Two ASA Member Tracks Receive RPM Awards
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE January 5, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TWO ASA MEMBER TRACKS ARE HONORED AS 2009 RPM REGIONAL PROMOTERS OF THE YEAR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Speed Association PR DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Tuesday, January 5, 2009) - Racing Promotion Monthly, the idea newsletter for auto racing promoters and host of the popular RPM Promoters Workshops recently announced the regional winners and nominees for the 34th Annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year (ARPY) Award. Two ASA Member Track Promoters, Al Varnadore and Todd Hutto of East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL along with Steve Beitler of Skagit Speedway in Burlington, WA were announced as regional winners and nominees for the prestigious award. "I was very pleased. It's nice to know that your hard work and effort is recognized," Beitler said when he learned that he was nominated. "I have a great team that is working together and I constantly strive for more and make everything better. Every day, every week and every month I try to make things better and has a little bit of vision for the future. I look at everything as if I was looking through my customer eyes and try to give them what I would want if I was the customer." This is the second time this year that Beitler has been nominated for a Promoter of the Year award as he is also currently one of five finalist for the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame award as well. "Every event we focus on, even if its a regular weekly racing show, we try to do something special. Not everyone comes every week and if it happens to be the week that someone comes, we want them to have a unique experience so they come back," Beitler explained. "Hard work, determination, and maybe a little bullheadedness is what is making it happen." Al Varnadore and Todd Hutto of East Bay Raceway Park were equally humbled to receive an RPM regional award as well. "It's a very nice honor," Varnadore said. "It's great to be thought of by a group of peers." Varnadore had a simple answer as to why he felt they were nominated, "We do the best we can for everybody involved. We try to make our fans comfortable along with our racers as well," Varnadore said. "There is no doubt that we have been in a tough economy but he held our prices and in fact we are a better bargain than most movie theatres. This past year, we had great car counts and very loyal racers standing behind us." They were also humbled to be nominated by their peers through RPM, "The workshops they provide are there to help us all out," Varnadore said. "They remind us promoters that we all need to work together for the benefit of our tracks and this sport." Both promoters also stated that they are very proud of being part of the ASA Member Track program. "They know how to get winners. ASA should change the logo to...We just don't only build champions but we have winning promoters as well," Beitler said with a smile. "We are very excited for both Skagit Speedway and East Bay Raceway Park on their regional awards and nomination to be the 34th Annual RPM Promoter of the Year," Dennis Huth, ASA President said. "Everyone associated with both of the tracks should be proud of the work they have put in this past year to receive this recognition. We are very proud to have both in the ASA Member Track family. Congratulations to all." The 34th Annual RPM Auto Racing Promoter of the Year will be announced during the RPM Promoters Workshop taking place on February 8-10 at the Hilton Daytona Beach in Daytona Beach, FL. ASA members in good standing are eligible for a $500,000 Excess Medical Benefit as well as a $20,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit. Coverage for the member begins while traveling to a location promoting an ASA-sanctioned event and continues until arrival home again. The American Speed Association, in conjunction with WSIB Motorsports Insurance, is the only sanctioning body to offer insurance coverage which extends beyond the boundary of the racetrack itself (complete details are available online at www.ASA-Racing.com). The ASA Member Track program is comprised of more than 35 short tracks around the United States, as well as a variety of regional and national touring series. For more information, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved in the ASA, visit www.ASA-Racing.com. ASA®, ASA Racing®, American Speed Association® are registered trademarks of Racing Speed Associates, LLC. ASA International, LLC or Racing Speed Associates, LLC are not related to or affiliated with ASA Late Model Series, LLC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102037575529&ea=submit@theautochannel.com&a=1102922453368 This email was sent to submit@theautochannel.com by kramsell@asa-racing.com. 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