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The 2014 KISS Schedule
January 18, 2014 – There are several signs that farmer's watch,
like color bands on wooly worms and the height of squirrels nests in
the trees, to predict the severity of the coming winter. One sign
that I like to use goes like this - the worse the winter, the better
the racing in the spring. And, given the snow and icy weather seen in the
Hoosier State the past month, I predict that the 2014 King of Indiana
Sprint Series is going to be a real barn-burner.
As we look forward, the Indiana promoters have already penciled
the KISS dates into their schedules. All that remains is to dust the
snow off the seats and fire up the hot dogs. The plan looks very
similar to that of the past couple years as racing kicks off at the
half mile Terre Haute Action Track, the biggest oval on the card, in
late April. Then Bloomington and Kokomo Speedways race on the first
weekend in May. A week later, the series travels to Gas City/I-69
Speedway for their Friday show. The next weekend, the racers head to
the southeastern corner of the state for Lawrenceburg's event. As
has become their tradition, Tri-State Speedway will host the KISS
sprinters on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, just hours after the
completion of the Indy 500. The 2014 KISS championship will be
finalized at Paragon Speedway on Saturday, May 31 at Paragon
Speedway.
It's during the hot stove season that we look ahead at who will
grab the KISS headlines this year. In 2013, Brady Short nailed his
second title, winning two of the four races competed, while three
were victims of rain. Jon Stanbrough can be expected to return to
the form that has brought him six KISS crowns and a record 19 feature
race wins. However there are a couple dozen other drivers who also
plan to buckle in, headed by 2011 KISS champion Dave Darland, and
include Kevin Thomas Jr., Robert Ballou, Hunter Schuerenberg and
Casey Shuman who finished in last year's top-5 in KISS points. Let's
go racing!
2014 KISS SCHEDULE
April 27 Terre Haute Action Track
May 2 Bloomington Speedway
May 4 Kokomo Speedway
May 9 Gas City I-69 Speedway
May 17 Lawrenceburg Speedway
May 25 Tri-State Speedway
May 31 Paragon Speedway
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