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With NASCAR on a short lived hiatus, news goes to be leisurely within the coming weeks. To relief non-public the NASCAR void, we diagram on taking you on a day-to-prance down memory lane spanning the years for the reason that Jayski’s space inception. The utilization of our news archives pages, right here’s a watch lend a hand at what’s came about on this date via the closing 23 years in NASCAR:

This display conceal day in NASCAR history: April 12

Years we’ve pulled on the present time’s major objects from: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000

Top look every little thing from this date over outdated years: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997

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2017:

  • Unique NASCAR policy allows for earlier traipse starts:  NASCAR has a brand quiet policy where, with 24 hours peep, it would possibly perchance well well birth a traipse one hour earlier than the listed birth time within the match of a forecast of inclement climate.[More](4-11-2017)

2015:

  • Gibbs says Jones is “ready to head” to Cup; MWR an option?:  With Kyle Busch‘s return date quiet undetermined from a broken merely leg and broken left foot suffered in a wreck in February, Joe Gibbs has talked about placing Erik Jones in Busch‘s Cup automobile when he feels it‘s the merely time. Jones‘ efficiency in outlasting Brad 2015 18mms Rednose Jones TrtwKeselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the victory Friday no query is encouraging Gibbs to manufacture “the merely time” ahead of later, as Jones won in factual his ninth Xfinity birth. “There‘s no ask of that one day very rapid he‘s going to be in a Cup automobile some,” Gibbs talked about. “We more or much less have a little bit of a arrangement there that we‘ve talked about. He‘s ready to head at any time.” Jones is driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports full time within the Tenting World Truck Sequence whereas furthermore driving as many Xfinity races as possible for JGR that don‘t struggle along with his vehicles schedule. Gibbs doesn‘t have any room to manufacture bigger his Cup program, as he has the present most of 4 groups and all his drivers are signed via on the least 2016. He can flee a fifth automobile for as a lot as seven races for a construction driver or mortgage him to 1 other Cup team. “All of us know that Erik is on the rapid observe,” Gibbs talked about. “It‘s factual a subject of when.”(ESPN.com)(4-12-2015)
    AND If Joe Gibbs Racing can no longer uncover a Fling Cup dawdle for Erik Jones, fellow Toyota team owner Decide Kauffman says Michael Waltrip Racing would possibly perchance well need a Camry for the 18-year-primitive phenom. “There are quite a bit of bright parts, nevertheless we want to make a decision one thing out,” Kauffman informed Motorsports.com outdated to Saturday‘s Duck Commander 500. Kauffman acknowledged he went to Victory Lane closing evening all over Jones‘ celebration to congratulate Coach Gibbs and Dave Wilson, President and General Supervisor, Toyota Racing Vogue. “Now we have some originate seats, doubtlessly. We‘d love to manufacture bigger when it makes sense.” On the 2d MWR runs two groups — the #15 with historical Clint Bowyer, who is within the main year of the three-year contract and the #55 with Moffitt, who is filling in for Brian Vickers whereas he recovers from blood clots. “I deem Brian‘s doing better,” Kauffman added. “I haven‘t talked to him in a little bit…nevertheless merely now the crucial thing is his health.”(Motorsport)(4-12-2015)

2015 NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence Paint Schemes


2014:

  • Harvick wins at Darlington:  #4-Kevin Harvick won the Bojangles‘ Southern 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Darlington Raceway for his 2nd utilize of 2014 and his 25th occupation utilize. Harvick is the main driver in 2014 to utilize two DARLINGTON, SC - APRIL 12: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojanglesraces. The traipse had two -green-white-checked makes an strive, working 7 extra laps. Harvick led the most laps with 238 of 374. Harvick is the main driver to utilize at Darlington from the pole since Dale Jarrett did it in March 1997 [400 miles] and the main driver to utilize the Southern 500 from the pole since Dale Earnhardt won in September 1990. Harvick has now won a Southern 500, Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and Coca-Cola 600.
    #88-Earnhardt Jr. done 2nd adopted by #48-Johnson, #20-Kenseth, #16-Biffle, #18-Busch, #24-Gordon, #42-Larson, #14-Stewart and #31-Newman.
    #42-Lason used to be the rookie of the traipse, finishing eighth.
    #24-Gordon, who got right here into the traipse as the capabilities chief done seventh and holds on to the capabilities lead by 1 point over #20-Kenseth. #4-Harivick leads the Slither Seeding with two wins adopted by #99-Edwards, who has a utilize and is Third in capabilities.
    There had been 22 lead adjustments among 12 drivers and there were 11 cautions for 50 yellow flag laps.
    The moderate glide used to be 131.211 mph.(4-12-2014)

2013:

  • Chip Ganassi promoting to John Menard? One amongst the freshest reports within the garage Thursday used to be intense hypothesis that historical team owner Chip Ganassi will be pondering promoting his two-team NASCAR operation to John Menard. Menard, who owns the Midwestern home development chain Menards, is a protracted-time racer, and he is currently sponsoring his son Paul‘s NASCAR team, phase of the Richard Childress group. Ganassi and Childress are both Chevy men. Childress supplied Ganassi‘s two groups (with #1-Jamie McMurray and #42-Juan Pablo Montoya) with engines except this season, when Ganassi switched to Hendrick motors. Of the game‘s high eight team house owners, Ganassi this season ranks seventh in finishes. Of issue disappointment is Montoya, who is averaging a 27th residing terminate; Montoya‘s closing high-10 used to be at Michigan closing June, and his closing tour utilize used to be at Watkins Glen within the summer season of 2010. McMurray‘s seventh at Martinsville closing weekend used to be his most efficient terminate in over a year.(MikeMulhern.rep)(4-12-2013)

2010:

  • 2010t 51almirola TexasAlmirola leaves #09 team:  Aric Almirola, who capable for four of the main seven Fling Cup races for Phoenix Racing, talked about Monday he has mutually agreed to phase systems with the team and ought to quiet focal point on competing for the Tenting World Truck Sequence title with Billy Ballew Motorsports. Phoenix Racing misplaced its sponsorship from Miccosukee Resort & Gaming outdated to the birth of the season and has dropped out of the four races with Almirola within 60 laps. “We both agreed it used to be time to salvage one thing diversified,” Almirola talked about in a phone interview. “I’m going to focal point plenty more on my truck program, which is after all crucial to me and Billy Ballew Motorsports and the total guys over there.(Scene Day-to-day)(4-12-2010)

2010 Tenting World Autos Sequence Paint Schemes Crew #51


2009:

  • 2009n 66 5hour FlamesRusty Wallace, Inc. pondering 2010 transfer to Cup:  NASCAR Nationwide Sequence automobile owner [#62 & #64] Rusty Wallace talked about he hopes to transfer his two-automobile team to the Fling Cup Sequence in 2010. However the scenario would settle on to be ideal. Rusty Wallace Racing fields two Chevys, for Brendan Gaughan and Rusty‘s son, Steve, within the Nationwide Sequence. “Ideally, if the total moons lined up, I‘d birth in 2010,” Wallace talked about at Nashville Superspeedway, where the Nashville 300 will be held Saturday. “Two cars. I‘d need Stephen and Brendan to head merely in.” But Rusty Wallace would need a partnership with an present team in pronounce to stock ample inventory of cars and engines. Additionally, RWR would want the merely level of sponsorship. Richard Childress Racing offered RWR with engines within the Nationwide Sequence, and Wallace talked about he‘s had casual conversations about a Cup alliance with RCR. Wallace talked about his shop products and services in Mooresville, N.C. would be ample for a Cup team. The team currently does its have our bodies there and has a substantial fabrication home.(Scene Day-to-day)(4-12-2009)

2009 Nationwide Sequence Paint Schemes


2006:

