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CAMARGO, IL (3-6-07) – The O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series has released the 2007 schedule that kicks off the inaugural season at the end of May. The Midwest All Star Series was formerly known as the Mid-American Sprint Series and was purchased by the All Stars late last year from Scott Benic and Joe Darmofal. The purpose of this acquisition was to rejuvenate winged 410 sprint car racing in the Illinois and Indiana areas while spreading the All Star brand of racing further West.

Series president Guy Webb, an Illinois native, is excited about the new series and what he hopes to accomplish by providing a sanctioning body for the great caliber of drivers in the Midwest. With several tracks closing, changing ownership, or reducing the number of winged 410 events, Webb saw the need to revive 410 racing in his own back yard.

The inaugural season for the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series will focus mainly in the Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri area. This region has seen a decline in places for these talented 410 drivers to run and the goal is to provide an opportunity for them to race for a decent purse and increase the fan base in this area with some good old-fashioned wheel to wheel All Star action.

“We want to bring back the days of Jim Moughan, Tim and Joey Montgomery, Jerrod Hull, Manny Rockhold, and the Standridge brothers providing some of the best racing entertainment for the Illinois fans,” said Webb. “We want to reconnect with the rich history of racing in the Illinois area. Guys like Jim Moughan, Sr., Chuck Amati, Cliff Cockrum, Bubby Jones, and Jerry Blundy. Those are the guys I enjoyed watching as a fan,” Webb continued. “I want to be able to re-create some of that excitement in the Midwest region with real sprint car racing – winged 410 sprints.”

A new web site is also in the works for the series and will be maintained separately from the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions web site, although the two will be inter-linked. News and information, along with race reports and stats, will be maintained for both sites by Black Swamp Media Group who provides several services for both groups. The new web site can be seen at www.midwestallstarseries.com .

Drivers wishing to compete in the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series for the 2007 season must purchase a membership in order to be eligible to receive points and discounted pit passes. Membership forms are now available on the new web site for downloading. *
2007 MASS Schedule*

*May *
5-25 Auto Tire and Parts Race Park - Benton, MO
5-26 Lincoln Speedway - Lincoln, IL

*June*
6-9 Spoon River Speedway - Canton, IL
6-13 I-55 Speedway - Pevely, MO
6-22 Auto Tire and Parts Race Park - Benton, MO
6-23 Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN
6-29 Kankakee Motor Speedway, Kankakee, IL
(co-sanction w/ IRA series)

*July*
7-7 Paragon Speedway - Paragon, IN
7-14 Clay County Speedway - Flora, IL
7-21 Spoon River Speedway - Canton, IL
7-25 TBA
7-27 Auto Tire and Parts Race Park - Benton, MO
7-28 St. Francois County Raceway - Farmington, MO

*August*
8-3 Morgan County Speedway - Jacksonville, IL
8-4 Montgomery County Speedway - New Florence, MO
8-10 Union County Speedway - Liberty, IN
8-24 Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, IN
8-31 Morgan County Speedway - Jacksonville, IL

*September*
9-14 Morgan County Speedway - Jacksonville, IL
9-15 Spoon River Speedway - Canton, IL

*October*
10-5 Morgan County Speedway - Jacksonville, IL
(co-sanction w/ All Star Circuit of Champions)

For more information on the O’Reilly Midwest All Star Series, please visit the web site at www.midwestallstarseries.com .

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Group. Currently just another fan in the stands.

what happen to the races that were suppose to run in iowa

I guess they never signed a contract. We'd love to take the series over there, but it doesn't look like that will happen in 2007.

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DUH... earth to the All Stars - July 14 - You're running against one of your home tracks (eldora) in the a crown jewel race (kings royal) and against yourself no less (your all stars are co-sanctioned with the outlaws at the royal). Doesnt make alot of sense to me.

Earth to clyde! The drivers and teams that I think this series is aimed toward most likely won't be making the trek to Eldora, especially from Illinois or Missouri. It's not like this is a series that is trying to pull the All Star drivers themselves in to run, this is a separate series. Heck, even Fremont Speedway has a weekly non-sanctioned race the same night as the King's Royal, and they're only a few hours apart!

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The chances of any of the ASCoC cars going to Flora, IL would probably be slim and the chances of the MASS guys coming to Eldora would be none. I don't think it will be an issue. Please remember that ASCoC and MASS are two separate entities and the points are kept separately. I believe MASS has a date overlapping the Knoxville Nationals as well. Most teams who are expected to be following the MASS tour would typically not be going to Knoxville anyway. If that should end up being a problem with any of the teams wishing to go to Knoxville, then maybe some provisions will need to be made. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

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Its one thing to run a race against your own series, but to do it on argueably the 2nd biggest sprint race of the year (one that you are co-sanctioning) didnt make much sense to me. If provisions are made for a driver that wants to go run the royal or knoxville, then thats a different story I guess.