International Qualifiers Scheduled for New Zealand and Australia
Thursday, November 18, 2010
International Qualifiers Scheduled for New Zealand and Australia
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (November 18, 2010) - The Knoxville Raceway is proud to announce the dates for the four international qualifiers for the 2011 Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge, to be held on Friday, August 12, during the 51st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. The dates and events whereby American sprint car drivers can qualify for the $10,000-to-win invitational at Knoxville are as follows:
December 26, 2010
Boxing Day International Sprint & Midget Car Doubleheader
Western Springs Speedway; Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
January 3, 2011
Thunder Down Under International Sprintcar Series
Robertson Holden Int’l. Speedway; Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand
January 7-8, 2011
New Zealand Sprint Car Championship
Baypark Speedway; Mount Maunganui, North Island, New Zealand
January 22-23, 2011
Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic
Sungold Stadium at Premier Speedway; Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
According to Knoxville Raceway director of racing Ralph “Cappy” Capitani, “We are very pleased to again be partnering with these four world-class sprint car racing venues Down Under. They are capably managed by Lewis Dawson at Western Springs, Bruce Robertson at Palmerston North, Willie Kay at Baypark, and David Mills at Warrnambool. American drivers now know where they have to run in order to be eligible to compete in next year’s Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge on the eve of the Goodyear Knoxville National Sprint Car Championship. Of course, international sprint car drivers from Australia, Canada and New Zealand will continue to be eligible for the Knoxville World Challenge simply by competing in the Knoxville Nationals itself. The starting line-up for the 2011 World Challenge will remain a sixteen-car inversion based upon a driver’s qualifying night points.”
For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and its World Challenge, fans are urged to visit www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
(Pictured): 2010 Premier Chevy Dealers World Challenge Winner Craig Dollansky
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