ZEMKEN, HEBING, WEIBLEY & TIFFANY
LATEST TO ENTER BRODIX ToC FROM THE EAST COAST
by: Thomas J Schmeh

KNOXVILLE, IA (July 20, 2006) - The ‘Eastern Invasion’ of the Brodix Tournament of Champions continues at a record pace as Knoxville Raceway has recently received entries from Jessica Zemken of the Empire Super Sprints (ESS), Chuck Hebing of the ASCS Patriot Sprint Group (ASCS-PSG), Brook Weibley of the United Racing Company (URC), and Matt Tiffany of the United Sprint Car Series (USCS) Dirt Cup. They join previously entered Eastern hot-shoes Jimmy Martin III and Curt Michael of URC, Tom Winegardner, Jr., of USCS, Bryan Howland of ASCS-PSG, and Justin Barger, Jeff Cook and Jeff Van Dusen of ESS.

Jessica Zemken is the nineteen-year-old female driving sensation from Sprakers, New York. She has already won an ESS feature race this year at the Can-Am Motorsports Park in LaFargeville, New York, and she finished fifth this past Tuesday night in a National Sprint Tour ‘410’ show at Fonda, New York. Jessica wheels her own www.nativepoker.com Kriner-powered Eagle number 1z sprint car, which is wrenched by Kevin Loveys.

Chuck Hebing, the current ASCS-PSG point leader, won a Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) feature at Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, June 9, an ESS feature at Little Valley, New York, on Saturday, June 10, and an ASCS-PSG feature at Bradford, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 11. The versatile Ontario, New York, racer wheels the Maxim number 45 sprinter which is owned and powered by Dan Deming, Jr.

Brook Weibley of York Springs, Pennsylvania, is entered aboard Bill Turpin’s J&J/Yardley Racing Engines sprinter number 56. The car is well known in Knoxville, Iowa, as it sat in victory lane at the inaugural ToC on September 20, 1997, with Delaware’s Greg Coverdale behind the wheel.

Matt Tiffany of Daytona Beach, Florida, campaigns the winged 360-cubic-inch Don Ott-powered Shaw chassis sprint car, which is sponsored by Independent Printing. Besides competing in Pete Walton’s USCS Dirt Cup, he has also won on the asphalt in USCS competition.

To date, seventy-six teams have entered the eighth annual Brodix Tournament of Champions at Knoxville Raceway. Those seeking more information, including entry form, entry list and technical rules, are urged to visit the half-mile dirt track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com.