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O�Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions, Inc purchases IRS Late Model Series |
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CAMARGO, IL (10-19-08) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
The All Star Circuit of Champions, Inc has purchased the Independent Racing Series (IRS) Late Model Series and has began to put together the most affordable premiere Late Model series in the country, the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series. The O'Reilly Late Model Series is the newest series owned and operated under the banner of the “O’Reilly All Stars” which includes the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions and the O'Reilly Midwest All Star Series.
The O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series will have approx. a 30 date schedule that will be focused in the Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Kentucky and Illinois. Eighty percent of the schedule will be within eight hours from Columbus, Ohio area featuring a base show of $5000.00 to win and $400.00 to start with many $7000.00 and $10,000.00 shows as well in the 2009 schedule. The improvements will include a large point fund for the top 10 drivers and owners, appearance fees for the five chosen “All Stars,” and a race format that will entertain and excite the fans. The multi-state tour will feature some of the best drivers in the country going fender to fender at some of the best Late Model tracks in the country.
This is not the first time that there has been a companion Late Model series to the All Star Circuit of Champions. From 1980 thru 1993 Late Models raced their own schedule as well as partnered with the Sprint Cars in several events. Hall of Famer Charlie Swartz is at the top of the all-time wins list with 36 followed by Donnie Moran (26), and the final points champion Billy Moyer (15).
All inquiries about the new O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series should be directed to www.allstarsprint.com or Guy Webb, O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions, Inc. 217-832-2308. |
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Blaney�s Night at Lawrenceburg Scores $60,000 |
CAMARGO, IL (09-13-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
For the 9th time in the season and 68th time in his career, Dale Blaney claims the top prize in O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions action. Blaney powered the George Fisher owned #2b to victory lane after a last lap mishap with the leaders at the $10,000 to win Hoosier Fall Classic at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
Blaney had been running well all night and made his way up to a comfortable 3rd and was following a tight battle between Tim Shaffer and Blake Feese. Feese was attempting a last lap pass on Shaffer and collected himself and Shaffer brining out the evening’s final red flag. The final halt to action meant a green-white-checkered finish for Blaney and Randy Hannagan. On the restart, Blaney got the jump and sailed to victory despite the hard charging efforts of Hannagan.
Blaney now holds onto 2nd place all to himself in the career victory list with the O’Reilly All Stars. Blaney’s efforts gained him an additional $50,000 for capturing the season championship making for a total of a $60,000 payday for Blaney and Fisher. The 2008 Championship comes 12 years after his back to back championships in 1995 and 1996 making for his 3rd all-time crown.
The superfast track lent itself to some of the fast and most exciting racing the superstars of “America’s Series” has had to off in 2008. Four different drivers took the top spot in the 35 lap event. Blaney was the only one that did not succumb to some sort of misfortune while racing. Lance Dewease took the early command, but failed wing posts halted his efforts on lap 8. Lap 8 saw Brock Mayes take control of the point only to relinquish that lead after 15 laps with a flat right rear. Tim Shaffer then took control until the ill-faded last lap battle.
Thirteen drivers showed the power of their fierce 410 motors as they posted sub 12 second qualifying laps. Spud Gustin would earn the new track record after posting a fast lap of 11.628.
Heat race action would lay the groundwork for what was to be an exciting night of racing. Heat races were won by Lee Jacobs (Heat 1), Todd Kane (Heat2), Brandon Wimmer (Heat 3), and Chad Blonde (Heat 4).
The night’s C-Main would take a scary turn for Cole Conley. Conley was charging from his scratch position on the feature working on a pass for the lead when he lost control of his sprinter and found the turn 1 wall. Dustin Morgan and Chase Briscoe would take control of the waning laps and make their respective transfer positions to the B-Main.
Brian Ellenberger would take home the B-Main win on the night. The high-tense action continued in the B-Main which saw a couple of red flag situations. Joey Moughan would bring out the first one when he jumped the cushion. Once back under green, another red was shown for a collection of cars that included Paul May, Lee Stark, Aaron Higgins, Ron Blair, and Jeff Bland Jr. Spud Gustin, Tim Hunter, and Danny Smith would each take transfers to the A-Main
The Dash event gave the 6 fastest All Star members one last look at the track before feature time. Rob Chaney would take command of the 6 lap affair over Tim Shaffer and Dale Blaney. Lance Dewease, Blake Feese, and Brock Mayes were the additional participants.
