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$220,000+ Up For Grabs: Fan & Race Team Guide To Four Huge Season-Ending Sprint Car Events!

8/17/08, DarinShort.com. Similar to a cosmic aligning of stars, sprint car stars will align over Southern U.S. and the dreams of race fans will come true, as there are now four weekends of National caliber sprint car racing kicking off on October 10; all within a budget-friendly distance of each other.

The bottom line for sprint car teams, fans and vendors is: Get your vacation and travel plans set, as the best of the 2008 racing season has been saved for last!

Event #1 – The inaugural Cowtown Sprint Nationals, October 10-11, Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale (D/FW), TX. The largest total purse in track history is on the line for this inaugural event, and it’s a sanctioned national point race for the American Sprint Cars on Tour (ASCoT).

Drivers such as Gary Wright, Jason Johnson and Wayne Johnson will battle the strong contingent of Cowtown drivers including Kevin Ramey and George White. Joining them will be drivers from all over the country all slugging it out in a 30-lap, 24-car, $2,000 to win feature race on Friday October 10th and a monster $5,000 to win, 35-lap, 24-car championship feature on October 11th.

This event also kicks off the2nd annual Short Track Shootout (STS). The STS will combine points from the Cowtown Sprint Nationals plus the Short Track Nationals (STN, see Event #3 below). The top point getters will compete in this bonus race, which will immediately follow the STN championship feature. More specifics for the 2008 event will be announced soon. To view the 2007 STS recap, please visit www.darinshort.com/shootout.html - an exclusive title sponsorship opportunity is available for this affordable and attention getting event, please contact Darin at [email protected] for details.

And as an added bonus, the wildly popular 8th annual Topless 100 will join the sprint car action and will take place following the sprint car feature event.

Fans can save $10 by purchasing their tickets online at the track website in advance, as 2-day adult grandstand pass will cost just $35. Or, tickets will be available at the gate on race night for $20 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. Youth and child tickets will remain at just $5 and $2 on each night. Visit www.CowtownSpeedway.com for complete details, including the event flyer.

Event #2 – The 35th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals¸October 17th and 18th, Mesquite, TX. Traveling across town the for next weekend, this ASCoT national points event has provided fans with great sprint car racing action throughout the years. For complete event information, please visit www.DevilsBowl.com .

Event #3 – The 21st annual Hoosier Racing Tire Short Track Nationals presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR; October 23rd-25th. About 4 ½ hours up the freeway on Interstate 30 from D/FW, the next stop is the wild and drama filled Short Track Nationals. The championship event pays $15,000 to win and $2,100 to start.

Last year’s record-setting event attracted more than 100 sprint teams from over 20 states and Canada. It is also the final national point’s race for the 2008 ASCoT season, with the champion taking home a check for a whopping $50,000.

The 4th annual STN Trade Show and Midway returns to provide race teams and fans a chance to visit with industry manufacturers, plus get great deals on racing apparel and merchandise from a variety of vendors.

Vendor applications for the Show are now being accepted. Please visit www.darinshort.com/STN.html for all of the details. Display space is very affordable and includes 3-day pit passes. Advance registration is required for vendors, and there is no admission charge for fans during the daytime hours of the STN Trade Show and Midway.

The STN also plays home to a new promotion for 2008, the COMP Cams Gambler’s Challenge. More specifics on this promotion will be announced soon, and will allow top finishing drivers a shot at extra bonus money, courtesy of COMP Cams.

The Short Track Shootout will round out the STN weekend, giving fans one last exciting race to wrap up the weekend. Again, event details pending sponsorship, and an announcement will be made when available.

If you’ve not attended the STN, make your travel plans now and find out why fans from all corners of the country keep coming back year after year. A very affordable 3-day grandstand pass is available, visit www.I-30Speedway.com for details.

The following weekend, October 30th through November 1st is the rainout date for the STN. It is also the series finale for the WoO at Charlotte, NC and the NASCAR teams will be at Texas Motor Speedway.

Event #4 – 2nd Annual November Sprint Shootout (NSS), November 7-8, Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, TX. The inaugural NSS in 2007 left fans screaming “we want more!”

So it’s been decided. You’re going to get what you asked for:

More money is on the line for the 2008 NSS. More racing, as Twin 25’s for the sprint cars have been added to the Friday night program. More cars will start the Saturday NSS Championship. And the popular ASCS passing points system will go into effect on Friday night.

Similar to the Cowtown Sprint Nationals, big money is on the line for the sprint cars. The Friday Twin 25’s will each pay $1,000 to win. All sprint car drivers will qualify for one of the Twin 25’s and are guaranteed payback on Friday night.

And in the event that the sprint car field is too large for Twin 25’s; a third, $1,000 to win feature race will be added, making it Triple 25’s!

Saturday’s last chance races will fill the balance of the field for the 35-lap November Sprint Shootout, with the winner picking up a cool $5,000; with 2nd paying $4000, 3rd $3000, 4th $2000, and down to $400 to start. And the starting field has been expanded to 22 cars. All non-qualifiers Saturday night will receive at least $100.

Ticket pricing and advance 2-day grandstand passes are exactly the same as the October Cowtown Sprint Nationals. Fans are encouraged to take advantage of the $10 savings online. Excellent purses for the modifieds, winged 600’s and limited modifieds have been posted, and they will complete the racing card.

