April 11, 2002
Preseason

The signs of spring... the first bloom of a flower, the sighting of a robin, the sounds of life in the air, the green in the grass, the growling purr of a race motor reverberating off the buildings and the sweet, acrid smell of burning alcohol. Maybe not quite what everyone else anticipates, but it seems to work for us.

"Houston, we have ignition" (but are now on the pad holding). With our first firing of the car and tune session behind us, we were ready for this weekend's Wissota opener at Cedar Lake Speedway. Ground moisture and weather did not agree to this however, so we're grounded until next week. The season kick-off has been moved back to April 20, but is still at CLS. Fargo had hoped to open its gates on April 19, but has postponed that event to April 26.

Without much news to report I'll do something unusual by being brief. Our current schedule of events is attached below. Be sure to watch our website and check the race track websites for any changes to plan.

Hope to see you at the races,
Jimmy

Jimmy Kouba 2002 Schedule
Apr 20 (Sat) Cedar Lake Speedway Somerset WI
Apr 26 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Miller Lite
May 3 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND K102
May 10 (Fri) Princeton Speedway Princeton MN Earl Kouba Memorial
May 11 (Sat) North Central Speedway Brainerd MN
May 17 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Pepsi
May 18 (Sat) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Pepsi
May 23 (Thu) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND American Coalition for Ethanol
May 25 (Sat) ABC Speedway Ashland WI
May 26 (Sun) Proctor Speedway Proctor MN
May 31 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Y94
Jun 7 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Valley Ford
Jun 8 (Sat) North Central Speedway Brainerd MN
Jun 14 (Fri) Dacotah Speedway Mandan ND
Jun 15 (Sat) Jamestown Speedway Jamestown ND
Jun 16 (Sun) Buffalo River Speedway Glyndon MN Lightning and Thunder at the River
Jun 21 (Fri) Fox Ridge Speedway Arcadia WI
Jun 22 (Sat) Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley MN Grumpys; Ronald McDonald House
Jun 28 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Valley Ford
Jul 4 (Thu) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND with World of Outlaws
Jul 5 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND with World of Outlaws
Jul 6 (Sat) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND with World of Outlaws
Jul 12 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Frank's Auto Glass
Jul 13 (Sat) Jackson Speedway Jackson MN Pepsi Jackson Nationals
Jul 19 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Smith Motors
Jul 20 (Sat) Viking Speedway Alexandria MN
Jul 21 (Sun) Casino Speedway Watertown SD
Jul 24 (Wed) Grand Rapids Speedway Grand Rapids MN
Jul 26 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Miller Genuine Draft Light
Jul 27 (Sat) ABC Speedway Ashland WI Chuck Anderson Race of Champions
Jul 29 (Mon) Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron SD Dakota State Fair Championship
Aug 2 (Fri) Fox Ridge Speedway Arcadia WI
Aug 4 (Sun) Knoxville Raceway Knoxville IA Brodix Tournament of Champions
Aug 12 (Mon) Brown County Speedway Aberdeen SD August Heat
Aug 13 (Tue) Grove Creek Speedway Grove City MN August Heat
Aug 14 (Wed) Golden Spike Speedway Sauk Rapids MN August Heat
Aug 15 (Thu) Viking Speedway Alexandria MN August Heat
Aug 16 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND August Heat
Aug 17 (Sat) North Central Speedway Brainerd MN August Heat
Aug 18 (Sun) Buffalo River Speedway Glyndon MN August Heat
Aug 23 (Fri) Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo ND Miller Lite Season Championship
Aug 31 (Sat) Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron SD Mini 100
Sep 7 (Sat) Casino Speedway Watertown SD
Sep 14 (Sat) Brown County Speedway Aberdeen SD WISSOTA Western 100
Sep 21 (Sat) North Central Speedway Brainerd MN Mighty Axe Nationals
Sep 22 (Sun) North Central Speedway Brainerd MN Mighty Axe Nationals