By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Tuesday, August 19, 2008) – The tenth event of the 2008 season for the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment is now in the record books with Donny Reuvers picking up his third win of the season in front of a large crowd of 3,800. The Shakopee 100 event really made a difference in the point standings with four events remaining.

ONCE AGAIN, QUALIFYING WAS IMPORTANT

Typically, qualifying is not as exciting as an actual race to some fans. But, this year in the ASAMT, qualifying is as equally important as to the finish of a race.

Travis Sauter collected his second ever ECHO Power Blower by setting a new ASAMT track record time of 13.354 seconds at Raceway Park. In fact, the top eight in qualifying were under the old mark set last year by Dan Fredrickson who had a time of 13.493 seconds.

Bryan Roach beat Nick Murgic for the 16th qualifying spot into the main event by .007 seconds. Murgic did win his qualifier heat and came back to finish ninth in the 100-lap feature while Roach finished 14th.

The entire field was separated by .537 seconds.

THE NUMBER 46

All Photos are courtesy of Doug Hornickel - Fast Lap Photos
www.fastlapphoto.com

1st Donny Reuvers AVCOM 100 400
Penske Racing 100
Schaeffers Oil 1cs of Oil
Tilton 125
Tex Racing 100

2nd Jon Eilen Hawk 100 350
Penske 100
Schaeffers Deisel Treat 12 Pints

3rd Steve Carlson PF Friction 100
Quarter Master 100

4th Rich Loch Hypercoils 1-Spring 325
Powertrain Tech 150

5th Chris Wimmer PF Friction 100 300
Avcom 100

6th Jamie Iverson AP Brakes Set of Discs 275
Joe Gibbs Oil 1 case of Oil

7th Nathan Haseleu Lane Automotive 100 250
Red Line Oil 100

8th Jamie Farrell Tilton/Sonic 75
Tex 50
Landrum 50 Hard Charger

9th Nick Murgic Hawk 50 225
Lane 100 Highest Rookie
Hypercoil 1 Spring

10th Blake Hortsman Quartermaster 50 200
Redline 100
Avcomm 50
Ferodo 1 box of pads

11th Andrew Morrissey Schaeffers Deisel Treat 12 Pints 175
Hypercoil 1 spring
Tex 50

13th Russ Blakeley Joe's Racing Prods 50 150
Stock Car Stats 50

14th Brian Roach Hawk 50

15th Tim Schendel Stock Car Stats 50 125
Avcom 50
QM 50

FEATURE RESULTS

By: Kevin Ramsell
SHAKOPEE, MN (Sunday, August 17, 2008) – Donny Reuvers is a four-time defending track champion at Raceway Park in Shakopee, MN. Tonight, he showed why as he collected his third American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment win of the season by winning the Shakopee 100 and gained valuable points on Dan Fredrickson.

“It was awesome; we had a really good car. We kind of screwed up in qualifying a little bit and I didn’t qualify as well as we should,� Reuvers stated in victory lane. “But that put on the front row but fortunately that put us on the front row which helped for the race.�

With fast qualifier Travis Sauter rolling a three and causing the top eleven to invert, that put Reuvers on the outside of the front row for the 100-lap main event and go wire-to-wire in the win.

Current ASAMT point leader Dan Fredrickson started eighth and was running a steady race working his way up to sixth. But with 10 laps to go, smoke started coming from his car and he would pull off two laps later allowing Reuvers to gain valuable points.

Full Race Stats for the Shakopee 100 (PDF)

Shakopee 100 Main Event Results
# Driver Name Hometown
1 - 41 - Donny Reuvers (TS) - Dundas, MN
2 - 77 - Jonathan Eilen (TS) - Hampton, MN
3 - 66 - Steve Carlson - West Salem, WI
4 - 55 - Rich Loch (TS) - Muskego, WI
5 - 52 - Chris Wimmer (TS) - Wausau, WI
6 - 97 - Jamie Iverson (TS) - Norway, MI
7 - 87 - Nathan Haseleu (TS) - Marshall, WI
8 - 121 - Jamie Farrell - New Prague, MN
9 - 12 - Nick Murgic (R) - Rosemount, MN
10 - 175 - Blake Horstman (TS) - Bangor, WI
11 - 39 - Andrew Morrisey (TS) - DeForest, WI
12 - 94 - Paul Paine - Mound, MN
13 - 22 - Russ Blakeley (TS) - Whitewater, WI
14 - 199 - Bryan Roach - Minneapolis, MN
15 - 21 - Tim Schendel (TS) - Sparta, WI
16 - 26 - Joe Berthiaume - Rogers, MN
17 - 25 - Jeff Storm - Waterford, WI
18 - 9k - Mark Kraus - Stratford, WI
19 - 144 - Bryan Turtle - Shakopee, MN
20 - 36 - Dan Fredrickson (TS) - Elko, MN

7:20 pm - Starting Lineup

7:15 pm - Last Chance Results

Brandon Hill and Joe Berthuime finished first and second claiming starting positions for the Shakopee 100 at Raceway Park.

Hill led wire-to-wire to get the win over Berthuime.

Kyle Calmes will earn the ASAMT provisional and Molly Rhoads will receive the Raceway Park provisional.

The Shakopee 100 is coming up next!!!

6:15 pm - Heat Race Results

Nick Murgic won the Wehr’s Machine Qualifier race with Russ Blakeley in second and Paul Paine in third. Those three will advance to the Shakopee 100 later tonight.

