ASCS SOD Ventures to Canada this Weekend

From T.J. Buffenbarger

TULSA, Okla. (June 28, 2010) – After a weekend off the Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP season continues with the first of three trips to Canada during the 2010 season. Friday the tour visits Ohsweken Speedway and Saturday the series ventures west to the South Buxton Raceway.

The Friday event at Ohsweken features a $3,000 to win feature co-sanctioned with the ASCS Patriots and the weekly sprint car program at Ohsweken while Saturday’s event at South Buxton be a standalone Sprints on Dirt affair.

Current ASCS SOD point leader Dain Naida took advantage of having last weekend off to venture to a weekly program at Ohsweken Speedway to tune up for the weekend, winning Friday night’s feature event. Not to be outdone Ryan Grubaugh, second in points, won a non-sanctioned event at the Butler Motor Speedway tuning up for a future ASCS SOD event coming up in August. Naida holds a slim three point advantage over Grubaugh going into the Canada swing.

Last season Ohsweken Speedway owner Glenn Styres won a wild feature where his top wing came loose on the last lap while Dustin Daggett won last season’s ASCS SOD feature at South Buxton.

The Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP is in its 31st season of competition. Twenty-seven races are on the calendar scheduled throughout Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Ontario.

In its 19th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing, the American Sprint Car Series brings the best of Sprint Car racing to approximately 100 different tracks throughout 30 states and Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.