358-Modified Qualifying Schedule Set For Super DIRT Week XXXVII Showdown

Weedsport, NY – April 3, 2008 - By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director

The schedule of qualifying races leading up to the Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship on Oct. 11 of Super DIRT Week XXXVII in Syracuse, N.Y. has been set with 20 tracks currently staging nearly 70 events in 2008.

The present-day format guarantees that automatic starting berths for the headline ITT Corporation/Goulds Pumps "Salute To The Troops" 150 will be earned by drivers competing only in DIRTcar-sanctioned events, while time trials on the Syracuse Mile will remain open to any driver issued a DIRTcar License.

Last season Brett Hearn claimed his fourth career ITT Industries-Goulds Pumps Championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday afternoon at the New York State Fairgrounds. The Sussex, New Jersey superstar survived a pair of rain-delays, ultimately outlasting Pat Ward who had his fuel tank run dry coming out of turn four on lap 149, with Hearn being the first in line to collect the first-place prize.

Qualifying procedures for the 29th Annual Syracuse 358-Modified Championship include time trials for all drivers as well as those already holding guaranteed starter status through the summer qualifying races plus the three DIRTcar 358-Modified Regional Championships. Preliminary clockings lock in the front three rows with the top-8 non-guaranteed drivers making Friday's Twin 20s starting grids.

The summer-long qualifying trail culminates with the 150-lap ITT-Goulds 358-Modified Championship held during the 37th edition of Super DIRT Week, October 7-12. Guaranteed starters will be added from Super DIRT Week qualifiers at Can-Am Motorsports Park (Oct. 8), Brewerton Speedway (Oct. 9) and Rolling Wheels Raceway Park (Oct. 10), with the current top-12 in overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified point standings and provisionals filling out the field.

For additional information, please contact DIRTcar Racing NorthEast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed in the DIRTcar NE Office (315/834-6606) during normal business hours or log into www.dirtcar.com anytime to find out more about the entire circuit.

