"Holy Cow!": Record Number of Entrants (21) for 20-lap Knoxville World Challenge!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"Holy Cow!": Record Number of Entrants (21) for 20-lap Knoxville World Challenge
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 18, 2009) - As Hall of Fame announcer Jack Miller used to say at the Knoxville Nationals sprint car championship, "Holy Cow!" It was announced this week that a record number of entries (21) have been received for the 20-lap, $10,000-to-win Knoxville World Challenge invitational to be contested on Friday, August 14, during the 49th annual SuperClean Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.
According to director of racing Ralph Capitani, "In recent days we have received entries from Kasey Kahne's American teammates Joey Saldana and Craig Dollansky, Aussie Matthew Reed, Canadian Chris Schmelzle, and New Zealand-born defending champion Kerry Madsen, which means this year's 20-lapper should be an outstanding 'U.S.A. vs. the World' shootout. Plus, adding interest to the race is the fact that those drivers that competed in one of our five international qualifiers will be fully inverted based upon their qualifying night points. It is shaping up to be one of the best races during the 12-race, 11-night Cox Design Iowa SpeedWeeks, July 31 and August 6-15."
The sixteenth annual Knoxville World Challenge entries to date are as follows:
0, Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA, USA, Maxim/Kistler
1AU, Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, AUS, J&J/Ott-Stanton
1X, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN, USA, Maxim/Gaerte
2, A.J. "Skip" Jackson, Sydney, NSW, AUS, J&J/Shaver
2AU, Todd Wanless, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, J&J/KRE
4, Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH, USA, Maxim/J&D
4WA, Greg Hall, Albany, WA, AUS, Schnee/Maxwill
4X, Toni Lutar, Richmond, BC, CAN, KPC/Capetta
6, Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN, USA, Maxim/Rider
9, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, USA, Maxim/Speedway
10A, Ricky Logan, Knoxville, IA, USA, J&J/Ostrich
12, Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, AUS, J&J/Fisher
14AJ, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA, USA, Maxim/Fisher
19, Craig Dollansky, Zimmerman, MN, USA, Maxim/Speedway
21AU, Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, AUS, Maxim/Ott
24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, USA, Maxim/Ott
41, Jason Johnson, Thomasville, PA, USA, Eagle/Ott
55, Kerry Madsen, Christchurch, SI, NZ, Maxim/Ott
57, Shane Stewart, Pittsboro, IN, USA, A.R.T./Shaver
57C, Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, BC, CAN, LeJeune/Schmelzle
92V, Matthew Reed, Mitcham, VIC, AUS, Maxim/Maxwill
For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and its World Challenge, fans are urged to visit www.knoxvilleraceway.com
(Pictured): 2008 World Challenge Winner Kerry Madsen (Ryan Northcote)
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