Lake Odessa, MI–    The wait is over! The inaugural race for the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Late Model Tour presented by Lane Automotive will get the green flag this Saturday May 19^th at I-96 Speedway inLake Odessa, MI.  I-96 Speedway will once again be a part of history as they host the inaugural event just as they did with the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified tour in 2011.

Forty plus of the best late model drivers in the region are expected to descend on the 3/8 mile facility of the tour’s very first event. After three tour preview events points in 2011 will now count and one driver’s name will be written in the books as the tour first ever winner.

A very talented field of late model competitors will have their hands full with the I-96 Speedway regulars. Defending track champion Tom Sprague Jr. will lead former two-time track champion Eric Spangler, Zack Olger, Brandon Thirlby, Kris Patterson Jr. and the rest of the I-96 regulars in an effort to defend home turf.

The 40 lap A Main for the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Late Model Tour will pay $1500 to win and $200 to start.

Joining the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Late Mode Tour will be the track’sUMP StreetStock, UMP Sport Compacts and Spectator Drags.

Ticket Prices for the Inaugural Michigan Dirt Cup Late Models Tour event on Saturday, May 19th are: Adults (13-61): $15.00 – Seniors (62 and Over): $12.00 – Children (6-12) $8.00 – Kids (5 and Under): FREE – FamilyPass$35.00 (*A family pass will get 2 adults and 2 children into the races. Once inside, the Kid’s Club is Free for the Kids!) – Pit Passes: $25.00 (for any age that can walk, infants are free). Get your tickets exclusively with ShowClix! Click on the link for more information: http://www.showclix.com/event/223081.

Pit gates will open at 3pm, while grandstand gates will open at 5pm. Practice will start at 6pm and racing will start at 7pm.

For more information and tickets call 616-642-0555 or visit the track website at www.i96speedway.com.

For learn more about the Michigan Dirt Cup visit online at www.michigandirtcup.com or call (616) 755-1508. You can also “Like” the Michigan Dirt Cup on Facebook.

The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, K&N Air Filters, Aeroquip Performance Products, Crane Cams Ignition, Landrum Performance Springs, Howe Racing Enterprises, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears,  Mr. Gasket Co., Racer’s Speed Shop, Scheonfeld Headers, Axcel Sports, Genesis Shocks, Integra Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Miles Group, Diamond Race Cars, Buzzard Race Cars, Otter Company, Nash Car trailer, Hoosier Tire, DirtCast.com, Micro-Armor, Arizona Sport Shirts, Willy’s Carburetor and Dyno Shop and Rayburn Race Cars.

Lane Automotive $100 certificate redeemable for in-stock merchandise at Lane Automotive to the 9th place A-Feature finisher at each Michigan Dirt Cup event-both Modified and Late Model divisions. Must be MDC member and display correct decal. In the event of decal infraction, certificate will be issued to next highest MDC member finisher with correct decal.

Aeroquip $100 certificate redeemable for in-stock Aeroquip merchandise at Lane Automotive to the 7th place A-Feature finisher at each Michigan Dirt Cup event-both Modified and Late Model divisions. Must be MDC member and display correct decal.In the event of decal infraction, certificate will be issued to next highest MDC member finisher with correct decal.

Mr. Gasket $100 certificate redeemable for in-stock Mr. Gasket merchandise at Lane Automotive to the 11th place A-Feature finisher at each Michigan Dirt Cup event-both Modified and Late Model divisions. Must be MDC member and display correct decal. In the event of decal infraction, certificate will be issued to next highest MDC member finisher with correct decal.

Quarter Master $100 certificate redeemable for in-stock Quarter Master merchandise at Lane Automotive to the 3rd place A-Feature finisher at each Michigan Dirt Cup event-both Modified and Late Model divisions. Must be MDC member and display correct decal. In the event of decal infraction, certificate will be issued to next highest MDC member finisher with correct decal.

Crane Ignition $100 certificate redeemable for in-stock Crane Ignition merchandise at Lane Automotive to the highest finishing A-Feature finisher with a Crane Ignition Box at each Michigan Dirt Cup event-both Modified and Late Model divisions. If award is not claimed in A-Feature, it will be given to the highest B-Main finisher meeting same criteria. Must be MDC member and
display correct decal.

