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 Camargo, IL (6-1-09) by Kelly Brown - Public Relations Director – After what racers and fans alike called one of the best races they have ever seen last weekend, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions are taking their unmatched racing excitement to Pennsylvania before making a landmark trip to West Virginia. First the All Star pilots will be traveling to Lernerville Speedway on Friday June 5th, before they move on to Elkins Speedway on Saturday June 6th for the Gene Tallman Memorial.
Lernerville Speedway The last time that the All Stars made the trek to Lernerville Speedway it was current All Star series point leader Tim Shaffer who scored the victory. Shaffer, who is a hometown favorite, waged quite a battle with Tyler Walker before taking the lead on the final restart and motoring his way to Victory Lane. Over his career “The Steel City Outlaw” has seven career victories at the track. Shaffer isn’t the only All Star with a victory at Lernerville though; fresh off his win last weekend at Eldora Dale Blaney recorded a win in 1996 with the All Stars. In total Blaney has 8 wins at the PA track. The All Star regulars this weekend will be facing the Lernerville pros this weekend as they duel for supremacy. The All Stars ran their first race at Lernerville in 1989. In All Star history at Lernerville Chad Kemenah and Keith Kauffman are tied on the all time win list with three victories each. Who this weekend will step up and make their mark in the All Star history books? Ticket Information On Friday racing action will begin at 7:30 pm. For general admission adult tickets (18 and up) are $20, for students (17-11) tickets will run $15, for seniors (60 and older) tickets are $18, and tickets are free for 10 and under. For reserved seats adult tickets (18 and up) are $22, for students (17-11) tickets will run $17, for seniors (60 and older) tickets are $20, and tickets are free for 10 and under. Pit passes for the event are $35. To purchase tickets or get more info, please call the speedway office at 724-353-1511 or visit www.lernerville.com. Elkins Speedway The All Stars will be racing in West Virginia for the first time in five years. Saturday night’s event will pay homage to legendary West Virginia driver Gene Tallman, who was a force to be reckoned with in the super modified classes of racing in the North Central portion of the state. This will be the first time in 40 years that 410 Sprint Cars have visited Elkins Speedway. For those familiar with the track the oval has been configured this season to ¼-mile to enhance racing action. The last time that the All Stars raced in West Virginia was at West Virginia Motor Speedway in 2004 and Dean Jacobs took the Checkered Flag in the event. Other notable tracks that have hosted All Star Races in West Virginia are Ohio Valley Speedway and Pennsboro Speedway. Ticket Information Tickets for this land mark event range from $15-20 and pit passes are $35-45. For more information call the track office at 304-363-6003, 304-636-3393 on race day, or visit www.elkinsmotorspeedway.com. For the most up to date information on the All Star Circuit of Champions bookmark www.allstarsprint.com on your computer.
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The All Stars are one of the premier sprint car sanctioning bodies in the USA. It is owned by Illinois businessman, and now in their 30th year of operation, the All Stars take pride in their reputation of providing highly competitive, fair, exciting racing for outlaw sprint cars with many different winners in a year. About 400 drivers participate in All Star races yearly in front of an average of 5,000 spectators per event. Currently 40+ races are scheduled in numerous states, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Nebraska, West Virginia, and Kansas. 
Ohio Sprint Speedweek proves to be one of the most competitive weeks in racing during the 2010 All Star season. Tough battles happened in the 2010 Ohio Sprint Speedweek season, as it included nine straight nights of racing action in the buckeye state, it challenged the best of the best, but young David Gravel- DDR Motorsports was crowned the 2010 champion.