By Chris Kettman – FAST Public Relations (Maumee, OH) The F.A.S.T. Championship Series is pleased to announce that for the 2010 racing season we will be adding a 10 race Championship Series for the 305 sprint division at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway. “The whole F.A.S.T. idea continues to grow and allows us to do more for local racers with our resources,” said series co-founder Bryan Autullo. Using the model of the successful 410 series, the 305 schedule will consist of four weekends of back to back nights of racing plus the two track championship nights. A season point fund of nearly $15,000 in cash and prizes is also being secured.

The 305 division at the two Northern OH speed plants often puts on some of the most exciting racing in the state. “They almost always bring 30-plus cars to Attica and Fremont and continually put on some of the most competitive features each week. We hope to only add to the excitement that surrounds the 305 division,” adds co-founder Scott Porter.

For the 2010 season F.A.S.T. has secured Kear’s Speed Shop as the main contributing sponsor for the 305 Championship Series. In addition to the cash contribution to the season’s end point fund, each week the Top 3 drivers from the A-main will be entered into a random draw for a $100 “Kear’s F.A.S.T. Cash Bonus”. Located in Tiffin, Ohio Kear’s Speed Shop has been a provider of motorsports equipment to several local teams, as well as race teams throughout the country since 1969. “We really wanted to do something to give back to these guys who have supported our business over the years,” said Shirley Kear. “The F.A.S.T. Series has done a great job of taking care of the local racers and we wanted to get more involved this season when we found out about the new 305 Championship Series. This will be a great way for us to help these teams with our $100 cash bonus at each of the 10 events and we will also be contributing to the point fund at the end of the season.” The F.A.S.T. Series welcomes the enthusiasm for the 305 support division shown by the fans and sponsors. “Kear’s Speed Shop has been a fixture in the racing community for as long as I can remember,” said Autullo. “We want to thank them for helping us put something together for the 305 class.”

Also included in the 305 program will be the “Cleveland Golf / Srixon Driver of the Year Award” with cash paid to the Top 5 finishers in the season’s end point totals. Cleveland Golf / Srixon will award the series champion with $500 cash, $250 for 2nd, $125 for 3rd, $75 for 4th, and the 5th place finisher will collect $50. “It has been three years removed for me in sprint car racing,” said Nate Highfield of Cleveland Golf. “Since I live in Lansing, MI it just got tough for me to justify the spending on these cars being that I am never able to make it to the track anymore. Even though I haven’t been involved in a few years, I have still followed both the 410s and 305s at Attica and Fremont. When I heard that F.A.S.T. was trying to put a 305 deal together this year, I thought it would be a great opportunity to get back into racing again and give back to the 305 division.” Cleveland Golf has sponsored cars in the 305 division in past years and the F.A.S.T. Series is pleased to see them increase their level of involvement. Highfield went on to say, “I definitely have missed it and am looking forward to getting back to the track a few times this year to watch the action. It is going to be a great battle for the 305 F.A.S.T. series title and the Cleveland Golf / Srixon Driver of the Year Award.”

The inaugural F.A.S.T. 305 Champion will also take home a brand new chassis from Triple X Race Co. and a $500 certificate from All Pro Heads. In keeping with tradition, F.A.S.T. will also continue to provide weekly awards contributed by our contingency sponsors. “We are thrilled to be able to spread the wealth with the addition of the F.A.S.T. 305 Championship Series. The F.A.S.T. concept has become popular enough to attract sponsors specifically wanting to help the 305 teams and we may be adding more as we get closer to Spring,” added Autullo.

The 305’s at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway are a collection of veterans and up and coming racers alike, competing in the ultimate weekend racers division. In 2010, three time 305 track champion Paul Weaver will look to become the first ever combined winner as he goes wheel to wheel with former track champions John “Poison” Ivy, Stuart Brubaker, and defending Fremont 305 champ Todd Heuerman. Fan favorite Bobby Clark as well as young hot shoes Nate Dussel, D.J. Foos, and Brad Haudenschild are all expected to return to the ultra competitive division for the 2010 campaign. Known to be a “feeder” division, local heroes Phil Gressman, Mike Linder, and 2009 410 F.A.S.T. feature winners Chris Andrews and Brian Smith have all turned 305 championships into 410 success. Since 1988, 305 sprint cars have put on excellent racing programs for fans in Northern Ohio. F.A.S.T. would like to thank our new sponsors for coming on board in helping to give back to such an unheralded group of racers. Porter adds, “The 305 sprint car teams in Northern Ohio have always entertained the fans of these two specific tracks and now with the F.A.S.T. 305 Championship Series it gives the driver’s a little more incentive to pull their belts tight and go racing.”

