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World Series of Off-Road Racing
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Nissan “Showdown in the Show-Me State” to Cap 2007 WSORR Season
July 26, 2007 - SMYRNA, TN – Nissan North America, the Official
Vehicle of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR),
announced it will sponsor the Series weekend grand finale September
22-23 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. The event is
officially named the Nissan “Showdown in the Show-Me State”.
The final two rounds of WSORR off-road racing, where many of the
nine WSORR class champions will be crowned, is the first national
off-road racing event in Missouri and at the new Lucas Oil Speedway.
‘We have been very pleased about our association with WSORR and
their plans to expand professional off-road racing to new venues
such as Lucas Oil Speedway in Missouri,” said Ron Stukenberg, senior
manager, motorsports marketing & operations for Nissan. ‘Since the
opening event in Owatonna, Minnesota, there has definitely been
excitement and momentum in the WSORR and we expect that to continue
when we go to Wheatland, Missouri, for the “Nissan Showdown in the
Show-Me State,” he said.
“Lucas Oil Speedway is one of the premier dirt track facilities in
the country”, said Jamie Devney, Motorsports Business Manager, Lucas
Oil Products. “The new off road track will be no exception. We are
working closely with WSORR’s Cliff and Jake Flannery, the nation’s
premier off road track designers, to create our new course,” he
commented. “Lucas Oil’s commitment will ensure this inaugural Nissan
event will be a huge success”. Devney said the track will feature a
traditional land rush start and have a “real hard edge to it” for
explosive racing action.
Nissan joins other big name event sponsors on WSORR’s remaining Tour
2007 including the Boss Snowplows U.P. Off-Road 100 Races at Bark
River International Raceway in Michigan August 10-12; and the
BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races® at Crandon Raceway in
Wisconsin over Labor Day Weekend, August 31 – September 2.
Key sponsors on WSORR’s Tour 2007 include Lucas Oil Products, Forest
County Potawatomi, Nissan, BorgWarner, United Trailers, Toyo Tires,
KC HiLites, Sunoco Race Fuels, ATX Wheels and Skyjacker.
More information about WSORR is available at
www.wsorr.com
Information
about Nissan is available at
www.NissanUSA.com
and
the Lucas Oil Speedway website can be accessed at
www.lucasoil.com.
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