Zack Olger and Joe Rokos led the field to green with Rokos taking the top spot and leading the first circuit. On lap 3 defending Tour and defending I-96 Speedway Champion Jacob Poel took command of the 40 lap feature by rocketing past Rokos for the lead.

Poel seemed to be in complete control seemingly running away with the event. But lapped traffic allowed Aaron Morey to catch the lead and on the white flag lap used lap traffic to take over the top spot. Morey would hold off Poel at the line to take the $1500 win.

Rounding out the top five were Zack Olger, David Mielke and Andy Sprague. Sixteenth starting Collin Thirlby finished sixth followed by Rich Robinson Jr., nineteenth starting Trevor Sloan, Mark Anderson and Travis Stemler the balance of the top ten.

Heat race wins went to Zach Olger, Joe Rokos, Andy Sprague, John McCaul and Jacob Poel.

B Main wins went to Collin Thirlby, Dennis Craft and Jeff Erickson.

The next event for the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour will be June 16^th at Butler Speedway.

The 40 lap A Main for the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour will pay $1500 to win and $200 to start.

For more information and tickets call 517-542- 3627 or visit the track website at www.butlerspeedway.net.

For learn more about the Michigan Dirt Cup visit online at www.michigandirtcup.com or call (616) 755-1508. You can also Like the Michigan Dirt Cup on Facebook.

The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, K&N Air Filters, Aeroquip Performance Products, Crane Cams Ignition, Landrum Performance Springs, Howe Racing Enterprises, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears,  Mr. Gasket Co., Racer’s Speed Shop, Scheonfeld Headers, Axcel Sports, Genesis Shocks, Integra Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Miles Group, Diamond Race Cars, Buzzard Race Cars, Otter Company, Nash Car trailer, Hoosier Tire, DirtCast.com, Micro-Armor, Arizona Sport Shirts, Willy’s Carburetor and Dyno Shop and Rayburn Race Cars.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:

7^TH Annual Ice Breaker – 40 Lap Feature

1. Aaron Morey, 2. Jacob Poel, 3. Zach Olger, 4. David Mielke, 5. Andy Sprague, 6. Collin Thirlby, 7. Rich Robinson Jr., 8. Trevor Sloan, 9. Mark Anderson, 10. Travis Stemler, 11. Mike Wilbern, 12. Joe Rokos, 13. Jeff Erickson, 14. Tim Stemler, 15. Nick Kurtz, 16. Dennis Craft, 17. Brad Wilson, 18. Scott Payton, 19. John McCaul, 20. Todd Feutz, 21. Curt Spalding.

B Main #1:

1. Collin Thirlby, 2. Trevor Sloan, 3. Frank Marshall, 4. Steve Mcclees, 5. Edward Reyes, 6. Nick Curtis, 7. Chad Spencer, 8. Kyle Roberts, 9. Ken Beutler, 10. Brian Kiester, 11. Larry Passenier, 12. Brady Hollenbeck

B Main #2:

1. Dennis Craft, 2. Curt Spalding, 3. Brian Brindley, 4. Jared Guinn, 5. Mickey Carman Jr., 6. Chad Bauer, 7. Kevin Miller, 8. Brian Speelman, 9. Wayne Taghon, 10. Roy Harvey, 11. Jason Hoogerhyde

B Main #3:

1. Jeff Erickson, 2. Mike Wilbern, 3. John Mcclure, 4. Shannon Fisk, 5. Brennan Bowen, 6. Steve Hilliker, 7. Luke Olger, 8. Andrew Terrill, 9. Josh Crane, 10. Tim Dalman, 11. Jason Begeman

Heat #1:

1. Zach Olger, 2. Aaron Morey, 3. David Mielke, 4. Kyle Roberts, 5. Tim Dalman, 6. Kevin Miller, 7. Nick Curtis, 8. Jeff Erickson, 9. John Mcclure, 10. Brian Speelman

Heat #2:

1. Joe Rokos, 2. Scott Payton, 3. Brad Wilson, 4. Curt Spalding, 5. Collin Thirlby, 6. Brennan Bowen, 7. Andrew Terrill, 8. Trevor Sloan, 9. Josh Crane, 10. Jared Guinn

