Walmart Stores Bring NASCAR Fan Events and Unique Race Time Experiences to Michigan |
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Topics: Pure Michigan 400
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Walmart
August 14, 2012
Race Day Savings, Racing Simulators at Area Stores
SALINE, Mich., Aug. 14, 2012 – As Michigan prepares for the upcoming Pure Michigan 400, select Walmart stores will offer authentic NASCAR merchandise and host exclusive fan events starting Aug. 15. Customers are invited to attend these special events and enjoy show car and simulator displays– perfect to safely get behind the wheel and feel the power of NASCAR – August 15-18 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., depending on the location.
The Michigan International Speedway recently completed its fourth repave in the track’s history producing some of the fastest speeds in NASCAR. With 18 degree banking and 73-foot wide sweeping turns, MIS provides drivers with three and four grooves to run around the two-mile speedway. On June 17, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Quicken Loans 400, his first victory in four years, at the same track where he got his last NASCAR Sprint Cup win.
In addition to the fan events happening in Walmart parking lots, area Walmart stores will feature savings on all the food and snacks you need to enjoy the race, plus authentic NASCAR merchandise such as T-shirts and racing flags, with an even bigger selection of exclusive products available at Walmart.com/NASCAR.
Participating stores near the Michigan International Speedway include:
Wednesday, Aug. 15
Events free and open to the public include the Kingsford Ultimate Tailgate Truck, Wheaties Show Car, Hefty Show Car Simulator, Keystone Light Show Truck, Budweiser Show Car, Cheez-It Show Car Simulator, Oreo Ritz Show Car, 5-hour Energy Show Car, No. 24 Pepsi MAX Show Car, No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew Show Car, No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger and Coca-Cola 2-Seat Simulator at:
Store #1593
800 E. Chicago St.
Coldwater, Mich.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 16
Events free and open to the public include the Kingsford Ultimate Tailgate Truck, Wheaties Show Car, Hefty Show Car Simulator, Keystone Light Show Truck, Cheez-It Show Car Simulator, Oreo Ritz Show Car, 5-hour Energy Show Car, No. 24 Pepsi MAX Show Car, No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew Show Car, No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger and Coca-Cola 2-Seat Simulator at:
Store #1809
701 Olds St.
Jonesville, Mich.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 17
Events free and open to the public include the Kingsford Ultimate Tailgate Truck, Wheaties Show Car, Hefty Show Car Simulator, Miller Lite Show Car, Cheez-It Show Car Simulator, Oreo Ritz Show Car, 5-hour Energy Show Car, No. 24 Pepsi MAX Show Car, No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew Show Car, No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger and Coca-Cola 2-Seat Simulator at:
Store #5472
7000 E. Michigan Ave.
Saline, Mich.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18
Events free and open to the public include the Shell-Pennzoil No. 22 Dodge Charger, Cheez-It Show Car Simulator, Hefty Show Car Simulator, Keystone Light Show Truck, No. 24 Pepsi MAX Show Car, No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew Show Car, Wheaties Show Car and 5-hour Energy Show Car at:
Store #1836
1601 U.S. 223
Adrian, Mich.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Events free and open to the public include the Kingsford Ultimate Tailgate Truck, Coca-Cola 2-Seat Simulator, Miller Lite Show Car, Budweiser Show Car and Oreo Ritz Show Car at:
Store #5160
1700 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, Mich.
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For additional details and a complete listing of participating Walmart stores, visit Walmart.com/NASCAR.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at more than 10,130 retail units under 69 different banners in 27 countries. With fiscal year 2012 sales of approximately $444 billion, Walmart employs more than 2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://walmartstores.com, and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
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