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Press Release Submitted by BigDog on 06/14/2009 at 4:56 PM Send To Friend | Report Press Release
ASCS Speedweek by the Numbers Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 4, 2009) – Just one day from the opening round of the 17th Annual F&J Construction ASCS Speedweek featuring the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, a look at Speedweek History by the Numbers is in order. ASCS Speedweek kicks off Friday night at Texarkana 67 Speedway before moving on to Little Rock's I-30 Speedway on Saturday night. Ensuing stops include Creek County Speedway (Tuesday), Devil's Bowl Speedway (June 11), State Fair Speedway (June 12) and Lawton Speedway (June 13). 104 Speedweek features contested from 1993 through 2008.

27 Racetracks that have hosted at least one Speedweek event.

31 Drivers that have won at least one Speedweek main event.

29 Speedweek features won by Gary Wright.

7 Number of different Speedweek champions (Gary Wright 6, Terry Gray 4, Jason Johnson 2, Kevin Ramey 1, Shane Stewart 1, Tim Crawley 1, Darren Stewart 1).

50 Top Speedweek car count (Creek County Speedway 6/20/93 and Devil’s Bowl Speedway 7/20/01).

29 Speedweek events with car count of 40 or greater.

35.7 Average Speedweek event car count.

3 Most consecutive Speedweek feature wins. (Jason Johnson in 2006 and Gary Wright in 2007)

87 Drivers with at least one Speedweek top-five feature finish.

67 Most career Speedweek top-five feature finishes - Gary Wright

10 Most consecutive Speedweek top-five feature finishes - Gary Wright & Jason Johnson.

3 Longest active streak of consecutive Speedweek top-five feature finishes – Gary Wright.

157 Drivers with at least one Speedweek top-ten feature finish.

80 Most career Speedweek top-ten feature finishes - Gary Wright.

40 Most consecutive Speedweek top-ten feature finishes - Terry Gray.

17 Longest active streak of consecutive Speedweek top-ten feature finishes – Jason Johnson.

294 Drivers that have started at least one Speedweek feature. 15 Drivers that competed in all six Speedweek events last year. 69 Drivers that competed in at least one Speedweek event last year. 0 Number of Speedweek events that 2009 Lucas Oil ASCS contenders Paul McMahan, Jack Dover, Brady Bacon, Seth Bergman and Donnie Ray Crawford have competed in prior to this year.

