Monday, July 21, 2008

ASA SEAT adds Lanier, Rockingham shows

Two new events at two prestigious racetracks have been added to the inaugural season for the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour. Series officials announced today that races are now schedule at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina on Friday and Saturday, August 29th and 30th, and at Lanier National Speedway in Georgia on Saturday, September 13th. “We are excited about the addition to Rockingham and Lanier to our first season,” said series owner John Kee. “Rockingham has so much history, between NASCAR running there for so many years and Andy Hillenburg taking over this year, that we feel it is a privilege for the RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour to be there. And then to add Lanier National Speedway, which is in the heart of our tour’s geographic area, is just a plus for the tour and the competitors involved.” The event at Lanier National Speedway on Saturday, September 13th, will be the inaugural “James Garrison Memorial,” a 100-lap event for the ASA Southeast Late Models. That date was originally occupied by an ASA SAT race at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, GA, but that event has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 18th. The ASA Southeast Late Models will compete on the road-course at Rockingham Speedway. That weekend previously was slated for South Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC. Instead of the event being a Saturday-Sunday show, it is now scheduled for a Friday (August 29th) practice session with a Saturday (August 30th) race date to accommodate the tour’s teams. More details regarding both events and the promotions surrounding it will be forthcoming. A revised television schedule for ASA SAT will also be announced shortly. Two events at Myrtle Beach Speedway, on August 16th and October 18th, have been cancelled. Also, the October 4th race at Concord Motorsport Park has been removed from the schedule. ASA SAT is in negotiations with three different venues to host a race on October 4th, and a decision that will benefit the series and it supporters will be made shortly. “We regret to have to remove certain dates from our schedule, but after much research, we have to do what is best for our teams and the tour itself,” explained Kee. “Like I’ve said in the past, we are about putting on great shows with our teams and putting people in the seats for our marketing partners. We did not see Myrtle Beach Speedway or Concord Motorsport Park as viable options at this time. Our changes reflect what is best for our competitors and our sponsors.” Currently, Jay Middleton leads Taylor Satterfield, John Bolen, Chris Fontaine and Preston Peltier in the chase for the inaugural RC Cola / MoonPie ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour championship.

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