The 2008 Hoosier Fall Classic presented by Miamitown Auto Parts completes the 2008 O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions season. The series plans to release information about the kick-off to the 2009 season, once again in the Sunshine State of Florida. |
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O�Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Yield to Mother Nature |
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CAMARGO, IL (09-12-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
The opening night, Friday, September 12, of the Hoosier Fall Classic presented by Miamitown Auto Parts has been cancelled due to rain. The Championship event for the O’Reilly All star Circuit of Champions will continue on Saturday, September 13 as scheduled at this point.
The season-long points battle will come down to a 1 race shoot out for Dale Blaney and Lance Dewease. Blaney, who is looking to eclipse Joey Saldana on the all-time All Star win list, has taken the top spot 8 times in 2008 to match Saldana’s 67 career wins. Both drivers are currently tied for 2nd all-time behind Kenny Jacobs.
Championship night is coming to the Lawrenceburg Speedway as the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions and the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series will battle it out for $10,000 at the Hoosier Fall Classic presented by Miamitown Auto Parts, Saturday, September 13. All drivers will win a minimum of $150 show up money.
Pit Gates will open at 2:00; Admission Gates open at 5:00. Hot Laps start at 6:00 with the racing action starting at 7:00. Adult tickets $25.00; Students ages 7-12 are $7.00, kids 6 and under are free. Pit passes will be $35.00. For additional information visit: www.allstarsprint.com, www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com. |
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Blaney Conquers 50-Lap Prelude to a Championship at Fremont Speedway |
CAMARGO, IL (09-07-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
For the 67th time in his career, Dale Blaney walked off the track with the top check in O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions competition. This time it was a monster 50-lap affair at the famed Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio.
Dubbed, “The Prelude to a Championship,” series point leader Dale Blaney, in the George Fisher owned/wrenched #2 took command of the 50 lap affair on circuit number 44 over Craig Mintz. Mintz, riding in his familiar #09 machine jumped out to an early advantage of the 24 car feature event from his pole position. Earlier on in the evening’s program, during the Dash event, Mintz’s car caught fire and halted action for response and cleanup efforts.
The feature event saw 6 caution flags during action. Current runner-up in points, Lance Dewease would bring out the first one on lap 17, but still finish the night in 8th. Brandon Martin proved once again why he is one of the most exciting drivers to watch on the track as he was the evening’s hard charger improving 12 spots from his 24th place start.
Lee Jacobs gave everything he could to improve upon his previous 2 runner-up spots in competition in his #59 sprinter staying within arms reach all night from his 3rd place starting spot. Jacobs would finish 2nd in the event with Mintz rounding out the podium.
Heat race winners on the night were; Tim Shaffer (Heat 1), Lance Dewease (Heat 2), Brock Mayes (Heat 3), and Greg Wilson (Heat 4). The night’s C-Main winner would go to Butch Schroeder with the B-Main belonging to Randy “The Hurricane” Hannagan. Quick Time on the night belonged to Dale Blaney and Tim Shaffer picked up the O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash event.
With just 2 more nights of racing left, Dale Blaney still holds command for the $50,000 championship bounty over Lance Dewease. The series will conclude their 2008 season next weekend at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Indiana during the Hoosier Fall Classic presented by Miamitown Auto Parts. The event scheduled for September 12th will pay $3,000 to the winner with the event slated for September 13th paying $10,000 to win. Each car on both nights are guaranteed to walk home with no less than $150.00 each night.
On the web: www.allstarsprints.com, www.midwestallstarseries.com, www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com.
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O�Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Prepare for Final Run in 2008 |
CAMARGO, IL (09-02-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
The season has begun to wind down for the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions and with just 3 events left; Dale Blaney currently has regained control of the top spot over Lance Dewease making for a dog-fight over the last 3 events.
First up for “America’s Series” will be Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio on September 6th. The last time the series was hosted by Fremont Speedway was during Ohio Speedweek; Dave Harrison took control of the event on his way to a $5,000 payday.
Over the years Fremont Speedway has built the reputation and the ability to claim to be “The Track that Action Built” due to its high speed configuration and wheel to wheel excitement. The superstars of the O’Reilly All star Circuit of Champions will thrill the fans in a giant 50-lap Prelude to the Championship event. Gates will open at 4:00 with the action beginning at 7:00.
From Fremont, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will be joined by the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series for the Miamitown Auto Parts Hoosier Fall Classic at Lawrenceburg Speedway, September 12th and 13th. Lawrenceburg Speedway is located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and will feature 2 nights of awesome racing on the newly configured track.
