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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • B3

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The Tennesseani
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Nashville, Tennessee
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B3
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A redesigned website, constructed with the help of NASCAR Digital Media, is also now online. all part of a message that conveys the many changes that are coming to the 1.33-mile track located in Gladeville, Nashville Superspeedway president Erik Moses said. people might think, you guys got a new logo, and I guess a big deal, but maybe not a big Mo- ses said. my mind, what trying to do here is build a new brand, one that says going to be a racetrack in Middle Tennessee that makes people proud. But also going to be more than a Moses said he wants the track not only to feature top level racing, but also to become known as a live event desti- nation that includes many other forms of entertainment.

video and brand that we re- leased really positions the kind of vibe and kind of feel that going Moses said. Also on the website is a letter from Moses to fans outlining his vision for the facility. Since Nashville Superspeedway cials were able to secure a four-year deal with the NASCAR Cup Series, Moses is actively seeking other types of enter- tainment to bring to the facility. want to make certain that do- ing big Moses said. want to make certain that doing family shows and events that we see at tracks all over the country and that we see at other kinds of community The non-racing public event Jurassic Quest was Nov.

13-22. It was a drive-thru digital audio tour that Mo- ses planning on hosting, but felt he could not turn down. going to do it because the plan really was that we going to do any public events until we get our house in order, and done all the renovations that going to Moses said. when the opportunity presented itself, I think of a bet- ter way for us to send a signal to the community to say, are the kind of things that you should expect from Along with the NASCAR Cup Series race, race and Campers World Truck race in June, Moses said his goal is for the track to host at least 50 other events in its year and eventually host hundreds each year. Superspeedway rebrands to emphasize NASCAR, more Mike Organ Nashville Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE The new main logo for the Nashville Superspeedway pays homage to Nashville's connection to music by featuring a guitar head and tuning keys.

NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY Nashville PGA Tour player Brandt Snedeker received further that his foundation has partnered with a Tuesday when Simmons Bank made a $75,000 donation. The bank, which became the title sponsor of the Nashville Golf Open ear- lier this year, made the donation to the Snedeker Foundation to help the loss of funds the charity missed out on when the event was canceled last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation is a Korn Ferry Tour event previously played at Nash- ville Golf and Athletic Club and sched- uled to return May 3-9 at The Grove. been a hard year on everybody and to have a company like kind of put its money where its mouth and support our foundation by donating $75,000 and help people here in Middle Tennes- see is Snedeker said. something they have to do.

Even though we able to have the event this year, it just shows you their commitment to be here in Nashville, to run a event, and to make sure they make a big in the com- Simmons Bank is the only title spon- sor on the Korn Ferry Tour that has stepped up and made such a donation. Snedeker was so surprised by the generosity that after hearing about the donation he reached out to of- to make sure it was something they wanted to do. Simmons Bank came up with a unique idea about how to settle on a to donate to the charity. They pledged $50 for every birdie made dur- ing the 2020 PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour by Snedeker and Team Simmons Bank ambassadors Dawson Armstrong a former Lipscomb standout, Will Za- latoris, Braden Thornberry and Kevin Dougherty. Bank expected the donation to end up being about $50,000, but the players collectively made 1,401 birdies raising it to $70,050.

Bank rounded that up to $75,000. have a clue make as many birdies as they did to be honest with Simmons Bank chief busi- ness development Freddie Black said. know if we talked through what the potential damage was before. But we were able to The Snedeker Foundation is a non- founded by Snedeker and his wife Mandy in 2012. It supports a variety of child-focused charities, including Our Kids, which provides medical evalua- tions and crisis counseling services in response to concerns of child maltreat- ment.

Snedeker said the donation from Simmons Bank comes at a time when the foundation needs it most. Bank cials also surprised Snedeker with a $25,000 donation to his foundation last February. amazing how many of these pro- grams that involved in, whether Our Kids or afterschool programs with ministries, with every- thing that is going on with kids not be- ing in school and kids not having a nor- mal Snedeker said. been able to help a lot of kids this year, which been real excited Snedeker receives $75,000 for his charity Mike Organ Nashville Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK TENNESSEE Nashville's Brandt Snedeker looks forward to the PGA Tour starting back. MIKE ORGAN THE TENNESSEAN.

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