  • Biffle‘s girlfriend faces a reprimand:  #16-Greg Biffle‘s girlfriend faces a reprimand from NASCAR about her pit-avenue confrontation with #2-Kurt Busch‘s fiance after the 2 drivers wrecked at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch hit the lend a hand of Biffle‘s automobile early in Sunday‘s traipse, inflicting an accident that ended Biffle‘s day. Biffle, the defending traipse winner, had led 49 of the main 82 laps earlier than the wreck and harm up 42nd. Moments after the wreck, TV cameras caught girlfriend Nicole Lunders slamming a water bottle on Biffle‘s pit field. She then marched down pit avenue and climbed halfway up Busch‘s field and had a heated commerce with Eva Bryan. The short confrontation created a buzz in NASCAR, and the sanctioning body wishes to chill down the emotions. “There’ll be some conversations that shall be had with the those that participated, and we‘ll ensure that this doesn‘t carry on and into the garage or wherever else,” Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition, talked about Wednesday. “You‘ve bought to undergo in mind, most all americans within the garage home is chums, and contributors two girls in issue have a stop relationship. Tempers flare, and we‘ll leer at that and we‘ll make sure it doesn‘t carry on any extra than that.” NASCAR doesn’t have a steadfast rule in opposition to team contributors getting into diversified pit bins, nevertheless typically frowns upon it if the cause within the lend a hand of approaching the home stems from one thing that came about in traipse. “When altercations and things love that occur, we counsel that you protect on your have home,” Pemberton talked about. “That that you must well well perchance lumber have a dialog, nevertheless it with out a doubt can‘t be heated per se.” Relatives are usually given entrance to the observe on a “license” that acknowledges them as a team member, that manner their actions can even be policed by NASCAR and the sanctioning body reserves the merely to revoke their lumber at any time.(Associated Press)(4-12-2006)

2004:

  • 2004 31cingular FrontJeff Burton to RCR #31? Rumors swirled closing week about Johnny Sauter being released from the #30 AOL Chevy team, which is 24th within the standings, and getting modified by Johnny Benson or Dave Blaney. One other garage rumor: Jeff Burton‘s #99 Ford, which is 30th within the standings, will shut down if sponsorship is no longer found by the tip of Can also merely, and Burton will transfer to the #31 Cingular Chevy driven by Robby Gordon. Nonetheless, anybody who knows Richard Childress, the owner of the #31, realizes Childress left after the Texas traipse for Canada‘s Northwest Territories to head searching.(FoxSports)(4-12-2004)

2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Schemes


2003:

  • Fuel Concerns? Sources at Talladega Superspeedway informed teamfordracing.com that the gasoline Unocal has offered for the reason that announcement that they were leaving the game would possibly perchance well need some consistency problems. This, in step with a leading engine builder within the game, is leading to some attention-grabbing finds all over post-traipse engine prance down. “We‘ve even questioned right here lately with Unocal bright out how the gasoline … We‘ve seen some silly things on our parts after the traipse and for a pair of of us gasoline quality is altering on us,” talked about the engine builder. “So yeah, it‘s a immense subject and we‘ve been talking about it somewhat plenty.” Fuel is an major phase of the Winston Cup engine builder equation as the additive applications are what relief protect a motor together all over a traipse. Fuel chemistry adjustments can consequence in untimely phase failure. NASCAR hasn‘t let the groups know what is going to be pumping in 2003, which is making the engine builders apprehensive. Variances with the chemistry and consistency of blend will be wanted soon as it ought to eradicate six to 9 months to match the engine kit to the gasoline kit. One immense ask of that‘s no longer been answered is whether the gasoline will be of a leaded blend, or no-lead. There is issue that if the sanctioning body goes the no-lead route that engine failure would possibly perchance well upward thrust dramatically ensuing from leads lubricity qualities, or the potential for reducing friction. Unocal, along with NASCAR and the groups, tried a no-lead blend quite a bit of years ago within the Busch Tall National Sequence. Those experiments ended after the use valves beat the seats out of the head. Unocal, to aid clear up the project, instructed that the groups transfer to titanium vales. That advice angered the involved engine builders as they‘d been the use of titanium for quite a bit of years, and were bowled over that Unocal engineers reputedly didn‘t know what used to be in a motor for which they were mixing gasoline.(Ford Racing), look my NASCAR-Sponsors page for more data on the Unocal deal.(4-12-2003)
  • Kyle Busch wins first ARCA traipse:  17-year-primitive Kyle Busch place a observe qualifying chronicle within the afternoon, then backed it up Friday evening at Nashville Superspeedway to utilize in factual his 2d birth on the ARCA circuit. Busch, the youthful brother of Winston Cup star Kurt Busch, led 83 of 113 laps and held off four-time ARCA sequence champion Frank Kimmel by 2.406 seconds no subject quite a bit of restarts down the stretch. Busch will debut within the NASACR Busch Sequence on Can also merely 24 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway after turning 18 on Can also merely 2. He done 12th in his thoroughly diversified ARCA birth, closing October at that observe. He won the pole by touring the 1.33-mile concrete tri-oval in 30.094 seconds at a glide of 159.460, topping the designate of 158.261 place by Kimmel in 2001. Kimmel had won three races at this observe and done 2d. Brent Sherman had the ideal terminate of his occupation in third adopted by Jeff Fultz, Darryl Sage and frail NFL coach Jerry Glanville.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)(4-12-2003)

2000:

  • NASCAR TV? Will the quiet unified NASCAR television contract be actual for Speedvision?… YES… Will Speedvision be the quiet all-NASCAR channel?… NOT… says Speedvision founder president Roger Werner. Asked about the grand-discussed advent of an all-NASCAR channel, Werner talked about, “Speedvision has been excited about conversations with NASCAR for the reason that summer season of 1999 concerning the arrival and construction of a NASCAR channel. Contrary to rumors, those discussions have in no arrangement been connected to changing Speedvision actual into a NASCAR channel, nor has there been any dialogue of NASCAR shopping Speedvision for that cause. See full tale by Invoice King at SpeedVision: Roger Werner On the Plan forward for Speedvision(4-12-2000)

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April 12, 2019

  • Bristol TV rankings UPDATES: FS1 earned a 1.7 overnight for yesterday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence @FoodCity 500 Bristol. There’s no longer any advise year over year comparison as the 2018 traipse used to be postponed except Monday and flee on Fox, nevertheless it with out a doubt bought a 1.5.(Sports Industrial Journal’s Adam Stern)(4-8-2019…
  • Toco Warranty joins Bowyer for 4 races: Toco Warranty Corp., a brand quiet era of automobile service contracts (VSC) with pay-as-you-lumber monthly plans, has partnered with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) within the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence by serving as a four-traipse major sponsor of driver Clint Bowyer and the …
  • Crew adjustments for Larson, Kurt Busch: Chip Ganassi Racing has made adjustments to the pit crews of Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson for this weekend at Richmond Raceway, the team confirmed to NBC Sports. Busch‘s team will have a brand quiet rear tire changer and tire carrier. Cory 1st Earl 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley of Bewdley takes over as the team‘s rear tire…

