Since it opened for racing in 1964, Kearney (Neb.) Raceway Park has had a long history of exciting drag racing, and it looks to continue its legacy with its .125 Mile Shootout.

This year, the .125 Mile Shootout is being presented by CompetitionPlus.TV drag racing’s Video Magazine. The .125 Mile Shootout is part of two-race series, that began two years ago. This season the two races in the series will be held May 27 and Oct. 14 at KRP.

“Having Bobby (Bennett, editor of CompetitionPlus.com) and the guys at Comp Plus helping us this year is an honor.” KRP announcer Mark Beatty said. “The racers in this series are incredible and the racing action is jaw dropping.”

The .125 Mile Shootout is a heads up, pro start format and there are two classes competing – the Big Tire class, and the Small Tire class. Each class of cars races to the eighth mile.

“We keep it simple,” Beatty said. “We have a Big Tire class and we have a Small Tire class. We are going to keep it fun and we are going to keep it simple. We want people to race and have and fun. Every year this (.125 Mile Shootout) has grown exponentially.”
The May 27 event has had strong registration turnout and the field is going to be loaded with talented drivers.

Vince Ruhe is looking to capture a repeat victory in the Small Tire class driving his twin turbo 427 powered Chevy II. The winner of the Small Tire class at last year’s May race – Andrew Campbell will have his 2001 turbo-charged Camaro ready for action and tuned by The Shop Inc., in Lincoln, Neb.

Other drivers scheduled to compete at the May 27 race are Bill Richardson in his “Blue Collar Dollar” Mustang, and Shaun Proctor in his “Boost Bird.”
Joe Hunt also will be driving his “Black Hawk” L/S powered Pontiac, and AJ Oaks will be behind the wheel of his super-charged Camaro. Look for results of the May 27 race at Kearney Raceway Park to be posted on the competitionplus.com website.

“We get 30 to 50 cars per class,” said Beatty and the payout is 80 percent of the entry fee. “The more cars that enter, the more money the cars run for.”
The track will be prepped at the May 27 race and the E.T., and mph displays will be turned off and all cars must pass NHRA tech for the E.T./mph that your car runs.

“With no clocks (for ET and mph), it is kind of one of those big, secret deals that these guys all love,” Beatty said. “Then you get into eliminations and whoever you pull up next to in the (staging) lanes is who you run. You have no idea have fast he has been during qualifying. There are some bad cars in this deal.”