By Bob Baker
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 6, 2011) – With his runner-up finish in the finale of the Arnold Motor Supply 360-cubic-inch Knoxville Nationals, combined with his fourth place finish in the All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) feature, on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway, Tim Shaffer of western Pennsylvania has taken over the lead in the 2011 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week point standings. Saturday was night three of the ten-night series of sprint car races in south central Iowa. Night number four is the United States Auto Club (USAC) Non-Winged Knoxville Nationals and the winged 305-cubic-inch sprint car program on Sunday, August 7.
The unofficial top twelve in the 2011 Cox Design Iowa Speed Week points after three nights is as follows: 1., Tim Shaffer, 139 points; 2., Davey Heskin, 136 points; 3., Randy Hannagan, 129 points; 4., Sammy Swindell, 128 points; 5., Jason Johnson, 126 points; 6., Terry McCarl, 121 points; 7., Daryn Pittman, 115 points; 8., Brooke Tatnell, 113 points; 9., Shane Stewart, 98 points; 10., Billy Alley, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 93 points (tied); 12., Wayne Johnson, 92 points..
The Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speedweek includes ten straight nights of sprint car racing between Knoxville Raceway and the Southern Iowa Speedway. The top three places pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively, with the winner declared the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist. Past “Mr. Sprint Car” titlists include Ricky Logan (2002) of Arkansas, Shane Stewart (2003, ’04) of Oklahoma, Billy Alley (2005) of Nebraska, Jason Johnson (2006) of Louisiana, Wayne Johnson (2007, ‘08) of Oklahoma, Terry McCarl (2009) of Iowa, and Sammy Swindell (2010) of Tennessee.