tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61927554740145844542024-02-07T02:07:36.797-06:00Mansfield Motorsports ParkMansfield Motorsports Park :: Speedway and Drag Strip Racing in Mansfield OhioMansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-88939101957872057902009-04-20T08:18:00.004-06:002009-04-20T08:22:40.572-06:00Tim Richmond Memorial Countdown Continues...Reserved Seat Tickets for the Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 are now available online at <a href="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/">http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/</a> or by calling 419-525-RACE (419-525-7223). Tickets purchased in advance are priced at only $20 per person and include ARCA Garage Area Access and free weekend camping for self-contained RVs<br /><br /><br /><strong>DOORS OPENED FOR RICHMOND AT POCONO; ULRICH PROVIDED THE SEAT</strong><br /><br />MANSFIELD, Ohio (April 19th, 2009) – Jim Yates, now 72, of Sarasota, Fla., served the fledgling CART IndyCar Series as assistant starter in 1980. He was a witness to the adoration Tim Richmond received from fans and the media during the “Month of May” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the 27-year-old Richmond finished ninth and was named the race’s Rookie of the Year. Richmond’s spectacular 1980 Indy performance and his transition to NASCAR racing and all accomplishments will be celebrated with the inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park June 20.<br />It was Yates, who in the months following the Indianapolis race, introduced Richmond to Pocono (Pa). International Raceway General Manager Joe Mattioli, III, son of the track owners, Doctors Joe and Rose Mattioli.<br /><br />“Tim didn’t get the best rides,” Yates said of the equipment the Richmond team could afford. “They were running an Offenhauser when everyone for the most part had Ford engines. But Tim hung in there and got the most out of whatever he had to drive.”<br /><br />Racing talent wasn’t the only thing Yates noticed about the young driver.<br /><br />“Tim was a social guy. He was nice to everyone. And he was a real character,” Yates said. Young Mattioli, a promoter at heart, knew getting Richmond in a NASCAR stock car would help him sell tickets for Pocono’s upcoming NASCAR race. He put Richmond and his sponsor UNO, a card game, together with Creasers Pocono Resorts, a local sponsor and a car owner, and Richmond had his first NASCAR ride.<br /><br />The owner was veteran D.K. Ulrich, who by the time he sold his operation of Jasper/Penske Racing in 1996, had made 274 starts as an owner/driver, and was owner for 274 starts made by a large number of other drivers. His experience and equipment was a good match for the rookie Richmond.<br /><br />“I had seen Tim at Indy and thought he was a good prospect. We had a lot of conversations at Pocono. He was outgoing, educated, and could generate sponsorship. He had the talent to make he transition to NASCAR.” Ulrich said. “Tim was a good learner. He was all over it. He wanted to race in NASCAR. You could see it in his face. He was quick to learn and always fast. We had an upper level independent team. With Tim, he brought the talent and the sponsorship that let us step up our performance as a whole,” Ulrich said.<br /><br />He also noted that the team had his team had five cars at the most: a superspeedway car, one for intermediate track, one for short tracks, one for road courses, and maybe one backup car. Today’s engineering and geometry was non-existent.<br /><br />“We’d practice for a full day, feeling out the car and tuning it. With sponsorship, we could buy the new tires and the parts we needed. Tim had the talent and with the sponsorship money, we could give him what he needed to go fast.”<br /><br />Richmond qualified 23rd and finished 12th in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Pocono, and posted two more 12th place finishes in four more 1980 starts.<br /><br />Richmond and Ulrich re-teamed for a full-season campaign in 1981. Their deal called for Richmond to miss the May races at Dover and Charlotte so he could enter and compete in the Indianapolis 500. Despite top- 10 finishes at Bristol (10th) and Talladega (sixth), their relationship work wise was to come to a pre-mature end.<br /><br />While Richmond was qualifying at Indianapolis in May, Ulrich drove the UNO NASCAR stock car at Dover and posted his career best finish of fourth, outshining his hired driver. According to Ulrich, Richmond was incensed that the team picked up its performance without him. Richmond returned to the Ulrich car for two more races that produced a seventh-place finish at Texas World Speedway, and a 33rd at Riverside, Calif., before splitting permanently. Later, when Richmond scored his first NASCAR win a year later at Riverside, Ulrich was among the first to congratulate Richmond, and the two renewed a friendship that did not end again.<br /><br />Richmond finished the 1981 season driving for Kenny Childers and then Bob Rogers. He didn’t return to the series until the fifth race of 1982. Still, it would be a season that saw him score his first two career NASCAR wins, and his first pole award.<br /><br />To be continued…<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslB4azDUCoFRXWvQxxCqlYkqeddNAWwXrxIcx6XNc5ts9P1q6VrXNShMWsZAIccwxeTlEv2KLUmzIwm5Qjz1FuKk6y1olY38cnF_LcHdx-eYt3b29F9rvsN88xVwpZ-g7x4ol2Pt_jheO/s1600-h/richmond+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326778155143895938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslB4azDUCoFRXWvQxxCqlYkqeddNAWwXrxIcx6XNc5ts9P1q6VrXNShMWsZAIccwxeTlEv2KLUmzIwm5Qjz1FuKk6y1olY38cnF_LcHdx-eYt3b29F9rvsN88xVwpZ-g7x4ol2Pt_jheO/s320/richmond+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Left to Right at Pocono<br />Dr. Rose Mattioli, Dr, Joe Mattioli, grandchildren Ashley and Nick, and Tim Richmond</span>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-55877474907888241632009-04-20T08:14:00.003-06:002009-04-20T08:22:18.920-06:00Tim Richmond Memorial Countdown Continues....