The winner’s share of the first night for the event will be $3,000, while the second night will feature a $10,000 check to the top spot. Both nights the series will utilize the All Star Circuit of Champions tire rule which will allow drivers additional options for tire selection. There will also be 2 dash events featuring the fastest of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions and the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series.
For both nights of the Miamitown Auto Parts Hoosier Fall Classic an increase in the start money has been presented. Drivers who attempt to take a green flag lap will garner at least $150.00 at night’s end. With more money up for grabs, this is sure to be a hotly contested battle at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway.
Blaney vs. Dewease, Ohio vs. Pennsylvania, all to be settled on neutral ground in the Hoosier State. For additional information, visit www.allstarsprint.com, www.midwestallstarseries.com, www.fremontohspeedway.com, or www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com.
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Tyler Walker Scores Big at Hilltop with O�Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions |
 CAMARGO, IL (09-01-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
For one last time in 2008, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions visited the high banks of Hilltop Speedway. As the checkered flag flew, Tyler Walker was crowned once again an All Star victor. Walker, driving the Kasey Kahne Motorsports #91 on a testing basis, made good on the opportunity by parking his sprinter in victory lane, and then doing his traditional victory backflip.
Walker would shoot out to the early lead in the 30 lap affair from his pole position. At times, Walker would have as much as a 3/4 straightaway lead over the competition. The feature event wasn’t easy for Walker though as the cars were slowed for a total of 4 caution flags allowing Lee Jacobs to get to him several times.
By the final caution, which flew on lap 21, Jacobs had found a preferred line on the very racy surface to give Walker a hard battle as the laps wound down. Walker and Jacobs would do battle one last time on the final lap including a slide job by Jacobs that was quickly countered by Walker through turns 1 and 2. Turn 3 found Tim Shaffer sitting in 3rd place and could have been the catbird’s seat as the 2 front runners got together racing hard for the final turn. At the flag it was Walker, Jacobs, and Shaffer.
Before the night’s events Tyler stated, “I am just having a blast being back racing sprint cars. I thought I wanted to get into NASCAR, but didn’t have the same passion as I have running sprints.” Walker added, “I am back and I am here to stay, this is what I love doing.”
The season point’s battle continues on for Dale Blaney and Lance Dewease. Blaney’s margin will grow after a top 5 finish on the night. Lance Dewease found himself in trouble midway through the event bringing out one of the nights yellow flags, but still finished well in the 13th position.
The night’s fast qualifier was hometown hero, Rob Chaney. Heat Races were won by Brandon Martin (Heat 1), Lance Dewease (Heat 2), and Brian Ellenberger (Heat 3). The Dash event was won by Tim Shaffer. Blake Feese would win the night’s B-Main.
The Series will be back in Ohio this upcoming weekend as they travel to another favorite facility on the schedule, Fremont.
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Blaney Takes Checkers at 2008 Attica Ambush with O�Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions |
CAMARGO, IL (08-31-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
For the 7th time in his 2008 campaign, Dale Blaney was able to defend off the competition and become victorious in exciting O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions action. Blaney worked his way up to the front from his 3 place starting position with the help of his low side groove and lapped traffic. Blaney will also recapture the series point’s battle.
In the onset of the A-feature, Rob Chaney would grab onto the lead from his front row position. Chaney would look to be the dominant sprinter on the night as he continued to lead running the high side of the track. Chaney would find himself among lapped traffic which saw many different drivers attempting various lines on the track to see what fit best to their mounts.
Blaney would capture the lead in the green to checkered affair pulling off the bottom against Chaney at about the mid-way point. Lee Jacobs however was charging to the front and put on a great display of driving to the Attica loyalists and would fall less than 2 feet from victory at the flagstand to garner his 2nd top 3 of the weekend.
The 4-time Ohio Speedweek Champion, Blaney, has been making the most of opportunities as they come to him in the final stages of the 2008 battle for the $50,000 championship. Blaney takes a slim point lead over Lance Dewease heading into the final night of the Labor Day swing for the series at Hilltop Speedway near Millersburg, Ohio on Sunday, August 31.
Heat Race winners on the night were Danny Smith (Heat 1), Tyler Walker (Heat 2), Mike Dussell (Heat 3), and Jody Keegan (Heat 4). The Nights C-Main winner was Ed Neumeister with Lance Dewease taking the B-Main win. Chris Andrews would bring home the Dash victory on the night. |
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Shaffer Takes Win #4 at Lernerville |
CAMARGO, IL (08-30-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public
Relations
Tim Shaffer returned to victory lane with the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions with his 4th win at a very familiar place, Lernerville Speedway. In a 3 day Labor Day stomp on tap, Shaffer in the Call Motorsports 83 machine took to the track in which he won a track championship in 1993.