Heat #3:

1. Andy Sprague, 2. Tim Stemler, 3. Nick Kurtz, 4. Mike Wilbern, 5. Roy Harvey, 6. Brian Kiester, 7. Brian Brindley, 8. Wayne Taghon, 9. Larry Passenier, 10. Jason Begeman

Heat #4:

1. John McCaul, 2. Todd Feutz, , 3. Travis Stemler, 4. Frank Marshall, 5. Ken Beutler, 6. Edward Reyes, 7. Shannon Fisk, 8. Brady Hollenbeck, 9. Chad Bauer

Heat #5

1. Jacob Poel; 2. Mark Anderson , 3. Rich Robinson Jr., 4. Dennis Craft, 5. Steve Mcclees, 6. Steve Hilliker, 7. Mickey Carman Jr., 8. Chad Spencer, 9. Luke Olger, 10. Jason Hoogerhyde

Last season’s I-96 Speedway winner Mark Anderson ofLowell,MIwill look to defend against what is expected to be a huge field ofMichigan’s finest UMP modified drivers. Defending Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour Champion and 2011 I-96 Speedway Champion Jacob Poel ofSpring Lake,MIwill try to defend home turf along withAndersonas Aaron Morey, Marc Kurth, Joe Rokos, Rich Robinson Jr., Joey Fowler, Todd Feutz and others look to take home the top prize.

This week’s event will also double as the speedways opening night of racing for the 0212 season. Fans will also get the chance to see the tracks Miller Lite UMP Super Late Models, Accurate Engines UMP Modifieds, Rudd’sSeptic Service UMP StreetStocks, and Smyrna Bar & Restaurant UMP Sport Compacts in action.

The 40 lap A Main for the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour will pay $1500 to win and $200 to start.

Pit gates will open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 5pm, hot laps begin at 6pm and the first heat race is scheduled to take the green flag at 7 p.m.

For more information and tickets call 616-652-0555 or visit the track website at www.I96speedway.com.

For learn more about the Michigan Dirt Cup visit online at www.michigandirtcup.com  or call (616) 755-1508. You can also Like the Michigan Dirt Cup on Facebook.

The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, K&N Air Filters, Aeroquip Performance Products, Crane Cams Ignition, Landrum Performance Springs, Howe Racing Enterprises, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears,  Mr. Gasket Co., Racer’s Speed Shop, Scheonfeld Headers, Axcel Sports, Genesis Shocks, Integra Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Miles Group, Diamond Race Cars, Buzzard Race Cars, Otter Company, Nash Car trailer, Hoosier Tire, DirtCast, Micro-Armor, Arizona Sport Shirts, Willy’s Carburetor and Dyno Shop and Rayburn Race Cars.

Van Buren, AR–   Officials from the Michigan Dirt Cup announced today that Schoenfeld Headers will be a contingency sponsor for both the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified and Late Model tours during the 2012 season.

Located in Van Buren, AR, Schoenfeld Headers was established in 1974 and is the world’s largest circle track header manufacturer. They have a header application to fit any motor and chassis combination.

In addition to contributing to the Michigan Dirt Cup point funds, Schoenfeld Headers will be a contingency for both the modified and late model tours. During each feature event for both tours Shoenfeld will present one driver with a $100 certificate to be used towards a new set of headers.

For more information about Schoenfeld Headers, call (479) 474-7529 or visit www.schoenfeldheaders.com.

The Michigan Dirt Cup season will get underway Saturday May 5, 2012 at I-96 Speedway when the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour swings into action. Two weeks later on Saturday May 19, 2012 I-96 Speedway will host the inaugural event for the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Late Schoenfeld Headers JoinsMichiganDirt Cup Modified and Late ModelToursas Contingency Sponsor

Model Tour.

For learn more about the Michigan Dirt Cup visit online at www.michigandirtcup.com or call (616) 755-1508. You can also Like the Michigan Dirt Cup on Facebook.

The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, Aeroquip Performance Products, Crane Cams Ignition, Mr. Gasket, Quarter Master, Howe Racing Enterprises, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, KRC Power Steering, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears, QA1, Racer’s Speed Shop, Genesis Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers and Integra Shocks

“This is a tremendous opportunity to promote Michigan dirt racing and our competitors to thousands of potential fans”, commented tour co-promoter Bill Long. “We hope that the amount of exposure we receive from this show will result in higher attendance at each of our series venues and higher awareness of dirt racing in the State of Michigan,” added Long.

