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MITCH BROWN FOUND WHAT HE WAS AFTER IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

He certainly didn't get much of a suntan nor did he get to carry a checkered flag. And he didn't return from the Sunshine State with a hauler full of American dollars.

But Mitch Brown did acquire what he went south for during the month of February...more experience in the lightning fast sport of !

Following his strong showing over the 2014 season where he was runner up in two series championship here in Southern , the twenty-one year-old driver feels confident he can do better in 2015 but knew he required more experience against some of the top winged, open- wheel competitors in the nation.

And experience is what he got with the likes of past King of the 360's Ronald Laney Memorial Champions Wayne Johnson (2014 and 2010), Danny Holtgraver (2013), Glenn Styres (2012), Terry McCarl (2006), Chad Kemenah (2005) and Jason Sides (2002) among the drivers vying for a another crown.

Others in the running for the 2015 King of the 360's title included a handful of drivers who compete in a partial schedule with the

Mitch's first stop during his 2-1/2 week winter getaway to the west coast of came at Tampa's East Bay Raceway Park February 19th-21st for the track's 39th Annual Winternationals featuring a gathering of America's finest dirt track warriors.

On the opening night of the three night event there were 67 competitors vying for top honours in 17th annual King of the 360's and 14th annual Ronald Laney Memorial – the first event on the 2015 Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series.

In night one, Mitch finished third in his qualifier and sixth Photo by Gary Eves in the B-Main. The following night he finished sixth in both his qualifier and B-Main and in Saturday’s finale finished seventh in his qualifier, fifth in a C-Main and fourteenth in a B-Main.

Although he didn't qualify for an A-Main during the three night Sprint Car show he certainly learned that being among the best Sprint Car drivers here in Canada, there is still a lot to be learned competing against the top competitors he faced during his Florida experience.

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Edition #2 February 2015

MITCH BROWN FOUND WHAT HE WAS AFTER IN THE Editor's Comments... SUNSHINE STATE Continued from page 1 Now that's more like it. At last a breath of warmer air has enveloped Southern Ontario. At first I The following weekend, the ASCS Series travelled north to Ocala’s Bubba Raceway Park where Mitch came close to thought it was simply my furnace kicking in with the repeated news that winter still has a few week to go making his first A-Main feature start with a fourth place finish before spring officially arrives? in the B-Main -one spot short of a top-three qualifying position.

Gosh, February and the first couple of days in March had been relentless The second night of competition at the D-shaped, 3/8-mile with record low temperatures, snow falls and off the lake streamers that track was cancelled with rain drenching the track and surrounding areas of Florida. had left me regretting not taking the Mrs.' advice to head south to finally become a snowbird from December through March. STYRES AND DURAND AMONG OTHER ONTARIO DRIVERS I guess those of us here in Southern Ontario shouldn't complain too much WHO JOURNED SOUTH though when we hear about the plight of people in the Maritimes and in the North Eastern especially Boston. 2014 and Southern Ontario Sprints Champion Glenn Styres and Port Stanley's Chris Durand were A friend of mine who moved back to his native New Brunswick many years also among the handful of Canadian Sprint Car competitors ago laughs when I complain about our winter. getting in some pre-season racing on Florida's west coast His area of the country experiences many more winter storms and cold during February. arctic blasts on an annual basis than we do and was relating recently in a Styres who won the King of the 360's crown in 2012failed to phone call that in his specific area they're experiencing snow falls that have reach the feature in all three nights at East Bay but earned a reached 5 to 6 feet with high winds, periods of freezing rain and of course starting spot in the Night opener at Bubba Raceway Park on the drifting that compounds the problems. Says his spouse has spent the February 27th by finishing second in his qualifier the ran to a last two hours just staring through the kitchen window. He claims if the fourteenth-place finish in the A-Main. weather gets much worse ....he may have to let her in! Durand who runs at Ohsweken and in the SOS series had his

I'm not sure if he's pulling my leg or not but in a few weeks I may call him best finish at East Bay was a sixth-place run in his opening to see if the two of them are still on speaking terms. night qualifier. All kidding aside, at least we can start to watch some on TV now that the official start to the 2015 racing season has kicked off with the 57th running of the Daytona 500.

