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	Robbie Pyle Victorious Again at Madison International Speedway July 25th, 2008 (Oregon, Wisconsin) Madison International Speedway has been good to Robbie Pyle. The first night of Border Wars was no exception. After a late race pass on lap 97, Pyle was able to pass then leader Andrew Morrissey to win the Mayor of Madison 100. Following Pyle, Steve Carlson was also able to pass during the thrilling battle on the final laps. The quickest field of cars in ASALMS history at Madison International Speedway took the track for ARP Bodies qualifying. During the qualifying session, 10 cars in total would break Travis Dassow’s ASALMS track record on the Wisconsin Speedway. Quick qualifier for the event would be Steve Carlson breaking the previous track record by over 3 tenths of a second. After the ASALMS invert, Carlson would find himself relegated to starting ninth placing Travis Dassow on the pole position. With the potential of inclement weather ahead, ASA Late Model Series officials hurried prerace activities in an attempt to ensure the night’s event could be completed. Much to the delight of the fans the area thunderstorm never reached the track, however there would be plenty of fireworks ahead during the 100 lap event. Andrew Morrissey grabbed the lead on lap one, and for most of the race his car was nearly unbeatable. Determined to make the race official at the half-way point, the drivers of the ASALMS managed to race under green flag conditions until lap 58. The machine of Chuck Mactrinder lost traction bringing out the first of four yellows of the night. Iowa racer Griffin McGrath was certainly happy to see the caution as he was awarded the free pass and placed back on the lead lap. Besides a quick yellow on lap 66, the race would go back to green until the final 10 laps of the evening. With only 9 laps remaining in the contest, Troy Hintzsche and defending ASALMS Northern Division Champion Trent Snyder would make contact. As a result, the 76 of Hintzsche would find himself spun between turns one and two. After careful consideration, Hintzsche would be awarded his pre-caution position on the racetrack while Snyder was sent to the tail of the lead lap for rough driving. The action in the top three heated up as Morrissey, Pyle, and Carlson ran nose to tail on the restart. The final restart of the night would come on lap 95, as a quick caution had temporarily slowed the pace. The top three cars of Morrissey, Pyle and Carlson would take the green flag in a tightly formed group with 5 laps remaining in the race. Lap 98 would provide a turning point in the night’s event. Using a veteran maneuver, Pyle was able to nudge his way inside the Morrissey machine as the white flag was displayed by chief starter Tom Powell. As the cars entered turn one for the final time, Pyle and Carlson were able to clear Morrissey as they headed for the checkered flag. Robbie Pyle is the winner of the Mayor of Madison 100 at Madison International Speedway. “I came here back in 2000 with the old ASA National tour and wrecked half of the field on the first lap. “, stated a visibly exhausted Pyle in Victory Lane. “Winning 2 ASALMS races in a row at this track will hopefully make up for my embarrassing moment in that race”. Driver Drew Morrissey would experience a range of emotions throughout the night. After leading 97 of the 100 laps, he would find himself disappointed in not winning yet satisfied to have a top 3 finish. “Leading was a lot of fun. When we were out front we could set our own pace and just kind of ride”, stated Morrissey. “When Robbie got to my back bumper he loosened me up exiting turn four and that cost us a win. This is good example of good hard racing”. The Unofficial Results of the Mayor of Madison 100 1. Robbie Pyle 2. Steve Carlson 3. Andrew Morrissey 4. Nate Haseleu 5. Jason Tyler 6. Jeremy Miller 7. Eddie Hoffman 8. Travis Dassow 9. Brett Moffitt 10. Jesse Saunders 11. Bobby Wilberg 12. Blake Brown 13. Troy Hintzsche 14. Alec Carll 15. Chris Eggleston 16. Nick Bussell 17. Griffin McGrath 18. J Herbst 19. Josh Lane 20. Wes Griffith Jr. 21. Dave Gentile 22. Trent Snyder 23. Michael Bilderback 24. Joey King 25. Chuck Mactrinder 26. Steven Brooks 27. Brent Brevak 28. Rebecca Kasten 29. Michael Pickens 30. Josh Nelms The ASALMS drivers will head to Rockford Speedway for Saturday night’s running of Border Wars Part II. 26 Cars are expected to be in attendance at Rockford Speedway. The Show-Me