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April 12, 2018

  • NASCAR broadcasts promotions:  Jill Gregory has been promoted to executive vice president & chief advertising and marketing and marketing officer. Gregory oversees all NASCAR advertising and marketing and marketing operations and reports straight into NASCAR Chief Working Officer Steve Phelps.[More](4-12-2018)
  • Bristol Weekend Preview:  The NASCAR racing on the Bristol Motor Speedway half-mile is innately consuming, tough and must-look TV. And whereas you ask of the drivers, it‘s a actual skill place that is crucial to master.[More](4-12-2018)
  • Thought B Sales, fans team as a lot as sponsor DiBenedetto for Kansas:  In a rare alternative fans can salvage no longer thoroughly salvage their title on the traipse automobile, nevertheless furthermore on the matching 1: 24 scale diecast automobile that shall be produced by Lionel.[More](4-12-2018)
  • WIX Filters to sponsor Bowyer at Chicagoland:  WIX Filters, a international producer of filtration products with more than 50 years of motorsports journey, will attend as the main sponsor of Bowyer and his traipse-winning No. 14 Ford Fusion during the Chicagoland traipse weekend, with WIX Filters emblazoned on Clint Bowyer‘s automobile and firesuit.[More](4-12-2018)
  • Finchum picks up Bristol sponsors Food Metropolis joins Concrete North, Smithbuilt Properties, A1 Finchum, Braille Battery, and OCR Gaz Bar.[More](4-12-2018)
  • Franklin Indicators and Graphics on board with Starr at Bristol:  Jimmy Capability Racing is tickled to voice that Franklin Indicators and Graphics, Inc. will be the main sponsor on the No. 52 Chevrolet this weekend for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 on the Bristol Motor Speedway.[More](4-11-2018)
  • Joe Nemechek to force for JDM at Bristol:  Joe Nemechek, the 1992 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence (NXS) champion, will return to JD Motorsports with Gary Keller for Saturday‘s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 on the Bristol Motor Speedway driving the No. 15 Flex Seal Chevrolet Camaro.[More](4-12-2018)

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April 12, 2017

  • Goodyear tire take a look at at Daytona this week UPDATE:  Goodyear Tire Checking out with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence groups will be held at Daytona World Speedway on Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12. The take a look at is closed to the overall public.(4-9-2017)
    UPDATE:  Joey Logano, the 2015 DAYTONA 500 champion, used to be thought to be one of 5 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence drivers at DIS this week for a Goodyear Tire Take a look at that furthermore featured some aerodynamic exams overseen by NASCAR. Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford for Crew Penske, used to be joined by Furnishings Row Racing‘s Erik Jones; 2008 DAYTONA 500 champion Ryan Newman of Richard Childress Racing; 2013 DAYTONA 500 polesitter Danica Patrick from Stewart-Haas Racing; and Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports. [More](4-12-2017)
  • Gase to drag double responsibility at Talladega:  Joey Gase is elated to voice that he’ll be partnering with Sparks Energy for the Sparks Energy 300 on Can also merely sixth and the GEICO 500 on Can also merely seventh. Gase will be piloting #15 for Top class Motorsports within the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence and #52 for Jimmy Capability Racing within the NASCAR XFINITY Sequence. Sparks Energy and Gase will furthermore be teaming as a lot as promote an major cause to Gase: organ, gaze, and tissue donation.[More](4-12-2017)
  • Texas post-traipse penalty launched:  The #17 team of Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. has been display conceal in violation of security sections 10.9.10.4 of the NASCAR rule book: Tires and Wheels. Display conceal: Lug nut(s) no longer smartly installed. Crew chief (Brian Pattie) has been fined $10,000.(NASCAR)(4-12-2017)
  • Date no longer yet place for Penske allure UPDATE:  NASCAR‘s National Motorsports Appeals price quiet is working to schedule a listening to for Crew Penske, guaranteeing that crew chief Paul Wolfe will be with Brad Keselowski this weekend. A NASCAR good confirmed Wednesday morning that subsequent week will be the earliest that the team‘s allure of a Phoenix penalty would be heard, that manner the deferment of Wolfe‘s suspension would continue at Texas Motor Speedway.(4-7-2017)
    UPDATE:  Brad Keselowski crew chief Paul Wolfe will be suspended for the next two races as a 3-member NASCAR appeals panel ruled in opposition to Crew Penske following a listening to Wednesday. Keselowski‘s fifth-residing automobile failed postrace inspection March 19 at Phoenix World Raceway as it had a rear steer of more than 0.56 levels of skew. NASCAR suspended Wolfe for 3 races, fined him $65,000 and docked Keselowski 35 capabilities. Wolfe sat out one traipse earlier than Penske made up our minds to allure the penalty. He’s anticipated to fail to see the upcoming races at Bristol and Richmond.[More]
  • Unique NASCAR policy allows for earlier traipse starts:  NASCAR has a brand quiet policy where, with 24 hours peep, it would possibly perchance well well birth a traipse one hour earlier than the listed birth time within the match of a forecast of inclement climate.[More](4-11-2017)
  • Various tire compounds in 2018? NASCAR is pondering doing what quite a bit of diversified auto racing sequence round the world salvage: Give its traipse groups the probability of working two diversified kinds of tires for each traipse. The first would be a aged place, the 2d a softer compound that is a good deal faster than the present tire, nevertheless presumably would set aside on out grand faster.[More](4-12-2017)
  • Buescher‘s jackman bettering:  Zack Younger, jackman for the #37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet of driver Chris Buescher, is doing better after being upended by Buescher‘s spinning traipse automobile on pit avenue all over Sunday‘s traipse at Texas.[More](4-12-2017)
  • Richmond World Raceway goes lend a hand in time with red stripes no longer off direction partitions:  Richmond World Raceway is bringing lend a hand a racing classic. Purple stripes will return to the observe partitions of The US‘s Premier Short Music. This would possibly be the main time since February 1988 that fans and drivers will traipse along red stripes on Richmond‘s observe wall.[More](4-12-2017)
  • Bret Michaels to salvage Bojangles‘ Southern 500 pre-traipse dwell efficiency: Highlighting its award-winning throwback weekend plans of celebrating the 1985-89 era of the game, Darlington Raceway will have rock tale Bret Michaels salvage the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence Bojangles‘ Southern 500 pre-traipse dwell efficiency on Sunday, Sept. 3. Michaels, known for his characteristic as front man for the multi-platinum recording band Poison and as a highly fine solo artist, will salvage a diversity of Poison and solo hits spanning his multigenerational occupation.[More](4-12-2017)

