ASA NW Tour announces 08 schedule

Officials pleased with schedule showcasing series

Ellensburg, WA  – Officials of the ASA Aero Exhaust Northwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment are pleased with the schedule set to showcase the 2008 edition of the Northwest’s top traveling stock car racing series. Nine races at six of the areas premier paved race tracks will be a challenge for all competitors.

The 2008 ASANWT takes the Northwest’s best stock car drivers into three states to decide the best of the best for 2008. Five events in Washington, three in Idaho and one in Oregon will give the race fans of the northwest a chance at seeing this elite series.

ASANWT Series Administrator Ron Bennett stated “I want to thank the promoters involved in all the negotiations. Putting together this schedule was difficult as everyone wanted to avoid conflicts and preserve their standard dates.” Bennett went on to say, “I want to especially thank Evergreen Speedway for moving the September date to avoid any conflicts, for the betterment of racing in the Northwest.”

“Almost every NW track was involved in the scheduling process and some were just not able to find a place in their busy schedules. Each has told me that they will make room in 2009. That is very encouraging,” an elated Bennett emphasized.

The 2008 ASANWT kicks its season off at the Super Speedway of the Northwest, Evergreen Speedway. For 22-years the NWT started the season at Evergreen except for 2007. The tradition will resume on March 29, 2008 it will be the first time for the series at this great track under the ASA banner. The series makes its second visit in September for the 2008 Championship race.

The series returns to Post Falls, Idaho in May at Stateline Stadium & Speedway. In 2007 the series returned to the Inland Northwest’s oval after a 20-year absence. The high banked .250-mile oval was a very popular stop for the series last season. Many of the returning drivers were adamant about going back in 2008.

Yakima Speedway will hold two races, keeping with a 24-year tradition of hosting the Tour. Two major holiday events will be anchored by the ASANWT on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. The Central Washington fabled track has always proven to be a test of machine and driver endurance.

Roseburg, Oregon’s Douglas County Speedway will bring the series to their beautiful section of the northwest in August. It will be a first for the ASANWT and the Douglas County Fair as the race will be a feature of the 2008 fair. The fair attendee will be able to view the races at no extra cost after they pay the daily fair admission. This first time event is expected to fill the large grandstands.

Another first for the series will be a visit in June to Pacific Raceway’s road course. The NWT has been there in the past. What makes this a first is the race will be on a Saturday night under the lights. Pacific Raceway is putting up a huge purse and touting the event as the first ever on the newly lighted 2+-mile road course.

The city of Meridian, Idaho is using Meridian Speedway as the base for their 4th of July Celebration. The ASANWT will be the feature of the two day weekend extravaganza. Two separate races with one on Friday July 4 and another on Saturday July 5. This is a first for both the track and the series being the focal point for a cities observance of the nation’s birthday.

There is one pending date that the officials of the respective track and series are working on.

“In putting this all together we tried to stay off anyone’s special stock car event and keep enough separation in our races to give the teams time to recoup and prepare for the next event. I feel we have accomplished that goal,” stated Bennett.

PRESENTED BY ECHO OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT
 2008 Tentative Schedule*

Mar    29th   Evergreen Speedway Monroe, WA  5/8 Mile
May  10th Stateline Speedway Post Fall, ID 1/4 Mile
May 24th Yakima Speedway Yakima, WA 1/2 Mile
Jun 7th Pacific Raceways Kent, WA Road Course
Jul 4th Meridian Speedway Meridian, ID 1/4 Mile
Jul 5th Meridian Speedway Meridian, ID 1/4 Mile
Aug 9th Douglas County Speedway Roseburg, OR 3/8 Mile
Aug 30th Yakima Speedway Yakima, WA 1/2 Mile
Sep 20th Evergreen Speedway Monroe, WA  5/8 Mile

*Subject to Change