United Promoters Late Models Ready for Second Season
A few years ago, the now-defunct Sunbelt Super Late Model Series was the place for drivers to race at different venues across the state of Florida. One of their big venues was USA International Speedway in Lakeland, FL and raced at more facilities such as New Smyrna, Orlando, Auburndale, Ocala and more. In 2008 both USA International Speedway and the series ended and a major touring Super Late Model Series in Florida were no more.
Fast forward to 2011. A rookie series, the Florida United Promoters Late Model Series, had a strong debut at tracks throughout Central Florida. A successful year of “united promoters” of several facilities working to make a home for Super Late Model racing, the series is ready to make the next step.
This season, the promoters of Auburndale Speedway, Citrus County Speedway, Desoto Super Speedway, Orlando SpeedWorld and New Smyrna Speedway that make up the FUPLMS, have brought in Rick Williams to be the series director for an idea that is working in Florida.
Sunoco Race Fuels Welcomes National Champion, Jimmy Owens to Team Sunoco for 2012
Linwood, PA (January 3, 2012) - Sunoco Race Fuels is pleased to announce that Jimmy Owens, 2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, will join Team Sunoco in 2012. Sunoco Race Fuels has been a proud supporter of dirt late model racing for many years supporting hundreds of race tracks, numerous national and regional drivers in the industry along with sponsoring several racing series including the “Official Fuel” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the past six years.
Jimmy Owens is considered one of the top drivers in the country in super dirt late model racing. Jimmy won numerous crown jewel events in 2011 including the CBS broadcasted Show-Me 100, World 100, Sunoco North/South 100 along with winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship. Jimmy had 13 victories in 2011 including the season finale at the Dirt Track at Charlotte during the World Finals that was broadcasted “Live” on SPEED.
“Sunoco is very proud to welcome Jimmy Owens as one of the key members of Team Sunoco. Certainly, Jimmy's racing record ranks him as one of the best drivers in the U.S. but to be a part of Team Sunoco requires more than just winning races. Sunoco's commitment to integrity and honesty is well known in the industry and Jimmy is admired by friends and competitors alike for those very qualities. He reflects Sunoco's high standards and is a perfect fit for us. Sunoco has been friends with Jimmy for several years now and we look forward to a long term relationship”, stated Terry Thompson, Sales Manager for Sunoco Race Fuels.
AMA Pro Racing and Sunoco Announce Multiyear Extension of AMA Pro Road Racing Partnership and Expansion to AMA Pro Flat Track
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 12, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing, America's premier professional motorcycle racing organization, and Sunoco, a world leader in the manufacturing of high quality race fuels, have expanded their established partnership with a multiyear agreement which now names Sunoco as the Official Fuel of AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track. AMA Pro Racing is also pleased to announce that beginning in 2012 the lucrative Sunoco "Go The Distance" Award, previously presented exclusively within the AMA Pro Road Racing paddock, will be awarded to the AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track riders that achieve excellence in their respective disciplines.
Since the 2009 season, Sunoco has fueled the outstanding competition found at AMA Pro Road Racing events with Sunoco 260 GTX, a premium unleaded racing fuel designed to meet the performance needs of AMA Pro Road Racing in addition to having numerous other high performance racing applications. Each division of AMA Pro Road Racing, which includes AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series, has thrilled audiences across the country with neck-and-neck racing followed by photo finishes thanks in large part to the exceptional performance, quality and consistency of Sunoco 260 GTX.
As part of the new agreement, Sunoco will begin supplying AMA Pro Flat Track with Sunoco Supreme, a uniform Sunoco gasoline tailored specifically to the unique performance characteristics of the motorcycles raced in the AMA Pro Grand National Championship and Pro Singles divisions.
AMA Pro Racing Presents Sunoco "Go the Distance" Award
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (September 13, 2011) - Two very deserving motorcycle racers have taken Sunoco's "Go the Distance" Award, each receiving a $5,000 check for being the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike and AMA Pro Daytona SportBike riders who covered the most distance in race sessions in their respective classes during the 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing season.
Sunoco Race Fuels have long been known as one of the most active supporters of motor racing across a broad spectrum of disciplines and that support includes AMA Pro Road Racing. As the official fuel supplier of AMA Pro Road Racing, Sunoco 260 GTX fueled every single race winner in every class in 2011.
Blake Young took the Sunoco award in the closely fought National Guard SuperBike class, completing 708.734 miles on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000. Young took the award as he completed a fantastic season finale which saw the championship crown alternate between him and eventual champion Josh Hayes at least a half dozen times during the course of the 23-lap race.
Young picked up his Sunoco "Go the Distance" Award check at the season-ending banquet at One Atlantic above the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City, NJ, and thanked his Yoshimura team for their season long support. "I can't thank my team enough, they stayed behind me all year and always supported me no matter what." Young had a breakout season in National Guard SuperBike this year, collecting seven wins, including a sweep of the season-opening doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway.
In the Daytona SportBike division, Cory West took the $5,000 bonus from Sunoco by covering a total of 840.99 miles on his Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R600. West opened his season with a second place at Daytona International Speedway, backed that up with another second at Road America and also captured a third place at Barber Motorsports Park. West led the Daytona SportBike standings at one point during the 2011 season, eventually ending up fifth in the points. Never finishing out of the points, he was a model of speed and consistency all year and that helped him collect the valued Sunoco "Go the Distance" Award at the banquet.
