Date set for 2008 version of Canadian Sprint Car Nationals

OHSWEKEN, ON – Mark September 12 / 13, 2008 on your planning calendar as the dust beginning to settle on the 3rd Annual "Arrow Express ­ Canadian Sprint Car Nationals". The popular event will run one week earlier than previously announced and work on the 4th edition of the popular event has already began. CSCN event coordinator Ken Pelkie is pleased to confirm that "the 4th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals is scheduled to take place once again at Styres family owned Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday, September 13, 2008".

The Canadian Nationals is once again expected to be one of the most anticipated weekends on the 2008, 360 sprint car calendar. "I am also pleased that Arrow Express has renewed their commitment to the Saturday showdown and will carry the title sponsorship for the event at the fast three-eights mile clay oval located on the Six Nations Reserve just outside of Brantford, Ontario" Pelkie stated in making the announcement.

After falling to the weatherman in 2007, "Village Pizza; Village Café; and Sit-N-Bull Construction" will return to host "The Night Before the Nationals" on Friday, September 12, 2008. The Friday portion of the weekend will once again feature the "Village Pizza ­ Ohsweken Shootout" for the fourth year along with a pair of 15 lap "A" Main's that will guarantee the winners a position in the Saturday feature starting grid. Also on the Friday night card will be the second annual, Dave MacLeod Memorial ­ Mr. Sprint Car Challenge" which proved to be a popular addition to the 2007 program honoring the man who was a fixture on the sprint car circuit for many years.

Seventy six of the finest 360 sprints in the entire north-east assembled in 2007 for the third running of the maturing event making it one of the largest gatherings anywhere for the 360 sprints. With the CSCN quickly becoming one of the premier races on the north-east sprint car calendar, Empire Super Sprint sophomore standout Steve Poirier etched his name in the record book becoming the first two time winner of the event. Veteran sprint standout Kenny Jacobs is the only other to claim bragging rights as a winner of the prestigious event.

"The Nationals continues to be our flagship event" stated track promoter Glenn Styres. "The support that the regional sprint series from our area who sign on as affiliate sanctioning bodies continue to give Ken and his Nationals staff a tremendous amount of cooperation and support. The crowd continues to grow each year and are treated to one of the best shows that you will find anywhere. I still find it unbelievable that this program can be showcased in our backyard. The reception by both racers and fans alike gives us the incentive to continue to grow the Nationals into the annual premier event at Ohsweken" Styres concluded.

The fourth annual "Arrow Express - Canadian Sprint Car Nationals" will retain a one day format and will follow the same basic program as was introduced in 2007. As in the past, time trials will once again set the starting line-ups for the heat races with six cars being inverted in each heat. There will be one adjustment for the heat race winners in 2008. As in 2007, the winners of the heats will transfer directly to the "A" Main but in 2008 they will be inverted and lined up according to their time trial results. Thus, the fastest of the six heat race winners can start no better
than sixth in the "A" Main. "We will continue to massage the format until we get it a good as we can" stated Pelkie. "Our goal is to provide the most competitive racing possible for our paying fans and small, calculated moves will continue to be made to what we now feel is a pretty good program. With the track that we have to work with, we feel that the fast guys will always have enough time to get to the front under the format that we are using. We just need to try to find the proper formula to make for the best race. After all, it is racing that the fans are paying to see".

In keeping with the initial goal of adding to the purse each year and building the event into the premier sprint car race in the north-east, the "A" Main winner will collect $8,000 for their efforts, up from $7,000 in 2007. Two additional positions have been added to the "A" Main starting line up making a total of 28 starters with the final position collecting $600. The Saturday show will be a "Sprint Only" event with no support class.

Make your plans now to join us at Ohsweken Speedway on September 12 & 13, 2008 for the "Arrow Express - Canadian Sprint Car Nationals" weekend. More information will be released in the coming months as event details are finalized.

For Immediate Release - Ken Pelkie, Event Coordinator