The All Star Circuit of Champions (abbreviated ASCoC), officially known as the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 for naming rights reasons, is an American motorsports sanctioning body of winged sprint car racing founded in 1970. The series sanctions 410ci sprint car races in several states. On average the series runs 50 races per year, starting February and ending in October each year.[1] The ASCoC was purchased by Tony Stewart in the winter of 2015.[2]
The ASCoC was founded by Bud Miller in 1970 after a failed venture by himself, Chris Economaki, and Wellman Lehman, to build a new race track near Youngstown, OH. Through the meetings about building the track the idea was conceived to create a touring sprint car series in the area. The idea of the All Star Circuit of Champions was then born in 1970 and began operating that year. The series would cease operations after just 3 years in 1973, when the 1973 oil crisis triggered fuel price increases and shortages.[3]
The series would reform in 1979 with new owner, Bert Emick. Emick lost the rights to the MOSS sanctioning body in the Ohio area. He brought back the All Star name in 1980. Emick would run the series until 2002 when Guy Webb took over.[4]
Joey Saldana set a series record with 18 wins in 1995 piloting the Art Wendt 77w.
Guy Webb took over as owner in 2002, running the series for 12 years. In January 2015, Webb sold the series to former NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.[5]
Stewart took sole ownership of the ASCoC in 2015 after an organization called Renegade Sprints competed with Webb's group. Stewart brought the two groups back together in under the All Star banner.[6]
In January 2016 it was announced that the series gained Arctic Cat as the series title sponsor.[7]
The series had 29 different winners in 2017. Chad Kemenah would control the 2017 season and back up the 2016 championship with his 6th championship in 2017, tying Dale Blaney for most titles in series history. 19 different drivers won in 2018. Aaron Reutzel from Clute, TX took on the series full-time and was crowned champion after a 9 win season.
In December 2018, MAVTV announced they had acquired the rights to broadcast the highlights of select events.[8] Starting in 2020, all races are broadcast live in full on FloSports.[9]
Ollie's Bargain Outlet took over title sponsorship of the series beginning in 2019, sharing naming rights with Mobil 1.[10] FloRacing became the title sponsor for the 2021 season. The following season, Tezos assumed naming rights on a three-year deal.[11]
^Steven Cole Smith (2015-02-08). "Not everybody in the sprint car world is happy with Tony Stewart".
^"Arctic Cat Becomes Title Sponsor of All Star Circuit of Champions". Business Wire. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^"MAVTV | MAVTV Motorsports Network to broadcast ten All Star Circuit of Champions events in 2019". www.mavtv.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
^"Tony Stewart Awards Streaming Rights To FloSports". www.floracing.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
^Altmeyer, Tyler (November 20, 2018). "All Star Circuit of Champions welcomes Ollie's Bargain Outlet as title sponsor for 2019" (Press release). All Star Circuit of Champions. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^Altmeyer, Tyler (March 8, 2022). "All Star Circuit of Champions welcomes Tezos as Series Title Sponsor through 2024" (Press release). All Star Circuit of Champions. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^"Reutzel Secures Third All Star Title With Fremont Win". SPEED SPORT. 11 October 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
October 17, 2023
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The All Star Circuit of Champions abbreviated ASCoC officially known as the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 for naming rights reasons is an American motorsports sanctioning body of winged sprint car racing founded in 1970 The series sanctions 410ci sprint car races in several states On average the series runs 50 races per year starting February and ending in October each year 1 The ASCoC was purchased by Tony Stewart in the winter of 2015 2 All Star Circuit of ChampionsSportSprint car racingJurisdiction United StatesAbbreviationASCoCFounded1970Regional affiliationUnited StatesHeadquartersBrownsburg IndianaPresidentTony StewartOfficial websitewww wbr allstarsprint wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Champions 3 Notable drivers 4 Series owners 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe ASCoC was founded by Bud Miller in 1970 after a failed venture by himself Chris Economaki and Wellman Lehman to build a new race track near Youngstown