Antron Brown made a big change this season. The veteran
motorcycle racer climbed into the Matco Tools sponsored Top Fuel
dragster, running well over 300 mph on a regular basis, and had
a very successful effort.
The Chesterfield, NJ native will be part of the huge
Motorsports 2009 Race Car & Trade Show set for the Atlantic
City, NJ Convention Center January 16-17th.
Brown, 32 years old, won two Top Fuel events and finished the
season in fifth spot in the final National Hot Rod Association
POWERade point standings.
Even though there has been a change in team ownership with 3B
Racing becoming the sole owner of the team there will be no
changes for the 2009 season. Brown will return as driver and
legendary crew chief Lee Beard will be back to keep the race car
running to perfection.
The Indianapolis resident is making his second appearance at
the Motorsports show but it is the first time he has visited
since the show moved to Atlantic City.
Brown will be visiting with fans and signing autographs
throughout the weekend. He joins other drag racing stars such as
Angie McBride, Matt Smith and Kenny Koretsky at the show.
2008 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Benson
will be appearing and anxious to talk about his new Truck ride
for 2009. Joey Logano, replacing Tony Stewart in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Home Depot No. 20, will be appearing as will NASCAR
Cup star Kevin Harvick.
In addition, there will be a variety of local and regional
auto racing stars appearing at the show during the two days. The
show opens at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 16th and continues
through until 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 17th. Admission for
adults is just $15 while children are admitted for $5. Advance
tickets are priced at $12 and $5. Ticket and show information is
available at www.aarn.com.
More than 250 race vehicles will be on display as part of the
show which will fill close to 300,000 square feet of the
Atlantic City Convention Center.
A major highlight of the show will be the Trenton
International Speedway tribute that will run for both days of
the show. Racing legends Wally Dallenbach Sr. and James Hylton
will be part of the tribute. Dallenbach, who raced at Wall
Township, NJ Speedway and then went on to race Indianapolis
cars, was a New Jersey resident but now lives in Basalt,
Colorado. Hylton, 74 years old, is still active in the sport
and will be trying to qualify for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint
Cup race in February.
While the Motorsports 2009 show is taking place at the
Convention Center, the Gambler’s Classic Indoor Races will be
happening each evening at the nearby Boardwalk Hall.
Source:
Ernie Saxton/Ernie Saxton Communications
Posted:
December 14, 2008