State and the Fourth of July Holiday await the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division This Weekend! Lexington, Michigan (Friday, July 4, 2008): Happy Birthday to the United States of America! Our great nations 232nd birthday celebration is here and the cars and stars of the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts will help bring in the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend in the Show-Me State! The ASALMS Northern Division family of Crews, Drivers, Fans, Officials, and Teams are on the road and heading over to Odessa, Missouri for one of the biggest and pivotal races of the 2008 racing season! The wicked-fast high-banks of I-70 Speedway, located East of Kansas City in Odessa, Missouri will serve as hosts for the extended distance Light Up The Night 150 on Saturday, July 5, 2008. This is the ASALMS North's fourth race of the 2008 campaign and there will be an optional Practice Day on Friday, July 4, 2008 during the late afternoon / early evening hours. ASALMS Northern Division Points Leader, Eddie Hoffman, the winner of the first three North races of the season, will go for an unprecedented fourth straight Feature Win to start off the season, but he'll have to deal with the likes of 2007 ASALMS Northern Division Champion and Two-Time I-70 Feature Winner last year. Trent Snyder! In addition, Current Track Record Holder and another Two-Time Feature Winner on the wicked fast high-banks, Medina, Ohio veteran Jack Smith will make his first appearance in Odessa, Missouri since the 2006 season! 15-year-old ASALMS North Rookie Points Leader, Brett Moffitt, a feature winner in weekly competition, will also have something to say. They'll all have to do battle with a slew of I-70 Speedway regulars led by the "Raytown Rocket" Ron Hartford, a two-time Feature Winner already in 2008. Also, 2007 I-70 Speedway Late Model Track Champion, Austin Siebert and a host of others! Joining the ASALMS Northern Division in the Show-Me State will be the I-70 Speedway weekly divisions of Enduro and Dash Cars. In addition, enjoy a great night of Dirt Track Racing on Friday night at the I-70 Speedway Dirt Track located right behind the pavement track Grandstands! Your pit pass from Friday nights Test and Tune will get you into the dirt track! Save $2.00 off you grandstand ticket at I-70 on Saturday by clicking on the promotional flier located at the link below. Just print it off and bring it with you and enjoy a Fourth of July celebration complete with Fireworks on and off the race track! I-70 Promotional Flier If you can't make it to Odessa, Missouri for the races this holiday weekend, keep up to date all race day long exclusively on "ASALMS LIVE." Just click on the link provided and stay up to date throughout the weekend beginning on Saturday Morning LIVE from I-70 Speedway on the ASALMS Northern Division Website; "ASALMS Live" I-70 Speedway - Light Up The Night 150 Fast Facts What: Light Up The Night 150 - Race #4 of 11 ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts Where: I-70 Speedway - Odessa, Missouri 0.543 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval </a></b> 12773 North Outer Road Odessa, Missouri 64070 1 (816) 230-0080 When: Saturday, July 5, 2008 Distance: 150 Laps / 81.45 Miles Posted Awards: $25,200 Pre-Entries Light Up The Night 150 Entries Starting Field: 26-car starting field 1-20 through ARP Bodies / Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying 21-22 from 2008 ASALMS Northern Division Owners Points 23-24 Past Champions of the ASALMS (Note: If the Past Champions Provisionals aren't needed, the next Two (2) in ARP Bodies Qualifying will fill Row 12) 25-26 Top Two (2) from 25-lap GM Performance Parts Shootout Track Record: Jack Smith 16.296 = 119.956 MPH set on September 24, 2006. Support Division(s): I-70 Speedway Dash Cars and Enduro Division. Ticket Information: $20.00 Save $2.00 off you grandstand ticket at I-70 on Saturday by clicking on the promotional flier located at the link below. Just print it off and bring it with you and enjoy a Fourth of July Holiday Weekend celebration complete with Fireworks on and off the race track! I-70 Promotional Flier Master Schedule and Time Line UPDATED as of Thursday, July 3, 2008 Friday, July 4, 2008 4:00PM - Pits Open/Check-In 5:00PM - ASALMS Practice (240 Minutes) (Periodic Breaks at the top of every hour) 10:00PM - Pits Close Practice Pit Passes: $25 per person - (Also gives you admission to the Friday Night Dirt