By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park is proud to announce the addition of O’Reilly Auto Parts as a partner for 2011 and the following two racing seasons. O’Reilly Auto Parts will be the division sponsor of the track’s weekly 410 sprint car division and the featured billboard sponsor at the top of the track’s full color message center located in the infield.

“O’Reilly Auto Parts is adding locations in the Ohio area on a regular basis within an hour of Attica Raceway Park , so this is a great fit for our company,” said Shawn Myers, Promotions Specialist of O’Reilly Auto Parts.
O’Reilly Auto Parts currently has stores in Toledo, Sandusky, Bucyrus, Mansfield and Findlay with more planned in the future.

“With the addition of our message center it draws a lot of attention during the race night so the fans will see the O’Reilly Auto Parts name as they watch the board for lineups, lap counts and video’s,” said Attica Raceway Park Promoter John Bores.

“Having O’Reilly as the sponsor of our 410 sprint cars is a great fit for the track as well as O’Reilly Auto Parts as they become more visible in our area,” commented Attica Raceway Park Director of Operations Rex LeJeune.

The 2011 season at Attica Raceway Park kicks of on Friday, March 25 with a rain date set for Saturday. March 26. The 2011 season will include exciting weekly racing featuring the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprint Cars, the Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar Late Models, the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints and the Computer Man Inc. Dirt Trucks. Special events will include the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars and the O’Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars.

For more information and locations of O’Reilly Auto Parts stores go to www.oreillyauto.com. For more information about Attica Raceway Park go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) The start of the 2011 racing season is a little over two months away and Attica Raceway Park has announced a few rule changes.

The 410 sprint rules will be in line with World of Outlaws, and O’Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions with the new 1,400 pound minimum weight (with driver). That is an increase of 25 pounds.

Also, the standard Schoenfeld muffler part #112535 and the 14-inch flowmaster part #53545-10 will be allowed along with the Schoenfeld Muffler part #14272735.

The UMP DIRTcar Late Models must compete in 2011 with Hoosier LM 20, 30 or 40s on all four corners starting with the first event on Friday, March 25.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com or call Rex LeJeune at 419-680-5606.

(Attica, OH) The fans of Attica Raceway Park have voted Josh Muntz’s first career feature win on August 28th as their favorite 305 sprint car moment of the 2010 race season. Muntz’s victory won the poll with well over 100 votes from the fans on atticaracewaypark.com and collectied nearly 50% of the total votes.

Back on Attica Raceway Park’s Season Championship Night, Muntz would drive to the top of the track to take the lead with Jake Trevino, Bobby Clark, Dan Hammond and Nate Dussel in tow. Clark would quickly grab second place and race right onto Muntz’ rear bumper. Muntz had to hit his marks perfectly over the course of the 25-lap event with Clark right on his tail. In the end, Fremont, Ohio’s Josh Muntz would lead every lap and earn his first career Attica victory in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints.

Over the off-season atticaracewaypark.com will be conducting several polls to help determine what was the greatest moment of the 2010 season at Attica Raceway Park.

Each poll will feature five events that stuck out in the minds of the Attica Raceway Park staff from the past season for one particular division. The fine fans of “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant will then have a month to vote (you can only vote once per day) and help determine what was the most exciting event for that division. Once each division has a winner we will post them all together and let the fans ultimately decide what was the greatest moment of 2010 at Attica Raceway Park.

OCTOBER: 410 Sprint Cars
Winner: Mark Keegan picking up his 56th win at Attica Raceway Park the same week of his 52nd birthday (June 11th)
NOVEMBER: DIRTcar Late Models
Winner: Rick Eckert raced through the B-Main, an early race accident in the feature that caused the radiator to be replaced during a red flag and climbed back from the tail of the field to picked up the World of Outlaws Late Models Series win (July 30th)
DECEMBER: 305 Sprint Cars
Winner: Josh Muntz picking up his first career feature win at Attica Raceway Park on Season Championship Night after leading every lap (August 28th)
JANUARY: Dirt Trucks
FEBRUARY: Final poll with all 4 divisional winners going head-to-head

Mark your calendars for the return of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the DIRTcar Summer Nationals to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant in 2011!

The rest of the 2011 schedule is still in the works and will be released at a later date, but dirt track racing action returns to Northern Ohio on Friday, March 25th!
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Friday, May 20, 2011
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Friday, July 15, 2011

(Attica, OH) The fans of Attica Raceway Park have spoken and voted Rick Eckert’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature win on July 30th as their favorite DIRTcar Late Model moment of the 2010 race season. Eckert’s victory won the poll, voted on by the fans on atticaracewaypark.com, by collecting nearly 50% of the total votes.

Rick Eckert displayed his cool even when nothing was going right for the York, Pennsylvania driver during the World of Outlaws visit to “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant. After turning fourth quick time, his car blew up, forcing him to the tail of his heat in a back-up car. He then had to race through the B-main to gain an 18th starting spot in the feature. Then, a hole in his radiator caused his crew to quickly change the water cooling device during a red flag, sending him to the tail. He then steadily worked his way to the front using the extreme bottom groove, passing Josh Richards with just three laps remaining to earn his second World of Outlaws Late Model victory of the season.

Over the off-season atticaracewaypark.com will be conducting several polls to help determine what was the greatest moment of the 2010 season at Attica Raceway Park.

Each poll will feature five events that stuck out in the minds of the Attica Raceway Park staff from the past season for one particular division. The fine fans of “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant will then have a month to vote (you can only vote once per day) and help determine what was the most exciting event for that division. Once each division has a winner we will post them all together and let the fans ultimately decide what was the greatest moment of 2010 at Attica Raceway Park.

OCTOBER: 410 Sprint Cars
Winner: Mark Keegan picking up his 56th win at Attica Raceway Park the same week of his 52nd birthday (June 11th)
NOVEMBER: DIRTcar Late Models
Rick Eckert raced through the B-Main, an early race accident in the feature that caused the radiator to be replaced during a red flag and climbed back from the tail of the field to picked up the World of Outlaws Late Models Series win (July 30th)
DECEMBER: 305 Sprint Cars
JANUARY: Dirt Trucks
FEBRUARY: Final poll with all 4 divisional winners going head-to-head