Canandaigua Speedway Familiar Place For ASCS Patriots This Weekend
Tulsa, OK – June 27, 2022 – Rich Vleck, ASCS Patriot Sprint PR
Last week the ASCS Patriots ran at the first two tracks to host the series in 2003. This week they will invade the only two tracks to host the ASCS Patriots at least once every year since 2003.
For the fifth straight year, the ASCS Patriots will make appearances at both Canandaigua Speedway and Ransomville Speedway, and once again this year it is on the popular pre-holiday weekend. Canandaigua has played host to seven prior ASCS Patriot events, second behind only Black Rock Speedway for most career events.
This Saturday night, June 30, the ASCS Patriots travel down the Thruway to the “Land of Legends” for the third A-Verdi King of CNY race of the year. One of the strongest fields of the season is expected to sign in for the $1,500-to-win event at one of the Patriots’ premier facilities.
Chuck Hebing was, in a word, dominant, in the only ASCS Patriot race at the fast Canandaigua ½-miler last season, a track near and dear to his heart. While “Cobra” is always strong at the closest track to his Ontario, N.Y. home, a track where he won his first two of 21 Patriot A-Mains, there is a star-studded line-up looking to dethrone the No. 45.
Blake and Bobby Breen have historically been strong at a track close to their home and like to go fast. There are few places better to do that at than Cananadiagua. Along with the Breens, names like Chris Muhleisen, Geoff Quackenbush and Dave Wickham will be some of the familiar ASCS Patriot faces dicing it up with other name drivers making rare appearances.
Jason Barney, Justin Barger and Jessica Zemken are just some of the winged warriors expected to be in attendance in pursuit of the coveted A-Verdi King of CNY Title. This trio was at one point in the top-three of a race at Canandaigua late last year, so you could expect them all to be strong once again. Barger ended up winning that race by a ½-car over Zemken. The last time (June 2) Jessica ran with the Patriots, she scored her first-ever ASCS A-Main win.
George Suprick is the only ASCS Patriot Champion not to win at Ransomville, but he has made up for it at Canandaigua. A three-time winner at the Ontario County Fairgrounds, the Clarks Summit, Pa. driver will attempt to overcome his recent engine problems to make one of his highlight races on the 2022 Schedule.
Canandaigua will also mark the debut appearances for drivers like Blasé Regina, Matt and Doug Norrie, and a host of other names. The event will also feature the return of CNYMS star Jared Fink, who ran at Penn Can earlier in June before the rains came.
This will be a busy weekend for the ASCS Patriots, which will be followed immediately by the special Tuesday night (July 30 event at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park. For more information, surf the world wide web and visit www.ASCSracing.com or www.ASCSpatriotsprints.com.
Canandaigua Speedway on the Ontario County Fairgrounds is located just east of the city, with the track being easily accessible by using either Exit 44 (traveling east) or Exit 43 (traveling west) of the New York State Thruway. Additional information can be obtained by calling 585/394-0691 on raceday, during the week by dialing the DIRTcar Racing NorthEast office at 315/834-6606 and logging in anytime to canandaiguaspeedway.com.
Past ASCS Patriot Winners at Canandaigua Speedway (7 races): 5/20/06- Chuck Hebing 7/2/05- George Suprick 5/28/05- George Suprick 7/3/04- Chuck Hebing 5/29/04- George Suprick 8/23/03- Chuck Hebing 7/5/03- Tim Barnard |