Bob Kinser Memorial Features Huge Night of Sprint Car Racing
The next event on Bloomington Speedway’s calendar is the Bob Kinser Memorial, on Friday, August 17th, which will close the oval’s 2018 racing season. The night will be filled with the rumble of sprint cars, which is kind of the way Bob liked it.
The Tom White & Company Real Estate non-wing sprint cars will compete in single car qualifying and heat races, followed by an old-fashioned trophy dash. The program will conclude with a 25-lap, $2,000 to win, Main Event. As it is the last race of the season, the non-wing sprint car track standings will be determined at the conclusion of the feature.
The Green Earth Recycling and Composting RaceSaver sprint cars will also conduct single car qualifying, heat races, a trophy dash and 25-lap feature. As the RaceSavers compete under IMCA points, they have several races remaining before their championship wraps up.
The third sprint car division in action on the 17th will be the AVSCA vintage racers. They put on a great show when they competed on June 15th, with Roy Caruthers taking the checkers. The vintage cars are expected to bring a number of racers from different eras of racing, some having competed at Bloomington years ago.
The Bob Kinser Memorial pays tribute to the patriarch of the Kinser family, who passed away last November. Bob raced at Bloomington, and other area tracks, for through four decades and received many accolades throughout his career. A historical marker will be unveiled at the track August 16th, honoring the Kinser family, including Bob, his sons Steve and Randy, Karl and his son Mark, Sheldon, and many more in the Kinser family tree, who contributed to the strong racing tradition of southern Indiana. The marker also honors Bloomington Speedway’s history.
Following the last race, the pit gates will be opened to spectators, allowing them to visit with the cars, drivers and race teams. Other activities are being planned, including colorful face painting for youngsters by Megan Malone of PoppyWheel.
The gates will open at 5:30 on August 17th, with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:30. General admission is just $15, with youths 12 and under admitted free.
- Mike O'Leary on Aug 08, 2018
- Article Date: 8/8/2018