LEGENDARY DRAGSTERS TO ROAR INTO 50^TH ANNUAL O’REILLY AUTO PARTS AUTORAMA IN DALLAS

DALLAS - Feb. 16, 2010 - Five of the most famous NHRA dragsters in the world will be featured this weekend at the 50th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama®presented by Super Start Batteries in Dallas. The golden anniversary car show will include a sizzling collection of custom cars, motorcycles, racecars, tuners, trucks, celebrities and family entertainment at Dallas Market Hall Feb. 19-21. The O’Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama is sanctioned by the International Show Car Association and is part of the Summit Racing Show Car Series.

“Drag racing is as American as the AutoRama,” said Tom Williams, show producer at Championship Auto Shows Inc. “For the first time in our 50 year history in Dallas, we’ll display five of the most famous NHRA drag racing cars ever to run the quarter mile. These were the cars that helped make Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme and Connie Kalitta icons during the golden era of drag racing.”

The Drag City USA exhibit presented by Reed Speed will include Connie Kalitta’s 1967 “Bounty Hunter,” Don Prudhomme’s 1970 “Wynn’s Winder,” and “Swamp Rat III,” “Swamp Rat IV” and “Swamp Rat VIII” driven by Don Garlits in the 1960s. 

In addition to these famous cars, the event will feature TV star Brenda Song, WWE superstar Melina, former wrestling greats Honky Tonk Man, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Virgil and Luke “Bushwhacker” Williams and former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich “Ace” Franklin.

About the O’Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama in Dallas
The 50th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama presented by Super Start Batteries in Dallas is sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts and is part of the Summit Racing Show Car Series. Show hours are Friday, 3-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m-7 p.m. General admission tickets can be purchased at Dallas Market Hall for $14 (adults) and $5 (ages 6-12); children five years old and under will be admitted for free. Discount tickets are offered at DFW-area O’Reilly Auto Parts stores for $12 (adults) and $4 (ages 6-12). Visit www.autorama.com for appearance times and more information about the show. Media interested in covering the AutoRama should contact Luke DeRouen at (214) 520-3430 ext. 301 or lderouen@tprm-usa.com.