KENNEDALE, Texas -- Effective immediately, there is a new promoter at Cowtown Speedway. His name is Jeff Martinez.

Martinez is a long-time racer and a partner in EJ’s Towing of Lillian, a suburb of Ft. Worth.

The first thing you will notice upon your arrival at the pit gate window are some new faces: Kelly Marcuse, Shannon Chapman and Shelley Lawrence. Most existing track officials will remain the same, but there will be the addition of Eric Lawrence and Jeff Martinez.

On the grandstand side, adult tickets will remain at the discounted rate of $10 for adults. Kids ages 6-11 will be $5 and all children ages 5 and under will now be admitted free.

The same gate times of 6 p.m. and race time of 8 p.m. on Friday nights will still remain in effect.

You will still be able to bring in your drink coolers (size of a six-pack) as long as they do not have glass containers. Kids will also enjoy the return of Candy Call, which will held at and intermission during the course of the evening.

The Cowtown website has also had a facelift. Click www.cowtownspeedway.com to check it out. Also, you can find new contact information for the Cowtown staff there. Please direct any comments, questions or concerns to the appropriate person listed on that web page.

Due to the new change in management, all drivers will need to fill out a new W-9 form upon their arrival at the track. This form will be available at the pit window. If you are a driver or owner, please ask for one if one is not offered to you. This is a quick one page form that will just take you a moment to complete, but it is required by federal law.

We look forward to providing race fans and teams the best in racing entertainment, which has been a Cowtown tradition over the past 40 years.

So please join us this Friday night as we will be featuring USRA RHS Modifieds plus Street Stocks, Limited Modifieds, Winged Modifieds, Mini-Sprints and Bombers.