/24-7PressRelease/ - MARSTONS MILLS, MA, April 10, 2008 - Jay Blake, owner of Follow A Dream, Incorporated has announced that the team's Permatex/Wynn's Top Alcohol Funny Car will run a 12-race schedule this year in the 2008 NHRA Drag Racing Series.
The season, which will begin April 25, 2008 at the NHRA Southern Nationals in Commerce, Georgia outside of Atlanta, will include seven NHRA National events along with five NHRA Division 1 races.
"This is a very challenging schedule for the Follow A Dream team, but we're up for the challenge," said Jay Blake, who is the founder and crew chief of Follow A Dream, and is the only totally blind crew chief in the world of motorsports. "I believe that 2008 is going to be a great year for the Permatex/Wynn's Top Alcohol Funny Car with the addition of our new driver Marty Nothstein, who will put Follow A Dream back in the winner's circle very quickly."
Nothstein will be entering his third season in a NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car. After a successful rookie season in 2006, Nothstein found the winner's circle twice during the 2007 NHRA Drag Racing Series season. Marty's wins came at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida in the series' season opener and then in mid-July at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Nothstein finished 11th in the 2007 NHRA Alcohol Funny Car season points standings.
2008 Follow A Dream Drag Racing Series Schedule:
Dates Location Event
April 25-28 Commerce, GA NHRA Southern Nationals
May 2-4 Petersburg, VA NHRA Division 1
May 23-25 Mohnton, PA NHRA Division 1
June 13-15 Atco, NJ NHRA Division 1
June 19-22 Englishtown, NJ NHRA SuperNationals
June 26-29 Norwalk, OH NHRA Nationals
July 4-6 West Lebanon, NY NHRA Division 1
August 14-17 Mohnton, PA NHRA Nationals
Aug. 28 - Sept. 1 Indianapolis, IN NHRA US Nationals
September 5-7 Englishtown, NJ NHRA Division 1
September 18-21 Ennis, TX NHRA Fall Nationals
November 13-16 Pomona, CA NHRA Finals
About Blitz Group LLC
Blitz Group is a Chicago-based award winning boutique media company specializing in media strategy, event planning and television production.
About Follow A Dream
Established in 1999, Follow A Dream is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization. The organization's message is uniquely delivered through NHRA drag racing as its medium. As racing's only totally blind, race crew chief, Follow A Dream Founder, Jay Blake draws upon his personal experience of overcoming adversity and achieving his dream of auto racing, and shares his inspiration with others. For more information go to http://www.followadream.org.
About Marty Nothstein
Marty 'The Blade' Nothstein is one of the most recognized cyclists in the world having won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 2000 Games in Sydney and Silver in Atlanta in 1996. Nothstein is America's most decorated track cyclist with 35 U.S. National titles, three World Championships, four Pan-American Games Gold Medals, plus he's a World and Olympic record holder. Since retiring from professional cycling in 2006, Marty is focusing his need for speed in the world of drag racing. 2008 will mark Marty's third season in a Top Alcohol Funny Car. Nothstein will drive for Jay Blake, the Founder and Crew Chief of "The Follow A Dream Team". Blake is the only totally blind crew chief in the world of motorsports. After a successful rookie season in 2006 in his Top Alcohol Funny Car, Nothstein found the winner's circle twice during the 2007 NHRA Drag Racing Series season.
About Permatex
Permatex, Inc. is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of premium chemical products to the automotive maintenance and repair markets. Since 1909, Permatex has been an acknowledged leader in the development of innovative new products and services for the automotive aftermarket.
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