By Bob Miller
One of URC’s young and up-coming stars, Andy Best of Dover, DE announced Thursday that Keyfield Automotive Paint will join the Lonnie Judy and Andy Best sprint car team as a major sponsor. Kayfield Automotive Paint, headquartered in Wilmington, DE has store located in Newark DE, Camden DE, Broomall PA, Exton PA and Abingdon MD. Customers rave above Kayfield Automotive Pant and it is the premiere automotive refinish distributor in the mid-Atlantic region supplying a full line of refinish solutions.
Andy Best was quick to say, “We’re very excited to be partnering with a great company like Kayfield. With their help, we will be able to compete at a high level at all the URC events and help promote Kayfield Automotive Paint at the track as well as other promotional events”.
Chris Dunn owner of Kayfield Automotive Paint said, “I’ve been a race fan all my life and particularly love the sprint cars. We are very happy to support a first class operation like the 88 of Andy Best and Lonnie Judy have put together. The URC circuit competes in our service areas and we feel this is a very good fit for our marketing efforts”.
Andy’s first race under the Kayfield banner will be May10th at the Jack Gunn Memorial at Selinsgrove, PA. A $3,500 payoff will go to the winner of this prestigious event. Selinsgrove Speedway is an absolute great place to make the first outing for Keyfield as this is one of Andy Best’s best performing track.
Following the Jack Gunn Memorial, the Rislone URC Sprint Series will move to the Bedford Speedway in Bedford on Friday night, May 16. The following night, Saturday, May 17 the URC sprints head to the Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, DE for a special Memorial Race to remember one of URC’s all-time racing greats, Kramer Williamson. In August of 2014, Williamson lost his life in a tragic racing accident at the Lincoln Speedway.
The Kramer Williamson Memorial will offer an additional $4,000 in prize money posted by a long list of sponsors. Each feature position will pay an additional $73 in memory of Kramer Williamson and, the eighth place finisher will pick up an additional $108 in memory of URC’s Midge Miller. Each feature lap will pay the race leader $73 and lap eight will pay $108 to the race leader. The halfway, lap 13 race leader will earn $528. Heats, the “B” Main, Fast Time and Hard Charger will also earn an additional $73. In additional, a paid provisional will be added to the starting field.
The list of sponsors for the Kramer Williamson Memorial include Henry Fenimore of B&F Towing, Joe Fiore, Nouse Signs, AARN, American Racer, ASI, Aquaflow, Betts Towing, Brad Penn Oil, Dr. Brooke Bowman, Buck Rubs Gentlemen’s Club, Tom Deladvitch State Farm, Gaerte Racing Engines, Fran Hogue, IG Burton Chevrolet, J & J, Keizer Wheels, Fred Kennedy, Kent Construction, Scott McClaren, Tim Moran, Don Ott Racing Engines, Penske Shocks, Phillips Garage, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Rider Racing Engines, Royal Publishing, Pete Sacks, Sprint and Midge Magazine, Todd Wise, Zemco.
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