Posted By: rolldog on January 31 2019 at 09:15:34 AM
I saw this in my morning Speed Sport news update. Seems like an great idea to me to help raise some money for the HofF. Maybe the PA Posse can get behind this and get the Dream Team to the Nationals. Or maybe there is an Aussie team out there to make the trip.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – In an effort to help both sprint car teams and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, Priority Aviation has put up a $20,000 sponsorship for the Knoxville Nationals.
The sponsorship will be awarded to the driver or team that acquires the most donations through membership and other means to the museum prior to July 31.
“We’re trying to help get the word out that the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum still needs help paying for the construction on the Bryan Clauson Suite Tower,” said Richard Marshall, owner of Priority Aviation. “We also wanted to possibly help bring another race team to the 59th Annual Knoxville Nationals that maybe wouldn’t make the trip to Knoxville without the extra $20,000 in their pocket to help cover expenses.
“I think it will also be exciting to see the competition among the drivers and their fan bases. I think we’ll see a lot of social media hype and possibly some good-natured competition between the teams,” Marshall added. “The teams could also get businesses in their area to get behind their effort with donations. I feel the winner may not just be the one with the most loyal fan base, but the one who gets most creative.”
Prospective members should visit www.SprintCarStuff.com and order a membership there, listing their driver or team (in the note box at checkout) that they are trying to help with the $20,000 Priority Aviation sponsorship. Potential members can also contact the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and request membership packets, or make a donation.
The museum will ship membership and donation information out for the drivers and teams to pass out at their races throughout the season. The driver or team with the most donations returned to the museum before July 31 will receive the $20,000 sponsorship funding to participate in this year’s Knoxville Nationals, Aug. 7–10.
All funds collected will go towards paying off remaining construction costs on the Bryan Clauson Suite Tower. Memberships start at $25 per year.
“We can’t thank Richard and Jennifer Marshall enough for thinking up this $20,000 Knoxville Nationals Sponsorship program,” said Bob Baker, executive director of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. “Richard and Jennifer, through Priority Aviation, know the importance of getting the Bryan Clauson Suite Tower construction paid for. Their generosity in helping both our museum and in trying to help a race team at this year’s Knoxville Nationals is just one way that they are always thinking about our sport.”
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