Tuesday

Kurt Busch Gives High Marks To Gresham Motorsports Park

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“This is a great place to test,” said Busch of the half-mile Gresham Motorsports Park oval. “The track is really repeatable. We’re using a Martinsville tire today, so it’s not exactly the right tire for this place, but we’re still getting a lot of good data. The track is new and it’s nice and smooth. It has a lot of grip. If you can run the bottom, it’s pretty fast. It’s going to be really fast in a year or two when it wears out a little.”

Busch, along with his Penske Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series teammate Justin Algaier, spent the day taking turns lapping the GMP track. During a break, Busch took time out to film a segment for Inside NASCAR for Showtime TV. That program is scheduled to air Wednesday, March 10 at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.

Gresham Motorsports Park will open its 2010 racing season this Saturday with a multi-division spectacular headlined by a Champion Racing Association (CRA) Super Series 125-lap Super Late Model event. Saturday’s GMP season-opening program will also feature Outlaw Late Models, Trucks, Renegade Street Stocks and multiple divisions of US Legends International Legend and Bandolero racers.

Tickets for Saturday’s 2010 season-opening event at Gresham Motorsports Park are available on line at www.GreshamMotorsportsPark.ticketforce.com and at the Gresham Motorsports Park at-track Administrative Offices all this week from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Advance Ticket Phone Orders are also available by calling 706-367-9461 during regular business hours.

Gresham Motorsports Park accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card.

About Gresham Motorsports Park

Opened as Jefco Speedway with a NASCAR Late Model Sportsman (now Nationwide) race in 1967, Gresham Motorsports Park has served the auto racing community for more than 40 years. The half-mile asphalt oval located just outside Jefferson, GA underwent a complete renovation in 2009. In 2010, the multi-use motorsports facility will host a wide range of Stock Car Racing events including the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, USARacing Pro Cup Series, Super, Pro and Outlaw Late Models, Trucks Street Stocks and US Legends International competition.

Additionally, Jackson County’s largest event center will be the site of numerous other events including Drifting and Motorcycle shows, local and regional Craft Shows, Car Shows, Concerts and other community activities. For more information about Gresham Motorsports Park – or to enquire about booking a 2010 event at the facility – please log on to www.GreshamMotorsportsPark.com.

- Gresham Motorsports Park Press Release