Eldora Speedway | 13929
St Route 118 | New Weston | OH | 45348
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STEWART,
KAHNE AND BLANEY GET RARE OPEN WHEEL CHANCE
SCHRADER
& CAPPS JOIN MODIFIED MIX
ROSSBURG,
OH (June 19) -- NASCAR Nextel Cup stalwarts Tony Stewart, Kasey
Kahne and Dave Blaney readily admit that open wheel Sprint Car
racing was very influential in developing their careers and
welcome any chance to return to those roots. Such will be the
case, as the trio returns to Ohio’s Eldora Speedway on
Tuesday night, July 10, to race against the NRA (National Racing
Alliance) Sprint Invaders in the annual Old Spice Summer Sizzler.
Stewart,
Kahne and Blaney don’t often get the opportunity to get
behind the wheel of Sprint Cars, so this is a very special night
for them.
“I
can’t wait for this one”, says Stewart, who doubles
as the owner of the famed Eldora oval. “After a crash
knocked me out of competition two years ago and finishing a
disappointing 9th last year, there is nothing I would rather
do than to represent Old Spice in victory lane.”
But than
again, Kasey Kahne has other thoughts. “I was really disappointed
last year when my car broke early in the night and we couldn’t
get it repaired. I love racing the high banks at Eldora, and
after sitting out last year, I have a score to settle. It was
a blast two years ago when Tony, Dave and me raced up front,
side by side with the NRA guys. They didn‘t cut us any
slack; we had to work for everything we got.”
Blaney
is the softest spoken of the trio, “Eldora has been good
to me over the years, and given the right car combination, I’m
sure I’ll have something for everyone that night, just
bring ‘em on.”
Quite different
from the heavier NASCAR machines that they wheel throughout
the season, Sprint Cars are 700-plus horsepower, methanol-burning
machines, weighing a mere 1200 pounds. They are often referred
to as “engine stands on wheels”, with their hand-crafted
tubular frames, and a power-to-weight ratio exceeding that of
an Indy car. With the races short in distance, success in Sprint
Car racing is attributed to keen driver reflexes and the ability
to preserve the life of one’s all-important right rear
tire while maneuvering wheel-to-wheel through intense traffic.
Joining
the Sprint Cars in the Old Spice Summer Sizzler will be the
UMP (United Midwestern Promoters) Modifieds for a full program,
with NASCAR’s Kenny Schrader and NHRA’s Ron Capps
set to join the fray.
Old Spice
is proud to return as the presenting sponsor of the Summer Sizzler.
“Old Spice has been partnering with Tony since 1999 and
when he informed us of this event two years ago, we jumped on
board wholeheartedly. It really personifies our own adage of
real performance for real guys”, reports Old Spice Brand
Manager Carl Stealey.
Reserved
seats, affordably priced at $20 for adults (ages 16 & up),
$12 (ages 12 - 15) and $8 (ages 0 -11) are available online
at www.eldoraspeedway.com or by calling the track office at
(937) 338-3815.