<strong>Count Down to the June 20th Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA-RE/MAX 200<br /><br />Tim Richmond, Trailblazing from Indy Cars to NASCAR</strong><br /><br />MANSFIELD, Ohio (April 2nd, 2009) – Twenty years after his passing, people who knew him well universally use two words to describe Tim Richmond: “a natural.”<br /><br />Richmond had a natural gift of star power, of race car driving abilities and of attracting friends and fans to his ultra competitive and happy universe.<br /><br />Richmond, one of the first persons of notoriety to face the challenges of living with AIDS in the mid-1980s, would have turned 54 on June 7th. To celebrate Richmond’s life, he will be honored near his hometown of Ashland in Mansfield, Ohio on June 20th. The inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 will be presented at Mansfield Motorsports Park. Richmond was a winner in ARCA competition in the ARCA 200 at Daytona in his first series start in February of 1981.<br /><br />Richmond burst onto the national motorsports scene in 1980 with his spectacular Rookie of the Year title and ninth-place finish in the Indianapolis 500. Richmond’s exuberant “ride-along” with the race winner Johnny Rutherford further cast the net of both drivers popularity. Near the conclusion of his victory lap, Rutherford stopped to pick up Richmond from his stalled car to save the rookie the long walk back to the garage. The popular winner and the popular rookie brought wild cheers from the fans.<br /><br />By mid-1980, however, Richmond’s on track performances were unfortunately spectacular in some of his accidents.<br /><br />Richmond wrecked his car at Milwaukee, the third race of the 1980 IndyCar season, and had no car to enter for the fourth race of the season at Pocono. Still, he showed up at the 2.5-mile triangular track, in case his services were needed. It ended up Richmond was pressed into service, but he was holding a microphone, not a steering wheel.<br /><br />“CART’s assistant starter, Jim Yates, said he had somebody he wanted me to meet,” said Joe Mattioli, III, who was General Manager at his parents’ Pocono track in 1980. It was Tim Richmond. He didn’t have a car for our race. I thought a minute, and told him I’d see if MRN Radio – who broadcast our IndyCar races and NASCAR races – needed a color commentator. That’s what Tim ended up doing, and he did it well. He knew the series so he was comfortable in talking about it, and he added some excitement to the broadcast.<br /><br />“Afterward, we talked about our upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup race, and how it would be neat for Tim to come back and race stock cars,” Mattioli said.<br /><br />“I didn’t think Tim would do it,” Yates said. “But I talked to his dad, Al, and he said he didn’t know if Tim would do it either, but he really hoped he would. Al talked to Timmy about it, and then Timmy called me. The first thing he said was ‘When do you want me there?’ So I called Joey to see if he could put something together, Yates concluded.<br /><br />It didn’t take Mattioli long to help broker a deal with car owner D.K. Ulrich, Richmond’s IndyCar sponsor, Bob Tezak of the UNO card game, and enlist sponsorship help from Caesar’s Pocono Resorts to get Richmond entered into the July 27th Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono.<br /><br />Like his first Indianapolis 500 performance only two months earlier, Richmond was fast on the track. He qualified 23rd and finished 12th and suddenly Richmond was on a fast track in NASCAR. He ran four more races for Ulrich that year and posted two more 12th place finishes at Martinsville and Charlotte (now Lowe’s Motor Speedway).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERydpq8TFv5SFDeTF2mKVykGfWMvAGV1iqJa2MIILy_9UEz2AFWuyj651kL5QRkHnIcjmmuzOWjipFosL6plhDzd10n__YzDRHvWZC_SF20s-af9ZHwn-bIdQ-oDVg6Ey7zoE69ldwM27/s1600-h/richmond+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326777313742210258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERydpq8TFv5SFDeTF2mKVykGfWMvAGV1iqJa2MIILy_9UEz2AFWuyj651kL5QRkHnIcjmmuzOWjipFosL6plhDzd10n__YzDRHvWZC_SF20s-af9ZHwn-bIdQ-oDVg6Ey7zoE69ldwM27/s320/richmond+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">1980 Pre-Race Pocono reception at Caesar’s Pocono Resorts<br />Left to Right….UNO representative, D. K. Ulrich, Tim Richmond and Caesar’s Dario Belardi (Photo Courtesy of D. K. Urlich)</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp36j76ZmxtJKG_wEzMeMJ0pT19Na1JoBYAzj6iRf3s5VCAm8dUyI3QFPu53htlGm-EO1JXqrzxyWdmrhe3s6Us8RjVNZt7I4la94gE0fM9IyMvXIj2aL_ppmEaycLo68pSkUoEApPy9c_/s1600-h/richmond+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326777315951566450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp36j76ZmxtJKG_wEzMeMJ0pT19Na1JoBYAzj6iRf3s5VCAm8dUyI3QFPu53htlGm-EO1JXqrzxyWdmrhe3s6Us8RjVNZt7I4la94gE0fM9IyMvXIj2aL_ppmEaycLo68pSkUoEApPy9c_/s320/richmond+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Left to Right Tim Richmond and D.K. Urlich at Pocono with Ricky Rudd in the background (Photo Courtesy of D. K. Urlich)<br /></span><br />Reserved Seat Tickets for the Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200, purchased in advance, are priced at only $20 per person and will include ARCA Garage Area Access and free weekend camping for self-contained RVs. Tickets will be available beginning April 11th online at <a href="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/">http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/</a> or by calling 419-525-RACE (419-525-7223). For more information about the ARCA RE/MAX Series, visit <a href="http://www.arcaracing.com/">http://www.arcaracing.com/</a>.