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Sprints: All Stars Announce Sponsors

28 February 1998

PONCE INLET, FL - Rick Nichols, sponsor coordinator for the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car series, announced today the sponsor roster for the 1998 season.

Returning as Pace Truck sponsor for this season is the General Motors Powertrain Group, furnishing a 1998 turbo diesel pick-up which will be awarded to the 1998 champion car owner. General Motors Performance Parts also returns as a parts sponsor this season

Heat race sponsors for the season are from the United Expressline family of companies from Bristol, IN and include United Expressline, Southwest Expressline, United Specialties and United Glass. United Expressline is also the 1998 B Main sponsor.

Commercial Truck and Trailer of Girard, Ohio returns once again as the series Dash and Shootout sponsor, sponsoring the 4-lap dash at each racing event, which culminate in the $15,000 Commercial Truck and Trailer Shoot-out at Rossburg, Ohios Eldora Speedway on Oct. 3, 1998. CT&T also sponsors the official All Star web site, www.allstarsprint.com.

ButlerBuilt Seats returns as the "Butler Built Hot Seat" pole position sponsor this season, plus Georgia Marketing and Promotions will once again sponsor the Rookie Of The Year competition.

KSE Racing Products will sponsor the C Main at All Star events this season, while Bo-Link Radio Controlled cars is the series Crew Chief of The Year sponsor.

Point fund and contingency sponsors on board include tire companies Competition Tire West, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Dayton Enterprises-McCreary, Race Tires America and Hoosier Racing Tire. The balance of the sponsor line-up includes All Pro Heads, Bailey Racing Products, Bell/MTP, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Carrera Shocks, C&R Racing, Doemelt Chassis, Donovan Engineering, Eagle Chassis, Fisher Performance, Frankland Racing Products, Fuel Safe, Gaerte Engines, Hanks Performance, Hedman Hedders, J&J Chassis, Kears Speed Shop, Lunati Cams, MPD Racing, MuddOFF, NBC Steering, Outerwears Pre-filters, PRO-shocks, Rodeck Aluminum Blocks, Royal Publishing, Sander Engineering, Schoenfeld Headers, Weiland Racing Enterprises and Weld Racing.