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ELEVENTH ANNUAL HOOSIER SPRINT NATIONALS HAPPENS AUGUST ONE
Haubstadt, IN - July 22, 2015. The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car
Series will return to action on Saturday August 1st. That evening
the 11th annual Hoosier Sprint Nationals will unfold at Tri-State
Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. The feature race will pay $5,000 to the
winner. It is the third race of the four biggest races listed on
this season’s MSCS schedule that offer $5,000 or more to win.
The additional purse, a date at the height of the season, the MSCS
passing points format, and the opportunity to claim a national’s
title in Hoosierland are continuing factors in making this race an
ongoing and popular attraction for fans and competitors. Nine
Hoosier Sprint National events have been held to date and eight
different drivers have posted a win. The event was rained out in
2009.
Brady Short is the only driver who has captured a second HSN title.
The Bedford Blaster won for the first time in 2008 and became the
first repeat winner last year. The defending Hoosier Sprint
Nationals champion has already won four features in MSCS competition
in 2015. Two of those victories were on the Tri-State Speedway
quarter mile oval. Short is presently second in the MSCS Points
Standings.
Carson Short currently leads in the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car
Series points. The Marion, IL, driver is seeking that first MSCS
career win. He has finished second, third, and fifth in three of the
last four MSCS features. Robert Ballou is third in points. Ballou
has a win and six other top five feature finishes this season. Kyle
Cummins also has two recent top five finishes. Kevin Thomas Jr. has
runner-up finishes at the last two MSCS races held. Victory has just
been a tick away for the Alabama driver. Thomas won the Hoosier
Sprint Nationals in 2013.
No driver has won the Hoosier Sprint Nationals race and gone on to
become the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series Points Champion
during that same season. Only two past MSCS Champions have also won
the Hoosier Sprint Nationals and that happened during another season.
Jon Stanbrough won the Hoosier Nationals in 2010 and became the
series champion in both 2012 and 2013. Brady Short was the series
champion in 2011 with Hoosier Sprint National victories occurring
three years prior and three years following. Maybe this will be the
year! The points championship does not conclude until October 10th.
The overall program on August 1st will have a different look this
season. The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will be competing as usual.
The addition for this year will be the presence of the POWRi Midgets
to provide a third brand of open wheel racing.
The pit gate will open at 3:30 P.M. Central Time with the stands to
open an hour later. Hot laps begin at 6:30 with heat races beginning
at 7:30. Additional information can be found at
www.tristatespeedway.com or www.mscssprints.com.
Provided as News and Information for MSCS.
ANNOUNCEMENT - MSCS WILL BE RACING AUGUST 15
Haubstadt, IN - July 21, 2015 - The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car
Series has completed an agreement to sanction the Laura Stockon
Memorial Race scheduled to be held at Route 45 Raceway in Flora, IL,
on Saturday August 15th. The date had been listed on the series
schedule with a TBA notation.
For this special event drivers will be racing for $3232 to win! The
purse for the race will be the standard MSCS pay-out which normally
pays $2,000 to win the feature. However in tribute to Laura Stockon
an extra $1232 has been donated and that amount will be added to the
purse as bonus money for the winning driver.
Laura Stockon was active in sprint car racing and the MSCS series
during those important formative years for the series. She was the
car owner as her son Chase Stockon broke into the MSCS ranks and she
remained active until ovarian cancer claimed her life in 2012.
The Laura Stockon Memorial Race will be promoted by Kenny Dobson of
Last Chance Promotions L.L.C. with headquarters in Jacksonville, IL.
Route 45 Raceway is a third mile high banked clay oval operated on a
weekly basis by B.J. McCammon. Hot laps are at 6:30 with racing at 7
P.M.
The addition of this race to the MSCS season schedule now provides
drivers and fans with back to back series races that weekend. MSCS
will be racing the previous evening at Bloomington Speedway in
Indiana. The IU Surplus Summer Doubler on Friday will pay $3,000 to
win.
Provided as News and Information for MSCS.
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