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Topic: Nobel Construction & Ocean Speedway announce “Back Row Challenge” for 2013
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January 25, 2013 at
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Nobel Construction and Ocean Speedway announce “Back Row Challenge” for 2013 Taco Bravo Sprint Car Series
San Jose CA - JAN 25 2013 – Former San Jose racer Earle Stanton, owner of Nobel Construction, in conjunction with Ocean Speedway, will offer a total of $1500.00 and ten (10) additional Taco Bravo championship points to any driver who can set fast time at any regular Friday night Taco Bravo Series event at Ocean Speedway in 2013 and can also win the “A” main event after choosing to start at the rear of the field.
Stanton says he is an old school racer and comes from a time when the fast cars had to start in the back and work their way to the front. He says that he doesn’t get much excitement from watching drivers start up front and win by basically running a 30 lap hot lap session! He says he wants to see the fast guy come from the back and it would be worth the money in sheer entertainment value just to watch someone try it.
Stanton also said he knows it can be done because at the end of the season last year Brent Kaeding came from deep in the field to almost win, and Kyle Larson actually won from the back row.
So Nobel Construction will put up $1000 and Ocean Speedway promoter John Prentice will contribute another $500 plus ten (10) additional championship points to entice the fast time driver of the night to take the “Nobel Construction Back Row Challenge”.
The driver who sets fast time must earn their way into the main event through their heat race and be a part of the initial main event invert. Then after drawing the evening’s main event invert pill, they will be given the option of starting in their invert spot or taking the challenge and start dead last in the main event.
If they take the challenge and can manage to work their way to the main event win they will receive $1500 in addition to the regular winner’s purse, plus the ten (10) additional championship points.
Prentice said he could imagine a close points battle at the end of the season and someone taking the challenge and winning the extra points in order to win the series championship.
Also it would be a great pay day any time as the winner of the challenge would get the regular winning purse of $1500 plus $1500 for winning the challenge, plus the $100 for fast time and they would also get another $100 as the hard charger. That would make the win worth a total of $3200 as well as the ten extra points and sweep the main event and all the awards for the evening.
Earle said he is just looking for a way to make the show more exiting for the fans and give the fast guy something to shoot for. He said he is looking forward to watching someone try to take his money and hopes they put on a hell of a show doing it.
Nobel Construction is a general contracting company located in San Jose Ca. Nobel Construction works in the single and multi-family residential industry providing remodel and renovating services. For more information on Nobel Construction please visit www.nobelcon.net
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January 29, 2013 at
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This is a great idea. I hope some racers take the challenge and put on a show for the fans.
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