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KNOXVILLE, IL (July 2, 2011) - Sprint Car racers who have competed under the O'Reilly Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions banner have done very well at the legendary Knoxville Raceway In Knoxville, Iowa over the years including in 2010 when two-time and defending All Star champion Tim Shaffer shocked the racing world by winning the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals presented by Goodyear. The talented All Star drivers will once again get to showcase their talents on the black, river-bottom clay at The Dirt Racing Capital of the World on Aug. 6. The $5,000 to win event will be a companion race with the Knoxville 360 Sprint Nationals. We are excited and proud for our race teams to compete at Knoxville Raceway once again. It will be a fun event for the fans to see our drivers take on the tough Knoxville teams like Danny Lasoski, Terry McCarl, Brian Brown, Don Droud, Dusty Zomer, Wayne Johnson, Austin McCarl, Lynton Jeffrey and all the teams who will be there to get laps in before the Nationals, said Guy Webb, of the All Stars. Besides Shaffer winning the Nationals, David Gravel, who finished third in the All Stars final point standings in 2010, was named the Rookie of the Year at the event. The Knoxville race will be one of eight in the All Stars new Great Plains Region - known over the years as the Thunder Through the Plains - which will reward the points champion $10,000. Included in the Great Plains Region will be: July 26 Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, SK - $5,000 (rain date of July 27)
July 28 Red River Co-Op Speedway, Winnipeg, MB - $5,000 (rain date of July 29) Aug. 2 Husets Speedway, Brandon, S.D. - $5,000 Aug. 3 Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D. - $5,000 (rain date of Aug.4) Aug. 6 Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa - $5,000 Aug. 8 Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $10,000 Aug. 14 Husets Speedway, Brandon, S.D., $5,000 Aug. 17 Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, N.D., $12,000 Our regional concept (Eastern, Ohio and Great Plains) has been well-received by the teams and fans. It has reinvigorated 410 sprint car racing in the Midwest and has put more money in the hands of more racers and exposed more talented drivers to more fans, said Webb. Knoxville gives us a huge shot-in-the-arm in what we are trying to do and we re excited to be a part of the tradition of the Cox Design and Fabrication Southern Iowa Sprintweek.
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