Track Action) Saturday, July 5 9:00 AM ASALMS Officials Report to Track 9:30 AM ASALMS Officials Meeting 10:00 AM ASALMS Registration / Pit Gates Open - Qualifying Draw / Remaining Rig Parking Begins 10:30 AM ASALMS Practice / Safety Tech Lines Open 11:00 AM ASALMS Drivers / Crew Chiefs / Spotters Meetings 12:00 PM ASALMS Practice (60 Minutes) 1:00 PM Lunch Break (30 Minutes) 1:30 PM ASALMS Practice (60 Minutes) 2:50 PM ASALMS Tire Impound Opens 3:00 PM ASALMS Qualifying Tech Opens 3:30 PM I-70 Dash Car/Enduro Hauler Parking Begins <b>4:00 PM Main Grandstands Open</b> 4:45 PM I-70 Dash Car/Enduro Practice (30 Minutes) 5:30 PM ASALMS ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying (2 Laps) 6:15 PM ALL Divisions Autograph Session (30 Minutes) 7:00 PM Invocation / National Anthem 7:05 PM I-70 Dash/Enduro Car Heat Races 7:30 PM ASALMS GM Performance Parts Shootout (25 Laps) (Top 2 Transfer) 8:00 PM Intermission (15 Minutes) 8:15 PM I-70 Dash Car/Enduro Features 8:45 PM ASALMS Pre-Race Ceremonies / Driver Introductions 9:00 PM ASALMS Light Up The Night 150 10:30 PM FIREWORKS!!!! The Master Schedule and Time Line is Subject to Change at the discretion of the ASA Late Model Series and the I-70 Speedway. ALL times are in accordance with Central Standard Time (CST) About the ASA Late Model Series: The ASA Late Model Series was formed in 2003 when it was originally known as the USPRO Cup Series. After combining efforts with the now defunct ASA National Tour in 2004, Co-Founders / Presidents, Ron and Sandy Varney reacquired 100% ownership in 2005 after the old ASA ceased operations. The Varney's retained the name of the ASA Late Model Series. Over the past five seasons, the ASALMS sanctioning body has developed into the cornerstone program for Crate Engine / Template Body Late Model racing throughout North America with a passion for short track racing that has elevated the program to be tagged as "America's Premier Short Track Series." The ASALMS will continue to move forward, bringing that passion to fans, competitors and tracks nationwide as it continues to provide a platform for exciting and affordable asphalt late model racing, while including a plethora of racers, from the veteran weekend competitors all the way to the stars of tomorrow's national series. About the USPRO Cup Series The USPRO Cup Series is a cost cutting traveling series under the sanctioning of the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts. Shorter races with a 2-tire rule and shorter travel for the teams will allow the USPRO Cup Series to give drivers wanting to eventually move up into the ASALMS, a taste of what a Premiere Traveling Series is like. Brian Campbell awaits the ASALMS Challenge Division in his backyard; Berlin Raceway! By Boyne Machine Racing / M.P.H. Promotions Wyoming, Michigan (Thursday, June 12, 2008): Brian Campbell has turned more laps at Berlin Raceway then most of the entire field combined that are entered in the 2nd annual Tradition 200! Excluding his Father, Fred Campbell, (who's also entered), there isn't a driver entered in the third race of the 2008 racing season in the ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division that knows the uniquely shaped 7/16s mile progressively banked paved oval in Marne, Michigan better than the Wyoming, Michigan driver. The 29-year-old, who was the 2005 ASALMS Challenge Divisions Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, hopes his first appearance of 2008 at his home track will result in a Feature Win as he awaits "America's Premiere Short Track Series" this Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, 2008 in the running of the 2nd annual Tradition 200. Hot off a pair of third place finishes, one in ASALMS Challenge Division action at Iowa Speedway in the Pride of Iowa 150 back on May 17, 2008 and again in an ASALMS Northern Division race at Toledo Speedway on June 1, 2008 in the Glass Breaker 125, Campbell comes into the Berlin race Fifth in the season long ASALMS Challenge Division Points Standings. "I'm looking forward to coming home we haven't been here all year and we're excited about the home field fans!" Relayed Campbell as he prepares for a homecoming at the historic Marne, Michigan speed plant. "We plan on redeeming ourselves a little bit after last years showing!" He added. With four laps to go in last years inaugural Tradition 200, Campbell and fellow Berlin regular, Chris Anthony collided heading into Turn Three sending Campbell hard into the