Elmer Musgrave 100 presented by Texas
Corral A Great gift for Dad’s and Grad’s
By: Tom White
Schererville, IN (June 12, 2009) - Officials of the
Illiana Motor Speedway, an American Speed Association sanctioned
member track have announced that Texas Corral Grill & Saloon
will again sponsor of the 8th annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial
featuring “The stars and Cars” of the ASA Midwest tour
for their “First time ever” visit to Indiana on Sat.
nite, June 20. A special advanced ticket purchase of $15-Adults
and $5-kids 8-13 a savings of $3 which would make a great gift
for Dad`s and Graduates will be on sale at the speedway ticket
office this Sat. June 13 and available next week at Buys off
Broadway in Crown Point, IN. The Turbo Stocks and 4 cylinder
pure stocks will also be in action.
The ASA Midwest Super Late Model Tour will sanction this event
pitting their top “touring stars” Nathan Haseleu, Dan
Fredrickson, Tim Schendel, Chris Wimmer, and Steve Carlson against
“Chicagoland’s Best.” Featuring five time Champion
Mike White, John Nutley, Brett Sontag, Anthony Danta and The
Legendary Larry Schuler. A special Meet and Greet Gathering is
set for Friday Nite June 19 from 7-10pm at the Texas Corral Highland,
IN. (Indianapolis Blvd) Location.
Race fans are invited to visit Texas Corral Grill & Saloon
in Highland, Portage, Merrillville & Michigan City and the
Amarillo Roadhouse in Schererville, for a chance to win a VIP
package for four to Illiana’s Musgrave event.
The event is held in the memory and honor of the late Elmer
Musgrave, who passed away in 2000. Musgrave was a long-time
Chicagoland stock car competitor, racing at tracks throughout
the Midwest and the Chicago area. His son, Ted Musgrave, the
2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, will be on hand
Saturday for a special autograph session.
Musgrave Memorial / ASA Midwest tour Special
The gates open Saturday at 4:00 p.m., with time trials set
for 5:00 p.m. and the first race getting the green flag at 7:00
p.m. Five Division feature races will highlight the program Including
Super Late Model, Turbo Street Stocks, , Pure Stocks
Adults -$18 Children 8-13 $8 (at the gate special event pricing)
For more information, call the speedway at (219) 322-5311
or go to
www.illianaspeedway.com. Or www.asamidwesttour.com
The track is located at 7211 Lincoln Hwy on U.S. Highway 30,
about two miles east of U.S. Highway 41 or five miles west of
Interstate 65.
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