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Cody Morris, TULSA, OK (6-28-2011) - Independence Day and Dirt Track Racing. The long annual wait is coming to its anticipated end. A family tradition for generations, indeed since the inception of the sport itself, our beloved Nation's 235th birthday will again be celebrated in that most unique American way.

In celebration of the birthday of our country, race fans will again make that yearly American Pilgrimage to the race track, honoring not only the American birthday, but also our truly singular and beloved American heritage, dirt track racing.

This coming 4th of July weekend, all regional race fans are invited to see the very best open wheel racing in the Sooner State this Saturday and Sunday, July 2nd and 3rd, as all three divisions of the Lucas Oil American Small Car Series headline an Independence Day Special at Dutton's Speedway in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma.

As fireworks light the surrounding horizon, the Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw, Non Wing, and Restricted divisions will tango their way around the fast semi-banked, 1/6th mile oval in their sole appearance of the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 campaign atop Dutton's Speedway clay.

Becoming a firm fixture in the regional open wheel racing scene, Sapulpa, Oklahoma's reigning Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw Champion Blake Hahn leads the Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaws into the Independence Day Double with Linsday, Oklahoma upstart Harli White 49 markers behind in the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Outlaw Championship chase.

Coweta, Oklahoma's Kade Morton follows the lead duo into the first Lucas Oil ASCS2 sanctioned event at Duttons Speedway in nearly two years following a washout of 4th of July ASCS2 racing in 2010.

A two time winner in 2010 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing competition, Oklahoma City's Trey Marcham leads the always exciting Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing division into the Dutton's double. Glenpool, Oklahoma's Matt Ward haunts Marcham into two day event, trailing by a scant 8 points.

A fellow two time winner in 2011 ASCS2 action, Pauls Valley native and 2010 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing runner up Steven Shebester continues his 2011 assualt on the Non Wing crown, a mere 44 markers off Marcham's leading pace.

A sweeper of most recent Lucas Oil ASCS2 action at Port City Raceway, Coweta, Oklahoma's Chance Morton leads the Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted division into the weekend. On the strength of three 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted triumphs, Morton takes a stout 85 point advantage into the weekend over Atoka, Oklahoma's Austin Shores.

Following the first win of his young career in Lucas Oil ASCS2 action at I-44 Speedway, Shores enters the holiday weekend with hopes of gaining ground in his first Lucas Oil ASCS2 title assault.

Cyril, Oklahoma's versatile young talent Cord Dodson enters the fray third in the 2011 Restricted ranks, 133 points behind Morton's fast pace, but also with something of a home field advantage over the top two, as the 37 mile tow will be the shortest Lucas Oil ASCS2 haul of the 2011 campaign for Dodson.

The Lucas Oil ASCS2 Restricted invasion of Duttons Speedway will be met with fierce resistance on several fronts. A winner in most recent Duttons Speedway weekly Restricted 600 action, Lawton, Oklahoma's Brandon Boggs stands in strong defense alongside current Dutton's Speedway Restricted leader and Anadarko native Ryan Padgett.

The Lucas Oil ASCS2 Non Wing foray onto Dutton's dirt will see stiff resistance as well, such as Dutton's Speedway current Non Wing point leader Kyle Skaggs and Anadarko's hometown favorite Brent Venable. With I-44 Speedway taking the weekend off in support of the Independence Day showdown, many regional pilots can be expected to join the Lucas Oil ASCS2 showdown at Dutton's Speedway.

The Lucas Oil ASCS2 Independence Day showdown at Duttons Speedway begins Saturday, July 2nd at 8pm with pit gates opening to race teams at 5pm. The showdown concludes with a Sunday, July 3rd finale with gates to also open at 5pm and action to begin at 8pm.

A reminder to ALL regional racing teams, registration for the Lucas Oil American Small Car Series is still OPEN. Drivers must be registered to be eligible for the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 point fund. Drivers must also be registered with the Lucas Oil American Small Car Series to be eligible for the $40 Weld Racing gift certificates given to the winner of any Lucas Oil American Small Car Series event.

Again, drivers must be registered with the Lucas Oil American Small Car Series to be eligible for the $40 Weld Racing gift certificates. These gift certificates are earmarked to the winners that are REGISTERED with the Lucas Oil American Small Car Series.

Drivers can register at the ASCS2 trailer at this weekend's ASCS2 event at Duttons Speedway. Registration forms can be accessed within the ASCS2 website by clicking on the DOWNLOADS tab. The forms can then be printed and filled out and mailed to ASCS headquarters or given to the ASCS2 trailer at this weekend's event.

There is a $75 registration fee. The 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS2 Registration period is currently scheduled to close friday, July 8th. Effectively, this weekend's double at Duttons Speedway will be the final chance for drivers to register with the ascs2 trailer.

For more information regarding the Lucas Oil American Small Car Series, please contact ASCS headquarters at 918.838.3777

For more information regarding Duttons Speedway, please visit www.duttonsspeedway.com or contact track promoter Orval Williams at 580.774.5599.

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Nothing like spending a Holiday at the racetrack! Especially one by a lake. Time for some dirt slingin', wings flyin', apple pie, and Stars and Stripes!!

Let's Go Racin'!!

Wes keep Cody away from the Lake plz. Been to Cobb once and there are things me and a buddy are still trying to figure out.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands 
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he 
stands at times of challenge and controversy." 
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Erich Petersen 

Lol! No doubt, man! Btw, how's the weather looking for this weekend? Haha! All I'm seeing is 100's forever! Gonna be a scorcher. Hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July!

Last year CCC and I took a chance and drove down there...just to get rained out right at race time. It rained all night. We went to Nowhere for NOTHING!! lol.

Let's Go Racin'!!

E it would be almost impossible to get me to go into that lake. I don't even want to be around there really. Every holiday weekend the place is filled with social drunks just actin' the ass. I mean take the worst thing you ever saw at a pub - multiply by it about 600 - and thats Lake Fort Cobb during holidays (esp 4th of july).

That and I really doubt any form of government goes to the extreme effort required to make the place clean. after friday night that place will be a toxic waste dump.....and who even knows with the water. If I want some water amusement I'll swim in my neighbors swimming pool. it's super clean and they won't even be here this weekend so pretty sure thats what I will do lol. and actually screw that too - I like air conditioning A LOT!! it takes a lot to get me to abandon it (i.e. racing lol). Some might call that lazy - I call it appreciating all the miserably hot days mankind had to endure without it - it would be an insult to them NOT to enjoy it LOL jk.

But just for shits and giggles.....what are you guys still trying to figure out about the Lake Ft. Cobb? lol

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LMAO Wes - not sure if we really "took a chance".........we kinda had to be there lol.

what a wall of water that was. we were just trying to find refuge and avoid being washed out by one of those creeks in between the hills lol.

We thought we were just in a hole in the corner store in the BFE - turns out the place wasn't half bad - and furthermore it was a town....or something like a town. A memento had to be purchased lol.

I still remember that wall of water like it was yesterday though. maybe because it's been that long since el reno really had something like that (at least the southern side lol) - that sure was a washout. and memorial day last year comin' back from CCS - I'll always remember that one too lol. hate to say it but some storms would be nice this weekend. If they were out by Elk City or sumthin the sun would go behind it a couple hours early and it would cool off earlier. its gonna be a hot one thats for sure.

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We were fishing on the deck on the SW corner of the lake. As we were there a group of people launched a boat, A group was two guys and a gal. Being both me and my buddy being collge age at the time we thought the worst of course . We never saw the boat again after that.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands 
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he 
stands at times of challenge and controversy." 
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Erich Petersen