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Updated on: July 26, 2010 @ 2:40 PM EST NEXT RACE July 30 Williams Grove July 31 Lincoln  A big thank you to Al Hamilton for his involvement in Keith's racing program for 2009
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Kauffman Prevails At Port Royal
By Dottie Bird PORT ROYAL - A gentle giant was awakened Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. Most of his talking was done with a heavy right foot. >> read moreShawn Brouse's View from the Pits column: The 'old man gets it done Mifflintown's Keith Kauffman returned to
victory lane Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway, beating
his old ride, the Middleswarth No. 7 Kauffman Returns To Port Royal Victory Lane By Brad Vores August 9, 2009 At the age of 59, Keith Kauffman proved he can still get the job done as he captured his first win of the season Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. >> read more
Kauffman Returns To Victory Lane At Port
By CRAIG RUTHERFORD PORT ROYAL - A gentle giant was awakened Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. Most of his talking was done with a heavy right foot. Keith Kauffman, "The Man from Mifflintown," drove the Michael Herffner-owned No. 27 under Pat Snyder's checkered flag first in the sprint car feature and the crowd erupted in cheers. >> read more KEITH KAUFFMAN JOINS HEFFNER RACING
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July 7, 2010 PRESS RELEASE
John Trone, President of Trone Outdoor Motorsports is
pleased to announce: "The Man from Mifflintown" Keith
Kauffman will be taking over the driving chores for the
Trone Outdoor Motorsports #39 for the remainder of the
2010 racing season. Hall of Famer, Keith Kauffman is
looking forward to regular weekly racing on Friday &
Saturday nights. Look for Keith behind the wheel of the
familiar maroon & white #39 Trone's Special at a track
near you.
Kevin Frey will continue as crew chief along with assistance from Barry Jacobs and Andy Bream. The team will utilize J&J Auto Chassis and Cappetta Competition Engines will provide the power plants. The Trone Outdoor Motorsports #39 team will compete weekly at Williams Grove and Lincoln Speedways this season along with an occasional visit to Port Royal Speedway. Trone Outdoor Motorsports would like to thank its continuing sponsors: Trone Outdoor Advertising, Kinard Trucking, Wings Unlimited, Cappetta Competition Engines, Jake's Carts, Sanderson Engineering, Winters Performance Products, Dirt Trackin' and Robinson Racing Products. For additional information, contact: John Trone, john@troneoutdoor.com (717) 637-6603  Photo courtesy of Jeff Hertzler More photos on the photo page
PA SPEEDWEEK
Lincoln --In what appeared would be a great start to
Speedweek for Keith in the Trone #39 at Lincoln, a late
race tire problem took what would have been a great top
10 finish to a 15th place at the checkered flag.
Bedford--A disappointing time trial effort mired Keith
deep in the field where he would finish 12th.
Grandview--Keith finished 14th.
Hagerstown--Still looking for his first top 10, Keith
just missed the top 10 at Hagerstown, finishing 11th.
Lincoln--Still looking for that first top 10 since
his return to the seat, Keith brought the #39 home
in 14th spot at Lincoln on Thursday night.
Williams Grove--After thrilling the crowd in his
heat race by coming from eight to finish second,
Keith struggled to a 13th place finish in the
A-Main.
Port Royal--Homecoming at Port Royal didn't
go as planned for Keith and the droves of
fans that came to see him at his stomping
grounds. Mechanical woes hindered the team
all night and Keith was a DNQ
Selinsgrove --The Speedweek finale at
Selinsgrove netted Keith a 13th place
finish.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
By Brad Vores
Keith made his return to racing Friday night after nine
months out of the seat as he piloted the Trone Outdoor
Motorsports #39 at Williams Grove Speedway.
Obviously hesitant in his first start, Keith didn't make
the heat race transfer after starting last. He then ran
the B-Main, where he gained more valuable track time and
qualified in the third transfer spot.
Keith lined up 21st in the feature but was involved in a
first lap melee in the first turn. He was able to
restart only to have another problem on the second lap.
Keith pitted for a new tire and returned to the track
and restarted last. He made it up to 14th at the
checkered flag.
The team plans to compete in all of the Pennsylvania
Sprint Speedweek shows this week and then will evaluate
where the team goes from there.
