Fritsche held off Dennis English, a veteran racer from Palma, Ky., who also has one PIR victory (Aug. 10, 2007) to his credit. Fritsche drives the No. 40 Moore Motorsports 1940 Chevy coupe and English drives his No. 42, a 1936 Ford sedan. ... Both Fritsche and English are employed by Dwain Taylor Chevrolet in Murray, Ky., Fritsche as a salesman and English as service department manager. Coincidentally, two races ago, English and Fritsche ended up 13th and 14th - the last two spots in the field - when they tangled on the first lap. ...
Rex Rutter, idle since he was injured in an off-track incident in April, returned to KVRA competition last week. The Madisonville, Ky., driver finished third in the Weaver Motorsports No. W3, a black 1947 Chevrolet coupe. Rutter is a three-time winner in KVRA competition, including a June 6, 2008, feature at PIR. ... His interim replacement, late model driver Josh Throgmorton of Providence, Ky., scored a win in the W3 May 15 at Paducah. ...
The hot streak of Henderson, Ky., driver Dave Davidson was interrupted last week. Davidson has won seven features this year, including four at Paducah. Last week, he finished fifth after starting at the back of the pack because of a KVRA rule handicapping drivers who string consecutive victories. Davidson drives the No. 16, a maroon and white 1933 Plymouth sedan. ...
Davidson's four PIR wins this year have pulled him to within one victory of tying KVRA founder and president Mark Moore, who has won eight times at Paducah. Moore, of Murray, Ky., drives the silver and orange No. 33 1934 Chevrolet coupe. He is the series' all-time winningest driver, but has only one feature win this season. He has won 20 features, compared to Davidson's 15. ...
Moore's brother, Mike Moore, will be in the lineup for his brother's Moore Motorsports team for the second week in a row. He will drive the No. 35, a 1935 Plymouth coupe, tonight. Last week, the Newburgh, Ind., driver wheeled the No. 37, a 1937 Pontiac coupe usually driven by his nephew Matt Moore, son of KVRA president Mark Moore. ...
Kenny Brannon scored his first KVRA heat race victory last Friday night. Brannon drives the No. 88 1939 Pontiac coupe as a teammate to car owner Pat Halvorson and the No. 61, a 1941 Ford coupe. Halvorson is expected to be back behind the wheel tonight after having Mark Davis pinch hit for him last week.
KVRA's vintage coupes and sedans take to the 3/8-mile high-banked Paducah International Raceway oval tonight for the seventh time this season.
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