BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Race for the Million founder Richard Fieler introduced Thursday that winged pavement dash automobile racers may have the chance to win $1 million in prize cash subsequent season.
The purse will likely be paid out over a four-race sequence that may host occasions in Michigan, Florida and Colorado subsequent 12 months.
The unsanctioned occasions, which is able to characteristic a handbag of over $600,000 and a sequence point-fund of $300,000 in addition to pole, warmth race and B-main payouts and a $50,000 bonus to any driver who can win twin characteristic occasions at to-be-determined sequence occasions.
FloSports will present unique reside protection of every occasion.
With fond recollections of the golden days of racing rising up in Ohio, Fieler watched his father work on engines in his hometown of Mt. Wholesome, Ohio.
Bitten early by the racing bug, Fieler went on to forge a profession within the sport together with a stint as Dow Chemical’s tent supervisor for the model’s F-1 program.
Fieler’s love of the game instilled a robust want to provide again, and the Race for the Million is the right alternative to just do that.
“I first sat in a dash automobile in 1939 after I was simply 5 years previous. After World Struggle II, I spent most Sundays at Midwest pavement races till school. On the time, my favourite driver was Spider Webb, and my favourite automobile was Poison Lil. I keep in mind when Allan Knott had Offenhauser huge automobiles and Kurtis Kraft Midgets. He had some nice years on an proprietor with the Blaney household,” reminisced Feiler.
“Why the Race for the Million? It’s easy,” mentioned Feiler. “The 12-year-old child who as soon as caught a chunk of Poison Lil’s piston within the neck on the observe in Dayton nonetheless has some racing luck. After an introduction to Steve Lewis, we agreed that some races want extra followers and extra entertaining — one thing to provide the competitors an actual vibe and we really feel that the Race for the Million is the right alternative to take action.”
The 4 race RFTM sequence will kick-off on April 10 at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., adopted by two stops in Michigan, the primary on June 3 at Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Mich., and the second on July 25 at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich.
The sequence will conclude with a ultimate occasion on Aug. 22 at Colorado Nationwide Speedway in Dacono, Colo.
Along with RFTM founder Feiler, the administration and promotional crew additionally contains promoter Steve Lewis, longtime motorsports trade chief and founding father of the Efficiency Racing Business tradeshow and journal.
Company 133’s founder Reed Morales and Todd Hayes convey gross sales and help to the RFTM crew.
Business insiders Misha Geisert and Sarah Tonsmeire (Knight Exp. Company) will lend public relations and operations help whereas inventive artist Kelly Tefler will work to form the RFTM’s branding.
