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Please see 2/9-2/13 updates below, thank you.

Pre-entries are starting to roll in for the Cowtown Midget Championships on February 13-14, and there are several entries from drivers that race sprint cars.

Included on that list are Cowtown sprint aces, Kevin Ramey, George White and Justin Melton. Plus Gary Taylor and Brady Bacon both raced sprints at Cowtown in 2008 and are entered.

There are a lot of teams that have indicated they are coming, but have yet to enter. So we will announce those names once they officially enter.

But here is an advance entry list for the event, which should easily surpass the 200 mark once race night rolls around. We'll update this list when the pre-entry discount promotion ends on Saturday night.

Please click www.CowtownSpeedway.com for complete event details.

Here's the pre-entry list so far, as of 2/2/09; drivers from 7 states are already pre-entered:

Midgets

Brian Harvey – McKinney, TX
Kevin Bayer – Bixby, OK
Will Pierce- Lees Summit, MO
Robby Ross – Lees Summit, MO
Ron Kuhn – Lees Summit, MO
Joe Boyles – Lees Summit, MO
Barry Pardo – Gatesville, TX
Matt Johnson – Oklahoma City, OK
Matt Sherrell – Owasso, OK
Rafe Essary- Stilwell, OK
Chris Sheil – Englewood, CO
Frank Flud – Broken Arrow, OK
Jonathan Beason – Broken Arrow, OK
Cody Brewer – Choctaw, OK
Joe Cleveland – Salina, KS
Justin Melton – Flower Mound, TX
Rick England – Wichita, KS
Kevin Ramey – Rendon, TX
Doug McCune – Ft. Worth, TX
Bill Eslick – Burleson, TX
Ryan Cole - CO
Chad McDaniel – Concordia, KS
Chad Frewaldt – Kansas City, KS
Brad Loyet – Sunset Hills, MO
Brandon Moeller – San Antonio, TX
Todd McVay – Lees Summit, MO
Todd Plemmons – Lakewood, CO
Gary Taylor- Lakewood, CO
George White – Ft. Worth, TX
Brady Bacon – Broken Arrow, OK
Andrew Deal- Caney, KS

Outlaw 600

Kevin Bayer – Bixby, OK
Blake Hahn – Tulsa, OK
Brandon Hahn – Tulsa, OK
JJ Simons – Alvin, TX
Jamie Steward – Weatherford, TX
Robby Fox – Kennedale, TX
Steven Mann – Bowie, TX
Taylor Smitherman – Kennedale, TX
Cole Wood – Woodland Park, CO
Chris Meyer – North Little Rock, AR
D.J. Estes – Mansfield, TX
Jerry Tucker – Lindsay, OK
Drew Salisbury – Arlington, TX
Kirby Bedford – Tulsa, OK
Frank Flud – Broken Arrow, OK
Carmey Ivy- Bryant, AR
Jon Randall – Waco, TX
Travis Senter - Osceola, AR
Tony Beam - Geneva, NE

Modified

Chase Meade – Dewey, OK
Sam Cox – Flower Mound, TX
Tyler Townsend – Longview, TX
Brandon Houk – The Colony, TX
Mike Richardson – Red Oak, TX
Rick Hearnsberger – Arkadelphia, AR
Chase Allen – Midlothian, TX
Bobby Malchus - TX

Limited Modified

Larry Clark – Lillan, TX
Sean Jones – Mansfield, TX
Milt David – Carrier, OK
Kevin Brown – Richardson, TX
Jacob Pirkle – Midlothian, TX
Danny Ferguson – Mansfield, TX
David Ferguson – Mansfield, TX
Keith Martin – Mansfield, TX
Brett Young – Kennedale, TX
Dane Adleman – Mansfield, TX
Randy Thomas – Elk City, OK
Chris Goodman - Franklin, TX

