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Hot ticket deals for early June Knoxville event(Knoxville, IA) Take the history of the Knoxville Raceway and combine it with the legends from the World of Outlaws and you have a formula for some
of the fastest, wildest, most exciting action you can ever experience in motorsports.
15 more drivers accept 'Nationals Soup' invitations(Knoxville, IA) The National Sprint Car Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, is pleased to announce that fifteen more sprint car drivers, each of whom have won a championship main event on the final day of the Knoxville Nationals, have accepted invitations to participate in the “Nationals Soup Line-Up: Honoring the Winners of the ‘Alphabet Soup’ Championship Features at the Knoxville Nationals, 1961 – 2009” special reception to be held on Friday, August 13.
Legendary car owner and builder Bob Trostle honored(Knoxville, IA) hursday night's “Salute to Bob Trostle” was a resounding success with over 100 friends and family members coming out to honor 1993 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Bob Trostle and his wife Dorotha. The initial program in the National Sprint Car Museum’s new Sprint Car 101 Third Thursday Series was highlighted by fellow Hall of Famer Ray Lee Goodwin and six other former sprint car drivers for Bob Trostle.
Knoxville Masters Classic paired with World of Outlaws(Knoxville, IA) On Friday, June 4, a new era will begin for the eighteenth annual Knoxville Masters Classic winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car race at the famed Knoxville Raceway in south central Iowa. 2010 will mark the first time that the one-of-a-kind race, open only to drivers age fifty and older, will be partnered with a World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series event on the same card.
Bob Trostle reception this Thursday(Knoxville, IA) The initial program in the National Sprint Car Museum’s new “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series is all set to debut this Thursday, February 18, with the “Salute to Bob Trostle” on the museum’s second floor at 7 p.m.
1968 Knoxville Nationals champion Goodwin among latest additions to 'Alphabet Soup' reception(Knoxville, IA) In the words of famed Knoxville Nationals announcer and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Jack Miller, “Holy Cow!” That expresses the excitement that is building this week at the National Sprint Car Museum as more confirmations have been received for the special reception on Friday, August 13, entitled “Nationals Soup Line-Up: Honoring the Winners of the ‘Alphabet Soup’ Championship Features at the Knoxville Nationals, 1961 – 2009.”
Fan input requested on Knoxville Nationals lap count(Knoxville, IA) Providing the best show for the fans and racers has always been the number priority at Knoxville Raceway. Fan input, driver input, owner and sponsor input always plays a key part in the decision making with regard to the governing the rules and the regulations for the sport.
Knoxville World Challenge strengthens from record American participation 'Down Under'(Knoxville, IA) To use a common Aussie expression, the Knoxville World Challenge, set for Friday, August 13, during the 50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, has just gone “from strength to strength” with the announcement that a record eleven Americans are entered in this weekend’s The Standard-sponsored Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic (GASC) at the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
Four-day tickets available for 50th Knoxville Nationals(Knoxville, IA) 4-Day tickets for the 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals are now on sale to the general public! The event is an historic one, and will be the first Nationals to pay over $1,000,000 in purse money! Seats are being sold as we speak, so don't miss out on the 50th!
Brown honored as Knoxville's 'Owner of the Year'(Knoxville, IA) Over the weekend, Brian Brown was named Knoxville Raceway’s 410 “Owner of the Year” for 2009. The award came in the Grain Valley, Missouri owner/driver’s first full season of the double duty. He was racing at the Western World Championship in Tucson, Arizona, so he wasn’t able to accept his award personally, but he is nonetheless proud. PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Brown Racing
Knoxville Raceway presents 2009 awards(Knoxville, IA) The Knoxville Raceway banquet was held on Saturday, November 21 in the Dyer-Hudson bulding on the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa. Headlining the night's events was the announcement from marketing director, Brian Stickel, that Lucas Oil would again sponsor the 2010 Knoxville Championship Cup Series. The track will pay out well over two million dollars in purse money in 2010.
50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals second floor Hall of Fame tickets available (Knoxville, IA) Struggling to find the perfect Christmas present for that sprint car fan in your life? Tickets for the second floor viewing area of the National Sprint Car Museum are now available to museum members and supporters for all four nights of the 50th annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, August 11-14, 2010. PHOTO CREDIT: Knoxville Raceway