<br /><br />To be continued…</p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-37082944128369656202009-04-20T08:12:00.003-06:002009-04-20T08:14:31.993-06:00Tim Richmond Memorial Countdown Begins<div align="left"><strong>Count Down to the June 20th Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA-RE/MAX 200<br /><br />Tim Richmond’s path to stardom began on Ohio short tracks<br /></strong><br /><br />MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 27, 2009) – Tim Richmond was blessed with gifts that made him destined for greatness, both on and off the race track. With the support of a loving family, father - Al, mother – Evelyn and sister - Sondra, it was not long before that greatness was revealed.<br /><br />He demonstrated he had star quality from an early age. He was a star athlete at his high school, Miami Military Academy. He set a conference record in high hurdles and was such an outstanding football player that his high school retired his jersey and named him Athlete of the Year in 1970.<br /><br />He had a competitive streak that drove him to challenge himself when he wasn’t in some type of competition with others, that included learning to fly at 16. He was also born with good looks and grew into a handsome young man. He could do just about anything he put his mind to without fail, and often without formal training. He exuded the attitude of success and confidence, and yet, for all his talent and charisma, he could be humble.<br /><br />The life and times of Richmond, who would have turned 54 on June 7, will be celebrated with a major stock car race near his hometown on June 20th. The inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 will be presented at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park. The track is in the heart of “Tim Richmond Country,” less than 15 miles from his one-time Ashland, Ohio hometown. Richmond passed away due to complications from AIDS on August 13, 1989, nearly 20 years ago.<br /><br />Richmond came from a successful family in Ashland. His father, Al, built a company that manufactured boring machines used for buried pipeline installation and coal mining. Mr. Richmond designed and built the machines himself, and became a highly successful businessman. That success allowed him to dote on the only son he and wife, Evelyn, had.<br /><br />As a youth, Richmond had an interest in things that went fast starting with go-karts, as a boy and graduated to cars and airplanes as a teen. His parents gave him a Pontiac Trans Am for his 16th birthday. Surely an occasional street race or zipping up and down nearby Interstate 71 wasn’t enough to satisfy his need for speed and performance. Still, it wasn’t until age 22 when he got into his first real race car owned by a friend in 1976. He first drove a dirt Sprint car at Lakeville, Ohio. He showed some talent that season, but he wrecked several times, too.<br /><br />The next season, his dad purchased a Supermodified, a unique pavement open-wheel race car featured at few tracks. One track in Ohio ran them on a weekly basis, Sandusky Speedway on Ohio’s “north coast” near Lake Erie. Richmond went on to be the division’s champion and rookie of the year.<br /><br />In 1978, Richmond switched to USAC Sprint Cars and won a Mini-Indy Series event at Phoenix which grabbed the attention of IndyCar owners. Richmond made his first IndyCar start at Michigan in 1979 but finished last due to a blown engine. But his path had taken him into the major leagues of open-wheel racing.<br /><br />In 1980, Richmond entered his first Indianapolis 500, and in a story book finish, Richmond finished ninth despite running out of fuel in the final laps. Johnny Rutherford won the race and had Richmond jump on the side-pod his car for a ride back to the pits as he was completing his victory lap. Both drivers were elated, and Indianapolis’ sophisticated IndyCar crowd vocally celebrated both drivers’ accomplishments.<br /><br />A series of wrecks in the following races didn’t discourage Tim, but his parents agreed they would be happy if he stopped racing altogether.<br /><br />But his Indy performance had impressed many people, including Joe Mattioli, III, son of Pocono Raceway’s owners Drs. Rose and Joe Mattioli. It was the younger Mattioli who brokered the deal that brought Richmond to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326776586928145874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZpoKPtMOTNBZAkw3-9OjSA9yGL7IebGZ56mq7mOwFlPkpIqrejOFdCdcwlajWpzPKKidJ1NHHBcwGzh7JNc6pL6RNvlVVnlHOYxeX3hhLrgtzr-sR-yDQX25Kj6MC5DIxyn9Fexg4Cjb/s320/evergreens.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tim’s fans keep his memory alive with a 2005 sign dedication at Evergreens Restaurant in Ashland, OH, one of his favorites. Left to Right….Judy Mack, Terry Mack, Amy Snodgrass, Sandy Richmond Welsh (Tim’s sister), Linda Garman, Harley Garn, Jerry Garman, Chuck Grissinger and Todd Welsh. Linda & Jerry Garman are the owners of the Evergreens.</span> <br /><div align="left"><br />For more information about the ARCA RE/MAX Series, visit <a href="http://www.arcaracing.com/">http://www.arcaracing.com/</a>. For more information about the Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200, visit <a href="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/">http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/</a>.