TULSA, Okla. (June 9, 2014) - Consisting of five dates with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real in 2014, the second annual Bob Westphal Memorial Cup kicks off this Saturday, and with it brings the 22nd edition of the ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek. A total payout of nearly $150,000, this year's ASCS Speedweek will encompass tracks in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
In its history since 1993, a total of 122 events in eight states have been held during Speedweek with 40 drivers earning at least one victory.
Renamed the Bob Westphal Memorial Cup in 2013 in honor of the late founder of Wesmar Racing Engines, Jeff Swindell is the defending champion of Speedweek with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real, mounting a charge of six consecutive podium finishes as well as going back-to-back with wins at the Lawton Speedway on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 and Creek County Speedway on Thursday, June 20, 2013. The string of podiums catapulted the Tennessee veteran from eighth to third in the standings.
With fans, teams, and tracks gearing up for the 22nd ASCS Speedweek, a guide to the dates, times, and tracks is as follows:
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Devil’s Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, Texas
41st annual Summer Nationals
Track size: Half Mile
Gates: 6:00 P.M. (CDT)
Races: 8:00 P.M.
Location: 1711 Lawson Road Mesquite, Texas 75181
Directions: Take I-20 East of Mesquite to the Lawson Road exit (three miles east of the I-635 interchange). The speedway is three and one-half miles north on Lawson Road.
Contact: (972) 222-2421
Website: http://www.devilsbowl.com
The series 17th Speedweek stop at the famed half-mile, Johnny Herrera etched his name as the champion of the 40th annual Devil's Bowl Summer Nationals in 2013. The win came as Herrera's second at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in ASCS National competition with his first coming on November 2, 1996. Two stops in earlier this year in March for the Spring Nationals, Tony Bruce, Jr. captured the preliminary win with Patrick Stasa posting his first Lucas Oil ASCS National victory in the weather delayed finale.
Past Speedweek Winner(s):
6/21/1994 -Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Shane Carson
7/23/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Mike Ward
6/18/1996 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Wayne Johnson
6/18/1997 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Wayne Johnson
6/19/1998 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/30/1999 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Garry Lee Maier
7/21/2000 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/20/2001 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
6/7/2002 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Jason Johnson
6/9/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Danny Jennings
7/13/2006 -Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/19/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/17/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
6/15/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Wayne Johnson
6/16/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Brian Brown
6/15/2013 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Johnny Herrera
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Lawton Speedway - Lawton, Okla.
Track size: Three-Eighths Mile
Gates: 6:00 P.M. (CDT)
Races: 8:30 P.M.
Location: 3501 S. Sheridan Lawton, OK 73501
Directions: Take Interstate 44 to Lee Blvd. Go west on Lee to Sheridan Road. Turn south and go 1.5 mile.
Contact: 580-355-6417 (call for reserved seating)
Website: http://www.lawtonspeedway.com
Lawton Speedway has hosted the National Tour during Speedweek eight times with six winners. Jeff Swindell picked up the victory in 2013. The first Speedweek stop at the Edwards family run facility came on June 8, 2002 with Gary Wright snagging the win.
Past Speedweek Winner(s):
6/8/2002 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Gary Wright
6/7/2003 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Gary Wright
7/15/2006 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Kevin Ramey
7/21/2007 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Gary Wright
7/19/2008 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Jason Johnson
6/13/2009 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Nick Smith
6/20/2012 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Wayne Johnson
6/19/2013 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Jeff Swindell
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa [Kellyville], Okla.
Track size: Quarter Mile
Gates: 4:30 P.M. (CDT)
Races: 8:00 P.M.
Location: 18450 W Highway 66 Kellyville, OK 74039
Directions: From Tulsa: Take I-44 west [Turner Turnpike] to exit 211 [Kellyville Exit]. Turn left to stop light [Highway 66] turn right and track is 1 mile on left side of highway.