As noted in this edition of our newsletters, Mitch Brown, Glenn Styres and a of other short track dirt and paved oval competitors have already escaped some of the icy grasp of Mother Nature to take in some pre-season competition in the Sunshine State.

We still have a few more weeks to go before the Ontario paved and dirt ovals throw the green flags to open their 2015 racing programs. And for those seeking a preview to the season two motorsports shows were held to feed their racing appetites for before the season get underway. Mitch Brown (above left) and Glenn Styres (above right) were The Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo -(Former names of this among the handful of Canadians who ventured to Florida in combined show include Motion Custom Car Show, Performance World February for events at East Bay Raceway Park and Bubba and most recently MegaSpeed) was held at the International Centre - Raceway Park for 360 Sprint Car competition. , Ontario March 13 through March 15, 2015 Chris Durant of The following weekend - March 21st and 22nd- The Speed & Custom Car Port Stanley, ON Show took place at London, Ontario's Western Fair District. also made the Reports indicate some local tracks, series and competitors from a wide journey to Florida range of motorsports series were present at those shows. for some preseason racing action. Ken Spencer

PLENTY OF STOPS AND LOTS OF Early Start to Season Just A Warm-Up For Mitch Brown's Ambitious 2015 Season Schedule EXCITEMENT IN MITCH BROWN RACING'S Mitch Brown’s Sprint Car season got off to an early start this year with five nights of racing 2015 SEASON OF SPRINT CAR in the Sunshine state…not a bad place to test the refreshed equipment and sharpen the reflexes following 3-1/2 months of relative inactivity since his 2014 season ended. RACING But the February laps he ran in practice and in fierce competition at Tampa’s East Bay Raceway Park and Ocala’s Bubba Raceway Park were simply a warm-up for the hectic schedule he’s plotted into his Sprint Car racing calendar for 2015.

With 56 events spread among seven Southern Ontario tracks and eleven ovals in 5 states south of the border, Mitch and his -based team know they have a tough challenge ahead of them.

Included in those 56 events are 34 counting towards three championships in three series - Ohsweken Speedway’s Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car Division; the Southern Ontario Sprints championship; and the Canadian portion of the US-based Patriot Sprint Tour’s cross-border championship.

Last season Mitch was runner-up to Glenn Styres in both Ohsweken’s and the SOS championship races and was fourth in the PST’s Canadian series final standings.

Before Ohsweken Speedway’s opener on May 15, Mitch is scheduled to begin his spring season with three National Racing Alliance events at Limaland Motorsports Park at Lima, and three Patriot Sprint Tour races with stops at (Thorold, ON), Canandaigua Motorsports Park in the Finger Lakes Region of State and Woodhull Raceway in the Southern Tier of New York State west of Corning.

Also on Mitch’s busy schedule are two events against the Empire Super Sprints, the World of Outlaws annual race at Ohsweken Speedway on July 3rd and the annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken in mid-September.

His season will wrap up in October with the UNOH Sprintacular at ’s in Ohio and two American Sprint Car Series events at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Mesquite, and I-30 Speedway at Little Rock, .

JAKE BROWN SET TO RETURN TO OSHWEKEN SPEEDWAY'S 602 SPRINT CAR SERIES

Following a strong showing in his first season of racing the 602 Crate Sprints at Ohsweken, Jake Brown is looking forwarded to an even better season in 2015.

Last year he won two A-Main events at the 3/8th-mile oval, finished third in the developmental division and added another win in a special late season appearance at South Buxton Raceway south of Chatham.

With aspirations of moving up to the 360 Sprints he's aware of the increased demands required to compete in the highly competitive level of open- wheel racing and is determined to prove he's got what it takes to race with his brother in the near future.

Although most of his racing will be at Ohsweken Speedway in 2015 he also hopes to find other events to compete in.

A complete schedule for Mitch and Jake Brown is listed on page 9 of this publication ... plenty of dates to catch them both in the exciting sport of Sprint Car Racing competition

2015 marks the sixth season for Mitch Brown in open-wheel Sprint Car racing and he’s looking forward to returning once again to the fast 3/8th-mile Ohsweken Speedway oval for a full season of competition in the CORR/Pak Packaging-sponsored division.

