MILLERSBURG, OH (6-24-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director

The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions finally dodged Mother Nature’s wrath to kick off the 26th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek at Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg, OH. Rain halted the action so far this week, but the sun shined down on the mountain as a huge crowd packed into Hilltop Speedway along with 48 of the best winged 410 sprint car drivers in the land.

Randy Hannagan set the stage for the rest of his evening by ripping off the Kistler Engines quick time at 13.201. The Penthouse Magazine sponsored 1x looked to be the car to beat from the beginning of the night.

Hannagan started on the pole of the A-main by virtue of the All Star “Pick 6” redraw on the front stretch. Mark Keegan would line up on the outside of row 1. Dale Blaney and Byron Reed would make up row 2. Lance Dewease lined up inside of Kenny Jacobs on row 3. There were lots of heavy hitters with a shot at the win in the first 3 rows.

Mark Keegan jumped out to the initial lead, but Brad Haudenshild brought out the red flag on lap 1. On the restart, Keegan looked unstoppable as he pulled away to a 10 car advantage. Hannagan held off Blaney as Reed charged up behind them and slipped past Blaney. Rob Chaney got loose on the high side on lap 18 right in front of the leader. Keegan slid sideways to avoid the 24h machine and stalled, bringing out a caution and ending his run for a Speedweek victory. Hannagan inherited the lead on the restart.

Keep up with all the news and action of the 26th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek at www.ohiospeedweek.com and learn more about the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions by visiting. www.allstarsprint.com. Can't make it to the track next week? Well tune into the official vioce of the All Stars DC Bash and the BAS Racing Network on www.dirtvision.com.

(Attica, OH) Rain struck Attica Raceway Park Sunday just as hotlaps were getting ready to take to the track to kick off the 26th Annual University of Northwestern Ohio Sprint Speedweek, forcing the cancellation of the night's action.

There were 55 O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion sprints in the pits for the Aarons Sales & Lease/Ohio CAT Night of racing and a strong contingent of Service Drive Solution UMP Attica Late Models.

The Ohio Sprint Speedweek - featuring seven straight nights of racing across the Buckeye State - moves on to Wayne County Speedway Monday, June 23.

CAMARGO, IL (6-20-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director 

The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions is set to kick off the 26th Annual UNOH Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by RacingJunk.com.  KS Sales & Service has also rejoined the All Stars in 2008 to help make the week of events another roaring success.  The 2007 Speedweek was one of the best yet with Dale Blaney nearly picking up the $50,000 bonus winning 3 of the 7 races.  Shane Stewart was the most consistent driver walking away with the 2007 Ohio Speedweek Champion’s trophy. 

The 2008 version of Ohio Speedweek has some minor changes in scheduling from 2007.  The week kicks off with a warm up night at Waynesfield Motor Sports Park on Saturday June 21st.  The All Stars have some special promotions for the fans at Waynesfield as one lucky fan will walk away with an extra $5000 in his pocket.  Fans will register for a chance to draw from 24 starting positions and if the car that wins the A-main was drawn, they’ll go home with $5,000. 

Waynesfield is just the beginning of a week of action and fun for drivers and fans as the series then moves on to Attica Raceway Park on Sunday, Wayne County Speedway on Monday, Hilltop on Tuesday, Skyline Speedway on Wednesday, Fremont Speedway on Thursday, Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday, and then Eldora Speedway on Saturday for the $10,000 to win finale.