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April 12, 2016

  • Texas Overnight TV Rankings UPDATE:  FOX‘s protection of NASCAR‘s Duck Commander 500 led a typically quiet Saturday. In primetime the traipse scored a 0.9 score / 3 piece (4.22 million viewers) in adults 18-49, pending updates, tying with CBS‘ “48 Hours” for the conclude score of the evening.(TV by the Numbers)(4-11-2016)
    UPDATE:  NASCAR Fling Cup racing from Texas earned a 2.5 overnight score on FOX Saturday evening, down 14% from closing year (2.9) and the lowest overnight ever for a Fling Cup traipse on FOX. The 2.5 is furthermore the lowest ever for the spring Texas traipse (dates lend a hand to 1997). In both cases, the outdated low used to be place closing year. Absolute self assurance contributing to the chronicle-low efficiency used to be a nearly two-hour rain prolong that pushed the birth of the traipse previous 9: 30 PM ET. Despite the decline, the traipse used to be the conclude sporting match of the weekend outside of The Masters.(Sports Media Look)(4-12-2016)
  • Bruton Smith in Carolina Panthers:  With an already offered-out college football game, dubbed the Battle at Bristol, being held at his historical Bristol Motor Speedway, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated‘s Chairman, O. Bruton Smith, appears ready to branch out into diversified sports activities-connected genres — particularly the NFL and the possible protect of the Carolina Panthers. Right via an interview with Kickin‘ the Tires and Motorsports.com this previous week, Smith admitted that he has constantly been within the Panthers and now would possibly perchance well well be the time for him to manufacture a play that would possibly perchance well carry football and motorsports nearer together. “You stepped into this nevertheless it with out a doubt‘s uncommon that you doubtlessly did because we were talking about this on the present time,” Smith talked about. “Would we rob them? I‘ve bought some boys (his sons, Marcus and Scott), they need me to. And so we would possibly perchance well, on a feeble 2d, we would would salvage that.” [Panthers‘ owner Jerry] Richardson, who is 79-years-primitive, is speculated to have mandated that the team be offered within two years of his death, in step with a piece of writing in Charlotte Industrial Journal in 2013. That mandate furthermore has a caveat, which would possibly perchance well perchance be to retain the team in Charlotte. Smith would match the invoice since he is a Charlotte native and has historically expressed interest within the football franchise. Now that the Panthers have made yet one other prance to the Big Bowl, some would possibly perchance well suspect that the price would be too grand for Smith to be severely in shopping the team nevertheless he countered that isn‘t the case. And with hundreds of folks on a waiting record for the upcoming game between the University of Tennesee Volunteers and the Virgina Tech Hokies, Smith will be seeing immense buck indicators. “No longer necessarily … they didn‘t utilize,” Smith talked about. “So, you are shopping a shedding team nevertheless if they would have won it’d be diversified.”(KickinTheTires)(4-12-2016)
  • Pit crew swap on the #24:  Sooner than the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway the #24 Hendrick Motorsports team a little bit restructured its lineup. Front and rear tire carriers, Dion Williams and Jared Erspamer, switched positions earlier than heading to Fort Price. As of now they remain switched. Toward the tip of the 2015 season, with Jeff Gordon piloting the Chevrolet, Williams — on the starting up positioned on the front — and Erspamer — on the rear — swapped spots in pronounce to enhance timeliness within the team‘s stops. Now the pair swap lend a hand to their long-established positions.(Pit Talks / NASCAR.com)(4-12-2016)
  • Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award wins Cynopsis Social Perfect Award:  The NASCAR Foundation and Nationwide were honored on the Cynopsis Social Perfect Awards in Unique York Metropolis, winning the award for Nonprofit/Company Partnership with a Brand for The NASCAR Foundation‘s Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award offered by Nationwide. Cynopsis Media hosted the 2d annual Social Perfect Awards Breakfast April 7 on the Unique York Athletic Membership in Unique York Metropolis to rejoice achievements by producers, networks and digital entities all over the last year. The NASCAR Foundation‘s Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award offered by Nationwide honors a NASCAR fan who embodies the ideals of charity and neighborhood that France, the foundation‘s founder and chairwoman emeritus, has championed during her life. This year marks the sixth annual presentation of the award and NASCAR Legitimate Companion Nationwide‘s 2d year as presenting sponsor for the award. With a panel of judges who benchmark excellence within the home of social actual within the TV and leisure industry, Cynopsis Media‘s Cynopsis Social Perfect Awards honors every little thing from sustainability partnership and PSA‘s, to differ campaigns, environmental initiatives and more.(NASCAR)(4-12-2016)
  • Top 10 Driver Rankings at Bristol:
    #20-Matt Kenseth, 102.5
    #18-Kyle Busch, 101.3
    #2-Brad Keselowski, 94.1
    #4-Kevin Harvick, 93.3
    #48-Jimmie Johnson, 92.7
    #41-Kurt Busch, 92.7
    #42-Kyle Larson, 92.4
    #19-Carl Edwards, 91.7
    #16-Greg Biffle, 90.9
    #11-Denny Hamlin, 89.5
    Display conceal: Driver Rankings are compiled from 2005-2015 races (22 total) at Bristol Motor Speedway (active drivers thoroughly).
    System combining the next categories: Preserve stop, Reside, Top-15 Reside, Average Running Divulge whereas on Lead Lap, Average Tempo Below Inexperienced, Quickest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Reside. Most: 150 capabilities per traipse.
    See an rationalization how the Driver Rating is calculated at NASCAR.com.(NASCAR)
  • Brandon McReynolds within the #24 at Talladega:  Brandon McReynolds tweeted Monday that he’ll force the #24 Toyota for JGL Racing at Talladega on Can also merely 1. This can even be his 2d occupation XFINITY Sequence traipse.(4-12-2016)
  • Pocono Raceway opening infield Bark Park:  In conjunction with National Pet Day, Pocono Raceway President & CEO Brandon Igdalsky has launched the arrival of the Pocono Raceway Bark Park, the main dog park at a nationwide motorsports facility. The Pocono Raceway Bark Park will be housed within the infield at Pocono Raceway, come the Infield Fan Center along Earnhardt Toll road. The 100-toes by 100-toes facility will be originate to all dogs within the infield and characteristic a uncover gate, boundaries and size-appropriate deliver areas. The Pocono Raceway Bark Park is freed from price and originate to all fans who have secured an infield camping space. Fans who have purchased an infield camping space can rob a restricted-edition Pocono Raceway dog imprint. The dog imprint will allow fans a further two hours of access and entry into the “Most attention-grabbing in Display conceal” contest. The “Most attention-grabbing in Display conceal” contest will be held on the Pocono Raceway Bark Park with the winning dog launched all over the Infield Block Birthday party Saturday evening of every NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence weekend and having a picture involved in Pocono Raceway‘s most traditional mascot Hard The Fox.(Pocono Raceway)(4-12-2016)

