Stars Come Out for Pella Corporation Night!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Stars Come Out for Pella Corporation Night!
(Bill W) Knoxville Raceway welcomes its fans, including those from Pella Corporation this Saturday night as the stars of the dirt come out to shine once again at the Sprint Car Capital of the World! Visit the Pella Corporation booth behind the grandstands for some freebies as well! Junior Fan Club sign-up is still on, so sign up if you are between the ages of you are ages 5-12 (information below)!
The action has been “off the hook” so far this season. Last week’s 410 main event was no different as “Hollywood” Johnny Herrera had to hold off National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Sammy Swindell in the final turns to gain his third feature win of the season! Herrera leads a stout field in the point’s race heading into Saturday.
Lynton Jeffrey has had a strong season. The transplanted Aussie, who now lives in Prairie City is second in the standings. Even though Terry McCarl will miss a few nights this year, he has proven to be a force each night and is expected to compete for his first 2009 Knoxville win on Saturday.
Others expected to be on a throttle producing 900 horsepower are 2007 track champion, “Blackjack” Brian Brown, Don Droud Jr., “Zoom Zoom” Dusty Zomer, “Dynamite” Mark Dobmeier, 2006 track champion “Tornado” Billy Alley, two-time track champion Skip “Action” Jackson and Bronson Maeschen. “The Mad Man” Kerry Madsen and Wayne Johnson are just a pair of other talented drivers expected to tangle on Saturday night!
The 360 class will be back in action this weekend as well. Even though point leader Clint Garner was off last weekend, his car was not. Swindell drove it to the Masters Classic championship. Others expected include Ryan Roberts, May 23 winner Bryan Dobesh, rookie Chad Humston, Gregg Bakker, Jon Agan, Brett Mather, Johnny Anderson, Jonathan Cornell and Tom Lenz.
In addition the 305 sprints will run a full program, setting up a sprint car tripleheader!
For more information on this weekend’s events, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com, or call 641 842-5431.
Weekend Overview
Saturday, June 6
Event: Pella Corporation Night – Knoxville Championship Cup Series + 305’s
Time: Hot laps at 6:45 p.m.
Admission: $12 adults, $3 children
Other Things You Should Know:
Visit the Pella Corporation Booth
Visit the Pella Booth under the grandstands for some free giveaways!
Knoxville Family Pack
Families are encouraged to take advantage of Knoxville’s “Family Pack”. The pack includes four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $44! Additional family members can be included for $6 each! Our non-alcohol and non-tobacco family sections are sections I and J.
This Week’s Autographs
Driver’s will be signing autographs every week during intermission. Have your sharpies ready!
NOS Discount
Any adult fan bringing an empty NOS Energy Drink container and a race ticket coupon will receive $2 off their general admission ticket!
Knoxville Raceway Junior Fan Club
Welcome to the 2009 Knoxville Raceway Jr. Fan Club!!! Sign-up will be under the main grandstand at the Junior Fan Club booth. We hope you can all make it, but if not, you can sign up on your first regular race night (dates listed below). The Knoxville Raceway Junior Fan Club is free for kids 5-12 and you receive a t-shirt and other goodies at sign up. Below is some other important Junior Fan Club information.
1. You must sign in every time you come to the race at the Jr. Fan Club Booth to be eligible for that evening’s events and prizes.
2. Each week we will draw one child’s name to be the Jr. Fan of the Week. The winner will be announced after Time Trials.
3. The Jr. Fan of the Week will receive a Trophy, 8 x 10 color photo of them and their favorite Local driver. The winner will visit the press box and watch Tony Bokhoven and Blake Anderson announce a Heat race. There may also be other prizes.
4. After registering for the evening, the coordinators will draw the names of 20 kids for the 410 A and 20 kids for the 360 A. Each name drawn will be paired with one of the cars that are in that A Feature. Following the race there will be a prize for the each member who has the winning number in each feature and the member who has the last place finisher in each feature. Winners of these prizes may pick them up on the next Junior Fan Club night.
5. Knoxville Raceway Jr. Fan Club dates for 2008 are June 6, June 13, June 20, July 4, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1 and August 29.
6. You are encouraged to wear the Jr. Fan Club t-shirt each night you come to the races.
7. At the Annual Pizza Party, a Jr. Fan Club Member of the Year will be drawn from the Club Members who have perfect attendance and had their shirts every time they attended. That member and their immediate family will be invited to attend the Annual Points Banquet.
More Information
For more information on the weekend’s activities, visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com or call 641 842-5431!
(Pictured): 2007 track champion Brian Brown (Ryan Northcote Photo)
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