OH Through the meetings about building the track the idea was conceived to create a touring sprint car series in the area The idea of the All Star Circuit of Champions was then born in 1970 and began operating that year The series would cease operations after just 3 years in 1973 when the 1973 oil crisis triggered fuel price increases and shortages 3 The series would reform in 1979 with new owner Bert Emick Emick lost the rights to the MOSS sanctioning body in the Ohio area He brought back the All Star name in 1980 Emick would run the series until 2002 when Guy Webb took over 4 Joey Saldana set a series record with 18 wins in 1995 piloting the Art Wendt 77w Guy Webb took over as owner in 2002 running the series for 12 years In January 2015 Webb sold the series to former NASCAR driver Tony Stewart 5 Stewart took sole ownership of the ASCoC in 2015 after an organization called Renegade Sprints competed with Webb s group Stewart brought the two groups back together in under the All Star banner 6 In January 2016 it was announced that the series gained Arctic Cat as the series title sponsor 7 The series had 29 different winners in 2017 Chad Kemenah would control the 2017 season and back up the 2016 championship with his 6th championship in 2017 tying Dale Blaney for most titles in series history 19 different drivers won in 2018 Aaron Reutzel from Clute TX took on the series full time and was crowned champion after a 9 win season In December 2018 MAVTV announced they had acquired the rights to broadcast the highlights of select events 8 Starting in 2020 all races are broadcast live in full on FloSports 9 Ollie s Bargain Outlet took over title sponsorship of the series beginning in 2019 sharing naming rights with Mobil 1 10 FloRacing became the title sponsor for the 2021 season The following season Tezos assumed naming rights on a three year deal 11 Champions EditYear Driver Wins1980 Bobby Allen 61981 Lee Osborne 41982 Lee Osborne 61983 Lee Osborne 51984 Fred Linder 11985 Jack Hewitt 121986 Fred Linder 01987 Joe Gaerte 41988 Joe Gaerte 61989 Robbie Stanley 31990 Terry Shepherd 01991 Frankie Kerr 51992 Kevin Huntley 141993 Kevin Huntley Frankie Kerr 6 51994 Frankie Kerr 121995 Dale Blaney 121996 Dale Blaney 171997 Frankie Kerr 41998 Kenny Jacobs 111999 Kenny Jacobs 72000 Kenny Jacobs 62001 Kenny Jacobs 52002 Chad Kemenah 22003 Chad Kemenah 52004 Chad Kemenah 62005 Chad Kemenah 82006 Greg Wilson 12007 Greg Wilson 12008 Dale Blaney 92009 Tim Shaffer 82010 Tim Shaffer 162011 Tim Shaffer 102012 Tim Shaffer 62013 Dale Blaney 62014 Dale Blaney 162015 Dale Blaney 122016 Chad Kemenah 12017 Chad Kemenah 32018 Aaron Reutzel 92019 Aaron Reutzel 162020 Aaron Reutzel 12 11Notable drivers EditDale Blaney 137 wins 6 championships Kenny Jacobs 98 wins 4 championships Joey Saldana 74 wins Tim Shaffer 58 wins 4 championships Jack Hewitt 56 wins 1 championship Frankie Kerr 53 wins 4 championships Dave Blaney 48 wins Bobby Allen 46 wins 1 championship Kevin Huntley 44 wins Kelly Kinser 42 wins Jeff Shepard 40 wins Steve Kinser 37 wins Doug Wolfgang 37 wins Danny Lasoski 37 wins Chad Kemenah 33 wins 6 championships Aaron Reutzel 25 wins 3 championships Lee Osborne 17 wins 3 championshipsSeries owners EditC H Bud Miller 1970 1973 Bert Emick 1980 2002 Guy Webb 2002 2015 Tony Stewart 2015 current References Edit Schedule Estrada Chris 2015 01 28 Tony Stewart buys All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car series MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports Retrieved 2020 10 15 All Stars Then and Now Bert Emick National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Retrieved October 5 2016 All Star Circuit of Champions Steven Cole Smith 2015 02 08 Not everybody in the sprint car world is happy with Tony Stewart Arctic Cat Becomes Title Sponsor of All Star Circuit of Champions Business Wire 2016 01 11 Retrieved 5 October 2016 MAVTV MAVTV Motorsports Network to broadcast ten All Star Circuit of Champions events in 2019 www mavtv com Retrieved 2020 02 14 Tony Stewart Awards Streaming Rights To FloSports www floracing com Retrieved 2020 02 14 Altmeyer Tyler November 20 2018 All Star Circuit of Champions welcomes Ollie s Bargain Outlet as title sponsor for 2019 Press release All Star Circuit of Champions Retrieved August 1 2020 Altmeyer Tyler March 8 2022 All Star Circuit of Champions welcomes Tezos as Series Title Sponsor through 2024 Press release All Star Circuit of Champions Retrieved March 8 2022 Reutzel Secures Third All Star Title With Fremont Win SPEED SPORT 11 October 2020 Retrieved October 11 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All Star Circuit of Champions amp oldid 1125164367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
