Keith Kunz Motorsports a Triple Threat at the Copper on Dirt

Kevin Montgomery TUCSON, Ariz. (February 7^th, 2011) – For many years Keith Kunz Motorsports has provided a stable of extremely potent race cars, winning many of the marquee events across the nation and collecting championships on the way.  Belleville Nationals, Chili Bowl and the Hut 100 accompany a list of accomplishments that some can only dream of and the list keeps growing making the Kunz team one of the winningest in Midget racing to date.

The familiar Bullet Chassis/Toyota powered KKM Midgets will once again roll out of the trailer in 2011 with nothing more than winning on the agenda as the team heads west to take on Tucson’s USA Raceway with a triple threat of adding another mark in the win column.

New Castle, Indiana’s Caleb and Dalton Armstrong will join fellow young gun Kyle Larson as a potent triple threat for the Tucson opener.  Coupled with the success of Keith Kunz Motorsports, the Armstrong brothers, who are familiar with racing success, along with the 2010 King of California Champion will be a trio to contend with as the team looks to garner their first Copper on Dirt crown.

“We are excited to have a great team of young talented drivers,” Commented Pete Willoughby of KKM.  “All three of these kids can win right from the start and we are looking forward to the upcoming year.  The Copper on Dirt will be a great start and hopefully we can kick the year off on a positive note.”

The 5^th Annual “Copper on Dirt” will feature ASCS National Wing Sprint Cars, Midgets, The West Coast Late Model Shootout vs. Total Seal Late Model Dirt Racing Series and USRA Western Modifieds all taking part in a sensational racing spectacle at Tucson’s USA Raceway’s for two nights on February 18^th and 19^th marking USA Raceway as the only dirt track venue in the country to host all four premier divisions in one event.

Advanced tickets are on sale now.  Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be found online at http://www.usaraceway.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CopperOnDirtTickets.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net/?page_id=43 or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 265, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales.  For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net

Levi Jones joined Mississippi’s Ricky Stenhouse as the only drivers to win multiple “Copper on Dirt” features in a single year.  Stenhouse set the bar high at the inaugural “Copper on Dirt” by winning back to back races in the 40-lap sprint car feature and finishing off the night by capturing the 50-lap USAC Silver Crown Feature.

Past Copper on Dirt Winners:
2007 USAC Midgets – Cory Kruseman
2007 USAC Sprint Cars – Ricky Stenhouse
2007 USAC Silver Crown – Ricky Stenhouse
2008 USAC Midgets – Darren Hagen
2008 USAC Sprint Cars – Shane Cottle
2008 USAC Silver Crown – Jerry Coons Jr.
2009 USAC Midgets – Brad Sweet
2009 USAC Sprint Cars – Darren Hagen
2009 USAC Silver Crown – Bud Kaeding
2010 USAC Midgets – Brad Sweet
2010 USAC Sprint Cars – Levi Jones
2010 USAC Silver Crown – Levi Jones