ANNUAL END OF SUMMER ‘MOW DOWN’ LABOR DAY WEEKEND

NORTHBROOK, IL  - Lawn mower racers from across America and Canada will converge in Delaware “MOWhio” during Labor Day weekend as the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) presents the 18th Annual STA-BIL Nationals Lawn Mower Racing Championships, Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 4-5, at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware, OH.

Race time is 7:00 PM Saturday, Sept. 4 and 2:00 PM Sunday, Sept. 5.  Admission is $5.00, free for kids 12 and under. 

The mowtivating weekend will also feature a live web cast of the STA-BIL Keeps Gas Fresh Finals via http://www.speedcasttv.com on Saturday night, the induction of Ken “Turfinator” Smolecki and Bill Simpson into the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America and the Inaugural U.S. Open.

 “STA-BIL Nationals Weekend is where the nation’s best lawn mower racers weed out the competition to determine the ultimate grass kickers,” said Bruce Kaufman, “Mr. Mow It All” USLMRA Founder and President.  “More than 120 sod warriors will heed the call:  Ready, set, mow!”

            The STA-BIL Keeps Gas Fresh Finals is the culminating event of the newly rebranded 18-race STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series the first ever category-specific racing series for the $22 Billion lawn and garden industry where brands promote their lawn mower racing sponsorship via a cooperative marketing platform.

National Points Champions in seven racing classes will be crowned, matching the nation's fastest racing lawn mowers from across America at speeds up to 60 mph in deck-to-deck bladeless competition to determine the ultimate Titans of the Turf.  More than 550 USLMRA members compete for trophies, glory and bragging rights.  There are no cash prizes.  Races will be televised on Fox Sports Net in the fall.

The U.S. Open will bring together hundreds of racing mowers from various sanctioning bodies, clubs and independent groups from across America and Canada for mower-take-all showdowns in 11 classes and will showcase the 2010 USLMRA National Champions.

The USLMRA sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 18-race STA-BIL Lawn & Garden Mower Racing Series and a network of 48 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 150 sanctioned races nationwide.

USLMRA sponsors include STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer, HEET GasLine Antifreeze, Diesel Power!,104+ Octane Boost, No Leak, Alumaseal, Start Your Engines!, and K&N Filters.