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April 12, 2015

  • Goodyear explains problems of altering tires:  The largest topic of dialog all over the last few weeks within the NASCAR garage has been tires — more particularly, groups altering tires. Starting on the tip of the 2014 season, NASCAR started taking tires from protect stop out groups as their post-traipse inspection direction of. The observe started again this year starting up with the third traipse of the Fling Cup Sequence season at Phoenix World Raceway. The rumor within the garage has been team are poking exiguous 0.001- to 0.002-inch holes within the sidewall of the tire to bleed air pressure, allowing the tire to reach optimum pressure sooner and maximizing grip. Final week, NASCAR issued a P5 penalty to the #31 Richard Childress Racing team for manipulating tires at Auto Membership Speedway. NASCAR didn’t bid particularly how the tires were altered, and the team has appealed the penalty. Whereas it’s obvious altering tires is a serious violation of the NASCAR rulebook, why is it a corrupt thought to salvage so? Greg Stucker, director of racing for Goodyear, sat down with FOXSports.com Friday at Texas Motor Speedway to display conceal.
    “The tire is a structure and it‘s more or much less a membrane, it requires the air pressure to provide it stress and to provide it the burden-carrying potential that we could like,” he talked about. “It‘s no longer factual the tire itself; it‘s a mixture of the tire and the inflation pressure that‘s within the tire, the air that you set aside within the tire that enables it to carry that load. We fabricate a pressure concepts knowing what the loads are at a residing love Texas, knowing what the construction of the tire is, so those two work together to carry the loads that the automobile goes to seem,” talked about Stucker. “Within the occasion you are making an strive to manipulate that you is perchance working outside the envelope where the tire is meant to characteristic. The diversified thing is … you flee the risk of unfavorable the structural contributors of the tire itself,” he talked about. “The tire has cords; it has fabric that creates its structure. Within the occasion you harm thought to be one of those cords, then you definately decrease the integrity of that component. You absolutely have a excessive risk that the tire would possibly perchance well fail because you‘ve damaged thought to be among the parts.”
    So whereas NASCAR made it clear with the penalties to Newman and the No. 31 RCR team that altering tires isa major offense, there is a ways more to the causes within the lend a hand of the rule of thumb. In step with Stucker, altering tires is no longer a issue for Goodyear via aggressive advantage; it’s after all all about placing forward the integrity of the tires on each automobile on the observe.(FoxSports)(4-12-2015)
  • Gibbs says Jones is “ready to head” to Cup; MWR an option?:  With Kyle Busch‘s return date quiet undetermined from a broken merely leg and broken left foot suffered in a wreck in February, Joe Gibbs has talked about placing Erik Jones in Busch‘s Cup automobile when he feels it‘s the merely time. Jones‘ efficiency in outlasting Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the victory Friday no query is encouraging Gibbs to manufacture “the merely time” ahead of later, as Jones won in factual his ninth Xfinity birth. “There‘s no ask of that one day very rapid he‘s going to be in a Cup automobile some,” Gibbs talked about. “We more or much less have a little bit of a arrangement there that we‘ve talked about. He‘s ready to head at any time.” Jones is driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports full time within the Tenting World Truck Sequence whereas furthermore driving as many Xfinity races as possible for JGR that don‘t struggle along with his vehicles schedule. Gibbs doesn‘t have any room to manufacture bigger his Cup program, as he has the present most of 4 groups and all his drivers are signed via on the least 2016. He can flee a fifth automobile for as a lot as seven races for a construction driver or mortgage him to 1 other Cup team. “All of us know that Erik is on the rapid observe,” Gibbs talked about. “It‘s factual a subject of when.”(ESPN.com)(4-12-2015)
    AND If Joe Gibbs Racing can no longer uncover a Fling Cup dawdle for Erik Jones, fellow Toyota team owner Decide Kauffman says Michael Waltrip Racing would possibly perchance well need a Camry for the 18-year-primitive phenom. “There are quite a bit of bright parts, nevertheless we want to make a decision one thing out,” Kauffman informed Motorsports.com outdated to Saturday‘s Duck Commander 500. Kauffman acknowledged he went to Victory Lane closing evening all over Jones‘ celebration to congratulate Coach Gibbs and Dave Wilson, President and General Supervisor, Toyota Racing Vogue. “Now we have some originate seats, doubtlessly. We‘d love to manufacture bigger when it makes sense.” On the 2d MWR runs two groups — the #15 with historical Clint Bowyer, who is within the main year of the three-year contract and the #55 with Moffitt, who is filling in for Brian Vickers whereas he recovers from blood clots. “I deem Brian‘s doing better,” Kauffman added. “I haven‘t talked to him in a little bit…nevertheless merely now the crucial thing is his health.”(Motorsport)(4-12-2015)
  • Texas Flee and Industrial Breakdown:  For those of you NASCAR fans that love stats and love to abominate commercials, right here is the breakdown for Saturday‘s traipse. Began recording the times on the Invocation of the traipse at 7: 30 PM, and stopped on the waving of the checkered flag at 11: 22 PM (all times are EST). Fox used to be the broadcast team for this match.
    Total quantity of commercials: 129
    Total quantity of corporations or entities marketed: 64
    Choice of aged commercials (no longer split-conceal): 123
    Total quantity of corporations or entities marketed: 63
    Choice of ‘Aspect-by-Aspect‘ commercials all over traipse broadcast (split-conceal): 6
    Total quantity of corporations or entities marketed: 5
    Choice of times Fox utilized ‘Aspect-by-Aspect‘ commercials all over this broadcast: 1
    Total quantity of short promos of products/products and services all over the traipse broadcast (including company emblems ‘floating‘ in corners of the conceal): 23
    Total length of time these short promos eradicate all over broadcast: app. 4 min. 20 sec.
    Commence time to chronicle traipse/commercial classes: 7: 30 PM
    Terminate time to chronicle traipse/commercial classes: 11: 22 PM
    Total minutes of total traipse broadcast: 232
    Minutes of traipse broadcast: 181
    Minutes of aged commercials (no longer split-conceal): 51
    Minutes of ‘Aspect-by-Aspect‘ commercials (split-conceal): 2
    Choice of uncared for restarts: 0
    Choice of ‘thriller cautions‘ (debris no longer shown): 3
    Total traipse brdcst time 181 Total comm. brdcst time 51
    See full reports, sponsor links, a ways more info at CawsnJaws.com.(4-12-2015)
  • McMurray co-hosting bowling match in Chicago:  Jamie McMurray and 2014 Heisman Trophy Runner-Up Melvin Gordon are partnering to co-host a necessary person bowling match on April 28, outdated to the NFL Draft, and Chicagoland Speedway fans now have an routine alternative to protect a imprint to the match and Chicagoland‘s June‘s XFINITY Sequence traipse. Tickets to Stars and Strikes are $100, with proceeds going to Ronald McDonald Dwelling Charities. Fans will have a change for revel in complimentary food, beer and tender drinks whereas assembly necessary person athletes and entertainers apart from to playing billiards and bidding on routine objects in a are living auction. Previous the evening of necessary person leisure, purchasers will furthermore salvage a imprint to Chicagoland Speedway‘s stand-by myself June XFINITY Sequence traipse on Father‘s Day Weekend as a phase of the $100 kit. Stars and Strikes, which runs from 6: 30 p.m. — 10 p.m., will be held at Lucky Strike in Chicago‘s Streeterville neighborhood. The match will characteristic necessary person athletes and entertainers apart from to Gordon, the Wisconsin Badgers standout, and McMurray, the NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence star. Most attention-grabbing 150 tickets come in for protect and ought to quiet be offered on a serious-advance, first-served foundation.(Chicagoland Speedway)(4-12-2015)

