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Old School Racing Pics From Nashville
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Old School Racing's Jake Elder Benefit Coin
Old School Racing
Jake Elder Commemorative Special Edition Coin

$20.00
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Geoffrey Bodine Victorious In Old
School Racing RacersReunion.com Shootout At Nashville
After setting the Waxing Frenzy fast time, Geoffrey Bodine backed
up his strong qualifying effort with a standout performance in the
RacersReunion.com 30-lap shootout at the Music City Motorplex in
Nashville, TN. Sterling Marlin took the lead briefly from
Bodine during the race's early stage, but Bodine went back out front
before a lap 7 caution. The former Modified and Cup star led
from that point to the finish to claim the first ever OSR event.
Marlin
claimed second, while Randy LaJoie, Harry Gant, and Lake Speed were
top five finishers.
Complete updates coming at a later time. Also, for upcoming
video footage of the event, keep checking racersreunion.com.
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The Stars of NASCAR’s Past Return to the Track July 18, 2008 for the
“Old School- RacersReunion.com Shootout”
To kick off their 50 Years of Asphalt Racing Celebration, the famed
Music City Motorplex (MCM) in Nashville, TN will host Old School
Racing’s (OSR) inaugural event, “The Old School-RacersReunion.com
Shootout.
OSR,
in conjunction with RacersReunion.com, will bring the July 18th
event live to the web with the veteran racing analyst Randy
Pemberton in the broadcast booth with many special guest that will
bring the fans racing stories that may never be heard again. Fans
not attending the event will be able to view it live in it’s
entirety at
www.RacersReunion.com.
Some of the greatest drivers of all time have been slated to compete
in this long anticipated inaugural event. Harry Gant, Sterling
Marlin, Geoff Bodine, Dave Marcis, Jack Ingram, Larry Pollard,
Charlie Glotzbach, Joe Ruttman, Tommy Houston, Mike Alexander, and
Randy LaJoie will treat racing fans to a night of racing they’ll
never forget.
“It’s great to finally give the fans something they’ve wanted to
see,” said OSR Managing Partner Gene Weaver. “These guys are my
hero’s and putting these legends back on the track is not just a
thrill for the fans, but also to everyone involved in the Old School
Racing Series. We’re excited about this opportunity to bring this
inaugural event to the fans along with RacersReunion.com and our
sponsors.”
Drivers will be available for autographs between qualifying and race
time. Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm and the green flag
drops for the Shootout at 8:30 pm. One of the must see events
during the live broadcast will be a round table discussion with four
of these racing legends. It will be hosted by Randy Pemberton and is
sure to bring out some great stories from these “old school”
drivers.
This special event will also serve as the national launch of the
“Suitcase Jake Commemorative Fund” established to raise money for
Jake Elder, one of motor racings true living legends. The “Jake
Elder Crew Chief of the Race Award,” sponsored by Darrell Waltrip,
will go to the winning car’s crew chief. In addition, OSR will
offer, for sale at the track and on their website (www.osrct.com), a
“Suit Case Jake” commemorative coin. All proceeds from the sale of
the coin will benefit the Jake Elder fund.
“One of our goals at Old School Racing is to establish the Retired
Racers Foundation to help support retired racers that may need
financial support in trying times,” said OSR Managing Partner Gene
Weaver. “Pioneers of racing, like Jake Elder, did not get the huge
paychecks that these guys get today, yet they paved the way for them
and we want to try to pay them back for everything they have done
for this sport. Helping “old school” racers is a lofty goal, but one
that is long overdue,” added Weaver.
“We’re thrilled to be able to participate in this event with OSR,”
said Jeff Gilder, of the RacersReunion Network. “Our goal is to
bring recognition to the roots of stock car racing and to keep these
legends of the sport in front of their fans. This is a perfect fit
for us.”
Tickets for the event start at just $15.00 and can be purchased
online at www.ticketmaster.com. And the three hour-live broadcast
can be seen for FREE at
www.RacersReunion.com.