Please visit www.CowtownSpeedway.com to view the complete NSS event flyer, driver pre-registration form, online ticket sales and for more information. You won’t want to miss this season-ending event, as last year’s event kept fans buzzing all season long. Please visit http://www.darinshort.com/NSS.html for a recap, pictures and video clips of the 2007 NSS.

Travel tips for these four events. October 10th will be upon us before we know it. And with a bit of planning and coordination, teams and fans can save a lot of time and money by taking advantage of some of these travel tips:

For Events #1, 2 and 4 in the D/FW area – there are two fly-in options: DFW International (services all major gateways) and Dallas Love Field (includes Southwest airlines and generally more ‘regional’ flights). For the STN, Little Rock National Airport is a popular hub in the mid-South and there are many flights available to all gateways featuring American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

For flight options, www.Travelocity.com is a great source of information. If you choose to wait to make your plans within two weeks of travel time, their ‘Last Minute Packages’ offers excellent low-priced options that include flights, hotels and car rentals. www.Priceline.com is also good for finding last-minute deals on flights and hotels. www.Hotwire.com is good for finding deals on hotels.

The STN also has several ‘host’ hotels offering special rates to teams and fans. Please visit www.I-30Speedway.com for more information.

We hope to see many new teams and faces at these big season-ending events, as we look forward to building these events each and every year to give race teams and fans what they want most: more!

is the STN going to have split fields on thursday and friday or go back to other years where we get to see all run?

LC-

Yes, the field will be split, with 'Sprint Bandit' heats/qualifiers/features on each night.

Most teams prefer this format, as 3 days in a row is pretty brutal with the Bandit format.

Then on Saturday night everyone races that qualified on Thursday and Friday.

i really am disapointed the full fields sure were fun the split shows just seem like any other 360 show, no hotel reservation for me as I might not go, if the racers did not like the 3 nights they actually do not have to race them all, lol

As a fan, I enjoyed the 3 nights of full-field racing in the past too.

But that was also back when there was around 90 cars in the field.

Last year there were around 108 cars, and still there were 42 sprint car races over the 3 day period.

And there's not any one-division sprint car shows out there that have that many races in 3 days besides the STN...are there?

(Not to mention a 3-day grandstand pass for less than $50. Still my pick for best value in sprint car racing nationwide.)

Over the course of time, it's quite possible that these four events can grow together so we'll have our own version of 'Florida Speedweeks' for example.

As, for this series of events, once teams and fans get here, they can 'set up shop' without having to spend a bunch of time and expense traveling from event to event.

Hopefully that will encourage more out of area 'invaders' to come in and race with us this fall.

We're trying to make it feasible for for teams and fans to get what they want - without having to 'double up' on travel expenses.

We hope that you can take advantage of as many of these events as you can. The racing is going to be top-notch and we're already getting phone calls and emails from as far away as MN, SD and PA.

Driver entries are starting to roll in from across the country for the Cowtown Sprint Nationals and the Short Track Nationals.

With a possible winner's share of right at $40,000 for these four events, it's sure to bring many of the top out of town teams to Cowtown Speedway, Devil's Bowl Speedway and I-30 Speedway.

Advance 2-day passes for the two Cowtown events (Cowtown Sprint Nationals, Oct. 10-11) and the November Sprint Shootout (November 7-8), are just $35 each. That will save you $10 off regular grandstand admission.

Two day passes are only available at the track website, www.CowtownSpeedway.com and there is no added convenience charge for online purchases.

Advance 3-day adult passes for the Short Track Nationals (October 23-25) are just $45 each. That is also a savings of $10 off regular grandstand admission. For advance tickets, please visit www.I-30Speedway.com to get yours.

And if you are a race team that plans to participate in these events, you are urged to pre-register as soon as possible.

Registration information can be found at:

Cowtown Sprint Nationals: www.cowtownspeedway.com/nationals.html

Short Track Nationals: http://www.i-30speedway.com/specialevents.htm

STN Trade Show vendor applications: www.darinshort.com/STN.html

November Sprint Shootout: www.cowtownspeedway.com/NSS.html

ASCS 'Cowtown Sprint Nationals Tune-Up' SEPTEMBER 13!

9/7/08, DarinShort.com. The ASCS Sprint Cars return to the high banks of Cowtown Speedway this coming Saturday, September 13 for their last chance to tune up for the upcoming Cowtown Sprint Nationals, which will be held on October 10-11.

The ASCS Sooner region will have a sanctioned point event at Cowtown Speedway this Saturday, with hot laps around 6:30pm and races at 7pm.

Adult grandstand tickets will be $15, with youth tickets $5 and kids $2. Tickets can be purchased online at www.CowtownSpeedway.com or you can purchase tickets by cash at the gate. Pit passes will be $30.

Joining the ASCS Sprint Cars will be the Winged 600's, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bombers and Junior Bombers.

We hope to see you all at the Fastest Lil' Dirt Track in Texas - Cowtown Speedway - this Saturday night for a 'tune up' for the big Cowtown Sprint Nationals coming up in October!!

Post-Ike ASCS Tidbit:

With the 'Ike-out' of the 9/13 Sooner Region ASCS event at Cowtown Speedway, that points event has been rescheduled to the October 10-11 Cowtown Sprint Nationals; which is also an ASCoT National points event.