2011nasra.htm
National All Star Racing Association
2010 archives
Evans Steps Downs as
National All Star Racing Association Race Director
Berea,
KY-March 26, 2011- Jeff Evans of Berea, KY, who recently accepted
the position as race director for the National All Star Racing
Association announced earlier this week that he will resign the post
of race director effective immediately.
Sighting a difference of opinion in the direction the series was ask to take, Mr. Evans felt it was best for him to resign his position with NASRA. Also, the NASRA Group LLC will also no longer be affiliated with the National All Star Racing Association. Mr. Evans, along with NASRA Group LLC, have expressed no hard feelings and wish the National All Star Racing Association the best of luck with their 2011 race season and future endeavors.
The National All Star Racing Association sanctions regional Super Late Model racing events at tracks in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about NASRA, visit the series webpage at www.nasra.com or call series race director C.J. Rayburn at (317) 535-8232.
National All Star Racing Association Kicks Off 2011 at “The Bad Fast Taz”
Berea, KY-March 21, 2011- The National All Star Racing Association will begin its 2011 championship on Saturday April 2 with a trip to the beautiful East Tennessee area at the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for the 2nd Annual Charles Trammell Memorial, which will pay the winner $3,000 for their efforts.
The Saturday April 2 event at Tazewell Speedway will be the 2nd Annual Charles Trammell Memorial and will be the season opening events for both Tazewell Speedway and NASRA tour. Events for the evening will include a full program of practice, time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the $3,000 to win 2nd Annual Charles Trammell Memorial A-Main event. Local divisions in action at Tazewell Speedway on Saturday April 2 will be Modified Street, Classics, Street Stocks, and Four Cylinders.
Activities for the Saturday April 2 Tazewell Speedway will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., with the general admission area set to open at 5:00 p.m. The drivers meeting is set for 6:30 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 6:45 p.m., followed by time trials and race action. Ticket prices for this event in the general admission area will be $16 for adults and children ages 10 and under will be admitted free. A pit pass will cost $30. Tazewell Speedway does accept Mastercard and/or Visa payments.
The National All Star Racing Association has made two previous appearances at Tazewell Speedway. Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN is the defending champion of the Charles Trammell Memorial event from April of 2010 and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN won the Buddy Rogers Memorial race at Tazewell in September of 2010.
The A-Main purse for the 2nd Annual Charles Trammell Memorial race at Tazewell Speedway is as follows: 1st- $3,000, 2nd- $1,500, 3rd- $1,000, 4th- $800, 5th- $700, 6th- $600, 7th- $500, 8th- $400, 9th- $375, 10th- $350, 11th- $340; 12th- $330, 13th- $320, 14th- $310, 15th- $300, 16th- $290, 17th- $280, 18th- $270, 19th- $260, 20th- $250, 21st- $240, 22nd- $230, 23rd- $225, 24th- $225.
The tire rules for the series will see the tire choice be open on the front, while on the rear the racers must use the Hoosier LM40 or 1600, American Racer MD56, and Goodyear 50 and these tires must durometer a minimum of 60. The only exception to this will be for racers that choose to use the 602 or 604 crate engine and they have the option of using the Hoosier 1350 or American Racer 48 on the left rear only. Weight rules for the series will see those cars with the 602 or 604 crate engine weight 2,100 lbs., cars using a steel block or CT525 engine will weight 2,200 lbs., and those cars with open aluminum engines will weigh 2,300 lbs. All cars will utilize an 8” spoiler.
Known as “The Bad Fast Taz”, Tazewell Speedway is located just two miles northwest of Tazewell, TN. Driving south on US 25-E, turn left and then left again onto Bacchus Road, then head 1.8 miles north, then 0.8 miles west and the track is located on the left. For more information about Tazewell Speedway, visit the track’s webpage at www.tazewellspeedway.net or phone (423) 626-2222 on raceday.