Non Winged 600

Colby Estes – Mansfield, TX
D.J. Estes – Mansfield, TX
Aaron Reutzl – Clute, TX
Bobby Huddleston – Mansfield, TX
Eric Fenton – Tulsa, OK
Cole Wood – Woodland Park, CO
Steven Mann – Bowie, TX
Coy Jorden – Teague, TX
Jordan McPherson – Amarillo, TX
Zeb Koobs – Lake Jackson, TX
JJ Simmons – Alvin, TX
Dustin Bottoms – Alvin, TX
Roy Hutchison – Weatherford, TX
Tom Hutchison – Alvarado, TX
Kyle Jones – Kennedale, TX
Matt Ward – Tulsa, OK
Jason Tyer – Irving, TX
Barry Gifford – Ponca City, OK
Jerry Tucker – Lindsay, OK
Jeremy Wickham – Copan, Ok
Steven Shebster – Pauls Valley, OK
Jon Randall – Waco, TX
Mark Klis Jr. – Midlothian, TX
Josh Toho - OK

Young Guns Shootout
Jr Mini Stocks

ksp1- Landers, Dillon (Princeton)
3- Yeargan, Don (Pearland)
29- Crawford, Zach (Princeton)
56- Webb, Tyler (Wichita Falls)
75- Clift, Bailee (Shawnee, OK.)
94- Cooper, Don (Denton)
15- Dudley, Brad (Tom Bean)
16- Norris, Alex (Waco)
14k- Kraly, Stanley (Beaumont)
14- Cloud, Colin (Lewisville)
93- Miller, Courtney (Scurry)
98- Miller, Chris (Scurry)
11- Gould Jr., Ron (Olahoma City, OK)

Here's more midget entries received since yesterday:

Kenny Conrad - Marion, AR
Danny Burke - Houston, TX
Channing Zierolf - Houma, LA
Bryan Clauson - Noblesville, IN
Dustin Morgan - Tulsa, OK

Now there are drivers entered from 9 states. Really shaping up to be a great weekend of racing. The 10-day forecast is just coming into the picture. They're showing 60's and dry for practice night right now.

2/4/09, DarinShort.com. Entries for the Cowtown Midget Nationals, February Fast 50 and ASCS2 event to be held at Cowtown Speedway on February 13-14 have already cleared the all-time pre-entry mark of 132 set at the 2008 November Sprint Shootout.

As of 2/4AM there are now 134 confirmed entries with many many more yet to be received.

Car numbers have now been assigned to pre-entered drivers. Please note that car numbers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are pre-entered, please check your car number below.

As a reminder, the pre-entry discount promo ends online Saturday night at the track website. Plus if you have specific parking needs, you should pre-enter which allows you to email your parking request to the track in advance. Just click www.CowtownSpeedway.com for complete event details.

Here's the latest updates, which now includes a whopping 42 car midget field:

#93 Brian Harvey – McKinney, TX
#91 Kevin Bayer – Bixby, OK
#10P Will Pierce- Lees Summit, MO
#4R Robby Ross – Lees Summit, MO
#1K Ron Kuhn – Lees Summit, MO
#7 Joe Boyles – Lees Summit, MO
#54 Barry Pardo – Gatesville, TX
#85 Matt Johnson – Oklahoma City, OK
#35 Matt Sherrell – Owasso, OK
#6 Rafe Essary- Stilwell, OK
#11S Chris Sheil – Englewood, CO
#36F Frank Flud – Broken Arrow, OK
#36 Jonathan Beason – Broken Arrow, OK
#96 Cody Brewer – Choctaw, OK
#11 Joe Cleveland – Salina, KS
#11J Justin Melton – Flower Mound, TX
#12C Rick England – Wichita, KS
#7M Kevin Ramey – Rendon, TX
#9 Doug McCune – Ft. Worth, TX
#24E Bill Eslick – Burleson, TX
#11R Ryan Cole – Porter, OK
# 1C Chad McDaniel – Concordia, KS
#4F Chad Frewaldt – Kansas City, KS
#05 Brad Loyet – Sunset Hills, MO
#39 Brandon Moeller – San Antonio, TX
# 89 Todd McVay – Lees Summit, MO
#11P Todd Plemmons – Lakewood, CO
#11T Gary Taylor- Lakewood, CO
#10 George White – Ft. Worth, TX
#99 Brady Bacon – Broken Arrow, OK
#15D Andrew Deal- Caney, KS
#9JR Kenny Conrad - Marion, AR
#77 Matt DeWitt – Houston, TX
#2 Bob Harr – Arvada, CO
#11A Andrew Felker –Carl Junction, MO
#93D Dustin Morgan – Tulsa, OK
#39C Bryan Clauson – Noblesville, IN
#15 Danny Burke – Houston, TX
# 05X Channing Zierolf – Houma, LA
#10C Jimmy Winkler – Parkville, MO
#1W Paul White – Waco, TX
#0 Johnny Murdock – Kansas City, KS

