By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park will continue to live up to its name – “Ohio’s Finest Racing” – with an exciting and entertaining 2011 season which will see some of the best dirt track drivers in the world take on the tough weekly competition.

“Our talented drivers have established Attica Raceway Park as one of the toughest weekly tracks in the country…just ask any of the racers from the touring series that come here. Race fans will certainly get the most of their entertainment dollars this season with 410 winged sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints and dirt trucks,” said Attica Promoter John Bores.

Once again Attica will be one of the first tracks in the Midwest to kick off the 2011 racing season, with opening night scheduled for Friday, March 25 with a rain date of Saturday, March 26. Columbus Equipment Night will feature the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints, UMP late models, and Fremont Fence 305 Sprints.

Attica’s 2011 schedule features four appearances of the O’Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champion Sprints. Attica will kick off the All Star’s Ohio Region with the traditional HD Supply Spring Nationals on Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 paying $3,000 and $5,000 to win respectively. The late models join the sprints on Friday and the 305 sprints make for an all open-wheel event on Saturday. Attica will kick off the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek on Friday, June 17 on Eagle 99/Legends Sports Pub & Grille Night. The All Stars will help Attica wrap up the 2011 season with the traditional Attica Ambush on Baumann Auto Group Night, Saturday, Sept. 3.

The first of 10 events for the Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica Sprint Title Championship Series will be held on True Value of Woodville/Construction Equipment and Supply Night on April 22. The $3,000-to-win sprint car feature will be complimented with a $3,000-to-win Sunoco American Late Model Series feature.

The World of Outlaw Sprints will take on the tough Attica regulars on Kistler Engines Classic Night, Friday, May 20.

In what is becoming one of the “must-see” events in the Midwest will take place at Attica on Friday, July 15 when “ Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant plays host to the UMP Late Model Summer Nationals on Central Ohio Farmers Night. Known as the “Hell Tour” some of the best late model drivers in the country travel all over the Midwest , competing in nearly 30 nights of racing in a month.

“We also have a pair of double-header weekends with the FAST Series and ALMS and our traditional Burns Electric Mid-Season Championship Night which will have double points,” said Rex LeJeune, Attica ’s Director of Operations. “We are also giving our great fans a couple of opportunities to go into the pits and meet the drivers prior to the racing… Kear’s Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night (July 1) where we run four divisions for just $10 general admission, and Fisher Performance/Merrill Lynch/Scouts Night (April 29).

Attica is also paying tribute to one of its men who helped bring racing back to the fairgrounds – Mark Keegan, a 12-time ARP sprint champion. Kistler Racing Products Presents the Mark Keegan Classic Season Championship Night (double points) on Saturday, Aug. 27.

For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com
2011 ATTICA RACEWAY PARK SCHEDULE
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Tentative Schedule (races may be added, cancelled or changed)

Friday, March 25th: Columbus Equipment Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints (Raindate, Saturday, March 26th)

Friday, April 1st: Northern Ohio Truck Center Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints (Raindate, Saturday, April 2nd)

Friday, April 8th: HD Supply Spring Nationals – All Star Sprints ($3,000 To Win), UMP Late Models

Saturday, April 9th: HD Supply Spring Nationals – All Star Sprints ($5,000 To Win), 305 Sprints (plus UMP Late Models if rained out Friday)

Friday, April 15th: UUI / Bazell Race Fuels Night – UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks

Friday, April 22nd: True Value of Woodville / Construction Equipment & Supply Night – 410 Sprints* ($3,000 To Win), American Late Model Series ($3,000 To Win)

Friday, April 29th: Fisher Performance / Merrill Lynch / Scouts Night – 410 Sprints*, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints (Open Pit Area)

Friday, May 6th: 305 Engine Builders Challenge / R & R Auto Wrecking Night – UMP Late Models, Dirt Trucks

Friday, May 13th: All Pro Aluminum Heads Night – 410 Sprints*, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints

Friday, May 20th: World of Outlaws Sprints – Kistler Engines Classic ($10,000 To Win), UMP Late Models

Friday, June 3rd: Burns Electric Mid Season Championship Night (DOUBLE POINTS) – 410 Sprints*, 305 Sprints, UMP Late Models, Trucks

Friday, June 10th: American Powersports of Findlay Night – 410 Sprints*, 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks

Friday, June 17th: Ohio Sprint Speedweek – Eagle 99 / Legends Sports Pub & Grille in Clyde Night – All Star Sprints, UMP Late Models

