For
Immediate Release

American
Speed Association PR

HOW TO WIN THE ASA SHORT
TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 26,
2008) – So, you want to win the inaugural ASA Short Track National
Championship and the prestigious tryout with Joe Gibbs Racing? Well, read
carefully, as this is how to do it…

The first step is, obviously, race at an
American Speed Association Level 1 Member Track. Each track will nominate one
class to be their featured division and you must not only be competing in that
class, but you must also be the 2008 track champion in that class.

So far, so good… Congratulations on
that track championship. So, let’s look at how you can also add the ASA
Short Track National Championship to that resume. Are you ready, because here
is the secret to accumulating the valuable points necessary - pass lots of cars
on the racetrack. Actually, pass lots and lots of cars.

Let’s take a step back for a
moment. The points formula used to calculate the ASA Short Track National
Champion is, naturally, extremely complex. In fact, there are only a couple of
people who really know and understand exactly how it works. In that respect, it
is sort of like how the BCS system works in college football.

In essence, you can think of the ASA
point structure a little like a batting average in baseball. You can see your
current number and how it compares to the other ASA competitors. But, while a
baseball average is shown in a decimal form (like .250), the ASA number will be
a digit extended to four decimal points (such as 5.4321). Most competitors will
see their ASA number somewhere in the 5 to 6 point range, while those at the
top of the charts will likely be in the 9 or higher range. That, my friends, is
the number you need to be looking for to have a chance at winning the ASA
National Short Track Championship.

Kevin Spiddle, president of SpeedNet
Direct, is the mastermind behind the ASA formula. He worked closely with Dennis
Huth from the American Speed Association and toiled through eight to ten
different formulas and countless scenarios before settling on this latest
version.

“Dennis and I have been working on
this conceptually since December, and believe me when I tell you that I think
we have considered all possible scenarios and worked through all possible
variations to come up with something that we feel is going to work extremely
well,” Spiddle said. “One of the biggest differences in the ASA
formula is that we are looking at averages, while other types of formulas often
are just a points accumulation. We felt that there were too many variables
involved to use such a simple structure and took into account everything we
could think of like field size, inversion, and even number of races.”

Spiddle explained that there are five key
criteria used in calculating the ASA competition average.

The first is the finishing position in
feature races. There is a descending points system from first to 25th
place. Drivers finishing behind 25th place will all receive the same
number of points so everyone in the feature will acquire points for competing.
But, it is slanted towards the higher finish so pass some cars and get to the
front.

The second criterion is the size of the
feature field. The base, or “full field,” is set at 20 cars. The
formula penalizes fields of less than 20 by dropping a five percent factor for
each car less than that. Inversely, fields greater than 20 will have a
multiplier added to account for the greater challenge of beating out more
competitors.

Season length is calculated in a similar
fashion. A “full season” is set at 14 events, and drivers competing
in less are penalized by dividing the number of races competed in by 14. All
races count towards the ASA Short Track National Championship, so drivers are
encouraged to run at least 14 events this year, and more if possible to help
accumulate the maximum points.

The fourth factor, and the one that will
make the single biggest difference, is the starting versus finishing position.
Simply put, the more cars passed in a feature race, the more points scored.
This is how the tracks which invert the feature event are factored in.

For example, a driver that starts tenth
and finishes first will have a major positive gain. However, a driver on the
pole that finishes tenth will see a big negative factor applied to their ASA
competition average. Start tenth, and finish tenth, will show a net of zero.

“One of the first criteria that
Dennis wanted to account for was inverting a field,” Spiddle explained.
“We really made one of the keys to success in the ASA Short Track
National Championship was to account for moving up through the field and
passing cars.” There is that hint again – pass your competitors.

“An obvious side benefit to the
starting versus finishing position is that it will encourage more on-track
action and this is what the fans come to the racetrack to experience,”
said Dennis Huth, president of Racing Speed Associates which owns the American
Speed Association. “With the heavy factoring of this, we anticipate
seeing more battles for position all over the track and not just up front.
Moving up from 15th to fifth will be even more important than
starting and finishing up at the front of the field. And the fans will see that
exciting short track action that the American Speed Association has been known
for over the past four decades.”

The final criteria in the formula
accounts for feature wins. Admittedly, only a fraction of the wins versus the
number of races competed in will be added to the point total, but it will still
reward the drivers who end up in victory lane.

“I feel like we have created a very
strong formula that is going to withstand the test of a full season of ASA
Member Track competition,” Huth prophesized. “We’ll just have
to see if there are any unique scenarios that come up as we implement the
program, but I really feel like we will crown an ASA Short Track National
Champion without any type of controversy over how the points are
calculated.”

It was previously announced that there
would be an Eastern and Western Divisional Champion crowned, with the ASA Short
Track National Champion being the single driver that has the highest ASA
competition average at the end of the season. And yes, there is a tiebreaker
system in case the astronomical odds are defied and these two drivers are tied
at the end of the year. Total feature wins will be the first tiebreaker,
followed by second place finishes and so on until one driver comes out on top.

The ASA Short Track National Champion
wins bragging rights for a year (actually, a lifetime), the Joe Gibbs Driven
Racing Oil Champion Award, a cash prize, and something that money cannot buy
– a test session with Joe Gibbs Racing and a chance to show your talents
to those who can get things done at the pinnacle of motorsports.

The ASA competition average will be
posted online at www.ASA-Racing.com
every Monday night so drivers and fans can see how they rank every week. Races
through midnight on September 28 are eligible to be included in the
calculations. Just remember to pass lots of cars (has the hint sunk in yet?).

Speednet Direct, based in Crystal River,
Fla., is a leading race management software developer that provides their
program at no charge to any authorized track, series or sanctioning
organization worldwide. In exchange, scoring officials agree to upload their
race schedule, race result and current point standings to the Speednet Direct
website (www.SpeednetDirect.com) using the software’s “upload to
the web” feature. Tracks, race teams and sponsors can
“mirror” these results on their own web sites using
Speednet’s Results Feed syndication system, which is also free. For more
information, or to request your copy of the Speednet Race Management software,
contact Kevin Spiddle at 866-2SPEED4 ext. 100.

The ASA Short Track National Championship
is another step by the industry leader in creating new and innovative programs.
This follows the recent announcement about extending the insurance coverage for
ASA members traveling to, from, and during an ASA-sanctioned event.

The ASA Member Track program is comprised
of a network of short tracks around the United States, as well as a variety of
regional and national touring series. For more information, call (386) 258-2221
or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from all the
racetracks and tours involved in the ASA, visit www.ASA-Racing.com.

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For more information, contact:

American Speed Association

(386) 258-2221

info@asa-racing.com