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KNOXVILLE RACEWAY TEAMS UP WITH IOWA STARS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 29, HOCKEY GAME IN DES MOINES KNOXVILLE, IOWA (Mar 19) - The sports of ice hockey and sprint car racing have crossed paths many times over the years, from the days of Emory Collins (1920’s) to Andy Brown (1970’s) through Michael Annett (2000’s), and they will do it again on Saturday, March 29, as the Iowa Stars host “Knoxville Raceway Night” at the Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines. Several sprint car drivers will be present to meet and greet the American Hockey League (AHL) fans, and Calvin Landis’ winged 410-cubic-inch sprint car and Knoxville Raceway’s own sprint car simulator will also be on-hand for the enjoyment of all at the Stars game against the Rockford Ice Hogs at 7:07 p.m.. The Iowa Stars are the AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Knoxville Raceway is the self-proclaimed “Sprint Car Capital of the World” and home of the Knoxville Sprint Car National Championships every August. The Iowa Stars regular season schedule runs from October 6 through April 13, while the Knoxville Raceway schedule boasts exciting dirt track racing from April 19 through September 27. Fans wishing to purchase tickets for the Saturday, March 29, “Knoxville Raceway Night” at the Wells Fargo Arena are encouraged to visit the Iowa Stars web site at www.dahlstickets.com or call toll-free 1-866-55-DAHLS. Fans of both ice hockey and sprint car racing will know that National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Emory Collins played for the Regina (Sask.) Pats in western Canada during his youth, and that current United States Auto Club (USAC) Silver Crown Series driver Michael Annett played for the Waterloo Black Hawks in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Possibly best known, though, is USAC sprint car racer Andy Brown of Hamilton (Ontario), who on April 7, 1974, became the last NHL goaltender to play without a mask when he played his final league game for the Pittsburgh Penguins, a 6-3 loss to the Flames, at the Omni in Atlanta. |