History, Racing, and Fun in Store This Weekend at Knoxville!
Monday, May 25, 2009
History, Racing, and Fun in Store This Weekend at Knoxville!
(Bill W) A huge weekend of racing, as well as a look at the past is in store this weekend at Knoxville. It all starts Thursday night with practice for this weekend’s 8th Annual Iowa Telecom/Pepsi Midget Nationals and Friday’s Masters Classic. Over twenty drivers are signed in already for the race for drivers age 50 and over, including former champions Mike Peters and Randy Smith, as well as Sammy Swindell. The Masters will again pay $3,000 to the winner. The King Doodlebug Classic for the midgets will run Friday night, with Saturday’s events including the Pepsi USAC Knoxville Midget Nationals, and the 410 sprints Knoxville Championship Cup showdown. Throw in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum’s 20th Annual Induction Banquet Saturday afternoon, and its going to be a full weekend, indeed!
Peters, Smith and Swindell’s entries in Friday’s Masters Classic are joined by Carl “Midge” Miller, Bobby Becker Jr., Butch Hanssen, Dale McCarty, Joe McCarthy, Regan Kitchen, Randy Droescher, David Gailley, Bill Smith, Greg Rilat, David Brown, Don Stoutner, Allan Unruh, Earnest Jennings, Lonnie Jensen, Roland Johnson, Mike Houseman, Judi Bates, Rick Sorem and George Prosser.
The midgets will be in action with full programs on both Friday and Saturday nights. Over 50 pre-entries for the popular Midget Nationals include defending champion Brad Sweet, and former winners Mike Hess and Jerry Coons Jr. Others expected include NASCAR veteran JJ Yeley, Kevin Swindell, Brady Bacon, Brad Kuhn, Levi Jones, Tracy Hines, Michael Pickens and Bobby East. See the full list on the bottom of this page.
Johnny Herrera maintained his point lead by outlasting Terry McCarl in last Saturday night’s 410 feature event. The big dogs will be back at it on Saturday night! Lynton Jeffrey is currently running second in the points race ahead of Brian Brown, McCarl and Don Droud Jr. Billy Alley, Dusty Zomer, Bronson Maeschen, Mark Dobmeier and Kerry Madsen round out the current top ten!
For more information on the upcoming weekend visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com!
Weekend Overview
Thursday, May 28
Practice night, 7-9:30 p.m.
Admission: free
Friday, May 29
Event: Knoxville Masters Classic and Iowa Telecom/Pepsi USAC midgets “King Doodlebug Classic”
Time: Hot laps at 6:45 p.m.
Admission: Reserved - $22 adults, $11 children, General - $20 adults, $10 children
Saturday, May 30
Event: 8th Annual Iowa Telecom/Pepsi USAC Knoxville Midget Nationals + 410 Knoxville Championship Cup Series racing
Time: Hot laps at 6:45 p.m.
Admission: Reserved - $22 adults, $11 children, General - $20 adults, $10 children
Other Things You Should Know:
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Induction Weekend
The 20th Annual NSCHoF induction weekend is highlighted by Saturday’s induction banquet at the Dyer-Hudson Hall on the Marion County Fairgrounds. Tickets are still available to the general public for $20 by calling the NSCHoF at 1-800-874-4488. Inductees this year include Jac Haudenschild, Lee Osborne, Roger Rager, Fred Rahmer, Rip Williams, Jackie Holmes, Kelly Petillo, Lee Elkins, Tommy Nicholson, Jack Elam, Louis Senter, Allan Brown and Jim Chini.
This Week’s Autographs
Drivers will be crossing the track during intermission between the heats and features to sign on race nights. You’ll never know who will be coming over, so be ready!
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Have your birthday or anniversary announced over the P.A. at Knoxville by e-mailing your information to bstickel@knoxvilleraceway.com. Please get your request to us by Thursday!
More Information
For more information on the weekend’s activities, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or call 641 842-5431!
Midget Nationals pre-entries (5-27-09)
1 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA
1c Chad McDaniel, Concordia, KS
1H Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE
1x JJ Yeley, Phoenix, AZ
2 Michael Pickens, Auckland, NI, NZ
2G Terry Goodwin, Belleville, KS
3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA
4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN
4R Robby Ross, St. Joseph, MO
4x Mike Hess, Riverton, IL
5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL
5F Danny Stratton, Brownsburg, IN
o5 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO
5x Gary Taylor, Snohomish, WA
07 Bryan Stanfill, Danville, IN
7A Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, IN
7B Austin Brown, Milstadt, IL
7c Josh Wise, Riverside, CA
7D Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN
7x Aaron Fiscus, Sun Prairie, WI
8 Ricky Ehrgott, Brandon, FL
8J Jerrod Ponder, Texas City, TX
8JX Jason Holt, Brownsburg, IN
09 Russ Harper, Watkins, CO
10 Will Pierce, Lee's Summit, MO
11 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ
11A Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL
11c Ryan Criswell, Mount Vernon, IL
14 David Gough, Machesney Park, IL
14A Matt Smith, Newcastle, NSW, Aust.
15 Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL
17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL
17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN
17K Henry Clarke, Villa Park, CA
19K Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, CA
20 Levi Jones, Brownsburg, IN
21 Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN
24D Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL
26 Alfred Galedrige Jr., Los Altos, CA
29 Bradley Galedrige, Los Altos, CA
30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ
31 Buddy Lowther, Cincinnati, OH
37 Shane Hmiel, Pleasant Garden, NC
37F Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ
39 Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN
49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA
55 Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK
67 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN
67x Gary Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL
69 AJ Fike, Galesburg, IL
71N Tim Noble, Janesville, WI
97 TBA
99 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK
(Pictured): Defending Midget Nationals champion Brad Sweet (Dave Hill Photo)
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