{"id":852,"date":"2006-03-03T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-03T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/racetrack-may-get-a-sneak-peek-of-cars"},"modified":"2006-03-03T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-03T16:10:00","slug":"racetrack-may-get-a-sneak-peek-of-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/racetrack-may-get-a-sneak-peek-of-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Racetrack may get a sneak peek of Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/racing.ballparks.com\/Lowes\/aerial.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/racing.ballparks.com\/Lowes\/aerial.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotte.com\/mld\/observer\/news\/local\/states\/north_carolina\/counties\/cabarrus\/13995780.htm\">The Charlotte Observer<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/rwarn17588.wordpress.com\/2006\/03\/03\/racetrack-may-get-a-sneak-peek-of-pixars-cars\/\">Route 66 News<\/a> reports that H.A. \u201cHumpy\u201d Wheeler and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowesmotorspeedway.com\/\">Lowe\u2019s Motor Speedway<\/a> are negotiating to hold a May 26 screening of Pixar&#8217;s <span style=\"font-style:italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carsthemovie.com\">Cars<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>R66N says&#8230;.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style:italic;\"><br \/>\nThe screening would be two days before the track hosts the Coca-Cola 600. The movie officially opens on June 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The article also says&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">    If the track landed the premiere, it would transform the track into a big outdoor theater, similar to premieres held in New York\u2019s Central Park, track spokesman Jerry Gappens said. (The event probably would be invitation-only.)<\/p>\n<p>    Gappens said Wheeler got involved through his connection with Pixar co-founder John Lasseter, director of \u201cCars,\u201d both \u201cToy Story\u201d movies and \u201cA Bug\u2019s Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Lasseter apparently is a big racing fan and has been Wheeler\u2019s guest at the track. Wheeler has an original drawing by Lasseter of Woody, cowboy hero of the \u201cToy Story\u201d movies, in his office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>R66N also points out that there may be plans in the works to hold early premieres of <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Cars<\/span> in a few select cities on Route 66.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>The Charlotte Observer via Route 66 News reports that H.A. \u201cHumpy\u201d Wheeler and his Lowe\u2019s Motor Speedway are negotiating to hold a May 26 screening of Pixar&#8217;s Cars. R66N says&#8230;. The screening would be two days before the track hosts the Coca-Cola 600. The movie officially opens on June 9. 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