{"id":18820,"date":"2013-07-09T14:35:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=18820"},"modified":"2013-07-09T14:35:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T14:35:14","slug":"stars-and-stripes-40-up-for-southern-all-star-racing-series-at-cleveland-speedway-july-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/stars-and-stripes-40-up-for-southern-all-star-racing-series-at-cleveland-speedway-july-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars and Stripes 40 Up for Southern All Star Racing Series at Cleveland Speedway July 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-13643\" alt=\"SAS Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Logo-450x285.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"285\" \/>Fayetteville, TN- July 4, 2013- The Southern All Star Racing Series will continue a busy month of July when it makes its third visit of the 2013 racing season to the 1\/3 mile semi-banked clay oval known as Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for the Stars and Stripes 40, paying $4,000 to the winner and $300 to start on\u00a0Saturday July 13.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the Stars and Stripes 40 for the Southern All Star Racing Series and other local racing divisions, Cleveland Speedway will also present a huge fireworks display during the evening. \u00a0It would also be a great opportunity for race teams that are headed north to Wytheville, VA to start Ray Cook\u2019s Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals on\u00a0July 15\u00a0to get a race in on the way to begin this series.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern All Star Racing Series event at Cleveland Speedway on\u00a0Saturday July 13\u00a0will feature a complete program of practice,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whiteperformance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WhitePerformance.com<\/a>\u00a0A-B Group Time Trials, PPM Racing Products Last Chance Showdowns, and will conclude with the 40 lap, $4,000 to win Stars and Stripes 40 A-Main. \u00a0Joining the Southern All Star Racing Series in action at Cleveland Speedway on\u00a0Saturday July 13\u00a0will be the track\u2019s Steel Head\/Limited Late Model, Crate Late Model, A-Hobby, B-Hobby, and Pony\/FWD divisions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The visit by the Southern All Star Racing Series to Cleveland Speedway on\u00a0Saturday July 13\u00a0will be the tour\u2019s third of five visits to the East Tennessee facility in 2013, with Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN winning the Shamrock 50 back on\u00a0March 9\u00a0and Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN scored his first-ever Southern All Star Racing Series victory in the Coca-Cola Tennessee Memorial contest back on\u00a0May 18. \u00a0The\u00a0July 13\u00a0Stars and Stripes 40 event will be the series 106th visit to the storied facility that has produced 37 different series winners, with Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA topping the winner\u2019s list for drivers in Southern All Star Racing Series history at Cleveland Speedway with 17 victories. Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN has 7 series wins, while Clint Smith of Senoia, GA and Rex Richey of Ringgold, GA have six wins each, with Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN, Duayne Hommel of Newport, TN, and Chris Madden of Grays Court, SC each with 5 series checkered flags at Cleveland Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>Among those drivers expected from the Southern All Star Racing Series stable of cars include series points leader Riley Hickman of Chattanooga, TN, Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN, Mark Rosner of Rockford, TN, Bret Holmes of Munford, AL, Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN, Mark Vineyard of Powell, TN, Shamrock winner Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, Jason Hiett of Oxford, AL and Bo Shirley of Gadsden, AL, along with a strong array of talented local and regional racing stars such as Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA, Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN, Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA, Brian Hendrix of Knoxville, TN, Jeff Franklin of Ten Mile, TN, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL, William Thomas of Phenix City, AL, Derek Ellis of Chatsworth, GA, Michael Asberry of Crossville, TN, Dusty Carver of Englewood, TN, Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN, Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN, Chris Wilson of Crossville, TN, Aaron Ridley of Chatsworth, GA, \u00a0plus many more are expected. \u00a0The tour has presented nine events so far in 2013 and has seen six different drivers visit victory with the series this season.<\/p>\n<p>Activities for the Southern All Star Racing Series Stars and Stripes 40 event at Cleveland Speedway on\u00a0Saturday July 13\u00a0will see the pit area open at\u00a03:00 p.m.\u00a0and general admission open at\u00a04:00 p.m., with the drivers meeting will be at\u00a07:00 p.m.\u00a0and practice laps set to begin immediately after the drivers meeting, followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. \u00a0All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. \u00a0Ticket prices for the Stars and Stripes 40 at Cleveland Speedway in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, while a pit pass will be $30.<\/p>\n<p>Southern All Star Racing Series Cleveland Speedway Stars and Stripes 40 A-Main Payout for\u00a0Saturday July 13: \u00a01st- $4,000, 2nd- $2,000, 3rd- $1,000, 4th- $750, 5th- $650, 6th- $550, 7th- $525, 8th- $500, 9th- $450, 10th- $425, 11th- $400, 12th- $350, 13th- $340, 14th- $330, 15th- $320, 16th- $310, 17th- $300, 18th- $300, 19th- $300, 20th- $300, 21st- $300, 22nd- $300, 23rd- $300, 24th- $300.