With NASCAR on a immediate hiatus, news goes to be unhurried within the impending weeks. To aid bring together the NASCAR void, we thought on taking you on a day-to-time out down memory lane spanning the years since the Jayski’s declare inception. The usage of our news archives pages, right here’s a witness help at what’s came about on this date thru the final 23 years in NASCAR:
Today time in NASCAR history: April 9
Years we hold pulled at the moment time’s predominant objects from: 2018, 2013, 2005, 2004, 2002, 1998
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2018:
- Felix Sabates no longer bidding for Carolina Panthers: Charlotte businessman Felix Sabates, who has been working for months to drag together a local of us to potentially carry the Carolina Panthers, says he now received‘t be alive to with any bids. The Observer reported final month that Sabates, a lengthy-time fixture on the Charlotte sports scene, was as soon as having a witness to partner with one other bidder, as a substitute of assemble his bear community. Now he is dropping plans to invest within the NFL employees at all.[More](4-9-2018)
2013:
- Austin Dillon within the #51 at Texas: Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon will drive the #51 Chevy for Phoenix Racing Saturday evening at Texas Motor Speedway. The vehicle will be subsidized by Bruce Lowrie Chevy and Realtree. Mediate an image of the vehicle on the #51 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2013)
2008:
- Firestone drawn to NASCAR: If Goodyear were to head away NASCAR, the executive director of Firestone Racing says his firm would hold an interest. Goodyear is NASCAR‘s irregular dealer thru 2012. “There‘s fairly plenty of of us in our organization that would possibly possibly well possibly cherish to be running NASCAR,” Firestone‘s Al Speyer says. “Our engineers can carry out a if truth be told correct job there.” Though Firestone has been the irregular dealer of Indy vehicle racing for plenty of years, stock vehicles are fragment of its history. Speyer says the firm received many races in NASCAR‘s first decade (1948-58) before leaving the game within the gradual 1960s.(USA Today time)(4-9-2008)
2005:
- Hmiel to allure unbiased/penalty Observation: NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel, who runs all three of NASCAR‘s high sequence, will allure the $10,000 unbiased and the 25 functions the sanctioning body took away for his nationally televised one-finger salute of Dale Jarrett precise thru Monday‘s Busch Series bound at Bristol. Now that the declare has had time to chill off Hmiel explains “I don‘t bound to make friends however I don‘t bound to make enemies either. I if truth be told detest
that it came about and I detest Dale Jarrett‘s vehicle obtained torn up and I detest that we obtained fined 25 functions and stuff cherish that so we‘re going to allure it and stare what happens and it‘s already over with…I‘m prepared to head to Martinsville and bustle the truck. I appreciate Dale Jarrett for all he‘s performed as a racer. I‘m sorry that the fans had to stare that on television and their youngsters and each person who enjoys NASCAR as worthy as I carry out however there‘s two aspects to every epic and I‘m no longer gonna be threatened by anyone or help down from anyone. I‘ve obtained a neatly-behaved sponsor and a neatly-behaved owner that‘s been at the help of me and Dale Jarrett is conscious of that wasn‘t something else deepest…it‘s 5 laps to head and it ended up being a shatter and it tore his vehicle up and I‘m sorry for that…it‘s nothing I did on purpose. We‘re suitable gonna whisk to Martinsville and let this pass and I‘m sure they‘ll be somebody‘s as large a jerk as I am this week next week.”(PRN‘s Garage Pass Radio present)(4-7-2005)
STATEMENT: FROM SHANE HMIEL REGARDING BRISTOL NASCAR BUSCH RACE
QUESTION: UPON REFLECTION, IF YOU HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN, WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT AFTER MONDAY‘S BUSCH RACE IN BRISTOL? HMIEL ANSWER: Of course I’d. I ought to say regret to the fans staring at on television, in particular the early life, that they witnessed the put up bound on are residing TV. Each driver builds so worthy adrenaline at Bristol that it isn‘t easy to shut it down right away when your vehicle rolls to a end however it doesn‘t make up for the truth that each person staring at are residing TV witnessed the incident.
QUESTION: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DALE JARRETT? HMIEL ANSWER: I hold a neatly-behaved quantity of appreciate for Dale. He has proved he is a neatly-behaved bound driver. He has received a championship, three Daytona 500s and a form of varied races. There’s no longer any intention I supposed to hit him; it was as soon as merely 5 laps to head at Bristol. Issues happen so lickety-split and with each person wrecking in front of us, it conducted out that Dale ended up with a torn up bound vehicle. I detest that came about. I am very eager about my racing and I am a laborious racer. I cherish racing and there would possibly possibly be nothing extra I ought to carry out. Nevertheless fragment of what makes our sport is as strong as it’s are drivers cherish Dale who hold built the fan erroneous and earned the appreciate on and off the phrase of their fellow drivers.
QUESTION: WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? HMIEL ANSWER: First, I’d wish to in my opinion guarantee the fans that I hold the utmost appreciate for the total drivers who hold built this sport to the diploma it’s at the moment time, in particular Dale Jarrett. I intend to check with Dale and say regret to him for the tell I made after the bound within the warmth of the 2nd. I am sure Dale and I are going to bound against one one other plenty of cases this season and I need us to every be assured that this was as soon as an remoted incident and we’re starting up with a natty slate. I’d wish to set aside this all at the help of us so we are able to all whisk ahead in a determined intention. Now we hold filed an allure with NASCAR referring to the penalties that were assessed and can hold to smooth make the very top presentation we are able to. Regardless of the choice is, we are able to appreciate and whisk on to the next bound.(GM PR)(4-9-2005)
2004:
- So….What‘s Up with Dave Marcis? from the marcisracing.com declare: Dave “Marcus” continues to issue that “retirement” is a relative term. To this level this year he‘s been thinking about running the bound employees in North Carolina, Camp 28 in Wisconsin, making an try out Crown Royal IROC vehicles, and even a polar bear soar! Dave jumped in a lake frozen with a 2 foot layer of ice to expand cash for Enormous Brothers Enormous Sisters. This took set in January in front of Camp 28 in Rib Lake, WI. An entire of $8,500 was as soon as raised that day. What carry out you wear for a sub-freezing polar bear soar? Neatly if you happen to‘re Dave Marcis, a Goodyear hat keep in mind that. Rumor is that photography of this match exist, however they‘re closely guarded from this web web roar… to this level. With actions cherish this, Dave would possibly possibly well had been safer when he was as soon as racing!(4-9-2004)
2002:
A 5th Hendrick employees? UPDATE: been suggested that Hendrick Motorsports BGN driver, Jack Sprague, will drive the #60 Haas Chevy within the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May possibly possibly and possibly as much as six extra Cup events. Mediate an image of the vehicle on my Paint Schemes Gallery.(3-19-2002)
UPDATE: Dr Jerry Punch interviewed Jack Sprague on ESPN2‘s RPM 2 Night and it was as soon as mentioned that the employees suitable obtained the fresh #60 vehicle within the shop and plans to envision at Charlotte/Lowes Motor Speedway in just a few weeks. Utterly different races encompass Recent Hampshire, every Lowes races and Speak home. Rick Hendrick will be fragment owner of the employees.(4-9-2002)
1998:
- There was as soon as revealed recount(AP) this week that Ricky Rudd was as soon as drawn to selling his employees. Neatly, Rudd says no longer so lickety-split. “What I mentioned was as soon as, I stare the writing on the wall. It appears as if to be aggressive this present day you would possibly possibly hold to be in a multi-vehicle employees or hold an owner that has millions of bucks to utilize, I don‘t. You either hold to begin a 2nd employees or sell your employees. We‘re having a witness at every however I wouldn‘t thoughts doing one other employees.”(MRN-Marty/http://www.mrnnet.com/marty.htm)(4-9-98)
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April 9, 2019
- NASCAR Hall of Standing fan voting launch: Fan voting for the NASCAR Hall of Standing Class of 2020 opens at the moment time on NASCAR.com (www.nascar.com/halloffame) and runs thru Monday, May possibly possibly 20 at 11: 59am/et The 5 nominees receiving the ideal share of votes will comprise the Fan Vote ballot.(NASCAR)(4-9-2019)…
- Bristol penalties: The very top penalties following the Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway were lugnut penalties to #19-Truex, Jr. and #11-Hamlin. Click on right here for the fat recount.(4-9-2019)…
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April 9, 2018
- Entry Checklist for the Meals Metropolis 500 Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series bound at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted, 39 groups/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
One of the critical drivers entered encompass: #00-Cassill, #15-Chastain, #51-Rhodes, #55-Sorenson, #66-Finchum, #72-LaJoie, #96-Kennington.
Since simplest 39 vehicles are entered, all drivers will make the bound.
Mediate the fat entry list on the Entry Checklist (pdf) - Felix Sabates no longer bidding for Carolina Panthers: Charlotte businessman Felix Sabates, who has been working for months to drag together a local of us to potentially carry the Carolina Panthers, says he now received‘t be alive to with any bids. The Observer reported final month that Sabates, a lengthy-time fixture on the Charlotte sports scene, was as soon as having a witness to partner with one other bidder, as a substitute of assemble his bear community. Now he is dropping plans to invest within the NFL employees at all.[More](4-9-2018)
- Texas TV rankings: FoxSports1 earned a 1.7 in a single day rating for Sunday‘s Cup bound from Texas Motor Speedway. [More](4-9-2018)
- Bobby Labonte to bound for NASCAR Whelen Euro Series title: The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is set to find some American flavor. Bobby Labonte, the predominant driver to procure championships in two varied NASCAR nationwide sequence, will compete fulltime within the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2018 in hopes of adding an worldwide title to his Hall of Standing-wonderful occupation. Labonte will drive the No. 18 Yacco Toyota for RDV Competitors.[More](4-9-2018)
- XFINITY Entry Checklist: There are 41 vehicles on the preliminary entry list for Saturday‘s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Mediate the entire list on the Bristol entry list page.(4-9-2018) - Tommy Joe Martins gets Bristol sponsors: Tommy Joe Martins has his first predominant sponsor of the year this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Knoxville primarily primarily based AAN Adjusters & Gilreath Farms Purple Angus will be co-predominant sponsors on the #8 BJ McLeod Chevrolet for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300. Two varied native companies, KT‘s Condominium Cabins & Claims Adjusters 411, will help as associate sponsors for the match.[More](4-9-2018)
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April 9, 2017
- Johnson handled at infield vehicle heart after bound: Jimmie Johnson‘s find together of his first Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series procure of the season was as soon as interrupted by a check with to the infield care heart at Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson complained about overheating and cramping up precise thru his Victory Lane interviews, moments after posting his seventh procure at the 1.5-mile phrase.[NASCAR.com](4-9-2017)
- Flee recap: Recent pavement at Texas can‘t end Jimmie Johnson juggernaut: Jimmie Johnson proved on Sunday that you would possibly possibly well possibly be also‘t help an precise driver, an precise vehicle and an precise employees down for lengthy-even though you happen to commerce the taking part in field at if truth be told one of his favourite bound tracks. The seven-time Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series champion passed Joey Logano for the lead on Lap 318 of 334 and pulled away for his first victory of the season within the O‘Reilly Auto Facets 500 at newly repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway.[More](4-9-2017)
- Johnson wins at Texas: #48-Jimmie Johnson received the O‘Reilly Auto Facets 500 Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway for his 1st procure of the season, 7th at Texas, and 81st occupation procure.
He led 16 of the 334 laps, the final 16 laps of the bound.
#42-Larson done 2nd (his 4th 2nd set attain of the year), adopted by #22-Logano, pole sitter #4-Harvick, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #2-Keselowski, #1-McMurray, #78-Truex, Jr., #24-Elliott, and #41-Busch.
#21-Blaney led at the tip of the every Stage 1 and Stage 2 and led 148 laps on the day, however obtained out of pit sequence at the tip of stage 2 and never would possibly possibly well whisk help up thru the sector.
There were 16 lead adjustments amongst 6 drivers and eight cautions for 35 yellow flag laps.
The frequent slither was as soon as 147.137mph.
Scheduled Flee Re-Airs: Monday, April 10 at 6: 30am/et on FS1; Monday, April 10 at 7: 00pm/et on FS1
Mediate unofficial bound outcomes, awards, laps led, cautions and further at:
Unofficial Flee Results page (pdf)
Penalty Checklist (pdf)
Cumulative Checklist (pdf).
(4-9-2017) - Flee Posthaste Details — Texas:
Jimmie Johnson received the 21st Annual O‘Reilly Auto Facets 500, his 81st victory in 550 NASCAR Monster Strength Cup Series races.
Joey Logano (third) posted his eighth high-10 attain in 18 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson (2nd) posted his third high-10 attain in eight races at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s his fifth high-10 attain in 2017.
Kyle Larson leads the level standings by 17 functions over Sprint Elliott.
This is his first victory and 2nd high-10 attain in 2017.
This is his seventh victory and 21st high-10 attain in 28 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Ty Dillon (17th) was as soon as the ideal ending rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing and marketing)(4-9-2017) - Top-Ten Stage 2 Results (lap 170) of the O‘Reilly Auto Facets 500 Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway (lap 170/334):
#21-Blaney, 10pts
#48-Johnson, 9pts
#1-McMurray, 8pts
#42-Larson, 7pts
#24-Elliott, 6pts
#18-Busch, 5pts
#4-Harvick, 4pts
#2-Keselowski, 3pts
#88-Earnhardt, Jr., 2pts
#78-Truex, Jr., 1pt - Top-Ten Stage 1 Reults (lap 85) of the O‘Reilly Auto Facets 500 Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway (lap 85/334):
#21-Blaney, 10pts
#78-Truex, 9pts
#1-McMurray, 8pts
#4-Harvick, 7pts
#2-Keselowski, 6pts
#42-Larson, 5pts
#14-Bowyer, 4pts
#17-Stenhouse, Jr., 3pts
#22-Logano, 2pts
#18-Busch, 1pt - 2017 Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Driver Sprint Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36]
1) #42-Kyle Larson [1 win], 315
2) #24-Sprint Elliott, 298, -17
3) #78-Martin Truex Jr [1 win], 275, -40
4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 274, -41
5) #22-Joey Logano, 243, -72
6) #21-Ryan Blaney, 224, -91
7) #18-Kyle Busch, 211, -104
8) #1-Jamie McMurray, 209, -106
9) #14-Clint Bowyer, 204, -111
10) #4-Kevin Harvick, 198, -117
11) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 190, -125
12) #6-Trevor Bayne, 164, -151
13) #31-Ryan Newman [1 win], 163, -152
14) #77-Erik Jones, 159, -156
15) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 151, -164
16) #11-Denny Hamlin, 151, -164
Mediate the Unofficial Drivers Facets Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Householders Facets Standings page (pdf) - Who‘s Sizzling and Who‘s Now not — Texas Version: Which drivers are having a witness ahead to Texas and which of them aren‘t?[More](4-9-2017)
- Goodyear tire test at Daytona this week: Goodyear Tire Attempting out with Monster Strength NASCAR Cup Series groups will be held at Daytona Global Speedway on Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12. The test is closed to the public.[More](4-9-2017)
- Scouts Can Develop a Particular Badge at Talladega Superspeedway: For the fourth consecutive year, Talladega Superspeedway is proud to present Scouts and their households the chance to carry particular Scouts Label Programs — with thrilling fresh incentives for Talladega‘s triple-header bound weekend, May possibly possibly 5-7.[More](4-9-2017)
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April 9, 2016
- Kyle Busch wins at Texas: #18-Kyle Busch received the Duck Commander 500 Trot Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway for his 2nd procure of the season, 2nd procure at Texas and 36th occupation procure. He led 34 of 334 laps. Busch furthermore received the XFINITY Series bound on Friday evening. It’s the ninth time he has swept every races at a phrase precise thru the identical weekend.
#88-Earnhardt, Jr. done 2nd, adopted by #22-Logano, #48-Johnson, #24-Elliott, #78-Truex, Jr., #19-Edwards, #5-Kahne, #41-Busch, and #4-Harvick.
Pole winner, Edwards led 124 laps however had to pit below inexperienced with a loose wheel, misplaced a lap, and couldn‘t find help to the front before the tip of the bound.
Truex, Jr. led 141 laps, doubtlessly the most of any driver, however didn’t pit below the final caution and misplaced the result in Busch with 32 laps to head.
There was as soon as a neatly-behaved shatter gradual within the bound when Johnson obtained into the help of #3-Dillon, who was as soon as on feeble tires, and sent him into a poke. 13 vehicles obtained some shatter within the incident.
The initiate of the bound was as soon as delayed by nearly 2 hours after light rain hit the phrase.
There were 17 lead adjustments amongst 8 drivers and 7 cautions for 41 yellow flag laps.
The frequent slither was as soon as 138.355mph.
Mediate unofficial bound outcomes, awards, laps led, cautions and further [NOTE: money/winnings are no longer reported] at:
Unofficial Flee Results page (pdf)
Lap Summary Checklist (pdf)
Penalty Checklist (pdf)
Pit Conclude Times (pdf)
(4-9-2016) - Flee Posthaste Details — Texas:
Kyle Busch received the 20th Annual Duck Commander 500, his 36th victory in 397 NASCAR Trot Cup Series races.
This is his 2nd victory and sixth high-10 attain in 2016.
This is his 2nd victory and 11th high-10 attain in 21 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2nd) posted his 17th high-10 attain in 28 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s his fourth high-10 attain in 2016.
Joey Logano (third) posted his sixth high-10 attain in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Sprint Elliott (fifth) was as soon as the ideal ending rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the level standings by 6 functions over Jimmie Johnson.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing and marketing)(4-9-2016) - 2016 NASCAR Trot Cup Facets (no longer CHASE) Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36]
1) #18-Busch, [2 wins], 259
2) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 253, -6
3) #4-Harvick [1 win], 252, -7
4) #19-Edwards, 241, -18
5) #22-Logano, 234, -25
6) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 211, -48
7) #41-Busch, 208, -51
8) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 201, -58
9) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 201, -58
10) #3-Dillon, 198, -61
Mediate the Unofficial Drivers Facets Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Householders Facets Standings page (pdf) - 2016 NASCAR Trot Cup CHASE Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36, 16 drivers for the Chase]
Space by most wins, then by functions standing
1) #18-Busch [2 wins], 1st in driver functions
2) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 2nd
3) #4-Harvick [1 win], third
4) #11-Hamlin [1 win], Eighth
5) #2-Keselowski [1 win], ninth
no wins, in by drivers functions standings
6) #19-Edwards, 241 functions
7) #22-Logano, 234
8) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 211
9) #41-Busch, 208
10) #3-Dillon, 198
11) #78-Truex, Jr., 187
12) #20-Kenseth, 171
13) #1-McMurray, 171
14) #24-Elliott, 168
15) #47-Allmendinger, 166
16) #5-Kahne, 161
(4-9-2016) - Straggle Bowling sponsoring Scott at Kansas: Richard Petty Motorsports announced that Straggle Bowling and Strike Ten Leisure, the bowling commerce‘s marketing arm and sponsorship division, will partner with driver Brian Scott and the #44 Ford Group for the Straggle Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway in May possibly possibly. As fragment of the one-bound predominant partnership, the GoBowling.com tag will be on the hood of the #44 Ford Fusion at the May possibly possibly 7 evening bound in Kansas. Straggle Bowling has been a partner with Richard Petty Motorsports since 2013, and has been featured on the #43 Ford Fusion pushed by Aric Almirola. The ties between racing and bowling date help to the 1990s when NASCAR bowling leagues were launched and were rapid hits at bowling products and providers across the nation. Since then, the bowling commerce — Straggle Bowling and Strike Ten Leisure — has increased its involvement in racing from sponsoring races to challenging with drivers and groups. More than 67 million of us opt to the lanes every year and bowling products and providers help as neighborhood hubs for social events, birthday events, aggressive leagues and charitable fundraisers.(Richard Petty Motorsports), stare an image of the vehicle on the #44 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2016)
- Kulwicki throwback plan for Smith at Darlington: #7-Regan Smith and Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing will bustle a varied throwback plan at Darlington Raceway that pays tribute to 1992 Trot Cup Chamipon Alan Kulwicki. The vehicle, subsidized by Nikko and Avenue Rippers resembles the #7 Hooters vehicle pushed by Kulwicki. Mediate an image of the vehicle on the #7 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2016)
- Texas Flee Notes & Details:
� There had been 30 NASCAR Trot Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS match from 1997 — 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
� 148 drivers hold competed in no longer lower than one NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound at Texas; 118 in bigger than one.
� Roush Fenway Racing leads the NASCAR Trot Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with 9; adopted by Hendrick Motorsports with eight and Joe Gibbs Racing has four.
� Four varied producers hold received a NSCS bound at Texas, led by Ford and Chevrolet (12 every); adopted by Toyota (three) and Dodge (three).
� Since the appearance of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series at Texas is the (4/4/2004) bound received by Elliott Sadler with an MOV of .028 seconds over Kasey Kahne.
(NASCAR) - Defense power workout routines and song highlight Salute the Troops Coca-Cola 600 pre-bound present: For many years, Charlotte Motor Speedway has paid tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces every Memorial Day Weekend with a fascinating pre-bound present before the fall of the inexperienced flag for the Coca-Cola 600. On May possibly possibly 29, the 57th running of the closing test of man and machine, which is ready to stare drivers face in-vehicle temperatures exceeding 120 degrees within the warmth of May possibly possibly, will host if truth be told one of the ideal militia appreciation pre-bound spectaculars within the phrase‘s history.
Defense power Re-enactment Storms the Skies and the Frontstretch. The motion-packed present will encompass:
” Ground workout routines with troops from Citadel Bragg that includes Humvees, Howitzers, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and further
” Rope groups from Citadel Bragg descending from Sunless Hawk helicopters with an aerial reenactment of an invasion
” Traditional battle birds with a flyover parade precise thru pre-bound ceremonies including a T-35 Buckaroo, P-149 Trainer, C-46 Commando, T-6 Texan and two P-51 Mustangs
” A 21-gun salute from the Citadel Bragg Firing Squad
” 600 U.S. Army infantrymen marching down the grandstands to the frontstretch, the set they’ll issue two American flags every as neatly-behaved as a soccer field
” A flyover with four F-15s from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Fighting Eagles Seymour Johnson AFB
” Sky-diving individuals of Group Fastrax descending to the infield with Feeble Glory flying at the help of
Hundreds of Troops Honored precise thru Pre-Flee Ceremonies
” Fans will be ready to salute the troops when 600 infantrymen from Citadel Bragg stroll thru the grandstands to the infield
” By the Charlotte Motor Speedway Patriot Companions program, buses will carry hundreds of troops. A rare social media presence will allow fans to opt phrase of the troops‘ adventures by following #PatriotPartners on Twitter, Fb and Instagram
” Fans and corporations can opt fragment by sponsoring a total bus, or by donating Coca-Cola 600 tickets for suitable $25 every thru the Let The Troops Flee program
” Medal of Honor recipients Distinguished Regular Patrick Henry Brady and U.S. Army Officer Joe Marm Jr. will furthermore be identified on the pre-bound stage
” By the fresh Salute the Crews program, NASCAR Trot Cup Series employees individuals who hold served within the militia will be identified precise thru the pre-bound ceremonies and on the neatly-behaved Speedway TV
A star-studded musical lineup will highlight the Coca-Cola 600 pre-bound present, including:
” Two-time GRAMMY nominee and nation song superstar Lee Brice will originate a 45-minute pre-bound live performance offered by Tempo Perks
” Bugler from Citadel Bragg to originate “Faucets”
” Rendition of “Very fair correct Grace” by the Charlotte Fire Department Pipe Band
” Performance of “The Enormous title Spangled Banner” by the 82nd Airborne Refrain
” Performances of “God Bless the United States” and the Armed Forces Medley
(CMS)(4-9-2016)
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April 9, 2015
- #31 employees allure to be heard April 16 UPDATE: David Higdon, Vice President, Integrated Marketing and marketing Communications for NASCAR tweeted Tuesday afternoon that the “Nationwide Motorsports Appeals Panel will hear RCR allure of #31 employees P5 penalty on April 16. Agreeable, suspensions deferred except then.”(4-7-2015)
UPDATE: Observation from Richard Childress, “Our allure is scheduled for Thursday, April 16. We feel assured we hold a if truth be told compelling case to present to the appeals panel. We strongly deem within the intent of the foundations and the integrity of our bear groups whereas following these identical principles. Out of appreciate for the allure project, we are able to haven’t any further feedback except after the listening to.”(RCR)(4-9-2015) - Attempting out at Richmond on Tuesday & Wednesday UPDATE: Ever considered a movie preview that made you would possibly possibly hold to head stare the important thing characteristic? Are you staying in city and wondering what to carry out precise thru Spring Rupture? Richmond Global Raceway has suitable the object. We would like you to be a part of us as we preview just a few of the NASCAR Trot Cup Series‘ ideal names on Wednesday, April 8 after they opt to the phrase to prepare for the important thing characteristic, the Saturday, April 25 TOYOTA OWNERS 400. Test the fat visitor list: #24-Jeff Gordon, #14-Tony Stewart, #2-Brad Keselowski, #15-Clint Bowyer, #42-Kyle Larson, #11-Denny Hamlin, #3-Austin Dillon, #6-Trevor Bayne, #43-Aric Almirola, #13-Casey Mears, #78-Martin Truex Jr, and #47-AJ Allmendinger. Fans are invited to reduction making an try out on Wednesday, April 8 from 10: 00am-5: 00pm. Sit down within the grandstands and expertise a sneak seek for of what‘s to approach in just a few immediate weeks. To find entry to the grandstands, enter thru the Predominant Gate on the corner of Laburnum Avenue and Richmond-Henrico Turnpike. Once within the gate, park shut to the Virginia is For Lovers Frontstretch Gate and Gate 70, positioned in Turn 4. Fans can enter the grandstands thru Gate 70 simplest.(RIR) Groups will furthermore test on Tuesday, however the phrase is shut to the public then.(4-7-2014)
UPDATE: The engineers and mechanics who hunched over an array of computers plied their commerce with recurring excessive-tech flair precise thru Wednesday‘s launch NASCAR test at Richmond Global Raceway, examining knowledge feeds and crunching numbers whereas their drivers made the rounds. The seven-hour session, which began 2 1/2 hours gradual due to early morning rain, came on the heels of Tuesday‘s rain-delayed Goodyear tire test right here, the set groups confirmed the rubber that will likely be primitive within the springtime 400-lapper. Nevertheless moreover making tires work, groups primitive the extra time to opt a witness at varied setups which will pay dividends in reasonably over two weeks. Thirteen drivers added the Richmond detour before heading to this weekend‘s racing at Texas Motor Speedway, driving vehicles geared up with plug-height sensors and pitot tubes to measure wind slither. Additionally, three “wheel-power” vehicles — one for every manufacturer and marked with a “W” beside their number on the scoring sheet — furthermore made the whisk back and forth, every outfitted with a elaborate sensor linked to every wheel to measure load on the tires. The solutions from these three vehicles — with Group Penske representing Ford, JTG-Daugherty Racing for Chevrolet, and Joe Gibbs Racing for Toyota — would be shared internal every manufacturer community. Tuesday at Richmond, groups tested tires for nearly four hours after staunch showers pushed help the on-phrase time table. Goodyear will make utilize of zone-tread technology — utilizing two varied rubber compounds, one for improved persistence and one for enhanced traction, in a single tread — on its correct-aspect tires. The left-aspect tire compound will dwell the identical because the one groups raced on final September.(NASCAR.com)(4-9-2015) - Texas Tech on the #32 at Texas: Vic Keller, a 1996 graduate from the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business, has donated sponsorship of a Trot Cup vehicle to Texas Tech. The vehicle for Straggle Inexperienced Racing will try and qualify for Duck Commander 500 Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, at The Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Citadel Worth. Keller is the owner of ZAK Products, which is the No. 1 expert upkeep fluid of NASCAR. He has donated sponsorship of a Trot Cup vehicle to Texas Tech for this weekend‘s bound at Texas Motor Speedway. The #32 vehicle, pushed by Mike Bliss of Straggle Inexperienced Racing, will be embellished in Texas Tech colours and emblems.(Lubbock On-line), stare an image of the vehicle on the #32 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2015)
- AXE White Impress debuts at Texas with Kyle Larson: Kyle Larson appears to be to defend chilly and assured at Texas Motor Speedway with Target partner AXE because the predominant sponsor on the #42 Chevy SS. The paint plan will highlight the fresh AXE White Impress grooming line and the AXE White Impress Collective, a mentorship program designed to give of us the instructing and alternatives wished to “opt the soar” and switch aspiration into motion. As fragment of the relationship with Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Larson will mentor plenty of racing fans, every at Texas Motor Speedway and nearer to the employees‘s home erroneous in Concord, N.C. This is never any longer Larson‘s first involvement outside of the bound vehicle with AXE. As final season began, Larson was as soon as featured in a nationwide industrial for the AXE Peace line, which furthermore served because the predominant partner on Larson‘s #42 Chevy precise thru NASCAR‘s first end at Richmond Global Raceway final year.(Chip Ganassi Racing), stare an image of the vehicle on the #42 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2015)
- Texas Motor Speedway Notes & Details — Thursday — poles:
· Qualifying has been cancelled resulting from weather stipulations twice within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural match in 1997 and the spring bound of 2007. The right bound has never been rain shortened, however was as soon as postponed to Monday final season resulting from weather.
· The third-set foundation is doubtlessly the most proficient starting up declare within the sector at Texas Motor Speedway, producing extra wins than any varied foundation (six) — most present: Jimmie Johnson (fall of 2014).
· Six of the 28 (21.4%) NASCAR Trot Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway had been received from the front row: three from the pole and three from 2nd-set.
· David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/04/2007) posted their first NASCAR Trot Cup Series Coors Mild poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Jeremy Mayfield was as soon as the predominant Coors Mild pole winner, in 1998 with a slither of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Mild pole at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was as soon as cancelled resulting from weather stipulations.
· Twenty drivers hold Coors Mild poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Martin Truex Jr. with two every.
· Two drivers hold received consecutive Coors Mild poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
(NASCAR)(4-9-2015) - Chassis alternatives for this weeks bound: stare the list of many groups [that report or post them] and what chassis were chosen by the employees to bustle within the Duck Commander 500 Trot Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway on the Texas Flee Info page — Chassis decision home.
