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DONNY SCHATZ NAMED NORTH AMERICAN 410 SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2016… FOR NINTH TIME IN CAREER

| January 14, 2017
DONNY SCHATZ NAMED NORTH AMERICAN 410 SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2016… FOR NINTH TIME IN CAREER

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 13, 2017) – For the ninth time in his career, Donny Schatz of Fargo, North Dakota, was voted the “Driver of the Year” by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers. The 2016 World of Outlaws (WoO) champion earned seventeen (17) of […]

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DAVEY HESKIN & JOSH SCHNEIDERMAN HEADLINE SATURDAY AFTERNOON’S “SPRINT CAR 101” AT THE NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM

| May 20, 2016

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 19, 2016) – Davey Heskin of St. Michael, Minnesota, and Josh Schneiderman of West Burlington, Iowa, will headline this Saturday afternoon’s “Sprint Car 101” at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.  The program will be held on the second floor of the museum from 2 until 3 p.m. […]

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NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT’S “SPRINT CAR 101” FORUM TO FEATURE ANDEE BEIERLE & McKENNA HAASE

| June 14, 2015
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT’S “SPRINT CAR 101” FORUM TO FEATURE ANDEE BEIERLE & McKENNA HAASE

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (June 13, 2015) – Next Thursday night’s “Sprint Car 101” forum at the National Sprint Car Museum will feature North Dakota’s Andee Beierle and Iowa’s own McKenna Haase, who is the first female to win a sprint car feature at the legendary Knoxville Raceway.  In fact, McKenna has now won two winged 305-cubic-inch […]

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ARTHUR, BECK, ELLIS, KREITZ (JR.), SMITH & SONNER ‘TAKE A BOW’ AT 26th NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION BANQUET

| May 31, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 30, 2015) – Champion drivers Don Kreitz, Jr., of Pennsylvania and Danny Smith of Ohio, builder Roger Beck of Indiana, owner Gil Sonner of Iowa, and media members Mike Arthur of California and Bruce Ellis of Pennsylvania each ‘took a bow’ Saturday afternoon, May 30, as they were officially inducted into […]

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NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE BILL UTZ TO LEAD “MUSEUM MADNESS 2” AT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, THIS FRIDAY

| May 28, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 27, 2015) – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Bill Utz of Sedalia, Missouri, will headline this Friday’s “National Sprint Car Museum Madness 2” at the National Sprint League (NSL) sanctioned ‘410’ event at the Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Missouri.  Bill will be present with his famed Ol’ Yeller […]

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“Sprint Car 101: An Evening with Wayne Johnson” This Thursday Night

| May 16, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (May 16, 2015) – This Thursday night, May 21, will be the free and open-to-the-public forum entitled “Sprint Car 101: An Evening with Wayne Johnson” at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.  According to curator Tom Schmeh, “I think people will really enjoy hearing from Wayne about his life […]

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“NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM MADNESS 2” TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 29, AT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, NSL RACE

| April 28, 2015
“NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM MADNESS 2” TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 29, AT MOBERLY, MISSOURI, NSL RACE

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 28, 2015) – “National Sprint Car Museum Madness 2” will take place on Friday, May 29, at the National Sprint League (NSL) sanctioned event at the Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Missouri.  On-hand representing the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, will be NSCHoF inductee Bill Utz, […]

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“NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM MADNESS 1” TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, AT JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, NSL/MOWA RACE

| April 16, 2015

  KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 16, 2015) – “National Sprint Car Museum Madness 1” will take place on Friday, May 15, at the National Sprint League (NSL)/Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) co-sanctioned event at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois.  On-hand representing the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, will be […]

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“HOOKER HOOD/NSCHoF SOUTHERN SUPERMODIFIED RACERS’ REUNION” TO COME ALIVE AT MOBILE ON APRIL 11

| April 7, 2015

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (April 7, 2015) – The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Musuem in Knoxville, Iowa, is pleased to be able to help support the second annual “Hooker Hood/National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Southern Supermodified Racers’ Reunion” at the Mobile International Speedway in Irvington, Alabama, on Saturday, April 11, in conjunction with […]

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“SPRINT CAR 101” EVENTS GROW AS MORNING TV SHOW FEATURES THRILL SHOWS AND “HELL DRIVERS: AMERICA’S ORIGINAL CRASH TEST DUMMIES” DOCUMENTARY TO BE SHOWN AT 6 P.M.

| March 18, 2015

“SPRINT CAR 101” EVENTS GROW AS MORNING TV SHOW FEATURES THRILL SHOWS AND “HELL DRIVERS: AMERICA’S ORIGINAL CRASH TEST DUMMIES” DOCUMENTARY TO BE SHOWN AT 6 P.M. KNOXVILLE, IOWA (March 18, 2015) – Events surrounding Thursday night’s “Sprint Car 101: Sprint Cars, County Fairs & Auto Thrill Shows” forum at the National Sprint Car Museum […]

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