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2005 ASA Late Model Series Awards Banquet Set To Go
Saturday January 14, 2006 at the Quality Hotel and Banquet Center in Fort
Wayne, Indiana.
By Matt Prieur-ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (12/20/2005): The 2005 ASA Late Model Series Awards
Banquet Presented by GM Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires, Torco Racing
Fuel and the Choice Hotels Chain is right around the corner. Set for January
14, 2006, the celebration will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Quality
Hotel and Banquet Center. The festivities will get under way with Happy Hour
at 5:30pm. The Awards Presentations will begin promptly at 6:30pm with dinner,
dancing, and celebrating all to follow the awards ceremonies.
The ASALMS has much to celebrate with three solid seasons under its belt. The
support and patronage of the ASALMS has reached record levels with not only
some of the most experienced teams competing but it also can boast of
phenomenal support from some of the top companies in the racing
industry.
One of the greatest reasons these companies continue to support the ASALMS and
teams is because of the loyal patronage they receive from the teams and the
ASALMS itself. For many of these companies, products and service usage is up
because the teams really believe in the companies that are willing to invest
in their talents and efforts. If anything, it is truly be a win-win situation
and it is clearly the relationship of these partners and the ASALMS that make
it all so successful. .
The 2005 Awards Banquet is an event that not only celebrates the success of
our top teams, but also these great companies and the relationship we have
developed over the season working together; GM Performance Parts has supported
the ASALMS and teams since the inception of USPRO Cup Series (Today known as
the ASA Late Model Series).
GMPP will contribute to the year end points fund as well as fund the
Winners Circle programs that awards teams based on their participation in
the 2005 events. Hoosier Racing Tires, Torco Racing Fuel, and the Choice
Hotels Chain have also been great ASALMS partners and have helped the ASALMS
move forward in growth and expansion.
A number of other sponsors have contributed to the success of the 2005 season
by contributed to points fund, products awards and services and they are: AFCO
Racing Products, Aluminum Racing Products (ARP), All-Star Performance, Aruba
Shades, Bassett Race Wheels, Butler Built Racing, Crane Cams Inc., Five Star
Stock Car Bodies, Holley Performance Parts, Howe Racing Enterprises, Hyperco,
Jabars Complements, Jerico Performance Parts, Lakeshore Graphics, Lane
Automotive, Lefthander Chassis, Mechanix Wear, MVP Promotional Advertising,
Motive Gear, Miller Electric, Penske Racing Shocks, Port City Racing,
Performance Concepts, Performance Friction, Phil Harper Motorsports,
Provision, Quartermaster, Randercar Chassis, Racing Anonymous Inc., RV
Performance, Race Safe Systems, Racing Electronics, Redline Oil, The Screen
Print Department, Teamtech Motorsports and Virtual Thunder. Special Banquet
awards will be provided by Ringers Gloves and Racedrivercards.com
As you put together your 2006 Racing Programs, we hope that you remember the
companies that have supported your sport and your teams throughout the 2005
season. Many of these companies will continue to support the ASALMS and
the teams for years to come and it is important that you consider their
products and services just as they have considered your teams throughout the
season.
The Awards Ceremony will honor the 2005 ASA Late Model Series Champion;
Stephen Leicht of Wal-Tom Racing for an outstanding season. The 2005 Pat
Bourdow Rookie of the year will be awarded to Brian Campbell of Automotive
Promotions Inc. Finally, Mark Hartline, through sheer determination and
tenacity, will be awarded the GM Performance Parts Shootout Points Champion
Award.
The 2005 Awards Banquet will also award the top 20 teams in season long final
points standings for the 2005 season. In addition, the GM Performance Parts
Sponsored Winners Circle Programs will award team owners based on
attendance and participation throughout the 2005 season. The teams that will
be awarded for this program had either a 100%, 80% or 50% attendance for the
season.
