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Super DIRT Week Named Outstanding Annual Short Track Event<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Feb. 23, 2012 \u2013 National Speedway Directory presented the National Speedway Directory Award for the Outstanding Annual Short Track Event to Super DIRT Week XL at the New York State Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n

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Super DIRT Week\u2019s concrete walls and hard-clayed surface has pushed man and machine to the limit. For more than 40 years it has been a spectacle with race fans sitting through sun, freezing temperatures, rain, or even snow to cheer on their favorite drivers.<\/p>\n


\u201cThe recipient of this year\u2019s award has been an institution for more than 40 years,\u201d said Tim Frost, publisher of National Speedway Directory. \u201cWe are pleased to acknowledge the dedicated efforts of World Racing Group for continuing this tradition.\u201d <\/p>\n

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The award was presented at the 39th<\/sup> Annual RPM Promoters Workshops during Speedweeks in Daytona Beach, Fla. The three-day workshop included 542 people representing 151 tracks from the United States and three Canadian provinces.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are honored to receive this award,\u201d said World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. \u201cMany months of planning and preparation go into making Super DIRT Week a successful event. It\u2019s a true team effort among all of our staff, sponsors and competitors to put on such a great event for the passionate DIRTcar Racing fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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One of the new elements to Super DIRT Week in 2011 was moving Friday events under the lights, generating a huge buzz among fans and media.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPromoters are rethinking how they promote events, but tradition and legacy remain important,\u201d said Stewart Doty, RPM Workshop organizer. \u201cTo draw new young fans, racing must remake itself into a virtual as well as a real sport, and involve itself more effectively in their online world, but stay true to its roots.\u201d<\/p>\n


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About World Racing Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Racing Group, Inc., a sports entertainment company, is a world leader in the sanctioning and promotion of dirt track auto racing.\u00a0 WRG, based in Concord, N.C., owns and operates the three highest profile national touring series for dirt track racing in the United States:<\/p>\n