June 02, 2009
Bowling
Green, Ky. - The Western Kentucky University red towel will be waving Saturday night when the green
flag drops for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
The WKU logo will appear on the hood of the No. 05 Chevrolet at the Federated Auto Parts 300. The car’s back bumper will have a link to www.gowku.com, which will direct Internet users to WKU’s homepage.
The race will begin at 6 p.m. CDT and will be televised on ESPN2.
“WKU is excited to have the opportunity to be showcased during the Nationwide Series at the Nashville Motor Speedway on June 6,” said Donald Smith, executive director of the WKU Alumni Association. “We are used to seeing the red towel wave with pride at a lot of our events, and this will be a first for the red towel to be displayed on the hood of a car traveling around the track at 200 mph. This type of coverage, branding and awareness is essential as WKU becomes a leading American university with international reach, and we are grateful to the generosity of our alumni, friends and partners for providing us this unique opportunity to get the WKU brand in front of an audience that represents the largest spectator sport in the country.”
For information on discounted tickets, log onto the Alumni Association’s page.
More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu and at http://wkunews.wordpress.com/. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
For information, contact Donald Smith at (270) 745-4395.
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