July 30, 2014 12:40 PM PDT
PFBC, Pocono Raceway to Give Away Ultimate Angler Kayak
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 30) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has partnered with several sponsoring organizations to outfit a state-of-the-art fishing kayak, which will be awarded to one lucky winner who enters the contest at this weekend’s NASCAR GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway.
“This is another opportunity for us to partner with NASCAR and to promote fishing and boating opportunities to outdoor enthusiasts,” said PFBC Marketing Coordinator Steve Kralik. “It also gives us a chance to remind people that there’s still a lot of good fishing available during the long days of summer.”
“We particularly want to thank the sponsors for donating this equipment,” he added. “One lucky individual is going to be ecstatic when they see the equipment they have won and they will absolutely enjoy paddling in this kayak.”
The kayak, a Ride 115X Advanced Angler, is being donated by Wilderness Systems, and an Odyssey glass paddle is being provided by Adventure Technology. Rigging items totaling more than $500 in value are being donated by YakAttack. Items include a fish finder mount, safety flag/light, three rod holders, self-leveling drink holder and a storage system called a “BlackPak.” Also, a Bahia Tour life jacket is being provide by Kokatat.
Visitors to the Aug. 1-3 races can stop by the PFBC’s expo booth in the “Fan Fair” area and sign up for the drawing. No purchase is necessary.
The winner will be notified after August 18. A date, time and location for the winner to pick up the kayak will be determined in the weeks after the winner is notified.
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Media Contact – Eric Levis, Press Secretary
717.705.7806 or
elevis@pa.gov
August 10, 2014 5:42 AM PDT
Wow, a real tragedy last night with driver Kevin Ward Jr., age 20 being killed after being hit by Tony Stewart at the Empire Super Sprints series event at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park. Stewart and Ward were involved in a little bumping on the track that cause Ward to hit the wall and wind up with a flat tire. Ward got out of his car and walked on the track to give Stewart a piece of his mind as he passed on the next yellow flag lap.
What happen next is up for interpretation. As Stewart went by his car swerved and hit Ward sending him flying to his death. Some say Stewart appears to have been trying to scare him, maybe revving the engine to kick dirt on him and the car swerved more that he anticipated. Others say he was trying to swerve to avoid Ward. From the YouTube video I saw it is really hard to tell. And of course the question also comes up as to why Ward would walk out in the middle of a dirt race track to give Stewart hell. Everyone knows these cars slide around on those tracks even at yellow flag speed.
Either way - even though Tony is known to be a "hot head" - I am sure he did not intend to hit a man on the race track and he now has to live with this the rest of his life.
For 21 years old he is driving like a seasoned vet. And he is a really good young man too... 