“SIXTY MINUTES IN THE TROSTLE GARAGE WITH…” AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS & KNOXVILLE NATIONALS FAN FAIR FORUMS FILL UP

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (July 31, 2011)  –  This year’s Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair forums and “Sixty Minutes in the Trostle Garage with…“ autograph sessions in the National Sprint Car Museum are taking shape as the August 10-13 Goodyear Knoxville Nationals near.  National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Bob Trostle and American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) racer Brady Bacon are the latest two to commit to sign autographs, while Knoxville regulars Danny Lasoski, Kevin Swindell, Robby Wolfgang, Davey Heskin, Terry McCarl, Austin McCarl, Mark Dobmeier, Josh Schneiderman, and Don Droud, Jr., are the latest to agree to participate in the Fan Fair.

According to museum curator Tom Schmeh, “We are very excited about this year’s Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair in the museum, as our moderators have done a great job in lining up their special guests.  I would like to take this time to thank Dean Mills, Johnny Gibson, Larry Boos, David Mills, Bill Wright, Stacy Ervin, Greg Nicol, Gary Guehler and Bruce Ellis for moderating these live forums on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week.  Then on Saturday, August 13, we have three great historical forums scheduled, hosted by Les Randall, Teresa Adrian and Bruce Boertje.  Finally, we are thrilled that Bob Trostle is leading the way in signing autographs in his re-created garage in the museum again this year.  We will have many drivers, including Brady Bacon, that will be meeting and greeting fans in the garage, for one hour at a time, from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day of the Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.  We will release the ‘Trostle Garage’ autograph session schedule early next week.”

The current schedule for the sixth annual Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair, to be held in the first floor, east wing, of the Donald Lamberti National Sprint Car Museum is as follows:

Wednesday, August 10:

11 a.m. – “West Coast Sprint Car Racing” with host Dean Mills & special guests Jonathan Allard and others

1 p.m. – “World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Racing” with host Johnny Gibson (World Racing Group) & special guests

3 p.m. – “Sprint Car Racing:  State of the Union” with host Larry Boos (Eldora Speedway) & Rex LeJeune (Attica Raceway Park), Jean Lynch (1987 North American Sprint Car Poll “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award” recipient), Steve Sinclair (Interstate Racing Association), Bill Wright (Knoxville Raceway), Allan Holland (www.hoseheads.com) and others

Thursday, August 11:

11 a.m.  – “International Sprint Car Racing” with host David Mills (Premier Speedway) & special guests

1 p.m. – “Meet the Knoxville Regulars” with host Bill Wright (Knoxville Raceway) & special guests:  1-1:30 p.m. – Danny Lasoski, Kevin Swindell, Robby Wolfgang, Dusty Zomer; 1:30-2 p.m. – Davey Heskin, Terry McCarl, Austin McCarl; 2-2:30 p.m. – Mark Dobmeier, Josh Schneiderman, Don Droud Jr.

3 p.m. – “Women in Sprint Car Racing” with host Stacy Ervin (Knoxville Raceway) & special guests Janet Holbrook (C&H Motorsports), Misha Geisert (True Speed Communication), Kendra Jacobs (PRN “Winged Nation”), Haley Arnold (driver), Miranda Arnold (driver) and others

Friday, August 12:

11 a.m.  – “Sprint Car Driver Safety Improvements: Past, Present & Future” with host Greg Nicol (Speedway Motors) & special guests Brian Butler (ButlerBuilt Seats), Jack Elam (J&J Chassis), and Jay Braxton (HANS)

1 p.m. – “Sprint Car Racing:  An Historical Perspective” with host Gary Guehler (Texas Motor Speedway) & special guests

3 p.m. – “Meet the Posse” with host Bruce Ellis (Williams Grove Speedway) & special guests; presented by www.hoseheads.com

Saturday, August 13:

11 a.m.  – “San Jose Speedway & the Hardtop Era” with host Les Randall

1 p.m. – “A.D. & ‘Jiggs’ Trowell Racing Memories/Devil’s Bowl Speedway History” with host Teresa Adrian

3 p.m. – “Lucky Louis LeCocq, 1892-1919” by Bruce Boertje

Those seeking further information on the Knoxville Nationals Fan Fair forums and “Sixty Minutes in the Trostle Garage with…“ autograph sessions in the National Sprint Car Museum during the 51st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals are urged to visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com.

AMES, HAUDENSCHILD, WOLFGANG’S, SMITH, CARSON, LASOSKI & TROSTLE TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS IN BOB’S GARAGE IN MUSEUM NEXT WEEK

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (August 5, 2011)  –  Following last year’s 50th Goodyear Knoxville Nationals, it only seems appropriate that three of the next generation of sprint car racers will appear in the “Sixty Minutes in the Trostle Garage with…“ autograph sessions next week in the National Sprint Car Museum as the sport’s biggest event begins its next fifty years.  Ohio ‘young guns’ Zach Ames and Sheldon Haudenschild, son of National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Jac Haudenschild, have agreed to open up the series of meet-and-greet sessions in the museum on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.  And, later that afternoon at 3:30 p.m., up-and-comer Robby Wolfgang will sign autographs with 1977 Knoxville Nationals winners Doug Wolfgang (driver) and Bob Trostle (car owner).

In addition to Wolfgang on Wednesday, Trostle will host Danny Smith and Shane Carson in his re-created garage on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.  And Bob Trostle will host Danny Lasoski at 3:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon.  Wolfgang, Trostle, Lasoski and Carson are all inductees into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.  Museum curator Tom Schmeh said today, “I really appreciate the willingness of young sprint car drivers like Zach Ames, Sheldon Haudenschild and Robby Wolfgang to come in and sign autographs in the museum.  This generation of ‘Facebook kids’ really is the future of our sport, so it is exciting to see them get out and make the face-to-face connection with fans.  And, it is great to see the veterans like Bob Trostle, Doug Wolfgang, Shane Carson, Danny Lasoski and Danny Smith do the same thing.  I think this on-going fan-friendliness by the teams really bodes well for the future of the sport of sprint car racing.”

The schedule for the “Sixty Minutes in the Trostle Garage with…” autograph sessions will be released early next week.  Fans are encouraged to visit the non-profit museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com.

NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM SETS SECOND FLOOR THEATER SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF THE KNOXVILLE NATIONALS

KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (August 6, 2011)  –  The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is pleased to set its second floor theater schedule for the week of the 51st annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals, August 8-13.  This year, each day of the week will feature a different theme, including Sanctioning Madness Monday, Spills-n-Thrills Tuesday, Dick Wallen Wednesday, Top Tracks Thursday, Film Festival Favorites Friday, and Super Stars Saturday.

Museum executive director Bob Baker said today, “Thanks to the efforts of museum volunteer Ted Smallwood and curator Tom Schmeh, I think we have a very diverse and exciting line-up of thirty-five (35) films that will be screened in the air-conditioned theater this year.  All but four of the films focus on sprint car racing, and all of them celebrate motorsports.  We would like to thank all of the videographers, especially National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Dick Wallen, for preserving the history of sprint car racing through their tireless work behind the cameras.”

The schedule for the theater, located on the second floor, west wing, of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, is as follows (10 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. daily):

“Sanctioning Madness Monday”, August 8:

10 a.m. – “Open Road:  Inside the National Sprint Tour (NST)” by Dennis Doornbos

10:30 a.m. – “United Racing Club (URC):  The First Fifty Years” by Dale Snyder

11:45 a.m. – “United States Auto Club (USAC):  Fifty Years of Speed & Glory” by Dick Wallen

1:15 p.m. – “World of Outlaws (WoO):  Slingin’ Dirt” by Diamond P Sports

2 p.m. – “Open Wheel Mayhem on Dirt” by Jeff Converse (preview of “Spills-n-Thrills Tuesday”)

“Spills-n-Thrills Tuesday”, August 9:

10 a.m. – “Up & Over – Volume 1” by Kevin Kjergaard

10:30 a.m. – “Up & Over – Volume 2” by Kevin Kjergaard

11:30 a.m. – “Up & Over – Volume 3” by Kevin Kjergaard

12 Noon – “Up & Over – Volume 4” by Kevin Kjergaard

12:30 p.m. – “Sprint Car Rodeo” by Dick Wallen

1:30 p.m. – “Sprint Car Thrills – Volume 1” by Dick Wallen

2:30 p.m. – “Sprint Car Thrills – Volume 2” by Dick Wallen

3:30 p.m. – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 7” by Dick Wallen (preview of “Dick Wallen Wednesday”)

“Dick Wallen Wednesday”, August 10:
10 a.m. – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 1” by Dick Wallen

11 a.m. – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 2” by Dick Wallen

12 Noon – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 3” by Dick Wallen

1 p.m. – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 4” by Dick Wallen

2 p.m. – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 5” by Dick Wallen

3 p.m. – “Sprint Car Classics – Volume 6” by Dick Wallen

“Top Tracks Thursday”, August 11:

10 a.m. – “Dirt, Sweat & Tears:  History of the Knoxville Nationals” by Brandon Bingham

10:45 a.m. – “History of the Williams Grove Speedway, 1939-65” by Dale Snyder

1 p.m. – “Tribute to the Chico Gold Cup, 1982-2008” by Mike Doyle

3 p.m. – “1932 Legion Ascot” by Dick Wallen

3:45 p.m. – “4-Cylinder 400” by John Finn (preview of “Film Festival Favorites Friday”)

“Film Festival Favorites Friday”, August 12:

10 a.m. – “Follow the Corn:  Traditional Sprint Car Racing in Indiana” by Sean Buckley

11:15 a.m. – “Dirt: A Season Inside the Devil’s Bowl Speedway” by Jeff Bowden

12:45 p.m. – “Racing Dreams” by Marshall Curry

2:15 p.m. – “Touched by an Angell – Story of Angell Park Speedway” by Bob Leff

“Super Stars Saturday”, August 13:

10 a.m. – “The Legends: Brad Doty, Jac Haudenschild & Kenny Jacobs” by Mark Lonsinger

11:15 a.m. – “Steve Kinser – Winners” by Greg Stephens

11:45 a.m. – “Doug Wolfgang – Winners” by Greg Stephens

12:15 p.m. – “The Larry (Dickson) and Gary (Bettenhausen) Show” by Dick Wallen

1:15 p.m. – “The Flying Dutchman, Tommy Hinnershitz” by Dale Snyder

2:30 p.m. – “Harold Leep” by I-Deal Productions

All of the films are from the archives of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, and many can be purchased on-line at www.sprintcarstuff.com.