2010 F.A.S.T. 305 Championship Series Schedule

Night 1: Friday, May 14th Attica Raceway Park
Night 2: Saturday, May 15th Fremont Speedway

Night 3: Friday, June 4th Attica Raceway Park
Night 4: Saturday, June 5th Fremont Speedway

Night 5: Friday, July 2nd Attica Raceway Park
Night 6: Saturday, July 3rd Fremont Speedway

Night 7: Friday, July 23rd Attica Raceway Park
Night 8: Saturday, July 24th Fremont Speedway

Night 9: Saturday, Aug. 28th Attica Raceway Park

Night 10: Saturday, Sept. 11th Fremont Speedway

Tentative Schedule – Races may be added, cancelled, or changed
There will be no rain dates for F.A.S.T. events unless the feature is re-scheduled for another night

Visit www.fastondirt.com for more information on news and events for the 2010 season. Don’t forget to attend the 2nd Annual Racer’s Chili Challenge of Feb. 20th at the Ballville Township Community Hall in Fremont, OH. Celebrity judges, games for the kids, a jalapeno eating contest, a bean bag tournament, and more will fill the day along with some great chili made by drivers, fans, and members of the media. Cure the winter blues and come out to do some bench racing with local race teams and the FAST Series.

FAST on Dirt, Inc. would like to thank the following contributors to the 2010 F.A.S.T. 305 Championship Series point fund: Kear’s Speed Shop, Cleveland Golf, Triple X Race Co., and All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Inc.

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) The best dirt track sprint car drivers in the world will once again sling the clay at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, May 21st, and fans can reserve their seat for the excitement!

Reserve seats – top five rows of the middle grandstands – are on sale now for $30 (add $2 per ticket for credit card processing) for the Kistler Engines Classic with the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series. Also in competitor that night will be the Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar Late Models. Call (419) 680-5606 now to make sure you have a seat for the great racing as all reserved seats sold out for last year’s World of Outlaws Sprint Car event.

Last year at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant, Hartford, Ohio’s Dale Blaney scored his first World of Outlaws win since 2004. Blaney took the lead on lap 30 when four-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz got forced into the front stretch wall by a lapped machine and spun, and was hit hard by Lee Jacobs. Prior to that incident, Blaney had steadily worked his way up from his fifth starting spot and had been engaged in a tremendous battle with Jason Meyers. Once in the lead, Blaney could not shake Meyers who finished just a car length back in second.

The excitement will continue this year as “The King” Steve Kinser is now behind the wheel of a Tony Stewart Racing machine along with Schatz as a teammate. Last season’s winningest World of Outlaws driver Joey Saldana, piloting the Kasey Kahne Racing Budweiser #9, will be tough to beat at Attica, as will Meyers and Craig Dollansky aboard the #7 Big Game Tree Stands ride. Then throw in PA Posse drivers like Stevie Smith, Lucas Wolfe, Ed Lynch Jr. and the tough Attica weekly competitors of Byron Reed, Craig Mintz, Chris Andrews, Mark Keegan, Brock Mayes, Mike Linder and more and you have the recipe for a perfect night of excitement and fun.

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) With over half a million dollars in prize money up for grabs, the world’s best dirt track drivers will sling the clay at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant – Attica Raceway Park – during its 23rd season of racing in 2010.

Besides the exciting weekly Friday night competition of 410 sprints, Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP DIRTcar late models, Fremont Fence 305 sprints and the occasional door banging action of the Computer Man Inc. Dirt Trucks, ARP will play host to several “special” events in 2010 that will draw race teams from all over the world with vehicles kitted out with extras from places like RaceME for increased performance on the track!

“Every week looks like a special event in 2010, bringing in most of the top touring groups. Then, when you throw in the second season of the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. (Fremont/Attica Sprint Title) Championship Series….the fans will certainly get their money’s worth in 2010,” said ARP Promoter John Bores.