Tyler Walker in the Kasey Kahne #91 took the early lead from his outside pole position for the first 8 circuits until his mount went to tall and went over the berm allowing Brock Mayes and Tim Shaffer to move past. Walker would come back a handful of circuits later until the caution flag flew for the 2nd time. On the restart, Walker led Shaffer and Mayes to the flag, but Shaffer would pull a bottom to top slide job on him to gain the lead for the first time.
Shaffer and Walker would make it a battle on the restart trading slide jobs and running wheel to wheel at times. Lap 27 brought out the final of 3 caution flags of the night as Shaffer held point with Walker and Mayes in tow. Walker would run up on the berm yet again allowing Shaffer to run seemingly effortlessly to the checkered flag.
The feature event saw plenty of passing opportunities as Brandon Martin in the Level Performance #11m would pick off 12 spots on his way to a 4th place run. Series point’s leader Lance Dewease worked his way up 11 positions from his 20^th place start to try to keep the points battle just that much tighter. |
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Dewease Wins Battle at the Battlegrounds |
CAMARGO, IL (08-24-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
If someone was to script a series of races leading up to the final night of the point’s battle, tonight’s race at the Butler Battlegrounds would have been the inspiration. The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions took to the famed facility for the first time in more than 2 years, and they put on an electrifying show for the fans.
Lance Dewease in the Catoctin #30c was the first driver to reach the checkered flag, but points nemesis Dale Blaney in the George Fisher owned/wrenched #2 followed him up in 2^nd . At the initial green flag in the single caution affair, Blaney would jump out to the early lead with Dewease in tow. Dewease would take the advantage over Blaney within the first 7 circuits.
Blaney did not give in though and stuck to his “Lowrider” groove and worked his way up and passed Dewease once more. The two continued to do battle with Blaney out front until Blaney attempted a block move near the high side that pushed his sprinter over the cushion allowing Dewease to take charge and to round out the event.
The nights event saw the first and second place drivers in the points battle change the lead 3 times. Lee Jacobs, who has taken over the driving responsibilities in the #59 car came home 3^rd . Completing the top 5 would be Danny Smith in the #18 and Blake Feese in the #7k. The night’s dash event went to Tim Shaffer in the Call Motorsports #83a. Following Shaffer to the flag were Blaney, Jacobs, Feese, Dewease, and Smith. The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions dash event are for members only and gives the drivers one last look at the track before the feature and ever valuable series points.
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All Star Circuit of Champions to Visit Hilltop Speedway |
CAMARGO, IL (08-20-08 ) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations
For one last time in 2008, the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will visit the familiar confines of Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg , OH on Sunday, August 31st. The event will feature the continuation of the best point’s battle in the country as Dale Blaney and Lance Dewease continue to fight for the $50,000 check and champion bragging rights at the end of the year.
Series President, Guy Webb, has decided to make the show a benefit race for Jeff Shepard, who sustained serious injury at the 2008 Knoxville Nationals. Shepard has been near and dear to the hearts of many O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions fans as they have been thrilled over the years with his 39 career victories. “The Jet” is 10^th all-time in wins in a list of contains some of the greatest sprint car legends of all time.
For every ticket sold, $2.00 will be donated to Jeff Shepard’s recovery efforts. There are many other ideas being discussed right now for other methods of raising money, but fans can at anytime make a donation to Jeff’s recovery at the O’Reilly All Star t-shirt trailer at any event.
Earlier in the season, Randy Hannagan took home the checkers during Ohio Speedweek action. Hannagan proved he was fast all night by setting quick time during the event. “The Hurricane” would go on to winning his first Ohio Speedweek Championship riding the wave of that win and finishing consistent all week long.
Prior to the Hilltop event, the series will make a visit to Butler Battlegrounds this Saturday, August 23^rd . “America’s Best” will kick off the weekend leading up to Hilltop Speedway’s last visit in ’08 by visiting Lernerville Speedway on Friday, August 29^th and Attica Raceway Park on August 30^th .
Tickets for the Hilltop Speedway event will be $25.00 for general admission, $35.00 pitside. Gates will open at 4:00pm with the racing action starting at 7:30pm. Hilltop Speedway is a 1/3 mile high banked dirt oval located in Millersburg, OH. Support classes for the event will be Modifieds and Pure Stocks.
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