Post by Racerchaser on Sept 21, 2008 1:27:39 GMT -5
CONCORD, NC —
Sept. 19, 2008 — New Yorker Mike Knight earned a spot in the Alltel Ohio Speedweek All-Star competition on the final night of the four-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series mini-tour at his Eriez Speedway home track, and the fans who like to call him “Hollywood” then voted him as the Alltel All-Star champion.
Online voting in the Alltel All-Star contest ended at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 9 as Knight edged one of his best friends on the track, Robbie Blair of , , for the $10,000 title. With 15 different drivers eligible to compete, 25 percent of the fans voted for 21-year-old Knight, of ,
“I was actually joking with Rob Blair because I bought a $15,000 motor from him and I paid him only $5,000,” said Knight, who received the news of his Alltel All-Star victory while working on his grape farm. “This extra $10,000 was going to go toward the rest of that motor. I told him, ‘You just need to let me win so I can pay you.’ He said, ‘You need to let me win and you can still pay me for the rest of that motor.’
“Rob and I are really good friends and we’re always joking around about it. I’m glad we got to battle for the Alltel All-Star lead.”
The contest featured the top five finishers from events July 24-27 at Muskingum County Speedway, Eldora Speedway, Sharon Speedway and Eriez Speedway. Those drivers included Knight; Blair; Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn.; Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y.; Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del.; Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.; Donnie Moran of Dresden, Ohio; Shane Clanton of Locus Grove, Ga.; Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va.; Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va.; and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky.
Knight let his actions on the track carry him to the Alltel All-Star victory, but he had plenty of support from his fans in the online voting competition at AlltelAllStar.com.
“Everywhere I went people would tell me, ‘You’ve got a five percent lead’ or ‘You’ve got a four percent lead.’ I was usually working all the time on my farm, but everybody was keeping me updated,” said Knight, whose goal is to compete on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series tour. “I live in a small town, about 3,000 people, and everywhere I went it was the topic. The whole town was talking about it. This whole area is good for that. Our fans are really loyal and they pay attention. We’ve got great fans up here.”
One particular fan did all she could to vote Josh Richards to the Alltel All-Star title. For her effort, Evelyn Baker of , , earned a $500 gift card from Alltel Wireless. A fan of Josh’s since he was born, she says, Baker never won anything like this before.
Alltel is owner and operator of the nation’s largest wireless network and has more than 12 million customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT SUPPORTED RICKY the rocket ELLIOTT.
AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Sept. 19, 2008 — New Yorker Mike Knight earned a spot in the Alltel Ohio Speedweek All-Star competition on the final night of the four-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series mini-tour at his Eriez Speedway home track, and the fans who like to call him “Hollywood” then voted him as the Alltel All-Star champion.
Online voting in the Alltel All-Star contest ended at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 9 as Knight edged one of his best friends on the track, Robbie Blair of , , for the $10,000 title. With 15 different drivers eligible to compete, 25 percent of the fans voted for 21-year-old Knight, of ,
“I was actually joking with Rob Blair because I bought a $15,000 motor from him and I paid him only $5,000,” said Knight, who received the news of his Alltel All-Star victory while working on his grape farm. “This extra $10,000 was going to go toward the rest of that motor. I told him, ‘You just need to let me win so I can pay you.’ He said, ‘You need to let me win and you can still pay me for the rest of that motor.’
“Rob and I are really good friends and we’re always joking around about it. I’m glad we got to battle for the Alltel All-Star lead.”
The contest featured the top five finishers from events July 24-27 at Muskingum County Speedway, Eldora Speedway, Sharon Speedway and Eriez Speedway. Those drivers included Knight; Blair; Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn.; Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y.; Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del.; Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.; Donnie Moran of Dresden, Ohio; Shane Clanton of Locus Grove, Ga.; Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va.; Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va.; and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky.
Knight let his actions on the track carry him to the Alltel All-Star victory, but he had plenty of support from his fans in the online voting competition at AlltelAllStar.com.
“Everywhere I went people would tell me, ‘You’ve got a five percent lead’ or ‘You’ve got a four percent lead.’ I was usually working all the time on my farm, but everybody was keeping me updated,” said Knight, whose goal is to compete on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series tour. “I live in a small town, about 3,000 people, and everywhere I went it was the topic. The whole town was talking about it. This whole area is good for that. Our fans are really loyal and they pay attention. We’ve got great fans up here.”
One particular fan did all she could to vote Josh Richards to the Alltel All-Star title. For her effort, Evelyn Baker of , , earned a $500 gift card from Alltel Wireless. A fan of Josh’s since he was born, she says, Baker never won anything like this before.
Alltel is owner and operator of the nation’s largest wireless network and has more than 12 million customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT SUPPORTED RICKY the rocket ELLIOTT.
AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.