USAC ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 6th ANNUAL EASTERN STORM

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NEWS FROM: THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

USAC ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 6TH ANNUAL EASTERN STORM, BOB MILLER PRESENTED NATIONAL RACE ORGANIZER OF THE YEAR AWARD AT USAC NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS AWARDS BANQUET

The Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis, IN was the location of the USAC Night of Champions Award celebration on Saturday night. USAC did a phenomenal job honoring the many accomplishments of their competitors in all the USAC Series of 2011. The evening opened with a private cocktail party in the Champion's Pub followed by the upscale awards dinner.

USAC proudly announced the return of the 6th Annual Eastern Storm with race dates in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The 2012 Eastern Storm for the Amsoil USAC National Non-Wing Sprints will open at the Lernerville Speedway on Monday, June 4 followed by stops at the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 5, Grandview will utilize Wednesday as a rain date before the Eastern Storm moves to the New Egypt Speedway on Thursday, June 7, Big Diamond Raceway will host USAC on Friday, June 8 with the Eastern Swing finale set for Saturday night, June 9 at the Port Royal Speedway.

Bob Miller, co-promoter of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series with Grandview track owner Bruce Rogers, and organizer of the USAC event at the New Egypt Speedway was honored by USAC at the "Night of Champions". Miller was recognized as the USAC National Race Organizer of the Year for his five year effort and support of bringing the USAC non-wing sprint "Eastern Storm" tour to the east. In 2010, USAC made their first visit to New Egypt Speedway and the organizations first visit to the state of New Jersey in over thirty-two years.

Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill have been part of the Eastern Storm since the inaugural season in 2007. Levi Jones won the Grandview USAC shows in 2007 and 2010. The late Jesse Hockett is a two time winner at Grandview winning the 2008 and 2009 USAC events that were presented as twin features in 2009 as a result of a rain out. In 2011, Bobby East won the Grandview event in an absolute thriller on the one-third mile high-banked Grandview Speedway. USAC Champion Levi Jones of Olney,, IL won the 2010 USAC sprint show at the New Egypt Speedway and in 2011, and the USAC win at New Egypt went to Hunter Schuerenberg.

The Tuesday, June 5 USAC non-wing sprint event at the Grandview Speedway will again be presented in tribute to the late Jesse Hockett Classic.

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