OAKS, PA January 2, 2017 . . . When Ron
Bouchard won the Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup race in a photo finish with Darrell
Waltrip and Terry Labonte in 1981, it was considered one of the biggest upsets
in NASCAR history. The win helped Bouchard clinch the Rookie of the Year honors
even though he raced in just 22 of the 31 scheduled races that year.
When the Pioneer Pole
Buildings Motorsports 2017 Fueled by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by
Insinger Performance Race Car & Trade Show takes place at the Greater
Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, January 20-22, 2017, the Race Hill Farms
No. 47 Cup car that Bouchard drove to that very impressive win will be on
display.
In fact a second car, driven by
Bouchard, the Len Boehler No. 3 Modified, will also be part of the three-day
show. This car was driven to numerous race wins by Bouchard at a variety of
Northeastern speedways including Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson, Seekonk,
Waterford Speedbowl and Westboro Speedway.
Bones Bourcier wrote in his book,
“RON BOUCHARD, Remembering the Kid from Fitchburg,” “Rivals, teammates, friends
and family members recall one of the Northeast’s most popular drivers, whose
spectacular Modified career—he won from New England to Florida—was followed by
a NASCAR Cup Series victory at Talladega and Rookie of the Year honors at stock
car racing’s highest level.”
After his Cup career came to an
end the popular racer returned home to Fitchburg, Mass., to open Ron Bouchard’s
Auto Stores representing Honda, Kia, Nissan and FCA. He passed away in December
2015 after battling cancer.
The book will be on sale at the
Coastal 181 display area during the show.
Ron’s wife, Paula, will be on
hand at the show along with author Bourcier to talk about Ron’s great career
and the book and to sign autographs.
Also appearing in the Coastal 181
area will be 50-year racing veteran Kevin Olson. His new book titled “Cages Are
For Monkeys” is a fun read in which he and co-author Lew Boyd give readers
details on a Midget racing career that took him all over the United States and
Down Under. He has won numerous championships and is a member of several Halls
of Fame.
Olson, considered racing’s
zaniest Hall of Famer, will be sharing stories of his career and talking about
his book. Of course copies will be available and Kevin will be more than happy
to sign them.
A featured guest at Motorsports
2017 will be seven time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty considered the
King of NASCAR.
Many other well-known racers and
personalities will be appearing at the show with details to be announced.
The 3-day show will again fill
250,000 square feet of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center with just about
everything imaginable in motorsports available for attendees to see.
Over 250 race cars, representing
many different segments of the sport, will be on hand. In addition hardcore
vendors will be part of the show along with many racing facilities offering
information on their 2017 season.
Again, as in the past, free
industry seminars will be offered.
Exhibit space is filling quickly
so now is a good time to reserve a display area. Call Danny Sammons at
609.888.3618 or danny@aarn.com.
For complete show details, ticket
prices and more check in at www.aarn.com and go to the Motorsports link.
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