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Martinsville Speedway To Add Lights

Martinsville Speedway announced Wednesday that it will add an L-E-D lighting system to the historic half-mile oval for the 2017 season.  Starting the day after the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at the end of this month, installation of permanent lights will begin with a project the track is calling “Light Up Martinsville.”  It will be the first major motor sports facility with L-E-D lights.  Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell says he expects the project to be completed by the end of this year, adding that there are no plans to stage a night race in the near future.  Campbell calls the lighting project an insurance policy to extend race days in the event of inclement weather … And in an effort to give fans more flexibility in purchasing their seats for the October 30th Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville Speedway has opened its ticket office on Saturdays with special hours running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (local time).  The late-season doubleheader on the Virginia half-mile will include the Camping World Truck Series and feature the opening race in the Round of Eight of the post-season Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.  The ticket office will also be open on Sunday, October 23rd, in advance of the fall race weekend – with discounted tickets available for children 12 and under.

Chris Young Teams Up With Toy For Tots

Chris Young won’t just be spreading holiday cheer with the release of his new album, It Must Be Christmas, on Friday (10/14); he’ll also be making the season brighter for disadvantaged children through his new partnership with Toys For Tots. As part of the partnership, Young will collect Toys For Tots donations at several of his “I’m Comin’ Over Tour” stops from November 17 through December 10. Fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys or books to nine different tour dates, which are listed below.

 

·         Toys For Tots is run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

·         Young says, “My sister and brother-in-law both served in the United States Marines Corps so I’m excited to join up with Toys For Tots and help share the Christmas spirit with kids in the cities along my tour.”

 

Toys For Tots donations will be accepted at the following Chris Young tour dates:

 

Nov. 17 – Bob Carpenter Center – Newark, DE

Nov. 18 – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – Salisbury, MD

Nov. 19 – Crown Coliseum – Fayetteville, NC

Dec. 1 – Ryan Center – Kingston, RI

Dec. 2 – Cross Insurance Arena – Portland, ME

Dec. 3 – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Dec. 8 – Show Me Center – Cape Girardeau, MO

Dec. 9 – iWireless Center – Moline, IL

Dec. 10 – Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN

Tanya Tucker Hospitalized, Postpones Shows

Tanya Tucker is recovering in a Nashville hospital after she suffered an upper respiratory infection while out on the road. Tucker became ill before a recent tour stop in South Dakota and was treated by local doctors before going home to Nashville. As a result, Tanya has postponed six of her scheduled tour dates, which are listed below.

 

·         Tucker said in a statement, “I cannot apologize enough to all the fans who bought tickets and were looking forward to seeing us on the road. I just feel terrible, but I’ll get even worse if I don’t take care of myself. I love you all.”

 

Tanya’s postponed dates are as follows:

 

Oct. 07 Watertown, S.D. – Dakota Sioux Casino

Oct. 11 Swift Current, SK Canada – The Living Sky Casino

Oct. 12 Whitecap, SK Canada – Dakota Dunes Casino

Oct. 14 Fort Hall, Idaho – Fort Hall Casino

Oct. 15 Pendleton, Ore. – Wildhorse Resort

Oct. 16 Airway Heights, Wash. – Northern Quest Casino

October 12th: On This Day

On this day in 2004, LeAnn Rimes,  released her holiday album What A Wonderful World. The album included ten tracks, with three of the tracks being original Christmas tunes, co-wrote by Rimes.

Rimes released four promotional singles from this album: “O Holy Night”, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, and “A Different Kind of Christmas”.

Women’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Academic Award

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team continues to receive recognition for its strong work in the classroom last year as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced its list of Team Academic Award winners.

WPU was one of 893 total soccer programs (315 men, 578 women) throughout the country (all divisions) to collect the 2015-2016 honor.  The team owned a 3.14 collective Grade Point Average.

To qualify for the award, a team must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the entire year.  The team GPA is determined by adding every player’s GPA, then dividing by the number of players.

The full list of team academic award recipients can be found at http://www.nscaa.com/web/News/Articles/October_2016/NSCAA_Announces_2015-2016_College_Team_Academic_Award_Winners.aspx

 

Story provided by Wade Steinlage

“Dirty Laundry” Video Debuts Today – Carrie Underwood

The music video for Carrie Underwood’s single “Dirty Laundry” will make its world premiere today (10/12) exclusively onEntertainment Tonight (ET). ET will debut a televised clip of Carrie’s new black and white video on today’s program, with the full video becoming available at ETonline.com after the premiere. Underwood says of the video, “It’s all about emotion and that moment when a woman has finally reached that point, after the heartache, of being done with a relationship.”

 

The video marks Underwood’s first collaboration with director Shane C. Drake, whom Carrie says had a creative idea that she can’t wait to share. Carrie shares, “Shane had the idea to include some beautiful animals that represent the parallels between human and animal behavior and instincts, which look great interwoven with visuals of emotional women and men.  It gave us a way to portray one of my songs in a way we’ve never done before.”

The Chase Moves To Kansas Speedway

The 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup rolls on from North Carolina to the Midwest for Sunday afternoon’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.  It’s the second race in the Round of Twelve, which opened this past weekend with Jimmie Johnson’s victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway that guaranteed the Hendrick Motorsports driver a spot in the eight-man semifinal round that opens October 30th at Martinsville Speedway … Chase drivers have won the fall race at Kansas Speedway eight straight years and nine of the twelve years the post-season format has been in place.  The three non-title contenders who have won there are Joe Nemechek in 2004, Tony Stewart in 2006 and Greg Biffle in 2007 … Among full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers, Johnson – the Number-8 seed – tops Kansas Speedway’s win list with three victories, most recently in May 2015 … Three different manufacturers have won the last three Cup Series races at Kansas: Toyota (Kyle Busch), Ford (Joey Logano) and Chevrolet (Johnson).

October 11th: On This Day

Today in 2011, Martina McBride released her eleventh album, dubbed Eleven. The album produced three singles and would hit #4 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart at #10 on the US Billboard 200.

McBride herself rode on a train that left Los Angeles the day before the album was released and headed across the country with various stops to promote the new project.

2016 American Music Awards Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2016 American Music Awards (AMA) were announced on Monday morning (10/10), with some of country’s hottest stars earning nods at the annual show. Carrie Underwood leads the country pack with three nominations, including a nod in the all-genre Artist of the Year category. Underwood’s other nominations include Favorite Female Artist – Country and Favorite Album – Country for her Storyteller project. Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line were each double nominees at the show, with Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Cam, Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band and Tim McGraw also earning nods. The 2016 American Music Awards will broadcast live on November 20 at 8 PM ET on ABC.

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR (ALL-GENRE)

 

Carrie Underwood

Adele

Beyoncé

Justin Bieber

Drake

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Rihanna

Twenty One Pilots

The Weeknd

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

 

Luke Bryan

Thomas Rhett

Blake Shelton

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

 

Kelsea Ballerini

Cam

Carrie Underwood

 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY

 

Florida Georgia Line

Old Dominion

Zac Brown Band

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

 

Luke BryanKill the Lights

Chris StapletonTraveller

Carrie UnderwoodStoryteller

 

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

 

Florida Georgia Line– “H.O.L.Y.”

Tim McGraw– “Humble And Kind”

Thomas Rhett– “Die A Happy Man”

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