NEW BRAUNFELS, Tex., (June 27, 2019) – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race car driver Parker Chase has welcomed country recording and touring artists Randy Rogers and the Randy Rogers Band as his newest partners in his 2019 sports car racing program with Starworks Motorsport. The band celebrates its 19th anniversary this year and joins Chase to promote its eighth studio album, Hellbent.
Randy, who also hails from New Braunfels, has been a close friend of the Chase family for many years, performing concerts at the historic Saengerhalle — a dance hall owned by the family in the early 2000s, long before Randy and the band reached the nationwide audience they have today.
“I’ve known Parker Chase almost his entire life. I watched him go from crawl to walk to run to race. And he was hellbent on making it to the next level the whole way, says Randy. “Partnering with him on promoting our new album just makes sense. We both know a thing or two about Hellbent!”
“I am so excited to partner with the Randy Rogers Band,” says Chase. “Growing up in Texas, I’ve been a huge fan for as long as I can remember. To get to be part of promoting his newest album, Hellbent — and single ‘Crazy People’ — is an honor, and a title quite fitting for our team.”
Randy Rogers Band will be a part of Chase’s racing program for the remainder of his season, starting with the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen this weekend at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Chase will race the No. 8 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo in the six hour endurance racing event with Starworks Motorsport co-drivers Ryan Dalziel and Mike Skeen. The three drivers will rotate turns during the six hour race, competing against 36 other cars in four classes on the 11-turn, 3.4 mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York.
Music from Randy Rogers Band can be heard all weekend at the Starworks Motorsport garage in the IMSA paddock while the team prepares the car for each day of on track activity. Chase and the team will also be giving away band related merchandise throughout the course of the weekend, both in person and on social media.
The 2019 Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen will begin Sunday, June 30 at 9:45AM Eastern and air on NBCSN that evening at 7:00PM. Fans can watch the race live in its entirety on the NBC Sports app and NBCSports.com starting at 9:30AM ET. IMSA Radio will also stream live audio coverage of every session throughout the weekend on imsa.com, radiolemans.com, and on race day via SiriusXM Radio on channel 218, and XM 202.