Local Officials Set to Pace Cheerwine Cherry Bomb 200 at Rockingham Speedway

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Local Officials Set to Pace Cheerwine Cherry Bomb 200
at Rockingham Speedway

Rockingham City Manager Monty Crump to Drive Pace Car for Kimmel Street
Stock Portion. Interim County Manager/Economic Developer Rick Sago
to Lead  ASA Late Model Field to Green Flag

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (July 1, 2009) – Monty Crump and Rick Sago make their  
livings leading the functions of the city of Rockingham and Richmond  
County, respectively.

On July Fourth, both men will be doing a different kind of leading.  
Their focus will shift temporarily from budgets and the other  
intricacies of local government to bringing the fields to the green  
flag at the Rockingham Speedway for the running of the Cheerwine  
Cherry Bomb 200.

Crump will be driving the McBrayer Chrysler Dodge Jeep Dodge Charger  
on the pace laps for the first race of the Cheerwine Cherry Bomb 200 -  
the 100 lapper run by Frank Kimmel’s Street Stock Nationals.

“I am very honored to be a part of this event at the Rockingham  
Speedway,” said Crump. “I’m sure Andy (Hillenburg) and his staff have  
put together a great event for the fans and the Rockingham Speedway  
has always hosted some great racing action. It’ll be a great way to  
celebrate the Fourth of July.”

Sago will pace the field for the second half of the event, leading the  
ASA Late Model to the green flag.

“It’s an honor to have been asked to drive the pace car at the  
Rockingham Speedway,” said Sago. “I, like most people in Richmond  
County, am so happy that racing has returned to the Rockingham  
Speedway. I am very appreciative of Andy Hillenburg for what he has  
done and am looking forward to the Cherry Bomb 200.”

The Cheerwine Cherry Bomb 200 is a special double header race  
featuring Frank Kimmel’s Street Stock Nationals and the ASA Late Model  
Series. The street stocks take the green flag at 10 AM for 100 laps  
with the late models rolling off for their 100 laps when they finish.  
Practice and qualifying for both events will take place on Friday,  
July 3 beginning at 11 AM.

Tickets for the Cheerwine Cherry Bomb 200 on July 4 are $10 for adults  
with children under 12 admitted free with the purchase of an adult  
ticket. Admission is free for events at the speedway on Friday, July  
3. For more information or to order tickets, please contact the  
speedway at (910) 205-8800 or visit our website at www.rockinghamspeedway.com


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