Keith Kauffman

BEST FINISH OF THE YEAR

by Brad Vores

Keith led 18 laps of Saturday night's sprint car main at Port Royal
Speedway and finished in the runner-up spot.

It was the best finish of the season for the Heckman Tree Farm race team.

Keith won his heat race then drew the pole for the feature.

The team will be back in action next weekend at the Port.

Weikert Pilots Kauffman, Haudenschild & Frey Meet Fans At
Port Weikert Memorial Saturday, Bikes & Beef To Be Given Away!

April 25th, 2012

Port Royal – A trio of Weikert’s Livestock No. 29 drivers will greet fans
for autographs when they arrive for Saturday night’s All Star Circuit of
Champions Sprints Bob Weikert Memorial at Port Royal Speedway.

Beginning at 5 p.m. behind the grandstand, pilots Kevin Frey, Keith Kauffman
and Jac Haudenschild will be on hand to meet and greet fans and sign autographs.

Also joining the group will be Jac Haudenschild’s son, 19-year old Sheldon Haudenschild,
who will be on hand campaigning the Wintermyer No. 3W in the event.

Kauffman, the oval’s winningest driver in history with 129 victories, piloted the
Weikert mount to much success on a couple of occasions, in the early 1980s and
again in the early 1990s and garnered Weikert’s only Port Royal track title in 1981.

Before a long and successful touring career with the World of Outlaws, Haudenschild
piloted the Weikert No. 29 for a brief stint in the early 1980s. Later in his career, known
as “The Wild Child,” Haudenschild went on to score massive victories in the Kings Royal, Historical Big One and the Mopar Million sprint events plus some 50 World of
Outlaws checkered flags.

Frey, now a noted and respected sprint car mechanic, piloted successfully
for Weikert in the mid-1990s, mostly at Selinsgrove Speedway.

Sheldon Haudenschild is following in his father’s footsteps,
having moved into sprint competition during the last few seasons.

Saturday’s Weikert Memorial will offer fans young and old a chance to
not only get autographs but to go home winners as well.

Youth ages 11 and under will have the chance to win 10 bicycles
courtesy of Weikert’s Livestock of Fairfield.

Registration for the prize bike giveaways will take place behind
the grandstand from 6 p.m. until the end of time trials.

Some 20 boxes of Weikert’s beef hot dogs and hamburgers will
be given away off of adult general admission wristbands.

The purse for Saturday’s All Star Circuit of Champions Bob Weikert Memorial
at Port Royal Speedway has neared $38,000 after the Monday addition of $100
to win each of the heat races conducted in the event in honor of the late
motorsports journalist Jerry Reigle courtesy of Hoseheads.com.

The Jerry Reigle heat races worth $100 each gets added to the
pot of gold that has become the 2012 Weikert Memorial purse.

Thanks to Weikerts Livestock and its family of sponsors, the 30-lap
event is paying a whopping $10,000 to win, $500 just to start and $100 to lead a lap.

Plus, $200 is up for grabs as the fast time award and $100 courtesy of
Crankwerkz will go to the highest driver in Port Royal points who fails
to qualify for the prestigious event.

Gates for Saturday’s $10,000 to win, $100 to lead a lap, 30-lap All Star
Bob Weikert Memorial open at 5 PM with time trials slated for 7.
Adult General Admission is $20.00 with students admitted for just $5.00.

A sweep by the winner of all 30-laps plus fast time and his heat
race would garner the winner more than $13,000.

Weikert Memorial Lap and Associate Sponsors: Weikerts Livestock, Fairfield PA;
Virginia Cattle Compay, Moorefield WV; Hickory Bridge Farms, Orrtanna PA;
Folkens Brothers Hauling, Lester IA; Roadcap Livestock, Quicksburg VA;
Highland Farms, Gettysburg PA; Scott’s Body Shop, Gettysburg PA;
South Branch Livestock Exchange, Moorefield WV; Craig Livestock Market, Shippensburg PA; Nicholas Packing, Loganton PA; Joel Stein Show horses, Fairfield PA;
Weiss Transport, Adrian MN; Upper Marsh Creek, Orrtanna PA;
Miller & Associates Real Estate LLC, Gettysburg PA; Virginia Livestock Inc, Front Royal VA; Greencastle Livestock Market, Greencastle PA; Stan’s Beverage, Carlisle PA;
Antelope Springs Ranch, Blackwell TX; Steven K Bierly Trucking, Mill Hall PA;
Mike Vis, Valley Springs, SD; Seth Snyder, Gettysburg PA; Omaha Commodities, Omaha NE;
JB Cattle LLC, Biglerville PA; Hy Plains Feedyard, Montezuma KS;
Heritage Cattle Company, Garden City KS; JAB Livestock Hauling LLC, Jersey Shore PA;
JW Trueth Inc., Baltimore, MD; M&R Livestock Hauling, Gettysburg, PA;
Stone Ridge Manor, Gettysburg PA; Flying W Express Inc., Fairfield PA;
Todd Grim, East Berlin PA; Holtapp Trucking, Pomeroy IA; S & B Livestock, Herndon PA;
Puckett and Associates, Nathalie VA.

Heckman Tree Farm Racing and National Sprint Car Hall of
Fame driver Keith Kauffman are pleased to welcome Ol’ Ed’s Dog Banquet
along with Dan and Michelle Stoner and Trackside Tavern
as new associate sponsors aboard the 8H.

Wade Cleck of Ol’ Ed’s Dog Banquet, and the Stoners have been long time
Keith Kauffman fans and are native to the Port Royal Speedway area.
Hopefully this additional support will position Keith to be in contention
for his 14^th track title at the Juniata County oval this year.

Car owners Gary and Linda Heckman are grateful for Mr. Cleck and the
Stoners’ support for this year. HP Engines is also assisting the team with
engine development. The team would like to thank the returning sponsors
from last season including: Heckman Tree Farm, The Toyer’s Shop,
TQ Fiberglass, Simpson Racing Products, ButlerBuilt Seats, Jake’s Carts,
and Moo&Co. The HTF Racing team’s schedule was also just released.
The team is planning on running all of the Port Royal Speedway
shows, and possibly some select time trial shows at the famed
Williams Grove Speedway.

The team will be in action on March 17^th for the 2012 season opener at Port Royal.

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 129^th 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





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