3:40PM The final practice session has ended for the ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment’s ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 at I-94 Raceway.

The four local divisions are now taking to the track for their practice session.

ASAMT qualifying will begin at 5:00 pm with the autograph session to follow. The first race is at 7:00 pm.

Again, we apologize as we do not have practice times available.

2:40PM The first practice session for the ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment has just ended. A total of 40 cars practiced in the first session.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide any practice times for today’s event.

The second practice session is about to start.

12PM The sun is shining and the pits are filling up as over 40 ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment competitors are now going through pre-race tech in preparation for tonight’s ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 at I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre, MN. The racing action gets underway at 7:00 pm.

Three-time ASA and 1996 ARTGO Champion Kevin Cywinski is here getting ready to compete in the ECHO Bear Cat Super Late Model.

Practice gets underway at 1:30 pm with qualifying 5:00 pm. The autograph session will start at 5:45 pm.

Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 10-14 years old, 9 and under are FREE.

By: Kevin Ramsell
SAUK CENTRE, MN (Friday, July 04, 2008) – Supporters of the ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment met at the Lynx National Golf Club for an afternoon of golf followed by a steak dinner at I-94 Raceway as a fundraiser for the St. Francis Cancer Center. As darkness fell over the track, some of the ASAMT competitors started to arrive and park their haulers in preparation for tomorrow’s ASAMT ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100.

The pit window opens at 10:45 am with the first ASAMT practice starting at 1:30 pm.

Qualifying will start at 5:00 pm with the popular autograph session to follow. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to meet their favorite ASAMT drivers and get their insights to the upcoming action as ASAMT track announcer Matt Panure will interview many of the stars during the autograph session.

The first race will get underway at 7:00 pm with the odd/even qualifying races and local division heats with the UCARS, Modifieds, Legends and Thunder Cars also in action.

For more information on I-94 Raceway and directions to the track, please visit their site at www.i94raceway.com.

Kevin Cywinski to drive the ECHO Bear Cat Super Late Model in the Event

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Thursday, July 03, 2008) – ECHO Bear Cat has signed on as the title sponsor for this Saturday’s July Spectacular 100 at I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre, MN. The ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 will be the sixth event of the 2008 ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment.

“ECHO Bear Cat is excited to be a part of the ASA Midwest Tour, and we are proud to be the title sponsor of I-94 Raceway’s ASA July Spectacular race,” Jerry Kobza, Marketing Manager for Golden Eagle Distributing stated. “ECHO Bear Cat is excited to have a championship winning driver with the caliber of Kevin Cywinski behind the wheel of the Bear Cat race car this weekend.”

ECHO Bear Cat offers the Broadest Offering of Outdoor Power Equipment for: homeowners, commercial landscapers, arborists, hobby farms, municipalities, golf courses, and rental stores.

Their product line includes: chipper/shredders, chippers, wheeled trimmers, stump grinders, debris loaders, wheeled vacuums, and log splitters.

American Speed Association Bearcat July Spectacular 100
I-94 Raceway - Sauk Centre, MN - July 5th, 2008

Entries as of 07.03.08 at 10:30AM - (42)
Assigned Number Explanation

010 - Jeff Lofquist - Fergus Falls, MN*
01 - Gordy Mason - Excelsior, MN*
02 - Tyler Sjoman - Alexandria, MN*
5 - Travis Sauter (TS) - Necedah, WI*
8 - Billy Mohn (R) - Lakeville, MN*
9c - Kyle Calmes - Freedom, WI*
9k - Mark Kraus - Stratford, WI*
12 - Nick Murgic (R) - Rosemount, MN†
19 - Jake Ryan - Farmington, MN
21 - Tim Schendel (TS) - Sparta, WI*
22 - Russ Blakeley (TS) - Whitewater, WI*
25 - Jeff Storm - Waterford, WI*
26 - Joe Berthiaume - Hamel, MN*
34 - Brandon Hill (TS) - Genoa Ciy, WI*
36 - Dan Fredrickson (TS) - Elko, MN*
39 - Andrew Morrisey (TS) - DeForest, WI*
41 - Donny Reuvers (TS) - Dundas, MN*
43 - Matt Kocourek (R) - Franklin, WI*
44 - Adam Hensel (R) - Barron, WI†
50 - Steve Anderson - Lakeville, MN*
51 - Joey Johnson - Alexandria, MN*
52 - Chris Wimmer (TS) - Wausau, WI†
55 - Rich Loch (TS) - Muskego, WI†
72 - Jacob Goede - New Germany, MN*
77 - Jonathan Eilen (TS) - Hampton, MN*
77k - Kris Kelly (TS) - Norway, MI†
78 - Jon Olson - Hamel, MN*
79 - Kevin Cywinski - Monsinee, WI*
87 - Nathan Haseleu (TS) - Marshall, WI*
91 - Gordy Swanson - Northfield, MN*
94 - Paul Paine - Mound, MN*
95 - Randy Baker - Alexandria, MN
97 - Jamie Iverson (TS) - Norway, MI*
99 - Frank Kreyer - Pardeeville, WI*
101 - Rich Snyder - Alexandria, MN*
107 - Michael Hoeft - Champlin, MN*
122 - Nick Panitzke - Sauk Centre, MN*
144 - Jeff McDonald - Buffalo, MN*
174 - Jim Larkin - Monticello, MN*
175 - Blake Horstman (TS) - Bangor, WI*
199 - Bryan Roach - Minneapolis, MN*
500 - Eugene Dick - Kimball, MN*

