Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Part-time rocker Kenny Brack of IRL has a CD

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 | 9:20 a.m.

Brian Hilderbrand covers motor sports for the Las Vegas Sun. His motor sports notebook appears Friday. He can be reached at bh@lasvegassun.com or (702) 259-4089.

In addition to "Indy Racing League champion" and "Indianapolis 500 winner," Kenny Brack now can add "recording artist" to his list of accomplishments.

Brack, who has played pre- and post-race concerts at various race venues as lead guitarist for his rock band Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers, has released a 12-song live CD that was recorded during a concert at Nashville Superspeedway in July. All proceeds from the sale of the CD will go to Championship Auto Racing Auxiliary (CARA) charities.

"(The band) was put together in the beginning of the year as a relaxing thing on the side of the racing, plus the opportunity to reach fans in a very exciting way," said Brack, a native of Arvika, Sweden.

"It has grown a little bit more than (expected) because the CD wasn't planned from the beginning; that's something that Pioneer decided to do because they were pleased with what they heard."

Pioneer Electronics is one of the sponsors on Brack's Team Rahal Dallara/Honda in the IRL.

Brack, 37, is not the only member of the seven-piece band with a racing background. Lead singer Kathy Prather and rhythm guitarist Laz Denes handle media relations for Greg Ray's Access Motorsports and Mo Nunn Racing, respectively, in the IRL.

The other four members are professional musicians, Brack said, "and they hold the band together.

"With relatively little rehearsal, we manage to sound real good. The CD we recorded is a live record ... and the way it came out, I'm really pleased and proud of the final product."

The CD "Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers -- Live at Nashville" can be purchased online at www.caracharities.org.

A team spokesman told the Reuters News Agency that Schumacher walked away from the accident and did not appear to be injured, but was taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure.

Schumacher, the younger brother of five-time World Championship driver Michael Schumacher, is fourth in the World Championship with three races remaining. He trails Michael by 14 points.

The Indianapolis area received 7.2 inches of rain on Monday, forcing the closure of the main tunnel entrance into IMS and causing water damage to the ground floor of the Brickyard Crossing Inn on the grounds of the Speedway.

The storm came on the same day FIA safety delegate and USGP race director Charlie Whiting visited IMS for his final inspection before the Sept. 28 race.

Junqueira earned his second victory of the season Sunday on the streets of Denver while Tracy took fourth. It was the 10th top-four finish of the season for Tracy, who leads the series with a career-high six victories.

The Champ Car World Series has three weeks off before the Sept. 28 Grand Prix Americas on the streets of Miami.

With his 10th main-event victory of the season, Lasoski took a 16-point lead over Steve Kinser into Tuesday night's race at Thunderbowl Speedway in Tulare, Calif. Kinser finished seventh in the "A" feature at Calistoga.

The O'Reilly World of Outlaws Series concludes its 25th anniversary season Oct. 31-Nov.1 at the half-mile dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.