"Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

"Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
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$15,000 to Win ($1,000 to Start) Midgets- Gold Crown Midget Nationals w/ USAC & POWRi
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Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) & DuPont Present "2nd Annual Gold Crown Midget Nationals"

POWRi & USAC join together to sanction this major event
Toyota Challenge Event POWRi

Richest Midget Show in 2009
"Gold Crown Midget Nationals" (3 Full Days of Racing - Midgets, Micros & 410 Non Wing Sprints (Sprints Friday)
$15,000 to Win
($1,000 to Start)
Oct 7th - Open Practice 6:00pm - 9:00pm (FREE to the Public)
Oct 8th, 9th & 10th (Thurday, Friday & Saturday)

3 Full Days of Racing - 3 Full Payouts


Event Outline
Wednesday - Open Practice 6:00 - 9:00pm
Thursday - $1500 to Win (Full Program)
Friday - $1500 to Win (Full Program)
Saturday - $15,000 to Win ($1,000 to Start) 24 cars

Plus Micros (All 3 Days) & 410 Non Wing Sprints (Friday, $2,000 to Win)


Classes Running Each Day
"GOLD CROWN MIDGET NATIONALS" 3 DAYS
Wed. Oct.7th (Gold Crown Midget Nationals 3 Day Event)
“Gold Crown Midget Nationals”
(Open Practice) 6:00pm – 9:00pm (3 Day Event!)

Thur. Oct 8th
USAC & POWRi Midgets $1500 to Win
Micros $750 to Win

Fri. Oct.9th
USAC & POWRi Midgets $1500 to Win
410 Non Winged Sprints $2000 to Win (Tire Rule: Right Rear – DT3 only)
Micros $750 to Win


Sat. Oct. 10th
Dupont Presents“Gold Crown Midget Nationals”
USAC & POWRI Midgets $15,000 to Win! $1,000 to Start “A” Main Plus
Micros $1,500 to Win

Entry Forms (Midget & Micros)
Forms available at tricityspeedway.net usacracing.com powri.com
Midgets Pre-Entry Due by Oct 1st $100 (Includes all 3 days)
Late Entry $150
Back Up Cars (Must be Pre-Entered)

Micros
Entry Fee $50 (Includes all 3 days) or
$20 Per Day


General Admission Prices (Tickets on Sale Now 800-617-9077)
No Reserve - All General Admission
Thursday $20
Friday $22
Saturday $28

Children 12 & Under FREE

Pit Pass Prices:
Thursday $30
Friday $30
Saturday $35
(Kids Pit Pass each day Thurs, Fri & Sat - Kids 12 & Under $10)

Pit Gates Times:
Wednesday Practice - 4:00
Thurs,Fri & Saturday - 2:00

Fun for the Fans
Tim’s Simulators (8 Simulators for 3 days – Driver & Fan Competition)
Friday & Saturday – TV’s setup in the Beer Garden to watch Nationwide & Sprint Cup Races
Saturday – Media Day, Driver’s Autograph Session, Driver vs Fan Washer Tournament
Saturday- Fireworks, Bonfire (After Race Party)


Directions:
The track is located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO.
Take exit 4 off of I-270 and then go a 1/2 mile south on SR 203.

For Tickets or more Information:
Track office at 800-617-9077
Kevin Gundaker/Promoter 636-795-0052
Tammy Gundaker/Promoter 636-448-9111.
Also visit POWRi at www.powri.com & USAC at www.usac.com


Website: tricityspeedway.net

Track Information:
Dirt Oval

!Gold Crown Midget Natls......
 

Think'n real hard bout this one this yr....couldn't get timing rite last yr....cides,what a better b-day present for me, than a $15,000. ta win Midget race on a Sat Nite at Tri-City!!....We stopped by in May on our way to Terre Haute,to check out the track,nice place (Tammy/Kevin/Crew) have maintained!!....Thanks again to Tammy/Girls in office for Scheds.they printed out for us(Brucer'/Tony)....and Tri-City Speedway Hats!!........
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Brucer':32:

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

The entry blank says the pit pass for Friday is $35. You have listed above that's it $30. Which is it?

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Pit Pass Friday $35

Corrected above on outline

Thanks,
Tri-City Speedway

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As for the Sprints on Friday night can you tell me if it is a open tire rule, tire rule? Is it a open non wing show, meaning is it sancitoned by anyone? Just trying to get some sort of ideal.