Track Info:
www.musiccitymotorplex.com
Ticket Info:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/221353/?search_redirect=music%20city%20motorplex
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OSR Legends To Race At Music City Motorplex In July
Nashville, TN (May 1st, 2008) - As part of the 50 years of asphalt
racing in Nashville, TN, Music City Motorplex along with help from
Old School Racing founders Norm and Gene Weaver, will hold a race
for the racing legends at the Music City Motorplex on Friday July
18, 2008. The race will feature such drivers as Geoff Bodine, Dave
Marcis, Jack Ingram, Larry Pollard, Joe Ruttman, Jimmy Hensley.
Many of the legends will be on hand for the festivities the rest of
the weekend.
The race, which will start at 8:15 p.m., will be a
35-lap feature. In addition, drivers will compete for one of the
prized Copley guitars, one of the most recognized and renowned
trophies in the United States.
Complete Story
DRIVERS RACING AT NASHVILLE:
Lake Speed, Geoff Bodine, Ronnie Thomas, Dave Marcis, Jack Ingram,
Harry Gant, Randy LaJoie, Joe Ruttman, Larry Pollard, Charlie
Glotzbach, Tommy Houston, Jerry Nadeau, & Sterling Marlin
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Harry Gant to Race the Famed No. 33 in the Old School Racing Tour
Mooresville, NC (January 15, 2008) – Old School Racing
will take old school fans back in time when they kick off their
inaugural Old School Racing Tour this May. That is when the fans
will be able to see their favorite drivers and the paint schemes
they made famous.
Harry Gant will pilot the No. 33 that he made famous.
Along with the green and white paint scheme made famous by Gant,
“old school” fans will also see the familiar red and white scheme
made famous by David Pearson, the gold and black scheme made famous
by Davey Allison, the “Kings” paint scheme and many others that will
bring back memories of the good ‘ole days of racing.
Complete Story
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Old School Racing Launches Online Store
Mooresville, NC (December 19, 2007) – Fans can now purchase racing
gear for the hottest new racing series to debut in years. Old
School Racing has launched an online store
where fans of racing legends can purchase official OSR
merchandise.
“Adding a store so fans can wear OSR gear is just
another step in the right direction as our series gets set for its
debut,” said OSR Managing Partner Gene Weaver. “The store is new
for us but due to high demand by our fans we knew it was something
that we had to do.”
Items currently in the store include T-Shirts and hats
with new merchandise being added all the time.
Complete Story
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…from
news-journalonline.com
Waltrip Inspires Venture
By
Godwin Kelly
Motorsports Editor
DAYTONA BEACH -- A group of motorsports idealists in
West Virginia
have come up with a novel plan, a sort of senior stock car tour for
retired race drivers.
Old School Racing is currently in
that gray area between dream and reality but receiving plenty of
attention from the media and race fans.
Organizers say the osrct.com website has received more than
half a million hits since the project was made public last week.
Complete Story
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Old School Racing Unveils First
Car At PRI
Pictures Available In The Gallery
Orlando, FL (December 6, 2007) – Old School Racing (OSR) along with racing legends Jack Ingram, Dave
Marcis, and Larry Pollard unveiled the first race car out of the
stables of Old School Racing today at the Performance Racing
Industry (PRI) show in Orlando, FL.
The OSR car, reminiscent of one that David Pearson
used to pilot in his hay-day, carried a gold No. 21 on the sides and
the OSR logo on the hood. The unveiling was the official
announcement of Old School Racing into the
racing world. The car that was unveiled is set up identically to the
vehicles that will take to the track when the green flag flies on
the inaugural OSR season in May of 2008.
The OSR race car is stocked with a crate 450
horsepower engine and has 105 inch wheelbase. In addition the OSR
race car also has removable nose and tail pieces that will make for
quick and easy repair at the track.
