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Early Entries and Manufacturer Awards Rolling In For Cowtown Sprint Nationals

Kennedale, TX (9/9/09) by DarinShort.com. Kicking off exactly one month from today’s date, October 9-10, will mark the largest total track purse in Cowtown Speedway history with the running of the 2nd Annual Cowtown Sprint Nationals (CSN) presented by ShopTheBoss.com and Lone Star Speedway.

A staggering 2-day purse in excess of $85,000 will be on the line. The sprint winner on Friday night’s 30-lapper will take home $2,000 and $8,000 will await the winner of the 35-lap ASCS sprint finale on Saturday October 10th. Joining the sprint cars will be the 9th annual Topless 100, the Topless Limited Modifieds and the Winged 600’s Championships.

Early driver entries are rolling in to the speedway, plus a multitude of product awards from leading industry manufacturers are backing their support of the event.

The CSN is building into a true national event, as there are already several regions represented in the early entries. Drivers planning on attending this event are urged to pre-enter their cars, as; the track will reserve a spot in the pit area for their hauler. Plus it allows fans to keep informed of the drivers coming. Drivers not pre-entering will not receive a reserved pit space and they most likely will not get to park where they would like. Visit the track website to get registered today, as we expect a very full pit area; as was the case in the 2008 event.

As of 9/9/09, here are the current sprint car driver entries, as well as the region they represent:

Cowtown Sprint Nationals Pre-Entries:

(LS=ASCS Lone Star Region, SO=Sooner, GS=Gulf South SW=Southwest, NAT=National Series, INV='Invading' Driver)

03 Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK SO

3S John Carney II, El Paso TX SW

4 Brad Graham, Springfield MO SO

5m Glenn Martin, North Richland Hills TX LS

7M Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth TX LS

9 Brian Parker, Midlothian TX LS

10 George White, Ft. Worth TX LS

11 Justin Melton, Flower Mound TX LS

14 Michael Lang, Mesquite TX LS

14B Robert Byrom, Ft. Worth TX LS

14K Kyle Bellm, Nixa MO SO

15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX INV

18 Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS NAT

21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO NAT *'08 CSN Winner

29 Travis Rilat, Forney TX NAT

35 Greg Rilat, Texas City TX GS

40 Junior Jenkins, Greenville TX LS

41 Jason Johnson, Eunice LA NAT *'08 CSN Runner-Up

74E Claud Estes, Jr., Godley TX LS

87 Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX GS

88R Andy Rea, Crowley TX LS

With nearly $10,000 added to this year’s CSN, we expect somewhere between 60-80 sprint teams to converge upon Cowtown Speedway for this event. We will update the entry list periodically between now and race weekend.

And several of the industry’s top manufacturers are showing their support of the CSN by offering great awards to sprint teams. Sprint teams; make sure to support the businesses that support your racing at the CSN. Here is a current listing of CSN event awards:

Keizer Wheels http://www.keizerwheels.com/ – (10, total) $50 Product Certificates for the Saturday heat winners.

HRP (Hepfner Racing Products) http://www.hrpracing.com/ - (8, total) $50 Product Certificates for the Friday heat races.

DMI Racing http://www.sprintracecomponents.com/ – (16, total) $50 Product Certificates for the second place heat race finishers each night.

Tear Off Apparel http://www.tearoffapparel.com/ - $200 off an order of 12 dozen or more t-shirts for the “Best Appearing Car.”

Simpson Racing Products www.SimpsonRaceProducts.com (8, total) $50 product certificates to the winners of the sprint B-features.

If you are a manufacturer and would like to join the excitement of the CSN and looking for effective solutions for marketing your product, please email [email protected] for more information.

The increased size of this year’s event wouldn’t be possible without the addition of two new sponsors:

The Bargain Outlet Super Store, AKA “The BOSS,” is a brand new cash and carry home improvement store in the DFW area and offers 50% off flooring and more. The BOSS is conveniently located on Valley View Lane in Irving near DFW Airport. Race fans can visit their display under the grandstands to check out their top quality products for the home, plus Cowtown fans will receive an exclusive discount offer.

