MATT TIFFANY LATEST TO ENTER BRODIX TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
by: Brian Stickel
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 10) - As the days wind down until the final entry
deadline on Wednesday, July 23, for the tenth annual Brodix Tournament of
Champions sprint car race to be held at the Knoxville Raceway on Sunday,
August 3, Daytona Beach, Florida’s Matt Tiffany becomes the thirtieth and
latest entrant for the $5,000-to-win contest. The one-day international
invitational for the ‘best of the best’ in winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car
racing utilizes one common set of technical rules, including use of the
American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Brodix spec head. Tiffany, an upcoming
student at the University of Central Florida, will be representing the ASCS
Rebel Region in the tournament field.
Tiffany will wheel the MJT, L.L.C.-owned, Don Ott-powered Shaw chassis
sprint car number 19T, which is sponsored by C-n-B Mushroom Farm of
Avondale, Pennsylvania. Matt is a multi-time sprint car feature winner with
both Emmett Hahn’s American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) and Pete Walton’s
United Sprint Car Series (USCS).
According to Knoxville’s director of racing Ralph ‘Cappy’ Capitani, “The
Brodix Tournament of Champions is shaping up to be one of the most
competitive races of the ten-day Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa
SpeedWeek, July 31 through August 9. Already entered are Glenn Styres and
Travis Rutz of Canada, Troy Little and Ricky Barrand of Australia, and 2002
Brodix ToC winner Josh Higday, 2006 ‘Mr. Sprint Car’ Jason Johnson, and now
up-and-comer Matt Tiffany of the U.S.A. If you are a fan of side-by-side
sprint car racing, I guarantee you that Knoxville, Iowa, will be the place
to be on Sunday, August 3.”
The current list of pre-entries is as follows:
0, Glenn Styres, Ohsweken, ON, CAN, SOS, Maxim/Gaerte, Ohsweken Speedway
D1, Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids, IA, KNOX, Maxim/Wesmar, Professional
Freight
1P, Curtis Evans, Norborne, MO, WOW, Maxim/Kistler, Arctic Cat/Craven Farms
2, Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD, ASCS-NP, Schnee/Ingle, Its Showtime/Prostrollo
G.M.
2M, Matt Moro, Ankeny, IA, KNOX, Eagle/Ostrich, Hot Hills/Karl Chevrolet
B4, Eric Baldaccini, Keller, TX, ASCoT, Maxim/TBA, Maxim/Simpson/Smiley’s
7, Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, KNOX, Eagle/Ostrich, Deery Bros. Chevrolet
7H, J.J. Hickle, Quilcene, WA, ASCS-NW, Maxim/Shaver, Olympic Trailer
7L, Darren Long, Elida, OH, NRA, Maxim/Baker, Potash Corp, Engler Machine &
Tool
14, Randy Martin, California, MO, WOW, TBA/Kistler, Diamond Pet Foods
17 Samantha Taylor, Bonney Lake, WA, ASCS-R, Maxim/Zeigler, Wetherington’s
18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE, KNOX, Maxim/Eckley, Mid-Nebraska Land
Developers
19T, Matt Tiffany, Daytona Beach, FL, ASCS-R, Shaw/Ott, C-n-B Mushroom Farm
20AU, Troy Little, Vineyard, NSW, AUS, STS/SAS, Eagle/Wells, Kimbo Transport
21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, ASCS-M, Maxim/Ostrich, SuperClean
22B, Ben Gregg, Glendale, AZ, ASCS-SW, Maxim/RPM, RPM Engine Development
24, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA, KNOX, TBA/TBA, TBA
26, Travis Rutz, Langley, BC, CAN, ASCS-NW, Maxim/Shark, Monarch Mtn. Coffee
28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO, WOW, Maxim/Ostrich, Kiwa Line Builders
29, Russ Hall, Des Moines, IA, KNOX, TBA/TBA, TBA
41, Jason Johnson, Thomasville, PA, ASCoT, Eagle/Wesmar, The Shop Diesel
Service
50Z, Zach Chappell, Talala, OK, ASCoT, Maxim/Wesmar, Legends Bar-B-Q/Smiley’s
51, Bryan Howland, Auburn, NY, ASCS-P, Maxim/Jimmy D’s, Filtrec Corp.
51H, David Hall, Des Moines, IA, KNOX, Eagle/Parker, TBA
51S, Lee Sowell, Nesbit, MS, USCS-MST, Maxim/Ostrich, Leland Sowell Frame
54, Brett Mather, Ames, IA, KNOX, Eagle/Wesmar, TBA
72, Glenn Borden, Raymond, WA, ASCS-NW, XXX/Ott, Borden’s Auto Parts
98, J.D. Johnson, Goddard, KS, NCRA, Maxim/Bailey, Alternative Pest
Management
98R, Joe Ramaker, Boise, ID, BSST, J&J/Ostrich, Kronebusch Electric/Mt View
Co-Op
TBA, Ricky Barrand, Terang, VIC, AUS, SRA, TBA/TBA, TBA
The twenty-six sanctioning affiliates that have confirmed participation in
the tenth Brodix Tournament of Champions are as follows:
American Sprint Cars On Tour (ASCoT),
ASCS Coastal Region (ASCS-C),
ASCS Gulf South Region (ASCS-GS),
ASCS Midwest Region (ASCS-M),
ASCS Northern Plains Region (ASCS-NP),
ASCS Northwest Region (ASCS-NW),
ASCS Patriot Region (ASCS-P),
ASCS Rebel Region (ASCS-R),
ASCS Rocky Mountain Region (ASCS-RM),
ASCS Sprints On Dirt (ASCS-SOD),
ASCS Sooner Region (ASCS-S),
ASCS Southwest Region (ASCS-SW),
Alberta Sprint Tour (AST),
Big Sky Sprint Tour (BSST),
Empire Super Sprints (ESS),
Knoxville Championship Cup Series (KNOX),
National Championship Racing Association (NCRA),
Northern Lights Dirt Series (NLDS),
National Racing Alliance (NRA),
SRA Brodix Sprintcar Series (SRA),
Sprint Invaders Association (SIA),
Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS),
Sprintcar Thunder Series/Sprintcar All Stars (STS-SAS),
USCS Mid-South Thunder (USCS-MST),
USCS Southern Thunder (USCS-ST),
Winged Outlaw Warriors (WOW).
The previous nine Brodix ToC winners are as follows (year, driver,
affiliate, number, hometown; all races at Knoxville unless otherwise noted):
2007 – Kaley Gharst, SIA, 3*, Decatur, Illinois
2006 – Gary Wright, ASCoT, 9, Hooks, Texas
2005 - Garry Lee Maier, NCRA, 11x, Cimarron, Kansas
2004 - Loren Langerud, WISSOTA, 56, Harwood, North Dakota
2003 - Terry McCarl, SIA, 86, Altoona, Iowa
2002 - Josh Higday, KNOX, 24, Des Moines, Iowa
2001 - Not Held
2000 - Not Held
1999 - (Limaland) - Kyle Sauder, NRA, 2s, Archbold, Ohio
1998 - (Eldora) - Phil Gressman, ASCS-Challengers, 8h, Clyde, Ohio
1997 - Greg Coverdale, URC, 63, Milford, Delaware
The technical rules for the Brodix Tournament of Champions will be dictated
by the Knoxville Raceway, and they will be the same for the
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, July 31-August 1-2 $10,000-to-win Arnold Motor
Supply Knoxville 360 Nationals, presented by Vermeer Manufacturing. Those
seeking more information are urged to visit the track’s web site at
www.knoxvilleraceway.com .
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