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2011 Quick Stats
| STARTS |
19 |
| TOP 5's |
3 |
| TOP 10's |
7 |
| WINS |
1 |
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Please pray for the Kiwi's,
another earthquake has hit Christ Church, New Zealand and our
racing buddies Lee and Greg need our prayers.
Feel better wishes are extended to
Boyer, Weed, Carl, Frank Williams
Keep the memories of these racing
friends we have recently lost in
your heart during this time
Hock, Dick Pray, Ponytail
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Winning Thought
Don't compare yourself to others, you have no idea
what their journey is.
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Congratulations to Kendra Jacobs,
daughter of Kim and Kenny Jacobs upon being
chosen one of the fifty most beautiful people in Nascar


Photo courtesy of WRT Speedwerx - Hertzler
PORT ROYAL VICTORY!
By Brad Vores
After some early season bad luck, everything worked out
for Keith and the Heckman Tree Farm racing team Saturday
night at Port Royal Speedway where Keith led all 25-laps
of the feature to give the team its first career 410
sprint car feature win.
After winning the first heat race, Keith drew the pole
position for the feature and dominated all 25 laps for
his first win of the year and first with his new car
owners Gary and Linda Heckman. The win was Keith's 129th
career sprint car win at Port Royal.
2011 Press
Releases.....
Living Legends Dream
Night Before The 50 Set For September 9
8/8/11
Port Royal
–
The Living Legends Dream Night Before the 50 is set
to honor driver Keith Kauffman and car owner Walt
Dyer on Friday, September 9, with the Kauffman and
Dyer Twin 20s for sprint cars. >>
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"THE MAN" TO BE HONORED AT THE PORT
By Brad Vores
Keith Kauffman and Port Royal Speedway go
together like a good cold beer on a hot summer
night at a Central Pennsylvania race track.
That’s why the folks at Port Royal Speedway will
honor their hometown hero as a Living Legend at
the upcoming Dream Race on Saturday night,
August 6 th. >>
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KAUFFMAN/HTF RACING
READY SET FOR FIRST SEASON
By Brad Vores for Kauffman Racing
Forty-one years later, Keith Kauffman still gets
excited about strapping into the seat of a sprint
car......>>
read more
Kauffman Set To Return To Port Royal
by
Shawn Brouse
2/27/11
Port Royal –
The 2011 auto racing season is set to kickoff in
less than a month at Port Royal Speedway and the
most prolific winner in the history of the track is
set to make his return to the weekly sprint car wars
when the green flag falls.....
>>
read more
KEITH KAUFFMAN TEAMS WITH HECKMAN
TREE FARM RACING FOR 2011
Chambersburg, PA (November 6,
2010)—National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Driver Keith Kauffman
is teaming up with the Heckman Tree Farm (HTF) Racing 8H......>>
read more
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WE ARE

