Monthly Archives: May 2013

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Fans Bring Millions in Economic Impact during 10 Greatest Days in Racing

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Hundreds of Thousands of Fans Bring Millions
in Economic Impact During 10 Greatest Days in Racing

Thousands of fans will make their way to Charlotte Motor Speedway and millions more will tune in during the 10 Greatest Days in Racing, highlighted by the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600. Photo - CMS/HHP
Thousands of fans will make their way to Charlotte Motor Speedway and millions more will tune in during the 10 Greatest Days in Racing, highlighted by the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600.
Photo – CMS/HHP

It’s difficult to overstate just how big the 10 Greatest Days in Racing are at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with fans from around the globe tuning in to watch NASCAR’s best battle for up to $2 million at the Sprint All-Star Race and endure the season’s toughest test of man and machine at the Coca-Cola 600.

“In the next two weeks, hundreds of thousands of fans will attend race events at the speedway, enjoy Food Lion Speed Street and visit area race shops and the NASCAR Hall of Fame,” said Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway. “The motorsports month of May brings a worldwide spotlight to Charlotte and a high-octane boost to tourism that may be unmatched anywhere in the country.” Continue reading →

Sherwin-Williams Boosts Investment In Sport, Becomes ‘Official Paint of NASCAR’

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Sherwin-Williams Boosts Investment In Sport, Becomes ‘Official Paint of NASCAR’ 

Sherwin Wiliams logoAgreement Makes Company Official NASCAR Partner And Contingency Sponsor in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Touring & Weekly Series, GRAND-AM Road Racing

NASCAR® and Sherwin-Williams today announced a multi-year partnership designating the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies as the ”Official Paint of NASCAR.” Sherwin-Williams, a FORTUNE 500 company, will leverage its new designation for architectural paint and the power of NASCAR’s intellectual property to activate at its more than 3,500 stores nationwide and ignite the passion of its customers – many of whom are fiercely brand-loyal fans of the sport.  Continue reading →

Kenseth Captures Victory at the Track Too Tough to Tame

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 The Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates with his crew in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 11, 2013 Photo - Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 The Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates with his crew in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 11, 2013
Photo – Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images

A year of revival is now fully underway for Matt Kenseth as he picks up another win in Saturday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500. The win is his third of the season including, Las Vegas and Kansas and this is arguably the best-ever start to a season for Kenseth.

Why is this season different from all others for Kenseth? Matt Kenseth is now at Joe Gibbs Racing and making the most of this new relationship. Both parties want to continue their success as the season progresses. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk – Monday, May 13, 2013

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Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk on  Monday, May 13th?

If you missed the LIVE broadcast, no worries; Listen to the PODCAST right here…

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This episode starts Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk with our Fan4Racing team discussion about racing in Darlington this past weekend and previewing the Sprint Cup All-Star race in Charlotte this upcoming weekend.

For NHRA Talk, our guest is, public relations representative, Sarah Adams.

Also, on the show is Steven Burkett, inventor and CEO of Eye-Scout, LLC the #NFL‘s First Patent Pending Cloud Based Scouting and Analysis System.

We’re talking about NASCAR and NHRA’s hottest topics, leading up to the next race:

  • Introductions – Inspiring stories
  • Q&As with Sarah Adams – Steven Burkett
  • NASCAR hot topics
    • Review Darlington – Preview Charlotte
  • Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk for next week 
  • Tell us what you want to talk about

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