By Bryan Hulbert
TAMPA, Fla. (February 17, 2015) The start to the 2015 season for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real sits days away with 50 drivers pre-entered, with closer to 60 expected, for the $10,000 to win King of the 360’s and Ronald Laney Memorial East Bay Raceway Park.
For the 14th annual Ronald Laney Memorial, happening February 19, 20, and 21, drivers will have to make every lap count if they want to make the cut on Saturday night. Not only does the event pay full ASCS National Tour points each night, the Thursday and Friday Preliminary Nights award points that combine to determine who makes the top six cut for Saturday’s lock-in.
Preliminary nights will follow ASCS National Tour format with draw to determine Heat Race lineups. Passing points during Heat Races will determine who advanced to “A” or “B” Features.
For the Preliminary Nights, points awarded for event purposes only are as follows:
Heat Race: Winner shall be awarded 12 points, with each position dropping by one point thereafter. (Scale: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, etc.)
B-Feature: First non-transfer driver shall be awarded 171 points, with each position dropping by one point thereafter. (Scale: 171, 170, 169, 168, 167, 166, 165, etc.)
A-Feature: Winner shall be awarded 200 points, with each position dropping by one point thereafter. (Scale: 200, 199, 198, 197, 196, 195, 194, etc.)
**Any ties will be broken according to combined passing points from Thursday and Friday Heat Races.
Saturday Format:
Top six (6) in combined points from Thursday and Friday features locked into Saturday’s $10,000 to win, 40-lap Ronald Laney Memorial will redraw for their starting position inside the first three rows.
Balance of the field will be placed into four (4) Heat Races, going eight laps in distance, will be lined up according to the combined passing points from Thursday and Friday in the same manner as a pill draw (i.e., seventh to the pole of Heat 1, eighth to the pole of Heat 2, etc.)
Top two (2) from each Heat Race advances to the A-Feature, with Heat winners starting in positions 7-10, and second starting 11-14, lined up according to Heat Race order.
Third on back in Heat Races go into two (2) B-Features, 12 laps in distance, lined up according to Heat Race finish. Third place finishes will be front row of the B-Features, fourth will be second row, etc. Top four (4) from each B-Main to the A-Main.
2015 King of the 360’s and Ronald Laney Memorial Pre-Entry List (as of 2/17/2015):
Car # – Driver (Hometown)
0 – Glenn Styres (Ohsweken, Ont. CAN)
05 – Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills, MO)
1 – Freddie McCall (Brewton, AL)
1M – Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)
3B – Bradley Greer (Coulterville, IL)
3H – Brandon Hanks (Burlison, TN)
6 – Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO)
7K – Kyle Pitts (Mulberry, FL)
09 – Timmy Thrash (Gulfport, MS)
9Jr – Derek Hagar (Marion, AR)
9P – Parker Price-Miller (Kokomo, IN)
10 – Mitch Brown (Brantford, ONT)
10H – Chad Kemenah (Findlay, OH)
10M – Morgan Turpen (Cordova, TN)
10P – Jim Perricone (San Antonio, TX)
10T – Terry Gray (Bartlett, TN)
14H – Chris Hoyt (Livingston, LA)
14K – Kyle Bellm (Nixa, MO)
15H – Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)
16F – Lance Hester (Long Beach, MS)
17 – Lane Whittington (Denham Springs, LA)
17X – Josh Baughman (Odessa, TX)
18 – Tony Bruce, Jr. (Owasso, OK)
20K – Thomas Kennedy (Winnipeg, Manit.)
W20 – Greg Wilson (Benton Ridge, OH)
21K – Lou Kennedy, Jr. (Winnipeg, Manit.)
