July Opens with Lucas Oil ASCS Midwest Trio

Bryan Hulbert – Tulsa, Oklahoma (July 1, 2012) Coming off a pair of night in Little Rock, Arkansas the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV being their trek to the north with a trio of Midwest stops to kick off the month of July.

Absent since Gary Wright’s win during their inaugural visit in 2005, the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV returns to U.S. 36 Raceway in Cameron, Missouri for race twenty-five of the 2012 season on Tuesday July 3rd for the first annual U.S. 36 Nationals presented by TBJ Promotions and Racinboys.com.

The first week of July will cap off with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV returning to action at Hartford, South Dakota’s I-90 Speedway on Saturday July 7th with race twenty-seven of the season. Absent on the 2011 schedule of events, four previous visits has yielded four different winners with Jason Johnson debuting the National Tour with a win in 2007 followed by Tony Bruce Jr. (2008), Gary Wright (2009), and Shane Stewart (2010).

Events at U.S. 36 Raceway will be partnered with the Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest and Warrior Region. The Speedway Motors ASCS Midwest Region will finish out the weeks with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV at Rapid Speedway and I-90 Speedway.

Track Information: I-90 Speedway

Directions (according to NSD) – Three miles west of Hartford on SR 39 (NSR)

Address: 46052 Hwy 38 Hartford, South Dakota 57033

Phone #: 605-528-6380 or 605-528-6379

Website: www.i90speedway.com

Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV Points (top 10): 1. Jason Johnson 3,155 2. Wayne Johnson 3,154; 3. Brady Bacon 3,017; 4. Johnny Herrera 2,886; 5. Brad Loyet 2,827; 6. Tony Bruce Jr. 2,793; 7. Danny Wood 2,572; 8. Seth Bergman 2,558; 9. Gary Wright 2,435; 10. Dustin Morgan 2,410

2012 Feature Winners: Jason Johnson-6, Brady Bacon-4, Wayne Johnson-3, Tony Bruce Jr.-3, Brian Brown-1, Seth Bergman-1, Danny Lasoski-1, Jason Martin-1, Dustin Morgan-1, Danny Wood-1, Cody Baker-1

Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV on the web:

All Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series national events are broadcast live on www.racinboys.com for anyone who is unable to attend the races live. Official results, points, and race notes are posted at www.ascsracing.com. The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Lucas Oil ASCS on TV: A full schedule of tape-delayed races for the 2012 season can found at www.motorsportshour.com.

The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV is scheduled to compete 68 times throughout the United States with drivers competing for their share of a $250,000 point’s fund.

The 2012 season marks the 21st year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.