Inside Line Promotions – SOMERTON, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2015) – The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown has captured national headlines.
NASCAR star Kyle Larson thrilled the crowd on Saturday night to win Round 2 of the five-race event at Cocopah Speedway, which will host 410ci sprint car events on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Following Tennessee resident Paul McMahan’s dominating performance on Friday during the opening round, California’s Larson and sprint car veterans Stevie Smith of Oklahoma and Danny Lasoski of Missouri traded the lead at least a half dozen times in the final half of the 30-lap feature on Saturday.
Mired in thick traffic, Larson slid Smith for the lead in turns three and four in the closing laps. Smith pulled side by side with Larson in the same turns on the final lap, but the NASCAR sensation powered around him on the cushion to score the $12,000 top prize.
Fellow NASCAR standouts Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart were on hand. Kahne finished 11th after placing 10th during the opening round and Stewart was in attendance helping sprint car legend Steve Kinser, who drives for Tony Stewart Racing.
Videos from the track have gone viral and several national media outlets have picked up the story. Here are a couple of links:
FOX SPORTS: http://foxs.pt/1wQaMWi
NBC SPORTS: http://bit.ly/1IgHLtv
BEYOND THE FLAG: http://bit.ly/13TpNzy
MOTORSPORT.COM: http://bit.ly/17durdT
Partnerships are still available for any or all of the final three nights of the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown. Options include partnering with the event, the live Pay-Per-View broadcast and/or the two hours of delayed television coverage.
For more information on partnerships, email Chad Markel at cmarkel@nationalspeedsportnews.com.
Tickets for the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown are available for sale online by visiting https://secure.pivotalracing.com/venues/cocopah-speedway. Also, fans can purchase live Pay-Per-View video of the event via SPEED SPORT by clicking http://www.SPEEDSPORT.TV/live.
The pit gate is scheduled to open at 11 a.m. each day with the main gates opening at 2 p.m. Hot laps will get underway at approximately 6:30 p.m. and Opening Ceremonies is slated for 7 p.m.
WINTER HEAT SPRINT CAR SHOWDOWN –
Dates: Jan. 2-3, 6, 9-10, 2015
Track: Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz.
Prize: $12,000-to-win, $1,000-to-start each night (Jan. 2-3, 9-10); $5,000-to-win (Jan. 6); approximately $250,000 total prize money
Type: 410ci sprint cars
Times: Pit gate opens at 11 a.m.; main gates open at 2 p.m.; hot laps at 6:30 p.m.; Opening Ceremonies at 7 p.m.
TICKETS –
Fans can purchase tickets by clicking https://secure.pivotalracing.com/venues/cocopah-speedway.
PAY-PER-VIEW –
SPEED SPORT Productions will be broadcasting live Pay-Per-View video of the Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown for $27.95 per night. Visit http://www.SPEEDSPORT.TV/live for more information. The event will also be taped for a pair of one-hour delayed television broadcasts via MAVTV.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.CocopahSpeedway.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CocopahShowdown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinterHeatSprintCarShowdown
THE EVENT –
The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown will showcase the top sprint car drivers in the world in sunny Southwest Arizona during the first two weekends of January in 2015. The four weekend races pay $12,000 to the winner and at least $1,000 to every driver who advances to the main event with the midweek show paying $5,000 to win.
POINTS FUND –
A $10,000 points fund will be split among the top-five finishers. The champion will receive a $4,000 bonus with drivers finishing second through fifth each offered $1,500. A driver will earn points throughout heat races, qualifying races and main events during the five events. A competitor must attempt to race in all five Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown races to be eligible for the points fund.
COCOPAH SPEEDWAY –
Cocopah Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile dirt track located in Somerton, Ariz. It has a concrete wall perimeter, television-quality lighting and the pits are located outside turns three and four. There is also dry camping free of charge on the property. For more information, visit http://www.CocopahSpeedway.com.
COMETIC GASKET –
Cometic Gasket, Inc., is a leading worldwide supplier of shelf stock, custom and short-run gaskets for the performance aftermarket, original equipment and motor sports industries. The company, which is located in Concord, Ohio, was created in 1989 and ships out more than 5,000 types of gaskets to customers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.Cometic.com.
JE PISTONS –
JE Pistons is the leader in high performance forged pistons. Based in Irvine, Calif., the company has more than 60 years of experience and has a history of manufacturing the highest quality pistons and components that professional engine builders, race teams and high-performance enthusiasts trust and rely on. For more information, visit http://www.JEPistons.com.
K1 TECHNOLOGIES –
K1 Technologies, which is located in Mentor, Ohio, has many years in the field of designing, engineering and manufacturing connecting rods and crankshafts. For more information, visit http://www.K1Technologies.com.
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.
To meet the media relations needs of your program and to join Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or InsideLinePromotions@gmail.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
- Shawn Miller on Jan 05, 2015
- Article Date: 1/5/2015 by Inside Line Promotions