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KISS Championship Helmet – Fit For A King!
 
May 15, 2008 –- In less than 24 hours, the 2008 King of Indiana Sprint Series will hit the tracks.  Just five weeks from now, the new King will be crowned, and the crown will literally be one of the most spectacular helmets seen at any race track. 
 
Although details of the helmet design are currently a closely guarded secret, artist Noah Ennis, founder of Eagle Graphix Design, recently gave some clues as to his approach.  According to Ennis, the helmet shell is being dipped in a 14-karat gold chrome paint, which will form the backdrop for his design.  The artwork may include a rendering of the medieval monarch, the King of Indiana Sprints, representing the honor that the championship effort commands.  The KISS Championship helmet, a Simpson Performance Products Vudo model top-of-the-line safety equipment, is sponsored for the second year by Sprint Car & Midget Magazine, Simpson and Eagle Graphix Design. 
 
Gas City’s I-69 Speedway drops the green flag on the ’08 KISS tour tonight.  Each event in the series will pay $2,500 to win, and 250 to start.  Sponsorship from Indiana Stone Works has boosted the B-Main starting money to $100 for drivers not transferring to the A feature.  All KISS races follow the rules of the host track.  Teams need to check with the specific track to answer questions regarding track rules.  Gas City I-69 Speedway opens at 4 pm and racing starts at 7:30.  The program includes UMP Modifieds, Mod Lites and Thunder Cars.  General admission is $15, and pit passes are $30.  Directions are available at www.gascityi69speedway.com.
 
SCHEDULE.  The second round comes just a week later when Lawrenceburg Speedway adds wheel-to-wheel sprint car racing to the Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 24.  Bloomington Speedway hosts the KISS racers and fans the next Friday night, May 30.  The fourth weekend of KISS racing is a double-header, with Haubstadt’s Tri-State Speedway running Saturday night, June 7, followed by Kokomo Speedway’s annual Sunday show on June 8.  The series will then celebrate the first day of summer by crowning the 2008 King Of Indiana on Saturday, June 21 at Paragon Speedway.
 
2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule
Gas City I-69 Speedway                 Friday, May 16
Lawrenceburg Speedway            Saturday, May 24
Bloomington Speedway                     Friday, May 30
Tri-State Speedway                     Saturday, June 7
Kokomo Speedway                     Sunday, June 8
Paragon Speedway                     Saturday, June 21
 
SPONSORS.  Bedford’s Indiana Stone Works, Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, and Kiva Networking in Bloomington are returning sponsors for the KISS series.  The 2008 KISS Championship Helmet is sponsored by Simpson Performance Products, Sprint Car & Midget Magazine and Eagle Graphix.
 
The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to provide the best sprint car racing.  More information is available on our website, www.kissracing.com.

Curtain Set To Rise On Eighth King Of Indiana Sprint Series

 
May 7, 2008 –- The opening round in the eighth annual campaign for the King Of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) crown is just a week away.  Friday, May 16, the curtain will rise at Gas City’s I-69 Speedway. 

KISS has proven to be one of the most competitive sprint car series in the country.  Even though Jon Stanbrough has won seven of the last dozen races, no other driver won more than once in the last three years.  It's a fact.  Since 2004, the following racers have visited KISS victory lanes: Daron Clayton, Shane Cottle, Kevin Briscoe, Kent Christian, Dave Darland, Levi Jones, Billy Puterbaugh, Mat Neely, AJ Anderson and Brandon Petty. 

KISS promoters keep it short and sweet.  This year the KISS racers will compete on six of the premier Hoosier sprint car tracks.  And in just five weeks, the King will be crowned and the series will be over for another year.

Gas City’s I-69 Speedway will drop the green flag on the ’08 KISS tour on Friday, May 16.  Each event in the series will pay $2,500 to win, and 250 to start.  Sponsorship from Indiana Stone Works has boosted the B-Main starting money to $100 for drivers not transferring to the A feature.  All KISS races follow the rules of the host track.  Teams need to check with the specific track to answer questions regarding track rules.  Gas City I-69 Speedway opens at 4 pm and racing starts at 7:30.  The program includes UMP Modifieds, Mod Lites and Thunder Cars.  General admission is $15, and pit passes are $30.  Directions are available at www.gascityi69speedway.com.

SCHEDULE.  The second round comes just a week later when Lawrenceburg Speedway adds wheel-to-wheel sprint car racing to the Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 24.  Bloomington Speedway hosts the KISS racers and fans the next Friday, May 30.  The fourth weekend of KISS racing is a double-header, with Haubstadt’s Tri-State Speedway running Saturday night, June 7, followed by Kokomo Speedway’s annual Sunday show on June 8.  The series will then celebrate the first day of summer by crowning the 2008 King Of Indiana on Saturday, June 21 at Paragon Speedway.
 
