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Midwest Speed Expo set for January 22 and January 23 in Springfield, IL.
The 2nd Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO to be held on January 22 and January 23, 2005 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday to commemorate Springfield Motorsports Week as declared by proclamation of the Honorable TIM DAVLIN, Mayor of the city of Springfield. The event takes place in the beautiful ultra-modern 39,000 square feet heated RICHARD ORR Building. Mayor Davlin will return on Saturday evening to be the guest of honor of both U.M.P. and Northern All Stars and present the championship awards to both series champions.
The proclamation by the Honorable Mayor Davlin reads as follows:
Whereas: After a succesful inaugural event in Springfield, Illinois Terry Young and Midwest Speed, Inc. is presenting the 2nd Annual Midwest Speed Expo at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in the Richard Orr Building on January 22 and 23, 2005
and
Whereas: The United Midwestern Promoters, and the Northern All Stars Late Model Series have selected Springfield, Illinois as the site of their annual late model division awards banquets
and
Whereas: Brian Shirley of Chatham, Illinois has earned the 2004 N.A.L.M.S. championship and will be crowned and celebrated as their champion at the aformentioned festivities
and
Whereas: Two of the leading sprint car manufacturers in the World are located in our fine city with Maxim Chassis claiming the 2004 World of Outlaw Sprint Car championship with Steve Kinser and Eagle Chassis claiming the All Star Circuit of Champions 2004 championship with driver Chad Kemenah
Thereby: Let it be declared that the week of January 17-23, 2005 be designated as "Springfield Motorsports Week" in the city of Springfield
There will be representatives on hand from local tracks as well as the U.M.P. and Northern All Star Late Model organizations as well as the U.M.P. Challenge of Champions and the STACKER 2 Xtreme Dirt Car Series to discuss rules and whats new for their series for the 2005 race season.
A special guest of honor will be gracing us with an appearance on Sunday. Just recently finalized, Midwest Speed has secured an appearance for several hours on Sunday with NHRA Funny Car competitor TIM WILKERSON who recently finished the 2004 NHRA season of competition with a win in the O'Reilly Spring Nationals at Baytown, TX as well as the winners Wally at the 17th Annual Autolite Nationals in Sonoma, California to add to a runner-up finish in the O'Reilly Midsouth Nationals in Memphis, Tennessee. Stop out and see Tim as he meets and greets the attendees of this years show and discusses his plans for the 2005 season behind the wheel of the LRS Monte Carlo. The LRS NHRA Funny Car will be on display throughout the show!
Also, NEXTEL Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart's 2005 edition CHILI BOWL midget built and maintained by EAGLE Chassis will be on display throughout the entire weekends activities!
Several of Springfield's finest HooTERS representatives will be on hand to meet and greet the shows attendees and will be selling HooTERS apparel and 2005 calendars and will also be giving away door prizes during the show!
Some lucky show attendee will also walk away with one of the many nice door prizes which include a 25" color tv, a VCR cassette player/recorder, a DVD player, CD players etc. as well as many other nice prizes including gift certificates from DYER'S TOP ROD and WELD WHEEL among others! Door prizes will be split up and drawn throughout the weekend and you MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!
Shannon Babb, 2001 Topless 100 Champion, 2002 Dirt Track World Champion and 2004 N.A.R.A. Late Model division champion will be on hand signing autographs and will have his car on display as will 2004 Northern All Star Late Model Series champion Brian Shirley. Additional guests will include 2004 U.M.P. Late model division champion Rodney Melvin, recently crowned SWITCHME.net Late Model Driver of the Year Dennis Erb, Justin Allgaier, ARCA Super Car Series, UMP Late Model, U.S.A.C. Midget and Silver Crown Series veteran and soon to be NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES competitor, AMA motorcycle veteran Josh Tonguett, UMP and Northern All Star late model veterans Eric Smith and Steve Sheppard, Jr as well as Joseph Bommarito and his junior dragster.