And the newly reopened Lone Star Speedway is ramping up for their giant World of Outlaws sprint car event to be held on October 24th. Fans are encouraged to purchase their advance WoO tickets at Cowtown Speedway in the Lone Star Speedway display at the track. Lone Star will also be hosting several fun promotions for fans throughout the race weekend.

Here is a breakdown of the weekend’s events that include four premier racing divisions:

Cowtown Sprint Nationals. This is the 2nd annual event, and it’s a sanctioned point’s race for ASCS Gulf South, Sooner and Lone Star regions. Drivers from throughout the region, plus many National invaders will all be slugging it out in a 30-lap, 22-car, $2,000 to win feature race on Friday October 9th and a giant $8,000 to win, 35-lap, 24-car championship feature on October 10th. Last year’s winner was the 2007 Knoxville 410 Sprint Car point champion, Brian Brown; with 2008 ASCS National Champion Jason Johnson finishing in second. 49 sprint drivers competed in the inaugural event, with even a larger field predicted for this year. A practice night is scheduled for all race divisions on Thursday October 8th. Drivers who have not been to Cowtown in 2009 are highly encouraged to attend, as the track has been widened nearly 15 feet since 2008.

Drivers. There is no entry fee for sprint cars at the Cowtown Sprint Nationals. In turn, sprint teams need to pre-enter at the track website in order to have a pit space reserved for them in the pit area. That allows the track to keep organized and race fans informed of whom they will see racing throughout the weekend. Pre-entries must be received by October 3rd. No phone-in registrations or pit reservations are allowed. The pit parking chart will be completed on October 4th. Visit www.CowtownSpeedway.com to preregister.

Fans. You can expect to see all of the sprint car stars from the South, including the top 10 in points for each of the ASCS Sooner, Lone Star and Gulf regions. Plus, many ASCS National Series stars can be expected, as there is no National series event scheduled for the weekend. Many ‘invaders’ from across the U.S. will also take on the ¼ mile high banks; as was the case with last year’s winner, Brian Brown. The pre-entry list will be published as drivers sign up at the track website.

Topless 100. As in the 2008 Cowtown Sprint Nationals weekend, the wildly popular 9th annual Topless 100 for Modifieds will join the sprint car action. Their feature will take place following the sprint car feature event. Advance online pre-entry is highly recommended by October 3rd, as it reserves you a pit space and will save drivers $25. No phone-in registrations or pit reservations are allowed. Practice will be held on October 8th with qualifying action on October 9th. Early entries include Sam Hafertepe Jr., Scooter Bates, Glenn Leuschner, Tom Lorenz and Danny Caldwell.

Topless Limited Modifieds and the Winged 600’s Championships will round out the racing action with each winner taking home a $1,500 payday. Advance online pre-entry is highly recommended by October 3rd, as it reserves you a pit space and will save drivers $25. No phone-in registrations or pit reservations are allowed. Practice October 8th and qualifying the 9th.

Two-day grandstand passes. Increased ’09 purse, but no increased ticket or pit prices! Fans can save $10 by purchasing their tickets online at the track website through October 8; as 2-day adult grandstand pass will cost just $35. 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. Pit passes are $35 each night and are available on race night by cash only; as the track payback is in cash. No checks allowed.

2nd Annual Cowtown Fan Fest. On October 10th, race fans of all ages holding event tickets for that night’s Nationals finale will be allowed into the pit area from 3pm until 4:15pm. Fans will be able to check out the cars and stars in all four of the race divisions, take pictures, visit with the teams, purchase team apparel & merchandise; plus get a behind the scenes look before the action takes place on the track. Plus, many prizes will be given away to race program holders attending the Fan Fest. Last year’s Fan Fest grand prize received a sublimated pit crew shirt from Kevin Ramey.

Travel Tips. For flight options, www.Travelocity.com is a great source of information, especially by clicking their ‘Last Minute Deals’ section that includes hotels and even car rentals; many at heavily discounted prices. Also note that DFW serves as a major airport hub for the entire U.S., and with a bit of planning, you can fly in and out during the week affordably; so you can return for the following weekend’s racing action.

