After a successful season opener this past Friday night at Fremont Speedway, the
Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series is now set for a return visit to Wayne County
Speedway on Friday night, May 18th to kick off a doubleheader weekend that will
wrap up at Mercer Raceway Park the next night. A field of 30 traditional non
wing sprint cars signed in for the BOSS event at Fremont, and series officials
expect a similar turnout this weekend.
With one event in the books, the series points championship is scrambled as
several series regulars found tough racing luck at Fremont. Local drivers
claimed the first four finishing positions with Jamie Miller of Fostoria, Ohio
claiming the win. However, the tough contingent of BOSS regulars will be out
for redemption at both events this weekend.
In an effort to help the drivers and teams, the BOSS series has elected to drop
the "same tire in heat and feature" rule. In the past, teams were required to
run the same right rear in the heat race and the main event. However, wingless
racing does not create immense tire wear and the majority of drivers have asked
to do away with that requirement. Therefore, beginning this Friday night at
Wayne County, the BOSS open tire rule is completely "open".
In order to be eligible for the Hoosier Tire or American Racer Bonus awards,
cars must be equipped with all four of that manufacturers tires on in the main
event. Hoosier will be providing a free right rear tire to the highest finisher
on their products and American Racer will be providing a $100 gift certificate
to the highest on their respective tires. Other bonus awards up for grabs will
be the $50 Horne Performance Motorsports "Hard Charger Award", the $100 NAPA
Auto Parts Steel Block Bonus for the highest finishing steel motor, and the Indy
Race Parts "Hard Luck" award.
The host hotel for the doubleheader weekend will be the Econo Lodge Hotel near
Kent, Ohio. The host hotel is located just off Rt 76 between Akron and
Youngstown. Take exit #33 and the hotel is located just north of 76 on St Rt
43. BOSS teams and fans can get the BOSS racers rate of $54.99 a night and the
hotel does offer rig parking with regular patrol by the Brimfield Police
Department. The hotel offers free wi-fi, indoor pool, and free breakfast. If
you are calling to reserve rooms, please ask for Jamie (before 4 pm) or ask for
Hope (after 4 pm) and be sure to remind them that you want the BOSS racer rate.
The hotel phone is (330) 678-9927.
FREMONT, Ohio – Knowledge of
Fremont Speedway is certainly an advantage when ever a touring organization
visits The Track That Action Built. Fremont Speedway’s tough 305 sprint division
proved that Saturday on Roots Poultry Night taking five of the top seven
finishing positions against the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) non-wing
racers with Fostoria, Ohio’s Jamie Miller claiming the $2,000 victory. Miller
picked up an additional $100 cash bonus courtesy of Kear's Speed Shop for being
the highest finishing steel block car.
“I enjoy taking the wing off
every once and awhile…I usually run pretty good when we do. Last time I ran here
non-wing I had a really bad crash and it was in this same car. It was fast then
and it was fast tonight,” said Miller beside his Crown Battery backed #4m. “The
first few laps I ran up top and there wasn’t much up there in one and two and I
got really loose off the top there but I held my own.”
“I have to thank my dad and
all my crew Jeff and Joe and my daughter, Kendra is here tonight and my
girlfriend Valerie and Gressman Powersports. We had trouble with this motor when
we put it in this car today and if it weren’t for Scott Gressman we wouldn’t be
here right now,” added Miller in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
The 25-lap non-wing sprint
feature – which was sanctioned by the BOSS and Michigan Traditional Sprint
Series – didn’t get off to a good start. The first attempt saw a massive
collision involving Critter Malone, Mark Cassella and Dustin Smith. On the
second try the red flew when Cory Crabtree, Chuck Wilson, Brian Smith, Mike
Burkin and Dustin Dinan collided in turn three with Crabtree heading to the
hospital with neck and back soreness. On the third attempt, Wilson would spin.
Once the race got going, it
was a barn-burner as pole-sitter Roger Shammo took the lead over fellow 305
sprint drivers Miller and Stuart Brubaker with Tony Beaber right on their tails.
Miller would rim-ride to Shammo’s outside on lap two as they battled
side-by-side over the next two laps before Miller drove into the lead on lap 4.
Miller narrowly avoided catastrophe on lap seven when he slid off the high side
of turns one and two. But, he collected his machine back up and continued to
lead with Shammo, Brubaker and Beaber locked in a torrid battle for second with
16th starter Steve Irwin closing.