Since jumping to the Sprint Car division in 2010 following his championship season (2009) in Mini Stocks (where he won 11 of 15 feature races) Mitch has steadily become a top challenger in the winged, open-wheel Sprint Cars at Ohsweken Speedway with a total of five A-Main victories and a steady diet of wins in qualifying heats.

He has also run competitively in a limited number of Patriot Sprint Tour appearances both here and at tracks south of the border.

2014 SEASON RECAP

• 2014 - 2nd in Ohsweken Speedway’s Sprint Car seasonal points standings  Two Sprint Car Feature wins  "Driver of the Year" in the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car division -an award voted on by his fellow competitors.  First Winner of the Kevin Ward Jr." Young Stars Challenge" -a special event honouring Ward, who lost his life in a tragic accident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in August 2014  2nd in Southern Ontario Sprints Championship Standings  3 A-Main Feature Wins - Southern Ontario Sprints  4th in Points - Patriot Sprint Tour -Canadian Series

Jacob Brown, the youngest of the racing brothers will return for his second year of competition in Ohsweken Speedway's 602 Crate Engine Sprint Car Division in 2015 with the view to competing against his brother in the years to come.

Jake broke into the sport in 2010 running in the Mini Stock Division where he captured “Rookie of the Year” honours and in 2011 and was recognized as the division’s “Most Improved Driver”.

He spent 2012 and 2013 in Ohsweken Speedway's Thunder Stock class

In 2014 Jake was among the first troop of competitors in Ohsweken Speedway's new 602 Crate Sprint Car Division where he won two A-Main Features and finished third in the division's seasonal points' standings.

He also won a special promotional race at South Buxton raceway in late September.

This past winter, Jake started the 2014-2015 hockey season with the Hagersville Hawks Junior “C” of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League before being traded to the Woodstock Navy Vets of the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League in December 2014.

For more on Mitch and Jake Brown refer to the team's website www.mitchbrownracing.com,

SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS PRESENTS 20TH SEASON SCHEDULE FOR 2015

The 20th anniversary season schedule of competition is now set for 11th will see the SOS back to the east end of the great lakes at the Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS). The tour will take the SOS Brighton Speedway slinging dirt on the 1/3rd mile oval. across Ontario this summer with stops at Brighton Speedway, August brings the SOS back to Brighton Speedway on Saturday, Ohsweken Speedway, South Buxton Raceway, Humberstone August 8th before returning to the beautiful Niagara region to visit Speedway as well as returning to Merrittville Speedway for the first once again on Sunday, August 9th. time since 2010. The SOS will also continue the tradition as an affiliate sanctioning body for the 11th annual Canadian Sprint Car Always a great event on the schedule, the Southern Ontario Sprints Nationals. will headline the races at Brighton Speedway as part of the Labour Day Classic weekend of events. A full night of racing will be run on The season will open with the first of four double header weekends Saturday, September 5th including the Dream Come True Dash, on the schedule at Brighton Speedway Saturday, May 16th . The where one driver will get their first ever win in a Sprint Car. Sunday series then travels around the western end of Lake Ontario to head with also be a day of fun including a tailgate party, race car show to Port Colbourne Ontario's Humberstone Speedway on Sunday, and autograph session before a second full night of racing action. May 17th to round out the first long weekend of the summer. Finally the Champion of the Southern Ontario Sprints 20th Next on the schedule for the Southern Ontario Sprints is Saturday, Anniversary season will be crowned at Merrittville Speedway June 6th at South Buxton Raceway; the site of the first ever SOS Friday, September 11th as part of Merrittville's Championship race held on May 18th, 1996. Triple Header Weekend. June brings a special night for the SOS. In partnership with Brighton Speedway, the SOS is pleased to announce that Saturday, June 20th The SOS was one of the original affiliate sanctioning bodies for the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals and will continue that tradition for at Brighton Speedway, the SOS will appear with the World of the 11th annual race at Ohsweken Speedway. The Nationals are the Outlaw series. A not to be missed event featuring two of the fastest race series on dirt. largest Sprint Car event in Canada each year, attracting some of the biggest names in 360 Sprint Car racing from across North America. Summer racing action really heats up with the second double This year's CSCN will be held Friday, September 18th & Saturday, header weekend of the season July 3rd and 4th as the SOS September 19th challenge the weekly Corr/Pak sprints at their home track of TOP 5 SOS Drivers Ohsweken Speedway and then travel west down the 401 to South Buxton Raceway for the second and final time of the season. July of 2014

2015 SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRINTS SCHEDULE May 16th - Brighton May 17th - Humberstone June 6th - South Buxton June 20th - Brighton - SOS with the World of Outlaw Late Models July 3rd - Ohsweken Champion - #0 Glenn Styres July 4th - South Buxton July 11th - Brighton 2nd Place - #10 Mitch Brown Aug 8th - Brighton Aug 9th - Humberstone Sept 5th - Brighton Sept 6th - Brighton Sept 11th - Merrittville September 18th - Canadian Sprint Car Nationals** September 19th - Canadian Sprint Car Nationals** 4th Place 5th Place

#11 Chris Jones #25 Warren Mahoney ** Non Points 3rd Place - #5 Keith Dempster

The Southern Ontario Sprints 2015 season is proudly presented by Speedway Motors, The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, Imagefactor.ca Designs and Photography, Kreitz Oval Track Parts, Sanderson s Tire and Automotive and OnDirtRacingNews.com.

2015 Ohsweken Speedway Schedule 2015 Ohsweken Speedway Schedule Weekly Divisions: Corr/Pak Sprint Cars (C/P), 602 Crate Sprints (Crate), Thunder Stocks (TS), Mini Stocks (MS) & Bombers (BMB) Special Events: Big Block Modifieds (BB Mods), 358 Modifieds (358 Mods), Late Models (LM), UMP Modifieds (UMP), Sportsman (SPT), TUSA Canada West Mod Lites (Mod Lites) & Vintage Cars (VC) Date Event Information Pit Gates Spectator Race Time MAY Friday 8 TEST & TUNE – (all divisions competing at Ohsweken in 2015) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30 PM Friday 15 2015 Opening Night (C/P-25, Crate 15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30 PM Friday 22 Regular Night (C/P-20, Crate 15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30 PM Friday 29 Regular Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30 PM

JUNE Friday 5 Regular Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 12 Wall of Fame Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 19 Corr/Pak vs. Patriot Sprint Tour (PST-25, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 26 Sportsman Shootout (SPT-25, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Tuesday 30 Triple Crown Showdown featuring Super DIRTcar Series Big Blocks, Go Nuclear Late Models & Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints (BB-75, LM-25, C/P-20, TS-Twin 15’s) 2:00 PM 6 PM 7:30PM

JULY Friday 3 Corr/Pak vs. Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS-25, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 10 Frankie Turkey Memorial Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) Duel in the Dirt Home Track race for TS 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 17 Brock Leonard Memorial (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-50, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 24 Christmas In July + Autograph Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Mon. 27 Burger Barn presents the Northern Summer Nationals (Corr/Pak-25, Crate-20, MS-20, 358 Mods-30) 2 PM 3 PM 7:30PM Tues. 28 Arrow Express presents the Six Nations Showdown (World of Outlaw Sprint Cars, TS-25, BMB-15) NOON 3 PM 7:30PM Friday 31 No Racing

AUGUST Friday 7 Corr/Pak vs. Empire Super Sprints (ESS-25, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 14 Art Hill Memorial (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-42) + TUSA Canada Mod Lites-20 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 21 KIDSRACE Canadian National Autism Foundation Night + Autograph Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 28 Regular Night (C/P-20, Crate-15, TS-20, MS-15, BMB-12) Duel in the Dirt Home Track race for TS 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM

SEPTEMBER Friday 4 Season Championship Night (C/P-25, Crate-20, TS-25, MS-20, BMB-15) 5:30 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Friday 11 Special Night featuring UMP Modifieds and Thunder Stock Duel in the Dirt 50 (UMP-25, Crate-20, TS-50, MS-20) + Vintage Cars-12 Thurs. 17 Nationals Test & Tune Night Friday 18 Burger Barn presents the Night Before the Nationals (360 Sprint Cars Twin 15′s, Kevin Ward, Jr. Young Stars Challenge, & Dave MacLeod Memorial Shootout) + Crate-20, MS-20 1 PM 6 PM 7:30PM Sat. 19 Arrow Express presents the 11th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals ($12,000 to win) + TS-25 1 PM 3 PM 7:30PM

What is a Sprint Car? Sprint Cars - adrenalin on wheels!

