GRAMMY Winner Gretchen Wilson to perform at Elko Speedway

Officials at
Elko Speedway  are excited to announce
the addition of ACM, CMA and Grammy Award winner Gretchen Wilson to the
September 1st NASCAR Whelen All American Series program!  The country music superstar will be
performing inside of Champions Entertainment Center following a night filled
with the BEST in NASCAR short track racing.

To all appearances, Gretchen Wilson went
overnight from talented obscurity to

phenomenon. Her meteoric rise, the kind
experienced by only a handful of artists

in the past few decades, was that rare
instance where talent and moment meet

to form a cultural tidal wave. Still, she
knows better than anyone the simple force

that fueled it. "The reason I've
been successful is that I've been genuine from the

get-go," she says, "and I
continue to try to do that. I'm an open book." It helps

that the identity she wears so
guilelessly is one that resonates strongly with fans

of country and Southern rock--the
independent, take-no-guff, hard-working and

hard-partying country girl.

Gretchen's ability to inhabit that
persona publicly, as well as her flair for tailoring

songs as gorgeously rough-edged as she is,
have given her the kind of "I am

what I sing" originality few women
in country music history--Loretta, Tammy,

Dolly and Tanya chief among them--have
ever been able to achieve. Set as it

was within the broader scope of the Muzik
Mafia, a talented and audaciously

original ensemble, and like-minded
entertainers from Kid Rock to Hank Jr., her

rise was part of a genuine musical and
cultural groundswell. Her first single,

"Redneck Woman," spent six
weeks at #1; her debut album, Here For The Party,

sold more than five million copies; she
won across-the-board awards including a

Grammy and ACM, CMA and AMA nods for best
female vocalist; and she toured

to large and raucous crowds around the
world.

Her second CD, All Jacked Up, rode enthusiastic
reviews to platinum status as

Gretchen's accomplishments continued to
stack up. Her third, One of the Boys,

solidified her position as one of
contemporary country's most original and multifaceted

female artists, a woman in whom ambition
and ability come together in

every aspect of her career. Since her
debut, she has been featured on “60

Minutes,” “Dateline NBC,” “20/20
Primetime” and CNN’s “People In The News,”

and she has appeared on virtually every
morning, noon and late-night television

show on the air. Magazine covers and
major news features could paper an entire

wall. Such is her cross-medium viability
that her first book, the autobiographical

“Redneck Woman: Stories from My Life,”
landed her on the prestigious New York

Times Best Seller List.

For more information, advanced tickets or
other information, contact the Racing Office at (952) 461-7223 or visit
www.elkospeedway.com