MADISON, Ill. - Fenton, Mo.-native Ken Schrader will have a busy
Saturday. He is racing in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200
at Gateway International Raceway and following that up by heading to
I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., the track he co-owns with Ray Marler, and
competing there immediately following the action at GIR.
And now, in addition to not only racing the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series race at GIR, Schrader, a native of Fenton, Mo., will also give the
command to start engines from the seat of his #18 Bobby Hamilton Racing
Dodge.
"I am looking forward to this weekend's race for many reasons,"
Schrader said. "First of all, I get to go home to St. Louis and race in front
of my hometown crowd. It always seems no matter what happens on the
track, you will have a hometown fan out there pulling for you in the
stands."
GIR Vice President and General Manager Lenny Batycki said he was
pleased that Schrader accepted the invitation. "Kenny's a fan favorite in
this area and if there's one thing his fans know about him is that he's a
racer's racer," Batycki said. "There's nothing better than sitting the
driver's seat of a Dodge pickup truck, especially one with about 750
horses under the hood. It's a great way to kick off the Missouri-Illinois
Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 here at Gateway."
Fans wanting to take part in the excitement and on-track action that is
a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway
can get tickets by calling 866-35-SPEED or by visiting
GatewayRaceway.com.
Saturday. He is racing in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200
at Gateway International Raceway and following that up by heading to
I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., the track he co-owns with Ray Marler, and
competing there immediately following the action at GIR.
And now, in addition to not only racing the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series race at GIR, Schrader, a native of Fenton, Mo., will also give the
command to start engines from the seat of his #18 Bobby Hamilton Racing
Dodge.
"I am looking forward to this weekend's race for many reasons,"
Schrader said. "First of all, I get to go home to St. Louis and race in front
of my hometown crowd. It always seems no matter what happens on the
track, you will have a hometown fan out there pulling for you in the
stands."
GIR Vice President and General Manager Lenny Batycki said he was
pleased that Schrader accepted the invitation. "Kenny's a fan favorite in
this area and if there's one thing his fans know about him is that he's a
racer's racer," Batycki said. "There's nothing better than sitting the
driver's seat of a Dodge pickup truck, especially one with about 750
horses under the hood. It's a great way to kick off the Missouri-Illinois
Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 here at Gateway."
Fans wanting to take part in the excitement and on-track action that is
a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway
can get tickets by calling 866-35-SPEED or by visiting
GatewayRaceway.com.
