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Less Than 60 Days To The Challenge
By: Kevin Ramsell
Friday, April 27, 2007 (Cambridge, WI) – Everyday, Roy Kenseth goes to his
mailbox to receive his daily batch of ticket orders for the First Supply
All-Star Challenge presented by Capital City Harley-Davidson event on Tuesday,
June 26th at Madison International Speedway. Later on that day, Roy goes
to the post office to send out those orders to race fans from all over the
Midwest.
In less than 60 days, RK Race Promotions will host its third annual event for
the second year in a row at MIS. The event will be headlined with two
NASCAR Nextel Cup Champions, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart.
“We are right on track with the advance orders that we had last year at this
time,” Kenseth recently stated. “We are working with Dave Grueneberg
and his staff at MIS to make this event much better than last year. We
learned a lot from last year’s event and we are going to work hard to make
this a more fan friendly event for everyone.”
General admission tickets are currently on sale at the RK Race Promotions
office, located next to the Village Motel (101 Hwy 18) on the corner where Hwy
12 & 18 split entering Cambridge, about a quarter-mile east of the Matt
Kenseth Fan Club Headquarters. The office is open seven days a week
between the hours of 4-8 p.m. until further notice. Or you can print the
ticket order form that is available online at www.mattkenseth.com.
General admission tickets are $25 for ages 11 and up and $10 for ages 10 and
under, or ages 18 and over can purchase an advance pit pass for $50. The
pit pass will also give you access to the grandstand area.
This year’s event will feature the best area super late model competitors to
compete along with Kenseth and Stewart.
The entry form is now available and is due by June 1st. Those interested
in the entry form, please e-mail your request to kmrpr17@charter.net.
In order to be eligible for The Swiss Colony Pole Award ($500), the Rockweiler
Insulation Halfway Leader Award ($500) and for one of the maximum top-five
payouts, you will need to send in your entry form and fee by June 1st.
Those who are not pre-entered will not be eligible for the Pole Award, Halfway
Leader Award and if they finish in the top-five, they will receive a reduced
payout.
“The reason for the pre-entry is simple,” Kenseth explained. “We
are putting together a great program for the event and it will also be
broadcasted LIVE on ESPN 1070 AM in Madison. The advance entry forms
will ensure that your car is listed in the program along with your main
sponsor and it will help ESPN Radio with their broadcast. Plus, it will
also give us the opportunity to let the fans know who is coming to compete
against Matt and Tony.”
The main event will be 100 laps with a break at the halfway point. The
tentative starting field will consist of 24 cars, but Kenseth is leaving the
door open to allow more cars into the main event, depending on the car
count. 16 cars will automatically make the field by time, 4 will come
through qualifying races (15 laps each) and 4 promoter choices. It will
be a 4 tire race which must be purchased at the track that day. The
event will follow the Wisconsin Challenge Series rules.
Kenseth has also stated that the top-five finishers will automatically be
guaranteed a starting spot for the All-Star “50” super late model event at
the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday, August 26th.
The minimum payout is as follows: 1. $6,500; 2. 4,000; 3. 3,500; 4. $3,000; 5.
2,000; 6. 1,750; 7. 1,500; 8. 1,400; 9. 1,350; 10. 1,300; 11. 1,250; 12.
1,200; 13. 1,150; 14. 1,100; 15. 1,050; 16. 1,000; 17. 950.00; 18. 950.00; 19.
900.00; 20. 900.00; 21. 850.00; 22. 850.00; 23. 800.00; 24. 800.00 (25th on
back $500).
All cars not making the feature will receive $250.00.
Advance entry fee is $100 and pit passes will be sold for $50 on the day of
the event. Those who are not pre-entered will receive a minimum of: 1.
$5,000; 2. 3,500; 3. 3,000; 4. 2,500; 5. 1,500.
The tentative schedule for that day includes: pits open at 9:00 a.m., practice
from 12-3 p.m., qualifying at 4:00 p.m., racing at 7:00 p.m. The 100-lap
feature will start around 8:00 p.m.
The raindate will be Wednesday, June 27th.
If you have any questions, please contact Roy Kenseth at (608) 209-1188 or
e-mail him at mattsdad@mattkenseth.com.
Entry forms are available by e-mailing your request to kmrpr17@charter.net.
Don’t wait until the last minute; get your tickets and entry forms in now
for the First Supply All-Star Challenge presented by Capital City
Harley-Davidson on Tuesday, June 26th at the Madison International Speedway.
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