“We are very excited to work with Matt Dylan to enhance the fan experience at our events next year,” said USA Racing Managing Partner Larry Camp. “While our fans have come to expect the best short track stock car action from our Series, they also want to get more value for their entertainment dollar. In conjunction with Navistar, We will also extend the racing and music experience to bring value to our sponsors through an additional pre-event experiential tour.”
In 2010 Dylan opened for Jamey Johnson plus headlined a concert to reopen North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. He also performed at Michael Waltrip’s FanFest and the Moonshiners and Revenuers show on ESPN in addition to numerous other club and large venue appearances. Dylan has opened and toured with many artists including Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Aaron Tippin, Pat Green, Delbert McClinton and Trace Adkins.
“I’m extremely excited about the 2011 USA Racing Series season,” Dylan said. “Racing fans and country music listeners are much the same audience. When Larry Camp and I began talking about combining the races with concerts it seemed like a way to give both of our core audiences a complete day of entertainment. If you think about it the day will include qualifying, ride-along programs, driver autograph sessions, a concert, racing and several other entertainment components. We are looking forward to getting out and working with USA Racing, meeting their fans, as well as meeting more of our fan base. We have some big surprises in store for the fans that come to the races in 2011.”
Dylan grew up on a large farm in rural North Carolina. His father was a factory worker and his mother worked in a school cafeteria and most evenings and weekends of Dylan’s childhood were spent tending to the farm. Perhaps those blue collar roots have fueled his affection for the grassroots racing series.
“I love the USA Racing brand,” Dylan said. “I see many stars of tomorrow emerging from this series. Look at the range and diversity in drivers, male and female and as young as 14 years old. I sincerely think you will see many of these drivers competing in the truck and Nationwide series within the next couple of years. As a fan of racing, USA Racing is a really exciting series, especially since most of the tracks they compete on are smaller tracks like North Wilkesboro, South Boston, and Rockingham (N.C.). These are great tracks that are in great racing towns! I’m glad to see the series paying tribute to some of the arenas that help make racing famous.”
The USARacing Pro Cup Series, formerly Hooters Pro Cup, is owned by Interstate Investment Group (IIG) and is based in Concord, N.C. For more information on USARacing, visit www.usarprocup.com.
- USARacing Pro Cup Series Press Release