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April 12, 2014

  • Harvick wins at Darlington:  #4-Kevin Harvick won the Bojangles‘ Southern 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Darlington Raceway for his 2nd utilize of 2014 and his 25th occupation utilize. Harvick is the main driver in 2014 to utilize two races. The traipse had two -green-white-checked makes an strive, working 7 extra laps. Harvick led the most laps with 238 of 374. Harvick is the main driver to utilize at Darlington from the pole since Dale Jarrett did it in March 1997 [400 miles] and the main driver to utilize the Southern 500 from the pole since Dale Earnhardt won in September 1990. Harvick has now won a Southern 500, Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and Coca-Cola 600.
    #88-Earnhardt Jr. done 2nd adopted by #48-Johnson, #20-Kenseth, #16-Biffle, #18-Busch, #24-Gordon, #42-Larson, #14-Stewart and #31-Newman.
    #42-Lason used to be the rookie of the traipse, finishing eighth.
    #24-Gordon, who got right here into the traipse as the capabilities chief done seventh and holds on to the capabilities lead by 1 point over #20-Kenseth. #4-Harivick leads the Slither Seeding with two wins adopted by #99-Edwards, who has a utilize and is Third in capabilities.
    There had been 22 lead adjustments among 12 drivers and there were 11 cautions for 50 yellow flag laps.
    The moderate glide used to be 131.211 mph.
    See unofficial traipse outcomes, awards, cash won, laps led, cautions and more on the Unofficial Darlington Flee Results page (pdf) and strive the Darlington Penalty Epic (pdf).
    (4-12-2014)
  • Flee Immediate Facts — Darlington Raceway:
    #4-Kevin Harvick won the 65th Annual Bojangles‘ Southern 500, his 25th victory in 474 NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence races.
    Here’s his 2d victory and third high-10 terminate in 2014.
    Here’s his first victory and seventh high-10 terminate in 18 races at Darlington Raceway.
    Harvick becomes the main driver to utilize from the pole at Darlington Raceway (no longer the Southern 500) since Dale Jarrett in 1997.
    With two wins, Harvick is now guaranteed to be among the conclude 15 winners — nearly guaranteeing a local within the Slither for the NASCAR Fling Cup.
    #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2d) posted his ninth high-10 terminate in 20 races at Darlington Raceway. It’s miles his fifth high-10 terminate in 2014.
    Earnhardt‘s runner-up terminate is his occupation-most efficient at Darlington Raceway. His outdated most efficient used to be fourth (March 17, 2002 and Can also merely 10, 2008)
    #48-Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 12th high-10 terminate in 16 races at Darlington Raceway.
    #42-Kyle Larson (eighth) used to be the ideal finishing rookie.
    #24-Jeff Gordon leads the point standings by 1 capabilities over #20-Matt Kenseth.(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(4-12-2014)
  • 2014 Fling Cup Driver Slither Championship Aspects Standings:
    [after Darlington, race 8 of 36]
    1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 297
    2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 296, -1
    3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 278, -19
    4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 271, -26
    5) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 270, -27
    6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 269, -28
    7) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 246, -51
    8) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 245, -52
    9) #31-Ryan Newman, 236, -61
    10) #3-Austin Dillon, 235, -62
    Diversified drivers with on the least one utilize, ought to quiet fabricate the Slither:
    22) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 186, -111
    26) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 164, -133
    See OFFICIAL traipse outcomes & capabilities standings on the Legitimate Darlington Flee & Aspects Epic (pdf).(4-12-2014)
  • Novel 2014 Fling Cup Driver Slither Seedings:
    [after Darlington, race 8 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race]
    1) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 22nd in capabilities
    2) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 utilize, Third in capabilities
    3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1 utilize, 4th
    4) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 utilize, sixth
    5) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1 utilize, seventh
    6) #22-Joey Logano, 1 utilize, eighth
    7) #41-Kurt Busch, 1 utilize, 26th
    (no wins, in by capabilities)
    8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1st
    9) #20-Matt Kenseth, 2nd
    10) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th
    11) ##31-Ryan Newman, ninth
    12) #3-Austin Dillon, 10th
    13) #16-Greg Biffle, 11th
    14) ##14-Stewart, 12th
    15) #55-Brian Vickers, 13th
    16) #42-Kyle Larson, 14th
    (4-12-2014)
  • Darlington Sunoco Rookie of the 365 days Flee Results & Aspects:
    #42-Larson, done eighth, 14 rookie capabilities
    #3-Dillon, 11th, 10
    #51-Allgaier, 23rd, 9
    #23-Bowman, 29th, 8
    #30-Kligerman, 30th, 7
    #26-Whitt, 38th, 6
    #83-Truex, 40th, 5
    #7-Annett, 42nd, 4
    (4-12-2014)
  • Sad News — “Captain” Herb Emory:  Longtime WSB Radio and Channel 2 Action News web articulate visitors reporter, “Captain” Herb Emory, passed away Saturday. In step with the Douglas County Sheriff‘s Place aside of enterprise, Emory stopped to aid at a automobile accident on South Burnt Hickory Toll road when he fell in unhappy health. He used to be transported to WellStar Douglas Hospital where he later died. Emory had been with WSB Radio and Channel 2 Action News since 1991. Emory has served as an Atlanta web articulate visitors reporter since 1971. Emory watched over the interstates all over the week and hosted special web articulate visitors and NASCAR broadcast programs along with his wife, Karen Emory. He used to be inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame in 2008 and got the inaugural Excellence in Motorsports Journalism Award in 2012. Emory‘s father used to be a volunteer pit crew member for Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Sr.‘s dad, within the 1960s.(wsbradio.com)(4-12-2014)
  • Sad News — Billy Standridge:  frail NASCAR driver Billy Standridge passed away of most cancers at 1: 30am/et on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Standridge made 23 NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence starts from 1993-1999 with a most efficient terminate of 14th within the 1995 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. For products and services and visitation data or lumber away a comment on the blog prepare by Billy‘s family, lumber to: Billy‘s Battle, a local for posting and sharing records for Billy Standridge.
    Jayski.com used to be the listed sponsor of the #47 Ford at Talladega in October 1997. I made a page lend a hand in 1997 with some notes and shots of the #47 Jayski.com Ford at Jayski‘s Talladega Expertise page.
    Three cars entered by the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team in Friday‘s VFW Sport Clips Lend a hand A Hero 200 Nationwide Sequence traipse at Darlington Raceway carried decals honoring Billy Standridge. Standridge furthermore raced within the Nationwide Sequence from 1986 to 1993. JD Motorsports owner Johnny Davis formerly labored for Standridge as a crew chief, engine builder, truck driver and all-round mechanic. The Standridge decal used to be carried on the C post of JDM Chevrolet‘s driven by #01-Landon Cassill who done 12th, #4-Jeffrey Earnhardt (20th) and #87-Kevin Lepage (19th) at Darlington and ought to quiet flee in diversified races this year.(4-12-2014)
