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AMERICAN RACER CUP
FOR SPORTSMAN ADDED FOR FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY TEAMS FOR 2013. |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN RACER CUP
EXPANDS TO INCLUDE NORTHEAST SPORTSMAN TEAMS.
TRACKS TO SEE THEIR TEAMS COMPETING FOR OVERALL
NORTHEAST TITLE.
SYRACUSE, NY
The highly
successful American Racer Cup for northeast Modifieds
will expand for 2013 to cover a number of facilities that host Sportsman events
as well. The Sportsman teams will
compete in an identical point distribution model as the Modified teams
currently do with $30,000 in cash and product up for grabs in the program.
Lias Tire, American Racer and the Race of Champions groups
have once again teamed up to bring this program to life. Fred Woodward from Lias
Tire commented on the addition of the Sportsman teams to the program, We
wanted to show our commitment to the Sportsman teams that are also a big part
of our northeast program. Race of
Champions owner Andrew Harpell remarked, We are
excited to be part of the existing program and to include the Sportsman teams
is simply outstanding. Many of these Sportsman
teams will be the future of the Modified division and someday competing for
that overall American Racer Cup Title as well.
The American Racer Cup for
Sportsman will model itself after the current program for the Modifieds. Teams
will be ranked at their home weekly track against other northeast drivers
running at their weekly venue. A
drivers top 12 best finishes will count toward the overall title and the
overall rankings will also be based on a tracks average weekly starting
field. This will help to help determine
who is the best northeast Sportsman driver for 2013.
Each participating speedway
will hold 15 random drawings among their participating drivers throughout the
season. Each name drawn will earn an
American Racer product certificate worth $85 toward the purchase of a tire at
their weekly speedway. In addition the
overall Sportsman American Racer Cup Champion will earn a $1,000 for the
title. Should that driver also win the
Race of Champions Dirt Sportsman Tour Championship they will earn a $1,000
bonus. The top five in the overall
American Racer Cup Championship will all earn cash awards as follows: $1,000 for first, $500 for second, $400 for
third, $300 for fourth and $250 for fifth.
Teams are simply required to purchase a $30 membership to be eligible
for the program and only need to compete at their weekly track to be
ranked. The commitment of $30,000 by Lias Tire and American Racer is up for grabs for teams
without ever having to leave their weekly track. So for the teams, their only expense is a
one-time membership.
For more information please
log on to www.dirtmodcup.com
or phone the Race of Champions (program managing partner) at 607-775-5555. You may also reach Lias
Tire directly at 800-638-7028.
2013
AMERICAN RACER CUP SPORTSMAN CUP
On the heels of the
successful American Racer East Coast Modified Cup over the past three seasons, Lias Tire, American Racer and the Race of Champions Dirt
Modified Tour are pleased to announce the expansion of the American Racer Cup
into the Modified Sportsman tracks using American Racer tires for 2013! We look forward to providing a program for
the Sportsman teams at your track that will rank them against other Modified
Sportsman teams throughout the Northeast, and just like the American Racer
Modified Cup, teams will benefit from the program simply by registering for the
program and doing what they do every weekend during the summer, race at their
local track!
2013 MINIMUM POINT FUND
At this point, we are
putting together a minimum of $30,000 in cash and product awards up for grabs
by American Racer, Lias Tire and the RoC for the 2013 American Racer Sportsman Cup. We are currently in talks with additional
marketing partners, and we anticipate additional partners for the upcoming
season. Any announcements of additional
partners will be announced on the Cups website and facebook
pages as they happen.
Thus far, the following
minimum point fund has been established:
HOME TRACK AWARDS
Each participating team
will be eligible for American Racer Tire
rewards given away on a weekly basis from Memorial Day through Labor Day at
each track! Each week following the
Sportsman feature, the winning driver will draw a name from the American Racer
Cup in victory lane. The winner of the
drawing will be awarded a certificate
good for $85 towards the regular price of an American Racer Modified tire,
redeemable only through your home track tire dealer. Only registered members of the American Racer
Sportsman Cup will be eligible for the random tire giveaways. There
will be a total of 15 giveaways held at EACH TRACK!!!
