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I don’t know what the temperature is out here today at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race but it hasn’t killed the enthusiasm of this crowd. They are into this event.

We’re just having a great time watching these celebrities compete. It’s all for a good cause as this year’s tractor that they’re all signing will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to FFA and the charity of the winner’s choice.

I’ve got video and audio to edit and post for you later on today but out here at the race just isn’t the best place to try to do it.

The first driver in the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race was Lee Brice. He set a pretty high standard.

His time however has been beat and the current leader is A. J. Clark with a time of 53.8 seconds.

I don’t think we’ll have a crowd count but it looks to me like we’ve got twice as many people out here today as last year. If this thing gets any bigger we might have to move to L.P. Field next year!

I guess we’ll have to call it the Mike and Mike show here today. Both Mike’s will be on the microphone announcing and talking with the celebrities as they stop by for their turn at racing a New Holland Boomer.

Here’s Mike Adams (left) and Michael Peterson studying the list of contestants and making sure they’re ready for things.

Besides a crowd it looks like we’ve got a number of media representatives out this year covering the event. It’ll be interesting to see where all this shows up.

In the Chevy Sports Zone you’ll find the New Holland tent and it’s a busy place. It looks out over where the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race will take place tomorrow afternoon.

People who stop by the booth can enter a drawing to win one of five $100 Cabela’s gift cards. That’s a nice prize and one that they’re getting lots of entries for. Also on display is the New Holland Boomer compact tractor that all the celebrities will be signing who compete in the tractor race. This year’s tractor will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to the FFA and the charity of the winner’s choice.

Last year’s tractor is still up for auction until midnight tonight. Don’t forget to place your bid if you’re interested. You can find the auction here.

After Michael Peterson’s performance this morning on the Riverfront Stage he was interviewed by the Great American Country channel.

Here he’s being interviewed by Suzanne Alexander. Suzanne has her own blog on the GAC site called Music Row Ramblings. I just kind of tagged along to see how it went. The GAC has a nice studio like setup for interviews with the Riverfront Stage as a backdrop. You can see video of interviews they do with the stars on the website.