<\/p>\n<p>The entry fee for the\u00a0Saturday July 13\u00a0event at Cleveland Speedway is $100 and can be made payable to the Southern All Star Racing Series. \u00a0The tire rule is exclusively Hoosier Tires and the only compounds eligible to be used are the Hoosier 1350, 1450, and 1600 compounds.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland Speedway is located at 2420 South Lee Highway in Cleveland, TN 37311 and is in its 54th season of dirt track racing entertainment. Directions to Cleveland Speedway are to take I-75 to the first Cleveland Exit (coming south from Knoxville, take the Third Cleveland Exit), go east (away from Fireworks Bldg.) about a mile (first exit ramp) to Hwy. 11. Turn left (back under the overpass) on Hwy. 11, and go two blocks (past the car lots &amp; Mr. Zip,) the Speedway is on the left. Further information can be obtained by calling the Speedway office at (423) 479-8574 or by logging on to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clevelandspeedway.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.clevelandspeedway.net<\/a>\u00a0on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on the Southern All Star Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at\u00a0(256) 924-4546\u00a0or Race Director Chris Tilley at\u00a0(606) 219-1723\u00a0or you can log on to the official series website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sasdirt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sasdirt.com<\/a>\u00a0. Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.<\/p>\n<p>Current Southern All Star Racing Series Top Ten Point Standings (after 6\/22\/2013)<br \/>\n1. Riley Hickman (Chattanooga, TN)-720<br \/>\n2. Mike Weeks (Friendsville, TN)-698<br \/>\n3. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)-644<br \/>\n4. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)- 608<br \/>\n5. Billy Ogle, Jr. (Knoxville, TN)- 562<br \/>\n6. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)-558<br \/>\n7. Steve Casebolt (Richmond, IN)-432<br \/>\n8. Randy Weaver (Crossville, TN)- 406<br \/>\n9. Jonathan Davenport (Blairsville, GA)- 372<br \/>\n10. Mark Vineyard (Powell, TN)- 366<\/p>\n<p>Current Cruise With The Champions\/<a href=\"http:\/\/dirtondirt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DirtonDirt.com<\/a>\u00a0Rookie of the Year Point Standings (after 6\/22\/2013)<br \/>\n1. Mark Rosner (Rockford, TN)-226<br \/>\n2. Bret Holmes (Munford, AL)-222<br \/>\n3. Jason Hiett (Oxford, AL)-179<\/p>\n<p>Southern All Star Racing Series Event Winners:<br \/>\n#1-Jared Landers-Batesville, AR (Cherokee Speedway)\u00a0March 3rd<br \/>\n#2-Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Cleveland Speedway)\u00a0March 9th<br \/>\n#3-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (East AL Motor Speedway)\u00a0March 16th<br \/>\n#4-Jonathan Davenport-Blairsville, GA (Smoky Mountain Speedway)\u00a0March 23rd<br \/>\n#5- Billy Ogle, Jr.-Knoxville, TN (Tazewell Speedway)\u00a0April 6<br \/>\n#6- Steve Casebolt- Richmond, IN (Cleveland Speedway)\u00a0May 18<br \/>\n#7- Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC (Volunteer Speedway) June 14<br \/>\n#8- Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC (Smoky Mountain Speedway) June 15<br \/>\n#9- Randy Weaver-Crossville, TN (Talladega Short Track) June 22<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:<br \/>\nJuly 13\u00a0(Saturday)- Cleveland Speedway\/Cleveland, TN- $4,000 to win (Stars and Stripes 40)<br \/>\nJuly 20\u00a0(Saturday)- Magnolia Motor Speedway\/Columbus, MS- $4,000 to win (10th Annual Governor\u2019s Cup)<br \/>\nJuly 27\u00a0(Saturday)- Talladega Short Track\/Talladega, AL- $4,000 to win (16th Annual Michael Head, Jr. Memorial)<\/p>\n<p>2013 Southern All Star Racing Series Sponsors:<br \/>\n*Hoosier Racing Tire \u201cThe Official Race Tire\u201d of the Southern All Star Racing Series<br \/>\n*Patriot Sports \u201cThe Official Merchandise Vendor\u201d of the Southern All Star Racing Series<br \/>\n*Sunoco Race Fuels \u201cThe Official Race Fuel\u201d of the Southern All Star Racing Series<\/p>\n<p>2013 Southern All Star Racing Series Supporters\/Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Cruise with the Champions,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dirtondirt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DirtonDirt.com<\/a>, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, Intercomp Racing Systems, JT Kerr Racing Equipment, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rockauto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">RockAuto.com<\/a>, Schaeffer\u2019s Racing Oil by Ed Lowe, The Joie of Seating, WhitePerformance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fayetteville, TN- July 4, 2013- The Southern All Star Racing Series will continue a busy month of July when it makes its third visit of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"publish_to_discourse":"","publish_post_category":"","wpdc_auto_publish_overridden":"","wpdc_topic_tags":"","wpdc_pin_topic":"","wpdc_pin_until":"","discourse_post_id":"","discourse_permalink":"","wpdc_publishing_response":"","wpdc_publishing_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,3,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-front-page-news","category-southern-all-stars"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18820"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18822,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18820\/revisions\/18822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}