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Arctic Cat All Stars Welcome 18 Full-Time Travelers
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(Photo credit: Vince Vellella, Dan McFarland, Patrick Miller, Justin Brester and ILP, and Killer Mile Motorsports)
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will launch the 2017 season in near-record fashion, welcoming 18 full-time travelers from five different states, each working to endure 51 events across much of the Midwest and Northeast.
Of the 18 confirmed travelers, 11 will tackle the nine month campaign for the first time in their careers, attempting to etch their names permanently in the All Star history books and claim “Rookie of the Year” honors.
Five-time and defending Arctic Cat All Star champion Chad Kemenah is one of the drivers returning to the line-up this year. Kemenah, who claimed the 2016 championship by a mere-20 markers over fellow Ohio native Dale Blaney, earned one feature victory last season, claiming 33 top-ten feature finishes in 43 contested starts. The Findlay native will return to the driver seat of the Hunter Racing/Seneca Energy/No. 10H in 2017, aiming to score a second-ever title for car owner Rob Hunter.
Other experienced travelers returning to the road full-time in 2017 include Pennsylvania native and 2015 Jim Ford Classic winner Ryan Smith, former USAC Kenyon Midget champion Caleb Armstrong, Findlay, Ohio, native Caleb Helms, 2005 Knoxville Nationals champion and son of 20-time World of Outlaws champion,
Kraig Kinser, the 2016 All Star “Rookie of the Year” runner-up “Texas Traveler” T.J. Michael, and Etters, Pennsylvania, native Bradley Howard.
In perhaps what will turn into the largest rookie battle in Arctic Cat All Star history, the contingent of newly formed All Stars is diverse, representing a multitude of tracks, series and divisions from across the country.
Although many competitors have limited or part-time experience with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, some will compete for the first-time ever in 2017.
Seven of the 11 “Rookie of the Year” candidates hail from various parts of Pennsylvania. Former Lernerville Speedway champion and Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (B.O.S.S.) non-wing driver Brandon Spithaler, the father-son duo of Brent and Brandon Matus, former Lernerville Speedway super late model runner-up turned open-wheel competitor John Garvin, 358ci sprint car graduate Tyler Esh, and the third generation family duo of Hunter and Jordan Mackison, will each represent Pennsylvania in 2017.
In addition, Ryan Linder, a Mexico, Indiana, native who will compete out of a Pennsylvania-based race shop, Dane Lorenc, a New York native and former Patriot Sprint Tour feature winner, “Mad Max” Stambaugh, an Elida, Ohio, native who claimed back-to-back NRA “360” Sprint Invaders championship runner-up finishes, and Clyde, Ohio's Roger Campbell, the most recent to add his name to the rookie list, will also follow the Arctic Cat All Star trail in 2017, raising the total number of states represented to four within the “Rookie of the Year” chase.
The 2017 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions campaign will begin officially February 9-11, with three full nights of the Winter Nationals competition at the Bubba Raceway Park near Ocala, Florida. All three events will award a $5000 top prize, as well as full points toward the 2017 Arctic Cat All Star championship.
For more information on the 6th Annual Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park, visit www.bubbaracewaypark.com. For more information on the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions and schedule, visit www.allstarsprint.com.
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will launch the 2017 season in near-record fashion, welcoming 18 full-time travelers from five different states, each working to endure 51 events across much of the Midwest and Northeast.
Of the 18 confirmed travelers, 11 will tackle the nine month campaign for the first time in their careers, attempting to etch their names permanently in the All Star history books and claim “Rookie of the Year” honors.
Five-time and defending Arctic Cat All Star champion Chad Kemenah is one of the drivers returning to the line-up this year. Kemenah, who claimed the 2016 championship by a mere-20 markers over fellow Ohio native Dale Blaney, earned one feature victory last season, claiming 33 top-ten feature finishes in 43 contested starts. The Findlay native will return to the driver seat of the Hunter Racing/Seneca Energy/No. 10H in 2017, aiming to score a second-ever title for car owner Rob Hunter.
Other experienced travelers returning to the road full-time in 2017 include Pennsylvania native and 2015 Jim Ford Classic winner Ryan Smith, former USAC Kenyon Midget champion Caleb Armstrong, Findlay, Ohio, native Caleb Helms, 2005 Knoxville Nationals champion and son of 20-time World of Outlaws champion,
Kraig Kinser, the 2016 All Star “Rookie of the Year” runner-up “Texas Traveler” T.J. Michael, and Etters, Pennsylvania, native Bradley Howard.
In perhaps what will turn into the largest rookie battle in Arctic Cat All Star history, the contingent of newly formed All Stars is diverse, representing a multitude of tracks, series and divisions from across the country.
Although many competitors have limited or part-time experience with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, some will compete for the first-time ever in 2017.
Seven of the 11 “Rookie of the Year” candidates hail from various parts of Pennsylvania. Former Lernerville Speedway champion and Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (B.O.S.S.) non-wing driver Brandon Spithaler, the father-son duo of Brent and Brandon Matus, former Lernerville Speedway super late model runner-up turned open-wheel competitor John Garvin, 358ci sprint car graduate Tyler Esh, and the third generation family duo of Hunter and Jordan Mackison, will each represent Pennsylvania in 2017.
In addition, Ryan Linder, a Mexico, Indiana, native who will compete out of a Pennsylvania-based race shop, Dane Lorenc, a New York native and former Patriot Sprint Tour feature winner, “Mad Max” Stambaugh, an Elida, Ohio, native who claimed back-to-back NRA “360” Sprint Invaders championship runner-up finishes, and Clyde, Ohio's Roger Campbell, the most recent to add his name to the rookie list, will also follow the Arctic Cat All Star trail in 2017, raising the total number of states represented to four within the “Rookie of the Year” chase.
The 2017 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions campaign will begin officially February 9-11, with three full nights of the Winter Nationals competition at the Bubba Raceway Park near Ocala, Florida. All three events will award a $5000 top prize, as well as full points toward the 2017 Arctic Cat All Star championship.
For more information on the 6th Annual Winter Nationals at Bubba Raceway Park, visit www.bubbaracewaypark.com. For more information on the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions and schedule, visit www.allstarsprint.com.
