LMS: 2005 Awards Banquet summary

2005 ASA Late Model Series Awards Banquet/2006 ASALMS Owners-Drivers Meeting is here!

Lexington, Michigan (01/13/2006): The 2005 ASA Late Model Series Awards Banquet Presented by GM Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires, Torco Racing Fuel and the Choice Hotels Chain is here! The celebration of the 2005 season will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Quality Hotel and Banquet Center on Saturday January 14th.

The highlight of the evening will be the crowning of the 2005 ASALMS Champion, Stephen Leicht and the whole Waltom Racing Team for their outstanding 2005 season.

In addition, the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division will host an informal meet and greet session with ASALMS Northern Division Director, Steve Einhaus, tonight (1/13) at the Quality Hotel and Banquet Center Bar and Grill.

The meet and greet will begin at 7:00pm. ASALMS Northern Division Director, Steve Einhaus, will host the informal session as this will be an opportunity to shake hands, ask questions, and bench race with the Director of the ASALMS Northern Division. Hor'dourves will be served and in addition, the Bar and Grill will be open and in full operation throughout the evening.

On Saturday morning, all three divisions' within the ASALMS have some business to take care of before participating in the 2005 Awards Ceremony; The 2006 ASALMS Owner/Driver's Meeting will be held from 9am to 12pm.

After the Owners/Drivers Meeting, and an afternoon of socializing, visiting with the ASALMS family, and preparing for the nights festivities; It's then time for the 2005 ASALMS Awards Banquet! Happy Hour will get things started at 5:30pm and then the Awards Ceremony will begin promptly at 6:30pm with dinner, dancing, and celebrating all to follow.

The ASALMS has much to celebrate with three solid seasons under its' belt. The support and patronage of the ASALMS has reached record levels with not only some of the most experienced teams competing but it also can boast of phenomenal support from some of the top companies in the racing industry.

One of the greatest reasons these companies continue to support the ASALMS and its' teams is because of the loyal patronage they receive from the them and the ASALMS itself. For many of these companies, products and service usage is up because the teams really believe in the companies that are willing to invest in their talents and efforts. If anything, it is truly be a win-win situation and it is clearly the relationship of these partners and the ASALMS that make it all so successful.

The 2005 Awards Banquet is an event that not only celebrates the success of the top teams, but also these great companies and the relationship we have developed over the season working together; GM Performance Parts has supported the ASALMS and teams since the inception of USPRO Cup Series in 2003. (Today the ASA Late Model Series).

GM Performance Parts will contribute to the year end points fund as well as the Winner's Circle programs that awards teams based on their participation in the 2005 events. Hoosier Racing Tires, Torco Racing Fuel, and the Choice Hotels Chain have also been great ASALMS partners and have helped the ASALMS move forward in growth and expansion.

The Awards Ceremony will honor the 2005 ASA Late Model Series Champion; Stephen Leicht of Wal-Tom Racing for an outstanding season. The 2005 Pat Bourdow Rookie of the year will be awarded to Brian Campbell of Automotive Promotions Inc. Finally, Mark Hartline, through sheer determination and the tenacity of his own Hartline Racing Enterprises team, will be awarded the GM Performance Parts Shootout Points Championship.

The 2005 Awards Banquet will also award the top 20 teams in the season long final points standings for the season. In addition, the GM Performance Parts Sponsored Winner's Circle Programs will award team owners based on attendance and participation throughout the 2005 season. The teams that will be awarded for this program had either a 100%, 80% or 50% attendance for the season.

The ASA Late Model Series will award over $70,000 in Cash and Awards to the eligible teams. There will also be a number of special awards to recognize some of the greatest assets we have in our series; Track Owner of the Year, Promoter of the year, Sponsor of the Year, Official of the Year, Crew Chief of the Year and some very special Team awards.

The ASALMS Director of Media/Public Relations and P.A. Announcer, Matt Prieur, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies (MC) for the Awards Ceremony. Also a special thanks goes out to the Hemsworth Brothers and Company Band, which will be playing oldies hits and requests throughout the evening after the awards and dinner portion of the evening is concluded.

The Banquet and meeting location is the Quality Hotel and Banquet Center at 3330 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808. To reserve a room at the best rate for the banquet on Friday, January 13th or Saturday, January 14th, call 277-240-2929 and use the ASALMS Membership Code #00802174 or call the hotel direct at 260-484-7711 and let them know you are with the ASALMS group (Rooms are $59 through the hotel).

The 2006 season is fast approaching for all three divisions within the ASALMS. The ASALMS Southern Division will open the 2006 season for the entire ASALMS on Saturday March 4th at the Bronson (FL) Motor Speedway near Gainesville in Bronson, Florida for the inaugural Florida 100.

The televised ASALMS Challenge Division will open the doors on their 2006 season two weeks later at the famed .596 mile high-banked paved oval of the Music City (TN) Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday March 18th for the running of the Music City 200.

Finally the ASALMS Northern Division will hold its' inaugural event on Saturday May 6th at the wicked fast ½ mile of the I-70 (MO) Speedway outside of Kansas City in Odessa, Missouri for the Show-Me 100.

For more information about the 2005 ASA Late Model Series Awards Banquet as well as the approaching 2006 season with the ASA Late Model Challenge Division, and the ASA Late Model Series Northern and Southern Divisions; check out the websites at: www.asalatemodelsnorth.com and www.asalatemodelssouth.com

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