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EMMETT HAHN NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF 14TH ANNUAL BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS! |
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(MARCH 4, 2009, PERRIS, CA) Last Saturday night before a large crowd at the Sokola Shootout, Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian announced that National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Emmett Hahn would be the Grand Marshal at the 14th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals on November 6, 7 and 8. In previous years, the Grand Marshal of the Oval Nationals has had a direct tie to Southern California racing. However, over the past few years, the Oval Nationals has turned into an event that has attracted drivers from coast to coast and Canada. Hahn, a former champion driver who runs ASCS (American Sprint Car Series) sanctioning body and who promotes the prestigious Chili Bowl for Midgets every January, has been a force across the country in open wheel racing for years. “Emmett has done so much and given so much to open wheel racing over the years, we thought it would be nice to give something back to him,“ Kazarian said. “The American Sprint Car Series is very successful and what can you say about the Chili Bowl. It just keeps getting bigger and better each and every year. That comes from hard work and that is what they do in ASCS office Tulsa.” “When I called and asked him he was very happy and excited,“ Kazarian said with a smile. “I am excited to have him as Grand Marshal, too.“ Now in its 18th season, Hahn’s ASCS organization has a dozen regional series across the nation. In 2009, the series’ will crisscross the USA with more than 230 Sprint Car races in 25 states from Washington to Florida and Arizona to New York. In addition, the series also sanctions races in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec and includes the Canadian National Sprint Car Championship. Hahn, who has always been at the forefront of controlling the costs of racing, is developing a new affordable Midget racing series. The ASCS2 Midget Series, which will utilize the Chevrolet ECOtec engines, is in it final steps of development. The arrival of the new car is highly anticipated around the nation and it has already been accepted by the Capital Cities Racing Association in Sacramento, California. In addition 10 -12 ASCS2 Midget races are scheduled for Oklahoma and the surrounding areas later in 2009. Hahn, who was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa in 2007, may be best known for his promotions and innovations, but he was also a very successful driver as well. He began racing Hobby Stocks in Tulsa in 1962, but by 1966 he was in an open wheel Super Modified. Hahn won the prestigious NCRA Hutchinson Nationals in Kansas three times. He won five straight Tulsa Fairgrounds Speedway championships from 1971 through 1975. He also won 16 of 22 main events, which were fully inverted, at Tulsa in 1975. As well as the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Hahn, who was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in 1940, has been named Promoter of the Year in the annual National Sprint Car Hall of poll five times. In addition, the same poll awarded him the Outstanding Contribution to the Sport award in 2002. In 2004 he received the Bobby Isaac Award for outstanding contributions to short track racing. One year before being inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Hahn and Chili Bowl partner Lanny Edwards were both inducted in the National Midget Hall of Fame. An avid golfer when not at the race track, Kazarian had another note for Hahn regarding his tenure as Grand Marshal of the Oval Nationals. “Tell him to be sure to bring his clubs.“ Advance tickets for the 14th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals are available now by calling 1-800-595-4849 or The PAS office at (951) 940-0134. They can also be ordered on the Internet at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com. For more information call The PAS at: (951) 940-0134. Video and DVD productions of all USAC/CRA races at The PAS dating back to 2004 and including the last five Budweiser Oval Nationals are available from Jeff Kristensen’s Raceway Video. For more information on these productions you can call: (818) 618-9764 or visit the web site at: racewayvideo.com. Perris Auto Speedway is on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds. racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment. Additional information for this release was obtained at the ASCS website (ascsracing.com) and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame website (sprintcarhof.com) |
