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ASCS Southwest Set for USA on
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Lonnie
Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 20, 2009) - Story lines
abound as the ASCS Southwest Region takes to Tucson's USA
Raceway this Saturday night with Ben Gregg clinging to a
narrow series points lead, Rick Ziehl trying to put the
finishing touches on mini-series points chase and Johnny
Herrera trying to keep a Regional win streak alive.
Saturday's card also serves as one final tune up for the
ASCS Southwest forces before taking on the Lucas Oil
Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters at the 42nd
Annual KRONIK Energy Western World Championships presented
by Old Tucson Studios on November 19-21.
After a couple of weeks of Texas competition, Peoria's
Gregg carries a slim 10-point lead into Saturday's action
as he tries to close in on the ASCS Southwest title.
Gregg, who topped the series most recent feature event on
September 19, is just ten points ahead of Ziehl, with John
Gaston, Mike Martin and Joshua Hodges all within striking
distance as well.
Ziehl, the defending ASCS Southwest champion, carries an
18 point edge in the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Regional
Challenge into the event. Saturday's card, the eighth and
final leg of the DTC Challenge, will crown the champion of
the series that included both winged Southwest Region
events and wingless Canyon Region events.
Dropping in on the Southwest contingent on Saturday night
will be Albuquerque's Johnny Herrera, who has topped 16
consecutive ASCS Regional winged events throughout Arizona
and New Mexico dating back to 2005.
Herrera won't be the only weekend visitor, as Phoenix
native Calvin Landis returns to Arizona for some racing
action after another year of Knoxville competition.
Also, wingless shoe R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, AZ, is
prepared to take on the winged forces for the first time,
with modified ace R.C. Whitwell also trying out the winged
open-wheelers on Saturday night.
Current ASCS Southwest points (Top Ten): 1. Ben Gregg
(Peoria, AZ) 984, 2. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 974, 3.
John Gaston (Peoria, AZ) 958, 4. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ)
948, 5. Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) 946, 6. Ronnie Clark
(Tucson, AZ) 920, 7. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 910,
8. John Van Horn (Tucson, AZ) 821, 9. Jessica Van Dyke
(Tucson, AZ) 813, 10. Ron Kratz (Tucson, AZ) 746.
Current Discount Tire Co. ASCS Regional Challenge Points
(Top Five through Seven of Eight Rounds): 1. Rick Ziehl
704, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 686, 3. Ronnie Clark 664, 4.
Mike Martin 650, 5. Joshua Hodges 638.
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.
The wing warriors will be joined by Factory Stocks, X-Mods
and Hornets. General admission tickets will go on sale at
5pm for only $12, racing will begin promptly at 7pm.
Suite Access Passes which allow race fans the opportunity
to enjoy the races from USA Raceway's VIP Suite are also
on sale for only $25.
USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268,
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 www.usaraceway.net
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