IRA/Knoxville 410 Shootout Saturday!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
from Steve Sinclair - The 8th annual IRA / Knoxville 410 Shootout at the famed Knoxville Raceway is scheduled for this Saturday May 13th. A large contingent of IRA teams, possibly the most ever, will be making the trek to the sprint car capital of the world for the annual affair. The O'Reilly/Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series and the Knoxville Raceway have enjoyed a tremendous working relationship the past several years.
Both IRA and Knoxville have competed twice this year and the early point races are tight within both groups. As both IRA and Knoxville offer respective championship points, attendance from all serious point contenders with each group is a must.
Donny Goeden holds a two point lead over Todd Hepfner going into the Knoxville show with Steve Meyer, Brian Kristan, and veteran Kim Mock just a few points back. Bill Warren, 2-time and defending IRA Champ Scotty Neitzel, Travis Whitney, Mike Reinke, and Scott Biertzer round out IRA's current top ten. Long time Knoxville campaigner turned IRA point chaser John Sernett will also be on hand, with his brother Tim piloting the second of their two-car team.
May 13th is the first of two official Knoxville appearances for the IRA, as they will once again be part of the July 22nd Summer Classic, originally known as the 1200 Pound Nationals. Ofcourse IRA shuts down it's schedule for a week in August allowing, and encouraging, its' teams to compete in the Knoxville Nationals. Knoxville returns the favor by sending teams to IRA's Jerry Richert Memorial IRA/Knoxville/NOSA Challenge at Cedar Lake Speedway in September.
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