2005 Clean-O World Challenge Entry Forms Available On-Line
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
The official entry forms for the Clean-O World Challenge are now available on the newly-redesigned Knoxville Raceway web-site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com. The Clean-O World Challenge is the $10,000-to-win international winged 410-cubic-inch sprint car invitational and it is held as the Friday night, August 12, finale during the 45th annual Knoxville Nationals, presented by the Midwest Ford Dealers. The Clean-O World Challenge entry deadline is July 1.
Amongst those drivers eligible to compete this year are Glenn Styres and Cody Geldart of Canada, Stevie Walsh of New Zealand, Kerry Madsen, Brooke Tatnell, Troy Little, Robbie Farr and Max Dumesny of Australia, and Americans Billy Alley, Dickie Gaines, Travis Rilat, Shane Stewart, Donny Schatz, Daryn Pittman, Jason Johnson, Randy Hannagan, Tim Kaeding, Brad Sweet, Brent Antill, and Jimmy Sills. Current RE/MAX Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) stock car hot-shoes Christi Passmore of Oklahoma and Erin Crocker of Massachusetts, and Menard's Infiniti Pro Series (IPS) racer P.J. Chesson of New Jersey, are former Knoxville World Challenge competitors.
The final two Clean-O World Challenge qualifiers for Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders will be held on Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, at the Knoxville Raceway and on Wednesday, June 8, at the Budweiser Motorsports Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Edmonton event is part of the all-new Alberta Sprint Tour (AST) series. The history of the international invitational event, formerly known as the Kele World Challenge and the Australian/American Challenge Cup, is as follows:
Kele World Challenge Dash:
2004 Daryn Pittman $10,000
2003 Travis Rilat $10,000
2002 Donny Schatz $10,000
2001 Donny Schatz $10,000
2000 Danny Lasoski $10,000
1999 Randy Hannagan $ 5,000
1998 Skip Jackson $ 5,000
1997 Skip Jackson $ 5,000
Australian/American Challenge Cup Points:
1996 Danny Smith $ 4,000
1995 Skip Jackson $ 2,000
1994 Max Dumesny $ 1,000
Summary:
USA 24 drivers - $141,250
AUS 12 drivers - $ 67,175
CAN 3 drivers - $ 3,200
NZ 2 drivers - $ 2,625
41 drivers - $214,250
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