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March 13, 2012 at
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March 13, 2012 at
04:16:16 PM by 55kyle
This is gonna be a great show. This could be the biggest outdoor midget show of the year.
KENNEDALE, Texas — Cowtown Speedway promoter Jeff Martinez expects a Texas-sized entry list with a star-studded cast of drivers for the Midget Stampede when the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series visits the quarter-mile track on March 16-17.
Bryan Clauson, Brad Loyet, Brad Kuhn, Jerry Coons Jr. and Brady Bacon have committed to the event, which has a purse exceeding $40,000.
There also is strong local interest. Texans entered include Kevin Ramey of Fort Worth, Justin Melton of Flower Mound, George White of Fort Worth, Bobby Ruffin of Crandall and Paul White of Waco.
Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., has been the National Driver of the Year in the past three seasons. He won three POWRi Midget features in five starts in 2011.
Loyet, of Sunset Hills, Mo., has been POWRi National Midget champion the past two years and earned his first in 2007. He had four feature victories in the series last year. Loyet also won the American Sprint Car Series Warrior Region championship in 2011.
Kuhn was the POWRi champion in 2006 and 2009. The 30-year-old from Avon, Ind., is a two-time National Midget Driver of the Year. He won five POWRi races and was third in the championship in 2011.
Coons Jr. is a multi-time national champion in different types of open-wheel cars. The 39-year-old from Tucson, Ariz., was the National Midget Driver of the Year in 2007.
Bacon has won national races in several divisions. The 22-year-old from Broken Arrow, Okla., is focusing on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Car Series this season.
The Midget Stampede is also the inaugural event for the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series, a 15-race season that takes the sanctioning body into Texas and Oklahoma and runs with the National Series in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Illinois.
The Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association is co-sanctioning the Midget Stamped, bringing drivers from even farther west to it.
“We could have 60 to 70 cars,” Martinez said. “I’ve had calls from California and Arizona, the Rocky Mountain Association will bring about 15 cars and I made hotel reservations for four drivers from Wyoming.
“POWRi has a strong and large group of drivers. The opportunity arose to bring POWRi here and we took it. We haven’t had Midgets in two years. We’re open-wheel fans in Texas and the fans like coming here to watch whatever we’re running. POWRi will be a special show.”
The purse is substantial. Friday’s feature pays $3,000 to win and $300 to start. Saturday’s feature pays $5,000 to win and $500 to start. $100 in tow money will be paid each night for the entrants not making the feature.
Mufflers Mandatory
Entry Fee $50 per event Member or Non-Member
Fri March 16th, Gates Open @ 4pm, Hot Laps @ 6pm, Racing @ 7pm
Sat March 17th, Gates Open @ 3pm, Hot Laps @ 5pm, Racing @ 6pm
Fri $3000 to WIN 300 to Start, Sat $5000 to WIN 500 To Start
Complete payout located under the Downloads
$100 tow money each night for cars not making A Main
314-267-4944 or www.powri.com
817-478-9952 or www.cowtownspeedway.com
Hoosier Tires and fuel will be available at track.
Open Practice - Thursday, March 15th, 6pm to 10pm
Cowtown Speedway
3925 New Hope Rd
Kennedale Tx 76060
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March 14, 2012 at
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The weather is looking great - especially considering it's the middle of March. High's in the middle to upper 70's and lows in the middle 60's. Wind out of the South at only 10 mph (almost still for Texas). Only 20% chance of showers - and that is probably to cover the weathermen's (I guess I'm not supposed to use that word on this form). This is a neat 1/4 mile track if you haven't been here before. SE corner of Ft. Worth, basically. www.cowtownspeedway.com.
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March 14, 2012 at
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March 14, 2012 at
08:18:54 AM by d.man.simmsF5
I hope they keep running this event. If this year is a good year then its only going to be uphill for this event. My dad is excited to go back to this event after last year winning the Friday show.
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