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CAR
CRAFT Summer Nationals Relocates to Bowling Green, Kentucky
for
America’s Premier Gathering of Performance Vehicles
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The
original action-packed street machine show returns - CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals
- July 21-23, 2017,
now
at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky
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Bowling
Green, KY – November 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / America’s
definitive showcase of customized cars will be on full display for an action-packed
weekend as part of the 2017 CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals, presented by Chevrolet
Performance, July 21-23 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
This will be the first year the highly anticipated annual automotive event
will be held in Bowling Green. The relocation of CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals
is part of a more expansive automotive event focus by TEN: The Enthusiast
Network, in an effort to better reach and engage its loyal enthusiast fan
base.
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 The
2017 CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals will offer something for automotive enthusiasts
as well as the whole family, including new features such as daytime drag
races and popular annual events with nighttime drags, burnouts, autocross,
and more.
“CAR
CRAFT Summer Nationals continues to be one of the leading, must-attend
events for automotive enthusiasts nationwide,” says TEN’s Vice President
of Automotive Events Steve Freeman. “We are excited to bring this engaging
event to Bowling Green and look forward to taking it to a new, expanded
level.”
CAR
CRAFT Summer Nationals is the country’s premier gathering of street machines
and muscle cars that showcases more than 2,500 performance cars and attracts
upward of 25,000 enthusiasts from across the country over the course of
three days. CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals is a fun-filled family event and
annual celebration of horsepower, torque, and all things automotive. Performance
sponsors and vendors mingle with enthusiasts along a spectacular automotive
midway, while burnout contests, drag racing, dyno pulls, a drift, and autocross
challenges let the hardcore fans put their vehicles to the ultimate test
amid the sights and sounds of thousands of high-horsepower vehicles on
display.
Car
registration information and spectator ticket details will be announced
soon.
“There
is no event quite like the CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals and it’s an event
that my team always looks forward to,” said Craig Shantz, Manager, Chevrolet
Performance Shows/Events and Specialty Vehicle Builds. “We want Chevrolet
Performance to be an experienced brand; this move to Bowling Green allows
for true brand integration with all the Chevy presence in town. It’s a
great venue for the future of CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals. We look forward
to continuing our longtime partnership with the event and being a part
of yet another fantastic automotive celebration.”
Dates:
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Friday,
July 21
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Saturday,
July 22
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Sunday,
July 23
Special
Features and Highlights In 2017:
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Faster,
Open Autocross
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Dyno Challenge–Test
Your Torque and Horsepower Against the Best!
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Undiscovered
Builders’ Invitational
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Pro Builders’
Shootout
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Midnight
Drags
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Drag Racing
Challenge
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Real Street
Eliminator
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Performance
Marketplace
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Giveaways
and Activities From the Main Stage
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CAR CRAFT
Editors and Photographers On-Site, Generating More Editorial Content Than
Ever, While Searching for Rides Worthy of “Editor’s Choice” Awards!
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Show-`N’-Shine
Competition–Outstanding Rides in 50+ Classes, Professionally Judged and
Awarded
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Meet the
Staff of CAR CRAFT Magazine
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Burnout
Competition
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Kids Zone
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…and much
more!
Registration:
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Enthusiasts
will have the opportunity to show off and register their car(s) to be a
part of the 2017 CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals! Full registration details
will be announced soon.
Spectator
Tickets:
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Spectator
tickets will go on sale soon.
For the
latest information, visit www.Hotrod.com/events,
Facebook at FB.com/Car
Craft Magazine, email carcraftsummernats(at)carcraft.com,
or call 310-363-4231.
About
CAR CRAFT
CAR
CRAFT, a brand of TEN: The Enthusiast Network, is devoted to street
machines, wrenching, and drag racing. It was first established in 1953
to help car guys from the novice to expert build and maintain their American
rear-wheel-drive cars. The motto of the brand is “Loud, Fast, Real,” which
emphasizes its more budget-oriented approach to automobile building.
About
TEN: The Enthusiast Network
TEN:
The Enthusiast Network is the world’s premier transmedia network of enthusiast
brands, such as MOTOR TREND, AUTOMOBILE, HOT ROD, SURFER, TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING,
and GRINDTV. With more than 60 websites, 50 publications, 50 annual events,
the Motor Trend OnDemand subscription video-on-demand service, as well
as the world’s largest automotive and action/adventure sports media platforms,
TEN inspires enthusiasts to pursue their passions. For more information,
visit www.EnthusiastNetwork.com.
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