QUALITY COMPRESSOR MANAGEMENT TO SPONSOR JR DRAGSTER RACING SERIES AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX IN 2013

(March 6, 2013) – Quality Compressor Management has signed on to be the sponsor of the Jr Dragster series at Texas Motorplex.

The Motorplex will host a 12-event series in the 2013 Bracket Racing season and three categories of Quality Compressor Management Jr Dragster competition will be featured at each race.

The Motorplex Bracket Series starts this weekend. Gates open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 8 to kick off the season. There are three Jr Dragster race classes: Jr Modified (7.90 E.T. – 10.49), Jr Sportsman (10.50 – 20.00) and Jr Quick Eliminator. Each category has a $20 entry fee.

Quality Compressor Management will help fund the gift cards awarded to the winner and runner-up in each category every week. Each winner will receive a $50 gift card and each runner-up will earn a $25 gift card.

“Jr Dragster racing is such an important aspect to drag racing and the health of its future,” Texas Motorplex General Manager, Gabrielle Stevenson, said. “We are grateful that Scott Turnbough (President, QCM) and his team have agreed to be our partners and we look forward to a thrilling season of bracket racing with the Jr Dragster families.”

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

TEXAS MOTORPLEX OWNER AND LEGENDARY FUNNY CAR RACER BILLY MEYER SET TO BE THE GRAND MARSHALL AT MARCH MEET

ENNIS, Texas (March 5, 2013) – Texas Motorplex owner and Funny Car racing icon Billy Meyer will be the Grand Marshall at this weekend’s March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.

The legendary Bakersfield March Meet will be celebrating 55 years of quarter mile drag racing in 2013. Continuing with the successful 4 day program, Bakersfield will once again play host to some of the greatest drag racing in the world March 7-10, 2013.

Meyer, one of the all-time greats of Funny Car racing, retired from the cockpit more than 20 years ago, but continues to make an impact in drag racing as owner of the famous Texas Motorplex. Meyer said he was thrilled to get the call to be Grand Marshall for one of the season’s most popular events with fans and racers.

“The March Meet is one of the biggest events of the drag racing year and I’m honored I was asked to be the Grand Marshal,” Meyer said. “This event is special for old school racers and the young up-and-coming racers because it celebrates hot rods, speed and the grass roots of quarter-mile racing. I can’t wait to get the event started.”

Over 500 race entries are expected for this 4 day festival of speed that includes fun for the whole family. The March Meet attracts drag racers and spectators from around the world and also includes a hot rod car show, swap meet and a vendors’ midway.

“Here we go again! As always, we are proud to promote and host the world’s best nostalgia drag race. The March Meet is going to be bigger and more exciting than ever! It’s going to be four big days of non-stop quarter mile action” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso Raceway. “If you have never been to the March Meet you need to experience it in person. It is so much more than a drag race; it’s a gathering of drag racing legend’s, friends and family. Once you attend the March Meet you will understand why so many people return year after year.”

March Meet ticket sales and prices, as well as other race information, including downloadable entry forms will be posted soon at www.autoclubfamosoraceway.com

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

2013 LOOKS TO BE BANNER YEAR FOR EVENT DIVERSITY AT HISTORIC FACILITY

ENNIS, Texas (March 1, 2013) – Each season at Texas Motorplex ushers in new events, the best race in North Texas and a host of challenges for the most competitive racer at every level.

The schedule of events is packed with fan favorite events that start in early March and roll all the way through November. There are the historically jaw-dropping events like the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Sept. 19-22 featuring the stars of the quickest and fastest motorsport on the planet.

There are also car shows and racing for lovers of specific makes and models, including: April’s Mega Mopar Action Series’ Mopars at the Motorplex, the Super Chevy Show in May and the Fun Ford Weekend in September. Each of those manufacturer events feature car shows, drag racing, vendor area, specialty foods and more.

New in 2013 is an increase in non-racing events at the Motorplex. On Sunday, May 5 the Motorplex will play host to its first Cinco de Mayo festival. There will be five music acts all day long including Bobby Pulido and perhaps the most important Tejano band ever, Intocable.

“Every year we look at how we can expand our audience and this year the Cinco de Mayo festival is going to be a major event for us,” said Texas Motorplex owner, Billy Meyer. “We have a unique facility that is easily accessible to large crowds and we are always looking to see how we can change the entertainment scene in North Texas while keeping loyal with our strong passion for racing.”

Racing, racing and more racing. The 2013 schedule features more racing than ever with an expanded bracket racing program as well as more than 20 Fast Friday events. Fast Friday events are the best street legal events in Texas, allowing anyone with a driver’s license and a street legal vehicle to race down the historic Motorplex surface for just $15.

