KNOXVILLE, Iowa – BRANDT, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, is expanding its support of Knoxville Raceway.
The title partner of BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night of the Knoxville Nationals will also serve as the title partner of the inaugural BRANDT Professional Agriculture Corn Belt Nationals, set for July 5-6 at the half-mile black dirt oval.
“The Corn Belt Nationals is a big event that everyone in the non-wing sprint car racing community is looking forward to,” said John McCoy, the promoter and race director for Knoxville Raceway. “Having a national company like BRANDT, which all of us in an Ag community know, support this event shows the reach and growth of dirt track racing.”
The BRANDT Professional Agriculture Corn Belt Nationals will feature the top drivers from both the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series and the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints.
Non-winged sprint cars have competed at Knoxville Raceway for the past two consecutive years with Justin Grant and Tyler Courtney taking the checkers, respectively.
“Knoxville Raceway provides a unique platform for us to communicate directly to farmers across the corn belt,” said Rod Riech, Director of Marketing for BRANDT. “The stands are always full of farmers-our customers-at Knoxville. This race will help us remind them that they can buy our products from agriculture retailers coast-to-coast.”
The BRANDT Professional Agriculture Corn Belt Nationals will kick-off with a Fourth of July celebration, including a concert and fireworks at Knoxville Raceway on Thursday, July 4.
Drivers will take to the track on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, with $20,000 going to Saturday’s winner. Knoxville’s 360 winged sprint cars will also compete on Friday, while 410 winged sprint cars will race on Saturday.