Press Release, Ocean Speedway

For Immediate Release

Ocean Speedway signs Taco Bravo as title sponsor for Ocean 360 Sprint Car Series

By Gary Thomas

Watsonville, CA – December 22, 2009…Long-time San Jose area restaurant and business Taco Bravo has signed a two-year deal with the Ocean Speedway to become the official title sponsor of the Ocean Sprint Car Series.

The partnership brings with it a historical aspect for what should be an exciting year of competition in 2010. "We're thrilled to have Dennis Wuollet and Taco Bravo come on board as the sponsor for the Ocean Sprint Car Series," said Ocean Speedway promoter John Prentice. "Taco Bravo has a lot of history in this area and has been involved in sprint car racing for a long time so it seems like a natural fit."

Taco Bravo has been a staple in the area for a number of years featuring locations in Campbell, San Jose and Fremont. Taco Bravo has also supported multiple drivers and teams throughout the years, most recently being seen on the sprint cars driven by Gilroy's Kurt Nelson and San Martin's "Cowboy" Craig Smith, as well as the 4-banger driven by San Jose's Joey Batts among others.  

The Ocean Sprint Car Series brought to you by Taco Bravo is coming off a banner year that saw strong car counts, great competition and featured eight different winners in 13 races. In the end Easton's Tommy Tarlton narrowly defeated two-time track champion Brent Kaeding of Campbell by just 12-digits for his first career title at the speedway. Tarlton will be officially crowned as the 2009 Ocean 360 champion at the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom in Santa Cruz on January 16 during the Ocean Speedway Awards Dinner.

In 2010 the Ocean 360 Sprint Cars will see 15-nights of total racing, with 13 of them being contested at the Ocean Speedway, as well as one each at the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway and the Santa Maria Speedway. Opening night is slotted for Friday April 2 at Ocean Speedway.

For more information on the Ocean Sprint Car Series brought to you by Taco Bravo please visit http://www.oceanspeedway.com and http://www.oceansprints.com

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Gilroy's Kurt Nelson pictured aboard the Taco Bravo Racing No. 72 sprint car last season. The long-time restaurant owned by Dennis Wuollet has signed a two-year deal to become the title sponsor of the Ocean Sprint Car Series. Photo by http://www.johnsracingphotos.com