Posted by ASL - Mid American on 4/11/2005, 11:44 am
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Swiss Colony will sponsor Bryan Reffner for entire American StockCar League schedule STEVENS POINT, WI -- The Swiss Colony will be the primary sponsor for Bryan Reffner, allowing him to pursue the championship in the newly formed American StockCar League (ASL) beginning Saturday night, April 30 at the I-70 Speedway in Odessa, MO. "Reffner MotorSports will race the full ASL series this year with The Swiss Colony as its primary sponsor," said team spokesman Jayson Edmunds. Reffner was the second place finisher in the American Speed Association National Tour last year and won the Governor's Cup race at The Milwaukee Mile. He was the 1994 Pat Schauer Memorial rookie of the year and the 1995 American Speed Association National Tour champion. Reffner then competed as a front runner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series before returning to the American Speed Association National Tour in 2004. The ASL was formed in February when national tour race teams met with Mid-American Stock Car, Inc. officials to form a new series following American Speed Association's withdrawl from motorsports. '"I am very excited about the ASL," Reffner noted. " "We run good at every track we are going to," Reffner continued. "We should be a contender for the entire season." "Madison is always special when I come back and race. We get to do it three times this year in front of my home fans," he noted. The ASL drivers will be competing at Madison International Saturday nights, June 18 and July 9. Reffner's other home state appearance will be Tuesday night, Aug. 2 at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna for the Tuesday Night Shootout. Associate sponsorship is available on Reffner's car. For more information about the team call 715-342-6914 or check them out at BryanReffner.com. The series phone line is 920-823-2856. Bonus money posted for Mid-American Stock Cars and Super Trucks for Madison International dates OREGON, WI-- Triple Crown bonus money has been posted by Madison International Speedway for both the Mid-American Stock Car Series and the Mid-Am Super Truck division. The Mid-American Stock Car Series will appear Friday nights, May 20, July 15 and Aug. 5. The Mid-Am Super Truck dates are Fridays, May 13, July 8 and Sept. 2. The top five finishers for each division will receive bonus awards of $1,000, $500, $350, $275 and $175 in addition to the normal prize money. The Triple Crown bonus awards will be made at the joint series banquet Saturday night, Nov. 5 at the Leathem Smith Lodge in Sturgeon Bay, WI. "In the past years the Mid-American Stock Cars have put on a fabulous show for our fans and the combination of our two truck series for the truck events will give our fans exactly what they are looking for,' said track manager Steve Einhaus. Andrew Morrissey lands ride in American StockCar League DEFOREST, WI --Andrew Morrissey of DeForest, WI has been named the driver of the Terry's Automotive Group Ford Taurus for the American StockCar League (ASL) 2005 season beginning Saturday night, April 30 at the I-70 Speedway in Odessa, MO. Morrissey has won late model feature races at Slinger Speedway, Wisconsin Dells Speedway and Madison International Speedway during his relative short, but successful racing career. He finished in third place overall in the late model point standings in 2003 and 2004 at Madison International Speedway. He also holds the one-lap late model qualifying record at Madison International Speedway. He drove modified cars one season before moving into late models in 2001. "I just want to win as many races as possible," Morrissey said. "I'd like to reach the top and get into NASCAR some day." "I plan to run the entire ASL schedule and race as much as possible at MIS and Slinger," Morrissey said. "I want to run the Red, White and Blue MARS races at Wisconsin International and make some of the NASCAR Auto Zone events," he concluded. Brett Sontag drove the Terry's Automotive Group car to the rookie of the year title last year in the American Speed Association. Royal Rumble returns to WIR during Tuesday Shootout Aug. 2 KAUKAUNA, WI -- Officials of Mid-American Stock Car, Inc. have announced that the popular Royal Rumble Mid-American Stock Car vs. Super Truck race will return to the half-mile paved track at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna Tuesday night, Aug. 2 as part of the Tuesday Night Shootout. The event will be highlighted by the American StockCar League (ASL) 150 race. Qualifying begins at 4 p.m. with racing at 7:15 p.m. In 1997 Jeff Storm won the first ever Royal Rumble in a Mid-American Stock Car while in 1998 Danny Heinritz put his Chevrolet Super Truck into victory lane during the annual ARTGO/Dixieland 250 program. The two types of vehicles both use the same 520 horsepower Mid-Am motor, but the trucks are longer and wider than the cars. The cars have a lower roofline and shorter wheelbase. The race will be an invitational, pitting the top eight Mid-American Stock Cars in points versus the top eight Mid-Am Super Trucks for 30 laps A late model invitational race is also expected to be added to the evening's lineup. For additional information consult the series website at www.asl-midamracing.com or call 920-823-2856.