Ed Dixon and UMP on Dirt Nation Monday Night (Feb 2)

Thanks Jimmy!!!

January 30, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DIRT NATION Hosts Special UMP Show

Saluda, VA --- DIRT NATION, sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway and Dirt America Online, and one of the fastest growing and most popular weekly racing radio programs broadcast over the world wide web, will host a special two-hour program on Monday February 2 devoted to the United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) organization. DIRT NATION is hosted each week by dirt Late Model racing’s own Rat Pack, Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at: www.racetalklive.com

For the upcoming February 2 broadcast DIRT NATION will welcome UMP’s Bob Sargent, Ed Dixon, Craig Cowen and Bob Lawton. UMP will kick off its 2004 season at Volusia Speedway Park February 9 – 14.

Bob Sargent is the COO of UMP and Track Enterprises. Sargent is a well-known industry leader and successful promoter. Ed Dixon is a National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame inductee and the only three-time UMP National Champion. Craig Cowen is UMP’s new Director of Operations and previously spent 20 years working for Hoosier Racing Tire. Bob Lawton is a well-known Midwestern promoter at racetracks in Boone and Marshalltown Iowa.

UMP was formed in 1983 by Bob Memmer who remains active with the organization. Ken Schrader is also a partner in the ownership of the organization.

In addition, Bucky Doren of RaceRPM.com will be calling in with a live report from Florida.

Listeners can participate by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online, AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.



DIRT NATION is quickly becoming an audio leader in dirt motorsports media coverage as new listeners continue to be added to the growing audience who tune in for all the latest news and topical guests. DIRT NATION is gearing up for some new feature-oriented additions to the show and is hard at work booking future shows.

Upcoming shows include the show’s first “Free For All” night with hosts Seay, Tidball & Lehman where they will discuss and debate current happenings in the dirt Late Model world and spend the evening fielding calls and instant messages from listeners. The “Free For All” will be a wide-open show devoted to the listeners of DIRT NATION who will be able to ask questions, express their opinions and engage in friendly debate on subjects of the dirt Late Model industry.

On Monday February 16 the MACS dirt Late Model series will be highlighted featuring MACS Race Coordinator Jeff Geesey, MACS defending champion Chuck Harper of West Virginia and MACS regular Rick Bond of Ohio.

On Monday February 23 DIRT NATION will host a special “Young Guns II” featuring Justin Allgaier, Jeremy Clements and Matt Henderson.

“With our partnership with Dirt America Online, I guess the best way to explain it is you can get the print version of the ‘real’ news at Dirt America Online and the audio version of the ‘real’ news at DIRT NATION every Monday night,” said Brian Tidball, co-host of the show. “We have a lot of fun and a real good time, but we delve right into the issues and hard news as it breaks.”

DIRT NATION features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23 near Newport, TN.

For additional information on DIRT NATION contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com

DIRT NATION is affiliated with the Virginia Motor Speedway (www.virginiamotorspeedway.com) and the Dirt America Online news website located at: www.DirtAmericaOnline.com

Join DIRT NATION’S Rat Pack on:

Feb 2 - UMP Nite w/ Bob Sargent, Ed Dixon, Craig Cowen, Bob Lawton
Feb 9 – ‘Free For All Nite’ w/ the Rat Pack and Dirt Nation listeners
Feb 16- MACS Nite – w/ Chuck Harper, Rick Bond & Jeff Geesey
Feb 23 – ‘Young Guns 2’- w/ Justin Allgaier, Jeremy Clements & Matt Henderson

DIRT NATION: Every Monday Night!
The Radio Show for dirt Late Model Lovers Everywhere!


-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports
 




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