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Bill McAnally Racing Announces the Grand Opening of its NAPA AutoCare Center in Roseville on March 21, 2012

ROSEVILLE, California — The grand opening of Bill McAnally Racing’s Roseville location at 900 Riverside Ave, will take place on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM. On hand will be, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex, Jr., driver of car #56 NAPA Filters Toyota. Truex, who is currently eighth in the Sprint Cup standings and the winner of the Daytona 500 “Halfway” prize money of $250,000.00, will be on hand to sign autographs. Also on hand, will be special guest Delanie Walker of the NFC West Champions, San Francisco 49ers.

Bill McAnally Racing’s new location features a brand new state of the art NAPA AutoCare facility. This 40,000 square foot facility is also the home of one of the largest NASCAR race shops on the West Coast. The 2000 square foot customer waiting area includes picture windows looking into race shop, big screen TV’s, and a retail shop.

On hand for guided tours of the Bill McAnally Racing facility will be three time NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion, Eric Holmes, driver of the #20 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry and one of NASCAR’s youngest drivers, 15 year old, Cameron Hayley, driver of the #24 Cabinets by Hayley Toyota Camry. There will be free prizes and posters, plus free hot dogs & NOS Energy Drinks while supplies last.

Bill McAnally Racing now operates two NAPA AutoCare Centers. Please visit our locations at 8636 Antelope North Road in Antelope and now at 900 Riverside Ave in Roseville.

Hunt’s Race World is also relocating to the new location in Roseville and will share space with the new Bill McAnally NAPA AutoCare Center. Hunts Race World is California’s largest NASCAR store. Celebrating 15+ years. They carry your driver’s T-shirts, hats, diecasts, jackets, you name it. They also carry the full line of Simpson Race Products and Alpinestar. Stop by and say hi to Jeanie Hunt.

Directions:

Take the Riverside Ave. exit off of I-80 in Roseville. Travel north on Riverside Ave. just passed Cirby Way to BMR’s NASCAR/NAPA AutoCare Facility, 900 Riverside Ave, Roseville, CA 95678.

Source: Bill McAnally Racing, Press Release

Silver Cup Race of Champions is Season Opener at Silver Dollar Speedway

By Troy Hennig, SDS Media Relations

CHICO, CA – March 9th and 10th, the 2012 Silver Dollar Speedway season will open with the annual running of the Silver Cup Race of Champions. Traditionally, the Mini Gold Cup is the first race of the year. However, this year, the World of Outlaws schedule did not permit the traveling series to have an open date that coincided with our first race weekend. So, to accommodate both races, Promoter Dennis Gage switched the two racing weekends giving the Silver Cup drivers the first chance to test out the new configuration of the famed quarter-mile speedway.

The Silver Cup is set to begin on Friday night, March 9 and conclude on Saturday night, March 10. The Mini Gold Cup is scheduled for March 23 and 24. You can purchase tickets for the Mini Gold Cup by visiting our website and clicking on the buy tickets link on the lower left hand side. The Silver Cup grandstand seating is general admission and tickets can be purchased the day of the events at the track.

The Silver Cup will feature four racing divisions including the 360 winged sprint cars, dirt modifieds, street stocks and wingless sprints. Saturday night will constitute a Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Shootout event. Pit gates will open at 2pm while the front grandstand gate will open at 5pm. Racing is slated to start at 6pm for both nights. For pricing and general information please visit the speedway website at www.silverdollarspeedway.com.

Kyle Larson from Elk Grove, CA. — Kyle Larson from Elk Grove will be racing in the Silver Cup. Photo courtesy of Steve LaMothe.

Top teams and drivers are scheduled to compete at the Silver Cup Race of Champions. Big money is on the line once again for the all divisions. The winged sprint car winner will receive $2,000 on Friday night and $3,000 on Saturday night. The wingless and dirt modifieds will boast an impressive overall purse. The Saturday night Street Stocks winner will receive an unprecedented $500.00. A list of the payouts is available by calling the track office at 530-350-7275. Most of the competitors should have received fliers in the mail with the rules and payout information. Camping for the weekend is also available at the fairgrounds for $30.00 a night.

The off season provided the track maintenance staff at Silver Dollar Speedway ample time to flatten and widen and smooth out the racing surface. Fans and drivers alike who have visited the speedway over the winter are enthusiastic and optimistic about the new configuration and looking forward to racing the clay oval in 2012.

Photos Courtesy of Steve LaMothe from Steve’s Racing Photos.

Father & Daughter Set To Compete In The NHRA Gatornationals

By Katie Sullivan

Corning, CA, 2/27/2012. – Katie Sullivan of Kalifornia Katie Racing is staged to be competing alongside a new rider to the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class. This isn’t just any rider however, this new rider hold’s a special place in Katie’s heart. For the first time ever in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class, a team will be competing with both father and daughter riding.

Charlie Sullivan, 51, owner of Sullivan Drilling Inc., has been racing since he was a teen. In addition to competing on many different drag bikes, Charlie also enjoyed some time behind the wheel of an alcohol funny car. Raising three children, he spent 15 years at local tracks running Jr. dragsters and has said, “I wouldn’t trade the time we spent together as a family at the race track for anything.” Charlie put his racing aside when Katie set her heart on racing drag bikes. They raced together for the first year until Katie moved to a faster bike and a higher competition level, then Charlie took on the role as her crew chief.

“I can’t even explain how much my father has done for me,” says Katie, ” I have worked so hard to get where I am today, but none of this would be possible without my dad and my whole family.” Katie, 21, a full time business student and owner of Tough Girl Designs, goes on to say, ” To watch my dad out there competing with me again is beyond incredible. There isn’t a person in the world I think deserves it more than he does.”
The Sullivan Family Race team also went on to talk about the support they have received from so many people. Katie stated ” The support from our family, friends, and fans has been really amazing. We also are continuing partnerships with MotoWear International, JP’s Paint & Body Works, and Girls For A Change. We owe such a huge thank you to all the people standing behind us.”

The Sullivan Family Racing team is headed to Valdosta, GA to test their equipment and get a few rides down the track in. The next weekend, both Sullivans will compete side by side in the Gatornationals, happening in Gainesville, FL, March 8 – 11. As of now Charlie’s plan is to just run the one race in Gainesville, fulfilling a dream years in the making, and both Charlie and Katie could not be more excited.

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