Macon, IL (March 24, 2023) – ASA STARS National Tour officials announce that provisionals will be available for every ASA STARS National Tour event for regional series drivers.
Two points provisionals will be given to drivers who compete full-time in that region’s Super Late Model series at each race on the 2023 schedule. Next up for the Southern Super Series will be Cordele, GA Saturday, April 1st, next up for ASA Midwest Tour is Slinger Super Speedway Sunday, April 23rd, and ASA/CRA Super Series at Anderson Speedway Saturday, April 29th.
ASA Midwest Tour points provisionals will be given out starting at Madison Speedway for the Joe Shear Classic, then moving to Slinger Super Speedway, and Wisconsin International Raceway. ASA/CRA Super Series provisionals will be available starting at Anderson Speedway, then moving to Toledo Speedway, and Winchester Speedway, while ASA Southern Super Series provisionals will be offered for races at North Wilkesboro Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway.
The top two drivers in that regional series’ points not locked into the main event after the last chance race will be eligible for said provisionals at each race.
For the All American 400 ASA championship race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway each regional series will be allotted 1 provisional, with the ASA STARS National Tour being given 2 provisionals.
Additionally, a provisional for December’s Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway will be given to the highest-finishing driver in the top-ten in Southern Super Series points who is not locked into the field after qualifying. This provisional remains the same as it has been in past years.
Madison Int’l Speedway’s Joe Shear Classic will make up race two of the 10-race slate of events in six different states for the ASA STARS National Tour. Tickets for the May 7th event are available for purchase online at https://misracing.com/tickets/
The Joe Shear Classic will be live-streamed on both MidwestTour.tv and TRACKTV.com. MAVTV will air the event on a tape-delayed basis.
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
The ASA STARS National Tour will debut in 2023 for Super Late Model racing in America. Announced in October, many of the best drivers in America are expected to compete in the 10-race national tour with a minimum $100,000 point fund. The championship team will be guaranteed $25,000.
The national series is made up of three races from each of the regional pavement Super Late Model Series under the Track Enterprises banner; the ASA CRA Super Series, the ASA Midwest Tour and the ASA Southern Super Series.
A Winner’s Circle program will also be part of the ASA National Tour for licensed drivers/teams with perfect attendance. The program details will be announced at a later date, but it will be in the same vein as ASA utilized in its heyday.
Track Enterprises, a Racing Promotions Company based in Illinois, will operate the ASA STARS National Tour. It announced the acquisition of the CRA sanctioning body in January and followed that up with the purchase of the Midwest Tour in July. In October, Track Enterprises President, Bob Sargent announced a partnership with the Southern Super Series which set the table for the formation of the ASA STARS National Tour.
