OCRS Dons New Tread Wear for 2013
Hoosier Selected As Official Race Tire
John
Lemon
OCRS
Public Relations
Tulsa Oklahoma (December 10,
2012)- The
next Oil Capital Racing Series sprint car season will see a new tire rule as
the series has selected Hoosier Tire as the official racing tire beginning in
2013. When Goodyear made the announcement this past summer they were
withdrawing from dirt track racing, OCRS began to research a replacement
supplier for the growing series. After reviewing the proposals, Hoosier Tires
was the tire of choice.
“OCRS had another year option
with Goodyear,” explained series president Barry Grabel, “but in addressing the
inventory status that we (OCRS) would be working with in 2013, it was decided
that OCRS may be best suited to make a change now rather that wait for 2014. We
received other generous proposals from other suppliers and when it came down to
decision time, the Hoosier proposal became the one that fit our needs the
best,” said Grabel.
The corporate facility of Hoosier
Tires, which was established in 1957, is based in Lakeville,
Indiana with the manufacturing facilities in nearby Plymouth, Indiana. Hoosier
Tires has multiple distributorships in the country to serve the countless
number racers that run on Hoosier’s today. The company is also well known for
supplying tires for the majority of the nation’s highest profile dirt track
racing organizations.
Smiley’s Racing
Products / Hoosier Tire Southwest
Since 1968, the
largest southwest distributor for Hoosier tire products and countless other
racing products is: Smiley’s Racing Products / Hoosier Tire Southwest which is
under ownership and operated by Texas businessman, Tom Lorenz. Of working with
OCRS in 2013, Lorenz commented: “Smiley’s Racing Products / Hoosier Tire
Southwest is very pleased to be working with OCRS as they are a top notch
organization. We have worked with OCRS in the past and our company is proud to
be associated with OCRS once again.” Grabel added: “Hoosier has a long history
of producing quality product and supporting sprint car racing at a high level.
OCRS is excited about this venture and we look forward to a productive
relationship with Smiley’s Racing Products / Hoosier Tire Southwest.”
Smiley’s Racing Products / Hoosier Tire Southwest has
locations in the Dallas, Ft. Worth, Sherman and Houston markets in Texas while
maintaining a location in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Smiley’s
is also contributing to the 2013 OCRS points fund. Any OCRS team
competing in 75% of the events conducted will eligible for a share of the fund.
2013 OCRS Tire Rule
The OCRS 2013
tire rule is as follows:
Right Rear Hoosier Racing Tire:
105 x 16.0-15 Medium or 105 x 18.0-15 Hard. No tire preps or tire softeners
allowed. All tires must durometer within 5 points of factory specs. All other
wheels have an open tire rule providing they are tires manufactured for sprint
car dirt track racing.
For questions and/or inquiries to this announcement
for 2013, contact Barry Grabel at:
(918) 260-3899 or by
email at: [email protected]
To contact Smiley’s Racing Products / Hoosier Tire Southwest:
Call:
(972) 289-7323 (Dallas) / (405) 686-7112 (OKC) or by email at: [email protected]
www.ocrsracing.com
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