FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. -- Mississippi Thunder Speedway is proud to welcome Tri Star Engines and Transmissions on board as an event sponsor for the 2013 season.

Tri Star Engines and Transmissions, located in Baldwin, Wis., is jumping on board as the title sponsor of the USMTS program at Mississippi Thunder Speedway on Friday, May 3.

To make the event promotion special, Tri Star Engines and Transmissions has taken a unique approach to their support agreement. Not only will they be involved in the USMTS event, not only will they be on board as a 2013 Mississippi Thunder Speedway sponsor but they've also decided to get the fans involved.

During the USMTS special, they will be donating a complete, brand new Tri Star 350 c.i. crate engine to a 50/50 ticket holder that eventing.

There will actually be two drawings as part of the evening's 50/50 event, the first will be for half of the cash raised during the night and the second drawing will be for the engine valued at mor ethan $3,000.

Tri Star Engines and Transmissions is a full-service high-performance crate engine builder. They design and build engines for all types of OE replacement, racing, performance, marine and industrial applications.

Founded in 1988, Tri Star has over 90,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. They also have a full staff of customer service and technical support representatives available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.

The Mississippi Thunder Speedway is located 3.0 miles north of Fountain City on Wisconsin Highway 35. For more information, call 608-687-3282 or visit www.mississippithunder.com on the World Wide Web.