ASA Press Release - Rocky Mountain Raceway Showing It's Muscle in Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Championship
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE June 9, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAY IS SHOWING ITS MUSCLE IN THE JOE GIBBS DRIVEN RACING OIL ASA MEMBER TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Speed Association PR DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Wednesday, June 9, 2010) - Doug Binstock, General Manager of Rocky Mountain Raceways, an ASA Member Track in West Valley City, UT is enjoying the competition he is seeing with his Modified division so far this season. The competition is reflected in their current track point standings and in the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship standings. "It's still early, but I tell you what, the competition that we have had so far, you would be amazed at," Binstock said. "We made some changes this season like adding commitment cone on restarts, that is allowing for more passing and giving our fast guys who start at the back a better opportunity to get to the front. The fans are loving it." The top six competitors in the Modified division are only separated by 96 points in the RMR point standings. But when you look at that top six, in the Joe Gibbs Driven ASA Member Track National Championship, you won't see the same standings. Nick Parker is the current points leader at RMR and has a 35-point lead over Bryan Wordelman in the track standings. Binstock said that Parker had a great start to the 2010 season but has recently had some bad luck which has hurt him in the National Championship chase. Parker is currently tenth in the West Region with an average of 1.3881 while Wordelman is ninth with a 1.3912 average. On the opposite side, Roger Wilson is sitting sixth in points at RMR but has the highest average overall with a 1.5628. Mark Ith Jr. who is third in track points is second overall with an average of 1.5282. So, how does this happen? Remember in the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship, the average created is just as the same as a batting average in baseball, its an accumulation of your performance for the season. Parker had a strong start to his season with a win and a second place finish, but two DNF's has not helped his average, but he is still able to main the points lead at RMR because of his strong start. Wilson has shown more consistency as he has four top-five finishes so far and only one DNF thus giving him a higher average in the early going. Both drivers do have one feature win each so far. Binstock isn't worried about it this early in the season as he is aware that many factors are involved in National Championship standings and is confident that as the season goes on, it will pan out and the best driver will shine at RMR. Of the current track point leaders, Clint LaFont of Thunderhill Raceway, an ASA Member Track in Kyle, TX still has the lead with an average of 1.4989 with Parker in second with his 1.3881. Thomas Hill of Meridian Speedway is third with an average of 1.1785. Over in the East Region, Scott Broughton picked up an opening day win and is the current points leader at Madison International Speedway, an ASA Member Track in Oregon, WI. He also leads the East Region with an average of 1.0678. Two things to remember, the track champion will be eligible for the National Championship at the end of the season. The second, these averages will change until the competitors have at least 14 events on record in the standings in order for the formula that creates the average to work to its full advantage. "This is a very interesting start to our third National Championship," Dennis Huth, ASA President said. "The formula is working the way we want. It is creating interest, intrigue and excitement all across the United States. Doug Binstock and his competitors at Rocky Mountain Raceways are a great example of the excitement shown at the short tracks. Not only do they have to compete, but they have to good consistent finishes. One or two bad nights could make a difference for a tryout with Joe Gibbs Racing. Like I said, it's already getting interesting." Drivers eligible for the National Championship must race weekly at an ASA Member Track along with being the 2010 track champion. The unique formula used to determine the champion not only includes where they finished but how many positions they moved up in each feature event. Which will provide the best weekly short track racing action this season. The 2010 National Championship season will end at midnight on Sunday, September 26, 2010. You can review the standings at www.speednetdirect.com by clicking on the ASA Member Track logo at the top of the page. 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 ASA Member Track program is comprised of dirt and asphalt short tracks along with road courses around the United States, as well as a variety of regional and national touring series. For more information, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved in the ASA, visit www.ASA-Racing.com. ASA(TM), ASA Racing(TM) and American Speed Association® are trademarks of Racing Speed Associates, LLC. 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