  • Kyle Petty says The King adjusting to life by myself:  Richard Petty is spending his weekends at home mourning the death of his wife as opposed to his acquainted space on the racetrack. Lynda Petty died closing month after battling most cancers for quite a bit of years. She used to be 72. “He‘s doing quite actual, he‘s frail to going to the racetracks and being on the racetracks by myself, nevertheless he‘s no longer frail to being at home and being by myself,” talked about his son, NASCAR announcer Kyle Petty. “So I‘ve stayed with him some, and my sisters have stayed some. It‘s factual going to eradicate time. They were together 57 years and even supposing he spent 50 of those 57 years on the avenue, in step with him, at traipse tracks, it‘s been plenty harder and plenty harder (than he thought).” Kyle Petty talked about his mom‘s death has been hard on the family. “My mom had been after all in unhappy health for 4½, almost five years, so she fought quite laborious,” he talked about Friday on the Toyota Pleasant/Star Flee “He‘s doing quite actual.” Kyle Petty won the pole for the necessary person traipse in Long Seashore. He’ll birth about 40 seconds within the lend a hand of the remainder of the subject in Saturday‘s traipse because he‘s a real, even supposing he has been retired since 2008.(Associated Press)(4-12-2014)
  • Ragan and CSX Slither Inexperienced at Darlington:  David Ragan, driver of the #34 CSX “Play It Procure” Ford, feedback on CSX‘s “green” efforts and racing at Darlington Raceway: “We‘re elated to have CSX lend a hand on our Ford Fusion at Darlington this week. They‘re embracing the NASCAR Inexperienced program. We‘re going to be out and about on Friday morning handing out recycle baggage and and encouraging fans to eradicate phase in green initiatives in their communities. CSX already had an environmental program in residing where they pledged to plant one tree for each mile of railroad observe they had, they veritably after all surpassed their aim, which is impressive. Now we‘re encouraging our fans to observe their lead and plant some bushes, too, by donating bucks to plant bushes at NASCAR.com/Inexperienced. I deem Darlington is believed to be among the harder racetracks for clear. Five hundred miles at Darlington, for me, appears love with no terminate in sight. Your Bristol races are long, your Martinsville races are long, the Coke 600 is a protracted traipse, nevertheless for me Darlington is the longest evening of the year. You are on the verge of wrecking your automobile each lap it appears love. And it‘s warmth and humid down in South Carolina. So, bright the traipse up a pair weeks love they did this year would possibly perchance well relief fabricate it a little cooler for the fans and for the drivers. But mentally it‘s quiet going to be hard. But, it‘s a substantial racetrack with quite a bit of history and we leer forward to it each year.”(Front Row Motorsports), look shots of the strategy on the #34 Crew Schemes page.(4-12-2014)
  • Larson & Dillon insist about observe incidents:  from a Crew Chevy transcript after both beginners #3-Austin Dillon & #42-Kyle Larson hit the Darlington Raceway wall and acquired a Darlington Stripe. Larson‘s automobile used to be harm so corrupt that the team pulled out the backup automobile. Comments from both drivers:
    AUSTIN DILLON, #3 DOW CHEVROLET SS — HIT THE WALL DURING THE FIRST PRACTICE SESSION AND EARNED HIS FIRST NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DARLINGTON STRIPE:
    Dillon:  “Wisely, Kyle (Larson) got right here over and requested, ‘where did you hit‘? I talked about off Turn 2. He talked about, me too. I talked about did you are making an strive you are making an strive to advance lend a hand off the wall and fabricate it flip? He talked about actual identical thing. So we are factual studying, I wager. You salvage after all tight. I felt actual into (Turn) 1, after which via the center, I salvage tight unhurried round the nook, it factual carries glide. Appropriate hit the wall, nevertheless I learned plenty merely there. Optimistically it doesn‘t occur again.”
    KYLE LARSON, #42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS — HIT THE WALL DURING THE FIRST PRACTICE SESSION, WILL GO TO A BACK-UP CAR; IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO A BACK-UP:
    Larson:  “Yeah I indicate we (Austin Dillon) were talking and it sounded love the actual identical thing that we were describing. Distinction is I have to salvage a lend a hand-up out. Our lend a hand-up they talked about is factual as actual as our major so we had a after all actual flee earlier than we I hit the wall. Appropriate studying, I‘m largely ever within the wall in (Turns) 3 and 4 and by no manner hit off (Turn) 2. I killed the wall in (Turn) 2. We are able to salvage lend a hand out right here soon and I‘m clear be beautiful.”(Crew Chevy)(4-12-2014)
  • Childress Testifies for Biofuels:  The Senate Agriculture Committee held a listening to this week on advanced biofuels. Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow of Michigan says advanced biofuels are right here now, they veritably’re an major phase of the energy title within the lately passed farm invoice. One amongst the witnesses on the listening to used to be NASCAR team owner Richard Childress who talked about the many advantages of corn-based mostly entirely mostly biofuels, such as the bigger gasoline efficiency he has seen in extra than five million miles of racing for the reason that E15 ethanol blend used to be launched within the 2011 racing season. “When they made up our minds to head with an ethanol-blend of gasoline, in 2010, NASCAR started what used to be the handsome blend to make use of. After many tests, they got right here up with E15,” Childress talked about, declaring that his have racing team examined as a lot as E30 blends, which he believes would be even better. “Nothing nevertheless sure outcomes got right here out of our tests. Engines ran cooler, ethanol makes more octane so it makes more horsepower, much less carbon buildup, better emissions, and our parts after we tore the engines down seemed grand better.”(Domestic Fuel)(4-12-2014)
  • Darlington Notes and Facts — Saturday: traipse:
    · 702 drivers have competed in on the least one NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Darlington Raceway; 426 in extra than one.
    · Eight of the 110 races at Darlington Raceway had been shortened ensuing from climate stipulations; the most fresh used to be the plunge traipse of 2000.
    · Since the arrival of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory within the NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence at Darlington Raceway used to be the (03/16/2003) traipse won by Ricky Craven with a MOV of 0.002 2d — the MOV is tied with the 2011 Talladega traipse as the closest finishes within the NSCS the use of electronic scoring.
    · There had been three NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence races ensuing with a green-white-checkered terminate at Darlington Raceway: 2005 (367/370), 2011 (367/370) and 2012 (367/368).
    · 46 diversified drivers have won at Darlington Raceway, led by David Pearson with 10. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with seven.
    · Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Darlington within the NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence with 14.
    · 11 diversified producers have won within the NSCS at Darlington; led by Chevrolet with 40 victories; adopted by Ford with 28.
    · The deepest within the subject that a traipse winner has started at Darlington used to be 43rd by Johnny Mantz in 1950 — the inaugural NSCS match.
    (NASCAR)(4-12-2014)
  • Target CGR Companions With the Oscar Mayer:  Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (TCGRFS) has partnered with the Oscar Mayer stamp to aid introduce P3 Portable Protein Pack to the NASCAR neighborhood. The packs of meat, cheese and nuts are designed for active customers shopping for a snack to aid retain them going during the day. It’s miles a ideal match with the on-the-lumber everyday life of NASCAR drivers and crews. Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevy, and his pit crew will be carrying the P3 Portable Protein Pack branding on their acquainted Target uniforms and automobile during the Southern 500 weekend in Darlington, SC, whereas Oscar Mayer P3 Portable Protein Pack will use the backdrop of a NASCAR traipse weekend to educate fans the virtues of the P3 Portable Protein Pack product.(CGR)(4-12-2014)