2008 358-MODIFIED SYRACUSE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
(+)-denotes Mr. DIRTcar 358-Modified Championship Series event.                          
DAY-DATE          TRACK                                     LOCATION       
Sat-Apr 19           Orange County Fair Speedway   Middletown,NY
Sat-Apr 26+         Merrittville Speedway                 Thorold,ONT
Sat-May 10          Airborne Speedway                   Plattsburgh,NY
Fri-May 16           Autodrome Edelweiss                Hull,QUE
Sat-May 17       Brockville Ontario Speedway        Brockville,ONT
Sun-May 18         Orange County Fair Speedway   Middletown,NY
Mon-May 19         Merrittville Speedway                 Thorold,ONT
Fri-May 23           Ransomville Speedway              Ransomville,NY
Sat-May 24          Lebanon Valley Speedway         West Lebanon,NY
Sat-May 24          Mohawk Int'l Raceway                Hogansburg,NY
Fri-May 30           Autodrome Granby                    Granby,QUE
Sat-Jun 7             Autodrome Drummond              Drummondville,QUE
Sat-Jun 7             Fulton Speedway                      Fulton,NY
Sat-Jun 14           Orange County Fair Speedway   Middletown,NY
Wed-Jun 18         Oswego Speedway                   Oswego,NY
Sat-Jun 21           Lebanon Valley Speedway         West Lebanon,NY
Sun-Jun 22          Cornwall Motor Speedway         Cornwall,ONT
Sun-Jun 22          Humberstone Speedway            Port Colborne,ONT
Thr-Jul 3             Ransomville Speedway              Ransomville,NY
Fr-Jul 4                Autodrome Edelweiss                Hull,QUE
Sat-Jul 5              Can-Am Motorsports Park         LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Jul 10         Brockville Ontario Speedway        Brockville,ONT
Fri-Jul 11             Autodrome Granby                    Granby,QUE
Sat-Jul 12            Autodrome Drummond              Drummondville,QUE
Sat-Jul 12            Canandaigua Speedway            Canandaigua,NY
Sat-Jul 12            Lebanon Valley Speedway         West Lebanon,NY
Sat-Jul 12            Merrittville Speedway                 Thorold,ONT
Sun-Jul 13           Cornwall Motor Speedway         Cornwall,ONT
Sun-Jul 13           Cayuga County Fair Speedway Weedsport,NY
Fri-Jul 18             Autodrome Granby                    Granby,QUE
Sat-Jul 19            Autodrome Drummond              Drummondville,QUE
Fri-Jul 18             Ransomville Speedway              Ransomville,NY
Sat-Jul 19            Orange County Fair Speedway   Middletown,NY
Sun-Jul 20           Lebanon Valley Speedway         West Lebanon,NY
Thr-Jul 31 Mohawk Int'l Speedway             Hogansburg,NY
Fri-Aug 1+           Ransomville Speedway              Ransomville,NY
Fri-Aug 1             Autodrome Edelweiss                Hull,QUE
Sat-Aug 2         Brockville Ontario Speedway        Brockville,ONT
Sun-Aug 3           Cornwall Motor Speedway         Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Aug 4           Merrittville Speedway                 Thorold,ONT
Wed-Aug 6          Airborne Speedway                   Plattsburgh,NY
Fri-Aug 8             Brewerton Speedway                 Brewerton,NY
Fri-Aug 8             Ohsweken Speedway                Ohsweken,ONT
Sat-Aug 9            Lebanon Valley Speedway         West Lebanon,NY
Sat-Aug 9           Autodrome Drummond              Drummondville,QUE
Sat-Aug 16          Can-Am Motorsports Park         LaFargeville,NY
Sat-Aug 16          Orange County Fair Speedway   Middletown,NY
Sun-Aug 17          Humberstone Speedway            Port Colborne,ONT
Thr-Aug 21+         Mohawk Int'l Raceway                Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Aug 23          Lebanon Valley Speedway         West Lebanon,NY
Fri-Aug 29            Ransomville Speedway              Ransomville,NY
Sat-Aug 30          Orange County Fair Speedway   Middletown,NY
Sat-Aug 30          Merrittville Speedway                 Thorold,ONT
Sat-Aug 30          Mohawk Int'l Raceway                Hogansburg,NY
Sat-Aug 30          Airborne Speedway                   Plattsburgh,NY
Sun-Aug 31+        Cornwall Motor Speedway         Cornwall,ONT
Mon-Sep 1           Northern Region Champion        DIRTcar NorthEast
Mon-Sep 1           Eastern Region Champion         DIRTcar NorthEast
Mon-Sep 1           Western Region Champion         DIRTcar NorthEast
Fri-Sep 5             Autodrome Granby                    Granby,QUE
Sat-Sep 6+          Brockville Ontario Speedway     Brockville,ONT
Sat-Sep 6            Lebanon Valley Speedway(4)     West Lebanon,NY
Sat-Sep 13+        Autodrome Drummond              Drummondville,QUE
Fri-Sep 19+          Canandaigua Speedway            Canandaigua,NY
Sun-Sep 21          Airborne Speedway                   Plattsburgh,NY
Fri-Sep 26+          Rolling Wheels Raceway(4)        Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 4             Fulton Speedway                      Fulton,NY
Wed-Oct 8+         Can-Am Motorsports Park         LaFargeville,NY
Thr-Oct 9+           Brewerton Speedway                 Brewerton,NY
Fri-Oct 10+          Rolling Wheels Raceway Park    Elbridge,NY
Sat-Oct 11+         New York State Fairgrounds     Syracuse,NY

The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts and Hoosier Racing Tire. Rite Aid Corporation is a promotional partner and the contingency sponsors are Bars Leaks, Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Crane Cams, Dig Safely New York, Holley HP Carburetors, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, KSE Racing Products, Motorsports Safety Systems, Penske Shocks, Rislone Oil Stabilizer and Wrisco Industries.

2008 DIRTcar Regional Point Fund Awards Shared By Top Sportsman Teams

Weedsport, NY – March 30, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRTcar Racing NorthEast PR Director

The DIRTcar Weekly Racing regional points program created in 2006 will continue to remain in effect for a third successive season with DIRTcar Sportsman Modified teams collecting additional rewards at the end of 2008.

Open-wheel teams in the Big-Block Modified, 358-Modified and Sportsman Modified divisions collected over $45,000 in 2007, with 135 drivers rewarded in the popular regional points program developed by DIRTcar officials to entice further competition around the entire circuit.

