Bubba Wallace Returns to Bojangles Summer Shootout

-- For Immediate Release --
• NASCAR star Bubba Wallace will compete in this summer’s Bojangles’ Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway beginning on Tuesday; Wallace, who drives for Richard Petty Motorsports in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, will race for the Boston Reid Real Estate Pro division title
• The speedway’s first “Bark Your Engines” night devoted to fans bringing their dogs to the track takes place Monday with all fans named “Jack” or “Russell” getting in FREE; Tuesday’s slate features a thrilling school bus slobberknocker putting area principals in a two-ton bus racing battle for the ultimate championship belt at America’s Home for Racing
• Tickets to the family-friendly Bojangles’ Summer Shootout cost just $8 for adults and children under 13 get in FREE. Fans can purchase Bojangles’ Summer Shootout tickets by visiting charlottemotorspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-455-FANS (3267)

CONCORD, N.C. (June 9, 2019) – Charlotte Motor Speedway is getting its Bubba back. NASCAR star Bubba Wallace – a longtime Bojangles’ Summer Shootout competitor in his youth – is set to return to grassroots racing’s ultimate showcase.

Wallace – best known for his exploits in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series aboard Richard Petty’s famous No. 43 – will compete in the Boston Reid Real Estate Pro division of the Shootout. In front of the same Charlotte crowd that rooted for him throughout his childhood racing career, Wallace is slated to make his first Bojangles’ Summer Shootout start since 2012 on Tuesday night.

“It’s great to be able to come back to my roots and race a series that I have such a passion for,” Wallace said. “The last few years, I’ve been trying to figure out if I should race a couple of Legend Car events, and if I did, how I’d go about making that happen. This year, the stars aligned, so I called the guy that helped me out in Legends years ago, Chris Rogers, and next thing you know we’re building a car. It’s going to be a bit of a learning curve to get back into the groove of things, but I’m excited.”

Wallace enters this summer having won five Boston Reid Real Estate Pro division races, one VP Racing Fuels Semi-Pro event and six Bandolero Bandits features in his Shootout career. The Mobile, Alabama, native grew up in Concord, North Carolina, and is part of a a star-studded list of drivers including Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, William Byron and Daniel Hemric who moved to NASCAR’s top echelon after competing in the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout.

Monday night’s season-opening action features “Bark Your Engines” night, the first time in the speedway’s history that fans can bring their dogs to America’s Home for Racing. In addition to Legend Car presented by WIX Filters and Bandolero racing, Tuesday's Bojangles’ Summer Shootout brings area school principals to the track for a two-ton school bus tussle on the frontstretch quarter-mile.

Gates open at 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, with opening ceremonies scheduled for approximately 6:15 p.m.

TICKETS: Tickets, which cost only $8 for adults and are FREE for kids 13 and under, can be purchased at the gate, by calling 800-455-FANS or online at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/tickets.

KEEP TRACK: Follow all the thrilling Bojangles’ Summer Shootout action using the hashtags #LetsBoRacing and #WeCreateLegends. Connect with Charlotte Motor Speedway on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or get all the latest news and information with the Charlotte Motor Speedway mobile app.

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John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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