The 2009 Montreal Nationwide Series Tour Begins This Saturday At Local Race Tracks
Tradition Continues at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Formula 1600 Series
Is Added to The NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge Program
Montreal, July 9, 2009 - The organizers of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge on August 29-30 in Montreal, proudly announce the return of the Formula 1600 Series at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Race fans will get a chance to see the Formula Tour 1600 drivers perform in the same event with the Rolex Grand-Am Series, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Drivers such as Olivier Bonnet, Didier Schraenen, Jerimy Daniel, and Marcel Lafontaine - winners of the four first races so far this season - will showcase their talent, as will thirty or more drivers during practice, qualifying, and on Sunday morning August 30 for their big race.
"Our friends at Formula 1600 are part of the Montreal race tradition," said François Dumontier, promoter and spokesperson for the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge. "Over the years, they have oftentimes lit up the fans on Sunday mornings at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with exciting races. The enthusiasm and daredevil moves showed by series veterans and up-and-coming stars give them plentiful rights to compete in the only summer race of 2009 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The weekend activities will give race fans a lot to cheer for with top of the line action from stock-car series, sports car series, and open wheel competition. I am sure that the passion and sheer determination showed by Formula 1600 drivers, and the spectacular on-track action will thrill fans, and set the tone for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race that will follow on Sunday afternoon."
Didier Schraenen, the veteran star driver and spokesperson for the Formula Tour 1600 Series was ecstatic about the return of the series on the Parc jean-Drapeau road course: "We want to thank Stock-Car Montreal for giving us the opportunity to run at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in front of such an enthusiastic crowd. Fans should show-up early to the track on Sunday morning if they want to see plenty of action. Thirty drivers are willing to put everything on the line for the bragging rights of winning in Montreal. Our cars don't have any covered wheels, our engines might not be as powerful as others, but we are going to enter the Senna corner with the same determination as our friends in Grand-Am and NASCAR." To find out more about the series, fans can log on at:
http://formulatour1600.powweb.com/. Twelve-Stop Schedule for the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge 2009 Grand Tour
The organizers of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge also unveiled the schedule for their 2009 Grand Tour to promote the Montreal NASCAR event to the grass root stock-car fan base across Quebec and Eastern Ontario. Fans attending events at locations listed below will get a chance to win tickets for the August 29-30 race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Furthermore, fans attending these local races can also enter a $1,900 prize package contest that will be drawn at the end of the tour.
The 2009 Stock-Car Montreal Grand Tour Schedule:
Saturday, July 11
Autodrome St-Eustache, St. Eustache, Quebec
Sunday, July 12
Valleyfield Regatta, Valleyfield, Quebec
Friday, July 17
Autodrome Granby, Granby, Quebec
Saturday, July 18
Autodrome Drummond, Drummondville, Quebec
Wednesday, July 22
Circuit Riverside, Sainte-Croix de Lotbinière, Quebec
Tuesday, July 28
Tractor Pull at Expo de St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
Wednesday, July 29
Capital City Speedway, Ottawa, Ontario
Friday, July 31
Autodrome Edelweiss, Wakefield, Quebec
Saturday, August 1
Brockville Ontario Speedway, Brockville, Ontario.
Sunday, August 2
Cornwall Motor Speedway, Cornwall, Ontario
Saturday, August 8
Autodrome Montmagny, Montmagny, Quebec
Saturday, August 15
Autodrome Chaudière, Vallée Jonction, Quebec
Tickets for the NAPA Auto Part 200, presented by Dodge at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 29-30, 2009 are currently on sale. To order tickets and see the NASCAR stars on track in Montreal, call 514 397-0007 or order online anytime at
www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca.
Stock-Car Montreal, the event promoter is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation (ISC) based in Daytona Beach, Florida. ISC is the leading promoter of motorsports in North America, hosting over 100 major racing events each year.
Media Contact:
For Stock-Car Montreal
Normand Prieur
(450) 492-6963
nprieur@videotron.ca
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