“When we first introduced the DIRTcar Regional program two years ago most of the drivers never really knew what to expect,” said DIRTcar NorthEast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed. “Now beginning our third season there won’t be too many surprises this time around. The secret’s out so I expect the competition to be even stiffer at the weekly tracks since the drivers better understand the rewards waiting when 2008 comes to an end.”

Along with track and overall Mr. DIRTcar point fund awards, DIRTcar Regional Championships will again be on the line for Sportsman teams during the 2008 season. The distribution of Regional Racing Series funds in makes it the most lucrative regional post-season awards program for weekly teams found anywhere.

In 2008, DIRTcar-sanctioned tracks hosting the Sportsman class have been divided into three regions with teams looking to share $10,800 in cash and memberships. Licensed drivers will compete against other within their own region for a series point fund that will reward $3,600 to the top-15 in each. The regional points will be kept separately and they have no direct bearing on any individual track points race.

In each of the three Regional Championships, points will be awarded for the best finishes (15 in West, 12 in North, 15 in Central) in DIRTcar-sanctioned Sportsman events. Legal events may be of any distance and may be either home track point events, part of a special mini-series or special events at tracks within that region. Events held at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park count toward any region with all Regional points ending on Monday, September 1, 2008.

The chase for DIRTcar Racing NorthEast Regional Championships concluded last year on Labor Day after five straight months of wheel-to-wheel, paint-trading action at more than 20 tracks. Crowned champions of their respective DIRTcar Region in the Sportsman Modified ranks were Chris Higgins (Northern), Shawn Donath (Central) and Don Spatorico (Western).

For further questions regarding the 2008 DIRTcar Regional Racing Series format, please contact Cory Reed in the DIRTcar NorthEast Office (315/834-6606) during normal business hours or log into the DIRTcar homepage at www.dirtcar.com to find out more about the entire circuit.

DIRTcar Sportsman points structure for each Regional event:
Pos.    Pts.     Pos.    Pts.
1.         60        13.       32
2.         56        14.       30
3.         52        15.       28
4.         50        16.       27
5.         48        17.       26
6.         46        18.       25
7.         44        19.       24
8.         42        20.       23
9.         40        21.       22
10.       38        22.       21
11.       36        23.       20
12.       34        24.- end 20

DIRTcar Sportsman Regional Championship Point Funds
Pos.    East                Central           West                                                                          
1.         800                   800                800                                                                          
2.          500                   500                500  
3.         350                   350                350  
4.         300                   300                300  
5.         275                   275                275                                                  
6.         250                   250                250                                                  
7.         200                   200                200                                                  
8.         175                   175                175                                                  
9.         150                   150                150                                                  
10.       100                   100                100                                                  
11.  2009 License  2009 License  2009 License                                   
12.  2009 License  2009 License  2009 License           
13.  2009 License  2009 License  2009 License           
14.  2009License   2009 License  2009 License           
15.  2009 License  2009 License  2009 License           
Total   3,600             3,600             3,600
Total regional payouts: $10,800

DIRTcar Sportsman Regions
*Events held at Rolling Wheels count toward any region.
Central (best 15 finishes): Black Rock, Brewerton, Canandaigua, Cayuga County, Fulton, Orange County;
North (best 12 finishes): Brockville, Can-Am, Thunder Alley, Lucas DIRTcar Series events (Can-Am-July 5, Brighton-July 18, Thunder Alley-August 1, Brockville-August 2);
West (best 15 finishes): Genesee, Humberstone, Merrittville, Ransomville, Lucas DIRTcar Series events (Genesee-June 14, Merrittville-June 21, Humberstone-July 6, Ohsweken-August 1, Ransomville-August 8).

The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts and Hoosier Racing Tire. Rite Aid Corporation is a promotional partner and the contingency sponsors are Bars Leaks, Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Crane Cams, Dig Safely New York, Holley HP Carburetors, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, KSE Racing Products, Motorsports Safety Systems, Penske Shocks, Rislone Oil Stabilizer and Wrisco Industries.

Inverted Heat Line-Ups Highlight Advance Auto Parts Series Qualifying

Weedsport, NY – March 7, 2008 – By Tom Skibinski, Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series PR Director

Qualifying procedures for the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series continue to follow a double standard in 2008 with heat race inversions after time trials once again shaping the Big-Block Modified starting grid for nearly every tour event.

