GIR Announces ASA Late Model Series Event to Follow NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series Race

GIR Announces ASA Late Model Series Event to Follow NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series Race

HUDSON, N.C. - The American Speed Association (ASA) has been the
foundation of some of the greatest names in racing, such as Alan
Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace, and Mark Martin. The tradition of the ASA is
returning to Gateway International Raceway as it was announced that the
ASA Late Model Series will race an 80-lap, 100-mile contest at the
1.25-mile oval on Sept. 6, immediately following the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series event.

"We have worked very hard to secure this partnership with GIR and we
look forward to an outstanding race event at one of racing's premier
facilities" ASALMS Owner Ron Varney said at a press conference at
Tri-County Speedway prior to the running of the Rumble in the
Hills/North Carolina 200 there.

The ASA ran at GIR in 2000 with three-time series champion Butch Miller
taking the win and Scott Wimmer finishing second. Gateway International
Raceway Vice President and General Manager Lenny Batycki said the
addition of the ASALMS Challenge Series enhances a great weekend of
racing at the Madison, Ill., facility.

"When you think of the ASA, you think great short-track racing," he
said. "The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has brought that rough,
beatin'-and-bangin' style of racing to tracks all over the country
since 1995 and having the ASA Late Model Series race here after the
Truck Series show on Sept. 6 will only add to the great racing
experience at Gateway."

St. Louis native and NASCAR Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace rose to
national prominance after winning the 1983 ASA championship. One of his
crew members on that team was Mike Mittler, the owner of the Foristell,
Mo.-based MB Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team that
launched the careers of current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Carl
Edwards, Jamie McMurray, and Regan Smith. 

Rookies of the year in the series include Kenny Wallace (1986),
 two-time
NCTS winner at GIR Ted Musgrave (1987), defending Gateway winner Johnny
Benson (1990), and defending two-time Cup Series champion Jimmie
 Johnson
(1998).

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway
is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. local time, with the ASA Late Model
Series expected to take the track upon completion of the NCTS races.
 For
more information on the ASA Late Model Series, visit them on the Web at
ASALateModels.com. For ticket information this event, call 866-35-SPEED
or visit GatewayRaceway.com.

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(Note: High-resolution photos of the announcement are available by
request.)


Brandon W. Mudd
Manager, Public and Media Relations
Gateway International Raceway
700 Raceway Blvd.
P.O. Box 200
Madison, IL 62060
(618) 482-2495-office
(618) 482-3919-fax
bmudd@gatewayraceway.com
www.gatewayraceway.com



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