Turn Three wall and done for the evening! Anthony was sent to the rear of the field and this set up a Four-Lap Dash between crafty veterans; Robbie Pyle and Brian's Father, Fred Campbell. Pyle held off Fred Campbell too win the 1st annual Tradition 200 and the younger Campbell still cringes at the thought of what might have been in last years race and the thought of racing his Dad for the win! "We had a great car last year and were just biding our time getting ready to go after it there toward the end with Robbie and Dad." Campbell continued. "Sometimes stuff like that happens though. We're ready this time around and I expect a much better result this weekend!" He ended. His Father, the legendary, Fred Campbell is a 10-time Berlin Late Model Track Champion and a member of the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame. The Battle Creek, Michigan veteran will make his annual one start a season in the ASALMS at Berlin this weekend as well! "Fast Freddy" will carry the familiar #47 on the side of an identically prepared Boyne Machine ride and will get the opportunity to race against his son at their home track once again in ASALMS competition! In addition, Terry VanHaitsma will make his first appearance of the season in a third Boyne ride sporting the #21. Finally, a fourth Boyne car is entered for the weekend and will run in the companion USPRO Cup Series race at Berlin as Ionia, Michigan driver, Nick Bussell, a contender for the 2008 ASALMS Northern Division Rookie of the Year title, will make his first USPRO Cup appearance in the Tradition 50. For the 2008 racing season, Brian Campbell will steer a Boyne Machine Chevrolet Impala and sometimes a Ford Fusion carrying sponsorship from Boyne Machine as well as Lane Automotive, Port City Race Cars, Speed Media, Paragon Lanes, Nylaan Body Shop, Bassett Racing Wheels, A&A Manufacturing, Eibach Springs, Handy Wacks Racing, Performance Friction Brakes, Penske Racing Shocks, Flat Foot Racin.com. To learn more about Brian Campbell and the entire Boyne Machine Racing operation, log onto their website at: www.boynemachine.com/boyneracing/index.html Boyne Machine Racing. Sean Murphy takes his turn at a "Three-Peat" by winning the Pride of Iowa 150 at Iowa Speedway! By Matt Prieur-ASA Late Model Series Newton, Iowa (Saturday, May 17, 2008): ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division Points Leader, Sean Murphy keeps track of the three other divisions within the ASALMS family of divisions to see who's doing what and where! The Fort Lauderdale, Florida driver certainly took notice when 19-year-old Jimmy Lang won the first three Features in the ASALMS Southern Division and thought "You know I could do that!" In a very exciting 150-lap Feature that featured six lead changes at the immaculate Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, the 23-year-old originally from Auckland, New Zealand accomplished that very feat as he steered his ASI Limited / GunBroker.com Chevrolet into victory lane after his third straight Feature Win! An announced crowd of 10,670 patrons, the second highest fan count in the ASALMS' six-year history watched one of the most thrilling races in the brief history of the Rusty Wallace Signature Series facility in the running of the Pride of Iowa 150, which features a unique Triple 50s format! In winning his third straight Feature, Murphy joins Lang and 2006 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, Kelly Bires, now a star in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as the only three drivers in ASALMS history to win three straight ASALMS Features! "I can't believe we won this race!" An excited Murphy said in victory lane as his crew mobbed him as he climbed out of his machine. "I thought we were done after I tagged the wall earlier, but Deon (Crew Chief, Deon Deneau) Butch Miller, and all my guys never gave up on me and we won it!" "I really wasn't thinking at that point that we would win. But these guys never gave up and kept getting me back on track." Murphy continued. " Last year we missed a lot of close races and now this year everything is falling our way. I've had great race cars prepared for me each race and that's a huge part of it." The New Zealander remarked. 