The American Racer Sportsman Cup champion at each track
will receive 4 American Racers!
OVERALL POINT FUND
As stated above, we are
working to sign on additional partners to supply additional monies and product
sponsorship toward the overall point fund.
As of now, the plan is to pay cash
to the Top Five Overall Finishers
this season as follows:
1st
- $1,000 2nd -
$500 3rd - $400 4th - $300 5th - $250
RACE OF CHAMPIONS SPORTSMAN BONUS
Like the American Racer
ECM Cup, there will also be a Race of
Champions Sportsman Champions Bonus if one driver manages to win both the RoC Sportsman and the Overall American Racer Sportsman Cup
championships this season! If a driver
is able to accomplish this feat, their team will be rewarded with an additional
$1,000! The American Racer Sportsman Cup Overall
champion will be chosen from all of the registered teams at the participating
tracks at the conclusion of the American Racer Cup season on Labor Day weekend.
AMERICAN RACER SPORTSMAN CUP POINT SYSYTEM &
IMPORTANT DATES
The American Racer
Sportsman Modified Cup will rank drivers throughout the northeast, on paper,
which runs at tracks where the American Racer Tire is the exclusive tire for
the Sportsman or Crate Sportsman divisions.
This program is based upon Home Track Points that will be earned using
the system below from Mid-April through Labor Day weekend. Of the finishes in that time period a driver
will be ranked based upon his/her twelve (12) best finishes. In order to qualify for the American Racer
Sportsman Cup a team simply needs to register at their local track or through
the website at www.dirtmodcup.com.
There is a downloadable form available there that can be printed and sent via
mail. The registration deadline for the American Racer Cup is May 13, 2013. All forms must be turned into your dealer
or postmarked by that date. No entries
will be accepted after the enrollment period.
The American Racer Sportsman Cup Season will run from
April 12 through September 2, 2013. No finishes in races that occur outside this
time period are eligible to be counted toward a teams Racer Cup points.
American Racer Sportsman Cup Weekly Points
Points for the American
Racer Sportsman Cup are distributed this way, based upon your weekly feature
finish at your registered American Racer Sportsman Cup
Track(s)
1st 60 points 15th 26
2nd 55 16th
24
3rd 50 17th 23
4th 48 18th 22
5th 46 19th 21
6th 44 20th 20
7th 42 21st 18
8th 40 22nd 16
9th 38 23rd 14
10th 36 24th 12
11th 34 25th 11
12th 32 26th and back 10 points
13th 30
14th 28
FEATURE CAR COUNT BONUS
In addition to earing points weekly at your home track, at the conclusion
of the American Racer Cup season, each registered team will receive a one-time
point bonus, based upon the tracks average starting field for the season. The bonus point breakdown is as follows:
26+ cars 100 points
24-25 cars 90
22-23 cars 80
20-21 cars 70
15-19 cars 60
Less than 15 40
Non-weekly Shows That Qualify for Points
Beyond your regular weekly
scheduled shows, there are two additional ways to earn points towards the
American Racer Cup: Mid-week Shows & Twin Features.
Mid-Week Shows
In addition to your regular
weekly shows from April 12th through
Labor Day, your track may also count up to two (2) mid-week shows during
the season to count towards the points.
These shows will be decided upon before the start of the American Racer
Cup season.
Twin Features
Many American Racer Cup
tracks run Twin 20s or some form of double features on some nights throughout
their racing seasons. Of these shows,
like the Mid-Week Shows, a track may use a maximum of two of these events
towards the American Racer Cup Points.
Registering at Multiple Tracks
When you register at a
given track for the American Racer Cup, you are registering only at that
track. You are permitted to register at
multiple tracks, however, each entry is completely separate from one another, and
points cannot be combined from multiple tracks.
In order to be eligible for awards at multiple tracks, you must be
registered at each one of the tracks where you are competing.