Weather. October is typically dry and highs in the 80’s. We will monitor the weather as the event date gets closer.

It’s Almost Here. We look forward to see many new teams and faces at the Cowtown Sprint Nationals, and please visit CowtownSpeedway.com for the latest event news, as the Nationals page will be updated regularly.

Plus, Don’t Miss These Upcoming Sprint Events In The Area, Which Are Also Listed Within One Web Page at the $400,000 www.SouthernMonthOfMoney.com:

Event #2. 36th annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals¸ October 16th and 17th, Mesquite, TX. Sprint teams travel across town the for next weekend’s Lucas Oil ASCS National series action. For event information, please visit www.DevilsBowl.com

Event #3. World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, TX. The ultra-fast ½ mile clay high-banks plays host to the cars and stars of the World of Outlaws sprint series on the following Saturday, October 24th. Race fans can expect to see similar jaw-dropping action when the series made its triumphant return to the speed plant this past April. This is the last WoO event heading into the World Finale’s at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Visit www.LonestarSpeedway.com for all event details. Lone Star is less than a 1.5 hour drive straight east of DFW on I-20.

Event #4. 22nd annual Hoosier Racing Tire Short Track Nationals presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR; October 29th-31st. About 4 ½ hours up the freeway on Interstate 30 from DFW, the next stop is the wild and drama filled Short Track Nationals (STN). The championship event pays $15,000 to win and $2,200 to start. Each year, sprint teams and fans from across the country converge upon Little Rock for three nights of great sprint car racing. The following weekend is the unscheduled vertical water date for the STN, the WoO World Finale’s at Lowe’s and NASCAR weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

Event #5. 3rd Annual City Vending November Sprint Shootout (NSS) and Eagle Chassis ASCS2 Series Finale, November 13-14, Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, TX. The 2nd annual NSS in 2008 left fans screaming “we want more!” Over 200 race teams slugged it out over the weekend, with Arkansas’s Tim Crawley holding off a hard-charging Tony Bruce Jr. and Jason Johnson for the sprint bragging rights. This year’s event pays sprint teams a bulked-up $7,000 to win and $500 for 24th. Friday night will guarantee every sprint driver in the pits a starting spot in a $1,000 to win 25-lap qualifying feature. Last year, due to high car count, three $1,000 to-win sprint features were held. The same event format is on tap for the 2009 NSS edition. Each division of the ASCS2 will pay $2,000 to their respective winners.

More Early Entries Stream In For Cowtown Sprint Nationals

Kennedale TX (9/15/09) by DarinShort.com. Nearly a dozen more sprint entries have arrived since last Wednesday’s initial announcement for the Cowtown Sprint Nationals presented by ShopTheBoss.com and Lone Star Speedway. And now, early entries for the Topless 100 for Modifieds, Topless Limited Modifieds and Winged 600 Championships are coming in as well. The $85,000 event is set for October 9-10 at Cowtown Speedway and features the stars and cars of the ASCS Lone Star, Gulf South and Sooner regions. Plus, several Lucas Oil National ASCS Sprint Series drivers have entered, as their schedule is ‘off’ that weekend.

It’s very important that drivers pre-register for this event, as it reserves them a pit space and helps the race track put together the jigsaw puzzle of large tow rigs in the pit area; and helps the announcers to keep fans better informed.

To pre-enter, please go to www.CowtownSpeedway.com then click on the “Nationals” link on the home page. Scroll down the Nationals page and there you will see the quick, 2-step registration process. The cutoff for preregistration is October 4.

Premium spots in the pits are going fast, and phone in reservations are not accepted. Only drivers that are pre-registered will be assigned pit space. Those spaces will be staked with the driver’s name on them on practice night, October 8th. Drivers not pre-registering will be parked wherever the track deems best on race night.

The track is expecting a field of around 60 sprint teams, and nearly 200 cars total by race time, which will make for a very full pit area.

