$13,000 to Win NCRA Sprint Opener One Month Away!
Park City, Kansas – February 27, 2019 - We are just one month away from the ninth annual “Park City Cup/Air Capital Shootout” at 81 Speedway in Park City that will once again open the season for the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas 360-ci sprint car division. This year’s rendition will once again pay $13,000 to win with at least $600 to drivers making the championship night’s feature finale. All is set to take place on Thursday-Saturday night, April 4-6, 2019.
This annual event, that has become a staple for the series since this inaugural event, began in 2011 with the series standard $2000 winner payout. It was on April 2nd when 49-drivers checked in to the pit area. Luke Cranston of Ness City, Kansas led the first fifteen laps before Dover, Missouri’s Danny Lasoski took over the race lead and went on to claim the inaugural event.
Cranston settled for second while Jon Freeman, C.J. Johnson and Ty Williams rounded out the night’s top five.
This year will see all sprint cars competing participate in an open practice session on Thursday night (April 4) from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Pit passes will be $20 while grandstand admission will be free.
Friday night will see the official season opener for the NCRA 360-ci sprint car division and will pay $1500 to win with $200 going to drivers making the twenty-car-field. The Kansas-based United Rebel Sprint Series 305-ci sprinters will open their 2019 race season on this night as well. Grandstand admission for ages 12 and up are $25; children ages 6-11 grandstand admission is $10. All pit passes will be $35. Gates will open at 5:00 PM with race action set for a 7:00 PM start time.
Then on championship Saturday night it will be 360-ci sprinters only with heat races and last chance qualifiers on the agenda with the night’s championship feature winner taking the before-mentioned $13,000 paycheck. Series officials recently announced the nights feature finale will run 41-laps, in honor of former two-time race winner Jason Johnson. Gates will once again open at 5:00 PM with heat race action starting at 7:00 PM. Grandstand admission is $25 for adults 12 and over; $10 for ages 6-11. Pit passes are $35.
NCRA or ASCS rules will apply for this event.
More information on the ninth annual “PCC/ACS” can be obtained for accessing the series official website www.racencra.com while daily updates found on their official facebook page: NCRA Racing Series. Further questions can be answered by calling the series office (316) 755-1781.
The National Championship Racing Association would like to welcome the following partners for their involvement with the series for the 2019 race season: Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, Park City Chamber of Commerce, Ultr-Shield Racing Products, Keizer Wheels and Precise Racing Products.
2011 Park City Cup/Air Capital Shootout “A” feature results
1st B Feature: 1) Jason Martin 2) Joe Wood Jr. 3) Mark Pace 4) Brian Herbert 5) Billy Alley 6) Jay Russell 7) Barry Gifford 8) Taylor Velasquez 9) Trevor Grossenbacher 10) Ty Williams 11) Ryan Kitchen 12) A.J. Selenke 13) Josh Stephans 14) Whit Gastineau 15) Kyle Bellm 16) Justin Schwien 17) Justyn Cox 18) Rick Wright Jr.
2nd B Feature: 1) Danny Wood 2) Mike Peters 3) Cody Forshee 4) Garry Lee Maier 5) Patrick Stasa 6) Kris Miller 7) J.D. Johnson 8) Koby Barksdale 9) Brian Brown 10) John Cornell 11) Jason Schroeder 12) Bryan Gossel 13) Forrest Sutherland 14) Jeff Stasa 15) Jerry Graves Jr. 16) Jason Danley 17) Preston Peebles 18) Shawn McClelland 19) Robert Sellers
A Feature: 1) Danny Lasoski 2) Luke Cranston 3) Jon Freeman 4) CJ Johnson 5) Ty Williams 6) Patrick Stasa 7) Jack Dover 8) Mike Peters 9) Garry Lee Maier 10) Brian Brown 11) Danny Wood 12) Joe Wood Jr. 13) Jason Martin 14) Ryan Roberts 15) Steven Richardson 16) Jeremy Campbell 17) Billy Alley 18) Scott Lehman 19) Miranda Arnold 20) Brian Herbert 21) Mark Pace 22) Sean McClelland
Lap Leaders: Cranston 1-15; Lasoski 16-25
(Photos courtesy of Brad Brown)
