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Stanbrough Carries KISS Lead to the ‘Burg
By Mike O’Leary May 16, 2007 –- The only two-time King of Indiana will carry a 25-point advantage into “the ‘Burg” when the King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) sprint cars convene for another round of old school racing at Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday, May 26. Sweeping the first two events, on the Gas City and North Vernon ovals, Jon Stanbrough leads Brady Short, with Shane Hollingsworth, Robert Ballou and Jake Martens still in striking distance with seven events still ahead.
Since Levi Jones opened USAC’s national sprint car campaign with a victory at Lawrenceburg, Matt Westfall, Chris Windom and Tim Spindler have captured feature race wins at the renowned facility, underscoring the depth of talent that compete there regularly. Previous KISS winners at Lawrenceburg include Brandon Petty and A.J. Anderson. The KISS feature will pay $2,500 to win, $250 to start, and with this year’s sponsorship by Indiana Stone Works, $100 to take the green in the B-Main and not transfer to the 30-lap finale.
With Lawrenceburg Speedway’s Budweiser Fan Appreciation Night festivities, the program will include UMP modifieds and UMRA TQ midgets. General admission is $15 and a pit pass is $30. Keeping racing affordable for families, kids 6 and under are admitted free, while those 7 – 12 are just $7. The pit gate opens at 4 pm, the general admission/grandstand gate at 5, with hot laps at 6:20 and racing beginning at 7 pm. The Speedway is located 1 ½ miles west of I-275 on Rt. 50, just on the Indiana side of the state line from Cincinnati.
All KISS races follow the rules of the host track. Teams need to check with the specific track to answer questions regarding track rules. The point fund pays $1,400 to the champion, $1,000 for second place, followed by $700 (third), $600 (fourth) and $500 (fifth). The 2007 titlist will also receive a special King of Indiana Sprint Series champion’s helmet sponsored by Sprint Car & Midget Magazine and Simpson Performance Products, with a unique KISS design by RockStar Paint.
2007 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule
Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday, May 11 Stanbrough
Twin Cities Raceway Park Saturday, May 12 Stanbrough
Lawrenceburg Speedway Saturday, May 26
Bloomington Speedway Friday, June 15
Lincoln Park Speedway Saturday, June 16
Kokomo Speedway Sunday, June 17
Paragon Speedway Saturday, June 23
Terre Haute Action Track Saturday, June 30
Tri-State Speedway Sunday, July 8
SPONSORS. New sponsorship from Indiana Stone Works has boosted the payoff at each event and B-Main starters are guaranteed $100. Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, created the KISS website, which provides a highly functional and effective tool that places the King Of Indiana Sprint Series within arms length of racing fans around town and around the world. Visit them at www.Elliottbrand.com. Sprint Car & Midget Magazine, Simpson Performance Products and RockStar Paint sponsor the unique KISS champion’s helmet. Kiva Networking in Bloomington is the host of the KISS website.
The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to put the best racing in the state on a heavy metal wheel-to-wheel tour. Information is now available on our website, www.kissracing.com.
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