41 Car number of defending Speedweek champion – Jason Johnson. ASCS Speedweek Particulars: 17th Annual ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek featuring the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters When & Where: ROUND ONE: Friday night, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. – Texarkana 67 Speedway ROUND TWO: Saturday night, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. – I-30 Speedway ROUND THREE: Tuesday night, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. – Creek County Speedway ROUND FOUR: Thursday night, June 11 at 8:00 p.m. – Devil's Bowl Speedway ROUND FIVE: Friday night, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. – State Fair Speedway ROUND SIX: Saturday night, June 13 at 8:00 p.m. – Lawton Speedway ASCS Speedweek Point Fund: The top seven in final ASCS Speedweek points, "The Magnificent Seven", will divvy up the $10,000 point fund in the following manner: Champion - $2,000 2nd - $1,600 3rd - $1,500 4th - $1,400 5th - $1,300 6th - $1,200 7th - $1,000 Track Information: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, AR) – ¼-mile semi-banked clay oval located east of Texarkana on I-30 to Exit 7, then 0.5 miles southeast on State Road 108, then 2.6 miles northeast on U.S. 67. For more information, contact the track at 870-773-0029. I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, AR) – ¼-mile high-banked clay oval located seven miles southwest of Little Rock on I-30 to Exit 126 (Alexander Road), then south to frontage road, then east. For more information contact the track at 501-455-4567. Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, OK) – ¼-mile semi-banked dirt oval located southwest of Tulsa off I-44 Exit 211, then 0.3 miles south on State Road 33, then one mile west on State Road 66, then south. For more information, contact the track at 918-247-6675. Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX) – ½-mile high-banked clay oval located six miles east of Dallas' I-635 on US 80, then three miles south on Lawson Road. For more information, contact the track at 972-222-2421. State Fair Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK) – 3/8-mile slightly-banked dirt oval located at Oklahoma City's Oklahoma State Fairgrounds near the intersection of N.W. 10th and May Avenue, one-half mile north of I-40 off Exit 147-C. For more information, contact the track at 405-948-6796. Lawton Speedway (Lawton, OK) – ¼-mile semi-banked clay oval located off I-44 Exit 36, then 2.5 miles west on Lee Boulevard, then 1.4 miles south on Sheridan Road. For more information, contact the track at 580-355-6417. ASCS Speedweek Past Winners by Track: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Fourth time to host ASCS Speedweek) - Gary Wright (2000), Tim Crawley (2005), Gary Taylor (2008) I-30 Speedway (Eleventh time to host ASCS Speedweek) - Tim Crawley (1993), Garry Lee Maier (1994), Gary Wright (1995), Garry Lee Maier (1996), Gary Wright (1997), Terry Gray (1998), Travis Rilat (2004), Tim Crawley (2005), Gary Wright (2007), Gary Wright (2008) Creek County Speedway (Twelfth time to host ASCS Speedweek) - Mike Ward (1993), John Hunt (1993), Garry Lee Maier (1994), Gary Wright (1995), Wayne Johnson (1996), Phil Gressman (1998), Tim Crawley (1999), Tim Crawley (2000), Jason Johnson (2006), Darren Stewart (2007), Jason Johnson (2008) Devil's Bowl Speedway (Fourteenth time to host ASCS Speedweek) - Shane Carson (1994), Mike Ward (1995), Wayne Johnson (1996), Wayne Johnson (1997), Gary Wright (1998), Garry Lee Maier (1999), Gary Wright (2000), Gary Wright (2001), Jason Johnson (2002), Danny Jennings (2005), Gary Wright (2006), Gary Wright (2007), Gary Wright (2008) State Fair Speedway (Sixth time to host ASCS Speedweek) - Zach Chappell (2001), Shane Stewart (2003), Jason Johnson (2006), Gary Wright (2007), Gary Taylor (2008) Lawton Speedway (Sixth time to host ASCS Speedweek) - Gary Wright (2002), Gary Wright (2003), Kevin Ramey (2006), Gary Wright (2007), Jason Johnson (2008) Past ASCS Speedweek Champions: 2008 – Jason Johnson 2007 – Gary Wright 2006 – Jason Johnson 2005 – Darren Stewart 2004 – Tim Crawley 2003 – Shane Stewart 2002 – Gary Wright 2001 – Kevin Ramey 2000 – Gary Wright 1999 – Gary Wright 1998 – Terry Gray 1997 – Gary Wright 1996 – Terry Gray 1995 – Terry Gray 1994 – Gary Wright 1993 – Terry Gray Career ASCS Speedweek Feature Wins (31 Different Winners in 104 Features): Gary Wright 29, Tim Crawley 12, Jason Johnson 9, Terry Gray 7, Garry Lee Maier 5, Mike Ward 5, Wayne Johnson 4, Darren Stewart 4, Travis Rilat 3, Eddie Gallagher 2, Kevin Ramey 2, Shane Stewart 2, Gary Taylor 2, Pete Butler 1, Shane Carson 1, Zach Chappell 1, Roger Crockett 1, Michael Dupuy 1, Phil Gressman 1, Rickey Hood 1, Jan Howard 1, John Hunt 1, Danny Jennings 1, Tim Montgomery 1, Larry Neighbors 1, Alan Payne 1, A.G. Rains 1, Eric Sandage 1, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 1, Billy Wilburn 1, Danny Wood 1. ASCS Speedweek on the Web: Those unable to catch all the action in person can listen to every ASCS Speedweek event featuring the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters live at _www.racinboys.com_ (http://www.racinboys.com/) . Official results, Speedweek championship point updates, photos and race notes will be available at _www.ascsracing.com_ (http://www.ascsracing.com/) . The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters is currently slated for approximately 33 nights of racing action at 16 different tracks throughout the nation, with the country's top Sprint Car drivers set to battle it out for their share of the $250,000 points fund. The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to nearly 100 different tracks throughout 25 states and Canada in 2009. Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of a dozen different Regions throughout the nation. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at _www.ascsracing.com_ (http://www.ascsracing.com/) .

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