By Brian Liskai

(Attica, OH) In today’s economy, it’s rare to keep prices at the same level from one year to the next. Well, Attica Raceway Park has kept the ticket price for fans to watch "The Greatest Show On Dirt" featuring the best sprint car racers in the world the same for the past five years.
 
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will return to “Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speed plant on Friday, June 1st. Reserved seats for the Kistler Engines Classic are on sale now at $30 each or $32 when using a major credit card.
 
And, to make the fans more comfortable, ARP has increased the size of the seats to 20 inches and added another row of reserved seating. The top six rows in the middle grandstands (Sections D, E. F and G) are now reserved for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event.

Call 419-680-5606 to reserve your seat to watch two-time consecutive World of Outlaws Champion Jason Meyers, four-time champion Donny Schatz, who picked up his second career World of Outlaws win at Attica in 2011, "The King", 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, former series winner at ARP Joey Saldana and many more take on the tough local competitors including 2011 track champion Dean Jacobs, 2011 F.A.S.T. Champion Bryan Sebetto, six-time track champion Byron Reed and more along with All Star Champions Tim Shaffer and Dale Blaney.

Click here to view the reserved seating chart

By Brian Liskai

(Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park’s 2012 season opener is just a few months away and the 21-race schedule looks to be packed once again with exciting sprint car and late model racing.

Season passes to “Ohio ’s Finest Racing” speed plant are now on sale. General Admission passes are $300 – a $350 value – and good for every event including the four UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion events (Spring Nationals in April, Ohio Sprint Speedweek in June and the Attica Ambush in September), the World of Outlaw Sprints on June 1; the American Late Model Series and the UMP DirtCar Late Model Summer Nationals in July. Each pass also gets you into the exciting weekly events, which includes all Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica Sprint Title events. 

Skybox passes are $350 for general admission and $550 with a pit pass. This includes a reserved seat for every event located at the top of main grandstands with a bird's eye view of all the action!

Race crew members can also purchase a season pit pass at just $450 – a $550 value!

Call Rex LeJeune at 419-680-5606 for more information.

The fans of Attica Raceway Park have spoken and voted the duel between Brian Arnold & Art Ball on May 6th, which saw Arnold victorious as their favorite Dirt Truck moment of the 2011 race season!

That night saw Arnold drive to the lead at the drop of the green from his outside front row starting spot with fourth place starter Art Ball and Dwight Waltermeier in tow. Just as Arnold hit lapped traffic on lap four, the caution would fly for a multi-truck pile-up. On the restart, Ball would drive to Arnold ’s inside and the the pair would raced side-by-side for nearly the remainder of the race. Ultimately Arnold would out duel Ball for his only feature win of the season.

It is now time for you, the fans, to determine what was your favorite moment of the 2011 at "Ohio's Finest Racing" speed plant.

 The four divisional winners are now up against each other for the entire month of February for you to decide!

OCTOBER: O'Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprint Cars

Winner: After 11 long years of trying Attica, Ohio's Brandon Martin visits Engine Pro Victory Lane for the first time at his hometown track on July 1st

NOVEMBER: Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop DIRTcar Late Models

Winner: Justin Chance gets redemption and picks up his first career feature win by passing Rick DeLong with just two laps to go on July 8th

DECEMBER: Fremont Fence Company 305 Sprint Cars
Winner: Checkers & wreckers - Caleb Griffith gets towed to Engine Pro Victory Lane after banging wheels with Paige Polyak and spinning across the finish line on August 5th

JANUARY: Computer Man Inc. Dirt Trucks
Winner: Brian Arnold holding off Art Ball for the victory after racing side-by-side for nearly half of the feature event on May 6th
FEBRUARY: Final poll with all 4 divisional winners going head-to-head

William "Gentleman Bill" Hahn, 66, of Gibsonburg, Ohio, unexpectedly passed away on January 30th. He was born in Curtice, Ohio on August 18, 1945 to William H. and Geneva (Hensley) Hahn. Bill was currently employed by NuCentury Textile in their maintenance department and was a member of the Moose Lodge in Fremont, Ohio. He was an avid race car driver and won several dirt track events racing in Fremont, Findlay, Eldora and Attica to name a few.

Visitation will be held at Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Millbury Chapel, 1111 Woodville Rd. (east of I-280) on Thursday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Friday from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Interment in Clay Township Cemetery will be private.

God Speed Bill!

By Brian Liskai 

(Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway will continue their cooperative spirit in 2012, when both tracks will incorporate transponder scoring for all divisions.

Attica’s weekly Friday night events include winged 410 sprints, winged 305 sprints, UMP DIRTcar late models and dirt trucks. Fremont ’s weekly Saturday night events include winged 410 sprints, winged 305 sprints and dirt trucks.

The cost if a race team chooses to purchase the transponder unit is $235 which includes the transponder, charger, orange protective pouch and shipping. The rental fee is $5 per night. Both tracks will incorporate the Westhold system (yellow transponder) that is used by the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions.

Late Models and Dirt Trucks can purchase the direct battery wired version (the Orange transponder) for $200.

Both tracks tested the transponder units toward the end of the 2011 season and they held up well, according to track officials.

“The transponders can help reduce scoring errors and help speed up the night’s program. We will still use human scorers as a back-up. The scorers at both tracks do an excellent job…it’s a very difficult task to hand score and these ladies have carried out the task in a professional manner for many, many years,” said Attica Director of Operations Rex LeJeune.

Ross Paulson, who has volunteered for several seasons helping with line-ups, scoring, track point systems, sponsorship, etc., will be in charge of the transponder program and has the units available for sale.

For more information contact Rex LeJeune at 419-680-5606 or Ross Paulson at 419-355-0011.