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Two Weeks until LoneStar Sprint Nationals; Event Updates
Kilgore TX (9/27/11) by DarinShort.com. A good ol’ fashioned weekend of Sprint Car racing is now on the horizon. There are several news items for the October 13-15th LoneStar Sprint Nationals (LSN), presented by Smiley's Racing Products, The Oil Medics, Eagle Motorsports, KJC Auto Title Loans, Outlaw Wings, Bishop Racing Components, Kear’s Speed Shop and Palm Harbor Homes at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore Texas.
First up is the announcement of another new event sponsor:
DAY Motor Sports has been in business over 35 years serving retail and wholesale customers alike. They pride themselves in offering the best customer service in the industry, and even slip in a little "Southern Hospitality" every now and then. Their facility is stocked full of various products and we welcome the opportunity to prove our level of service to you. Whether you are a racer, enthusiast, or retail business, DAY Motor Sports can provide you with vast inventory to choose from, competitive pricing and impeccable service. Click http://www.DAYmotorsports.com for details.
United States Air Force (USAF) Sponsored Car Running Both LSN Divisions:
The USAF will be kicking off the October 15th championship night with a special ceremony that will swear in a new group of USAF recruits prior to racing action. The USAF will have a display area inside the grandstand area that race fans can talk with their staff members, as well as check out the USAF sponsored sprint car driven by Kyle McCutcheon of Alamogordo, NM. Kyle will be racing in both the Sprint Car and RaceSaver® Sprint divisions. To view a picture of the brand new USAF car, visit the event website then scroll down the homepage to ‘Event News.’
Latest batch of official LSN driver entries:
Since the last announcement, another six Sprint Division teams have entered the LSN. The following new Sprint division entries include Brady Bacon of Sapulpa OK; Thomas & Lou Kennedy of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Jason Johnson of Eunice LA; Tim Crawley of Benton AR and Mike Goodman of Shawnee OK. Click www.darinshort.com/SCN.html to view the complete 126-sprint car early entry list which includes the RaceSaver® Sprint division.
Fan news items:
Event t-shirt artwork revealed. Visit the homepage of the event website ( www.darinshort.com/SCN.html ) and scroll down past the event flyer to check them out. The t-shirts will only be available at the track on race weekend, at an extremely fan friendly price of just $15! Note that XXL & XXXL sizes are available, but are $18.
There are several vendors at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals that are going to be on the grandstand side for fans to check out:
Graham Donuts – The Graham brothers are known for things going in circles with their website, www.PushinTheCushin.com – but they are diversifying their efforts into a new circled item: donuts. For real, you will be able to buy fresh, warm donuts at the LSN at their mobile donut making display…how cool is that!
BA Racing Gear – Based out of Kansas City, BA Racing Gear provides fans with a huge assortment of racing apparel, collectables and related items and they can be found at many large racing events across the country.
Action T-Shirts – Action is the apparel name behind many of the racing events across the country, including the LSN. Stop by to check out Norman’s deals on past event t-shirts, as he’ll be wheelin’ and dealin’ for sure! Visit www.ActionTShirts.com for more information.
Arizona Motorsports Promotions – Making the trip down from the Memphis area, Dearl Gilbert will bring his racing trailer stuffed full of fun items that fans will snatch up, such as a wide variety of racing apparel, collectables and kid-friendly items.
Crazy Bob’s BBQ – Their flagship restaurant location is just two miles away from the track in Liberty City, but Crazy Bob’s will have a self contained trailer selling some of their most popular items at the LSN, so race fans can try a variety of food items over the weekend.
Tony D’s Steak Sandwiches –Area racing promoter/vendor/grilling extraordinaire, Tony Dycus will be keeping fans fed all weekend long with these tasty, hot off the grill rib eye steak sandwiches…mmm.
DAK Simulations – Race fans will get their chance behind the wheel of a sprint car featuring simulated sprint car racing – so come race with the fastest fans in the stands! DAK is based out of Muncie, Indiana. Click www.DAKsimulations.com to learn more about them.
The track is currently wrapping up potential vendor applications for this event. Vendors such as apparel or racing related memorabilia that are interested in display space should contact Lisa at [email protected] for more information. The deadline for vendor requests is Monday, October 3. A vendor listing will be announced prior to the event so fans can know what to expect.
Driver news items:
Early online registration ends on Monday night October 10th. Only early entered drivers will be eligible for the two provisional starting positions that will be drawn by race fans in the stands prior to the race. Plus early registration saves teams $50 over race night pricing and helps keep race fans knowing who is racing. Visit the event website to get registered as soon as possible.