- Austin Dillon fastest in XFINITY pleased hour: #33-Austin Dillon was as soon as quickest precise thru pleased hour for the O‘Reilly Auto Facets 300 with a slither of 181.372mph. He was as soon as adopted by: #7-Regan Smith, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #22-Brad Keselowski, #1-Elliott Sadler, #20-Erik Jones, #62-Brendan Gaughan, #9-Sprint Elliott, #18-Daniel Suarez, and #28-J.J. Yeley. All 40 drivers participated within the session. Mediate total outcomes on the Texas prepare 2 speeds page (pdf).(4-9-2014)
- Austin Dillon fastest in first XFINITY prepare: #33-Austin Dillon was as soon as fastest precise thru opening prepare at Texas Motor Speedway with a slither of 182.883mph. #98-Sam Hornish, Jr. was as soon as 2nd, adopted by: #1-Elliott Sadler, #3-Ty Dillon, #20-Erik Jones, #54-Denny Hamlin, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #2-Brian Scott, #9-Sprint Elliott, and #7-Regan Smith. 38 drivers practiced precise thru the session. Mediate total outcomes on the Texas prepare 1 speeds page (pdf).(4-9-2014)
- Crescent Companies and products sponsoring Clements at Texas: Jeremy Clements Racing announced that Crescent Companies and products will return as predominant sponsor for the #51 Chevy Camaro SS at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the NASCAR XFINITY Series O”Reilly‘s Auto Facets 300 along side fresh associate sponsor Top Notch Strength Companies and products. Crescent Companies and products primarily primarily based in Oklahoma Metropolis, OK was as soon as founded in 2006 is a varied unbiased oilfield carrier firm and has locations in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming. Crescent Companies and products covers the life cycle of a neatly, from declare construction thru manufacturing. Crescent breaks down their carrier lines into two predominant segments: Water Management and Environmental Companies and products. Top Notch Strength Companies and products primarily primarily based in Corpus Christi, TX is unquestionably one of the strongest unbiased thru-tubbing fishing and milling companies within the Oil Industry. Top Notch has flourished thru the Oil and Gas commerce by constructing and asserting lengthy lasting relationships with their customers with 100% dedication. As neatly as Jeremy will carry the ALS Affiliation South Carolina Chapter (ALSASC) tag on the #51 as fragment of Jeremy‘s partnership with http://websc.alsa.org/ for the 2015 season. Jeremy Clements is currently 13th in driver functions standings and this will sign Jeremy‘s 13th occupation initiate at Texas Motor Speedway.(Clements Racing)(4-9-2015)
- Recent ogle for Armstrong in Texas: Dakoda Armstrong and the #43 employees will check with the third varied 1.5-mile phrase of the 2015 season this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The employees appears to be to rebound strong after engine complications chop their efforts immediate in California. The Citadel Worth phrase handled the employees neatly final year, with Dakoda piloting the #43 Ford Mustang to a solid 10th-set attain within the autumn. At the 2nd, Armstrong sits 15th within the XFINITY Series Championship Level Standings. He has two prior starts at TMS within the NASCAR XFINITY Series. The employees welcomes fresh sponsor Purina Animal Nutrition to the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Purina Animal Nutrition LLC is a nationwide organization serving producers, animal house owners and their households thru bigger than 4,700 native cooperatives, unbiased dealers and varied neatly-behaved stores for the length of the US.(RPM), stare an image of the vehicle on the #43 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2015)
- Cope picks up Texas sponsors: #70-Derrike Cope Racing companions with Nature Nate‘s Honey and Zilla Wraps for the O‘Reilly 300 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Each of these companies are headquartered in Texas. Nature Nate‘s produces 100% Pure, Raw and Unfiltered Honey, suitable the model nature intended. Zilla Wraps, positioned in Dallas-Citadel Worth is a local enterprise that focuses on designing and installing vehicle wraps and graphics.(Derrike Cope Racing)(4-9-2015)
- Recent permanent excessive-def video boards at Talladega: The fan expertise at Talladega Superspeedway suitable obtained bigger and greater for the upcoming GEICO 500 and Winn-Dixie 300 weekend, May possibly possibly 1-3. One of the critical Trot Vision Digital High-Definition Video Screens that line the frontstretch, giving these in attendance a spectacular explore, hold increased in size whereas some will be permanent structures at NASCAR‘s Most Competitive phrase. The neatly-behaved video boards, which were offered at Talladega a year ago as fragment of an Global Speedway Corporation (ISC) initiative (multi-fragment plans are to implement video boards at varied ISC products and providers over the next few years), will showcase photography that will likely be bigger, brighter, crisper and clearer. As neatly as to the 5 shows on the frontstretch, a video display masks will be positioned along the Alabama Gang Superstretch. Two of the video boards will now be mammoth 40′ x 80′ in size and can hold to smooth hold permanent homes at the help of pit aspect freeway within the tri-oval home — one atop Gatorade Victory Lane and one in front of the Media Center. The more than just a few permanent construction will be a 26′ x 52′ video board which is ready to be positioned at the exit of Turn Four shut to the Care Center. Utterly different locations encompass the Initiate/Elevate out Line (26‘x ‘52) and Turn One (18′ x 33′), along side the Alabama Gang Supersptretch (20′ x 27′). Each the 40′ x 80′ video shows hold 5,120,000,00 LED Pixels (X7mm HD) and are 28,000 pounds every whereas the 26‘x52′ structures hold 1,263,600,00 LED Pixels (X10mm HD) and are 16,000 pounds every.(TSS)(4-9-2015)
- My Martinsville Occasion will return for the autumn: The first My Martinsville Occasion at Martinsville Speedway was as soon as so agreeable the phrase is bringing it help within the autumn as fragment of the Goody‘s Headache Reduction Shot 500 bound weekend. Any fan that purchases Goody‘s Headache Reduction Shot 500 bound tickets by April 10 will robotically be enrolled within the individuals-simplest My Martinsville program. The inaugural My Martinsville occasion, which adopted the Kroger 250 on Saturday evening of the STP 500 weekend, was as soon as if truth be told one of the many advantages of being a member of the speedway‘s irregular individuals-simplest My Martinsville. Particular company integrated Rusty Wallace, Brad Keselowski, Kroger 250 bound winner Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Leave out Trot and Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell. There was as soon as furthermore are residing song, free snacks and tons giveaways. The 2nd My Martinsville with a the same lineup of company, events and meals is scheduled to prepare the Kroger 200 NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series bound on October 31. As neatly as to the My Martinsville occasion, individuals find to enter the phrase thru individuals-simplest gates, find a laborious-card and lanyard and receive the very top costs on bound tickets.(Martinsville Speedway)(4-9-2015)
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April 9, 2014
- Groups to envision at Michigan UPDATE3 — 215mph & 217mph: just a few NASCAR Trot Cup Series groups will test (tires) at Michigan Global Speedway on Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9. Scheduled to envision are: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #21-Trevor Bayne and #31-Ryan Newman. The Turn 1 grandstand seats will be launch for fans freed from payment on April 8-9.(MIS)(4-2/8-2014)
UPDATE: Greg Biffle‘s #16 Ford Fusion was as soon as first vehicle no longer astray at Michigan Global Speedway in Brooklyn on Tuesday in a delayed initiate to the 2-day Goodyear tire test there by plenty of Trot Cup groups. Four Cup outfits, led off by Biffle, who drives for Roush Fenway Racing, and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the phrase mid- to gradual-afternoon after a lengthy extend resulting from moisture on the 2-mile oval regarded as originating from at the help of the concrete partitions following a brutal wintry weather. The disaster was as soon as addressed by MIS crew and Goodyear personnel and making an try out finally cranked up round 4: 00pm/et. It was as soon as scheduled to continue into early evening, or when it grew to alter into too gloomy to bustle safely. #21-Trevor Bayne and #15-Clint Bowyer furthermore participated in Tuesday‘s test. #31-Ryan Newman is expected to be a part of in with the others at MIS Wednesday. Fans are welcome to learn about the tire test freed from payment Wednesday from the Turn 1 grandstand seats.(Detroit Free Press)(4-9-2014)
UPDATE2: How lickety-split is NASCAR‘s fresh Trot Cup vehicle with fresh aerodynamic principles on if truth be told one of its fastest tracks? #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. topped 215 mph precise thru a test Wednesday morning at Michigan Global Speedway, if truth be told one of NASCAR‘s fastest tracks. Note president Roger Curtis tweeted about Earnhardt‘s lickety-split slither. Clint Bowyer, meanwhile, mentioned he ran 217 mph precise thru Wednesday‘s test.(Sporting Recordsdata)(4-9-2014)
UPDATE 3: Blazing lickety-split speeds persevered at Michigan Global Speedway on Wednesday precise thru the 2nd of a two-day tire test. NASCAR Trot Cup Series driver #15-Clint Bowyer mentioned he went 217 mph precise thru the morning session. “That‘s white-of-your-eyes-lickety-split,” he added. Bowyer, along side #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #31-Ryan Newman and #21-Trevor Bayne are taking fragment within the 2nd of a two-day Goodyear Tire test at the 2-mile racetrack. Earnhardt Jr. mentioned he was as soon as hitting speeds between 212 to 215 mph within the straightaways and about 180 within the turns. And whereas slither was as soon as the subject of the day, the drivers were at the phrase to envision tires for Goodyear.
“This is unquestionably one of our greater tracks, and our fans will doubtlessly hiss the identical,” Earnhardt Jr. mentioned. “Having the success right here over the final four or 5 years has given us fairly plenty of confidence after we approach right here, and I agree with that‘s why Goodyear brings us to envision. “I expertise racing right here. It‘s a fun phrase. The asphalt is de facto getting older neatly and it‘s suitable going to opt bettering and greater over the next couple of years.”
Newman and Biffle agreed, adding the wintry weather has weak the phrase, making the spacious-delicate floor much less oily, and developing extra grooves. “I agree with (Michigan) will be an precise bound; I if truth be told carry out,” Biffle mentioned. Though speeds on a racetrack are intelligent, speedway President Roger Curtis mentioned passing and fierce competition is what makes neatly-behaved racing. “The drivers are posting 200 mph. That‘s marvelous. The fans find very, very consuming about that. Nevertheless at the tip of the day, on Sunday when the inexperienced flag drops, the numbers ‘two zero zero‘ they‘re no longer anyplace within the fans‘ minds. It‘s lead adjustments, it‘s the competition.” The phrase was as soon as repaved in 2012, making for blazing lickety-split speeds. Since then, the asphalt has weak however NASCAR has made critical adjustments to the vehicles, thus conserving speeds very lickety-split. The NASCAR Trot Cup Series returns to Michigan Global Speedway this summer for two weekends: Quicken Loans 400 weekend, June 13-15 and Pure Michigan 400 weekend, Aug. 15-17. For tickets and tenting, check with www.MISpeedway.com or name 800-354-1010.(MIS), stare some video of the test at RPM2Night.com.(4-9-2014) - Seven races, seven varied winners: After seven races this season, there had been seven varied winners, which is doubtlessly the most since 2003, when there had been 9. The seven winners are: #88-Earnhardt Jr., #4-Harvick, #2-Keselowski, #99-Edwards, #18-Busch, #41-Busch and #22-Logano.(4-9-2014)
- Thomas Tire & Automotive Joins Germain Racing at Darlington: Heading into the “Bojangles Southern 500” bound weekend at Darlington Raceway, Germain Racing broadcasts that North Carolina‘s Thomas Tire & Automotive joins the employees as an associate sponsor on the #13 GEICO Chevy pushed by Casey Mears. Thomas Tire & Automotive will be on board for Saturday‘s 501.3-mile bound to be held in Darlington, SC, at the 1.366-mile bound phrase positioned suitable an hour from two Thomas Tire & Automotive locations in Aberdeen, NC. Thomas Tire & Automotive has plenty of locations to carry customers the very top in tires, upkeep and repairs, main to an total auto care expertise.(Germain Racing)(4-9-2014)
- Top 10 Driver Ratings at Darlington:
#24-Jeff Gordon………………………… 111.8
#11-Denny Hamlin………………………. 108.9
#16-Greg Biffle………………………….. 107.5
#48-Jimmie Johnson…………………… 107.5
#18-Kyle Busch…………………………. 106.2
#5-Kasey Kahne………………………… 99.1
#31-Ryan Newman……………………….. 95.8
#78-Martin Truex Jr………………………. 94.8
#99-Carl Edwards………………………… 93.4
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr…………………… 91.4
Show masks: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013 races(9 total) amongst drivers at Darlington Raceway. Formula combining the next categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Moderate Working Residing While on Lead Lap, Moderate Tempo Below Inexperienced, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Elevate out. Most: 150 functions per bound.(NASCAR) - Darlington Notes and Details — Wednesday: history, phrase:
· Darlington Raceway was as soon as built as a 1.25-mile paved superspeedway in 1949-1950.
· Darlington Raceway hosted the predominant 500-mile bound in NASCAR history and the predominant on asphalt on Sept. 4, 1950. — received by Johnny Mantz.
· The phrase was as soon as re-measured to 1.375 miles in 1953.
· The phrase was as soon as re-configured to 1.366 miles following the spring bound in 1970.
· The phrase was as soon as repaved in 1995.
· The 2005 bound was as soon as the predominant Saturday evening bound at Darlington.
· The phrase was as soon as repaved again before the 2008 season.
· There had been 110 NASCAR Trot Cup Series races at Darlington Raceway. The 1.366-mile phrase has hosted the fourth most NASCAR Trot Cup Series functions paying races.(NASCAR)(4-9-2014) - Chris Buescher to bustle particular plan: This weekend, Roush Fenway Racing will pay homage to the vehicle that began the horse vehicle craze: the Ford Mustang. RFR‘s Chris Buescher will be at the help of the wheel of a varied 50th Anniversary Mustang paint plan precise thru the VFW Sport Clips Abet a Hero 200 in Darlington, to honor the vehicle that inspired Detroit‘s muscle vehicle wars.The first Ford Mustang was as soon as unveiled on April 17th, 1964 at the Recent York World‘s Gorgeous. At as soon as, it went to work for Ford Racing, carrying generations of racecar drivers to victory lane. The Mustang‘s styling and engineering furthermore inspired millions of of us to carry their pony. Now, 50 years later, Ford is celebrating the Mustang‘s golden jubilee by unleashing a brand fresh era of the legendary vehicle.(Roush Fenway Racing)(4-9-2014)
- Atlanta affords Label particular in honor of Sprint Elliott‘s first NNS procure: In find together of Sprint Elliott‘s first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, Atlanta Motor Speedway is providing fans a restricted-time tag offer for the Labor Day Weekend of NASCAR evening racing at AMS. Till 5: 00pm/et. on Friday, April 11th, fans who seize any grandstand tag to the Aug. 31 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound can carry one classic admission tag to the Aug. 30 NASCAR Nationwide Series Reliable Clips 300 to earnings Feed The Children for suitable $9. The offer affords an total financial savings of bigger than 50 p.c for a Saturday tag Fans would possibly possibly well opt earnings of this offer by either calling 877-926-7849 or by visiting www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/Sprint. NASCAR evening racing returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day Weekend. Sunday grandstand tickets initiate at $39 with youngsters 12 & below admitted free when accompanied by an grownup classic admission tag for NASCAR Trot Cup Series qualifying on Friday, Aug. 29 or the Reliable Clips 300 to Earnings Feed The Children on Saturday, Aug. 30. For extra knowledge, check with www.atlantamotorspeedway.com or name Atlanta Motor Speedway at or (770) 707-7904.(AMS)(4-9-2014)
- Recent Hampshire Motor Speedway touts viability of on line casino declare in Loudon: Ahead of a Dwelling vote on a invoice allowing two casinos within the declare, the Recent Hampshire Motor Speedway has ramped up lobbying efforts to drive home the level: They’d make a fair correct declare for a on line casino. Regular Supervisor Jerry Gappens hosted a breakfast Tuesday at the Vacation Inn in Concord and talked about the positioning‘s doable utilize as a declare fairgrounds, the proposed 20,000-sq.-foot Northeast Motor Sports Museum and infrastructure improvements to Route 106. He furthermore reiterated his give a opt to for the 2-on line casino regulations that passed the Senate in March and now faces an unsure future within the Dwelling. Gappens will testify Thursday in give a opt to of the invoice in front of the Dwelling Solutions and Capacity Committee, he mentioned. “If it‘s going to approach, this would be a declare that ought to be on doubtlessly the most neat list,” Gappens mentioned in an interview Wednesday. “I‘m a expert-speedway guy, and I‘m bullish on this declare. I agree with the Route 106 hall has so worthy economic development doable. It will possibly possibly be an precise thing to carry in extra tax earnings and jobs to the dwelling.” Sen. Lou D‘Allesandro, the Manchester Democrat who subsidized the regulations, mentioned Thursday that whereas it‘s too early to discuss the viability of doable web sites, he has heard chatter about conceivable locations. “Personal of us mentioned web sites? Nice, they hold. Heck, it‘s a bidding declare,” D‘Allesandro mentioned. If the invoice is passed into regulations, the design in which to utilize for a license would be launch and aggressive, he added. A on line casino at the positioning would possibly possibly well bridge the bound season and the off-season between gradual October and April, Gappens mentioned. The speedway is neatly-positioned for a on line casino license due to its declare between the Lakes Place and cities equivalent to Manchester and Concord. There are 18 million of us internal 200 miles of the speedway, and these that ought to gamble check with casinos in Maine and Connecticut, Gappens mentioned. Two out-of-declare casinos are spending $100,000 for promoting at the speedway, and though the earnings is welcome, the ads basically inquire of us to head away Recent Hampshire.(in fragment from the Concord Music)(4-9-2014)
- DAYTONA Rising April Mission Replace: Construction actions for the $400 million DAYTONA Rising redevelopment mission are help in fat swing. In the midst of the next month, the Speedway will initiate to set up the infrastructure for the fresh escalators and vertical transportation. “Our fresh motorsports stadium can hold doubtlessly the most escalators of any sports stadium within the nation,” mentioned Daytona Global Speedway President Joie Chitwood III. “Fans will be ready to without problems navigate the fresh venue and find entry to the fresh amenities and enhanced offerings.”
Right here’s a recap of key construction actions since the final substitute in March:
· Began the demolition project on West end of the Petty Tower seating fragment.
· Persisted stair installation on West and East ends of the mission.
· Ongoing masonry at floor diploma including elevator tower on West end and fresh care heart declare shut to the present Gate 8.
Upcoming construction actions:
· Initiate the escalator installation project at West and East ends of the mission.
· Preliminary installation of aluminum grandstand system.
· Ongoing steel installation.
For tickets and further knowledge on Daytona Global Speedway events, check with www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or name 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS)(4-9-2014)
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April 9, 2013
- Dillon within the #51 at Texas: Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon will drive the #51 Chevy for Phoenix Racing Saturday evening at Texas Motor Speedway. The vehicle will be subsidized by Bruce Lowrie Chevy and Realtree. Mediate an image of the vehicle on the #51 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2013)
- Congrats: to Jimmie and Chandra Johnson. Jimmie tweeted Tuesday morning, “We are so pleased to fragment news that we‘re having one other dinky one in September. Genevieve is so furious to be an infinite sister!”.(4-9-2013)
- #95 employees picks up predominant sponsor for Texas: Scott Tempo and Leavine Family Racing (LFR) purpose to be no longer astray precise thru Saturday evening‘s NRA 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway. The #95 TrackingPoint Ford will carry Austin, Texas primarily primarily based TrackingPoint because the predominant sponsor for the employees‘s homecoming. TrackingPoint is an applied technology firm that created the predominant Precision Guided Firearm, a progressive fresh lengthy-fluctuate capturing system that puts jet fighter “lock and originate” technology in a rifle, enabling customers to hit transferring targets at extended ranges. Group house owners Bob and Sharon and the Leavine family are from Tyler, Texas, so TrackingPoint joins familiar territory, becoming a member of varied Texas native sponsors cherish Tommy Williams Drywall (TWD) and B&D Electrical. The employees furthermore will provide publicity for “Besties with Testies” to commemorate Nationwide Testicular Cancer month, moreover TeaZa Natural Strength Pouch.(Leavine Family Racing)(4-9-2013)
- EZCORP sponsoring Gilliland: Strong level person finance firm EZCORP announced its whisk into if truth be told one of the nation‘s premier racing circuits. EZCORP will be a part of the “Wild Asphalt Circus” at Texas Motor Speedway, partnering with David Gilliland and the Front Row Motorsports #38 Ford for the April 13 NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound. “We‘re extremely consuming about our partnership within the NASCAR match at Texas Motor Speedway,” mentioned EZCORP Chief Marketing and marketing Officer Dan Surdell. “We‘ve been having a witness at racing as a marketing instrument for some time and right here is a salubrious different to showcase our tag amongst a if truth be told real racing fan erroneous. Austin-primarily primarily based EZCORP is a number one provider of immediate cash solutions, working bigger than 1,350 pawn, carry/sell and deepest monetary products and providers stores within the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The publicly traded firm affords pawn loans, person loans and price-primarily primarily based credit products and providers to customers looking for loans.(Front Row Motorsports)(4-9-2013)
- Overnight Martinsville TV Ratings: the NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound on FOX averaged a 4.0/9 for the bound from Martinsville on Sunday afternoon. The bound was as soon as up +3% over final year‘s 3.9/9 and ranked because the ideal-rated match of the day. Season-to-date, NASCAR Trot Cup Racing on FOX is averaging a 5.4/12 amongst the metered markets. That‘s up +13% over final year‘s 4.8/10. Personal no longer considered any final TV Ratings for the Auto Club 400. Mediate previous races for 2013 and 5-year comparability chart on the 2013 NASCAR TV Ratings page.(4-9-2013)
- Truce for Bo-Dyn, bobsled federation: Pending litigation between the US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation and the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Mission, Inc. has been dropped. An out-of-court docket agreement has been signed by every aspect, in line with Phil Kurze, vp of Connecticut-primarily primarily based Whelen Engineering, who furthermore serves as president of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Mission, Inc. Kurze mentioned all outdated agreements between the 2 organizations are void and that the USBSF is authorized to make any adjustments on the bobsleds in their possession. Alternatively, Bo-Dyn smooth owns the intellectual property in these bobsleds, he mentioned. The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Mission, created by feeble NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine, has supplied bobsleds to the U.S. employees for two many years and furthermore refurbished them. Nevertheless the 2 aspects sever up in 2011 in a difference over intellectual property. Bo-Dyn sleds hold received six Olympic medals, two of them gold.(Connected Press/ESPN)(4-9-2013)
- Carl Edwards in ESPN sales space for 3 Nationwide races: After a two-bound initiation final year, NASCAR Trot Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast sales space as an analyst for the next three races within the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Edwards will be a part of lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analyst Andy Petree within the sales space to name the 300-mile bound at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday evening, April 12, at 8: 00pm/et on ESPN2. The bound would possibly possibly be the predominant after a two week shatter within the time table for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Edwards furthermore will name races at Richmond Global Raceway on Friday evening, April 26 (7: 00pm/et on ESPNEWS) and at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, May possibly possibly 4 (2: 30pm/et on ESPN). In every case, Edwards will compete within the next day‘s NASCAR Trot Cup bound at the identical phrase. “We‘re happy to hold Carl help with us,” mentioned Rich Feinberg, ESPN vp, motorsports, manufacturing. “He brings neatly-behaved insight as a present driver to his diagnosis moreover a warmth personality. He fits in neatly with our employees and we welcome the different to work with him.”(ESPN)(4-9-2013)
- Texas Motor Speedway — Recordsdata and Notes:
• Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
• The first NASCAR nationwide sequence bound at TMS was as soon as a NASCAR Nationwide Series match on April 5, 1997 – received by Price Martin.
• The first NASCAR Trot Cup bound was as soon as on April 6, 1997 – received by Jeff Burton.
• The phrase underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
• In 2011, the spring NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound was as soon as moved from Sunday to Saturday evening below the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
• There had been 24 NASCAR Trot Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS match from 1997 — 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
• 129 drivers hold competed in no longer lower than one NASCAR Trot Cup bound at Texas; 105 in bigger than one.
• Four drivers hold made all 24 NASCAR Trot Cup starts at Texas Motor Speedway – Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton and Price Martin.
• Jeremy Mayfield was as soon as the predominant Coors Mild pole winner, in 1998. The inaugural Coors Mild pole at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was as soon as cancelled resulting from weather stipulations.
• 17 drivers hold Coors Mild poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr. with two every.
• Two drivers hold received consecutive Coors Mild poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
• Youngest Texas pole winner: Brian Vickers (11/5/2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
• Oldest Texas pole winner: Bill Elliott (4/8/2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
• 16 varied drivers hold received at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Carl Edwards (three).
• Seven drivers hold multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Carl Edwards (three), Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart every hold two.
• Roush Fenway Racing leads the NASCAR Trot Cup Series in doubtlessly the most wins at Texas Motor Speedway (9); adopted by Hendrick Motorsports (four).
• Two of the 24 NASCAR Trot Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway had been received from the Coors Mild pole; Kasey Kahne (2006) and Jimmie Johnson (2012).
• The third-set foundation is doubtlessly the most proficient starting up declare within the sector at Texas Motor Speedway producing four wins — extra wins than any varied foundation within the sector.
• Five NASCAR Trot Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway had been received from the front row: two from the pole and three from 2nd-set.
• 18 of the 24 NASCAR Trot Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway had been received from a high 10 foundation.
• Four of the 24 NASCAR Trot Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway had been received from a foundation outside the tip 20.
• The deepest within the sector that a bound winner has began at Texas Motor Speedway was as soon as 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
• Youngest Texas winner: Ryan Newman (3/30/2003 – 25 years, 3 months, 22 days).
• Oldest Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (4/1/2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
• Jimmie Johnson leads the sequence in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 5; adopted by Matt Kenseth with four.
• Matt Kenseth leads the sequence in high-5 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 12; adopted by Jimmie Johnson with 9.
• Matt Kenseth leads the sequence in high-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 15; adopted by Jimmie Johnson (14) and Price Martin (13).
• Jimmie Johnson leads active drivers within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series in practical foundation at Texas Motor Speedway with an 8.842. Jimmie Johnson is the very top active driver with a median foundation at Texas within the tip 10.
• Two active drivers hold a NASCAR Trot Cup Series practical attain within the tip 10 at Texas: Matt Kenseth (8.333) and Jimmie Johnson (9.263).
• There had been three NSCS inexperienced-white-checkered finishes at Texas Motor Speedway: fall 2006 (334/339), spring 2008 (334/339), and fall 2012 (334/335).
• Qualifying has been cancelled resulting from weather stipulations twice within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural match in 1997 and spring 2007. The bound has never been rain shortened.
• Kevin Harvick has participated in doubtlessly the most NASCAR Trot Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway without posting a DNF (20).
• Jeff Burton (4/06/1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/02/2000) received their first NASCAR Trot Cup occupation bound at Texas Motor Speedway.
• David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/04/2007) posted their first NASCAR Trot Cup Coors Mild poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
• 2012 NASCAR Trot Cup champion Brad Keselowski (11/02/2008) and Trevor Bayne (11/07/2010) made their first NASCAR Trot Cup Series occupation starts at Texas Motor Speedway.
• Two NASCAR Trot Cup drivers hold posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
• 9 of the 14 active NASCAR Trot Cup drivers who hold received at Texas Motor Speedway participated in no longer lower than two or extra races before visiting Victory Lane. Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. received at Texas in their first appearance; Carl Edwards, Price Martin and Ryan Newman all received in their 2nd appearance at TMS.
• Jeff Gordon competed at Texas Motor Speedway 16 cases before a hit within the spring of 2009; the longest span of any the 14 active NASCAR Trot Cup winners.
• Most efficient two of the 14 a hit drivers hold made 10 or extra makes an try before their first procure at Texas: Jeff Gordon (16) and Kurt Busch (13).
• Bobby Labonte leads the sequence with doubtlessly the most NASCAR Trot Cup starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 24.
• Since the appearance of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in NASCAR Trot Cup racing at Texas was as soon as the (4/4/2004) bound received by Elliott Sadler with a MOV of 0.028 2nd.
• Two female drivers hold made starts at Texas Motor Speedway (every simplest making one initiate): Shawna Robinson (4/08/2002) – starting up 16th and ending 36th; Danica Patrick (11/4/2012) – starting up 32nd and ending 24th.
• Most efficient one vehicle number has produced three or extra Texas Motor Speedway NSCS wins: #99 – Jeff Burton (1997); Carl Edwards (2005 and 2008 sweep)
• Matt Kenseth leads the NASCAR Trot Cup in laps led at Texas with 772 laps led in 21 starts.
