By Bryan Autullo (FAST Series PR): (Maumee, OH) As the Nation’s Independence Day approaches this weekend, the Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship Series prepares to resume points racing action. Byron Reed holds a slim 9 point lead over Craig Mintz and is just 21 points ahead of Brandon Martin going into this weekend. Mark Keegan sits in 4th place and Bryan Sebetto rounds out the Top 5. This weekend marks the half-way point of the 22 scheduled FAST events this season and an intense battle is being waged on Ohio soil for the inaugural Kistler Cup trophy and $10,000 winner’s share of the FAST Championship point fund.

Along with the great racing at both Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway, several events will honor the heroes of our Military’s past and present. The weekend will be filled with additional entertainment for fans of all ages at both tracks throughout the weekend. The flags will be flying for our racers, and if you are a business on this patriotic weekend, why not check out a commercial flagpole for sale so you can fly the red, white, and blue for everyone!

On Friday July 3rd, Attica Raceway Park presents Kears Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night. The ticket price is reduced to just $10 General Admission to see 410 Sprints, 305 sprints, Late Models, and Dirt Trucks. All four divisions for one low price. In addition, there will be $1 hot dogs and .50 cent popcorn to make this a great night to bring the whole family. The pits will be open for fans before the races to get pictures and autographs with Free Attica 2009 souvenir programs. The American Legion will be presenting colors for the National Anthem and Sue Sebetto will be signing “America The Beautiful” and our “National Anthem”. Also, there will be give aways during night including Toledo Mud Hens tickets, Pace Truck and Push Truck rides, and more.

On Saturday at Fremont Speedway, the events kick off at 10 am with various branches of the military setting up displays including a pull-up bar, rock climbing wall, football toss and many other games. There will be military equipment on display for the public to view. There will be giant inflatables for the kids from Journey’s Fun Center in Fremont. Tim’s Dirt Track Simulator’s will be turning virtual laps all day and night. A petting zoo and animal rides will be provided by Tim and Lori Sidoti. Food and beverages will be sold all day long by Big D’s Pizza and Tailgators Sports Bar. Hoserville Ohio will host a bean bag tournament for any fans who want to participate. The Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship Series will be selling FAST shirts and merchandise as well as raffle tickets for the World Finals World of Outlaws race in Charlotte, NC. There will also be a FAST coloring contest for the kids and a water balloon toss for prizes. A driver autograph session will also take place at some point during the afternoon closer to race time. There is no charge to enter the fair grounds for these events throughout the day.

One of the highlights of the day’s events will be the FAST Pit Crew Challenge. Teams will go head to head in a timed event to replace parts on a race car while the driver must suit up and sign autographs before stopping the clock. Each team must include a Military Veteran in honor of the branches of the Armed Forces who will be in attendance. The Pit Crew Challenge will start at approximately 1:00 pm. Driver/Teams expected to compete are Byron Reed, Craig Mintz, David Harrison, Mike Linder, Brian Smith, John Ivy, Hammer Motorsports, DJ Foos, Dustin Stroup, Tim Buchanan, Kevin Lee, Art Ball, Will Tezak, and an all Veterans Pit Crew. This will be a fun event for spectators to watch and for crews to participate in to see who’s Pit Crew works FAST.

There will be plenty more going on throughout the day. The Jeremy Shock Foundation booth will be selling T-shirts. The Yellow Ribbon campaign will be on hand tying yellow ribbons around trees. There will be lots of race cars on display and driver autograph signings. An active duty Marine Unit Honor Guard, some of whom were with Jeremy Shock when he was killed in Iraq, will present the colors prior to the racing event followed by an Invocation by Pastor Forrest Kirchenbauer. The National Anthem will be sung by Clay Kirchenbauer and Kyleigh Harrison and Sue Sebetto will sing “Proud to be an American”. There will also be a flag dedication ceremony for a flag flown in Iraq given to Fremont Speedway to be flown here in appreciation from the soldiers serving there. There will also be cannons set off by Bob Gilmore to kick off the night of racing.
All Veterans past and present will be admitted into the races for FREE with proper military I.D. or proof of service. There will be the display for the Sweet Home Cafe Laps For Veterans Sign. The money donated for the Laps For Veterans will be presented to The Wounded Warriors Project and the Jeremy Shock Foundation. Military vehicles will be used for Pace Trucks throughout the night. More events are being planned for the weekend and details are being ironed out. Please make plans to attend these events on Friday July 3rd and Saturday July 4th to honor the men and women of our Military and those who have given their lives for our Freedom.

For more info visit www.atticaracewaypark.com and www.fremontohspeedway.com or to find out more about the FAST Series go to www.fastondirt.com

Win A Trip For Two To The World Finals in Charlotte:
Hoserville Ohio & the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Series have teamed up to give some lucky fans the chance of going to the 2009 World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Lowes Motor Speedway (Nov. 5th-7th) in Charlotte, NC. The prize package includes: 2 tickets & pit passes to ALL 3 NIGHTS of racing action featuring the World of Outlaw Sprints & Late Models. Plus a 3-night stay at the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel near the track & a $50 gas card to help get you there. Raffle tickets can be purchased online for $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. You do not need to be present to win this drawing & the winner is responsible for transportation to and from Charlotte. You can purchase raffle tickets online at www.fastondirt.com.

