By Bryan Hulbert
TULSA, Okla. (April 29, 2013) The Speedway Motors Warrior Region will make its season debut at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” on Saturday, May 4 as the Lucas Oil Speedway hosts the 2nd annual Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown.
Featuring the Lucas Oil POWRi Midgets and Impact Signs Wingless Auto Racing Spring Cars in addition to the Speedway Motors Warrior Region, the second installment of the Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown will see Randy Martin returning to defend his 2012 triumph.
Currently ninth in series standings, Martin opened his 2013 season with the Warrior Region at the Springfield Raceway with an eighth place showing on April 20.
A win at Valley Speedway, coupled with a pair of top five finishes to his credit, Grain Valley’s Brian Brown currently leads the way for the Speedway Motors Warrior Region with defending Warrior Region champion Jonathan Cornell a mere seven markers removed from the points lead.
Jay Russell, who finished runner up in the Open Wheel Showdown in 2012, currently holds third with Wyatt Burks and Tyler Blank, 54 points back from the lead, making up the top five in series standings.
Events at the Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, May 4 will begin at 7:30 P.M. (CT). For more information on the Lucas Oil Speedway, log onto http://www.lucasoilspeedway.
The 2013 season marks the twenty-second year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation and into Canada. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of nine different Regions throughout the nation.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com as well as Twitter (@LucasOilASCS) and Facebook. News and information can also be sent to you with the ASCS E-News by texting ASCS to 22828 with any mobile device.