Competitors that will be showcasing their cars in the Michigan Dirt Cup booth will be Late Model drivers, Dave Hartman (#12 ColorMyRaceCar.com Rayburn), Bill Bray (#94 Rayburn) along with modified drivers Stan Dodds (#14 Rayburn) and tour rookie Ryan Disterheft (#56 Smart).

2012 registration forms are now available by visiting the Michigan Dirt Cup Tour website (www.michigandirtcup.com).

Michigan Dirt Cup 2012 driver registration is required of all participating drivers and must be completed before entering the track area. However, drivers who are not members of Michigan Dirt Cup will not receive points for the event and will not be eligible for bonus money or contingency awards presented at each race. Michigan Dirt Cup membership fee is only $40 for the season.

Officials plan to hold two to three sign-up sessions at different locations, check the website for dates and times. For those drivers that sign up early there will be multiple media opportunities to promote your team and sponsors. For more information on the 2012 tour schedules visit: www.michigandirtcup.com. The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, Howe Racing Enterprise, K&N Air Filters, Crane Cams and Ignition, Aeroquip Performance Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, KRC Power Steering,  Jones Racing Products, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears,  Mr. Gasket Co., QA1, Racer’s Speed Shop, and Genesis  Shocks.

Modified competitors will find the schedule very similar to last season’s seven race schedule. The season will begin May 5^th at I-96 Speedway and end September 22^nd with Championship Night at Hartford Motor Speedway. The tour will also make stops at Butler Speedway (June 16^th), Merrit Raceway (July 21^st), Cherry Raceway (July 27^th), Mt. Pleasant Speedway (August 11^th) and Winston Speedway (September 15^th). Merrit Raceway will be the new kid on the block hosting a Michigan Dirt Cup modified event for the first time this season.

“We really have to thank all the tracks that are returning for our second season of racing and also welcome Merritt Raceway for the 2012 season, we are looking forward to testing out their new automated watering system,” commented Michigan Dirt Cup co-promoter Bill Long.

The inaugural season for the Allstar Performance Late Model Tour will have eight race nights at seven different tracks. The season will get the green for the first time on Saturday May 19^th at I-96 Speedway and end September 22^nd with Championship Night at Hartford Motor Speedway. I-96 Speedway (May 19^th & June 30^th), Mt. Pleasant Speedway (May 25^th & August 3^rd) and Hartford Motor Speedway will host two shows a piece while Winston Speedway (June 29^th) and Merrit Raceway (August 4^th) will host single events during the inaugural season.

2012 registration forms are now available by visiting the Michigan Dirt Cup Tour website (www.michigandirtcup.com). Michigan Dirt Cup 2012 driver registration is required of all participating drivers and must be completed before entering the track area. However, drivers who are not members of Michigan Dirt Cup will not receive points for the event and will not be eligible for bonus money or contingency awards presented at each race. Michigan Dirt Cup membership fee is only $40 for the season. Officials plan to hold two to three sign-up sessions at different locations, check the website for dates and times. For those drivers that sign up early there will be multiple media opportunities to promote your team and sponsors.

Michigan Dirt Cup Tour officials are also excited to announce that they will have a booth at this year’s Detroit Autorama 2012 to be held February 24 – 26, 2012 at theCoboCenterinDetroit,MI. Last year almost 150,000 car enthusiasts visited the show. The tour will have several cars on display and will be handing out schedules promoting both the modified and late model tours. This will be a tremendous opportunity to promoteMichigandirt racing and our competitors to thousands of potential fans.

For more information on the 2012 tour schedules visit: www.michigandirtcup.com.

The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, Safety Kleen, K&N Air Filters, Crane Cams and Ignition, Aeroquip Performance Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, KRC Power Steering, RPM Wholesale Auto Parts, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears,  Homestead Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Slick Offroad Wash, Ruhlman Race Cars, Mr. Gasket Co., QA1, Racer’s Speed Shop, Howe Racing and Integra Shocks.