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MIS E-News
Week of September 18, 2006
by John Wells
During the off-season the MIS E-News will come out twice monthly...more often
if we have special announcements. We will be using the E-News as our primary
communication tool besides our website at www.madisoninternationalspeedway.com.
Tell your friends to sign up by going to the website and clicking on the link.
It's hard to believe that the 2006 racing season at MIS is now in the record
books. Let's look back at some of the highlights.
A new addition to the MIS family was born in 2006 when the quarter mile was
added. Three weekly divisions took to the quarter mile including the debut of
the hobby stocks and bandits. The new track opened up many opportunities for
drivers who heretofore were unable to race at MIS to join us each week.
Over 10,000 fans came to MIS for the RK Race Promotions event in June
featuring Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart along with a talented group of Madison
ASALM drivers.
Point races in the Weaver Auto Parts Madison ASA Late Models and Club La Mark
Hobby Stocks literally went down to the wire in 2006. Bobby Wilberg made it
two in a row with a second place finish in the final race to take home his
seventh track championship at MIS. Mike "The Spike" Storkson
spins, goes to the rear, and finishes strong to win the hobby stock crown.
Tyler Kelley became the youngest track champion ever at MIS as the fifteen
year old from Oregon won the Roto Rooter Bandit title. Kelley led the points
race from start to finish.
Scott "Chico" Riedner was not only dominant enroute to his title at
MIS (Six feature wins) but also picked up the championship at the Jefferson
Speedway.
Kelly Bires made the most of his appearances at MIS by picking up two major
wins.
The USAC Midgets returned to MIS after a several year absence and raced on the
quarter mile. The HOSS sprints returned but were unable to set a new track
record.
Many more memorable events took place in 2006. You can read about all of them
by going to our website.
Racing Fuel Available
If you are still in need of racing fuel we have some left! Contact Dave
Grueneberg at 608-513-2278 or Steve Einhaus at 630-212-6022.
MIS at LGR This Saturday Night
This Saturday night Madison International Speedway will be one of the sponsors
for the final season championships night at Lake Geneva Raceway. This would be
a great opportunity to come out and check out LGR before the lights go out for
the final time in a few weeks.
A special thank you to all of the LGR Super Stocks who joined us at MIS on
September 8.
Attention Drivers and Teams:
Day at the Races is planned for downtown Janesville on Saturday, September
23rd. The Janesville Farmers Market will be hosting this event which will take
place in the 100 and 200 blocks of Main Street. The Farmers Market opens at
8:00 AM so cars should arrive by 7:00 AM. This is a great opportunity to meet
your fans and make new ones.
For more information contact Chris Stocks.
CELEBRATE WITH THE 2006 MIS CHAMPIONS AT THE VERONA FALL MUSIC FEST
From Trackside Charities
ASA driver Chad Wood and the 2006 MIS Division Champions will be celebrating
another successful season of racing at the Verona Fall Music Fest on Sunday
afternoon, October 1 on the Verona Hometown Days festival grounds.
The racecars of the MIS divisional winners will be on display and the MIS
champions will be introduced on stage between bands as we celebrate another
successful year of racing.
Gates open at noon and music starts at 1:00. Nashville's Jessi Lynn will open
the show at 1:00 followed by Madison's #1 party band, Super Tuesday. National
recording artist Emerson Drive will close out this afternoon of fun and music.
To show our appreciation to all of the racing fans, MIS has arranged for a
special discounted ticket price for this racing-themed event. Tickets to this
music festival are $15 but you and your friends can get tickets for just $10
for a limited time.
Click on www.tracksidecharities.org/tds
to go to a special sponsor page to purchase your tickets. You will need to log
in Username: mis and Password: verona30
You can purchase tickets for your friends or forward this information to them
so you can party with the racing teams and racing fans at MIS. We'll see you
there!
For more information go to www.tracksidecharities.org.
MIS School-Business Partnership
This past week Steve Einhaus visited with my fifth grade class at Waubesa
Intermediate School in McFarland. MIS and my students are part of the school
business partnership program that has been organized by the McFarland School
District. The twenty-three kids were excited about receiving t-shirts,
yearbooks, and other prizes and are eagerly looking forward to planning a
McFarland Night at MIS for next May.
To have MIS visit your local school please contact Steve at 630-212-6022.
Fan Favorites
A big thank you to all of the fans who voted for our 2006 MIS Fan Favorites.
Final results will be shared with you in an upcoming newsletter. There were
some very close votes especially in the Bryden Motors Area Sportsman.
Reminder
That's all for this week. We will be updating all of you on the 2007 weekly
racing divisions and releasing a tentative schedule in the very near future.
Drivers keep us posted on your plans for 2007 as you can be featured right
here in our Driver Profiles which will also be added to our website in 2007.
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