Kevin Montgomery TUCSON, Ariz. (February 3rd, 2010) – On the heels of a 50th birthday and in the midst of a storied open wheel racing career that has spanned for more than 30 years, Jeff Swindell will hit the road once again. It is the second coming of a life filled with great racing moments and is about to be reinvented to the benefit of race fans all over. Swindell will take his act on tour against some of the best Wing Sprint car racers in the country with one of the first stops being the 5th Annual Copper on Dirt at Tucson’s USA Raceway.
“I’ve been racing around home for the last few years just having fun and winning some races with my buddy Kevin Davis,” commented Swindell. “I’ve been watching my brother Sammy and Steve Kinser still on the trail winning races. I feel as good as I ever have behind the wheel and in December somebody said you should run more ASCS so I said why not the whole thing and here we are. I figure when Sammy and Steve retire I’ll still have five years to go cause those guy’s are really old.”
Swindell, who recently added back to back Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis) Championships to his long list of accomplishments, will leave his native state of Tennessee and head west in good company led by Jason Johnson and the tough ASCS National contingent.
Swindell went on to say, “Everything just came together too quick and easy with the Carl Edwards/R.E.Technologies team along with Roush/Yates Engines jumping in the mix so how could I say no”
With a familiar Ford power plant under the hood and Carl Edwards/R.E. Technologies Racing on the side of a brand new Swindell Group Maxim, Jeff will make another mark on racing history as he makes his first Copper on Dirt appearance.
The 5th Annual “Copper on Dirt” will feature ASCS National Wing Sprint Cars, Midgets, The West Coast Late Model Shootout vs. Total Seal Late Model Dirt Racing Series and USRA Western Modifieds all taking part in a sensational racing spectacle at Tucson’s USA Raceway’s for two nights on February 18th and 19th marking USA Raceway as the only dirt track venue in the country to host all four premier divisions in one event.
Advanced tickets are on sale now. Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/CopperOnDirtTickets.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515
Hotel Information can be found at www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000
USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net
Levi Jones joined Mississippi’s Ricky Stenhouse as the only drivers to win multiple “Copper on Dirt” features in a single year. Stenhouse set the bar high at the inaugural “Copper on Dirt” by winning back to back races in the 40-lap sprint car feature and finishing off the night by capturing the 50-lap USAC Silver Crown Feature.
Past Copper on Dirt Winners:
2007 USAC Midgets – Cory Kruseman
2007 USAC Sprint Cars – Ricky Stenhouse
2007 USAC Silver Crown – Ricky Stenhouse
2008 USAC Midgets – Darren Hagen
2008 USAC Sprint Cars – Shane Cottle
2008 USAC Silver Crown – Jerry Coons Jr.
2009 USAC Midgets – Brad Sweet
2009 USAC Sprint Cars – Darren Hagen
2009 USAC Silver Crown – Bud Kaeding
2010 USAC Midgets – Brad Sweet
2010 USAC Sprint Cars – Levi Jones
2010 USAC Silver Crown – Levi Jones