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November 28 “Wynn’s International Sprint Car Classic” at
Western Springs,
New Zealand, to be a Qualifier for Americans for 2010 Knoxville World
Challenge
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (November 16, 2009) - The Western Springs Speedway in
Auckland, New Zealand, is the third speedway ‘Down Under’ to confirm that it
will host a 2010 Knoxville World Challenge qualifier for Americans. The
30-lap “Wynn’s International Sprint Car Classic” event will take place on
Saturday, November 28, and it will serve as a qualifying site for Americans
for the 2010 World Challenge race during the 50th annual Goodyear Knoxville
Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. To date, three American ‘outlaws’ have
confirmed their intentions to compete in Auckland.
Said Knoxville director of racing Ralph Capitani, “Western Springs Speedway
has been a World Challenge qualifying track for a number of years and we are
proud to have them back on board for 2010. Promoter Lewis Dawson has
indicated that he expects Craig Dollansky of Minnesota, Joey Saldana of
Indiana and Jonathan Allard of California to all be contesting the NZ$4,000
to win event, which carries with it a guaranteed starting spot in the
Friday, August 13, 2010, Knoxville World Challenge.”
The Wynn’s International Sprint Car Classic event, featuring a NZ$12,250
total purse, will join the NZ$4,000-to-win January 1, 2010, Thunder Down
Under at Robertson Holden International Speedway in Palmerston North, New
Zealand, and the $30,000-to-win January 23-24, 2010, Grand Annual Sprintcar
Classic at Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, as official qualifying events
for Americans for the seventeenth edition of the World Challenge during the
fiftieth Goodyear Knoxville Nationals. International sprint car drivers from
Australia, Canada and New Zealand will continue to be eligible for the
Knoxville World Challenge simply by competing in the Knoxville Nationals.
The starting line-up for the 2010 World Challenge will remain a sixteen-car
inversion based upon a driver’s qualifying night points. Confirmed domestic
drivers for the Western Springs show include current New Zealand champion
Dean Brindle and 2007 national champion Jamie McDonald. Some of the other
confirmed drivers include Carl Wilson and Alan Wakeling, both of whom have
competed at Knoxville Raceway in the past.
For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and its World Challenge, fans
are urged to visit www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
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