NASCAR Star Mark Martin in Columbus for Grand-Am Rolex Series Press Conference

NASCAR Star Mark Martin in Columbus For Grand-Am Rolex Series Press
Conference

 

Thursday, June 14 at 3 p.m. ET

 

WHAT: NASCAR Star MARK MARTIN announced earlier this year that he will make
his Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype debut at the new Iowa
Speedway, July 13 – 14. He will be joined Thursday by representatives of
Southard Motorsports, of Columbus, and Iowa Speedway to announce their
complete plans for Martin’s debut Daytona Prototype race.

 

WHO: MARK MARTIN, STEVE SOUTHARD of Southard Motorsports and STAN CLEMENT of
Iowa Speedway.  

 

WHY: To confirm Martin’s plans to run the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Daytona Prototype race at Iowa Speedway, July 13 – 14. The complete driver
and race car line-up will be announced while Martin is in the Columbus-based
Southard Motorsports shop for a seat-fitting. 

 

The Southard Motorsports team will also be competing in the upcoming EMCO
Gears Classic presented by KeyBank at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, June 22 –
24 with regular team drivers SHANE LEWIS and RANDY RUHLMAN.

 

WHERE: Southard Motorsports; 40 Industrial Park Place, Powell, Ohio 43065;
614-284-3432. DIRECTIONS FROM I-270: Exit on Sawmill Rd. and go North.
Follow Sawmill Rd approx 3 miles to SR 750 (Powell Rd). Turn Right on SR 750
(at Light) and proceed ¾ mile to Industrial Park Place. Turn left on
Industrial Park Place and proceed to 40 Industrial Park Place.

 

WHEN: Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 3 p.m. Please confirm your attendance with
HELEN PARDEE at Grand-Am at (386) 681-6324 or  
hpardee@grand-am.com.

 

Adam Saal, Managing Director of Corporate Communications, (386) 547-6711,
 asaal@grand-am.com

Pete Evanow, Grand-Am Advance PR (In Columbus) (714) 305-8083
 pete.evanow@epoxePR.com

Helen Pardee, Communications and Marketing Assistant  (In Daytona Beach)
(386-681-6324) hpardee@grand-am.com