Thanks,

Alex Shanks

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I'm still trying to figure out why a pit pass is $5 more on Friday (than Thursday) with no increase in the sub par midget purse along with the $100-150 charge for a backup car. :11:

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

Sprints are running also that would be a reason for it being $5 more I am sure

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I'm still not connecting why I would pay $5 more for a pit pass on Friday for a promotion that's advertised as a midget national event and ironically the sprint car purse is more than for the midgets and the midget purse doesn't even come close to a standard POWRi purse (see POWRi web site). Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm calculating a potential back gate fee ( according to the entry blank) for this event of $415 BEFORE I even unload my midget. I also noticed that FOUR starting spots (see entry blank) have been eliminated for the Saturday midget feature which calculates to $4000 less (based on last year's starting spots) being paid to the midget owners/drivers. If history repeats itself, 20 spots will go to USAC regulars and 4 spots to non USAC competitors. If the USAC provisional rules are used, then that's even more bad news for non USAC cars. Just reporting here what the promoters have published.

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Uh oh Don you have violated two rules here on IOW: 1. you are stating facts and 2. you are speaking in negative waves against USAC.

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Don has some legitimate questions as a possible entrant, before he tows from Ohio.
DWB, as you most likely won't even be there, why stir the pot?:15:

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

Actually Randy, I will be there all three nights for your information.

It must kill you to read that. :11;

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

Actually, I'm glad to hear you'll be able to be there. I'll be there too.

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

good to hear that you're gonna make it out to at least one racing event this year. that way you can continue to complain and bad mouth everything that happens.

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

Acutally I have made it out to several events this year. When things go right I give praise, when things go bad I won't give praise.

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:6: Can't wait for the sprints there... All we need is for Kevin and Tammy to realize what potential they have to run a couple non-wing sprint shows a month or weekly there next year with Danville doing lord knows what. When you put non-wing sprints with the Powri Midgets and Micros it is a fantastic show. What do you think Kevin?????

Can't wait for Gold Crown!!!!! Count me in:32:

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

When signing in for Tri City Speedway's open practice Thursday 9/17/2009 Tammy Gundaker
told us that they are considering adding non wing sprints to Thursday nights show and asked
us to spread the word. Adding sprints to Thursday's card is contingent on enough racers
calling to commit to the extra night of racing.

Kevin Gundaker/Promoter 636-795-0052
Tammy Gundaker/Promoter 636-448-9111

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Count me In:6::8:

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Answer Don Moore's Question:

410 Non-Wing Sprints are added to Friday's Event as a sponsored event the Purse is more because of a Sponsor

Entry Fee: Same as last year
Pre-Enter $100.00
Late Entry $150 (only if your late - deadline Oct 1st)

Tow Money has increased this year for all 3 nights

The event is ran the same as last year and EVERYONE has the same equal opportunity to make the event
every night. We don't look at this event as a USAC event. We look at this as an event that we will make bigger
each year and make it as great as we can for the drivers and the fans.

Last year both USAC and POWRi worked good together and the event went well.

We have taken away no positions (not sure what you ment there). We added cars to the field last year then the original 24 that were scheduled

Tri-City Speedway


410 Non-Wing Sprints

Tire Rule:
Right Rear DT 3 Only

Thanks,
Kevin

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Thanks you for the response about the details of the promotion.

I e-mailed you several days ago about the B main payout. I'm confused with what you have posted on IOW and your e-mail response. Here's what I read on IOW several weeks ago:

"B-Main Pay Out All 3 Days - (All Classes)"

I've read your entry blank and all your literature that you've made public and I have yet to see what the B main payout is. Please tell me where I can find that. Your response in the e-mail to my B main payout question was $50 for Thursday and Friday, $100 for Saturday. Now I'm reading tow money. ????? B main payout/tow money????? These are two very different things. Last year there were C mains. Do the C main participants get nothing? If there are 32 cars that don't make the A main, do all 32 owners get 50/50/100 payout (actually 25/25/50 after the driver is paid) or just the B main owners?



"We have taken away no positions (not sure what you ment there). We added cars to the field last year then the original 24 that were scheduled"

My original comments about the number of starters were based on your own information that you haver published and what historically took place last year. Your literature this year specifically says 24 starters for all three nights this year, not 28, four less than last year. 28 cars started the A main last year. If 4 more were added, that's great ( not great for the non USAC cars if the 4 are USAC provisionals which I suspect they are).


"We don't look at this event as a USAC event".

REALLY!!!! Then why are they there and why are you advertising it's a USAC event?????? I don't get it! The fact is that 20 of the 28 cars that took the green flag last year for the Saturday $15,000 to win main were USAC cars/drivers. That leaves 8 non USAC cars on the track and 32 non USAC cars in the pits.

Kevin, you and your wife are very good hosts for this event and I told you so in person last year while the event was taking place. But if I'm going to travel 550 miles with my expensive equipment to St. Louis, pay a potential $415 at the back gate, and take home a $50 (last year) total for entertaining/along with a driver risking his life for your capacity crowd, I need to know exactly what to expect this year before I enter again.