What better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday just before the start of the new race season? This is your opportunity to look over and purchase both new and used race parts for Dirt Late Models, Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Midgets, Drag Race etc.. Current vendors include: Mackay Engines, Doug Haack Vintage Photos, American Racing Wheels, Allen Automotive, J-S Helmet Design, Larry Bantz, Steve Cleer, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Erv Guyette, Millenium Components, Freddie Conaway, Aggressive Designs, Scogin Performance, Midwest HANS, FASTRACK Racing with a FASTRACK crate motor on display, Southtown Mtrspts. and Eric Smith, Lenny Garson, MAY’S Sales, Mid-American Equipment with tubing benders and metal brakes, Luv Racing.com, Josh Tonguett Racing and the I.M.D.A. (Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association, Pro-Shine, JAM Mtrspts. - Justin Allgaier, OATS Tools/Mike McGriff, Dean Garland Performance, Macon Speedway, Chris Duncan Race Cars, Scott and Rae Long - SR Racing, Lehman Performance, Midstate Kart Club, Race Deck/Total Storage, Capital Machine Shop, DASCO - Don Fleetwood, Jeremy Standridge Motorsports, Roy Mitchell, Hatton Performance - Fine Line Designs, Roeland Race Systems, Mike Blankenship, B&S Race Fabrication, Rich Owens, Don Hammer racing - Farmer City Raceway, Powder Coating Unlimited, Axle Exchange, Brian Thompson Promotions, GO-FAST Group, Todd and Laurie Silvey's Drag News, Gateway Midget Series, Phaze 1 Fabrications, DYER’S Top Rods, Mullins Engines, Steve Sheppard, Jr. Racing, Impressive Race Cars, Tri-City Speedway, Illinois Scene.Com, Mattoon Trailer Sales, Lincoln Speedway, Jerry Stark Sales,Blue Boyz Supply, Eagle Chassis, HooTERS of Springfield, Brickler Racing, Marv’s Race Place, Booth’s Micro Racing, Country Stitches Embroidery,Jacksonville Speedway, M&M Motorsports, Pike County Speedway, Terry Worth, MAXIM Chassis, Jammie Wilson Motorsports, Kamp Mtr. Speedway, K-MOTION Racing Engines, Shelby Racing/ Shelby Bosie, C.C.Q.M.A. (Christian County Quarter Midget Association, U.M.P. and N.A.L.M.S., M.S.C.S. Midwest Sprint Car Series, MAG’S Racing Supply, E&E Motorsports, Boyd-Built Fabrication metal brakes, J.B. Wood Racing, Behind the Pit Wall, Ryan Bunton, Matt Pratt, Stan Vervynck, Racer's Edge Race Cars, Brian Shirley Motorsports, Shannon Babb Racing,Rod Smith, M.A.R.A. (Midwest Auto Racing Association), Meents Motorsports, Out-Pace Products, T.C. Collectibles, B.K. Sportswear, Rent-A-Center of Springfield providing 3 big screen tv's for the enjoyment of show attendees to watch racing video footage provided by MUDBOSS Video and Greg Stephens Motorsport Video, Bill West Enterprises, Mickey Bailey and Frank Perkins' Xtreme Toys.
Hoosier Tire Midwest Dirt Late Model Product Manager Gene Smith and hold an informal tire grooving/maintenance seminar for all those in attendance on Saturday at approximately 1:00 P.M.. In the wake of the U.M.P. Late Model division going to a downsized tire selection for the 2005 season this seminar should be very informative and beneficial to all late model competitiors. Some lucky attendees will win U.M.P. late model tires to be given away after the seminar.
Make this a family event and bring the kids out for a day of action packed fun. Make your plans now and mark your calendar and don’t miss the biggest trade show/swap meet to hit the midwest in over a decade!
Food will be available at the show as well as alcoholic refreshments provided by NELSON Catering of Springfield, Illinois.
Show hours are Saturday January 22, 2005 from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and Sunday, January 23, 2005 from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Admission is just $7.00 per day and if you have a valid U.M.P. membership card, you will recieve a $2.00 discount when you display your card at the time you purchase your admission ticket. Children under 10 are FREE!
Booth space is SOLD-OUT at this time! Vendor set-up will be on Friday January 21, 2005 from 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and the building will be available that day for vendors only with valid vendor passes. Set-up night is not open to the public!
