ASCS Rocky Mountain Region Discontinued
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 23, 2010) –
Easily ranking as
the most expansive Regional market under the American Sprint Car
Series umbrella, ASCS Rocky Mountain Region operations have been
discontinued due to deteriorating market conditions.
The ASCS Rocky Mountain Region had ranked as the series
longest-running Region with nine seasons completed through 2009
after testing the waters with a handful of events over the latter
portion of 2000.
However, with no true “home” track in the base state of Colorado
over the past several seasons, the elevating cost of travel to
tracks in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, western South Dakota
and western Kansas has led to declining car counts and fewer teams
able to follow the full series.
Through the five events completed thus far in 2010, not a single
driver had competed in all five events, thus accelerating the
decision to discontinue the series.
Events at New Mexico’s Aztec Speedway will go on as scheduled, with
the July 2-3 non-wing event an ASCS Canyon Region double and the
September 17-18 Floyd Reynolds Memorial an ASCS Southwest event.
This past Saturday’s feature at Sweetwater Speedway in Rock Springs,
WY, marked the 161st ASCS Rocky Mountain main event
completed since 2001, with Utah’s Dustin Hall becoming the 48th
different driver to reach victory lane under the ASCS Rocky Mountain
Region sanction.
Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is
available at www.ascsracing.com.
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