NASCAR SPEED-TV, ANALYST SET FOR CRASH-A-RAMA

Indianapolis has the Indy 500 and Charlotte, NC the Coca-Cola 600 but for race fans in central-Ohio those events don’t hold a candle to Crash-A-Rama. And if the wrecking, crashing and Monster Trucks weren’t enough, hang onto your seats Columbus; Here comes Ray Dunlap.
The popular Speed TV - NASCAR analyst cut his broadcasting teeth at Columbus Motor Speedway back in the early ’90’s and he is looking forward to his appearance at the suburban Obetz facility this Saturday. Not only will the Carrollton, OH NASCAR expert be meeting and greeting local motorsports devote’s, he’ll strap himself into a school bus for a 15-lap figure eight extravaganza.

‘I started my broadcasting career at CMS back in the early ninety’s and I am really looking forward to all the action this weekend. I won a School Bus figure-8 race last season at Flat Rock Speedway in Michigan, so I guess the pressure is on.’ stated the Carrollton Ohio native. ‘I love the layout of the track in Columbus and have many-many fond memories of races there over the last twenty years!’

For the past seven seasons Ray Dunlap has served as a pit road reporter on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Speed Channel. In addition to his live event race broadcasts, he contributes to the ‘NASCAR Performance’ and ‘Wind Tunnel’ programs.

Dunlap previously worked at ESPN from 1997- 2001 working play-by-play and pit reporter assignments in a variety of racing series including Winston Cup, Busch Series, Goody’s Dash, ARCA ReMax and Hooters Pro Cup. After just one year with ESPN, Dunlap was honored by the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club as the 1997 Motorsports Electronic Media Personality of the Year.

He continues to operate a video production company, RedLine Productions in Mooresville , NC . The company was founded in Columbus , Ohio in 1987, shooting commercials and local auto races at Columbus Motor Speedway. Dunlap also hosted and produced his own Public Access television show ‘At the Speedway’ showcasing auto racing in central Ohio .

A native of Carrollton , Ohio , Dunlap graduated from Bowling Green State Universityin 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/TV/Film. Born in December 1964, Dunlap and his wife Bobbie, reside on Lake Norman just north of Charlotte , NC .

* Germain Ford has a radio remote scheduled at the Ford store on Sawmill rd. from 2-4pm on Saturday before the race.

* Ray Dunlap will be at the Ford store for an appearance from 2-4pm during the remote.