The Pit Steward for this event is Greg Holmes. He will be responsible for making sure the pit activities keep organized and moving along at a lightning fast pace. Greg will also conduct pit meetings throughout race weekend and coordinate communications with both scoring and the flagman.
As the race event date approaches, please make sure you have read through the rules/format page on the event website so you are familiar with how we will be running the event. Click www.darinshort.com/SCNrules.html for the direct link.
Reminder, all race teams will be required to rent transponders from the track on race weekend ($20 covers the whole weekend). This will ensure your team being scored properly each time your car hits the track and keep the program moving along as quick as possible. Fully operational RACECeivers are also required in all drivers’ helmets. RACECeivers help the track line up cars much faster, informs drivers of crashes and also keep the show moving along as quickly as possible. A limited amount of RACECeivers will be available for purchase from the racetrack for $110. Also note there is no draw fee for the competitors on Thursday or Friday night.
Also note that grooving or siping of tires is allowed for this event, at the race team’s discretion.
We are very thankful to the following sponsors for their support of the 2011 LoneStar Sprint Nationals. It has helped us to put together a large event in its first year - please remember to support businesses that support auto racing:
www.SmileysRacing.com - Smiley's Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest has been in the racing business since 1968 serving racers with everything they need to hit the track. Click this link to find out why racers nationwide choose Smiley's!
www.TheOilMedics.com - The Oil Medics is a truly proactive maintenance services company, and offers Truck Services without the expense or wait of a dealer. The Oil Medics are located at 2591 NE 28th Street Fort Worth, TX 76111 (Inside the Texas 150 Business Park).
www.EagleMotorsports.com - Eagle Motorsports' has been building championship winning cars since 1998. Including 4 410 Knoxville Nationals, 7 360 Knoxville Nationals, 9 All Stars titles, the 2011 World Series Sprint title and 6 USAC non-winged titles...for a winning car, call them today! Eagle Motorsports has also sweetened the pot for their Sprint Car division chassis customers at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals: The top finishing Eagle on Thurs/Fri will each receive a $150 product certificate towards any purchase of Eagle products. However, if they win the A-feature, that amount becomes $250/night. On Saturday night, the top finishing Eagle Motorsports chassis customer will receive $300 towards any purchase of Eagle products. If they win the championship A-feature, it will become $600!
www.KJC123.com - At KJC, we know sometimes life can throw you a curve ball, and you may need cash right now. With over 50 locations throughout Texas to serve you; with KJC it's as easy as 1-2-3 to put much needed cash in your hands - now! KJC Auto Title Loans is also the sponsor of the Saturday Championship night Sprint Car Division B feature #1 & 2, which has enabled us to pay those drivers not qualifying for the feature race a decent payday, even though they didn't make the big show - thanks to KJC Auto Title Loans! KJC Auto Title Loans is also a weekend proud sponsor of sprint car division driver Terry McCarl; wish him the best of luck at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals!
www.PalmHarbor.com/racing - As a proud sponsor of Michael “Spike” Lang, driver for theLang14.com Sprint Car, Palm Harbor is excited to work with the LoneStar team to create a fabulous Family Fun Night! Join us at our huge display behind the grandstands! Palm Harbor Homes is the nation's leading builder in modular and manufactured home construction. We are also proud to sell, finance and insure the finest manufactured homes and modular homes available in America today.
www.OutlawWings.com - Outlaw Wings (formally Airflow Racing Products) produces high performance racing wings for dirt racers all over the world. When down force is the name of the game, Outlaw Wings has the wing you need! Outlaw Wings is sponsoring the Friday night RaceSaver Sprint division and will award the winner with an Outlaw nose wing! They will also in the pits with Outlaw Wings products on display and for sale.
www.BishopRacingComponents.com - Bishop Racing Components has been a family owned company since opening nearly 25 years ago. Every employee of BRC either owns, drives, or works on a race car. We strive to give you the best products available at the best prices with the best customer service possible...which is why we are constantly out searching and testing new products, so you get the best product for your money! Make sure to visit their trailer in the LoneStar pit area as they are bringing their AFCO shock dyno and rebuilding system as well as selling race parts!
www.KearsSpeedShop.com – Kear’s Speed Shop of Tiffin, Ohio is synonymous with sprint car racing and has serviced racers for over 40 years. Kear’s will be bringing their track support parts truck. They service a wide range of chassis brands; and if you need something specific brought to the LSN, it is recommended that you call in your order ahead of time and they will be glad to bring it.
If your company is interested in becoming involved with this event as a marketing partner or sponsor, email Darin at [email protected] for more information. Click www.LoneStarSpeedway.com for track details and visit www.darinshort.com/SCN.html for complete LoneStar Sprint Nationals event website, Sprint division registration and flyer.
