26 SANCTIONING AFFILIATES FINALIZED FOR
KNOXVILLE’S BRODIX TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
by: Thomas J Schmeh

KNOXVILLE, IA (Jan. 22, 2007) - Twenty-six (26) winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car sanctioning affiliates have committed to the ninth annual Brodix Tournament of Champions (ToC) at the Knoxville Raceway on Sunday, August 5. Amongst the first-time affiliates are the Northern Lights Dirt Series (NLDS) of Alaska, the Big Sky Sprint Tour (BSST) of Montana, and three new American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) regions: Coastal, Mid-Atlantic, and Rebel. The new Northwest Sprint Challenge Series (NSCS) in Oregon and Washington will also replace the defunct Northern Sprint Tour as an affiliate. Each affiliate will receive up to ten invitations for entered and eligible drivers, based on points, as of Midnight on Wednesday, July 25. The 'Road to the Brodix ToC' actually begins this weekend at both East Bay Raceway Park in Florida for the ASCoT-sanctioned 360 Winter Nationals and at Premier Speedway's Sungold Stadium in Victoria, Australia, for the PASS/GASC 360 show.

The twenty-six sanctioning affiliates that have confirmed participation in the ninth annual international invitational for the ‘best of the best’ in winged 360 sprint car racing, which utilizes one common set of technical rules including use of the ASCS Brodix spec head, are as follows:

American Sprint Cars On Tour (ASCoT),
ASCS – Coastal Region (ASCS-C),
ASCS – Gulf South Region (ASCS-GS),
ASCS – Mid-Atlantic Region (ASCS-MA)
ASCS – Mid-South Region (ASCS-MS),
ASCS – Midwest Region (ASCS-M),
ASCS – Northern Plains Region (ASCS-NP),
ASCS – Patriot Region (ASCS-P),
ASCS – Rebel Region (ASCS-R),
ASCS – Rocky Mountain Region (ASCS-RM),
ASCS – Sooner Region (ASCS-S)
ASCS – Sprints On Dirt (ASCS-SOD),
ASCS – Southern Tour (ASCS-ST),
Alberta Sprint Tour (AST),
Big Sky Sprint Tour (BSST),
Empire Super Sprints (ESS),
Knoxville Raceway (KNOX),
National Championship Racing Association (NCRA),
National Racing Alliance (NRA),
Northern Lights Dirt Series (NLDS),
Northwest Sprint Challenge Series (NSCS),
Sprint Invaders Association (SIA),
Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS),
United Racing Company (URC),
Winged Outlaw Warriors (WOW), and
Premier-Avalon-Simpson Series (PASS).

The technical rules for the Brodix Tournament of Champions will be dictated by the Knoxville Raceway, and they will be the same for the Thursday-Friday-Saturday, August 2-3-4, $10,000-to-win, ASCS-sanctioned Knoxville 360 Nationals. The Brodix Tournament of Champions will once again be a points-paying round of the sixth annual Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Southern Iowa SprintWeek, August 2-11, between the Knoxville and Oskaloosa dirt tracks. Those seeking more information are urged to visit the track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com .