Miller, who used the low
line in turns one and two and the high groove in turns three and four, pulled
away slightly while Shammo and Brubaker battled hard for second with Beaber and
Irwin in tow. On lap 10 Brubaker, a three-time Fremont 305 sprint champion,
finally got around Shammo for second. Miller’s patience was put to the test when
he caught the back of the field on lap 14 as they raced side-by-side in front of
him. This allowed Brubaker to close while Shammo was locked in a battle with
Beaber and Irwin for third.
Miller and Brubaker raced
nose to tail and at times side-by-side splitting lapped cars over the next six
laps. Beaber would drive into third on lap 18, but traffic kept him from closing
on the top two machines. With five laps to go Brubaker took a peak at Miller’s
inside, but Miller held off the challenge and went on to his 10th
career Fremont victory. Brubaker, Beaber, Irwin and Mike Burkin, who came from
the tail after that opening lap incident, rounded out the top five.
Fremont Speedway - 5/12/2012
Root's Poultry Night
BOSS Non-Wing 410 Sprints
(30 Cars)
[#]-Starting Position
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5
finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 48-Mike Burkin[4] ; 2.
4M-Jamie Miller[1] ; 3. 2+-Brian Smith[2] ; 4. 3T-Tony Beaber[7] ; 5. 60C-Kory
Crabtree[9] ; 6. 8-Lewie Christian[8] ; 7. 6-Ryan Dickey[3] ; 8. J1-Mark
Shultz[10] ; 9. 26-Bill Griffith[6] ; 10. 74 Tony Main DNS
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5
finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 37-Dustin Smith[3] ; 2.
35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 3. 91X-Aaron Middaugh[6] ; 4. 10S-Roger Shammo[5] ; 5.
31-Chuck Wilson[7] ; 6. OO-Joe Irwin[4] ; 7. 3-Mark Irwin [1] ; 8. 6B-Nate
Bostrom[8] ; 9. 26-Jeff Conrad DNS ; 10. 312-Mike Linder DNS
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5
finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7-Critter Malone[1] ; 2.
91-Mark Cassila[4] ; 3. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[3] ; 4. 5-Dustin Dinan[6] ; 5. 14-Chad
Wilson[7] ; 6. 9-Jimmy Colvin[5] ; 7. 1-Steve Irwin[8] ; 8. 2-Mike Galajda[9] ;
9. 8C-Tim Chaplain[10] ; 10. 1M-Mike Moore[2]
B-Main - Computer Man Inc.
(10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 1-Steve Irwin[6] ; 2.
2-Mike Galajda[9] ; 3. 9-Jimmy Colvin[3] ; 4. OO-Joe Irwin[2] ; 5. 8-Lewie
Christian[1] ; 6. 6B-Nate Bostrom[8] ; 7. 1M-Mike Moore[12] ; 8. 3-Mark Irwin[5]
; 9. J1-Mark Shultz[7] ; 10. 26C-Jeff Conrad[14] ; 11. 8C-Tim Chaplain[11] ; 12.
6-Ryan Dickey[4] ; 13. 74-Tony Main[13]
A-Main - (25 Laps)
1. 4M-Jamie Miller[4]; 2.
35-Stuart Brubaker[3]; 3. 3T-Tony Beaber[11]; 4. 1-Steve Irwin[16]; 5. 48-Mike
Burkin[10]; 6. 10S-Roger Shammo[1]; 7. 5-Dustin Dinan[8]; 8. 2-Mike Galajda[17];
9. 37-Dustin Smith[5]; 10. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[6]; 11. 91X-Aaron Middaugh[2]; 12.
9-Jimmy Colvin[18]; 13. 14-Chad Wilson[15]; 14. OO-Joe Irwin[19]; 15. 2+-Brian
Smith[12]; 16. 31-Chuck Wilson[14]; 17. 7-Critter Malone[7]; 18. 91-Mark Cassila[9];
19. 60C-Kory Crabtree[13]; 20. 8-Lewie Christian[20]
Hard Charger: 1-Steve
Irwin[+12] - $50 Cash courtesy of Horne Performance Motorsports
Hard Luck: 26-Bill Griffith
- $100 Certificates from SBI/Saldana Radiators and Napa
Steel Block Bonus: 4M-Jamie
Miller - $100 Cash courtesy of Kear's Speed Shop
Hoosier Tire Bonus:
35-Stuart Brubaker - Free Right Rear Tire from Hoosier
American Racer Bonus:
31-Chuck Wilson - $100 Certificate from Amrican Racer Tires
BOSS Gears Up for Opener
May 12th at Fremont
With the 2012 season opener just days away, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series is
gearing up for a historical tour of the Buckeye state that will kick off on
Saturday, May 12th at Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio. In the storied history
of Ohio auto racing, which began in 1897, there has never been a touring non
wing sprint car series devoted to the state. The BOSS tour is excited to set
the stage at one of the oldest and premiere facilities on the schedule, the 61
year old Fremont Speedway.
