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The ASA Midwest Tour (until 2022 the ARCA Midwest Tour) is a pavement Super Late Model auto racing series based in the Midwestern United States with its headquarters in Oregon, Wisconsin. [1] It was a developmental series of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA), and currently of the American Speed Association , along with the CRA Super ...
2008 cars. The ASA Late Model Series is an American stock car racing series. Founded by Ron Varney in 2003 as the "USPRO Cup Series", it was renamed "ASA Late Model Series" when it was purchased by the American Speed Association in 2004.
The Late Model that exists today is a full-blown race car with race parts. [10] Late model race cars now include super late models which have looser rules; late model stock cars and pro late models where cars are more aerodynamically aggressive with lighter bodies and enhanced horsepower; and limited late models which have less horsepower.
Rules for construction of a late model car vary from region to region and even race track to race track. The most common variations (on paved tracks) include super late models (SLMs), pro Late models (PLMs), late model stock cars (LMSCs), and limited late models (LLMs). A late model may be a custom built machine, or a heavily modified streetcar.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Lakewood Speedway: Atlanta: Georgia: 1 mile (1.6 km) ground dirt 1919-1979 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1946-1958) NASCAR Cup Series (1951-1959) Manzanita Speedway: Phoenix: Arizona: 0.500 miles (0.805 km) dirt 1950-2009 ARCA Menards Series West (1974-1975) World of Outlaws (1978-2009) USAC Silver Crown Series (2007 ...
Joshua Richards (born March 22, 1988) is an American former professional stock car racing driver from Shinnston, West Virginia. [1] He last competed full-time in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, in the No. 1R Rocket Chassis for Boom Briggs Racing, where he had been a champion in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2016.
The Late Model Sportsman race was changed to what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 1982, and the Modified race was adopted into the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 1985. As the touring formats were adopted fully for the 1985 season, Martinsville Speedway cut the two races from 250 laps to 200 laps in 1985, and returned the local Late Models ...
Under Steve Dale, the ASA purchased a fairly new Midwest-based late model series called the US Pro Series. The series used "crate" engines and "template" bodies to help develop a new "Approved Body Configuration" template for race cars. The standardized bodies saved money for teams at every track which wasn't a NASCAR-sanctioned track.