Those team owners are: Wal-Tom Racing, Automotive Promotions Inc., Wood
Brothers Racing, Hock Motorsports, Kar Korner Motorsports, Cassill Racing,
Urbine Racing Inc., Jason Dietsh Racing, T.D Racing, Cozzolino Motorsports,
Downey Racing, Keeton Hanks Racing, Wieland Racing, True Racing, SS Racing,
Jesse Smith Racing, Tomlinson Racing, Bay Motorsports, David Stremme Racing,
Tony Rosebrugh Racing, Tyler Motorsports, Diversified Motorsports, Larry Chard
Motorsports, Marathon Manufacturing and Supply Racing, Hartline Racing
Enterprises, RV Performance Motorsports, Mahlik Motorsports, Granneman Racing,
Troy Barnes Racing, Eagle Motorsports, C-C Motorsports, and Baker
Racing.
There will also be a number of special awards to recognize some of the
greatest assets we have in our series; Track Owner of the Year, Promoter of
the year, Sponsor of the Year, Official of the Year, Crew Chief of the Year
and some very special Team awards.
The ASALMS Director of Media/Public Relations and P.A. Announcer, Matt Prieur
will be the Master of Ceremonies (MC) for the Awards Ceremony and also a
special thanks goes out to the Hemsworth Brothers and Company Band which will
be playing oldies hits and requests throughout the evening after the awards
and dinner portion of the awards banquet.
To attend the Awards Banquet you must reserve tickets by calling 800-385-2503
no later than January 7, 2006. The Banquet location is Quality Hotel and
Banquet Center at 3330 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808. To
reserve a room at the best rate for the banquet on Friday, January 13th or
Saturday, January 14th, call 277-240-2929 and use the ASALMS Membership Code
#00802174 or call the hotel direct at 260-484-7711 and let them know you are
with the ASALMS group (Rooms are $59 through the hotel).
The ASA Late Model Series will award over $70,000 in Cash and Awards to the
eligible teams thanks to all the great companies involved with the series. To
receive your awards your presence is required at the 2005 ASA Late Model
Series Banquet Ceremonies.
It is also important to note that the All Division Owner/Drivers Meeting
will be held at the Quality Hotel in Fort Wayne on Saturday, January 14th from
9am to 12pm. If you are attending the meeting and would like to join the
banquet celebration, you are more than welcome as long as you reserve your
tickets in advance.
The 2006 ASA Late Model Series Southern Division Owner/Drivers meeting is set
for Saturday January 21, 2006 at the Quality Inn/Marietta Room in Marietta,
Georgia from 10am-1pm. Just a reminder to all teams that plan to attend the
January 21st Informational meeting in Marietta Georgia. This meeting is in
addition to the ASALMS Owner/Drivers Meeting to be held the weekend before on
Saturday January 14, 2006 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
It is very important that you register your attendees with the ASA Late Model
Series South Office as soon as possible. There is no charge to attend the
meeting but we will need an accurate head count to ensure that we are properly
prepared. Please register via e-mail or call the Southern Division office at:
(770) 630-4571 or you can e-mail Southern Division Director, Randy Rabinowitch
at: randyr@asalatemodels.com
The ASA Late Model Series Southern Division will open the 2006 season for the
ASA Late Model Series on Saturday March 4, 2006 at the Bronson (FL) Motor
Speedway near Gainesville in Bronson, Florida for the inaugural Florida 100.
The televised ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division will open the doors on
their 2006 season two weeks later at the famed Music City (TN) Motorplex in
Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday March 18, 2006. Finally the ASA Late Model
Series Northern Division will hold its inaugural event on Saturday May 6, 2006
at the wicked fast = mile of the I-70 (MO) Speedway outside of Kansas City in
Odessa, Missouri.
For more information about the 2005 ASA Late Model Series Awards Banquet as
well as the approaching 2006 season with the ASA Late Model Challenge
Division, and the ASA Late Model Series Northern and Southern Divisions; check
out the websites at: www.asalatemodelsnorth.com
and www.asalatemodelssouth.com
You can also call the ASA Late Model Series home offices during normal
business hours (9am-5pm Eastern Standard Time) at 1 (800) 385-2503 or log onto
the main ASA Late Model Series website anytime at: www.asalatemodels.com
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