F.A.S.T. Series Officially Joins Twitter Nation:
Teams, sponsors, & fans can now keep track of all the developments on & off the track surrounding the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Championship Series with text messages sent directly to your phone with the help of Twitter. To sign-up visit the official Twitter homepage of F.A.S.T. at www.twitter.com/fastseries or text ‘fastseries’ to 40404.

FAST on Dirt, Inc. would like to thank the following contributors to the 2009 FAST Championship Series point fund:

Kistler Racing Products, All Star Plumbing & Heating, KS Sales & Service, Engler Machine & Tool, Henry MotorSports Inc., Black Swamp Media Group, MyHeroCards.com, Banshee Graphics, Kears Speed Shop, Computer Man, Inc., SCS Gearbox, The Hideaway Inn (Bucyrus), RockAuto.com, Hoserville Ohio, Hoseheads.com, RacingFansDirect.com, Level Performance, R&R Auto Wrecking, Reebar Die Casting, Performance Metals, Inc., FSR Radiator, Real Geese, Buckeye IT Services, High Vista Video, Racers Racing for a Cure, Gressman Powersports, NAPA of Bryan, OH, Gaerte Engines, Bobby’s Truck & Auto Repair, Tiffin Brake & Wheel, Action Photos, Golden Graphics, Goofy Golf, African Safari, and Ghostly Manor

Also, a very special thanks to all of our contingency award sponsors:

Rod End Supply, Hank’s Performance, Hepfner Racing Products, TQ Fiberglass, GME Nields Steering, Race Coveralls, Speed Meets Art, SuperShox, Callies, Astro Titanium, G-Force Racing, Fuel Safe, Racing Optics, Rocket Headers, Wings Unlimited, VRP Shocks, Kinsler Injections, RAM Engineering Midwest, PRO Shocks, DJ Safety, C&R Racing Products, ButlerBuilt, Permatex, Movement Arts Sponsor Disk, Zemco Headers, Kinser Filters, Outerwears, DMI Race Components, Keizer Wheels, Linders Speed Equipment, Saldana Racing Products, RacingJunk.com, XXX Race Components, Randy’s Racing Filters, Hinchman Indy Uniforms, VMAC/BR Motorsports, Awesome Signs, CGS Imaging

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Heavy thunderstorms just as the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions were beginning qualifying caused the cancellation of the Ohio Sprint Speedweek event at Attica Raceway Park Thursday. It was the second attempt to get the Aaron’s Sales and Lease/Ludwig Propane Night in, as the original Friday, June 19 Speedweek race was also cancelled due to heavy rains.

There were 46 410 sprints in the pits and 30 Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models in the pits.

Attica Raceway Park will be back in action on Friday, July 3 for the Kear’s Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night with the 410 sprints, UMP Late Models, 305 sprints and dirt trucks all for just a $10 general admission.

For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

By Brian Liskai: (Attica, OH) Start your Independence Day Weekend off with an affordable, fun, exciting night of racing at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, July 3.

Kears Speed Shop Fan Appreciation Night will allow families to enjoy the Fourth of July weekend and keep some cash in their pockets. General admission for the night of mud-slinging racing is just $10 to see the 410 sprints, Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models, Fremont Fence 305 Sprints and Dirt Trucks!

To add to the excitement, it’s another Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title Championship Series event. The battle for the Kistler Cup is tight, with Byron Reed holding a very slim lead in the standings. The FAST Series will award over $50,000 in cash and contingency awards at the end of the season and is a separate point fund from both Attica and Fremont who will each crown their own champions.

Not only can the family get in for a low price, but they can munch on hot dogs for only $1 each and popcorn for 50 cents.

And, after hotlaps, the pit gates will swing open for all the fans to meet the drivers and crews, get pictures and autographs with their FREE Attica Raceway Park program.

To celebrate the nation’s independence, the American Legion will present the colors while Sue Sebetto will sing “America the Beautiful” and “The National Anthem.”

Some fans will get the opportunity to ride in the Baumann Auto Group Pace Truck and the thrill of riding in a push truck as a powerful 410 sprint fires off.

There will also be special give-aways throughout the night, including tickets to a Toledo Mud Hens baseball game.

Gates open at 5 p.m. Friday, July 3, with the racing action underway at 7:45 p.m. For more information log onto www.atticaracewaypark.com

By Brian Liskai:(Attica, OH) Heavy rains Friday morning coupled with a forecast of severe weather later in the afternoon and evening has promoted Attica Raceway Park officials to cancel the opener of the 27th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. Mother Nature may have won the battle, but she won’t win the war, as “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speedplant has rescheduled the Aaron’s Sales and Lease Speedweek race for Thursday, June 25.