For further information contact Terry Young at (217) 553-1963 or (217) 529-6205
The 2nd Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO to be held on January 22 and January 23, 2005 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday to commemorate Springfield Motorsports Week as declared by proclamation of the Honorable TIM DAVLIN, Mayor of the city of Springfield. The event takes place in the beautiful ultra-modern 39,000 square feet heated RICHARD ORR Building. Mayor Davlin will return on Saturday evening to be the guest of honor of both U.M.P. and Northern All Stars and present the championship awards to both series champions.
The proclamation by the Honorable Mayor Davlin reads as follows:
Whereas: After a succesful inaugural event in Springfield, Illinois Terry Young and Midwest Speed, Inc. is presenting the 2nd Annual Midwest Speed Expo at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in the Richard Orr Building on January 22 and 23, 2005
and
Whereas: The United Midwestern Promoters, and the Northern All Stars Late Model Series have selected Springfield, Illinois as the site of their annual late model division awards banquets
and
Whereas: Brian Shirley of Chatham, Illinois has earned the 2004 N.A.L.M.S. championship and will be crowned and celebrated as their champion at the aformentioned festivities
and
Whereas: Two of the leading sprint car manufacturers in the World are located in our fine city with Maxim Chassis claiming the 2004 World of Outlaw Sprint Car championship with Steve Kinser and Eagle Chassis claiming the All Star Circuit of Champions 2004 championship with driver Chad Kemenah
Thereby: Let it be declared that the week of January 17-23, 2005 be designated as "Springfield Motorsports Week" in the city of Springfield
There will be representatives on hand from local tracks as well as the U.M.P. and Northern All Star Late Model organizations as well as the U.M.P. Challenge of Champions and the STACKER 2 Xtreme Dirt Car Series to discuss rules and whats new for their series for the 2005 race season.
A special guest of honor will be gracing us with an appearance on Sunday. Just recently finalized, Midwest Speed has secured an appearance for several hours on Sunday with NHRA Funny Car competitor TIM WILKERSON who recently finished the 2004 NHRA season of competition with a win in the O'Reilly Spring Nationals at Baytown, TX as well as the winners Wally at the 17th Annual Autolite Nationals in Sonoma, California to add to a runner-up finish in the O'Reilly Midsouth Nationals in Memphis, Tennessee. Stop out and see Tim as he meets and greets the attendees of this years show and discusses his plans for the 2005 season behind the wheel of the LRS Monte Carlo. The LRS NHRA Funny Car will be on display throughout the show!
Also, NEXTEL Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart's 2005 edition CHILI BOWL midget built and maintained by EAGLE Chassis will be on display throughout the entire weekends activities!
Several of Springfield's finest HooTERS representatives will be on hand to meet and greet the shows attendees and will be selling HooTERS apparel and 2005 calendars and will also be giving away door prizes during the show!
Some lucky show attendee will also walk away with one of the many nice door prizes which include a 25" color tv, a VCR cassette player/recorder, a DVD player, CD players etc. as well as many other nice prizes including gift certificates from DYER'S TOP ROD and WELD WHEEL among others! Door prizes will be split up and drawn throughout the weekend and you MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!
Shannon Babb, 2001 Topless 100 Champion, 2002 Dirt Track World Champion and 2004 N.A.R.A. Late Model division champion will be on hand signing autographs and will have his car on display as will 2004 Northern All Star Late Model Series champion Brian Shirley. Additional guests will include 2004 U.M.P. Late model division champion Rodney Melvin, recently crowned SWITCHME.net Late Model Driver of the Year Dennis Erb, Justin Allgaier, ARCA Super Car Series, UMP Late Model, U.S.A.C. Midget and Silver Crown Series veteran and soon to be NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES competitor, AMA motorcycle veteran Josh Tonguett, UMP and Northern All Star late model veterans Eric Smith and Steve Sheppard, Jr as well as Joseph Bommarito and his junior dragster.