Aaron Ridley of Chatsworth, GA is the two-time and defending National All Star Racing Association series champion. Other drivers in the top five in final series points from 2010 were Skylar Marlar of Winfield, TN, David Webb of Nicholasville, KY, Arnie Fields of Wallingford, KY, and Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY.
The National All Star Racing Association sanctions regional Super Late Model racing events at tracks in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about NASRA, visit the series webpage at www.nasra.com or call series race director Jeff Evans at (859) 358-7178.
National All Star Racing Association 2011 Series Sponsors:
*American Racer Tires South (www.americanraceronline.com)
*Budda Bert Transmission Sales and Service (www.berttransmission.com)
*C.J. Rayburn Race Cars (www.cjrayburn.com)
*Cruise With The Champions (www.cruisewiththechampions.com)
*Double H Race Fabrication (www.doublehracefab.com)
*JumpStart Communications (www.jumpstartcommunications.net)
*Wayne Bowen Racing Supply (www.waynebowenracing.com)
NASRA Announces Weight/Tire Rules and Race Procedure Change
Berea, KY- March 14, 2011- National All Star Racing Association series director Jeff Evans would like to announce the weight rules and tire rules for the various engine packages legal in competition for 2011 with the NASRA tour, along with one race procedure change as well.
For racers choosing to use the 602 or 604 crate engine combinations, the car and driver must weigh 2,100 lbs. and will use an 8” spoiler. The tire rule will be open on the front, with the Hoosier 1350 or American Racer 48 on the left rear only. The Hoosier LM40 or 1600, American Racer MD56, and Goodyear 50 are allowed for the right rear and these tires must durometer a minimum of 60.
Those racers that choose to utilize a steel-block engine combination, the car and driver must weigh 2,200 lbs. and will use an 8” spoiler. The tire rule will be open on the front, while the Hoosier LM40 or 1600, American Racer MD56, and Goodyear 50 will the tire of choice for the rear and these tires must durometer a minimum of 60.
If a racer chooses to use the CT525 crate engine package, the car and driver must weigh 2,200 lbs. and will use an 8” spoiler. The tire rule will be open on the front, while the Hoosier LM40 or 1600, American Racer MD56, and Goodyear 50 will the tire of choice for the rear and these tires must durometer a minimum of 60.
For the racer that uses the open engine package, the car and driver must weigh 2,300 lbs. and use an 8” spoiler. The tire rule will be open on the front, while the Hoosier LM40 or 1600, American Racer MD56, and Goodyear 50 will the tire of choice for the rear and these tires must durometer a minimum of 60.
There will be one race procedures change for 2011. If a car and driver stop on the track, they must restart at the rear. However, if a car and driver stop or spin to avoid an incident, that car and driver will retain their position in the running order.
The National All Star Racing Association sanctions Dirt Late Model racing in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about NASRA, phone series race director Jeff Evans at (859) 358-7178 or visit the series webpage at www.nasra.com.
National All Star Racing Association Will Be Racing in 2011
Berea, KY- March 7, 2011- Despite rumors that have surfaced during the off-season, the National All Star Racing Association (NASRA) will be in business for the 2011 racing season and will sanction Dirt Late Model racing action.
A new management group will in charge of the NASRA series in 2011, as series founder C.J. Rayburn will step back from the tour to focus more on his chassis construction business at C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, along with a new race parts and accessories division as well.
The new management team will be known as NASRA Group LLC and will be headed by new series race director Jeff Evans, who has served as a series official with the NASRA tour during the 2010 race campaigns. Also working for the new management group will be Lisa Buckman, who will serve as the series treasurer and operations manager. Buckman has also worked previously with NASRA, having handled the tour’s clerical duties. Also, working as consultants to the group will be former series director Frank Revel and former Battle of the Bluegrass race director Spencer Wilson.
The group already has race events booked at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, OH, and at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN and will be announcing their complete 2011 race schedule in the upcoming weeks.
For more information regarding the National All Star Racing Association, visit the series website at www.nasra.com, as the webpage will be updated in the very near future with all plans and the 2011 race schedule.