Episode 10 – USAC Mopar National Midget Series

April 6th, 2010

WeekendWarriorsTV.com is a show built by racers, for racers. So what better place for the show to be, than on the racetrack? This weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, WWTV is along for the ride with driver Justin Lofton, gracing the hood of his No. 71 WeekendWarriorsTV.com Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series.

“We have worked really hard on the show and this is another opportunity to make more fans aware of what it is and what we do,“ Lofton said. “Racing is my passion and to be able to bring the two together, it means a lot. We’ve put a lot into building Weekend Warriors and it feels really good to be able to see the efforts paying off. The car looks good and I’m excited about the race on Saturday.”

Weekend Warriors TV is a bi-weekly web show, found at WeekendWariorsTV.com. The 2009 ARCA Racing Series Champion, Camping World Truck Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender, and part-time Nationwide Series driver Lofton, launched the show in October of 2009 with business partner and friend Brett Bortle. Bortle serves as the show’s director. When his racing allows, Lofton climbs from the cockpit of his racecar and behind the camera, traveling to racetracks across the country with Bortle and his sister Brittany, who serves as the show’s host.

10 episodes deep, WWTV has already delved behind the scenes of many forms of racing; from karts, dirt modifieds, late models, and open wheeled machines, to off-road racing south of the border in Mexico. Every WWTV episode not only features the intense on-track action at each selected event, but also allows viewers an all access behind the scenes pass as host Brittany Lofton goes one-on-one with the racers.

Produced under the Weekend Warriors Productions umbrella, WWTV is just one of many projects that the Lofton/Bortle team have in the works. Weekend Warriors Productions is a one stop shop for promotional videos, concept videos, commercials, graphic design, and music videos. WWP focuses on motorsports and has produced promotional videos for drivers, teams, and sponsors alike. WWP is also in the midst of working on a music video for country artist Tim Dugger.

“I am really proud of the show and what we’ve been able to accomplish in a short amount of time with the Weekend Warriors name,” Bortle said, adding of the Texas race, “Being able to be on the hood of Justin’s car this week at Texas, in such a big Nationwide event, is a true honor. Unfortunately, I’ll be working on a future episode on Saturday and I will not be able to watch the race, but I know Justin is excited and confident about a good finish in the WeekendWarriorsTV.com Camry.”

While Bortle is at Concord Motorsports Park in North Carolina filming crate late model action, Lofton will be across the country, hitting speeds in excess of 180 mph in Saturday’s Nationwide Series event behind the wheel of the No. 71 WeekendWarriorsTV.com Toyota Camry. The 300-mile race is set for Saturday at 3:30 PM EST. Live coverage can be seen on ESPN.