Jennifer Greenberg to Compete in 2009 Chili Bowl Race
TULSA, OK - Nineteen-year-old Jennifer Greenberg of Albuquerque, NM will compete in her first Chili Bowl January 12-17 in Tulsa, OK. The 23rd annual Chili Bowl is an indoor event that attracts the stars of NASCAR, United States Auto Club ("USAC") and many other open wheel series. Previous winners include Tony Stewart in 2002 and 2007. This year's race has 293 entrants from 30 different states and Canada. The race will be televised on SPEED TV. Greenberg will be competing with increased support from the New Mexico AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricant dealers. After devoting much of 2008 to racing NASCAR Late Model stock cars in California, Greenberg returns to open wheel racing with the help of Indiana's Billy and Tanya Mentgen. One of the few female car owners in the country, Tanya Mentgen finished 11th in the 2008 USAC Owner's Points Championship. The Mentgen's have taken Greenberg under their wing and hope to field an all female car owner and driver combination in the USAC series.
"I have been reading about the Chili Bowl for years and have attended as a spectator", said Greenberg. "My two biggest midget racing goals are to race at the Chili Bowl and at the Turkey Night race in Irwindale. So racing in Tulsa this year fulfills a one of those goals. I am very fortunate to have the support of Billy and Tanya Mentgen, as well as the New Mexico AMSOIL Dealers to help me reach this goal. Billy, Tanya and Damon Twitty have been preparing my car for the last 6 weeks to make the race. I got to drive it in a test session in Claremore, OK last week and it felt great to be back in a midget on dirt! I could not be happier with the new look my car has thanks to Stanfill Design and Graphics. Once this race is over we will continue to work on finding sponsorship backing for the remainder of 2009. It is a tough economic climate, but we would like to find a marketing partner that would allow us to compete in select USAC events in the Midwest in 2009."
Jennifer Greenberg represents marketing partners B&T Motorsports, Amsoil, Cabinet Concepts, SunCo Equipment and Supply, Andrews Motorsports, M&J Signs, Synergy Coatings and TIS Fitness Systems.
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