Quaker State 400 to Include Special Skydive Start to Pre-Race Activities
Sparta, KY (PRWEB) June 27, 2014 -- The Quaker State 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY. Team Fastrax will be performing an amazing aerial display with smoke and a green flag to start the pre-race actives, which will include a concert by country music artist Thomas Rhett. Defending race winner Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and the rest of your favorite NASCAR drivers will battle it out for the checkered flag in the 4th annual Quaker State 400.
John Hart, owner of Start Skydiving, and member of Team Fastrax, said, “We are honored to be performing at a NASCAR event so close to home. The energy and excitement of these races are like none other.”
According to the Kentucky Speedway website, located in Sparta, Kentucky, and constructed on 1,000 acres of land, Kentucky Speedway showcases the best in stock car racing on its 1.5-mile tri-oval. The track has 14-degree banking in the turns, a 1,600-foot backstretch that is 57-feet wide and includes a 12-foot apron. The facility also features a paved quarter-mile track.
Team Fastrax is sponsored by Selection.com, a leading provider of criminal background checks and pre-employment screening services. They are the most ambitious professional skydiving team in the world. The team has a roster of more than twenty-nine active members, with a culmination of more than 300,000 skydives. Team Fastrax has performed exhibition skydives all over the world for audiences large and small as a patriotic display or as a product promotion.
For more information on the race, or to purchase tickets visit the Kentucky Speedway website.
For questions or for an interview, contact Gene Newsom with Team Fastrax at 513-422-5867.
Gene Newsom, Team Fastrax, http://www.teamfastrax.com, 513-422-5867, [email protected]
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