</div>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-15327527582240901902009-04-20T07:51:00.001-06:002009-04-20T08:12:17.759-06:00Tim Richmond Memorial<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyCRDY1l51J5SqbsRXvpfIUUFvitDte41uWsb0eqHSXTIRhYyj07xJsWcCVj5Mi4sK-TciCbR-AJemTVSXAMWCMGVIASXkj0r89WUEtpN59juXSEcM6wNDXC82A6NfOjT3D6CFaCTtEld/s1600-h/tim+winners+circle.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326776165920471074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyCRDY1l51J5SqbsRXvpfIUUFvitDte41uWsb0eqHSXTIRhYyj07xJsWcCVj5Mi4sK-TciCbR-AJemTVSXAMWCMGVIASXkj0r89WUEtpN59juXSEcM6wNDXC82A6NfOjT3D6CFaCTtEld/s320/tim+winners+circle.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 set for June 20 at Mansfield<br />MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 12, 2009)—Mansfield Motorsports Park officials announced today that the June 20 ARCA RE/MAX Series race will be named in honor of the on-track accomplishments of the late Tim Richmond, a notable racecar driver and Ashland, Ohio, native who died of AIDS in 1989. The Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200, race No. nine of the 22-race ARCA RE/MAX Series, will roll off at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.<br /><br />“2009 marks the 20th anniversary of Tim’s death and I believe it is time to share his memory with new fans and give his still-existent fan base an opportunity to remember many of his great and precious moments,” said Richmond’s sister, Sandy Welsh. “This celebration will also provide us the opportunity to draw attention to AIDS, the disease that cut Tim’s life short, and assist those that are suffering from this cruel disease. We want to do what we can to motivate the discovery of a cure for AIDS and give Tim’s life even more meaning.”<br /><br />Richmond’s racing career, which included open wheel and stock car competition, began in 1976 when he turned some laps in a Sprint Car at Lakeville Speedway in Lakeville, Ohio. He went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors in the 1980 INDY 500 and later became one of the first drivers to successfully make the switch from open wheel racing to stock car competition. He posted 13 wins, 42 top-5s, 78 top-10s and 14 pole awards in just 185 career starts in NASCAR’s premier division, the Sprint Cup Series, before his untimely death in 1989.<br /><br />Like many aspiring stock car racers, Richmond’s racing resume included a stint in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, where he won the ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway in February of 1981 in only his career first Series start.<br /><br />The June 20 Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 at Mansfield Motorsports Park marks the Toledo, Ohio-based national stock car tour’s first appearance to the .5-mile short track. ARCA’s regionally-touring ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series made appearances to Mansfield in 2003 and 2005.<br /><br />“Tim Richmond won the 1981 ARCA 200 at Daytona, and he won in supermodifieds at our Toledo Speedway track,” said ARCA President Ron Drager. “We’re proud to have played a role in the development of Tim’s amazing racing career, and we look forward to helping make the inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 at Mansfield a success.”<br /><br />For more information about the ARCA RE/MAX Series, visit <a href="http://www.arcaracing.com/">http://www.arcaracing.com/</a>. For more information about the Inaugural Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200, visit <a href="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/">http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/</a>.<br /><br />Note: Beginning on Monday, April 13th, weekly event updates will be provided along with a chronology of Tim Richmond's career. </div>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-25122303648788483332008-03-21T10:17:00.001-06:002008-03-21T10:20:12.750-06:00Track Rules<p><strong>We do not allow the following to be brought into the track</strong>:</p><ul><li>NO Coolers of any kind </li><li>NO Video Cameras</li><li>NO Food or Drinks </li><li>NO Drugs or Alcohol </li><li>NO Pets<br /><strong></strong></li></ul><p><strong>We allow the following to be brought into the track:</strong></p><ul><li>Blankets, may be brought in a bag but the bag may be subject to be searched </li><li>Seat Cushions</li><li>Lawn Chairs for general admission seating </li><li>Still picture cameras</li></ul><p><br />If you will be camping or tailgating please do not bring glass bottles if you have any further questions please call our office at 419-524-0183 or toll free at 800-424-0688 Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm. You may also email any questions to <a href="mailto:tickets@mansfield-speedway.com">tickets@mansfield-speedway.com</a>.<br /> </p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-2991181564575570702008-03-14T11:47:00.008-06:002008-03-14T12:16:12.941-06:00NASCAR Camping Information<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Ohio Graceway Ministries</span><br /></span></div></strong><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNEn3vhQuQDUgLTg9rH4vsMhFwJJX56qMN765JeQiCSIlQVWbtvBvlYOX0V0Inohv4iFTy4epZ_Bd1O2b4c6s2dG3wN2w4v3fRvoLYys6mvry8oEFpGbipi-JRqxlotJBuzo32EnHFB6m/s1600-h/graceway+photos+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177656231496975346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNEn3vhQuQDUgLTg9rH4vsMhFwJJX56qMN765JeQiCSIlQVWbtvBvlYOX0V0Inohv4iFTy4epZ_Bd1O2b4c6s2dG3wN2w4v3fRvoLYys6mvry8oEFpGbipi-JRqxlotJBuzo32EnHFB6m/s320/graceway+photos+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFWzOmJpds1k5Y17ToJ481u9dlOGBCPteMhaYu-iKx6MwfnXvDI9w7mbnXOZ_wW-_aQi7fnZfrwAaYqUtxN_nm0gxD49PCeBkRP_d31DQUpGkcNs42UO_Kr9UfvNgZHRgNbFM91wW3GDa/s1600-h/graceway+photos+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177659633111073858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFWzOmJpds1k5Y17ToJ481u9dlOGBCPteMhaYu-iKx6MwfnXvDI9w7mbnXOZ_wW-_aQi7fnZfrwAaYqUtxN_nm0gxD49PCeBkRP_d31DQUpGkcNs42UO_Kr9UfvNgZHRgNbFM91wW3GDa/s320/graceway+photos+025.