Phoenix, AZ – February 22, 2024 – Immediately, the Skilled Bowlers Affiliation (PBA) pronounces the debut of its inaugural All-Star Weekend; a three-day occasion that may captivate sports activities followers throughout the nation. The debut of this first-of-its-kind, weekend-long occasion additional demonstrates the group’s objective to make use of new and thrilling initiatives for followers and gamers alike, resembling with the announcement of the PBA Elite League season growth.
Going down stay from March 6-8 at Phoenix’s iconic Phoenix Raceway, PBA All-Star Weekend guarantees to be a mid-season landmark occasion for the PBA. It’s a true collaboration between the PBA, Skilled Girls’s Bowling Affiliation (PWBA), NASCAR and GoBowling – a proud sponsor of Phoenix Raceway and the PBA.
“The primary-ever PBA All-Star Weekend can be a groundbreaking second in bowling historical past,” stated PBA Commissioner Tom Clark. “The weekend guarantees to be a celebration of ability, custom and innovation, bringing collectively the PBA’s finest bowlers, iconic legends and a few of NASCAR’s prime expertise for a showcase of all that makes bowling nice.”
“That is simply one other instance of how collectively we’re rising the partnership between NASCAR and bowling by reaching and unifying two passionate fan bases,” stated John Harbuck, President of Strike Ten Leisure. “Along with the GoBowling PBA NASCAR Invitational, we’re increasing by including two PBA All-Star occasions to spherical out the weekend with three, partaking and entertaining nationally televised sporting occasions.”
Along with followers having the chance to attend PBA All-Star Weekend occasions in-person March 6-8, the weekend includes of three televised reveals airing March 15-17 on both FS1 or FOX – highlighting the expertise, legacy and charisma of the PBA and its community of athletes:
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PBA ALL-STAR SKILLS SHOWDOWN: Airing March 15 at 6 pm ET on FS1, this thrilling occasion shows the distinctive abilities of the PBA’s best athletes. Three groups {of professional} bowlers, together with Kyle Troup, Packy Hanrahan, EJ Tackett and extra, will symbolize prime bowling product producers, resembling Storm, Brunswick and Motiv as they showcase their hanging prowess, spare-shooting experience and trick-shot creativity.
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PBA LEGACY CUP: LEGENDS AND RISING STARS: Corridor of Famers and future superstars take heart stage within the Legacy Cup on March 16 at 1pm ET on FS1. The PBA’s previous, current and future collide for this occasion as legendary bowlers Pete Weber, Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III and Walter Ray Williams Jr. be part of forces with rising stars like Cortez Schenck and Anthony Neuer – with 4 PBA All-Stars decided by a fan vote. To shut the evening, legends and right this moment’s stars will go head-to-head in a shoot-out competitors with added particular visitor, PBA Corridor of Famer Mike Aulby.
Voting for the PBA All-Star representatives is stay now at https://www.pba.com/all-star-weekend and can stay open by means of Feb. 27. Followers can every vote for one PBA Tour participant within the prime 10 on the 2024 PBA Tour factors listing as of the conclusion of the PBA Pete Weber Missouri Basic. The 4 gamers with the very best variety of votes will compete within the PBA Legacy Cup.
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GOBOWLING PBA NASCAR INVITATIONAL: All-Star Weekend concludes March 17 at 1pm ET on FOX with the PBA/NASCAR Doubles occasion. This occasion options 4 doubles groups, every pairing one PBA or PWBA participant with one NASCAR driver, who will compete in a bracket-style match. Defending champions Kyle Troup and Aric Almirola will face off in opposition to opponents just like the PBA’s Darren Tang, NASCAR’s Chase Briscoe and the PWBA’s Daria Pajak and Lindsay Boomershine. Moreover, the occasion incorporates a particular “Checkered Flag Conflict,” the place NASCAR expertise will compete in a single-elimination format.
For extra details about easy methods to attend these occasions stay in-person, go to www.phoenixraceway.com/gobowling. Please additionally go to https://www.pba.com/ or comply with the PBA Tour on Instagram @pbatour to remain updated on the newest PBA Tour information and upcoming occasions.