• One NASCAR Trot Cup driver has received at Texas Motor Speedway in two varied producers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet).(NASCAR)(4-9-2013) - #74 gets sponsor and fresh driver at Texas: Mike Harmon & Dave Novak Racing announced that Carved Data is sponsoring the #74 within the NNS bound this weekend in Texas. And Kevin Lepage will be driving. Harmon-Novak racing are very furious to hold Carved Data and Kevin Lepage on board.(Harmon PR)(4-9-2013)
- Recent ogle for Pastrana: Travis Pastrana will make his first initiate at Texas Motor Speedway within the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend. Pastrana beforehand competed at TMS in Global RallyCross final season, ending 15th. The #60 Ford Mustang will don a brand fresh ogle this weekend at TMS, wearing a crimson, white and blue patriotic paint plan. Pastrana will furthermore bustle the patriotic plan at Daytona Global Speedway over the July Fourth weekend.(Roush Fenway Racing), stare an image of the vehicle on the #60 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2013)
- SchoolTipline.com on the #99 at Texas: The RAB Racing #99 Toyota Camry, piloted by Alex Bowman can hold a brand fresh sponsor for Texas and the comfort of the 2013 Nationwide Series season in SchoolTipline.com. Alex will change into the face of the firm‘s “Driving Away Bullies” campaign whose mission is to provide a stable haven and outlet for youngsters who’re being bullied. SchoolTipline.com was as soon as founded as a platform to give students, oldsters, and college alike an outlet to recount bullying, weapon possession, drug utilize, etc. in colleges. Fully anonymous, students can recount bullying and varied incidents thru textual roar messages. Directors receiving the texts can acknowledge, opening bridges of two-intention verbal replace. This methodology empowers students to make determined adjustments, so colleges can return to a stable set of finding out. (RAB Racing), stare an image of the vehicle on the #99 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2013)
- Compassion Global sponsoring Koch: Blake Koch and SR2 Motorsports instruct a brand fresh partnership with Compassion Global, a Christian youngster sponsorship organization dedicated to the lengthy-term pattern of early life residing in poverty across the realm. As a consequence of the expedient contribution of an anonymous donor, Compassion would possibly possibly be the predominant sponsor of Koch‘s #24 Toyota Camry in Friday‘s O‘Reilly Auto Facets 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in Citadel Worth, TX. Compassion has launched the web web roar, www.CompassionRacing.com, the set its partnership with Koch will be highlighted, to expand consciousness for this critical instructed. Compassion and Koch are assured that the NASCAR neighborhood will rally to provide sponsorships for no longer lower than 2,400 early life who’re residing in low poverty across the realm as they originate the partnership in Texas. The first sponsorship was as soon as funded by a Blake Koch supporter/donor and SR2 Motorsports. Child sponsorships are simplest $38 per month. The sponsorship affords weight loss program, healthcare and training, tutorial alternatives and aid, social pattern, critical life-skills coaching, moreover regular Christian coaching.(SR2 Motorsports), stare an image of the vehicle on the #24 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2013)
- Cessna sponsoring Larson at Texas: Cessna will be returning to opt flight with #32-Kyle Larson this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway after debuting with the rookie NASCAR Nationwide Series driver within the ARCA Racing Series match at Daytona. Cessna, the realm‘s main classic aviation firm, has designed, produced and delivered bigger than 193,500 airplanes across the globe. This involves bigger than 6,300 Citation enterprise jets, making it the very top lickety-split of enterprise jets on this planet.(Turner Scott Motorsports)(4-9-2013)
- Bruton Smith renews lawsuit over incentives: The rich person at the help of if truth be told one of the nation‘s easiest auto racing phrase operators is making an try to resurrect a lawsuit claiming native officers reneged on a proposal of $80 million in incentives to land a brand fresh jog strip and upgrade the Charlotte Motor Speedway. A three-bring together declare Court of Appeals panel will opt a closed-door dialogue Tuesday to resolve whether or no longer the lawsuit will be heard by a jury. A bring together final year dismissed the lawsuit against Cabarrus County by Speedway Motorsports Inc. and Charlotte Motor Speedway, every primarily primarily based in Concord and headed by magnate Bruton Smith. At disaster is whether or no longer or no longer Smith can set aside in power what his attorneys hiss was as soon as an oral agreement that ended threats to whisk the 135,000-seat speedway and sort a brand fresh jog strip someplace varied than the center of NASCAR nation. The contract wasn‘t set aside in writing except after the fresh jog strip opened the next year, with terms the phrase operator rejected. If the lawsuit doesn‘t whisk ahead, Speedway Motorsports would possibly possibly well hold to reduction as much as 40 years to be reimbursed for aspect freeway and varied upgrades across the phrase. It‘s no longer sure if SMI — which owns the phrase and seven others in Georgia, Tennessee, California, Kentucky, Nevada, Recent Hampshire and Texas — has but considered any of the $80 million announced in 2007. A phrase spokesman declined tell and attorneys for every aspect didn’t acknowledge to requests for tell final week. A decision is expected in about three months. If the case moves ahead, it’ll be appealed to the declare Supreme Court.(Connected Press/ESPN)(4-9-2013)
- Fans rename June Pocono bound “Occasion within the Poconos 400”: Pocono Raceway and Walmart announced the fresh title for the June 9 NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound at Pocono Raceway, as voted on by bound fans, would possibly possibly be the “Occasion within the Poconos 400 Presented by Walmart.” Additionally, fan voting for the legit June 7 – 9 bound weekend concession item, from three fan-submitted pierogi recipes, begins at the moment time. “Occasion within the Poconos 400” was as soon as chosen, following a four-week, fan-pushed vote between three fan-submitted bound names. Merely about half of the total votes for the fresh bound title were in desire of “Occasion within the Poconos 400.” The more than just a few bound title submissions were the “Flee More, Live Better 400” and the “Pocono for the Other folks 400.” Fans will continue to hold their voices heard as they vote on the legit bound weekend concession item, to be supplied at carry out Raceway provider locations. Balloting begins at the moment time and fans will vote on if truth be told one of the next fan-submitted pierogi recipes: Sizzling Honey Buffalo Soar, Loaded Baked Potato or Sweet Cinnamon Sugar. To vote, please check with walmarturl.com/fandriven400. Concession item voting ends on May possibly possibly 6. Additionally, Pocono Raceway and Walmart are making the 400-mile June 9 bound extra affordable for fans by providing 16,000 Concourse Grandstand Tickets for $25 every. (Pocono Racineway)(4-9-2013)
- Wallace, Dillon, Rogers pulling Double Accountability in Rockingham: Darrell Wallace, Jr., 2012 Truck Series Rookie of the 365 days Ty Dillon and Clay Rogers will all compete within the UARA-STARS match at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Dillon has never raced at Rockingham in a UARA vehicle however has a occupation simplest attain of third within the sequence at Hickory in 2010. Wallace, the 2008 UARA-STARS Rookie of the 365 days, has three outdated tour starts at Rockingham with a simplest attain of 5th final fall. Rogers received the final time the sequence visited Rockingham in November. 2010 UARA-STARS Champion Coleman Pressley will be practicing Joey Logano‘s truck (#19 BKR Ford) on Saturday, and Devin Jones (#6 Veristory Chevy) will be competing simplest within the UARA match on Saturday after making his Truck Series debut at Martinsville final week.(UARA-STARS PR)(4-9-2013)
- Coulter to make 50th initiate at Rockingham: Joey Coulter has had the form of success in his early racing occupation that nearly all “young weapons” simplest dream about. At the ripe age of 22, with 49 Tenting World Truck Series starts below his belt, Coulter‘s resume already involves a Rookie of the 365 days award, one procure (Pocono, 2012), three poles, 120 laps led, 13 high-5 and 28 high-10 finishes. Coulter will make his 50th occupation Truck Series initiate this weekend within the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Rockingham Speedway. (Kyle Busch Motorsports PR)(4-9-2013)
- Former driver Sutton thinking about serious motorcycle rupture: A man is killed and a girl is seriously injured in a bike rupture on Veterans Freeway. It came about Sunday suitable after 9 p.m. on Veterans Freeway shut to Benfield Boulevard in Millersville when a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed after placing a raised cement median/barrier. The driver, 55-year-feeble Robert G. Wells of Crownsville, was as soon as transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, the set he later died from accidents. The passenger, 41-year-feeble Kelly R. Sutton of Crownsville, sustained excessive accidents from the rupture and was as soon as transported to Baltimore Shock Trauma in excessive situation. Tempo and alcohol utilize seem like conceivable contributing factors within the rupture. The investigation is ongoing. Sutton has 54 occupation starts internal trucks spanning the 2003 to 2007 seasons.(CBS Baltimore)(4-9-2013)
- NASCAR broadcasts Eldora bound structure: NASCAR announced at the moment time the qualifying and bound procedures for the inaugural “Mudsummer Traditional” the extremely anticipated Tenting World Truck Series bound at Eldora Speedway on Wednesday, July 24. Now not like asphalt tracks, dirt tracks hold traditionally primitive a structure worthy varied than recurring races and that would possibly possibly be the case for this match, the predominant NASCAR nationwide sequence bound held on dirt in bigger than 40 years. The bound will characteristic a primitive two-lap qualifying session, 5 qualifying races, one final-chance bound and a champion‘s provisional to resolve the 30-truck starting up field. The tip-20 in house owners‘ functions entering the bound match can hold a assured foundation. Right here are extra particulars for every round of qualifying: Two-lap qualifying determines foundation for the qualifying races. Qualifying Races: Five qualifying races; Eight laps every; simplest inexperienced flag laps depend; Five trucks transfer from every qualifying bound; Lineup for the qualifying races will be in line with qualifying speeds with four locked-in trucks (trucks within the tip 20); The tip-5 trucks in qualifying will initiate on the pole for their respective qualifying bound; Very top ending non-locked-in truck will transfer to bound from every qualifying bound; At the completion of the qualifying races, 25 trucks can hold earned spots into the characteristic. Closing Likelihood Flee: 15 laps; simplest inexperienced flag laps depend; The tip-four finishers will transfer to the characteristic and initiate in positions 26-29; The lineup will be in line with the attain from the qualifying races. Starting set No. 30 will whisk to doubtlessly the most present previous sequence‘ champion who has no longer already good. If the 30th foundation is never any longer crammed by an eligible champion, this can even be assigned to the next perfect ending truck within the Closing Likelihood Flee. The bound size and structure are furthermore fresh for the sequence. The bound will be 150 laps divided into three segments. The segments will be 60, 50 and 40 laps. There will be pit stops between every segment, with groups having the different to commerce tires and work on their trucks. More particulars on the match time table will be released later this spring. The “Mudsummer Traditional” would possibly possibly be the predominant NASCAR nationwide touring sequence match held on dirt since NASCAR‘s premiere sequence competed on September 30, 1970 in Raleigh, N.C. Richard Petty received the Dwelling Speak 200 at the one-mile Speak Fairgrounds Speedway.(NASCAR Integrated Marketing and marketing)(4-9-2013)
- Pressley to sub for Logano: Joey Logano, driver of the #19 Reese Towpower Carbon Solid Ford F-Series, will make his inaugural initiate for Brad Keselowski Racing within the Tenting World Truck Series precise thru the North Carolina Lottery 200 at Rockingham Speedway. Logano is slated to compete in extra races for BKR for the length of the 2013 season. The Penske Racing driver will pilot the #19 BKR Ford F-Series in simplest his 2nd occupation NCWTS initiate. Logano‘s simplest varied NCWTS initiate came in 2008 at Talladega, the set he began sixth and done 26th after being thinking just a few multi-truck shatter. Logano‘s longtime buddy, Coleman Pressley, will prepare the #19 Reese Towpower Carbon Solid on Saturday. Logano will be competing in his #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion for Penske Racing on Saturday evening within the Trot Cup Series.(Brad Keselowski Racing PR)(4-9-2013)
- Gallagher set for seven races this season: Spencer Gallagher will make his Tenting World Truck Series debut this weekend piloting the #21 Allegiant Air Chevy Silverado within the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Rockingham Speedway. Gallagher Motorsports and Allegiant Air officers announced earlier this year that Gallagher would compete for the 2013 ARCA Racing Series championship after a agreeable 2012 campaign. To further development Gallagher‘s racing occupation, employees officers hold added seven NCWTS starts to the 23-year-feeble‘s busy season, reserving his rookie residing for 2014. As neatly as to this weekend‘s scheduled initiate at Rockingham, Gallagher will drive the #21 Allegiant Air Chevy Silverado at Kansas Speedway April 20, Iowa Speedway July 13, Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway September 28, Martinsville (Va.) Speedway October 26, Texas Motor Speedway November 1 and Speak home-Miami (Fla.) Speedway November 15.(Gallagher Motorsports PR)(Mediate an image of the truck on the #21 paint schemes page)(4-9-2013)
- Entry list: There are 43 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Sunday‘s NC Education Lottery 200 at Rockingham Speedway. A few notes:
Joey Logano is within the #19 for BKR;
Kevin Harvick will make his 2nd initiate for NTS within the #24;
Kyle Larson is within the #30 for TSM;
UPDATE: NTS Motorsports mentioned on their Twitter that the #24 entry was as soon as an error and Harvick is never any longer going to be running this week. His next expected initiate is Martinsville within the autumn. Mediate the entire list on the Rockingham Speedway entry list page
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- The Entry Checklist for the Samsung Mobile 500 Trot Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 47 groups/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Now not in high 35 of house owners functions:
#10-David Reutimann (36th in house owners pts / 6 bound makes an try)
#19-Mike Bliss (47/2)
#21-Trevor Bayne (40/2)(2011 bound winner)
#23-Scott Riggs (44/6)
#26-Josh Wise (39/6)
#30-David Stremme (37/6)
#37-TBA (48/6)
#49-J.J. Yeley (38/6)
#74-Stacy Compton (46/3)
#87-Joe Nemechek (42/6)
#95-Scott Tempo (none/0)
#98-Michael McDowell (42/6)
In the match that qualifying is cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #‘s 21,10,30,49,26,98,87,23
missing the bound would be [4]: #‘s 37,74,19,95
Mediate the fat entry list at my Jayski‘s Texas Entry Checklist.(4-9-2012) - Particular NASCAR Unites schemes to bustle UPDATES & Footage: as fragment of the NASCAR Basis‘s NASCAR Unites program, just a few drivers will bustle particular paint schemes at varied races including #47-Bobby Labonte, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #55-Price Martin, #56-Martin Truex Jr. and #99-Carl Edwards at Charlotte in May possibly possibly;
#2-Brad Keselowski (no image), #29-Kevin Harvick (no image) and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Charlotte in May possibly possibly and Daytona in July;
#16-Greg Biffle at Michigan in June. Mediate links to the photographs of the schemes on the Paint Scheme Gallery page.(4-9-2012)
UPDATE: NASCAR announced the originate of “NASCAR Unites – An American Salute,” a patriotic initiative uniting the NASCAR commerce and fans this summer to hold an salubrious time The USA and give a opt to U.S. militia households. NASCAR Nation will be lined from head to toe – and from splitter to spoiler – in crimson, white and blue to concentrate on the summer season, starting up and ending at two traditionally patriotic summer NASCAR events held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Memorial Day Weekend, May possibly possibly 26-27) and Daytona Global Speedway (Independence Day Weekend, July 5-7). Further actions linked to the six-week initiative will happen between these “tent-pole” events, including retail packages and varied sponsor promotions.
To originate the initiative, the “NASCAR Unites – An American Salute” paint plan for Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s #88 Nationwide Guard Hendrick Motorsports Chevy was as soon as revealed at the moment time within the nation‘s capital for bigger than 30,000 early life and their company attending the 134th Annual Easter Egg Roll match at the White Dwelling.
Amongst these NASCAR drivers already committed to “NASCAR Unites – An American Salute” paint schemes are Earnhardt, 2011 NASCAR Trot Cup Series champion #14-Tony Stewart, #16-Greg Biffle, Danica Patrick, #2-Brad Keselowski and #99-Carl Edwards. As fragment of the program, NASCAR and The NASCAR Basis will work with charities to fund initiatives that give a opt to militia households. A social media promotion utilizing a #NASCARUnites hashtag will highlight phrase activations moreover patriotic actions from groups, broadcast companions and sponsors.(NASCAR)
AND In the Nationwide Series, #88-Cole Whitt, will bustle within the Kentucky bound in June and #7-Danica Patrick will bustle within the Nationwide bound at the Daytona bound in July. Mediate photography of the vehicles on the #7 NNS employees paint schemes and #88 NNS paint schemes page.(4-9-2012) - Attempting out at Pocono UPDATE: listening to that there’ll be two making an try out courses at Pocono Raceway, which is being repaved before the Trot Cup bound in June. Supposedly the Goodyear tire assessments are scheduled for April 24th and 25th, 2012. And supposedly groups will be ready to envision at Pocono on June sixth and 7th, the times before practices at the phrase on June Eighth. The Trot Cup Series bound is scheduled for June 10th.(3-28-2012)
Free Grandstand Admission at Pocono for Goodyear Tire Attempting out: Goodyear Tire, the Generous Tire of NASCAR, recently announced that April 24 & 25, 2012 would possibly possibly be the dates for the NASCAR Trot Cup Series tire assessments at Pocono Raceway. The Raceway is within the final phases of repaving the entire phrase and it‘s basically a fresh phrase. Goodyear engineers will provide a name of varied tire compounds and can hold to smooth resolve, thru this test, what are the very top compounds in line with outcomes of the test. Goodyear will then make the tires that will likely be primitive within the June 10, 2012 Pocono 400 NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound.
The drivers and groups tentatively time table for the Pocono test are: #1-Jamie McMurray (Chevy); #5-Kasey Kahne (Chevy); #20-Joey Logano (Toyota); #22-A.J. Allmendinger (Dodge) and #43-Aric Almirola (Ford). Fans will be favorite to explore every days of the test from the grandstand home at no payment. Fans can hold to smooth enter the parking tons thru Gate # 5 (Andretti Rd.) with Gate # 11 opening at 9: 00 AM. Fans will be directed to grandstand seating areas shut to the Initiate/Elevate out line. Concession stands will be launch every dates of the test. NASCAR will allow all Trot Cup Series groups to envision the fresh Pocono floor with a namely scheduled test on June 6-7. Grandstands is never any longer going to be launch for this test, then again, bound fans that hold Trackside RV, Reserved Fence Line RV, Reserved Infield RV or Early Chicken Infield RV tickets for the Pocono 400 can hold the different to explore the test session on Thursday for no extra payment. Finally, Gate # 1 tunnel entrance and Gate # 4 (for Trackside RV) will launch at 9: 00 AM on June 7 to allow early find entry to for these fans. For tag knowledge name 1-800-RACEWAY (1-800-722-3929) or check with www.poconoraceway.com.(Pocono Raceway)(4-9-2012) - Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations being permitted: Since 2006, The NASCAR Basis has labored with fans to reduction early life lead happier and more fit lives. At the center of our efforts is The NASCAR Basis Chairwoman, Betty Jane France, whose dedication to The NASCAR Basis and our nonprofit companions is inviting. The Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award has been established to pay tribute to Mrs. France‘s philanthropic efforts and to acknowledge fans who fragment Mrs. France‘s identical spirit of generosity. The NASCAR Basis is furious to award one illustrious fan for his or her dedication to neighborhood with the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. The award will be offered precise thru NASCAR Trot Cup Series Champion‘s Week in Las Vegas in December 2012. The winner is chosen from a pool of nominees, which is first narrowed to four (4) finalists. Participants would possibly possibly well selfnominate or be nominated by a pal, family member or nonprofit organization. More recordsdata and links on my Racing Charities page.(4-9-2012)
- #34 has sponsor for Texas: per Front Row Motorsports Fb — Scorpion Truck Mattress Liners will be on the #34 vehicle [David Ragan] for the Texas bound next week. Mediate photography of the plan on the #34 Group Schemes page.(4-9-2012)
- Daytona phrase fragment burned by jet dryer repaired: The operations employees at Daytona Global Speedway set aside the ending touches on Turn 3 at Daytona Global Speedway by picture the yellow lines on the bottom April 5th. Lane Construction has performed repaving the dwelling tormented by the jet dryer incident precise thru the 2012 Daytona 500.(DIS)(4-9-2012)
- Grandstands at The Glen Personal Recent Names: Seneca. Argetsinger. Stewart. Riesbeck. Bodine. Five names woven into the material of Watkins Glen Global; 5 names that now hold a permanent declare at the historical phrase. The names will give a opt to the 5 newly constructed grandstands at Watkins Glen Global following an out-pouring of suggestions from fans after the crew requested for reduction in renaming the seating areas. In a four-week period, The Glen obtained hundreds of suggestions from fans, which helped phrase president Michael Printup and his crew made the critical grandstand title adjustments. “We felt the give a opt to of our fans over the previous four weeks thru the usual of suggestions we obtained for fresh grandstand names,” Printup mentioned. “Emails, letters and cellular phone calls came with solutions that spoke to the history of our legendary aspect freeway course.” Picks were made in line with every the history and the model ahead for this esteemed aspect freeway-racing facility and its set within the game and space. The Glen would wish to thank all who submitted their solutions. The thought at the help of every conception was as soon as evident.
Seneca, beforehand the Silver grandstand, was as soon as a favorite fan suggestion in reference to the lake on the tip of which Watkins Glen Global is found. Fittingly, Seneca Lake can even be considered from the capacity and fans within the fresh Seneca grandstand will positively hold a extra meaningful explore starting up this season in 2012.
The Argetsinger grandstand, named for the man with the dream and need to carry aspect freeway racing to the US, Cameron Argetsinger, will substitute the feeble Purple, White and Blue grandstand. This grandstand is found at the distinctive declare off the initiate/attain line and dwell at the erroneous of the neatly-known Esses. Argetsinger designed the distinctive 6.6-mile aspect freeway course and the distinctive 2.3-mile permanent course upon the hill.
Sir Jackie Stewart, neatly-known F1 driver and favorite fan suggestion for a grandstand title, was as soon as a logical possibility to hold an worthy extra permanent set in Watkins Glen Global history. Hailing to The Glen‘s Formula 1 history, now entitled the Jackie Stewart Grandstand, Turn 10 was as soon as if truth be told one of three replaced before the initiate of the 2011 season. Stewart led 271 laps in eight F1 races at The Glen, a hit twice. His first victory came in 1968 and his 2nd, from the pole, in 1972.
Once extra selecting a title that spoke to the history of Watkins Glen Global, Turn 11 is now Riesbeck Grandstand. In 1983, Jim Riesbeck spearheaded Corning, Inc.‘s decision to revive Watkins Glen Global. Riesbeck conducted an integral fragment in restoring The Glen previous its usual stature in 1948. For plenty of years, NASCAR Trot Cup Series winners obtained the Steuben Glass Riesbeck Cup in Gatorade Victory Lane.
Sooner or later, what as soon as was as soon as the Inexperienced grandstand will now be acknowledged by a title that speaks to the gap the set Watkins Glen Global is found, The Glen‘s extra present history and a trio of brothers who play a fraction in every aspect. Bodine Grandstand was as soon as a frequent fan suggestion and a easy decision for the crew at The Glen. The Bodine brothers hold competed in a blended 40 races for 3801 laps at Watkins Glen Global within the tip three sequence of NASCAR.B Tickets for the 2012 bound season at Watkins Glen Global are on sale now! Fans would possibly possibly well seize tickets and tenting by contacting the WGI tag place of job at 866.461.RACE(7223) or logging on to the legit web web roar, www.TheGlen.com.(WGI)(4-9-2012) - Rusty Wallace Racing to approach at Richmond? UPDATE: Asked on Twitter what nephew Steve Wallace was as soon as doing now, #09-Kenny Wallace replied, “Steve will be racing the NNS at Richmond with RWI :)”(4-2-2012)
UPDATE: Kenny Wallace tweeted Monday evening, “YES Rusty and Steven will be racing at Richmond in 2 weeks with RWI help by favorite query”>(4-9-2012) - Bires driving for Straggle Inexperienced at Texas: Fentonmotors.com will sponsor Kelly Bires and Straggle Inexperienced Racing at Texas Motor Speedway for the O‘Reilly Auto Facets 300. The sponsorship will promote Fenton Motors‘ 11 car dealerships in Texas and Oklahoma. The sponsorship of Kelly Bires pairs Fentonmotors.com with a longtime proficient young driver within the NASCAR Nationwide Series. In his four seasons within the Nationwide Series, Kelly Bires has accrued three Top-5 finishes and 13 Top-10 finishes.(140BUZZ), stare an image of the vehicle on the #39 employees paint schemes page.(4-9-2012)
- Particular NASCAR Unites schemes to bustle: UPDATE: As fragment of the NASCAR Basis‘s NASCAR Unites program, just a few drivers will bustle particular paint schemes at varied races over the summer. In the Nationwide Series, #88-Cole Whitt, will bustle within the Kentucky bound in June and #7-Danica Patrick will bustle within the Nationwide bound at the Daytona bound in July. Mediate photography of the vehicles on the #7 employees paint schemes and #88 paint schemes page.(4-9-2012)
UPDATE: NASCAR announced the originate of “NASCAR Unites – An American Salute,” a patriotic initiative uniting the NASCAR commerce and fans this summer to hold an salubrious time The USA and give a opt to U.S. militia households.NASCAR Nation will be lined from head to toe – and from splitter to spoiler – in crimson, white and blue to concentrate on the summer season, starting up and ending at two traditionally patriotic summer NASCAR events held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Memorial Day Weekend, May possibly possibly 26-27) and Daytona Global Speedway (Independence Day Weekend, July 5-7). Further actions linked to the six-week initiative will happen between these “tent-pole” events, including retail packages and varied sponsor promotions. Groups within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series, along side their companions and sponsors, will showcase give a opt to for the program in their bear particular person programs, from displaying the personalised tag on their vehicles and trucks to developing crimson, white and blue paint schemes. As neatly as, NASCAR has supplied groups with the option of running a namely designed, patriotic-themed equipment that would possibly possibly well possibly incorporate the spoiler moreover varied areas of the vehicle. Further actions linked to the platform will encompass retail packages and varied sponsor promotions to be announced within the weeks main into the Charlotte match weekend.(NASCAR)(4-9-2012) - Harraka & Wauters Motorsports employees with Send A Soldier to The Rock: Flee fans across the nation can now give a opt to the NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series‘ return to Rockingham Speedway and our men and females in uniform thru an initiative known as “Send a Soldier to the Rock.” NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series driver Paulie Harraka and employees Wauters Motorsports #5 Ford F-150 will give a opt to the find for the inaugural NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series bound at Rockingham Speedway Sunday, April 15, 2012. Upfront of the Sunday, April 15 Appropriate Sam Roadside Help 200 offered by Cheerwine at Rockingham, fans are encouraged to carry a $20 classic admission tag for distribution to a soldier at shut by Citadel Bragg, N.C., home of the U.S. Army Airborne and Particular Operations Uncover. All tickets bought will be held at will name for the infantrymen and their households. [For more details on the program, visit the Rockingham Speedway website.] The NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series match at Rockingham Speedway is slated for Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 1: 00 pm/et.(Wauters Motorsports PR)(4-9-2012)
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April 9, 2011
- Kenseth wins at Texas: #17-Matt Kenseth received the Samsung Mobile 500 Trot Cup Series bound at Texas Motor Speedway for his 1st procure of 2011, his first procure since Auto Club in February 2009, and the 19th of his occupation.
#33-Bowyer done 2nd adopted by #99-Edwards, #16-Biffle, #27-Menard, #9-Ambrose, #6-Ragan [pole sitter], #48-Johnson, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and #22-Busch.
There were 31 lead adjustments amongst 13 drivers; 5 cautions for 24 yellow flag laps.
The attendance is listed as 168,400, up from final years 92,200 precise thru the spring when the bound was as soon as held Sunday afternoon.
Scheduled Flee Re-Air: SPEED, Wednesday, April 13 at 12: 00pm/et
Mediate bound outcomes, awards, laps led and further on Jayski‘s Texas Flee Results/Awards page.(4-9-2011) - Flee Posthaste Details — Texas:
Matt Kenseth received the 15th Annual Samsung Mobile 500, his 19th victory in 407 NASCAR Trot Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth high-10 attain in 2011. He breaks 76-bound winless disappear. Closing procure Feb. 22, 2009 at Auto Club Speedway.
This is his 2nd victory and 12th high-10 attain in 18 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Clint Bowyer (2nd) posted his sixth high-10 attain in 11 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s his third high-10 attain in 2011.
Carl Edwards (third) posted his fifth high-10 attain in 13 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Andy Lally (32nd) was as soon as the ideal ending rookie.
Carl Edwards leads the level standings by 9 functions over Kyle Busch.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-9-2011) - 2011 Trot Cup Driver Championship Facets Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36]:
unsuitable, vehicle#, driver, functions, at the help of
1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 256
2) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 247, -9
3) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 243, -13
4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 243, -13
5) #22-Kurt Busch, 240, -16
6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 235, -21
7) #39-Ryan Newman, 233, -23
8) #42-Juan Montoya, 232, -24
9) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 228, -28
10) #14-Tony Stewart, 213, -43
11) #27-Menard, 209, -47
12) #33-Bowyer, 201, -55
Mediate drivers championship functions standings on Jayski‘s Drivers Facets Standings page.(4-9-2011) - Top-35 in Proprietor Facets: going to Talladega (after 7 races):
The #13 groups moves into the tip 35 and the #37 employees falls out
31) #34-Gilliland/Front Row, 114, +25
32) #78-Smith/FRR, 112, +23
33) #32-Schrader/FAS Lane, 110, +21
34) #7-RGordon/RGM, 104, +15
35) #13-Mears/Germain, 93, 4 functions before 36th
these groups / drivers will ought to qualify by slither:
36) #71-Lally/TRG, 89, -4 out of high 35
37) #37-Raines/Front Row, 87, -6
38) #36-Blaney/TBR, 87, -6
39) #38-Kvapil/Front Row, 62, -31
For the owner functions standings, stare my Householders Facets Standings page.(4-9-2011) - Raikkonen drawn to running Cup races: UPDATE: Kimi Raikkonen is making an try out neatly in NASCAR. So correct, of course, that he’s already matching lap cases with Kyle Busch, the owner of the truck the Formula One world champion will bound. Raikkonen did extra making an try out Thursday in Rockingham, N.C., after two days earlier this week at Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia attended by Busch. All this comes lower than per week after Raikkonen signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports to make his NASCAR debut next month in a Automobiles Series bound at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “The test went if truth be told neatly at Gresham. Kimi is a bound vehicle driver, so he does know drive bound vehicles and drive them neatly,” Busch mentioned Thursday. “I obtained to stare it firsthand, and then obtained to find within the truck myself and bustle some laps suitable to form of stare the set I when compared with the set he was as soon as at on tires and stuff, and we ran the same lap cases. So he‘s correct there, he is conscious of what he‘s doing.” Busch mentioned Raikkonen has furthermore expressed passion in running Trot Cup and Nationwide races, however Busch mentioned will be re-evaluated after the predominant bound within the truck. “As a long way because the Nationwide and Cup stuff goes, we haven‘t had any discussions on that,” Busch mentioned. “He has requested after the truck debut in Charlotte, which is what our first level of curiosity is, form of evaluating and seeing the set he‘s at and how he feels and what he needs to carry out.”(Connected Press/ESPN.com)(4-8-2011)
UPDATE: With feeble Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen getting ready for his Tenting World Truck Series debut with Kyle Busch Motorsports, it would possibly possibly possibly well possibly seem the pure progression to Nationwide and Trot Cup would be with Joe Gibbs Racing, the employees that fields vehicles for Busch in these sequence. Nevertheless JGR President J.D. Gibbs mentioned it would possibly possibly possibly well possibly be laborious for his organization to bustle a fourth vehicle in either sequence and it would possibly possibly possibly well possibly be extra likely that JGR would possibly possibly well provide instruments for Busch, and allow him to field the employees himself thru his KBM effort.(Scene Every single day)(4-9-2011) - Hamlin gets fresh front tire changer: From Friday‘s media availability at Texas:
Inquire: What are your thoughts on the present pit crew commerce your employees made?
Hamlin: “Everyone repeatedly says I‘m excessive, I suitable mentioned that we stunk and we did. Various of us hiss they stink at cases, however it‘s something — it‘s a shame however it be critical to make adjustments customarily. Maybe it‘s no longer the skill diploma is never any longer a question, I felt cherish that wasn‘t the query for us. You suitable customarily hold to make a commerce for chemistry sake. We had the identical pit crew for the final two to three years and we‘ve been up and down. At their simplest, they are the very top, however it was as soon as seeking to find to that level. Now we hold changed a man. We introduced up (Carve Krizmanich, front tire changer), he‘s from the #11 Nationwide employees, we‘re making an try out him and one varied guy and he form of gave the impact a step above the comfort. We‘re going to hold a brand fresh aspect of our bound employees this weekend. I‘m consuming about it, it‘s a commerce and clearly it‘s going to opt time for chemistry to kick in. Me and Mike (Ford, crew chief) talked about that. There‘s doubtlessly going to be stops for the length of this weekend the set it‘s no longer going to be the very top however confidently it‘s a step within the explicit direction for the lengthy bustle.”(Toyota PR)(4-9-2011) - Petty says employees now has correct foundation: Richard Petty Motorsports hasn‘t had a neatly-behaved year on the phrase to this level, however off the phrase employees co-owner Richard Petty can stare an infinite distinction. Petty now has operational oversight of the employees that bears his title, something he didn‘t hold for the outdated two years below the possession of George Gillett and the Gillett family. Performance aside, Petty can feel the variation within the shop. “All of the guys engaged on the vehicles and stuff act cherish they expertise what they‘re doing extra,” Petty mentioned Thursday evening at Texas Motor Speedway. The employees would no longer hold the debt that it had within the previous and whereas it’s designed to at final generate earnings, it’ll fabricate its budget primarily primarily based off sponsorship revenues and bound winnings to masks operations of the employees and no longer to pay off loans. “We‘ve obtained a greater foundation,” Petty mentioned. “And I know the inspiration is reasonably correct. The final three years, it‘s no longer been that staunch. We feel cherish with the employees, we‘ve obtained something to sort off of now that‘s going to be staunch. We‘ve obtained to work laborious to sort something.”(Scene Every single day)(4-9-2011)
- Pole is Ragan‘s first in 153 starts: 102 is the choice of starts #78-Regan Smith can hold within the Cup sequence when he takes the inexperienced flag on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, making him the fat-time active Cup driver with doubtlessly the most starts with out a pole within the Trot Cup Series. #6-David Ragan had doubtlessly the most starts amongst active Cup regulars with out a pole except he grabbed the poled Friday for Saturday‘s Samsung Mobile 500, which is ready to be his 153rd Cup initiate.(Sporting Recordsdata)(4-9-2011)
- TIFCO and TRG magnify relationship: TRG Motorsports and TIFCO Industries hold expanded their associate sponsorship affiliation on the # 71 Interstate Transferring Companies and products Ford for the Samsung Mobile 500 Trot Cup Series bound to be bustle at Texas Motor Speedway. TIFCO Industries affords their customers with big trace financial savings within the model they seize, stock and stock up their upkeep and repair merchandise. TIFCO makes use of a nationwide community of Service Representatives to distribute quality upkeep merchandise and affords products and providers to hundreds of customers in a range of markets.(TRG)(4-9-2011)
- Kentucky bound to be Feed The Children 300: Kentucky Speedway‘s inaugural NASCAR Trot Cup Series weekend will evolve into an consciousness platform for Feed The Children when the non-earnings relief organization serves as title sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Series “Feed The Children 300” on Friday, July 8. Headquartered in Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla., Feed The Children delivers meals, medications, clothing and varied requirements worldwide to early life and households who lack such requirements resulting from famine, battle, poverty or pure distress. From distribution products and providers in Elkhart, Ind., Houston, Texas, Nashville, Tenn., North Brunswick, N.J., Oklahoma Metropolis, and Ontario, Calif., Feed The Children is ready to provide reduction and hope to all 50 states. Feed The Children meals boxes opt approximately 25 pounds of canned and shelf-stable foods. Very critical care boxes bring together cleansing soap, shampoo, deodorant, tissue, shaving cream and the same deepest objects. Recipients are identified thru native neighborhood partner agencies. The organization will reduction greater the lives of households in Kentucky Speedway‘s home Gallatin Co., and the surrounding space by handing over an estimated 200,000 pounds of meals and affords in events linked to the “Feed The Children 300.” Feed The Children furthermore will partner with Speedway Children‘s Charities to bring meals and requirements to these in need in areas surrounding Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Recent Hampshire Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. In all, Feed The Children‘s distributions in partnership with Speedway Children‘s Charities will attain 10,000 households with ample meals and affords to stretch across the Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile phrase four cases.(Kentucky Speedway)(4-9-2011)
- Davis heads home for Nevada Reading Week: Vision Aviation Racing driver Dusty Davis will be returning to his set of start of Las Vegas, Nevada April 11th and 12th to take part in Nevada Reading Week. Davis, who races the No. 15 Vision Airways/Emerald Flit Accommodations Toyota Tundra within the NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series, will utilize two days visiting colleges within the Las Vegas home to reduction promote the importance of studying amongst the dwelling‘s classic college students. Nevada Reading Week is a statewide initiative by teachers and librarians to find classic college students consuming about studying. Amongst varied actions, Davis will help the Nevada Reading Week Kick-Off Meeting and the Driven to Read Awards Lunch at Roundy Distinguished College.(Vision Aviation Racing PR)(4-9-2011)
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April 9, 2010
- Hamlin unsure if he can bustle entire bound: #11-Denny Hamlin, who had surgical plot 9 days ago to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, mentioned he is unsure if he can drive the entire bound Saturday after experiencing critical anguish and discomfort in prepare Friday. “I don‘t know the design a long way I’m able to head,” Hamlin mentioned. “It aches reasonably plenty and the fluctuate of motion is a matter. If I had to carry out it at the moment time there would possibly possibly be no longer any intention I’m able to also carry out it.” he mentioned. Casey Mears will substitute Hamlin if Hamlin has to find out of the #11 Toyota. A driver ought to initiate the bound to manufacture the functions for that match. “There‘s fairly plenty of fluid sort-up on the knee correct now,” Hamlin mentioned. “The doctors are going to insert a needle within the morning and drain your total fluid. They furthermore are going to opt the stitches out, so I’d need reasonably extra mobility.” Hamlin mentioned he hopes to make a name early within the bound about whether or no longer to find out of the vehicle. “If we stock out it, we should always carry out it early,” Hamlin mentioned. “I‘ll initiate taking into account it at 50 or 60 laps. My purpose is to know what I‘m going to carry out before Lap 100 [in the 375-lap race]. There‘s no purpose to abort it if I make it that a long way. It hurts worse when I end than when I‘m going.”(ESPN.com)(4-9-2010)
- Allmendinger wins pole at Phoenix: #43-A.J. Allmendinger received the Coors Pole for the Subway Recent Match 600(okay) Trot Cup Series bound at Phoenix Global Raceway with a slither of 134.675mph for his 1st pole of 2010 and of his occupation. #82-Tempo will initiate 2nd adopted by
#77-Hornish, #47-Ambrose, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #20-Logano, #42-Montoya, #56-Truex, #99-Edwards, and #24-Gordon.
