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| ENTRIES STREAM IN FOR 2002 WINTERNATIONALS AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD | Entries continue to be received as the 2002 Florida
Winternationals are less than a month away at Orlando
SpeedWorld.
Over forty midget entries are expected for the five
nights of racing, February 19-23, sanctioned by
NAMARS and it will be the first time midgets have
competed in Florida in several years. The series
is being run as a memorial to the late Kenny Irwin,
Jr.
USAC National Midget Champion and 2001 National Midget
Driver of the Year Tracy Hines of Greenfield, IN is
already entered and will be driving the Wilke/Pak
Motorsports Sesco powered car.
Former Tampa, FL resident Dave Steele, who now calls
Indianapolis home, is also entered driving a mopar
machine owned by Dino Tomassi. Steele has experience
at the 3/8 mile Orlando Speedplant and will easily
be one of the favorites.
Making the long tow from Edmonds, WA will be NSRS/USAC
competitor Rory Price who will be at the wheel of a
new pavement car just purchased by Price/Westlake
Motorsports.
Entry has also be confirmed for young standout Bobby
East, who will of course be wheeling one of his dad's
Beast machines. East will be among a list of young
up and coming hotshoes that will challenge crafty
veterans like Gene Lee Gibson of Richwood, OH and the
ageless Mel Kenyon of Lebanon, IN>
Several of the drivers who finished in the top ten in
NAMARS Championship Midget Car Series points in 2001
have already entered including Teddy Beach, Aaron Pierce,
Ron Gregory, Matt Westfall, Sondi Eden, and Davey Ray.
Eden, the young lady who turned in some great performances
in 2001 is sure to be an entry in the "ladies only"
midget race, now scheduled for Wednesday, February 20.
Ocala, FL driver Wendy Mathis, who just completed her
rookie year with the Florida-based TBARA sprint car
group after several years in the TQ midget ranks, has
apparently found a ride for the race which will be
run in addition to the regular midget feature that
night.
Along with the midgets, Dwarf cars, Legends, Mini-
Stocks, and Super Stocks will be featured all five
nights while the Classic Auto Racing Series will be
showcased the final three nights of the Winternationals.
Among the Mini-Stock entries already filed is 2001
SpeedWorld Champion Tim "Missileman" McPhail of
Pinellas Park. He'll be tested by a host of
challengers including teenagers Bobby Orr and Trisha
Gray, who both plan to run for the 2002 SpeedWorld
regular-season championship.
An impressive field of Classic Auto Racing Series
cars is also expected headed by 2001 Champion Eddie
Thornton of Orlando and Maryville, TN driver Larry
Gibson, who has won the last two races he's run in
at SpeedWorld.
Advance tickets for the five nights of racing are
available at $50 for adults and $30 for teens.
Children 12 years of age and under will be admitted
free to the grandstands all five nights. Advance
tickets can be purchased by calling NAMARS at
(317) 248-1240 or by logging on to www.namars.com.
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