Contact: 918-693-RACE (7223)
Website: http://www.creekcountyspeedway.co
The track that began Speedweek in 1993 with Tennessee's Mike Ward victorious, 11 drivers have posted wins at the Oklahoma quarter-mile in 13 visits. After Christopher Bell and Jason Johnson made contact batting for the lead in 2013, it was Jeff Swindell who emerged with a second straight wing dance in as many nights.
Past Speedweek Winner(s):
6/20/1993 -Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Mike Ward
6/25/1993 -Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - John Hunt
6/25/1994 -Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Garry Lee Maier
7/16/1995 -Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Gary Wright
6/16/1996 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Wayne Johnson
6/16/1998 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Phil Gressman
7/25/1999 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Tim Crawley
7/18/2000 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Tim Crawley
7/9/2006 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jason Johnson
7/16/2007 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Darren Stewart
7/14/2008 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jason Johnson
6/9/2009 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Zach Chappell
6/20/2013 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jeff Swindell
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Outlaw Motorsports Park - Muskogee [Wainwright], Okla.
Track size: Three-Eighths Mile
Gates: 5:00 P.M. (CDT)
Races: 8:00 P.M.
Location: 8100 Wainwright Rd. Oktaha, OK. 74450
Directions: Seven miles south of Muskogee on Highway 69 at the Wainwright. Exit 11 miles north of I-40 on Highway 69.
Contact: 918-687-7077
Website: http://www.outlawmotorsportspark.com
Returning to the Speedweek lineup for the first time since the series first visit in 2003, Shane Stewart is the lone Speedweek winner at the Outlaw Motorsports Park. Finally returning to the Muskogee oval on May 2, 2014, Aaron Reutzel picked up his second career Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour win.
Past Speedweek Winner(s):
6/3/2003 - Outlaw Motorsports Park - Muskogee, OK - Shane Stewart
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, Mo
Track size: Three-Eighths Mile
Gates: 5:00 P.M. CDT
Races: 7:30 P.M
Location: 700 E Highway 54 Wheatland, MO 65779
Directions: Lucas Oil Speedway is located 5 Blocks south of US Highway 54, on State Highway 83, Wheatland, MO.
Contact: 417-282-5984
Website: http://www.lucasoilspeedway.com
The third time the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" has hosted the ASCS Speedweek Finale, the Lucas Oil Speedway has seen two years of first time Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour winners. Cody Baker topped the field in 2012 with Jonathan Cornell coming from eighteenth to win in 2013.
Past Speedweek Winner(s):
6/23/2012 - Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO -Cody Baker
6/22/2013 - Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO -Jonathan Cornell
ASCS Speedweek History:
Past Champions:
1993 Terry Gray
1994 Gary Wright
1995 Terry Gray
1996 Terry Gray
1997 Gary Wright
1998 Terry Gray
1999 Gary Wright
2000 Gary Wright
2001 Kevin Ramey
2002 Gary Wright
2003 Shane Stewart
2004 Tim Crawley
2005 Darren Stewart
2006 Jason Johnson
2007 Gary Wright
2008 Jason Johnson
2009 Tim Crawley
2010 N/A
2011 N/A
2012 Wayne Johnson
2013 Jeff Swindell
Lucas Oil ASCS Speedweek Race Winners:
Date - Track - City, State - Winner
6/20/1993 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Mike Ward
6/21/1993 - Caney Valley Speedway - Caney, KS - Terry Gray
6/23/1993 - Texhoma Speedway - Wichita Falls, TX - Tim Crawley
6/24/1993 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Tim Crawley
6/25/1993 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - John Hunt
6/17/1994 - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis, TN - Terry Gray
6/18/1994 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Garry Lee Maier
6/19/1994 - Forest Hill Speedway - Forest Hill, LA - Gary Wright
6/21/1994 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Shane Carson
6/22/1994 - Thunder Hill Raceway - Wichita Falls, TX - Gary Wright
6/24/1994 - Beebe Speedway - Beebe, AR - Gary Wright
6/25/1994 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Garry Lee Maier
7/15/1995 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Gary Wright