Complete Story
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Racing Legends to Unveil First OSR Car at PRI
Mooresville, NC (November 29, 2007) – The highly anticipated Old
School Racing (OSR) series that is set to debut in
May of 2008 will be well represented at the 20th annual Performance
Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in Orlando, Florida December 6-8,
2007.
On Thursday December 6, 2007 at 11:00 A.M., the OSRCT and a few
NASCAR greats will unveil the first official OSR car. This
unveiling will also be the official announcement of Old School
Racing into the racing world.
Complete Story
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ON-TRACK NEWS
Playing on WALN Digital Cable TV and the Internet
ON-TRACK Presented by GMDC Auto Repair and Auto Sales
Welcomes Norm and Gene Weaver from Old School Racing to Tonight's Show, November 26th, Monday Night from 8 to 9 PM.
On-Track presented by GMDC Auto Repair and Auto Sales
will present the 46th installment of the show on Monday
Night, November 26th, immediately following CARQUEST Gasoline Alley.
Join the Gang at
8 PM
as they welcome Norm and Gene Weaver from the brand new Old School
Racing Series to the show. The Weaver Brothers will discuss
the new series in length that will bring back to the forefront some
of the great names of NASCAR and other racing series into this new
concept racing series. A special DVD will be played during the show
from SpeedVids.com that shows never before seen racing footage from
the 1958 NASCAR Northern 500 and the 1960 Indianapolis 500, along
with the some local dirt track action from Flemington, Reading, and
the Allentown Fairgrounds.
Complete Story
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Old School Racing Launches Message Forum
Mooresville, NC (November 13, 2007) – Old School Racing
(OSR) is proud to announce the launch of the
official OSR message forum.
The
forum is a place for fans of old school racing or racing legends to
discuss the hottest racing series to debut in years. In addition to
being able to post their thought and ideas on the series, fans will
also be able to leave questions for series officials as they will
regularly the read the forums and answer questions.
“OSR has had more main stream media coverage about its launch than
any other racing series in years,” said OSR managing partner Butch
Fedewa. “With the buzz as great as it has been about the series we
thought that giving the fans one centralized place to talk about it
would be great.”
Complete Story
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New Champions Tour to Put Racing Legends Back on Track in 2008
Mooresville, NC (November 5, 2007) – May 18, 2008.
If
you are a race fan, especially an old school race fan, you will want
to mark May 18, 2008, on your calendar. Old school and everyday
race fans will be able to see their favorite old school drivers back
on the track.
Racing legends David Pearson, Dave Marcis, Harry Gant, James Hylton,
Geoff Bodine and more have signed up to race in Old School
Racing (OSR) in 2008.
Complete Story
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Drivers In Line To
Compete!!!
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Old School Racing
(OSRCT) is a new racing series debuting in 2008 that will
have retired and semi-retired champion drivers competing in a 10
race regular season schedule followed by a “Last Chance Race” and a
“Championship Race”.
The Drivers:
Eligible drivers are previous NASCAR Cup, Busch, Truck
race winners, series champions from ARCA, CART and Indy Car, and
previous Indy 500 winners that are not currently competing full time
in any of the previous series. There will be 15 drivers competing in
each regular season race and 20 drivers in the OSR Championship
Races.
The Races:
Races will be held on a Wednesday, Thursday, or
Friday on short tracks nearby the NASCAR®
event the following Saturday or Sunday. The tracks will all
be ¾ mile or smaller in size. Driver safety is OSR’s major focus
and OSR feels that the smaller tracks will slow the overall speed
while allowing close bumper to bumper racing action that these
drivers grew up on. The races will be 100 laps or less depending on
the size of the track.
The Points System and Championship Race:
OSR has preliminary drawn up a system very similar to other
popular racing series.