This event has all the makings of becoming an instant fall classic, so make plans now to join us October 13th – 15th at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals!
 
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Oct. 13-15 Final 131-Car LoneStar Sprint Nat’ls Entry List; Latest News
Kilgore TX (10/11/11) by DarinShort.com. A good ol’ fashioned weekend of Sprint Car racing is will take place this weekend in the $12,000 to win LoneStar Sprint Nationals at LoneStar Speedway. The weather forecast is looking stellar, with daytime highs in the mid-80’s and no precipitation predicted; and 131 total sprint teams from 16 states plus Canada have entered early.
The October 13-15th LoneStar Sprint Nationals (LSN), is presented by Smiley's Racing Products, The Oil Medics, Eagle Motorsports, KJC Auto Title Loans, Outlaw Wings, Bishop Racing Components, Kear’s Speed Shop, DAY Motorsports and Palm Harbor Homes it will be held at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore Texas.
Complete event details are located at www.darinshort.com/SCN.html and here is some top-line FAQ’s regarding the LSN both race teams and race fans:
RACE FANS:
-Tickets are not sold until race night. A three-day adult grandstand pass is available for a very affordable $40. Individual night adult tickets are $15 each on Oct. 13-14 and $20 for Saturday night’s championship Oct. 15. No outside food or drink are allowed into the grandstand area, an extensive amount of family-affordable food and drink options are available, as well as beer sales.
-Spectator gates open at 5pm nightly with racing at 7pm. FanFest will be held in the pit area from 3pm-4:45pm on Saturday and is free admittance to all who attend.
-Camping and lodging details are located at: www.darinshort.com/SCNfans.html
-A LSN event “build up” page containing all of the latest in pictures, video clips and more is located at: www.darinshort.com/SCNpics.html - and this page will continue to grow as the latest info hub for the race weekend, as driver interviews and video clips of racing action will be posted there.
RACE TEAMS:
-Sprint division drivers not yet entered can do so upon their arrival at the track on race night. Visit the event website for details. The RaceSaver® Sprint division is closed to further entries.
-The pits open at 3pm on Thursday, and Sam will be parking teams upon their arrival throughout the day. The pits will close from 2:45pm until they are cleared, and will reopen at 3pm with the draw-in to follow. There is no draw fee for any competitors throughout the weekend, but each team must rent a transponder from the track for $20 (covers the whole weekend). RACECeivers are required for all competitors, and must be in good working order. The draw closes at 6:30pm nightly.
-All teams are urged to read the rules/format page on the event website prior to their arrival so they are familiar with how the event will be run.
Please click www.LoneStarSpeedway.com for complete track details, directions and more.
2011 LoneStar Sprint Car Nationals FINAL Early Entries - Oct. 13-15, 2011
As of 10/11/11 AM – in alphabetical order
CAR #: SPRINT CAR ENTRIES: Driver Name/City/State:
16 Adams, Koty Doyline, LA
99 Bacon, Brady Sapulpa, OK
4 Baldaccini, Eric Keller, TX
17m Baughman, Josh Odessa, TX
14k Bellm, Kyle Nixa, MO
23B Bergman, Seth Snohomish, WA
31 Berryman, Brandon Missouri City, TX
21 Brown, Brian Grain Valley, MO
15 Brown, Wayne Poetry, TX
18 Bruce Jr., Tony Owasso, OK
14b Byrom, Robert Ft. Worth, TX
8 Carney II, John El Paso, TX
0 Chappell, Zach Talala, OK
30 Corn, Brandon Gause, TX
11c Covington, Matt Glenpool, OK
88 Crawley, Tim Benton, AR
2d Dobesh, Bryan Sioux Falls, SD
53 Dover, Jack Springfield, NE
45 Edwards, Martin Mesquite, TX
74e Estes, Claud Godley, TX
