7/10/2018
Nate Mills
STEVE KING FOUNDATION CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO THE KNOXVILLE NATIONALS WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO BOBBI AND JAXX JOHNSON!
For Immediate Release- Knoxville, IA- July 10, 2018- The Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament returns to the Knoxville Nationals with all proceeds going to Bobbi and Jaxx Johnson. This is the 3rd Annual Steve King Foundation event to be held at the Knoxville Nationals, and the second year of the event being a cornhole tournament. The SKF Cornhole Tournament will take place on Friday, August 10th, at Noon under the FVP tent.
Team registrations are now open! To register a team of two for $50, go to Eventbrite.com and type in “Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament.” You can also find the link on @SKFKnoxville twitter bio. After having 60 teams play last year, we will be capping the teams at 64 this year. Do not wait around, sign up early! Also, celebrities in racing that will be auctioned off this year to be teammates with a fan include Drivers; Ian Madsen, Dominic Scelzi, David Gravel, Gio Scelzi, Trey Starks, and Ryan Leavitt, Announcer Tony Bokhoven, and more! The online bidding to be teammates with one of them will take place on the Steve King Foundation Facebook page starting Sunday, August 5th. More details on that to come.
Monetary prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams; 1st- $1000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $250.
After the tragic passing of World of Outlaw Sprint Car Driver, Jason Johnson, we have decided to give 100% of the proceeds from this event to his wife, Bobbi, and son, Jaxx.
Thank you to Fast Lane Racing Apparel & Gateway Motorsports Park for coming on board as event sponsors!
Every participant will receive:
• Fast Lane Racing Apparel 10% off coupon valid for the Knoxville Nationals! Be sure to see Kim and Big Poppy for your event merchandise!
• IndyCar Coors Light Pole Night Qualifying admission ticket for Friday, August 24th, at Gateway Motorsports Park!
Thank you to our returning title sponsor, Shawn Loken with DKW Transport! Shawn is a huge sponsor in racing, supporting a lot of different drivers all across the US.
Also, a huge thank you to all our event sponsors:
DKW Transport
KCP Racing
Gina Weiker and Brett Dannen
Priority Aviation
Gravel’s Automotive
Moyle Racing Engines
Maxim Chassis
The Front Row Challenge
Jenkins Motorsports
Fast Lane Racing Apparel
Gateway Motorsports Park
Motor Inn
Lauren Stewart Promotions
Robert Lundstrum
Steven Herzberg
If you are interested in being an event sponsor, email Lex Mills at millsracing24@gmail.com.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest information regarding this event on our social media pages:
Twitter- @SKFKnoxville
Facebook Event Page- 2nd Annual Steve King Foundation Cornhole Tournament
Article Credit: Lex Mills
Submitted By: Nate Mills
