User talk:FANSFund

What is the FANS Fund? It is an event that raises money for drivers/teams who attend the USA Nationals presented by U. S. Steel from fans all across the United States. With the rising costs of racing, this fund directly helps offset some of those costs allowing drivers/teams to attend the USA Nationals. For fans, it allows them to have a direct influence on a drivers program by allowing them to attend the Nationals and promote a stellar field of drivers/teams for the USA Nationals. Since our inaugural year in 2008, the FANS Fund begins the donation and voting process in mid-April and concludes this process in late June or early July. Donations are generally from fans but also come from businesses as well. Once all votes are received, the money is pooled to create one general fund. The top driver vote recipients are called to confirm their attendance at the USA Nationals. For their attendance they will receive $1,500 upon their arrival to Cedar Lake Speedway. Regardless of how the driver performs that weekend they will be guaranteed the money from the FANS Fund when they arrive at Cedar Lake Speedway.

For the fans, this is an opportunity to get involved in the USA Nationals presented by U. S. Steel event and have an influence on the driver roster for the event. Along with the participation in the event, a luncheon is also held for all who donated and a guest. During the luncheon, the drivers who were voted to Cedar Lake via the FANS Fund are also in attendance along with their crew. The luncheon is held at the racetrack in the afternoon just prior to the final nights activities. At the conclusion of the luncheon, prizes from the drivers themselves are raffled. Prizes typically include: t-shirts, hats, die casts, driver stickers, and actual door panels from the racecars themselves.

Cedar Lake Speedway’s USA Nationals presented by U. S. Steel is one of only a few Dirt Late Model crown jewel events that pay the winner $50,000. Since 1988, Cedar Lake has hosted the early August event with past winners such as Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Rick Aukland, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Donnie Moran, the late Jack Boggs and many more. Fans from around the nation converge on the 3/8’s mile dirt oval for a standing-room only crowd to watch the event at the track called “Wisconsin’s Fastest Piece of Real Estate.” For more information regarding the USA Nationals and Cedar Lake Speedway, visit their site at www.CedarLakeSpeedway.com

This event is not possible without the fans, companies and drivers that support it. For that, everyone associated with the FANS Fund and the racing community in general is deeply grateful. Also, the unwavering support provided by Cedar Lake Speedway and its owner’s each year is much appreciated.