2/5 A.M. UPDATE:

Yesterday, entries kept rolling in and we have just crossed the 150 car mark for pre-entries to this Valentine's Day weekend event.

One noteable entry yesterday was Sam Hafertepe Jr. He has pre-entered his familiar number 15h...but we're not racing sprints. This time he'll be racing a new car in the open modified division.

There are even more browraising new entry twists and turns flying around, and when they become 'official' we will post them.

And the 10-day forecast just came into play, hopefully the dry trend forecasted will not change. It's going to be cool at night, but just come prepared, and you'll be fine for a great weekend of racing - - - and at an economical price:

Thu (PRACTICE NIGHT, 5-9pm) Feb 12

Partly Cloudyv63° hi, 39° low, 10% precip

Fri (OPENING NIGHT, hot laps 6:30, races at 7pm) Feb 13

Sunny 64° hi, 39° low, 0% precip

Sat (CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT, hot laps at 3:30pm, races at 4pm) Feb 14

Partly Cloudy,63° hi, 32° low, 10% precip

 

The pits are already filling up fast, as more than 170 drivers have pre-registered for what's turning into a huge Valentine's Day weekend event at Cowtown Speedway.

Here's the latest updates:

-46 midgets have now sent in their race registration
-Multiple drivers are racing multiple divisions, so it should be a wild show.
-NOTE: we are going to have a special procedure in place for those drivers, we will announce it next week; as we will not be slowing down the program.
-You are urged to pre-enter then email [email protected] with your tow rig information, so we can try to get you pitted the best possible.
-If you are unable to pre-enter by today, you still will be at the track website through Tuesday. But it will be at the regular entry price.
-You can also pre-enter at the track on practice night Thursday, or you can enter when you arrive at the track on Friday. Just keep in mind that you may not get to park where you'd like.
-Weather update: there has been no change in the forecast at this point. The forecast is for 60's all three days, mostly sunny and dry. Nighttime lows around 40.
-We will publish the pre-entry list again early next week with all of the latest entries.
-If you are under 18 and plan to go in the pits: YOU MUST fill out the MANDATORY minor release form located on the track website.
-FANS: You can still purchase advance 2-day grandstand passes on the track website through Thursday.

THANK YOU to all of the teams that have taken the time to pre-enter. This will allow the announcers to do a better job keeping fans informed; plus it will greatly speed up the pit line on Friday night.