The traditional style BOSS sprint cars made their debut in 2011 with 2 events.
Ione, California native Justin Grant scored the win at K-C Raceway aboard the
Hery Motorsports #40. In October, 30 cars from 8 states competed at Wayne
County Speedway where Russiaville, Indiana driver Dustin Smith scored a popular
win piloting the #37 Lee's Hydraulics entry. The question now is when will the
Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series have it's first winner from the Buckeye State?
Drivers from 5 states have expressed interest in the Fremont opener which is
being co-sanctioned with the Lane Automotive Michigan Traditional Sprint
Series. Fans will delight in "Root's Poultry Night" which will also include the
FAST winged sprint car series and the Fremont Dirt Trucks. A full field of BOSS
and MTS points runners will be on hand, gunning for the $2,000 winners share
and to battle the best of the local non wing racers. Several 305 sprint teams
have also expressed an interest in taking the wing off and the BOSS series is
proud to announce that Kear's Speed Shop in Tiffin, Ohio has come on board to
sponsor a $100 bonus to the highest finishing steel block motor in the main
event.
In addition to the $100 cash steel block bonus, drivers will also be competing
for a $50 cash Hard Charger of the race award sponsored by Letemgrow.org. This
award will go to the driver advancing the most positions in the A-Main event. A
"Hard Luck" Award $50 gift certificate is also being awarded by BOSS officials
courtesy of Saldana Race Products and SBI Fuel Systems. 2Grafic Distributions
will provide framed photos of the A-Main and B-Main winners.
Once again, Hoosier Racing Tire and American Racer have come on board to sponsor
driver bonuses to the highest A-Main finisher on all four of their brand of
tire. The Hoosier tire bonus will be a certificate for a free right rear tire
and the American Racer bonus will be a $100 certificate toward the purchase of
any American Racer Tire. The BOSS series has an open tire rule, but drivers are
limited to using the same right rear in their heat race and the A-Main event.
In other BOSS news, several new sponsors have come on board to help with the
2012 season and the points fund. BOSS would like to welcome All Pro Cylinder
Heads, Kears Speed Shop, 2Grafic Distributions, Pro Shocks, SBI Fuel Systems,
Saldana Race Products, Cleanway Carpet Cleaning, E.A. Home Supply, Hoosier Race
Tire, American Racer, Ham Signs, Letemgrow.org, French Grimes Race Systems,
ProStar Web Design and Indy Race Parts to the tour. In addition, the BOSS
series would like to welcome Rick Lane and Rick Rarer as the official
photographers of the series.
For the Fremont Speedway event, gates will open at 4 pm with racing action
underway at 7 pm. Drivers are reminded that Schoenfeld Mufflers are required at
Fremont along with Raceceivers. Fremont also uses transponders to help
accurately score and time the racing events. There are no membership fees or
sign-up fees to race with BOSS. This event will go by pill draw for heat race
line-ups. Drivers who plan to attend this, or any BOSS events should contact
the series to be included in promotional materials. Driver Signups and Pill
Draw will be done at the BOSS tent which will open at 4 pm on raceday. Fremont
Speedway will be paying in checks for this event.
The complete payout is as follows: 1) $2000 2) $800 3) $600 4) $500 5)
$450 6) $400 7) $375 8) $350 9) $325 10) $300 11) $280 12) $260
13) $250 14) $240 15) $225 16) $225 17) $225 18) $225 19) $225 20)
$225. All cars who make an honest attempt at competing will be guaranteed $100
tow money, including all B-Main non transfers.
For more information on the BOSS series, please log onto the series website at www.buckeyesprints.com or
call (740) 703-3768. The BOSS series is looking for sponsors interested in
helping with the bonus programs at each event. Sponsorship packages start as
low as $50 to be a part of the much appreciated bonus awards.
