Racing to The Rescue – Drag Racing and Car Show for Katie Gutierrez in North Texas

Wrtten by Nancy Matter

Denton, TX –  On November 19th 2011, local drag racers and Northstar Dragway are joining together to help offset costs for 13 year old Katie Gutierrez-Meeker who was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor known in the medical field as Craniopharyngioma.  She is currently recovering from her fourth brain surgery. 

Pat “Summer” Loar and Nick Duty of Northstar Dragway are the event coordinators.

“Katie is a very strong and positive girl, even with everything she is going through” noted Loar, “we are having a silent auction, car show, grudge race and bake sale that all proceeds will go to Katie’s family.

“The pro mod team of Eric and Scott Clark are going to be match racing Chris Dollar to add to the excitement along with several other pro mods teams having their cars there on hand, including Jackie Deaver and Nancy Matter.  In addition, we are having five classes of index racing, a super pro and no electronic gambler’s race.

“We would really like to thank Nick Duty at Northstar for opening up the drag strip for this event and I know Katie and her family are extremely grateful, we hope we can all pull together for this cause.”

Additional event sponsors include Accelerated Graphics, Speedtek, LenMar Motorsports, NTX Diesel, Automotive and Performance and Performance Supply.

Donations are being excepted by the Meeker family and can be made payable to Brian Meeker, envelopes addressed to:    Pat Loar c/o Brian Meeker,  3724 Townsend Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76110.

Gates open on November 19th at 11:00 A.M. with racing action beginning at Noon.

For more information, please log on to:  www.Northstar-Dragway.com

Gates open at 11:00 and racing begins at noon.  Eliminations begin at noon and the after party begins at 6:00 pm