Invited Rider List Announced for Jeremy McGrath Invitational
Los Angeles, CA (JUNE 6, 2006) – Event organizers for the inaugural
Jeremy McGrath Invitational today announced the list of riders invited
to participate. They include:
Andrew Short, Ben Townley, Chad Reed, Davi Millsaps, David Vuillemin,
Grant Langston, Heath Voss, Ivan Tedesco, James Stewart, Jeremy
McGrath, Kevin Windham, Michael Byrne, Mike Alessi, Mike LaRocco,
Nathan Ramsey, Nick Wey, Ricky Carmichael, Travis Pastrana, Travis
Preston and Tyler Evans.
The Jeremy McGrath Invitational is a Supercross-style racing event
featuring the top racers from the sport, including McGrath, competing
for the largest purse ever offered -- $500,000. The Jeremy McGrath
Invitational will be held October 6 and 7 at the Home Depot Center, on
the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson,
California and will feature 2-man, head-to-head elimination-style motos
followed by a not so typical main event where all 20 invited riders
will race. NBC will air the event on October 22, 2006.
McGrath had this to say, “I am very excited about the group of riders
we’ve extended invitations to – I look forward to everyone’s
acceptances and really look forward to seeing how these guys do on this
type of track and in this type of race format – it will definitely make
for some exciting racing that’s for sure.”
Tickets are available now at 1-888-MCRACE1; at Ticketmaster.com; and at
the HOME DEPOT Center and STAPLES Center’s box offices. Visit
www.jeremymcgrathinvitational.com for up-to-the-minute event
information!