Drivers are only eligible to compete in 6 of the 10 races. OSR
will take the best five of a drivers six races and that would be
their points total for the year. After the 10 regular season races,
OSR would take the top 10 in driver points and they would advance
to the Championship Race. Points positions 11-30 will compete in
the Last Chance Race the night before the Championship Race. The top
ten in the Last Chance Race will be placed with the 10 drivers
already in the Championship Race, for a one race Championship
“shoot-out”. And we’re thinking “Winner-take-All”. What a heck of a
race that will be!
The Vehicle:
The vehicle will be a fully adjustable complete race
vehicle, meeting the current safety standards approved by an outside
third party. The vehicles will be equally prepared, maintained,
transported and provided to the drivers by OSR. The body style
has yet to be determined as talks with manufacturers continue.
Charity:
In OSR, each driver will be competing for a
charity of their choice as well as for themselves. Each driver will
have the logo of the charity they are competing for on the side of
their race car. This will bring attention to the charity as well as
a donation on behalf of the driver. There will also be a limited
access autograph session before each race and all proceeds will go
toward charity.
This is a brief overview of Old School
Racing
More details can be found by going to the
following OSRCT link:
LINK
“Competitiveness
is Bred Within and Remains for Life”
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From Our
Friends At StockCarReview.com
An Interview With OSR
Managing Partner Norm Weaver HERE
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Old School Racing Prepares For 2008 Debut
(8-8-07) In 2008,
fans across the country will be introduced to a new racing series titled “Old School Racing”. The twelve race series will feature retired
to semi-retired stars of professional racing. NASCAR® Cup, Busch,
and Truck Series winners as well as CART, Indy Car, and ARCA Series champions
will be among the fan favorites competing on the circuit.
The events will be held in conjunction with NASCAR® races
throughout the United States at a nearby track. For example, if the Cup series
is running a Sunday event in North Carolina, a local short track will be the
site of a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday OSR race.
The vehicles will be equally prepared and provided to the fifteen
drivers at each 100 lap event. The series will transport the vehicles and
provide crews for maintenance and adjustments for each race. Drivers will have
the chance to not only race for charity but to also collect healthy prize money
for their finishes.
Old School Racing managing partner Gene Weaver has been amazed at
the early interest in the series. “We have talked to many eligible participants
and sponsors and the outcome has been tremendous. At this point, every eligible
driver that we have presented the OSR Champion's Tour to has agreed to compete
in the series and is extremely excited about competing again. This is a unique
opportunity for stars of the past to do what they do best, competitively compete
for victory against some of their old rivals like they used to every
Friday or Saturday night. After all, for these drivers, our motto say's it all,
"Competitiveness is Bred Within and Remains for Life.”
To date, many top notch drivers have committed to the series. David Pearson, Buddy Baker, Geoff Bodine, Dave Marcis, Randy LaJoie,
Tim Fedewa, Derrike Cope and others have all signed to compete in the inaugural
season of the OSR Champion's Tour. Some thirty drivers will participate during
the 2008 campaign.
Butch Fedewa, managing partner and driver liaison, says “I am really
thrilled that fans will get to see their heroes race again. The drivers cut
their teeth racing on short tracks and will again get the opportunity to compete
Old School style.”
Sponsorship opportunities are available from; Series Title sponsor,
Presenting sponsor to individual Vehicle Sponsors. OSR is hoping that past
NASCAR® sponsors will come aboard and want to run their old paint
schemes that were and are still so familiar to race fans throughout the United
States.
Norm Weaver, OSR managing partner stated, "I know that race fans
will get "cold chills" when they see one of the old nostalgic paint schemes
competing once again along with the drivers they grew up seeing compete week in
and week out. Heck, I do just talking about it."
Many important announcements will be forthcoming in the next couple
of months. Fans and drivers alike can stay up to date with exciting
announcements by logging on to the official series website
www.osrct.com.
The “Old School Racing
Series” coming to a short track near
you in 2008.
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Old School Racing - Coming In 2008
Series Presentation CLICK HERE (PDF
FILE)
Old School Racing Information:
Email - info@osrct.com
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