NASCAR,
considered the premier sanctioning organization in motorsports,
will have a major presence in the huge Motorsports 2008 Race Car
Show presented by VP Racing Fuels. The show, filling close to
300,000 square feet of the Atlantic City Convention Center,
opens at noon on January 18th and continues through until 5 pm
Sunday, January 20th.
The NASCAR
display will cover 3,000 square feet of the show. It is the
first time in a number of years that the Daytona Beach, Florida
based sanctioning organization has been part of the show and it
is the first time that they have taken a major role in the 23
year history of the show.
“We are honored
to have NASCAR participating in Motorsports 2008 with such an
expansive display,” said event promoter Len Sammons. “While they
are a leader in the motorsports industry, their effort shows
they are still working hard to promote racing at the grassroots
level.”
All of the NASCAR
developmental series will be represented in the display with
eight different race cars.
Included in the
display will be the “new” spec engine that will be legal in both
the Camping World Series and both Whelen Modified Tours.
Ted Marsh’s
Camping World Series car will be on display along with Jeff
Earnhardt’s DEI Camping World Series car along with the No. 84
Camping World Series car. All will have the new spec engine
while Marsh’s Camping World car will have the new composite
body.
There will be two
Whelen Tour Modified cars that run in the Northern Series.
The Whelen
All-American Series will be represented by a Chad Sinon owned
BPG Racing Modified that is driven at NASCAR sanctioned
Grandview Speedway by Duane Howard. In addition there will be a
NASCAR Late Model stock car.
Topping off the
display will be Andrew Ranger’s NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
entry. Ranger is the 2007 champion.
Several key
people from NASCAR will be on hand at the display and
participating in the two day Promoter’s Summit that will be part
of the big motorsports weekend. Representing NASCAR will be
Brett Bodine, Bob Duvall, Richard Buck, Chad Little and a number
of other key personnel.
Jim Hunter, Vice
President of Corporate Communications for NASCAR, will be
delivering a “State of the Sport” presentation at the Promoter’s
Summit. Hunter is a huge supporter of short track auto racing.
Anyone looking
for hotel rooms for the show weekend can check in at the show
website which can be found at
www.aarn.com or telephone ACCentral room reservations at
1-866.790.9934. There are still some good rates available for
the big motorsports weekend that includes Motorsports 2008, the
SoBe Life Water Gambler’s Classic Indoor races and Promoter’s
Summit.
Complete
information on tickets and event schedules is available at
www.aarn.com or telephone 609.888.3618.
Source: Ernie
Saxton/Ernie Saxton Communications PR
Posted:
January 10, 2008
