US 36 Nationals

Inside Line Promotions – CAMERON, Mo. (May 8, 2013) – The environment in Victory Lane at the inaugural US 36 Nationals Presented by RacinBoys last year was as electric as the action on the high-banked track.

Following Jason Johnson’s thrilling late-race slide job for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour victory at U.S. 36 Raceway last July, the celebration was interrupted by an argument about driving styles. Expect to see similar passion on and off the track during the 2nd annual US 36 Nationals Presented by RacinBoys on Friday, May 17, which now kicks off the TBJ Promotions schedule.

“Last year we had some nice fireworks in Victory Lane,” TBJ Promotions Founder Tony Bruce Jr. said. “Any time you have a good race track that produces good racing like that, tempers flare. It’s exciting for the fans to see the drivers give it all on the track and as far as emotions, to give it all after the race.”

After starting ninth in last season’s 30-lap feature, Johnson was up to sixth place just beyond the halfway point. He advanced to third on Lap 20 and slid Wayne Johnson for the runner-up position on the ensuing lap. Jason Johnson then roared around Seth Bergman, who led the first 21 laps, to capture the lead exiting turn four on Lap 22 en route to the victory.

“I remember Wayne Johnson was a bit upset in Victory Lane with the pass we made for the victory,” he said, citing the postrace verbal confrontation.

The wheel-to-wheel racing was overshadowed by the antics after the checkered flag.

“I remember it’s a great little venue,” Johnson said. “It’s high banked and it’s real racy. That’s probably the best part from a driver’s standpoint. You could race around the bottom and the top. I remember it produced some big slide jobs, so that was a lot of fun.”

Bruce Jr., who co-promoted the event with Scott Traylor of RacinBoys, claimed the B Main and charged from 17th to eighth in the wild feature.

“Obviously we want to continue to make this an annual deal,” he said. “I love that race track and the support the fans give it. It’s a driver’s race track. You have to get after it there. That’s probably why the fans like it. You can’t ride at that race track. You have to go all out every lap.”

Traylor has been on all sides of the sport, from racing, promoting, announcing and watching as a fan.

“I think rivalries are probably the most important thing in motor sports,’ he said. “We need fans and we need competitors. But the things that drive the fans to the grandstands are storylines like we had last year at the US 36 Nationals Presented by RacinBoys.”

TICKETS –

Tickets for the US 36 Nationals Presented by RacinBoys are available at a special price at RacinBoys.com. After purchasing tickets online, make sure to print out the receipt and take that to the track for the actual tickets.

RACINBOYS –

RacinBoys is in its fifth year of broadcasting the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour events and its eighth for the prestigious Chili Bowl. In 2012, RacinBoys began offering Pay-Per-View for special races and is expanding that segment in 2013. For more information, visit RacinBoys.com.

TBJ PROMOTIONS –

In its fifth year, TBJ Promotions has five racing events across the Midwest and South in 2013, including: the 5th annual Eagle Motorsports Rock ‘N Roll 50 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (April 27); the 2nd annual US 36 Nationals Presented by RacinBoys at U.S. 36 Raceway in Cameron, Mo. (May 17); the 5th

Bryan Hulbert - Cameron, Missouri (July 3, 2012) The inaugural U.S. 36 Nationals presented by Racinboys.com and TBJ Promotions was one for the record books as Jason Johnson notched his seventh win of the 2012 season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV.

Starting ninth, Johnson would have ground to make up as the race began with the Superior Marine No. 23 of Seth Bergman led the field to the green only to see the red fly as Jonathan Cornell met the front straight-a-way wall.

Pulling to the restart, the battle for the lead would go wheel to wheel for the first three laps as Bergman worked to hold off local favorite Jack Dover.

Settling at the front of the field, the P.P.M No. 23 would work to a ten car length advantage as the fight for second saw the Oil Medics No. 77x of Wayne Johnson going wheel to wheel with Dover for a moment before the Certified Transmission No. 53 marched to the highline to hold the runner up spot.

Chasing Bergman into slower traffic with, Dover would close the gap with Wayne Johnson and Logan Forler in tow but as slower traffic thinned, Bergman pulled away.

Moving past the half-way point, Dover would suddenly slow in order to force the caution on lap seventeen. Returning after visiting the work area, the Nebraska native would restart at the tail.

Restarting sixth with thirteen laps remaining, the MVT No. 41 of Johnson would begin his final march to the front. Battling into third over Logan Forler on lap twenty, the next car in line would be Wayne Johnson. Getting the run for the slide-job, things would get close as the Oil Medics No. 77x fell to third on lap twenty one.

Running down Seth Bergman on the same lap, Johnson would stay to the high line off the exit turn four; taking the point on the twenty-second circuit. Clicking through the closing laps, the Stenhouse/JJR No. 41 pulled a comfortable lead as the checkered flag fell

Commenting on his run to the front, the driver of the MVT No. 41 stated, “You had to put on brutal slide jobs to get by the guys. You’ve just had to shut the door on these guys because it was so slick getting off of four and you had to fight to get the run but that seemed to be the corner where I could get around these guys.”

With emotions running high, post-race interviews would become heated between Jason and second finishing Wayne Johnson, causing Lucas Oil ASCS officials to intervene in order to keep the peace.

Seth Bergman crossed the line third and commented on the antics, “it’s getting interesting back here. Feel like we’re at the WWF or something.” Bergman would also collect the night’s Weld Wheels Smooth Move of the Race after holding off Jack Dover, who had the preferred line, for the race lead.

Taking his best finish in Lucas Oil ASCS competition, Logan Forler would cross the line fourth with Brady Bacon rounding out the top five.

