Kniffen Coming Back To Sprint Cars
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...There has been much buzz in the air since new Southern Oregon Speedway promoter Mike McCann announced his intentions to start up a Winged Sprint Car Class. With ten dates booked, it certainly caught the eye of many racers. A half dozen competitors, including 2010 champion Chadd Noland, Cottage Grove Speedway Sprint Car champion Patrick Dills, Pro Stock champion Jeffrey Hudson, Orland Sprint Car champion Bill Hopper, SODCA Dwarf Car point runner up Camden Robustelli and Top 5 Yreka IMCA Modified racer Todd Whipple, have declared intentions to come race on the fast 3/10th mile banked clay oval this season.
Well, those six will be joined by Wayne Kniffen. Kniffen just announced his intentions to come back in his #84 Sprint Car. The Kniffen family has been a fixture at Southern Oregon Speedway since it opened with Wayne's father, Ray Kniffen, and brother, Ray Kniffen Jr,. competing at the track through the years. In fact, Ray Jr. still runs an IMCA Modified.
Wayne has competed in a few different divisions at the track, going back to the early 2000's in a Mini Stock. He went from 25th to 19th and then 8th in his third and final season in that class. He was also the 1999 Mini Stock B Main Champion. Since then, he's competed in IMCA Modifieds with two Top 20 seasons to show for that and the 2007 B Main Championship.
That wasn't enough to satisfy Wayne's need for speed, which meant he decided to run the Winged Sprint Car division that the track had at the time. He was ranked 9th in points in 2004. Wayne has competed here and there with the Sprint Car, but he's decided to return to the speedway this season. "R & W Racing is looking forward to racing at the new and improved Southern Oregon Speedway this season, " he declared.
Kniffen brings several years of racing experience with him, and he should equate himself very well with the rest of the competition. The fact is, there is a lot of excitement surrounding the return of the Winged Sprint Car division to the track, More drivers will be expressing an intent to be a part of the growing division, and there is a big announcement set to be made very soon. For more information, check the official track website at www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
