From Bob Baker
Knoxville, IA — (August 4, 2013) — With his win in the second annual (Ralph) Capitani Classic on Sunday at Knoxville Raceway, Kevin Swindell has taken the lead in the 2013 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week point standings. Night number five is Monday, August 5, with the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Musco Lighting Front Row Challenge at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.
The unofficial top ten in the 2013 Cox Design Iowa Speed Week points after four nights is as follows: 1., Kevin Swindell, 147 points; 2., Shane Stewart, 146 points; 3., Brian Brown, 139 points; 4., Justin Henderson, Danny Lasoski, Brad Sweet, 135 points (tie); 7., Kyle Larson, 132 points; 8., Jason Johnson, Terry McCarl, 114 points (tie); 10., Jon Agan, 107 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, Sammy Swindell (2010, ‘11) of Tennessee, and Kyle Larson (2012) of California.