EASTERN MUSEUM OF MOTOR RACING READY TO HOST
NSCHoF ‘REUNION EAST’ THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Knoxville, IA (March 30, 2006) - According to National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (NSCHoF) inductee Lynn Paxton, the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing in York Springs, Pennsylvania, is all set to host the second annual ‘Eastern Reunion’ for National Sprint Car Hall of Famers this Saturday afternoon, April 1. Said Paxton today, “The Eastern Museum is ready to open for the season on Saturday, and we’re excited about hosting the likes of Al Hamilton, Ray Tilley, Davey Brown, ‘Buster’ Warke, ‘Buzz’ Rose and some other very special guests from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. If you're a sprint car fan in central Pennsylvania, past or present, you're going to want to be here on Saturday afternoon!”

The free meet-and-greet session with the fans will be hosted by veteran historian Pat Sullivan of Indianapolis, and will take place at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing (EMMR) on the Latimore Valley Fairgrounds. All East-Coast-based inductees into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame are invited to participate in the forum, with last year’s panel including Lynn Paxton, Al Hamilton, Keith Kauffman, Larry “Smokey” Snellbaker, Ray Tilley, and Midwesterner Bob Trostle. Others expected to be on hand are former drivers Jimmy Maguire and Kenny Slaybaugh, and United Racing Company's John and Cher Zimmerman. Said NSCHoF executive director Tom Schmeh, "That's the neat deal about working with Lynn Paxton on things like this... you never know who is going to show up and be a part of the fun!"

Joe Heisler III is helping coordinate the activities, as he does each October with the annual EMMR/NSCHoF Benefit Auction at the Williams Grove National Open. Those seeking more information on the EMMR, which will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on that opening day, are encouraged to visit their web site at www.emmr.org . Jim Cadwell, a former racer at the Knoxville Raceway in the Fifties, will be part of the Knoxville-based museum’s delegation. Those seeking more info on the NSCHoF are asked to visit the national museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com .