CAMARGO, IL (5-4-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director 

The O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions are gearing up to take on some of the toughest competition they will face all season as they head back to Central PA. The notorious PA Posse has given fits to the best of the best who have invaded their dirt track territory over the years. In 2008 the All Stars not only bring some of the strongest competitors in recent memory, but they'll also share claim of Posse star Lance Dewease who is currently leading the All Star Championship season points race.

In 2007, it was Mike Erdley who led the way at Williams Grove extending the Posse's domination of racing in Central PA when outsiders come to town. The tough Grove competition filled out most of the Top 10 that evening. The All Stars expect to make things a little tougher on the Posse in 2008 with the addition of some of the top drivers in the sport to the All Star roster.

Following the Grove appearance, the All Stars will travel West to the 6th Annual Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, PA. Lance Dewease took home the top honors in 2006 to bring his career All Star win total to 24. He’ll be gunning for #25 this weekend. Other Central PA drivers such as Fred Rahmer, Mark Smith, Jeff Shepard, Keith Kauffman, and 2007 Weikert Memorial winner Greg Hodnett -- along with a full field of great weekly Port Royal regulars -- will try to make things tough for the traveling series.

Saldana Puts On Clinic at Eldora Speedway for All Star Win

ROSSBURG, OH (4-26-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director

The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions live by the motto “You never know who is going to win an All Star race.” Tonight at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH the field of cars could not have been more surprising and had fans buzzing about who might win this one. With the early cancellation of the World of Outlaws event at Husets Speedway and then the rain out of Knoxville Speedway, several Outlaw teams high tailed it East to compete with the All Stars under sunny skies in Western Ohio.

Surprise entries included Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana, Tony Bruce Jr., Chad Kemenah, Chad Hillier, Darryn Pittman, Steve and Kraig Kinser, and NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne. With the All Stars turning in a strong showing of their own, the car count reached 37 making for a full night of exciting racing action in front of a good Eldora crowd.

Randy Hannagan won the O’Reilly All Star Dash, picking up 6 points oward the season championship points. Paul May was second followed by Brian Ellenberger, Rob Chaney, Paul McMahan, and Lance Dewease.

Heat race action on the fast half mile high banked speedway were full of slide jobs and breath taking action as the cushion got closer to the concrete barrier with each lap. Joey Saldana and Chad Blonde ran above the cushion flirting with the fence and finding the traditional fast way around the speedway. Bill Rose got upside down on the backstretch in Heat #2 putting an end to his evening. Heat races were won by Saldana, Dean Jacobs, Paul May, and Paul McMahan.

CAMARGO, IL (4-26-08) by Robert Cortum - O'Reilly All Star Public Relations 

Randy Hannagan has been thrilling race fans since he was 14 years old.  Back then it was go-carts in his native land of California, today his career has him wheeling an 800+ horsepower winged machine against some of the toughest racing competition in the world.

A multi-time Rookie of the Year and Champion, Hannagan has made his mark on every series and track he has appeared in his career.  In 2008, Hannagan decided to take on the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions once again in search of yet another championship crown.

Randy has been racing for his brother Terry for many years.  In 2007, the team gained additional sponsorship from Penthouse Magazine and Pocket Shots and he continues to deliver for his sponsors and team.

“In 2008, we decided to tone things down a bit with our racing schedule,” noted Randy.  “We have a few sponsors on board with us for the season, but what we do is mainly a family business, and with rising fuel costs it just makes more sense to us as a team to stay in a central location and run as many events as we can.  We feel that this is just one of the things the All Star series has to offer us.”

'The Mouse' Traps 98th All Star Win at Lernerville Speedway 

SARVER, PA (4-25-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star Director of Public Relations

The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions resumed action at the historical Lernerville Speedway in Western PA with 33 cars ready to duke it out for $5,000 to win.  All Star points leader Lance Dewease looked to extend his lead over Dale Blaney and Randy Hannagan on the fast half mile where Blaney turned many laps in the 90’s.  Brian Paulus, who came into the night fourth in season championship points, suffered mechanical problems in qualifying and was not able to transfer from his heat race, but came back to win the B-main from the last row.

