Three race series to feature $4,000 in pure gold and $1,000 last chance bonus as overall prizes.

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Wednesday, March 25, 2009) - The third season of the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment will kick off on Saturday, April 25 at Dells Raceway Park in Wisconsin Dells, WI. The season opening event will kick off a new three race series called “Race For The Gold” in which the overall champion will earn a bonus of $4,000 in pure gold.

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It will be a classic short track battle of the ASAMT Touring Stars including 2008 ASAMT Champion Dan Fredrickson, Donnie Reuvers, Tim Schendel, Chris Wimmer, Jamie Iverson, Andrew Morrissey, Travis Sauter, Nathan Haseleu, Jonathan Eilen, Blake Horstman, Nick Murgic, Jeff Storm, Kyle Calmes and Steve Carlson taking on DRP stars that include 2008 track Champion Jeff Kendall, Steve Holzhausen, Dan Lensing, Don “Thunder” Turner, and Kenny Reiser. In addition, the return of Bryan Reffner who returns to DRP after a long hiatus to compete in the 125-lap feature event.

Dells Raceway Park, an ASA Member Track, will host this unique three race event throughout the 2009 season. The first will be the Bronze Race on Saturday, April 25. The Silver Race will take place on Saturday, July 18 and the Gold Race will occur on Saturday, September 12.

“Tim(Olson, ASAMT President) and I are ecstatic about having our opener at Dells Raceway Park. With all the renovations that Joe Graziano and Lance Fielitz have put into the facility its an honor that they invited us for the first race,” Steve Einhaus, ASAMT Vice-president stated. “DRP has a rich history as the place to be for Super Late Models in the spring and with the central Wisconsin location, fans are going to see the best drivers in the country come together and put on a great classic short track battle.”

The event was put together by ASAMT and Dells Raceway Park officials, “As an ASA Member Track, its important to us at DRP to provide our fans with the finest entertainment in the country. This three race series with the ASA Midwest Tour will bring America’s finest short track racers directly to central Wisconsin and provide our fans with a "can't miss" opportunity. We want this event to be the top racing event of the year for many years to come and we are certain it will all begin right here on Saturday April 25,” Joe Graziano, DRP co-owner said. “Race for the Gold represents the beginning of a new tradition for the best late model drivers in the region. We at DRP are thrilled to play a role in this exciting new series.”

“We wanted something attractive to the racers and exciting for the fans. The Race for the Gold will give our fans something to look forward to and allow them to attend an event that they can be a part of by keeping score of their favorite drivers and watching it come down to a nail biting last event in September,” Einhaus remarked. “For the drivers, its all about the prize and of course the tough competition that they face ahead of them. All three events will be exciting to watch.”

Along with the $4,000 in pure gold to the overall series winner, officials have also created a bonus of $1,000 to the driver who receives the highest points that they can accumulate from the last chance races at all three events. Drivers who compete in the last chance race and do not advance to the feature will receive points towards this bonus.

Each event in the three race series will consist of a 125-lap feature with a break at lap 75. The top-18 from qualifying will automatically advance to the feature field with an inversion of eight(8) plus the roll of a one die. Positions 19-24 will transfer from the 30-lap last chance race(s). Positions 25 & 26 are awarded to the highest non-transferring cars from the last chance race that were also in the top-20 of 2008 ASAMT and DRP points. The Bronze race will pay $3,000 to the winner and $600 to start.

The track will be open for ASAMT competitors on Friday, April 24 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday, the pit gates open at 10:00 a.m. with practice beginning at noon. Qualifying will take place at 3:00 p.m. with the popular ASAMT autograph session taking place at 4 p.m. The racing action will get underway at 5 p.m.

The DRP Super Stocks and Pure Stocks will also be competing that night.

The entry form is now available online at www.asamidwesttour.com.

For more information on Dells Raceway Park, please visit their website at www.dellsracewaypark.com.

To learn more about the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment log on to www.asamidwesttour.com or call the ASA Midwest Tour office at (262) 514-3880 or e-mail Tim Olson at tim@asamidwesttour.com or Steve Einhaus at steve@asamidwesttour.com.

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