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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
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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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.
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.
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.
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.