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><br />Hello Campers! </div><div>We are happy to continue our In-Tents hospitality for the NASCAR Truck Race!<br /><br /><br />We will again offer Complimentary coffee, popcorn, food in the Hospitality Tent </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s1600-h/graceway+photos+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177659624521139234" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" height="191" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s320/graceway+photos+002.jpg" width="256" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">Kids’ crafts and games, including our Timothy Cup downhill racers<br />Ice -- 22-pound bags, $5 a bag<br /><br />Fire rings -- $10 deposit (You’ll get $5 back)<br />Water -- For campers, by John’s Water Supply.<br /><br />Firewood -- For campers to take whatever they need.<br />Showers -- We expect them to be complimentary as they were last year<br /><br />Tank clean-out -- Arranged through Porta-Kleen<br /><br />Doughnuts, daily Mansfield News-Journal, trash bags, incidentals as needed.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cAE-Ji5mn4aOLJUKIwOFPRy6wsI6FXs1O8oaghyO1dSxao0_WJonlVdqOA-BMd48nNQl9UQUovg4SGoYCgwh2bCZBEJdWoKjk0ImDNKiIqEybo_OpRvZUJJ_Fl9HlWgidCaiNyYBGR08/s1600-h/graceway+photos+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177656235791942658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cAE-Ji5mn4aOLJUKIwOFPRy6wsI6FXs1O8oaghyO1dSxao0_WJonlVdqOA-BMd48nNQl9UQUovg4SGoYCgwh2bCZBEJdWoKjk0ImDNKiIqEybo_OpRvZUJJ_Fl9HlWgidCaiNyYBGR08/s320/graceway+photos+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div>Trash collection<br /><br />We have three causes we want to support:<br /><br />We will give you bags for recycling aluminum cans (separate from trash)<br />and will collect them for a Make-a-Wish child from the area.<br /><br />Any donations you give us for services provided will be given to Samaritan’s Feet, which provides shoes for schoolchildren across the country.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We will have special collectible NASCAR pins which support<br />The Petty Foundations camp for special needs children.<br /></div><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk02VNMs4Ii8TKKyz3MSryGlHzW751c4zUfD3x7vhJqXVEWC7RAe37BjhTPRf-v5VAvsIAdnwFK5pwgIXhbuC8C6uUe3yvxUhu_SrMH0KSszapmfT50gOPYVV4pX_drpR7iYDMRlEVgSbv/s1600-h/graceway+photos+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177656227202008034" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" height="104" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk02VNMs4Ii8TKKyz3MSryGlHzW751c4zUfD3x7vhJqXVEWC7RAe37BjhTPRf-v5VAvsIAdnwFK5pwgIXhbuC8C6uUe3yvxUhu_SrMH0KSszapmfT50gOPYVV4pX_drpR7iYDMRlEVgSbv/s320/graceway+photos+035.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">Register by calling Mansfield Motorsports Park @ 419-524-0183 Mon – Fri 8am to 5pm </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7feeoM0b93RGDzw6BHtSe-9OMH8_uCYlouSC1iPJEWWUVaKMEWtSuC0cEK_QxfXYsVNTm9yjs3m7d-lEMnv-vhEbYcTE7QnJbEOgtIDnF2rJCYpXNpTU6QyCji2BXEtZtUqsEJmzhTzV/s1600-h/graceway+photos+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177656240086909970" style="WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" height="159" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7feeoM0b93RGDzw6BHtSe-9OMH8_uCYlouSC1iPJEWWUVaKMEWtSuC0cEK_QxfXYsVNTm9yjs3m7d-lEMnv-vhEbYcTE7QnJbEOgtIDnF2rJCYpXNpTU6QyCji2BXEtZtUqsEJmzhTzV/s320/graceway+photos+031.jpg" width="212" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPW0BnrMZuVBaO7uhFIowMtmc5QWwa2XGKRbEh6asMJ4l05exQCLlXMqknIld9yiGwjIwVbemRQEtm7j6oL0wVGtIrSXmuPGyprozqzjHRvj4e8dV3_3F-d3Z7mo7kDxGZSxD-e-mv98u/s1600-h/graceway+photos+001.jpg"></a><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s1600-h/graceway+photos+002.jpg"></a></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPW0BnrMZuVBaO7uhFIowMtmc5QWwa2XGKRbEh6asMJ4l05exQCLlXMqknIld9yiGwjIwVbemRQEtm7j6oL0wVGtIrSXmuPGyprozqzjHRvj4e8dV3_3F-d3Z7mo7kDxGZSxD-e-mv98u/s1600-h/graceway+photos+001.jpg"></a></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s1600-h/graceway+photos+002.jpg"></a></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s1600-h/graceway+photos+002.jpg"></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwFv2kk4lezXVi_sgDIcEuCar7t6cDIIOe8-YL-h2wT0_6KhQRaMsGLCd9VIK9ar-Ns5Xo1seUrS3EEnSUzJY_CrkV9OElGbIadyETJRcxvx19xrKMQ5YqEadDgG187DYq5vvI4ZThrk0/s1600-h/graceway+photos+043.jpg"></a><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPW0BnrMZuVBaO7uhFIowMtmc5QWwa2XGKRbEh6asMJ4l05exQCLlXMqknIld9yiGwjIwVbemRQEtm7j6oL0wVGtIrSXmuPGyprozqzjHRvj4e8dV3_3F-d3Z7mo7kDxGZSxD-e-mv98u/s1600-h/graceway+photos+001.jpg"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s1600-h/graceway+photos+002.jpg"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbUGCAgv9MH7-Epy2AYZR89v7x9LHEFLn1aAYhkmOGbZMK1E3AyRKQRVf12Y46IS5mFkly5I65bfZFIxe36-ad9P9A4cRbnmFHJrDCaAX7hYO6j0qF5fEwDn3tfnLreVyiqQXPu0AtdT/s1600-h/graceway+photos+002.jpg"></a></p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-60455757431394713692008-02-04T12:45:00.000-06:002008-02-04T12:59:56.509-06:00NASCAR VIP Parking and Camping Passes available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0NXQos0pqMbyAdKJIZHwxHcF1IVldxwzH-F5aH36GIsvx5FCCHr-wpKi_qJOtXXw0eofmJeUqZtpQYPr9jEvsQgIavjLSN4KfWYPMQweZq0yUvORIQz-wnDNe5uz4bFPi0-dfaT6WB_e/s1600-h/graceway+photos+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0NXQos0pqMbyAdKJIZHwxHcF1IVldxwzH-F5aH36GIsvx5FCCHr-wpKi_qJOtXXw0eofmJeUqZtpQYPr9jEvsQgIavjLSN4KfWYPMQweZq0yUvORIQz-wnDNe5uz4bFPi0-dfaT6WB_e/s320/graceway+photos+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163199641680774066" border="0" /></a> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Prices will increase soon. </span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Save money and get yours today!