DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 1, 2024) – Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, announced today that celebrity chef Justin Warner will serve as Grand Marshal of the Black Hills Harley-Davidson Black Hills Half-Mile presented by The City of Sturgis at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, South Dakota, on Tuesday, August 6.

Originally hailing from Hagerstown, Maryland – host of more than thirty Grand National Championship rounds dating back to the ‘60s – and now a resident of Rapid City – one of the sport’s modern-day meccas – Warner is a self-taught chef who has made waves in the culinary world.

Warner has taken numerous victories across a number of Food Network competition shows, including being named the winner of the eighth season of Food Network Star. He is also the author of the bestselling cookbooks, The Laws of Cooking... and How to Break Them, The Ultimate Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker Cookbook, and Marvel Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook. He’s currently the Culinary Commentator on the Food Network’s highest-rated program, Tournament of Champions.

Warner is a bon-vivant, enthusiast of all things, and most importantly, a dad. He and his wife, Brooke Warner, own a pair of downtown Rapid City establishments, Bokujo Ramen and BB’s Natural Wine Bar.

Tickets for the Black Hills Harley-Davidson Black Hills Half-Mile presented by The City of Sturgis are available for purchase at https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/black-hills-half-mile-86674.

Gates will open for fans at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT). Opening Ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT) ahead of a pair of Main Events at twilight, timed to allow fans to also attend the evening’s concerts in Sturgis. 

You can catch the livestream of all the racing activities on FloRacing. Motorsports fans can subscribe to FloRacing to enjoy over 1,000 live motorsports events in 2024. FloSports is available by visiting https://flosports.link/aft or by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.

FOX Sports coverage of the Black Hills Harley-Davidson Black Hills Half-Mile presented by The City of Sturgis, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, August 11, at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT).

For more information on Progressive AFT, visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.