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'Bill W' Set To Announce Inaugural Cowtown Sprint Nationals

9/15/08, DarinShort.com. Driver entries are flowing in, a record total purse for the track has been posted, avid fans are snatching up 2-passes on the track website, and the drama is starting to build for the inaugural Cowtown Sprint Nationals. The event is set for October 10-11 at Kennedale (D/FW) Texas's Cowtown Speedway.

And now, the popular 'Bill W' has confirmed that he will be on hand to call the sprint portion of the Cowtown Sprint Nationals.

Monroe Iowa's, Bill Wright (AKA Bill W), has been on the media side of the sport for 12 years as a journalist, website editor, broadcaster and announcer. His weekly 'Knoxville News' recap can be found on racing sites worldwide. Bill W is one of the voices of HoseheadsRadio.com, which has broadcast all the shows from the Knoxville Raceway as well as the Short Track Nationals in Little Rock the last several years.

"I've always wanted to get to Cowtown," says Bill. "The Cowtown Sprint Nationals is the perfect opportunity, and I appreciate the opportunity they've given me to be a part of it all. We'll see the best in the 360 business on the high-banked ¼ mile! It doesn't get any better than that!"

Cowtown Speedway is very excited to have Bill W on hand, which will further enhance the race fan's overall experience while at Cowtown Speedway. Joining Bill W to call the 'Topless 100' portion of the weekend's events will be guest announcer Tim Looney, who is well known to the D/FW area race fans.

The Cowtown Sprint Nationals is a 2-day event, featuring many of the top sprint car drivers in the country. It is a national point race for ASCoT, plus the final 2008 point events in the ASCS Sooner region. It is also the first of four huge season-ending sprint car specials in the area that wrap up back at Cowtown on November 7-8 for the November Sprint Shootout.

National tour drivers including Gary Wright, Jason Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Zach Chappell and GarryLee Maier will be on hand. They will be joined by many more drivers from the ASCoT tour, ASCS Sooner region, local 'hot shoes' plus 'invaders' from across the United States. Early estimates are for around 50 sprint teams to converge on the Cowtown ¼ mile high-banks to battle it out.

The sprint cars will have two complete shows, with heat races (using the ASCS passing points system) and feature races. Capping off Friday will be a 30-lap, 22-car feature event paying $2,000 to win and $300 to start. The top four finishers will lock into Saturday night's 35-lap championship that pays a winner's share of $5,000 and down to $400 for 24^th. The sprint portion of the weekend's purse tops $40,000.

Drivers planning on competing at the Cowtown Sprint Nationals are urged to preregister at the track website.

Advance 2-day adult grandstand passes are only available through the track website. 2-day passes are just $35, which will save $10 off walk-up prices on race weekend. Adult general admission on race night will be $20 for October 10, and $25 for October 11. Youth and kids ticket prices remain the same as weekly pricing, which are $5 and $2 for each race night, and are available at the track on race night only.

For complete Cowtown Sprint Nationals event information, including event flyer, 2-day passes, track information, driver preregistration; and more, please visit www.CowtownSpeedway.com and click the 'Cowtown Nationals' link.

We look forward to seeing all of you, plus Bill W and Tim Looney, for the Cowtown Sprint Nationals at the Fastest Lil' Dirt Track In Texas…Cowtown Speedway!

I have been to dirt tracks all across the US, the guys they had doing the announcing at the ASCS race we went to at Cowtown last year, were the absolute worst I have ever heard, 99.9% percent of time they rambled on endlessly about udder nonsense that had nothing what so ever to do with racing.

No mention here of that announcer. I believe we'll have announcers this time who know that Garry Lee Maier is not Garry Lee.

I am really excited about Bill W. being there. I hope I get to meet him and personally thank him for all of his work in giving us such great racing reports.

Really looking forward to this race....

Got yer cowboy boots polished yet, Bill?

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