The 26th edition of Ohio Sprint Speedweek will kick off Sunday at Attica Raceway Park.
For fans of sprint car racing it just doesn’t get any better — seven tracks in seven days with The O’Reilly All-Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars.
Each night will wrap up with 40-lap, $5,000-to-win features — $10,000 going to the winner at the Eldora Speedway finale.
 After Attica’s opener, the sprints will race Wayne County Speedway in Orrville (419-522-8761) on Monday, Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg (330-674-6747) on Tuesday and Skyline Speedway in Stewart (304-539-4410) on Wednesday. On Thursday, the series moves to Fremont Speedway (419-307-4241), where the 305 Sprints will join the card. Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima (419-339-6249) hosts Friday’s leg, and the series concludes Saturday at Eldora in Rossburg (937-338-3815). 
There is a $50,000 bonus waiting should a driver win four of the seven feature races. Last year, Ohio’s Dale Blaney came close by winning three and finishing as series point runner-up to champion Shane Stewart of Oklahoma.
There will be four drivers from Australia looking to get into the winner’s circle. Troy Little, Ian Louden, Bruce White and Roddy-Bell Bowen all hail from Sydney, New South Wales.
The Attica Late Models will be the support division at Sunday’s opener and will run a $1,000-to-win feature. Admission Sunday is $22, $20 seniors, $15 ages 11-15, free to age 10 and younger. A pit pass will be $30. Gates open at 4 p.m., with racing set for 7. Call (419) 680-5606.
 For more information on any of the races log on to www.ohiospeedweek.com or www.allstarsprint.com.

Bring your pen

Lorain County Speedway will host its annual “Autograph Night” tonight, with fans able to get signatures from their favorite drivers.
Legend Cars will run the first qualifying race for the Legend Car Nationals. The E-Mods, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks and Chargers will round out the card.
Pit gates open at 2 p.m. with hot laps at 3, qualifying at 5 and racing at 7. Admission is $10, $5 ages 6-12, 5 and younger admitted free.
Last week Tigh Shaffer of Columbia Station won the 50-lap, $1,000 E-Mod feature. Stephen Schlea won the Street Stock feature in his first-ever time racing at LCS. Ryan Gullatta took the Limited Late Model main and John Buderer won the Charger feature. Call (440) 986-7223.

No wing, no problem

The Buckeye Super Sprints will run a special non-wing show tonight at Sandusky Speedway. Burger King is sponsoring the program that will also see the Modifieds, Sportsmen, Pure Stocks and Spectator Stocks.
Pit gates open at 1 p.m. with grandstand admission and hot laps at 2, qualifying at 4:30 and racing at 6:30. Admission is $10 and $5 ages 6-12. Ages 5 and younger and those with a military ID will be admitted free. Call (419) 625-4084.

Summit gears for NHRA

Summit Motorsports Park is getting ready for one of its biggest racing weekends of the year. The 2nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals presented by POWERade will kick off Thursday and run through Sunday.
Adult admission will be $12 on Thursday, $32 Friday and $45 Saturday or Sunday. Admission for ages
6-12 will be free on Thursday and $10 all other days. Ages 5 and younger will be admitted free on all four days. Gates open at 8 a.m. daily.
Summit has a full regular program on tap today featuring the Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Super Bike, Stock and Junior Dragster classes. Gates open at
9 a.m., followed by time trials at 9:30 and racing at 10:45. Admission is $15, $5 kids ages 6-14. Call (419) 668-5555.

Vettes cruise Vermilion

The Lakeshore Corvettes will present “Vettemilion” Sunday on Main Street in downtown Vermilion.
The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with registration from 10 a.m. to noon. Entry fee is $15. The event is open to all Corvettes owners; you do not have to be a member of Lake Shore Corvettes.
There will be awards to the top 20 cars and Cadillac Mike will be spinning the tunes. For more information call Bob and Ann DiCarlo, 967-7510.
Contact Bob Stascak at ctsports@chroniclet.com.

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