ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAY IS PROVIDING HOT RACING ON HOT NIGHTS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAY IS PROVIDING HOT RACING ON HOT NIGHTS Cloce continues to lead ASA Member Track Standings. By: Kevin Ramsell DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Thursday, August 20, 2009) - A typical conversation with someone usually starts with asking how the weather is in their area. Doug Binstock, General Manager/Oval Manager for Rocky Mountain Raceway, an ASA Member Track in West Valley City, UT will say he will take 85-90 degree temperatures with no rain in the forecast every day. He will also tell you that Rocky Mountain Raceway's Modified division is providing some of the hottest racing that he has seen in a long time. "I just wish our drivers could see the kind of show they are putting on week after week because it's incredible," Binstock recently said. "We have four to five drivers that are tough as nails and we have some new drivers that are surprising us as well." Rocky Mountain Raceway is a 3/8-mile track with five degree banking on the straights and 7-12 degree progressive banking in the corners. "Our Modifieds, which is our top division, averages about 22-24 cars a week and it's a tight field. Some will qualify in the low groove and some in the high groove," Binstock said. "They put on some of the best side-by-side, edge of your seat racing. They are fun to watch." It's been a tough start to the 2009 season as they dealt with rain in May and June, but Binstock said they are still on track with the attendance figures they produced last season. "Even in this sluggish economy, we are doing alright," Binstock said. Part of the reason is due to the excellent racing that the fans have seen, especially from its top Modified division where Michael Hale of West Valley City, UT has a 77-point lead over Nick Parker from Kearns, UT in the standings. Dan McCoy, also from West Valley City is only 79-points behind Hale. Bryan Wordelman from North Salt Lake City, UT is in fourth. "Michael Hale is a real good driver and Bryan Wordelman is one of our new drivers and he is surprising a lot of us," Binstock said. "These guys put on some of the best side-by-side action each week." Last Saturday night, the 21-car field was separated by 0.993 seconds in qualifying with the top-15 separated by 0.341 seconds alone. Shawn Price was the winner of the 50-lap feature event. This Saturday night, Rocky Mountain Raceway will have one of its three remaining big events of the season with the NAPA 125. On September 7th, its Dooms Day featuring a Figure 8 Trailer Race and the Modifieds will have the Torch 100 on Saturday, September 12th. For more information on Rocky Mountain Raceway, please visit www.rmrracing.com <http://www.rmrracing.com/> . Tommy Cloce remains at the top of the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship standings this week with a point average of 3.7264. He will be back in action this Saturday night at Adirondack International Speedway in New Bremen, NY with twin 25-lap features on the schedule. Jeremy Miller of Madison International Speedway in Oregon, WI is in second place with an average of 3.5298. He finished fifth last Friday night in the 40-lap feature that was won by Jon Baumeister, Jr. Jeff Mathews from East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL is in third with an average of 3.4577. You can see the full standings and see where your favorite ASA Member Track driver is in the current standings by visiting www.speednetdirect.com <http://www.speednetdirect.com/> . Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, sponsor of the American Speed Association National Short Track National Championship, is the same oil developed and used by Joe Gibbs Racing. The team sells the oil so racers across the country can have access to the latest technology in racing lubricants. Joe Gibbs Racing is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR, currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, two NASCAR Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program. Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs - a three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington Redskins and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame - JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, winning three Cup Series championships and more than 80 NASCAR races, including three Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500. The American Speed Association Short Track National Championship is another step by the industry leader in creating new and innovative programs. This follows the recent announcement about extending the insurance coverage for ASA members traveling to, from, and during an ASA-sanctioned event. For updated ASA National Points, just click on the "Points" link at www.asa-racing.com. 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