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LARRY BALL, JR., TO PRESENT
“HISTORY OF DES MOINES
SPEEDWAY” AT 2009 IOWA STUDIES FORUM ON APRIL 3
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (March 27) - The National Sprint Car Museum is partnering
with attorney Larry Ball, Jr., to present “History of the Des Moines
Speedway, 1915-16” at the 2009 Iowa Studies Forum on Friday, April 3, at the
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Ankeny. Larry Ball, Jr., is a
former sprint car racer and a former president of the non-profit museum
foundation (2002) who currently enjoys researching pre-WWII open-wheel
racing history.
The museum, which is located in Knoxville, will be represented by curator
Thomas J. Schmeh. According to Schmeh, “These kind of educational and
historical programs are exactly what our non-profit museum foundation is all
about. We are proud of the work done by sprint car historians around the
country and, indeed, around the world, and we look forward to continuing to
partner with them on presentations such as this one in the years to come.
And we sincerely thank Dr. Lisa Ossian at DMACC’s Iowa Studies Center for
her efforts with this forum.”
The 2009 Iowa Studies Forum is a celebration of Iowa’s history, science,
politics, literature & art and has a theme of ‘Experiencing the Strength of
Our Heritage’ this year. It is hosted by The Iowa Studies Center at DMACC
and will be held in the Conference Center/Building #7 on the campus during
the morning and afternoon of Friday, April 3.
Those wishing to attend the 2009 Iowa Studies Forum are encouraged to
register at the
https://go.dmacc.edu/IOWASTUDIES/Pages/welcome.aspx web site.
Those seeking more information on the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of
Fame & Museum Foundation are encouraged to visit its web site at
www.sprintcarhof.com .
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