Linsell Speed Shop and more step up to sponsor Animal Nationals

SUMMIT POINT, W. Va. — The 2022 Animal Nationals — set for May 20-22 at Summit Point Motorsports Park in conjunction with the AKRA / Hoosier Kartsport Road Race Series Nationals — now sports over $7,500 in cash and merchandise including a guaranteed $5,000 cash purse and over $2,500 in contingency awards.

Pre-registration for the May AKRA / WKC Road Race Nationals, including the Animal Nationals (4-Cycle Sprint 390), will open on Wednesday, April 20 following WKC’s April 15-16 season opener at Summit Point’s Shenandoah Circuit.

The sponsor and driver donation lists continue to grow. The latest to join is multi-time national champion Zachary Linsell’s new Linsell Speed Shop, which is posting a $150 fast-time award for both Saturday and Sunday’s 30-minute races. The driver to set the fastest time of each race will win the cash plus a commemorative fast-time medal. Linsell is also providing some product for giveaway at Saturday night’s cookout. 

Linsell Speed Shop is the exclusive distributor of MGM’s new “Mirage” sprint-enduro chassis. Linsell debuted the Mirage at Daytona KartWeek in December and is now accepting orders for the kart. Linsell is also offering driver training, setup support and a future online store selling the parts and accessories he tests and recommends on the MGM karts. 

Check out Linsell’s new website at linsellspeedshop.com, which includes a detailed setup guide with solutions for various handling issues.

Linsell joins 4-Cycle Central, MGM Chassis, Hiser Composites LLC, Southern Kart Club, Streeter Super Stands and Revolution Racing Chassis as official sponsors of this year’s Animal Nationals.

There are four new driver donations to add to the growing list. These donations go toward helping WKC post the $5,000 guaranteed purse. Thanks to O’Dell Motorsports, Chad Landers, Scott Evans and Elliott Madison for their donations. The complete list is shown below!

If you’re interested in sponsorship of this big event, contact WKC’s Brandon Taylor at 703-517-6696 / brandontayl@gmail.com or Keith Shampine at 704-662-5350 / keithshampine@gmail.com. 

Next week we’ll have news on how each race’s starting lineups will be determined, and the payout and awards structure will be announced as we get closer to the event. Club officials are working hard to gain as much sponsorship as possible to spread awards throughout the field in an effort to have every racer receive some type of cash prize or merchandise for their efforts.

Animal Nationals Sponsors

    • 4 Cycle Central
    • MGM Chassis
    • Hiser Composites
    • Streeter Super Stands
    • Revolution Racing Chassis
    • Southern Kart Club
    • Linsell Speed Shop

Animal Nationals Driver Donations

  • Brandon Schenkel
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Josh Nevels
  • Mitchell Staats
  • Jack Reall
  • Steve Johnson / Valor Motorsports
  • Dirtworx Excavating
  • Wimmer Racing (Tony Wimmer)
  • Isaac Daniel (Daniel Family Vineyards)
  • Travis Kosik
  • Bob Markonvich
  • Chris Kent
  • O’Dell Motorsports
  • Chad Landers
  • Scott Evans
  • Elliott Madison