KNOXVILLE, IOWA (November 9, 2007) - Fifteen (15) winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car sanctioning affiliates have already committed to the $5,000-to-win Brodix Tournament of Champions (ToC) at the Knoxville Raceway on Sunday, August 3. Two of the affiliates are Australian, including the SRA Brodix Sprintcar Series (SRA) and the Sprintcar Thunder Series/Sprintcar All Stars (STS/SAS). The one-day international invitational for the ‘best of the best’ in 360 sprint car racing utilizes one common set of technical rules, including use of the ASCS Brodix spec head. Rejoining the 2008 Brodix ToC line-up is the United Sprint Car Series (USCS).
According to Knoxville’s director of racing Ralph Capitani, “We are very excited about the growth of winged ‘360’ sprint car racing in Australia. The SRA series will involve tracks in Hamilton, Victoria; Simpson, Victoria; Mount Gambier, South Australia; Warrnambool, Victoria; and tentatively Geelong, Victoria; while the STS/SAS series will include multiple rounds at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria; Ballarat, Victoria; and Mildura, Victoria. Add in the support of the Canada’s Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) and hopefully the Alberta Sprint Tour (AST), and you’ll see this event become the true ‘World Challenge’ of ‘360’ sprint car racing!”
The fifteen sanctioning affiliates that have confirmed participation in the tenth Brodix Tournament of Champions are as follows:
ASCS – Coastal Region (ASCS-C),
ASCS – Gulf South Region (ASCS-GS),
ASCS – Patriot Region (ASCS-P),
ASCS – Rebel Region (ASCS-R),
ASCS – Rocky Mountain Region (ASCS-RM),
ASCS - Sprints On Dirt (ASCS-SOD),
Big Sky Sprint Tour (BSST),
Knoxville Raceway (KNOX),
National Championship Racing Association (NCRA),
National Racing Alliance (NRA),
Northwest Sprint Challenge Series (NSCS),
Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS),
SRA Brodix Sprintcar Series (SRA),
Sprintcar Thunder Series/Sprintcar All Stars (STS/SAS), and
United Sprint Car Series (USCS).
The previous nine Brodix ToC winners are as follows (year, driver, affiliate, number, hometown; all races at Knoxville unless otherwise noted):
2007 – Kaley Gharst, SIA, 3*, Decatur, Illinois
2006 – Gary Wright, ASCoT, 9, Hooks, Texas
2005 - Garry Lee Maier, NCRA, 11x, Cimarron, Kansas
2004 - Loren Langerud, WISSOTA, 56, Harwood, North Dakota
2003 - Terry McCarl, SIA, 86, Altoona, Iowa
2002 - Josh Higday, KNOX, 24, Des Moines, Iowa
2001 - Not Held
2000 - Not Held
1999 - (Limaland) - Kyle Sauder, NRA, 2s, Archbold, Ohio
1998 - (Eldora) - Phil Gressman, ASCS-Challengers, 8h, Clyde, Ohio
1997 - Greg Coverdale, URC, 63, Milford, Delaware
The technical rules for the Brodix Tournament of Champions will be dictated by the Knoxville Raceway, and they will be the same for the Thursday-Friday-Saturday, July 31-August 1-2 $10,000-to-win Knoxville 360 Nationals. Those seeking more information are urged to visit the track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
According to Knoxville’s director of racing Ralph Capitani, “We are very excited about the growth of winged ‘360’ sprint car racing in Australia. The SRA series will involve tracks in Hamilton, Victoria; Simpson, Victoria; Mount Gambier, South Australia; Warrnambool, Victoria; and tentatively Geelong, Victoria; while the STS/SAS series will include multiple rounds at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria; Ballarat, Victoria; and Mildura, Victoria. Add in the support of the Canada’s Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS) and hopefully the Alberta Sprint Tour (AST), and you’ll see this event become the true ‘World Challenge’ of ‘360’ sprint car racing!”
The fifteen sanctioning affiliates that have confirmed participation in the tenth Brodix Tournament of Champions are as follows:
ASCS – Coastal Region (ASCS-C),
ASCS – Gulf South Region (ASCS-GS),
ASCS – Patriot Region (ASCS-P),
ASCS – Rebel Region (ASCS-R),
ASCS – Rocky Mountain Region (ASCS-RM),
ASCS - Sprints On Dirt (ASCS-SOD),
Big Sky Sprint Tour (BSST),
Knoxville Raceway (KNOX),
National Championship Racing Association (NCRA),
National Racing Alliance (NRA),
Northwest Sprint Challenge Series (NSCS),
Southern Ontario Sprints (SOS),
SRA Brodix Sprintcar Series (SRA),
Sprintcar Thunder Series/Sprintcar All Stars (STS/SAS), and
United Sprint Car Series (USCS).
The previous nine Brodix ToC winners are as follows (year, driver, affiliate, number, hometown; all races at Knoxville unless otherwise noted):
2007 – Kaley Gharst, SIA, 3*, Decatur, Illinois
2006 – Gary Wright, ASCoT, 9, Hooks, Texas
2005 - Garry Lee Maier, NCRA, 11x, Cimarron, Kansas
2004 - Loren Langerud, WISSOTA, 56, Harwood, North Dakota
2003 - Terry McCarl, SIA, 86, Altoona, Iowa
2002 - Josh Higday, KNOX, 24, Des Moines, Iowa
2001 - Not Held
2000 - Not Held
1999 - (Limaland) - Kyle Sauder, NRA, 2s, Archbold, Ohio
1998 - (Eldora) - Phil Gressman, ASCS-Challengers, 8h, Clyde, Ohio
1997 - Greg Coverdale, URC, 63, Milford, Delaware
The technical rules for the Brodix Tournament of Champions will be dictated by the Knoxville Raceway, and they will be the same for the Thursday-Friday-Saturday, July 31-August 1-2 $10,000-to-win Knoxville 360 Nationals. Those seeking more information are urged to visit the track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
