World's largest nitro party returns to Baton Rouge May 4-5
2012 Mardi Gras Nitro Jam promises to be biggest yet
BATON ROUGE, La. (April 26, 2012) – For three years State Capitol Raceway has proven to be the Mecca of nitro entertainment.
With
an atmosphere that would rival even the best Mardi Gras soiree and a
show that has proven the best in the state, State Capitol Raceway is
once again gearing up for the world's largest nitro party when the stars
of Nitro Jam return to Baton Rouge for the fourth annual Mardi Gras
Nitro Jam May 4-5 at SCR.
And this year that party will be taken to another level.
The Mardi Gras Nitro Jam returns to Baton Rouge May 4-5 at State Capitol Raceway
The
2012 Mardi Gras Nitro Jam will feature the biggest motorsports
spectacle in the state when four nitro classes, jets, wheelstanders and
the world's only monster truck drag race hit the lanes at State Capitol
Raceway all over two thrilling days in May. The event is all set to a
Mardi Gras atmosphere with beads, a parade and enough spicy gumbo and
other Louisiana specialties to last a lifetime.
Nitro
Jam show time is set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a double
Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am presented by AMSOIL taking place Saturday
and Sunday. Tickets are only $20 if purchased in advance by logging on
to www.nitrojam.com.
"We
go to a lot of great venues and great cities, but perhaps none is as
unique as the race in Baton Rouge," said Nitro Jam President Aaron
Polburn. "With the atmosphere, the food and the fun all combined with an
exciting race, it makes for an event unlike any other. People show up
at State Capitol Raceway early in the morning and stay late into the
night. It isn't as much a race as it is an experience and it is an
experience that people tend to never forget."
Four nitro classes and a number of exhibitions will wow Louisiana race fans
The
2012 Mardi Gras Nitro Jam will be run over two days in May with a full
nitro show accompanying a huge sportsman race culminating with seven
more drivers earning their way into the Summit Racing Equipment
Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL.
In
the professional ranks four nitro classes will fill the lanes at State
Capitol Raceway highlighted by another great race in the hit AMSOIL
Prostalgia™ Nitro Funny Car class. After last year's race brought the
sellout crowd to its feet, the stars return to Baton Rouge to battle for
bragging rights and a huge win as defending series champion and State
Capitol winner Peter Gallen in his brand new "Poverty Stricken" machine
battles Mike Savage in the Louisiana legend "Candies & Hughes"
Barracuda, Greg Jacobsmeyer in the "Allstar" Dodge and many more.
The
Mardi Gras Nitro Jam will also feature the return of the 100-percent
nitro-powered Pro Fuel Dragster class as 2010 Nitro Jam champion Bill
Evans in "Black Pearl" battles Robin Samsel in "Predator" and Nitro
Jam's only female stars Cherissa Smallwood in the "Nitro and Lace"
dragster and Texas native Kristen Dennis in "Ladies First." Both
Smallwood and Dennis have visited victory lane in 2012 making for one of
the most competitive starts to the class ever.
Tickets for the Mardi Gras Nitro Jam are only $20 if purchased in advance
Rounding
out the nitro classes at the San Antonio Nitro Jam are the stars of the
out-of-control Fuel Altered class and the stars of Nitro Harley as two
of the most extreme classes in drag racing return for four exciting
rounds of racing. In the Fuel Altered class defending class champion Ron
Maroney in the "Blind Faith" entry will battle rookie sensation Kyle
Hough in "Nanook", Tom Padilla in "Nasty Benjamin" and more. In Nitro
Harley four of the fastest racers on two wheels will do battle at over
220 miles per hour from the back of a motorcycle.
The
exhibition portion of the event will feature the return of the
Shockwave jet semi and battle of the monster trucks in addition to the
side-by-side 300 mph battle of Jet Dragsters and the Chevy Rebellion
wheelstander.
The
first-ever monster truck drag race will be sure to keep fans on the
edge of their seat as Grave Digger driven by former Monster Jam World
Champion Randy Brown battles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle driven by Joey
Parnell in a showdown featuring halftrack burnouts on towering, mammoth
tires and wheel-to-wheel racing like fans have never seen before.
Wrapping
up the evening will be the incredible show put on by the 30,000
horsepower Shockwave jet semi. With nearly 30-foot flames and enough
power to topple a building, the Shockwave jet semi will bring the event
to a close with a finale you have to see to believe.
Grave Digger will make its Mardi Gras Nitro Jam drag racing debut racing against TMNT
In
sportsman competition all seven IHRA classes will be featured as the
stars of Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod,
Super Rod and Hot Rod battle for a spot in the year-end Tournament of
Champions. Last year's winners included Les Herod (TS), Clayton Nance
(TD, QR), Gilbert Johnson (SS), Myron Piatek (STK), Jeff Southerland
(SR) and Ray Todd (HR).
In
addition to all the on-track action, new in 2012 will be the revamped
FanFest Pit Party beginning at 6:30 p.m. both days. The FanFest Pit
Party will feature driver autographs and various activities for fans of
all ages prior to the start of the Nitro Jam professional rounds. Racing
will get underway both days at 8 p.m.
Don't miss Louisiana's legendary nitro extravaganza May 4-5 at State Capitol Raceway! For more information on the event, visit www.nitrojam.com for complete details.
