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NASCAR
drivers confirmed for MIS Cares 'Fish Your Bass Off' tournament
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BROOKLYN,
Mich. -- Like race fans, many NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series drivers are also avid outdoorsman, making the MIS
Cares “Fish Your Bass Off” Tournament the
perfect destination before the Show Me the CARFAX race
weekend.
NASCAR
Sprint Cup drivers Joey Logano and Elliott Sadler, along
with former champion Bobby Allison, will appear at the
Fish Your Bass Off Tournament, which will take place on
Thursday, August 12 at Jerry’s Pub & Restaurant
on scenic Wampler’s Lake just minutes from the speedway.
Fans
are invited to join the festivities at Jerry’s Pub
from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and may visit the MIS Cares
website at MISpeedway.com/MISCares
to purchase a $35 admission ticket to the event, which
includes dinner.
Festivities
during the fund-raising event will include bass weigh-in,
a question and answer session with Logano and Sadler,
dinner and drinks from a cash bar. The National Bass Anglers
Association will conduct the ever-popular weigh-in of
bass announced by ESPN Outdoors commentator Mark Zona
and professional bass angler Kevin VanDam, both Michigan
natives.
Live
and silent auctions featuring signed NASCAR memorabilia
will be held, with all funds benefiting MIS Cares.
“We’re
extremely excited to have Joey Logano, Elliott Sadler
and Bobby Allison attend our Fish Your Bass Off Tournament,”
MIS Director of Government and Community Affairs Alisha
Cottrell said. “It’s always nice when you
receive support from NASCAR drivers and former champions
for events like this. It’s great for the speedway
and MIS Cares beneficiaries that we help throughout the
year.”
Sponsors
of the event include Competition Tire, Yoder’s Market,
the Ryan Newman Foundation, Country Market, Matthew Logan
DDS, Michigan Out-of-Doors, Michigan United Conservation
Clubs, Mid-America Machining, Plentz Chiropractic Clinic,
City Events Group, Karl’s and Weaver Media.
MIS
Cares also currently has auction items available at auctions.nascar.com
for a variety of experiences during the Show Me the CARFAX
race weekend.
Auction
items include: driver intro ride-a-longs with Tony Stewart,
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon,
Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin and David Ragan, pace car rides
with Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle, Skylounge Suite passes
and ticket packages to other race tracks (Auto Club, Phoenix,
Richmond, Talladega and Homestead-Miami). Fans can bid
on these items for next weekend’s race by visiting
auctions.nascar.com and click on the ‘Tickets &
Experiences” tab on the left hand side of the web
page.
Nestled
in the lush Irish Hills of Southeastern Michigan, Michigan
International Speedway is the Great Escape, a venerable
NASCAR national park where fans can get away and enjoy
the very best in racing and camaraderie. It’s the
love of racing and the thrill of a great time for race
fans and drivers alike.
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series tickets for the CARFAX 400 on August
15 are as low as $25. Visit MISpeedway.com or call the
MIS ticket hotline at 800-354-1010 today to take advantage
of great pricing for 2010 events at MIS.
You
can also visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MISpeedway
or Tweet with us @MISpeedway.
Source:
Michigan International Speedway
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