Thousands of people are expected to fill the aisles of the
24th annual Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show, 2009 edition, at
the plush Atlantic City, NJ Convention Center on Friday, January
16th and Saturday, January 17th.
The show, offering just about everything imaginable in
motorsports, will fill close to 250,000 square feet of the
Convention Center. Close to 200 motorsports vehicles will be on
display and more than 300 exhibit areas will offer products and
services for racers, collectibles for fans, racing schedules for
racers and fans plus so much more.
NASCAR Sprint Cup superstars Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and
Dave Blaney will be signing autographs during the weekend.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Benson will be
there to meet fans and sign autographs along with fellow
competitor David Starr. Nitro Fish Racing’s Pro Stock Motorcycle
racers Matt Smith and Angie McBride will be visiting with their
many fans and NHRA Pro Stock racer Kenny Koretsky will sign
autographs. NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driver Antron Brown, a former
New Jersey resident, will also be at the show.
Just announced is the appearance of long time NASCAR Sprint
Cup crew chief and car owner Ray Evernham who just recently
purchased a dirt race track in the Carolinas and is a
motorsports analyst with ESPN-TV. The former crew chief to four
time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon will kick off his
autograph duties at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Evernham will be at
the Trenton Speedway Tribute display which can be seen during
the entire show. The former New Jersey resident competed in the
final event ever run at Trenton in an asphalt modified stock
car. Former Indianapolis car great Wally Dallenbach Sr. and
NASCAR Sprint Car racer James Hylton will anchor a Trenton
Speedway Reunion Autograph Session on Saturday at 12 noon.
Former sprint car racer and now TV broadcaster Brad Doty has
been added to the already impressive lineup of racers and
personalities participating in autograph sessions. Doty will be
found at the Coastal 181 booth signing copies of “Win It or Wear
It - All-Time Great Sprint Car Tales”.
Other highlights of the two day show will be autograph
sessions with many of the local and regional racing stars and
personalities. In addition Pioneer Pole Building will have
Philadelphia Eagle cheerleaders appearing in their booth along
with former NFL great Harold Carmichael.
The RAACE Foundation (Race Against Abuse of Children
Everywhere) is back at the show and they have a variety of well
known racers signing autographs from time-to-time in their
booth. For the second year, The Memorabilia Auction held by
Checkered Flag Charities will benefit The RAACE Foundation. One
big change for the auction is the “Buy It Now” pricing on the
items. There are many chance of a lifetime items included in the
auction.
Of course there will be the huge U.S. Tobacco Ms. Motorsports
Pageant, Big Wheel Racing for the kids and a dozen or so FREE
seminars for attendees to attend FREE of charge.
After spending the day at Motorsports 2009 fans can head over
to the Boardwalk Hall, just a short distance away, and witness
two spectacular nights of indoor auto racing action. The
Gambler’s Classic events get started each evening at 7:30 p.m.
Complete information on the show, autograph schedules,
information on lodging, the train that stops at the Convention
Center, parking and more is available at
www.aarn.com or telephone
609.888.3618.
Source: Ernie
Saxton/Ernie Saxton Communications
Posted:
January 10, 2009