2008 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year title contender, Darren Robertson and Indianapolis, Indiana veteran, Peter Cozzolino led the stout 27-car field to the green flag to begin the unique Triple 50s formatted Feature. All 27 ASALMS teams were given a set of Hoosier Racing Tires to use at their disposal during the event, but it was up to the teams on how and when they would use their fresh rubber making pit strategy ever so important! In between each 50-lap segment, the companion United States Super Truck Series ran 25-lap Features. In the time it took for the trucks to race their Features, that was the allotted time the ASALMS Teams had to make changes to their machines! Cozzolino beat Robertson to the first corner to take the early lead as the outside line back to the fifth row all made their way by Robertson who had a slow start. ARP Bodies / Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier and New Track Record holder, Jacob Goede, who drew the maximum of a 10 for an inversion, quickly worked his way up to fifth by Lap two! Cozzolino led with Sean Murphy tucked in behind him in second place. Murphy immediately began pressing Cozzolino for the top spot and would take the lead coming out of Turn Two on Lap 13. Goede followed Murphy by Cozzolino and rested in second place. The first of eight cautions flew a lap later when Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie Points Leader coming into the weekend, Jimmy Weller slammed the Turn Four wall after colliding with Pete Vanderwyst. Both drivers suffered extensive damage and were done for the night but physically ok. On the restart Goede immediately began working on Murphy for the lead when on Lap 27 Murphy slapped the Turn Two wall immediately began fading with his passenger side panels flapping in the wind! The Defending race winner, Goede drove by on Lap 30 to take over the top spot while Murphy began going backwards in a hurry! Derek Thorn and several others also quickly passed Murphy. But Murphy was able to get the caution he needed four laps later which allowed him to pit to temporarily repair the damage until the end of the first 50-lap segment. Goede pulled away to a huge lead as the first 50 was coming to a close when Plano, Texas driver, Brent Seeley, who earlier in the day crashed hard in Practice, again slammed the wall, this time in Turn One, ending his night and with the caution laps counting up to 10 laps to go in the event overall, the field came down pit road after completing the first 50 laps. Goede led Derek Thorn, Cozzolino, Brent Downey, and a very fast Jimmy Lang, who started 18th on the grid and made his way up to fifth at the end of the first segment. This allowed Murphy, in his ASI Limited Chevrolet to repair the cosmetic damage to the passenger side of his SS/Green Light Racing machine. He would start the second segment at the back of the pack. The rest of the teams made minor changes and no one changed tires! At the start of the second segment, Goede took off on the start and tried pulling away from Thorn and the rest of the pack. Thorn had other ideas however and reeled Goede back in and followed in his tire tracks while Lang continued his charge to the front and was now in third at this point. Thorn tried to make the pass for the lead on Lap 71 when 15-year-old Brett Moffitt and 18-year-old Alec Carll got together heading into Turn Four resulting in both drivers slamming the wall! Goede led the last completed lap and was placed in front of the rest of the field. Goede would lead Thorn, Cozzolino, and the rest of the field into the Lap 100 break where everybody strapped on four fresh tires to begin the third and final 50-lap segment to conclude the Pride of Iowa 150. Murphy had climbed back into fourth spot at this point and was poised to make a charge at the lead once again while Lang had slipped to fifth, but was keeping pace with the leaders. On the restart, Cozzolino, who started third in the last segment, quickly passed Thorn and began to work on Goede for the lead. The Hoosier State veteran would take the lead away from Goede on Lap 113 and was threatening to pull away from the rest of the field. In the meantime, back in the field, Lang the ASALMS Southern Division point's leader, who had such a great run was forced to pit with fuel pick-up problems, ending an otherwise excellent run for the Bluffton, South Carolina driver. Six laps later, Thorn and Goede were battling for the second spot when Thorn slipped going into Turn Four and hit the wall before coming to rest in the infield. He was ok, but very disappointed and done for the evening. By this time, Murphy had earned the second spot behind Cozzolino while Goede tried to hang on for third spot but had