Kossuth County Racing Hall of Fame inductee Daryl Arend sends word that Knoxville Raceway regular Terry McCarl plans to join “Sprint Car 101, an Afternoon with Norm Wiemers” this weekend. “Sprint Car 101” will take place Sunday, November 23rd at 2:00 p.m. The Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum is located on the fairgrounds on Hwy 169 south in Algona.
Wiemers qualified for the very first Knoxville Nationals while McCarl finished in sixth in this year’s event. Each will bring a unique perspective to history and current events in racing.
McCarl’s first three feature wins in sprint cars came at the controls of Algona, Iowa’s #1A sprint car owned by Arend. That car and related trophies are on display at our museum. Details about “Sprint Car 101” is below…
The Kossuth County Agriculture & Motorsports Museum will host “Sprint Car 101, an Afternoon with Norm Wiemers” Sunday, November 23, 2014. The free and open-to-the-public educational program starts at 2:00 p.m.
Norm Wiemers, 2013 inductee into both the Kossuth County Racing and Knoxville Raceway Halls of Fame, will discuss his racing career and answer questions from the audience. Wiemers competed at several Midwestern race tracks and qualified for the very first Knoxville Nationals.
The event is held in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. According to museum curator Tom Schmeh, “We are excited about working with the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum in Algona again on the afternoon with Norm Wiemers. It follows our very successful program up there this spring with Jim Edgington, Dick Forbrook and Stacy Redmond. I encourage sprint car fans in North Central Iowa to come out at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, to the Kossuth County Fairgrounds in Algona.”
Individuals interested in learning more about “Sprint Car 101”, or the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, are urged to visit www.sprintcarhof.com. More information about the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum is available at www.kossuthmuseum.com.
More information about the racing career of Norm Wiemers, click here.
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