Sprint Cars are a form of speedway racing that must be seen to be appreciated. Imagine twenty 850hp, V8-powered, open wheel racing cars sliding sideways on dirt, only inches apart at over 100 miles per hour.

Yes, NASCAR racing is exciting, but how often do you see pulling wheel stands? Many of today's NASCAR stars, such as , Tony Stewart and learnt their skills racing Sprint Cars.

The massive wings produce huge amounts of down force, which allows the cars take corners at unbelievable speeds. The rumbling methanol powered engines shake the ground as they thrill crowds across the globe.

Be warned though, this sport is addictive!

What is a Sprint Car? Well... they are loud, exciting, and very, very Another peculiarity of this class of speedway racing is the size of quick race cars. The fastest form of dirt Speedway racing in the the huge treaded right-rear tires. Larger right-rear tires than on the world, they are simple and low-tech by design, but don't be fooled, left-rear are used to assist them through the turns on the oval- they'll take your breath away! shaped Speedways, this is known stagger.

Sprint Cars originated in the USA but have become hugely popular Unfortunately for the drivers and owners of the cars, Sprint Cars in other countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and crash... a lot. Racing open-wheel racing cars is hazardous enough, South Africa. but when you are sliding side-by-side at over 100mph crashes are inevitable. Thanks to the high safety and design standards, there Usually broad-sliding their way around dirt speedways, they are few serious injuries. Check out some wild Sprint Car crashes in produce close, wheel-standing racing, often only inches away from our Video Vault. a very solid concrete wall. Many people associate Sprint Cars with the huge wings that are planted above the driver's head. The wings There are many different configurations of Sprint Cars around the produce huge amounts of downforce that push the cars to the world. The most popular are 410ci (cubic inch) winged cars as raced track, while also acting as giant moving billboards and a crumple by the World Of Outlaws Sprint Series. 360ci winged cars are also zone during an accident. A front wing is also used to try to keep the very common. In Australia 410ci engines are also the main power front wheels of the car on track, often without much success! plants used. As already mentioned, there are classes of cars that run without wings and cars that run on asphalt as well as on dirt. Almost as popular as winged version are the more traditional Non- Wing cars. Without the added downforce of the wings, Non-Wing Website www.world-sprintcar-guide.com is full of information cars tend to slide through the turns more and produce excellent about this unique and exciting form of motorsport. Want to know side-by-side racing. how the wings work or why one tire looks bigger than the other? You'll find the answers in the noted site. Powered by large fire-breathing V8 engines, Sprint Cars shake the earth, literally! The sound produced by 20 or more cars roaring at The best way to answer the question "What is a Sprint Car?" is to full power into the first turn of a feature event is an experience head to your local speedway and take a look for yourself! you'll never forget. (Above contents from www.world-sprintcar-guide.com)

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MITCH BROWN'S 360 JAKE BROWN'S CRATE