But if Friday night isn’t enough, there will also be Ultimate Street Night events on select Saturday nights, starting May 18. The Ultimate nights have street legal racing with the added heat of 275 cars and later start times.

“Street racing is an incredibly important topic for us because the more people we have racing at our track, we hope the fewer are racing in the streets illegally,” said Texas Motorplex General Manager, Gabrielle Stevenson. “Racing at the track is a much safer and controlled environment with the added incentive of competing against other racers. Our Competition Director, Eric McClelland, is doing an outstanding job of working with car clubs and racers to ensure we are open with more events in 2013.”

As if the best in professional NHRA racing and street legal nights weren’t enough to go with the Cinco de Mayo festival and car shows, there are plenty more options for every racer and race fan. Once again there will be two NHRDA events in 2013: The NHRDA Texas Diesel Nationals in the spring and the NHRDA World Finals in the fall.

The Import Face Off event will be held in the spring and fall again as well, showcasing the best import vehicles and motorcycles of all kind in show car and racing events.

For the second consecutive year, the Motorplex and NHRA are teaming up to make the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil event even bigger. Saturday night will feature the Texas Motorplex Old School Showdown with nostalgia racing, jet vehicles and much more.

Just when the racing season starts winding down in November, the Motorplex will be getting ready to be muddy. Really, really muddy.

Rugged Maniac will be hosting one of the premier 5k extreme obstacle courses at the Motorplex for a Nov. 9 event. Registration can be done at www.ruggedmaniac.com for those willing to climb walls, overcome obstacles and listening to great live music while getting muddy.

All the information for those events, and plenty more, can be found at the website or by calling the Motorplex offices at (972) 878-2641.

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

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TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE AAA TEXAS NHRA FALL NATIONALS

ENNIS, Texas (March 1, 2013) – Sit back, close your eyes and imagine it: You and thousands of your closest friends inhaling the smell of nitro while the 8,000-horsepower monsters of the quickest and fastest sport blaze past you at unbelievable speeds.

Top Fuel dragsters gunning for valuable playoff points.

Funny Car demons battling for the championship crown.

Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycles running full throttle to conquer the all-concrete quarter-mile Motorplex.

Tickets for the 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals are now on sale and fans of the historic event can pick and choose the exact seats where they can be witness to the fastest race in Texas.

The AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals has the most loyal fans in all of motorsports and by picking the exact seats they can watch the nitro-gulping machines has become just one more way to make the ultimate race fan weekend event better.

“We have fans who have been sitting in the same two seats for 27 years,” Texas Motorplex owner Billy Meyer said. “Drag racing offers so many unique perspectives for each race. Some people want to feel the cars launch and they sit near the starting line. Other fans want to be closer to the finish line to see the explosive end to each side-by-side race. Everyone knows where they want to sit and it makes for even more exciting fan experience.”

Gates open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, as sportsman qualifying runs between 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Gates open at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, with sportsman qualifying starting at 8:30 a.m. and professional qualifying at 2 and 5 p.m.; Gates open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, with sportsman eliminations starting at 8 a.m. and final professional qualifying at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Gates open at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, with pre-race ceremonies at 10 a.m. and final professional eliminations at 11 a.m.

Tickets and merchandise are available 24 hours a day at www.texasmotorplex.com. Adult tickets range from $10-$380. Youth tickets (12 years old and under) range from $5-$33. Call (800) MOTORPLEX for more information. Click here to buy tickets.

Texas Motorplex: (972) 878-2641, (800) MOTORPLEX or www.texasmotorplex.com

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

TICKET RENEWAL TIME EXTENDED FOR THE 28TH ANNUAL AAA TEXAS NHRA FALL NATIONALS AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX

ENNIS, Texas (Feb. 19, 2013) – The deadline for all renewal orders for the 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex has been extended through Friday to give the most loyal fans a few more days to reserve their seats for the fastest race in Texas.

Anyone wanting to renew their ticket orders must do so before Friday at 5 p.m. Once the deadline passes, all seats will be opened for the public ticket sale launch on March 1, 2013.

The AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals is not only one of the highlights of the NHRA professional season, but it’s also the second of six playoff events. Racers who win at the Motorplex have a knack of moving on to the series championship. Two of the event winners in 2012 earned the category championship titles.

The 2012 defending champions are Antron Brown (Top Fueler went on to win the NHRA Full Throttle world championship), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock event champion also went on to claim the world category title), and Michael Ray (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Call (800) MOTORPLEX for more information or to order tickets.

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.