2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule
Gas City I-69 Speedway                 Friday, May 16
Lawrenceburg Speedway            Saturday, May 24
Bloomington Speedway                     Friday, May 30
Tri-State Speedway                     Saturday, June 7
Kokomo Speedway                     Sunday, June 8
Paragon Speedway                     Saturday, June 21

SPONSORS.  Bedford’s Indiana Stone Works, Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, and Kiva Networking in Bloomington are returning sponsors for the KISS series.  The 2008 KISS Championship Helmet is sponsored by Simpson Performance Products, Sprint Car & Midget Magazine and Eagle Graphix – watch for details of this year’s helmet design to be announced soon.

The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to provide the best sprint car racing.  More information is available on our website, www.kissracing.com.
 


2008 KISS Series Opening Night Just Weeks Away – Who’s Hot?

April 24, 2008 –-  One of the surest signs of spring is the resumption of racing after a truculent winter.  The 2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) is poised to get underway in just three weeks, and with only a couple of races completed at Hoosier ovals, two drivers have emerged as early favorites. 
 
Shane Cottle captured the KISS round at Kokomo Speedway last June, outrunning Dave Darland for the second KISS triumph of his career.  Cottle and Contos Racing have expanded their plans for 2008, with Cottle running both dirt and pavement events.  This has proven to be a hot combination as Cottle claimed the season opener at Gas City I-69 Speedway, and followed that with a thrilling win in the USAC national sprint series at the same track a week later.  With Tray House twisting the wrenches on the Contos machines, Cottle has the potential to win any time they unload. 
 
One driver who had a quiet, but brilliant, effort on the 2007 KISS tour is Brady Short.  Although Short hasn’t claimed a KISS victory yet, he tallied five top-5 finishes including three third-place runs and finished second in the final point standings.  Short showed his readiness to race when he came from deep in the pack to win Bloomington Speedway’s season kick-off.  He has returned to the family car, which is proving to be as quick as ever.  Don’t count on him not capturing his first KISS victory soon.
 
SCHEDULE.  Gas City’s I-69 Speedway will again launch the KISS program as they drop the green flag on Friday, May 16.  The second round comes just a week later when Lawrenceburg Speedway adds wheel-to-wheel sprint car racing to the Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 24.  Bloomington Speedway hosts the KISS racers and fans the next weekend, with a Friday night show on May 30.  The fourth weekend of KISS racing is a double-header, with Haubstadt’s Tri-State Speedway running Saturday night, June 7, followed by Kokomo Speedway’s annual Sunday show on June 8.  The series will then celebrate the first day of summer by crowning the 2008 King Of Indiana on Saturday, June 21 at Paragon Speedway.
 
2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule
Gas City I-69 Speedway                 Friday, May 16
Lawrenceburg Speedway            Saturday, May 24
Bloomington Speedway                     Friday, May 30
Tri-State Speedway                     Saturday, June 7
Kokomo Speedway                     Sunday, June 8
Paragon Speedway                     Saturday, June 21
 
 
SPONSORS.  Bedford’s Indiana Stone Works, Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, and Kiva Networking in Bloomington are returning sponsors for the KISS series. 
 
The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to provide the best sprint car racing.  More information is available on our website, www.kissracing.com.
 
KING OF INDIANA SPRINT SERIES
Public Relations Contact: Mike O’Leary Phone: 812-825-9614
Email: moleary@bluemarble.net
Website: www.KissRacing.com


KISS Championship Helmet Presented to Jon Stanbrough

 
January 30, 2008 –- Three-time King of Indiana Sprints Series champion Jon Stanbrough received the inaugural KISS Championship Helmet on Sunday, January 27.  During presentations at the Hoosier Auto Racing Fans (HARF) Awards Ceremonies in Indianapolis, Stanbrough was presented the one-of-a-kind award.  With a 30-win season in 2007 sprint car competition, in addition to the KISS title, the Brownsburg, IN, driver was honored as the HARF Driver of the Year for the third time.
 

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Dave Rudisell (Lawrenceburg Speedway), Mike Miles (Bloomington Speedway), Stanbrough, Jiggs Thomason (Gas City I-69 Speedway) and Keith Ford (Paragon Speedway)
- Chris Pederson photo
 

 
Promoters of several of the KISS series tracks, Dave Rudisell (Lawrenceburg Speedway), Mike Miles (Bloomington Speedway), Jiggs Thomason (Gas City I-69 Speedway) and Keith Ford (Paragon Speedway) made the presentation.  The helmet, a Simpson Performance Products Vudo model with exclusive artwork, is sponsored by Simpson, Sprint Car & Midget Magazine and Eagle Graphix Design. 
 