Brian Campbell and 17-year-old Kyle Sirizzotti on his back bumper. Murphy looked high and low trying to figure out a way around Cozzolino when on Lap 132, Kris Stump blew a right front tire and slammed the Turn One wall before coming to rest in the middle of Turns 1-2. The Tipp City, Ohio veteran was ok, but done for the evening. On what was to be the final restart, Cozzolino and Murphy pulled away to battle, but Campbell quickly reeled the two leaders back in after passing Goede with 12 laps to go. Murphy began building momentum around the 7/8s mile progressively banked paved oval and tried several times to make the pass stick, but Cozzolino held his line the whole time. Finally on Lap 145, Murphy made the winning pass by Cozzolino and from there, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida driver hung on for his third straight ASALMS Challenge Division Feature Win! Murphy came into the Pride of Iowa 150 hot off two straight ASALMS Challenge Division Feature Wins after winning the Non-Points Crate Late Model Challenge at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida back on January 27, 2008. He then won again in the first point's race for the ASALMS Challenge Division on April 26, 2008 at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis in the O'Reilly Auto Parts / ASI Limited 200 Presented by GunBroker.com. Both ASI Limited and GunBroker.com are sponsors on Murphy's ride! "This is just an awesome place to race!" Murphy continued in his post-race interview in victory lane. "This is a beautiful part of the country, too. We never see cornfields and combines! Man I love it up here." "We were good on long runs and I was hoping for a green flag last segment, but we didn't get it. It took me awhile to come from the back. Peter races me clean and I appreciate that, we lost so many of these last season, and now we're starting to get some wins! I can't wait to go to Berlin now!" He ended. Cozzolino, in his Fatheadz Sunglasses Ford finished second to Murphy and was very happy with his finish despite losing the lead with six laps to go. "The car was so tight so I moved up a lane and a half to get it to turn. I knew Sean was back there and I tried to hold off for as long as I could." Cozzolino remarked. "This was a good run for us! We're starting this season off pretty strong with some podium finishes." The 38-year-old continued. "Now we're going to a place where I've won before in the old National Tour. We'll have something for them there!" He smiled. Brian Campbell made a run from 13th to finish in the last podium position in third and echoed the sentiments of Cozzolino about a tight race car. "I kept telling Bill (Crew Chief, Bill McGowan) loosen this car up please!" Campbell laughed. "Finally it started coming in during the last 50 and we made a run at those guys in front of us, but we'll take a third after crashing at ORP." "Now these guys come to my home track." Campbell continued, as he referred to the next ASALMS Challenge Division race on the 2008 schedule at his home track of Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan. "That's my house and I plan on making things happen there in front of the home crowd!" The Wyoming, Michigan driver added! Goede slipped to fourth place but will maintain his second place in the point's standings while 17-year-old rookie, Kyle Sirizzotti earned the Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Race with his career high fifth place showing and took over the freshman point's lead! Medina, Ohio veteran, Jack Smith, who changed motors during Qualifying, started shotgun on the field in 27th and even went two laps down early in the race, made a strong recovery to earn the night's Performance Concepts Hard-Charger Award by finishing in sixth! Joey King, who was making his ASALMS Challenge Division debut, finished seventh while Pole-Sitter Darren Robertson recovered from his early race troubles to finish eighth. Griffin McGrath finished a career high ninth while Eddie Hoffman completed the Top 10. The ASALMS Challenge Division will take three weeks off before returning to action with the third race of the season in the ASALMS Home State of Michigan as the historic Berlin Raceway, located West of Grand Rapids in Marne, Michigan on Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, 2008 for the 2nd annual Tradition 200. The USPRO Cup Series Presented by Drive Train Specialists will also be in action. The ASALMS sincerely apologize for the internal problems with