November 27, 2013
NASCAR at Gateway Motorsports Park Recipes
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Sweeten the Season
Around Town
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Blue Angels
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See NASCAR events in the St. Louis area in 2014 The energy for motorsports is at an all-time high in the St. Louis region, and the good folks at the National Association for Stock Car Racing, or better known as NASCAR, have taken notice. Gateway Motorsports Park and NASCAR officials are proud to announce that Gateway Motorsports Park will host a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on June 14, 2014 on the 1.25 mile NASCAR oval track. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is one of three national divisions of NASCAR including the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide Series. NASCAR debuted the popular truck series in 1995 involving full-bodied, powerful American-made trucks. The intensely competitive series has grown in popularity and in 2009 welcomed a new sponsor and name: the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The NASCAR race at Gateway MSP will be the 7th of 22 national truck series races on the calendar for 2014. The NASCAR “lifestyle” has become a national phenomenon over the last 20 years, with at-track attendance for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series averaging 30,000 fans at each event held at nearly 20 tracks across the country. The 10-month season is one of the longest of all major sports events.
The NASCAR drivers are some of the most competitive athletes of any sport, and this series is largely popular due to the driver and team personalities that fuel much of the excitement of NASCAR. Since the track reopened in March 2012, Gateway Motorsports Park Owner and President Curtis Francois has invested more than $11.5 million into the track including the construction of a new Gateway Karting facility and a new 14-acre off road course that will opened next spring. This fall, in addition to new stateof-the-art corporate and private meeting space facilities, Gateway MSP launched the Gateway Challenge program. The Gateway Challenge puts individuals, corporate groups and families behind the wheel of a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS with the racetrack oriented 1LE option and provides instruction on how to compete as a racer on the ¼-mile drag strip or drive on the world-class road course. Participants who have traveled from as far as England, have already enjoyed the bracket-racing experience including practice runs, qualifying and competitive racing with a winners circle! No experience is necessary to participate. NASCAR ticket on-sale dates and other event details will be announced
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in mid-November. Special event packages will be offered during the holiday season. The 1.25 mile oval track at Gateway Motorsports Park produces a tremendous challenge for drivers with its long straightaways, tight configuration through turns 1 and 2 and sweeping high banks through turns 3 and 4. The high-speed trucks and cars will be capable of circling the track at over 180 miles per hour. For more information visit www.gatewaymsp.com.
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Ribbon Cutting
School FIRST Robotics Weekend
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