$2,500 Minimum Start Money for Next Stop on STARS Tour…
(Owosso, MI) – Officials from Owosso Speedway and ASA STARS National Tour have announced a purse increase for the August 17 “Michigan 200” at Owosso Speedway.
The increase is for guaranteed start money, now raised to $2,500. Most ASA STARS National Tour events have offered either $1,000 or $1,500 to start. Track and series officials noted the high costs of competing in a traveling series as the reason for the increase.
“We recognize that Super Late Model Racing…all racing, for that matter, is expensive,” commented Owosso Speedway Owner and Promoter Rex Wheeler. “The ASA STARS National Tour is a premier short track series in America, and thanks to several partners, Owosso Speedway is proud to be a part of the tour and we hope to be a part of its growth and long term future.”
Owosso Speedway is a 0.375 mi, progressively banked oval located east of Ovid, Michigan, between Ovid and Owosso. The track, which first opened in 1939, was purchased by Wheeler and his wife, Sarah, following the 2022 season. The Wheeler family wasted no time in further investing in the facility, completely repaving the racing surface for the first time in more than 3 decades.
The August 17th visit to the central Michigan short track will be a first-time visit for the ASA STARS National Tour and will serve as race number 7 of ten on the 2024 STARS Tour schedule.
The Michigan 200 is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, August 16 & 17. The Michigan 200 will be co-sanctioned by the ASA CRA Super Series.
For the full ASA STARS National Tour schedule, plus Super Late Model rules and other information, please visit the series website at starsnationaltour.com, or be sure to follow the series on social media (Facebook: STARS National Series | Twitter: @racewithstars | IG: @starsnational).
ASA STARS National Tour
Founded by Track Enterprises President Bob Sargent, The ASA STARS National Tour for pavement super-late model stock cars debuted in March 2023 for Super Late Model racing in America.
The ASA STARS National Tour is a ten-race championship series, offering a $100,000 point fund. The tour will visit ten different race tracks in 7 states in 2024, with the season beginning in February during Florida Speedweeks, and concluding in early November at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
Track Enterprises (TE) is a racing Promotions Company based in Illinois, which owns and operates the ASA STARS National Tour. In addition to the STARS National Tour, Track Enterprises owns and operates Championship Racing Association (CRA) and the ASA Midwest Tour. TE also has a strategic alliance and controlling interest in the ASA Southern Super Series.
ASA Branded Tours
ASA Branded Tours encompasses four (4) pavement super late model racing series operating under the Track Enterprises banner, and under the ASA Brand via a licensing agreement for logo and IP Rights. ASA Branded Tours include the ASA STARS National Tour; the ASA CRA Super Series; The ASA Midwest Tour and the ASA Southern Super Series.
