The Pinty’s Action Sprint Tour Crate Sprint Car series is set for season six with 25 AST-sanctioned events and a combined championship points fund that exceeds $35,000.
The 2023 calendar is anchored by eight Pinty’s AST National Series events, eight Surprenant Truck Shop AST East Series events and nine Oakwood Transport AST West Series events. National events are scheduled for Brockville Ontario Speedway, Brighton Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway and Humberstone Speedway.
The West series schedule also includes Merrittville Speedway along with Ohsweken and Humberstone, while the East series schedule brings Upstate New York’s Can-Am Speedway into the AST fold for the first time, along with Cornwall Motor Speedway and Brockville.
CASH ON THE LINE
Pinty’s Delicious Foods is returning as the title sponsor of the Action Sprint Tour and has added an additional $5,000 to the pot, allowing five more positions to be paid out from the national championship points fund. The national champion will be rewarded with $5,000, while 15th place in the national championship standings will pay $1,000.
Each regional championship will feature a $5,000 points fund, with $1,000 going to each regional champion. Surprenant Truck Shop and Oakwood Transport are the title sponsors for the two regional series, while Trailer Pros Canada, Corr/Pak Merchandising and Hoosier Tire Canada are also supporting the Action Sprint Tour.
DETERMINING THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The national championship standings will be tabulated using points totals from the eight national events, combined with each driver’s best six results from any of the 17 total regional series events. The points standings for the two regional championships will be tabulated using each driver’s best six results from that region, best six out of eight East events and best six out of nine West events.
TEAM INFO AND RULES UPDATES
AST National events will have AST officials on site directing race operations and technical inspection. The East and West series events will be designated races with regular purses and local track officials on site.
The Hoosier Medium right rear tire will be mandatory at all AST events held at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Cornwall Motor Speedway and Can-Am Speedway. Race teams may choose between the Hoosier Medium or HTC right rear tires at the other venues.
PINTY’S NATIONAL SERIES SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 22 – Brockville Ontario Speedway
Saturday, August 19 – Brockville Ontario Speedway
Saturday, September 2 – Brighton Speedway
Sunday, September 3 – Brighton Speedway
Friday, September 15 – Ohsweken Speedway
Saturday, September 16 – Ohsweken Speedway
Friday, September 29 – Humberstone Speedway
Saturday, September 30 – Humberstone Speedway
SURPRENANT TRUCK SHOP EAST SERIES SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 13 – Brockville Ontario Speedway
Saturday, June 3 – Brockville Ontario Speedway
Saturday, July 15 – Brockville Ontario Speedway
Friday, July 21 – Cam-Am Speedway
Sunday, July 23 – Cornwall Motor Speedway
Saturday, August 5 – Brockville Ontario Speedway
Sunday, August 20 – Cornwall Motor Speedway
Friday, September 8 – Can-Am Speedway
OAKWOOD TRANSPORT WEST SERIES SCHEDULE
Friday, June 9 – Ohsweken Speedway
Saturday, June 10 – Merrittville Speedway
Sunday, July 2 – Humberstone Speedway
Friday, July 7 – Ohsweken Speedway
Saturday, July 8 – Merrittville Speedway
Monday, August 14 – Ohsweken Speedway
Tuesday, August 15 – Ohsweken Speedway
Friday, August 25 – Ohsweken Speedway
Saturday, August 26 – Merrittville Speedway