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Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Heads For Dirt Cup

TULSA, Okla. (June 20, 2017) The 46th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by The Skagit Resort and Casino is finally upon us at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. on June 22, 23, and 24 with a top prize of $15,000 on the line for the teams who look to take on the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.

Sam Hafertepe, Jr. leads the way into this year’s Dirt Cup, and is the defending champion of the start studded event. Coming off a strong performance during ASCS 2017 Speedweek, Aaron Reutzel moved from fifth in tour standings to second, and looks to better his 2016 Dirt Cup performance that saw the No. 87 runner-up to Hafertepe’s No. 15h.

Johnny Herrera third in tour standings is trailed by Wayne Johnson and Matt Covington to make up the series top-five.

The third appearance at Dirt Cup for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Jason Solwold was the class of the field in 2016 with Hafertepe taking the big check home in 2016.

Tickets for the star studded event are on sale now by calling (360) 724-3567. Ticket prices are as follows:

3 Day Pass... Adults $75... Jr/Sr/Act. Military $59... Child $10

Thursday.... Adults $23... Jr/Sr/Act. Military $18... Child n/c....
Friday......... Adults $24... Jr/Sr/Act. Military $19... Child n/c....
Saturday..... Adults $28... Jr/Sr/Act. Military $22... Child $10..

Adult 18-61 • Junior 7-17 • Senior 62+ • Child 3-6 • 2 & Under FREE

Reserved Seating with Three Day Pass ONLY

(Rain Date is June 25)

For more information on the Skagit Speedway, log onto http://www.skagitspeedway.com. Those unable to attend can listen in at http//www.racinboys.com or watch live at http://www.LucasOilRacing.tv

While last year’s event ended up losing a day to rain, the forecast for this year’s Dirt Cup so far looks perfect and will follow a cumulative point’s structure with all driver racing each night in order to earn their spot in the $15,000 to win, $1,000 to start A-Feature.

Dirt Cup 2017 Format:

Drivers will compete on both qualifying nights as combined points from Heat Races, Qualifiers, B-Mains, and A-Mains will set the lineup for Saturday night. Any tie in points will be broken by Friday’s passing point totals.

ASCS Format will be utilized with draw in for Heat Race starting position and passing points to determine drivers who advance to Qualifiers and B-Mains.

Top 30 in Passing Points from Heat Races will move into Qualifiers. Remainder will fall to the tail of the night’s “B” Features. Top 18 will be inverted with the highest point earner from Heat Races starting sixth in the first Qualifier. Qualifiers will be 8 laps each. Passing Points will be utilized with the driver’s total points combined with their Heat Race total. The top 16 in combined Passing Points will advance to the A-Feature. Drivers will not redraw for their starting position. Lineup is straight up by the combined Passing Point total. The remainder will fall into B-Features. Number of B-Features is dependent upon the number of cars. 40-50 cars means remaining drivers will drop into two “B” Features. 51-60 will drop into three “B” Features. Lineup will be done by passing point totals with 17th going to the pole of the first “B” Feature, 18th to the pole of the second “B” Feature, etc.

If one B is needed, the top 6 drivers will advance to the A-Feature. If two B's, then the top three, if three B's, then the top two.

Following Friday night, driver's combined points will be tallied with the top 16 drivers locked into Saturday's A-Feature. Ranking 17-48 will be split among two B-Features with 17th to the pole of the first B-Main, 18th to the pole of the second B-Main, 19th to the outside front row of the first B-Main, 20th to the outside front row in the second B-Main; continuing down until each B-Main has 16 cars. The remainder will fall into a Last Chance qualifier, taking the top 4 drivers with the winner and third place taking the final two spots in the first B-Feature. Second and fourth will take the final two spots in the second B-Feature. In case of a tie, the advantage will be to the driver with the highest finish on Friday night.

Driver Provisionals based on points with the Lucas Oil ASCS will be suspended for this event only.