Friday, July 1st: Kears Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night – 410 Sprints*, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks ($10 General Admission – Open Pit Area / Meet the Drivers – $1 Hot Dogs, 50 cent Popcorn)

Friday, July 8th: Smith Family Frosted Foods / Sutton Bank Night (Christmas in July) – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints

Friday, July 15th: UMP Late Model Summer Nationals ($5,000 To Win) – Central Ohio Farmers Night – 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks

Friday, July 22nd: Ohio Cat / Aaron’s Sales & Lease Night – 410 Sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints

Friday, July 29th: Quality Welding Night – 410 Sprints* ($3,000 To Win), American Late Model Series ($3,000 To Win), 305 Sprints

Friday, August 5th: Edward Jones of Clyde Night / Mike Neill Financial Advisor – 410 Sprints*, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints

Friday, August 12th: NO RACING – ATTICA FAIR

Saturday, August 20th: WNWO NBC Toledo Ch 24 Night – 410 Sprints*, UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks + Vintage Race Cars

Saturday, August 27: Kistler Racing Products Presents Mark Keegan Classic Season Championship Night (DOUBLE POINTS) – 410 Sprints* ($3,000 To Win), UMP Late Models, 305 Sprints, Dirt Trucks

Saturday, September 3rd: Baumann Auto Group Night – Attica Ambush – All Star Sprints, UMP Late Models, Dirt Trucks

410 Sprints* = Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship Series Event

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Don’t miss one second of the exciting 2011 season at Attica Raceway Park. Season passes and skybox seating are now available for “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant.

All passes are good for every event for the 2011 season including:

• Four O’Reilly Auto Part All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car events – The HD Supply Spring Nationals in April, the kick-off to the 29th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek on Friday, June 17th and the Attica Ambush in September

• The World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series will visit Attica on Friday, May 20th

• Two double-headers with the Kislter Racing Products Fremont/Attica Sprint Title 410 Sprints and Sunoco American Late Model Series

• And the return of the “Hell Tour” for the UMP DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals
on July 15th with the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Modified Nationals General admission season passes valued at $360 are now just $300. Season pit passes valued at $600 are now just $450.

Skybox seating located at the top of the main grandstands are just $350 for general admission seating and $550 to include a pit pass. This includes your reserved seat for every event.

Call Rex LeJeune at 419-680-5606 for more information.

Also, reserved seating for the May 20th World of Outlaws event are now available. The top five rows of the middle grandstand section will be reserved. Click here to view the seating chart. The cost is $30 cash or check and $32 with credit card. Call 419-680-5606 to order.

Visit www.atticaracewaypark.com for more information.

(Attica, OH) In one of the closest polls to date, the fans of Attica Raceway Park have voted Brian Arnold’s first career track championship at Attica as their favorite dirt truck moment of the 2010 race season. Arnold’s championship run narrowly beat out Art Ball’s return to the dirt truck division a few weeks after a wild series of rolls in the poll by just 12 votes (113 to 101 votes).

Tiffin, Ohio’s Brian Arnold had an incredible 2010, which saw him post five top-5 finishes in the seven features contested in the Computer Man Inc. Dirt Truck Division. Arnold put on an impressive streak from April 16th through August 28th where he never finished lower than 8th place in the A-Main. Arnold scored his only win of the year on June 11th, which was his 8th career feature win at Attica. He also posted three runner-up finishes. Arnold’s averaged an incredible A-Main finish of fourth place.

Over the course of the off-season atticaracewaypark.com has been conducting a series of polls to help determine what was the greatest moment of the 2010 season at Attica Raceway Park in each division. It is now time for the fans of “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant to ultimately decide what was the greatest moment of 2010 at Attica Raceway Park.

Fans will have the tough decision of voting between what could have been Mark Keegan’s last feature win in the 410 sprint car division, Rick Eckert’s amazing drive from last place to win the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event in the DIRTcar Late Model division, Josh Muntz’s first career win on Season Championship Night in the 305 sprint car division or Brian Arnold first career track championship in the dirt truck division.

The poll will be up for the entire month of February and fans can vote daily on their favorite moment.

OCTOBER: O’Reilly Auto Parts 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: Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop 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).

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DECEMBER: Fremont Fence Company 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: Computer Man Inc. Dirt Trucks
Winner: Brian Arnold claiming his first career track championship At Attica Raceway Park thanks to an incredible average A-Main finish of 4th place
FEBRUARY: Final poll with all 4 divisional winners going head-to-head

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.