</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /> VIP Parking Pass - $25.00<br /> Camping Pass - $50.00</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Call 419-525-RACE to reserve your spot or send a check or money order payable to:</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Mansfield Motorsports Park <br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">100 Crall Rd Mansfield Ohio 44903</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMflDBhBTC8edkECr9w0HBPu3lg0npLdBiWW4qrrneHOIXqKf6c-6EWycwwD3ABmpl-qUBxgPU6tuYhVO7aslQex6x6iW4c357xmF1B1xvxrkPIMkwHmsLFFq0uhaXb1WO6fOPmLotT9ks/s1600-h/2007-08-11+Mansfield+027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMflDBhBTC8edkECr9w0HBPu3lg0npLdBiWW4qrrneHOIXqKf6c-6EWycwwD3ABmpl-qUBxgPU6tuYhVO7aslQex6x6iW4c357xmF1B1xvxrkPIMkwHmsLFFq0uhaXb1WO6fOPmLotT9ks/s320/2007-08-11+Mansfield+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163200427659789250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Email Inquiries: <a href="mailto:recep@mansfield-speedway.com">tickets@mansfield-speedway.com</a></span></p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-26604323372046606872008-02-04T11:25:00.000-06:002008-02-04T11:46:07.998-06:00Season Tickets and VIP Parking Passes Now Available<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b1Q9Y09ZO02Tjg1lY9CRezXEe6ldhdivWefg54AhkDjGnsMNckeMcoUinQ6DikquEkFyZkrdkzKj6SPT5DABneITb2SDsyhyphenhyphenro9QPx-9qSHSaLhC8Lz1TcfJ0EzBZlZSa0fAa4rncVBw/s1600-h/IMG_2171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b1Q9Y09ZO02Tjg1lY9CRezXEe6ldhdivWefg54AhkDjGnsMNckeMcoUinQ6DikquEkFyZkrdkzKj6SPT5DABneITb2SDsyhyphenhyphenro9QPx-9qSHSaLhC8Lz1TcfJ0EzBZlZSa0fAa4rncVBw/s200/IMG_2171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163181783206757138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Season tickets for all events at Mansfield Motorsports Park are</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> available, as is VIP Parking for the track’s cornerstone event - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The season pass is just $169 will give holders admission to all six racing events at MMP in 2008, including the NCTS event on May 23, the two USAR Hooters Pro</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Cup races on June 14 and August 30, the ISMA</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Supermodified and HOSS 410 open wheel doubleheader on</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> August 9, and the</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> NASCAR Camping</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> World East Series</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> and</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Whelen Modified Tour</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Doubleheader on</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> August 23.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinS7RwDtW5wdz8MBSQLnjEpG3iApZbT-Y3s-4SjlSOuvgblXKLUDmU0b7xK7rbFxM4WCbuEDsOlh5S-qkwfUeFOMtgae0Yh1G0bntmNtO5b2OXV6yK7HROBfsIYhO5Qg8yeU7sbmzkPOGy/s1600-h/Hooters+Championship+2+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinS7RwDtW5wdz8MBSQLnjEpG3iApZbT-Y3s-4SjlSOuvgblXKLUDmU0b7xK7rbFxM4WCbuEDsOlh5S-qkwfUeFOMtgae0Yh1G0bntmNtO5b2OXV6yK7HROBfsIYhO5Qg8yeU7sbmzkPOGy/s200/Hooters+Championship+2+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163181778911789826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> There is also an added “TBA” date slated for June 28.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">“We started our special event only schedule last season, and saw a very positive response to offering a single ticket to all of our events,” said MMP president</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Mike Dzurilla. “If you do the math, it’s like buying the other five races on our schedule and getting a great seat for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race for free.”</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Anyone who has purchased a ticket to the Ohio 250 and would like to upgrade to a season pass will have their purchas</span><span style="font-family:arial;">e pro-rated, with the cost of the NCTS ticket deducted from the cost of the season pass.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">VIP Parking for the Ohio 250 is also now available, with preferred parking only $25. Camping passes for the MMP campgrounds on State Route 545 are also available for $50.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">“That parking lot is directly adjacent to the main grandstand, it’s easy in and easy out,” Dzurilla said. “We have plenty of parking here, but we know there are people that want to be right up close. A VIP Parking pass will get you as close as you can get without being a competitor or an official.