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LMS: Pre-season news 2007-02-08

1. The 2nd annual Alamo 200 Entry Form is Now Available. San Antonio (TX) Speedway awaits the ASALMS Challenge Division. Lexington, Michigan (02/08/2007): The Fifth Anniversary 2007 Season in the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance ...

1. The 2nd annual Alamo 200 Entry Form is Now Available. San Antonio (TX) Speedway awaits the ASALMS Challenge Division.

Lexington, Michigan (02/08/2007): The Fifth Anniversary 2007 Season in the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts is fast approaching as the 2007 schedules within all three divisions of the ASALMS are complete in all three divisions. The first race of the 2007 season is now just three weeks away and a sure sign of the racing season is that entry forms are now available!

The crown jewel of the ASALMS, the Challenge Division, will kick off the 2007 season for the entire ASALMS for the Fifth Anniversary Campaign on Friday and Saturday March 2-3, 2007. The series "Where Champions Race" will begin the ASALMS Fifth Anniversary season with the running of the 2nd annual Alamo 200 and the entry form for the first race of the 2007 Season is now available.

With 2006 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, Kelly Bires now moved on with the Wood Brothers JTG Racing Team and competing for the Rookie of the Year title in the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series for the 2007 season, this will guarantee that there will be no repeat champion in the ASALMS Challenge Division for the 2007 season.

The cars and stars of the ASALMS Challenge Division will draw open the curtain on the 2007 season at the fast 0.500 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval of the San Antonio (TX) Speedway in San Antonio, Texas on Friday and Saturday March 2-3, 2007 for the running of the 2nd annual Alamo 200. The first of 11 Points Races, 12 Overall on the 2007 ASALMS Challenge Division Schedule, will pay a larger than normal purse to kick off the ASALMS Fifth Anniversary Season. A whopping $10,000 is on the line with $1,000 just to start the 200-lap Feature.

Joining the ASALMS Challenge Division during the Alamo 200 race weekend in the Lone Star State will be the SAS Regular Weekly Divisions of Sportsmen and Road Runners along with the Traveling USRA Modifieds Series and the Texas Pro Sedans Series, who all will be running in their respective 2007 season openers as well.

Please get the 2nd annual Alamo 200 Entry Form into the ASALMS home offices in Lexington, Michigan by Friday February 23, 2007 to avoid the late fees.

2. The Gator 100 Presented by Pennzoil Entry Form is Now Available. Bronson (FL) Motor Speedway awaits the ASALMS Southern Division.

Lexington, Michigan (02/08/2007): The Fifth Anniversary 2007 Season in the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts is drawing closer as the 2007 schedule within the ASALMS Southern Division is complete and teams are currently planning their hotel arrangements and travel schedules for the upcoming 2007 season. A definite sign of the racing season is near is that the entry form for the first race of the year is now available!

12 events are on tap for the ASALMS Southern Division and spreading from Florida to Missouri to Tennessee. 11 of the 12 shows are points events for the 2007 ASALMS Southern Division Championship as the quest to dethrone 2006 ASALMS Southern Division Champion and Rookie of the Year, James Buescher begins on Friday and Saturday March 16-17, 2007.

The entry form for the Gator 100 Presented by Pennzoil is now available. The ASALMS Southern Division will begin their highly anticipated schedule for the second year in a row in the month of March. Unlike the 2006 season however, the ASALMS Southern Division opener will not open the season for the entire ASALMS, that's in San Antonio, Texas the first weekend in March for the ASALMS Challenge Division.

The 2007 Door Opener for the ASALMS Southern Division will however be the second overall race of the ASALMS Fifth Anniversary Season. The cars and stars of the ASALMS Southern Division will open their 2007 season for the second year in a row at the fast 0.333 Mile High-Banked paved oval of the Bronson (FL) Motor Speedway, located West of Gainesville, in Bronson, Florida on Friday and Saturday March 16-17, 2007 for the running of the Gator 100 Presented by Pennzoil.

3. Get ready for the 41st annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing, which begins this weekend at the New Smyrna (FL) Speedway.

Samsula, Florida (02/08/2007): The pits are filling up fast at New Smyrna Speedway for the 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing and at Orlando SpeedWorld for the first half of the 2007 Winter Nationals. It is exciting and looks to be a great time for all the fans and the drivers at both tracks.

New Smyrna Speedway will highlight Super Late Models, Late Models, Crate/ASA Late Models, NASCAR Tour Type/SK Modifieds, and FL/IMCA Modifieds. Drivers from all over the country and Canada will be on hand to try their driving skills against some of the best Florida drivers in the state. Racing will start nightly at New Smyrna Speedway at 7:30. Sunday and Monday nights will showcase the TBARA Outlaw Winged Sprints which are always a fan favorite to see.

At Orlando SpeedWorld, Friday and Saturday, February 9th and 10th, fans will see Pro Challenge, Mini Cups, Open Wheel Lites, Modified Lites, and Classic Cars. Drivers from all over the country and Canada will be on hand to try their luck at the fast little "bullring" called Orlando SpeedWorld. Racing will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 9th and 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 10th.

SpeedWorld will take off Sunday and get ready for the Legends, Bandoleros, and Thunder Roadsters who will race Tuesday thru Saturday. This year the Winternationals will start at 1:00 p.m. racing in an effort to let drivers and fans see other races at night.

The ASA Late Model Series will be keeping track of all the happenings from New Smyrna Speedway with regards to the ASALMS Type Late Models Results and Points Standings throughout Speedweeks and will keep those results posted in the "Lugnotes" section of the ASALMS Challenge Division website.

Later this season, the ASALMS Southern Divison will make their first ever appearance at the fast 0.500 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval on Saturday June 23, 2007 for the Florida 125, the fourth race of the 2007 season.

4. The 2007 ASA Late Model Series Sponsor Salute.

Lexington, Michigan (02/08/2007): The ASA Late Model Series is celebrating our 5th year anniversary and we are very proud to announce our 2007 partners. These fine companies are the reason that we continue to grow and build this great series year after year.

Each and every one of these companies can provide a product our service that our teams use and need to keep them on the racetrack. We ask that as you get ready for your 2007 programs you look at these companies to help you make that happen.

GM PERFORMANCE PARTS has been a long standing partner of the series - provides a great crate motor for the teams that can be purchased at any local dealership. GM's factory-developed technology has been proven time after time on the world's racetracks. GM Performance Parts are for people who demand the fit and finish of factory developed, engineered and tested performance products

HOOSIER RACING TIRE has provided our series with the best radial and bias ply tires for several years. Hoosier Racing Tire is, hands down, the leader in the short track grassroots racing market with their sole focus on building high-performance race tires.

TORCO RACE FUELS has supported our teams and series with all our fuel needs. Torco Racing Fuels is the manufacturer of high performance racing and power products. Torco Racing Fuels is the engine builders.

-credit: asa

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