FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, June 1, 2019
ATTICA, Ohio – Since joining the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic as a heat race sponsor in 2009, Racing Optics has had a clear vision to grow right along with the event. And for the 10th year in a row, Racing Optics has stepped up to be the presenting sponsor of the race.
The 31st Annual Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by Racing Optics will hit the track at Attica Raceway Park on Tuesday, July 16 featuring the best sprint car drivers in the world. The 2018 Brad Doty Classic had 50 drivers compete for the $10,000 top prize with 10-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz inheriting the lead at the mid-point of the race when Brent Marks suffered a flat tire and driving to his fourth BDC win.
The Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by Racing Optics returned to Attica Raceway Park in 2016 following a 10 year run at Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima, Ohio. The event originated at ARP in 1989.
“Racing Optics has grown and evolved right along with our race. This will be the 10th year they have come on board as the presenting sponsor and I’m so very grateful for their continued support,” said Brad Doty, co-promoter of the race.
“Racing Optics’ patented multi layer laminated tear offs are without a doubt the best tear offs on the market but they are not only used just in racing, they are also used by the military along with medical and industrial applications, and they have the Go Clear tear offs for Go Pro cameras,” added Doty.
This year will mark the 15th consecutive season the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series has sanctioned the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Presented by Racing Optics. There have been 22 different winners in the 28 contested Brad Doty Classic features (2 have been rained out).
Reserved seats for the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics are on sale by going to www.atticaracewaypark.com and click on the Brad Doty Classic link at the top of the main page.
Racing Optics®, Inc. is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was founded in 1999 by Bart, Steve and Seth Wilson. Racing Optics®, Inc. and the Wilson family have deep roots in the racing industry dating back to the 1940’s where the father of Bart and Steve, Dempsey Wilson, began building and racing roadsters and even went on to race the Indy 500. The competitive spirit that racing requires has helped the Wilson family drive their respective businesses to become very successful.
Racing Optics®, Inc. is the proprietor and only manufacturer of Laminated Tearoffs. Racing Optics®, Inc. has become a staple and even a necessity to every racer in every category of motor sports, including NASCAR, Formula1, dirt track racing and motocross. Racing Optics®, Inc. is the only manufacturer qualified to sell Laminated Tearoffs to the U.S. Military and proudly sells to many well known companies. Racing Optics’ multi-layer, removable optical film has been a game changer in racing and a variety of other industries. Racing Optics’ Surface Protection business extends their expertise into laminated film to protect valuable public and commercial surfaces.
Racing Optics Laminated-Tearoffs were nominated top 15 most innovative product in the past 15 year of motocross racing. Now laminated-tearoffs are seen as a necessity to top racers. Invented in 2002 by Racing Optics, laminated tearoff stacks were a tremendous leap forward in technology. Single tearoffs stake on top of a goggle lens distort the rider’s vision with each additional layer, but a Racing Optics SpeedStack7 has the clarity of a single tearoff.
For more information on Racing Optics go to www.racingoptics.com
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Brad Doty Classic Winners
Started at Attica Raceway Park
1989 – Steve Kinser
1990 – Jack Hewitt
1991 – Bobby Allen
1992 – Rained Out
1993 – Mark Keegan
1994 – Danny Smith
1995 – Randy Kinser
1996 – Dale Blaney
1997 – Tyler Walker
1998 – Jeff Shepard
1999 – Butch Schroeder
2000 – Kelly Kinser
2001 – Danny Smith (2)
2002 – Alvin Roepke
2003 – Dean Jacobs
2004 – Greg Wilson
2005 – Stevie Smith
Moved to Limaland Motorsports Park
2006 – Joey Saldana
2007 – Jac Haudenschild
2008 – Jason Meyers
2009 – Steve Kinser (2)
2010 – Dale Blaney (2)
2011 – Donny Schatz
2012 – Kerry Madsen
2013 – Donny Schatz (2)
2014 – Paul McMahan
2015 – Rained Out
Moved back to Attica Raceway Park
2016 – Donny Schatz (3)
2017- David Gravel
2018- Donny Schatz (4)