The World of Outlaw Sprint Cars and World of Outlaw Late Models will once again try to tame the high banks of ARP. The sprint cars will visit Attica for the Kistler Engines Classic on Friday, May 21, as they vie for $10,000 to win. The World of Outlaw Late Models will also vie for $10,000 on Ohio Cat Night, Friday, July 31, with the winged 410 sprints also competing that night for $3,000 to win.

The UMP wheel-hiking late models will also take center stage for the first-ever visit of the UMP Late Model Summer Nationals at ARP on UUI/Bazell Race Fuels Night, Friday, July 16. Also, the ALMS late models will tackle the clay on Friday, April 16., with tuning tips from sites like the drive blog clear for all to see and put to the test.

The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars will compete four times at Attica Raceway Park in 2010. The All Stars will kick off their northern tour with the traditional Spring Nationals presented by HD Supply on Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10. The April 9 event will pay the All Star winner $3,000 with the UMP late models also on the racing card. The 305 sprints join the All Stars on Saturday.

Attica Raceway Park will kick off the often replicated but never duplicated Ohio Sprint Speedweek featuring the All Stars on Friday, June 18 on Aaron’s Sales and Lease Night.

The All Stars help ARP wrap up their season with the traditional Attica Ambush on Baumann Auto Group Night, Saturday, Sept. 4.

Other Special Events in 2010 at Attica Raceway Park Include:
• 305 Engine Builders Challenge, Friday, May 7 – an increased purse for the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints.

• Burns Electric Mid-Season Championship Night – Friday, June 4 – double points for the 410 sprints, late models and 305 sprints.

• Kear’s Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night – $10 general admission for all four divisions of racing on Friday, July 2

• 11 races in the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Championship Series for the 410 sprints, and, for the first time, 5 races in the F.A.S.T. 305 Championship Series for the 305 sprints. Attica and Fremont Speedway will each host 11 F.A.S.T. 410 shows and 5 F.A.S.T. 305 shows in 2010 with points awarded for a separate point fund from that of both tracks.

“We are excited and thankful for all the sponsors that have come back again for the 2010 season along with some new business partners. Thanks to them and our loyal fans and teams, this coming season promises to be one of the best in the history of Attica,” said Rex LeJeune, ARP Director of Operations.

It is also worth noting that on the special Saturday night events, Attica Raceway Park will open its gates at 4 p.m. with racing slated to get underway at 7 p.m.

The fun begins Friday, March 26 with Columbus Equipment Night – so let the countdown begin!

For more information and a printable Attica Raceway Park schedule go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

2010 Attica Raceway Park Schedule

Friday, March 26
Columbus Equipment Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints

Friday, April 2
Northern Ohio Truck Center Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints
Raindate, Saturday, April 3

Friday, April 9
HD Supply Spring Nationals
O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars ($3,000 to win) plus UMP late models

Saturday, April 10
HD Supply Spring Nationals
O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars, 305 sprints

Friday, April 16
True Value of Woodville Night
Sunoco American Late Model Series plus 305 sprints, dirt trucks

Friday, April 23*
All Pro Cylinder Heads/Construction Equipment & Supply Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints (open pit time for fans)

Friday, April 30*
Fisher Performance/Merrill Lynch Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints

Friday, May 7
305 Engine Builders Challenge/R&R Auto Wrecking Night
305 sprint cars plus UMP late models, trucks, ladies powder puff ($10 general admission)

Friday, May 14*#
Custom Chrome Plating/Scouts Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints

Friday, May 21
Kistler Engines Classic
World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series ($10,000 to win)
plus UMP late models

Friday, May 28 – No Racing

Friday, June 4*#
Burns Electric Mid-Season Champion Night (double points)
410 sprints, 305 sprints, UMP late models

Friday, June 11*
American Powersports of Findlay Night
410 sprints, 305 sprints, dirt trucks (double points for trucks)

Friday, June 18
Aaron’s Sales and Lease Night – Ohio Sprint Speedweek – O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars, UMP late models

Friday, July 2*#
Kear’s 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 9*
Smith Family Frosted Food Christmas In July Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints

Friday, July 16
UUI/Bazell Race Fuels Night – UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals
UMP late models ($5,000 to win), 305 sprints, dirt trucks

Friday, July 23*#
Quality Welding Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints

Friday, July 30*
Ohio Cat Night
World of Outlaw Late Model Series ($10,000 to win)
plus 410 sprints ($3,000 to win)

Friday, Aug. 6*
Edward Jones of Clyde Night/Mike Neill Financial Advisor
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints

Friday, Aug. 13 – No racing – Attica Fair

Saturday, Aug. 21
WNWO NBC Channel 24 Night
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints, dirt trucks, vintage race cars

Saturday, Aug. 28*#
Kistler Race Products Season Championship Night (double points)
410 sprints, UMP late models, 305 sprints, dirt trucks

Saturday, Sept. 4
Baumann Auto Group Night – Attica Ambush – O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Cars
plus UMP late models, dirt trucks

*FAST 410 sprint point race
#FAST 305 sprint point race

Friday regular events: Gates open at 5 p.m., Racing at 7:45 p.m.
Saturday events: Gates open at 4 p.m., Racing at 7 p.m.

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) When the green flag drops for the 2010 racing season at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway – two of the nation’s best weekly racing venues located 40 miles apart in Northwest Ohio – all of the sprint cars will be throwing clay on the wings of Goodyear Racing Eagles.

Attica Raceway Park hosts 410 winged sprint cars, UMP DIRTcar late models, 305 sprints and dirt trucks nearly every Friday night throughout the summer. Fremont Speedway plays host to winged 410 sprint cars, 305 sprints and dirt trucks nearly every Saturday night during the summer. The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars and World of Outlaws visit both tracks as well.

“Fremont Speedway was one of the first tracks in the nation to incorporate a spec tire for sprint cars several years ago and that tire was a Goodyear. We like the proposal Goodyear has because it helps the racers with tire incentives and helps the tracks maintain a good purse and point fund,” said Fremont Speedway Promoter Rich Farmer.

Attica Raceway Park Promoter John Bores agreed. “We look forward to working with Goodyear to help our race teams put on an entertaining night of racing for our great fans,” he said.
Goodyear has already signed on to be the official tire of the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars, the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series and many other race tracks including Knoxville Raceway.

The three-year agreement between the tracks and Goodyear specifies the 410 and 305 sprint divisions will incorporate a Goodyear 200 right rear tire and Goodyear 100 left rear tire. The tires can be purchased at long-time track supporters Kear’s Speed Shop, Kistler Racing Products and Fisher Performance.

However, the UMP DIRTcar late models at Attica Raceway Park will run an open Hoosier Racing Tire rule until July 1, 2010. After July 1, teams will be required to run Hoosier LM 20, 30 or 40 compounds on both rear tires of their car. The front two tires will remain open to any Hoosier compound.

To help the local racers, Goodyear will work with both tracks to donate a tire to the Hard Charger Award winner each week in both the 410 and 305 sprint car classes. The Hard Charger will have the choice of selecting a front or rear tire.

Also, the top three in the 2009 point standings in the 410 sprints will get a free front tire every five races.

“Goodyear recognizes sprint car racing as one of the elite forms of motorsports. We have a strong history in sprint car racing and we look
forward to building on that tradition in 2010,” said Justin Fantozzi, Goodyear’s Marketing Manager of Global Race Tires.

“We are proud to be associated with two great weekly tracks like Attica and Fremont with their talented race teams and loyal fans,” added Fantozzi.

(Maumee, OH) Plans are underway for the “2nd Annual Racer’s Chili Challenge” and race teams and fans should mark Saturday, February 20th on their calendars. This year’s event will be held in Fremont, Ohio once again, but this time at the Ballville Township Community Hall located at 1413 East Cole Road (across from the fire station). The Kistler Racing Products Fremont/ Attica Sprint Title (F.A.S.T.) organization will once again be heading up the planning of the chili cook-off along with the help of the Hoserville Ohio gang and several other generous volunteers. This event was established to bring fans, teams, promoters & drivers together in the off-season for some good fun, great chili, and a little bit of bench racing before the green flags wave once again at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway in 2010.

The doors will open to the public at 1 p.m. and general admission is just $5.00 at the door. Children 12 & under will be admitted free with a paid adult. Admission includes a sample cup and spoon to taste each team’s chili creation. Be sure to visit your favorite team’s booth often and vote for them as “The People’s Choice” award.