58 Floyd, Gary San Angelo, TX
11G Goodman, Mike Shawnee, OK
17 Griffith, Bruce Highlands, TX
15h Hafertepe Jr., Sam Sunnyvale, TX
79 Hall, Ryan Midlothian, TX
45x Herrera, Johnny Albuquerque, NM
69h Howery, Larry Hearne, TX
33 Huddleston, Mark Genoa, AR
23 Jenkins, Junior Greenville, TX
41 Johnson, Jason Eunice, LA
77x Johnson, Wayne Knoxville, IA
21k Kennedy, Lou Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
20k Kennedy, Thomas Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
29 Long, Larry Crandall, TX
5 McCutcheon, Kyle Alamogordo, NM
11 Melton, Justin Flower Mound, TX
2 Miller, Wes Sante Fe, TX
5h Moore, Mason Princeton, CA
90 Norick, Lance Cave Creek, AZ
36 Pate, John Angleton, TX
55 Pittman, Daryn Pittsboro, IN
7m Ramey, Kevin Ft. Worth, TX
21T Ray Allen Kulhanek Conroe, TX
87 Reutzel, Aaron Clute, TX
76 Ricketts, John Burleson, TX
35 Rilat, Greg Texas City, TX
29T Rilat, Travis Forney, TX
27 Shouse, Andy Oklahoma City, OK
51 Smith, Beau Texas City, TX
57 Stewart, Shane Bixby, OK
28 Swindell, Jeff Bartlett, TN
71x Tankersley, Channin Highlands, TX
45k Walker, Kolt Graham, TX
17w Welborn, Brad Princeton, TX
7w Welch, Dustyn Bryan, TX
12 Wester, Dale Ovilla, TX
44w Wheatley, Austen Lake Stevens, WA
10 White, George Ft. Worth, TX
20 Wilson, Chad N. Richland Hills, TX
03 Wood Jr., Joe Oklahoma City, OK
81 Wood, Danny Norman, OK
9 Wright, Gary Hooks, TX
CAR #: RaceSaver® SPRINT ENTRIES: Driver Name/City/State:
16 Adams, Koty Doyline, LA
01 Bartchy, Greg Benton, LA
47 Baughman, Tadd Odessa, TX
15hb Bloxom, Hunter Mesquite, TX
11B Bridges, Bruce Weatherford, TX
b51 Brown Jr., Johnny Orange, TX
224 Carney II, John El Paso, TX
2 Clement, Shane Bonham, TX
30c Corn, Chevy Gause, TX
3 Culp, Raven Seagoville, TX
95 Day, Jeff Greenville, TX
2x Doughty, Tucker Heath, TX
74B Drown, Derek Amarillo, TX
10 Ebarb, Matt Bossier City, LA
45 Edwards, Martin Mesquite, TX
19 Elliott, Steven San Angelo, TX
57 Enright, Russel Tyler, TX
69 Fielder, Brian Ft. Worth, TX
13x Floyd, Gary San Angelo, TX
28 Forbis, David Bossier City, LA
83 Freeman, Jon Georgetown, TX
84 Garland, David Irving, TX
20 George, Mike N. Richland Hills, TX
30s Gloeckler, Shane Joshua, TX
71 Hamilton, Dan Tyler, TX
6v Harger, Cody W. Monroe, LA
12b Hargroder, Marty Opelousas, LA
44a Harris, Darren Scott, LA
80 Hawkins, Josh Whitehouse, TX
30 Hawkins, Regan Whitehouse, TX
67 Henderson, Rodney Gun Barrel City, TX
99 Herring, Mike Flower Mound, TX
228 Hinton, Casey Duberly, LA
88 Hinton, Cody Joshua, TX
44 Howell, Jason Ft. Worth, TX
49 Johnson, Ty Eunice, LA
14 Lang, Michael Mesquite, TX
1m Long, Larry Crandall, TX
25 Mayfield, Sean Waco, TX
311 McCarl, Neil Haughton, LA
5 McCutcheon, Kyle Alamogordo, NM
79 McDonald, Charlie Midlothian, TX
11 Melton, Justin Flower Mound, TX
41 Merrell, Danny Ft. Worth, TX
0 Mills, Ross Kilgore, TX
8x Minor, Corey Roanoke, TX
48 Moore, Nathan Lindale, TX
8a Myers, Alan Sibley, LA
8 Myers, Ray Sibley, LA
17 Pack, Mike Batesville, AR
73 Page, Billy Mineola, TX
2L Payne, Logan Dallas, TX
18 Randall, Jon West, TX
92 Reed, James Wills Point, TX
1s Reneau, Scott Trinidad, TX
29 Rilat, Travis Forney, TX
7 Robbins, Cody Mansfield, LA
13 Shouse, Andy Oklahoma City, OK
31 Smith, Jay San Angelo, TX
59 Stanford, Marty Trenton, TX
26 Steed, Dalton Kennedale, TX
77 Sturgeon, Keith Ft. Worth, TX
TBA Suggs, Johnny Clinton, AR
17t Taylor, Jeff Cherry Hill, NJ
22 Thornton, Shannon Wylie, TX
v8 Vetter, Robert Wolf City, TX
12 Wester, Dale Ovilla, TX
13 Witt, Justin Bossier City, LA
24 Yarbrough, Matt Carrollton, TX
16 STATES REPRESENTED: TX, IA, AR, OK, MS, LA, NE, NM, NJ, WA, CA, MO, AZ, TN, SD, IN; PLUS CANADA.131 SPRINT DRIVERS ENTERED AS OF 10/11/11, INCLUDING 62 EARLY SPRINT CAR DIVISION ENTRIES & 69 FINAL RaceSaver® SPRINT DIVISION ENTRIES.
