16-Race Schedule to Visit New Tracks and Current Ones, Too

Series PR Report
A companion race with NASCAR's Nationwide Series at Iowa Speedway, a return to Bristol Motor Speedway, and the addition of five tracks highlight the 2010 USARacing Pro Cup Series schedule that will visit nearly a dozen venues in eight states, it was announced Saturday by series officials.

The season for the nation's premier short-track series also was increased to 16 races next year with the Championship Series consisting of five events.

“The 2010 schedule represents our continued commitment to expanding the geographic footprint and the elevation of quality venues,” Larry Camp, the series managing partner, said. “We are tremendously encouraged by the support of the tracks on the schedule. They have exhibited their true partnership with the series. We believe the schedule will pay great dividends for all of our stakeholders.”

Sharon Griffin, USARacing
Monday, April 06, 2009 3:00:00 PM

Concord, NC – April 5, 2009 – Young phenom, Trevor Bayne, overcame the greatest of odds in Saturday’s night’s exciting USARacing Pro Cup Series season-opener at Concord Speedway when he took the checkered flag for the Concord 250.

The 18-year-old Bayne was the fourth leader of the race and led the remaining 41 laps to capture his first win at the storied Concord Speedway and his third career win in the Pro Cup Series. What made the victory even sweeter was that only four days earlier, Bayne and the Chevy Racing team were scrambling to put together a crew, an engine package, and a race car to bring to the track.

It was evident by the wide grin displayed on this young man’s face in victory lane that he was extremely proud of all his team had accomplished in a few short days.

by Sharon Griffin
CONCORD, N.C. -- With only one week left until the green flag drops at Concord Speedway, the USARacing office is buzzing with excitement. The 2009 season is looking bright with new sponsorship opportunities on the horizon, a solid television package in place with Fox Sports Network (FSN) and a talent-laden crop of rookies and veteran drivers on tap for ’09.

The list of teams registering for the upcoming season grows daily, and competition is sure to be tight as racers run on the BFGoodrich G Force Radial once again this year. The ‘09 season will be action-packed with the return of four time Series Champion Bobby Gill, two time Champion Clay Rogers, and veteran drivers Jay Fogleman and Jeff Agnew (’98 Champion). Also returning to the series is ’02 Champion Jason Sarvis, ’08 Rookie of the Year Drew Herring as well as AJ Frank, Caleb Holman and Mark McFarland.

Drivers and fans alike can relax as the highly anticipated final two dates for the 2009 season will be announced soon. Check www.usarprocup.com regularly for the launch of our new and improved website plus more exciting announcements coming soon.

Concord, NC- March 11, 2009- USARacing is pleased to announce the BFGoodrich "GForce" Radial will be the Official Tire for the Pro Cup Series for 2009. This year will mark the 6th consecutive year that USARacing Pro Cup competition will race on the BFG "GForce" Radial.

"We are very happy to have BFGoodrich back with USARacing this year," said Series Director Jimmy Wilson. "With the proven history they have with the series and the engineer support they provide at each event, they were the natural choice."

BFG will provide an 11inch tire which was used in competition at Iowa and Rockingham in 2008. BFG conducted a successful tire test recently and information will be forwarded to USARacing teams as soon as the BFG engineers finish downloading data. "We feel this will help teams since we will not have as many different tire combinations from track to track this year," Wilson added.

MOORESVILLE, NC - In announcing its 2009 series of events, USARacing, formerly known as the Hooters Pro Cup Series, will debut for the first time ever in North Carolina at Concord Speedway, Concord, NC.

USARacing will run 14 events during 2009, beginning with the Concord event on April 4. The events will be held in a seven state geographical region and will include return visits to Winchester, IN Speedway for the first time since 2003 and a return to Rockingham, NC in conjunction with the Automobile Racing Series of America (ARCA) season finale on October 10th.

The Series will sanction 10 regular season races and a four-race championship series. The four-race championship schedule will be run on tracks at Concord, Iowa, Rockingham and the finale on October 31 at South Boston Speedway in Virginia, a first for that track.

"Having our 2009 season schedule solidified is a huge step for USARacing moving forward," said Series Director Jimmy Wilson. "Now teams, sponsors and fans alike can make plans to attend and support our events. We look forward to taking the Pro Cup Series to new levels moving into the future."