Midgets - 46 Entered as of 2/7AM

#93 Brian Harvey -McKinney,TX
#91 Kevin Bayer – Bixby, OK
#10P Will Pierce- Lees Summit, MO –
#4R Robby Ross – Lees Summit, MO
#1K Ron Kuhn – Lees Summit, MO
#7 Joe Boyles – Lees Summit, MO
#54 Evan Pardo – Gatesville, TX
#85 Matt Johnson – Oklahoma City, OK
#35 Matt Sherrell – Owasso, OK
#6 Rafe Essary- Stilwell, OK
#11S Chris Sheil – Englewood, CO
#36F Frank Flud – Broken Arrow, OK
#36 Jonathan Beason – Broken Arrow, OK
#96 Cody Brewer – Choctaw, OK
#11 Joe Cleveland – Salina, KS
#11J Justin Melton – Flower Mound, TX
#12C Rick England – Wichita, KS
#7M Kevin Ramey – Rendon, TX
#9 Doug McCune – Ft. Worth, TX
#24E Bill Eslick – Burleson, TX
#11R Ryan Cole – Porter, OK
# 1C Chad McDaniel – Concordia, KS
#4F Chad Frewaldt – Kansas City, KS-
#05 Brad Loyet – Sunset Hills, MO
#39 Brandon Moeller – San Antonio, TX
# 89 Todd McVay – Lees Summit, MO
#11P Todd Plemmons – Lakewood, CO
#11T Gary Taylor- Lakewood, CO
#10 George White – Ft. Worth, TX
#99 Brady Bacon – Broken Arrow, OK
#15D Andrew Deal- Caney, KS -
#9JR Derek Hagar - Marion, AR –
#77 Matt DeWitt – Houston, TX
#2 Bob Harr – Arvada, CO
#11A Andrew Felker –Carl Junction, MO–
#93D Dustin Morgan – Tulsa, OK
#39H Bryan Clauson – Noblesville, IN
#15 Danny Burke – Houston, TX
# 05X Channing Zierolf – Houma, LA –
#10C Jimmy Winkler – Parkville, MO –
#1W Paul White – Waco, TX
#0 Johnny Murdock – Kansas City, KS –
#8 Murray Erickson – Odessa, TX
#55 Donnie Ray Crawford – Tulsa, OK
#19N Nick Oneal – Wagner, OK
#81 Jerry Hammock – Mesquite, TX

J.J. Yeley Confirms Cowtown Midget Championships Entry & Autograph Session

2/9/09, DarinShort.com. Fresh off of a 5th place finish at the 281-car Chili Bowl midget field; USAC, IRL & NASCAR Sprint Series veteran driver J.J. Yeley of Plainfield Indiana has confirmed his entry into this weekend’s City Vending Cowtown Midget Championships. The event will be held on the ultra fast banks of the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale (D/FW) Texas on February 13-14.

An autograph session will be held from 3-3:30pm under the track grandstand on Saturday. There you can meet J.J., get his autograph, and even purchase team apparel. The races start at at 4pm.

Joining J.J. in the autograph session will be fellow USAC standout, Bryan Clauson of Noblesville Indiana. Bryan recently picked up the $10,000 to win “Twas The Midgets Before Christmas” indoor event championship in Kansas City. He will be piloting the #39h midget sponsored by Bryan Clauson Racing/All Star Performance/DMI/Gaerte Racing Engines, owned by Cory Tucker Racing. Bryan also drives for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and competes in select NASCAR Nationwide series events.

There will be live remote driver interviews broadcast on the track PA system by ‘Big Chris’ Wright as well. Make sure you arrive early so you don’t miss out on all of the extra off-track action.

32-year-old Yeley picked up his first victory in a non-winged sprint car in 1995 in Chico, CA. From there he became the USAC Rookie of the Year in 1997. In 1998 he finished 9th in the Indy 500 after running a limited schedule with the Indy Racing League. Returning his focus to open wheel racing, Yeley won his first USAC Sprint Car championship in 2001. In 2002, he won the USAC Silver Crown Championship.

In 2003, J.J. reached a record only duplicated by Tony Stewart (in 1995) by winning all three USAC titles (Sprint, Midget and Silver Crown) all in the same season. During that year, he also broke the single-season USAC win record, previously held by A.J. Foyt.

Yeley was chosen to drive a limited NASCAR Busch series schedule in 2004, which led to a full-time driving contract with the Joe Gibbs Interstate Battery NASCAR Sprint Cup series team in 2006 and 2007. And 2008, he continued with the NASCAR Sprint Cup series with the #96 DLP sponsored Hall of Fame Racing team based in the D/FW area.

In 2009, you will find Yeley competing at various NASCAR Camping World Truck and Nationwide series events, with plans to hit as many sprint and midget events as possible. Next weekend you can catch him in action at the USAC sanctioned Copper on Dirt event at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona.

For complete Cowtown Midget Championships event information, please click www.CowtownSpeedway.com there you will find complete details, including a 2-day grandstand ticket sales promotion, which ends Thursday.