23 – Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA)
24 – Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA)
24M – Danny Martin, Jr. (Sarasota, FL)
27 – Greg Hodnett (Thomasville, PA)
28H – Hub Horton (Germantown, OH)
33 – Kris Miller (Woodward, OK)
38 – Tony Agin (Fort Myers, FL)
40 – Caleb Helms (Findlay, OH)
45X -Johnny Herrera (Broken Arrow, OK)
49 – Shawn Dancer (Delphos, OH)
49X – Cole Duncan (Lockbourne, OH)
50 – Joe Zuczek (Venice, FL)
52 – Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK)
61 – Parker Evans (Owego, NY)
64 – Scotty Thiel (Sheboygan, WI)
66 – Danny Smith (Chillicothe, OH)
67 – Chris Durand (Port Stanley, ONT)
75 – D.J. Brink (Sturgis, SD)
81W -Danny Wood (Norman, OK)
87 – Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX)
90 – Matt Tanner (Stephentown, NY)
92 – Jordan Weaver (Woodward, OK)
94 – Jeff Swindell (Bartlett, TN)
95 – Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
Along with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real, the three nights will include the Florida Mini Sprints. Racing will be preceded by practice on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Entry forms, ticket information, and full schedule of events for the 2015 East Bay Raceway Park Winter Nationals is available at http://www.eastbayracewaypark.
Fans not able to make the trip to East Bay Raceway Park can catch the action with live online PPV at http://www.xsan.tv.
For continued updates on the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com.
Event Information:
What: $10,000 to win King of the 360’s and Ronald Laney Memorial
Where: East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, Fla.
When: February 19-21, 2015
Website: http://www.eastbayracewaypark.
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-877 457-5611 or (813) 677-7223. Three night tickets are $70 each. Single day tickets are available. Thursday tickets are $15, Friday tickets are $25, and Saturday tickets are $30.
ASCS National History – East Bay Raceway Park: Thirteen events have been held at the East Bay Raceway Park with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour with eight winners. Lucas Oil ASCS Winners – East Bay Raceway Park: Terry McCarl 4, Gary Wright 3, David Steele, Garry Lee Maier, Jason Johnson, Kenny Adams, Larry Pinegar, Travis Rilat
Lucas Oil ASCS Winners (by date) – East Bay Raceway Park: David Steele (2/11/1996), Garry Lee Maier (2/12/1996), Larry Pinegar (2/9/1997), Gary Wright (2/10/1997), Travis Rilat (1/26/2006), Terry McCarl (1/27/2006), Terry McCarl (1/28/2006), Gary Wright (1/25/2007), Terry McCarl (1/26/2007), Gary Wright (1/27/2007), Kenny Adams (1/31/2008), Terry McCarl (2/1/2008), Jason Johnson (2/2/2008)
King of the 360’s Ronald Laney Memorial Champions: Wayne Johnson (2014 and 2010), Danny Holtgraver (2013), Glenn Styres (2012), Daryn Pittman (2011), Jesse Hockett (2009), Jason Johnson (2008), Gary Wright (2007 and 1999), Terry McCarl (2006), Chad Kemenah (2005), Sport Allen (2003), Jason Sides (2002), Jeff Sheppard (2001), Ronald Laney (2000)
The 2015 season will mark the 24th 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 in both National and Regional competition.
Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. MAVTV is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto www.mavtv.com for information regarding availability and listings in your area.
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series – http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/
Audio Broadcast – http://www.racinboys.com
Live Scoring – Race Monitor App
ASCS National Drivers Online:
Josh Baughman – http://www.joshbaughman.com
Kyle Bellm – http://www.kylebellm.com
Seth Bergman – http://www.sethbergmanracing.
Tony Bruce, Jr. – http://www.tonybrucejr.com
Matt Covington – http://www.
Derek Hagar – http://www.derekhagarracing.
Blake Hahn – http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – http://www.sam15.com
Johnny Herrera – http://www.
Jeff Swindell –http://www.jeffswindell.com
Aaron Reutzel – http://www.aaronreutzelracing.
Jordan Weaver – https://www.facebook.com/
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV include: Hoosier Racing Tire and Brodix.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, iON Camera, Smokey Mountain Moonshine, C&R Radiator, Hawk Performance Products, Geico, E3 Spark Plugs, and General Tire.
Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by: K&N Filters, KSE Racing Products, Fuel Safe, DMI Rear Ends, BMRS, SpeedMart, Competition Suspension, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Driverwebsites.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Print Place, Simpson, The Joie of Seating, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley’s Racing Products, Speedway Motors, and Hilborn Injection Systems.