APRIL 17th SCLimalandHEDULE (NRA) APRIL --- SCHEDULE 24th Limaland (NRA) 25th Merrittville (PST -C) MAY 1st Limaland (NRA) MAY 2nd Canandaigua (PST-A) 8th Ohsweken (PRACTICE) 8th Ohsweken (PRACTICE) 9th Woodhull (PST-A) 15th Ohsweken (C/P) 15th Ohsweken (Crate) 16th Brighton (SOS) 17th Humberstone (SOS) 22nd Ohsweken (C/P) 22nd Ohsweken (Crate) 23rd Stateline (PST-A) 24th Eriez (PST-A) 29th Ohsweken (C/P) 29th Ohsweken (Crate) 30th Mercer (PST-A) JUNE 5th Ohsweken (C/P) JUNE 5th Ohsweken (Crate) 6th South Buxton (SOS) 12th Ohsweken (C/P) 12th Ohsweken (Crate) 19th Ohsweken (C/P-PST-C) 19th Ohsweken (Crate) 20th Brighton (SOS) 26th Ohsweken (SOS) 26th Ohsweken (Crate) 27th Merrittville (ESS) 30th Ohsweken (C/P) 30th Ohsweken (Crate) JULY 3rd Ohsweken (C/P-SOS) JULY 3rd Ohsweken (Crate) 4th South Buxton (SOS) 5th Eriez (PST-A) 10th Ohsweken (C/P) 10th Ohsweken (Crate) 11th Brighton (SOS) 17th Ohsweken (C/P) 17th Ohsweken (Crate) 18th Brockville (PST-C) 19th Cornwall (PST-C) 24th Ohsweken (C/P) 24th Ohsweken (Crate) 27th Ohsweken (C/P) 27th Ohsweken (Crate) 28th Ohsweken (WoO) 28th Ohsweken (Crate) 31st Ransomville (PST -A) 31st Limaland (NRA) AUGUST 1st Waynesfield (NRA) AUGUST 7th Ohsweken (CP/ESS) 7th Ohsweken (Crate) 8th Brighton (SOS) 14th Ohsweken (C/P) 14th Ohsweken (Crate) 21st Ohsweken (C/P) 21st Ohsweken (Crate) 22nd Brockville (PST-C) 23rd Cornwall (PST-C) 28th Ohsweken (C/P) 28th Ohsweken (Crate) SEPTEMBER 4th Ohsweken (C/P) SEPTEMBER 4th Ohsweken (Crate) 5th Brighton (SOS) 6th Brighton (SOS) 11th Merrittville (SOS) 11th Ohsweken (Crate) 17th Ohsweken (CSCN) 17th Ohsweken (Crate) 18th Ohsweken (CSCN) OCTOBER 10th Eldora (UNOH Sprintacular) 16th Devils Bowl (ASCS) C/P - Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprints WoO - World of Outlaws 17th Devils Bowl (ASCS) SOS - Southern Ontario Sprints CSCN - Canadian Sprint Car 21st I-30 (ASCS) PST -C Patriot Sprint Tour Canadian Nationals 22nd I-30 (ASCS) PST-A Patriot Sprint Tour -American NRA - NRA Sprint Invaders ASCS American Sprint Car Series ESS - Empire Super Sprints

Ready for 2015

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Unveils New Logo and Confirms Point Fund for 2015 as Partnership with STP Concludes

CONCORD, N.C. - Jan. 20, 2015 - The World of Outlaws unveiled a new look today for the start of 2015 season as STP departs as Title Sponsor of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.

The new look is reminiscent of the logo last used by the series during the 2007 season with what was then a bright red replaced with a darker cardinal red. New transporter wraps, websites, advertising and souvenir merchandise are all in the works featuring the cardinal, along with a heavy dose of black and white with a dirt inspired tan as an accent color.

"STP was an amazing partner and we loved carrying the red, white and blue of one of the most famous brands in motorsports, but in racing everything is constantly evolving and we are excited about our new World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series look for the start of the 2015 season," World of Outlaws CMO Ben Geisler said. "We thank them for their involvement and will continue our pursuit of a new partner that will help us bring The Greatest Show on Dirt to the greatest fans in motorsports from coast to coast."

The World of Outlaws also confirmed the Sprint Car Series point funds for the 2015 season would remain the same as 2014 and continue to be the richest in all of grassroots motorsports. The 2015 champion will cash a check for $150,000 with a total cash payout of $650,000 at the World of Outlaws banquet in November.

The 90-race season begins Friday, Feb. 13, during the 12-day DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia , and after racing in 24 different states and three Canadian provinces, concludes with the championship-deciding Bad Boy Buggies World of Outlaws World Finals Nov. 5-6-7 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

For the latest updates plus event and schedule information, go to www.WorldofOutlaws.com. Follow the World of Outlaws on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/WorldofOutlaws with the hashtag #WoOSprints and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS LEGEND ISN'T

RETIRING AFTER ALL Curt Cavin, [email protected] December 11, 2014

Legendary sprint car driver Steve Kinser isn't retiring after all.