More information on Fremont Speedway can be found on their website at www.fremontohspeedway.com
BOSS Announces
2012 Championship Contenders
With opening day less than two months away, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series has
confirmed its first 8 drivers who plan to run for the 2012 BOSS non wing sprint
Championship. In the storied history of Ohio's auto racing, there has never
been a traveling non wing sprint car series in the Buckeye state. The CSRA
sanctioned traditional sprint car racing from 1935 through 1956 based in Dayton,
Ohio, however, that series sanctioned races throughout the midwest. Therefore
the first ever BOSS champion will earn an important place in history as Ohio's
first wingless sprint car touring champion.
The 2012 series is scheduled to begin at the historic Fremont Speedway on May
12th. The first driver signing in to run for the title was Russiaville, Indiana
driver Dustin Smith who will be back aboard the Kyle & Darren Conaway owned,
Lee's Hydraulics/Super Shox #37 which will be wrenched by Mike Warnock. Smith
is hoping to pick up where he left off as he led the BOSS series in 2011 with a
runner-up finish at K-C Raceway and scoring a popular win at Wayne County
Speedway in October.
Smith will have plenty of company challenging for the title, including Troy,
Ohio driver Landon Simon in the Simon Racing #24. Simon scored consistent
finishes in the 2011 BOSS races scoring an 8th at K-C and a 6th place finish in
a stout 30 car field at Wayne County. One of the young guns of the series will
be 18 year old Michael Fischesser of Sayler Park, Ohio in the Amsoil/Glen Meyer
Motorsports #4 Maxim sponsored by Momentum Suspension, Goodsleves Screenprinting/American
Racer and powered by Claxton. Another of the young lions set to make his mark
on the sport is 19 year old Union City, Ohio driver Todd Keen who will be aboard
the family owned #18 with sponsorship from Spirit Medical Transport, Keen's Body
Shop, Keen's Auto Sales, and Keen and Son's Painting.
The BOSS series may offer the most diverse driver line-up of any traveling
series. Veteran drivers from various backgrounds will also be gunning for the
title and hope to be showing the young drivers the fast way around. Two Ohio
winged veterans have made the switch to non wing racing and hope their high
speed wing backgrounds will pay off in their title hunt. Westerville, Ohio's
Kirk Jeffries will pilot his own #59 Triple-X chassis with help from 4 Wide
Motorsports Marketing, B.W. Lawn Care, Goodyear of Westerville, Kear's Speed
Shop, Best Plumbing and Hinchman. His winged veteran counterpart will be Polk,
Ohio driver Aaron Middaugh in his own Gressman powered #91x wrenched by his
brother Andy Middaugh and sponsored by Kear's Speed Shop.
Perhaps the most dynamic driver in the 2012 BOSS line-up will represent the
Mountaineer state, as Weirton, West Virginia's Mark Cassella will pilot the Lou
Gagliardi owned #91. Cassella was a USAC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year in 1995
and has one of the strongest backgrounds of drivers in the 2012 championship
chase. However, a serious crash at Terre Haute, IN sidelined Cassella's career
for a few years. Cassella and Gagliardi are back in full swing with help from
Slack Overhead Doors. Yet another driver with primarily a non wing background
is West Jefferson, Ohio campaigner Lewie Christian who will wheel his own #8 car
with help from Honda of Marysville, Performance Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, ISPC, Oil
Distributing Company, Toyota Direct and Ohio Auto Color.
Several more drivers have shown their intentions to support most of the BOSS
events, so watch for more information to be released soon detailing more
championship contenders. If teams plan to run all or most of the BOSS events
and would like to have their information included in press releases, please
submit your information through the "contact" page on the series website at www.buckeyesprints.com
In other BOSS news, there will be a few scheduling changes in the next week, but
officials will have the schedule finalized soon. The Saturday, July 7th "Dick
Spencer Memorial" is now finalized and official at Waynesfield Raceway Park.
The August 11th event at Waynesfield has been removed from the schedule and the
September 16th event at Waynesfield will run under Waynesfield rules and will be
a NON POINTS event for BOSS racers.
Watch for 3 dates still to be added in the coming days that will finalize the
BOSS schedule with 17 total events. Fourteen of those 17 will be points paying
events. Series owner Aaron Fry has also announced that drivers will be able to
"drop" one points paying event while chasing the championship. This means a
drivers best 13 races will count toward the title. Fry stated the reason for
this decision, " ...the BOSS series is meant to be a blue collar racing series
for sprint cars. Nearly all of my supporters have regular jobs or businesses
and most of us are family men as well. There will be weddings, graduations,
birthdays, and unfortunately even funerals and I don't feel a driver should be
punished for missing one event due to a family circumstance ......".
