ASCS Midwest & Northern Plains Schedules Released

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (February 16, 2009) - Another pair of American
Sprint Car Series Regional slates have been set as the Midwest and Northern
Plains schedules were released today.

The ASCS Midwest Region is currently slated for ten nights of action at five
different tracks throughout Nebraska and the surrounding area, with the ASCS
Northern Plains Region set for eight nights of competition at four different
tracks.

For the fourth year in a row, the two Regional series will open the season
by squaring off for two nights at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway in
Greenwood, NE, on April 10-11. The ASCS Midwest and Northern Plains Regions
will also face off July 31 at Crawford County Speedway in Denison, IA.

Other venues set to host the ASCS Midwest Region in 2009 include Junction
Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE, along with Missouri venues of U.S. 36
Raceway in Cameron and Sedalia's State Fair Speedway. The series is
currently set to put the wraps on the 2009 season at U.S. 36 Raceway on
August 28.

In addition to the I-80 and Crawford County Speedways, I-90 Speedway in
Hartford, SD, and North Central Speedway in Brainerd, MN, are also set to
host the ASCS Northern Plains Region in 2009. The ASCS Northern Plains
Region will once again complete its season with North Central Speedway's
Mighty Axe Nationals on September 5-6.

North Dakota's Lee Grosz reigns as the defending ASCS Northern Plains
champion after capturing his second consecutive title last year, while
Nebraska's Jack Dover became the fourth different champion in as many years
of competition for the ASCS Midwest Region by taking top honors in 2008.

The American Sprint Car Series, in its 18th year of sanctioning Sprint Car
racing events, brings the best of Sprint Car racing to approximately 100
different tracks throughout 30 states and Canada. 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

2009 ASCS Midwest Region Schedule:

April 10 - I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) - vs. Northern Plains
April 11 - I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) - vs. Northern Plains
May 21 - I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
May 22 - Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE)
June 19 - U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO)
July 2 - I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE)
July 3 - Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, NE)
July 31 - Crawford County Speedway (Denison, IA) - vs. Northern Plains
August 23 - State Fair Speedway (Sedalia, MO)
August 28 - U.S. 36 Raceway (Cameron, MO)

2009 ASCS Northern Plains Region Schedule:

April 10 - I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) - vs. Midwest
April 11 - I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) - vs. Midwest
June 26 - I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)
July 4 - North Central Speedway (Brainerd, MN) - Kouba Memorial
July 24 - I-90 Speedway (Hartford, SD)
July 31 - Crawford County Speedway (Denison, IA) - vs. Midwest
September 5- North Central Speedway (Brainerd, MN) - Mighty Axe Nationals
September 6 - North Central Speedway (Brainerd, MN) - Mighty Axe Nationals