Colwell Wins the KKM Giveback Classic Presented by TRD.

Jesse Colwell scored a win that he will never forget Wednesday night at Millbridge Speedway.  The 19-year-old racer from Red Bluff, California pulled away on a restart with five laps to go to win the inaugural Keith Kunz Giveback Classic and earn himself a ride for the 33rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

 

“I think it means a lot,” Colwell told Speed51.com after the race.  “It definitely was one of the biggest races of my career, and if there was one race I could ever win it was going to be this one that I wanted to win.”

 

Colwell, driving the No…. read more

KKM Giveback Classic Open Division Results

Group A Qualifying times

1
#91 Tyler Seavey   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

73

1
00:10.271
 
 

N/A

 

2
#5L Kyle Hossfeld   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

15

2
00:10.316
0.045
0.045

N/A

 

3
#30H Michael Hubert   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

77

2
00:10.354
0.083
0.038

N/A

 

4
#36 Mikenzi Whittaker   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

63

2
00:10.375
0.104
0.021

N/A

 

5
#84 Dillon Latour   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

60

2
00:10.384
0.113
0.009

N/A

 

6
#71w Dylan Smith   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

80

2
00:10.385
0.114
0.001

N/A

 

7
#13 Bricen James   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

51

2
00:10.399
0.128
0.014

N/A

 

8
#2X Max Mittry   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

76

2
00:10.419
0.148
0.020

N/A

 

9
#02 Ethan Mitchell   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

37

2
00:10.440
0.169
0.021

N/A

 

10
#8c Anissa Curtice   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

45

2
00:10.474
0.203
0.034

N/A

 

11
#3 Karsyn Elledge   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

22

2
00:10.518
0.247
0.044

N/A

 

12
#1W Mike Wheeler   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

29

2
00:10.539
0.268
0.021

N/A

 

13
#11X Brent Crews   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

25

2
00:10.561
0.290
0.022

N/A

 

14
#82 Dayne Amyx   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

72

2
00:10.617
0.346
0.056

N/A

 

15
#4 Mariah Ede   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

64

2
00:10.618
0.347
0.001

N/A

 

16
#55D Dawson Hammes   KKM OPEN Qualifying

Best Lap
Best Time
Diff
Gap

4

1
00:10.621
0.350
0.003

N/A

 

17
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KKM Giveback Classic Support Division Results

Beginner Feature
1 41 Brody Snyder
2 88 Max Reaves
3 48 Coen McDaniel
4 14R Cooper Reynolds
5 71M Jaxon Merrifield
6 42 Kolson Nelson
7 7G Gavin Marlin
8 7 Karter Beattie
9 5T Landon Trent
10 8 Dallas Griggs
11 24 Colt Johnson
12 18 Shane Contarino
13 7s Wyatt Snyder
14 5 Jonathan Paulk
15 20 Chase Johnston
16 43 Caleb Scarborough
 
 
Box Stock B Main
1 124 Landon Sartain
2 15L Laela Eisenschenk
3 1A Amelia Eisenschenk
4 4 Ryan Zima
5 70 Ellie Hensley
6 23s Josh Souza
7 9 Ryan Case
8 19 Tyler Dolack
9 2 Kami Bodine
 
Box Stock
 
1 17 Biscuit Williams
2 14c Sam Corry
3 61 Will Boprey
4 777 Colt Currie
5 5 Nathan Meendering
6 15L Laela Eisenschenk
7 1A… read more

Open Division Rules Update! Effective Immediately.

For Immediate Release:  Open Division rules update effective IMMEDIATELY

 

Sail panels will no longer be permitted on either side of the roll cage. No air deflection devices other than the top wing will be permitted.  Subject to track official discretion.  
No panels or air deflection devises of any kind allowed on the nerf bars.
Wing Panels may not exceed the following dimensions.