The whisk-or-whisk homers who made the bound (7): #66-McDowell, #87-Nemechek, #55-Blaney, #7-Gordon, #13-Papis, #90-Riggs, #35-Sauter, and #46-Cook
The whisk-or-whisk homers who didn’t qualify for the bound (4): #26-Stremme, #09-Almirola, #36-Bliss, and #02-Ash
Mediate the starting up lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Phoenix Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(4-9-2010) - Qualifying Posthaste Details — Phoenix:
A J Allmendinger received the Pole Award for the SUBWAY Recent Match 600 with a lap of 26.731 seconds, 134.675 mph.
This is his first pole in 87 NASCAR Trot Cup Series races. His outdated simplest qualifying effort, 2nd, came at Auto Club Speedway in August 2008.
This is his first pole and first high-10 initiate in 2010.
This is his first pole in four races at Phoenix Global Raceway.
Scott Tempo (2nd) posted his first high-10 initiate of 2010 and his first in four races at Phoenix Global Raceway. This matched his simplest qualifying effort (Speak home Miami Speedway, November 2008)
Sam Hornish Jr. (third) posted his first high-10 initiate at Phoenix Global Raceway. It’s his 2nd in seven races this season. This is Hornish‘s simplest qualifying performance (fourth, Talladega Superspeedway, April 2009)
Kevin Conway (42nd) was as soon as the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-9-2010) - Fastest Qualifier by Producer: :
Chevy: #88-Earnhardt, Jr, 133.640, starts 5th
Dodge: #77-Hornish, 134.198, starts third
Ford: #43-Allmendinger, 134.675, starts 1st
Toyota: #66-Tempo, 134.373, starts 2nd - Chuffed Hour prepare: for the Subway Match Recent 600(okay) Trot Cup Series bound at Phoenix Global Raceway is underway. After 75 of 85 time table minutes of prepare, the fastest:
#24-Gordon, 131.444
#43-Allmendinger, 131.224
#39-Newman, 131.071
#16-Biffle, 130.909
#31-Burton, 130.895
slowest: #02-Ash 125.440 & #38-Conway, 125.339
There were plenty of one vehicle spins — #18-Busch, #47-Ambrose, and #48-Johnson, however nonoe hit something else. #00-Reutimann and #26-Stremme scraped the SAFER boundaries.
Mediate fastest speeds, practical speeds, laps bustle on my Phoenix Follow Speeds page.(4-9-2010) - Phoenix Chuffed Hour prepare unsuitable for the non high-35 drivers:
if things defend the identical, these eight drivers would make the bound:
#7-Robby Gordon, 20th fastest total
#87-Joe Nemechek, 21st
#90-Scott Riggs, 26th
#55-Dave Blaney, 27th
#66-Michael McDowell, 28th
#46-Terry Cook, 35th
#26-David Stremme, 38th
#36-Mike Bliss, 39th
these drivers would omit the bound if the assert stayed the identical:
#35-Johnny Sauter, 41st
#13-Max Papis, 42nd
#09-Aric Almirola, 44th
#02-Brandon Ash, 46th.(4-9-2010) - Friday‘s first prepare: for the Subway Match Recent 600(okay) at Phoenix Global Raceway is over. The fastest:
#11-Hamlin 131.210
#66-McDowell 130.274
#1-McMurray, 130.110
#2-Busch, 130.025
#88-Earnhardt, Jr., 129.992
slowest: #38-Conway 124.473 & #02-Ash 124.361
notes: #11-Hamlin ran 22 laps on four varied runs before getting out of the vehicle for Casey Mears to make a prepare bustle. Mears obtained within the vehicle to guarantee that he‘s pleased if he needs to alleviate Hamlin Saturday evening.
Michael McDowell is within the #66 this weekend and Dave Blaney within the #55. The switch was as soon as made because Blaney customarily runs extra laps within the races for Prism they as soon as in a while are getting ready the #55 for Talladega in just a few weeks when Michael Waltrip will drive.
#14-Tony Steward coming off turn 4 however didn‘t hit something else.
Mediate fastest speeds, practical speeds, laps bustle on my Phoenix Follow Speeds page.(4-9-2010) - Martinsville first prepare unsuitable for the non high-35 drivers:
if things defend the identical, these eight drivers would make the bound:
#66-Michael McDowell, 2nd fastest total
#09-Aric Almirola, 14th
#90-Scott Riggs, 31st
#55-Dave Blaney, 32nd
#87-Joe Nemechek, 33rd
#26-David Stremme, 34th
#36-Mike Bliss, 36th
#46-Terry Cook, 38th
these drivers would omit the bound if the assert stayed the identical:
#35-Johnny Sauter. 39th
#7-Robby Gordon, 42nd
#13-Max Papis, 45th
#02-Brandon Ash, 47th.(4-9-2010) - Qualifying Notify for the Subway Match Recent 600(okay) Trot Cup Series bound at Phoenix Global Raceway is posted. 47 vehicles/drivers are listed. Straggle-or-whisk homers will qualify at the tip of the session, as soon as the tip-35 drivers are performed.
The first of the tip-35 drivers scheduled to exit is #18-Busch.
The closing high-35 driver scheduled to exit is #9-Kahne.
The first whisk-or-whisk homer scheduled to qualify [36th] is #7-Gordon and the final driver scheduled to qualify being #46-Cook.
Mediate the fat qualifying assert on the Phoenix Qualifying Page.(4-09-2010) - Victory Lane Wealth Recommendations returns to #71: After a agreeable two-bound deal in 2009, Victory Lane Wealth Recommendations will return to the NASCAR Trot Cup Series in Phoenix as an associate sponsor for the rest of the 2010 season. Victory Lane Wealth strategically chose to design to TRG Motorsports at the scene of the set the relationship began. Leveraging Victory Lane‘s success within the 401(okay) market, necessary Rich Schuette struck the deal to provide extra funding to the #71 employees.(TRG PR)(4-9-2010)
- ISC earnings up: Win earnings edged a dinky bigger within the predominant quarter at Global Speedway Corp., however outcomes came sharply below Wall Avenue expectations as admissions earnings fell. Earnings was as soon as $25.4 million, or 53 cents per fragment, within the three months ended Feb. 28, up 1 p.c from $25.1 million, or 52 cents per fragment, within the identical quarter a year ago. Alternatively, with the exception of uncommon objects, earnings were 45 cents per fragment, down from 56 cents. Analysts, who customarily exclude one-time objects from their estimates, were buying for 53 cents, in line with Thomson Reuters. Earnings furthermore fell immediate. While firm boasted a capacity crowd at its marquee match, NASCAR‘s Daytona 500, total earnings for the quarter slipped 8 p.c to $152 million from $166.1 million, as admissions earnings fell about 19 p.c. Analysts expected earnings of $161.7 million.(Connected Press)(4-9-2010)
- Trot updates All-Enormous title bound votes: Trot announced the tip vote recipients for the NASCAR Trot All-Enormous title Fan Vote, which allows fans to set aside a driver into the sector of the 2010 NASCAR Trot All-Enormous title Flee. As of April 5, the tip 10 drivers within the Trot All-Enormous title Fan Vote standings (in alphabetical assert) are #43-A.J. Allmendinger, #47-Marcos Ambrose, #16-Greg Biffle, #33-Clint Bowyer, #31-Jeff Burton, #21-Bill Elliott, #99-Carl Edwards, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #56-Martin Truex Jr. and #55-Michael Waltrip. Balloting continues except one hour before the initiate of the Trot All-Enormous title Flee on Saturday, May possibly possibly 22. Fans can solid votes for their favourite eligible drivers utilizing the NASCAR Trot Cup Mobile application, by visiting NASCAR.com or at the Trot Ride, positioned within the halfway at every NASCAR Trot Cup Series match. The driver gathering doubtlessly the most votes, who furthermore finishes the Trot Showdown qualifying bound, will manufacture a declare within the favorite All-Enormous title field. As neatly as to voting, fans can furthermore utilize the NASCAR Trot Cup Mobile application to explore the NASCAR Trot All-Enormous title Flee in its entirety on Trot units. To find the fresh NASCAR Trot Cup Mobile, which is free with any knowledge thought, Trot customers can hold to smooth textual roar “NASCAR” to 7777. Votes would possibly possibly well furthermore be solid on Trot units by texting “VOTE” to 7777 (Regular textual roar messaging and data rates apply.).(Trot)4-9-2010)
- Danica affords GoDaddy most tv coverage value: In Danica Patrick‘s first three NASCAR Nationwide Series starts, the set she done 35th, 31st and 36th, her sponsor GoDaddy.com stood #1 amongst all predominant employees sponsors with 1 hour, 57 minutes, 51 seconds of tv time, 15 mentions and a Recognition Grade value of $1,340,880. Justin Allgaier (with finishes of 4th, ninth and 7th) and his Verizon entry ranked 2nd with $561,600.(Joyce Julius)(4-9-2010)
- Phoenix Rookie Notes: #37-Kevin Conway was as soon as the Raybestos Rookie of the Flee within the March 29 Goody‘s Posthaste Worry Reduction 500 at Martinsville Speedway, posting a 31st-set attain. Conway leads #46-Terry Cook by 40 functions (55-15) within the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the April 10 Subway Recent Match 600 at Phoenix Global Raceway. Joey Logano was as soon as the Raybestos Rookie of the Flee within the 2009 Subway Recent Match 600, scoring a 21st-set attain. The very top attain by a Raybestos Rookie in 5 spring races at Phoenix is fifth by Clint Bowyer in 2006. Bowyer is the very top freshman driver to achieve for the length of the tip-5 within the Subway Recent Match 600. The qualifying effort by a Raybestos Rookie in 5 outdated spring races at Phoenix is sixth by Denny Hamlin in 2006. The most laps led by a Raybestos Rookie within the spring bound at Phoenix: 21 by Bowyer in 2006. For rookie standings, history and further, stare my 2010 Novices page.(4-9-2010)
- Some Chassis alternatives for Phoenix: #1-Jamie McMurray: Kevin “Bono” Manion decided to carry chassis #1008. This chassis has never been bustle before.#2-Kurt Busch: and crew chief Steve Addington and crew will be racing their “PRS-701” Miller Lite Dodge Charger at Phoenix this weekend. This chassis has been raced simplest as soon as before. Busch began 24th, led laps and done eighth in final October‘s Pepsi 500 at Fontana, Calif., within the vehicle‘s simplest varied whisk back and forth.#5-Price Martin: Alan Gustafson has chosen Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 5-588 for this Saturday‘s bound at Phoenix. It’s miles a brand fresh chassis that never has been raced or tested.
#12-Brad Keselowski: The #12 Abyss Dodge Charger employees will utilize chassis PRS-716 precise thru Saturday evening‘s NASCAR Cup Series bound at Phoenix. PRS-716 is a fresh chassis to the #12 employees.
#14-Tony Stewart: Chassis No. 14-535: This vehicle debuted at Phoenix final April. After simplest being tested within the wind tunnel, Chassis No. 14-535 hit the racetrack in spectacular model, as Stewart primitive it to qualify sixth and lead as soon as for 19 laps before ending 2nd, which at the time was as soon as the very top attain for Stewart-Haas Racing. Chassis No. 14-535 returned to 1 other flat phrase thru Recent Hampshirein June, however its time on the racetrack was as soon as immediate after it crashed in prepare. It was as soon as repaired with fresh front and rear clips for its return whisk back and forth to Recent Hampshire in September. There, Chassis No. 14-535 led four cases for 52 laps before a loose axle cap forced an unscheduled pit end, which resulted in a 14th-set attain. The November jog to Phoenix marked the vehicle‘s third occupation initiate, the set it good eighth and went from a conceivable high-10 performance to a disappointing 25th-set result when it was as soon as caught up in a multi-vehicle accident
#17-Matt Kenseth: predominant chassis for the #17 Crown Royal Sunless Ford will be RK-645, with the backup being RK-569, no particulars
#18-Kyle Busch: Chassis No. 251: Saturday evening‘s Subway Recent Match 600okay would possibly possibly be the third-ever initiate for No 251. This chassis made its debut at Recent Hampshire Speedway in Loudon final September, the set Busch good third and introduced home a solid fifth-set attain. Busch adopted that up with a solid fourth-set bustle in final October‘s TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway after starting up intention help within the 41st declare.
#19-Elliott Sadler: Chassis No. 609 has been prepared by crew chief Wally Rogers and the #19 Stanley employees for this Saturday‘s match at Phoenix Global Raceway. It’s miles a fresh Ford Fusion namely prepared for this bound.
#20-Joey Logano: The #20 Group is taking chassis #269 to Phoenix this weekend. It’s miles a brand fresh chassis in The Dwelling Depot Group‘s arsenal. The help-up vehicle, chassis #250 was as soon as raced three cases final season including the autumn bound at Phoenix and furthermore within the autumn events at Loudon and Pocono.
#29-Kevin Harvick: will pilot Chassis No. 304 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Trot Cup Series stable. This Shell-Pennzoil Chevy is an entirely fresh vehicle which is ready to stare its first laps on the phrase precise thru Friday‘s rehearsal.
#31-Jeff Burton: will pilot chassis No. 280 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Trot Cup Series stable in this weekend‘s 375-lap affair. Constructed fresh for 2009, this Caterpillar Chevy was as soon as set aside thru its first paces at Chicagoland Speedway final July the set the 17-year primitive was as soon as credited with a 37th-set attain after being accrued in a gradual-bound multi-vehicle incident. Burton then piloted this #31 racer at Kansas the set he done 23rd before posting a runner-up attain at Phoenix in November.
#33-Clint Bowyer: will pilot Chassis No. 265 from Richard Childress Racing‘s NASCAR Trot Cup Series stable. Bowyer drove this Chevy twice final season, ending sixth at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March and 36th at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May possibly possibly. The Impala was as soon as entirely up thus a long way over the offseason.
#39-Ryan Newman: Chassis No. 39-536: The Subway Recent Match 600okay marks the predominant whisk back and forth in 2010 for this chassis. Earlier than the 2010 season, Newman piloted this chassis at four races in 2009 — twice at Phoenix, and twice at Richmond. In the vehicle‘s first whisk back and forth at Phoenix in April, Newman was as soon as tormented by radio verbal replace disorders, which hampered his capacity to instruct the employees what he wished to make the vehicle greater. Despite the radio disorders, Newman drove the vehicle from its 30th-set qualifying declare to a 16th-set attain. At Phoenix in November, Newman was as soon as ready to drive the #39 Chevy from the 24th declare into the tip-10. Alternatively, pit-aspect freeway disorders trace Newman and his employees precious phrase set and resulted in Newman being caught up in an on-phrase incident. Newman done in 20th-set. In two races at Richmond, Newman done fourth and 10th, respectively. In the midst of the offseason, the distinctive body was as soon as chop off the vehicle. The vehicle was as soon as made lighter and the bodywork was as soon as rebuilt.
#42-Juan Montoya: Pattie and the Target employees will be bringing Chassis #909 to PIR. Montoya done eighth in this chassis in final year‘s fall match at PIR.
#43-A.J. Allmendinger: No. 277 has been prepared by Shiplett and the #43 Valvoline crew for this weekend‘s bound at Phoenix. This explicit chassis ran at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California in February.
#48-Jimmie Johnson: Chassis No. 540 would possibly possibly be the predominant for Sunday‘s match. Johnson received final fall‘s bound at Phoenix Global Raceway in that chassis.
#88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: Crew chief Lance McGrew and the #88 crew will sell off Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 88-586. It’s miles a fresh chassis that never has been tested or raced.
#98-Paul Menard: Crew chief Slugger Labbe and the #98 Menards crew hold prepared chassis No. 574 for this weekend‘s Subway Recent Match 600 at Phoenix. This chassis was as soon as bustle by the #98 employees final season, however has no longer been utilized for any even in 2010.
#99-Carl Edwards: Chassis: RK-647. This vehicle final raced at Phoenix in Nov. ‘09, done 16th.
(from employees PR‘s if reported)(4-9-2010)
- ISC says Daytona patch labored: Officers from Global Speedway Corp., which owns plenty of tracks that host Cup events, mentioned they‘re assured the concrete patch primitive at Daytona Global Speedway after a pothole developed within the 500 will work however that they‘re looking out ahead to further diagnosis on the phrase to stare if the phrase will need be repaved. The phrase was as soon as final repaved bigger than 30 years ago. John Saunders, president of ISC, mentioned Thursday in a conference name with traders that planned repaving of the phrase, as of now, is centered for round 2012. Saunders mentioned the diagnosis reveals that three things resulted in the pothole developing:
1. A “very uncommon cool wintry weather” in Florida. (The Daytona Coastline Recordsdata-Journal reported that the frequent temperature in Daytona in February was as soon as 53.1 degrees — the coldest in Daytona since 1978.
2. Moisture the set Saunders mentioned “we experienced what the engineers name delamination, which happens below the bottom. It‘s no longer visible on the bottom.” This is the set materials can weaken and sever up into layers.
3. The vehicles bottoming out. Acknowledged Saunders: “At final, with that weight and that power, it began to chop the asphalt and as soon as that happens, it begins to accelereate.”
(Hampton Roads)(4-9-2010) - Charlie Pride to insist Nationwide Anthem at Texas: Legendary nation song artist Charley Pride will originate the nationwide anthem before the initiate of the Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound on Sunday, April 18. Pride, a member of the Country Song Hall of Standing, was as soon as the predominant African-American celeb in nation song and has persevered to reduction as a pioneer within the commerce so worthy so as that he was as soon as honored by the Academy of Country Song with its Pioneer Award in 1994, if truth be told one of varied accolades Pride has obtained for the length of his occupation. Pride is suitable if truth be told one of the legendary artists performing before the Samsung Mobile 500. One of rock-n-roll‘s most identified guitarists, Peter Frampton, will opt to the frontstretch stage for an hour live performance set to begin at 12: 30 p.m. CT. His performance will highlight the three-hour pre-bound present main as much as the Samsung Mobile 500 that begins at 2 p.m.(TMS PR)(4-9-2010)
- Bowyer replacing Townley: UPDATE 5: Clint Blower will substitute #21-John West Townley for the comfort of the day at Phoenix. Townley wrecked halfway thru the day‘s simplest rehearsal.(4-9-2010)
UPDATE: Jamie Cramped reported precise thru ESPN2‘s qualifying coverage that Townley has been fired from the employees and the model ahead for the #21 vehicle is up within the air.(4-9-2010)
UPDATE 2: Richard Childress Racing is denying that Townley has been released.(4-9-2010) - Keselowski talks about truck employees, future plans:
Q: You‘ve furthermore dipped into vehicle possession this season, running the No. 29 Ram in NASCAR‘s Truck Series. Show me what your ideal declare has been in being an owner/driver.
A: The ideal declare is looking out out out the cash to pay for it. It‘s if truth be told laborious in these lower two sequence to procure ample funding. I have cherish I’m able to carry out what it takes to procure, however I hold to procure the cash so that you would possibly possibly carry out it. So as that‘s a constant declare, and individual that each person has, no subject whether or no longer you‘re Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Mike Skinner or whoever.
Q: What are your future plans with that program?
A: The thought is to set aside varied drivers within the seat. Though I don‘t hold any drivers at this level, I‘d cherish to find varied drivers in there. It affords me a diploma of pride to learn about varied drivers. Nevertheless it completely‘s all about finding the cash so that you would possibly possibly carry out that.(SI.com)(4-9-2010)
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April 9, 2009
- NASCAR to host Touring and Weekly Series banquets in Charlotte: NASCAR announced that its “stars of the next day to come to come” and immediate phrase veterans will find within the larger Charlotte home for two particular year-end celebrations. NASCAR will host a varied week of actions culminating within the 2009 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) Awards Dinner birthday celebration on Friday, November 13, and the fresh NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala on Saturday, November 14. Each season-end awards banquets will be held within the recently-performed Embassy Suites Hotel Concord Convention Center which is found shut to the NASCAR Research & Construction Center, in proximity to the lengthy bustle NASCAR Hall of Standing complicated, moreover the dwelling bases of fairly plenty of at the moment time‘s NASCAR Trot Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series groups. Transferring the banquets to the Charlotte home compliments the dedication the neighborhood has made to the enterprise of NASCAR and the pattern of the NASCAR Hall of Standing. The NWAAS Awards Dinner birthday celebration will characteristic weekly racing drivers from high immediate tracks across the US and Canada. Invited attendees will encompass the 2009 NWAAS Nationwide Champion, NWAAS Speak and Provincial Champions, all 58 phrase champions, the nationwide/ declare/provincial Novices of the 365 days, the 2009 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award winner, and tons others. The NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Gala will characteristic the champions and high drivers from all of NASCAR‘s North American regional touring sequence including invitees from the NASCAR Tenting World Series East, the NASCAR Tenting World Series West, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.(NASCAR PR)(4-9-2009)
- Jeff Gordon thinking about Niagara Flee Note: UPDATE: Recent particulars surrounding a proposed $200-million, 65,000-seat worldwide motor speedway in Citadel Erie [Ontario, Canada] hold surfaced. An article revealed within the inaugural version of Skilled Motorsport Circuit, an worldwide commerce journal, says NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is alive to with the mission. Gordon‘s title has been tagged with a signature speedway and a driving college that‘s fragment of the proposal. The article was as soon as written by Azhar Mohammad — executive director of Emirates Consulting, a Toronto-primarily primarily based subsidiary of Kuwaiti-primarily primarily based investment monetary institution Bayt Al Mal Funding Co., that is financially backing the mission. Mohammad would possibly possibly well no longer be reached for tell Tuesday. “After fastidiously studying the pitfalls and successes of motor-sport initiatives within the North American market for nearly two years, (Bayt Al Mal Funding Co.) assembled a excessive-profile employees,” the article states. “The employees was as soon as spearheaded by multi-NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, flanked by Paxton Waters Structure, Derek Daly Compose, and Philips Engineering, and supported by a host of native and worldwide strategic companions.” Closing October, plans were announced for a motor speedway on lands shut to the QEW, between Gilmore Avenue and Bowen Avenue. Bayt Al Mal, which has been assembling bigger than 600 acres of land for the mission, has performed a form of environmental, planning and engineering research to give a opt to its application and has invested plenty of million dollars. The proposal is working its intention thru the Metropolis of Citadel Erie‘s planning division. Citadel Erie Mayor Doug Martin confirmed there has been talks with Gordon‘s representatives. “Now we hold met with them at the gap, they had been right here,” Martin mentioned Tuesday. “By the proposal that‘s clearly coming on, we were conscious that (Bayt Al Mal) were in talks with Jeff Gordon‘s (of us).”(Niagara Falls Overview)(4-8-2009)
UPDATE: John Bickford, vp and classic manager of Jeff Gordon Inc., verified to The Buffalo Recordsdata on Wednesday that Gordon is thinking about the mission. Bickford — who is furthermore Gordon‘s stepfather — mentioned thru email that whereas there would possibly possibly be a letter of knowing between the events, there would possibly possibly be no longer any signed agreement at the moment. Gordon was as soon as no longer on hand to tell.(Buffalo Recordsdata)(4-9-2009) - Biffle to deal with desert in fresh Ford Truck: #16-Greg Biffle is a racer‘s racer who will drive something else — anytime, anyplace — and that involves the fresh Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R at next week‘s Simplest within the Desolate tract Horrible‘s 250 at Primm [NV]. Biffle agreed to drive the F-150 SVT Raptor a pair months ago when Ford engineers were buying for some expert feedback. “After I deem Raptor the predominant thing that comes to thoughts is a confirmed off-aspect freeway fragment with its attain within the Baja 1000, and I agree with it‘s a lengthy-time overdue, in assert for you my belief,” mentioned Biffle, who is taking part within the match‘s Relaxing Flee on Thursday, April 16, before heading to Phoenix for Saturday evening‘s NASCAR match. “Up to this level, no manufacturer has built a truck cherish this. Other folks had to carry out it themselves, so there‘s a determined market on the market and I‘m consuming about it. I‘ve been being attentive and staring at just a few of the desert making an try out that they‘ve performed and I’m able to‘t wait.” Biffle will be driving the F-150 SVT Raptor R being campaigned by feeble Ford Tough Riders Receive MacCachren and Steve Olliges in all 5 Simplest within the Desolate tract races this year. “I‘ve never pre-bustle Baja or something else cherish that, and I’d carry out that this year, however I‘ve never if truth be told been in a particular off-aspect freeway. I‘ve watched the stuff on Tempo plenty. It appears to be fun and it appears to be thrilling to carry out, so I‘d wish to debris with it reasonably bit.(Ford Racing PR)(4-9-2009)
- West Flit Stock Automobile Hall of Standing broadcasts inductees: The West Flit Stock Automobile Hall of Standing has announced 10 fresh individuals for induction in ceremonies to be held July 3 at Irwindale Speedway in Southern California. The 2009 class is the sixth within the history of the Hall which inducted its first individuals in 2002. The Hall, founded in 2001, memorializes critical contributors to the game‘s pattern and history — including designers, engineers, mechanics, drivers, bound phrase house owners, promoters, publicists and individuals of the motorsports media. The hottest community brings the Hall‘s membership to 83. The nomination project began earlier this year adopted by a final vote by the West Flit Stock Automobile Hall of Standing‘s Board of Directors. Elected within the Historical category (1930 thru 1969) are Ben Gregory, brothers Joe and John Fernandez, Bert Letner, Chuck Meekins, Dick Rathman and Art Watts. Inductees from the Up to the moment era (1970 to present) are Chuck Bown, Rick Carelli, Doug George and Wayne Spears.(NASCAR.com)(4-9-2009)
- Kenny Wallace to bustle Cup bound? listening to Kenny Wallace and Jay Robinson Racing [#28 in Nationwide Series] has a Trot Cup vehicle and can hold to smooth bustle the Trot Cup bound at Darlington Raceway in May possibly possibly.(4-9-2009)
- Ryan Truex Pairs with MWR: At 17 years of age, Ryan Truex has a occupation motion thought and if truth be told one of his lengthy-term occupation needs involves following his NASCAR NNS champion brother Martin Truex Jr. to the Trot Cup Series diploma. Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) announced a partnership that can field a fat-time NASCAR Tenting World East program for the young Truex as he takes your next step in direction of stress-free that lifelong dream. The season-opener is this weekend at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Closing season, Truex done 11th at Stafford Speedway in his CW East debut and simplest occupation initiate whereas driving a vehicle prepared by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Now, he is ready for his first bound with Michael Waltrip Racing. Truex began four years ago racing a Bandolero at Wall Township Speedway in Wall, Recent Jersey that has been web hosting racing match for 54 years. He graduated to Legends and rapidly received a speedway championship at the phrase in 2007. Closing season, Truex raced a family-owned Gradual Model at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va.(MWR PR)(4-9-2009)
- Attempting out at the Rock: Dennis Setzer tested a Dodge for Richard Petty Motorsports on Rockingham Speedway‘s ‘Cramped Rock‘ on Wednesday whereas three ARCA groups tested on the 1 mile phrase.(4-9-209)
- Steve Park Ready To Win Rolling: Steve Park‘s lengthy and agreeable racing occupation has taken him all the design in which thru the procedure — from his days running the immediate tracks of the northeast to racing within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series for Dale Earnhardt Sr. The winding aspect freeway has had its up and downs, and it has taken him help to the inspiration, as he prepares to enter his 2nd season of his 2nd whisk-round within the NASCAR Tenting World Series East. When he first came thru the sequence help in 1996, it was as soon as identified because the NASCAR Busch North Series and primarily primarily primarily based within the Recent England and Recent York. Park took on the likes of Dave Dion, Kelly Moore, and the gradual Stub Fadden — guys who hold made their careers on the bullrings across the gap. Posthaste ahead bigger than a decade later. The sequence has developed, stretching from its Recent England roots down the Atlantic Flit to South Carolina — the set the 2009 season will kick off with Saturday‘s season opener at the historical Greenville Pickens Speedway. The faces at the help of the wheel hold changed to, as a fresh crop of pattern drivers ogle to replace the likes of Joey Logano, Trevor Bayne and Austin Dillon as stars-of-the next day to come to come who made their sign within the sequence and are truly having a witness to set aside themselves in if truth be told one of NASCAR‘s three nationwide sequence.(NASCARHomeTracks.com)(4-9-2009)
- EGR‘s #8 vehicle parked UPDATE: The #8 Trot Cup Chevy, the center-piece of Dale Earnhardt Inc. before its merger with Chip Ganassi Racing, is doubtlessly the hottest casualty of the economy. Sources shut to the declare mentioned officers at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates are parking the vehicle pushed by Aric Almirola except sponsorship is chanced on. An announcement would possibly possibly well approach within the next 24 hours. EGR officers weren’t on hand for tell, however sources mentioned a handful of employees had been let whisk, and that number would possibly possibly well grow to 40 to 50 before all is alleged and performed. Almirola ranks 37th in owner functions heading into next week‘s bound at Phoenix Global Raceway. He’s 59 functions at the help of rookie Joey Logano, who occupies the final declare for the tip 35 assured a group in every bound. Almirola has a median attain of 32.9 this season, ending no greater than 21st in seven races and no greater than 33rd the previous three. Parking that vehicle leaves EGR with two fat-time drivers in Martin Truex Jr. and Juan Pablo Montoya. Sources hiss a recount that Truex has a clause in his contract that would possibly possibly well possibly free him and predominant sponsor Bass Skilled Retailers if he doesn‘t hold no longer lower than two fulltime teammates.(ESPN.com)(4-7-2009)
UPDATE: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing president Steve Lauletta is optimistic the #8 vehicle made neatly-known by Dale Earnhardt Jr. will return to the phrase within the future, however no longer except sponsorship is chanced on. Lauletta confirmed on Wednesday an ESPN.com recount that operations for the vehicle pushed by Aric Almirola has been suspended except sponsorship is chanced on. Lauletta wouldn’t verify how many employees were released, however sources mentioned the total would be between 40 and 50. “The thought was as soon as to bustle the 8 all season,” Lauletta mentioned. “We labored if truth be told laborious to find just a few sponsors. We‘re working if truth be told laborious to continue to find it help on the phrase. Nevertheless if you‘re within the set we‘re within the set you don‘t know what sponsor goes on a vehicle a pair of weeks out, how the employees goes to development in assert to bound two and three weeks out, it takes fairly plenty of level of curiosity away from each person at the shop.”(ESPN)(4-9-2009) - ‘Racing Objectives‘ to premiere at the Tribeca Movie Competition: ‘Racing Objectives,‘ a documentary specializing in youngsters who dream of within the future racing for NASCAR, will be screened at the 2009 Tribeca Movie Competition. Racing Objectives, directed by Marshall Curry, who was as soon as nominated for an Academy Award for his 2005 documentary, ‘Avenue Fight,‘ will prepare three young drivers, weak 11-13, who bound low karts within the World Karting Affiliation‘s Nationwide Pavement Series. With races at speeds of 60-70 miles per hour, the sequence is widely considered because the predominant step in a occupation racing for NASCAR. The movie will legend the young drivers‘ successes and frustrations, their relationships and their needs, shedding light on the extensive segment of The USA that is raring about racing. The three drivers are Joshua Hobson, Brandon Warren and Annabeth Barnes. Barnes has been fragment of NASCAR‘s Force for Kind program. “The inducement and skill these youngsters issue is unbelievable, and right here is an inviting ogle at their passion and drive,” mentioned Ben Goldhirsh, Founder and CEO of GOOD, the manufacturing firm. “The different to work with cherish-minded folks cherish Marshall Curry, allows us to fabricate relevant, animated and stimulating roar for a broader audience.”(Newsday)(4-9-2009)
- USfidelis on the #62: Saturday‘s match marks the predominant of a ten-bound dedication by USfidelis to reduction as predominant sponsor of the #62 Chevy, pushed by eighth-ranked Brendan Gaughan. For this weekend‘s match at Nashville, moreover in USfidelis‘s “set of start” match later this year at Gateway, every RWR entries will sport USfidelis colours.(RWI PR)(4-9-2009)
- Crew Chief Doug George to be inducted in West Flit Stock Automobile Hall of Standing: Billy Ballew Motorsports NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series Crew Chief, Doug George will be inducted into the West Flit Stock Automobile Hall of Standing July 3, 2009 at Irwindale Speedway in Southern California. George is a local of Atwater, California and received the 1990 NASCAR Southwest Tour title, posting 9 victories. He furthermore received the 1995 NASCAR Tenting World Series West Series title. George has two starts within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series (Sonoma and Phoenix, 1995) and 56 starts within the Tenting World Truck Series Occupation before entering into a crew chief set. George has been with Billy Ballew Motorsports since early spring 2007 because the crew chief on the No. #15 Toyota Tundra. In 2009, George moved to the #51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra pushed by Kyle “Rowdy” Busch. In barely his 2nd bound at the helm, Busch gave George his first procure as a crew chief in Fontana, California. The employees went on to repeat the procure at Atlanta Motor Speedway two weeks later.(Billy Ballew Motorsports PR)(4-9-2009)
