Parts Plus USCS “Flip Flop 50” headlines $50,000 USCS Fall Nationals

Atlanta, GA – October 17, 2009 - The Parts Plus United Sprint Car Series “Flip Flop 50” for winged sprint cars headlines the $50,000 USCS Fall Nationals 2009 on Friday and Saturday, November 13th and 14th at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. The sprint car portion of the huge event features a very unique format that includes twin 25-lap main events. The first of these twin main events will start straight-up after Friday night’s Pole Qualifying rounds with the top qualifier starting in the K&N Filters Pole Position. At the conclusion of the first 25-lap main event, the finishing order will be completely inverted for the second 25-lap main event.

The winner of the first Parts Plus USCS winged sprint car main event will start twenty-second in the second main event and the last place car that finished the entire first main event will start from the K&N Filters Pole Position in main event number two. Each of the winged sprint car main events will pay $2500 to the winner. A bonus of $2500 will be paid to the winner of the first main event if they can also win the second 25-lap contest after starting from twenty-second position. Each of the main-events will pay $250 to start that main event totaling $500 to start both. Including the Parts Plus Power Dash and K&N Filters Pole Scramble on e driver could collect $7700 in winnings for the weekend’s effort

The “Flip Flop 50” Pole Qualifying Night on Friday (November 13th) features competition for the all important K&N Filters Pole Position in the first of twin 25-lap main-events. Drivers will first draw for their qualifying race starting positions. The drivers will then compete in a series of qualifying races with a maximum of eight cars in each. Each driver will then be awarded the passing points they earned in their qualifying race. Their passing points total will determine their line-up position for either the K&N Filters Pole Scramble on Friday night or for their starting position in the Last Chance/B-Main(s) on Saturday night (November 14th).

The top eight drivers in passing points after the qualifying races will be "locked-into" the "Flip Flop" 50’s first 25-lap feature race on Saturday night. The top eight drivers in passing points will advance to the K&N Filters Pole Scramble race on Friday night. The K&N Filters Pole Scramble will determine the final line-up for those cars in rows one through four in the first of the two Parts Plus USCS "Flip Flop" 50 sprint car feature races on Saturday night. The winner of the K&N Filters Pole Scramble will start in the K&N Filters Pole Position on Saturday night in the first "Flip Flop" 50 feature race.

Parts Plus USCS SPRINT CARS “Flip Flop 50” details:
$7500+ POSSIBLE!
(Twin 25-lap features one straight-up/one inverted)

SPRINT ENTRY FEE:
PRE-ENTRY before 11/7/09= $75 Entries received after 11/07/09 = $100

Friday night winged sprints: Qualifying Night for Parts Plus USCS “Flip Flop” 50 Sprint Car Races (Twin 25-lap races Saturday) Includes Parts Plus Power Dash $100 to win. QualifyingRaces (passing points) plus K&N Filters Pole Scramble for top 8 cars in passing points. The Main(s) and two 25-lap winged sprint car A-Mains are on Saturday.

Saturday night payoff: $2500 to win and $250 to start EACH 25-Lap main event.

PAYOFF: $2500 to win each A-Main, then: 1250, 800, 600, 500, 450, 400, 350, 325, 300, 275, 250 and $250 thru last each feature. B Main Sat. night: Transfer spots then $225, 200, 175, 150 and $150 thru last place.

$2500 to bonus to win second feature from the rear!

**Mufflers are required on all race cars at Riveside International Speedway. The leagal mufflers are Schoenfeld part# 112535.

For more information or for USCS rules please visit www.uscsracing.com or the new www.uscsnationals.com website. To reach the USCS via telephone please call the USCS office at 770-460-7223 or cell# 404-886-5913.

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ASCS Southwest Set for USA on Saturday

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 20, 2009) – Story lines abound as the ASCS Southwest Region takes to Tucson's USA Raceway this Saturday night with Ben Gregg clinging to a narrow series points lead, Rick Ziehl trying to put the finishing touches on mini-series points chase and Johnny Herrera trying to keep a Regional win streak alive.

Saturday's card also serves as one final tune up for the ASCS Southwest forces before taking on the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters at the 42nd Annual Kronik Energy Western World Championships presented by Old Tucson Studios on November 19-21.

After a couple of weeks of Texas competition, Peoria's Gregg carries a slim 10-point lead into Saturday's action as he tries to close in on the ASCS Southwest title.  Gregg, who topped the series most recent feature event on September 19, is just ten points ahead of Ziehl, with John Gaston, Mike Martin and Joshua Hodges all within striking distance as well.

Ziehl, the defending ASCS Southwest champion, carries an 18 point edge in the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Regional Challenge into the event.  Saturday's card, the eighth and final leg of the DTC Challenge, will crown the champion of the series that included both winged Southwest Region events and wingless Canyon Region events.

Dropping in on the Southwest contingent on Saturday night will be Albuquerque's Johnny Herrera, who has topped 16 consecutive ASCS Regional winged events throughout Arizona and New Mexico dating back to 2005.

Herrera won't be the only weekend visitor, as Phoenix native Calvin Landis returns to Arizona for some racing action after another year of Knoxville competition.

Also, wingless shoe R.J. Johnson of Phoenix, AZ, is prepared to take on the winged forces for the first time, with modified ace R.C. Whitwell also trying out the winged open-wheelers on Saturday night.

Saturday's ASCS Southwest Region event at USA Raceway goes green at 7:00 p.m.

The 3/8-mile USA Raceway clay oval is located east of Tucson off I-10 Exit 268, then 1.6 mile south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information, contact the track at 520-574-8515.

Current ASCS Southwest points (Top Ten):  1. Ben Gregg (Peoria, AZ) 984, 2. Rick Ziehl (Las Cruces, NM) 974, 3. John Gaston (Peoria, AZ) 958, 4. Mike Martin (Yuma, AZ) 948, 5. Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, NM) 946, 6. Ronnie Clark (Tucson, AZ) 920, 7. Charles Davis, Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) 910, 8. John Van Horn (Tucson, AZ) 821, 9. Jessica Van Dyke (Tucson, AZ) 813, 10. Ron Kratz (Tucson, AZ) 746.

Current Discount Tire Co. ASCS Regional Challenge Points (Top Five through Seven of Eight Rounds):  1. Rick Ziehl 704, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. 686, 3. Ronnie Clark 664, 4. Mike Martin 650, 5. Joshua Hodges 638.

The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to nearly 100 different tracks throughout 25 states and Canada in 2009.  Anchored by the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters, ASCS also consists of a dozen different Regions throughout the nation.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.