Dirt Nation And Sunoco Race Fuels Partners Together at Eldora Speedway
Orange Park, FL
May 31, 2007
Dirt Nation, a leading multimedia-based dirt track racing website, and Sunoco Race Fuels, the industry leader in performance race fuels, have partnered together to provide several promotions and a display booth at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, during the Nextel Prelude and the Dream 100 June 6-9, 2007.
Dirt Nation, located on the web at www.dirtnation.net and Sunoco Race Fuels will provide racers and fans with extensive coverage of the events at Eldora Speedway leading up to and during the running of the Nextel Prelude on Wednesday night featuring top NEXTEL Cup drivers Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Juan Pablo Montoya, Bobby Labonte and many more on June 6. The Dream 100, considered by many to be one of the crown jewel events of the Dirt Late Model racing industry, follows on June 8-9 paying $100,000 to the winner the largest dirt late model winners purse. The Dream 100 has crowned past winners Scott Bloomquist, Freddy Smith, Matt Miller, Darrel Lanigan, Rick Eckert, Donnie Moran, and Billy Moyer.
Dirt Nation will be at the events introducing the all-new “One Nation Under Dirt” website to spectators at their display booth with information, several giveaways, merchandise, and other items inside the trade show barn. Dirt Nation will also be the title sponsor of the Fast Qualifier award for the Dream 100 awarding $500 cash to the driver that sets the fastest lap in qualifying on Friday night.
Sunoco Race Fuels will have a large presence in the trade show barn with a display booth and a full size replica dirt late model racecar simulator for fans to ride over the four days of events. Along with the replica racecar simulator, Sunoco Race Fuels will have the #44 Bobby Labonte Racing team car driven by the 2006 World 100 winner and three-time national dirt late model champion Earl Pearson, Jr. on display Friday and Saturday during the Dream 100 weekend. Sunoco Race Fuels will also release the new 2007 one of a kind Sunoco Race Fuels dirt late model T-shirt featuring Team Sunoco drivers Shannon Babb, Billy Moyer, Wendell Wallace, Earl Pearson Jr, Bobby Labonte and more. Fans that purchase the new Sunoco Race Fuels T-shirt at the Prelude and Dream events will receive a coupon for $2 off the price of a ride in the Sunoco Race Fuels dirt late model racecar simulator.
On Saturday, June 9, several Team Sunoco drivers will be signing autographs at the Sunoco Race Fuels display booth, including the 2006 World 100 champion Earl Pearson Jr. Sunoco Race Fuels will have distributor Bazell Race Fuels out of Logan, Ohio, at the track with Russ Bradford and Tim McWhorter representing the company to answer any questions and service racers during that week.
The events at Eldora Speedway are the first major dirt racing event that Dirt Nation will attend this year to provide extensive behind-the-scenes coverage and support with a comprehensive promotional support team. Not only will Sunoco fuel the Dream with Dirt Nation, but other partners have stepped in to push the word of dirt, including: ASI Racewear, the Dirt Nation official apparel supplier of the Nation, will release the new Dirt Nation T-shirt at Eldora for these events. The new Dirt Nation T-shirt will be available at the Dirt Nation booth and at the ASI Racewear trailer for fans to purchase. In addition, the Dirt Nation staff will be looking for fans wearing the official Dirt Nation T-shirts, and will give out additional free Dirt Nation merchandise and prizes to fans wearing the new Dirt Nation T-shirts at the Dream.
Roelandt Racing Systems has also partnered with Dirt Nation to provide fans with the opportunity to ride in a full size replica dirt late model racecar simulator at selected events throughout the year. Fans can compete for several prize packages by entering the simulator fastest lap contest each day at Eldora Speedway. Trophies, apparel and other items are just some of the prizes Dirt Nation will be giving away to fans that ride the simulator.
Chase Decals of Ames, Iowa, the official decal and banner supplier of Dirt Nation, will provide FREE custom race decals for those looking to support the Nation by slapping some vinyl on their car, truck, motorhome, or whatever it may be to spread the word. The shiny new stickers will be available at the Dirt Nation booth, and we want you to declare your citizenship by grabbing a FREE sticker and supporting the sport we are all covered in.... dirt.
