Originally Posted by Sandy Lowe:
Are we certain there isn't going to be a Sheldon Kinser Memorial? Or have we all assumed there won't be one because it is not listed on the schedule?
I don't believe the schedule posted on the track's website is the final schedule. There are a couple organizations that have Bloomington races on their series schedules but they are not listed on the schedule posted on the Bloomington Speedway website.
One of those is an August 26th Indiana Late Model Series race. That would make sense for Bloomington to run late models that night (instead of sprints) since that is the same weekend as Kokomo's Smackdown.
I agree with the earlier post that at a minimum the track could name their Sprint Week show the Sheldon Kinser Memorial to continue the tradition of this race.
What I posted in my earlier post is exactly what I was told when I called the Speedway right after the schedule came out.
You have a point as to the schedule not being complete. I notice both the June 24 and August 26 dates have a $5.00 increase over the normal admission price with only the regular classes listed. That would lead one to assume something is going to be added the each of those programs. I don't think it will be the SKM or something would have been posted by now.
I think the idea of making the Sprint Week show the SKM is the best possible solution. That way he would be honored on a night when both USAC and the long time Bloomington fans are present. The memory of Sheldon Kinser means a lot to both.