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Country Music Star Craig Morgan To Perform and Ride at Loretta Lynn’s
Written by: SPEED Staff
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07/25/2008 - 02:55 PM
Hurricane Mills. TN
 
Known as country music's "stealth star," Morgan manages to fit his passion for motocross racing into a schedule that includes more than 200 shows per year. ยป More Photos

Country music star and motocross competitor Craig Morgan is scheduled to perform and ride at next week's AMA Air Nautiques Amateur National Championship Finals. The event, known as America's largest amateur motocross race, is being held at Loretta Lynn's Ranch July 28 through Aug. 2.

Morgan will ride the track on Thursday, July 31 during the first intermission followed by a concert presented by Kawasaki at the AMSOIL Arena, beginning at 8 p.m.

Known as country music's "stealth star," Morgan manages to fit his passion for motocross racing into a schedule that includes more than 200 shows per year, international travel to perform for U.S. troops, and visits to radio stations to promote his upcoming album Love Remembers. On Sundays, Morgan can usually be found at a Hare Scramble in Tennessee, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky or Ohio.

"I'm as passionate about racing as I am about my music," said Morgan. "I take my practice bike on the road with me and I ride whenever I can. Usually we have a concert on Saturday and most races are on Sunday, so I sleep on the bus on the way home, hop in the truck the next day and meet my family at the races. It may seem like a lot, but I love it."

"We're excited to have Craig join us at Loretta's this year," said Event Director Tim Cotter. "Craig is an extremely passionate guy that loves his family, his music and his racing. He's a perfect fit within the Loretta Lynn's program."

About the Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships
Produced by MX Sports, the Air Nautiques/AMA National Motocross Championships is the world’s largest amateur motocross race. Hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane
Mills, Tenn., the event is the premier amateur motocross race in the world. In 2007, more than 25,000 entries attempted to qualify in 33 classes for the 1,386 available gates at the National. In 2008, the National event, christened “The World’s Greatest Motocross Vacation”, will be held July 27Aug. 3. As proof of the significance of winning an AMA Amateur National Championship title, most of today’s top motocross and Supercross stars, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, and Ryan Villopoto, won championships at Loretta Lynn’s. Sponsors include Air Nautiques, Amsoil, Cobra, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Yamaha, Gatorade, Parts Unlimited, Red Bull, Thor, Toyota, AGV, Alpinestars, Boyesen, Cti, DC Shoes, DeCal Works, FMF, Kicker, Moto Tees, Ogio, Renthal, Scott, Twin Air, Wiseco, and Racer X Illustrated. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.

About MX Sports
MX Sports is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based motocross production company. The group coordinates the Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, which includes a national qualifying program consisting of 52 Area Qualifying races held annually from February through May and 12 Regional Championship races conducted in June at select motocross facilities across the country. Less than five percent of the Area Qualifier entries actually qualify for the national championship event, held during the first week of August at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.
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