Belleville, IL. (12/4/2022) Marking the comeback of indoor action at speedy Southern Illinois Center on December 17th, POWRi will keep on the heritage of one of the region’s most respected racing legends with the renewal of the Junior Knepper 55. Entering into the event to perhaps add to their own storied career, Shane Cottle will next set his sights on adding more indoor hardware to his proven career.
Earning a pair of career Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League feature victories, Shane Cottle, of Paris Illinois, provides a well-established career while continually proving his open-wheel talents having won in nearly all forms of competition.
Establishing his career as a known threat to win in anything, the 2011 Chili Bowl Nationals Preliminary Night Winner is no stranger to victory lanes indoors while throwing his name among the list of entries for the 2022 Junior Knepper 55 with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League. Will Cottle “Throttle” to the front of the field in the #86 at the revival of the Junior Knepper 55 at DuQuoin on December 17th?
Registrations for competitors remain open and available at www.powri.com by clicking on the “Junior Knepper 55” logo on the left side of the webpage or at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/6619?fbclid=IwAR0nrvSHMhjzM6l2nRUZO681rW-QZBAsCphRMOh2237niK7HbOQEItoX1Oc with a registration fee of $50 before December 5th; Entries received after December 5th will be $100.
Tickets are available for purchase at https://www.myracepass.com/events/433263/tickets/?fbclid=IwAR0adM8AdhbfITG0fzXiYiV1uij09DMgU0Kd4EFQFnLpjuAY5oKuJDpiwx0.
The “Junior Knepper 55”, a 55-lap race honoring the famed car number which adorned Walter Knepper’s storied career, will feature the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League competing on a specially-constructed dirt oval inside the well-known Southern Illinois Center near the DuQuoin Fairgrounds with no other support classes on the racing docket.
Friday, December 16 | Junior Knepper 55 – DuQuoin Indoor Center Parking Details:
Pit Parking: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 17 | Junior Knepper 55 – DuQuoin Indoor Center Driver Details:
Pits Open: 8:00 AM
General Admission: 3:00 PM
Driver Registration: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Driver's Meeting: 4:30 PM
Hot Laps 5:00 PM
Racing to Follow.
Saturday, December 17 | Junior Knepper 55 – DuQuoin Indoor Center Pricing:
General Admission:
Adults: $25.00
Children Under 12: FREE
Saturday, December 17 | Junior Knepper 55 – DuQuoin Indoor Center Payout:
National & West Midgets: 1. $5000, 2. $2000, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $575, 8. $550, 9. $525, 10. $500, 11. $475, 12. $450, 13. $425, 14. $400, 15. $375, 16. $350, 17. $325, 18-22: $300.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on www.DIRTVision.com – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
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