Don’t miss your chance to meet these legends of open wheel racing, this weekend, at the Fastest Li’l Dirt Track in Texas – Cowtown Speedway!

As of Tuesday morning, there's no new surprises in the forecast. Still looking good. Just dress warmly - and remember - it's Valentine's Day weekend, so snuggling is encouraged anyway!

Thursday Mostly Sunny Hi 70°F

Thursday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 48°F

Friday Mostly Sunny Hi 67°F

Friday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 39°F

Saturday Mostly Sunny Hi 55°F

And as a reminder, Saturday's championship events start at 4pm, so we'll be done by a decent time. Just B's and A's on Saturday night. And we always run the 'featured division' (in this case midgets) event first or second feature out.

More details from NOAA.gov can be found here:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Kennedale&state=TX&site=FWD&textField1=32.6475&textField2=-97.2191&e=0

14 Reasons To Spend Valentine's Day Weekend At Cowtown Speedway:

If you're bringing a date:

1. There will be plenty of snuggling opportunities, as it will be a bit cool at night.
2. You can buy your special someone dinner there.
3. You can even buy them a gift at the souvenier shop (from the money left over from dinner).
4. Entertainment provided.
5. You can bring in a small cooler and have a celebratory drink (no glass allowed).
6. You can get a 2-day grandstand pass and save money by purchasing it online at the track website www.CowtownSpeedway.com through 2/12.

No date? No problem:

7. You can meet J.J. Yeley and Bryan Clauson in the autograph session; so you won't feel alone!

More reasons to spend V-D weekend at Cowtown:

8. Over 200 cars racing over the weekend in a fast-paced program.
9. Weather forecast continues to improve. 70 degrees on Thu/Fri and 60 on Saturday.
10. It's supposed to be dry all 3 days.
11. The Saturday show starts at 3pm with driver autographs, and hot laps at 3:30; so racing should be done at an early hour (maybe by 9).
12. Fitting for reason number 12, there are driver entries from 12 states.
13. This is the largest gathering of full-blown midgets racing in Texas, in perhaps, decades.
14. In these times where money is harder to come by, Cowtown offers economical family fun. 2-day adult advance passes for 10+ hours of entertainment cost just $25!

Wherever you choose to spend your weekend, enjoy the occasion. And if you can make it to Cowtown Speedway, you're sure to have a sweet time!

Can a fan watch practice on Thursday? I see the main grandstand will be closed.

Today, 2/12, is the final day to take advantage of the 2-day adult grandstand pass promotion.

Just click www.CowtownSpeedway.com and scroll down to tickets. There you will find the PayPal button to purchase yours.

The weather's looking great. Just dress warmly and you'll be fine:

Today Mostly Sunny Hi 72°F

Tonight (Practice) Partly Cloudy Lo 51°F

Friday Mostly Sunny Hi 73°F

Friday Night (Heats/Qual. features) Partly Cloudy Lo 39°F (that low is LATE in the night)

Saturday (B's and A's) Mostly Sunny Hi 60°F

Saturday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 41°F

Here's a link to the complete pre-entry list if you'd like to check it out:

http://www.networxetc.net/cowtownBB/viewtopic.php?t=8144

Here's some quick highlights for this weekend's City Vending Cowtown Midget Championships, February Fast 50 & ASCS2 kick-off:

FRIDAY:

Pits/stands open at 4pm, hot laps at 6:30, races at 7.

Forecast is for dry conditions, a high of 74 and a low of 52.

Racing consists of heats and twin or triple qualifying A-features in all classes. Midgets run heats, B's, and $1000/win A feature.

SATURDAY:

Forecast is for dry conditions, a high of 60 and a low of 50.

Pits/stands open at 1pm, autograph session with J.J. Yeley and Bryan Clauson at 3pm, hot laps at 3:30pm and races at 4.

Racing consists of B's and A features in all classes.

It's shaping up to be a great weekend of racing, fun and action at Cowtown Speedway; and we hope you can spend it with us!