“We had over two inches of rain Friday morning and the facility was flooded. That, coupled with the forecast of severe weather later… we didn’t want our fans and teams to be exposed to that danger,” said ARP Operations Manager Rex LeJeune. “The best part is we have a chance to make up this great traditional race on Thursday.”

Gates will open at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 25, with racing getting underway at 7:45 p.m. with the O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions. Joining the racing action will be the Fultz Fabrications and Speedshop UMP Late Models running for an increased purse of $1,500 to win ($200 to start) the A-main.

The Ohio Sprint Speedweek will now open at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway on Saturday, June 20, and travel to Millstream Speedway near Findlay on Sunday. Speedweek will then continue at Wayne County Speedway near Orrville, on Monday and on to Hilltop Speedway near Millersburg on Tuesday before coming back to Waynesfield Motorsports Park on Wednesday.

The teams and fans will then head to Attica Thursday, June 25, before competing at Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday, June 26, and wrapping up the eight straight days of racing at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, June 27 with a big $10,000 to win finale.

For more information and ticket prices for Thursday’s Speedweek show, go to www.atticaracewaypark.com

By Bryan Autullo – FAST Public Relations: (Maumee, OH) As Night #10 of the Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship Series fell to Mother Nature, Byron Reed sits at the top of the point standings going into Ohio Speedweek followed closely by Craig Mintz and Brandon Martin. The F.A.S.T. Series points events will resume after the conclusion of Ohio Speedweek. July 3rd and 4th weekend will mark the half-way point of the 22 scheduled F.A.S.T. Series events. Ohio Speedweek is always one of the most exciting weeks of the year in Ohio 410 sprint racing. This year, with the inception of the F.A.S.T. Series, it will add even more excitement to the fierce competition the week typically brings. It will also pay bonus money to the F.A.S.T. regulars who have participated in every scheduled points event so far this season.

“We had a couple of generous fans approach us about the idea of paying a $500 bonus to the highest finishing F.A.S.T. regular in Ohio Speedweek points,” said Bryan Autullo, series co-founder. “We wanted to be able to reward these guys in some way and with the help of a few fans we will be able to do that. If one of these F.A.S.T. regulars should win the Speedweek title that bonus money will increase to $2000!” Autullo went on to say, “That’s a pretty nice incentive for one of these guys to race hard all week and represent the talent we see every weekend at Attica and Fremont as they travel around the state.”

If one of the F.A.S.T. regulars cannot take the top spot, a $500 Bonus will be paid to the highest finishing F.A.S.T. regular for the week. If a F.A.S.T. driver does win the Speedweek title and the $2000 bonus provided by Sambla’s Norwegian branch, the $500 will be awarded to the second highest F.A.S.T. driver in the week’s standings. Points will be based on the All Star Speedweek points system which awards 100 points to the winner of each event and is reduced by 1 point per position through the entire field (including B-main and C-main). No show up points are calculated for determining Ohio Speedweek points.

There have been a couple of rules set forth for eligibility to receive the bonus money as agreed upon by the fans sponsoring this award.
1. Driver must have competed in all F.A.S.T. points events through June 12, 2009.
2. Driver must be in the same car (same team/owner/number) as driven during those F.A.S.T. points events.
3. Driver must have Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Series decal on both side panels of the top wing for each event throughout the week. (See a F.A.S.T. Series rep for decals if needed.)

The 14 Drivers/Teams eligible as of June 12th, 2009 are as follows:
04 – Cap Henry; 09 – Craig Mintz; 2+ – Brian Smith; 3j – Kevin Lee; 5r – Byron Reed; 9z – Duane Zablocki; 10 – David Harrison; 11m – Brandon Martin; 12 – Caleb Griffith; 15c – Chris Andrews; 16 – Bryan Sebetto; 48s – Andy Shammo; 312 – Mike Linder; X – Mark Keegan

“This will add an extra element of excitement to Ohio Speedweek for the fans of these drivers who compete in the Kistler Racing Products F.A.S.T. Championship Series,” Autullo said. “It will be fun to see how they stack up against the competition at other tracks around the State of Ohio.” The 2009 Ohio Speedweek kicks off on June 19th at Attica Raceway Park, then moves to Eldora Speedway on Saturday June 20th, Millstream Speedway on Sunday June 21st, Wayne County Speedway on Monday June 22nd, Hilltop Speedway on Tuesday June 23rd, and Waynesfield Motor Sports Park on Wednesday June 24th. Thursday June 25th is scheduled as a make up date if there should be any rainouts during the first part of the week. Speedweek resumes on Friday June 26th at Limaland Motorsports Park and wraps up at Fremont Speedway on Saturday June 27th for the $10,000 to win finale. “The Attica and Fremont events bookend the week of racing,” noted Autullo. “We want to wish the 14 eligible drivers the best of luck as they compete for the Ohio Speedweek title.”