First 2013 SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge Qualifier is this Saturday at Western Springs with 3 Americans, 1 Australian & Many New Zealanders
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (November 21, 2012) – The Western Springs Speedway in Auckland, New Zealand, will host the first 2013 SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge international qualifier this Saturday, November 24, with the World Sprint Car Classic. Amongst the early entrants are Americans Donny Schatz of North Dakota, Ricky Logan of Arkansas, and Jonathan Allard of California; Australian Peter Murphy of Queensland; and a whole host of talented New Zealanders. The thirty-lap feature will pay $5,000 to win, with all competitors qualifying for the $10,000-to-win SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge on Friday, August 9, during the 53rd annual Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway.
Amongst the New Zealanders that are expected to be present for the inaugural round of Western Springs’ two-race International Sprint Car Series are Ryan O’Connor, Dean Brindle, Jamie Duff, Jamie McDonald, Allan Woods, Daniel Rogers, Greg Pickerill, Dion Kendall, Rob Corscadden, Scott Fountain and Rob Allen.
Said Knoxville general manager Brian Stickel this week, “We are very excited about hosting the twentieth annual World Challenge, sponsored by NATIONAL SPEED SPORT NEWS, on Friday, August 9, during the Knoxville Nationals. And there is no better way than to kick-off the international qualifiers than with defending SPEED SPORT World Challenge champion Donny Schatz becoming eligible for our August event by competing at Western Springs Speedway in New Zealand this weekend.”
For more information on the Knoxville Raceway and its twentieth annual SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge, fans are urged to visit www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
