Bob Kinser Memorial Features Huge Night of Sprint Car Racing
The final event on Bloomington Speedway’s calendar this year is the Bob Kinser Memorial, rescheduled for Friday, August 31st, which will close Bloomington’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 Memorial event 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. Many members of the Kinser clan will be on hand for this historic celebration.
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, this is a non-point race due to the Nationals also being competed this weekend.
The third sprint car division in action will be the AVSCA vintage racers. They put on a great show when they competed in June, 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.
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, 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 28, 2018
- Article Date: 8/28/2018