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| Several New Car & Driver Combinations to debut at Volusia Feb. 6-9 | CAMARGO, IL. - Race fans are eagerly anticipating the
2003 season opener for the All Star Circuit of Champions
presented by Haulmark Race Trailers. Debuting at
Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville Florida on Thursday
Feb. 6 will be three new car and driver combinations
which will make things very interesting this season.
Sport Allen, a veteran Florida racer from St. Petersburg,
will run for the 2003 All Star Rookie of the Year title
in the Guy Webb No. 51. Allen is a two-time East Bay
Raceway Park track champion and the technical editor
of Sprint Car and Midget magazine. Indian's Paul McMahan,
winner of the Hoosier Fall Classic in Lawrenceburg, IN
last season, will debut the Miller Rigging No. 2 at
Volusia. The Miller team is based out of Findlay, Ohio.
Another new driver combo is Brian Brown from the Show
Me state debuting the Lonnie Parsons No. 6. Finally,
another almost-new team will be gunning for the All
Star Championship in 21003 with Wooster, Ohio's Dean
Jacobs aboard the Pullins Motorsports No. 29. This
team joined up in spectacular fashion at the final All
Star show of '02 at Florence (KY) Speedway.
Volusia will be in action with the All Stars on the
track for four consecutive nights, Feb. 6-7-8-9. A
full program of time trials, hets, consolation events
and a championship feature will be presented each night
with Sunday night's final lined up by points accumulated
in the first three nights rather than time trials.
Other pre-entries for the four race shootout include
drivers from nine states and Canada. The strong Ohio
contingent includes K-C Raceway owner-promoter Jim Nier,
veteran Ed Neumeister, All Star champion Chad Kemenah,
regular compaigner Barry Ruble, Greg "The Kid" Wilson,
Sharon Speedway promoter Dal;e Blaney and All Star
regular Bruce Robenalt.
Indiana is represented by Randy Hannigan, Tom Busch,
Kelly Kinser and 2002 All Star Rookie of the Year Bill
Rose. The Pennsylvania contingent includes Kevin Frey,
Ed Lynch, Jr., Tri-City Speedway track champion Rod
George, Mike Erdley, Greg hodnett, Brent Matus, 2002
Volusia winner Lance Dewease and Fred Rahmer.
Shane Stewart (OK), Ryan Coniam (Canada), Jason Johnson
(LA), Larry Lapoint (CO) and the leading All Star
winner in 2002 Jeff Shepard (MD) have also filled pre-
entries. Many other drivers will be on hand as entries
are arriving in the mail every day and drivers can
also enter on race day.
"America's Series, The All Star Circuit of Champions
presented by Haulmark Race Trailers" will conduct a slate
of 74 sprint car race dates in 2003 from February to
October in action at 31 speedways in 17 states. America's
favorite dirt track series is in its' 23rd year and has
presented fans with the largest average car count and
general number of different race winners in the United
States over the past two decades.
For more information visit www.allstarsprint.com or call
217-352-9221. Volusia's web site is located at
www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com.
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