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FROM COAST-TO-COAST AND BORDER-TO-BORDER,
DRIVERS AGE 50+ ENTER KNOXVILLE MASTERS CLASSIC
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 27, 2009) - The 2009 version of the Knoxville Masters
Classic winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car race for drivers age 50 and over
now boasts competitors from Alaska to New Jersey, and from Minnesota to
Texas. According to Knoxville’s director of racing Ralph Capitani, “Not only
are the veterans coming from every corner of the country, but these guys are
some of the best ambassadors this sport of sprint car racing has to offer.
‘Midge’ Miller, Bill Smith, Earnest Jennings and the rest are just some of
the nicest guys out there. And we were so sorry to hear this week of the
passing of Harold McGilton, the third-place finisher in the 1999 Masters
Classic. He was another true gentleman.”
The twelve (12) official entrants with cars are: Rev. Mark Amenda (Streator,
IL), Carl "Midge" Miller (Willingboro, NJ), Bobby Becker, Jr. (Denton, NE),
“Butch” Hanssen (Sioux Falls, SD), Dale McCarty (Eldorado Springs, MO),
Randy Droescher (Larchwood, IA), Bill Smith (Worthington, MN), Greg Rilat
(Texas City, TX), Earnest Jennings (Norman, OK), Lonnie Jensen (Lincoln,
NE), David Brown (Marshall, MO), and Wayne Redmond (Humboldt, IA). The three
(3) drivers entered without cars are: John McDonald (Houston, AK), Rick
Sorem (Big Lake, MN), and George Prosser (Mansfield, OH). Added Capitani, “I
see on www.hoseheads.com that Larry ‘Smokey’ Snellbaker is also looking for
a quality ride for the Masters. Talk about another great ambassador for our
sport!”
Knoxville Raceway will host an open track practice for the Masters Classic
competitors on Thursday, May 28, from 7 until 9 p.m. The Knoxville Masters
Classic & the Iowa Telecom King Doodlebug Midget Classic will take place on
Friday, May 29, starting at 6:45 p.m. The Pepsi Knoxville Midget Nationals
and the winged 410-cubic-inch sprinters will conclude the National Sprint
Car Hall of Fame induction weekend of racing on Saturday, May 30, also
starting at 6:45 p.m.
For information on the Friday and Saturday night races, individuals are
urged to visit the track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com. For tickets
to the twentieth 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 30, people are urged to call Lori DeMoss at
800-874-4488 or e-mail her at ldemoss@sprintcarhof.com. The banquet will
again be emceed by Dave Argabright and Dr. Pat Sullivan. Tickets are just
twenty dollars each, but they need to be reserved in advance.
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