*Early Bird Entries eligible for the Holley Carb drawing during the drivers meeting at I-94 Raceway. Entry received before 07.03.08 and driver is a full ASA Member.

†Holley Carb Winners
Adam Hensel at Elko Speedway
Rich Loch at Madison International Speedway
Chris Wimmer at Jefferson Speedway
Kris Kelly at Dells Raceway Park
Nick Murgic at Grundy County Speedway

(R) - ROOKIE
(TS) - TOURING STAR

Reuvers Chases Down Fredrickson in ASAMT Point Standings

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Monday, June 30, 2008) – Three-time American Speed Association and one-time ARTGO Champion Kevin Cywinski has entered the July Spectacular 100 this Saturday at I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre, MN. He will be competing in the sixth event of the 2008 ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment season.

Cywinski, the 1995 ARTGO and 1997, 2003, and 2004 ASA Champion, will be competing in his second ASAMT event. He competed in the inaugural event last season at Elko Speedway where he came home with a 12th place finish.

In his ASA career, Cywinski collected 15 wins and over 100 top-ten finishes in 142 starts. He was also the Rookie of the Year in 1996.

He will be one of the many Midwest Touring Stars competing this Saturday night at I-94 Raceway, an ASA Member Track.

ECHO BEAR CAT JULY SPECTACULAR 100
I-94 Raceway - Sauk Centre, MN

FRIDAY, JULY 4th
St Francis Cancer Center, Community Chest Racing
1st Annual Golf Tournament (see Website for more info)

SATURDAY, JULY 5th
10:45am- Pit Window Opens Top 20 I-94Top 5
11:00am- Rig Parking Begins (ASAMT Top 20, I-94 top 5 2008)
11:00am- Hoosier Tire Sales Open (Top 20/I-94 top 5)
11:00am- ASAMT Practice Tech Line Open
12:45pm- Driver/Crew Chief/Spotter Meeting
1:30pm- ASAMT Practice Begins (60 mins)
2:30pm- 10 Min Break
2:40pm- ASAMT Practice (50 mins)
3:30pm- ASAMT Practice Ends
3:30pm- ASAMT Qualifying Tech Begins
3:30pm- Legends/UCAR Practice
5:00pm- ASAMT Qualifying (2 Laps) Legend Qualifying to follow
5:45pm- Driver Autograph Session
6:40pm- Opening Ceremonies

7:00pm- ASAMT Odd/Even Qualifying Races- 10 Laps
Legend Heat (s)- 8 Laps
UCAR Heat (s) - 8 Laps
ASAMT Odd Even Fast Heat- 10 Laps
ASAMT Last Chance Event (s)- 25 Laps
Legend Feature 30 Laps
UCAR Feature 15 Laps
ASAMT Cars Grided for Driver Intros

ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 Feature Event

FIREWORKS to follow.

I-94 Raceway Sauk Centre, MN
Saturday, July 7, 2007

By Dean Reller
ASA Midwest Tour Staff Writer
SAUK CENTRE, MN (July 7, 2007) - Jacob Goede became the seventh different winner in seven races as he put on a show and used lapped traffic to get by Dan Fredrickson to win the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour, Presented By Echo Outdoor Power Equipment’s July Spectacular 100 at the I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre, MN.

2nd Place- Dan Fredrickson
$100 Certificate from Avcom/Competition Race Technology
$50 Certificate from Draco Spring Mfg
$143- 1 case of oil from Joe Gibbs Racing Oil
$100- Certificate from Tex Racing Transmissions
$100- Certificate from Penske Racing Shocks

By Natasha Steenbergen and Dean Reller
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (July 6, 2007) – The auto racing teams of the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment are traveling over 800 miles over ten days to compete in three events, and they’ll be on a roll as they head into Sauk Centre Saturday July 7 to race at I-94 Raceway. Just four days after racing in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and six days before heading south to Morris, Illinois, Sauk Centre will be the second stop on the campaign and the seventh event of the season for the best racers in the Midwest.

One of the hottest drivers on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit will be joining in good, hard Super Late Model racing with the Touring Stars and hometown heroes. Ron Hornaday who continues to break his own record as the winningest drivers in the Truck Series picked up his second win of ’07 in Dover recently and is aiming for the Winner’s Circle in a Maynard Motorsports (Wisconsin-based) entry sponsored by Heat N Glo.