{"id":42167,"date":"2026-07-13T08:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=42167"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:50:44","slug":"race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>MADISON, Ill. \u2013 World Wide Technology Raceway today announced Bobcat of St. Louis, part of the Gateway Dealer Network (GDN), will serve as a presenting sponsor of the NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Sept. 12 at World Wide Technology Raceway.<\/p>\n<p>The race will be known as the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog.<\/p>\n<p>Bobcat of St. Louis operates three Bobcat dealership locations serving the greater St. Louis region plus dozens more serving equipment operators across the United States and is proud to support an event that brings together customers, contractors and racing fans from across the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>The nationally televised event will feature 180 laps and 225 miles of NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase racing, bringing together some of the sport\u2019s top drivers and thousands of passionate fans for one of the region\u2019s premier motorsports weekends.<\/p>\n<p>For GDN and Bobcat of St. Louis, this event is about creating memorable experiences for customers and celebrating the people who build, maintain and power America\u2019s communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASCAR fans share many of the same values that define the Bobcat brand &#8212; hard work, performance, reliability and pride in getting the job done right,\u201d said John Hopper, president of Gateway Dealer Network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to host customers, spend time with them away from the jobsite and be part of an event that showcases the excitement, performance and competitive spirit that both NASCAR and Bobcat represent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will have opportunities to enjoy the race, connect with Bobcat representatives, and participate in special race-weekend activities.<\/p>\n<p>Bobcat equipment will also be on display at the event &#8211; giving fans a chance to get an up-close look at the machines that help contractors, landscapers, municipalities and agricultural producers tackle tough jobs every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to welcoming customers from throughout the region and sharing an unforgettable race day with them,\u201d said Chad Cox, GDN\u2019s Missouri Region Sales Manager. \u201cRelationships are at the heart of our business. This event allows us to thank our customers for their trust and introduce new customers to the Bobcat family in a fun and exciting environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog sponsorship is supported through a collaborative effort between Gateway Dealer Network and Bobcat Company. It reflects a shared commitment to supporting the contractors, operators and business owners who rely on Bobcat equipment every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of our commitment to our region, we continue to build strong partnerships with local leaders to bring new events to World Wide Technology Raceway and further establish the facility as a national destination for fans,\u201d said Declan O\u2019Neill, World Wide Technology Raceway vice president of business development. \u201cGateway Dealer Network\u2019s Bobcat of St. Louis and Bobcat are well-known names throughout the region, and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome them as partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Race weekend activities will take place throughout the three-day event at World Wide Technology Raceway, featuring the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog on Saturday evening. The race will be broadcast nationally, extending the visibility of the Bobcat brand to NASCAR fans across the country. The full weekend schedule can be found HERE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt GDN, we\u2019re passionate about helping our customers succeed,\u201d Hopper said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s on a construction site, on a farm, or at the racetrack, this event is about celebrating the people who keep America moving. We can\u2019t wait to see the green flag drop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To purchase tickets to the NASCAR weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, visit wwtraceway.com or call the ticket office at (618) 215-8888 ext. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, Ill. \u2013 World Wide Technology Raceway today announced Bobcat of St. Louis, part of the Gateway Dealer Network (GDN), will serve as a presenting sponsor of the NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12 - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12 - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-13T13:50:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Millie Lange\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Millie Lange\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Millie Lange\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0ecf2a966f6bc51e38a364270d9d4aa2\"},\"headline\":\"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-13T13:50:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":607,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/\",\"name\":\"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12 - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-13T13:50:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"Effingham's News and Sports Leader\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/uncategorized\\\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/premier-logo-v1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/premier-logo-v1.png\",\"width\":272,\"height\":69,\"caption\":\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0ecf2a966f6bc51e38a364270d9d4aa2\",\"name\":\"Millie Lange\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thexradio.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/millie-lange\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12 - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3","description":"Effingham's News and Sports Leader","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12 - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3","og_description":"Effingham's News and Sports Leader","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/","og_site_name":"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3","article_published_time":"2026-07-13T13:50:44+00:00","author":"Millie Lange","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Millie Lange","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/"},"author":{"name":"Millie Lange","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/0ecf2a966f6bc51e38a364270d9d4aa2"},"headline":"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12","datePublished":"2026-07-13T13:50:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/"},"wordCount":607,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/","name":"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12 - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-13T13:50:44+00:00","description":"Effingham's News and Sports Leader","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/42167-race-nu-way-225-scheduled-for-sept-12\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Race Nu Way 225 Scheduled For Sept. 12"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/","name":"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/premier-logo-v1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/premier-logo-v1.png","width":272,"height":69,"caption":"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/0ecf2a966f6bc51e38a364270d9d4aa2","name":"Millie Lange","url":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/author\/millie-lange\/"}]}},"modified_by":"Millie Lange","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42312,"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42167\/revisions\/42312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}