Spectacular Pre-Race Show Planned For Kobalt Tools 500


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When country music sensation Darryl Worley performs a concert, it is typically followed by roaring applause, but Worley will have a different encore when he performs a pre-race concert for the Sunday, March 18 Kobalt Tools 500 NEXTEL Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Immediately following Worley’s concert, FOX television racing analyst and former NASCAR crew chief Jeff Hammond will be delivered to the AMS infield dangling 50-feet below a Black Hawk Helicopter as part of a tribute to America’s servicemen and women and in particular, 12 Special Operations Forces Warriors that have recently served in the Middle-East.

Also included in the exhibition, conducted by the U. S. Army Special Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force base in Florida, will be two Little Bird and two Black Hawk helicopters. In addition, 12 U. S. Army Black Dagger skydivers and a Chinook helicopter will offload the official Atlanta Motor Speedway pace car in the infield.

Adding to the pre-race festivities, Oscar winning screenwriter, director and actor Quentin Tarantino and Hollywood actor Kurt Russell will be on-hand interacting with fans prior to the race to promote their upcoming movie “Grind House. ” For just $1, fans can have their picture taken with Tarantino and Russell. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Speedway Children’s Charities.


 
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MichaelWaltrip
FTTF crowd ! Bristols gettn rowdy! http://tweetphoto.com/15184368

NateRyan
Update from Bristol: Larry Pearson's family confirms he suffered a compound fracture to his lower left ankle & will undrgo surgery tonight.

JennaFryer
Pearson to undergo surgery for broken ankle tonight. Also has broken pelvis and broken hand.

JennaFryer
Thanks to @jnmontana for handling update on Larry Pearson.

NateRyan
Pearson also has a fractured pelvis and fractured right hand and remains awake and alert at Bristol Regional Medical Center.

DustinLong
#nascar MEDICAL UPDATE: Larry Pearson suffered compound fracture to left ankle & fractured pelvis & fractured right hand.

KennyWallace
The way i look at the Luck Dog award is "I was Lucky"...You cant get the dog unless they wreck...It was there fault..They kept wrecking..

DustinLong
#nascar MEDICAL UPDATE con't: Larry Pearson will have surgery on his lower ankle tonight. He is alerted as awake & alert

KennyWallace
I dont think some of you were listening to me...My car was BROKE..THE SWAY BAR GRINDED OFF DURING THE WRECK...I was just trying to finish.

HermieSadler
RT @k_dosh: @HermieSadler are you getting @Elliott_Sadler a Ric Flair robe for tomorrow?!?! That would be a site! He got the belt.