7/16/1995 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Gary Wright
7/19/1995 - Big H Motor Speedway - Houston, TX - Terry Gray
7/21/1995 - State Line Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Rickey Hood
7/22/1995 - Lone Star Speedway - Kilgore, TX - Alan Payne
7/23/1995 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Mike Ward
6/14/1996 - Missouri Int. Speedway - Benton, MO - Terry Gray
6/15/1996 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Garry Lee Maier
6/16/1996 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Wayne Johnson
6/18/1996 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Wayne Johnson
6/20/1996 - Lone Star Speedway - Kilgore, TX - Danny Wood
6/21/1996 - Forest Hill Speedway - Forest Hill, LA - Terry Gray
6/22/1996 - State Line Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Garry Lee Maier
6/13/1997 - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis, TN - Tim Crawley
6/14/1997 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Gary Wright
6/15/1997 - Monett Speedway, Monett, MO - Gary Wright
6/18/1997 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Wayne Johnson
6/20/1997 - Lone Star Speedway - Kilgore, TX - Mike Ward
6/21/1997 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Gary Wright
6/12/1998 - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis, TN - Eric Sandage
6/13/1998 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Terry Gray
6/14/1998 - Monett Speedway, Monett, MO - Gary Wright
6/16/1998 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Phil Grossman
6/17/1998 - Texarkana Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Tim Crawley
6/19/1998 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
6/20/1998 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Mike Ward
7/23/1999 - Batesville Speedway - Batesville, AR - Gary Wright
7/24/1999 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Pete Butler
7/25/1999 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Tim Crawley
7/27/1999 - Salina Highbanks - Salina, OK - Gary Wright
7/29/1999 - Paris Motor Speedway - Paris, TX - Gary Wright
7/30/1999 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Garry Lee Maier
7/31/1999 - State Line Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Travis Rilat
7/14/2000 - Batesville Speedway - Batesville, AR - Billy Wilburn
7/15/2000 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Travis Rilat
7/16/2000 - Monett Speedway, Monett, MO - Tim Crawley
7/18/2000 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Tim Crawley
7/19/2000 - Salina Highbanks - Salina, OK - Gary Wright
7/20/2000 - Paris Motor Speedway - Paris, TX - Michael Dupuy
7/21/2000 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/22/2000 - Texarkana Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Gary Wright
7/13/2001 - Batesville Speedway - Batesville, AR - Larry Neighbors
7/14/2001 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - A.G. Rains
7/16/2001 - 81 Speedway - Wichita, KS - Kevin Ramey
7/17/2001 - Salina Highbanks - Salina, OK - Wayne Johnson
7/19/2001 - Paris Motor Speedway - Paris, TX - Mike Ward
7/20/2001 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/21/2001 - State Fair Speedway - Oklahoma City, OK - Zach Chappell
5/31/2002 - Batesville Speedway - Batesville, AR - Terry Gray
6/1/2002 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Eddie Gallagher
6/2/2002 - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis, TN - Jan Howard
6/5/2002 - Tri-State Speedway - Pocola, OK - Gary Wright
6/6/2002 - Paris Motor Speedway - Paris, TX - Jason Johnson
6/7/2002 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Jason Johnson
6/8/2002 - Lawton Speedway, Lawton, OK - Gary Wright
5/30/2003 - Batesville Speedway - Batesville, AR - Gary Wright
5/31/2003 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Eddie Gallagher
6/1/2003 - State Fair Speedway - Oklahoma City, OK - Shane Stewart
6/3/2003 - Outlaw Motor Speedway - Muskogee, OK - Shane Stewart
6/4/2003 - Tri-State Speedway - Pocola, OK - Darren Stewart
6/7/2003 - Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Gary Wright
7/9/2004 - Batesville Speedway - Batesville, AR - Tim Crawley
7/10/2004 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Travis Rilat
7/12/2004 - Tulsa Speedway - Tulsa, OK - Tim Montgomery
7/13/2004 - Tri-State Speedway - Pocola, OK - Darren Stewart
7/15/2004 - Delta Bowl Speedway - Tunica, MS - Tim Crawley
7/16/2004 - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis, TN - Tim Crawley
