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Off to North Carolina as the ASALMS Southern Division takes over the weekend
spotlight with the Orange County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars.Posted August
9th, 2007
By ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (08/10/2007): The ASA Late Model Series Southern Division
Presented by GM Performance Parts is back in action this weekend after another
lengthy break in between events! The ASALMS Southern Division family of crews,
drivers, fans, officials, and teams are now on the road and making the trip to
Rougemont, North Carolina for this weekends’ race.
The ASALMS Southern Divisions’ Fifth race of the 2007 season, the extended
distance Orange County 125 is set for Saturday August 11, 2007 at the fast 0.375
Mile High-Banked Paved Oval of the Orange County (NC) Speedway, located just
South of the North Carolina/Virginia state line and North of Raleigh/Durham in
Rougemont, North Carolina.
In addition to the ASALMS Southern Divisions’ 125-lap Feature, the Orange
County Speedway weekly divisions of Late Model Stock Cars, Grand Stocks,
Southern Ground Pounders, and Street Stocks will also be on the card. Also of
note, there will be no Live Internet Broadcast this weekend of the Orange County
125 Presented by FLF Racecars.
Heading into the Orange County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars, Orlando,
Florida Rookie, Sean Bass leads both the Overall as well as the Rookie of the Year
Points Standings as he leads Longwood, Florida freshman, 22-year-old, Brandon
Johnson, who moved up from Fourth to Second after the Birmingham event on July
14, 2007 and is hot off his second consecutive Top Two finish.
The 20-year-old Bass, leads his good friend Johnson by 52 points (685-633) while
Loxahatchee, Florida rookie, 20-year-old Jeff Choquette trails his two fellow
Sunshine State drivers by just Nine (9) markers with 529 points.
The ASALMS Southern Division contingent is currently on the road and heading
out to Rougemont, North Carolina for the Fifth Race of the 2007 Racing Season.
Keep up to date all race weekend long from the Orange County Speedway
beginning on Saturday Afternoon during the first of two 60 Minute Practice
Sessions.
Keep your browser locked in all weekend long exclusively on the ASALMS
Southern Division website by clicking on the link provided: Orange County 125
Race Weekend
In the ASALMS Southern Divisions’ only appearance to the fast 0.375 Mile High-
Banked Paved Oval in Rougemont, North Carolina back on August 19, 2006;
Colleyville, Texas pilot Ryan Lawler won his first career ASALMS Southern Division
Feature in the extended distance Dr. Pepper 150 Presented by Zaxby’s Real
Chicken.
Lawler took the win over 15-year-old, at the time, Dalton Zehr, who finished a
career high second while Colt James, 2006 ASALMS Southern Division Champion
and Rookie of the Year; now 17-year-old James Buescher, and Josh Hamner
completed the Top Five. Hamner also holds down the ASALMS track record at
OCS with a 14.009.
The Master Schedule and Time Line is Subject to Change at the discretion of the
ASALMS and all Times are in accordance with Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Saturday morning everything gets started in the morning hours beginning with
Registration and the Pit Gates both opening at 10:15am. Rig Parking will also be
taking place as well.
ASALMS Practice and Safety Tech get rolling at 11:00am while the ASALMS
Drivers Meeting and Qualifying Draw will commence at “High Noon”, 12:00pm and
will immediately be followed by the ASALMS Crew Chiefs and Spotters Meetings as
soon as the Drivers Meeting and Qualifying Draw is completed.
The first of two 60 Minute Practice Sessions will begin at 1:00pm as the ASALMS
Southern Division get onto the 0.375 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval for the first
time on race day. After a 30 Minute Practice Session for the OCS Support
Divisions, ASALMS Practice resumes with the final 60 Minute Session beginning at
2:30pm. At 3:30pm the OCS support divisions will Practice on a rotating basis for
the final time for 60 Minutes.
At 3:00pm, ASALMS Tire Impound will open and then at 3:30pm, ASALMS
Qualifying Tech opens in preparation for ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products
Qualifying. At 4:45pm ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying will begin.
With 25 cars pre entered, all teams will start the Orange County 125 Presented by
FLF Racecars. The GM Performance Parts Shootout procedure has yet to be
determined and will be announced during the Drivers Meeting if one will be
scheduled.
After OCS Divisions Qualifying, which begins at 5:30pm, There will be an ASALMS
Autograph Session that will last until 7:00pm. After the Invocation and National
Anthem, racing begins at 7:15pm with a tentative GM Performance Parts Shootout.
If that event is scrapped, then the evening begins with the OCS divisions of Late
Model Stock Cars, Grand Stocks, Southern Ground Pounders, and Street Stocks
running their respective Features.
