ShuJacks Sponsors ASCS Northwest Speedweek
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TULSA, Okla. (June 26, 2008) - ShuJacks Bar & Grill, located at 326 W Main St. in downtown Elma, WA, has teamed up with the new American Sprint Car Series Northwest Region as a speedweek point fund sponsor.

The ASCS Northwest Region Speedweek will feature six races in six nights, culminating with the two night $5000.00 to win Evergreen State Sprint Challenge at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA.

CSR development program at recent Dirt Cup.

Change of plans.
Chris has decided to run his own car in the 2008 ASCS Northwest Region!
First race of the year May 25th, 26th, 2008.

Chris Schmelzle to run in
Skagit Speedway 410 Series for 2008.
April 2nd, 2008

Chris Takes a Break
June 2nd, 2007

With the ASCS National Tour taking a break until June 16th, Chris decided to take this opportunity to head back to Canada for a short visit. It started with a flght to Edmonton where he took part in the Knoxville World Challenge quailifier at Edmonton's Castrol Raceway. In A Heat action, Chris finished first. Unfortunately the weather did not co-operate and the show was rained out before the start of the main event. Chris will be heading home for a short break before the gruelling schedule of the ASCoT Nationals kick in with races June 16 - Crawford County Speedway, June 19 - I-90 Speedway, June 20 - North Central Speedway and June 23 - Dakota State Fair Speedway.

Chris Sitting in 8th, ASCS National Tour Points
May 26th, 2007

O’Reilly ASCoT Points (Top Ten): 1. 9-Gary Wright (Hooks, TX) 1,749 2. 94-Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,652 3. 41-Jason Johnson (Eunice, LA) 1,633 4. 29-Travis Rilat (Forney, TX) 1,589 5. 91-Darren Stewart (Bixby, OK) 1,559 6. 11F-Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK) 1,390 7. 27-Andy Shouse (Oklahoma City, OK) 1,323 8. 57c-Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, BC) 1,125 9. 64J-Johnny Miller (Burleson, TX) 1,047 10. 21-Nick Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) 832

Chris Cracks top Ten in ASCS National Tour Points

O’Reilly ASCoT Points (Top Fifteen): 1. Gary Wright 1,019, 2. Wayne Johnson 972, 3. Travis Rilat 917, 4. Jason Johnson 909, 5. Darren Stewart 901, 6. Foster Landon 799, 7. Andy Shouse 766, 8. Johnny Miller 738, 9. Chris Schmelzle 666, 10. Aaron Berryhill 664, 11. Chuck Swenson 654, 12. Garry Lee Maier 632, 13. Nick Smith 576, 14. Danny Jennings 492, 15. Gavin Punch 467.

Schmelzle wins first heat race.

Chris Schmelzle to run in ASCS National Tour

Source:http://www.ascsracing.com January 17th, 2007

O'Reilly ASCoT Kicks Off 2007 Season at East Bay

TULSA, Okla. (January 2, 2007) – Tampa, Florida's East Bay Raceway Park kicks off its 31st Annual Winter Nationals in grand fashion as the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour take to the semi-banked, 1/3-mile dirt oval for the Ninth Annual "King of the 360's Nationals" on January 25-27.

Just three weeks away, the season opener for the ASCS National Tour culminates with $10,000 to win Ronald Laney Memorial on Saturday night, January 27.

A stellar field of drivers is expected for the prestigious event, with defending race winner Terry McCarl and three-time and reigning ASCS National champion Gary Wright among the early entries.

Wright will begin his pursuit of a fourth consecutive ASCS championship in the Florida opener, as he returns to action aboard the Wesmar-powered No. 9 Maxim. Wright will have his hands full in 2007 though, as a number of top shoes will try to dethrone the king.

Among Wright's toughest adversaries will be Louisiana's Jason Johnson, who will return from Australia in time for this year's season opener. Last year, Johnson spotted Gary Wright 110 points when he missed the East Bay event. Johnson enjoyed a stellar season and fell just 30 points shy of Wright at season's end. Johnson is currently leading the World Series SprintCar points in Australia with just three events remaining.

Also expected to vie for the ASCS crown in 2007 are Missouri's Jesse Hockett, who ranked third in ASCS National points last year, and 2006 Brodix Rookie of the Year Nick Smith.

Forney, TX, hotshoe Travis Rilat will make a bid for a second National title as well. Rilat, the 2003 series champion, finished fifth last year.

Also expected to vie for the crown are the Oklahoma trio of Darren Stewart, Sean McClelland 14-year-old Trey Robb. Stewart, runner-up in 2006 National points, earned the ASCS Mid-South Region championship and a National ranking of seventh in 2006.

McClelland netted a sixth in National points in his 2006 Rookie campaign, also finishing second in ASCS Sooner Region points after claiming the Regional title in 2005. Robb, also part of a rugged Rookie class in 2006, raced to an impressive ranking of eighth last year.

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., of Sunnyvale, TX, the 2006 ASCS Sooner Region champion, raced to his third consecutive top ten ranking in ASCS National points last year and is expected to be back for more this year.

A pair of veterans will hit the road again in 2007, including Garry Lee Maier of Cimarron, KS, and Larry Neighbors of Oklahoma City.

Maier, the first ASCS National champion in 1992, returns to the ASCS full-time for the first time since 2004, when he ranked eighth in points. Maier has stayed sharp over the past two seasons, bagging a pair of NCRA titles.

Neighbors returns to the road on a full time basis for the first time since 2001, when he posted a runner-up finish in ASCS National points.

Among this year's Rookie crop will be 16-year-old Jack Dover of Springfield, NE, who ranked second in 2006 ASCS Midwest Region points, and Canadian Chris Schmelzle.

The ASCS National championship contenders will face a contingent of heavy hitters in the season opener at East Bay, including Terry McCarl, who bested a field of 83 drivers to earn the "King of the 360's" crown in 2006.

East Bay Raceway Park is located off I-75 Exit 250, then two miles west, then 1.2 miles north on US 41, then right 1.3 miles on Old US 41 to Burts Road. For more information, contact the track at 813-677-7223.

The O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National slate will consist of approximately 50 nights of racing at nearly 30 different tracks throughout the nation in 2007.

The 2007 season will mark the 16th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, with the series set to sanction more than 225 nights of racing at approximately 100 different race tracks throughout at least 30 different states and Canada.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.