Drivers will continue to draw for their order in the 'Integra Shocks Time Trials’ at all Advance Auto Parts Series events and the fast timer will select a second pill to determine how many cars (0, 2, 3 or 4) will be inverted to start each preliminary heat race.

“With the fastest car not always starting on the pole in the heats, it created a lot more action for the fans last season,” said DIRTcar NorthEast Director of Competition & Track Sanctioning Cory Reed. “We’re always looking for ways to make the Advance Series even more entertaining for the spectators and shaking up the qualifying format just adds to the excitement.”

The 'Integra Shocks Fast Time Award' winner will collect $100 and five (5) bonus points and the top-three heat race finishers will earn additional bonus points as follows: 1st-5 pts, 2nd-3 pts, 3rd-1 pt. A driver can earn a maximum of 10 more points being the fast timer as well as a heat race winner during the upcoming Advance Auto Parts Series.

The customary pre-race re-draw among top heat race qualifiers will continue to be in effect throughout the summer, with season-ending events ---Syracuse Super DIRT Week Rite Aid 200 and Eastern States 200 at Orange County Fair Speedway--- the only Advance Auto Parts Series stops awarding fast timers with pole-position starts. Top heat race and Dig Safely New York consolation round finishers will fill those fields in the same order as heat points will not be awarded.

For further questions regarding qualifying procedures for Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series events or the 2008 race schedule, please contact Cory Reed in the DIRTcar Northeast Office (315/834-6606) during normal business hours. Log into www.superdirtcarseries.com for the latest news and results, driver and track information, media galleries and DIRTVision.com video clips, as well as many special features as the season rolls on.

The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series for Big-Block Modifieds is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., Rite Aid Corporation and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Crane Cams, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Motorsports Safety Systems, Penske Shocks and Wrisco Industries.

The 2008 Lucas Oil Canadian DIRT challenge to be the best edition ever!
 By: Martin Bélanger
 Cornwall, On – With Lucas Oil Products signing back as the main sponsor of the Canadian DIRT Challenge, with all the dates already settle and the addition of Mohawk International Raceway as a sixth track, we can assure that the 8th edition will be the best ever presented.
 The series will start in Quebec province with a doubleheader at Autodrome Granby on Friday, July 18 and the next night at Autodrome Drummond on the 19th. The challenge will then visit Mohawk International Raceway for the first time on Thursday, July 31st to start off a 4 nights in a row battle. After a quick trip to the United States, the series will head to Edelweiss Speedway on Friday, August 1st then at Brockville Ontario Speedway the following night and it will all end at Cornwall Ontario Speedway on Sunday, August 3rd.
 This edition will be paying over $120,000 in prize and money, which makes it the highest one in history! This kind of money is made possible by the help of many great sponsors.
 Again this year, the drivers that participate in all 6 events will be eligible in over $5,000 in prizes. Bert Transmission will give 3 gift certificates of 500$ each, Finish Line Racewear also award a 500$ certificate, Sunoco B&G Performance, the official race fuel provider, will give a full barrel of Sunoco Race Fuel valued at 650$, Trick Race Parts will donate a complete modified kit worth 650$. Babe Design is providing a 500$ certificate, Mr.Radiator will grant a racing radiator worth 630$ and Engine Research will allow a full day of Dyno testing valued at 600$. In 2007, a total of 17 drivers took part in all races.
 Coffrage 20-20 will join the sponsors in awarding some prize money and plaques to best Ontario, Quebec and Native driver.
 The winner of each event will receive a cool $3,000 and each driver that will start a 100-lap feature will at least receive $350. Each race will have time-trials and the fastest car will receive 100$ for his success.
 After the 6 races are done, the top drivers will receive point’s fund money worth over 6,000$ and the champion will take away $2,000. Last year’s series winner Laurent Ladouceur won a total of over $10,000 in money.
 With all that money given it attracts many drivers to these venues, last year an average 34 cars were at each track. Some great modified stars such as the O’Brien brothers Pat and Danny, Laurent Ladouceur, David Hébert, Yan Bussière, Mario Clair, Brian McDonald, Kayle Robidoux and many other are participating regularly to the series which makes it one of the most competitive race to win.
 With the huge contribution of Lucas Oil Products and other great sponsors, we can tell that this edition will be the most lucrative and the most exciting series. Be sure to be part of it at one of the six tracks.