In regards to the PBA:
The Skilled Bowlers Affiliation (PBA) is the world’s preeminent group devoted to the game of bowling and its skilled competitors, with hundreds of members and thousands and thousands of followers all through the world. The PBA performs host to bowling’s largest tournaments, together with the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour and PBA50 Tour. The PBA has launched a certification program titled, The PBA League Bowler Certification program. This program offers league bowlers entry to statistics, digital awards, guidelines and rules, and new tournaments, together with The PBA LBC Nationwide Championships. Different PBA membership packages embody PBA Pinsiders, a membership program for the game’s most enthusiastic followers and PBA Jr., a membership for elite youth bowlers underneath the age of 17 that has grown exponentially previously two years. For extra info, please go to PBA.com.
About Phoenix Raceway:
Residence to NASCAR Championship Weekend since 2020, Phoenix Raceway has been the premier motorsports venue within the Southwest since 1964 and hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. In 2024, the spring occasion weekend, March 8-10, kicks off the race season at Phoenix Raceway and options the NASCAR Cup Collection, NASCAR Xfinity Collection and ARCA Menards Collection. Phoenix Raceway will as soon as once more host NASCAR Championship Weekend, November 8-10. Throughout the action-packed, three-day occasion, champions can be topped within the NASCAR Cup Collection, NASCAR Xfinity Collection, NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Collection and ARCA Menards Collection West. Phoenix Raceway additionally hosts quite a lot of occasions all year long, together with concert events, company conferences and conferences, charity occasions, weddings, vacation occasions, sport and endurance competitions, driving colleges and Segway excursions. For extra info, go to www.PhoenixRaceway.com and obtain the brand new NASCAR Tracks App at www.phoenixraceway.com/nascar-tracks-app/.
About NASCAR:
The Nationwide Affiliation for Inventory Automotive Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning physique for the No. 1 type of motorsports in america and proprietor of 16 of the nation’s main motorsports leisure services. NASCAR sanctions races in three nationwide collection (NASCAR Cup Collection™, NASCAR Xfinity Collection™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Collection™), 4 worldwide collection (NASCAR Brasil Dash Race, NASCAR Mexico Collection, NASCAR Pinty’s Collection (Canada), NASCAR Whelen Euro Collection), 4 regional collection (ARCA Menards Collection, ARCA Menards Collection East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a neighborhood grassroots collection (NASCAR Advance Auto Components Weekly Collection). The Worldwide Motor Sports activities Affiliation™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports activities automobile collection. NASCAR additionally owns Motor Racing Community, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based mostly in Daytona Seashore, Florida, with places of work in eight cities throughout North America, NASCAR sanctions greater than 1,200 races yearly in 12 international locations and greater than 30 U.S. states. For extra info go to www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and comply with NASCAR on Fb, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).
About Strike Ten Leisure and GoBowling.com:
Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, Strike Ten Leisure is the centralized sponsor-activation and informal bowling advertising and marketing arm of the Worldwide Bowling Campus (IBC) which incorporates america Bowling Congress (USBC) and the Bowling Proprietors’ Affiliation of America (BPAA). Strike Ten Leisure serves your complete IBC by coordinating the sponsorship gross sales and informal bowling advertising and marketing initiatives. GoBowling.com is the vacation spot for bowling shoppers and lovers searching for information and details about certainly one of America’s favourite pastimes and the nation’s primary participatory sport. Shoppers go to GoBowling.com on daily basis to search out bowling facilities of their communities, study new ideas and methods to enhance their sport, and to entry bowling promotions out there at greater than 1,700+ family-friendly bowling facilities throughout the nation. For extra info please go to www.STEMarketing.com or name 1-817-385-8444.
For PBA/Bowlero Corp:
PBA, PR@pba.com
Bowlero, bowlero@thedooronline.com
For Phoenix Raceway:
Matt Humphrey
NASCAR Communications
386-453-8693
mhumphrey@nascar.com
For Strike Ten Leisure / GoBowling.com:
John Harbuck
Strike Ten Leisure
817-385-8463
jharbuck@GoBowling.com
