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American Speed Association Midwest Tour Roster Growing Daily
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (March 5, 2007) – The American Speed Association Kwik Trip
Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment has over fifty drivers
preregistered for full-time competition in the inaugural 2007 season.
“We are very pleased with the support we have been receiving from the Upper
Midwest teams. These guys and gals have been waiting for a long time to see a
series come back around like ARTGO. It’s not just about the car counts,
it’s about who’s inside the cars, the fans, the series sponsors, and
making sure the race track is successful,” stated series Vice President
Steve Einhaus
Drivers of all ages will take to the track together this year. Lane Brenden, a
sprint car standout from Mitchell, South Dakota will be turning eighteen on
March 26, making him the youngest registrant. Late model racing veteran and
Outagamie County police officer Jim Duchow of Appleton, Wisconsin will turn 52
on April 22, making him the most experience of registrants thus far. Collin
Bamke will be celebrating his twentieth birthday June 10, making him the only
other teen currently on the roster. Seventeen drivers are classified as
“twenty-something” and eleven drivers are in their thirties. ASAMT VP
Steve Einhaus will be celebrating his fortieth birthday with a bang in
September. Other March birthdays include Josh Vadnais (30 on March 7), Mike
Tetzlaff (48 on March 10), Brad “JJ” Mueller (38 on March 15), and ASAMT
Publicist Natasha Steenbergen (21 on March 26).
Most of the names will be familiar to fans at venues holding ASAMT events, as
all applicants at press time were from only five states: Wisconsin, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois. Fourteen are from Minnesota and
sixteen are from Wisconsin. Trent Snyder is from the farthest north, residing
in Ironton, MN (one hour and thirty minutes north of St. Cloud). The driver
from the farthest south is David Finney from Sycamore, IL (40 minutes south of
Rockford). Brenden comes from the farthest west and Jamie Iverson comes from
the farthest east from Escanaba in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The only
city recording multiple unrelated registrants is Appleton, WI, home to Duchow
and Kyle Calmes.
Playing it by the numbers, the lowest number chosen so far was five, and
Travis Sauter, Mark Kraus, and Rod Wheeler have all bid on it. Bryan Roach
rounds out the roster with car number 99. The number five has tied with number
nine as the most requested number. Benjamin Fine (Richfield, MN), Dean
Cornelius (Chaska, MN), and Calmes have all requested car number nine for
2007.
“Our series is designed to incorporate the home track that we are visiting
and we realize that there are going to be duplicate numbers. It’s costly to
have people changing their numbers all of the time so we are not concerned
about it at all. Each individual will be required to attach a decal with the
first letter of their last name directly behind the number if they have a
duplicate. Many drivers have a specific number on their car because it means
something to them and that is what we are all about,” stated series
President Tim Olson.
Thirty-eight of the registrants have listed an e-mail address, and both
rookies and veterans are logging on to the Internet for all the latest ASA
Midwest Tour news. Many of the drivers also have Website links and biographies
on www.asamidwesttour.com.
“The ASA Midwest Tour is in its inaugural year and the excitement is in the
air. We have a growing list of the hottest and most successful racers from
around the Midwest ready to race in our series. The fans are not only going to
see a race, they are going to see an event that they will remember for a long
time,” Einhaus ended.
The Midwest Tour will have an informational meeting for race teams and media
only on Saturday March 17th at the Chula Vista Resort Golf Course Club House
and Water Park in Wisconsin Dells, beginning at 4pm. Anyone needing
information prior to the meeting is encouraged to call the series office at
262-514-3880.
The ASA Midwest Tour inaugural season opener is scheduled at Elko Speedway
April 28, 2007. Along with Duchow, Jason Schneider (New Market, MN) will be
celebrating his birthday (38 on May 6) during the Elko race weekend. More
information about Elko Speedway is available online at www.goelkospeedway.com
or by calling (952) 461-7223.
To learn more about the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour
presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment please contact the ASA Midwest Tour
office by calling (262) 514-3880 or by e-mailing Tim Olson at tim@asamidwesttour.com
or Steve Einhaus at steve@asamidwesttour.com.
To learn more of the Daytona Beach, Florida-based Racing Speed Associates or
the American Speed Association Racing Member Track program, call (386)
258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com.
For news and information from all the racetracks and regional tours involved
in the American Speed Association, visit www.asa-racing.com.
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