The All Stars implemented a redraw for the top six starting positions this season by bringing six young fans onto the front stretch and assigning each of them to a driver – each of which are the top six drivers who transferred out of their heat race.  Then the kids  draw cards for their driver’s starting spot in the A-main.  The redraw line up put veteran Kenny Jacobs on the pole along side Lernerville veteran Rod George.  The second row consisted of Ed Lynch Jr and defending All Star champion Greg Wilson.  Row three lined up the night’s fast qualifier Paul McMahan next to Rob Chaney.

Rod George jumped out to the lead in the 35-lap event before the first caution slowed the action on lap one.  On the restart George led Kenny Jacobs to the line and the two battled hard for several laps as Lernerville standout Ed Lynch Jr. moved into 3rd and Paul McMahan slid into 4th. 

CAMARGO, IL (4-19-08) by Bryan Autullo - All Star Director of Public Relations

The O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will disperse across the sprint car racing scene this weekend while they enjoy an off-week from intense All Star competition. A handful of stars like Blaney, Wilson, Mayes, Stark, Hunter, Andrews, and Martin were found in the pits at Attica on Friday night. Brian Ellenberger and Paul McMahan were off giving the Lernerville regulars fits.  Some will head to Fremont's season opener on Saturday depending on the weather and some will venture into Outlaw country on Saturday night to try to claim some of the loot at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. Current O'Reilly All Star Points Leader, Lance Dewease, and his #30C was back in Central Pennsylvania, deep in PA Posse territory where he resides.

The All Stars will reconvene their 2008 season at Don Martin's Lernerville Speedway on Friday, April 25th. Last season Danny Smith captured the first visit by the All Stars at the tough Western PA speedplant. Invader Stevie Smith aboard his #19 RAACE Foundation sprint car kept the $5,000 check in the state of Pennsylvania when the series came back in August. Two-time All Star Champion Dale Blaney aboard the George Fisher Racing sprint car was the most consistent competitor in 2007 at Lernerville where he posted top-5 finishes in both events and finished 2nd to Stevie Smith in August. The All Stars will have their work cut out for them, however, as tough Lernerville regulars like Ed Lynch Jr., Bob Felmlee, and Rod George will try to rain on their parade.

Hughes, 88, was instrumental in many of the improvements at the speedway as well as bringing great competition in to compete against the PA Posse.  The O'Reilly All Stars and World of Outlaws have enjoyed many visits to this fine Central Pennsylvania track during Mr. Hughes' reign.

Dewease Captures Coors Light Attica Spring Clash

ATTICA, OH (4-5-08) by Bryan Autullo - O'Reilly All Star Director of Public Relations

The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions kicked off the second leg of the 2008 racing season at Attica Raceway Park with Lance Dewease getting a victory on Ohio soil – very wet, saturated soil. If you were to fly over Seneca County, the Attica Fairgrounds would be the only piece of land you’d find that wasn’t under water this evening as nearby Bellevue was under a “state of emergency” for flooding.  The Attica crew did a remarkable job of getting the track in racing condition for the 42 cars that came out to brave the chilly weather and kick off the 2008 Ohio racing season.

Heat race action was dicey as the track surface developed some ruts and the drivers had to find their way around the holes to get to the front.  The elbows were up and the drivers looked more like bull riders, but amazingly there were very few on track incidents for the first night out since last fall for many of these guys. Heat races were won by Rob Eyler, Rod George, Caleb Griffith, and Brian Paulus who was attempting to shake the gremlins who have haunted him with each visit to Attica.

Mike Linder won the B-main over Kenny Jacobs, Butch Schroeder, and young 17 year old Cap Henry who made his first start with the All Stars.  Henry is a regular in the 305 division at Attica and looked impressive running with the big guns.

The A-main action started off furious right from the initial green flag with cars running 3 and 4 wide, slide jobs through the rough spots, making breathtaking passes, and keeping the fans on the edge of their seats.