USAC regulars have gone undefeated all season in AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competition with full-time series drivers and teams winning every event run thus far in 2023.

Now, NOS Energy Drink and USAC are posting a $10,000 bounty to any driver who can beat the USAC regulars during the Saturday night, October 7, Fall Nationals at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Any driver outside the top-12 in the USAC National Sprint Car standings will be eligible for the opportunity to cash in an extra $10,000 bonus by winning that night’s feature event.

With the Fall Nationals already paying $20,000 to the feature winner, it is possible that a driver could walk out of the southeastern Indiana 3/8-mile dirt oval that night with a total of $30,000 in earnings.

The Fall Nationals at Lawrenceburg Speedway began in 2007, and this year, enters its 16th edition under the promotion of Dave and Kim Rudisell. Robert Ballou captured the inaugural running of the Fall Nationals in 2007.

Furthermore, the Fall Nationals presents the finale of the 10-race Bubby Jones Master of Going Faster Series presented by Spire Sports + Entertainment. Emerson Axsom (Franklin, Ind.) leads the miniseries’ point standings by five points over C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.). Defending “Bubby Jones” champ Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) sits third, 14 points out of the lead.

The Bubby Jones Master of Goin’ Faster driving champion will earn a $10,000 bonus while the champion crew chief will receive a $2,500 reward.

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The Super Late Models of the ASA Midwest Tour return to Elko Speedway for the first time since 2017 for Thunderstruck 93 on Saturday, September 23rd. The 125-lap race will honor Elko Speedway Hall of Famer "Thunder" Dan Ryan Sr., who passed away in 2009 after a three-year battle with ALS.

A full slate of racing action will take place on Saturday, September 23rd featuring a double-feature night of local racing. The night will host Late Models, Power Stocks, Thunder Cars, Legends, Bandoleros, all capped off with the 125-lap ASA Midwest Tour feature event.

Jake Ryan, son of the late Dan Ryan, will be competing in the weekly Late Model division in memory of his father. The second Late Model feature of the night will run 39 laps in honor of Dan Ryan Sr. and his original car number at Elko Speedway.

The ASA Midwest Tour has put on 14 fantastic shows at Elko Speedway including the series' first-ever event on April 28, 2007. Two-time series champion Dan Fredrickson, who will be racing on Saturday, has 4 Midwest Tour wins at Elko, the only driver with more than one.

The Big 8 Series took over Thunderstruck 93 sanctioning in 2018 and 2019, with Owin Giles and Jacob Goede taking home wins. This will be the first time Thunderstruck 93 has returned to the Minnesota Track after a 3-year hiatus.

Gabe Sommers currently holds the ASA Midwest Tour points lead by 79 over Justin Mondeik with two races left in the 2023 season. Mathematically, Sommers could clinch the 2023 ASA Midwest Tour championship at Elko Speedway.

The ASA Midwest Tour will be joined by Late Models, Power Stocks, Thunder Cars, Legends, and Bandoleros.  Gates open at 4:30pm CT with racing slated to begin at 7:00.

The Thunderstruck 93 event is also in benefit of "A Race Worth Winning" - ALS. More information of the non-profit can be found here.

For more information on Elko Speedway, go to www.elkospeedway.com.  Information on the ASA Midwest Tor can be found at www.midwesttour.racing.

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Last Time Out & Where They Stand
Bristol: Both RFK cars finished inside the top-10 and punched their ticket into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs Saturday night at Bristol. Buescher finished fourth, his eighth top five of the season, while Keselowski finished eighth.

Points Standings (17: 5^th, 6: 10^th): With the points reset entering the Round of 12, Buescher is back to fifth in the playoff standings. He is +10 to the good, while Keselowski now sits 10^th, -3 points to P8.

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Although Byron, Michigan native Erik Jones would probably prefer Detroit Vs. Everybody® on his racecar - for this weekend he is going to be a fan of Dallas. LEGACY MOTOR CLUB today announced a partnership with the Vs. Everybody ® fashion brand, a leading apparel company which will be featured on Erik Jones’ No. 43 Chevrolet for the 500-mile event at Texas Motor Speedway on September 24.

Through the collaboration with LEGACY M.C., Vs. Everybody will launch their brand in Dallas this weekend a d a silver, white and blue Dallas Vs. Everybody® will adorn the hood of Jones’s No. 43 Chevrolet.

"We are excited to welcome Vs. Everybody® on board as our primary partner this weekend," said Jones. "The brand was created out of pride for the city of Detroit, which means a lot to me personally. Being from Michigan, and being a fan of the Lions, I have a Detroit Vs. Everybody® shirt, and it's cool to introduce this brand into the Dallas market. Tying it to my foundation makes it even more special." 

