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MIKE PETERS, TIM GEE & BOB THOMPSON ADD NAMES TO KNOXVILLE MASTERS CLASSIC ENTRY LIST KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 2, 2008) - 2002 Knoxville Masters Classic winner and former National Championship Racing Association (NCRA) champion Mike Peters of Kansas, past Alberta Sprint Tour (AST) champion Tim Gee of Alberta, Canada, and 9-time Knoxville Raceway feature winner Bob Thompson of Iowa have all officially entered the sixteenth annual Knoxville Masters Classic to be run on Friday, May 30, at Knoxville Raceway. In addition, Indy 500 veteran Johnny Parsons, Jr., 1983 Eldora Nationals winner Gary Lynch, Ricky Weld of the famed Weld racing family, and 2006 Knoxville Masters Classic winner Shane Carson are all seeking quality rides in the winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car race for drivers age fifty and over. According to Knoxville’s director of racing Ralph Capitani, “This may be the biggest Masters field since 2001, when we had thirty competitors seeking twenty A-Main starting spots. Already we have sixteen cars entered, with another four drivers looking. And we haven’t even heard from drivers like A.J. Weaver, Kenny Jacobs, Ron Rosenboom, Terry Alexander, Lonnie Jensen, Roy Jo Peltz, Roger Rager, Bob Houseman, Don Stoutner, Joe Kouba, Chris Maurer, and Tony Moro yet. As Tony Bokhoven has been known to say, ‘this is going to be a Jim Dandy’ this year!” The sixteen official entrants to date are: Rev. Mark Amenda (Streator, IL), Carl "Midge" Miller (Willingboro, NJ), Bobby Becker, Jr. (Denton, NE), Tim Gee (LeDuc, AB, CAN), “Butch” Hanssen (Sioux Falls, SD), Dale McCarty (Eldorado Springs, MO), Joe McCarthy (Broomfield, CO), Randy Droescher (Larchwood, IA), Bill Smith (Worthington, MN), Greg Rilat (Texas City, TX), Bob Thompson (Des Moines, IA), David Brown (Marshall, MO), Mike Peters (Wichita, KS), Kramer Williamson (Palmyra, PA), Arnie Vink (Luverne, MN), Judi Bates (Barto, PA). Knoxville Raceway will host an open track practice for the Masters Classic competitors on Thursday, May 29, from 7 until 9 p.m. The Knoxville Masters Classic & 305 Shootout will take place on Friday, May 30, starting at 6:45 p.m. The Carquest Night of 360- and 410-cubic-inch sprinters will conclude the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction weekend of racing on Saturday, May 31, also starting at 6:45 p.m. For information on the Knoxville Masters Classic & 305 Shootout on Friday, May 30, and the Carquest Night of winged 360- and 410 c.i. sprint car racing on Saturday, May 31, at the Knoxville Raceway, individuals are urged to visit the track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com. For tickets to the nineteenth National Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction banquet, to take place in the Dyer-Hudson Building on the Marion County Fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon, May 31, individuals are urged to call Lori DeMoss at 1-800-874-4488 or e-mail her at ldemoss@sprintcarhof.com. The banquet will be co-emceed by Dr. Pat Sullivan and Tom Savage. Tickets are just twenty dollars each, but they need to be reserved in advance. |