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Kuhn enters Kemper arena event
By: Bryan Gapinski
KANSAS CITY, KS (Nov 25) - Brad Kuhn winner of six midget racing driving
championships is among the latest enteries for the 1st annual "Twas the
Midgets before Christmas" on Dec. 19-20 inside Kansas City's Kemper Arena.
The two-day event will feature The O’Reily POWRI National Midget Series,
O’Reilly POWRI 600 Micro Sprints, Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning
Sprints, Legends Cars, and Dwarf/Modlite Cars. Over $50,000 in purses have
been posted for the first automobile race held in the 19,500 seat arena with
a temporary dirt racing surface.
Kuhn's championships include the National Midget Driver of the Year ('05,
'06), Badger Midget Series ('06, '07), POWRi ('06), and USAC Regional ('05).
The driver fromAvon, Ind. has also captured 36 midget feature victories in
the past five years.
Two drivers Austin Brown and Caleb Armstrong are slated to compete in the
both the National Midget and 600 Micro events. Brown won two 600 features
and finished in the top ten in both POWRi National & Micro points. Armstrong
maded hs midget debut late in the season, after winning the USAC Kenyon Car
Series Championship.
Other early entries for the midget event include: USAC Triple Crown
Champions Jerry Coons Jr., and Dave Darland, along with J.J.Yeley, Danny
Lasoski, Cory Kruseman,Brad Loyet, and Joe Boyles. Friday Night's feature
will pay $5,000 to the winner, with Saturday Nights first place prize
carrying a $10,000 payoff, with $500 to start the feature.
Gates open both days at 1pm for practice and heat races for support classes.
The entire midget race program will start after 7:00 pm, along with feature
events for the other divisions. Event and entry information can be obtained
by calling (816) 415-4398 or at
www.twasthemidgets.com . Tickets are on sale at the Kemper Arena Box
Office or Ticketmaster at (816)-513-4000.
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