Right Side wing panel may not exceed 48” long or 20” tall at any point
Left Side wing panel may not exceed 48” long or 28” tall at any point
Center Section may not exceed 41” wide… read more

Keith Kunz Motorsports Giveback Classic Presented by TRD Hits 100-Entry Milestone

 

 

 

 

 

Keith Kunz Motorsports Giveback Classic Presented by TRD Hits 100-Entry Milestone

Hoosier Tire to give away a pair of tires to select entries as the official tire of the event

 

SALISBURY, N.C. (July 31, 2018) – Over 100 aspiring drivers from across the United States have been accepted to compete in the Keith Kunz Motorsports (KKM) Giveback Classic Presented by TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) at Millbridge Speedway for the two-night event spanning from Oct. 30 to Oct. 31.

 

The event hit a milestone 100 entries with only three months left until the race date as officials continue to accept applications through Oct…. read more

Chili Bowl Ride Up for Grabs in Keith Kunz Give Back Classic at Millbridge

Keith Kunz Motorsports and Millbridge Speedway (NC) will be giving one aspiring race car driver the chance of a lifetime.  The Keith Kunz Motorsports Give Back Classic on Wednesday, October 31 will provide Outlaw Kart racers with an opportunity to win a free ride for the prestigious Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, OK in 2019.

The way the race will work is quite simple: show up to Millbridge Speedway with an Outlaw Kart on October 31, win the race and earn a Keith Kunz Motorsports ride in the 33rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals.

“We are really excited to be teamed up with… read more

Kyle Larson back to victory lane at Millbridge takes the point lead!

SALISBURY, N.C. – One week after falling short of victory at Millbridge Speedway, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson struck back to claim his first trophy in two years at the sixth-mile dirt oval.

Larson led the final three quarters of Wednesday night’s 20-lap Open Division feature, surging around the outside of polesitter and early leader Tucker Scanlon on a lap-six restart, when Scanlon got sideways coming to the green flag off turn four.
 
Once it got out front, Larson’s No. 1K was unstoppable. He drove off to a one-second lead after weathering two more cautions during the first 10… read more

Hoffman, Tucker, Crews, Corry, Totherow Score wins in Opening Night!

SALISBURY, N.C. – For the second year in a row, Nick Hoffman laid claim to the Wednesday Series season-opener at Millbridge Speedway, winning the headlining 20-lap Open division feature.

Nick Tucker (500 Outlaw), Brent Crews (Intermediate), Sam Corry (Box Stock) and Landon Totherow (Beginner Box Stock) were also victorious in their respective classes during the opening week of competition, which was postponed twice due to inclement weather before finally being completed.
 
Hoffman inherited the top spot with nine laps remaining, after polesitter and early leader Clark Houston’s kart stumbled down the backstretch before spinning in turn three with motor issues.

The Mooresville, N.C…. read more

Two Stroke Only race paying $1000 to win at the Speed51 Open

Over the winter, Millbridge Speedway co-owners Ashly and Jeremy Burnett decided to make a change. That change was the addition of a new division of Outlaw Kart racing at the 1/6-mile clay oval in Salisbury, N.C., known as the VP Fuels Outlaw division, which debuted in March this year. On Tuesday, May 22, the Outlaw division will race for $1,000 in the QRC Speed51 Open presented by HMS Motorsport for the first time.

 

The race will be sponsored by TT Bone Extreme Karting, the Midwest dealer for QRC.

 

The division is meant for 500cc two-stroke engines only. Drivers and teams can participate… read more

QRC Karts Speed 51 Open Presented by HMS Motorsport to premiere on MAVTV

One of the biggest events in North Carolina each year is the Speed51 Open presented by HMS Motorsport at Salisbury, North Carolina’s Millbridge Speedway. The 2018 edition of the event just got even bigger as now it will be broadcast nationwide on MAVTV.

 

The Speed51 Open, scheduled for May 22-23, is the richest event in Outlaw Kart racing, paying $5,151 to the race winner. For an event that has been growing each year, the news of a national broadcast on MAVTV makes the event even bigger.

 

“Jeremy and I are grateful for our relationship with Speed 51,” said Ashly Burnett, co-promoter of… read more