Pittsburgh, PA (January 27, 2009) - Jason Shank – O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

Jared Hawkins out of Fairmont, WV had what some would say an, ‘up and down’ season with the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series on his way to finishing the season fifth in the Championship Point Standings.

The soft spoken young man that also answers to ‘Hawk’ turned some heads during the 2009 season with some pretty solid finishes against some very good competition throughout the year.  ‘Hawk’ claimed seven top-ten finishes en route to his top-five finish in the standings.

The 2009 season kicked off at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA where Jared’s season would get off to a rocky start.  A ‘DNF’ put Hawkins behind the eight-ball early but a solid seventh place finish the next night at Schrader’s KC Raceway in Chillicothe, OH moved Jared all the way up to sixth in All Star points to pave the way to the next series event at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, VA.  A disappointing 22nd place finish at the Virginia oval fortunately kept Hawkins within striking range of the top-five in points as the series prepared for their second visit to KC Raceway.

The Chillicothe, OH speed plant seemed to be a place of redemption for ‘Hawk’ as he came home with a sixth place finish to jump up to fourth place in the season standings.  ‘It seemed as if Jared was poised to make some noise with the series after his run at KC,’ Series Director Jason Shank stated, ‘he had moved up to fourth in the standings and seemed to have a lot of confidence going into the ‘Grizzly’ at Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, PA.’  But Jared’s trend of one disappointing finish followed by a good finish continued with some bad luck.  Hawkins was caught with no where to go during his heat race destroying his Rocket Chassis and sidelining him for the night.  For the first and only time of the season, Jared did not qualify for the feature event dropping him back down to sixth in the championship point standings.

Pittsburgh, PA (January 19, 2009) - Jason Shank – O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

Jared Miley of South Park, PA cut his teeth in Western PA at facilities like Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway in Imperial, PA, where he won two Late Model division championships, and Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA for the past five years and decided in 2009 that he would follow the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series in their inaugural season.

Jared’s 2009 ASLMS season started off at the very familiar Lernerville Speedway where Miley finessed his way to a respectable eighth place finish in the A-Main putting him eighth in championship points.  The next night at Schrader’s K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH wasn’t as kind to Miley as he had to transfer to the A-Main through the B-Main but was unable to finish the feature event and was scored with a 22^nd place finish.

The Series’ next trip was to Winchester Speedway in Winchester, VA and it was unfortunately another bad night for the Jared Miley Racing (JMR) team.  Again Jared used a B-Main to get into the night’s main event and came home with a 20^th place finish.  Miley’s perfect attendance had him fourth in the All Star Points going into the tour’s second trip to K-C Raceway.  Jared bettered himself on this visit as he crossed the line tenth in the final rundown setting up a run of eight straight top-ten finishes.

The highlight of Miley’s All Star season came at Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, PA where Miley finished fourth in his heat putting Jared in the 15^th starting position for the ‘Grizzly’.  Miley battled ‘The Big Bear’ for 45 laps before a lap 44 caution put him on the bumper of race leader Coleby Frye.  Jared made his move on Frye on the 45^th circuit to take the lead and cruise to his first career All Star win and a crisp $7,000 payday.  Jared continued to stay hot throughout the Series’ trek to the state of Michigan with a third place finish at Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford, MI and a seventh place finish at Butler Motor Speedway in Butler, MI.  The hot streak moved Miley up to third in All Star Points, just ten points out of second.

Camargo, IL (1-11-10) - Jason Shank - O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

The O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Inaugural Season will officially come to a close on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Days Inn and Conference Center in Butler, PA.  The ASLMS Banquet will be held in conjunction with Lernerville Speedway’s Annual Awards Banquet.

