AMA Grand National Rider Joe Kopp to Appear at Beer Nuts Sacramento Retailer
17 September 1997
R97112 September 15, 1997 For Immediate Release WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series racer Joe Kopp will make a personal appearance Friday, Sept. 26, at a Beer Nuts Brand Snacks retailer in the Sacramento area. The appearance will be held in conjunction with the Beer Nuts Challenge events at the Sept. 27 AMA Grand National Dirt Sacramento Mile. Kopp will appear from 6-8 p.m. at the Arco AM-PM Store at 1959 Arden Way in Sacramento. Kopp is recognized as a increasingly competitive contender who has quickly ascended through the ranks of AMA Grand National racing. He ranked 32nd in his debut 1993 season, but rose to sixth-place by the end of the 1996 series. Kopp is currently ranked eighth in the national standings, with one win and three podium finishes to his credit for 1997. He took home a third-place cash award from the 5-lap, $2,000 purse Beer Nuts Challenge event at the Aug. 31 AMA Grand National Dirt Track race in Springfield, Ill. In addition to the Beer Nuts Challenge races, Beer Nuts Brand Snacks have also taken an AMA race-themed promotion to over 20,000 retail outlets and are offering a Harley-Davidson Sportster as the grand prize in a national sweepstakes program. Other prizes include Arai helmets and Hatch gloves. -30- Contact: Bill Nordquist Phone: (614) 891-2425 Fax: (614) 891-7368 Connie Fleming American Motorcyclist Association Public Relations Administrator http://www.ama-cycle.org 614-891-2425