Posted by Route 66 Raceway on 2/22/2006, 1:42 pm
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The Great Eight 2006 Sizzling Summer Series Is Announced for Route 66 Raceway LOMBARD, IL. - Creative One Motorsports, Incorporated announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Route 66 Raceway of Joliet to produce eight motorsports events for the summer of 2006 titled The Great Eight. Mr. Jan Gabriel, Executive Director of Creative One Motorosports, Inc. said, This summer series will establish Route 66 Raceway as the premiere destination for high-speed motorsports events in the Midwest. Our exciting mix of events was chosen for its diverse appeal to men, women and children. The Great Eight 2006 Summer Series will include the following: May 27th, Team Demolition Derby A Chicagoland-only event that quickly sells out June 16th, National Sprint Tour Featuring the fastest Winged Sprint Cars in the world June 24th, Team Demolition Derby The 2nd of four events July 7th, NASCAR Stars On the Dirt/American Invitational Featuring late model stock cars July 22nd, Team Demolition Derby The 3rd of four events, as seen on Speed TV August 5th, Masters of Disaster Hollywood stunt car performers August 19th, Team Demolition Derby Championship Finals October 7, Monster Trucks/Motocross Avenger, Eradicator, Brutus and more. About Route 66 Raceway: Route 66 Raceway is part of a prestigious motorsports megaplex, including the worldˇ¦s fastest quarter-mile dragstrip and a half-mile dirt track. The centerpiece of this sprawling complex is the prestigious Chicagoland Speedway, which features the Nextel-Cup NASCAR stars, home of NHRA championship events. The half-mile dirt track is Mid-America's most prestigious, and the only one of its kind still in Chicagoland. About Creative One Motorsports, Inc.: This Lombard-based motorsports promotions firm has 40 years of proven motorsports event planning, promotion and TV programming experience. The firm is headed by legendary motorsports personality, Jan C. Gabriel, who hosted The Super Chargers for over a decade, which was the first nationally syndicated motorsports TV series, seen in 120 markets throughout the U.S.