Battle of the ‘burg: Wilson vs. Smith for
$50,000 Championship in Hoosier Fall Classic Showdown
CAMARGO,
IL (9-7-07) The 2007 O’Reilly All
Star Circuit of Champions season has shaped up to be possibly the closest
points battle in the series history.With Greg Wilson leading Danny Smith by just 3 points heading into the
Hoosier Fall Classic, the two will go head to head for the $50,000 championship
which will be decided on September 14th and 15th in
Southern Indiana.
The race scheduled on September 29th at I-96
Speedway has been canceled.The event at
Morgan County Speedway in Jacksonville,
IL on October 5th will
become a non-points race. This event was originally slated as a Midwest All
Star Series sanctioned race that will pay $5000 to win, but will not carry the
full All Star purse.The decision was
then made to make the Hoosier Fall Classic a championship event weekend to
close out the season.Wilson and Smith
will have two nights of racing on a fast ¼ mile bullring to determine who will
walk away with the 2007 O’Reilly All Star Championship.
Lawrenceburg Speedway promoter Dave Rudisell is looking
forward to this event and is excited to have the All Star Championship decided
at his track.When Dave and RPM
Promotions took over the speedway operations at the end of 2006, the Hoosier
Fall Classic was the first national sanctioned event that they secured for the
2007 schedule.Dave has also invited
some special guests to be honored as Grand Marshals of the event.“We are excited to have Bert and Brigitte Emick on hand to be
honored as Grand Marshals for the weekend,” said Rudisell.“Make a weekend out of this race.
There is plenty to do and see in Lawrenceburg.The Speedway
is directly across the street from riverboat casino as well.”
Lawrenceburg Speedway will also be providing free
entertainment for the fans after Friday night’s race.“We’re having an after race party featuring
The Mt. Pleasant String Band on the midway that is free for all to attend, added
Rudisell.”The Mt. Pleasant String Band
is a four piece bluegrass/old-time band with a raw, high energy sound all their
own. When you go to a Mt.
Pleasant show you are
sure to hear many of your favorite bluegrass tunes, but what sets them apart is
there library of obscure old songs.Visit their “myspace” page for a sample of their music at www.myspace.com/mtpleasantstringband
.
All Star series president Guy Webb is looking forward to
returning to Lawrenceburg Speedway as well.“It was our goal after not running the Fall Classic in 2006 to return to
Lawrenceburg in 2007.This is an event
that our fans have come to look forward to each year and this is a great
facility.The City of Lawrenceburg gets behind this event and looks
forward to the business our fans bring to their city each year.We couldn’t have asked for a more exciting
way to finish out our season with a close points race to decide the
championship on Saturday night in Lawrenceburg,
IN.”
An excerpt from Carroll Hamilton in Stock Car Racing
Magazine sums up what Lawrenceburg Speedway is all about.“The 'burg is pure Americana, pure vintage race track, pure
bullring. The place reeks of history, of times gone by, of times when brute
strength was a winning factor; times when mechanical wizardry coupled with
bravery made many a Saturday night hero.Just as Yankee Stadium is famous for those who played baseball in it,
Lawrenceburg Speedway is famous for those who have raced on it. Grab a beer,
find your way to the grandstands and settle in, this is what racin' is all
about. Look around. These are real race fans. Saturday night, beer drinking,
dirt track fans.”
This is one event you don’t want to miss as history is
written on Saturday night.Who will win
the “Battle of
the ‘burg”?Who will have their name
carved into the record books as the 2007 O’Reilly All Star Champion?Can Greg Wilson hold on to defend his 2006
title?Will Danny Smith score his first
ever series championship?Will you be
anywhere else but at Lawrenceburg Speedway to find out?Visit www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com
for more information, ticket prices, and directions to the track.Don’t miss out!
Official Hotels for the All Star weekend include:
Econo Lodge – ph. 859-342-5500 633 Donaldson
Rd. - Erlanger, Ky
(19 Miles from Track) $49.50 per night - Mention Code: All-Star Sprints
*Rate guaranteed thru Sept. 12th*
Comfort Inn – ph. 859-727-3400 630 Donaldson
Rd - Erlanger,
Ky. (19 Miles from Track) $59.00 per night - Mention Code: All-Star Sprints
*Rate guaranteed thru Sept. 12th*
Quality Inn & Suites - 859-371-4700 7915 US Highway
42 - Florence, Ky. (23 Miles from Track) $69.99 per night - Mention Code: All-Star Sprints
* Rate guaranteed thru Sept. 12th*
Current Top 15 in O’Reilly All Star Season Points
1Greg Wilson5281 2 Danny Smith 5278 3 Brian Paulus
5039 4 Brandon
Martin 4908 5 Paul May 4805 6 Brock Mayes 4564 7 Brian
Ellenberger 4371 8 Dale Blaney 3986 9 Craig Mintz 3438 10 Rob Chaney 2970 11 Bill Rose 2882 12 Dean Jacobs 2731 13 Kenny Jacobs 2296 14 Shane Stewart
2270 15 Ed Neumeister2042
The All Stars have visited Lawrenceburg Speedway a total of
40 times over the years.Kelly Kinserhas 7 wins at the speedway. Fred Linder,
Lee Osborne, Kenny Jacobs, Rickey Hood, Dale Blaney, Kevin Huntley, Steve
Kinser, and Dave Blaney all have 2 wins each.Charlie Fisher, Dean Jacobs, Mark Kinser, Randy Kinser, Jack Hewitt, Gary Wright, Danny Smith, Danny
Lasoski, Joe Gaerte, Jac Haudenschild,
Chad Kemenah,
Jeff Shepard, Robbie Stanley, Tim Green, Phil Gressman, Kevin Briscoe, and Paul
McMahan all have one win each.
Former Owner/President of FAST and Black Swamp Media
Group. Currently just another fan in the stands.
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