| Thursday, November 28, 2002 | |
| Brett Bodine to Appear at Hooters ProCup Championship Event at USA International | Fayetteville, Ga. - As the excitement builds for the
season ending Four Champions Memorial Hooters 300
presented by Jennie-O Turkey Store this Saturday night
at USA International Speedway, fans in attendance will
have an opportunity to meet a Winston Cup Series
veteran.
Brett Bodine, driver of the #11 Hooters Ford in the
Winston Cup Series, will be in attendance to sign
autographs and meet the fans. Bodine will also be
assisting the winner of the Hooters Racing Challenge
during a session Sunday morning of the Cale Yarborough
Executive Racing School to be held at USA International
Speedway.
Bodine signed a deal with Hooters of America in the
spring of 2002 and carried the familiar Hooters colors
for the remainder of the season. The Hooters Racing
Challenge was featured on select broadcasts of USAR
Hooters ProCup Series races on Speed Channel where
Bodine asked a series of questions thta fans could
answer online. Nearly 5,000 fans participated in the
contest with the winner chosen from a drawing of
contestants who answered all the questions correctly.
Gordon Baldwin was originally chosen as the contest
winner, however, the Orange California resident
recently had surgery on his hip and will not be able
to particiapte. Baldwin contacted contest officials
and requested a new winner be drawn to enjoy the
full day at the driving experience on Sunday.
Coralie Ruffell from Danbury, CT was then drawn and
will be flown to USA International Speedway for the
weekend. In addition to winning one-on-one
instruction from Bodine at the driving experience,
she also won a prize package that included tickets
to the season ending race for the Hooters ProCup
Series.
"I am really excited about coming down to Lakeland
this weekend," said Bodine. "This will be my first
chance to see Hooters ProCup Series racing in person
and meet some of the guys in the Series. I love
watching some great short track racing and I look
forward to meeting alot of the fans as well. It
should be a fun time."
Bodine also looks forward to participating in the
driving experience on Sunday morning. "I think the
Hooters Racing Challenge was an awesome way to get
fans actively involved in the ProCup Series and with
Hooters," Bodine said. "This contest was a great
way to educate new fans about Hooters and the Hooters
ProCup Series. Getting to meet the fans up close and
seeing everyone at Lakeland will be a great way to
finish out the season."
For more information on tickets, please contact USA
International Speedway at 1-800-964-7223.
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