Thanks,

Don Moore

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:17:

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:11:Kevin, We are a bit confused about the sprintcar portion of friday nights program. Why would you make it a SC25 tire rule when just about every non wing sprint car club, track, and competitor runs DT-3. SC25 is a wing tire. You will definately loose a lot of non wing sprint cars if that is indeed what tire you plan on running. More than half I would guess.

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410 Drivers

We have spoke to several 410 drivers and asked there opinion on the Tire Rule they all agreed to go with the DT 3 Tire rule.

The Tire rule for Friday, October 9th - Non Winged Sprint Cars $2,000 to Win ($200 to Start) is the
Right Rear - Hoosier DT 3.

We want to make the show the best we can for everyone and the Drivers opinions really matter.
Thanks for all your input and support.

Thanks,
Kevin Gundaker

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:8::6:Well done Kevin. That is why you and Tammy run a great facility, because everyone matters... Good luck.

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Kevin,
Are you sure you wouldn't consider running non-wing sprints at least part time??? lol....I know I sure would enjoy running there.

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

:6:Count us in..... But I say every week. would settle for two a month though.:27:

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that would be the best thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:8:

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Hell yeah!
We would gladly make it over a couple o times a month to watch Hess attempt to impersonate a Sprint Car driver....:8::5:

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I love Haubstadt, but it sure would be nice to drive 45 minutes instead of 2 hours AND 45 minutes to watch the best racing there is on dirt, non wing sprint cars

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:5::5:That is some funny "****" right there. I don't care who you are.....

Come on Kevin, you and Tammy would be our new heroes and you would draw a crap load of sprinters....

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Any weekend that Jacksonville is not running non wing sprints would work!:6:

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SMRS joined the "Gold Crown Midget Nationals"

This will be a 3 day points race for SMRS Drivers and the Points will come down to
the Final Night for SMRS Organization.

Position Driver Points
1 Brad Loyet 2074
2 Matt Sherrell 1606
3 Andrew Deal 1538
4 Will Pierce 1448
5 Ryan Cole 1423
6 Evan Pardo 1320
7 Cody Brewer 1132
8 Rick England 1116
9 Andrew Felker 1071
10 Chad McDaniel 1002
11 Brady Bacon 965
12 Jonathan Beason 896
13 Bryan Clauson 802
14 Garrett Hood 694
15 Doug McCune 624
16 Rafe Essary 580 ?
17 Justin Melton 562
18 Robby Ross 556
19 Kevin Ramey 484
20 Joe Boyles 468

Our Thoughts are Prayers are with the Chad McDaniel Family

Thanks
Tri-City Speedway

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This is shaping up to be the Midget race of 2009!!

See you there.

Kevin & Tammy
Tri-City Speedway

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The Best Open Wheel Drivers in the country for 3 days (Full Program each day)

Midgets....Micros.......410 Non-Wing Sprints

Race Fans get ready 3 Full Days of racing

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"Gold Crown Midget Nationals" Pre-Entry List as of 9-28-09

2nd Annual DuPont "Gold Crown Midget Nationals" Pre-Entry List as of 9-28-09

1 Jon Stanbrough
2 Davey Ray
3 Darren Hagen
5 Danny Frye III
11 Brett Anderson
11 Jerry Coons Jr
15 Tim Siner
15 Scott Hatton
17 Josh Wise
30 Chad Boat
35 Terry Berryhill
44 Don Droud Jr.
49 Brad Sweet
54 Evan Pardo
55 Nick Knepper
90 Chase Barber
99 Brady Bacon
05H Tracy Hines
11C Chet Gehrke
11H Garett Hood
15D Andrew Deal
17B Brad Kuhn
17BX Brad Kuhn
38N Kyle Neal
3F Dave Darland
4X Bobby East
5D Zach Daum
5D TBA
5K Kent Schmidt
7B Austin Brown
O5 Brad Loyet
O5 TBA
Derrick Myers

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Additional Entries:

Cole Whitt will be driving both Midget & 410

Brian Clauson running Both Midget & Micro (all 3 days) & 410 Non-Wing on Friday

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

Casey Shuman will be in the Don Moore #10. :6:

Mike Cray

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

That would be every weekend in 2010. :7:

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

:7:Yeah heard that last night too. That sucks ###!!!!!! Great opportunity for Gundakers to put on weekly non wing sprints.:10::27:

Re: "Gold Crown Midgets Nationals $15,000 to Win Midgets (3 Days - Full Programs)
 

I hate to hear that news, too. But it seems like it rains in Jacksonville every Thursday or Friday anyway....:34: