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             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.
 

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
 

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
 

            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
 

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
 

            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
 

            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
 

            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
 

            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 46^th 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
 

            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
 

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
 

Drivers In Line To Compete!!!

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”
 

From Our Friends At StockCarReview.com
An Interview With OSR Managing Partner Norm Weaver HERE
 

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.
 

Old School Racing - Coming In 2008
Series Presentation CLICK HERE (PDF FILE)

Old School Racing Information:
Email - info@osrct.com