Speedway Motorsports Inc., Scotts Turf Builder and Speedway Children’s Charities in conjunction with American Cornhole’s KING of the Campground Series have once again provided race fans with an awesome event at the fall Bristol race this past weekend. Two 64 team double-elimination tournaments were held on Friday and Saturday with the Championship match on Sunday morning.
Things got exciting early at the Scotts Turf Builder Gamezone. On Friday night we welcomed 10 Legends drivers that signed autographs for the fans, talked racing and hung out for over an hour! Things picked up even more as Carl Edwards stopped by around 6:30pm to MC a special Cornhole challenge where 10 lucky teams were picked to play Cornhole with a legends driver.
Carl hung out for about 30 minutes and interviewed some of Nascar racings greats and then took questions from the thousands of fans that had gathered.
Joe Montgomery, Director of Special Events for the ACO pointed out “The fact that as a fan, you could literally get right up close and personal with so many Legends of Nascar drivers made for a truly special night. Carl was great and spent plenty of time engaging the thousands of fans that came to hang out with us.”
Working with Scotts, the ACO has designed a tailgater GameZone that Cornhole tournaments will be played on. Along with 10 sets of ACO Tournament Series Cornhole Boards, there will be game challenges for all fans to participate in.
“For the fans, this will be an 80’x 80’ Cornhole-Mania tailgate zone that they can enjoy participating in their favorite tailgating activity and have the opportunity to win unbelievable prize packages” said Joe.
“Our Grand Champions were whisked away in a golf cart and taken into the track and had the opportunity to walk right over the finish line. Gary and David were then announced on the Pre-Race stage as the winners of the Scotts Turf Builder Charity Cornhole Classic. It is safe to say, this once in a lifetime opportunity will be a treasured memory for the guys.”
All pre-race registration for upcoming Scotts Turf Builder Classic Cornhole Tournaments can be done through Speedway Children’s Charities web site at http://www.speedwaycharities.org/. Just click on the track tab and go to events to register.
Registration is limited so get in early to ensure your team a spot. Cost is $40/team and you can register for both tournaments if you like. Walk up registration will be allowed if spots are available on a first come, first serve basis in the Scotts Turf Builder GameZone.
The prize packages that SMI have put together with Speedway Children’s Charity are incredible. Cash, Race Tickets, and Cornhole Sets are just a few of the items offered as prizes.
The Grand Champion Team will win:
Mr. Montgomery adds “The best part of the Scotts Turf Builder Cornhole Classic tournaments is that all proceeds will benefit the Speedway Children’s Charities dedicated to assisting hundreds of children’s organizations.”
These events will continue mid April at Texas Motor Speedway, and then late May at both the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 weekends at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
For more information email Joe at jmontgomery@americancornhole.com. Follow the Scotts Turf Builder Cornhole Classics at http://www.kingofthecampground.com/ all year long.
