Jefferson Speedway’s Wisconsin State Championships will once again host the Big 8 Late Model Series on Friday and Saturday September 14 and 15. The local heroes will go head to head with the top weekly talent from across the region in the popular two day race format which is headlined by a 100 lap Championship Feature event Saturday night.

The Jefferson regulars have held their ground during the previous five events (2005-2009) in which the out of town Big 8 Series drivers have attempted to steal the Wisconsin State Championship title away. Those events averaged an astounding 49 late models per event. Four out of those five saw the spoils stay at home with John Ovadahl, Jr, Jason Erickson, Steve Dobbratz and Kyle Jarlsberg recording titles. Ricky Bilderback from Illinois captured the crown in 2006 and Ross Kenseth shared the title in 2009. The past two seasons have seen Doug Hahn and Erickson victorious at their home track.

Race fans will be treated to two full nights of racing on Wisconsin’s Action Track during the September Wisconsin State Championships, featuring the Big 8 Late Model Series, Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, Internationals, Bandits and Road Warriors. For additional information, visit www.jeffersonspeedway.com. Jefferson Speedway hosts weekly racing every Saturday night with racing at 7pm. The next stop for the Big 8 Series is Memorial Day Monday afternoon May 28 at Columbus 151 Speedway, visit www.big8series.com for complete event details.

Entry Form | Information Sheet | Team Pit Registration | Ticket & Other Info

Big 8 Late Model Series officials released the entry form for their upcoming inaugural visit to the Milwaukee Mile on Tuesday June 12 for the Swiss Colony Howie Lettow Memorial presented by RaceTeamGear.com. The event will be run in conjunction with the ASA Midwest Tour and ASA Truck Tour, with many special guests including former Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet Champion Ross Kenseth.

The $2,000 to win, $300 to start, 48 lap event will feature the best of the best, weekly late model racers from across the region. Champions and challengers from area tracks as well as the Big 8 Series will have the opportunity to secure one of twenty four guaranteed starting positions in the forty car field. The top two weekly late model competitors from Wisconsin International Raceway, Columbus 151 Speedway, Madison International Speedway, Elko Speedway, Jefferson Speedway, LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, Rockford Speedway and Slinger Super Speedway are guaranteed starting positions, as are the top eight Big 8 runners.

“This should add some additional excitement to the point battles at tracks throughout the month of May and into June as drivers jockey to put themselves in a position for the automatic start based on their weekly accomplishments.” Comment Big 8 Series director Gregg McKarns. “Weekly short track auto racing is the foundation of auto racing, we wanted to award those warriors.” Guaranteed spots will be awarded based on current June 12 track and series points amongst those cars present, spots may be awarded to those within the top ten of track or top twenty of series points. The six fastest cars not locked into the field will be added from qualifying with an additional ten starters transferring from last chance events.

by Big 8 Series Media PR
Drivers and Teams of the Big 8 Late Model Series can earn money towards race expenses by promoting ticket sales to fans, friends and family for the Tuesday Night June 12 Swiss Colony Howie Lettow Memorial at the Milwaukee Mile. There are three incentive programs for drivers and teams.

1. When a fan buys a ticket for the Milwaukee Mile event online, there is a “Promo” field where he or she can enter a driver’s name. Names must be entered without a space. For example: kyleshear. Drivers that have more then “12” characters in their name must use the following example: MBILDERBACK (First initial and full last name). If your name does not show up in the promo code area, please contact Steve Einhaus directly at steve@asamidwesttour.com

For each ticket sold under that driver’s name, the driver will receive $1. However a minimum of 200 tickets must be sold for that driver before the payout begins. For example, if 250 fans buy a ticket online and enter “kyleshear” in the promo field, Kyle would receive $250. If only 199 fans entered his name, he would not receive anything.

To view the ticket purchasing process, go to https://events.admitoneproducts.com/tkt_sales.php?test=true&event_id=900412

2. If a driver or team would like to sell a group of tickets to say an organization, etc, the drivers will be paid even more. Group ticket sales must go through the ASAMT series office and are not available online. So please contact Steve Einhaus for more information and/or to obtain group sales tickets. (630)-212-6022

3. The team that sells the most tickets, single or group, will receive a “Bonus at the Mile.” A minimum of 500 tickets for that driver must be sold to be eligible. The bonus will consist of four new race tires, free race entry, six pit passes, and ten grandstand passes.

Drivers and teams can post the link about the event and to purchase tickets, www.asarace.com, on their personal and business media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, to extend awareness to friends and fans.

by Rockford Speedway Media PR
Just 16 days from now, the roar of the engines will return to Rockford Speedway as we begin our 65th Anniversary Season. This unseasonably warm weather has everyone ready for the race season to start, we can hardly wait. There are a lot of exciting events planned for 2012, we look forward to hosting you again this summer, we have included some information we think you may find interesting leading into April.

Entries Rolling In for WXRX Stone and Double T 200
The mailman continues to deliver additional entries for the WXRX Stone and Double T 200 Enduro taking place at Rockford Speedway on Saturday April 7 at 3pm. Over 50 entries are expected to fill the high banks for the 200 lap affair. If you are interested in entering a vehicle in this event, the Official Entry Form can be found online at www.rockfordspeedway.com.

Rockford Spring Classic Schedule Set for Sunday April 15
The 35th running of Rockford Speedway’s Spring Classic presented by Yellowbook will take place at the quarter mile high banked oval on Sunday afternoon April 15. New this year will be the addition of the Illinois Vintage Racing Series which will join the Big 8 Late Model Series and Mid-American Stock Car Series on the card.

The highlight of the day will be the 108 lap Big 8 Series feature event, which was captured by Dale Nottestad during the 2011 event. A complete schedule of events can be found online at www.rockfordspeedway.com. Racing action gets underway at 1pm on April 15, qualifying is slated for 11:30am.

by Big 8 Series Media PR
The Big 8 Late Model Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet will be part of the 4th annual Thunderstruck 93 event at Elko Speedway this September 21 and 22. Top Big 8 Series competitors as well as numerous weekly feature winners from Illinois and Wisconsin will be invited to this invitational non-points event. The weekly Elko Big 8 competitors will be protecting their home turf as the out of towners invade the state of the art facility for the first time.

by State Park Media PR
State Park Speedway plans the addition of two racing classes for the 2012 season. In addition to the Mini-Mod class State Park Speedway adds a Mini-Stock class this season.