Greg Cybulski, SWIFT CURRENT, SK (June 16, 2009) - Traditions are forged with time, commitment and historical significance. In the world of open wheel racing, a tradition is growing in the town of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Since it's inaugural running in 2007, Speedy Creek Raceway has hosted it's own celebration of sprint car racing, the Prairie Dirt Classic. The title of the Classic was conceived by the Alberta Sprint Tour to acknowledge the contributions of Prairie Dirt's Greg Cybulski for his promotion of sprint car racing on the Canadian prairies. In 2007, the AST made their maiden voyage eastward along the Trans-Canada Highway to the neighboring province of Saskatchewan, to entertain dirt track racing fans and to begin a new tradition that is steadily growing. On Saturday, July 4th, fans will gather once again to witness some of the best open wheel racers in western Canada at the 3rd Annual ASCS CanWest Prairie Dirt Classic.
Travis Rutz, winner of the inaugural Prairie Dirt Classic, will be returning to be part of the Classic weekend with the ASCS CanWest sprint car series in Winnipeg and Swift Current before heading to Edmonton for Castrol Raceway's Gold Cup. With his busy racing schedule at Skagit Speedway, the native of Langley, BC is thankful for the opportunity to race in Canada again. "We are very excited to be back for the Prairie Dirt Classic again in Swift Current and getting the chance to race in Winnipeg for the first time. We don't get many chances to race in Canada and I would like to thank Richard and Lana Samure for bringing me back not only for these two races, but for Gold Cup too. I also want to thank Greg Cybulski for putting everything together for us." Rutz will be racing the Samure #39 sprint car.
Fans in Swift Current will also have the opportunity to get their first look at Winnipeg, Manitoba's first family of open wheel racing as the legendary #21k of Lou Kennedy Jr and his sons Thomas and Sean will bring their traditional blue Sprint Cars to Speedy Creek Raceway to compete in their first Prairie Dirt Classic. Lou is at the top of his game, having won two NOSA championships in 2007 and 2008. Already in 2009, he has won two races, one UMSS feature at Cedar Lake Speedway, WI. and one NOSA feature at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND.
This year's list of competitors keeps rising to new heights. Will the dirt track fans of Swift Current see their first 2-time winner or will there be a new champion crowned in victory lane? On Saturday, July 4th, a new chapter of the Prairie Dirt Classic will be written and the memories of this night will be on the minds and on the lips of it's witnesses for another year.
Information, news and updates regarding Prairie Dirt Classic weekend can be found at http://dirtfromthestands.blogspot.com/
Speedy Creek Raceway
http://www.scra.ca/
Red River Coop Speedway
http://www.redrivercoopspeedway.ca
ASCS CanWest
http://ascscanwest.com/
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