National Sprint Car Hall of Fame

“SALUTE TO BOB TROSTLE” ALL SET FOR THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, AT NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM

The initial program in the National Sprint Car Museum’s new “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series is all set to debut this Thursday, February 18, with the “Salute to Bob Trostle” on the museum’s second floor at 7 p.m.

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Many Join Museum’s “Alphabet Soup Line-Up”

In the words of famed Knoxville Nationals announcer and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Jack Miller, “Holy Cow!”

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National Sprint Car Museum’s Special “Alphabet Soup” Reception on Friday, August 13

1981 Knoxville Nationals C-Main winner Jerry Potter of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and 1985 C- and B-Main winner Brad Doty of Apple Creek, Ohio,

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Racing Season Begins This Friday for Early Bird Winners – National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

With the drop of the green flag this Friday night at Volusia Speedway Park, the 2010 World of Outlaws sprint car season will begin and so will the racing season for lucky raffle ticket holders who have purchased chances on the 2010 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame J&J Chassis / Kistler Engines raffle car.

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Knoxville Draggins Car Club & National Sprint Car Museum Partner on Motorcoach Trip to “Speedy” Bill Smith’s Museum of American Speed

The Knoxville Draggins Car Club and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum are pleased to announce that they will be partnering on a roundtrip motorcoach excursion to “Speedy” Bill Smith’s Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 17.

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Books on Zink, Wilke’s and Sacramento’s Dirt Track Racing Heritage Available at Sprint Car Museum Store

Continuing the pre-Christmas trend, books continue to fly off the shelves of the museum store at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville.

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ICE STORM POSTPONES “SALUTE TO BOB TROSTLE” UNTIL FEBRUARY 18

Today’s winter ice storm in Knoxville, which is forecast to last until 6 a.m. tomorrow, has forced the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum to postpone Thursday night’s planned “Salute to Bob Trostle” reception until the next available date in the “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series, which is February 18.

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Kasey Kahne Named Recipient of the “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award”

Former full-time sprint car racer Kasey Kahne, now owner of Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR) with its United States Auto Club (USAC) and World of Outlaws (WoO) sprint car teams, has been named the recipient of the 2009 “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award”

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NATIONAL SPRINT CAR HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES “CLASS OF 2010”

The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the names of its twelve inductees for 2010.

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DONNY SCHATZ NAMED NORTH AMERICAN 410 SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2009

For the fourth consecutive year, Donny Schatz of Fargo, North Dakota, was voted the “Driver of the Year” by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers.

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SHANE STEWART NAMED NORTH AMERICAN 360 SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2009

For the first time in his career, Shane Stewart of Bixby, Oklahoma, was voted the 2009 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers.

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“SPRINT CAR 101” THIRD THURSDAY SERIES TO START WITH BOB TROSTL

Following some very well received receptions during the past 24 months at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, curator Tom Schmeh has established a series of monthly get-togethers for 2010 entitled “Sprint Car 101”. The programs will be held on the third Thursday of each month, beginning on Thursday, January 21, with a “Salute to Bob Trostle”.

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