Welcome home to America Lee Young and the kiwis from New Zealand. Lee was a wrench for Keith when he traveled the country racing for Daryl Saucier and plans to attend all of our Pa Speedweek races so fans as always make our kiwi buddies welcome
KAUFFMAN FAMILY ENJOY USAC REUNION
By Brad Vores for Kauffman Racing
Keith and wife Kathy along with friends and fellow racer Kenny Jacobs and wife Kim recently were invited to the 2010 USAC Racers Reunion in Indiana. The four arrived in Terre Haute for a luncheon on May 26 which was sponsored by Don Smith. Some of the guests at the luncheon included Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Jack Hewitt, Smokey Snellbaker, Rick Unger, Rick Ferkel, Jimmy Sills, Chuck Gurney, Shane Carson, Andy Hillenburg and more. Each special guest was presented with a hardback book written by Dick Wallen entitled United States Auto Club 50 Years of Speed and Glory. Following the luncheon, everyone was escorted to the Indy museums for tours. The following day, everyone went to the USAC non-wing show at Terre Haute and then the foursome met former car owner Daryl and Cindy Saucier and met them the next day at their DSR shop in Indy and toured other shops, including the Lucas Oil and Tony Stewart owned shops. Then it was off to the Hospitality tent at the Hoosier Hundred in Indy where Kenny Schrader won the USAC modified event that night. It brought back memories for Kenny as he won the event in the mid 1980’s and holds a record for the race that will probably never be broken. Then it was off to the USAC Hall of Fame, where Keith and Kenny were both USAC Rookie of the Year during their career. The Little 500 was next up for the night and then finally to the running of the Indianapolis 500 where they were able to stroll through the pit area and get up close and personal with many of the drivers in the race. The Kauffman’s and Jacobs thoroughly enjoyed their trip and were able to get caught back up with friends and fans from near and afar.
Get well wishes to Rod Stroup for a
speedy recovery
Our prayers for a complete recovery for a wonderful member of our racing world Dana Kinser, wife of Steve
Also keep the families of Jesse
Hockett, Cowboy Teen
Little, Freddy
Frontz and
Eddie Zimmerman in your hearts.
A big thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stimley- JAKES CARTS for the new racing uniform. FORTY YEARS OF RACING 410 SPRINT CARS- THE START OF HIS FIFTH DECADE OF RACING-WHAT A MAN!
Due to the high volume of calls and inquiries
concerning Keith's racing status for 2010, we wanted to let
our fans know that beginning March, Keith will be mentoring
and coaching Derek Sell, an Arizona native beginning his
first season in the 410 sprint car division at Port Royal
Speedway. Keith has not officially ruled out a return to
driving but plans to do so only if the right opportunity
comes at the right time. We enjoy hearing from our
overwhelming fan base across the country and thank you for
your continued support over the years. YOU'RE SIMPLY THE
BEST.
See you at the track and best of luck to our competitors in 2010.
Yours in Racing, Keith, Kathy, Becky and Chase
Kauffman
(The Kauffman Racing Family)  2009 Banquet photo courtesy of Ed "Lugnut" Funk The 2009 season was one of ups and downs for Keith. The season started out once again with the Dave Middleswarth owned sprint car but that relationship came to an end early in the season as the Middleswarth team went a different direction with their race program. Keith didn’t sit out long as he was called by Mike Heffner, owner of the Lelands.com owned No. 27 sprint car after Heffner’s main driver was out with an injury. Keith was able to give the Heffner team its first career 410 Sprint car victory at Port Royal Speedway in August and had several other top five and ten finishes as the season came to a close. Keith would like to thank Dave Middleswarth for the opportunity to race his cars for the past 10 seasons and also Mike Heffner for giving him a chance to finish out the season on the track in a quality race car. Keith’s fans are so supportive and 2009 was no different as the fans were supportive and amazing in Keith’s change of rides. A special thank you go out to the Miller’s, the Stoner’s and an anonymous sponsor for helping Heffner Racing’s request for additional sponsorship to put a second car on the track during several races with Keith at the wheel. That says a lot about the fans loyalty to Keith’s career. At this point, Keith has no irons in the fire for the 2010 but welcomes an opportunity to get back behind the wheel of a sprint car next season. We would like to convey to all of the fans throughout the racing community how truly moved the Keith Kauffman family is to have had the opportunity to share so many laps with the Jim Nace family. Keith, probably more than any other driver in the sprint car racing world, has been fortunate to be part of Jim’s racing career since the beginning. It’s not just about racing, it is also about family. Our prayers for peace and comfort are extended to Crystal, Mindy, Jamie and the entire Nace family upon the loss of Jim today. Our racing world has been blessed by Jim. Congratulations to Kendra Jacobs, daughter of Kim and Kenny Jacobs upon being chosen one of the fifty most beautiful people in Nascar Click thumbnails to view larger images 
 Great win for the Heffner Racing Team at the Port Royal Speedway. Keith was honored to be a part of Mike Heffner's first Sprint Car Victory. Thanks to a great team effort-lets hear it for the boys. Also thanks to the York County Racing Club for the award.  Jeff Hertzler Photo Click thumbnails to view larger images
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