Jacksonville, FL – The Amelia's Friday, May 21, 2021 CHEVY THUNDER Seminar (3:00 PM) just added some serious personality horsepower. Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins the prestigious panel of Chevy-powered insiders.
Earnhardt is a two-time Daytona 500 winner (2004 and 2014) scoring 26 Cup wins and won NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award fifteen consecutive times from 2003 to 2017.
Dale Jr will join Herb Fishel, Executive Director of General Motors Motorsports, Trans-Am and F5000 Champion David Hobbs, triple F5000 champion Brian Redman, USRRC, Can-Am and double Trans-Am Champ George Follmer and Dr. Eric Warren, Director of GM's new NASCAR Programs facility.
Tickets for both 2021 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance's Friday, May 21st Chevy Thunder Seminar and the Saturday, May 22nd The All-Conquering Porsche 935 seminar are available exclusively at www.ameliaconcours.org/shop/tickets. Tickets are $40.00 (US) general admission per person per seminar.
To provide the safest environment for guests and panelists both seminars will be held outside on the Concours show field near the awards area. Friday's seminar is scheduled from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. Saturday's seminar will also take place from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. Social distancing requirements will be in effect.
The Amelia's 2021 SEMINARS:
Friday, May 21, 2021: Chevy Thunder Seminar
Host: Ray Evernham
Panelists:
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Herb Fishel
• George Follmer
• David Hobbs
• Brian Redman
• Dr. Eric Warren
A seminar hosted by NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham to celebrate Chevy Thunder, which was the GM Racing tag line during the '80's. Panelists scheduled to appear include: Herb Fishel – Director of GM Racing for 40 years; George Follmer – UOP Shadow Racing; David Hobbs – 1972 SCCA F5000 and SCCA Tran-Am Champion and Brian Redman – 3 time SCCA F5000 Champion and IMSA GTP Champion, all in Chevy powered cars, Dr. Eric Warren – Head of GM Racing and two-time Daytona 500 winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Saturday, May 22, 2021: The All-Conquering Porsche 935 Seminar
Host: Ray Evernham
• Hurley Haywood
• Alwin Springer
• Brian Redman
• David Hobbs
• Kevin Jeannette
• Mark Raffauf
• Jack Atkinson
A seminar hosted by NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham to tell stories of racing, preparing and writing rules for the all conquering Porsche 935 when it raced in IMSA. Panelists scheduled to appear include: Hurley Haywood – Interscope, Bayside and Brumos Racing; Jack Atkinson – crew chief of the 1973 to 1980 Brumos Racing team; David Hobbs – John Fitzpatrick Racing; Kevin Jeannette – Swap Shop Racing crew chief; Mark Raffauf – VP of Competition at IMSA; Brian Redman – Dick Barbour Racing and Alwin Springer – ANDIAL.
CARS & COFFEE AT THE CONCOURS
Saturday, May 22, 2021
9am-1pm, The Golf Club of Amelia Island
Free admission
Note: All spaces for Cars & Coffee at the Concours 2021 are filled, however we have two spaces that will be raffled off. Tickets are available for a small donation to the concours.