USAR: Series to return to Bristol in 2010

USAR Pro Cup Returns to Bristol Motor Speedway in 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009) -- Bristol Motor Speedway will get back to its racing roots in 2010 as the USARacing Pro Cup Series returns to take another turn at the World's Fastest Half-Mile.

After a one-year sabbatical from BMS, the series will bring its fender to fender brand of racing to the concrete oval Saturday, May 15 for a 200-lap thriller under the lights. This will mark the first time Pro Cup drivers have driven more than 150 laps at Bristol.

USARacing officials are thrilled to be turning laps again at BMS.

"On behalf of the staff and owners of USARacing, we are very excited to be returning to the high banks of Bristol," said series director and vice president Jimmy Wilson. "This is a great facility to allow the greatest short track competitors in the country to showcase their talents."

"Announcing the May 15 date for Bristol Motor Speedway shows everyone that USARacing has a bright future. This definitely gives the Pro Cup Series an even firmer foundation on which to build."

The USARacing Pro Cup Series, which features 650-horsepower, 3,300-pound stock cars, has competed in Bristol five times, beginning in August of 2004. Shane Huffman won that initial race before Clay Rogers found his way to victory lane the following August. Others who have conqured BMS are Mardy Lindley, Benny Gordon and Caleb Holman of nearby Abingdon, Va. Holman piloted Charlie Henderson's ride to victory last August.

Bristol Motor Speedway is a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. The Company owns and operates the following premiere speedways: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. The Company provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary, and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars through its 600 Racing subsidiary. The Company also owns Performance Racing Network (PRN), which broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to more than 725 radio stations nationwide including XM Satellite and NASCAR.com. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.gospeedway.com.

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