – Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI)
September 4th – Winston Speedway (Winston, MI)
September 5th – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
The 2009 incarnation of the challenge features eight races at five different speedways throughout Michigan that also award points towards the overall ASCS SOD Championship.
The MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge starts and ends at Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, Michigan, starting during the series opener on May 2nd the challenge series ending as part of the Labor Day Weekend Spectacular on Saturday September 5th. The mini-series also makes two stops during the 2009 season at Owendale Speedway in Owendale, Michigan and the Winston Motor Speedway in Rothbury.
Tracks holding single events include a long awaited return to the Mt. Pleasant Speedway and the Cherry Speedway in Fife Lake.
During the inaugural year of the MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge featured an exciting conclusion that came down to the final race at Winston Motor Speedway. After the feature Gregg Dalman and Ben Rutan ended the mini-series tied for the championship.
MAHLE/Clevite manufacturers engine bearings, gaskets, piston rings, internal engine parts, valve train components and engine kits. A long time sponsor of the ASCS SOD tour, MAHLE/Clevite decided to step up to supporting the short track challenge program in 2008.
The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is in its 30th season of competition. Twenty-two point paying races are on the calendar with three special non-point races making up the 25 event schedule contested throughout Michigan, Ohio, and into Canada.
The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th 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 2009. Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of a dozen different Regions throughout the nation.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.
2009 MAHLE/Clevite Short Track Challenge Schedule
May 2nd – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
June 19th – Winston Speedway (Rothbury, MI)
June 26th – Mt. Pleasant Speedway (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
July 11th – Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI)
July 24th – Cherry Speedway (Fife Lake, MI)
August 29th – Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI)
September 4th – Winston Speedway (Winston, MI)
September 5th – Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
