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The Milwaukee Mile Awaits; The ASALMS Challenge Division Is Here
By: ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (08/24/2006): The televised ASA Late Model Series
Challenge Division Presented by GM Performance Parts cars, crews, drivers,
fans, officials, and teams are now on the road and heading out to one of the
most anticipated events of the 2006 season and on the biggest track in ASALMS
history!
The famed Milwaukee (WI) Mile, located West of Milwaukee in West Allis,
Wisconsin will host the televised ASALMS Challenge Division on Friday and
Saturday August 25-26 during the prestigious Governors Cup weekend for the
running of the Governors Cup 150.
Governors Cup weekend will feature the televised ASALMS Challenge Division on
Friday and Saturday afternoon at the famed one (1) mile long semi-banked paved
oval. The West Allis, Wisconsin speed plant will become the biggest track the
ASALMS has ever raced on in its’ four year history!
The ASALMS Challenge Division events in 2006 will be televised on The Men’s
Outdoor and Recreation Network, I-Drive TV, and Mav TV networks, all available
on Dish Network as well as select cable outlets. Airings for the events will
be on a tape delayed basis beginning on September 27, 2006. The first ASALMS
telecast each week, now set for 7pm (EST) will be on Wednesdays, on IDrive
TV.
The main series telecasts will be on Saturdays beginning on September 30, 2006
at 4:30pm (EST) on the 20-million-home Men’s Outdoor and Recreation Network.
IDrive TV, the new Turner network reaching 10 million households nationwide,
will also air the ASALMS telecasts an additional time each week at 9pm (EST)
also on Saturdays.
Plus, additional coverage will come from MavTV, a fledgling cable/satellite
network, which will air the 2006 ASALMS events beginning in the first quarter
of 2007 to help set the stage for the 2007 ASALMS season, which will see the
ASALMS celebrate its’ fifth anniversary.
Keep up to date all weekend long beginning Friday afternoon prior to the first
scheduled practice session. Then continuing coverage later on Friday with
results from the scheduled practice session on Friday followed by complete
race day coverage beginning Saturday morning. Keep your browser locked in
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Governors Cup 150 Race Weekend
Dave Crawford of The Virtual Thunder Online Racing Game has developed a
program just for the ASALMS Fans and Teams that will award one of our lucky
teams some cash awards at the year end banquet based on play volume.
You can still sign up to play for free all season long and support your series
drivers and put some money in their pockets at years’ end. So go out and
have some fun, support your teams and sponsors like Virtual Thunder that
support short track racing and the ASALMS.
Virtual Thunder, enhances the ASALMS race weekends by allowing our fans to
pick who will win, who will make the top five and who will be the best in
qualifying. All for absolutely free! To log onto Virtual Thunder and make your
picks for the Governors Cup 150, go to: Virtual Thunder
This will be the inaugural appearance for the ASALMS Challenge Division at the
famed Milwaukee Mile! The qualifying and race format has been altered slightly
for the ninth race of the 2006 season. The first of two schedule practice
sessions actually occurs on Friday August 25, 2006 at 4:00pm for one hour with
Practice Tech also beginning on Friday.
Bright and early on Saturday morning, everything gets underway at 6:30am with
Rig Parking followed by Registration at 7:00pm. The Pit Gates and Practice
Tech then open up at 7:30am with the cars and stars of the televised ASALMS
Challenge Division taking on the one (1) mile semi-banked paved oval at 8:45am
for their final one hour practice session!
Qualifying Tech and Tire Impound is set to open up very early as well, at
9:30am during the final 15 minutes of practice!
For ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying, which will begin at
10:45am, the Top 26 cars will be locked into the Governors Cup 150! Positions
27-30 will come from the current ASALMS Challenge Division Owners Points
Standings.
Finally row 16 (Positions 31-32) will be reserved for Past Champions of the
ASALMS, if those aren’t needed, then the next two teams in ARP Bodies
Qualifying will fill out the remainder of the starting field for a 32-car
field that will take the green flag for the Governors Cup 150 on Saturday
afternoon.
The GM Performance Parts Shootout, for teams that unfortunately do not qualify
into the 150-lap feature, will not be held for this event, making ARP Bodies
Qualifying at an absolute premium for the pre entered field of 46 cars from 13
different states that are expected to challenge the historic one (1) mile
semi-banked paved oval!
Following the companion Mid-American Stock Car Series Last Chance Races, ARCA
Remax Series Practice, and later the Mid-Am 40-lap Feature, it’s then time
for the ninth event of the 2006 season for the crown jewel of the ASALMS, the
televised Challenge Division.
After Pre Race Ceremonies and Driver Introductions, the Governors Cup 150 will
get the green flag for the special afternoon Feature event at 3:30pm. All
times are in accordance with Central Standard Time (CST).
Since 1903, The Milwaukee Mile has been one of the premier venues in American
motorsports. Nearly every major auto racing sanction body has hosted events at
The Mile through its century of existence.
The roster of past winners at the track includes the greatest names in both
open wheel and stock car racing. A listing of past ASA drivers that have won
at Milwaukee is also stacked with accomplished "name" competitors.
The now defunct ASA National Tour had a prominent place in the stock car
history at The Milwaukee Mile, holding 35 events there since 1978. Starting
with the first event at the Mile on May 7, 1978, the historical ASA’s
all-time wins leader, Bob Senneker recorded that first victory at the
Milwaukee Mile.
Some of the biggest winners over the years at the Mile include, Wisconsin
Legend, Dick Trickle as well as the late Alan Kulwicki. Other winners on that
impressive list include, Butch Miller, the only driver in the field with a
victory at the Mile!
In addition, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, Jim Sauter, Seven-time Champion in
the now defunct ASA National Tour, Mike Eddy, former champion, Johnny Benson
Jr., three-time Champion in the old historical tour, Kevin Cywinski, Mike
Garvey, the late Joe Shear and most recently, Wisconsin’s own, Bryan Reffner
on August 29, 2004.
To learn more about the historical Milwaukee Mile, located on the Wisconsin
State Fairgrounds at 7722 West Greenfield Road in West Allis, Wisconsin,
please call: 1 (414) 453-5761 or log onto the track’s website at: www.milwaukeemile.com
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