TERRY McCARL’S BIG GAME TREE STANDS WoO SPRINTER TO REPRESENT KNOXVILLE AT DES MOINES SPORTS SHOW NEXT WEEK
by: Thomas J Schmeh

Knoxville, IA (Feb. 6, 2006) - East Bay Raceway Park’s 2006 King of the 360’s and ‘06 Winternationals champion Terry McCarl of Altoona will have his Big Game Tree Stands-sponsored sprint car at next week’s Des Moines Sports Show in the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The winged 410-cubic-inch Eagle sprinter will be in booths 917-918, representing the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, and the Knoxville-based National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, at the February 15-19 trade show. According to museum executive director Tom Schmeh, “There isn’t a hotter sprint car racer in the world right now than Terry McCarl after his twin $10,000-to-win victories last week in Tampa, so we’re thrilled that he’ll have his World of Outlaws sprinter in our booth at the Des Moines show.”

"I just hope he takes extra special care of his number 24 sprint car this week at the Volusia Speedway Park shows near Daytona Beach!,” laughed Schmeh. McCarl’s Wesmar-powered sprint car is sponsored by Big Game Tree Stands, Clean-O, Bosma Poultry, GroundMax Hunting Blinds, and www.AmericashAdvance.com. 2006 will mark the second consecutive year that McCarl, the six-time Knoxville Raceway point champion, will represent Knoxville at this regional sports and recreation event.

Continued Schmeh, “The Des Moines Sports Show continues to be one of our best marketing venues, as fans in the metro have learned that they can annually pick up their Knoxville Raceway wallet schedules and brochures at this fun event. In addition, they can learn about other businesses and attractions in Knoxville, including the National Sprint Car Museum, which is just 35 minutes away from the state capital via the four-lane Highway 5.”

The Des Moines Sports Show is one of five trade shows in which the Knoxville-based dirt track, museum and chamber of commerce have cooperated jointly. The other shows in Kansas City, Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha also involve the nearby Pella Chamber of Commerce, the Marion County Development Commission and the Pella Historical Society as marketing partners. According to race track director Ralph Capitani, “The Marion County Fair Association realizes that it needs to be pro-active in marketing its events, including the midget car (June 2-3), winged 360 c.i. sprint car (August 3-5), winged 410 c.i. sprint car (August 9-12), and dirt late model stock car (September 28-30) ‘national championship’ shows.”

For more information on the National Sprint Car Museum, visit their web-site at www.sprintcarhof.com. For more info on the Knoxville Raceway, visit their web-site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com. The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce’s web-site is www.knoxville-iowa.com.