Sunoco, a world leader in the refining of premium racing gasoline, is the Official Fuel of AMA Pro Road Racing. Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products, and provides AMA Pro Road Racing with Sunoco 260 GTX, a premium unleaded racing fuel designed to meet the racing needs of AMA Pro Road Racing as well as many other high performance racing applications. Sunoco 260 GTX is formulated for off-road use as a racing gasoline and is available from Sunoco Race Fuels distributors. For more information on this fuel or any other of Sunoco Race Fuels' premium products, please call 1-800-RACE GAS (1-800-722-3427). To locate a distributor near you, please log onto www.racegas.com.
Pace Car Give Away Contest Winner Announced
Special Fast Time Awards, Sunoco Promotion, MavTV Give-A-Ways All This Week at U. S. Steel DTWC presented by Sunoco
Waycross, GA (October 12, 2011) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is excited to announce the special Pace Car Give Away Contest Grand Prize winner is Jeff McDonald out of Williamstown, WV. The special Pace Car give-a-way contest began back in February at the DART Winternationals in Tampa, Florida and ended this past weekend at Dixie Speedway for the Dixie Shootout. Over 23,000 people registered for a chance to win the special 2011 Chevy RS Camaro that was used as the series pace car all year long. As part of his Grand Prize package, Jeff and his wife will be special guests of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this weekend at K-C Raceway and presented the keys to the car in front of the crowd on the front straight away as the grand prize winner.
Several other special activities will take place over the course of the weekend including on Friday October 14th a special "Fast Time" presentation at the U. S. Steel DTWC presented by Sunoco for the driver that sets the overall fastest qualifying lap. Red Buck Cigars and www.dirtondirt.com will award the fastest qualifier a cool $500 each for a total of $1,000 being awarded to the driver that sets the fastest qualifying lap. Red Buck Cigars and DirtonDirt have teamed up to give drivers an added incentive to try and set the fastest lap in qualifying by offering the $1,000 bonus.
Sunoco, the presenting sponsor of the event, has teamed up with Lucas Oil Products to offer fans a special free give-a-way promotion associated with this event this weekend. Race fans that visit any one of six Sunoco gas stations/convenience stores near K-C Raceway in Waverly Ohio and Chillicothe Ohio and purchase at least $10 in Sunoco gas will receive a special coupon from the store to receive a free 8oz bottle of Lucas Oil Slick Mist. The participating Sunoco stores include Huckleberry's on 11724 SR 104, Waverly, OH 45690, the Pitt Stop at 21 Star Drive, Chillicothe, OH 45601, East Main Street Sunoco at 1112 E Main Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601, 24- Hour Fuel Station at 199 W Main Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601, Massieville Sunoco at 7942 US 23, Chillicothe, OH 45601 and Bud's One Stop at 35595 US Rt 35 in Chillicothe, OH 45601.
With the purchase of $10 or more of Sunoco gas at the Sunoco stores each customer will receive a special coupon to redeem their free bottle of Lucas Oil Slick Mist at the MavTV Tent at K-C Raceway on October 14-15th. One bottle per customer will be handed out to fans that have the special coupon they received from one of the six participating stores.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will also have a special promotion on Friday and Saturday at K-C Raceway at the MavTV Tent in the vendor area just past the main entrance to the grandstands. MavTV will be giving race fans numerous free gifts if they register for the two grand prize packages that will be given away on Saturday night. The MavTV Girls will be in the booth to help fans register for the grand prize packages that includes several Lucas Oil Products and apparel. Fans can start registering for the grand prize packages at the MavTV tent on Friday as well as Saturday. The winners will be announced over the PA system and awarded their prize packages at the track Saturday night.
To learn more about the event and K-C Raceway log onto their websites at www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net and www.kc-raceway.com. If you have any questions you can email Carl Short at carlshort2007@gmail.com or call (865) 945-3423 or (865) 712-9303.
To learn more about Red Buck Cigars, Dirt on Dirt, Sunoco and MavTV, log onto their official websites at: www.redbuck.com, www.dirtondirt.com, www.sunocoinc.com, and www.mavtv.com.
To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit the official website at www.lucasdirt.com or contact the series office and Ritchie Lewis at (951) 532-2503 or email Ritchie at rlewis@lucasdirt.com.
Sunoco Driven Challenge Offers Unique Nationwide Competition for Drivers
Sunoco and Joe Gibbs Racing Partner to Recognize Drivers From Five Regional Series
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (October 14, 2011) - Sunoco and Joe Gibbs Racing have partnered to develop the Sunoco Driven Challenge where drivers across the country have a chance to compete for a unique opportunity to test with one of NASCAR’s top teams.
Drivers in five qualifying grassroots racing series will compete in a uniquely developed points system throughout the 2012 season to determine one overall winner. The winner will receive a test in a JGR NASCAR K&N Pro Series car at the conclusion of the season, a tour of JGR’s Huntersville, NC headquarters and a meeting with JGR President, J.D. Gibbs.
There will also be an opportunity for one lucky fan and a guest to join in the winning driver’s experience with an all expenses paid trip to Charlotte, NC where they will tour the JGR race shop, meet J.D. Gibbs, and attend the test session. Prizes will also include Joe Gibbs Driven oil products, Sunoco fuel, and the opportunity to attend a driving school. The consumer promotion will begin in 2012.
“Sunoco is committed to fueling victories both on and off the track,” said Cynthia Archer, Sunoco’s vice president of marketing. “The Joe Gibbs Racing partnership helps strengthen that commitment by fueling the dreams of the next generation of drivers while also rewarding one lucky fan.”