Monthly Archives: January 2014

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Garrett Marchant Seeks Creative Ways to Race

Garrett Marchant stands by his 2013 fan car.  Photo - garrettmarchant.com
Garrett Marchant stands by his 2013 fan car.
Photo – garrettmarchant.com

Today, sponsorship is the only way a race car driver can move their career forward. There are so many drivers with a wealth of talent, and they’re all vying for the same sponsorship dollars which are limited.  The result means that many drivers are looking for unique ways to raise the money needed to race from one week to the next. It’s a process that is never-ending, until a major sponsor jumps on their bandwagon allowing them to rise to the next level.  Continue reading →

Fans Look Forward to Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Photo - LucasOil.com
Photo – LucasOil.com

Every January, drivers from all over the world and all disciplines of racing flock to the QuikTrip Center in Tulsa, OK.  Why Tulsa?  Simple, it is the home for Chili Bowl, otherwise known as the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, which takes place every year around this time.

Chili Bowl is in it’s 27th year and is a five-night event, January 14 to 18th, known as Midget racing’s answer to the Super Bowl. Every driver will give all their effort toward putting on a show for the fans while competing for the coveted Chili Bowl trophy, the Golden Driller. Continue reading →

Jason Leffler’s Chili Bowl Plan Comes to Life This Week

Jason Leffler checks out the track with his son Charlie Dean  Photo - JasonLeffler.com
Jason Leffler checks out the track with his son Charlie Dean
Photo – JasonLeffler.com

Jason Leffler’s  Memory and Legacy Live On in this Week’s Chili Bowl Races

Jason Leffler was a racer’s racer in every sense of the word.  He was what some in racing call a journeyman racer, as he raced anything and everything just to race.  The night he died, Leffler was competing in a race with a winner’s purse of only $7,000; a big departure from the paydays he experienced during his days of NASCAR racing.

 

Another big part of Leffler’s life was Charlie Dean, his son with Alison East. They divorced leaving time with Charlie Dean at a premium for Leffler. Charlie Dean was five-years-old at the time of his father’s death and they resided in North Carolina.  Continue reading →

Fan Appreciation Day at NASCAR’s Hall of Fame

Photo - Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Free Admission to NASCAR Hall of Fame for All Fans on February 1st

NASCAR’s Hall of Fame is offering fans unlimited FREE access for the first time since its 2012 opening.

Saturday, February 1st, fans will enter the Hall for free in celebration of NASCAR Fan Appreciation Day – a full day of special activities including autographs and Q&A sessions with current drivers and NASCAR Hall of Famers. Continue reading →