Mark Kraus, Brian Turtle, and Tim Schendel finished first, second and third in the second qualifier heat to get earn a starting spot for tonight’s main event.

Joey Johnson won the odd fast heat while Andrew Morrissey held off Donny Reuvers to win the even heat.

The Last Chance Race is next.

American Speed Association Shakopee 100
Raceway Park - Shakopee, MN - August 17th, 2008

Entries as of 08.13.08 at 7:00PM - (32)
Assigned Number Explanation

5 - Travis Sauter (TS) - Necedah, WI*
9c - Kyle Calmes - Freedom, WI*
9k - Mark Kraus - Stratford, WI*
12 - Nick Murgic (R) - Rosemount, MN†
21 - Tim Schendel (TS) - Sparta, WI*
22 - Russ Blakeley (TS) - Whitewater, WI*
25 - Jeff Storm - Waterford, WI*
34 - Brandon Hill (TS) - Genoa City, WI*
36 - Dan Fredrickson (TS) - Elko, MN*
39 - Andrew Morrisey (TS) - DeForest, WI*
41 - Donny Reuvers (TS) - Dundas, MN
50 - Steve Anderson - Lakeville, MN
51 - Joey Johnson - Alexandria, MN
52 - Chris Wimmer (TS) - Wausau, WI†
55 - Rich Loch (TS) - Muskego, WI
66 - Steve Carlson - West Salem, WI*
75 - Joel Thiesen (R) - Maple Grove, MN
77 - Jonathan Eilen (TS) - Hampton, MN†
77k - Kris Kelly (TS) - Norway, MI†
78 - Jon Olson - Hamel, MN
87 - Nathan Haseleu (TS) - Marshall, WI*
89 - Adam Royle - Farmington, MN
91 - Gordy Swanson - Northfield, MN
94 - Paul Paine - Mound, MN
97 - Jamie Iverson (TS) - Escanaba, MI*
121 - Jamie Farrell - New Prague, MN
126 - Mark Lamoreaux - Bloomington, MN
144 - Bryan Turtle - Shakopee, MN
175 - Blake Horstman (TS) - Bangor, WI*
196 - Ryan Lee Johnson -
198 - Molly Rhoads - Hastings, MN
199 - Bryan Roach - Minneapolis, MN†

*Early Bird Entries eligible for the Holley Carb drawing during the drivers meeting at the Raceway Park. Entry received before 08.09.08 and driver is a full ASA Member.

†Holley Carb Winners
Adam Hensel at Elko Speedway
Rich Loch at Madison International Speedway
Chris Wimmer at Jefferson Speedway
Kris Kelly at Dells Raceway Park
Nick Murgic at Grundy County Speedway
Frank Kreyer at I-94 Raceway
Bryan Roach at Hawkeye Downs
Jonathan Eilen at Wisconsin International Raceway

(R) - ROOKIE
(TS) - TOURING STAR

Fan Information for the Shakopee 100

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Monday, August 11, 2008) – As the sun sets and the shadows of the roller coasters from nearby Valley Fair cast over Raceway Park, the Touring Stars of the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment will be preparing for their 10th battle of the 2008 season on the ¼-mile asphalt oval in Shakopee, MN.

Last year’s race saw Dan Fredrickson battle with Adam Royle in the closing laps of the 100-lap event while Nathan Haseleu stretched a point lead over Donny Reuvers en route to becoming the first champion in front of a standing room only crowd.

So far this season, the first nine ASAMT events have seen six different drivers capture a win. Along with that at most of the events, over half of the field finish ahead of where they have started. For example, at the SCAG Power Equipment Dixieland 150 at Wisconsin International Raceway, 14 of the 26 starters finished ahead of where they started with an average of 6.714 places.

Ticket Prices: Adults (12 & up): $17, Children (5-11): $5, Kids 4 & Under: FREE

Location: Raceway Park, One Checkered Flag Blvd, Shakopee, MN 55379
Track Phone: 952-445-2257
Track Website: www.goracewaypark.com

Event Schedule:

10:30 AM Pit Opens/ASAMT Rig Parking Begins
12:45 PM ASAMT First Practice
1:55 PM ASAMT Second Practice
4:00 PM ASAMT Qualifying
5:00 PM ASAMT Autograph Session Begins
5:45 PM Opening Ceremonies
6:00 PM Racing Begins

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Friday, August 08, 2008) – It has become a border battle in the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Power Equipment. So far this season, six of the nine events have been won by Minnesota based drivers. But it has been Wisconsin drivers taking the last three.

Dan Fredrickson, current ASAMT point leader, started the Minnesota dominance with his win at Raceway Park in Shakopee, MN in 2007 by claiming the last two events of the 2007 season.

That dominance continued into the 2008 season with Jake Ryan taking the season opening win at Elko Speedway and Fredrickson keeping the streak alive by winning at Madison International Speedway.

Jonathan Eilen did his part by winning at Jefferson Speedway then Donny Reuvers took over by winning at Dells Raceway Park and Grundy County Speedway. Fredrickson then had a dominating performance at I-94 Raceway.

But that is where the Minnesota streak ended as Steve Carlson started a Wisconsin streak by winning at Hawkeye Downs and then Tim Schendel followed that up less than 48 hours later by winning at Iowa Speedway.