Craftsman Motorsports and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will bring three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers back to their old stomping grounds at Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 8. Former Hickory track champions and current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Andy Houston, Robert Huffman and Dennis Setzer will compete for bragging rights in a 10-lap Late Model shootout at the track where they cut their teeth. Marty Houston, a crew member on the #46 Chevrolet Silverado, part-time driver in the Series and Andy’s brother, also will race in the Craftsman Challenge: Hometown Bragging Rights Race presented by Goodyear. Fans will have the opportunity to get autographs from each driver from 6-7 p.m. Each driver has taken the checkered flag on multiple occasions at Hickory, and all four have been crowned the track champion: Setzer (1983 and 1993), Huffman (1988 and 1989), Andy Houston (1994) and Marty Houston (1997). But none may be more important than this 10-lap match race that will give one driver bragging rights in his hometown for the entire year. The shootout is scheduled to follow the Late Model feature and will begin at approximately 9 p.m. The drivers will be piloting Late Models borrowed from current Hickory competitors. Goodyear will provide tires for the race. Admission to Hickory Motor Speedway is $10 for adults, $6 for teens and seniors, $3 for seven-12 and free for six and under; or a family pass can be purchased for $25. Admission to the pits is also $25. Gates open at 5 p.m., and the autograph session will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call 828-464-3655 or visit www.hickorymotorspeedway.com.(4-30-2004)