“The Inaugural Racer’s Chili Challenge was a big success,” says F.A.S.T. co-founder Bryan Autullo. “There were about 22 entries last year in 4 different categories and a lot of really great chili was consumed by the large crowd that showed up on a cold and snowy winter day.” Last winter’s celebrity judges (Brad Doty, Kenny Jacobs, Jim Linder, and Darl Harrison) voted the WFIN radio “Racing World” team as the “Grand Champion” and fans came from as far away as Western Pennsylvania to sample the chili, mingle with the Fremont & Attica drivers and the local racing legends throughout the afternoon. “We’re sticking to pretty much the same formula for 2010,” Autullo added. “We’re going to do a few things differently, but for the most part it will be the same recipe for a good time that we cooked up in 2009. We’ll have celebrity judges, games for the kids, a driver autograph session, and a couple of show cars this February.”

Celebrity judges will once again determine the best chili in each of the three divisions (Sprint Cars, Late Models/ Dirt Trucks & Fans/Media) and the winning team will receive a chili pot trophy and prize packs from Fremont Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, the F.A.S.T Series, and Hoserville Ohio. “The People’s Choice” chili will be voted on by the general public and the winner will receive the Grand Champion chili pot trophy and their choice of either a $100 gift certificate to Kistler Racing Products or $100 cash.

Scott Porter, co-founder of the F.A.S.T. organization commented, “We’re also bringing back the KS Sales & Service Hot Head Jalapeño Eating Contest and thanks to Kevin Shammo we’re doubling the prize money to $100 for the winner. This event was the highlight last year as Jason Tomczyk consumed 15 peppers in five minutes, while the event left several other contestants in tears.” Another event returning is the Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament for the kids (17 & under) presented by Computer Man, Inc. of Fremont, Ohio. New in 2010 will be a beanbag tournament presented by Hoserville Ohio – a charity organization that helps injured drivers with their medical expenses. Registration for the tournaments will take place the day of the event.

Updates about the 2nd Annual Racer’s Chili Challenge will be posted at www.fastondirt.com and can be heard on “The Last Lap FASTcast” on Wednesday nights leading up to the event at www.lastlaplive.com or www.dirtvision.com.

Here’s How To Enter Your Team Into The 2010 Racer’s Chili Challenge:
Entry into the 2nd Annual Racer’s Chili Challenge is FREE and teams will consist of two team members.Team members will be admitted for free to the event. There will be three divisions this year in which you can enter: Sprint Cars (410s/305s), Late Models/Dirt Trucks, and Fans/Media.

The Racer’s Chili Challenge fliers/entry forms are available to download at the official web site of the F.A.S.T. Series (www.fastondirt.com) and will also be available at Kistler Engines & Kistler Racing Products starting this Saturday, January 9th at their annual open house event. The entry deadline for competitors is Monday, February 1st. Please sign up early, as booth space is limited.

About Our Title Sponsor:
Kistler Engines builds lightweight, high performance racing engines and quality is their commitment. They pride themselves in high tech, innovative designs, producing highly competitive engines for Sprint 410’s as well as Late Models, 360’s, Midgets and 305’s. Through the use of state-of-the-art equipment, the highest standard quality parts (such as those from Czok and others), and constant research and development, Kistler Engines is setting the standard in the highly competitive field of dirt track racing today. Customers powered by Kistler Engines have consistently set fast times and track records, and have won with the World of Outlaws, All Stars, and numerous feature events including the Knoxville Nationals. Kistler Engines has also earned a reputation for service among professional race teams with quick turnaround time on rebuilds in most cases. In addition to complete engine building and machining services, Kistler Engines also stocks a wide variety of “hard core” engine parts. With a vision of adding a complete sprint car parts store, Kistler hired key staff members to be able to offer the same type of service at Kistler Racing Products as he has with his engine business. Brian Kemenah and Dave Deyo take care of the day to day operations of KRP. Kemenah is a 4-time All Star Crew Chief of the Year and is a major asset to Kistler Racing Products as customers are able to ask technical questions and receive race proven answers. You can also visit Kistler racing Products at their parts truck every weekend in the pits at Attica and Fremont.

To learn more about the F.A.S.T. Championship Series visit www.fastondirt.com or to learn more about Kistler Engines – www.kistlerengines.com and www.kistlerracingproducts.com