BOSS Gears Up For 2017 With Strong Bonus Program

With just 4 weeks until the first green flag flies, the Rick’s Trucks and Equipment BOSS tour is gearing up for its biggest and best season to date. With the full time drivers list approaching the 20 team mark and the addition of full time race announcer, Ryan Kent Jr., 2017 appears to have the necessary ingredients to be a banner season. The success and growth of the series would not be happening without the help of our marketing partners who provide all of the bonus awards and incentives that keep these teams on the road week after week.

Rick’s Trucks and Equipment of Kenton, Ohio remains the title sponsor helping to provide a points fund totaling nearly $15,000 in cash and awards to the top 15 finishers in the season long standings. Once again, a $3,000 check plus contingencies await the overall points champion.

Standard BOSS events will continue to pay the following feature purse: 1) 1,500 2) 900 3) 700 4) 600 5) 500 6) 450 7) 400 8) 375 9) 350 10) 325 11) 300 12) 290 13) 280 14) 270 15) 260 16) 250 with $250 to start all main events. BOSS will start 20 cars in all main events with car counts at 29 or less. When the car count in attendance is between 30 and 39 cars, the starting field will be increased to 22. If the number of cars entered is 40 or more, then 24 cars will run the main event. There will still be $100 tow money to awarded to all competing cars who fail to make the main event.

For full time BOSS teams, the top 15 in points will be guaranteed $300 to start every main event and $150 tow money to non starters. Bonus eligibility for the first 3 events ( April 22, May 13 and May 20) will be based off of the final 2016 standings. Beginning with event #4, the top 15 teams in the 2017 current standings will be in the bonus money. With more than 15 teams committing to the full schedule, BOSS is happy to announce that we will pay the bonus to ALL teams with perfect attendance starting at the 4th event.

As always, BOSS is proud to have the continued support of both Hoosier Race Tires and American Racer Tires. The increasingly popular “open tire rule” is still the staple of the BOSS program. With the open tire rule, lack of a weight rule, and NEVER any “membership” or “entry” fees, the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series IS THE last true OUTLAW sprint car series. BOSS takes pride in not restricting teams from running when and where they please.

The full time teams stay loyal to BOSS primarily because of all the great marketing partners who supply heat race money, bonus money and many other perks along the trail. Heat races will once again pay cash to the top 4 finishers it $40, 30, 20 and 10 respectively. There will also be five (5) bonus awards of $50 cash each and another at $25. Also, the highest finishing driver on each brand of tire (all 4 corners) will be awarded a free tire from the respective manufacturer. The following is a complete list of our 2017 contributors:

Title Sponsor – Rick’s Trucks & Equipment ; Kenton, OH
Heat Race #1 – DRC Chassis ; Indianapolis, IN
Heat Race #2 – Lias Tire / American Racer ; Indiana, PA
Heat Race #3 – Hoosier Racing Tire ; Lakeville, IN
Heat Race #4 – TCB Speed ; Pendleton, IN
Hard Charger Award – The Bridge Restaurant ; Sidney, OH
Hard Luck Award – J.F. Construction ; Bucyrus, OH
Lucky Pill Draw Award – Apple Metal Polishing ; Eldorodo, OH
Perseverance Award – All Pro Cylinder Heads ; Johnstown, OH
Steel Block Award – Cowen Truck Line ; Perrysville, OH
Sweet Move Award – McMillin Apiaries ; Wampum, PA

Other sponsors include The Blue Room restaurant in Kirby, Ohio who will provide the ever popular “free drink” cooler. Cooley Cabinets of Greenville, Ohio is on board to provide fans a look back into the past every Tuesday on facebook with “Turnback Tuesday”. Superior Bearing & Supply of Bradenton, Florida is back to sponsor the 2017 BOSS Rookie of the Year award. Other contributors include: Southeast Harley Davidson of Cleveland, FAST Signs of Dayton, Griff’s Engines of Sandusky, Diversified Machine Inc (DMI), and TRL Driving Suits.

The 2017 season gets underway at Atomic Speedway on Saturday, April 22nd and concludes at Fremont Speedway with the Mike Hensel Memorial on Saturday, September 30th. Along the way, BOSS teams will compete for a record amount in purses with two $5,000 to win races at Fremont Speedway’s “Hensel Memorial” and Mansfield Motorsports Park’s “Great Lakes Nationals”. There are also two $3,000 to win events at Waynesfield Raceway Park’s “Jack Hewitt Classic” and Atomic Speedway’s “Open Wheel Championship”. Other tracks along the tour include Portsmouth Raceway Park, Limaland Motorsports Park, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Montpelier Motor Speedway, Route 44 Speedway, Mercer Raceway Park, Lernerville Speedway and Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.

The complete 2017 BOSS drivers list will be announced in the next few weeks. For more information, be sure to follow the BOSS series on facebook or log on to www.buckeyesprints.com. Information can also be obtained by e-mailing sprinter14@hotmail.com or phone 740-703-3768.

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