By Bill Wright
Windom, MN (August 4, 2015) – The 20th Annual Casey’s General Stores Front Row Challenge presented by Sea Foam Motor Treatment, proves to be the biggest yet in the event’s rich history! The event on Monday, August 10, will pay a record $20,000 to win, and will feature unbelievable rewards for fans and drivers alike! The FVP National Sprint League will also ensure the return of 410 sprint cars to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa for the first time in three years!
The Drivers!!!
Four-time Knoxville Nationals champion, and 2005 Front Row Challenge champion, Danny Lasoski leads the FVP National Sprint League into Oskaloosa. He will be joined by two-time and defending FRC champion, Brian Brown, two-time “King of California” Tim Kaeding, defending Knoxville Raceway champion, Ian Madsen, seven-time IRA champion, Bill Balog, five-time Huset’s Speedway champ, Mark Dobmeier, nine-time Aussie World Series Sprintcars champion, Brooke Tatnell, Lynton Jeffrey and many more stars from the NSL!
Several drivers are expected to challenge the NSL regulars! Five-time and defending All Stars Circuit of Champions titlist Dale Blaney is expected. Blaney is the all-time leading feature winner with the All Stars. 2015 Chili Bowl winner and 2015 K&N Pro Series East stock car winner, Rico Abreu is also anticipated.
ASCS National Series point leader, Aaron Reutzel and California’s Shane Golobic are two more recent drivers that have indicated they will attend. A number of drivers from the World of Outlaws are also expected, as they have been given permission to race at the Front Row Challenge!
With a $1,000 bonus going to the highest finishing driver in the Speedway Motors/Champion Racing Oil Central PA Sprint Cars point standings courtesy of Hoseheads.com, plenty of participation from the Keystone State is also anticipated!
Stuff for the Fans!!!
Courtesy of Sea Foam Motor Treatment (four) and Monarch Restaurant in Pella (one), five lucky fans will be walking away with 40″ television sets. Driver signed Frisbees will be thrown into the stands. Lucky fans who catch one with a heat winning driver will walk away with a new TV!
Of course, there will also be the usual giveaways, including items for the kids, and over 250 shirts, hats, 6,000 beads and much more courtesy of Doll Distributing of Des Moines!
Free Casey’s pizza will be delivered to each race team, and lucky fans will receive Casey’s donuts and pizza as well!
Stuff for the Drivers!!!
In addition to a great purse, the most famous prize belt in racing, and contingencies awarded for NSL members, much more is planned for the drivers!
Quick time will receive a right rear Hoosier tire.
Heat winners will get a $500 gift certificate from All Pro Heads as well as a Snowplow.com Snow Pusher. The B main winner will receive Vahlco front hubs. Heat and B main winners will also receive a five pound canister of protein from Nutrishop in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
Other winners will receive Weld front hubs, a HRP front wing set, Vortex wings, two sets of Schoenfeld Headers, a 28-gallon fuel tank from Saldana Racing Products and Hoosier Tires.
The Keith Hutton Memorial/TK Concrete “King of the Hill” Match race winner will go home with $1,000.
The feature hard-charger will receive a KSE Steering Pump.
The “Farthest Tow Award” will be worth $250 from Kilani Fender, Inc. of Hawaii.
All drivers will be put in a drawing for a new Hinchman Racewear driver’s suit! ($1400 value)
Save by Getting your Tickets Early!
Reserve your adult tickets early and save $5! Call 515 957-0020! Also, save $5 on your infield passes by visiting area Casey’s General Stores in Oskaloosa, Pella and Knoxville!
Tickets and Times
Tickets at the track the day of the race are $30 for adults (Reserved) and $15 for ages 12 and under! Party Passes for the infield are $25 the day of the race for adults, and $5 for kids 12 and under!
Infield Party Pass gate and pits open at 3 p.m. Grandstands open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. with racing to follow!
Stay tuned to the FVP National Sprint League website at www.NationalSprintLeague.com, on Facebook, and @NSLSeries on Twitter for more information on Monday’s event. For more information on the Front Row Challenge, visit www.OskyChallenges.com!
