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Ex-NFL coach Dick Vermeil to greet fans at wine event
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CommentPlenty of fun is in store fro race fans this weekend at Calistoga Speedway, site of the Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and USAC Western Midgets’ “Louie Vermeil Classic” — the first non-winged sprint race at the legendary northern California dirt oval in more than 20 years.
Race fans will not only get a taste of the best sprint car racing America has to offer, but they’ll also have an opportunity to wet their taste buds with the Napa Valley’s finest wine samples.
Race fans will not only get a taste of the best sprint car racing America has to offer, but they’ll also have an opportunity to wet their taste buds with the Napa Valley’s finest wine samples.
The wine tasting will be offered by 11 different California wineries between 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday, and tasters will receive a free commemorative Louie Vermeil Classic wine glass and a raffle ticket.
WRA vintage sprint cars and midgets will be on display and participating wineries include: Rosso & Bianco (member of Coppola Wineries), Summers Estates, On ThEdge Winery, Caymus Vineyards, Bennett Lane Winery, Chateau Montelena Winery, Saviez Wines & Estates, Zahtila Vineyards, Tudal Winery, William Harrison Winery and Tedeschi Family Winery.
WRA vintage sprint cars and midgets will be on display and participating wineries include: Rosso & Bianco (member of Coppola Wineries), Summers Estates, On ThEdge Winery, Caymus Vineyards, Bennett Lane Winery, Chateau Montelena Winery, Saviez Wines & Estates, Zahtila Vineyards, Tudal Winery, William Harrison Winery and Tedeschi Family Winery.
Dick Vermeil, the 1999 NFL Coach of the Year with the St. Louis Rams, will be on hand to greet fans at the tasting. The raffle tickets will make one eligible for prizes including autographed prints of Bubby & Tony Jones, Dick Vermeil autographed footballs, Dale Earnhardt Jr. prints, autographed items from Mario Andretti and numerous bottles and Magnum bottles of some of Napa Valley’s finest wines.
Event programs and T-shirts will also be on sale at the wine tasting event, plus there will be live music.
Event programs and T-shirts will also be on sale at the wine tasting event, plus there will be live music.
Saturday’s autograph session, from 2 to 5 p.m., includes racing legends Billy Anderson, Tim Green, Leroy Van Conett, Bill Deschamps, Jimmy Boyd, Rendy Boldrini, Wally Pankratz, Lee James, Jimmy Oskie and Jimmy Sills, plus active competitors Brent Kaeding, Damion Gardner, Jesse Hockett, Daron Clayton, Rip Williams and Cory Kruseman.
Cars take to the race track at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Live music is again on tap Sunday at Calistoga, with a 3 to 5 p.m. autograph session featuring Johnny Anderson, Green, Van Conett, Boldrini, Boyd, Mike Andreetta, Oskie, James and Sills.
A complete program of Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint and USAC Western Midget racing will close out Sunday’s activities at Calistoga Speedway.
The “Louie Vermeil Classic” is sure to be a highlight of the 2008 USAC racing calendar.
Cars take to the race track at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Live music is again on tap Sunday at Calistoga, with a 3 to 5 p.m. autograph session featuring Johnny Anderson, Green, Van Conett, Boldrini, Boyd, Mike Andreetta, Oskie, James and Sills.
A complete program of Lucas Oil USAC/CRA Sprint and USAC Western Midget racing will close out Sunday’s activities at Calistoga Speedway.
The “Louie Vermeil Classic” is sure to be a highlight of the 2008 USAC racing calendar.
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nscrgirl wrote on Aug 28, 2008 11:29 AM: