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Competition For KISS Crown Heats Up
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June 21, 2006 -- With just two events left in the 2006 King of Indiana Sprint
Series, the fight for this year’s title is heating up. Five different
drivers have worn the KISS crown following the first five seasons, but this
could be the year for a repeat champion. The next stop on the road to the
championship will come at Paragon Speedway on Saturday night. With victories at Bloomington and Lincoln Park Speedway last month, 2003 KISS champion Jon Stanbrough holds a 52-point margin over A. J. Anderson, who claimed the Lawrenceburg feature. Jonathan Vennard sits third in the standings, 85 points behind the leader, followed by Chris Windom and Derek O’Dell. While Saturday’s race at Paragon has the potential to give Stanbrough a nearly insurmountable lock on his second KISS title, Anderson, Vennard and a handful of others realize that they could be just two great races away from becoming the sixth KISS champion. However, if history was to provide an indication, Stanbrough knows his way around the Paragon oval, having earned two of his nine USAC feature victories there, both in 1996. After nearly a month-long break in KISS competition, lengthened by last week’s rainout at Kokomo, Paragon Speedway will hold its fourth KISS event this Saturday. Previous winners include Matt Westfall, Kevin Briscoe and Kent Christian. Averaging 50 sprint cars for each of this year’s programs, Paragon’s pit lane will be rocking when the KISS racers unload. Paragon’s racing program will include street stocks and bombers. Admission is $15 for adults, children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult admission. Pit admission is $30. The pit gate opens at 4 pm, grandstand gates at 5 pm and racing will begin at 7:30. More information is available at the Speedway’s website, www.paragonspeedway.com. SCHEDULE. The 2006 KISS championship will kick off Independence Day weekend at the Terre Haute Action Track on Saturday, July 1. By the time the last firework has exploded, a new (or returning) King of Indiana Sprints will be on his throne. 2006 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule Gas City I-69Speedway Bloomington Speedway Lincoln Park Speedway Lawrenceburg Speedway Kokomo Speedway Paragon Speedway Terre Haute Action Track THE PURSE. The total KISS purse for 2006 exceeds $80,000. Each feature pays $2,500-to win. As in previous years, the teams will forgo qualifying and draw for heat race starting spots. And as last year, the top two finishers in each heat will re-draw for their feature starting spots. Features pay $250 to start, while B-Main competitors will take home a minimum of $50. POINT FUND. The point fund will pay $1,400 to the King Of Indiana Sprint Series champion following the July 1st finale Terre Haute Action Track. Additionally, the point fund pays the top five in the standings, with second place receiving $1000, while third receives $700, fourth $600 and fifth $500. SPONSORS. Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, created the KISS website, which provides a highly functional and effective tool that places the King Of Indiana Sprint Series within arms length of racing fans around town and around the world. Visit them at www.Elliottbrand.com. The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to put the best racing in the state on a heavy metal wheel-to-wheel tour. Information is now available on our website, www.kissracing.com. |
