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Military Personnel Admitted Free, Lee Greenwood Performs
MILWAUKEE (June 1, 2005) – The highly-acclaimed Albany
Marine Band out of Albany, Georgia will perform during this
Saturday morning’s “Salute To America’s Military Champions”
at The Milwaukee Mile.
This band of fifty Marines travels throughout the United States
and internationally to fulfill its mission of serving as musical ambassadors. This will mark the band’s second appearance at
The Milwaukee Mile.
The “Salute To America’s Military Champions” begins at 11:00 a.m. CST, with the introduction of the day’s Grand Marshal, 4-Star
General Tommy Franks. Every branch of America’s military will be represented, with past, present and future military filling the historic speedway’s front stretch.
“As a U.S. Marine veteran, I am very proud to welcome back the highly-trained members of the Albany Marine Band to perform at
The Milwaukee Mile,” said Gary Girard, the speedway’s general manager.
All Active, Active Reserve and Retired Military who present
Military I.D. at designated grandstand ticket windows at The Milwaukee Mile this Saturday will be admitted free to witness
this special “Salute To America’s Military Champions” and the two world-class auto races that follow. The high-speed drivers of the Champ Car World Series take to the track for 225 miles of racing
at 12:00 p.m. CST, with the stock car wheelmen and women of the ARCA RE/MAX Series competing for 150 laps beginning at
2:30 p.m.
Country music legend Lee Greenwood will perform his trademark song, “God Bless The U.S.A.”
With music as their primary mission, Albany Marine Band
members are selected by audition and must maintain a high level
of instrumental proficiency. Additionally, with the Marine Corps
tradition of ‘every Marine a rifleman,’ all Marines in the band are
fully trained to fulfill their secondary mission of bearing arms in the defense of our nation. Above and beyond their musical and military roles, each Marine has supplementary administrative responsibilities within the band to support the unit’s high operational tempo.
Tickets are available by calling (414) 453-8277, by visiting www.milwaukeemile.com, or at the gate.
ARCA RE/MAX Series Heads To
Milwaukee Mile; Brings Tradition, History
WEST ALLIS WI (5-31-05) - Two motorsports traditions rich in history join forces for the first time in more than 20 years this
weekend when the Milwaukee Mile hosts the ARCA RE/MAX
Series for the ARCA 150.
“We are thrilled to visit Milwaukee for the first time since 1983,”
said Ron Drager, president of ARCA. “Given the rich and varied histories of both the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the Milwaukee
Mile, we are looking forward to a successful race weekend.”
The ARCA RE/MAX Series began in 1953 under the leadership of John Marcum in Toledo, Ohio. Since that time, the series has competed on a wide variety of racing surfaces, from the high speeds
of Daytona International Speedway, to short track wars at places
like Salem Speedway in Indiana and Toledo Speedway in Ohio.
Names such as Iggy Katona, Benny Parsons, Jack Bowsher, Red Farmer and Michael Waltrip have competed in ARCA RE/MAX Series events.
The Milwaukee Mile, however, has a history just as long and impressive as that of ARCA. The track was constructed in 1903
and is the oldest operating speedway in the world. Currently, the Milwaukee Mile hosts a number of sanctioning bodies every race season, including NASCAR, USAC, IRL and ARCA.
A number of ARCA RE/MAX Series drivers have already entered
the race, including Frank Kimmel, Joey Miller, Chad Blount and
David Ragan. Also entered is 27-year-old Roland Rehfeld, who is visiting the U.S. from Germany and attempting to make his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut.
“Milwaukee is good because I’m used to racing on short tracks in Britain and Germany,” Rehfeld said. Rehfeld will be driving the
Hantz Group Motorsports Dodge as part of their driver development program.
Optional rig parking at the event will be available on Thursday evening, June 2, with registration, practice and Pork Pole Qualifying slated for Friday, June 3. The ARCA 150, LIVE on SPEED Channel, kicks off at the Milwaukee Mile at 2:30pm CST, directly after the 12:00pm CST start time of the Time Warner Cable Road Runner
225 presented by U.S. Bank Champ Car race. A complete weekend schedule is available online at http://www.arcaracing.com.
Tickets for the ARCA 150 at the Milwaukee Mile are available online at http://www.milwaukeemile.com, and http://www.tickets.com, or through the Milwaukee Mile Ticket Office at 7722 West Greenfield Avenue, in West Allis, WI.
www.milwaukeemile.com
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published by Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
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