62 BRODIX ToC INVITES EXTENDED; TOURNEY TEAMS ANNOUNCED
by: Brian Stickel

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 26, 2007) - A total of 62 invitations have been extended to entered and eligible winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car competitors from three countries and 18 sanctioning organizations today for the Sunday, August 5th $5,000-to-win Brodix Tournament of Champions at the Knoxville Raceway. Those invited are as follows:

Team American Sprint Cars on Tour (ASCoT):
9, Gary Wright, Hooks, Texas
41, Jason Johnson, Greenville, Texas
94, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, Iowa
29, Travis Rilat, Forney, Texas
11F, Foster Landon, Collinsville, Oklahoma
91, Darren Stewart, Edmond, Oklahoma
15S, Nick Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
B4, Eric Baldaccini, Keller, Texas
57C, Chris Schmelzle, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada



Team ASCS Coastal Region:
09, Timmy Thrash, Gulfport, Mississippi

Team ASCS Gulf South Region:
13M, Kathryne Minter, Bedford, Texas

Team ASCS Midwest Region:
94S, Natalie Sather, Fargo, North Dakota
84, Toby Chapman, Lincoln, Nebraska
82, Jason Danley, Lincoln, Nebraska


Team ASCS Northern Plains Region:
4J, Lee Grosz, Harwood, North Dakota
X, Chuck Swenson, Watertown, South Dakota
05, Dave Glennon, Casselton, North Dakota
5L, Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls, South Dakota


Team ASCS Patriot Region:
45, Chuck Hebing, Ontario, New York


Team ASCS Rebel Region:
11T, T.J. Winegardner, Pierson, Florida
67, Brian Thomas, Pendergrass, Georgia
1X, Matt Linder, Hoschton, Georgia


Team ASCS Sprints On Dirt (SOD):
3G, Tim Norman, Warsaw, Indiana


Team Alberta Sprint Tour (AST):

98, Joe Ramaker, Boise, Idaho

Team Big Sky Sprint Tour (BSST):
72, Phil Dietz, Billings, Montana
7X, Paxton Lambrecht, Billings, Montana



Team Empire Super Sprints (ESS):
32, Justin Barger, Montrose, New York

Team Knoxville Championship Cup Series (KNOX):
2X, Josh Higday, Des Moines, Iowa
2D, Bryan Dobesh, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2M, Matt Moro, Ankeny, Iowa
51, David Hall, Des Moines, Iowa
10, Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, Iowa
7A, Johnny Anderson, Indianola, Iowa
54, Brett Mather, Ames, Iowa
53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, Iowa
5, Rick Ideus, Silver City, Iowa
7H, John Hall, Marion, Iowa

Team National Championship Racing Association (NCRA):
11X, Garry Lee Maier, Cimarron, Kansas
27, Don Droud, Jr., Lincoln, Nebraska
57, Stu Snyder, Waverly, Nebraska
98, J.D. Johnson, Goddard, Kansas

Team National Racing Alliance (NRA):
11, Tim Allison, Lima, Ohio
35R, Ron Blair, Troy, Ohio
34, Luke Hall, Ludlow Falls, Ohio
7, Darren Long, Elida, Ohio


Team Northwest Sprint Challenge Series (NSCS):
4R, Robby Vaughn, Snohomish, Washington
23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, Washington
91, Derek Ingalls, Snohomish, Washington
8E, Evan Funk, Mount Vernon, Washington
KR14, Tyler Spath, Chico, California

Team Sprint Invaders Association (SIA):
3*, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, Illinois
51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA
99, Korey Weyant, Springfield, Illinois
14P, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, Iowa
53, Matt Harms, Chillicothe, Illinois
35, Brian Hetrick, Stronghurst, Illinois


Team Warrnambool-SCCA Title Series (W-SCCA):
00, Lauren Densley, Flynn, Victoria, Australia


Team Winged Outlaw Warriors (WOW):
14, Randy Martin, California, Missouri
86X, Josh Fisher, Smithton, Missouri
98M, Gabe Maycock, Middletown, Missouri
86, Jesse Giannetto, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5MA, Mallory Armfield, St. Joseph, Missouri


Those sanctions not sending representatives this year to the Brodix Tournament of Champions, which utilizes a common set or technical rules including use of the Brodix ASCS spec head, include ASCS Mid-Atlantic Region, ASCS Rocky Mountain Region, ASCS Sooner Region, ASCS Southern Tour, Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS), United Racing Company (URC), and the Northern Lights Dirt Series (NLDS).

Five entrants were ineligible to receive official invitations as the drivers either didn’t compete in enough of their sanctions’ races by the end of July 25th, or they were too far down in their sanctions’ points by that date to receive invites. Those drivers that will get their entry fees refunded are Brian Brown, Frankie Heimbaugh, Mike Houseman, Jr., Bryan Howland, and Ryan Roberts.

The format for the Sunday show will include group time trials, six inverted heats utilizing passing points, three B-Mains, and the 30-lap, 30-car, $5,000-to-win, $300-to-start Brodix Tournament of Champions. Eighteen drivers will advance to the “A” from the heats, and two drivers will do the same from each “B”. Six provisionals will complete the 30-car Tournament field, with preference given to the point leaders from those sanctions that don’t have any representation in the feature after the qualifying events.

Tournament team points will be awarded on a basis of 30 points to the winner, with a one point drop per position. The sanctioning affiliate accumulating the most points will be declared the Brodix Tournament Team Champion. The host Knoxville Raceway is the defending team champion, while Team ASCoT’s Gary Wright is the defending driver champion.

Those seeking further information on the Brodix Tournament of Champions are encouraged to visit Knoxville’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com .