Past Winners of the Front Row Challenge
1996 (Night #1) Travis Cram, Snohomish, WA
1996 (Night #2) Terry McCarl, Pleasant Hill, IA
1997 Rain
1998 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH
2000 Jeff Shepard, Upperco, MD
2001 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA
2002 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, CA (2)
2003 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA (2)
2004 Jeff Shepard, Upperco, MD (2)
2005 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO
2006 Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH
2007 Rob Chaney, Wooster, OH
2008 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK
2009 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN
2010 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (2)
2011 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN (3)
2012 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (2)
2013 Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
2014 Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (2)
2015 FVP National Sprint League Driver Point Standings (Top 25)
- Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO 2 4933
- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA 3 4187
- Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA 24 4117
- Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust. 18 4097
- Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI 17B 4036
- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO 21 3936
- Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN 17w 3879
- Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND 13 3788
- Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust. 55 3495
- Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA 12 3397
- Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD 82 3027
- Matt Juhl, Tea, SD 09 2928
- Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA 17A 2699
- Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA 7TAZ 2544
- Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE 5H 2191
- Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN 56 1951
- Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA 44 1557
- Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA 81 1347
- Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE 23s 1159
- Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO o5 1115
- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN 2KS 1057
- Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA 49 1047
- Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL 9 1028
- Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL 7 949
- Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD 25 864
2015 FVP National Sprint League Schedule
Saturday, April 11 – 34 Raceway (Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA)
Friday, May 8 – Eagle Raceway (Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO)$
Saturday, May 9 – Knoxville Raceway (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO) ($20,000 bonus from Durst Motorplex to win Eagle and Knoxville)*$
Friday, May 15 – Jacksonville Speedway, “Sprints Gone Wild” w/MOWA (Rain)
Friday, May 22 – Jackson Speedway, Folkens Bros. Trucking Spring Nationals – $10,000 to win! (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sunday, May 24 – Huset’s Speedway (Rain)*
Thursday, May 28 – St. Francois County Raceway, “March Through Missouri” (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Friday, May 29 – Randolph County Raceway, “March Through Missouri” (Rain)
Saturday, June 27 – Knoxville Raceway, Mid-Season Championship, $5,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)*
Friday, July 3 – Huset’s Speedway, $5,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)*
Saturday, July 4 – Knoxville Raceway (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)*
Friday, July 10 – Park Jefferson International Speedway (Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND)
Tuesday, July 21 – Hancock County Speedway (Bill Balog, Brookfield, WI)+
Wednesday, July 22 – Iowa State Fair Speedway (Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN)+
Thursday, July 23 – Jackson Speedway (Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD)+
Sunday, July 26 – Huset’s Speedway (Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND)*
Thursday, July 30 – I-80 Speedway “Road to Knoxville” $5,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Friday, July 31 – I-80 Speedway “Road to Knoxville” $10,000 to win (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Monday, August 10 – Southern Iowa Speedway, $20,000 to win Front Row Challenge (Oskaloosa, IA)
Friday, August 21 – Fairmont Raceway (Fairmont, MN)
Saturday, August 22 – Clay County Fair Speedway (Spencer, IA)
Friday, Augusts 28 – Randolph County Raceway (Moberly, MO)
Saturday, August 29 – Knoxville Raceway, $5,000 to win (Knoxville, IA)*
Sunday, August 30 – Angell Park Speedway, w/IRA (Sun Prairie, WI)
Friday, September 4 – Jackson Speedway, Jackson Nationals (Jackson, MN)
Saturday, September 5 – Jackson Speedway, Jackson Nationals (Jackson, MN)*
Sunday, September 6 – Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, SD)
Friday, September 11 – Eagle Raceway, Nebraska Cup (Eagle, NE)
Saturday, September 12 – Cedar Lake Speedway, Jerry Richert Memorial w/IRA (New Richmond, WI)
Friday, October 2 – I-80 Speedway, “Fearless 410 Finale” (Greenwood, NE)
Saturday, October 3 – I-80 Speedway, “Fearless 410 Finale” (Greenwood, NE)
*-DeBerg Concrete Triple Crown Challenge Eligibility Race (Must win one at Knoxville, Huset’s and the Jackson Nationals finale September 5)
+-FVP National Sprint League Fair Speedweek
$-Durst Motorplex $20,000 Bonus for Sweeping
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FVP National Sprint League Series Sponsors
Abdo, Eick & Meyers
Arnold Motor Supply
Bank Midwest
Bosma Poultry
Casey’s General Stores
Hoosier Tire – Official Tire of the NSL
Octane Ink
Okoboji Motor Company – Official automobile supplier of the NSL
Rossie Feed & Grain
The Craft Agency
FVP National Sprint League Contingency Sponsors
Bell Racing – “Hard Luck Award”
Brown & Miller Racing Solutions – “3 for 3 Award”
Bulterbuilt – “Unique Tweet your Seat Award”
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites of Knoxville, Iowa
DMI – “Heat Award”
Fuel Safe – “Heat/Dash Award”
Hooker Harness – “Locked-in Award”
Kaeding Performance – “Heat Award”
Hoosier Tire – “Heat Award”
KSE Racing Products – “Hard-charger Award”
Minnesota Mafia – “Quick Time Award”
Speedway Graphics – “From the Tail Award”
Ti22 – “Good as New with Ti22 Award”
Vortex Racing Products – “Clean Sweep Award”
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