The American Speed Association/Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association (ASA/NSRA) 2008 Championship is still up for grabs with just three races left on the schedule.
Saturday the open-wheel series returns to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash., for the third running of the Rory Price Memorial presented by Millennium Motors.
Matt Hein driving the No. 98h leads the series with 543 points after ten races but he is closely followed defending champion Andy Alberding in the No. 76 with 520 points.
By virtue of her win at Ephrata Raceway Park and a second-place finish at StateLine Speedway, rookie Sierra Jackson in the No. 25j moved from fifth to third in season points with 485. Trailing Jackson by just one point is Justin Mack driving the No. 17 with 484 points, and five points behind Mack is Jake Mann driver of the No. 51.
Just 64 points separate the top five, and with 80 points the maximum possible at each race the standings could be shuffled after each of the final three races.
Evergreen Speedway is the longest racetrack these drivers will see during the 2008 Championship season at five-eighths mile in length with 8-degree banked turns. With a larger than normal purse for the winner, more than 30 winged sprint cars are anticipated for the Rory Price Memorial.
Rory Price made a huge impact on many lives in his native Western Washington, as well as the entire length of the west coast. Price started racing go-karts before moving to mini-sprints, midgets, and sprint cars.
He began racing professionally at 16 and although he had a particular love of midgets, he could be found on dirt or asphalt in most any type of open-wheeled car.
Price died of injuries in a testing accident on March 31, 2006. Close friends and relatives made a commitment to honor his memory through the running of the Rory Price Memorial.
Organizers have worked hard to make this third edition of the race a premier event for open wheeled racers. All proceeds and donations will go to The Rory Price Family Fund established at Washington Mutual Bank for the care of his 3-year-old daughter.
The 2008 Rory Price Memorial has a purse of $3,500 to win, $1,800 for second, and $1,300 for third, with $500 to start the A Main. Event organizers have also an award for the long tow and a $1,000 hard charger which will be presented by The Sign Factory.
ASA/NSRA drivers currently hold 21 all-time track records at venues throughout the Northwest. These winged sprint cars race on paved ovals with 750 horsepower alcohol-burning engines. Further information about ASA/NSRA can be found at www.nsraracing.com
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