We are very thankful to the following sponsors for their support of the 2011 LoneStar Sprint Nationals. It has helped us to put together a large event in its first year - please remember to support businesses that support auto racing:
www.SmileysRacing.com - Smiley's Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest has been in the racing business since 1968 serving racers with everything they need to hit the track. Click this link to find out why racers nationwide choose Smiley's!
www.TheOilMedics.com - The Oil Medics is a truly proactive maintenance services company, and offers Truck Services without the expense or wait of a dealer. The Oil Medics are located at 2591 NE 28th Street Fort Worth, TX 76111 (Inside the Texas 150 Business Park).
www.EagleMotorsports.com - Eagle Motorsports' has been building championship winning cars since 1998. Including 4 410 Knoxville Nationals, 7 360 Knoxville Nationals, 9 All Stars titles, the 2011 World Series Sprint title and 6 USAC non-winged titles...for a winning car, call them today! Eagle Motorsports has also sweetened the pot for their Sprint Car division chassis customers at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals: The top finishing Eagle on Thurs/Fri will each receive a $150 product certificate towards any purchase of Eagle products. However, if they win the A-feature, that amount becomes $250/night. On Saturday night, the top finishing Eagle Motorsports chassis customer will receive $300 towards any purchase of Eagle products. If they win the championship A-feature, it will become $600!
www.KJC123.com - At KJC, we know sometimes life can throw you a curve ball, and you may need cash right now. With over 50 locations throughout Texas to serve you; with KJC it's as easy as 1-2-3 to put much needed cash in your hands - now! KJC Auto Title Loans is also the sponsor of the Saturday Championship night Sprint Car Division B feature #1 & 2, which has enabled us to pay those drivers not qualifying for the feature race a decent payday, even though they didn't make the big show - thanks to KJC Auto Title Loans! KJC would also like to wish Daryn Pittman the best of luck at LSN weekend as they are his weekend sponsor in the Terry McCarl owned #55 entry.
www.PalmHarbor.com/racing - As a proud sponsor of Michael “Spike” Lang, driver for theLang14.com Sprint Car, Palm Harbor is excited to work with the LoneStar team to create a fabulous Family Fun Night! Join us at our huge display behind the grandstands! Palm Harbor Homes is the nation's leading builder in modular and manufactured home construction. We are also proud to sell, finance and insure the finest manufactured homes and modular homes available in America today.
www.OutlawWings.com - Outlaw Wings (formally Airflow Racing Products) produces high performance racing wings for dirt racers all over the world. When down force is the name of the game, Outlaw Wings has the wing you need! Outlaw Wings is sponsoring the Friday night RaceSaver Sprint division and will award the winner with an Outlaw nose wing! They will also in the pits with Outlaw Wings products on display and for sale.
www.BishopRacingComponents.com - Bishop Racing Components has been a family owned company since opening nearly 25 years ago. Every employee of BRC either owns, drives, or works on a race car. We strive to give you the best products available at the best prices with the best customer service possible...which is why we are constantly out searching and testing new products, so you get the best product for your money! Make sure to visit their trailer in the LoneStar pit area as they are bringing their AFCO shock dyno and rebuilding system as well as selling race parts!
www.KearsSpeedShop.com – Kear’s Speed Shop of Tiffin, Ohio is synonymous with sprint car racing and has serviced racers for over 40 years. Kear’s will be bringing their track support parts truck. They service a wide range of chassis brands; and if you need something specific brought to the LSN, it is recommended that you call in your order ahead of time and they will be glad to bring it.
www.DAYmotorsports.com has been in business over 35 years serving retail and wholesale customers alike. They pride themselves in offering the best customer service in the industry, and even slip in a little "Southern Hospitality" every now and then. Their facility is stocked full of various products and we welcome the opportunity to prove our level of service to you. Whether you are a racer, enthusiast, or retail business, DAY Motor Sports can provide you with vast inventory to choose from, competitive pricing and impeccable service.
Click www.LoneStarSpeedway.com for track details and visit www.darinshort.com/SCN.html for complete LoneStar Sprint Nationals event website and flyer.
This event has all the makings of becoming an instant fall classic, so make plans now to join us this weekend, October 13th – 15th, at the LoneStar Sprint Nationals!
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