The Bronson Motor Speedway is “Getting Back to Grassroots Racing” with the return of Weekly Regular Racing action
By Matt Prieur-ASA Late Model Series

Bronson Motor Speedway Photo and Logo. (Bronson Motor Speedway and Chuck Gonzalez Photo)

Lexington, Michigan (03/19/2008): The ASA Late Model Series Southern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts continues preparations for the 2008 Season Opener, the Bronson 100 at the fast 0.333 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval of the Bronson (FL) Motor Speedway.

On Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, 2008 the ASALMS Southern Division will invade the Sunshine State speed plant located West of Gainesville in Bronson, Florida which saw an ASALMS Southern Division record, at the time, 41 teams made their way to the Mike Cope Owned facility to take part in the 2007 opener!

The Bronson 100 Entry Form is available and due at the ASALMS Home Offices in Lexington, Michigan by Monday, March 24, 2008 to avoid the late fees. To download the Bronson 100 Entry Form, click on the link provided at www.asalatemodelsnorth.com.

The Bronson 100 Master Schedule and Time Line is also available and can be viewed by clicking on the link provided at www.asalatemodelssouth.com.

Joining the ASALMS Southern Division will be the Bronson Weekly divisions of Limited Sportsmen, Super Stocks, Thunder Stocks, and Hornets. The Bronson Weekly divisions recently kicked off their 2008 regular season and have raced Two (2) weekends so far.

A full line-up is once again on tap this Saturday, March 22, 2008 featuring the weekly divisions of Limited Sportsmen, Super Stocks, Thunder Stocks, and Hornets. Plus in honor of Easter Weekend, the Easter Bunny will join the racing action and will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.

As for the first two weeks of regular racing action, in the Limited Sportsmen division, which is the premiere regular division at Bronson on Saturday nights, Mike Baker and Shelton Bowers have each taken home feature wins while Baker leads the points standings.

In the Super Stocks division, Brent Cooper and Hal Robertson have each picked up feature wins as Cooper is the points leader. Finally in the Thunder Stocks, Bill Ryan and Bobby Taylor have each recorded Feature Wins as Taylor is the current points leader.

The newly created Hornet Division features both a Junior Division (14-17 year olds) and a Senior Division and teams are still in the process of building cars and competing on a weekly basis. Once the car counts are up, points will then begin being kept in an effort to crown 2008 champions.

Promoter Mike Cope purchased the 0.333 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval in 2001 and has made vast amounts of improvements to his race track. The speedway has many amenities available for camping with electricity and water available at some of the pit slabs as well as a spacious parking lot to park motor homes.

During the Winter Months, the Bronson Motor Speedway is available for rental Testing, Driving Schools, Chassis Seminars, Touring Series Events, and other rental opportunities as well. Call or e-mail the track for reasonable rates.

Seven days a week rental availability as well as Daytime and Nighttime Hours are all available for rental! The Bronson, Florida speed plant is also available to host any event from Car Club Shows, Arts and Craft Shows, to Swap Meets, to Poker Runs! Any type event, get a hold of the track.

For the 2008 season and under the direction of General Manager, Tommy Dunford, Limited Sportsman, Super Stocks, Thunder Stocks, and Junior and Adult Hornets Divisions serve as the Regular Racing Program on Saturday nights up through September 27, 2008.

In addition to the 2008 ASALMS Southern Division Season Opener, special events scattered throughout the 2008 season includes visits from the Miniature Motorsports Racing Association Series (MMRA) and the FAST Series Mini Cups as well as the Florida Series Mini Cups and Figure 8s.

Another highlight of the year is the exciting Crash-A-Rama featuring School Bus Figure 8s, a Full Size and Compact Demolition Derby, a Skid car Race, a Reverse Race, a Roller Derby, and so much more.

Located 15 miles Southwest of Gainesville, three miles East of Bronson on State Road 24. Coming from Ocala, Florida and South; Take Route 27 to Bronson, turn right at only light in Bronson (State Road 24), three miles and the track is on right. Coming from Gainesville and North, take Route 24 exit and head West for 15 miles and the track is on the left.

For more information about the Bronson Motor Speedway, please call: 1 (352) 486-2763 or you can log onto their website at www.bronsonmotorspeedway.com.