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Degree Forecast Expected for Afternoon Racing Program

(April
11, 2013) - Anderson
Speedway returns to racing action on Sunday, April 14 with the USSA Sprint
Car Challenge Series built by the UAW showcased in the 13th Annual Glen
Niebel Classic Mel Kenyon 100. The Mel Kenyon Midgets will also be action on
Sunday afternoon.



For the
second consecutive year, the event will be sanctioned by USSA and will be the
opening event on the 2013 USSA Sprint Car Challenge Series built by the UAW.
Last Year's race marked the first time in race history that a sanctioning
body other than the United States Auto Club has sanctioned the event.



Local
Daleville driver Aaron Pierce won last year's event. Pierce became the first
repeat winner after an incredible streak of 11 different winners came to an
end. Pierce, along with Bobby East, are the only former Glen Niebel Classic
winners expected to participate.



The
event pays tribute to legendary car/engine builder Glen Niebel. The longtime
Edinburgh, Ind. resident passed away in 1999. Niebel revolutionized pavement
sprint car racing in the mid-1980's when he successfully developed a small
block Chevy V-6 that could successfully compete with its V-8 counterparts.



Niebel's
V-6 engine took to Anderson Speedway immediately and particularly the Little
500. With the speedway's short straight-aways, and its momentum carrying
turns, the engine was perfectly suited for Anderson Speedway. From 1987
through 1997, Niebel's V-6 engine cars won a remarkable six Little 500's with
drivers Bob Frey and Bentley Warren. There were also multiple second place
finishes during this period. In addition, NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart
claimed the 1995 USAC sprint car championship aboard a Glen Niebel owned
Chevy V-6.



Drivers
expected to compete in Sunday's event include: Bobby East, Aaron Pierce,
Jimmy McCune, Jeff Bloom, Joe Swanson, Tony Hunt, Jason Cox, Kyle Henry, Kyle
Feeney, Garrett Green, Kevin Studley, and Travis Welpott among others.



On
Sunday, April 14, spectator gates open at 11:30 a.m. with the racing
beginning at 2. Admission is $12 for adults and $4 for kids ages 6-12.
Children five and under get in free.