Keen Puts It in the Show Again, Shows Consistency, Builds Sprint Car Experience

Port Royal, PA – April 23, 2024

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt

Photo Credit:  Derick Kriner Photography

Kyle Keen has continued to throw himself into the fire that is the Central Pennsylvania 410 sprint car circuit, working hard to gain valuable experience under the toughest of circumstances.

He has fared pretty well thus far.  Saturday night he made his second consecutive A-main, giving himself the most laps possible to learn.

QUICK RESULTS

DATE:  April 20, 2024

  • Division:  410 Sprint Cars
  • Track:  Port Royal Speedway
  • City, State:   Port Royal, PA
  • Stats:  27 cars, Heat 5th (2), A-main 18th (14)

CONSISTENCY

With 27 cars on hand at Port Royal Speedway, Keen’s pill draw put him on the front row of his heat race.  It took three attempts to get the race under green.  

When the action finally got rolling, Keen settled into 3rd for the first few laps.  He later slipped back a couple of spots at the hands of two veteran drivers who worked their way past the 410 rookie.

Keen held on to the 5th and final transfer spot to earn 25 more laps of education in the A-main.

“I knew it was gonna be a tall task to hold off really good cars behind me. I eventually found my groove around the top but slipped to 5th before I finally figured it out.”, Keen said of the heat race.

Keen started 14th in the feature and dealt with some of the same challenges he faced in last week’s feature, learning how to manage the rhythm of the longer race.  After falling as far back as 20th at one point, Keen made some forward progress and finished 18th. 

“I felt like we got better on entry and through the corner. Finished two spots better than last week’s feature, so that’s an improvement.”, Keen shared after the feature.

“We’ll keep working at it and get better every week.  Thanks again to my team and to all our marketing partners who support us!”

UP NEXT

Keen plans to race at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night April 26th.  The team is still evaluating options to determine if they will race Saturday or Sunday.

SEASON STATS

358 SPRINT CAR:  1 race, 0 wins, 0 top 5’s, 0 top 10’s, 1 top 15, 1 top 20

410 SPRINT CAR:  3 races, 0 wins, 0 top 5’s, 0 top 10’s, 0 top 15’s, 2 top 20’s

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Hess Auctioneers, LLC began operations in June 2007 when John Hess (Hess Auction Group), Phil and Roger Garber (GFI Transport), and Jim Germak (Jagtrux), recognized a need for this type of consignment auction in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Hess Auctioneers offers consignment and specialty auctions at their convenient, outdoor open-air venue, which is conveniently located close to Harrisburg, Lancaster, and York.

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Auction dates for 2024 at Hess Auctioneers are April 12th, June 14th, August 9th, October 11th and December 6th. Regardless of whether you may be a seller, a buyer, or both, give them a call to get started with the best equipment auction experience you’ll ever have.

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Photo Credit: Derick Kriner Photography

KYLE KEEN MOTORSPORTS

Kyle Keen Motorsports press releases:    A2DPR.com/latest-news

Kyle’s Schedule:    KyleKeenMotorsports.com/Schedule

Kyle Keen Motorsports Website:    KyleKeenMotorsports.com

Kyle Keen Motorsports on Facebook:    Facebook.com/KeenMotorsports

Kyle Keen on Twitter:    Twitter.com/Kyle_Keen

Kyle Keen on Instagram:    Instagram.com/Kyle_Keen17

Broadcast coverage of High Limit Racing events, Port Royal Speedway events and select Lincoln Speedway events is available at FloRacing.com.

Broadcast coverage of World of Outlaw events and Williams Grove Speedway events is available at DirtVision.com.

Broadcast coverage of 410 sprint car events at BAPS Motor Speedway is available at SprintCarUnlimited.tv

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS! 
The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for their support during the 2024 racing season!

Fine Line Auto Body

Hess Bid / Hess Auctioneers

Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.net

Shetron Trailers

Heishman Racing Fuels

DL Lehman Construction, LLC

Jeremy Zarfos Photography

2B Wrapped

4 Leaf Clover Farms

Turn 2 Terribles Podcast and Media

Godfrey Racing Engines

Luke Ritz Videography

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  These are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

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