:: Phil Gill Racing :: #26 :: About ASA Late Model Series


		*About ASA Late Model Series* Formed in 2002 by President Ron Varney and Race Director Chris Throgmartin, the rapid growth of this series is phenomenal. Today, the series is much the same as it was in its original days with small changes implemented to make it more conducive to the travel and safety. It is still by far the most cost-effective high profile traveling series around. The benefits to the teams that are a part of the series is far reaching and offers teams a chance to compete with the best of the best. The ASALMS is professional racing; it is not just a Saturday night show at the track. The teams that race are professional race teams of varied backgrounds, ages, geography and income. Teams come out not only to compete, but also to perfect their skills as a professional driver. To run the series, you will visit a number of varied tracks with different speeds, sizes and banking. The teams also have the eyes and ears of the racing world upon them and many will use this as a tool to launch their racing careers. The ASALMS is a premier series, with premier drivers and tremendous support from some of the largest companies in the racing industry. The ASA Late Model Series is not for the tepid driver, the teams that come out and compete are there because they have fire within them that drives them to be the best. Whether they are racing one show or all sixteen, each on of these teams comes out to make a dream a reality. The winds of change are upon us all and what we do in the ASALMS fishbowl is paramount to the Short Track Community. We encourage all our teams to step up to the plate and help set the tone for the next decade of short track racing. The series has been blessed with some of the most talented short track teams from across the country and it has created a buzz in the short track circuit. To be the best short track series out there you have to do more than say it, you have to show it; we have! To say we hit a home run with the series is an understatement; in 2005, we have hit one out of the park!! We have forever left our mark in short track racing history and for that we can all be proud.
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					*Graduates - ASA to NASCAR* The list of graduates reads as a who's who of stock car racing. Drivers such as Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, Kenny Wallace, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Raines, Scott Wimmer, Ted Musgrave, Tim Fedewa, Larry Foyt and Johnny, Tim & Jay Sauter all spent time plying their trade in ASA before moving on to the highest levels of stock car racing. Among the drivers who have a limited number of ASA starts are Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Ken Schrader (who also spent a couple of full seasons as an ASA car owner), Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek and Jimmy Spencer. Crew Chiefs such as Kevin Hamlin, Paul Andrews and Jimmy Fennig spent time turning wrenches in ASA.