American Sprint Car
Series Ready For
Muskogee And Batesville
This Weekend
Bryan Hulbert -
DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July
11, 2023)
Taking on a pair of
historic ovals this
weekend, the American
Sprint Car Series
presented by
RacinDirt.com will
headline action at
Thunderbird Speedway in
Muskogee, Okla., on
Friday, July 14, then
Batesville Motor
Speedway in Batesville,
Ark. on. Saturday, July
15.
Paying $4,000 to win,
$400 to start at both
venues, each is a
showdown with ASCS
Regional Tours. Paired
with the American Bank
of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner
Region presented by
Smiley's Racing Products
on Friday, Saturday will
see action against the
ASCS Mid-South Region.
Returning to the
Oklahoma half-mile after
being absent for over
20-years in 2022, Sam
Hafertepe, Jr. rolled
into Victory Lane at
Thunderbird Speedway to
become the third winner
in five events. One of
the oldest tracks in
Oklahoma, the facility
first opened as a horse
track in 1903. Auto
racing began in 1955.
Closed in 2003 after the
grandstands were
condemned, the track
returned to life in
2010.
Friday, July 14 opens at
6:00 P.M. with Hot Laps
at 7:00 P.M. and Racing
at 8:00 P.M. (CDT).
Tickets are $15 for
adults, $5 for youth
(6-15), and free for
kids five and under.
Thunderbird Speedway is
located at the Muskogee
Fairgrounds (1444 S
Cherokee St). For
information on the
track, as well as
directions, log onto http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com.
Known for massive Late
Model and Modified
events, Batesville Motor
Speedway has provided
some impressive Sprint
Car shows over the years
as well. A high-banked,
three-eighths-mile oval,
the series has visited
11 times. Another track
that saw a nearly
20-year gap between
visits, the return in
2021 saw Dale Howard
pull off the last lap
pass for the win.
Impressive in his final
season of racing in
2022, Tim Crawley
captured the first of
four wins last year.
Saturday, July 15, at
Batesville Motor
Speedway opens at 5:00
P.M. with racing at 8:00
P.M. (CDT). Admission is
$20 for adults, $5 for
youth (7-14), and free
for kids six and under.
Batesville Motor
Speedway is located at
5090 Heber Springs Rd.
in Locust Grove, Ark.
Information on the track
is online at http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com.
The 2023 season will
mark the 32nd year of
competition for the
American Sprint Car
Series. Spearheaded by
the American Sprint Car
Series National Tour,
the ASCS Nation includes
Regional Tours that
encompass both wing and
non-wing competition.
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Series can be found at http://www.racindirt.com.
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of the tours under the
ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com,
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(@ASCSRacing).
Quick Info:
Who: American Sprint Car
Series
Where: Muskogee, Okla. &
Batesville, Ark.
When: Friday, July 14, &
Saturday, July 15
Times and Other Info:
Thunderbird Speedway
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Gates: 5:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:30 P.M. 6:00
P.M.
Driver's Meeting: 6:15
P.M.
Hot Laps/Qualifying:
7:00 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: ASCS Schoenfeld
RACEceiver: 454.050
Prices:
Pit Pass: $35
Grandstand Admission:
$15
Youth (6-15): $5
Kids (6 & under): Free
Contact Info:
Thunderbird Speedway
Address: 1444 S Cherokee
St, Muskogee, OK 74403
Phone: (918) 729-9843
Website: http://www.thunderbirdspeedwayok.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thunderbird-Speedway-192229047937380
Twitter: N/A
Times and Other Info:
Batesville Motor
Speedway
Pits: 4:00 P.M.
Draw: 5:45 P.M. 6:15
P.M.
Drivers Meeting: 6:30
P.M.
Grandstands: 5:30 P.M.
Hot Laps: 7:15 P.M.
Racing: 8:00 P.M.
Muffler: Open
RACEceiver: 454.050
Prices:
Grandstand Admission:
$20
Youth (7-14): $5
Kids 6 & Under: Free
Contact Info: Batesville
Motor Speedway
Phone: (870) 613-1337
Address: 5090 Heber
Springs Rd Locust Grove,
AR 72550
Website: http://batesvillemotorspeedway.com
Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/BatesvilleMotorSpeedway
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car
Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/americansprintcarseries
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ascsracing [@ascsracing]
Broadcast: http://www.racindirt.com
Live-Scoring: My Race
Pass App
ASCS Drivers Online:
3 Howard Moore (Memphis,
TN) R
6 Christopher Townsend
(La Porte, TX) R
10 Landon Britt
(Memphis, TN)
13 Elijah Gile (Phoenix,
AZ) R
14 Jordon Mallett
(Greenbrier, AR)
23 Seth Bergman
(Snohomish, WA)
36 Jason Martin
(Liberal, KS)
45X Kyler Johnson
(Quinter, KS)
55B Brandon Anderson
(Glenpool, OK)
71 Brady Baker
(Alexander, AR) R
91 Michael Day
(Farmersville, TX) R
95 Matt Covington
(Glenpool, OK)
R denotes a driver
running for the Brodix
National Rookie of the
Year
2023 Race Winners: Jason
Martin 6 (4/20
Jackson Motor
Speedway; 4/22
Boothill Speedway; 5/20
Longdale Speedway;
5/28 Lake Ozark
Speedway; 6/17
81-Speedway; 7/7 Dodge
City Raceway Park); Seth
Bergman 2 (4/21
Longdale Speedway; 6/2
Outlaw Motor
Speedway); Matt
Covington 2 (6/16
Humboldt Speedway; 7/8
Dodge City Raceway
Park); Austin
McCarl 1 (5/26
Lakeside Speedway); Joe
B. Miller 1 (5/17
Lake Ozark Speedway); Sean
McClelland 1 (6/15
Creek County
Speedway); Jeffrey
Newell 1 (6/22
Lawton Speedway); Alex
Sewell 1 (6/24
Caney Valley
Speedway); Blake
Hahn 1 (6/30
Boone County
Raceway); Jake
Bubak 1 (7/1
WaKeeney Speedway);
2023 Driver Points (Top
10): 1.
Jason Martin 2,232; 2.
Matt Covington 2,174; 3.
Howard Moore 2,030; 4.
Jordon Mallett 2,030; 5.
Brandon Anderson 1,976;
6. Kyler Johnson 1,867;
7. Christopher Townsend
1,721; 8. Landon Britt
1,654; 9. Michael Day
1,654; 10. Seth Bergman
1,237;
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