Traditional Sprint Car FanSite

See You At The Races!!!

 Press Release

EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS THE LEGENDARY LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY PREPARES TO HOST ROUND SIX OF THE UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB'S INDIANA SPRINT WEEK EVENT ON THURSDAY JULY 20th

by Mike O’Leary

July 16, 2006....The crowd at The Lawrenceburg Speedway was abuzz on Saturday night with anticipation of the once a year Non-Wing Sprint Car lover's extravaganza, The United States Auto Club's (USAC) Indiana Sprint Week event to be contested at The Lawrenceburg Speedway on Thursday July 20th. This race is particularly special to The Lawrenceburg Speedway, as it also marks the memorial race for a beloved Indiana racer and former Lawrenceburg winner, Robbie Stanley.
 
Indiana Sprint Week, a week that boasts 7 races in 9 days is the "must see" event for all Open Wheel fans.  The unique atmosphere of the elite USAC National touring racers competing on the turf of the hard nosed Indiana local scene, creates the toughest and most intense competition often seen in all of Sprint Car racing.  Thursday night's event at The Lawrenceburg Speedway promises to be one of the most exciting bullring showdowns yet, with both USAC National drivers and many of the tough locals, already having boasted wins in recent years at the 1/4 mile oval.
 
USAC National driver, currently running 3rd in USAC National Sprint Car Points, 17 year old Bryan Clauson, has in the past considered Lawrenceburg Speedway his home track, despite it's 120 mile distance from his Noblesville, Indiana home.  Clauson, who was recently signed to a Target Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Development program, is excited about his upcoming return to The Lawrenceburg Speedway.
 
"I've always enjoyed racing at Lawrenceburg, even the atmosphere and fan interaction at a regular race is special, and whenever the 'big shows' come in, it gets even better. I'm really excited to return to Lawrenceburg in the #67 Bullet Mopar powered Keith Kunz Motorsports entry, as Lawrenceburg is  the track I cut my teeth on, so to speak, when I was driving for C&A Motorsports. It is going to be an exciting USAC Indiana Sprint week show, that is for sure, as I know first hand how tough the Lawrenceburg local competition can be", remarked Clauson.
 
Local competition like Lawrenceburg Speedway 2005 Sprint Car Track Champion, Brandon Petty, who can boast double digit wins over the past season and a half at The Lawrenceburg Speedway, or Jamestown, Indiana's Jon Stanbrough, who not only has two wins on the season at Lawrenceburg, including one in USAC competition on April 22nd, but also has already picked off a USAC Indiana Sprint Week victory at The Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, are likely the kind of competition Clauson was referring to. Also in the mix are tough weekend warriors like current Lawrenceburg Speedway points leader, Tony Beaber, who already has a victory on the season at The Lawrenceburg Speedway.  Beaber, who has come on strong of late, after having tweaked and finessed his self-built Beaberbuilt race chassis, also looks forward to the USAC Indiana Sprint Week event at The Lawrenceburg Speedway.
 
"I love coming to Lawrenceburg, that's why we tow 4 hours to get here every weekend from Gibsonburg, Ohio. The weekly shows are always an absolute blast, but getting the opportunity to test our skills against the USAC National drivers, nothing beats it. Alot of us [weekly drivers] race in USAC competition from time to time, but when USAC comes to Lawrenceburg, it's kind of like they are coming to 'our house'.  While we might not necessarily dominate, we definitely have a lot of pride in this being 'our track', and I think it brings out the best in all of us who race here on a weekly basis.  I'm pumped and cannot wait for Thursday", says Tony Beaber, driver of the #3T Alan Toth owned entry.
 
Promoter of The Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tom Wieck, commented, "Sprint Car racing at it's best is USAC's Indiana Sprint Week competition, plain and simple.  We continue to be very proud to be a host of one of these prestigious events, and always look forward to welcoming a crowd from all over the country, who we encourage to come early and take advantage of the ample parking and camping facilities that The Speedway and Fairgrounds have to offer.  If the early season USAC race we had here at the track is any indication of what is in store for us this week, with it's edge of your seat 4-wide action, the USAC Indiana Sprint Week event is going to be an absolute barn burner this year. I simply cannot wait."
 
Ticket and additional information about The United States Auto Club Indiana Sprint Week event at The Lawrenceburg Speedway on July 20th, and additional Lawrenceburg racing, can be found by logging on to www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com or by calling the track at 812-539-4700.   

SITE SEARCH

WEBSITE
 HOME PAGE
 LATEST UPDATES
 MESSAGE BOARD
 CHAT ROOMS
 CLASSIFIEDS
 BUSINESS CARDS
 ADVERTISING
 SPONSORS
 MULTIMEDIA
 ACTION GALLERY
 GIFT IDEAS
 ONLINE STORE
 LINKS

SANCTIONS
 SPRINT CARS
 OTHERS

RACING
 RACE RESULTS
 RACE SCHEDULES
 PRESS RELEASES
 RACE COLUMNS
 NEWS & NOTES
 TEAM NOTES
 DRIVER ROSTERS
 DRIVER PROFILES
 RACE TRACKS
 RACING INFO

MISC
 VOTING BOOTH
 BULLETIN BOARD
 DTRSC SKINS
 FUN PAGE
 RACE FANS
 TRIBUTES
 SPECIAL THANKS

Get your own FREE Guestbook from htmlGEAR
 SIGN GUESTBOOK
 VIEW GUESTBOOK

EMAIL US

T-SHIRTS
& MORE