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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (January 26th) A capacity crowd greeted Lucas Oil’s
Steve Snowden for the unveiling of the 3rd annual Lucas Oil Shootout. The
2008 Modified and Sportsman schedules were announced with some new twists
that are sure to keep everybody excited about the upcoming season.
Presenters Adam Ross and Clinton Geoffrey kicked off the Press Conference
with a season ending review of the 2007 Lucas Oil Shootout. In the
Sportsman ranks, 71 teams participated with Chad Chevalier edging out Don
Spatorico by a scant one point. Chevalier was able to fend off Spatorico’s
remarkable 3 wins with 5 top fives and a win of his own. Both driver’s
competed fiercely with each other throughout the 2007 campaign with the
utmost respect that had the fans on their feet for all 5 races. We look
forward to seeing more of the same in 2008.
42 Modified teams participated with rookie Jeff McGinnis winning the
Modified portion of the Lucas Oil Shootout. Bolstered on the strength of
great finishes at Ransomville, Genesee, and Humberstone, McGinnis was able
to stave off the challenges of defending champion Scott Wood to win by a 3
point margin. Like the Sportsman, the racing was great in 2007, and more of
this is expected in 2008.
Next on the agenda was reviewing the 2007 Brighton Speedway Applefest.
Merrittville and DIRT Tour standout Mark D’ilario was able to hold off 2007
Genesee Champion Rob Pratt to win the Sportsman classic. The win was the
hi-light of the 2007 season for Mark, allowing the Challenge Cup to be
brought home to Merrittville Speedway.
After recognizing the 2007 Champions, the 2008 schedules were announced. In
2008, the Sportsman will compete 5 times at 5 tracks. Dates include Genesee
on June 14th, Merrittville on June 21st, Humberstone on July 6th, Ohsweken
on August 8th, and the finale at Ransomville on August 8th. The Modifieds
will compete 7 times in 2008 with 2 races at Merrittville, Ransomville, and
Humberstone, and one event at Ohsweken. Dates include Merrittville on May
19th, Ransomville on May 23rd, Humberstone on June 22nd, Merrittville on
July 12th, Ransomville on July 18th, August 8th at Ohsweken, and the finale
at Humberstone on August 17th.
Lucas will continue it’s presence after the Shootout’s are completed with a
trip to Brighton on September 26th, and 27th. Winners of all Sportsman
Shootouts will be guaranteed starters for the September 26th event.
The final order of business for the day was drawing the "Golden Passes" for
the Sportsman and Modified classes. Each winner is to receive 2 passes for
each Lucas Oil event in 2008. The lucky winners proved to be Jesse Cottriss
from Ransomville Speedway, and veteran campaigner Fred Carleton who calls
Merrittville home.
For further rules and information on the 3rd Annual Lucas Oil Shoot Out by
DirtTrackDigest.com, race teams can contact Merrittville’s Erica Bicknell at
905-685-7223 leading up to the season or at 905-892-8266. Ransomville’s Jeff
Anstett can be reached via e mail at jeff@anstettracing.com or visit
www.DirtTrackDigest.com or any of the 5 track’s individual web sites.
On behalf of all tracks, we would like to extend our sincerest thanks
to Fred Cade of the Cairn Croft hotel, for another great press conference,
and to Steve Snowden of Lucas Oil Canada, for his continued support!
Lucas Oil Products is one of the fastest growing additive lines in the
consumer automotive industry featuring a premium line of oils, greases and
problem-solving additives. Through innovative product research and
development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil Products
has established itself as the top selling additive in the industry.
Lucas Oil Products was established by Forrest Lucas in 1989 in the
United States and wasn’t introduced in Canada until 1997.
Race fans can look for Lucas Oil Products in Canada at all PartSource
locations and in Western New York at Advance Auto Parts or on line at either
www.lucasoil.ca or www.lucasoil.com.
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