Springfield Raceways "Quick-Quarter" will host the MARS series for the 7th Annual John Kuntz Memorial presented by Andy's Frozen Custard this Saturday night May 11th.

John Kuntz the founder of Andy's Frozen Custard was a long-time race fan and strong supporter of Springfield area activities.  Kuntz who opened the first Andy's in Osage Beach, Mo in 1986 was a true salesman as his strong personal skills drew people to him and his friendly manners had people wanting to do business with him.  John and wife Carol then moved to Springfield, Mo and opened their first Andy's (named after their son) and a tradition was born.  Andy has carried that tradition to new highs with several new stores and franchises in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

The 7th Annual Kuntz Memorial will not only feature the region’s best late model drivers, but also action will see the Budweiser USRA Modifieds, Reliable Chevrolet USRA B-Mods, Midwest Modz, Pure Stocks, Legends and Street Stocks doing battle on the high-banked Quarter Mile Dirt Oval competing for track and National Points.  UMP Points will be awarded to the Late Models for this event and the tire rule will be Hoosier WRS D55's or Hoosier LM 40's ONLY. 

Grandstand gates will open at 5PM with hot laps starting at 6PM and racing scheduled to begin at 7PM. Grandstand Admission will be $20.  Racing will begin at 7PM.  Pit Gates will open at 3:30PM with the local drivers meeting slated for 5:30PM. Driver’s check-in cut-off is 6:15PM.

For more information on the track please visit www.springfieldraceway.com

Additional information regarding the MARS DIRTcar Series can be found at www.marsracingseries.com.

The MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2013 season. Hoosier Racing Tire, Libscomb Auto Group, Powertrain Industries, GRT Race Cars, Andy’s Frozen Custard, Sunoco Racing Fuel, R2C Performance, Keizer Wheels, Hatfield Racing Engines, Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply, Supermoon Graphics, Off Axis Custom Paint, Don Babb Motorsports and Vicci.