7/17/2004 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
6/3/2005 - Memphis Motorsports Park - Memphis, TN - Gary Wright
6/4/2005 - Riverside Speedway - West Memphis, AR - Darren Stewart
6/6/2005 - Tri-State Speedway - Pocola, OK - Roger Crockett
6/7/2005 - Tulsa Speedway - Tulsa, OK - Jason Johnson
6/9/2005 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Danny Jennings
6/10/2005 - 67 Texarkana Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Tim Crawley
6/11/2005 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Tim Crawley
7/7/2006 - Bolivar Speedway - Bolivar, MO - Jason Johnson
7/8/2006 - Mid - America Speedway - South Coffeyville, OK - Jason Johnson
7/9/2006 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jason Johnson
7/13/2006 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/14/2006 - State Fair Speedway - Oklahoma City, OK - Jason Johnson
7/15/2006- Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Kevin Ramey
7/14/2007 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Gary Wright
7/16/2007 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Darren Stewart
7/19/2007 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/20/2007 - State Fair Speedway - Oklahoma City , OK - Gary Wright
7/21/2007- Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Gary Wright
7/11/2008 - 67 Texarkana Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Gary Taylor
7/12/2008 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Gary Wright
7/14/2008 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jason Johnson
7/17/2008 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Gary Wright
7/18/2008 - State Fair Speedway - Oklahoma City, OK - Gary Taylor
7/19/2008- Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Jason Johnson
6/5/2009 - 67 Texarkana Speedway - Texarkana, AR - Tim Crawley
6/6/2009 - I-30 Speedway - Little Rock, AR - Tony Bruce, Jr.
6/9/2009 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Zach Chappell
6/12/2009 - State Fair Speedway - Oklahoma City, OK - Gary Wright
6/13/2009- Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Nick Smith
6/15/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Wayne Johnson
6/16/2012 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Brian Brown
6/18/2012 - Jones Motor Speedway - Chatham, LA - Jason Johnson
6/19/2012 - Diamond Park Speedway - Murfreesboro, AR - Brady Bacon
6/20/2012- Lawton Speedway - Lawton - OK - Wayne Johnson
6/22/2012 - Salina Highbanks - Salina - OK - Jason Johnson
6/23/2012 - Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO - Cody Baker
6/14/2013 - Kennedale Speedway Park - Kennedale, TX - Jason Johnson
6/15/2013 - Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, TX - Johnny Herrera
6/16/2013 - Ark-LA-Tex Speedway - Vivian, LA - Logan Forler
6/19/2013- Lawton Speedway - Lawton, OK - Jeff Swindell
6/20/2013 - Creek County Speedway - Sapulpa, OK - Jeff Swindell
6/22/2013 - Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO - Jonathan Cornell
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Event Coverage:
Online audio will be available at http://www.racinboys.com. Live broadcasts are brought to you by Lucas Oil and presented by the McCarthy Auto Group, located in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Line-ups, finishes, and further updates are provided throughout each race night at http://www.ascsracing.com, http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs and http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs.
Live Timing and scoring is available at most Lucas Oil ASCS events via Race Monitor that is available in the App Store of your Smart Phone or Tablet. The American Sprint Car Series app can also be downloaded for free in the Google Play store.
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2014 A-Feature Winner(s): Aaron Reutzel -2, Rico Abreu - 2, Tony Bruce, Jr. - 1, Patrick Stasa - 1, Derek Hagar - 1, Jeff Swindell - 1, Brad Loyet - 1
2014 Lucas Oil ASCS Driver Standings (Top 10): 1. Brad Loyet 1,112; 2. Jason Johnson 1,088; 3. Johnny Herrera 1,077; 4. Jeff Swindell 1,058; 5. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,054; 6. Aaron Reutzel 1,036; 7. Tony Bruce, Jr. 1,007; 8. Seth Bergman 952; 9. Blake Hahn 951; 10. Matt Covington 945;
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The 2014 season marks the twenty-third year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.
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- Bryan Hulbert on Jun 09, 2014
- Article Date: 6/9/2014