From Coast-to-Coast and Border-to-Border, Drivers Age 50+ Enter Knoxville Masters Classic!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
FROM COAST-TO-COAST AND BORDER-TO-BORDER, DRIVERS AGE 50+ ENTER KNOXVILLE MASTERS CLASSIC
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 27, 2009) - The 2009 version of the
Knoxville Masters Classic winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car race for drivers
age 50 and over now boasts competitors from Alaska to New Jersey, and from
Minnesota to Texas. According to Knoxville's director of racing Ralph
Capitani, "Not only are the veterans coming from every corner of the
country, but these guys are some of the best ambassadors this sport of
sprint car racing has to offer. 'Midge' Miller, Bill Smith, Earnest
Jennings and the rest are just some of the nicest guys out there. And we
were so sorry to hear this week of the passing of Harold McGilton, the
third-place finisher in the 1999 Masters Classic. He was another true
gentleman."
The twelve (12) official entrants with cars are: Rev. Mark
Amenda (Streator, IL), Carl "Midge" Miller (Willingboro, NJ), Bobby Becker,
Jr. (Denton, NE), "Butch" Hanssen (Sioux Falls, SD), Dale McCarty (Eldorado
Springs, MO), Randy Droescher (Larchwood, IA), Bill Smith (Worthington, MN),
Greg Rilat (Texas City, TX), Earnest Jennings (Norman, OK), Lonnie Jensen
(Lincoln, NE), David Brown (Marshall, MO), and Wayne Redmond (Humboldt, IA).
The three (3) drivers entered without cars are: John McDonald (Houston,
AK), Rick Sorem (Big Lake, MN), and George Prosser (Mansfield, OH). Added
Capitani, "I see on www.hoseheads.com, that
Larry 'Smokey' Snellbaker is also looking for a quality ride for the
Masters. Talk about another great ambassador for our sport!"
Knoxville Raceway will host an open track practice for the Masters Classic
competitors on Thursday, May 28, from 7 until 9 p.m. The Knoxville Masters
Classic & the Iowa Telecom King Doodlebug Midget Classic will take place on
Friday, May 29, starting at 6:45 p.m. The Pepsi Knoxville Midget Nationals
and the winged 410-cubic-inch sprinters will conclude the National Sprint
Car Hall of Fame induction weekend of racing on Saturday, May 30, also
starting at 6:45 p.m.
For information on the Friday and Saturday night races, individuals are
urged to visit the track's web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com. For tickets to the twentieth National
Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction banquet, to take place in the Dyer-Hudson
Building on the Marion County Fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon, May 30,
people are urged to call Lori DeMoss at 800-874-4488 or e-mail her at
ldemoss@sprintcarhof.com. The banquet will again be emceed by Dave
Argabright and Dr. Pat Sullivan. Tickets are just twenty dollars each, but
they need to be reserved in advance.
(Pictured): Randy Droescher at the 2008 Masters Classic (Conrad Nelson Photo)
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