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Carson tapped
to crown King XXXI at Eldora
After Finishing
Runner-Up in 1984’s Initial Kings Royal, Carson Gets to Join Fabled
Ceremony
ROSSBURG, OH (July 10) – Thirty-one years ago he missed the pomp and
circumstances that go with the crowning of Eldora Speedway’s Kings
Royal champion by one position when he finished behind Steve Kinser;
but this year Shane Carson will be center stage Saturday night (July
12). Shane has been announced as this year’s Sovereign and
will be proclaiming King XXXI and place the ceremonial crown atop the
head of the new King of the Sprint Car world.
“This brings a whole new importance to my Kings Royal memories,” stated
the 2001 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee from his Yukon, OK
home, “it even overshadows the one that got away in 1984.”
“When I looked over the list of names of the past Sovereigns, it really
sunk in; what an honor it is to return to the Eldora stage.”
That list includes the likes of Eldora creator Earl Baltes and his son
Terry, National Speed Sport News founder Chris Economaki, revered
promoters Ralph Capitani, Don Martin, Cary Agajanian and John Padjen
and the founder of the World of Outlaws, Ted Johnson among others.
Upon the completion of 40-laps around Eldora’s fabled high-banks, it
will be Carson completing the words of the sacramental Kings Royal
summons which states, “when the checkered flag falls on July 12 in the
year of our Lord 2014, a man will have conquered what only sixteen
other men have accomplished. After he has been crowned by the
chosen Sovereign, history will have been made, and from that day forth,
he shall be known as the racing King of Kings.”
Carson will also join the driver autograph session that will take place
in Eldora’s Fan Zone area Saturday afternoon from 4:00 until 5:00, just
prior to the public Kings Royal driver meeting.
The crowning of King XXXI Saturday night will complete a busy weekend
of Sprint Car racing at Eldora. Friday night’s (July 11)
doubleheader will feature the World of Outlaws (WoO) STP Sprint Car
Series and the National Racing Alliance (NRA) Sprint Invaders as they
continue their chase towards a 2014 national championship title, and
then Saturday evening the Kings Royal format prevails for the WoO and
NRA teams as another full race meet takes to the legendary clay.
Remaining race tickets and campsites for the Kings Royal weekend (July
11 & 12) or any other exciting Eldora event, are available by going
online to www.EldoraSpeedway.com. Additionally, tickets and campsites
may be purchased through the Eldora offices during normal business
hours by calling (937) 338-3815 or on race day.
Race fans and race teams can get behind-the-scenes access by following
@EldoraSpeedway on Twitter, hitting ‘Like’ at
Facebook.com/EldoraSpeedway and view video highlights at
YouTube.com/EldoraSpeedwayInc. Mobile device users can access the
Eldora Speedway app for the iPhone, iPad and Android which are
available for download via iTunes and Google Play.
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