PRESS RELEASE-Dover, Swenson Team Up For South Dakota Nationals

By Team Dover Media

SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (September 17, 2008) -- Jack Dover will add his name to an illustrious list of drivers this Friday night. Dover will climb aboard veteran car owner Gary Swenson’s 24A Sprint Car on September 19, for the JSTS (Jackson Speedway Touring Series) South Dakota Nationals at Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, SD.

Dover has racked up fifteen feature victories so far this season including four ASCS (American Sprint Car Series) Regions as well as an O'Reilly ASCoT National triumph. In addition, Dover has one NCRA (National Championship Racing Association and one WOW (Winged Outlaw Warriors) win in 2008.

Swenson’s accomplishments as a car owner include the 1968 Knoxville Nationals championship with Ray Lee Goodwin at the wheel. Swenson and Goodwin also won the 1971 Knoxville Track championship and the IMCA Sprint Car title in 1972. John Gerloff drove Swenson’s car to a win at the Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, AR., in 1994 and multiple track championships at Eagle Raceway throughout the 1990’s.

Gary Swenson has enjoyed a career as a car owner that has spanned nearly 50 years. Swenson was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame in October of 2005 and joined some of his former drivers and past inductees Cliff Sealock, Lloyd Beckman, Joe Saldana, Don Maxwell, Doug Wolfgang and Jan Opperman in the hall.

Park Jefferson Speedway is located just across the South Dakota/Iowa border north of Sioux City, IA. Take I-29 north to exit 4, then .2 mile east to SR 105, then 1.8 miles north (east side of SR 105).

Jack and Team Dover Motorsports would like to thank their 2008 Sponsors: 3 D Auto Transport Inc., RMS, Trail Performance Powder Coating, Thorpes Auto Body, Eckley Racing Engines, Eagle Chassis, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, ATV Motorsports, Speedway Motors, Speedway Graphics, Langfeldt Overhead Door, Bell Racing, Butler Built Professional Seat Systems, Design 500 Racewear, FK Rod Ends, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, BR Motorsports, Pro Shocks, NOS Energy Drink and BA Photos.

Gary Swenson's Sponsors include Gary's Auto Sales, Copple Chevrolet and Terry's Body Shop.

Jack Dover's 2008 feature wins include:

1 ASCS National (State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK)
1 ASCS Gulf South (Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX)
2 ASCS Midwest (US 36 Raceway, Osborn, MO; Nebraska Cup Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE)
1 ASCS Northern Plains (I-90 Speedway, Hartford, SD)
2 ASCS Midwest/Northern Plains (Crawford County Speedway, Denison, IA; Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE)
1 ASCS Rocky Mountain (Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD)
1 Ice Breaker Challenge (Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE)
4 Weekly Shows (Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE)
1 NCRA (Mid-Nebraska Speedway, Doniphan, NE)
1 LOS 360 Nationals Prelim (Lake Ozark Speedway, Eldon, MO)