His boss, Tony Stewart, said the 60-year-old Bloomington driver will compete in about 40 World of Outlaws races for Tony Stewart Racing in 2015.

Stewart said Thursday that it was an easy conversation to have with the seven-time WoO champion.

"Did I have to talk him into it?" Stewart said at the Performance Racing Industry trade show at the Convention Center. "We had to talk him down from more races."

Kinser has won a record 577 feature races, nearly twice the number of in second place. Only three other Outlaw drivers have as many as 100 such wins.

"This is a scenario where (Kinser) is the greatest driver in the sport, and you know there are a lot of drivers who later in their career have to quit for financial reasons, or different reasons," Stewart said. "He's a guy that I think has earned the right to race till he decides that he's ready to retire.

"As long as he wants to race we're going to have a car for him."

2015 PATRIOT SPRINT TOUR SCHEDULE

DATE TRACK SERIES EVENT Sat Mar 14th NYS Fairgrounds Motorsports Expo Sun Mar 15th NYS Fairgrounds Motorsports Expo Sat Apr 25th Merrittville Speedway Canadian $2,000-to-Win Spring Sizzler Sat May 2nd Canandaigua Motorsports Park American Sat May 9th Woodhull Raceway American Fri May 15th Black Rock Speedway American Sat May 23rd American $2,000 to Win Sun May 24th American $2,000 to Win Fri May 29th Raceway 7 American Bonnell's Rod Shop Sat May 30th American Bonnell's Rod Shop 2014 Champion Jared Zimbardi of Bradford, PA

Fri Jun 5th Ransomville Speedway American will be gunning for his third straight Patriot Sat Jun 6th Fulton Speedway American A-Verdi Night Sprint Tour Championship when the green flag waves on April 25th at Merrittville Speedway Sat Jun 13th American $2,571 to Win near St. Catharines to start the 2015 season. Fri Jun 19th Ohsweken Speedway Canadian $2,000 to Win Fri Jul 3rd Little Valley Speedway American $2,000 to Win Sat Jul 4th Stateline Speedway American $2,000 to Win Sun Jul 5th Eriez Speedway American $2,000 to Win Fri Jul 10th Freedom Speedway American Sat Jul 18th Brockville Ontario Speedway Canadian $2,000 to Win Sun Jul 19th Canadian $2,000 to Win Sat Jul 25th Woodhull Raceway American

Fri Jul 31st Ransomville Speedway American Fri Aug 7th Black Rock Speedway American Sat Aug 22nd Brockville Ontario Speedway Canadian $2,000 to Win Sun Aug 23rd Cornwall Motor Speedway Canadian $2,000-to-Win PST Canada Championship Sat Sep 12th Utica-Rome Speedway American $10,000-to-win Cole Cup Fri Sep 18th Ohsweken Speedway Canadian Night Before the Nationals Sat Sep 19th Ohsweken Speedway Canadian $12,000-to-win Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

Steve Collins -Belfast , NY Bryan Howland - Auburn, NY Alain Bergeron - St. Pie, Que. Scott Kreutter -Alden, NY

TONY STEWART: I MAY NEVER RACE A SPRINT CAR AGAIN Jared Turner FEB 04, 2015 12:48p ET

NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart announced he may be finished with sprint car racing - for good.

Nearly six months after his role in an accident that claimed the life of 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., Tony Stewart says he has no plans to drive a sprint car — and he may never get behind the wheel of one again.

Appearing Tuesday night on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio's "Tony Stewart Live," the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion spoke out on a host of timely topics with the official start of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season less than three weeks away.

Stewart's recent purchase of the All-Star Circuit of Champions, a traveling sprint car series that is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing, makes his announcement particularly notable.

"I'm not going to be in a sprint car for a while, if ever again,'' said Stewart, who also suffered a broken leg in a sprint car crash in August 2013. "This is a way to give back to the sport. I'm passionate about it. I'm really excited."