Then after Pre Race Ceremonies and Driver Introductions, the Orange County 125
Presented by FLF Racecars will get the green flag at approximately 9:00pm. The
Master Schedule and Time Line is Subject to Change at the discretion of the
ASALMS and all Times are in accordance with Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The 2007 season will see a full line-up of Late Model Stock Cars, as well as Limited
Late Model Stock Cars. In addition, Grand Stocks, Southern Ground Pounders,
and Street Stocks who make up a Regular Racing Program at OCS. The 2006
Track Champions at OCS were; Ronald Hill-Late Model Stock Cars, James Turner-
Grand Stocks, Chuck Watkins-Pure Stocks, and Matt Lofton-Limited Sportsmen.
Orange County Speedway is located in Northeastern Orange County on the site of
the original Trico Motor Speedway, which was built in the early 1960s. What
originally opened as a dirt facility was paved and is currently a 3/8ths mile (0.375)
asphalt, high-banked oval track.
The oval has 16 degree banking in the straightaway and 19 degree banking in the
turns. The banking and wide-sweeping turns make this facility the fastest 3/8 mile
track in the country. The track averages 50 feet wide, which offers plenty of room
for side by side racing among competitors.
Orange County Speedway has also, in the past, won a National Speed Award for
3/8 mile track and has won several awards from the Daytona Speedweeks and
RPM Race Promoters Workshop Awards. The facility offers grandstand seating
that follows the curvature of the track, along the front, from turn four to turn one,
which means that there is an excellent view of the track from every seat.
There is a VIP box in turn four that will accommodate 40 people in air-conditioned
comfort. This view offers a close up view of all the exciting turn four action, as well
as a fabulous view of the entire track. The VIP seating in the Main Tower
accommodates 15 fans with a bird’s eye view of the Finish Line as well as the
remainder of the track.
Orange County Speedway was one of the first tracks in the area to have live
televised Busch races. Some of the top Winston Cup stars of yesterday and today
‘cut their teeth’ in racing as regulars at OCS. The list includes Jimmy Johnson (Now
Defunct ASA National Tour), Bobby Labonte, Todd Bodine and Jeff and Ward
Burton. Jeff Gordon won his first career Busch Pole at OCS in 1991. Most recently,
Scott Riggs of Bahama, North Carolina, began his racing career here.
Over the years, many others have competed at OCS in Late Model Sportsman and
Busch Races. Some other well-known drivers that have ran at Orange County
Speedway include; Stacey Compton, Greg Davis, Peyton Sellers, Barry Beggarly,
and Stacey Puryear as well as Maurice Hill, who is still amongst the all-time leading
drivers at OCS, and Timothy Peters the Late Model Stock Cars Champion in 2002
and 2003.
For more information about the Orange County Speedway, located on 9450
Highway 57 in Rougemont, North Carolina, please call during normal business
hours at: 1 (336) 364-1222 or you can log onto the tracks website at: Orange
County Speedway
After the Orange County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars, the next two events for
the ASALMS Southern Division will see the South contingent run two races in two
nights in the great state of Georgia, which will prove to be pivotal in the chase for
both the 2007 ASALMS Southern Division Champion and Rookie of the Year titles.
The South Georgia 125 at the South Georgia (GA) Motorsports Park, which was
set for Saturday June 2, 2007 was postponed due to the raging wildfires in the
area at the time! That has been rescheduled for Friday September 14, 2007 and
will now be the sixth race of the 2007 season and part of what will now be a
Doubleheader weekend in the Peach State!
Joining the ASALMS Southern Division at South Georgia will be the SGMP Pure
Stocks. The South Georgia 125 Entry Form is available from the original date of
June 2, 2007 and nothing has changed with the exception of the date; Friday
September 14, 2007 and is available by clicking on the link below: South Georgia
125 Entry Form
The next day, Saturday September 15, 2007 the ASALMS Southern Division
contingent will travel North to the New Senoia (GA) Raceway, located Southwest of
Atlanta in Senoia, Georgia for the seventh race of the 2007 season and complete
the Georgia Doubleheader weekend with the running of the Senoia 125.
The Senoia 125 Entry Form will be available beginning on Thursday August 30,
2007 as the support divisions for the Senoia event will be announced at a later
date.
As for the next events overall on the ASALMS calender is for the ASALMS Northern
Division as the 3rd annual Mid-Michigan Doubles Weekend Presented by the
Michigan Racing Scene and Turn One High Performance Steering!
Day One is on Friday August 17, 2007 at the famed 0.400 Mile Progressively
Banked Paved Oval of the Dixie (MI) Motor Speedway, located North of Flint and
South of Saginaw, in Birch Run, Michigan for the running of the Wolverine 100.
The Fifth Race of the 2007 season in the ASALMS Northern Division.
The Cars and Stars of the ASALMS Northern Division will then wrap up the 3rd
annual Mid-Michigan Doubles Weekend the next night on Saturday August 18,
2007 at the fast 0.375 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval of the historic Owosso (MI)
Speedway, located Northeast of Lansing, in Ovid, Michigan for the running of the
Great Lakes 100. The Sixth Race of the 2007 season for the ASALMS Northern
Division.
