Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2009) – Round Five of the ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Challenge Series takes place this Friday night as the pair of Regions square off at Hartford, South Dakota's I-90 Speedway.
Friday's card marks the fifth of six challenge events between the Midwest and Northern Plains Regions, with critical championship points awarded for both series.
Atop both the Midwest and Northern Plains point charts is Lincoln, Nebraska's Jason Danley.
Danley holds a 114-point edge over Giltner, Nebraska's Chad Humston in ASCS Midwest points, with others among the top five including Sioux Falls shoe Eric Lutz, Lincoln's Mike Boston and Missouri's Brian Brown.
In the Northern Plains points chase, Danley holds a 35-point edge over Lutz, with Jody Rosenboom, Ryan Bickett and Robby Wolfgang rounding out the current top five.
Hot laps are set for 7:15 p.m. on Friday with racing action to get under way at 8:00 p.m.
I-90 Speedway is located three miles west of Hartford, SD, on SR 38. For more information, contact the track at 605-528-6380.
The ASCS Midwest Region is slated for 15 nights of competition at eight tracks throughout Nebraska and the surrounding areas of Missouri and South Dakota. The ASCS Northern Plains Region takes on the Midwest in six of those events.
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.
- Lonnie Wheatley on Jul 21, 2009
- Article Date: 7/21/2009