Attention Racers - there will be  no more driving on gravel out to Kearney Raceway Park as the road work out at the track is almost complete.  We now have a wonderful two lane road from Highway 30 (which was completed last year) to the main gate and we have a just completed a 700 foot section coming in from the main gate.  We now have a nice single lane road coming off of the two lane to the ticket shack and a single lane road connecting the south end of the pits which was all done in concrete.   The route of race car traffic will now go in a counter clockwise motion.  Cars coming off the return road that pit on the east side will be required to use the new pit road to return to that side.  This will eliminate the bottle neck at the staging lanes that was a problem at big races.

                              
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Once it dries out, they will build a two lane gravel road from the end of the concrete out past the end of the track on the right side.  This is being done for the farm and grain truck traffic and for future commercial uses.  We will be adding gravel to the shoulders of the new road so that if you get off the edge you won't have to worry about getting off in the mud.  We would like to thank Grady Koch for all his hard work in getting these improvements organized and implemented!   Also, a big thank you to the City of Kearney and Buffalo County for their assistance with getting this project completed.
 
You will also notice that the name of the road into the track has changed!  It is no longer Imperial Avenue but is now called Thunder Road!  How appropriate!  Check out the sign when turning to go to the track.
 
KRPI can now can take credit cards for payment of entry fees and any concession stand purchases.  We are also pleased to announce that Annette Kuehn (Keith's Mother) will be our new Concession Stand Manager taking over the Pit Stop duties after the tragic loss of Trudi Bender earlier this spring. 
 
Racers will notice that we have added 800 feet of K-rails to the east wall with another 1200 feet to come later.  This was done to enhance the safety of our races.  They will also notice that the dirt mound and trees that were across the end of the track have been removed.  All the old junk equipment and concrete that was located on the west side at the end of the track is also gone making it safer for racers. 
 
Cruise Nite 2011 is coming up and there will be some adjustments to the event schedule.  The gates will open on Saturday at 8 AM with Time Trials starting at 9:30 AM.  The 1st round of the Plum Creek Gamblers Box and No-Box races will start at 1:30 PM.  We are doing this to allow more track time for the street cars starting at 4:00 pm that are coming in from the Cruise Nite Car Show.  We are also checking into getting a Top Alcohol Dragster and possibly even a Funny Car in for some runs on Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.
 

NOTICE:ET Finals & Points system changes
     
For the 2010 season we will be doing something a little diffrent with the points and ET finals qualifiying.  First on the ET Finals that will be held in Topeka again for 2010.  In order to qualify to participate this year you must run at least two (2) Summit ET races at Kearney Raceway Park, Inc. and be in our points.  This is a new requirement by the NHRA please make sure that if you are thinking about going to be signed up for points before you run any of our points meets. 

Second for the 2010 season we are going to make some changes to the points system at our track.  We have scheduled 17 points meets for the 2010 season, we are going allow 2 of these to be missed during the season.  As an example if we hold all 17 races then you will count the best 15 out of the 17 to your points total.  If we have 2 rain outs then it would be the best 13 out of 15.  In other words the total points meets held minus two (2), we are doing this after requests from races that will have to miss meets due to other activities.
 
Gamblers & Street/Pro Street Information


GAMBLERS SERIES Sponsored by PLUM CREEK MOTORS
We will again be holding a Gamblers Series, again it will be held on Saturday evening on each of our normal 2 day points meets.  Entry fee is $20.00 and is open to all cars, it will be run Box(electronic) and No-BOX(non-electronics) for the first 2 rounds.  Starting in 3rd round the classes will be combined and placed on a sportman ladder.  The winner and runner up on each Saturday will be added to the KRP All Stars list.  These drivers will be run off on the Saturday of our Labor Day Bash on September 4th, 2010 during our All Stars Race sponsored by CROSS ROADS Ford of Kearney.  The winner will receiver a special trophy given in the sponsor name along with a cash prize.  The winner will also have their name placed on a plaque permantly displayed in our concession stand.

STREET/PRO-STREET Sponsored by FOOTE Convenience Plaza
The Street & Pro-Street series will again be run this season, it is for Street and Pro-Street cars that are legal to be driven on public streets.  This series will be held on each Saturday of our NORMAL 2 day point meets, this is not the same as our Saturday Fun Nights.   The winner and runner-up of both the Street and Pro-Street classes will be added to our KRP All Stars list.  On the Saturday of our  Labor Day Bash we will hold a special All Stars Race sponsored by CROSS ROADS FORD of Kearney.  All of the drivers listed on the All Stars List in each class will run each other for the title of "KRP All Star" in their respective class.  Each winner will receive a special trophy given in the sponsors name along with a cash prize.  Each class winner will also have their name placed on a plaque permantly displayed in our concession stand.  Here are the rules for each class: