Tucson, Arizona (September 1st, 2009) – Sprint Cars, Bull Riders and Rock Stars are set to kick off the Hank Arnold Memorial double header this Labor Day weekend. The wingless forces of the ASCS Canyon Region will take to Tucson’s USA Raceway for two full nights of competition this Saturday and Sunday as they honor Tucson’s Hank Arnold.

Arnold, a legendary racer as well as a master craftsman, was instrumental in bringing the future of open wheel racing full circle. He won more than 160 main events, held 17 track records and built cars with names like the "Twister" and "Little Stinker."

Opening ceremonies will take place Friday night as teams put the final touches on their race machines in preparation for two days of action. The open practice session will be followed by Happy Hour and open bull riding for all who dare to go face to face with the toughest mechanical bull in Tucson. Plenty of ice cold beer will be on hand to help provoke the timid and ease the pain of the spirited riders.

Round one of racing action will kick off Saturday’s card as the stars of USA Raceway take to the track. After the lights go out on Saturday’s racing action, The Jackslash Post Race Party, Presented by Rockstar Energy Drinks, will kick off the preliminary rounds of the Battle of the Bull Riders. The $500 winner takes all mechanical bull riding championship will be open for anyone that is tough enough to tame the mechanical beast. Rockstar Energy Drinks will team up with Sean Buckley from www.jackslash.com to make this party one you don’t want to miss.

Sunday the festivities continue with the Battle of the Bull Riders and round two of the Hank Arnold Memorial. The best of the Bull Riders will return for the final round and the $500 championship as the best racers prepare to battle it out on the super fast USA Raceway. The top Bull Rider will be crowned just before the engines roar and round two of The Hank Arnold Memorial detonates.

This weekend's events also mark Rounds Four and Five of the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Challenge, an eight-race series of events including both wingless Canyon Region events and winged Southwest Region events.

Buckeye's Charles Davis, Jr., leads the way into the weekend, sitting atop ASCS Canyon Region point charts and second in Discount Tire Co. Challenge points.

"Chargin'" Charles has won three of five Canyon Region events to open up a 40-point advantage over R.J. Johnson, with Nathan High (Goodyear), Jonathon Henry (Stockton, CA) and Ronnie Clark (Tucson) rounding out the current top five.

Rick Ziehl of Las Cruces, NM, holds a 16-point advantage over Davis in the DTC Challenge, with Clark, Joshua Hodges and Mike Martin rounding out the current top five.

After rain nixed the opening leg of the DTC Challenge, Davis won the Buddy Taylor Memorial at Hollywood Hills on May 24 and then Ziehl topped the July 4 Southwest Region feature at USA.

Andrew Reinbold is the defending Hank Arnold Memorial champion after topping last year's event atop the Manzanita Speedway ½-mile oval after Jeremy Sherman had claimed four consecutive editions of the Hank Arnold Memorial.

Top drivers from all divisions are expected to take part in all the weekend’s events as many drivers will looking for their seat belts to hold them on the USA Raceway Mechanical Bull.

A full weekend of action is slated as USA Raceway sets out to honor the Legend of Hank Arnold. General admission tickets will go on sale at 5pm for only $12, racing will begin promptly at 7pm

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, 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 www.usaraceway.net