Joe Gibbs Driven

KD Kelley, the point leader at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL returned to action this past Saturday night after losing out the week before to Mother Nature. His fourth place finish in the feature increased his performance indicator average to 3.1506. Kelley also has the highest average among all of the drivers competing for the championship.

Jimmy Mullins sits second in the east point standings with a performance indicator of 2.8549. He won the first feature this past Saturday night by holding off Rodney Cook for the win that had the fans on their feet throughout the first of two feature events at Franklin County Speedway in Callaway, VA. But finished 11th after the two made contact in the second feature, causing him to pit with a flat left front tire.

Mullins currently holds a two-point lead over Rick Sigmon in the point standings. Sigmon actually has the second highest performance indicator in the East with 2.8788. But, in order for Sigmon to have a chance at the ASA Championship, he must also be the track champion. The National Champion is determined by those who won their track championship as well as having the highest performance indicator.

Last week, Cary Stapp fell out of the top spot in the West Region due to a rainout at Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, TX allowing Gary Madsen from Rocky Mountain Raceway in West Valley City, UT to take over the top spot.

But, with Stapp picking up the feature win this past Saturday night, he was able to catapult himself over Madsen back to the top of the West standings with a performance indicator of 2.7028. Stapp currently has a comfortable 104-point lead over Duane Toyne in the point standings.

Madsen finished seventh in his feature event at Rocky Mountain last Saturday night. He currently has a 73-point lead over Michael Hale in the point standings.

Ironically, Hale actually has the highest performance indicator in the West with an average of 2.7380. But, again, he needs to get past Madsen in the Rocky Mountain points in order to have his shot at the championship which includes a test session with Joe Gibbs Racing.

It’s the start of a new month of racing for the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship. Each driver still has a great shot for the title which means the racing will only get better as the season progresses. Make your plans to attend the great racing action at an ASA Member Track near you.

To view the complete points, please visit, http://www.speednetdirect.com/points.php?track_id=7002.

Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, sponsor of the ASA 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. Its driver lineup consists of Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch in the Sprint Cup Series; Stewart, Hamlin, and Busch in the Nationwide Series; and Joey Logano and Marc Davis in the NASCAR Camping World Series East. 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 Short Track National Championship is another step by the industry leader in creating new and innovative programs. This follows the recent announcement about extending the insurance coverage for ASA members traveling to, from, and during an ASA-sanctioned event. For updated ASA National Points, just click on the "Points" link at www.asa-racing,com.

The ASA Member Track program is comprised of a network of short tracks 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.

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