From Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, IA — (October 3, 2012) — Knoxville Raceway has signed an agreement with Hoosier Tires to be the official tire supplier for all Knoxville Raceway events including the Knoxville Nationals, 360 Knoxville Nationals and the Knoxville Championship Cup Series. All three sprint car classes, 410, 360, and 305 will run Hoosiers on all four corners.
“After very careful consideration and testing, we selected Hoosier .” Stated John McCoy, Knoxville’s Race Director. “We have tried to strike a balance between what is best for the racer, the track and the fans. We feel Hoosier’s commitment to the sport and to good competitive racing is the best for everyone involved.”
Knoxville Raceway joins the IRA, Attica Raceway Park (Ohio), Fremont Speedway (Ohio) and many other tracks across the country who will all be running the Hoosier brand in 2013.
“Knoxville’s Hoosier Tire agreement is a 5 year commitment that will help provide fast, competitive and exciting racing every night. We are very happy to be working with a premier company like Hoosier whose commitment to racers and the race tracks has been unsurpassed over the years.” Said Knoxville’s Marketing Director Brian Stickel.
Knoxville Raceway hosts 32 events annually from April to October and draws over 80,000 spectators from around the world to the Knoxville National events in August each year. More information about Knoxville Raceway events, history and drivers can be found at www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
Hoosier is the largest race tire manufacturer in the world, and all Hoosier race tires are still proudly “Made in the USA.” The company continues to be privately owned and operated by the Newton family. Hoosier has grown to be one of the largest employers in Plymouth, Indiana, and produces over 1000 different types of race tires. For more information on Hoosier Tire go to www.hoosiertire.com.