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">“Our campgrounds are always full of people looking to have </span><span style="font-family:arial;">a great time for the entire weekend, and some are here for longer than that,” Dzurilla said. “We’ve seen them show up four or five days early and leave a couple of days after the race. It’s a great setting in the rolling hills off State Route 545. S</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrfBBDCvlpTlote2WgORyne4j4_H4MsiSkV0dJxypG0vwEUyggtuCadOo2YXzjKJwTuh1QVcAFd9cstkD4Dq2Iu8mC6Wr9MdMbCQKnPUGGD0UkfKWJ_3ieyImHNH-ulrFSmzQrN4dWSkF/s1600-h/Hooters+Championship+194.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrfBBDCvlpTlote2WgORyne4j4_H4MsiSkV0dJxypG0vwEUyggtuCadOo2YXzjKJwTuh1QVcAFd9cstkD4Dq2Iu8mC6Wr9MdMbCQKnPUGGD0UkfKWJ_3ieyImHNH-ulrFSmzQrN4dWSkF/s200/Hooters+Championship+194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163181770321855218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">ome of the track employees even stay in the campground during the week and enjoy that atmosphere created by some of the best race fans in the Midwest. We have security patrolling the campground the entire week, with trash pickup and water and pumping services also available. Those passes are just $50.”</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Tickets for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 are now on sale, and can be purchased via the track website, www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com. Fans can also call the track ticket office at (419) 525-RACE (7223), or visit the speedway office at 100 Crall Road. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">2008 Mansfield Motorsports Park Schedule</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">May 23 – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Practice and Qualifying</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">May 24 – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series “Ohio 250”</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">June 14 – USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Northern Division 250</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">June 28 – TBA</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">July 4 – Freedom Festival and Fireworks Show</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">August 9 – ISMA Supermodified Nationals & HOSS 410 Sprints</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">August 23 – NASCAR Camping World Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Doubleheader</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">August 30 – USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Championship Series 25</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">-Tentative, subject to change</span><br /><p><br /></p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-7275994053152429512008-02-04T11:22:00.000-06:002008-02-04T11:56:45.887-06:00Mansfield Motorsports Park Now on MySpace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFjSoY4OKV7bLmrDuveEL3iXGnye4l5uG4qeqCscA0K20i7xRYid8Dq2MuZVyCxNlomrkD_3gHB43ikf6ucBAEbKG5Q1OipzbTgdKZanzHgXGlIQtvurgzTMVsIkbW2UtSBWNC7wFJnT9/s1600-h/MMS1_edited.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFjSoY4OKV7bLmrDuveEL3iXGnye4l5uG4qeqCscA0K20i7xRYid8Dq2MuZVyCxNlomrkD_3gHB43ikf6ucBAEbKG5Q1OipzbTgdKZanzHgXGlIQtvurgzTMVsIkbW2UtSBWNC7wFJnT9/s320/MMS1_edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163176981433320114" border="0" /></a>With tens of millions of members - many of them racing fans - already enrolled, the popular online community MySpace.com now has a new member: Mansfield Motorsports Park. The MMP page has been designed to augment the track’s current website, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6192755474014584454">www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com</a>, by offering fans a chance to interact not only with the track’s staff but also many of the drivers, teams, crew members, and sanctioning bodies that participate at MMP.<br /><p><br />“I’ve had a MySpace page for a long time now and have seen just how many people inside the racing world are on there,” said MMP’s public relations manager Charles Krall. “So I figured why not create one for the track? It gives our fans a chance to talk to us, leave us public comments, and even become online friends with some of the biggest names in the sport. There are drivers, crew members, media members, and even other tracks and sanctioning bodies that have MySpace pages, and they are only a couple of clicks away. Say you want to leave a comment for Ron Hornaday, a former Mansfield winner and the defending series champion. That’s a pretty easy one because right now he’s at the top of our friends list. Ron is a big fan of Mansfield, so we just hope you leave him a positive comment!”<br /><br />The Mansfield Motorsports Park MySpace page will also allow fans to share their experiences at the track. There will be a fan photo section in the photo gallery, and any interesting stories sent in by the fans will be used in the track’s blog.<br /><br />“We have an e-mail address set up just for fans to send us their pictures,” Krall said. “We want them to send their digital pictures of their experiences here at the track to us at fanpics@mansfield-speedway.com. It can be pictures they took of action on the track, getting a drivers autograph, or enjoying themselves in the stands or even tailgating out in the parking lot.