the ASALMS Challenge Division website throughout the weekend. We hope to have those problems corrected as soon as possible! About the ASA Late Model Series: The development of the ASA Late Model Series was formed in 2003, with the joining of the USPRO Series in Michigan and the ASA Touring Late Models, originally created by short track promotional legend Rex Robbins in 2004. Over the past five seasons, the ASALMS sanctioning body has developed into the cornerstone program for Crate-type/template bodied Late Model racing throughout the United States, exuding a passion for short track racing that has elevated the program to be tagged as "America's Premier Short Track Series." The ASALMS will continue to move forward, bringing that passion to fans, competitors and tracks nationwide as it continues to provide a platform for exciting and affordable asphalt late model racing, while including a plethora of racers, from the veteran weekend competitors all the way to the stars of tomorrow's national series. About the USPRO Cup Series The USPRO Cup Series is a cost cutting traveling series under the sanctioning of the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts. Shorter races with a 2-tire rule and shorter travel for the teams will allow the USPRO Cup Series to give drivers wanting to eventually move up into the ASALMS, a taste of what a Premiere Traveling Series is like. ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division Presented by GM Performance Parts Race #2 of 8 Iowa Speedway-Newton, Iowa Saturday, May 17, 2008 Pride of Iowa 150 RACE RESULTS FINISH START CAR # / DRIVER / HOMETOWN TEAM / CAR LAPS STATUS 1 3 32 Sean Murphy/Fort Lauderdale, FL ASI Limited/Chevrolet 150 Running 2 2 11 Peter Cozzolino/Indianapolis, IN Fatheadz Sunglasses/Ford 150 Running 3 13 177 Brian Campbell/Wyoming, MI Boyne Machine/Ford 150 Running 4 10 72 Jacob Goede/New Germany, MN Laketown Electric/Chevrolet 150 Running 5 6 93 Kyle Sirizzotti (R)/Helotes, TX G.T. Sirizzotti Excavating/Ford 150 Running 6 27 28 Jack Smith/Medina, OH UB Machine/Ford 150 Running 7 20 29 Joey King (R)/Silvis, IL Adrian Carriers/Chevrolet 150 Running 8 1 1 Darren Robertson (R)/Commerce City, CO Furniture Row Shopping Centers/Ford 150 Running 9 16 64 Griffin McGrath/Cedar Rapids, IA McGrath Powersports/Chevrolet 150 Running 10 11 8 Eddie Hoffman/Wheaton, IL Lisa Thomas Salon/Ford 150 Running 11 4 25Brent Downey/Avon, IN Commonwealth Engineers Inc./Ford 150 Running 12 15 76 Logan Ruffin (R)/Brentwood, TN Torco Race Fuels/Chevrolet 150 Running 13 21 35 Joey Gase (R)/Cedar Rapids, IA Cassill Motors/Chevrolet 150 Running 14 8 89 Travis Dassow/West Bend, WI NAPA Auto Parts/Ford 147 Running 15 24 40 Brian Green (R)/Pierce City, MO Royal Creations Gift Baskets/Chevrolet 145 Running 16 12 114 Jim Ross/Robins, IA Van Meter Industrial Supply/Chevrolet 142 Running 17 25 61 Chris Archer (R)/Arvada, CO Radios USA/Chevrolet 142 Running 18 18 86 Jimmy Lang/Bluffton, SC Performance Concepts/Chevrolet 135 Running 19 14 5 Kris Stump/Tipp City, OH Stump and Associates/Chevrolet 131 Accident 20 9 44 Derek Thorn/Lakeport, CA racinforacure.com/Ford 119 Accident 21 7 77 Chris Sevey (R)/Waterloo, IA Iowa Metal Spinners/Ford 71 Accident 22 5 66 Alec Carll/Grand Rapids, MI G.R. Developments/Chevrolet 70 Accident 23 17 13 Brett Mofftt (R)/Grimes, IA Karl Chevrolet/Chevrolet 70 Accident 24 26 14 Brent Seeley/Plano, TX Jani-King/Chevrolet 43 Accident 25 22 4 Thor Anderson (R)/Bondurant, IA Performance Concepts/Chevrolet 33 Accident 26 21 92 Pete Vanderwyst/St. Thomas, ON T.D. Racing Development/Ford 13 Accident 27 19 23 Jimmy Weller (R)/Liberty, OH Liberty Steel Products/Ford 12 Accident ®) = 2008 Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year Title Contender Lap Leaders: 1 Darren Robertson-R Pole, 11 Peter Cozzolino 1-12, 32 Sean Murphy 13-29, 72 Jacob Goede 30-112, 11 Peter Cozzolino 113-144, 32 Sean Murphy 145-150. Cautions: 8 for 46 Laps. Time of Race: 1 Hour, 51 Minutes, 57.458 Seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.810 Seconds. ARP Bodies / Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier: 72 Jacob Goede 23.178 = 135.905 MPH (NEW TRACK RECORD) GM Performance Parts Shootout Winner: NONE Back Content of this web site is copyright by Motorsports Addiction Racing News & Tim Johnson Motorsports Photography. Photos & stories submitted to this site are the property of the original writer or photographer and should not be copied or reproduced without permission.