KILGORE, TX (7/6/12) by DarinShort.com. Although the $120,000 LoneStar Sprint Nationals (LSN) at LoneStar Speedway is over three months away, an interesting mix of drivers entered from seven states is already taking shape.
Highlighting the Sprint Division entries include 6-time Knoxville 410CI champion Terry McCarl and 9-time 410CI champion Danny Lasoski.
At last year's LSN Terry McCarl was entered, but a last minute out-of-country business commitment required Terry to fill the seat with replacement driver Daryn Pittman, who drove to the qualifying feature victory in his Eagle Motorsports chassis car on the Friday night portion of the three-day event. Pittman eventually finished 3rd in the LSN finale after starting 4th row in an event that had only one yellow flag fly in its 40-lap distance.
There is also talk of a second McCarl entry in 2012, which would make for an exciting father/son combination.
Another interesting pair of drivers at the LSN is the first brother/sister combination of Justin & Michelle Melton. Justin missed last year's LSN championship feature by only one spot, while up-and-comer Michelle plans to make her own mark on the LoneStar high-banks.
131 total teams entered the 2011 LSN event, which features a two-division 'sprint car only' format. All cars can race all three nights, giving the true sprint car fans exactly what they want: lots of sprint car racing and lots of sprint cars in three straight nights...and all for a 1980's style 3-day grandstand pass of just $40.
$120,000 cash is up for grabs at the 2012 edition, with $13,000 to win and $1,200 to start (24th) the Sprint Car division championship feature. The RaceSaver® Sprint division will be racing for $2,200 to win and $400 to start (24th). From 2011, the Sprint Car division purse is up roughly $11,000; while the RaceSaver Sprint Car division has received a boost of $9,000...and without an increase to fans in ticket prices.
The event is set to hit the high-banked clay oval of LoneStar Speedway October 11-13, with cars rolling onto the track at 7pm nightly (as the sun is setting). Please click http://www.darinshort.com/SCN.html for complete event details, rules, format, online registration, connect with our event host hotels, and much much more. Thursday and Friday nights events include a full night of racing with heats, B's and A's in each sprint car division. Thursday and Friday's qualifying night pay $2,000 to win and $200 to start in the high-powered Sprint Car division; and $500 to win and $100 to start in the wildly popular RaceSaver Sprint division.
Car numbers are awarded on a first-entered basis, so enter soon to get yours.
Here are the current LSN entries received, as of 7/6/12.
SPRINT DIVISION ENTRIES:
Car #: Driver Name: City/State:
11 Melton, Justin Flower Mound, TX
c15 Brown, Wayne Poetry, TX
24 McCarl, Terry Altoona, IA
1m Lasoski, Danny Higginsville, MO
14b Byrom, Robert Ft. Worth, TX
33 Huddleston, Mark Genoa, AR
74e Estes, Claud Godley, TX
74ex TBA TBA
224 Carney II, John Lubbock, TX
21 Wofford, Wes Alamogordo, NM
RaceSaver DIVISION ENTRIES:
Car #: Driver Name: City/State:
14 Back, Grady Forney, TX
6v Harger, Cody West Monroe, LA
17j Taylor, Jeff Cherry Hill, NJ
11 Melton, Justin Flower Mound, TX
21 Melton, Michelle Flower Mound, TX
22 Knapp, Jeff Wylie, TX
2 Smith, Jay San Angelo, TX
3 Culp, Raven Mesquite, TX
v8 Vetter, Robert Wolfe City, TX
12 Wester, Dale Ovilla, TX
TBA
TBA
224 Carney II, John Lubbock, TX
2x Williams, Brandon Lubbock, TX
31 Haviland, Stace Brady, TX
49 Johnson, Ty Eunice, LA
1s Reneau, Scott Trinidad, TX
95 Day, Jeff Greenville, TX
21b David, Butch Geismar, LA
99 Brewer, Chase Watauga, TX
28 Reed, Trevor Waco, TX
Please click http://www.darinshort.com/SCN.html for all event information and click http://www.LoneStarSpeedway.com for track information.
The LSN is Sponsored in part by Smiley's Racing Products, The Oil Medics, KJC Auto Title Loans, Eagle Motorsports, Palm Harbor Homes, Kear's Speed Shop, Outlaw Wings and ABC Auto Parts. Several associate sponsors are in the works and will be announced when they become available. Please email Darin at dssm93@msn.com for event sponsorship inquiries.
- Cathy Lorenz on Jul 07, 2012
- Article Date: 7/7/2012 by DarinShort.com