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Greg Rilat to Bring Son’s Car to SPRINTactular August 7th

Kennedale TX (8/5/10) by DarinShort.com. Greg Rilat is a veteran sprint car driver, and father of Travis Rilat. Travis was recently injured in Washington and is currently in a Seattle hospital. Greg will be taking Travis’ sprint car to the ShopTheBOSS.com Summer SPRINTacular at Cowtown Speedway on August 7th and it will be on display behind the grandstands.

Fans will be able to visit with Greg and offer their words of encouragement at this very difficult time for the family. Fans will also have the opportunity of purchasing Travis’ racing t-shirts for $15, which will help offset some of the expenses incurred from the injury.

The feature event at the Summer SPRINTacular is 29 laps, which is the long-time car number on Travis’ F&J Construction, Murray and Son’s, Shark Racing Engines, XXX Raceco, Ten Hagen, Hoosier Tire, Smiley’s Race Products sponsored Lucas Oil ASCS Dirt Sprint series car that will be on display.

In addition, ShopTheBOSS.com is the primary sponsor on the Sprint Bandit car of Travis Rilat (car number “50 off”). In light of Travis’ recent injury, ShopTheBOSS.com would like to offer race fans a way to help.

At the SPRINTacular, adult ticket prices are $15. During the two weeks following the event (through August 21), for each adult fan that turns in their Cowtown ticket stub from the August 7th event at ShopTheBOSS.com’s Irving Texas location, ShopTheBOSS.com will donate $15 to Travis’ recovery effort.

Those fans will also have the opportunity of signing a ‘Get Well Travis’ guestbook that will be sent to the family during his hospital stay. There is no store purchase necessary and there is no limit to the number of $15 donations ShopTheBOSS.com will make. The store is open normal business hours M-F and Saturday mornings. Shop The BOSS is located at 3844 Valley View Lane in Irving TX 75062 and for exact directions, click http://www.ShopTheBOSS.com and then select the ‘contact’ link.

Complete event information is available at http://www.CowtownSpeedway.com or to make a direct donation, click www.stevekingfoundation.org/helpingfamilies_rilat.html and you can help with Travis’ recovery effort through the Steve King Foundation.

Are you going to have anyone selling Travis Rilat shirts at Knoxville or Osky?

"Are you going to have anyone selling Travis Rilat shirts at Knoxville or Osky?"

Good post. I made it larger so...I COULD READ IT!

leon

TSA...It's not a GROPE...it's a Freedom Pat!

Travis Rilat shirts will be in Knoxville---Tracy Still will be setting up a Travis Rilat booth and have heard that there are others with the Knoxville shirts. Look for them !!

Travis is having surgery Friday on his arms and hands. Please remember him in your prayers. He is checking out the Knoxville action---keeping up with his racing friends with hoseheads!

Travis Rilat shirts will be in Knoxville---Tracy Still will be setting up a Travis Rilat booth and have heard that there are others with the Knoxville shirts. Look for them !!

Travis is having surgery Friday on his arms and hands. Please remember him in your prayers. He is checking out the Knoxville action---keeping up with his racing friends with hoseheads!

OOPS! forgot to mention that we will have shirts in Cowtown this weekend---come by and meet me and send Travis an get well message.

Norman Martin will have Travis and Tyson t-shirts at his trailer under the grandstands--Norman Martin of Action T-Shirts selling Travis t-shirts under the grandstands in Knoxville--find him and get one while they last--heard that they were going fast!! Thank you, thank you friends, and thank you Norman Martin for making sure Travis had his t-shirts there in Knoxville!