On Monday, August 17, the American Sim Racing Series Grand National Series will roar to life at the O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. The 125 lap event will not only mark the start of the new ASRS Grand National Series, but also the start of a new era at ASRS. The Grand National Series will race on Monday evenings, and will serve as a great series with a diverse mix of race tracks and drivers and a great development series for drivers wishing to move onto the ASRS Camping World Truck Series.
The inaugural Grand National Series schedule features races at seven short tracks, four intermediate tracks, one road course and one super speedway. “We feel that Monday nights are an untapped resource here at ASRS” stated ASRS President, Jim Foose. “Running sometimes three consecutive nights a week (referring to the former schedule of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night racing) wears on everyone and gets old very quickly. We wanted a series that would fit between the trucks and the All American series, so that we could realistically take drivers from the All American cars and put them on the bigger tracks that the trucks go to and see how they do. I feel that this series offers just that, and with the road course thrown in, it should attract its own crowd as well.”
“A couple weeks ago, we made an announcement about the DirtCar Series and I didn’t feel that we had the necessary support for that series to go on as planned. It can be hard to judge from a test session, but the attendance at the test session was terrible. Realistically it takes about 12-16 drivers to get a division going here and it had eight at best. For that, I am sorry that we could not run the DirtCar Series and hope that everyone will atleast take a look at what the ASRS Grand National Series has to offer”
“ASRS is an excellent place to race, and great fun for all. We encourage everyone to check it out and give us a try, we are here to have fun and feel that the product we offer is fun and entertaining”. Foose continued.
The inaugural ASRS Grand National Series will race thirteen times, at many of America’s finest racetracks. In addition to the series opener at O’Reilly Raceway Park, the series will travel to Iowa Speedway, Watkins Glen International Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, Memphis Motorsports Park, Rockingham Speedway, South Boston Speedway, Talladega SuperSpeedway, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Kentucky Speedway, Music City Motorplex, Kansas Speedway, and Richmond International Raceway. The ASRS Grand National Series Champion will be crowned November 16 at Richmond International Raceway. Races will generally be 100 laps or 100 miles. O’Reilly Raceway Park and Memphis Motorsports Park will host 125 lap events, while Music City Motorplex will feature a 150 lap event.
The series will also feature Race Points Manager’s Virtual Money System, which allows team owners to control a virtual bank account to keep their raceteam afloat. Each race has a set purse and each driver making it into the race will be rewarded with a set virtual dollar amount in winnings. The system was put in place in the Camping World Truck Series earlier this year and has been very successful in that series.
For just a $5 annual registration fee, you could enjoy the fun of the ASRS Camping World Truck Series, Outlaw Paintshop All American Series, and the Grand National Series. The American Sim Racing Series has been running since 2002 and provides fun, fair and friendly racing for all!
The American Sim Racing Series has seen continued growth since its birth in 2002. Since 2005, some of the biggest names in short track sim racing have raced in the American Sim Racing Series, making it America’s #1 Online Short Track League. For more information on the ASRS visit www.americansimracing.com.
