Kevin Montgomery Tucson, AZ (February 13th,
2010) - Jack Hewitt, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
Inductee and undoubtedly one of the greatest open wheel
drivers of all time, will make his way to Tucson's USA
Raceway were he will be honored as Grand Marshal for the 4th
running of The "Copper on Dirt" Presented by Rosemont
Copper.
Hewitt,
the first and only driver to win the elusive 4-Crown at
Eldora Speedway, will also be in action on the track! The
famous two-seat sprint car will be on hand and attendee's
of the event will have a rare opportunity to ride along
with the legendary Jack Hewitt.
Two
USAC Silver Crown Championships are just a few notables on
a very renowned racing career. Known for his straight
talking no-nonsense personality, Hewitt is one of the most
respected drivers in the history of the sport with several
hundred victories to his credit and sits at the top of the
all time win list in USAC Silver Crown competition.
Hewitt also ranks in the top spots for all time career
USAC Sprint Car feats and ultimately achieved a life long
quest when he finished 12th in the 1998
Indianapolis 500.
"This is a once in a life time opportunity to have such a
great racer come to USA Raceway and we are extremely
excited for him to be part of the Copper on Dirt," said
Benji Lyons of USA Raceway. "I can not wait to see the
face's on the people that are brave enough to get in and
take a ride in the back seat of a sprint car with Jack
Hewitt at the wheel."
The 4th
Annual "Copper on Dirt" , Presented by Rosemont Copper,
featuring USAC Silver Crown, USAC National/CRA Sprint Cars
and USAC National/Western States Midgets all taking part
in a sensational racing spectacle at Tucson's USA
Raceway's for two nights on February 19th and
20th marking USA Raceway as one of only two
dirt track venues to host USAC's Triple Crown all in one
event.
As the
2010 racing season goes into to full swing, USAC
championship hopefuls will make their way west to start
the year off at one of the premier events of the season.
More than a hundred of the nations top open wheel teams
are anticipated to take part in the 4th Annual
"Copper on Dirt" making this a must see event of 2010.
Ticket
pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be
found online at
http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/CopperOnDirtTicketForm.pdf
or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515
Hotel
Information can be found at
www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by
calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at
520-573-0000
USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265,
then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into
Los Reales. For more information please, contact the
track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding
USA Raceway can be found at
http://www.usaraceway.net
Mississippi's Ricky Stenhouse became the first and only
driver to win multiple "Copper on Dirt" features in a
single year. Stenhouse set the bar high at the inaugural
"Copper on Dirt" by winning back to back races in the
40-lap sprint car feature and finishing
off the night by capturing the 50-lap USAC Silver Crown
Feature.
California native, Darren Hagen, is the only other driver
to win in two divisions with a midget victory in 2008 and
a sprint car win in 2009. Hagen will lead the USAC trio
into Tucson as the defending "Copper on Dirt" Sprint Car
Champion while Brad Sweet and Bud Kaeding will likely set
out to defend the USAC Midget and Silver Crown titles
respectively. Hagen also leads the "Copper on Dirt" stats
with 8 of 9 feature starts (Did not participate in 2007
Silver Crown portion) and an average finish of 5th
in 8 total events.
Past Copper on Dirt Winners:
2007 USAC Midgets - Cory Kruseman
2007 USAC Sprint Cars - Ricky Stenhouse
2007 USAC Silver Crown - Ricky Stenhouse
2008 USAC Midgets - Darren Hagen
2008 USAC Sprint Cars - Shane Cottle
2008 USAC Silver Crown - Jerry Coons Jr.
2009 USAC Midgets - Brad Sweet
2009 USAC Sprint Cars - Darren Hagen
2009 USAC Silver Crown - Bud Kaeding
