SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- When former Eldora owner Earl Baltes, former All Star president Bert Emick, promoter Jean Lynch and a handful of Ohio dirt track promoters sat down over 30 years ago and dreamed up the Ohio Sprint Speedweek, they probably had no idea how popular the event would become. It has often been imitated by other racing organizations in other states, but nothing can match the excitement of Ohio Sprint Speedweek.

Sunday, June 24th the UNOH All Stars will make a long awaited return to the Cannonball Motor Speedway near St. Clairsville, Ohio. The newly reconfigured 3/8 mile track located off State Route 40 near the Morristown exit of I-70, has not hosted the UNOH All Stars in many, many years. The newly reopened facility will see the gates swing open for the third Sunday Shootout Series as the powerful winged 410 sprinters headline the popular Sunday Series. Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing to get underway around 6:30p.m. Call 304-771-5661 for more information or visit www.cannonballspeedway.com.

The 30th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek featuring the University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions will kick off Friday, June 22 and will feature nine straight nights of racing across the Buckeye State. Each event will pay the feature winner $5,000 with the exception of the finale on June 30 at Fremont Speedway, which pays $10,000 to win.

Ohio Speedweek always draws in the best talent from the Midwest, western Pennsylvania, along with the All Star regulars and usually a few surprises. Last season NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne competed at several speedweek events. Look for some of Pennsylvania’s best such as Lance Dewease and Stevie Smith and don’t be surprised to see a couple of others join in. Western Pennsylvania’s Danny Holtgraver, the 2010 Lernerville Speedway champion, along with Pete Miller III, have followed the All Star tour as much as possible the last two seasons.

After a slow start this season, Tim Shaffer of Aliquippa, Pa. has picked up momentum with his first win at Mercer Raceway Park on May 12 followed by another victory at NY’s Utica-Rome Speedway. Dale Blaney meanwhile has already won four All Star features this season and has racked up 88 in his career! Blaney also leads both the National and Ohio Region points for the All Stars. For more information regarding the All Star Sprints go to www.allstarsprint.com.

Filling the undercard to the powerful winged warriors will be the Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour as race fans will be welcomed to the Cannonball facility by some of the best modified drivers in the Eastern United States including; “The Dickson Duo” Mark and Travis Dickson, lady racer Deana Groves, “The Veteran” Larry Kugel, Wellsburg, WV's Lance Elson, current points leader and runner-up Bobby Kitchen and Bart Hartman, New York's best Vic Vena and Randy Hall, “The Thrill from Mooresville” Nick Hoffman, Scott Stiffler, current Rookie of the Year contenders Rick Mardis, Eric Singhaus, Kevin Miller, and Vic Hottinger, hometown native Jess Hartman, plus many more of the regions finest open wheel racers are set to invade. The modified portion of what is sure to be an intense open wheel program will pay a cool two grand to the winner for their evening efforts.

For more information regarding the Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour visit the Renegades of Dirt online at www.renegadesofdirt.com. You can also call Renegade offices anytime for further information @ 304.771.5051. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rodconnect or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/rodconnect.