Presentations will be made for the drivers who finished at the top of the series point standings including Series Champion Robbie Blair of Titusville, PA.   Blair snagged one win (Tri-City Speedway) with the tour in 2009 on his way to his first ASLMS Championship.  Runner-up Boom Briggs from Bear Lake, PA, led all competitors in wins in 2009 with three, Lernerville Speedway, KC Raceway (OH), and Butler (MI) Motor Speedway.  ‘Hot’ Rod Conley out of Wheelersburg, OH took home an ASLMS win at Hartford (MI) Motor Speedway en route to a third place finish in the standings.   Youngsters Coleby Frye of Dover, PA, Jared Hawkins of Fairmont, WV, and Jared Miley of South Park, PA used a combined nineteen top-ten finishes coupled with Miley’s win at Central PA Speedway’s ‘Grizzly’ to cement themselves into the fourth, fifth, and sixth spots in the final championship rundown.  

Doors will open at 5:30pm while the “all you can eat buffet” dinner will begin at 6:00pm. The price of the banquet is $35, with free soft drinks and beer provided. There will be a cash bar for liquor. Send a check or money order and a self-addressed envelope to the following address:

Lernerville Speedway

313 North Pike Road

Sarver, PA 16055

You may call 724-353-1511 for further information. Banquet reservations must be in by February 19^th.   The Days Inn will give you a discounted room with two double beds at $62 or a king bed at $67 if you make reservations by calling (724) 287-6761.  Just mention the Lernerville Banquet!

For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com.

Camargo, IL (12-17-09) - Jason Shank - O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

The O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series staff would like to wish a very Happy Holiday season to all of our competitors, fans, sponsors, promoters, and the entire racing community.

As the end of 2009 draws near it is a time to reflect on the past year and for the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series, a time to look forward to a bright future.  The 2009 season will officially come to a close on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Days Inn and Conference Center in Butler, PA and the 2010 season will be here before you know it as the Series will once again open their season at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA on Friday, April 30, 2010.  The tour’s opening weekend will mimic 2009 as the day after the ASLMS contingent will head to Schrader’s KC Raceway in Chillicothe, OH on Saturday, May 1, 2010.  Both events will pay $5,000 to the winner.

“We are working diligently on finishing the schedule as soon as we can,” Series Director Jason Shank stated.  “We’re close to being able to announce the full schedule but until we can, I wanted to at least get our opening weekend out there for drivers and fans to start preparing for 2010.  The 2010 season will be more regionalized within the Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia region to truly establish us as a ‘Regional Series…with National Talent’.”

More details for the ASLMS Banquet will be announced in the near future.

The Days Inn and Conference Center of Butler is located on Route 8 in Butler, PA.  To make room reservations or for more information about the Butler Days Inn contact their reservation hosts at (724) 287-6761 Ext. 0

For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com.

Camargo, IL - 11-30-09 - Jason Shank - O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

The O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Inaugural Season will officially come to a close on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Days Inn and Conference Center in Butler , PA.   The ASLMS banquet will be held in conjunction with Lernerville Speedway’s Annual Awards Banquet.

Presentations will be made for the drivers who finished in within the top ten of the series point standings including Series Champion Robbie Blair of Titusville , PA.    Blair used a 10^th place finish during the tour’s final event to secure his championship over Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, PA who led the series points all season up until that final event.  Both Blair and Briggs, after the banquet, will have taken home over $43,000 each in winnings in just 15 ASLMS events from 2009.

The rest of the ASLMS contingent will be recognized as well including Rod Conley, Wheelersburg , OH , Coleby Frye, Dover , PA , Jared Hawkins, Fairmont , WV , Jared Miley, South Park , PA , Dave Hess Jr., Waterford , PA , Mike Knight, Ripley , NY , Duane Chamberlain, Richmond , IN , and Eddie Carrier Jr., Salt Rock, WV.

More details for the ASLMS Banquet will be announced at a later date.

The Days Inn and Conference Center of Butler is located on Route 8 in Butler , PA.  To make room reservations or for more information about the Butler Days Inn contact their reservation hosts at (724) 287-6761 Ext. 0

For more information on the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com.