VisitMyrtleBeach.com To Sponsor Kentucky Speedway's Fall NASCAR Nationwide Race

SPARTA, Ky., Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of the premier family and beach vacation destinations in the United States, Myrtle Beach, S.C., will be the title sponsor of the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway that will take the green flag Sat., Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Affectionately known as "The Grand Strand," Myrtle Beach welcomes an average of 15 million annual visitors, many of whom travel from Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Myrtle Beach visitors experience true southern hospitality while enjoying 60 miles of beautiful, sandy beaches, more than 100 championship golf courses, countless family attractions, live entertainment and Carolina Coastal cuisine specializing in fresh seafood.

"We are excited to partner with Kentucky Speedway as title sponsor for the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 NASCAR® Nationwide race," said Scott Schult, executive vice president of marketing for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.  "This partnership will help us expose the Visit Myrtle Beach experience to race fans throughout Kentucky, Ohio and the region. NASCAR® fans and our visitors are very similar – they both love family, fun and excitement so this is a great platform to create future guests."

The VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway will conclude a two-race weekend that begins Friday, Sept. 19 with the ARCA Racing Series (ARS) Zloop Electronic and Recycling Centers 150.

"We are very pleased to partner with the VisitMyrtleBeach.com team," said John Cox, Kentucky Motor Speedway vice president of sales and marketing. "Our fans are as passionate about racing as they are about vacationing and we know they will love to have the opportunity to visit Myrtle Beach as it's a short flight or day's drive from our region."

"We look forward to developing a well-rounded program that will attract fans to the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway in the fall and the 'The Grand Strand' this summer. Our VisitMyrtleBeach.com partnership will enable us to offer new and unique opportunities to our fans that we wouldn't normally be able to offer," added Cox. 

Tickets and campsites for all Kentucky Speedway events can be purchased through www.kentuckyspeedway.com, by calling (859) 578-2300 or visiting the Kentucky Speedway ticket office at 1 Speedway Drive in Sparta, Ky., just off Interstate 71 Exit 57 and Ky. Hwy. 35 N.

SOURCE Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce / CVB