Brad Loyet was sixth with Johnny Herrera advancing from tenth to seventh. Tony Bruce Jr. claimed eighth after starting seventeenth with Kyle Bellm and Dustin Morgan completing the top ten.

Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV

U.S. 36 Raceway - Cameron, Missouri

July 3, 2012

Car Count: 27

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover[4]; 2. 9-Gary Wright[6]; 3. 05-Brad Loyet[5]; 4. 29-Brandon Hahn[2]; 5. 28-Jonathan Cornell[7]; 6. 93a-Alan Ambers[1]; 7. 32L-David Langford[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman[2]; 2. 77x-Wayne Johnson[4]; 3. 99-Brady Bacon[6]; 4

PETERSEN MEDIA- For the first time in nearly five years, fans of the US 36 Raceway will have the pleasure of witnessing the return of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Cars for the inaugural running of the US 36 Nationals presented by RacinBoys on July 3rd.

TBJ Promotions along with RacinBoys.com have put their collaborative efforts together for this event, which should produce fireworks and true entertainment to the Cameron, MO area the night before Independence Day.

“All of us at TBJ Promotions are excited for this event before such a big holiday,” said Tony Bruce, Jr. “We have had some very successful events already in 2012 and are expecting a huge crowd on July 3rd. We’re teaming up with Scott Traylor Promotions and RacinBoys to bring the fans of US 36 something they won’t forget.”

Scott Traylor Promotions will be promoting their second national event of the year, and are very excited to team up with TBJ to bring the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour back to this great facility.

“Being from Kansas City, MO I have always been a fan of the US 36 Raceway and am pretty pumped up to bring this awesome series back to this track,” said founder of Scott Traylor Promotions, Scott Traylor. “Being new to the promoting world, it’s been great working with Tony Bruce, Jr of TBJ Promotions as has proven himself as a promoter and has been great to learn from”.

The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour will be fresh off of a double header at the I 30 Speedway and on the heels their recent Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek that saw them in action for seven events in nine nights.

As it sits now Wayne Johnson currently holds a narrow point lead of 12 markers over Jason Johnson with Brady Bacon sitting in third waiting to pounce on an off night by either of them which could happen at the always tricky I 30 Speedway.

In fact, Bacon has been simply dominant in the last two TBJ Promotions events with a win at the final night of the Steve King Memorial, before sweeping through the Eagle Nationals in early June.

“We got going pretty good towards the end of May and in early June,” said Bacon. “We pulled within five points of the lead, but had a couple nights of bad luck during speedweek, but getting to US 36 should be fun.

Another driver who is excited for the event is current Rookie of the Year leader, Brad Loyet, who would love nothing more than to pick up his first career win in his home state of Missouri.

“We’ve lead a lot of these national races, but still haven’t won one,” Loyet explained. “We have a lot of second place finishes which is tough to do in this series, but second simply isn’t good enough anymore.”

With many fans having July 3rd off for the 4th of July holiday, we are expecting an overflowing crowd, and encourage all fans to by their tickets in advance by clicking over to www.tbjpromotions.com. Not only will fans beat the line, they will also receive a discounted rate.

“The Eagle Nationals was a great event with a huge turnout,” said TBJ Promotions Public Relations Coordinator, PJ Petersen. “Hearing many fans from that event talk in anticipation the US 36 Nationals, we strongly encourage everyone to purchase their tickets in advance.”

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ON TAP: The inaugural running of the US 36 Nationals will tak

US 36 Raceway is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval in Osborn, Mo.

Inside Line Promotions – OWASSO, Okla. (Jan. 11) – US 36 Raceway is a fast, high-banked track that produces side-by-side racing and an electric atmosphere.

The 3/8-mile dirt oval in Osborn, Mo., has hosted numerous regional races in recent years and thanks to TBJ Promotions, US 36 Raceway is back on the ASCS National Tour schedule for the first time since 2005.

“Whenever we look at tracks where we might promote, we look at two things,” TBJ Promotions Founder Tony Bruce Jr. said. “First, how awesome is the race track. Second, how good is the fan base. At US 36, the racing is always great and the fan base is huge. They really support sprint cars in that part of the country.”

Teaming with Scott Traylor Promotions, the inaugural US 36 Nationals presented by RacinBoys is scheduled for July 3 and kicks off a busy month of racing for the ASCS National Tour with 14 races at 12 tracks in seven states. It is also on a Tuesday night and will be the first midweek race for TBJ Promotions and Scott Traylor Promotions.

“One thing I think that’s good about July 3 is since it’s the night before the Fourth of July most people don’t have to work,” Scott Traylor Promotions Founder Scott Traylor said. “They can come out, have a good time and not have to rush home.”

This is the first time TBJ Promotions and Scott Traylor Promotions have officially teamed up. It is also one of six ASCS National Tour races in 2012 for TBJ Promotions and the first career for Scott Traylor Promotions.

“We’re really looking forward to bringing the ASCS National Tour there,” Bruce Jr. said. “It’s an awesome place to race and what better to bring in there than the national tour, which has great cars and showcases great racing.”

For more information and discounted tickets, visit www.tbjpromotions.com.

TBJ PROMOTIONS – TBJ Promotions is a full-service promotional company with an emphasis on sprint car racing. Owned and operated by Tony Bruce Jr., TBJ Promotions runs the Rock ‘N Roll 50 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (April 28), the Steve King Memorial at The Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kan. (May 26-27), the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb. (June 8-9) and the US 36 Nationals presented by RacinBoys at US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo. (July 3). For more information, visit www.tbjpromotions.com.

SCOTT TRAYLOR PROMOTIONS – Scott Traylor Promotions is a developing company in the motor sports community. Founder Scott Traylor promoted his first sprint car race in 2011 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., where NASCAR star Tony Stewart showed up to compete.