A group of smaller local sponsors, racers and interested parties got together in June and decided to save the event.

All the parties have come together.

We go the mall together, have birthday parties together. Because our families live so far away, we have an extended family within the group on and off the stage.

I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.

This has been a special group of guys that have been together a long time. They've had many birthday parties in the wrestling room.

That was part of trying to get together with the Holdermans, so that we could continue to have a ... local grocer still in that market. We're excited about being there.