In addition and for the Owosso event only, the ASALMS is very happy to announce
the return of the USPRO Cup Series, which started it all in 2003 before becoming
what we know it today as the ASALMS Challenge Division. The USPRO Cup Series
will have a 2008 sneak preview 35-lap Feature during the Great Lakes 100 at
Owosso before coming back full-time in 2008!
The Entry Forms for both ASALMS Northern Division events are available and due
at the ASALMS home offices in Lexington, Michigan by Monday August 13, 2007 to
avoid late fees. To download both entry forms, click on the following links; For the
Wolverine 100 at Dixie, go to: Wolverine 100 Entry Form and for the Great Lakes
100 at Owosso, go to this link:
Great Lakes 100 Entry Form
The Mid-Michigan Doubles Weekend has also been deemed “ASALMS Fan
Appreciation Weekend”. The great fans of the ASALMS can get into both shows for
just $12.00 per event! In addition, $2.00 coupons will be distributed throughout
both areas.
As an added bonus, an Advance Weekend Pass is available for just $15.00,
allowing the great fans of the ASALMS to get into both shows for just $7.50 per
event. You can order the Weekend Pass right at the Dixie Motor Speedway Ticket
Window the day of the Wolverine 100, or you can order the ASALMS Weekend
Pass in advance through the ASALMS Home Offices in Lexington, Michigan.
You can download the Promotional Flier with the $2.00 coupon by clicking on this
link: Mid-Michigan Doubles Weekend Promotional Flier
The USPRO Cup Series Feature at Owosso will be a 35-lap event paying $1,200 to
win and $300 to start based on a 20-car field. There is no Entry Form for the
Sneak Peek 35 for the USPRO Cup Series, however there will be a $50.00 entry
fee the day of the race.
Also the ASALMS asks that any team that plans on racing in this event to please
call the ASALMS Home Offices in Lexington, Michigan to indicate if your team will
be attending for Promotional purposes. You can also e-mail the ASALMS at:
mprieur@asalatemodels.com
Bollhoff Rivnut Super Pro Series Rules will apply with ASALMS procedures in
affect! Any and all ASALMS Type Cars such as the Bollhoff Rivnut Super Pro
Series, MAARA Series, Auto City Super Stocks, and any team within the entire
United States and Canada with the Template Body/Crate Engine package, are all
invited for the Sneak Peek 35.
A clarification is needed with regards to the Tire Rules for the Sneak Peak 35. The
USPRO Cup Series teams will be racing on the Hoosier 3035s and 3045s that are
widely popular throughout the Midwest. USPRO Cup teams that come to Owosso
will be allowed to practice on any used tire they bring with them.
However for this event, it will be a Two (2) tire event and teams must purchase Two
(2) new Hoosiers, either the 3035s and 3045s to Qualify and Race on. Teams must
have Two (2) used Hoosiers 3035s or 3045s as well to run in the 35-lap Feature.
After the Michigan Doubles Weekend, it will be time for Race Number 10 of the
Fifth Anniversary 2007 season in the ASALMS Challenge Division and the final
race before the 2007 Season Championships in Pensacola, Florida in Late
September.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 24-25-26, 2007 the historic 1.032 Mile Semi-
Banked Paved Oval of the Milwaukee (WI) Mile, located West of Milwaukee in West
Allis, Wisconsin will serve as hosts for the Governors Cup 150. The ASALMS
Challenge Division will be conducting their program on Friday and Saturday of the
Governors Cup Weekend.
Joining the ASALMS Challenge Division contingent during the prestigious weekend
will be the ARCA Re/Max Series as well as the Mid-American Stock Car Series, and
a special Wisconsin Super Late Model All-Star 50-Lap Feature on Sunday August
26, 2007 with special guest, current NASCAR Nextel Cup Star and former Winston
Cup Champion, Matt Kenseth.
The Governors Cup 150 Entry Form is now available and due at the ASALMS
Home Offices in Lexington, Michigan by Monday August 20, 2007 to avoid late
fees. To download the Governors Cup 150 Entry Form, click on the link provided:
Governors Cup 150 Entry Form
For more information about the 2007 seasons within all three divisions of the
ASALMS, as well as the fast approaching 2008 campaigns, you can call the
ASALMS home offices during normal business hours Monday through Friday 9:
00am-5:00pm (EST) at: 1 (800) 385-2503.
The ASA Late Model Series Home Offices in Lexington, Michigan are closed until
Monday August 13, 2007 at 9:00am (EST) in order to travel to and from
Rougemont, North Carolina for the Fifth Race of the 2007 Season in the ASALMS
Southern Division. If needed, please call Ron and/or Sandy Varney at: 1 (810) 650-
6617.
You can also log onto any of the three websites for more information concerning
the 2007 season. For the Challenge Division, go to: ASALMS Challenge Division
For the Northern Division, log in at: ASALMS Northern Division and finally for the
Southern Division click on: ASALMS Southern Division
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