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http://www.kniakrls.com/2010/03/possible-misappropriation-of-funds-at-knoxville-raceway/#more-26360

Saturday March 6th the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a member of the Marion County Fair Board regarding the possibility of misappropriation of funds by an employee at the Knoxville Raceway. Marion County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the case and no formal charges have been filed at this time and no name has been released. Racetrack officials chose not to comment on the investigation. KNIA KRLS news will bring you more information as soon as it becomes official.

bet this is not the first time or the last and bet the tickets go up in price, LOL

Actually the ticket prices have already gone up from $12 to $15. It was posted on their website about a month ago. Still a fair price in my opinion.

That was a joke wasn't it...duh!

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Seems like whenever money goes missing in this state, the offender has been at the casino.

www.Numbersusa.com  

Either that or they CLAIM they lost it in a casino. Every since those bleeping money sucking video machines were legalized in South Dakota, every embezzlement trial has gone something like this. "I was just walking down the street when this horde of gambling machines dragged me into the casino and forced me to play until I was addicted. I lost all the money I stole and I won't be able to pay it back."

Recently it was discovered that $200-500K was embellzed from the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls. Their cash controls were so p-poor the true amount stolen will never be known. It was pretty brazen. The woman who stole the money even bought the fair manager a new Harley.

You can rob a bank here and get 20 years. Embezzle 10 times as much money as a bank robber and you get 5 tops.

Love Knoxville but raising the price is a mistake. Stock Car Racing Magazine runs an article almost every month on a racetrack that's doing well. They all have cheap ticket prices in common. Iowa isn't rich, folks here are notoriously tight with money, I'm afraid it will hurt weekly attendance. On the missing money, Marion Robinson (the guy that came up with the idea for the Nationals) was forced out back in the 1970s because the fair board thought he was siphoning money. Who knows the real truth but when you're not making as much money as you think you should, you have to blame someone - instead of lowering ticket prices and getting people in the gate.

Knoxville attendance has been on a decline and I dom't think many teams are willing to keep putting big money into a fan based hobby that looks like the end may be in sight. Knoxville has been so worried about  the convienance of out of state teams( like calling races early due to weather on nights the weather ended up being good) that they forgot to keep a strong local team base and the local fans and friends of thoes drivers/teams How many 410s are from the Des moines or Knoxville area now?

With the economy limiting sponsors and high gas prices how long can out of state teams justify the costs of racing at a track hours from home espically when that track looks to be in some trouble? It's circular in that teams don't want to invest in a hobby with dwindling attendance and fans won't accept a ticket or pit pas price increase for a smaller and smaller car count.

I've heard Knoxville doesn't like the 360 class but they waited too long to force those teams up to 410s because everyone has spent all their money already. How long can a track like Knoxville keep a class that can't bring at least 20 cars? 410s look like a bad long-term or even short-term investment even if a team scrapes up the money to move up. I know...sprint car racing and good investment/ common sense dont even belong on the same page! Ha ha. 

Adult tickets the day of the race went up from $12 to $15, but a second tier of kids prices was introduced to help save parents money at the ticket window. If you're a smart shopper you can actually save money compared to last year. Buy a ticket on Friday afternoon (before a Sat. show) and it's $12.

The best option for the regular fans who attend every week is to buy a season ticket for $99 which covers everything except the WoO and Nationals shows. Season ticket prices are.....

Kids ages 6-12: $30 (Regular Price $51)
Teen ages 13-18: $48 (Regular Price $101)
Adult ages 19 and up: $99 (Regular Price $190)

I will say that compared to other local drit tracks that race modifieds and stock cars in the central Iowa area, Knoxville is nearly double the ticket price. Oskaloosa & Marshalltown are $8, kids 12 and under are $2 or $3. But who wouldn't pay more to see sprint cars?

Eric Arnold
Social Media Manager & Track Historian
Knoxville Raceway

I can believe K-Ville would whine about people not moving up to 410s. I have personally heard promoters loudly complain about people not automaticly moving up to the top division within 3 years of starting racing.

In their minds if you can afford a bottom division stock car, you can afford a 410 or a Late Model.

the season ticket for $99 doesn't include everything but WoO and National shows. It also doesn't include mid-season championship, 410 twin feature night, 360 twin feature night, nor the season championship night. it only includes 11 sprint races, nostalgia night, and the stockcar enduro race.

ethel

Something tells me Oskie & Marshalltown are not paying out a $25,000+ purse every week either!

Cash embezzlement at small-town race events, county fairs, music concert festivals, etc, always the possibility of cash going in someone's pocket illegally. A couple years ago, a fair manager for a North Dakota fair board was making partial payments to rock and country bands with thousands of dollars stuffed in envelopes along with a check, sometimes the payment was made only in cash. He was fired, but they had such horrible internal controls, they couldn't prove wrongdoing. The bands no doubt were happy with the arrangement, avoiding IRS payments.

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would continue to put the screws to oil drilling and 
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