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2011 Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge
International Qualifiers Scheduled for New Zealand and Australia
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (November 18, 2010) - The Knoxville Raceway is proud to
announce the dates for the four international qualifiers for the 2011
Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge, to be held on Friday,
August 12, during the 51st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas
Oil. The dates and events whereby American sprint car drivers can qualify
for the $10,000-to-win invitational at Knoxville are as follows:
December 26, 2010
Boxing Day International Sprint & Midget Car Doubleheader
Western Springs Speedway; Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
January 3, 2011
Thunder Down Under International Sprintcar Series
Robertson Holden Int’l. Speedway; Palmerston North, North Island, New
Zealand
January 7-8, 2011
New Zealand Sprint Car Championship
Baypark Speedway; Mount Maunganui, North Island, New Zealand
January 22-23, 2011
Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic
Sungold Stadium at Premier Speedway; Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
According to Knoxville Raceway director of racing Ralph “Cappy” Capitani,
“We are very pleased to again be partnering with these four world-class
sprint car racing venues Down Under. They are capably managed by Lewis
Dawson at Western Springs, Bruce Robertson at Palmerston North, Willie Kay
at Baypark, and David Mills at Warrnambool. American drivers now know where
they have to run in order to be eligible to compete in next year’s Premier
Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge on the eve of the Goodyear Knoxville
National Sprint Car Championship. Of course, 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 itself. The starting line-up for the 2011 World Challenge will
remain a sixteen-car inversion based upon a driver’s qualifying night
points.”
For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and its World Challenge, fans
are urged to visit www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
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