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Kevin Montgomery Tucson, Arizona
(February 16th, 2010) - Damion Gardner snared
the first two USAC National Sprint Car features and now
heads west for the opening of the USAC Western Swing. The
4th Annual Copper on Dirt Presented by Rosemont
Copper will launch the 2010 USAC Championship race into
orbit.
The USAC National and Western States
Midgets will make their first appearance of 2010 with
National Champion Brad Kuhn leading the charge. Kuhn will
return to defend his title in front of a tough crowd that
includes home town hero and National Midget Driver of the
Decade, Jerry Coons Jr.
The USAC Silver Crown Series will
also make their 2010 debut with a stellar entry list that
may exceed any previous Copper on Dirt. Defending
champion Bud Kaeding will return to defend his 2009
Championship as well as his 2009 Copper on Dirt triumph.
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. More than a
hundred of the nations top open wheel teams are
anticipated to take part in the must see event of 2010.
When & Where - The 4th
Annual Copper on Dirt Presented by Rosemont Copper:
Thursday, February 18th -
Practice at USA Raceway
Gates Open
4:00 pm
Open Practice 6:00 -
9:00 pm
*Grandstand Admission
Free
Friday, February 19th -
The 4th Annual Copper on Dirt Presented by
Rosemont Copper
Gates Open
3:00 pm
Hot Laps 4:00
pm
Group
Qualifying 5:15 pm
Race
Time 7:00pm
Saturday, February 19th -
The 4th Annual Copper on Dirt Presented by
Rosemont Copper
Gates Open
3:00 pm
Hot Laps 5:30
pm
Race
Time 7:00pm
Track Information:
USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) - 3/8-mile, clay oval located
east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on
Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. Track phone:
520-574-8515.
Entry and Payout Information:
Entry forms and complete payout
information for The Copper on Dirt Presented by Rosemont
Copper can be found at
http://www.usacracing.com/sprint_index/garage_s
Past Copper on Dirt Winners:
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.
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
Parking:
RV parking will be available Wednesday, February 17th.
Pit Parking will begin Wednesday, February 17th,
at 8:00 a.m.
Tickets:
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:
Hotel Information can be found at
www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php
or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at
520-573-0000
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