Bill reichert and cassie simonton enters spring spectacle of speed lucas oil series r

BILL REICHERT AND CASSIE SIMONTON ENTERS SPRING SPECTACLE OF SPEED LUCAS OIL SERIES RACE AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY

BROWNSBURG (Feb. 9, 2012) The Spring Spectacle of Speed featuring the Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on April
27-29 and Top Alcohol Dragster legend Bill Reichert and up and coming Top
Alcohol Funny Car racer Cassie Simonton, are among the first to register for
prestigious race. The Spring Spectacle of Speed has become an incredible
season kick-off event, featuring Top Alcohol Dragsters, Top Alcohol Funny
Cars and the finest racers in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

Reichert has won the event seven times in 11 final round appearances and is
second only to Bob Glidden who has eight event victories in Stock, Super
Stock and Pro Stock. Adding to his impressive resume is that he is a three
time Mac Tools U. S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner, a two time Mac
Tools U. S. Nationals runner-up, a five time consecutive Top Alcohol
Dragster national champion (2006-10) and a nine time North Central Division
champion.

Simonton will be in her third season at the wheel of a Top Alcohol Funny Car
owned by Spiro Kontos with Randy Anderson serving as the crew chief.
"Randy has made some changes over the winter and we are all really excited
to get out to the track and see what she can run," said Simonton. "This is
my 3rd season in the Alcohol Funny Car, I am feeling very comfortable in the
car and ready to get back out there and get a win for the team."

"We always look forward to the Spring Spectacle of Speed and are thrilled to
welcome back a tremendous champion like Bill and a new talent such as
Cassie," said Wes Collier, general manager of Lucas Oil Raceway. "The
Spring Spectacle of Speed is a great way to get the 2012 season started and
the three days of action is some of the best racing we see all year long."

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series features eight classes, encompasses 24
regional and 19 divisional events around the country, and showcases the
skills and talents of tens of thousands of racers. The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series is also conducted at all 23 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series events with 16 showcasing the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol
Funny Car categories. These NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events are
featured in 16 one-hour programs, produced in high definition and broadcast
on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. The Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car
categories are where many of today's NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
drivers got their start, including Alexis DeJoria, Courtney Force, Spencer
Massey, Brandon Bernstein, and Morgan Lucas, among others.

Gates open at 7 a.m. each day and tickets are $15 on Friday and $20 for
Saturday or Sunday with kids 12 and under free with paid adult. Top Alcohol
Dragster and Funny Cars will qualify on Friday (4 p.m.) and Saturday (1 & 5
p.m.) to set 8-car fields for Sunday's eliminations. Over 500 entries are
expected for the 3-day event.

One of five drag racing facilities owned and operated by the National Hot
Rod Association, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis was built in 1960 and has
presented organized racing events since 1961. From March through October,
the facility hosts more than 120 dates of racing on three tracks, a
quarter-mile drag strip, a .686-mile paved oval and a 2.5-mile road course.
Home to drag racing's biggest event, the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals over
Labor Day weekend, the drag strip runs more than 50 days of point-to-point
action, from national events to street legal community programs. The oval
track draws racing's biggest events including USAC, ARCA and CRA races. The
road course provides a home for several racing sanctions, while providing an
ideal resource for driving schools, corporate outings and open-road tests
for professional drivers.