UNOH All Stars set to begin season "down
south"
CAMARGO, IL (11-14-12) By Brian Liskai.
The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) All Star Circuit of
Champion Sprint Cars will blast open the
We consolidated our events in the south this year.
It will save the fans and race teams some money as our races are being
held over two weeks, said Guy Webb, President/CEO of the UNOH All Stars.
Screven Motor Speedway
also known as The Action Track of the South
is located on Georgia Highway 21 between the towns of Newington,
Ga. and Sylvania, Ga. It is a 3/8th mile clay track that began
operations in 2997.
Action begins at Screven on Feb. 6 for the Third
Annual Winter Freeze and runs through Feb. 9. The UNOH All Stars will
battle on Thursday, Feb. 7 for a $5,000-to-win affair to kick off the
touring groups season. During the Winter Freeze, Screven will also host
the World of Outlaw Late Models, national late models, the Florida
mini-sprints and possibly a non-sanctioned winged sprint car even during
the four-day Winter Freeze.
Were excited to have the All Stars down here. We
normally run fendered cars so this will be a real treat for our fans,
said Screven Motor Speedway Owner James Red Griffin. We only have one
night for the sprints this year, but its a better deal for those teams
as they go to Ocala the following two nights and then to Volusia the
next week. Hopefully putting the events closer together will entice more
of the northern sprint car teams to come down here and give our fans a
thrill.
Last year at Screven, Pittsboro, Indianas Daryn
Pittman opened the UNOH All Star season by holding off UNOH All Star
regular David Gravel and young charger Logan Schuchart for the win.
Pittman would go on to pick up the UNOH All Stars Eastern Region
Championship in 2012, and will now pilot one of Kasey Kahnes machines in
2013.
On the second night of competition, 3-time NASCAR
Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart would drive to the high side of a
frozen track where no one
else dared to go and passed Jason
Sides on the last lap to pick up his first ever UNOH All Star sprint car
win.
For more information about Screven Motor Speedway go
to
www.screvenmotorspeedway.com
The UNOH All Stars then travel a little further
south to Ocala, Florida to Bubba Raceway Park for a two night stand,
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9.
Bubba Raceway Park is a unique, 3/8th mile D-shaped,
semi-banked clay track. It began operations in 1952, making it the
oldest track in the State of Florida.
Nationally syndicated shock jock Bubba The Love
Sponge Clem a lifelong race
enthusiast purchased the
former Ocala Speedway in 2011. A race car driver himself, Clem, 46,
hosts his five-day-per-week, talk-only radio show out of FM 102.5 in
Tampa. He has made several improvements to the track since taking
ownership.
The 2013 Bubba Army Winternationals will take place
Jan. 28-Feb. 23 and not only features the UNOH All Stars, but the World
of Outlaw Late Models, UMP Open Wheel Modifieds, winged 360 sprints, and
the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars.
In 2012, Bubba Raceway Park hosted the UNOH All
Stars for three nights of racing. On the first night, Danny The Dude
Lasoski, a multi-time Knoxville Raceway champion and Knoxville Nationals
winner, scored the win over Dale Blaney, who would put together a
nine-win UNOH All Star season in 2012, securing the Ohio Region
Championship along the way. Tim Shaffer, who would go on to record his
fourth consecutive UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions national title,
would come home third.
On the second night of competition, Blaney, who sits
second on the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions all-time win list with
93 victories just five shy
of tying National Sprint Car Hall of Fame member Kenny Jacobs
would take the win over Pittman and Sam Hafertepe Jr.
Lasoski, who calls Ocala home during the winter
months, would wrap up the three-day affair at Bubba Raceway Park, with
another victory over Aaron Ott and young UNOH All Star charger Danny
Holtgraver.
For more information about Bubba Raceway Park, go to
www.bubbaracewaypark.com
Once again, the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions
will be a part of the 42nd Annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by
Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.
The UNOH DIRTcar Nationals will take place Feb. 12-23 with the UNOH All
Stars competing Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 13 and 14. The Nationals
include the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars and World of Outlaw Late Models,
Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds, UMP Modifieds and DIRTcar Late
Models.
Every night is a double-header during the UNOH
DIRTcar Nationals and there are free fan pit passes with every ticket
purchase every night. Gates will open nightly at 5 p.m. with heat races
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Last year at Volusia, Lasoski would open the UNOH
DIRTcar Nationals with the UNOH All Star win over Kraig Kinser and
Shaffer. It was Lasoskis 18th career win at the track as he leads all
other drivers in victories at Volusia.
On night #2 for the UNOH All Stars, The Crowd
Pleaser Craig Dollansky who would finish second in the World of Outlaws
points in 2012 came home the
winner over Pittman and Lasoski.
For more information on Volusia Speedway Park
one of the worlds fastest half-mile dirt ovals
go to
www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com. For more information about the 42nd
Annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment, go
to www.dirtcarnationals.com
The five races for the UNOH All Stars
Feb. 7 at Screven, Feb. 8 and 9 at Bubba Raceway Park, and Feb.
13 and 14 at Volusia are
Eastern Region Point events. The champion of the Eastern Region at the
end of 2013 will earn $20,000.
For more information about the UNOH All Star Circuit
of Champions go to
www.allstarsprint.com
