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Southeast News: March 30, 2009
Bill Elliott to Headline First "Lanier Racing Live!" Radio Show
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (March 27, 2009) - NASCAR legend Bill Elliott is scheduled to headline the premier of the Lanier Racing Live! radio show, a live internet broadcast featuring news and information about Lanier National Speedway (LNS) and the Georgia Asphalt Series (GAS). Elliott hopes to field three Late Model cars out of his Dawsonville, Ga., based Bill Elliott Racing shop for the 2009 Georgia Asphalt Series and the LNS Super Six Championship: No. 9 Chase Elliott, No. 19 Casey Roderick and No. 91 Trey Poole. "This type of coverage along with our other local and regional media is great exposure for short track racing," Elliott said. "We really need to get back to the grass roots of this sport and support our local communities and the family entertainment that these tracks offer.
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Southeast News: March 30, 2009
Hurricane Raceway: Dixie Chopper and E3 Spark Plugs to Sponsor the Lucas Oil Go-Kart Spring Shootout, Bonus Money Added
by Wayne Castleberry
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Lucas Oil Go-Kart Spring Shootout, presented by Earl Pearson Jr. is set for April 10-11th at Hurricane Raceway in Alma, GA. Earl Pearson Jr. is pleased to announce Dixie Chopper and E3 Spark Plugs have come on board as associate sponsors for the event. Dixie Chopper will be the title sponsor of the Dixie Chopper $1,000 cash bonus to any racer that can win both the "Animal Pro Class" and the "Flathead Pro Class" feature events. With both Pro Class feature events paying $2,500 each to win one racer could win a total of $6,000 if that racer can win both Pro Class feature events on April 10-11th. As part of their sponsorship a special guest will pace both Pro Class feature events riding a Dixie Chopper mower. Read more >>>

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Southeast News: March 27, 2009
South Georgia Motorsports Park: First Solo Tour Event of the Season in the Books
by Eric Prill
CECIL, Ga. -- The Tire Rack Dixie National Tour wrapped up March 15, officially kicking off the 2009 Tire RackŪ SCCA Solo National Tour. The Dixie Tour was blessed with the luck of the Irish a day early as the rain pounded South Georgia Motorsports Park Friday evening, but stayed clear of the event the remainder of the weekend. Soloists were more than grateful for the dry weather, so they could attack the Robert Lewis-designed course with full gusto. So popular was the layout, one veteran driver even commented that it was the best pair of courses he'd run in more than 30 years of competition. Read more >>>

Southeast News: March 27,2009

Gresham Motorsports Park: Local Volunteer Fire Department Lends a Hand to Facility Renovation at Gresham Motorsports Park

JEFFERSON, Ga. -- The construction process at Gresham Motorsports Park (GMP) heated up this week with the razing of the press box and concession stand on the site of the former Peach State Speedway. "We had the Harrisburg Volunteer Fire Department come out and burn the buildings down as a training exercise," said GMP General Manager Dan Elliott. "In addition to the press box at the half-mile track, they also burned down the press and concessions facility at the old go kart track. The whole process took about four hours." Read more >>>

Southeast News: Barber Motorsports Park, Monday, March 23, 2009
IRL Testing Continues at Barber Motorsports Park
By Dave Lewandowski
indycar.com
With roughly 740 acres constituting Barber Motorsports Park, there's plenty of room to roam. Just beware of giant arachnids, dragon flies and the 30-foot spider. Whimsical metal sculptures dot the manicured grounds of the 2.38-mile circuit, which is playing host to two days of IndyCar Series testing. The facility is a motorsports version of a TPC course -- hillside stadium seating overlooks the straights and a few of the corners. It's in one of these bowls (Turns 7-8 of the 16-turn course) where three ants have preyed on a motorcycle (for iron), its driver (for calcium maybe) and a bottle of Coca-Cola (everything goes better with the IndyCar Series sponsor).
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National News: NASCAR: Thursday, March 12,2009
Ford Performance's Doug Lewis visits the NHRA Nationals in Phoenix
Motorsport America supporter, Doug Lewis, of Ford Performance Specialists, took time out of his busy schedule to send us some photos of the silver anniversary of the Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals in Phoenix. The event was highlighted by triumphant wins by Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), and Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock).
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