“It's nice to see this partnership finally come to fruition,” said Jimmie Johnson, co-owner of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB. “We’ve been working on this since the spring to find the right opportunity to go to market and promote the brand. It’s really a unique partnership and opportunity for the team to have some visibility in the lifestyle space and provide fans of all sports in each town with some attention-grabbing apparel to show their pride.”

In 2012, founder Tommey Walker's inaugural Vs. Everybody® collection was launched and was instantly embraced by the city of Detroit. The brand has since burgeoned into a formidable movement that's resonated locally, nationally, and internationally. Detroit Vs. Everybody has enjoyed wide-ranging media exposure on shows like The Colbert Report and American Idol. The brand's influence spans the realms of sports, news, and entertainment, engaging celebrities Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Big Sean, Drake, and Nas. Eminem’s Shady Records and Gucci have licensed the mantra for their respective "Shady Vs. Everybody" and "Gucci Vs Everybody" collaborations. The Detroit Pistons have also worked with Vs. Everybody giving out over 22,000 t-shirts to fans.

This weekend marks the initial foray into NASCAR competition for the brand. 

"This collaboration with LEGACY MOTOR CLUB to bring Dallas Vs. Everybody® to life at Texas Motor Speedway is more than just introducing a new brand to a city; it's about championing the spirit of a city and its people,” Walker said. “We're here to remind everyone that Dallas, just like Detroit, is a force to be reckoned with.” 

In the spirit of the partnership with Vs. Everybody® fans can purchase Dallas Vs. Everybody® branded t-shirts at the trackside merchandise hauler or online at www.dallasvseverybody.com. A portion of the proceeds from t-shirt sales will benefit the Erik Jones Foundation. The goal is to spread the message throughout the city of Dallas and allow Vs. Everybody® to make a positive impact both on and off the racetrack. 

The NASCAR Cup Series 500-mile race at Texas Motor Speedway will take place on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET, and is scheduled to broadcast on USA Network, PRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90. 

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NASCAR Cup Series – Race No. 30 – 334 laps / 501 miles
Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Fort Worth, Tex.
Fast Facts for September 23-24, 2023
 
Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Speedway Radials

Set limits: Cup: 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race
     (8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-5186; Right-side -- D-5222

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 2,263 mm (89.09 in.); Right-side -- 2,277 mm (89.65 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 22 psi;
     Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 46 psi

Storyline – Round of 12 begins on demanding Texas track: Coming off the recent race at Kansas Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to a mile-and-a-half track at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.  Speeds will be high and teams must be cognizant of Goodyear’s recommended air pressures, as well as their cars’ geometry settings.  Getting too aggressive with a set-up can put undue stress on the tires, causing the sidewall to over-deflect and suffer damage to the point of air loss.
     “We start the Round of 12 of the Cup playoffs this weekend at Texas, so there is a lot at stake for teams,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing.  “As we often see at the intermediate tracks, the speeds and loads make it important for teams to balance that ‘risk vs. reward’ equation of speed vs. durability.  As always, we are working directly with the teams to help them understand how the air and car settings will affect the tires.  We provide a lot of data leading into the weekend so they can make informed decisions as to where the line is, and then those conversations continue throughout practice and the race to make sure everyone knows where they stand.”

Notes – Cup teams on new right-side tire at Texas: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Texas this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code that Cup teams ran at Texas last September, but with a different right-side code . . . compared to the 2022 race, this right-side tire features a construction update . . . while this right-side tire is unique to Texas, Cup teams have run this left-side tire at Auto Club, Kansas, Las Vegas, Michigan, Nashville and Pocono this season . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at TMS on July 11-12 . . . teams (drivers) participating in that test were the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Denny Hamlin), No. 22 Penske Racing Ford (Joey Logano), No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Daniel Suarez) . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series – Race No. 28 – 200 laps / 300 miles
Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Fort Worth, Tex.
Fast Facts for September 23, 2023
 
Tire: Goodyear Eagle 15-inch Speedway Radials

Set limits: Xfinity: 6 sets for the event

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-6110; Right-side -- D-6112

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 2,225 mm (87.60 in.); Right-side -- 2,250 mm (88.58 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 19 psi; Left Rear – 19 psi;
     Right Front -- 52 psi; Right Rear -- 48 psi

Notes – Xfinity returns to Texas on 2022 tire set-up: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Xfinity Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at Texas this weekend . . . Xfinity teams are on the same combination of left- and right side tires that they ran at this track last September . . . in 2023, they have also run this tire set-up at Las Vegas, Michigan and Kansas . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, Xfinity teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

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