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Tucson, Arizona
(September 21st, 2009) -After nearly a decade absence,
Sammy Swindell will return to the 42nd running of the
Western World Championships presented by Old Tucson
Studios, looking to top the prestigious list of winners
that includes his son, 2008 winner Kevin Swindell. One
of only two drivers to ever win the event in both winged
and non winged action, Swindell will set sail in the Tom
Rolfe Maxim as he looks to take home the $15k and a
third Western World title.
Sammy's unrivaled career includes World of Outlaws
titles, stints in the upper ranks of both Indy Car and
NASCAR racing, more than 600 career feature wins,
victories in virtually anything worth winning and most
recently sweeping the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals for an
unprecedented 5th title.
With 30 WWC preliminary and final night features under
his belt, Swindell has finished in the top five 22 times
with a total of 7 feature wins. Ironically, Sammy's
last Western World victory came on the heels of his
first Chili Bowl Midget Nationals victory.
More than one hundred sprint cars will be expected to
join Sammy and the Tom Rolfe team as they take part in
what will be one of the biggest sprint car events in the
country
Both the winged and wingless forces will tackle USA
Raceway's 3/8-mile clay oval for three nights on
November 19, 20 and 21, with more than $100,000 in "A"
Feature money alone distributed over the course of the
blockbuster event. A $15,000 share awaits the winner of
the Lucas Oil ASCS season-ender on November 21, with the
Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region conqueror on
November 21 pocketing $5,000.
Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing
information can be found online at www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WesternWorldTickets.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 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 http://www.usaraceway.net
The 18th Annual American Sprint Car Series Awards
Banquet, Presented by Brodix, will follow directly on
the heels of USA Raceway's 42nd Annual Western World
Championships presented by Old Tucson Studios.
Open to all racers, teams and fans, tickets are
available for just $20 and may be obtained by calling
USA Raceway at 520-574-8515. Tickets must be ordered by
Tuesday, November 17.
More information regarding Old Tucson Studios is
available at www.oldtucson.com
Tennessee's Kevin Swindell became the 25th different
winner of the Western World by topping the 2008 edition
of the event last November, adding his name to a
prestigious list of past winners that includes his
father Sammy Swindell, who won the event in both 1980
and 1989.
Steve Kinser has claimed the most Western World titles
with seven triumphs including wingless wins in 1982 and
1983 followed by winged wins in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992
and 1996.
Ron Shuman is next on the list with five Western World
triumphs, all of the wingless variety, with other
drivers posting multiple Western World wins including
Lealand McSpadden (3), Bud Kaeding (2), Mark Kinser (2),
Jan Opperman (2) and Sammy Swindell (2).
Past Western World Championship Winners (Wing /
Non-Wing)
2008 - Kevin Swindell (nw)
2007 - Jerry Coons, Jr. (nw)
2006 - Josh Wise (nw)
2005 - Dave Darland (nw)
2004 - Bud Kaeding (nw)
2003 - Tony Elliott (nw)
2002 - Bud Kaeding (nw)
2001 - Jeremy Sherman (nw)
2000 - Jay Drake (nw)
1999 - Donny Schatz (w)
1998 - Tyler Walker (w)
1997 - Mark Kinser (w)
1996 - Steve Kinser (w)
1995 - Lealand McSpadden (nw)
1994 - Ron Shuman (nw)
1993 - Lealand McSpadden (nw)
1992 - Steve Kinser (w)
1991 - Danny Lasoski (w)
1990 - Steve Kinser (w)
1989 - Sammy Swindell (w)
1988 - Mark Kinser (w)
1987 - Steve Kinser (w)
1986 - Bobby Davis, Jr. (w)
1985 - Steve Kinser (w)
1984 - Ron Shuman (nw)
1983 - Steve Kinser (nw)
1982 - Steve Kinser (nw)
1981 - Ron Shuman (nw)
1980 - Sammy Swindell (nw)
1979 - Tim Green (nw)
1978 - Lealand McSpadden (nw)
1977 - Ron Shuman (nw)
1976 - Bubby Jones (nw)
1975 - Ron Shuman (nw)
1974 - Rick Ferkel (nw)
1973 - Earl Wagner (nw)
1972 - Jan Opperman (nw)
1971 - Jan Opperman (nw)
1970 - Jerry McClung (nw)
1969 - Bob Huebner (nw)
1968 - Bob Cleberg (nw)
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