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Fog and Rain Can’t Stop Donny Schatz at Knoxville!

| June 14, 2015
Fog and Rain Can’t Stop Donny Schatz at Knoxville!

  by Bill Wright  Knoxville, IA, June 13, 2015 – It was an odd night at the Mediacom Shootout featuring the World of Outlaws Saturday night/Sunday morning at the Knoxville Raceway!  A three and a half hour rain delay sent events into Sunday morning, and the feature was fogged out after fifteen laps.  Despite all […]

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NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT’S “SPRINT CAR 101” FORUM TO FEATURE ANDEE BEIERLE & McKENNA HAASE

| June 14, 2015
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT’S “SPRINT CAR 101” FORUM TO FEATURE ANDEE BEIERLE & McKENNA HAASE

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (June 13, 2015) – Next Thursday night’s “Sprint Car 101” forum at the National Sprint Car Museum will feature North Dakota’s Andee Beierle and Iowa’s own McKenna Haase, who is the first female to win a sprint car feature at the legendary Knoxville Raceway.  In fact, McKenna has now won two winged 305-cubic-inch […]

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Lasoski Wins on Epic Night of Racing at Knoxville!

| June 7, 2015
Lasoski Wins on Epic Night of Racing at Knoxville!

  by Bill Wright  Knoxville, IA, June 6, 2015 – Danny Lasoski led every lap to claim his 103rd career 410 feature victory at Knoxville Raceway on Slideways Karting Center Night.  He pocketed $3,000 for his win aboard the Big Game Motorsports #2 machine.  That was far from the whole story, however, as wild battles ensued behind […]

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Knoxville Raceway Rained Out May 30!

| May 31, 2015
Knoxville Raceway Rained Out May 30!

Knoxville Raceway Rained Out May 30! by Bill Wright   Knoxville, IA, May 30, 2015 – The events at Knoxville Raceway were rained out after the second 360 heat Saturday night, May 30.  A constant mist caused a delay of thirty minutes, and then it returned, saturating the grounds. Shane Stewart set quick time in […]

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ARTHUR, BECK, ELLIS, KREITZ (JR.), SMITH & SONNER ‘TAKE A BOW’ AT 26th NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION BANQUET

| May 31, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 30, 2015) – Champion drivers Don Kreitz, Jr., of Pennsylvania and Danny Smith of Ohio, builder Roger Beck of Indiana, owner Gil Sonner of Iowa, and media members Mike Arthur of California and Bruce Ellis of Pennsylvania each ‘took a bow’ Saturday afternoon, May 30, as they were officially inducted into […]

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NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE BILL UTZ TO LEAD “MUSEUM MADNESS 2” AT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, THIS FRIDAY

| May 28, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 27, 2015) – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Bill Utz of Sedalia, Missouri, will headline this Friday’s “National Sprint Car Museum Madness 2” at the National Sprint League (NSL) sanctioned ‘410’ event at the Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Missouri.  Bill will be present with his famed Ol’ Yeller […]

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Henderson Cruises, Haase Makes History at Knoxville!

| May 17, 2015
Henderson Cruises, Haase Makes History at Knoxville!

  by Bill Wright Knoxville, IA, May 15, 2015 – Justin Henderson had no peer in driving the BDS Motorsports #1 to victory in 410 action at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday.  His seventh career win was worth $3,000.  McKenna Haase made history in the 305 class as she became the first female feature winner […]

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“Sprint Car 101: An Evening with Wayne Johnson” This Thursday Night

| May 16, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 16, 2015) – This Thursday night, May 21, will be the free and open-to-the-public forum entitled “Sprint Car 101: An Evening with Wayne Johnson” at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.  According to curator Tom Schmeh, “I think people will really enjoy hearing from Wayne about his life […]

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Lasoski Prevails in Inaugural FVP National Sprint League Knoxville Event!

| May 10, 2015
Lasoski Prevails in Inaugural FVP National Sprint League Knoxville Event!

   Knoxville, IA, May 8, 2015 – Danny Lasoski scored victory #102 at the Knoxville Raceway, but it still was a historic first.  Saturday’s event marked the first ever visit for the FVP National Sprint League at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World”, Knoxville Raceway.  Ninety-eight sprint cars were in attendance for what served […]

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“NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM MADNESS 2” TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 29, AT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, NSL RACE

| April 28, 2015
“NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM MADNESS 2” TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 29, AT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, NSL RACE

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 28, 2015) – “National Sprint Car Museum Madness 2” will take place on Friday, May 29, at the National Sprint League (NSL) sanctioned event at the Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Missouri.  On-hand representing the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, will be NSCHoF inductee Bill Utz, […]

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