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.
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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. The Modifieds will
compete 7 times in 2008 with 2 races at Merrittville, Ransomville, and
Humberstone, and one event at Ohsweken.
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2008 SPORTSMAN SCHEDULE |
2008 MODIFIED
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Genesee on June 14th |
Merrittville on May 19th |
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Merrittville on June 21 |
Ransomville on May 23rd |
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Humberstone on July 6th |
Humberstone on June 22nd |
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Ransomville on August 1st |
Merrittville on July 12th |
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Ohsweken on August 8th |
Ransomville on July 18th |
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Ohsweken
on August 8th |
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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.
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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.
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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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