Each race pays event points to determine Saturday’s lineups.

***Nightly Event Point Structure: ***

Heat Race:

1. 125
2. 122
3. 119
4. 116
5. 113
6. 110
7. 107
8. 104
9. 101
10. 98

Qualifiers:

1. 125
2. 122
3. 119
4. 116
5. 113
6. 110
7. 107
8. 104
9. 101
10. 98

B-Feature: Based on number of B-Features. Starting with the fist non-transfer:

1. 87
2. 86
3. 85
4. 84
5. 83
6. 82
7. 81
8. 80
9. 79
10. 78

A-Feature: Based on ASCS points structure for standard A-Mains:

1. 150
2. 142
3. 135
4. 130
5. 125
6. 122
7. 119
8. 116
9. 113
10. 110
11. 108
12. 106
13. 104
14. 102
15. 100
16. 98
17. 96
18. 94
19. 92
20. 90
21. 89
22. 88

Quick Notes:

What: 46th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup
Who: Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
When: June 22-24, 2017
Where: Skagit Speedway (Alger, Wash.)
Times: Each night begins at 7:00 P.M. (PDT)

Track Contact:

Phone: (360) 724-3567
Email: skagitspeedway7@hotmail.com
Address: 4796 Old Highway 99 North, Alger, WA 98233
Social Media: http://facebook.com/skagitspeedway

2017 Lucas Oil ASCS A-Main Winner(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 7 (3/17 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 3/18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 4/7 – Texas Motor Speedway; 4/8 – Texas Motor Speedway; 4/15 – Missouri State Fair Speedway; 6/13 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway; 6/14 – Lawton Speedway); Aaron Reutzel - 3 (5/11 – Lakeside Speedway; 6/15 – Creek County Speedway; 6/17 – Lucas Oil Speedway;); Jake Bubak - 1 (6/9 – West Texas Raceway); Kyle Bellm - 1(6/10 – Route 66 Motor Speedway); Brian Brown - 1 (6/16 – Randolph County Raceway);

2017 Lucas Oil ASCS Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,762; 2. Aaron Reutzel 1,597; 3. Johnny Herrera 1,590; 4. Wayne Johnson 1,544; 5. Matt Covington 1,536; 6. Seth Bergman 1,506; 7. Justin Henderson 1,434; 8. Dustin Morgan 1,414; 9. Blake Hahn 1,397; 10. Josh Baughman 1,309; 11. Skylar Gee 1,294; 12. Kyle Bellm 1,235; 13. Harli White 1,154; 14. John Carney II 983; 15. Jake Greider 890;

ASCS Online:

American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs (@lucasoilascs)
Instagram: ASCSRACING
Audio Broadcast: http://www.racinboys.com
Live Scoring (Where Applicable): http://www.ascsracing.com/live and the Race Monitor App

ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:

Kyle Bellm (Nixa, Mo.): http://www.kylebellm.com
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, Wash.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Matt Covington (Glenpool, Okla.): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Ont. Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Jake Greider (Haysville, Kan.): https://twitter.com/JakeGreider2013
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, Texas): http://www.sam15.com
Justin Henderson (Sioux Falls, S.D.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ont. Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, Okla.): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, Okla.): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Dustin Morgan (Owasso, Okla.): https://www.facebook.com/dustin.p.morgan?hc_ref=SEARCH
Aaron Reutzel (Clute, Texas): http://www.aaronreutzelracing.com
Harli White (Lindsay, Okla.): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net

ASCS Sponsors:

Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. MAVTV Motorsports Network is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto www.mavtv.com for information regarding availability and listings in your area.

Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network include: Hoosier Racing Tire, CP Carrillo Pistons, EMI, and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.

Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, Zotto Mattress, Spray Nine, LucasOilRacing.tv, Carlyle Tools, and General Tire.

Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.

Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by: K&N Filters, KSE Racing Products, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, Speedway Motors, and Hilborn Injection.

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