The KISS race track promoters and helmet sponsors have agreed to present another unique KISS Championship helmet to the 2008 champion following this year’s concluding event, at Paragon Speedway on June 21.  Noah Ennis, of New York-based Eagle Graphix, is already working on the new layout.

2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule

Gas City I-69 Speedway                  Friday, May 16
Lawrenceburg Speedway                Saturday, May 24
Bloomington Speedway                   Friday, May 30
Tri-State Speedway                          Saturday, June 7
Kokomo Speedway                          Sunday, June 8
Paragon Speedway                          Saturday, June 21
 
SPONSORS.  Bedford’s Indiana Stone Works, Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, and Kiva Networking in Bloomington are returning sponsors for the KISS series.  KISS is continuing to look for sponsorships for the upcoming series.  Not only will a sponsor actively participate in one of the most exciting sprint car programs of the coming season, but their investment will also garner the benefits of broad visibility and productive publicity among a growing segment of motorsports enthusiasts in Indiana’s most active metropolitan areas.  For more information contact the promoter at your closest KISS racing track.
 
The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to provide the best sprint car racing.  Information is now available on our website, www.kissracing.com.
 


2008 KISS Schedule Promises Spring Excitement

updated January 20, 2008 
January 19, 2008 –- The Alberta Clipper?  A Siberian Cold Wave?  It’s just Mother Nature’s way of helping us better appreciate pleasant spring weather.  With the first official day of spring less than 60 days away, planning for the racing season has moved into top gear.  Six of the top sprint car venues in the nation will present the 2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series programs.
 
SCHEDULE.  Gas City’s I-69 Speedway will again launch the KISS program as they drop the green flag on Friday, May 16.  The second round comes just a week later as Lawrenceburg Speedway adds wheel-to-wheel sprint car racing to the Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 24.  Bloomington Speedway hosts the KISS racers and fans the next weekend, with a Friday night show on May 30.  The fourth weekend of KISS racing is a double-header, with Haubstadt’s Tri-State Speedway running Saturday night, June 7, followed by Kokomo Speedway’s annual Sunday show on June 8.  The series will then celebrate the first day of summer by crowning the 2008 King Of Indiana on Saturday, June 21 at Paragon Speedway.
 
2008 King Of Indiana Sprint Series Schedule
Gas City I-69 Speedway                 Friday, May 16
Lawrenceburg Speedway            Saturday, May 24
Bloomington Speedway                     Friday, May 30
Tri-State Speedway                     Saturday, June 7
Kokomo Speedway                     Sunday, June 8
Paragon Speedway                     Saturday, June 21
 
CHAMPIONS.  Jon Stanbrough is the defending KISS champion.  Only Billy Puterbaugh kept Stanbrough from sweeping all of the 2008 races.  He has worn the King’s crown three of the past five years and his 11 KISS feature wins tops the series’ history.
 
SPONSORS.  Bedford’s Indiana Stone Works, Elliottbrand Web Designs, in Westport, IN, and Kiva Networking in Bloomington are returning sponsors for the KISS series.  KISS is continuing to look for sponsorships for the upcoming series.  Not only will a sponsor actively participate in one of the most exciting sprint car programs of the coming season, but their investment will also garner the benefits of broad visibility and productive publicity among a growing segment of motorsports enthusiasts in Indiana’s most active metropolitan areas.  For more information contact the promoter at your closest KISS racing track.
 
The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters to provide the best sprint car racing.  Information is now available on our website, www.kissracing.com.


New KISS Champions Helmet Design Released

 
December 1, 2007 –- One of the new efforts for the 2007 edition of the King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) was the introduction of the KISS Championship Helmet.  Unfortunately, because of issues outside the control of the KISS promoters, the helmet has not been completed and was not presented to the 2007 Champion, Jon Stanbrough.  KISS has established a sponsorship relationship with a new helmet designer and a new KISS Championship Helmet is in progress.  The new design, by New York artist Noah Ennis of Eagle Graphix Design is included with this release and is also available on the KISS website ( www.kissracing.com).  Details of the helmet presentation will be announced when they are finalized.
 
This effort is sponsored by Sprint Car & Midget Magazine, Simpson Performance Products and Eagle Graphix Design.  The promoters of the racing facilities that conduct the KISS series thank each of them for their efforts in obtaining a second helmet and ensuring this unique award is presented to the 2007 Champion as originally announced.  
 

 
 
The King of Indiana Sprint Series is organized and conducted by the individual Indiana sprint car race track promoters throughout the state of Indiana.  Information is available on our website, www.kissracing.com.