May 16, 2006
Lexington, KY  —  LBX Company, LLC, the manufacturer of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has entered into the NHRA racing arena with the associate sponsorship of Etterman Racing www.etterman-racing.com and their driver, Jonathan Johnson, who currently ranks sixth in the Top Alcohol Funny Car point standings.

“It's going to be a great season on the circuit and we look forward to cheering Jonathan on to many wins this year," said Rob Brittain, Marketing Communications Manager for LBX Link-Belt. “Our dealers and our customers will enjoy the opportunity to watch quality racing first hand.”

Johnson is equally enthusiastic. “The positive energy that LBX has shown to help push this program has been very gratifying. The LBX Link-Belt dealers and customers are welcome guests to the Etterman Racing camp, and we feel we will be able to offer some excitement for them on the race track as well,” Johnson said.

Etterman Racing was founded in the late 1970’s and have built a championship-caliber team for the 2006 racing season. They opened the year at the Division 4 contest in Belle Rose, Louisiana March 3-5. Their full schedule is available here:

Schedule: 2006 Lucas Oil Divisional Event Schedule
Event	Dates	Location	Markets
Route 66 Raceway	July 13 – 16	Joliet, IL	Chicago
Heartland Park Topeka	Aug. 25 – 27	Topeka, KS	Topeka, Kansas City
Houston Raceway Park	Sept. 15 – 17	Baytown, TX	Houston
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Nov. 3 – 5	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas
Schedule: 2006 Lucas Oil National Event Schedule
Event	Dates	Location	Markets
NHRA O’Reilly Summer Nationals Heartland Park Topeka	May 25 – 28	Topeka, KS	Topeka
NHRA CarQuest Auto Parts Nationals Joliet, IL	June 8 – 11	Joliet, IL	Chicago
NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Brainerd, MN	Aug. 10 – 13	Brainerd, MN	Brainerd
NHRA O’Reilly Fall Nationals Texas Motorplex	Sept. 21 – 24	Ennis, TX	Dallas, Ft. Worth
NHRA Virginia Nationals Richmond, VA	Oct. 6 – 8	Richmond, VA	Richmond
NHRA AAA Southern Cal Nationals Pomona, CA	Nov. 9 – 12	Pomona, CA	Pomona, Los Angeles

 

Television Schedule
O`Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals, Topeka, KS host Paul Page
6/4/2006 Sportsman	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
6/11/2006 Repeat Sportsman	3:00 AM - 4:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals - Chicago, IL host Paul Page
6/17/2006 Sportsman	7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
6/25/2006 Repeat Sportsman	2:30 AM - 3:30 AM ET (ESPN2)
K&N Filters SuperNationals - Englishtown, NJ host Paul Page
6/25/2006 Sportsman	12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET (ESPN2)
7/7/2006 Repeat Sportsman	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals - Seattle, WA host Paul Page
7/29/2006 Sportsman	7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals - Sonoma, CA host Paul Page
8/5/2006 Sportsman	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
8/8/2006 Repeat Sportsman	3:00 AM - 4:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals - Brainerd, MN host Paul Page
8/20/2006 Sportsman	12:00 AM - 1:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals - Indianapolis, IN host Marty Reid
9/10/2006 Sportsman	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals - Reading, PA host Marty Reid
9/24/2006 Sportsman	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
10/1/2006 Repeat Sportsman	2:00 AM - 3:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals - Dallas, TX host Marty Reid
10/1/2006 Sportsman	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
10/8/2006 Repeat Sportsman	2:00 AM - 3:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
Virginia NHRA Nationals - Richmond, VA host Marty Reid
10/15/2006 Sportsman	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
10/22/2006 Repeat Sportsman	3:00 AM - 4:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals - Pomona, CA host Marty Reid
11/18/2006 Sportsman	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (ESPN2)
11/26/2006 Repeat Sportsman	2:00 AM - 3:00 AM ET (ESPN2)
Times subject to change; check local listings. All times Eastern time.