T.J. Buffenbarger, TULSA, Okla. (February 6, 2008) – The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints On Dirt presented by Victor Reinz is proud to announce the 2008 series schedule.  The 29th season of Michigan's premier and most exciting racing series will feature 23 points races contested at 14 different tracks. 

The 2008 season will kick off on Saturday, May 3 at Ron Flinn's Crystal Motor Speedway, for the first of three events at the three-eighths mile oval.  Crystal will continue its perfect record of being the only track to host an ASCS Sprints On Dirt event in all 29 seasons. 

I-96 Speedway will host four ASCS Sprints On Dirt events, including a reviving of the Full Throttle Nationals on June 28.  The popular event will also serve as the final leg of the SOD/NRA North-South Shootout.

Thunderbird Race Park kicks off the newly formed Short Track Challenge (STC) with their event on May 10.  The STC also includes stops at Cherry Speedway, Merritt Speedway, Owendale Speedway and Winston Speedway.

ASCS SOD will once again travel across the border to Canada in 2008.  The first event will be at South Buxton Raceway on May 17, followed by the first annual ASCS Northern Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway on July 4 and 5.  The Ohsweken event will be co-sanctioned with the ASCS Patriot Region, with the final night's winner taking home $3,000.

Joining the Ohio based NRA series, ASCS Sprints On Dirt will stop at Limaland Motorsports Park on June 13 for the first race of the North-South Shootout.  The Shootout will continue the following evening, June 14, as ASCS SOD will make its first ever appearance at the famed Eldora Speedway.  The Shootout then moves into Michigan the following weekend to the re-vitalized Butler Motor Speedway, with the aforementioned finale being at I-96.

After nearly a twenty-five year absence, sprint cars will roar once again as ASCS Sprints On Dirt makes a visit to the Ionia Fairgrounds on July 18.  ASCS SOD will be racing on a newly reconfigured track, and the race will be part of the 2008 Ionia Free Fair.

The final points weekend will feature a pair of one-half mile tracks.  First up will be Hartford Motor Speedway hosting the King of Michigan on Friday, September 5.   The next night wraps up ASCS Sprints On Dirt's 29th year with the Season Championship at I-96 Speedway on Saturday, September 6.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints On Dirt presented by Victor Reinz would like to thank all participating tracks, teams, sponsors and fans for your support in the coming season.
 

2008 Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by Victor Reinz Schedule

 
May 3 Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
May 10 Thunderbird Race Park (Muskegon, MI) – STC Round 1
May 17 South Buxton Raceway (Merlin, ONT)
June 6 Cherry Speedway (Fife Lake, MI) – STC Round 2
June 7 I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
June 13 Limaland Motorsports Park (Lima, OH) – North vs. South Shootout
June 14 Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) – North vs. South Shootout
June 21 Butler Motor Speedway (Quincy, MI) – North vs. South Shootout
June 28 I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI) – North vs. South Shootout
July 4 Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT) – ASCS Northern Nationals (SOD vs. Patriots)
July 5 Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT) – ASCS Northern Nationals (SOD vs. Patriots)
July 12 Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI) – STC Round 3
July 18 Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway (Ionia, MI) – Mid-Season Championship Weekend
July 19 Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI) – Mid-Season Championship Weekend/STC Round 4
July 25 Cherry Speedway (Fife Lake, MI) – STC Round 5
July 26 Merritt Speedway (Merritt, MI) – STC Round 6
Aug. 3 Brodix Tournament of Champions (Knoxville, IA) – No points
Aug. 9 I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI)
Aug. 16 Merritt Speedway (Merritt, MI)
Aug. 23 Owendale Speedway (Owendale, MI) – STC Round 7
Aug. 29 Winston Speedway (Rothbury, MI) – STC Round 8
Aug. 30 Crystal Motor Speedway (Crystal, MI)
Sept. 5 Hartford Speedway Park (Hartford, MI) – King of Michigan
Sept. 6 I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI) – Season Championship
Sept. 12 Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT) – No points
Sept. 13 Ohsweken Speedway (Ohsweken, ONT) – No points
Oct. 11 Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) – No points
The American Sprint Car Series is the nation's most prevalent Sprint Car sanctioning body, with the series sanctioning 189 nights of racing at 90 different tracks throughout 25 different states and Canada in 2007.  A total of 866 different drivers competed in at least one ASCS event in 2007.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.