- The Harvicks & Hornaday check with Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Kevin Harvick Inc. co-house owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick along side three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday paid a varied check with to Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Tuesday, April 7th. The Harvicks and Hornaday were greeted by Walter Reed‘s commander classic, Maj. Gen. Carla Hawley-Bowland, upon arrival. Being accompanied by VFW Nationwide Commander Glen Gardener the community participated in a tour of the hospital, visiting injured infantrymen, signing autographs and experiencing the products and providers supplied by proud KHI sponsor Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). “It’s miles a chance only some of us find to expertise,” mentioned Kevin Harvick. “I am very proud of our affiliation with the VFW and the total packages they give to our veterans and their households. I used to be as soon as ready to in my opinion hiss thank you to just a few of our nation‘s easiest men and females who hold given so worthy for all of us. This check with was as soon as an witness-opening expertise at how a long way medical research has approach and it was as soon as if truth be told an honor so that you would possibly possibly fulfill and talk with these heroic men and females.” The Army furthermore primitive the day gone by‘s check with to present Hornaday and the Harvicks with Freedom Group Salute commendations in recognition of their strong give a opt to of infantrymen. The commendations, that are signed by Army Secretary Pete Geren and Chief of Group Gen. George W. Casey Jr., is fragment of a program established in 2005 to formally appreciate folks internal the civilian and military communities who actively give a opt to the Army and its infantrymen.(KHI PR)(4-9-2009)
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April 9, 2008
- Firestone drawn to NASCAR: If Goodyear were to head away NASCAR, the executive director of Firestone Racing says his firm would hold an interest. Goodyear is NASCAR‘s irregular dealer thru 2012. “There‘s fairly plenty of of us in our organization that would possibly possibly well possibly cherish to be running NASCAR,” Firestone‘s Al Speyer says. “Our engineers can carry out a if truth be told correct job there.” Though Firestone has been the irregular dealer of Indy vehicle racing for plenty of years, stock vehicles are fragment of its history. Speyer says the firm received many races in NASCAR‘s first decade (1948-58) before leaving the game within the gradual 1960s.(USA Today time)(4-9-2008)
- Season In Overview — Week 8: Five varied drivers hold posted victories within the NASCAR Trot Cup Series in 2008, led by #99-Carl Edwards with three (California, Las Vegas and Texas). #12-Ryan Newman (Daytona), #18-Kyle Busch (Atlanta), 331-Jeff Burton (Bristol) and #11-Denny Hamlin (Martinsville) are the varied bound winners. Three drivers lead all others with 5 high-10 finishes: Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart. 27 varied drivers hold posted no longer lower than one high-10 attain in 2008. Jeff Gordon leads all varied drivers with three DNFs in seven races in 2008. 61 drivers hold tried to qualify for no longer lower than one Trot Cup Series bound this season. 49 drivers hold good for no longer lower than one NASCAR Trot Cup Series bound this season. There had been four varied pole winners in 2008: Jeff Gordon (two), Jimmie Johnson (one), Kyle Busch (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one). Qualifying was as soon as canceled resulting from weather at the Auto Club Speedway and Bristol. Jeff Gordon received the pole at Atlanta — making this his 16th consecutive year with a pole. Gordon is third on the all-time list for consecutive years with a pole, at the help of David Pearson (20) and Richard Petty (17). 30 varied drivers hold posted no longer lower than one high-10 initiate. Jeff Gordon is the very top driver to begin from the tip 10 in six of the seven races. Most efficient one driver has performed every lap raced this season: Jeff Burton. 29 drivers hold led no longer lower than one lap this season. No person has led in every bound. Ford leads the manufacturer level standings with 44 functions. Chevrolet has 43, Toyota 39 and Dodge has 28. Ford has three victories this season. Toyota has two whereas Chevrolet and Dodge every hold one.(NASCAR PR)(4-9-2008)
- #8 plan to pay tribute to U.S. Army Reserve at Phoenix: Price Martin‘s #8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevy will pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of the US Army Reserve in this weekend‘s Trot Cup bound at Phoenix Global Raceway. The hood on Martin‘s Impala SS will be lined with the Army Reserve‘s 100th anniversary tag and sign line — Army Reserve, 100 Years Sturdy. The history of the Army Reserve dates help to April 23, 1908 when Congress established the Army‘s first federal reserve power. The Army Reserve began as a exiguous power of roughly 160 medical examiners. Today time, the Army Reserve contains 205,000 infantrymen and is an operational, expeditionary and home power that is an very critical fragment of the U.S. Army. Becoming a member of the Army Reserve contingent for Saturday evening‘s Cup bound will be a local hero — Group Sgt. Christopher Cruse, a Phoenix native who obtained multiple honors for his carrier in Iraq, including the Purple Heart, Fight Action Badge and the Army Commendation Medal. Cruse was as soon as severely injured when his humvee was as soon as struck by an anti-tank mine on July 25, 2004. He’s currently help in Phoenix, serving as an Army Recruiter within the Glendale home. Taking into tale how Martin has conducted in Phoenix, there‘s an precise chance the Army Reserve vehicle will bustle up front. In 22 races at the one-mile oval, Martin has one procure, eight high fives and 14 high 10s. As neatly as, the primitive has led a phrase-excessive 608 laps, including 137 within the final three races.(DEI), stare an image of the plan on my #8 Group Schemes page.(4-9-2008)
- Bill France Sr. To Be Inducted Into U.S. Business Hall of Standing: NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. will be inducted posthumously into the U.S. Business Hall of Standing on Wednesday evening in Nashville, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. France, who died in 1992, founded NASCAR in 1947 and was as soon as the sanctioning body‘s first president, serving in that capacity except 1972 when he was as soon as adopted by his son Bill France Jr. France is fragment of an favorite 2008 class of inductees that furthermore involves: USA Today time founder Al Neuharth; Thomas Frist, Jr., M.D. Chairman Emeritus, Sanatorium Corporation of The USA; Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of the RLJ Companies and the Sunless Leisure Network; John E. Pepper Jr., retired chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble; and Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay. France‘s grandson, J.C. France — who races Daytona Prototypes within the Rolex Sports Automobile Series — will settle for the induction honor on behalf of the France family. J.C. France is the son of NASCAR vice chairman and executive vp Jim France.(NASCAR PR)(4-9-2008)
- Mayfield out of the #70 plug UPDATE 2: Sirius NASCAR Radio‘s Sirius Speedway is reporting that Jeremy Mayfield is out as driver of the #70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet, and can hold to smooth get replaced by feeble Haas CNC driver Johnny Sauter, efficient right away.(4-7-2008)
UPDATE: Haas CNC Racing announced at the moment time that the employees and Jeremy Mayfield hold mutually agreed to fragment programs. The employees is exploring plenty of scenarios referring to a substitute driver. “Jeremy‘s confirmed resume at the help of the wheel of a Cup vehicle was as soon as a right earnings to our employees,” employees classic manager Joe Custer mentioned. “He stepped into the seat and did all the pieces we requested him to and further. Sooner or later, we were unable to provide him with the explicit steadiness, dealing with and slither he wished to be agreeable,” he added. “We would like Jeremy nothing however the very top for his future.”(Haas CNC Racing)(4-8-2008)
UPDATE 2: Johnny Sauter suggested Sirius NASCAR Radio‘s Sirius Speedway Tuesday that he’s signed to drive the #70 simplest this weekend in Phoenix, however hopes to land the plug fat-time. “We‘ve obtained per week off after Phoenix,” mentioned Sauter, “in say that they‘ve obtained reasonably time to ogle round and resolve out what they ought to carry out down the aspect freeway.”(4-9-2008) - Particular FedEx Kinko‘s/March of Dimes for Hamlin at Phoenix: Denny Hamlin, FedEx Kinko‘s and the March of Dimes will bound a if truth be told particular FedEx Kinko‘s/March of Dimes #11 Toyota Camry within the Subway Recent Match 500 this weekend at Phoenix Global Raceway. The vehicle focuses attention on the March of Dimes and the annual March for Babies stroll — an organization and match FedEx has lengthy supported at every the native and nationwide diploma. As fragment of the vehicle unveiling match, Hamlin was as soon as offered with a namely designed helmet by 5 year-feeble Dallas native Tiffany Bell-Nunez. Bell-Nunez was as soon as born eleven weeks untimely and weighed simplest 2 lbs 13 oz. and worthy of the care that resulted in a agreeable recovery for Tiffany was as soon as aided by research funded by March of Dimes. Tiffany is now a if truth be told wholesome 5 year-feeble and her mom Vicki, a FedEx Kinko‘s employee, stays an active advocate for March for Dimes. In an extra present of give a opt to, FedEx has set up a varied portal on fedexracing.com for these drawn to supporting the charity and FedEx Racing within the upcoming March for Babies.(FedEx Racing/Weber Shandwick), stare an image of the plan on my #11 Group Schemes page.(4-9-2008)
- Newman‘s vehicle too excessive UPDATE 2: Penske Racing‘s #12-Ryan Newman done fourth in Sunday‘s Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, however his Dodge didn’t sure postrace inspection. Based entirely on Trot Cup Series Director John Darby, the explicit rear of the vehicle was as soon as too excessive following the Trot Cup Series bound. The vehicle was as soon as one-eighth of an dawdle previous the distributed half-dawdle tolerance. Any doable penalties will be announced Tuesday.(SceneDaily.com)(4-6-2008)
UPDATE — Penalty: NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to the #12 employees that competes within the Trot Cup Series, due to rule infractions chanced on final Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. The #12 vehicle pushed by Ryan Newman was as soon as chanced on to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock vehicle racing); 12-4-Q (vehicle, vehicle parts, factors and/or instruments primitive carry out no longer conform to NASCAR principles); and 12.8.1C (correct rear quarter panel height didn’t meet the important specification; too excessive in put up bound inspection) of the 2008 NASCAR rule e-book. As a result, Newman and vehicle owner Roger Penske had been penalized 25 championship driver and 25 championship owner functions, respectively. Crew chief Roy McCauley has been fined $25,000 and positioned on NASCAR probation except Dec. 31.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2008)
STATEMENT: Michael Nelson‘s, Vice President of Operations for Penske Racing South, assertion on the penalty given to the #12 employees following Sunday‘s NASCAR Cup bound at Texas. “We had an declare in put up-bound inspection on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s repeatedly our arrangement to prepare NASCAR‘s principles, and we remorse this mistake. We ogle ahead to getting help to the phrase this week and are centered on having a extraordinary bustle within the #12 Alltel Dodge at Phoenix Global Raceway.”(Penske Racing)(4-9-2008) - BDR sues feeble sponsor: Bill Davis Racing alleges that Rockford-Bernard Law Sir Bernard Law Labs has paid simplest $25,000 of the $14 million it was as soon as purported to pay for sponsorship of the #36 Cup entry final season, in line with a lawsuit filed April 2 in North Carolina Edifying Court in Winston Salem, N.C. RML is the maker of 360 OTC, a line of hangover and headache medications. The sponsorship was as soon as a three-year deal that was as soon as scheduled to lengthen to $14.5 million in 2008 and $15 million in 2009. There was as soon as a sponsor‘s possibility for 2010 for $15.5 million. Based entirely on the lawsuit, RML furthermore didn’t pay any of the $3 million it owed as a predominant sponsor for the #36 truck and $1 million it owed to be predominant sponsor for 10 races of the #23 truck. This is doubtlessly the hottest in a chain of court docket cases against RML, which has been sued by Real Marketing and marketing, which was as soon as dealing with the NASCAR sponsorship, moreover by the World of Outlaws and World Wrestling Leisure. An authorized expert who represents RML within the World of Outlaws and the WWE case didn’t right away return a group aside a question to for tell.(stare fat epic at SceneDaily)(4-9-2008)
- Orange colours for Harvick at Phoenix: Reese‘s, a critical associate sponsor of RCR‘s #29 Chevy, kicks into excessive instruments this weekend in Phoenix as Harvick and the #29 employees radically change their vibrant yellow-and-crimson Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet into a vibrant orange Reese‘s racing machine for the Subway Recent Match 500. Reese‘s Peanut Butter Cups are peanut butter-crammed chocolate cups. They were created in 1928 by H.B. Reese, a feeble dairy farmer and foreman for Milton S. Hershey. The H.B. Reese Sweet Co., established within the basement of Reese‘s home in Hershey, Pa., went on to merge with The Hershey Firm in 1963 resulting from the recognition of Reese‘s Peanut Butter Cups. Today time, Reese‘s has change into the No. 1 selling candy bar within the US and the Reese‘s tag is doubtlessly the most agreeable tag owned by The Hershey Firm.(RCR), stare an image of the plan on my #29 Group Schemes page.(4-9-2008)
- DIRECTV colours for Bowyer at Phoenix: Clint Bowyer‘s #07 Chevy will characteristic a blue and white DIRECTV paint plan this weekend at Phoenix Global Raceway (PIR). Jack Daniel‘s, Bowyer‘s primitive predominant sponsor, will be featured on the vehicle‘s deck lid and lower-rear quarter panels. DIRECTV will strategically set four Mobile Pit Containers for the length of the PIR concourse and issue home for fans to expertise a free preview of NASCAR HotPass Most efficient on DIRECTV. At the Mobile Pit Containers, fans furthermore hold the different to play DIRECTV‘s Skedaddle to Defend recreation. With one poke of the prize wheel, fans will procure if truth be told one of 5 neatly-behaved prizes: a DIRECTV Hat, a DIRECTV Diecast Replica Automobile, a free Fanview condo for the weekend — an irregular DIRECTV offer, or the chance for an immediate seat upgrade to the DIRECTV Zone. Winner‘s who’re upgraded to the DIRECTV Zone will expertise a hen‘s-witness explore of the phrase from outside turn three, total with catering, the chance to fulfill Bowyer, and learn about NASCAR HotPass Most efficient on DIRECTV on if truth be told one of 9 flat display masks High Definition TVs at the Zone.(RCR), stare photography of the plan on my #07 Group Schemes page.(4-9-2008)
- Groups making an try out at Pocono precise thru off-week: In the midst of this week off from racing, plenty of groups were making an try out at Pocono Raceway over the previous two days. Taking part were the Germain Racing groups of #9-Justin Marks, #30-Todd Bodine, & #03-Chrissy Wallace; Circle Bar Racing with #10-Brendan Gaughan & #14 with Tony Raines subbing for Rick Crawford, [Crawford was attending a Ford Event in Las Vegas]; Purple Horse Racing, #11-David Starr; HT Motorsports, #59-Ted Musgrave; and BHR-Virginia with #4-Stacy Compton & #18-Dennis Setzer.(Pocono Raceway PR)(4-9-2008)
- Former racer Fike admits utilizing heroin on bound days: Suspended NASCAR driver Aaron Fike now admits that he no longer simplest secretly struggled with drug dependancy for years however furthermore shot up heroin on some bound days. In his first in-depth interview since being arrested for heroin possession final summer, the 25-year-feeble mentioned he had been utilizing heroin for eight months and suffered from a dependency on painkillers for six years before that. In the weeks before his arrest, his as soon as-a-week experiment with heroin had change into a day-to-day routine, including the times he was as soon as competing within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. NASCAR officers, when informed of Fike‘s admission, mentioned the league has kept an witness on the extra proactive random drug making an try out policies recently ramped up by the “Enormous Four” predominant league sports however present the list of present suspensions as proof that the present policy is working. “No system is salubrious,” mentioned Jim Hunter, NASCAR vp of corporate communications. “Our present policy has served us extremely neatly. We carry out hold discussions customarily referring to conceivable alternatives, so I wouldn‘t rule these out. Nevertheless I agree with what our policy has allowed us to carry out as much as this definite deadline, it has served us neatly.” Fike mentioned he hopes that his admissions will power NASCAR officers to rethink their present drug making an try out policy. Fike has returned to USAC‘s Midget sequence, the set he is tested upon arrival at the phrase. He’s currently serving a two-year probation and continues rehabilitation and counseling. Later this month he will originate www.onthewinningtrack.com as fragment of his court docket-agreed early life drug education program. He has furthermore talked rapidly with NASCAR officers about foundation the arduous reinstatement project, however realizes that his as soon as-promising stock vehicle occupation would possibly possibly well very neatly be over.(ESPN)(4-9-2008)
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April 9, 2007
- Dale Jarrett to Fabricate Debut as ESPN NASCAR Analyst at Texas: Dale Jarrett will initiate the transition to what would possibly possibly well very neatly be the next fragment of his occupation this weekend when he joins ESPN2 as sales space analyst for are residing coverage of Saturday‘s Busch bound at Texas. Jarrett will seem on 10 of this season‘s Busch telecasts whereas continuing to bound fulltime within the Nextel Cup Series. Jarrett has indicated that 2008 will be his final year of driving and has hinted that a extra expanded television presence would possibly possibly well very neatly be in his future. “Over the last few years, TV was as soon as something that I hold taken extra passion in and looked extra at because I ought to defend thinking about the game,” he mentioned. “This is the salubrious chance that ESPN is providing me to stare if it‘s something that I if truth be told ought to carry out and ought to ogle at after 2008 to carry out perchance nearer to fat time. And to uncover if it‘s something I’m able to carry out and if ESPN would be drawn to having me.”(ESPN PR)(4-9-2007)
- Skittish Veterans of The USA on the #49 at Texas and Phoenix: Bam Racing is satisfied to give a opt to Skittish Veterans of The USA by showcasing the organization as predominant sponsor of the #49 BAM Racing Dodge at the upcoming Cup Series events at Texas and Phoenix. Skittish Veterans of The USA, a congressionally chartered veterans carrier organization founded in 1946, has developed a uncommon expertise on a huge form of disorders bright the actual wants of veterans of the defense power who hold experienced spinal wire shatter or dysfunction (SPI/D).(BAM Racing PR)(4-9-2007)
- MyAutoLoan.com Sponsoring Front Row Motorsports at Texas: myAutoloan.com would possibly possibly be the predominant sponsor of the #34 Front Row Motorsports entry pushed by Kevin Lepage at Texas Motor Speedway, for the Samsung 500. myAutoloan.com is a subsidiary of Horizon Digital Finance, L.L.C., and a nationally-licensed disclose-to-buyer, Net-primarily primarily based auto financing market utilizing Most neatly-preferred Placement technology and processes.(Front Row Motorsports PR)(4-9-2007)
- Carl Edwards‘ Busch Defend is Roush Fenway‘s 350th Overall: Carl Edwards drove the #60 Dish Network Ford home to his 2nd Busch Series procure of the 2007 season in Nashville over the weekend and at the identical time, hit a milestone for Roush Fenway Racing. Edwards‘ 2nd consecutive procure gave Roush Fenway their 350th total procure. Of the 350 wins Jack Roush has obtained, 234 of them had been wins in NASCAR‘s three elite sequence (Nextel Cup — 101; Busch Series — 90; Craftsman Truck Series — 43). Of the 101 Nextel Cup wins, 96 of them had been level races whereas the varied 5 hold approach from wins within the Bud Shootout (1), The Winston (1), The Winston Delivery (1) and the Nextel All-Enormous title Mission (2). In the Busch and Truck Series, Roush Fenway‘s 90 and 43 wins respectively, make Roush doubtlessly the most a hit owner of any varied owner in every of these sequence. As neatly as to the 234 wins, Roush has furthermore accrued 116 aspect freeway racing victories bringing Roush Fenway Racing‘s procure column total to 350.(Roush Fenway PR)(4-9-2007)
- Chevy off to Posthaste Initiate in 2007; Biffle Says It‘s Sophisticated for Ford to Steal Up: If the Sprint were to begin at the moment time, the sector of contenders would encompass three Ford vehicles — and 9 Chevys. That‘s in fragment resulting from the Hendrick domination in Automobile of The next day contests, moreover Richard Childress Racing‘s strong season that has three vehicles within the tip 10 to this level. And #16-Greg Biffle isn‘t sure if he and his friends with Fords can shut the outlet. “To be suitable with you, Chevy has been before us for doubtlessly the final year, or final year and a half, since 2005,” mentioned the Roush Fenway racer. “Three and four of the Chevys were reasonably bit before us. We managed to procure championships in (2003 and 2004) as a manufacturer, however if truth be told aggressive-vibrant they were greater than us. We were doubtlessly the very top in 2005 as a manufacturer, and then in ‘06 and ‘07, Chevy is help on high, the set they‘ve been extra customarily than no longer. And it‘s no longer if truth be told a surprise to us to stare them running moreover they are. They‘ve obtained a bunch of neatly-behaved groups, Gibbs, Hendrick, Childress, suitable off the tip, are very, very strong bound groups.” Ford, meanwhile, is carried by the Roush community, which groups with Robert Yates Racing for its engines. That limits the quantity of knowledge being shared, and, resultingly, limits the slither of development.(Concord Music)(4-9-2007)
- Hylton A Recipient of Pocono Raceway‘s Bill France Award Of Excellence: James Hylton, a title linked with predominant league stock vehicle racing for bigger than 5 many years as a driver, crew chief and vehicle owner, has been named the 2007 recipient of Pocono Raceway‘s Bill France Award of Excellence. The Pocono Raceway Bill France Award of Excellence has been offered every year to the person, company or organization that has made illustrious contributions to the game of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Racing. This prestigious award, first offered in 1977, is dedicated to the inspiration of Bill France Sr., founder of NASCAR.(Pocono Raceway PR)(4-9-2007)
- Romanowski to Abet as Honorary Tempo Automobile Driver at Phoenix: Phoenix Global Raceway announced that four-time Enormous Bowl Champion Bill Romanowski will help because the Honorary Tempo Automobile Driver for the Bashas‘ Supermarkets 200 Busch Series bound on Friday, April 20. Below the lights on Phoenix‘s one-mile oval, Romanowski will reduction lead the sector of 43 Busch Series vehicles toward the inexperienced flag.(Phoenix Raceway PR)(4-9-2007)
- ESPN2 To Televise NASCAR Busch Series Flee From Texas: The NASCAR Busch Series moves to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend and ESPN2 can hold are residing coverage of Saturday afternoon‘s 300-mile bound from the 1.5-mile superspeedway in Citadel Worth. Ragged ESPN motorsports commentator Marty Reid will anchor ESPN2‘s telecast as regular play-by-play announcer Jerry Punch can hold the weekend off. Reid will be joined within the sales space by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree for diagnosis. Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Mike Massaro and Vince Welch will help as pit newshounds, with Welch filling in for recurring employees member Jamie Cramped. Erik Kuselias will host the telecast, whereas analyst Brad Daugherty will be a part of Kuselias within the ESPN Pit Studio precise thru the bound, with analyst Tim Brewer at the ESPN Cutaway Automobile. ESPN2‘s coverage will initiate with the pre-bound NASCAR Countdown present at 2: 30 p.m. ET, with the bound to begin at 3 p.m.(ESPN PR)(4-9-2007)
- Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas: Brad Coleman was as soon as the Raybestos Rookie of the Flee within the April 7 Pepsi 300 at Nashville. Coleman scored a 15th-set attain on the lead lap (his simplest attain in 5 occupation Busch Series starts) and took high rookie honors for the predominant time this season. Marcos Ambrose claimed the 2nd-set foundation at Nashville, his simplest initiate in six Busch Series races. Ambrose leads within the Raybestos Rookie standings by four functions (72-68) over Juan Pablo Montoya entering the April 14 O‘Reilly 300 at Texas. Ambrose is sixth within the Busch Series championship standings, simplest of any Raybestos Rookie. He’s three functions at the help of fifth-set David Reutimann and holds a 16-level edge over seventh-set Bobby Hamilton Jr.(Raybestos PR)(4-9-2007)
- Circle Bar & Adam Crawford to bustle gradual-mannequin races this weekend: With the Craftsman Truck Series taking a pair of weekends off, the Circle Bar Group is headed to the Gulf Flit for their version of Spring Rupture, a immediate phrase double-header weekend. After taking home the 2006 Rookie of the 365 days title at Mobile Global Speedway Adam Crawford [son of Rick Crawford] is having a witness ahead to returning to the seat of his #14-Circle Bar Enormous Gradual Model. Crawford will opt fragment in a daylong test on Thursday with the racing weekend starting up on Friday evening in round 1 of the Blizzard Series at Pensacola‘s Five Flags Speedway and continue on Saturday evening at Mobile Global Speedway within the predominant of their 5 bound Miller Lite Enormous Gradual Model Series. (Circle Bar PR)(4-9-2007)
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April 9, 2006
- Kahne wins at Texas: #9-Kasey Kahne received the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, main 63 of 334 laps for his 2nd procure of 2006 and third of his occupation. #17-Matt Kenseth passed #20-Tony Stewart gradual and held on to 2nd set, with Stewart ending third after main doubtlessly the most laps [99], #11-Denny Hamlin was as soon as 4th for his 1st high-5 of the year then #29-Kevin Harvick. #31-Burton was as soon as sixth, adopted by #10-Riggs, #1-Truex Jr., #6-Martin and #43-Labonte. Facets leader #48-Jimmie Johnson holds on to the functions lead by 15 over #17-Kenseth, ending 11th after being down two laps. Facets leader #48-Jimmie Johnson holds on to the functions lead by 15 over #17-Kenseth, ending 11th after being down two laps. There 9 cautions for 43 laps and 12 leaders with 22 lead adjustments.
Flee Results on my Texas Flee Results/Awards Page.
Facets Standings on my Drivers/Householders Facets after Texas page.
Flee Rundown: stare my Texas Flee Info/Rundown Page for my bound rundown page, laps led, high 10, bound notes, lucky dogs and further.(4-9-2006) - Four Tracks Jeff Gordon has never received at: There are four present bound tracks the Nextel Cup Series runs on that #24-Jeff Gordon has no longer received at, Texas 0 for 11 with a simplest of 2nd in 2002, Phoenix Global Raceway 0 for 14 with a simplest of third in 2002 and 2004; Chicago 0 for 5 with a 2nd in 2003 being his simplest; Speak home 0 for 7 with a simplest attain of third 2004. Gordon has received at 20 [18 active] of 24 tracks he has raced on including two no longer on the circuit to any extent further, North Wilkesboro and Rockingham.(4-9-2006)
- PE: #74-Derrike Cope‘s employees was as soon as a PE [Post Entry] for the bound at Texas and did‘t find credited Drivers/Householders Facets. Groups must hold the entry blank into NASCAR 13 days before the bound.(4-9-2006)
- Recent Bumper at ‘Dega: Groups can hold a brand fresh bumper configuration for the Talladega bound later this month that is intended to lower the quantity of bump drafting. Drivers complained about bump drafting at Daytona. Bump drafting is the set the trailing vehicle rams the rear end of the main vehicle to reduction them push ahead. It‘s an permitted prepare within the straightaways, however when performed within the corners it’ll result in an accident. While the fresh rule reduces the energy of the bumpers, belief is blended if the rule commerce will make a distinction. The fresh rule forces groups to opt away steel plates below the bumper. NASCAR wished to opt the bumper energy for security however no longer make it so strong that drivers primitive it to continually bump draft.(Roanoke Tines)(4-9-2006)
- Sadler‘s feeble crew chief leaves RYR: Kevin Buskirk, beforehand head engineer at Robert Yates Racing and Elliott Sadler‘s intervening time crew chief at the tip of 2005, has gone to work at Richard Childress Racing because the engineer for driver Kevin Harvick‘s #29 GM Goodwrench/Reeses Chevy. “Kevin joined the organization a pair of weeks ago, and he‘s a neatly-behaved skill and a neatly-behaved procure,” Richard Childress mentioned Saturday. “Him and [crew chief] Todd Berrier agree with and work plenty alike, and I agree with he‘ll carry out fairly plenty of things. I‘m furious to stare how that can determine.”(NASCAR.com)(4-9-2006)
- Manifold Mission with the #74: Sitting aspect by aspect, for anyone within the garage drawn to having a witness, an intake manifold submitted by Dodge and permitted by NASCAR and an unlawful manifold taken from the #74 MyGuardian911.com Dodge of McGlynn Racing and pushed by Derrike Cope [who will make his 400th career start at Texas on Sunday]. Raynard McGlynn of Wilkes Barrie, PA owns McGlynn Racing. John Darby, NEXTEL Cup Series Director of Competitors, jokingly commented the infraction, exterior unlawful adjustments, was as soon as “too chilly” to warrant a penalty. On the serious aspect, Darby commented it wasn‘t “Tuesday” the day NASCAR customarily disorders penalties for infractions from the outdated weekend. Namely, the unlawful manifold violated rule 20-5.9G, which states exterior adjustments are no longer favorite except namely permitted by the Series Director. Darby did clearly no longer approve the adjustments to the confiscated manifold. Tom Durse, crew chief on the #74, hopes NASCAR is lenient with what he describes as a “young employees,” despite his admittance, “Once we trudge a fraction onto the vehicle and present it to NASCAR we bear it and we‘re in administration of it.” Must smooth a penalty be issued Durse is furthermore hoping NASCAR concentrates on functions versus cash. “Upright now the functions are no longer nearly as critical to us because the cash. We‘re a struggling operation that has is running the fat season for the predominant time after two years of running a restricted time table.”(CircleTrackPlus), with the #74 doubtlessly being a put up-entry [not entered before the deadline] and no longer getting any functions, it’ll also find yourself being a cash unbiased and casting off just a few of the employees‘s present functions.(4-9-2006)
- Martin/Hamlin make up: After the bound per week ago in Martinsville, rookie #11-Denny Hamlin blamed #6-Price Martin for a shatter and claimed customarily that the 47-year-feeble primitive had been wrecking him all year. It all gave the impact reasonably gruesome since Martin is form of universally praised by fellow drivers for his natty driving model. “We talked on Tuesday,” mentioned Hamlin. “It form of settles our differences, I reveal you would possibly possibly well hiss. I requested him what I’m able to also carry out otherwise to defend away from that from going on, and I customarily suggested him the set he did me unsuitable. We agreed on all the pieces when it was as soon as all mentioned and performed. I‘m satisfied it‘s over with and we are able to whisk on. He admitted to things that he did and I admitted to things that I did within the previous. It‘s suitable a form of things the set you learn. We haven‘t raced with every varied that worthy. With time it‘s going to repair itself. We‘ve obtained to learn every varied‘s driving kinds and whisk on. I‘m the final driver that ought to begin something else with anyone. I spent all final year suitable seeking to find appreciate from these guys and let them know that I’m able to bound with them without controversy, without entering into them. I felt cherish it was as soon as time to face up for what I believed was as soon as correct and unsuitable. I felt correct after speaking to him because I felt cherish he understood the set I used to be as soon as coming from …”
Martin was as soon as predictably magnanimous. “It shouldn‘t subject if you happen to‘re a rookie or no longer,” he mentioned, “and Denny shouldn‘t be handled on the bound phrase otherwise from me. Denny and I hold had a dialog since, and I made it sure to Denny that all the pieces that I‘ve performed to him on the bound phrase I’d hold performed to Rusty Wallace, who I appreciate as worthy or bigger than anyone within the garage, or Dale Jarrett. My level was as soon as, ‘Don‘t carry up the rookie thing again,‘ because he‘s performed a unbelievable job. He‘s been extremely aggressive and respectful and pretty on the bound phrase, and the rub that we hold had came from he and I no longer lustrous every varied‘s model.”(Gaston Gazette)(4-9-2006) - Rumblings — Texas: Kasey Kahne passed Tony Stewart on lap 308 at the moment time at Texas Motor Speedway and drove off into the sundown to take the Samsung/RadioShack 500 by a margin of over 5 seconds….giving himself an early birthday present (it‘s Monday). This was as soon as Kasey‘s 2nd procure of the season (he took down Atlanta three weeks ago) and the third of his occupation (all three of his wins hold approach from the pole, btw) transferring him into a tie for 85th on the all-time procure list.
Kasey‘s the 11th varied winner in 11 races at TMS, and this was as soon as victory #9 for Ray Evernham…..and it was as soon as payment an attractive $530,164 moreover!
Denny Hamlin (4th) had his occupation-simplest attain at the moment time. His outdated simplest was as soon as 7th after we were right here final November.
Scott Riggs (7th) had his simplest attain since he was as soon as runner-up at Michigan final August.
Martin Truex Jr (Eighth) had his simplest attain since he was as soon as 7th at Lowe‘s final May possibly possibly.
David Stremme (21st) had his simplest attain since he was as soon as 16th at Chicagoland final July.
STREAKIN….Kasey Kahne has 5 Top-10‘s within the final 6 races.
Price Martin has 5 Top-10‘s within the final 6 races.
