KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 4, 2012) – Bill Wright of Knoxville Raceway, also known as ‘Bill W.’, will again moderate this year’s “Meet the Knoxville Regulars” forum

HESKIN, McCARL, ZOMER, DOBMEIER & MAESCHEN LEAD “MEET THEKNOXVILLEREGULARS” FORUM AT 2012KNOXVILLENATIONALS FAN FAIR 

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 4, 2012) – Bill Wright of Knoxville Raceway, also known as ‘Bill W.’, will again moderate this year’s “Meet the Knoxville Regulars” forum at the seventh annual Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair.  Amongst his talented line-up of panelists are 2012 point leader Davey Heskin, runner-up Terry McCarl, Austin McCarl, Carson McCarl, third-place Dusty Zomer, fourth-place Mark Dobmeier, fifth-place Bronson Maeschen, Don Droud, Jr., and Josh and Jarrod Schneiderman.

Museum curator and fan fair coordinator Tom Schmeh said today, “Year-after-year, Bill Wright does a great job with this forum.  It is a terrific opportunity for out-of-state Nationals fans to really learn aboutKnoxville’s top drivers on an up-close and personal level.  Fans won’t want to miss this forum on Thursday, August 9, at 1 p.m. in the theater on the second floor of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.”

The current schedule for the seventh annual Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair, to be held on the second floor of theDonaldLambertiNationalSprintCarMuseum, is as follows:

 

Wednesday, August 8:

 11 a.m. – “Danny Lasoski:  The Path to 100 Wins at Knoxville” with host Tony Bokhoven in Theater

 1 p.m. – “World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Racing” with host Johnny Gibson (World Racing Group) in Theater

 3 p.m. – “Sprint Car Racing:  State of the Union” with host Larry Boos (Eldora Speedway) & special guests Rex LeJeune (Attica Raceway Park), Steve Beitler (Skagit Speedway), Allan Holland (Hoseheads.com), Steve Sinclair (Interstate Racing Association) and Bill Wright (Knoxville Raceway) in Conference Center

 

Thursday, August 9:

 11 a.m.  – “International Sprint Car Racing” with host David Mills (Premier Speedway) & special guests Daryn Pittman and Kyle Larson in Theater

1 p.m. – “Meet the Knoxville Regulars” with host Bill Wright (Knoxville Raceway) & special guests Davey Heskin, Terry McCarl, Austin McCarl, Carson McCarl, Dusty Zomer, Mark Dobmeier, Bronson Maeschen, Don Droud, Jr., and Josh and Jarrod Schneiderman in Theater

 3 p.m. – “Women in Sprint Car Racing” with host Stacy Ervin (Knoxville Raceway) & special guests Naomi Grimes, Linda Selvage, Teri Riggins, Kendra Jacobs (Winged Nation), Lori McCarl (Front Row Challenge Enterprises) and Barb O’Brien (Knoxville Raceway Fire & Rescue) in Conference Center

 

Friday, August 10:

 11 a.m.  – “State-of-the-Art Sprint Car Shock Technology” with host C. Greg Nicol (Speedway Motors) & special guests Don Waters (AFCO Shocks), Garrett Andrews (CSI Shocks), Davey Reedy (Penske Shocks), George Gillespie (Pro Shocks), and Brian Goscinski (Super Shox) in Theater 

1 p.m. – “Sprint Car Racing:  An Historical Perspective” with host Gary Guehler (Texas Motor Speedway) & special guests in Theater 

3 p.m. – “Meet the Posse” with host Bruce Ellis (Williams Grove Speedway) & special guests inConferenceCenter

 

Saturday, August 11  (films in Theater): 

10 a.m. – “Doug Wolfgang: His Story” by Kevin Kjergaard (50 minutes)

11 a.m. – “Follow the Corn 2: Next Level” bySean Buckley(57 minutes)

12 Noon – “Doug Wolfgang: His Story” (encore)

1 p.m. – “Open Road: Inside the National Sprint Tour” by Dennis Doornbos             (60 minutes)

2 p.m. – “Doug Wolfgang: His Story” (encore)

3 p.m. – “KnoxvilleNationals: Dirt, Sweat & Tears” by Brandon Bingham             (42 minutes)

4 p.m. – “Doug Wolfgang: His Story” (encore)

 

Fans are encouraged to visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com for more information.

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