Feiser Funeral Home

Kevin was a member of the World of Outlaws' traveling family, and we want his name to be associated with the series forever," Johnson said. "In the short time he raced with us, he formed many close relationships with members of our teams." The announcement, made during Gobrecht's funeral at the New Oxford Social Club Pavilion Thursday evening, brought applause from the more than 600 mourners. Future outstanding first-year drivers with the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series will receive the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award. Hylton/Blaney Motorsports hired Gobrecht to drive its #93 Amoco Maxim in April. He raced in 44 Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series events, recording 19 top-10 finishes, including three in the top five. Kevin was sprint car racing's hottest driver in early August, winning Eldora Speedway's Historical Big One and finishing third in the Amoco Knoxville Nationals one week later. Gobrecht, 30 and a native of New Oxford, suffered fatal injuries in a freak crash late in the Preliminary Feature September 24th when the series opened the Channellock Fall Classic at NAPA I-80 Speedway. More than 1,500 mourners attended Gobrecht's funeral or one of the viewings. Wednesday's 5 p.m.-9 p.m. viewing at Feiser's Funeral Home lasted until the early morning hours as mourners lined the streets waiting patiently in the rain for the opportunity to pay their respects. Every Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series traveling team was represented. Tyler Walker, who left the series for the NASCAR's Busch Grand National division in mid-August, spoke about his close friend. Scott Gobrecht told a heartwarming story about his older brother. The Gobrecht brothers - Brian, Kevin and Scott - enjoyed fishing at night. They often had a tough time seeing, however, due to a broken reflector on their fishing boat's light. Kevin called Scott soon after winning the Historical Big One and said, "Guess what? I bought something really cool and you're going to like it. I bought us a new light for t...