This new points rule will also help drivers who are able to make it to every
event. In the case of a bad day at the track with mechanical issues or a crash
in a prelim event, drivers will be able to drop that night and move on.
Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Officials are working hard to secure sponsorships to cover
bonus awards at every event in 2012. If you or your business are interested in
getting involved, packages are available for as low as $50 to be a part of a
BOSS event. BOSS can be reached at sprinter14@hotmail.com or
phone 740-703-3768.
The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series is a step closer to finalizing the 2012
schedule with the announcement of the October 27th points finale at the historic
Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The weekend event, known as the "Blue Collar
Bash", will be a 3 day event with the BOSS sprint cars running their entire
program on Saturday night. There will be an open practice on Friday night for
all classes.
Series promoter, Aaron Fry, was pleased with the addition to the schedule
stating, "to have a race series based in and around Ohio, it is only natural to
want the most famous dirt track in the nation on your schedule. This is a
proud day for the series and our drivers are looking forward to running there."
Series officials are hoping to have the complete 2012 schedule finalized in the
next few days. Fry stated, "there may be a few changes coming to the schedule,
but Eldora Speedway is certainly a fine way to close the season and a great
location to crown the first BOSS champion!"
Drivers planning to run for the 2012 BOSS championship or who plan to compete is
several events should send driver profile information to sprinter14@hotmail.com
The 2012 season opener for the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series suddenly got 6 days
closer than originally planned with the announcement of the May 12, 2012 date at
the historic Fremont Speedway in Fremont, Ohio. The 1/3 mile semi-banked clay
oval will play host to their weekly 410 winged sprint series on the card as
well, offering sprint enthusiasts a dream night of racing. Known as "The Track
That Action Built", the Sandusky County speed palace has seen a host of famous
racers compete through out the years.
Series promoter, Aaron Fry, was pleased to add the historic 61 year old facility
to the tour stating, "Fremont Speedway is a unique track and unlike anything non
wing sprints typically compete on, so it should be a great show watching the
wingless drivers as they adapt to the track". He went on to add, "only in our
second season, we are excited to add Fremont to our schedule because with its
rich history and stellar reputation, it will be a nice fit with the other first
rate facilities along the tour".
In other BOSS news, tire bonuses are still being negotiated for 2012, but the
tour will stay with the popular open tire rule. In order to be eligible for
tire bonus money, a car must be equipped with all four tires from the same
manufacturer. The rule remains, where cars must utilize the same right rear
tire in the heat and feature events. In case of time trials, cars must also use
the same right rear for qualifying. More details on bonuses and tire procedures
will be announced soon, but BOSS officials wanted to make it clear that all
tires are welcome so teams may begin negotiating their tire deals for the
season.
For more information on the series, please log onto the series website at www.buckeyesprints.com
If you need more information, you may e-mail promoter Aaron Fry at sprinter14@hotmail.com or
phone 740-703-3768.
The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series is pleased to announce the preliminary 2012
schedule for the non wing sprint car tour in and around the Buckeye State.
Although not complete, this schedule gives teams and fans an idea of what to
expect from the Midwest's newest and most exciting sprint car series.
There are a few "to be announced" dates and a few tentative dates, and most of
those are under negotiations with sponsors and/or under tire rule negotiations.
The BOSS tour will once again be an open tire rule series with bonus awards up
for grabs for the highest finishing driver sporting all four tires of each
respective manufacturer.
The season will begin with a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, May 18-19 with
shows at Wayne County Speedway and Mercer Raceway Park. Three weeks later, the
series will travel to Southern Ohio Speedway for the 3rd annual "Gene Comstock
Memorial" and the debut of non wing sprints at that track on Friday, June 8th.
The next night the series will move on to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in
Indiana.
On Saturday, June 23rd, the series will head back for its second visit to the
Keystone State for a higher paying event, the BOSS "Blackjack 21" at Pittsburgh
PA Motor Speedway. Complete purse details will be released at a later date, but
the race will start 21 cars for 21 laps on the 1/2 mile oval and will pay a
minimum of $300 to start. Saturday, July 14th will see the BOSS series bring
non wing sprint racing back to Sharon Speedway after many years.
In July, the BOSS drivers have been invited to join the new Ontario Topless
Sprints for a 2 day weekend in Canada. This will be a non-points weekend due to
the extended travel. The OTS will be joining BOSS at several BOSS events in
2012.
The BOSS series will return to action the weekend of August 3-4 with another
doubleheader weekend. The Friday night date is still under negotiation, but
Saturday, August 4th, the series will return to Lawrenceburg Speedway for
another battle on the high banks.