However, Stewart is anything but excited about the impending move away from traditional single-car qualifying to set the front row for the Daytona 500. For the first time this year, the top two starting positions for The Great American Race will be set based on the top speeds from knockout qualifying, the new group-style qualifying format that was adopted last year for every race except the Daytona 500.

"To be perfectly honest, I am not a big fan of that,'' Stewart said of group qualifying at a restrictor-plate track. "It's exciting to watch, but the thing that most don't realize is that, first of all, you're trying to be the last guy to come out (to get the aerodynamic advantage). Once those guys in the back get that run and make that first lap, the last thing they want to do is go ahead and run that next lap full throttle and give the guys they just passed the same opportunity.

"So what you have is guys dumping out of the throttle and closing rates that are not good at all. You can't hardly see through the guy in front of you. If somebody does something three or four cars up there and your spotter can't tell you about, it has a lot of potential to be, you know, bad."

In addition to locking in the first two positions on the Daytona 500 grid, knockout qualifying will also determine the starting grid for the annual mid-week Budweiser Duel qualifying races.

TONY STEWART BUYS SPRINT-CAR RACING SERIES; EYES TAKING IT TO NEW LEVEL By Bob Pockrass @bobpockrass January 28, 2015 12:01pm EST

Three-time Cup champion Tony Stewart has agreed to buy the All Star Circuit of Champions

Sprint Car Series tour.

Stewart bought the sprint-car series from owner Guy Webb. The series has a 50-race schedule for this year and runs at short dirt tracks around the nation, including Stewart’s Eldora Speedway as well as Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park, the site of Stewart's tragic accident that killed Kevin Ward Jr.

“My passion for sprint car racing is well known, and the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series has been a pillar of the sport for a long time,” Stewart said in a news release. “Racing is my business, and I look forward to building on the All Star Series’ already impressive legacy by taking it to a new level of success and sustainability.”

Stewart has a long history of racing sprint cars, although he doesn’t plan on racing any in the short term. Injured in a sprint-car race in 2013 and then involved in the Ward tragedy in 2014, Stewart has indicated he has no plans to compete in the open-wheel cars that have similar horsepower and less than half the weight of the stock cars he drives on Sundays.

The purchase by Stewart likely will be welcomed by many in the industry. Last year after the Ward tragedy, drivers talked about their supportDRAFT YOURof Stewart NASCAR during DREAM the series TEAM stop at Butler Speedway in .

“I’ve put my heart and soul into the All Star Circuit of Champions for many years, and it gives me great peace of mind to hand over the • reins PLAY of FOXthis FANTASY series to Tony AUTO Stewart,” 2015 Webb said. “Tony is ’s biggest advocate, and he’s always working in the best interest of sprint car racing. His leadership will ensure the success of this series for many years to come.” The highest 15 finishers in each Duel race, excluding the already locked-in front row, earn spots in the Daytona 500, filling Stewart also bought the Renegade Sprint Series and will merge it with the All Star Sprints. The series will have a national point fund of positions 3 through 32. more than $100,000.

"We have enough trouble wrecking cars at restrictor-plate tracks as it is," Stewart said. "I do like the idea that it's traditional as far as locking in the front row. I think that is something that is important. I think there's ways that maybe in

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Another winter ... Another Reason to POLICE SENSITIVITY IN TORONTO Enjoy a Summer of Sprint Car Racing I get irritated when people come down on our police officers, saying that they don't care about or respect others.

All cops are NOT in that category.

This story involves the police in Toronto, who reported finding a man's body last Saturday in the early evening in the Don River near the Queen Street bridge.

The dead man's name would not be released, until his family had been notified.

The victim apparently drowned due to excessive beer consumption, while visiting "someone" in the Jarvis Street area.

He was wearing black fishnet stockings, 4 inch spiked heels, a red garter belt, a pink G-string, purple lipstick, dazzle dust on his eyelids, 1/2 inch false eyelashes and a Toronto Maple Leaf sweater.

The Police removed the Maple Leaf sweater to spare his family any unnecessary embarrassment.

Now, that is respect!

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