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Gary Thomas
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Posted: Thursday May 22nd, 2008 08:47 PM |
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“Salute to Indy” at Thunderbowl Raceway adds another Kaeding to the mix
By Gary Thomas
Tulare, CA – May 22, 2008…The second annual “Salute to Indy” at the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway will get more exciting this Sunday night as veteran Tim Kaeding of San Jose will throw his name into the mix for the $500 bonus to the highest finishing winged sprint car driver at the event.
Kaeding will come into the USAC/CRA "Salute to Indy" this Sunday night fresh off his second career victory in the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial last Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. “TK” drove the Tom Rolfe Racing, Lucas Oil Products No. 10 into the lead with just 10 laps left in the feature and proceeded to hold off a hard charging Roger Crockett at the finish.
So far on the season Kaeding has won a total of four main events, including a thriller at the Thunderbowl Raceway on April 26. His other two starts in Tulare this year have brought finishes of second and fourth at the 1/3 mile clay oval. In the past the 29 year-old has experienced much success at the Thunderbowl including wins at the Trophy Cup and the National Sprint Tour finale in 2006, as well as a World of Outlaws victory in February of ’07.
In his career Kaeding has made limited starts without the wing but has had a lot of bright runs in those starts. Last season he tied with Robert Ballou for the Sprint Bandits TnT Midwest Swing title and also led much of the main event during the Saturday portion of the Oval Nationals at the Perris Auto Speedway. The former King of California also made a wingless 410 start at the Thunderbowl in April of ’04 while driving for Central Valley car owner Dennis Roth.
An extra $1,500 is also on the line for the top five highest finishing winged sprint car drivers thanks to Central, CA companies KRC Safety, Sharp Insurance and Elite Landscaping. The payoff for the bonus will be: $500 for the highest finisher, $400 for the second, $300 for the third, $200 for the fourth and $100 for the fifth.
T. Kaeding will be one of the many drivers on hand Sunday night, which will also include brother Bud Kaeding, Cory Kruseman, Mike Spencer, Blake Miller, Danny Sheridan, Peter Murphy and more. The front gate will open at 5pm Sunday night with reserved grandstand tickets costing $18 and general admission bleacher seats $15. More info can be found at http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com
The Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets in Tulare.
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Tim Kaeding doing his thing without the wing during years Oval Nationals at the PAS. Photo by Johns Racing Photos
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