Cowtown Sprint Nationals Pre-Entries
as of 9/15/09 AM
LS=ASCS Lone Star Region, SO=Sooner, GS=Gulf South SW=Southwest, NAT=National Series, INV='Invading' Driver

0 Chris Morgan, Topeka KS INV

03 Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK SO

3S John Carney II, El Paso TX SW

4 Brad Graham, Springfield MO SO

5m Glenn Martin, North Richland Hills TX LS

7M Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth TX LS

9 Brian Parker, Midlothian TX LS

10 George White, Ft. Worth TX LS

11 Justin Melton, Flower Mound TX LS

12 Logan Bledsoe, Richmond TX GS

14 Michael Lang, Mesquite TX LS

14B Robert Byrom, Ft. Worth TX LS

14K Kyle Bellm, Nixa MO SO

15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX INV

17W Brad Welborn, Princeton TX LS

18 Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS NAT

21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO NAT

21T Tommy Bryant, Conroe TX GS

24 Terry McCarl, Altoona IA INV

24G David Gailley, Forney TX LS

25 Brian McClelland, Collinsville OK LS

29 Travis Rilat, Forney TX NAT

35 Greg Rilat, Texas City TX GS

40 Junior Jenkins, Greenville TX LS

41 Jason Johnson, Eunice LA NAT

67 Rodney Henderson, Gun Barrel City TX LS

69 Larry Howery, Hearne TX GS

74E Claud Estes, Jr., Godley TX LS

76 John Ricketts, Burleson TX LS

87 Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX GS

88 Scottie McDonald, New Caney TX GS

88R Andy Rea, Crowley TX LS

TOPLESS 100 MODIFIEDS:

89 Glenn Leuschner, Irving TX

84 Tom Lorenz, Mesquite TX

81 Danny Caldwell, Princeton TX

15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX

12 Scooter Bates, Killeen TX

WINGED 600's CHAMPIONSHIPS:

22 Payton Williams, N. Richland Hills TX

83 C.J. Duarte, Burleson TX

28 Nathan Batson, Alvin TX

TOPLESS LTD MODIFIEDS:

B4 Kevin Brown, Richardson TX

For complete event details, including previous press releases, advance tickets, hotels, directions and much more, please click www.CowtownSpeedway.com then click the ‘Nationals’ link on the home page.

And since yesterday's run of press releases, 5 more sprint entries have arrived...

(in case you are not familiar with those drivers, I added some notes next to some of the new entries as FYI)

Cowtown Sprint Nationals Pre-Entries
as of 9/16/09 AM
LS=ASCS Lone Star Region, SO=Sooner, GS=Gulf South SW=Southwest, NAT=National Series, INV='Invading' Driver
0 Chris Morgan, Topeka KS INV
03 Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK SO
1m Jim Moughan, Springfield IL INV (won the 25th annual Tom Knowles Memorial this past weekend at Canton, IL)
3S John Carney II, El Paso TX SW
4 Brad Graham, Springfield MO SO
5m Glenn Martin, North Richland Hills TX LS
7M Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth TX LS
9 Brian Parker, Midlothian TX LS
10 George White, Ft. Worth TX LS
11 Justin Melton, Flower Mound TX LS
12 Logan Bledsoe, Richmond TX GS
14 Michael Lang, Mesquite TX LS
14B Robert Byrom, Ft. Worth TX LS
14K Kyle Bellm, Nixa MO SO
15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX INV
17W Brad Welborn, Princeton TX LS
18 Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS NAT
21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO NAT
21T Tommy Bryant, Conroe TX GS
24 Terry McCarl, Altoona IA INV
24G David Gailley, Forney TX LS
25 Brian McClelland, Collinsville OK LS
29 Travis Rilat, Forney TX NAT
35 Greg Rilat, Texas City TX GS
40 Junior Jenkins, Greenville TX LS
41 Jason Johnson, Eunice LA NAT
67 Rodney Henderson, Gun Barrel City TX LS
69 Larry Howery, Hearne TX GS
74E Claud Estes, Jr., Godley TX LS
76 John Ricketts, Burleson TX LS
87 Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX GS
87 Billy Melton, Longview TX LS
88 Tim Crawley, Benton AR NAT (won the '08 NSS at Cowtown in his first ever visit)
88 Scottie McDonald, New Caney TX GS
88R Andy Rea, Crowley TX LS
95 Matt Covington, Glenpool OK SO (picked up a Knoxville 360 win in '09)

9/17AM Update - Now 42 Sprints Pre-entered

Note that there are still a lot of drivers yet to enter in all divisions...but these drivers have taken the time to get registered and get their pit parking space reserved for the CSN.

Also, by preregistering, it allows the track to prepare each driver's pay card for the weekend in advance - which saves each person time at the pit gate on Friday night, as the lines will move much faster.

If you are coming, please preregister today at www.cowtownspeedway.com/csn09.html (scroll down the page and you will see the quick 2-step registration process)...it will help us to help you!

And race fans - make sure to take advantage of the $10 off advance 2-day ticket pricing. Those tickets can be purchased at the above link too.

Cowtown Sprint Nationals Pre-Entries
as of 9/17/09 AM
LS=ASCS Lone Star Region, SO=Sooner, GS=Gulf South
SW=Southwest, NAT=National Series, INV='Invading' Driver

0 Chris Morgan, Topeka KS INV
03 Joe Wood Jr., Oklahoma City OK SO
1m Jim Moughan, Springfield IL INV
3 Gary Watson, Beaumont TX GS
3S John Carney II, El Paso TX SW
4 Brad Graham, Springfield MO SO
5m Glenn Martin, North Richland Hills TX LS
7M Kevin Ramey, Ft. Worth TX LS
9 Brian Parker, Midlothian TX LS
10 George White, Ft. Worth TX LS
11 Justin Melton, Flower Mound TX LS
12 Logan Bledsoe, Richmond TX GS
12W Dale Wester, Ovilla TX LS
14 Michael Lang, Mesquite TX LS
14B Robert Byrom, Ft. Worth TX LS
14K Kyle Bellm, Nixa MO SO
15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX INV
17W Brad Welborn, Princeton TX LS
18 Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal KS NAT
21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO NAT
21T Tommy Bryant, Conroe TX GS
24 Terry McCarl, Altoona IA INV
24G David Gailley, Forney TX LS
25 Brian McClelland, Collinsville OK LS
28 Chris Lloyd, Moore OK SO
29 Travis Rilat, Forney TX NAT
35 Greg Rilat, Texas City TX GS
40 Junior Jenkins, Greenville TX LS
41 Jason Johnson, Eunice LA NAT
45 J.P. Bailey, Collinsville OK SO
53 Jack Dover, Springfield NE NAT
55D David Doyle, Copperas Cove TX LS
67 Rodney Henderson, Gun Barrel City TX LS
69 Larry Howery, Hearne TX GS
74E Claud Estes, Jr., Godley TX LS
76 John Ricketts, Burleson TX LS
87 Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX GS
87 Billy Melton, Longview TX LS
88 Tim Crawley, Benton AR NAT
88 Scottie McDonald, New Caney TX GS
88R Andy Rea, Crowley TX LS
95 Matt Covington, Glenpool OK SO

TOPLESS 100 MODIFIEDS:

4 Bobby Malcus, Grand Prairie TX
10 George White, Ft. Worth TX
12 Scooter Bates, Killeen TX
15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale TX
81 Danny Caldwell, Princeton TX
84 Tom Lorenz, Mesquite TX
88 Clyde Dunn Jr., Mesquite TX
89 Glenn Leuschner, Irving TX

WINGED 600's CHAMPIONSHIPS

22 Payton Williams, N. Richland Hills TX
28 Nathan Batson, Alvin TX
70 Dean Hackney, Purcell OK
83 C.J. Duarte, Burleson TX

TOPLESS LTD MODIFIEDS:

B4 Kevin Brown, Richardson TX
99 Chase Brewer, Watauga TX