What better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday just before the start of the new race season? This is your opportunity to look over and purchase both new and used race parts for Dirt Late Models, Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Midgets, Drag Race etc.. Current vendors include: Mackay Engines, Doug Haack Vintage Photos, American Racing Wheels, Allen Automotive, J-S Helmet Design, Larry Bantz, Steve Cleer, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Erv Guyette, Millenium Components, Freddie Conaway, Aggressive Designs, Scogin Performance, Midwest HANS, FASTRACK Racing with a FASTRACK crate motor on display, Southtown Mtrspts. and Eric Smith, Lenny Garson, MAY’S Sales, Mid-American Equipment with tubing benders and metal brakes, Luv Racing.com, Josh Tonguett Racing and the I.M.D.A. (Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association, Pro-Shine, JAM Mtrspts. - Justin Allgaier, OATS Tools/Mike McGriff, Dean Garland Performance, Macon Speedway, Chris Duncan Race Cars, Scott and Rae Long - SR Racing, Lehman Performance, Midstate Kart Club, Race Deck/Total Storage, Capital Machine Shop, DASCO - Don Fleetwood, Jeremy Standridge Motorsports, Roy Mitchell, Hatton Performance - Fine Line Designs, Roeland Race Systems, Mike Blankenship, B&S Race Fabrication, Rich Owens, Don Hammer racing - Farmer City Raceway, Powder Coating Unlimited, Axle Exchange, Brian Thompson Promotions, GO-FAST Group, Todd and Laurie Silvey's Drag News, Gateway Midget Series, Phaze 1 Fabrications, DYER’S Top Rods, Mullins Engines, Steve Sheppard, Jr. Racing, Impressive Race Cars, Tri-City Speedway, Illinois Scene.Com, Mattoon Trailer Sales, Lincoln Speedway, Jerry Stark Sales,Blue Boyz Supply, Eagle Chassis, HooTERS of Springfield, Brickler Racing, Marv’s Race Place, Booth’s Micro Racing, Country Stitches Embroidery,Jacksonville Speedway, M&M Motorsports, Pike County Speedway, Terry Worth, MAXIM Chassis, Jammie Wilson Motorsports, Kamp Mtr. Speedway, K-MOTION Racing Engines, Shelby Racing/ Shelby Bosie, C.C.Q.M.A. (Christian County Quarter Midget Association, U.M.P. and N.A.L.M.S., M.S.C.S. Midwest Sprint Car Series, MAG’S Racing Supply, E&E Motorsports, Boyd-Built Fabrication metal brakes, J.B. Wood Racing, Behind the Pit Wall, Ryan Bunton, Matt Pratt, Stan Vervynck, Racer's Edge Race Cars, Brian Shirley Motorsports, Shannon Babb Racing,Rod Smith, M.A.R.A. (Midwest Auto Racing Association), Meents Motorsports, Out-Pace Products, T.C. Collectibles, B.K. Sportswear, Rent-A-Center of Springfield providing 3 big screen tv's for the enjoyment of show attendees to watch racing video footage provided by MUDBOSS Video and Greg Stephens Motorsport Video, Bill West Enterprises, Mickey Bailey and Frank Perkins' Xtreme Toys.
Hoosier Tire Midwest Dirt Late Model Product Manager Gene Smith and hold an informal tire grooving/maintenance seminar for all those in attendance on Saturday at approximately 1:00 P.M.. In the wake of the U.M.P. Late Model division going to a downsized tire selection for the 2005 season this seminar should be very informative and beneficial to all late model competitiors. Some lucky attendees will win U.M.P. late model tires to be given away after the seminar.
Make this a family event and bring the kids out for a day of action packed fun. Make your plans now and mark your calendar and don’t miss the biggest trade show/swap meet to hit the midwest in over a decade!
Food will be available at the show as well as alcoholic refreshments provided by NELSON Catering of Springfield, Illinois.
Show hours are Saturday January 22, 2005 from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and Sunday, January 23, 2005 from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Admission is just $7.00 per day and if you have a valid U.M.P. membership card, you will recieve a $2.00 discount when you display your card at the time you purchase your admission ticket. Children under 10 are FREE!
Booth space is SOLD-OUT at this time! Vendor set-up will be on Friday January 21, 2005 from 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and the building will be available that day for vendors only with valid vendor passes. Set-up night is not open to the public!
For further information contact Terry Young at (217) 553-1963 or (217) 529-6205