This Week‘s Elevator…UP: Operator of the week is a lonely Tony Stewart (+37). DOWN: The Enormous Dropper was as soon as Greg Biffle (-37), J. J. Yeley (-33), Kurt Busch (-27), Ryan Newman (-26), and Kyle Petty (-20). With the model this season has gone for Biffle, it’ll smooth approach as no surprise that his is his 2nd BD of the season all prepared.
We had three drivers lead a lap at the moment time for the predominant time this season. Martin Truex Jr, Jeff Inexperienced, and Carl Edwards give us 30 varied drivers to handbook a lap already this year…..final year we had a total of 51 varied leaders.
No commerce at the tip of the standings this week….Jimmie Johnson‘s lead is now simplest 15 markers over fresh #2 man Matt Kenseth. Denny Hamlin (23rd to 14th) made the very top whisk ahead whereas Kyle Petty (26th to 32nd) fell doubtlessly the most spots.(Stock Automobile Fans)(4-9-2006) - Texas Flee Notes:
• Kasey Kahne received the 2006 Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, scoring his third NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 79th occupation initiate. Kahne‘s final victory came at Atlanta, three races ago. It was as soon as his 2nd victory on a superspeedway. His occupation-first victory came at Richmond in May possibly possibly 2005.
• Kahne scored his first victory and 2nd high-10 attain — every high-fives — in four races at Texas Motor Speedway.
• He grew to alter into the 11th varied bound winner in 11 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Texas.
• Kahne scored his fifth high-10 attain in seven races this season.
• Kahne climbed from fourth to third within the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup level standings. After seven races in 2005, he ranked 23rd within the level standings.
• Kahne led the final 27 laps in at the moment time‘s bound.
• Evernham Motorsports has received no longer lower than one bound every season 2001— 2006, six consecutive years.
• This was as soon as employees owner Ray Evernham‘s ninth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory and first at Texas Motor Speedway.
Notebook Items
• Tony Stewart led doubtlessly the most laps (99) within the Samsung/RadioShack 500 — the third time in 2006 that Stewart led doubtlessly the most laps in a bound — all within the previous three races.
• Matt Kenseth (2nd) posted his fourth high-10 attain in eight races at Texas Motor Speedway. He scored his fourth high-10 attain of the season, all high-fives and climbed from third to 2nd within the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup level standings. One year ago he ranked 21st after seven races.
• Tony Stewart (third) scored his sixth high-10 attain in 9 races at Texas and climbed from eighth to fifth within the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup level standings.
• Denny Hamlin (fourth) scored his 2nd high-10 attain in two races at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s his occupation-simplest attain and the ideal attain by a rookie in 2006. It was as soon as Hamlin‘s 2nd high-10 attain in 2006 and his 2nd in as many races at Texas.
• Kevin Harvick (fifth) scored his 2nd high-10 attain in seven races at Texas. It was as soon as his third high-10 attain in 2006.
• Scott Riggs (seventh) scored his first high-10 attain in four races at Texas Motor Speedway. This is his 2nd high-10 attain in six races this season after he didn’t qualify for the 2006 Daytona 500.
• Denny Hamlin was as soon as the ideal ending Raybestos Rookie-of-the 365 days contender at Texas Motor Speedway.
• At the least if truth be told one of the 2006 Raybestos Rookie-of-the 365 days contenders has scored a high-15 attain in every bound this season.
• Raybestos Rookie-of-the-365 days contenders Denny Hamlin (fourth) and Martin Truex Jr, (eighth) every done within the tip 10. The final time two novices done within the tip 10 came at Phoenix in November 2005 when Kyle Busch done first and Travis Kvapil done 10th.
• Joe Nemechek (23rd) has been running at the attain within the final 39 races, a disappear that began at Bristol final April, the longest present disappear.
• Greg Biffle (42nd) has done 31st or worse in four of the seven races this season. Biffle dropped from 18th to 23rd within the level standings. One year ago, after seven races, he ranked 2nd within the level standings.(NASCAR Statistical Companies and products)(4-9-2006) - Sorenson Faces Penalty: Reed Sorenson faces a conceivable functions penalty for intentionally bringing out a caution within the O‘Reilly 300 Busch Series bound Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. NASCAR threw the caution for a fraction of roll bar padding from Sorenson‘s vehicle that was as soon as on the phrase and sent Sorenson to the tip of the longest line at the time, a penalty of about 5 positions.(NASCAR Scene)(4-9-2006)
- Recent deal shut for Martin: Price Martin says he‘s shut to signing a contract to drive fat time within the Truck Series for Roush Racing in 2007 and 2008. Martin mentioned he would deem running a Cup bound however simplest on the identical weekend and at the identical phrase as a truck match.(roanoke.com)(4-9-2006)
- Astronomical Companions With SAS Instruments & Fortress Products: Stellar-Quest Racing Group, LLC for which JC Astronomical drives the #91truck, has announced their fresh partnerships with Stars & Stripes Tool, Inc. and Fortress Products, Inc. Stars & Stripes Tool, Inc. (SAS Instruments) is owned by the husband and partner employees of Tim and Nicole Schnobrich. They’ve recently launched their fresh knowledge superhighway store at www.sastool.com. Fortress Products, Inc. headquartered in Rochester, NY is in their fifth decade of producing and distributing good merchandise across the realm. To learn extra about what Fortress Products, Inc. has to present, check with www.castlepackspower.com.(jcstout.com)(4-9-2006)
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April 9, 2005
- Ward needs Cup..no longer Busch/Truck plug: Ward Burton has been spending extra time this spring along side his Flowers and fauna Basis, however he‘d smooth reasonably be help racing. Burton has been indolent this season, looking out ahead to a vehicle owner to make the choice. And he‘s no longer inspiring to bustle Busch or Automobiles. “Upright now I smooth deem myself a Cup racer,” Burton mentioned. “Whether or no longer I find the different to head help within the fad I used to be as soon as before, we‘ll hold to reduction and stare. I received‘t whisk help suitable to plug round. I‘ll whisk help with something thrilling, with a title employees, with the form of give a opt to you must now bigger than ever. I omit fairly plenty of it. Nevertheless there‘s just a few of it I don‘t omit. The time table going from this weekend except Thanksgiving with simplest one weekend off doesn‘t allure to me.”(Winston Salem Journal)(4-9-2005)
- Bobby Labonte wins at Martinsville: #47-Bobby Labonte received the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, changing into the 12th driver to procure no longer lower than one bound within the three Nationwide Series [Cup, Busch, Trucks]. Now not simplest has Labonte received a bound in all three sequence however he did it at the identical phrase: Labonte has received a Cup, Busch and Truck Series at Martinsville [which has to be rare since the Busch Series hasn‘t raced at Martinsville since 1994].(4-9-2005)
AND — Labonte Truck Stuff: Labonte grew to alter into the 50th varied driver to procure the truck sequence and, he and brother, Terry, grew to alter into the predominant set of brothers to procure within the sequence. Terry Labonte received at Richmond in Sept. 1995. The Labonte brothers hold a blended eight starts within the Craftsman Truck Series (Bobby with 5 and Terry with three, all in 1995) and hold two victories and six high-three victories.(JGR PR)(4-9-2005) - DW May possibly possibly Flee All all over again….. Darrell Waltrip received‘t be closing out his aggressive racing occupation at the moment time at Martinsville Speedway. The three-time Cup champion and present TV analyst didn’t qualify for at the moment time‘s Kroger 250, missing by lower than one hundredth of a 2nd and leaving the door launch for one extra bound in his Toyota Tundra. “It would possibly possibly possibly probably‘t be your final bound if you happen to didn‘t bound,” he mentioned. “That‘s the model I ogle at it.”(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-9-2005)
- Flit Guard to sponsor Bliss at Texas: Haas CNC Racing announced the Flit Guard will help as predominant sponsor of the #0 Chevrolet pushed by Mike Bliss for the running of the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup bound at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend. “Since the Flit Guard sponsors our Busch Series entry pushed by Justin Labonte, this was as soon as a neatly-behaved chance for them step into Cup competition for a weekend at the phrase the set they rolled out their racing program suitable a year ago,” mentioned Joe Custer, Regular Supervisor of Haas CNC Racing. “Texas is home to the Labonte family and Justin‘s father Terry, who is a fraction-owner of our Busch employees, is scheduled to compete in a Hendrick Motorsports vehicle at this match. Terry is furthermore being inducted into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Standing next week and we thought it would possibly possibly possibly well possibly be wonderful to commemorate that occasion furthermore. The fans in Texas hold repeatedly been very supportive of the Labonte‘s and Haas CNC Racing, NetZero and Simplest Settle are furthermore all very supportive of this chance.” NetZero Simplest Settle Racing will return because the predominant sponsor for the #0 Chevrolet for the upcoming match at Phoenix Global Raceway.(NetZero Simplest Settle Racing)(4-9-2005)
- Martinsville Qualifying Notes:
Scott Riggs received the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Reach Auto Facets 500, lapping Martinsville Speedway in 19.588 seconds at 96.671 mph. Ryan Newman holds the phrase-qualifying file of 19.513 seconds, 97.043 mph, set Oct. 22, 2004.
This is Riggs‘s first occupation Bud Pole in 41 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. It’s his 2nd high-10 initiate in three races at Martinsville Speedway. It’s his 2nd high-10 initiate in 2005.
Riggs grew to alter into the 12th driver to put up poles in all three of NASCAR‘s predominant sequence. He has 5 poles on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and two within the NASCAR Busch Series.
Ryan Newman posted the 2nd-quickest qualifying lap of 19.591 seconds, 96.657 mph and can hold to smooth be a part of Riggs on the front row for the Reach Auto Facets 500. Newman has began from a high-10 foundation in all seven of his races at Martinsville. This is his fifth initiate of third or greater right here.
This is the 2nd Bud Pole for Chevrolet in 2005. All three producers hold two Bud Poles this season.
Jeremy Mayfield (third) posted his third high-10 initiate in 20 races at Martinsville. His outdated simplest initiate right here was as soon as sixth in April 2001. It’s his third high-10 initiate in 2005.
Rusty Wallace (fourth) scored his 33rd high-10 initiate in 43 races at Martinsville. It’s his 2nd initiate greater than 21st in 2005, every within the previous two races.
Kevin Harvick (fifth) posted his third high-10 initiate in eight races at Martinsville. All three of his high-10 starts had been from fifth. It’s his first high-10 initiate this season.
Ken Schrader (11th) posted his simplest initiate since he began seventh at Talladega in September 2003.
There had been suitable two Bud Pole winners within the final six races at Martinsville. Jeff Gordon received four Bud Poles and Ryan Newman received two. Newman has began from a high-10 foundation in all six of his races at the Virginia immediate phrase. Gordon has posted 17 high-10 starts in 24 races at Martinsville, including high-5 starts in eight of his final 9 races right here.
The bound has been received from the Bud Pole 17 cases at Martinsville, the very top foundation. The 2nd foundation has supplied 14 winners, third 13 and fourth 11, for a total of 55 victories from the tip-four starting up positions.
Kurt Busch received the 2002 Feeble Dominion 500 from the 36th foundation — the farthest help a bound winner has began at Martinsville.(NASCAR Statistical Companies and products)(4-9-2005) - StockCarFans — Ramblings — Martinsville: We had two stoppages for rain at the moment time however they managed to find in qualifying for Sunday‘s Reach Auto Facets 500 at Martinsville Speedway. And, we had reasonably of a surprise as Scott Riggs nipped Ryan Newman for his first ever Bud Pole in Nextel Cup competition.
Riggs was as soon as 3/1000th‘s of a 2nd faster than Newman and becomes the 5th qualifier for next February‘s Budweiser Shootout….at this rate we‘ll hold 35 drivers in that match!
Rigg‘s outdated simplest starting up declare was as soon as 4th, which he‘s performed four cases, doubtlessly the most present of which was as soon as at Las Vegas final month.
Closing week a immediate phrase….5 sets of ties in qualifying. This week one other immediate phrase…..and no ties in qualifying. Straggle resolve!
Kevin Harvick (5th) has his simplest starting up declare since he good 5th at Phoenix final November.
Bobby Labonte (sixth) has his simplest starting up declare since he lined up sixth at Speak home final November.
Ken Schrader (11th) has his simplest starting up declare since he timed in 7th at Talladega in September of 2003! Nevertheless this can simplest give him a greater pit decision instructed he crased in turn if truth be told one of his 2nd lap and can hold to smooth whisk to a backup for the bound.
Kyle Petty (19th) has his simplest starting up declare since he good 18th at Atlanta final October.
Mike Garvey (34th) has his occupation-simplest starting up declare. He began 43rd in his simplest varied initiate at Atlanta final month.
Johnny Sauter (40th) makes his first initiate of the season.
STREAKIN….Ryan Newman has 13 Top-10 starts in a row. Greg Biffle has 5 Top-10 starts in a row.
(Stock Automobile Fans)(4-9-2005) - NASCAR beats the NBA: Fox‘s broadcast of final Sunday‘s Meals Metropolis 500 Nextel Cup bound at Bristol Motor Speedway no longer simplest posted the phrase‘s perfect rating ever (6.3), however it furthermore earned bigger rankings than ABC‘s NBA video games within the four home markets that had their groups taking part in precise thru bound coverage. The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reviews that extra of us watched NASCAR than the NBA in Boston, Dallas, Minneapolis and Philadelphia.(NASCAR Scene Every single day E-newsletter)(4-9-2005)
- Hmiel to allure unbiased/penalty Observation: NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel, who runs all three of NASCAR‘s high sequence, will allure the $10,000 unbiased and the 25 functions the sanctioning body took away for his nationally televised one-finger salute of Dale Jarrett precise thru Monday‘s Busch Series bound at Bristol. Now that the declare has had time to chill off Hmiel explains “I don‘t bound to make friends however I don‘t bound to make enemies either. I if truth be told detest that it came about and I detest Dale Jarrett‘s vehicle obtained torn up and I detest that we obtained fined 25 functions and stuff cherish that so we‘re going to allure it and stare what happens and it‘s already over with…I‘m prepared to head to Martinsville and bustle the truck. I appreciate Dale Jarrett for all he‘s performed as a racer. I‘m sorry that the fans had to stare that on television and their youngsters and each person who enjoys NASCAR as worthy as I carry out however there‘s two aspects to every epic and I‘m no longer gonna be threatened by anyone or help down from anyone. I‘ve obtained a neatly-behaved sponsor and a neatly-behaved owner that‘s been at the help of me and Dale Jarrett is conscious of that wasn‘t something else deepest…it‘s 5 laps to head and it ended up being a shatter and it tore his vehicle up and I‘m sorry for that…it‘s nothing I did on purpose. We‘re suitable gonna whisk to Martinsville and let this pass and I‘m sure they‘ll be somebody‘s as large a jerk as I am this week next week.”(PRN‘s Garage Pass Radio present)(4-7-2005)
STATEMENT: FROM SHANE HMIEL REGARDING BRISTOL NASCAR BUSCH RACE
QUESTION: UPON REFLECTION, IF YOU HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN, WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT AFTER MONDAY‘S BUSCH RACE IN BRISTOL? HMIEL ANSWER: Of course I’d. I ought to say regret to the fans staring at on television, in particular the early life, that they witnessed the put up bound on are residing TV. Each driver builds so worthy adrenaline at Bristol that it isn‘t easy to shut it down right away when your vehicle rolls to a end however it doesn‘t make up for the truth that each person staring at are residing TV witnessed the incident.
QUESTION: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DALE JARRETT? HMIEL ANSWER: I hold a neatly-behaved quantity of appreciate for Dale. He has proved he is a neatly-behaved bound driver. He has received a championship, three Daytona 500s and a form of varied races. There’s no longer any intention I supposed to hit him; it was as soon as merely 5 laps to head at Bristol. Issues happen so lickety-split and with each person wrecking in front of us, it conducted out that Dale ended up with a torn up bound vehicle. I detest that came about. I am very eager about my racing and I am a laborious racer. I cherish racing and there would possibly possibly be nothing extra I ought to carry out. Nevertheless fragment of what makes our sport is as strong as it’s are drivers cherish Dale who hold built the fan erroneous and earned the appreciate on and off the phrase of their fellow drivers.
QUESTION: WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? HMIEL ANSWER: First, I’d wish to in my opinion guarantee the fans that I hold the utmost appreciate for the total drivers who hold built this sport to the diploma it’s at the moment time, in particular Dale Jarrett. I intend to check with Dale and say regret to him for the tell I made after the bound within the warmth of the 2nd. I am sure Dale and I are going to bound against one one other plenty of cases this season and I need us to every be assured that this was as soon as an remoted incident and we’re starting up with a natty slate. I’d wish to set aside this all at the help of us so we are able to all whisk ahead in a determined intention. Now we hold filed an allure with NASCAR referring to the penalties that were assessed and can hold to smooth make the very top presentation we are able to. Regardless of the choice is, we are able to appreciate and whisk on to the next bound.(GM PR)(4-9-2005) - Attempting out at Richmond: Various NASCAR Busch Series drivers change into the predominant laps of the 2005 season at Richmond Global Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6, including #22-Kenny Wallace, #32-Shane Hmiel,#44- Justin Labonte, and #10-Michel Jourdain. Kenny Wallace, who currently sits in seventh set within the NASCAR Busch Series standings, remains to be impressed with the bottom at Richmond Global Raceway. “I don‘t know what it’s about this bound phrase,” mentioned Wallace, a three-time winner at Richmond. “I don‘t know if I‘m right correct at following that yellow line or what, however at any time when somebody asks, ‘What is your favourite racetrack,‘ I hiss, ‘Richmond,‘ because if the vehicle doesn‘t work on the bottom you would possibly possibly well whisk it to the tip. It‘s suitable repeatedly been a fun phrase to bound on.” Rookie NASCAR Busch Series driver Michel Jourdain visited Richmond Global Raceway for the predominant time, and appears optimistic for the FUNAI 250 “below the lights” on Friday, May possibly possibly 13. “I cherish (Richmond) plenty,” the feeble Champ Automobile driver mentioned. “It‘s fairly lickety-split phrase with correct grip. It‘s my first year within the stock vehicles, and at most tracks I don‘t hold ample confidence to be extra aggressive. Nevertheless right here I have I’m able to brake plenty more challenging and I‘m liking it plenty.” Wallace change into in an unofficial time of 21.80 seconds in bound tidy on Wednesday, whereas Jourdain‘s unofficial simplest time was as soon as 21.99 in bound tidy. Attempting out resumes April 26 when NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Bobby Hamilton, Jr. visits Richmond Global Raceway. Carl Edwards will test May possibly possibly 2 in preparation for double responsibility May possibly possibly 13-14 for the FUNAI 250 and Chevy American Revolution 400. A host of NASCAR stars will be readily on hand May possibly possibly 3, including Rusty Wallace, Kasey Kahne, Qualified Marlin, Jamie McMurray, Ricky Rudd, Reed Sorenson, Scott Riggs, Jeff Inexperienced, and Carl Edwards. Fans are invited to learn about from the Grandstands at no payment on any of this present day from 9: 00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m.(Richmond Global Raceway)(4-9-2005)
- Bobby Labonte wins at Martinsville: #47-Bobby Labonte received the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, changing into the 12th driver to procure no longer lower than one bound within the three Nationwide Series [Cup, Busch, Trucks]. Now not simplest has Labonte received a bound in all three sequence however he did it at the identical phrase: Labonte has received a Cup, Busch and Truck Series at Martinsville [which has to be rare since the Busch Series hasn‘t raced at Martinsville since 1994]. The relief of the tip 10 were: #99-CRaven, #6-Hornaday, #66-Bodine, #30-Chaffin, #1-Musgrave, #15-Hmiel, #2-Spencer, #5-Skinner and #10-Cook. Pole sitter and Level Chief, #04-Bobby Hamilton wrecked in direction of the tip of the bound and ended up 20th, however smooth leads the functions.
For bound outcomes, stare:
ESPN.com
MotorsportsOne
Truckseries.com
NASCAR.com.(4-9-2005) - More on Labonte: Labonte grew to alter into the 50th varied driver to procure the truck sequence and, he and brother, Terry, grew to alter into the predominant set of brothers to procure within the sequence. Terry Labonte received at Richmond in Sept. 1995. The Labonte brothers hold a blended eight starts within the Craftsman Truck Series (Bobby with 5 and Terry with three, all in 1995) and hold two victories and six high-three victories.(JGR PR)(4-9-2005)
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- Garone leaves NASCAR gig: Joe Garone has left as Director of Officiating for NASCAR and suggested Claire B. Lang of XM Satellite tv for pc NASCAR Radio: “It‘s been a neatly-behaved expertise to be on the NASCAR aspect with such neatly-behaved of us however you suitable can‘t find the asphalt out of the racer‘s blood I reveal would be the model to hiss it. I took some time away from auto-racing as a long way within the garage home and had a neatly-behaved time at NASCAR to begin the research and pattern heart and then whisk on with the officiating program. I omit being within the garage, I omit the guys, I omit the pit crews, I omit being on the box thinking about the recreation and it suitable is never any longer going to head away and I‘m going help within the garage and that‘s the set my heart lies. I‘ve decided to resign from NASCAR and make that whisk.”
Garone says he‘s been if truth be told lucky being thinking about so many aspects of the game and he‘s no longer sure whether or no longer he‘ll lean in direction of a crew chief or employees manager set. Garone furthermore suggested CBL that his explore of the sanctioning body changed from the time he was as soon as a crew chief to the time he was as soon as the director of officiating: “I hold a neatly-behaved appreciate for the work that goes into imposing the letter of the rule e-book and the work that goes into being equal and pretty across the board and I didn‘t utilize to hold that appreciate when I used to be as soon as on a employees before however I carry out hold it now. Theres no query NASCAR‘s competition aspect has been an witness-opening expertise as to the difficulty that‘s set aside into it to guarantee that it‘s pretty across the board.”(XM Satellite tv for pc NASCAR Radio)(4-9-2004) - So….What‘s Up with Dave Marcis? from the marcisracing.com declare: Dave “Marcus” continues to issue that “retirement” is a relative term. To this level this year he‘s been thinking about running the bound employees in North Carolina, Camp 28 in Wisconsin, making an try out Crown Royal IROC vehicles, and even a polar bear soar! Dave jumped in a lake frozen with a 2 foot layer of ice to expand cash for Enormous Brothers Enormous Sisters. This took set in January in front of Camp 28 in Rib Lake, WI. An entire of $8,500 was as soon as raised that day. What carry out you wear for a sub-freezing polar bear soar? Neatly if you happen to‘re Dave Marcis, a Goodyear hat keep in mind that. Rumor is that photography of this match exist, however they‘re closely guarded from this web web roar… to this level. With actions cherish this, Dave would possibly possibly well had been safer when he was as soon as racing!(4-9-2004)
- Lepage no longer pleased with release from the #4: Kevin Lepage‘s “fat-time plug” with Morgan-McClure Racing is over, suitable six races after it was as soon as announced. And in line with Lepage, he couldn‘t be happier. Lepage was as soon as handed his walking papers by the Abingdon, Va. employees final week, after managing a simplest attain of 22nd in six NASCAR Nextel Cup Series starts this year. Ragged Jimmy Spencer took over the plug final weekend at Texas, ending 29th, six laps down. Contacted this week at his home in North Carolina, Lepage‘s thoughts on the sever up can even be summed-up in two easy words. Appropriate riddance.
“After staring at that fiasco in Texas, I‘m pleased to be out of there,” he mentioned. “It appears that, Jimmy Spencer isn‘t the miracle-employee they hoped for. (Morgan-McClure) had no set-united states of americaon the vehicles, none at all. I went across the garage and begged favors from guys I knew on varied groups, asking them to reduction us out. Other folks set aside their jobs in risk to carry out that, however the minute we obtained the chassis straightened out, the motor would blow. Or we‘d approach out of the pits with three lug nuts missing. It was as soon as a distress. (Group owner) Larry McClure kept asking me — repeatedly, `What carry out we should always carry out to repair it?‘ I suggested him, however it sounds as if, honesty wasn‘t what he wished to listen to.”
Enter Spencer, who in line with Lepage had been “carrying Larry out since Daytona seeking to find within the vehicle. He introduced along reasonably bit of cash, and suggested Larry what he wished to listen to. So I‘m out, and he‘s in. Appropriate luck to him, he‘s going to need it.” After seeing the Morgan-McClure employees from the internal, the Vermont native mentioned he will be very much surprised if Spencer — or anyone else — can turn things round anytime soon. “Starting set with Robby Gordon in 2001, they hold now had 13 drivers in three years,” he mentioned. “Robby couldn‘t reduction them, Mike Skinner couldn‘t reduction them, Stacy Compton couldn‘t reduction them, and it sounds as if, neither would possibly possibly well I. It‘s one thing after one other with them; one disaster piled on high of one other.” What‘s next for Lepage? he mentioned he is working to set aside his bear Busch Series Fords help no longer astray for a time table of 10-20 races, foundation next month at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. “We‘re beating the telephones for sponsorship correct now,” he mentioned, “and I‘m about 95-p.c sure we‘ll find a deal performed with out a longer lower than if truth be told one of the 2 companies we‘re speaking to. For every door that closes, one other one opens,” he mentioned. “And in all honesty, my next different received‘t can hold to be worthy to be greater than the set I suitable was as soon as. I’d reasonably sit down home and learn about the bound on TV than bustle cherish that.”(Barre-Montpelier Times Argus)(4-9-2004) - Driver of the 365 days 1st 1/4 Nominees: Whether or no longer it‘s “young weapons” or primitive gunslingers the nominations for Tempo Channel Items the DRIVER OF THE YEAR for the predominant quarter 2004 are all high weapons. In the predominant vote of the year auto racing fans will find to participate thru an on-line ballotof the year, which is fragment of the design in which to appreciate the very top driver in this young season. This quarter‘s nominees present that drivers of any age can even be aggressive no longer simplest in their bear sequence, however within the minds of consultants and fans alike.
The drivers, just a few of whom are repeat nominees, encompass Greg Anderson (NHRA), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (NASCAR), Sam Hornish, Jr. (IRL), Tony Kanaan (IRL), Kasey Kahne (NASCAR), Steve Kinser (World of Outlaws), Matt Kenseth (NASCAR), and Tony Schumacher (NHRA). In its 38th year, the DRIVER OF THE YEAR‘s award for this quarter will be determined by an unbiased vote of the 18-member panel of blue ribbon auto racing journalists and broadcasters and one vote in line with the cumulative tally of fans‘ voting at www.speedtv.com — click on to vote. At the tip of the year a varied separate vote will be held for the 2004 DRIVER OF THE YEAR.(DOTY PR)(4-9-2004) - Busch Test Drives Hybrid in NYC: Kurt Busch, driver of the #97 Sharpie/IRWIN Ford Taurus within the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series stepped into a worthy varied Ford Tuesday morning in Recent York. Busch had the different to envision drive the all-fresh Ford Win away Hybrid, on sale later this year, on the streets of Manhattan as fragment of a 36-hour persistence test for the vehicle. Making the story Manhattan drive in particular spectacular is the truth that the Win away Hybrid‘s gas tank holds suitable 15 gallons of gasoline. The Ford Win away Hybrid is the predominant “fat” hybrid to be in-built North The USA. It combines shut to-zero emissions and the gasoline economy of a fat hybrid-electric system with the whisk-anyplace capacity, toughness and cargo capacity of the Ford Win away, The USA‘s simplest-selling compact SUV. The 2005 Win away Hybrid is the realm‘s cleanest, most gasoline-efficient SUV, ready to bound 35 to 40 miles on a single gallon of gasoline in end-and-whisk city driving, the set the advantages of its “fat” hybrid powertrain clearly outpace the gasoline efficiency of even the smallest conventionally powered vehicles. On the freeway, Win away Hybrid is expected to intention 30 mpg, resulting from its efficient Atkinson Cycle gasoline engine, when it receives EPA gasoline economy certification. At the identical time Ford is working to scale again the environmental affect of the vehicles it produces, the firm is pursuing progressive solutions in manufacturing. The refurbished Ford Rouge Center complicated in Dearborn, with its acres of “residing roof,” the nation‘s easiest porous car car parking zone and particular wetlands that cleanse storm water runoff, is an example of how a enormous manufacturing complicated can if truth be told crimson meat up environmental quality. The 2005 Win away Hybrid will be built at Ford‘s Kansas Metropolis, Mo., assembly plant, on the identical mass-manufacturing assembly line primitive for plenty of Win away, Mazda Tribute and European Ford Maverick models. For person knowledge on the Win away Hybrid, check with www.fordvehicles.com/hybrid.(stare fat pr at the Roush Racing declare)(4-9-2004)
- NJ Mayor needs his Tempo TV: Mayor Glen Gilmore of Hamilton Township, NJ needs SPEED Channel on hand to township residents. In a present article within the Trentonian, Gilmore requested the native cable provider so that you would possibly possibly add SPEED to its program lineup, announcing: “Motorsports is an infinite fragment of Hamilton history, and there would possibly possibly be a neatly-behaved query for NASCAR and varied racing coverage amongst our residents.” Gilmore was as soon as acall-in visitor Wednesday on SPEED Channel‘s viewer participation program Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain.(Tempo Channel PR)(4-9-2004)
- Truex Jr. wins pole at Nashville…BUT goes to the rear: #8-Martin Truex shattered the Nashville Superspeedway phrase file with a lap of 166.515mph Friday and received his 2nd Busch sequence pole of the season. An entire of 21 drivers topped the qualifying file of 163.324 set by Randy LaJoie before final year‘s Pepsi 300, starting up with #23-Kenny Wallace within the 2nd vehicle out on the 1.33-mile concrete oval. Nevertheless Truex, third-fastest within the predominant rehearsal, added one other pole to the one he took at Daytona after #1-Johnny Benson came up suitable immediate of matching his slither. They were the very top drivers to high 166 mph with Benson coming in at 166.475 in his Dodge. Benson will initiate 2nd, adopted by #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr.[moves up to the pole spot], #22-Jason Keller and #27-Johnny Sauter. Defending bound champion and sequence functions leader #37-David Inexperienced good 10th. Some Nextel Cup regulars who took earnings of the off weekend didn‘t fare as neatly. #55-Robby Gordon will initiate 11th, and #99-Michael Waltrip 22nd. [Also #38-Kahne starts 6th and #60-Biffle 16th]. 11 drivers didn’t make the bound.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)
AND to the help: pole sitter #8-Martin Truex, Jr. wrecked early in Chuffed Hour and pulled out the backup vehicle. He can hold to head to the rear of the sector for the initiate of the bound.(BGNRacing.com)
For qualifying outcomes/starting up lineups stare:
ThatsRacin.com
BGNRacing.com
NASCAR.com.(4-9-2004)
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- Parrotts Out at RYR? UPDATE 3 It‘s Generous: listening to some rumors that Todd and Brad Parrott hold left Robert Yates Racing, smooth checking into it.
