Hogan Tire Company brings monster truck to speedway

    CARIBOU — The original ‘Monster Truck’, Bigfoot, will make a special appearance at Spud Speedway in Caribou on Sunday, July 6.
    The monster truck will be part of a special 4th of July weekend at the Caribou Speedway. In addition to Bigfoot the track will feature a full card of racing plus a 100-lap Bomber Race. The event is being sponsored in part by Hogan Tire Company and will benefit Camp Adventure, a children’s diabetes camp directed by Cary Medical Center.
    Bill Flagg, Cary’s director of community relations and development, said that the event was made possible thanks to a generous contribution from Hogan Tire Company and the owners of Spud Speedway.
    Jody Anderson, of Hogan Tire Company said that he was pleased to be involved in the fund-raising event.
    “We were pleased when Cary Medical Center approached us about sponsoring this event,” said Anderson. “We learned about the diabetes camp and thought this was a great program and we were glad to help out. We also are excited about getting involved with Spud Speedway. This is a great attraction for the area and we hope that people really respond to this event.”
    Tickets to the event are $5 for the entire day. Greg Veinote owner of the track said that you can’t match the value for real family entertainment.
    “We established a ticket price that we knew families could afford and we are staying with it,” said Veinote, who opened the track last year. “We have had great response and we do all we can to make sure this is entertainment the entire family will enjoy. We also want to be part of the community and we are pleased to help generate a way to benefit charitable organizations.”
    For more information on the Sunday racing program visit the Spud Speedway Web site at spud-speedway.com or call Karin Petrin at 227-9013.