Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Canadian Motorsports Expo in town this weekend

Race cars and drivers are coming to the #Toronto for the annual @CME_Racing show February 7-9, 2014 in Hall 5 of the International Centre near the airport. The event is produced by Inside Track Motorsport News and they bring NASCAR's superstar Richard Petty to the expo on Sunday.
On "February 9th when NASCAR’s all-time winningest driver, Richard Petty, takes to the CME Stage courtesy of Pinty’s Delicious Foods. Known simply as ‘The King,’ Petty is one of two, seven-time champions of NASCAR’s top-tier Sprint Cup Series (the other is the late Dale Earnhardt Sr.). Petty’s 200 career victories and his seven wins in the sport’s biggest race – the Daytona 500 – are records that will likely never be surpassed."

You can buy tickets online to save money and also download coupons for all three days of the show. Hours are Friday (Feb. 7) 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. // Saturday (Feb. 8) 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. // Sunday (Feb. 9) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Check out the stage schedule after the jump.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. AutoGlym Hot Rod Panel Discussion presented by Boneyard Event Services: Legendary Hot Rod personality Gary Challice guides a one hour discussion, with a focus on the tribute to the Deuce and the Merc. Several car owners and Hot Rod experts will participate in this interactive discussion.

7:15 – 8:45 p.m. Drag Racing Night of Champions. Hosts Larry Satchell and Andrew Stirk honour series and track champions from around Ontario. Help us celebrate the top straight line racers!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Stock Car Promoters Panel Discussion. Several stock car promoters will discuss their facilities’ news for 2014 and beyond, as well as issues facing the industry.

12:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Canadian racing star Alex Tagliani will share details of his new racing team with the fans, on the Inside Track Stage. Other announcements are also expected.

12:45 – 1:15 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Star Ryan Newman will take to the stage for a Q&A session with the fans. Newman will talk about the upcoming season with Richard Childress Racing and his hopes for winning a second Daytona 500.

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Ryan Newman signs autographs for the fans on the CME’s Inside Track Stage.

2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Road Racing Panel Discussion: Several prominent representatives of various parts of the Canadian road racing community discuss their plans and news for 2014.

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Meet The Media Panel Discussion: One of the CME’s longest running and most popular on-stage features. This year, radio host Angie Skinner joins Canada’s top motorsports journalists to talk about Canadian and international racing.

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Short Track Night of Champions and the Ontario Asphalt Year-End Short Track Power Rankings, presented by London Recreational: Hosts Greg Calnan and Spencer Lewis honour series and track champions from Ontario’s dirt and asphalt ovals. After that, Spencer Lewis presents his top 10 Power Rankings list.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Short track guru Spencer Lewis hosts several up-and-coming racers in his annual installment of the Young Guns Panel on the CME Stage. Hear what some of Canada’s future stars have in store for 2014.

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Driver Q&A: The NCATS Series features many of the country’s top stock car racers. Several of them will be making big news at the CME. The NCATS drivers will take to the CME Stage to talk about what’s new for their programs for 2014.

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Richard Petty Q&A on the CME Stage: Seven Sprint Cup Championships. Seven Daytona 500 wins. 200 Sprint Cup wins. Richard Petty is undisputedly The King of NASCAR racing. This is your chance to hear Richard Petty live and in person as he takes part in a Q&A with the fans!

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. NASCAR legend Richard Petty will sign as many autographs as possible for the fans, on the CME Stage.

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Mike Skinner Q&A: Known as ‘The Gunslinger,’ Mike Skinner won the first-ever NASCAR Truck Series race before going on to be the series’ inaugural champion. During his illustrious career, he was teamed with the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. at Richard Childress racing. Mike will be joined on the stage by his wife, Angie Skinner, host of SiriusXM’s NASCAR Radio.

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Drag Racing Panel Discussion: Series promoter Bruce Biegler hosts a discussion featuring some of the sport’s most prominent racers and industry personalities.

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