UPDATE: listening to Brad was as soon as released and Todd is on some form of whisk away from the employees.(4-8-2003)
UPDATE 2: hold confirmed that Brad is never any longer with RYR and Todd has taken a “whisk away of absense”. The #88 employees will utilize present individuals of the RYR organization for Martinsville this weekend. Query an legit PR later this morning.(4-9-2003)
UPDATE 2 the Press Liberate: Robert Yates Racing announced adjustments to the administration construction of the #88 UPS employees. Efficient right away, Brad Parrott has been released from crew chief duties on the #88 employees. Additionally, Competitors Director Todd Parrott has taken an indefinite whisk away of absence from Robert Yates Racing. Regular Supervisor Doug Yates hopes the commerce will give the employees the different to opt a step help, regroup and find the bound program no longer astray for the rest of 2003. The 2003 season obtained off to a extraordinary initiate for Dale Jarrett and the #88 Robert Yates Racing employees with a 10th-set attain at Daytona, and a procure at Rockingham. Jarrett was as soon as 2nd within the functions following the procure at Rockingham in February, however currently sits 12th. Daytona and Rockingham are the #88 employees‘s simplest high-10 finishes in 2003. The #88 employees will be below the immediate management of Garth Finley and Richard Buck this weekend at Martinsville. Yates believes this commerce in personnel is critical to find the #88 employees help to championship devour. “We are within the enterprise of a hit races and championships,” Yates mentioned. “For the final plenty of races, this employees hasn‘t conducted to the diploma that we understand it’s able to performing. We mentioned within the starting up of 2003 we would carry out whatever it took to find the #88 employees and Dale Jarrett help to championship contending devour. This wasn‘t a easy decision however it was as soon as a important one, and we confidently will be ready to find the #88 employees help to victory lane and help to the set they are the employees each person appears to be to beat.” Doug Yates and Dale Jarrett will be on hand for questions within the infield media heart at Martinsville Speedway this Friday, April 11th at 10: 30am/et.(Elevation Motorsports/RYR PR) and stare articles at ThatsRacin.com and Ford Racing(4-9-2003) - #14 Withdraws from Martinsville to regroup: So that you can rob up on expand resources and test for upcoming events, the #14 Foyt/Harrah‘s Racing employees has withdrawn its entry for this weekend‘s NASCAR Winston Cup Series match at Martinsville Speedway. “It was as soon as a if truth be told tricky decision to no longer whisk to Martinsville this weekend, however we agree with it‘s the very top different for us correct now,” mentioned Larry Foyt, driver of the #14 Foyt/Harrah‘s Racing Dodge. “We obtained this form of unhurried initiate within the starting up of the year and this will give us a critical gamble to rob up, sort up our resources and genuinely test, something we haven‘t been ready to carry out since the season began.” The employees plans on doing a two-day test next week at Richmond Global Raceway.(Performance PR Plus PR)(4-9-2003)
- Tryson fined: NASCAR officers announced Wednesday that Pat Tryson, crew chief for the #21 Wood Brothers Ford, has been fined $10,000 for rule violations on April 5 precise thru prepare for the Aaron‘s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. The #21, pushed by Ricky Rudd, was as soon as in violation of Part 12-4-A within the NASCAR Winston Cup rule e-book (actions detrimental to stock vehicle racing) and Part 12-4-W (improperly linked weight). Because the #21 was as soon as getting ready to head onto the bound phrase, the improperly linked weight fell off the vehicle. On Saturday afternoon, a 35-lb. lead block, scuffed and deformed on one end and tagged with the #21, sat on the internal counter of the Winston Cup place of job trailer with plenty of varied confiscated parts, including two sheared driveshafts.(NASCAR.com)(4-9-2003)
- At the least 300 hold died on tracks since 1990: The loss of life toll for U.S. auto racing has climbed to no longer lower than 300 since 1990, after present accidents killed two jog racers. In the midst of the previous two weeks, businessmen Don Rhyne and Phil Burghard died in separate crashes after their dragsters sped uncontrolled. In a 2001 investigation, The Observer chanced on that bigger than 260 of us, including 29 spectators, died in U.S. auto racing from 1990 thru 2001. Since then, 40 extra drivers hold died, including 28 in 2002. One more jog racer, Larry Iciness, stays unconscious and in excessive situation after suffering head accidents when his vehicle hit a wall March 31. It came about at Southwestern Global Raceway in Tucson, Ariz., the set Rhyne crashed four days earlier. There was as soon as furthermore a dismay in Sunday‘s NASCAR Winston Cup bound at Talladega, Ala. A tire from Ryan Newman‘s vehicle flew over the fence between Turns 1 and 2, struck a parked vehicle and landed in an home the set there had been no grandstands. No person was as soon as injured. Series officers are investigating why a tether didn’t opt the tire from flying over the fence.(fat epic at the Charlotte Observer)(4-9-2003)
- Particular Champ Programs on Tempo: Earlier than qualifying coverage of the Cup bound at Martinsville on Friday, April 11th [3:00pm/et] on Tempo Channel, a three hour block of NASCAR Past Champions will air, starting up at 12: 00midday/et:
12: 00 pm Dale Earnhardt — Part 1
12: 30 pm Dale Earnhardt — Part 2
1: 00 pm Jeff Gordon
1: 30 pm Darrell Waltrip
2: 00 pm Richard Petty — Part 1
2: 30 pm Richard Petty — Part 2.(Tempo Channel)(4-9-2003) - #31 Tire Changer Help: Jason Fowler, the rear tire carrier for Robby Gordon‘s employees, nearly sliced off his finger whereas making repairs to the #31 vehicle in Bristol. After sitting out per week, Entirely NASCAR checked on his development in Talladega. “Undoubtedly the finger is doing if truth be told neatly,” Fowler mentioned. “I’m able to if truth be told bend it. I‘ve obtained extra motion in it. I if truth be told don‘t hold worthy feeling within the aspect correct now however I‘ve obtained extra feeling within the bottom. In pit prepare this week, I’m able to also bend it suitable unbiased.” Fowler will be help in motion Sunday at Martinsville(Fox Sports Win‘s Entirely NASCAR)(4-9-2003)
- Rusty‘s son to bound Gradual Units: Stephen Wallace, the 15-year-feeble son of Rusty and Patti, will be getting his feet wet in gradual mannequin competition later on within the year. Driving a Robert Hamke-built chassis (Dodge sheet steel keep in mind that)and powered by a Maurice Petty engine, Stephen will be making an try out at varied immediate tracks except he turns 16 (on 8/18) and then will enter chosen gradual mannequin events. A scheduled test on Monday of this week at Hickory Speedway fell sufferer to rain.(Tom Roberts PR)(4-9-2003)
- Johnson to throw out first pitch at Phillies recreation: #48-Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to throw out the ‘first pitch‘ the next day to come to come evening at the Philadelphia Phillies (Jayski‘s employees) / Atlanta Braves to coincide along side his Winner Circle appearance in Philadelphia on Wednesday, April ninth.(4-9-2003)
- Gordon Attempting out at Nashville: #31-Robby Gordon is scheduled to envision at Nashville Superspeedway on April 15 and 16.(RCR PR)(4-9-2003)
- Undertake a Sailor: The Winston Cup Racing Better halves Auxiliary [WCRWA] is becoming a member of with the Undertake-a-Sailor program to carry worthy wished care packages to the men and females of our defense power.. The WCRWA offices,. positioned at 5700 Concord Parkway South, Concord, NC. (on the corner of Hwy 29 and Morehead Rd., across from Lowe‘s Motorspeedway) will help as a donation fall of declare for the Undertake-a-Sailor program. For extra knowledge, stare my Racing Charities page.(4-9-2003)
- Local NC driver stays excessive: Melvin “Puddin’” Swisher, who was as soon as injured in a rupture at Caraway Speedway {many Cup groups test there] on March 29, is smooth in intensive care and listed in excessive situation at Wake Wooded space University Baptist Medical Center. Nevertheless son Curtis Swisher mentioned that his father is bettering slowly day after day. “His left wrist is broken, he has some broken ribs, and there are some head accidents,” Curtis Swisher mentioned. “He had some facial fractures, however they‘re therapeutic.” Curtis Swisher mentioned that his father is closely sedated to restrict his motion whereas he heals. Curtis Swisher mentioned that doctors “aren‘t announcing fairly plenty of” about the prognosis of the head accidents however mentioned that the family stays hopeful that his father will find neatly and that they are encouraged by the determined signs they stare. “He’s bettering,” Curtis Swisher mentioned. “It would possibly possibly possibly probably suitable opt time, and we‘ll hold to reduction and stare. It’s fairly unhurried going. Nevertheless, taking into account what came about, he‘s smooth doing correct.” Melvin Swisher, 66, of Kernersville, was as soon as competing in a bound for the Southern Modified Auto Racing Groups sequence at Caraway. He misplaced administration of his vehicle within the fourth turn and crashed into the tip of a concrete wall at a pit-aspect freeway opening. Swisher, who has been racing since 1959, has been an everyday competitor at Bowman Grey Stadium, the set he ranks No. 16 on the all-time victory list for characteristic races with 24 wins.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-9-2003)
- Grissom help: 1993 Busch Series Champion Steve Grissom will drive the Doug Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism/Navy #07 Chevy for DLP Racing this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. April is Nationwide Autism Month, so it‘s a neatly-behaved time to remind of us of the difficulties of the neurological disorder and how the Doug Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism works so laborious to reduction households deal with the challenges offered by autism. “We are extremely satisfied to be partnering with the DLP Racing Group and working together to lengthen the consciousness of autism internal the NASCAR neighborhood. The choice of early life being identified with autism is at an alarming rate, going on in 1 per 250 births and even bigger in some parts of the nation. By promoting the consciousness of autism, we’re making development toward finding a treatment and getting these early life the products and providers they desperately need. We cherish all that the DLP Racing Group is doing for the Doug Flutie, Jr. Basis and need them the very top of luck this weekend in Nashville at the NASCAR Busch Series bound.” — Doug Flutie, NFL Quarterback and co-founder of The Doug Flutie, Jr. Basis for Autism, Inc. As timely as it’s to present the Doug Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism on the hood of the #07 DLP Racing Chevy Monte Carlo, Steve Grissom and DLP Racing are furthermore very proud to characteristic the U. S. Navy Recruitment Center Nashville on the rear quarter panels of the vehicle. In the midst of the bound weekend, Nashville Superspeedway will present the Doug Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism‘s informational video on the phrase‘s jumbotron, whereas the Navy sailors will be readily on hand to present give a opt to and discuss recruiting alternatives with the Busch Series fan erroneous. “The Navy teaming with a NASCAR sports employees is a salubrious match,” mentioned NRD Nashville‘s Uncover Master Chief, David Williams. “It takes a total employees effort to fabricate the tip result within the Navy-as an illustration, a Navy pilot has over 100 of us engaged on his employees getting ready him and his airplane. He has to hold the identical confidence in them that they‘ve performed their jobs as does a NASCAR driver equivalent to Steve Grissom, so as that he can carry out his fragment of the employees‘s work.” DLP Racing can hold ARCA driver Rich Woodland readily on hand as Group Supervisor, whereas Jeff Buice will help as Crew Chief for Steve Grissom. For extra knowledge on change into a fraction of Dougie‘s Group, check with the Dough Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism web web roar at www.DougFlutieJrFoundation.org. To search out out extra knowledge about Navy alternatives name 1-800-USA-NAVY or check with our web web roar at www.NAVY.com. DLP Racing functions key racing veterans equivalent to Robert Drake, Carol Drake and Edie Labertone. The employees is having a witness ahead to utilizing the rest of the 2003 season to advertise the Doug Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism. DLP Racing seeks fat-time associate sponsorship so as that the employees can continue its custom of donating a grand fragment of the bound earnings to the Doug Flutie Jr. Basis for Autism. For extra particulars on DLP Racing check with www.DLPRacing.com.(PR)(4-9-2003)
- Long Brothers to Debut NASCAR Busch Series Program in Nashville: Long Brothers Racing hopes to parlay its Tennessee success into a quality introduction to the Busch Series this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. Joe Buford will be driving the #8 Metropolis and Country Ford, owned by Robert and Charlie Long, when it hits the phrase for this weekend‘s Pepsi 300. Long Brothers Racing enjoyed a median attain of 8.25 in its first four Truck Series starts within the Volunteer declare. “Tennessee has been fairly correct to Long Brothers Racing,” mentioned Charlie Long, who will help as crew chief. “I be conscious we went to the feeble Nashville Speedway with simplest four Truck Series races below our belt in 2000 and good neatly (Eighth) and managed to head away there with a third-set attain. “We hope we are able to fragment just a few of that success in our first Busch bound for Metropolis and Country Ford.” Long Brothers will be utilizing a chassis that was as soon as bought from Robert Yates Racing and was as soon as fragment of that employees‘s 2002 program. “Everyone is conscious of we‘ll hold an precise vehicle, we know we‘re going to hold plenty of horsepower, and were hoping to find a setup within the vehicle that would possibly possibly well reduction find it to the front and help it there for the entire bound,” Charlie Long mentioned. The employees is actively pursuing sponsorship to enter extra Busch Series and Truck Series events in 2003. Long Brothers Racing furthermore competes on an everyday foundation within the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series with driver Carve Woodward. Contact Robert Long for added knowledge or sponsorship alternatives at (919) 362-1740.(Keystone Marketing and marketing/Long Brothers Racing PR)(4-9-2003)
- Reutimann time table adjustments: There was as soon as a scheduling commerce on David Reutimann‘s Busch Series Races. Reutimann will be within the #87 Cell One Chevy on Saturday April 12th at Nashville Superspeedway as a substitute of Saturday June 7th.(Reutimann Racing declare)(4-9-2003)
- Geico extends sponsorship: GEICO has extended their sponsorship of #4-Mike Wallace and Biagi Bros. Racing to encompass the Pepsi 300 from Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, April 12th. “At the inspiration we were going to sponsor simplest 10 races, however with the success that Mike and the Biagi Bros. bound employees has had this season it makes it easy for us to defend onboard and opt earnings of the different,” mentioned Ted Ward, Vice-President of Marketing and marketing for GEICO. “We are 10th in functions correct now, so I agree with it’s simplest acceptable that we continue to give a opt to this bound employees as they hold supported GEICO and hold performed a neatly-behaved job for us.” GEICO is now scheduled to sponsor 13 of the predominant 17 races. GEICO makes utilize of television, radio, print media and unsolicited mail to arrangement customers to name its 1-800-342-9070 number, and keeps its rates low by dealing right away with the patron. GEICO affords sales and claim products and providers 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and is the very top disclose marketer of vehicle insurance.(Biagi Bros. Racing PR)(4-9-2003)
- Sam Bass in Nashville: When NASCAR artist Sam Bass packs a guitar in his truck and heads to Nashville this week, he‘ll be following within the neatly-feeble tire tracks of nation song hopefuls cherish Travis Tritt, Tim McGraw and Alan Jackson. Now not like the now-neatly-known performers who early on quit their day jobs and gambled all the pieces in their bids to be chanced on, Bass is merely dropping off a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar he designed as a trophy for the Nashville Superspeedway‘s Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series bound on April 12. The guitar, a soft Traditional mannequin six-string, depicts the fun of a stock vehicle running at fat music with the intellectual skyline of Song Metropolis USA within the background. It’s the predominant in a chain of 4 Bass will find for the Nashville Superspeedway‘s 2003 bound season. “Sam Bass and Gibson Guitar hold partnered to fabricate doubtlessly the most uncommon and possibly if truth be told one of doubtlessly the most coveted trophies in NASCAR,” mentioned Cliff Hawks, vp and classic manager of the Nashville Superspeedway. “It rapidly grew to alter into a custom that each person in racing now acknowledges.” “Sam loves racing and he loves guitars, and no person brings them together cherish he does,” mentioned Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. “Alongside with his Nashville Superspeedway guitar, he‘s captured your total excitement of Nashville, NASCAR and Gibson and created a sports trophy cherish no varied.” The artist was as soon as as looking ahead to developing the mission, because the eventual bound winners will be to receive them. “There was as soon as a time plenty of years ago when I’d gladly hold taken my cherish of song to the expert diploma,” mentioned Bass, “however it would possibly possibly possibly well possibly hold supposed giving up on my art occupation. “Being requested to fabricate guitar designs for Gibson and Nashville Superspeedway affords me an excuse to combine my two strongest interests in life.” Bass‘ affiliation with Gibson‘s line of guitars has furthermore produced instruments commemorating Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and, most recently, Richard Petty. To learn extra about Sam Bass‘ motorsports art and his NASCAR guitar assortment, whisk online to www.sambass.com or cellular phone (704) 455-6915.(Sam Bass PR)(4-9-2003)
- Top 10 Tina CORRECTION: #22-Tina Gordon within the Danny Bost Motorsports Chevy, accrued the predominant high 10 by a Busch Series female driver since Patty Moise done seventh at Talladega in July 1995, when she posted a 10th-set attain final week at Talladega. Gordon, who leads the Raybestos Rookie of the 365 days standings within the Craftsman Truck Series, posted the eighth high-10 attain by a female driver within the history of the NASCAR Busch Series.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2003)
CORRECTION: if truth be told the final time a girl driver done within the tip 10, was as soon as in March 1998, when Moise done 10th at Bristol Motor Speedway, her husband, Elton Sawyer, furthermore done within the tip 10 (4th).(heads up from just a few readers, and looked up within the 1999 UMI Pubs Press Recordsdata)(4-9-2003) - All by themselves: Saturday‘s bound is the predominant of seven stand-by myself events on the 2003 Busch Series time table [meaning not at the same track as Winston Cup]. Subsequent will be May possibly possibly 10 at Gateway, adopted by May possibly possibly 18 at Nazareth, a return to Nashville June 7, Kentucky on June 14, Pikes Height on July 26 and Memphis on October 18.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2003)
- Kyle Busch within the #87 UPDATE 2: Kyle Busch will be running carry out Busch Series events in Joe Nemechek‘s #87 NEMCO Chevy later this year. Nemechek will mentor Busch in preparation for his bustle at Rookie of the 365 days next season for Hendrick Motorsports. Busch received‘t be ready to compete within the sequence except he turns 18 on May possibly possibly 2, however he plans to bustle the Apr. 11 Nashville ARCA bound to achieve expertise at the 1.33-mile concrete phrase, which hosts two Busch races a year.(BGN Racing)(3-24-2003)
UPDATE: Busch‘s sequence debut is decided for the May possibly possibly 24th bound at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. He’s going to strive no longer lower than 6 races this year. (That‘s Racin‘) AND Gary DeHart will be Busch‘s crew chief.(BGN Racing)(3-27-2003)
UPDATE 2: Hendrick Motorsports has fashioned an alliance that can allow driver Kyle Busch to bustle six carry out 2003 Busch Series races within the #87 Chevy of NEMCO Motorsports with predominant sponsorship from Ditech.com, employees owner Rick Hendrick announced. “We‘re extremely furious to partner with Ditech.com and NEMCO Motorsports to field Kyle within the Busch Series this year,” Hendrick mentioned. “This affords us the capacity to pair him with a championship-caliber employees correct out of the box.” Below the agreement, NEMCO will field the Las Vegas native within the #87 Ditech.com Chevy at six Busch Series events this season, including his circuit debut at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway on May possibly possibly 24. Former Busch Series champion Joe Nemechek, who competes within the #87 Chevy on a restricted foundation, has already garnered two pole positions and two victories with the employees in suitable 5 events this season. “This is suitable fabulous to me,” Busch mentioned. “To hold a sponsor cherish Ditech.com and give a opt to from no longer simplest Hendrick Motorsports, however NEMCO as neatly — it‘s suitable marvelous. This is de facto a neatly-behaved declare and I‘m very grateful to each person that labored so laborious to make it happen. I‘m having a witness ahead to displaying each person what we‘ve obtained.” Busch, who will turn 18 on May possibly possibly 2, will furthermore bustle seven ARCA events with Hendrick Motorsports and the Ditech.com tag, foundation this week at Nashville Superspeedway. It will likely be the 17-year-feeble‘s 2nd occupation ARCA match and first with primitive crew chief Gary DeHart. “We‘re very consuming about the sponsorship different with Kyle Busch and the 87 vehicle,” mentioned Michael McCarthy, classic manager of Ditech.com. “We‘re identified in our commerce for slither and quality, and that‘s exactly the partnership we stare with Hendrick Motorsports.” Busch will compete fat-time within the Busch Series foundation next season. Founded in 1995, Ditech.com is a disclose mortgage lender and enterprise unit of GMAC Mortgage. The firm has grown into a fat-carrier company that affords home loans with aggressive rates and the ideal diploma of buyer care to buyers nationwide. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., Ditech.com is fragment of the Regular Motors family, providing the energy and steadiness that comes from if truth be told one of the realm‘s easiest companies.
Busch Series Schedule:
May possibly possibly 24, Lowe‘s Motor Speedway
Aug. 2, Indianapolis Raceway Park
Aug. 30, Darlington Raceway
Sept 20, Dover Global Raceway
Oct. 25, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov. 8, North Carolina Speedway
ARCA Schedule:
April 11, Nashville Superspeedway
May possibly possibly 10, Kentucky Speedway
May possibly possibly 22, Lowe‘s Motor Speedway
June 14, Michigan Global Speedway
July 26, Pocono Raceway
Sept. 27, Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 9, Lowe‘s Motor Speedway.(Hendrick Motorsports PR)(4-8-2003) - Robinson buying for reduction: Jay Robinson Racing and driver Chris Bingham are buying for a product deal to bring together in as a predominant sponsor for their Busch Series effort for the rest of the season. They’re having a witness to align themselves with a firm that would possibly possibly well opt earnings of giving product as a substitute of cash. All eager events please contact Jay Robinson at (704) 821-4001 or email chris@chrisbingham.com there would possibly possibly be a 10% com.on any lead that goes thru.(4-8-2003)
- Jarvis to bustle at California: #53-Butch Jarvis and the Tennessee Mountain Boys bound employees will be taking two vehicles to the California bound. They’re having a witness to hire the 2nd vehicle to a good driver with a sponsor. They’re also having a witness to hire a hauler to bound to the bound. They invent out no longer want a tractor, suitable a hauler. Contact Butch at BJARVISRACING@aol.com or name 423-323-9449 Ext 200 and inquire for Butch.(BGN Racing)(4-8-2003)
- Stremme within the #1: Rookie David Stremme will try and qualify for the predominant of no longer lower than 18 races within the #1 Yellow Transportation Dodge. Stremme, 2002 ASA Rookie of the 365 days and a 2003 Raybestos Rookie of the 365 days candidate, will sever up time with Jamie McMurray, currently 2nd within the Busch Series standings. McMurray will pull single responsibility this weekend at Martinsville within the Winston Cup bound.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2003)
- Baker‘s Sponsor: #28-Brad Baker can hold his alma mater, Lipscomb University, because the sponsor for his vehicle this weekend. Lipscomb is found in Nashville and has made the soar no longer simplest into a one-bound sponsorship however furthermore from the NAIA to the NCAA Division I diploma. Subsequent year, Lipscomb will play within the identical conference as Stetson (Atlantic Solar Convention).(Daytona Coastline Recordsdata Journal)(4-9-2003)
- Group Racing Releases Lance Hooper: Lance Hooper, if truth be told one of 4 drivers scheduled to drive for Group Racing within the 2003 Truck Series was as soon as released at the moment time. The Palmdale, Calif. native was as soon as to bustle a total of seven events within the #86 Tempo Motorsports Management Chevy. Hooper competed within the predominant bound of the season at Daytona Global Speedway and done 20th. With the departure, Group Racing is actively looking for a driver substitute. “Lance Hooper has decided to pursue varied alternatives in racing,” mentioned Phil Bonifield, co-owner of Group Racing and fragment-time driver of the #25 Purple Line Synthetic Oil Chevy. “We planned on having Hooper compete within the #86 truck this season when T.J. (Bell) was as soon as no longer scheduled to bustle. Now we should always procure a substitute driver who can compete on the greater tracks cherish Charlotte, Michigan and Texas.” Hooper joined Group Racing with two races to head within the 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. He posted he simplest occupation attain earlier that year with Sonntag Racing at Nazareth Speedway, ending 10th. Hooper would return with Group Racing in 2002 competing within the final 10 races of the season. His simplest occupation attain with Group Racing was as soon as 16th at Enormous Daddy‘s South Boston Speedway final year. Hooper acted as intervening time crew chief for Bell at the Mesa Marin Raceway, the set Bell attain 18th in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series match. “It‘s a shame to stare him whisk,” mentioned Bell, who will drive for Group Racing in 18 events this season. “He‘s a driver at heart and is doing all the pieces he can to carry out it fulltime. He helped me out plenty at Mesa Marin as a crew chief. We labored neatly together in my first bound and produced a high-20 attain. I need him the very top.” Group Racing will compete at the Martinsville Speedway this Saturday. Dana White will drive the #23 Purple Line Synthetic Oil Chevy whereas T.J. Bell will drive the #86 Tempo Motorsports Management Chevy. Each are making an try to make their first Truck Series initiate at Martinsville Speedway.(Group Racing PR)(4-9-2003)
- T.J. Bell races to rebuild college at Martinsville: When the regulations offices of Jenkins, Jenkins & Jenkins agreed to alter into an associate sponsor on the #86 Chevy pushed by T.J. Bell within the Truck Series, it wasn‘t to advertise for themselves. In its set, their need was as soon as to reduction a local college that was as soon as destroyed by a category F4 tornado final April. “Archbishop Neale is a neatly-behaved deepest college,” mentioned Fred Jenkins, if truth be told one of the regulations place of job‘s companions, “This is the set I attended college, my youngsters are truly attending and I am on the faculty board. We need your total reduction we are able to find.” Rebuilding efforts began a month ago on the faculty, positioned in LaPlata, Md. While students are attending courses in immediate classrooms, they are seeking to procure funds to reduction rebuild their cafeteria and gymnasium. T.J. Bell, driver of the #86 Tempo Motorsports Management Team / Defiant Apparel Chevy, is equally eager about helping find the phrase out. “Anytime we find a critical gamble to reduction out a distressing declare, it suitable makes us feel correct,” he mentioned. “This suitable reveals you the design in which large NASCAR if truth be told is and the affect it has on each person. It‘s unbelievable how the faculty has pulled together precise thru this tough time. We sent a fraction of vinyl to the faculty for the early life to signal and we‘ll be placing it on the truck this weekend for the Developed Auto Facets 250.” For further knowledge on helping the Archbishop Neale College, they’ll even be contacted at: 104 Tobacco Rd, LaPlata, Md. 20646. Attn: Craig Renner (301)645-6833 or they are going to find in contact with Frank Jenkins at (301)934-9571.(PR)(4-9-2003)
- Stars and Stripes on the #14 at Martinsville: When Rick Crawford hits the half-mile Martinsville Speedway this weekend, he will present his give a opt to for The USA‘s Defense power forces by driving the #14 Circle Bar Motel and RV Park Stars and Stripes Ford F-150. The employees will proudly issue the Stars and Stripes on the perimeters of the truck and present their give a opt to further by displaying The USA‘s symbol of freedom on the deck-lid within the devour of a Bald Eagle.(PR)(4-9-2003)
- Truck Series Drivers To Abet “Posthaste” Meals at Hardee‘s in Flee Metropolis USA: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Brendan Gaughan, Jon Wood and David Starr will whisk from at the help of the wheel to at the help of the counter to reduction customers at the Hardee‘s restaurant, 456 River Freeway in Mooresville, NC on Tuesday, April 15, 11: 45am — 1: 15pm. Gaughan, Wood and Starr will work in varied areas from drive-thru to meals prep precise thru the lunch hour and give customers the chance to procure tickets to the inaugural Hardee‘s 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series bound at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway on Friday evening, May possibly possibly 16.(Lowe‘s Motor Speedway PR)(4-9-2003)
- Some Martinsville Notes: Martinsville is suitable if truth be told one of two products and providers on the time table since 1995 with out a repeat winner. The more than just a few venue with eight winners in eight races is The Milwaukee Mile. Farthest bustle to victory happened in Reach Auto Facets 250: Compelled to begin 33rd in final year‘s Martinsville bound after his qualifying slither was as soon as disallowed resulting from a technical violation, #46-Dennis Setzer grew to alter into suitable the 2nd winner from a provisional initiate in sequence history. Setzer furthermore set the file for doubtlessly the most positions gained by a chain winner. Four of eight Martinsville winners hold began from the front row however suitable one “ #9-Rich Bickle has received from the Bud Pole. Ultra Motorsports competitors #1-Ted Musgrave and Mike Wallace received two of the final three poles, ending 24th and 2nd. #33-Andy Petree good third for final year‘s bound and done 14th at Mesa Marin. His APR employees fielded Tony Stewart‘s a hit truck in 2002 at Richmond. Cup Series regulars #6-Kevin Harvick and #52-Ken Schrader, every sequence winners, furthermore will compete at Martinsville. #28-L.W. Miller received final October‘s NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series bound at Martinsville Speedway.(NASCAR PR)(4-9-2003)
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- A 5th Hendrick employees? UPDATE: been suggested that Hendrick Motorsports BGN driver, Jack Sprague, will drive the #60 Haas Chevy within the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May possibly possibly and possibly as much as six extra Cup events. Mediate an image of the vehicle on my Paint Schemes Gallery.(3-19-2002)
UPDATE: Dr Jerry Punch interviewed Jack Sprague on ESPN2‘s RPM 2 Night and it was as soon as mentioned that the employees suitable obtained the fresh #60 vehicle within the shop and plans to envision at Charlotte/Lowes Motor Speedway in just a few weeks. Utterly different races encompass Recent Hampshire, every Lowes races and Speak home. Rick Hendrick will be fragment owner of the employees.(4-9-2002) - Sadler and the Lottery at Martinsville: Two of Virginia‘s hottest pastimes will be joined together again because the Virginia Lottery will habits its 2nd promotional campaign with Virginia native Hermie Sadler precise thru Virginia‘s NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2002 events [Martinsville and Richmond]. The program, which began final season, featured a form of at-phrase promotions moreover the now neatly-known “I‘m gonna assert my mama!” television industrial that promoted the “Pole Residing” scratch tickets. Each Sadler and Lottery officers are furious to lengthen the program, which begins with the Virginia 500 this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. As neatly as to fielding a #02-Virginia Lottery Winston Cup Chevy within the races, the program furthermore involves appearances by Sadler and the Virginia Lottery present vehicle at varied lottery stores across the declare moreover just a few of Virginia‘s varied immediate tracks. Also in 2002, the Virginia Lottery will operate a sales space at the phrase that can characteristic the Virginia Lottery present vehicle, frequent appearances by Sadler precise thru bound weekends, and tons varied promotions, including giving fans a critical gamble to procure top rate garage and pit experiences on bound morning. Sadler‘s purpose in 2002 will be to match the success of the off-phrase program with performance on the phrase, something the employees began to comprehend at the tip of 2001. Sadler has added depth and energy to his employees by adding plenty of fresh crewmembers, including Bobby King. King was as soon as Sadler‘s crew chief precise thru his agreeable initiate within the BGN.(The Patterson Team PR)(4-9-2002)
- Texas TV Ratings: Though rain postponed NASCAR‘s bound except Monday, Sunday‘s bound-much less telecast on Fox smooth posted the third-perfect sports rating of the weekend. Fox‘s 3.1 in a single day rating in neatly-behaved markets comprising 68% of the United States for Sunday‘s Samsung/Radio Shack 500 rainout trailed simplest the 4.0 for NBC‘s Los Angeles Lakers-Miami Heat NBA recreation and the three.9 for NBC‘s final round of the BellSouth Traditional golf tournament.(USA Today time)(4-9-2002)
- APR Sponsor for Talladega and CTS bound: Preen, The USA‘s main weed preventer for lawns and gardens, will sponsor the Andy Petree Racing organization over the next two weeks. A fabricated from Greenview, the person merchandise division of Lebanon Seaboard Corporation, Preen will be on the CTS Truck pushed by Petree at Martinsville this weekend, and can hold to smooth be on the #33 Cup Chevy pushed by Mike Wallace at Talladega next week. Recent Preen For Lawns was as soon as launched this Spring. It kills weeds and even fertilizes as much as four months, twice as lengthy as primitive fertilizers. The very top fabricated from its sort that effectively kills and prevents weeds in a single step, it’s chanced on at neighborhood garden and hardware products and providers. Preen ˜N Inexperienced For Gardens is urged by the American Rose Society. The first different will approach in Saturday‘s Truck bound at Martinsville however the next within the Winston Cup bound next week at Talladega. “Having two vehicles at Talladega is repeatedly a plus. The model we ran there final year and the model Mike Wallace ran there final year, we feel we are able to carry out plenty with the Preen Chevrolet and the Schneider Electric Chevrolet (of driver Bobby Hamilton),” Petree mentioned. “The previous few years we‘ve if truth be told been correct there, and we agree with we are able to even be neatly-behaved next week too.” The Preen Group gets its initiate this week with Petree at the help of the wheel of his CTS Truck at Martinsville. This would possibly possibly well possibly also be Petree‘s first Truck bound, though he has ARCA and varied stock vehicle racing expertise.(Williams Firm PR)(4-9-2002)
