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TACO BRAVO EXTENDS DEAL, DAY WINS
KAEDING SPRINT CAR GIVEAWAY
WATSONVILLE,
CALIFORNIA (December 8, 2011) – The Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo joined the
Ocean Speedway banquet on Saturday night at the Coconut Grove Ballroom at the
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with 2011 series champion Ronnie Day of Salinas
among the honorees.Dennis Woullet and
Taco Bravo announced a two-year extension of their title sponsorship of the
series giving it great stability going into both 2012 and 2013.
Not only
was Day honored as champion but he was also the winner of the Kaeding Sprint
Car giveaway including a 2012 Maxim Chassis and body kit.Any driver within the top-20 in the points
that was present was eligible to win, but Day’s win added to his list of
numerous successes throughout the season.
The 2011
Johnny Key Classic winner was gracious up on stage and thanked his brother
Keith Day for the support to make his championship season possible.Day won the championship with Tommy Tarlton,
Rico Abreu, Justin Sanders, and Shane Golobic rounding out the top-five in the
standings.Abreu, despite going winless
on the season, made a big impression during his rookie season and was honored
as Rookie of the Year for one of the nation’s premier weekly sprint car
classes.
Ocean
Speedway promoter John Prentice was thrilled to announce the extension of the
Taco Bravo deal and saw it as an affirmation of the hard work he has put into
the series over the last five years.
“We are
extremely grateful for the support Taco Bravo has provided to both Ocean
Speedway and our Ocean Sprints division over the years,” Prentice said.“This two year extension with Taco Bravo
allows us to continue a commitment to put on great sprint car racing for the
fans.”
Prentice
has been busy representing Ocean Speedway as a keynote speaker at the RPM
Promoters Workshop in Reno this week.Prentice spoke to the audience of esteemed promoters from throughout the
Western
United States on the sound issues facing both the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds and
the race track.Prentice has been asked
to return to the RPM Workshop during Speedweeks in Daytona in February.
The full
2012 slate of Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo races will be announced at
a later date but race fans can expect another thrilling season of some of the
best winged 360 action anywhere in the nation.
For more
information on the Ocean Sprint Cars presented by Taco Bravo log onto http://www.oceansprints.com
and for more on the Ocean Speedway visit http://www.oceanspeedway.com
www.stevenblakesley.com
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