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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.