7/21/2015
Belle-Clair Speedway
Sunday, August 2nd Knepper Memorial
24th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial
Millstadt, IL – Sunday, August 2nd, both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will be in competition for the 24th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial. UMP Modifieds and B-Modifieds will also be running.
Knepper, a Belleville native, was one of the most notable drivers to come out of the St. Louis area. He won five St. Louis Auto Racing Association Midget championships from 1954 to 1960. Knepper also drove in the Indianapolis 500 five times from 1965 to 1969. Some of Knepper’s notable wins are at the famed Little 500 Sprint Car race at Anderson, IN in 1962 in addition to six midget and two sprint car races in USAC national events. Knepper passed in Belleville, Illinois in 1992.
Since the inaugural Arnie Knepper Memorial in 1992, the event has established itself as a prestigious venue in midget racing. Some of the best midget drivers in the country have taken home an Arnie Knepper Memorial win, including Bryan Clauson (2014, 2013), Rico Abreu (2012), Brad Kuhn (2011) and Brad Loyet (2010). Steve Knepper, Arnie Knepper’s cousin, has won the event six times in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2003.
Classes
Midgets
Micros
UMP Modifieds
B-Mods
Pit Gates Open – 1:00pm; Pit Passes - $30.00;
Spectator Gates Open – 4:30pm; General Admission - $20.00, Under 12 FREE with adult
Hot Laps – 5:30pm with Racing following hot laps
For further information, go to www.belleclairspeedway.com.
Contact:
Derek Schuett
POWRi Media
info@powri.com
Submitted By: Kenny Brown