- Andretti Talking Indy 500 again UPDATE: John Andretti, the predominant driver to bound within the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 within the identical day, says he‘ll meet with vehicle owner Kyle Petty next week and inquire to drive in every races. Petty mentioned a pair of weeks ago that Andretti wouldn‘t be driving at Indianapolis so Andretti would possibly possibly well level of curiosity on his Petty Enterprises plug. Andretti needs to drive the Indy 500 again and admits he has “bigger than one” different to bound there this year. “We‘re going to sit down down and we‘re going to discuss it,” Andretti mentioned of his meeting with Petty. “We‘re going to discuss this year and form of natty that up and then stare what the lengthy bustle is because I carry out ought to carry out Indy.”(Recordsdata and Checklist)(4-6-2002)
UPDATE: John Andretti will meet with employees owner Kyle Petty this week in hopes of getting permission to opt a witness at the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 double May possibly possibly 26. He‘ll find the identical answer he obtained earlier this year: no. “We‘ve obtained Winston Cup races to bustle, and he‘s our Winston Cup driver,” Petty mentioned Monday. Andretti was as soon as the predominant driver to bound within the Indianapolis 500 and the NASCAR Winston Cup bound at Charlotte on the identical day, in 1994, and is raring about making an try it again. He mentioned he respects the Petty family too worthy to give them an ultimatum, however his contract is up this season and having permission to bustle Indy will resolve into his decision to re-signal with the employees. “Indy‘s if truth be told critical to me, and I‘m no longer sure I ought to give it up for the comfort of my occupation,” mentioned Andretti, nephew of 1969 Indy winner Mario Andretti. “I‘ve without problems obtained some years left in me to find there and procure Indy, and I need the different. So we‘ll hold to reduction and stare what comes out of” the meeting. Petty mentioned he needs Andretti so that you would possibly possibly bound at Indy — suitable no longer this year, a excessive level within the rebuilding skill of the as soon as-dominant employees. Petty Enterprises made plenty of adjustments within the offseason, switching to a brand fresh engine dealer and hiring Robin Pemberton to opt over fairly plenty of Petty‘s administration responsibilities.(USA Today time)(4-9-2002) - Nemechek to the #44? UPDATE: rumors are afloat that set Joe Nemechek (recently released by Haas-Cart Motorsports) within the #44 Georgia Pacific Petty Racing Dodge at Martinsville this weekend. Buckshot Jones is the present driver.(4-9-2002)
UPDATE: checked with just a few extra sources and been suggested that Nemechek is smooth below contract with Haas Carter Motorsports and that the employees is hoping sponsorship will approach thru soon.(4-9-2002) - Recent Chevy Body in 2003? UPDATE: listening to that Chevrolet will roll out a brand fresh body for the 2003 season which customarily be a Pontiac with a brand fresh nose and tail.(4-8-2002)
UPDATE: Chevrolet officers are exploring the doable of introducing a brand fresh body model for the 2003 Winston Cup season, or no longer lower than making predominant adjustments to their present Monte Carlo, which was as soon as final changed within the 2000 season. “I agree with this can find yourself falling extra in line with the vehicles that are on the market correct now,” mentioned Robbie Loomis, crew chief for four-time Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon. “We obtained a neatly-behaved bound vehicle with the one we obtained however you principally can hold to be on the market having a witness ahead and seeking to find in shape. Appreciate something else, you are making an try and thought before time. We‘re repeatedly buying for programs to make it greater, and no longer suitable yearly, however every weekend we‘re at the bound phrase.” Loomis mentioned the ideal commerce is likely to happen within the front end of the vehicle. “In case you ogle at our vehicle and also you ogle at the form of the Dodge or the form of the Ford, it‘s fairly sure to stare, in particular from the front windshield ahead, we‘re off on the form fairly large aerodynamically,” he mentioned. Richard Childress, who the Chevrolet groups of Kevin Harvick, Jeff Inexperienced and Robby Gordon, mentioned there was as soon as “nothing determined” in regards to changing the Chevrolet body. “From what I realize, right here is the final year that categorical nose of the vehicle is permitted. I don‘t know the precise particulars,” he mentioned. “Nevertheless there would possibly possibly be just a few preliminary talk correct now about some adjustments.”(ThatsRacin.com)(4-9-2002) - Stewarts Help Hurting: #20-Tony Stewart, who done fifth, mentioned his help was as soon as hurting after Monday‘s bound. Stewart was as soon as injured in a rupture at Darlington three weeks ago.(Roanoke Times)(4-9-2002)
- Bodine‘s Window Mission: Bother with the aspect window of Brett Bodine‘s #11 Hooters Ford triggered a caution on Lap 49 of Monday‘s Samsung/Radio Shack 500. The aspect window came loose and fell off on the frontstretch, requiring NASCAR to name a caution for debris. It was as soon as the 2nd time this season Bodine‘s vehicle had experienced the identical disaster. His correct aspect window furthermore came off precise thru the bound at Atlanta final month. Bodine and his crew chief, Doug Richert, were known as to the NASCAR hauler to discuss the disaster following the bound. Bodine done 38th.(ThatsRacin.com)(4-9-2002)
- Jones and Petree news UPDATE: Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys‘ owner, had a dinner meeting with [#33/55 Car owner Andy] Petree over the weekend to discuss Jones‘ plans to carry into fragment of Petree‘s Asheville operation. The 2 had been speaking about teaming for bigger than a year now, however administration disorders would possibly possibly well very neatly be holding things up.(Winston Salem Journal). Mediate my #33 Group Recordsdata and Hyperlinks page for previous news on this.(4-8-2002)
UPDATE: Cowboys house owners Jerry Jones didn‘t present up within the garage home at Texas Motor Speedway, however he did hold a dinner meeting with Winston Cup employees owner Andy Petree to discuss Jones‘ thought to carry a majority possession in Petree‘s employees. Jones and Petree ought to finalize how the employees will be structured next season. Utterly different NASCAR house owners hold mentioned they deem Petree, a feeble Winston Cup crew chief, will continue to be in administration of your total bound-linked choices.(Dallas Morning Recordsdata)(4-9-2002) - NAPCM Pit Crew of the week: #2-Rusty Wallace‘s Miller Lite Crew — Smokin‘ lickety-split pit stops (14.7, 13.5, 14.3) make the Miller Lite Crew their carry this week. Test the present standings of the MechanixWear Pit Crew of the 365 days Award at www.napcm.com.(4-9-2002)
- NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune: The game present Wheel of Fortune has teamed up with NASCAR for “NASCAR Week”, airing nationwide April 22-26, 2002. All week, the die-laborious NASCAR fans that were chosen as contestants will compete on a NASCAR-outfitted Wheel of Fortune set that includes all the pieces from stock vehicles to checkered flags for neatly-behaved NASCAR-themed prizes, equivalent to Gas for Existence from TOSCO/76, a Ford F 150 Truck, and VIP tale journeys to just a few of NASCAR‘s premiere events. The April theme week marks the predominant partnering of Wheel of Fortune and NASCAR. Drivers who will seem on the present encompass Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Ward Burton, Jeff Burton, John Andretti, Buckshot Jones and 7-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, Richard Petty, will be featured in present segments shot with Vanna White will be featured in present segments shot with Vanna White on declare at the Las Vegas Speedway in March. Kyle Petty, Jeff Inexperienced, Stacy Compton, Ricky Craven and Jimmie Johnson furthermore make appearances precise thru Wheel of Fortune “NASCAR Week” to introduce the neatly-behaved NASCAR-themed prizes from sponsors Lowe‘s Dwelling Enchancment, Tide, Conseco, Daytona USA, NASCAR Tempo Park, The USA On-line (AOL) and the Richard Petty Driving Ride. Wheel of Fortune “NASCAR Week” will be promoted nationwide on over 200 Wheel of Fortune pals and on-line at nascar.com. Hosted by Pat Sajak and that includes Vanna White, Wheel of Fortune is televised in 40 territories worldwide, reaching bigger than 100 million weekly viewers, making it doubtlessly the hottest television present on earth. Since its 1983 syndication originate, the recreation present has awarded bigger than $125 million in cash and prizes to contestants.(NASCAR PR)(4-9-2002)
- College Out resulting from….Racing: While just a few colleges shut to the phrase were closed due to bound traffic, some early life skipped college to reduction the bound. Stacy Compton helped one classic college student with a non-public repeat for the youngster‘s trainer to excuse the student from class. “Dear Leave out Dixon: Thanks for excusing Keaton from college at the moment time. We realized all about physics out right here at TMS. Stacy Compton.”(Roanoke Times)(4-9-2002)
- Sad Recordsdata: Two drivers died from accidents suffered in bound-linked incidents across the nation this weekend. Jimmy Johnston, a 39-year-feeble crawl vehicle racer from Ohio, died after crashing precise thru a Modified bound at Eldora Speedway (Ohio) on Saturday evening. Witnesses mentioned the vehicle rolled 10 cases after the vehicle hit the wall at about 85 mph. At California Speedway, motorcyclist Ricky Lundgren died from accidents in what the L.A. Times deemed a freak accident. Lundgren, 40, was as soon as hit by one other competitor‘s motorcycle after it launched “5 to 6 feet within the air,” in line with speedway officers. The bike then hit Lundgren‘s. The driver of the distinctive bike suffered simplest minor accidents. The motorcycles were qualifying for the AMA Yamaha Mission.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-9-2002)
- Fox Experiences Sturdy Gross sales: Mediaweek journal is reporting that Fox is 90% supplied out of its NASCAR advert spots this season and that FX has supplied out its four upcoming Winston Cup bound telecasts, in line with at the moment time‘s Sports Business Every single day. The journal says the diploma of sellouts at Fox “dwarfs final season, when the community scrambled to sell its 80 NASCAR spots per week.” Fox President of Advert Gross sales Jon Nesvig suggested the journal: “To this level this year, your total races that aired were supplied out and at bigger rates than final year.” Media patrons estimated that the frequent 30-2nd declare for NASCAR is selling for about $100,000. The epic furthermore quotes Fox Cable Sports Exec VP/Gross sales Man Sousa as announcing that FX‘s four Winston Cup races “hold supplied out earlier this season at advert rates that are 40-50% bigger than final season.” Vital of that development is attributed to the truth that FX grew its subscriber erroneous from 58.5 million final season to 76.6 million.(Winston Cup Scene Every single day E-newsletter)(4-9-2002)
- BAM Racing gets an assoc: Clearwater, FL primarily primarily based R & B Auto Body announced at the moment time that the firm has joined a rising list of marketing companions at BAM Racing. They are going to opt on an associate sponsorship role on the #49 Dodge right thru the 2002 season. R & B Auto Body president and CEO, Ray Maxwell mentioned Thursday, “We are consuming about the different to give a opt to Shawna Robinson and the entire BAM Racing operation. The employees is displaying very fair correct development and we ogle ahead to utilizing the marketing doable of the organization.” R & B Auto Body specializes in industrial vehicle ending and operates out of a cutting-edge facility, able to stress-free the usual and scheduling demands of Fortune 500 lickety-split accounts.(BAM Racing PR)(4-9-2002)
- Recent Speak: NetZero enhanced its NASCAR marketing initiative at the moment time with the originate of www.teamnetzero.com, a enviornment that includes knowledge about Jack Sprague and the #24 NetZero Chevy BGN entry. “The Group NetZero Racing web web roar is a neatly-behaved addition to our program with Jack and the NetZero Chevy,” mentioned Brian Woods, chief marketing officer of NetZero. “As a number one value-priced Net carrier provider, it‘s pure for NetZero to hold a enviornment the set bound fans can whisk to find knowledge about the employees. The positioning will be packed with bound experiences and photography. There are furthermore links to Jack Sprague‘s Fan Club and Merchandise. It‘s a neatly-behaved declare and each person linked with the employees and the mission is consuming about it‘s originate.” NetZero is a United On-line firm.(Motorsports Management Team PR)(4-9-2002)
- Recent crew chief for the #19: Bobby Bakeeff has been named the fresh crew chief for Tim Sauter and the #19 AP Performance Chevy BGN employees. Bakeeff, a Hialeah, FL native, leaves his set as vehicle chief for the #17 Reiser Enterprises BGN effort pushed by Matt Kenseth. Bakeeff labored for Reiser Enterprises for the previous three years and can hold to smooth be reunited with the lickety-split of Chevrolet Monte Carlos AP Performance bought from the Reiser organization before the initiate of the 2002 Busch Series season. Bakeeff‘s racing resume furthermore involves a stint at Akins Motorsports with drivers Elton Sawyer and Glenn Allen, Jr. Bakeeff replaces Joe Shear, Jr. because the AP crew chief. Shear will continue to work with the employees as a shock and set-up specialist.(Motorsports Management Team PR)(4-9-2002)
- APR Sponsor for Talladega and CTS bound: Preen, The USA‘s main weed preventer for lawns and gardens, will sponsor the Andy Petree Racing organization over the next two weeks. A fabricated from Greenview, the person merchandise division of Lebanon Seaboard Corporation, Preen will be on the CTS Truck pushed by Petree at Martinsville this weekend, and can hold to smooth be on the #33 Cup Chevy pushed by Mike Wallace at Talladega next week. Recent Preen For Lawns was as soon as launched this Spring. It kills weeds and even fertilizes as much as four months, twice as lengthy as primitive fertilizers. The very top fabricated from its sort that effectively kills and prevents weeds in a single step, it’s chanced on at neighborhood garden and hardware products and providers. Preen ˜N Inexperienced For Gardens is urged by the American Rose Society. The first different will approach in Saturday‘s Truck bound at Martinsville however the next within the Winston Cup bound next week at Talladega. “Having two vehicles at Talladega is repeatedly a plus. The model we ran there final year and the model Mike Wallace ran there final year, we feel we are able to carry out plenty with the Preen Chevrolet and the Schneider Electric Chevrolet (of driver Bobby Hamilton),” Petree mentioned. “The previous few years we‘ve if truth be told been correct there, and we agree with we are able to even be neatly-behaved next week too.” The Preen Group gets its initiate this week with Petree at the help of the wheel of his CTS Truck at Martinsville. This would possibly possibly well possibly also be Petree‘s first Truck bound, though he has ARCA and varied stock vehicle racing expertise.(Williams Firm PR)(4-9-2002)
- DW assessments: Darrell Waltrip tested the #17 Duckhead Dodge at Caraway Speedway in NC on Tuesday in preparation for the Martinsville bound.(FSN‘s Entirely NASCAR)(4-9-2002)
- Shepherd at Martinsville: #21-Morgan Shepherd will try and make the Martinsville CTS bound and has a fat crew for the bound. Shepherd is furthermore making an try out at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in SC on Tuesday and Wednesday.(4-9-2002)
- Wood Donates Winning to Injured Teen: Jon Wood, driver of the Navy Racing #50 Ford, will donate a fraction of his winnings this weekend to Joshua Hill, a 17 year-feeble student at Patrick County High College in Stuart, VA. On November 10, 2001, Hill‘s vehicle was as soon as hit head on by a under the affect of alcohol driver and sustained excessive accidents. After being removed from his vehicle by the jaws-of-life, Hill was as soon as airlifted to Wake Wooded space University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. His accidents integrated moderate to excessive brain accidents, a broken correct femur, a cracked hip joint, and a contusion on his spinal wire, that would possibly possibly well opt 18 months to resolve if there would possibly possibly be permanent shatter. As neatly as, Hill underwent emergency surgical plot to hold his left frontal lobe and one of the crucial varied broken brain tissue removed that was as soon as no longer responding to medications and swelling dangerously. “After I heard about this accident, I knew that I wished to reduction in some intention,” explains Wood. “I went to the identical excessive college as Josh and tried to deem many programs that I’m able to also reduction. I believed by donating a fraction of my winnings at Martinsville it would possibly possibly possibly well possibly reduction offset just a few of the family‘s medical costs.” Over $50,000 has been donated to Hill‘s family to reduction pay for the rehabilitation efforts. Hill, who as soon as conducted soccer and was as soon as a member of the school basketball employees, faces a daunting rehabilitation. He ought to now relearn classic skills cherish walking and speaking. Contributors of the Hill family will be particular company at the Reach Auto Facets 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 13. Wood will meet with the family before the bound to finalize plans for his donation.(Roush Racing PR)(4-9-2002)
- Tolsma and Group Rensi to bound at Martinsville: Randy Tolsma will return to the CTS, Saturday, April 13, at Martinsville Speedway for the Reach Auto Facets 250. It will possibly feel cherish deja vu as Tolsma climbs help into the familiar driver‘s seat of the #61 entry, fielded by Group Rensi Motorsports, which Tolsma drove for plenty of of the 2001 CTS season. The truck will carry the US Marine Corps colours and can hold to smooth hold the identical paint plan because the Group Rensi owned #25 Group Marines Ford Taurus within the BGN. While at the moment it’s simplest a one-bound deal, Tolsma is ready to find help on the bound phrase and issue that he stays a viable competitor. Closing year, Randy done fifth within the NCTS bound in Martinsville and feels that his chance of beating a fifth set attain this time round are excessive. Fred Wanke, who is crew chief on the #25 Group Marines Ford within the BGN, has been overseeing the mission from the inspiration as a expert, whereas Kevin Cram has assumed the role of crew chief. Pooling their knowledge, they every feel that the #61 Group Marines truck has an precise chance of getting to victory lane. As neatly as, Dennis Fisher of Fisher Engineering is constructing the engine and the #22 Winston Cup pit crew of Ward Burton has agreed to reduction out and can hold to smooth originate pit aspect freeway duties. Tolsma drove the #61 truck final season and posted two high-fives and six high-10s, before he was as soon as requested in July by vehicle house owners, Ed and Sam Rensi, to drive the #25 Group Marines Ford for the rest of the BGN season. Though, the off-season introduced a form of adjustments to the #25 BGN employees, the Rensi‘s noticed fairly plenty of skill in Tolsma and labored diligently to stable a fat-time sponsor for him for the 2002 NCTS season, however had been unsuccessful to this level. Sam Rensi would cherish nothing bigger than to provide Tolsma with a fat 2002 time table. Group Rensi is giving complimentary predominant signage to the US Marine Corps, no longer simplest as a thank you for their persevered give a opt to of their BGN employees, however furthermore to issue the added value marketing companions of Group Rensi Motorsports expertise. Performance Promotions Team, Inc., owned by Group Rensi Motorsports co-owner, Gary Weisbaum, will furthermore be on the truck as an associate sponsor.(Group Rensi Motorsports PR)(4-9-2002)
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- Seat Security Recordsdata: The cocoon-cherish racing seat being developed by PPI Racing went thru a chain of rupture assessments final week, and employees officers mentioned they noticed “extremely determined outcomes.” Group officers thought to fragment their outcomes with NASCAR officers soon. Jeff Burton and Dr. John Melvin, a Michigan-primarily primarily based biomedical engineer, furthermore are alive to with the mission. The next stream is to hold a driver bustle test laps whereas utilizing the seat to seem at its purposeful functions. Any adjustments wished there and in line with the distinctive rupture making an try out will be made for a 2nd prototype seat, which is ready to endure extra making an try out(Roanoke Times)(4-9-2001)
- Earnhardt NOT replaced in IROC UPDATE: Dale Earnhardt‘s entry is never any longer going to be crammed within the closing three Global Flee of Champions (IROC) events this season. Earnhardt, a four-time IROC sequence champion — including the previous two seasons — died within the Daytona 500 in February. Based entirely on sources, IROC officers will disaster a news release this week explaining their decision no longer to make utilize of a substitute driver in Earnhardt‘s vehicle the rest of the season. Earnhardt had 11 wins in 58 starts within the IROC sequence, along side his final victory coming within the 2000 season opener at Daytona. He was as soon as sequence champion the previous two seasons. As neatly as, Tony Stewart is expected to continue to bring together in for Gil de Ferran, final season‘s champion of CART. Stewart substituted for de Ferran within the season opener because de Ferran had injured his foot in a CART test session weeks earlier. Since de Ferran has no longer had any prepare or test courses within the IROC vehicles, he is never any longer expected to compete this season(That‘s Racin‘)(3-25-2001)
UPDATE: Correct Cost IROC officers announced they’ll bustle an 11-vehicle field for the closing three races of the 2001 Correct Cost IROC time table. In tribute to four-time Correct Cost IROC champion Dale Earnhardt, the 12th vehicle will remained parked. Series President Jay Signore mentioned, “Dale‘s occupation within the sequence is one to be revered. He permitted a file 17 invites to characterize his sport and went on to take the title four cases. The choice to begin simplest 11 vehicles in honor of Dale is a first for us, however one we deem is neatly deserved. With the give a opt to of your total competitors and Dale‘s family, we are able to reduction the 12th vehicle parked as a tribute to honor and be conscious Dale because the champion‘s champion.” An 11-time winner within the Correct Cost IROC sequence, Earnhardt received help-to-help championships in 1999 and 2000 adding to his outdated triumphs in 1990 and 1995. He most recently added to his myth precise thru the season opener in February at Daytona Global Speedway. While battling for the lead, Earnhardt‘s Pontiac Firebird was as soon as sent into the infield grass the set he never missed a beat. He returned to the phrase at fat slither and done the match in seventh set. Eventual winner of the bound, Dale Jarrett cited the incident as, “proof that Dale Earnhardt was as soon as if truth be told one of the very top bound vehicle drivers on this planet.” Flee one from Daytona will be rebroadcast on ESPN2 Saturday, April 14, at 8: 00pm/et. The Correct Cost IROC sequence will continue with bound-two at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, April 21.(IROC PR)(4-9-2001) - Photograph Privateness Problems takes step backwards UPDATE: A bring together allowed a student newspaper to declare the sealing of the Dale Earnhardt autopsy photography and test the constitutionality of a brand fresh regulations that restricts find entry to to such photography. Circuit Receive Joseph Will mentioned Thursday he needs to opt a witness at to answer the many correct questions that dwell on whether or no longer the public has the explicit to explore autopsy photography. The NASCAR myth‘s widow, Teresa Earnhardt, protested the choice. Allowing the declare negates a compromise reached with the Orlando Sentinel to completely seal the autopsy photography after an unbiased health employee had considered them and written a recount, her attorneys argued. “Is she customarily help to sq. one along with her privacy rights?” Earnhardt authorized expert Judson Graves requested the bring together. The bring together replied, “Nice, I agree with so.”(AP/ESPN)(4-5-2001)
UPDATE: Dale Earnhardt‘s widow appealed again to opt her husband‘s autopsy photography deepest, fearing they’ll cease up on the Net for each person to stare. “I ought to let the NASCAR neighborhood and the of us of Florida know suitable how worthy anguish this ordeal is inflicting my family,” Teresa Earnhardt mentioned in a assertion released at Martinsville Speedway, declare of Sunday‘s bound. (stare fat epic on That‘s Racin‘/AP: Earnhardt‘s widow seeks reduction in autopsy photo strive against and Teresa‘s feedback at: `We suitable want it to total,‘ Teresa Earnhardt says )(4-9-2001) - Sader Bros Returns: The #95-Sadler Brothers bound employees is furious to hold Steadman Marlin on board. Steadman is the son of feeble Sadler driver and two time Daytona 500 winner, Qualified Marlin. The employees is planning to bustle the upcoming ARCA and BGN races at the fresh Nashville Superspeedway April 13 and 14.(Sadler Bros Speak)(4-9-2001)
- #43 Scheme UPDATE: no longer sure when however listening to the #43 Cheerios vehicle and driver John Andretti will bustle a ‘Serving to Fingers‘ plan sometime this season(4-6-2001)
UPDATE: listening to this can even be a ‘Hamburger Helper‘ plan(4-9-2001) - Lepage and #4 Conclude to deal? As a consequence of his performance within the #4 Kodak Chevy, Kevin Lepage would possibly possibly well neatly find himself a fat-time gig with Morgan-McClure Motorsports. Rumor has it serious negotiations between Lepage and employees owner Larry McClure are underway(NASCAR.com Buzz)(4-9-2001)
- Sunless Containers?: A Regular Motors consultant mentioned Sunday that NASCAR will mandate knowledge file programs “gloomy boxes” within the vehicles by the tip of the season. The “gloomy boxes,” file knowledge on the rupture upon affect(NASCAR.com Buzz)
AND: Query an upgrade for GPS boxes in Winston Cup vehicles before the tip of the season, in line with Regular Motors. Once NASCAR affords groups the inexperienced light to set up extra refined gloomy boxes, this can enable them to find precise g-power knowledge and come in at a greater knowing of what happens to a vehicle on affect in a rupture. NASCAR and the bound groups would be ready to make utilize of the data to aid the pattern of hottest security features.(Sporting Recordsdata)(4-9-2001) - What were these Ribbons? been requested, didn‘t know, right here ya whisk — NASCAR on FOX‘s crew wasn‘t making a flashy model assertion with these brightly-colored ribbons final week at Texas Motor Speedway. The employees was as soon as displaying its give a opt to for autism consciousness. The jigsaw-puzzle find represents the puzzling nature of autism, however the intellectual colours is supposed as a signal of hope for finding a treatment. Autism is a elaborate neurological disorder that has effects on the pattern of the brain. It customarily makes verbal replace and the capacity to work along side others extremely complicated and, in some cases, nearly no longer doable. The disorder affects one in 500 of us. Carrying the ribbon has change into a custom at FOX Sports. NFL on FOX broadcasters began wearing the vibrant tag in 1999, and Distinguished League Baseball on FOX broadcasters adopted suit final year, displaying give a opt to for FOX Sports director Artie Kempner, who has a son with the disorder and serves because the president of the Autism Society of Delaware. The NASCAR on FOX crew plans to wear the ribbons for the length of April, which is Nationwide Autism Consciousness Month. For extra knowledge on autism, contact the Autism Society of The USA at 1-800-328-8476 or www.autism-society.org. (Fox Sports)(4-8-2001)
- Sader Bros Returns: The #95-Sadler Brothers bound employees is furious to hold Steadman Marlin on board. Steadman is the son of feeble Sadler driver and two time Daytona 500 winner, Qualified Marlin. The employees is planning to bustle the upcoming ARCA and BGN races at the fresh Nashville Superspeedway April 13 and 14.(Sadler Bros Speak)(4-9-2001)
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- Eight Utterly different Winners: Price Martin is the eighth varied Winston Cup winner within the predominant eight races in 2000. This breaks the NASCAR all time file of seven that came about in 1991 when the predominant seven winners were Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, Ken Schrader, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace and Darrell Waltrip. Also came about in 1964 when Ned Jarrett, Fireball Roberts, Wendell Scott, Richard Petty, Dan Gurney, Junior Johnson, Bobby Isaac received the predominant seven races that season. The 2000 winners: Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Ward Burton, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and now Price Martin(4-9-2000)
- Gordon Run is over: Jeff Gordon had gone 12 races with out a Top-Five attain, however his 4th set at Martinsville ends that disappear(4-9-2000)
- Elliott #600: #94-Bill Elliott can hold to smooth make his 600th Winston Cup initiate at Talladega(SpeedVision)(4-9-2000)
- Fenley-Moore Motorsports: #15-Fenley Moore Motorsports and driver Derrike Cope skipped Martinsville resulting from a lack of sponsorship. It‘s the third straight week the employees has skipped a bound, however it hopes to compete in next Sunday‘s DieHard 500 at Talladega(Tempo Journal)(4-9-2000)
- Pardus to skip Talladega: The #65 employees and driver Dan Pardus who tried the Daytona 500 has decided no longer to strive qualifying for next Sunday‘s DieHard 500 at Talladega becasue if of the costs of running a restrictor plate vehicle. Pardus says the employees would possibly possibly well try and qualify for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway in Charlotte(Tempo Journal)(4-9-2000)
- Backup Cars: #16-Kevin Lepage, who wrecked in prepare and #13-Robby Gordon who wrecked in 2nd round qualifying will every whisk to backup vehicles and fall to the rear of the 43 vehicle field at Martinsville on Sunday. Each took provisionals and can hold to smooth no longer hold to fall too a long way at the help of their usual starting up spots(Gordon was as soon as 42nd and Lepage was as soon as 39th)(many sources in cluding SpeedVision)(4-9-2000)
- Petree to quit crew chief? Andy Petree says juggling vehicle owner and crew chief responsibilities is form of too worthy. He says he‘s taking into account stepping down because the crew chief for #33-Joe Nemechek before the season ends(Roanoke Times)(4-9-2000)
- Skinner and Petree: Andy Petree Racing announced that Cup regular Mike Skinner will opt over driving duties of the #15 Albertson‘s Chevy within the BGN foundation with California on April 29. Following his debut with the employees at California, Skinner will bound at every Lowe‘s Motor Speedway events, every Dover events Phoenix on November 4. Derrick Gilchrist will drive the #15 Albertson‘s Chevy at The Milwaukee Mile on July 2 whereas Skinner fulfills his Winston Cup duties in Daytona(IMG Motorsports PR) Jack Sprague will no longer drive the vehicle(4-9-2000)
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April 9, 1999
- Dale Jr Cup Schedule: Officers from Budweiser and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. at the moment time announced that Earnhardt Jr. — who is racing 5 Winston Cup races for Budweiser in 1999 — has added the Exide NASCAR Personal out Batteries 400, scheduled for September 11 in Richmond, to his 1999 Winston Cup time table. The bound replaces the October 17 Winston 500 at Talladega as Earnhardt Jr.‘s fourth Winston Cup bound. “We had hoped tobuild a brand fresh spacious speedway vehicle for Talladega that we are able to also furthermore utilize next year,” mentioned Dale Earnhardt, owner of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet. “Sadly, the fresh Chevrolet Monte Carlo is never any longer going to be racing by Talladega, so we‘ve had to make a commerce in our 1999 plans. It didn‘t make sense for us to sort a vehicle, or hold Dale Jr. drive a vehicle, that we are able to also simplest utilize for one bound.” Earnhardt Jr. will make his Winston Cup debut for Budweiser on May possibly possibly 30 within the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte. His varied 1999 Cup races encompass: the Jiffy Lube 300, July 11 at Recent Hampshire Global Speedway; the Pepsi 400, August 22 at Michigan Speedway; and the Napa 500, November 21 at Atlanta Motor Speedway(Anheuser-Busch PR in fragment)(4-9-1999)
- Price Krogh Recordsdata UPDATE 1: #80 owner Bob Krogh‘s employees is reorganizing and can hold to smooth doubtlessly return at California in May possibly possibly(WC Scene)(4-9-1999)
- #59 Chief UPDATE 1: Dean Johnson, who left the #38 Akins-Sutton Ford employees just a few weeks ago, has taken the crew chief job at the #59 Kingsford ST Motorsports employees and driver Mike Dillon. Johnson replaces Steve Plattenberger. Johnson and Dillon labored together at the #72 Parker Racing employees in 1998(WC Scene)(4-9-1999)
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April 9, 1998
- Morgan Shepherd will drive the #31 Lowes Chevy at Martinsville as a substitute of injured regular Mike Skinner.(NASCAR On-line)(4-9-98)
- Recent ‘consultant‘ for the Diamond Ridge Group, #29-Cup and #‘s 29 & 66-BGN, Jimmy Johnson has already helped the Diamond Ridge Cup employees stable sponsorship for the comfort of 1998 and expects to signal the deal next Monday.(MRN-Marty), sorry folks no conception who it’ll also very neatly be(4-9-98)
- Jimmy Johnson furthermore spent final weekend at Speak home finalizing a sponsor deal for the Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman truck sequence employees.(MRN-Marty), one more time no conception who.(4-9-98)
- There was as soon as revealed recount(AP) this week that Ricky Rudd was as soon as drawn to selling his employees. Neatly Rudd says no longer so lickety-split. “What I mentioned was as soon as, I stare the writing on the wall. It appears as regarded as aggressive this present day you would possibly possibly hold to be in a multi-vehicle employees or hold an owner that has millions of bucks to utilize, I don‘t. You either hold to begin a 2nd employees or sell your employees. We‘re having a witness at every however I wouldn‘t thoughts doing one other employees.”(MRN-Marty/http://www.mrnnet.com/marty.htm)(4-9-98)
- UPDATE: Mike Skinner suffered a broken correct scapula (shoulder) and a head damage that required stitches in his accident at Texas. No conception how this will carry out his future racing plans for the next bound at Martinsville in two weeks.(NASCAR On-line)(4-6-98) — Skinner moreover the broken shoulder furthermore has conceivable ligament shatter in his correct knee and can hold to smooth endure assessments to resolve the extent of the shatter. Mike Dillon tested the #31 Lowes Chevy at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on Tuesday.(4-7-98) — I hear it was as soon as Morgan Shepherd making an try out a primered #31 Lowes Chevy at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, no longer Dillon(4-8-98)
- Mike Mclaughlin was as soon as if truth be told making an try out for Jeff Gordon at Talladega the day gone by(Wed)(That‘s Racin‘)(4-9-98)
- Qualified Marlin, Wally Dallenbach and David Inexperienced tested at Greenville-Pickens Speedway(SC) at the moment time in Cup vehicles. Hank Parker Jr. was as soon as within the #78 BGN vehicle.(MRM)(4-9-98)
- Rusty Wallace is making an try out the #2 Miller Lite Ford at the California Speedway this week(MRN Win)(4-9-98)
- If Jeff Purvis is smooth too damage to drive the #4 Lance Snacks Chevy at the Hickory BGN Flee this weekend, ogle for Dennis Setzer to step in.(4-9-98)
- Greg Sacks, who suffered from stretched nerves in his neck after a rupture precise thru the Texas 500, was as soon as released from the hospital and expects to drive the #98 Cale Yarborough-owned Ford at Martinsville.(That‘s Racin‘)(4-9-98)(nope)
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April 9, 1997
- NASCAR can hold an launch test session for the Winston Cup groups at the fresh California Global Speedway, May possibly possibly 5-7, 1997, right away after the Sears Level Flee 5-4-97. Don‘t agree with you‘ll hear many complaints about this phrase(4-9-97)
- Sorry folks I used to be as soon as Unhealthy! Tammy Jo Kirk has no longer quit Geoff Bodines truck employees! Appears there was as soon as confusion over the #07 and #7 switch. sorry about that!(4-9-97)
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