FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHARLIE HARMON NAMED DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT SOUTHWESTERN INTL RACEWAY TUCSON, AZ - November 19, 2014 - IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG), the parent company of Southwestern International Raceway, announced today that Charlie Harmon has joined the Company as the Director of Business Development at SWIR in Tucson, Ariz. As a former track operator and manager at major motorsports facilities across the country, as well as serving as Division Director for NHRAs West Central Division, Harmon brings with him decades of experience in the motorsports arena where he will primarily focus on business development at Southwestern International Raceway. Charlie Harmon, Director of Business Development at SWIR Harmon resides in southern California and will be working directly with newly appointed General Manager of SWIR, Alan Miller. I am personally very excited to welcome Charlie to our team. Having known him for over 15 years, and having worked with him for many years in Memphis with the NMCA World Finals, I know Charlie will do an outstanding job and is a great addition to our company, said Jason Rittenberry, President and CEO of IRG Sports + Entertainment. Prior to joining the IRG and SWIR team, Harmon operated and managed a number of motorsports venues including Indianapolis Raceway Park, National Trail Raceway and Kansas City International Raceway. Harmon currently is co-owner of ProMedia LLC, the parent company of the NMRA, NMCA and NMCA West racing series, as well as the all-Ford publication Race Pages and Fastest Street Car Magazine, which encompasses all domestic makes, models and brands. Harmon is married to wife Shelly, with two children, Chaz and Kaylee. I am really looking forward to Charlie joining our team, said Alan Miller, General Manager at SWIR. Having worked directly with him in the past through several different capacities, I am confident that he is going to make an immediate contribution to SWIR and IRG. Harmon will primarily work out of the SWIR offices in Tucson, as well as working out of his home in southern California. He will be responsible for all sales and sponsorship revenues, official partnerships at SWIR, as well as business development of track events. It is very clear that IRG has assembled some of the brightest and most experienced minds in the sport and I am thrilled to be a part of this movement to improve the sport. This is a great opportunity to have this privilege to be a member of such a formidable team. Harmon said. I have been fortunate throughout my career to work with some of the best people in the motorsports industry and I look forward to bringing that experience to the SWIR and IRG teams. As the first stop on the Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series™ (NJDRS) North American Tour, SWIR will host the Southwestern Nationals in March 2015. The IHRA recently announced that NJDRS will feature a number of additional enhancements for next season, including the addition of the Super Chevy Show for the first time. ABOUT IRG SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG) is a leading purveyor of sports and live entertainment experiences and is the privately-held parent company of International Raceway Group™ (IRG), IRGSE Productions™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA). IRG owns and operates Palm Beach International Raceway™ (PBIR), Palm Beach Driving Club® (PBDC), Memphis International Raceway™ (MIR), and Southwestern International Raceway™ (SWIR). Located in Jupiter, Florida, PBIR is the companys flagship and home to PBDC, a private members-only club for automotive enthusiasts. The facility features a challenging 2.034-mile asphalt Road Course, an exciting 1/4-mile concrete Drag Strip, a thrilling 8/10-mile Kart Track, and a 250-foot-long Mud Bog. Acquired in January 2011, MIR is a highly acclaimed motorsports facility located in Millington, Tennessee, featuring a formidable 1.8-mile asphalt Road Course, a riveting 1/4-mile Drag Strip, and an enthralling 3/4-mile Tri-Oval Short Track. Added to the IRG portfolio of brands in August 2013, SWIR is a 110-acre venue located at the Pima County Fairgrounds, 10 miles from downtown Tucson, Arizona. The track features a dedicated quarter-mile Drag Strip and first opened in August 1997. Owned and operated since January 2013 by IRG, IHRA is the second-largest drag racing and fourth-largest motorsports sanctioning body. The 44-year-old organization manages two national touring series, the Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series™ and Sonic Rush Tour™. With headquarters in Norwalk, Ohio, IHRA sanctions more than 110 motorsports facilities in the U.S. and Canada and has more than 12,000 racers of all skill levels as members. IRGs subsidiaries now promote more than 800 motorsports, live entertainment and corporate events annually at its venues and series. IRG is also affiliated with Miamis Auto Museum at The Dezer Collection, Palm Beach Grand Prix, Super Chevy Show Series, Fun Ford Weekend, and Mega Mopar Action Series. For more information, call 561.622.1400 or send an email to Info@IRGSE.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:41:33 +0000
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