Mazda Director of Motorsports John Doonan and SCCA Vice President, Marketing and Communications Eric Prill (pictured) made the announcement on April 16 during the Mazda Motorsports pre-season media day at the company’s headquarters in Irvine, California.
NASCAR insisted the race sponsorship should not be taken as approval by the sanctioning body of the NRA's positions on gun control.
"To say that I'm excited for the month of May would be a huge understatement," said Briscoe. "I'm thrilled to join the Ganassi team for the Indianapolis 500 this year."
The Beloit, Kansas, Midget race joins a week of activity filled with USAC National Midget racing, preceding the August 1-3 'Belleville Midget Nationals' at the half-mile North Central Kansas Free Fair oval.
The 'Mudsummer Classic' will be the first NASCAR national touring series event held on dirt since NASCAR’s premier series competed on September 30, 1970, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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