Several other races are still in negotiations for August and September. Those
dates should be ironed out within the next 30 days. The series will conclude
back at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday, October 6th with their 2nd annual
"Topless Finale" featuring the BOSS non wing sprints with topless late models
and optional topless in their other classes.
The BOSS tour points champion for 2012 is guaranteed a $1,000 cash prize at the
end of the season and the top 15 drivers will earn cash awards and trophies.
Additional sponsors are beginning to come on board to help the series points
fund to grow.
For additional information, please go to the BOSS website at www.buckeyesprints.com or e-mail
series owner Aaron Fry at sprinter14@hotmail.com
You may also call 740-703-3768.
Drivers who plan to run in all or most BOSS events, please send in your new 2012
drivers information. There will be a program printed for the series and BOSS
would like to have updated information on drivers and their sponsors who plan to
support the tour.
The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series is proud to announce that the 2012 points
champion will earn $1,000 at years end. The top 15 finishers in the year end
standings will earn cash awards as well as trophies. Several contingency awards
and sponsors are still being negotiated and will also be distributed among the
top 15.
The 2012 points breakdown has also been released with a perfect night earning a
driver 250 points. All drivers will earn 100 "show up" points at sign in for
each event. Heat races will pay 25 points to the winner and the main event win
will pay 125 points. The complete point breakdown can be found on the "Points"
page of the website at www.buckeyesprints.com
Series officials are still working hard to complete the full 2012 schedule.
Opening weekend will be Friday and Saturday, May 18th and 19th with a
doubleheader weekend at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio and Mercer
Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania. More details about opening weekend and
the complete 2012 schedule will be released on Sunday, January 15th.
Drivers who plan to compete in any of the 2012 BOSS events is encouraged to fill
out a drivers biography and to submit photos for our "Drivers" page on the
series website. Drivers who competed in a BOSS event in 2011 does not have to
submit new photos. As a reminder, there are no additional fees or memership
fees to race for BOSS points.
For more information, please go to the series website at www.buckeyesprints.com or
e-mailsprinter14@hotmail.com
With the 2011 season in the books, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series has already
begun scheduling for its first full season in 2012. Series owner, Aaron Fry,
has already secured 6 race dates for the coming season with an additional 5 more
events tentatively agreed upon at this point. Several more tracks are still in
negotiations. In all, the series is hoping for 12 to 15 events at tracks in
Ohio and along the Ohio border.
What is currently in place is a very travel-friendly schedule to help teams keep
travel expenses to a minimum. Most events are being paired together so race
teams will be able to run 2 events in a weekend. Watch for a complete schedule
to be released in early January!
For 2012, all three tire manufacturers have agreed to stay on board as series
sponsors for the new season and the series will keep its open tire rule in
place. The same rule as last year will be in affect, where teams must use the
same right rear tire in the heat and feature event.
Also remaining the same, and continuing in the "outlaw" tradition, there will be
no membership fees or entry fees for 2012 and no minimum weight rule. There
will still be several bonus awards paid out at each event and those awards are
being negotiated with sponsors currently.
The standard show purse will remain the same as the 2011 shows which will be as
follows: 1) $1200, 2) $800, 3) $600, 4) $500, 5) $450, 6) $400, 7) $375,
8) $350, 9) $325, 10) $300, 11) $280, 12) $260, 13) $250, 14) $240,
15-20) $225 to start. $100 tow money to any team who makes an honest attempt at
racing in the program but fails to make the feature event.
The standard purse will be the minimum pay at any track, but several tracks are
negotiating payouts that could be slightly higher for their shows. Complete
payouts will be posted for each event when the schedule is released.
As promised, the 2012 season will be the first full season for BOSS and a series
point fund will be awarded and a 1st annual champion will be crowned. A
complete point system will be posted on the website in the coming days and a
points fund payout will be announced prior to the first racing event. Several
sponsors are being negotiated to help contribute to the points fund.
Drivers planning to run with BOSS in 2012 are encouraged to submit a new 2012
driver profile with updated information and photos. Last years driver profiles
are being removed so we can add fresh information on the website.
Also, businesses interested in contributing toward the year end BOSS points fun
are encouraged to contact series promoter Aaron Fry at sprinter14@hotmail.com
More information on the series can be found on the website at www.buckeyesprints.com
Drivers can email their profiles to the webmaster or to sprinter14@hotmail.com