Thanks for the memories JOEPA
from one National Hall of Famer to another
LIVING LEGEND PROCLAMATION HONORING KEITH KAUFFMAN
And now this ninth day of September 2011, let it be
known that Port
Royal Speedway,
the Juniata County Agricultural
Society and PRS
promotions recognizes and honors
Mr. Keith Kauffman
as a Port Royal
Speedway Living Legend.
This honor is bestowed in recognition of your
outstanding
contributions to and achievements
at Port Royal
Speedway as a driver
but not limited to 129 sprint car wins, 13 sprint
car titles and
two
late model wins during your career to date, thus
making you the most
successful
driver in history to ever compete at this
oval as of this
date in recorded history.
It is with deep appreciation and respect that Port
Royal Speedway and
its governors
award to you at this time and forever
from this day
forward a lifetime, all access
irrevocable admission
pass to this
historic facility.
Congratulations!
Don Clark, JCAS President
Scott Arnold, JCAS Vice President
Now at age 61, Keith Kauffman started racing when he
was 20 in 1970.
He has won in Central Pa, with the All Stars, the
Outlaws, USA and
USAC. Titles to his name include 13 at Port Royal,
2 at Williams Grove
and 1 in Susguehanna, Selinsgrove and Hagerstown
Speedways.
He has also won series titles in Pa Speedweek,
Western Pa Speedweek and Ohio
Speedweek. That makes 21 total track and series
titles to his name.
He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of
Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.
The best season fo his career had 34 overall wins.
To date he has some 309 overall career victories
including 3 late model and 1 champ car.
He owns 25 All Star and 8 World of Outlaw wins. He
has raced in 41 states and Australia.
Along the way he has driven for car owners including
himself, Bob Hampshire, Gary Stanton,
Daryl Saucier, Jasper Petite, Bob Weikert, Al
Hamilton, Roy Morrall, Dave Middleswarth,
Warren Johnson, The Woelfling brothers at Lebanon
Pattern Shop, Maynard Boop, Leon Wintermyer,
Rod Fauver, Jim Wahlie, Gil Sonner, Bob Stewart, Joe
Harz, Sal Scarpita, Denny Ashworth, Don Berry,
Mike Heffner, John Trone and more along with present
car owner Gary Heckman.
He scored his first win at East Windsor Speedway in
1975.
His first Port Royal win was on July 7, 1977 with
his last coming June 11, 2011.
His best season at Port Royal was in 1985 when he
won 15 times in one season.
At Port Royal he owns 13 track titles for 5
different car owners including himself in 1978, 1979
and 1980 when he was sponsored by local contractor
John Gronginger in the K33,
Bob Weikert in 1981, Al Hamilton in 1984
and 1985, Roy Morral in 1986
and 1988 and
Dave Middleswarth in 1999, 2001, 2002,
2004, 2007. He has won 2 Tuscarora 50's in
1978
and 2003 and one Tuscarora 50 Preliminary in
2006, 2 Labor Day Classics in 2002 and 2003,
1 Pete Swarmer Memorial in 2001, 4 season openers in
1981,1985,1993 and 2002
and 4 Pa Speedweek features in 2001,2002,2004 and
2007.
He is the all time winningest driver in the history
of Port Royal Speedway with
129 sprint car wins to his credit plus 2 late model
victories.
In memory of our wonderful friend, Bob Stimely
KAUFFMAN RETURNS TO
HECKMAN OWNED CAR IN 2012
By Brad Vores for HTF Racing/Kauffman Racing
11/7/11
Veteran sprint car ace Keith Kauffman will
return to the seat of the Gary and Linda Heckman
owned No. 8H sprint car for the 2012 racing
season.
The upcoming racing season will be the second
year for the Mifflintown driver and the
Chambersburg-based sprint car team and the team
looks to build on its first season together
which produced one feature win and seven top 10
finishes in 19 starts.
Kauffman gave the Heckman owned team its first
career 410 Sprint car win in 2011, that coming
in June at Port Royal Speedway. It was the 129th
career sprint car win for Kauffman at the
Juniata County oval.
“Keith is for sure a class act,” said car owner
Gary Heckman. “He brings a wealth of knowledge
to the team. Although he still has a competitive
fire, he understands the ups and downs of the
racing business, making him extremely easy to
work with. It’s an honor to have a Hall of Fame
driver, such as Keith, behind the wheel of the
8H.”
While the first season certainly has its fair
share of growing pains and a lot of bad luck,
the team remained focused on getting better each
week and hope to improve for the new season.
“Overall I think the 2011 season was a success,”
Heckman added. “One of our goals was to win a
race, which we accomplished in mid June.
Another goal was to finish top five in Port
Royal points and we fell one position short of
fulfilling that goal. We had some back luck, bad
pill draws, tire failures, minor mechanical
issues and finishing races.”
Kauffman is looking forward to returning to the
team again next year.
“Getting to race for Gary
and Linda and their son Michael at Port Royal
this season was a lot of fun and I’m looking
forward to having a better year next year with
them,” said the all-time winningest driver at
Port Royal. “Of course we always strive for
better results and will do so in 2012. I’m
fortunate that I’m still able to race at my home
track in front of the fans that have supported
me since the start of my career and we hope to
give them something to cheer about next year.”
The team will have fresh equipment at Kauffman’s
disposal next season and are working to enhance
its motor program.
“We are building upon the foundation already
established this past season and we are
currently working on obtaining additional
sponsorship, hopefully we will be able to
announce something soon,” Heckman said.
Sponsors returning for the 2012 season are
Heckman Tree Farm, Jim Stenger’s The Toyer’s
Shop, J & J Auto Racing, Moo & Co., Jakes Carts,
TQ Fiberglass, Simpson Racing Products and
Butlerbuilt Seats. Tim Mellott will return as
crew chief and Michael Heckman returns as car
chief.
Plans call for a similar racing schedule as this
past season with a weekly stop at Port Royal
Speedway.
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND-PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY
HONORS THE MAN FROM MIFFLINTOWN ON TUSCARORA FIFTY
NIGHT BY BRINGING HOME SEVERAL OF KAUFFMANS FORMER
CAR OWNERS AND REPRESENTATIVES, HIS PRESENT RACE
TEAM AND ALSO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS. THANKS TO THE
FANS FOR HELPING TO MAKE THIS SUCH A SPECIAL NIGHT
FOR KEITH. STORY TO FOLLOW


Photos courtesy of
WRT Speedwerx
- McConnell







Photos courtesy of
WRT Speedwerx - Hertzler
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