<br /><br />“Another motivation for me to start the page for the track is to help put names to the faces of the people who work here at the track,” Krall continued. “And I am not talking about just myself or even our general manager Bill Conn or our office manager Tammi Moore or the rest of our office staff. I am hoping we get pictures of everyone up there, from the smiling faces you see taking tickets to security to concessions and our maintenance staff. These people all do a fantastic job of making the fans’ experience at Mansfield Motorsports Park what it is, and this is a neat way of allowing them to get some recognition for it.”<br /><br />The MMP MySpace page can be found at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mansfieldmotorsportspark">www.myspace.com/mansfieldmotorsportspark</a>.<br /><br />Tickets for the upcoming Ohio 250 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series are currently on sale. Fans can log onto www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com to make their purchase, or they can call the track’s ticket office at (419) 525-RACE (7223) or stop in at 100 Crall Road, just across State Route 13 from Mansfield Lahm Airport.<br /><br /></p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-31558146570065863992007-03-15T16:33:00.000-06:002007-03-16T16:01:40.678-06:00Graham Auto Mall Becomes Major Sponsor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0e8v18OuC9e2HuPpH_BA4mCdCu6sgtCz25Gtg-_rjxXoVWwzLu0BqhjgzUHb_YRHOOxlzb4nauYKD-3dZNfB6ua4u5NBpQg_ma9OkOZkK9HurlBlrT4xlxkvRufpju35jxewgSWX5LaG/s1600-h/GRAHAM+AUTOMALL+LOGO+RLPOLK.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042283343228215314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0e8v18OuC9e2HuPpH_BA4mCdCu6sgtCz25Gtg-_rjxXoVWwzLu0BqhjgzUHb_YRHOOxlzb4nauYKD-3dZNfB6ua4u5NBpQg_ma9OkOZkK9HurlBlrT4xlxkvRufpju35jxewgSWX5LaG/s400/GRAHAM+AUTOMALL+LOGO+RLPOLK.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Graham Auto Mall to Sponsor Mansfield Motorsports Park NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying Day<br /></span></strong><br />Graham Auto Mall, one of Mansfield’s largest multi-brand automotive dealerships, has entered into an agreement to become the official auto dealer of Mansfield Motorsports Park for the entire 2007 season. Additionally, the dealership will sponsor the track’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying day, and will supply the track’s promotional and safety vehicles.<br /><br />“We are extremely happy to enter the 2007 season into this relationship with Graham Auto Mall,” said Mansfield Motorsports Park president and general manager Chris Mize. “We’ve worked with them in the past, and we’re pleased to have them back with us in 2007. The program we have put in place will make Graham Auto Mall the official auto dealer of Mansfield Motorsports Park, on both the oval track and the newly constructed drag strip. They have provided us with pace vehicles and safety trucks, and will become the sponsor of Graham Auto Mall Pole Day during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race weekend on May 25, 2007. We’re also working on several other promotions throughout the 2007 year.”<br /><br />Graham’s will assist in promotional efforts, including running a countdown to Graham Auto Mall Pole Day on its electronic billboards on US 30.<br /><br />“They are very excited about promoting our 2007 season events, particularly the Graham Auto Mall Pole Day,” Mize said. “They will run a countdown on their billboards on US 30 to let people know how many days are left. We’re also going to be displaying vehicles from Graham Auto Mall on our midway, both on the oval track and the drag strip. It’s a fairly extensive program, and we’ll work to expand and develop it more as the year goes on.”<br /><br />For ticket information for the Graham Auto Mall Pole Day and The City of Mansfield 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race or any event at Mansfield Motorsports Park, visit us online at <a title="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportonline.com/ blocked::http://www.mansfieldmotorsportonline.com/" href="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportonline.com/">http://www.mansfieldmotorsportonline.com/</a> or call the track ticket office at (419) 525-RACE(7223). </div>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192755474014584454.post-60837532405495791402007-02-28T08:28:00.000-06:002007-02-28T10:22:57.755-06:00Welcome to the Official Mansfield Motorsports Park Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQeiiIzGRIWaVTvbkP8orP0Mxua0-VN0b8h1vOEHA6e9PKcTSvt8P6ezKIUZASJ3gPA9r5iqoy9Kebcmya4dZ__SIQwzl83bPnVY-OsoNJulgmHh-hbq363RMK9Ukdn273qk9zsfdgDzK/s1600-h/MansfieldBlog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036596929754674834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQeiiIzGRIWaVTvbkP8orP0Mxua0-VN0b8h1vOEHA6e9PKcTSvt8P6ezKIUZASJ3gPA9r5iqoy9Kebcmya4dZ__SIQwzl83bPnVY-OsoNJulgmHh-hbq363RMK9Ukdn273qk9zsfdgDzK/s400/MansfieldBlog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:110%;">Thank you for visiting our new blog page! The 2007 season comes upon us with much anticipation. Racing with us this year will be the return of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, USAC Racing Series, USAR Hooter's Pro Cup, NASCAR Busch East and Whelen Modified Tour, and ISMA SuperModifieds to name just a few.</p><p> Be sure to check back for updates on any NASCAR Race Series, speedway, dragstrip, and other important information for <a href="http://www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com/newsletters.aspx" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Mansfield Motorsports Park</span></strong></a> events and activities.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p> </p>Mansfield Motorsports Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311628357565545472noreply@blogger.com