Chevy™ Sports Zone
For you sports enthusiasts, be sure and visit the FREE-and-open-to-the-public Chevy™ Sports Zone located in the parking lot behind the Sommet Center (next to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), open Thursday-Saturday, 11:00 AM-5:00 PM/CT and Sunday, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM/CT. Family fun events and activities will be happening all four days of CMA Music Festival.
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Schedule : Daily Breakdown
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11:00 AM
- 5:00 PM 11:30 AM
- 12:00 PM 12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM 12:30 PM
- 3:30 PM 1:00 PM
- 2:30 PM 1:30 PM
- 2:00 PM 2:30 PM
- 3:30 PM 3:00 PM
- 4:30 PM 3:00 PM
- 4:00 PM 3:30 PM
- 4:00 PM |
Be sure to pick up FREE samples from Armour® Vienna Sausages, BullFrog®, Glacèau Vitaminwater, Repel®, and Waggin’ Train, and visit the interactive exhibits of Coca-Cola®, truTV™, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, and more!
"Be sure to visit the Sports Zone on Thursday, June 5, from 2:30 PM-3:30 PM to meet your favorite NASCAR Drivers! Drivers appearing include: Scott Wimmer, No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet with Richard Childress Racing; Brad Keselowski, No. 88 NAVY Chevrolet with JR Motorsports; Jason Keller, No. 11 America's Incredible Pizza Chevrolet with CJM Racing; and David Stremme, No. 64 Atreus Homes & Communities Chevrolet with Rusty Wallace Racing!"
"Don't miss out on the FLW Pro Fishing Autograph signings! Luke Clausen will be appearing on June 5, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, and June 6, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM along with Larry Nixon who will be appearing on June 6, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, and on June 7, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM"
The Field & Stream Celebrity Total Outdoorsman Challenge presented by Mobil 1
“The Field & Stream Celebrity Total Outdoorsman Challenge presented by Mobil 1” will present a fun-filled afternoon of contests on Thursday, June 5, beginning at 12:30 PM. Field & Stream Magazine, the nation’s largest and oldest outdoor magazine, is challenging Country Music artists to dethrone their two-time Total Outdoorsman Challenge Champion Paul Thompson in an outdoor skills competition, including archery, air rifle, bait casting and fly casting. Artists and celebrities participating in this event include Rhean Boyer of Carolina Rain, Greg Hanna, Daniel Lee Martin, Jeremy McComb, Rusty Tabor, Bryan White, and Mark Wills. The top-scoring artist will be featured in Field & Stream as Country Music’s reigning Total Outdoorsman. They will also win a hunting trip with Keith Warren’s Hunting and Outdoor Adventures, compliments of BowTech. This trip will be filmed for broadcast on Outdoor Channel and Versus networks.
On Friday, June 6, Field & Stream will hold their Total Outdoorsman Challenge local and regional qualifying events. Outdoors enthusiasts interested in testing their archery, air rifle and bait casting skills should log onto www.fieldandstream.com/totaloutdoorsman to pre-register. The local qualifier will begin at 12:00 PM. The local qualifier champion will receive an all-expense paid trip to the 2008 CMA Awards for two. The top three finishers in the local qualifier will advance to the regional at 2:30 PM for a chance to compete in the Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge Championship in Springfield, Mo., Sept. 5-7. Approximately 30 other top outdoorsmen from throughout the region will also join Friday’s regional competition with the hope of moving onto the finals where they could win $25,000 in cash and prizes and a spread in Field & Stream.
K9s in Flight “Ultimate K9 Sports Show” presented by Waggin’ Train Dog Treats
Come to the Chevy™ Sports Zone on Thursday, June 5 at 11:30 AM/CST, 1:30 PM/CST, and 3:30 PM/CST to see “The Ultimate K9 Sports Show” which will feature trainer John Misita and up to six world class K9 athletes (fondly referred to as the “frisbee dogs”) Be sure to pick up a free Waggin’ Train 100% natural dog treat for your own special dog.
Field & Stream Celebrity Total Outdoorsman Challenge
Join us Thursday, June 5 as Field & Stream will challenge the Country Music world to dethrone their two-time Total Outdoorsman Challenge Champion, Paul Thompson, in an outdoors skill competition!
Outdoor Life’s Calling Contest
Come see teams challenge each other in a turkey, duck and elk calling contest on Friday, June 6, at 2:00 PM/CST.
Learn about Outdoor Life’s conservation program, which will focus on “Saving Our Streams.”
DockDogs® presented by Outdoor Channel
Be sure to catch the DockDogs’ Music City championship competitions throughout the festival. Up to thirty (40) dogs will compete each day in three different events: (i) Big Air®, often termed as “long jumping for dogs”, where dogs compete for longest distance jumped from the end of the dock; (ii) Extreme Vertical®, the high jumping equivalent where dogs attempt to grab a bumper at increasing heights; (iii) Speed Retrieve™, a speed event where the dog is timed from a “go” signal until a bumper is retrieved at a specific distance from the end of the dock. On Sunday, the winners from Thursday-Saturday will compete for the chance to move on to the DockDogs World Championship to be held in Still Water Minnesota in the summer. On Sunday at 2:00pm, there also will be a Celebrity Challenge where Country Music Artists and Outdoor Channel Hosts will be teamed up with champion dogs and their handlers!
Preregistration is available online at www.dockdogs.com.
Celebrity Sports Challenge presented by Glacèau Vitaminwater®, hosted by Steve Azar
Check out this Sports Challenge on Friday, June 6 at 11:00 AM/CST, where an amazing array of professional athletes, Country Music Artists, and celebrities will compete against each other in several sporting activities
CBR / RFD-TV Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge
Make your way out to the Chevy™ Sports Zone to see this one of a kind competition!
Country Music Artists and Championship Bull Riders will compete for the best mechanical bull ride on Saturday, June 7, at 11:00 AM/CST.
CMA Music Festival BBQ Championship
For you barbecue lovers, don’t miss the CMA Music Festival BBQ Championship June 7-8, a state championship qualifying event sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society. Teams from across the U.S. will compete in the categories of pork ribs, pork shoulder, beef brisket and chicken for a chance to win a share of more than $17,000 in cash and prizes. Categories include: Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork Shoulder/Butt and Beef Brisket.
- Download Entry Form (2000KB, PDF)
- Download 2008 Rules (68KB, PDF)
Competitors include: Always Rubbin' Somethin', Awesome Possum BBQ, Big and Twig BBQ, Big River BBQ, Bigbriq.com, Bubba Joe's BBQ, Bubba's Tennessee Smokers, ButtRub.com, Cookin on the Cumberland, Critter Cookers, Dorag Q, East Tennessee Q Crew, Egg and the Family Stone, Georgia Mountain Smoke Works, Getting' Piggy With It, Governor's BBQ, Harley Hog Smokers, Hatchie Bottom Smokers, Hawg 'N' Sauce Grilling Team, High on the Hawg, Jiggy Piggy, Learn2Q.com, Light My Fire BBQ, Lotta Bull BBQ, Moonshiners, Music City Pig Pals, No Name BBQ, Partners-N-Swine, Pig Smokers In Paradise, Porkenstein BBQ Team, Prentiss Pit Crew, Rolling Smoke Barbecue, Skip Kenny BBQ, Slo Smoked Mo Better, Smokin Suzy, South Pork, Sweet Chipotle BBQ, Team Allegro, Team Top Chick, Thrillerz on the Grillerz, and Ulcer Acres BBQ.
Fiesta Celebrity Grilling Challenge
Come ready to experience this grilling competition as local chefs will be paired with Country Music Artists to compete in a cook-off on Saturday, June 7, at 2:00 PM/CST. A panel of celebrity judges will be on hand to score teams on presentation, appearance, texture, taste and creativity!
New Holland/Michael Peterson Celebrity Tractor Race
For the third consecutive year, Michael Peterson and New Holland will return with their Celebrity Tractor race on Sunday, June 8, at 11:30 AM/CST. A blend of Country Music artists, athletes and celebrities will join Peterson in a race against the clock through an obstacle course on a New Holland compact Boomer(tm) compact tractor. Additional participants include: GAC personality Suzanne Alexander; Alvarado Road Show; “Western Beat” host Billy Block; Mark Collie; Ira Dean; CMT “Can You Duet” participants Joey Feek & Rory Martin Feek; new Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Fortune; Greg Hanna; CEO of the National Biodiesel Board Joe Jobe; Rolling Stones’ keyboardist Chuck Leavell; Darby Ledbetter; Zane Lewis; Country Music historian/journalist Robert K. Oermann; Danny Rivera; Ray Scott; Keni Thomas; Jimmie Van Zandt; GAC “Country Music Across America” host Storme Warren; Trent Willmon; Billy Yates; and NFL Tennessee Titans players Rob Bironas, Kerry Collins, Daniel Loper, and Michael Roos. Following the race, participants will autograph a tractor which will later be auctioned off with part of the proceeds going to the National FFA and to the winner’s charity of choice.
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