Eldora Speedway | 13929
St Route 118 | New Weston | OH | 45348
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STEWART
AND KAHNE JOIN ELDORA'S KINGS ROYAL WEEKEND
ROSSBURG,
OH (June 30) – While July 17 and 18 provides a rare
off-weekend from the busy NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule,
that has not prevented Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne from making
plans to don their helmets and get behind the wheel of a race
car. The duo, both with Sprint Cup wins already under their
belt this year, will return to their roots as open-wheeled
winged Sprint Car drivers and participate in Eldora Speedway’s
prestigious Kings Royal weekend.
Stewart,
who doubles as the Eldora owner, has impressed the NASCAR
world with his front-running consistency in 2009, a cumulative
effort that has him atop the Sprint Cup Series championship
point standings. Much of the intensity and tenacity that has
allowed Stewart to reach that plateau was groomed through
his earlier years on the Midwest’s dirt tracks, behind
the wheel of a Sprint Car. And a return to that heritage not
only reminds Stewart of those times, but inspires him.
“Any
time I can get behind the wheel of a Sprint Car, I look back
and appreciate my career”, Stewart said.
But don’t
get him wrong, it’s not just a chance drive during the
Kings Royal weekend. The competitive instinct that drives
him towards the Sprint Cup championship carries over to everything
he drives, and Stewart will be attacking his Eldora run with
the same vengeance.
“When
it comes to competition, I love to race and I love to win
– Eldora will be no different”, Stewart added.
Kahne
agrees, “It doesn’t matter where I’m racing
or what type of car I’m in. If I’m behind the
wheel, I’m racing for the trophy……..and
it would be special to win at Eldora.”
The
twosome will be competing against the NRA (National Racing
Alliance) Sprint Invaders on both nights of the fabled Kings
Royal weekend, as part of a doubleheader that will also feature
the travelling World of Outlaw (WoO) Sprint Tour.
Billed
as ‘an original Sprint Car tradition’, the Kings
Royal has become a marquee event on the grueling WoO circuit.
From the crowning of the King, to the seat above the legendary
throne, to the $50,000 winner’s paycheck, the pomp that
surrounds the Kings Royal gets the adrenalin flowing amongst
both the fans and the drivers.
That
same rush carries over to the Sprint Invaders as they compete
before their largest audience of the year, as well as against
Sprint Cup winners Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne.
The busy
weekend of racing also includes a charity go-kart race on
Thursday night, a corn hole tournament Friday morning and
the annual National Sprint Car Hall of Fame auction on Saturday
afternoon. Fans can contribute to the weekend through the
Kings Royal lap sponsorship program that will see all of the
money raised given back to the drivers leading specified laps.
Complete
event and ticket information may be found on the speedway
website, www.eldoraspeedway.com, where tickets for both nights
of racing may be purchased online. Eldora’s box office
is also open Monday-Friday during normal business hours for
ticket purchases and questions. That telephone number is (937)
338-3815.
