Race Tracks in New england
The "Big Game" just got a lot more interesting for a pair of race tracks in the Speedway Motorsports, Inc. family. New Hampshire Motor Speedway's executive vice president and general manager David McGrath and Atlanta Motor Speedway's president and general manager Ed Clark have put everything from lobster and peaches to premium race tickets on the line for the Feb. 5 title game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.
The wager
When the Falcons win:
Atlanta Falcons flag to be hung outside New Hampshire Motor Speedway office building the following two days and during the New Hampshire 301 NASCAR race week July 10-16
David McGrath will present Ed Clark and the March 5 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 race winner with New England lobster in Victory Lane while wearing a Falcons jersey
Four Falcons and Atlanta Motor Speedway fans will win premium tickets to the July 16 New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway ($500 value)
If the Patriots (somehow) win:
New England Patriots flag to be hung outside Atlanta Motor Speedway office building the following two days and during the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 NASCAR race week Feb. 27-March 5.
Ed Clark will present David McGrath and the July 16 New Hampshire 301 race winner with Georgia peaches in Victory Lane while wearing a Patriots jersey
Four Patriots and New Hampshire Motor Speedway fans will win premium tickets to the March 5 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway ($400 value)
"I mean, come on. Tom Brady? Bill Belichick? Do I need to say anything more?" said McGrath. "The Patriots have become synonymous with winning championships. It's what they do. So, if Ed wants some of our famous New England lobster, he's going to have to fly up here to get it because I'm winning this bet - and I can't wait to enjoy some delicious Georgia peach cobbler while we celebrate another New England title."
"We are so proud of our friends at the Atlanta Falcons for making it to the NFL's biggest game of the year, and to David, I say, 'You're on', " said Clark. "We can't wait to watch our team knock off Brady, Belichick and the Patriots and bring their first title home to Georgia. Most of all, I look forward to seeing David wearing a Falcons jersey, lobster in hand, in Victory Lane here at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 5."
Fans are encouraged to join in the conversation and support their respective teams on all social media platforms by using the hashtags #AMSFalcons or #NHMSPatriots.
NASCAR racing returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway March 3-5, 2017, featuring the Rinnai 250 XFINITY Series and Active Pest Control 200 Camping World Truck Series doubleheader on Saturday, March 4 and the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, March 5.
