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Bob Miller
of Ocean City, MD was named the 360 Sprint Promoter of the Year at
the National Sprint Car Poll Awards Reception at the Westin Hotel
in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12/05/2003. |
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Bob Miller
Home Town: Ocean City, MD
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1973 to
Present: Full Time Employment with
Pepsi-Cola Company - - Lead Technical
Service Manager
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1974-1978: Began working at the Reading
Fairgrounds Speedway, Reading, PA in
capacity of Race Official.
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1978-1995
Bridgeport Speedway: Official, Media &
Public Relations working for George Wingate.
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1979 to
2005: Super DIRT Week event in Syracuse, NY,
working in media relations.
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1982-1990: Worked in Media Relations at the
Pocono Raceway for the Race of Champions.
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1983-1985: Media Director/Race Director for
MODCAR, a traveling modified stock car
series.
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1985 to
Present: Media Director, Race Director &
Club Officer of the United Racing Club
Sprint Car Series, the nation's oldest
traveling sprint car club..
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1986 to
Present: Miller began the successful Reading
Racing Reunion & Car Show, presented at the
Fairgrounds Square Mall in Reading, PA. . .
the site of the former Reading Fairgrounds
Speedway.
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1988
Miller introduces URC to corporate
sponsorship, Kendall Motor Oil named URC
Tour Sponsor. In 1990, Miller brings a
financially successful Pace Car sponsorship
to URC with Liberty Pontiac.
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1989
Miller organizes a two race Canadian Tour
for URC with stops at Drummondville and
Granby.
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1990 to
Present: Miller created the Thunder on the
Hill Racing Series joining forces with
Grandview Speedway owner Bruce Rogers. This
series features special events to showcase
the 410 Sprints, World of Outlaws, DIRT
Modifieds, Midgets and a wide variety of
special events.
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1990
Miller has a list of sponsors, offering a
URC record high $30,000 point fund that
include DL Motors, Taylor & Messick, Hatboro
Maintenance, EAFCO as well as the Triple
Crown Championship and the first ever URC
Sprint Twin 12's at Bridgeport.
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1993:
First time ever. . . Bob Miller worked with
SCRA (Sprint Car Racing Association) of
Southern California and lured this wingless
sprint car group from California to
Pennsylvania for a five race series.
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1994:
Miller brings URC to Grandview for a return
to wingless sprint car racing.
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1994-2007: Miller strikes a deal between URC
& ESS to start a Sprint Challenge Series
between the two organizations. The Series
draws large car counts at Dundee, NY and
SeaCoast Speedway in Delaware.
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1997: URC
celebrated their 50th season of presenting
sprint car racing. In celebration, Miller
organized a URC event at the Knoxville
(Iowa) Raceway, the first race of a series
that continues today and is known as. . .
The Tournament of Champions, a nationally
known 360 sprint car racing event.
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1998: Bob
Miller/Thunder on the Hill receive Best
Specialty Series Award presented by Open
Wheel Magazine- -Daytona Beach, FL
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2001:
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Knoxville,
Iowa- -Nominates Bob Miller as 410 Sprint
Promoter of the Year.
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2001:
Miller receives the Bob Pouleson Award- -
CFFC
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2002:
Miller receives the Harry Johnson URC
Founders Award
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2001:
Present- -Miller started the BIG SHOW Racing
Series. These special events are promoted as
"really big shows" and have been very
successful at Grandview Speedway, Bridgeport
Speedway, Delaware International, New Egypt
and Big Diamond Raceway.
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2003:
Miller booked the Super DIRT Series
Modifieds for their first ever appearance at
the Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, PA.
The event was wildly successful and took
place again in 2004.
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2003
November: DIRT announces Bob Miller to
oversee DIRT Southeast Big Block Modified
Touring Series.
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2003
December: National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
names Bob Miller as the 360 Sprint Car
Promoter of the Year.
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2004 DIRT
Southeast Series completed a twelve race
schedule that visited Hagerstown, Big
Diamond, Grandview, Bridgeport and Delaware
International Speedway. A point fund of
$12,500 was distributed with 151 drivers
competing in the Series. Jeff Strunk was the
Series Champion.
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2005
Miller becomes co-owner of the URC Sprints,
transitioning the United Racing Club into
the United Racing Company.
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2006
Thunder on the Hill pays out a four race
purse of $280,000.
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2007
concluded the 18th season of Thunder on the
Hill with 79 events presented since 1990,
paying a total purse in excess of $2.6
million dollars.
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2007
Miller works with Hagerstown and Big Diamond
Raceway to bring the USAC National Sprint
Tour to Grandview and the East.
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2007
Miller unites Grandview, Bridgeport and New
Egypt Speedway's to form a three race FAN
FUN Nights Promotion.
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2007
Miller joins RFRHS Reading Fairgrounds
Racing Historical Society as Race Director
at the New Reading Fairgrounds for the
Slingshot Nostalgia Nationals
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2008
Miller presents the 1st Annual Dirt Track
Heroes & Car Show at the Phillipsburg Mall
in Phillipsburg, NJ. The event is wildly
successful.
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2009
Miller brings WoO Late Models to Grandview
for first time visit, Tim Fuller wins
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2010
Miller brings USAC to New Egypt Speedway,
first visit by USAC to New Jersey in 32
years. Levi Jones wins.
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2010
Grandview USAC showed named the Jesse
Hockett Classic
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2010 Miller brings ROC to Grandview for first ever appearance.
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