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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
RACEWAY IS PROVIDING HOT RACING ON HOT NIGHTS
Cloce continues
to lead ASA Member Track Standings.
By: Kevin Ramsell
DAYTONA BEACH, FL
(Thursday, August 20, 2009) – A typical conversation with
someone usually starts with asking how the weather is in their
area. Doug Binstock, General Manager/Oval Manager for
Rocky Mountain Raceway, an ASA Member Track in West Valley City,
UT will say he will take 85-90 degree temperatures with no rain
in the forecast every day. He will also tell you that
Rocky Mountain Raceway’s Modified division is providing some of
the hottest racing that he has seen in a long time.
“I just wish our drivers could see
the kind of show they are putting on week after week because
it’s incredible,” Binstock recently said. “We have four to
five drivers that are tough as nails and we have some new
drivers that are surprising us as well.”
Rocky Mountain
Raceway is a 3/8-mile track with five degree banking on the
straights and 7-12 degree progressive banking in the corners.
“Our Modifieds, which is our top division, averages about 22-24
cars a week and it’s a tight field. Some will qualify in
the low groove and some in the high groove,” Binstock said.
“They put on some of the best side-by-side, edge of your seat
racing. They are fun to watch.”
It’s been a tough start to the
2009 season as they dealt with rain in May and June, but
Binstock said they are still on track with the attendance
figures they produced last season. “Even in this sluggish
economy, we are doing alright,” Binstock said.
Part of the reason is due to the
excellent racing that the fans have seen, especially from its
top Modified division where Michael Hale of West Valley City, UT
has a 77-point lead over Nick Parker from Kearns, UT in the
standings. Dan McCoy, also from West Valley City is only
79-points behind Hale. Bryan Wordelman from North Salt
Lake City, UT is in fourth.
“Michael Hale is a real good
driver and Bryan Wordelman is one of our new drivers and he is
surprising a lot of us,” Binstock said. “These guys put on
some of the best side-by-side action each week.” Last
Saturday night, the 21-car field was separated by 0.993 seconds
in qualifying with the top-15 separated by 0.341 seconds alone.
Shawn Price was the winner of the 50-lap feature event.
This Saturday night, Rocky
Mountain Raceway will have one of its three remaining big events
of the season with the NAPA 125. On September 7th,
its Dooms Day featuring a Figure 8 Trailer Race and the
Modifieds will have the Torch 100 on Saturday, September 12th.
For more information on Rocky
Mountain Raceway, please visit
www.rmrracing.com.
Tommy Cloce remains at the top of
the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National
Championship standings this week with a point average of 3.7264.
He will be back in action this Saturday night at Adirondack
International Speedway in New Bremen, NY with twin 25-lap
features on the schedule.
Jeremy Miller of Madison
International Speedway in Oregon, WI is in second place with an
average of 3.5298. He finished fifth last Friday night in
the 40-lap feature that was won by Jon Baumeister, Jr.
Jeff Mathews from East Bay Raceway
Park in Tampa, FL is in third with an average of 3.4577.
You can see the full standings and
see where your favorite ASA Member Track driver is in the
current standings by visiting
www.speednetdirect.com.
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil,
sponsor of the American Speed Association National Short Track
National Championship, is the same oil developed and used by Joe
Gibbs Racing. The team sells the oil so racers across the
country can have access to the latest technology in racing
lubricants.
Joe Gibbs Racing is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR,
currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, two
NASCAR Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program.
Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs - a
three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington
Redskins and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame - JGR has
competed in NASCAR since 1992, winning three Cup Series
championships and more than 80 NASCAR races, including three
Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.
The American Speed Association Short Track National Championship
is another step by the industry leader in creating new and
innovative programs. This follows the recent announcement about
extending the insurance coverage for ASA members traveling to,
from, and during an ASA-sanctioned event. For updated ASA
National Points, just click on the "Points" link at
www.asa-racing.com.
ASA members in good standing are eligible for a $500,000 Excess
Medical Benefit as well as a $20,000 Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Benefit. Coverage for the member begins while
traveling to a location promoting an ASA-sanctioned event and
continues until arrival home again. The American Speed
Association, in conjunction with WSIB Motorsports Insurance, is
the only sanctioning body to offer insurance coverage which
extends beyond the boundary of the racetrack itself (complete
details are available online at www.ASA-Racing.com).
The ASA Member Track program is comprised of more than 35 short
tracks around the United States, as well as a variety of
regional and national touring series. For more information, call
(386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For
news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved
in the ASA, visit www.ASA-Racing.com.
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