From Rich Vleck
TULSA, Okla. (March 1, 2010)- Coming off a banner 2009 season, the ASCS Patriots 2010 schedule has been finalized with a record number of enhanced purses to reward racers and fans alike.
The eighth season of competition for the Northeast Sprint series will feature 31 sanctioned events, including stops at 16 premier facilities from April through October. This will also be the second year with the “Five Crown Tour” featured to reward localized competitors.
For the second time ever, Black Rock Speedway will play host to the season lid lifter, taking place on April 30th. Black Rock will play a prominent role throughout the year with the $4,000-to-win Insinger NY Nationals on August 6 as well as the return of the Fall Sprint Nationals on September 10 and 11. The Saturday Night feature will pay $5,000-to-win.
Ohsweken Speedway will host six dates on the calendar, with three dates throughout the season as part of challenges with the ASCS Sprints on Dirt leading up to the 6th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. This year’s event will be contested for three nights, with the Saturday finale paying out a record $10,000 to the winner.
Canandaigua Speedway will host the second event of the year, extending their streak to eight consecutive years of hosting a full-point Patriot event, the only speedway to hold such an honor.
Sharon and Eriez Speedways will host Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekend Doubleheaders for the second straight year. All four events will each pay $2,000-to-win.
Woodhull Raceway will not only hold a stand-alone Patriot show on May 22, they will also team with Clinton County Raceway, their sister speedway, to set up a pair of $2,500-to-win challenge events at the end of July between Patriot competitors and those from the newly formed Sprint Xpress Series.
Brockville Speedway is back with a pair of full-point shows, plus their season-ending event in October for the Riverside Bar and Grill King of the St. Lawrence as part of their major weekend. Cornwall Speedway returns for a second consecutive year to pair up with “The BOS” in July.
After a year off, Ransomville Speedway is back on the Patriot tour. “The Big R” will become part of the always-popular A-Verdi Storage Containers King of Central New York Series. Ransomville will also be on the front-end of two-race weekend in June, paired with 1st Annual Paul Johnson Memorial at Stateline Speedway. Stateline, that track that hosted the inaugural Patriot event in 2003, will also be the site of the Insinger Race Fuels King of the Southern Tier Championship Event.
Little Valley Speedway is the only venue the Patriots will visit the first time, as the big ½-mile will come to life on the Independence Holiday Weekend.
Rolling Wheels Raceway returns to the schedule with two big nights of racing in July, including a $3,000-to-win Feature on Saturday Night.
Canada’s Autodrome Drummond will for the second straight year put on the Quebec Sprint Nationals in August. The following week the Patriots will be back in Canada, this time at Merrittville Speedway in Southern Ontario for the Fine Touch Collision King of the Golden Horseshoe Finale.
In 2009, Bryan Howland scored his second-straight Patriot title, a record-breaking third overall for the Auburn, NY driver. Howland, along with runner-up Jared Zimbardi, Don Adamczyk, Bubba Broderick and the Breen Brothers are just some of the familiar front runners ready to attack the tour once again in 2010.
More information will be out in the weeks to come, including at Gater’s Motorsports Expo on March 13 and 14 at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, where five teams will have their car on display. Details can be found at www.ASCSracing.com or www.ASCSpatriotsprints.com.
Day
Date
Track
Location
King of
Notes
Fri
April 30
Black Rock Speedway
Dundee, NY
CNY
Abtex Corp. Season Opener
Sat
May 15
Canandaigua Speedway
Canandaigua, NY
CNY
Sat
May 22
Woodhull Raceway
Woodhull, NY
S.Tier
Sat
May 29
Sharon Speedway
Hartford (Fowler), OH
OH/PA
$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Sun
May 30
Eriez Speedway
Hammett (Erie), PA
OH/PA
$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Fri
June 4
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
G.H.
ASCS Corr Pak Sprint Challenge 1 (PP)
Sat
June 12
Brockville Ontario Speedway
Brockville, Ontario
St. Law
Fri
June 18
Ransomville Speedway
Ransomville, NY
CNY
Sat
June 19
Stateline Speedway
Busti (Jamestown), NY
S.Tier
Fri
July 2
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
G.H.
$3,000-to-win Northern Summer Nationals (PP)
Sat
July 3
Little Valley Speedway
Little Valley, NY
S. Tier
$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Sat
July 17
Brockville Ontario Speedway
Brockville, Ontario
St. Law
Sun
July 18
Cornwall Motor Speedway
Cornwall, Ontario
St. Law
Fri
July 23
Rolling Wheels Raceway
Elbridge, NY
$2,000-to-win Summer Shootout Prelim (SP)
Sat
July 24
Rolling Wheels Raceway
Elbridge, NY
$3,000-to-win Summer Shootout Finale (SP)
Fri
July 30
Clinton County Raceway
Lock Haven, PA
OH/PA
$2,500-to-win Sprint Xpress Challenge (PP)
Sat
July 31
Woodhull Raceway
Woodhull, NY
S. Tier
$2,500-to-win Sprint Xpress Challenge (PP)
Fri
Aug 6
Black Rock Speedway
Dundee, NY
CNY
$4,000-to-win Insinger NY Nationals
Sat
Aug 14
Autodrome Drummond
Drummondville, QC
$6,000-to-win Quebec Sprint Nationals (NP)
Fri
Aug 20
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
G.H.
$2,000-to-win ASCS Corr Pak Sprint Challenge 2 (PP)
Sat
Aug 21
Merrittville Speedway
Thorold, Ontario
G.H.
$2,000-to-win Fine Touch Golden Horshoe Championship
Sat
Aug 28
Stateline Speedway
Busti (Jamestown), NY
S.Tier
Sat
Sept 4
Sharon Speedway
Hartford (Fowler), OH
OH/PA
$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Sun
Sept 5
Eriez Speedway
Hammett (Erie), PA
OH/PA
$2,000-to-win Holiday Bonus Race
Fri
Sept 10
Black Rock Speedway
Dundee, NY
CNY
360 Fall Nationals Prelims
Sat
Sept 11
Black Rock Speedway
Dundee, NY
CNY
$5,000-to-win 360 Fall Nationals
Thur
Sept 17
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
Canadian Sprint Car Nationals (NP)
Fri
Sept 18
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
Night Before the Nationals (NP)
Sat
Sept 19
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
CSCN $10,000-to-win (SP)
Fri
Oct 8
Cayuga County Fair Speedway
Weedsport, NY
$3,000-to-win NY Sprint Challenge (SP)
Sat
Oct 16
Brockville Ontario Speedway
Brockville, Ontario
St.Law
$2,000-to-win St. Lawrence Championship (SP)
(PP): Patriot Points Event, Only Patriot Drivers Count (SP): Show-Up Points Only (NP): Non-Points Event
CNY
A-Verdi Storage Containers King of Central New York Series
St. Law
Riverside Bar and Grill King of the St. Lawrence Series
G.H.
Fine Touch Collision King of the Golden Horseshoe Series
S. Tier
Insinger Race Fuels King of the Southern Tier Series
OH/PA
King of Ohio/Pennsylvania Series