Nitro Jam returns to PBIR Saturday, April 27
NORWALK, Ohio (February 7, 2013) –
It was home to some of the most successful Nitro Jam events in IHRA
history and now the International Hot Rod Association is pleased to
announce that Palm Beach International Raceway will return to the Nitro
Jam schedule with a one-night-only show on Saturday, April 27.
The
one-night show will feature four incredible professional nitro classes
ranging from Top Fuel Dragsters to fan-favorite AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro
Funny Car, Nitro Harley and Fuel Altered machines. The event will also
feature the side-by-side showdown of the flame-throwing jet dragsters
powered by Elaine Larson and Marisha Falk, wheelstanders, pyrotechnics
and much more.
“We
are thrilled to be returning to Palm Beach International Raceway with
Nitro Jam,” said Aaron Polburn, President and General Manager of IHRA
Motorsports. “PBIR was home to some of our biggest and most successful
Nitro Jam events and we are very much looking forward to bringing the
incredible Nitro Jam entertainment package back to south Florida to the
excitement of motorsports fans and thrill-seekers alike.”
The
2013 CarSafe Palm Beach Nitro Jam will take place on Saturday, April 27
beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 at the gate for adults and $10 for
children. Adults can save $5 if they purchase their tickets in advance
at www.nitrojam.com .
“We
are excited to bring Nitro Jam back to Palm Beach International Raceway
for race fans in South Florida,” said Jason Rittenberry, President
& CEO of Palm Beach International Raceway and now CEO of the IHRA
since the recent acquisition of the sanctioning body. “As a fan
favorite, we are expecting Nitro Jam to become one of the track’s most
successful events that will have a positive impact on Palm Beach
County.”
Among
the stars of the 2013 CarSafe Palm Beach Nitro Jam is former Palm Beach
Nitro Jam winner and former World Champion Bruce Litton in his 8,000
horsepower Top Fuel machine. He will be joined by friend and Top Fuel
sensation Kyle Wurtzel in the “High Yield” dragster in a battle of 320
mile per hour machines.
The
world-famous “Candies & Hughes” and “Chi-Town Hustler” AMSOIL
Prostalgia Nitro Funny Cars will highlight an incredible lineup of
nostalgia Funny Cars on hand in south Florida as the glory days of drag
racing return to PBIR. The event will also feature daredevil Jay Turner
and his 220 mile-per-hour nitro-powered Harley Davidson and the wild,
out-of-control “Nanook” and “Rat Trap” Nostalgia Fuel Altereds.
Nitro
Jam’s entertainment lineup will come to a close with the side-by-side
battle of the Embry-Riddle jet-powered dragsters driven by the famed
Elaine Larsen and up-and-coming sensation Marisha Falk in addition to
Danny O’Day’s wheelstander, pyrotechnics and more.
The event will feature two rounds of Nitro Jam with winners crowed under the lights Saturday night.
In
addition to all the nitro action, the 2013 CarSafe Palm Beach Nitro Jam
will also feature an IHRA Ironman Classic race for area racers to
compete for the most coveted prize in IHRA drag racing today – an
Ironman trophy.
For more information on the CarSafe Palm Beach Nitro Jam visit www.nitrojam.com, www.racepbir.com or call Palm Beach International Raceway at (561) 622-1400.
