Virginia Tech�s Coach Beamer is Goody�s Cool Orange 500 Grand Marshall

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer will be the Goody Cool Orange 500 Grand Marshall at upcoming 2008 Sprint Cup at the Martinsville Speedway. Beamer was chosen as Grand Marshall for the opening of the Sprint Cup because of the remarkable job that he has been doing coaching Virginia Tech�s football team - the Hokies.

Coach Beamer is the most successful football coach in Virginia Tech. Under his leadership, the Hokies have won three Big East Championships and two ACC championships. Beamer was national coach of the year in 1999 and was ranked third in winnings among Division I coaches. As of present, Beamer�s Hokies are ranked fifth in the nation�s Orange Bowl. With his leadership, the players are bent on maintaining or exceeding that spot.

NASCAR upholds the excellent sportsmanship that happens in every aspect of sports and this is the reason for Beamer�s having been chosen as the Goody�s Cool Orange 500 Grand Marshall. According to Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell, �It is real privilege for Coach Beamer to agree to be our Grand Marshal. He is truly one of the premier college football coaches in America. What he has done at Virginia Tech is legendary. And on top of that he�s a good guy that really enjoys NASCAR racing. We�re looking forward to a great day with Coach Beamer�.

While Beamer is a football coach by profession, he spends his spare time running races. He has twice been an honorary starter for the NASCAR Sprint Races and this is his first time to be Grand Marshall. Beamer is highly pleased with his appointment as Grand Marshall. He says that. �I�m very honored to be the Grand Marshal of the Goody�s Cool Orange 500 Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. I think most people know how much I love racing, and I�m delighted by the honor.�

The Goody�s Cool Orange 500 sponsor seems to think that Beamer is the perfect Grand Marshall. His football team colors are orange and maroon and his team is set to compete at the Orange Bowl. According to Darren Singer, Vice President Marketing, Goody�s Headache Powders, �Coming off one of the most successful seasons of his illustrious career, Coach Beamer will be a huge hit as grand marshal of the 2008 Goody�s Cool Orange 500. With Virginia Tech going to the Orange Bowl this year, it is only fitting to have the Coach kick off the action at the Goody�s Cool Orange 500 with the most famous words in racing � �Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!�.�

The Goody�s Cool Orange 500 event will start � off the 2008 Sprint Cup. The event is named as such to feature Goody�s Headache Powders� new orange flavor. Tickets will go on sale on March 30. You can purchase your tickets by calling 1.877.RACE.TIX or you can buy them online. Ticket prices range from $ 42 to $ 77.

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