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April 12, 2013

  • Pit Stall Picks:  The choices of pit stalls for the NRA 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway had been made.
    Pole sitter #18-Busch chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
    Commence air pole sitter #78-Busch took pit stall 14, the main pitstall in front of it.
    #43-Almirola, who starts Third took the 35th pit stall, the 2nd stall with a gap in front of it.
    The 43rd and closing pit stall used to be taken by #48-Johnson, who starts seventh.
    To video display where the drivers/groups pit stall is, look the pit probability chart on the Pit Stall Choice chart.(4-12-2013)
  • Kyle Busch wins Texas pole:  #18-Kyle Busch won the pole for the NRA 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway with glide of196.299mph, a brand quiet observe chronicle, for his 2nd pole of 2013 and 12th of his occupation. #78-Busch will birth 2nd, adopted by #43-Almirola, #9-Ambrose, #56-Truex, Jr., #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #48-Johnson, #24-Gordon, #99-Edwards, and #42-Montoya.
    Lacking the traipse were: #95-Tempo & #44-Riggs.
    See the starting up lineup, pole development, qualifying outcomes, qualifying pronounce, qualifying principles on the Texas Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page.(4-12-2013)
  • Qualifying Immediate Facts — Texas:
    Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 17th Annual NRA 500 with a observe-chronicle lap of 27.509 seconds, 196.299 mph.
    Here’s his 12th pole in 300 NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence races.
    Here’s his 2d pole and fifth high-10 birth in 2013.
    Here’s his first pole in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
    Kurt Busch (2d) posted his 2d high-10 birth of 2013 and his seventh in 21 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
    Here’s the 2d time the Busch brothers have started 1-2. The first used to be at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2009.
    Aric Almirola (third) posted his first high-10 birth at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s miles his first in seven races this season.
    (NASCAR Statistics)(4-12-2013)
  • Final observe for the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes, the conclude five, slowest and notes:
    #9-Ambrose 191.354
    #18-Busch 190.988
    #43-Almirola 190.503
    #78-Busch 190.476
    #56-Truex, Jr. 190.255
    slowest: #47-Labonte 181.555 & #87-Nemechek 179.892.
    #29-Harvick blew an engine and ought to quiet must birth on the rear of the subject Saturday evening.
    notes: Qualifying is at 6: 40pm/et this evening and ought to quiet be broadcast on SPEED. There’s no longer any on-observe deliver the next day, diversified than the traipse.
    See quickest speeds, laps flee and more on the NRA 500 Discover 2 Speeds page (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • Justin Customary Workboots sponsoring Cassill:  Justin Customary Workboots, a leading workboot producer, joins Landon Cassill and the Circle Sport Racing team as a serious sponsor for the NRA 500 this Saturday, April 13, under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. The #33 Chevy will present the nation‘s colours with the Justin Workboots paint method, a becoming representation of the boot stamp‘s commitment to donating as a lot as $15,000 to Camp Patriot, a non-income group that honors and helps disabled American veterans. Together, JOW and Landon Cassill are calling on the NASCAR neighborhood to display conceal their make stronger, too. Right via Saturday‘s traipse, JOW will donate as a lot as $10,000 to Camp Patriot in step with Cassill‘s efficiency. That‘s a possible donation of $15,000 to spice up American heroes who‘ve fought for our nation and our freedom, apart from to the more than $50,000 JOW has donated to Camp Patriot since 2010.(Circle Sport Racing), look an picture of the automobile on the #33 team paint schemes page.(4-12-2013)
  • Qualifying Utter for the NRA 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway is posted. 45 cars/drivers are listed.
    The first of the drivers scheduled to head out is #11-Vickers.
    The closing driver scheduled to head out is #93-Kvapil.
    Quickest in closing Friday observe, #9-Ambrose, is scheduled to qualify 38th.
    Qualifying pronounce is determined by a random device, held about an hour earlier than the main observe.
    See the total qualifying pronounce on the Texas Qualifying Page.(4-11-2013)
  • Friday‘s first observe for the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes, the conclude five, slowest and notes:
    #56-Truex, Jr. 192.143
    #88-Earnhardt, Jr. 192.123
    #48-Johnson 191.510
    #1-McMurray 191.347
    #29-Harvick 190.853
    slowest: #32-Hill 181.714 & #44-Riggs 181.488.
    notes: there’ll be two observe classes on the present time, adopted by qualifying at 6: 40pm/et
    See quickest speeds, laps flee and more on the NRA 500 Discover 1 Speeds page (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • Chip Ganassi promoting to John Menard? One amongst the freshest reports within the garage Thursday used to be intense hypothesis that historical team owner Chip Ganassi will be pondering promoting his two-team NASCAR operation to John Menard. Menard, who owns the Midwestern home development chain Menards, is a protracted-time racer, and he is currently sponsoring his son Paul‘s NASCAR team, phase of the Richard Childress group. Ganassi and Childress are both Chevy men. Childress supplied Ganassi‘s two groups (with #1-Jamie McMurray and #42-Juan Pablo Montoya) with engines except this season, when Ganassi switched to Hendrick motors. Of the game‘s high eight team house owners, Ganassi this season ranks seventh in finishes. Of issue disappointment is Montoya, who is averaging a 27th residing terminate; Montoya‘s closing high-10 used to be at Michigan closing June, and his closing tour utilize used to be at Watkins Glen within the summer season of 2010. McMurray‘s seventh at Martinsville closing weekend used to be his most efficient terminate in over a year.(MikeMulhern.rep)(4-12-2013)
  • NASCAR no longer planning any adjustments to Gen-6 cars:  Thursday at Texas Motor Speedway Robin Pemberton, NASCAR‘s vice president of competition, used to be requested if NASCAR is planning any principles adjustments for the quiet Gen-6 cars;
    PEMBERTON:  I don‘t deem so. I deem we‘re in a moderately actual space. The groups — thought to be among the things we‘ve learned over the years is whereas you retain bright the targets, folks will be predisposed to — it‘s harder for them to retain chasing that. We after all feel love the playing subject is quite level. It looks love all americans has an equal alternative to compete, and we don‘t after all feel love that the groups are — they‘re performed increasing their very have applications for this automobile. And so long as the input is — it‘s quiet quite rock stable as a ways as being sure, they‘ve bought tons to work with, we after all feel love there‘s no cause to transfer the target on them merely now.(NASCAR)(4-12-2013)
  • Keselowski going to the White Dwelling:  #2-Brad Keselowski will seek the advice of with The White Dwelling and meet with President Barack Obama on Tuesday for the annual NASCAR celebration with the Fling Cup champion. Keselowski, automobile owner Roger Penske and diversified contributors of the #2 team will seek the advice of with with the president. Keselowski, whose foundation specializes in events for wounded veterans, will furthermore meet with wounded warriors. Whereas NASCAR within the previous has introduced all of its Slither for the Fling Cup drivers to Washington, it opted to factual carry the champion this year. NASCAR spokesman David Higdon talked about the decision used to be made to carry NASCAR in accordance with diversified sports activities, which carry their championship team and never more than one groups to the White Dwelling.(Wearing News)(4-12-2013)
  • NASCAR will eradicate into memoir future traipse sponsorships:  With the NRA 500 drawing attention factual for the title of the traipse, NASCAR will eradicate a nearer leer at traipse sponsorships in due direction, the sanctioning body talked about in a assertion Thursday. Tracks negotiate their very have naming rights affords, and Texas Motor Speedway launched closing month that the National Rifle Affiliation would sponsor its Fling Cup Sequence traipse, scheduled for Saturday evening. The sanctioning agreement tracks have with NASCAR states that “NASCAR reserves the merely to approve or abhor any promoting, sponsorship or identical agreement in connection with the match.” NASCAR permitted the sponsorship, and Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage talked about Thursday there has been no public outcry over the sponsorship. But NASCAR spokesman David Higdon released a assertion that indicated the timing of a sponsorship and the notion of NASCAR will be frail to make a decision whether to approve traipse sponsorships in due direction. “The NRA‘s sponsorship of the match at Texas Motor Speedway match within present parameters that NASCAR affords tracks in securing partnerships,” the NASCAR assertion talked about. “Nonetheless, this scenario has made it clear that we’ve to eradicate a nearer leer at our approval direction of bright forward, as present cases settle on to be factored in when making decisions.”(Wearing News)(4-12-2013)
  • Bowman on pole at Texas:  #99-Alex Bowman won the Coors Light Pole for the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a glide of 183.418mph. It’s miles his first occupation pole. #54-Kyle Busch will birth 2d. The rest of the conclude 10: #3-Austin Dillon, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #22-Brad Keselowski, #7-Regan Smith, #33-Kevin Harvick, #77-Parker Kligerman, #18-Matt Kenseth, and #11-Elliott Sadler. Did No longer Qualify: #47-Scott Riggs, #52-Joey Gase, #46-Slither Miller, #27-Jason White, #00-Michael McDowell. The starting up lineup is posted on the Texas Motor starting up lineup page (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • Texas Motor Qualifying Notes:
    Alex Bowman won the Coors 21 Capability 21 Pole Award for the 17th Annual O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a lap of 29.441 seconds, 183.418 mph.Alex Bowman won the Coors 21 Capability 21 Pole Award for the 17th Annual O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a lap of 29.441 seconds, 183.418 mph.
    Here’s his first pole in ten NASCAR Nationwide Sequence races.
    Here’s his third high-10 birth in 2013.
    Bowman is the third Sunoco Rookie of the 365 days candidate to utilize the pole at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch (2004) and David Ragan (2007) furthermore did it.
    Kyle Busch (2d) posted his fourth high-10 birth of 2013 and his 13th in 15 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
    Austin Dillon (third) posted his third high-10 birth at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s miles his fifth in six races this season.
    (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-12-2013)
  • Kyle Busch wins at Texas:  #54-Kyle Busch won the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, for his 4th utilize of the season, his sixth at Texas and the 55th of his occupation. He positioned on one other dominating efficiency, leading 91 laps and winning by more than 2 seconds. #22-Brad Keselowski done 2d adopted by #3-Austin Dillon, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #33-Kevin Harvick, #18-Matt Kenseth, #7-Regan Smith, #5-Kasey Kahne, #20-Brian Vickers, and #31-Justin Allgaier. #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., the capabilities chief, used to be excited about an accident and done 34th. He now has factual a 2 point lead over #7-Regan Smith. There had been 8 cautions for 42 laps and 22 lead adjustments among 11 leaders. Total outcomes are on the Texas Motor Speedway traipse outcomes page (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • Texas Flee Immediate Facts:
    Kyle Busch won the 17th Annual O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300, his all-time sequence leading 55th victory in 250 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence races. He now has 110 NASCAR nationwide sequence victories.
    Here’s his fourth victory and fifth high-10 terminate in 2013. Busch is the main driver to utilize four of the main six races in NASCAR Nationwide Sequence history.
    Here’s his sixth victory and 13th high-10 terminate in 15 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch now owns sole possession of first on the all-time Texas sequence wins record.
    Brad Keselowski (2d) posted his ninth high-10 terminate in 13 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s miles his 2d high-10 terminate in 2013.
    Austin Dillon (third) posted his third high-10 terminate in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
    The 22 lead adjustments among 11 leaders were both observe recordsdata at Texas.
    Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings by 2 capabilities over Regan Smith.
    (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-12-2013)
  • Driver standings following Texas:
    1) #12-Sam Hornish Jr. 221
    2) #7-Regan Smith 219 -2
    3) #3-Austin Dillon 213 -8
    4) #31-Justin Allgaier 212 -9
    5) #2-Brian Scott 212 -9
    6) #77-Parker Kligerman 186 -35
    7) #11-Elliott Sadler 185 -36
    8) #99-Alex Bowman # 183 -38
    9) #20-Brian Vickers 182 -39
    10) #6-Trevor Bayne 181 -40
    See total standings on the driver standings page (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • Proprietor Standings following Texas are posted (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • Bayne would possibly perchance well need change crew chief at Texas UPDATE:  Roush Fenway Racing will have team engineer Seth Barbour standing by for crew chief Mike Kelley with the team‘s #6 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence Ford Friday evening at Texas Motor Speedway. Kelley, who won the Nationwide Sequence championship twice with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., currently oversees the issue with driver Trevor Bayne. Even even supposing Kelley traveled with the team to Texas, he used to be under the climate on Friday. Barbour used to be recruited as the crew chief for the #16 Roush Ford all over its restricted runs within the NNS. Chris Buescher is scheduled to traipse that automobile at Texas. Mike Tam will step up for Barbour as crew chief with RFR current supervisor and historical crew chief Robbie Reiser chipping in.(Fox Sports)(4-12-2013)
    UPDATE:  Seth Barbour will non-public in atop the #6 Cargill pit field for Roush Fenway and Trevor Bayne in tonight‘s 300-mile Nationwide Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway. Barbour, who typically serves as the #6 team‘s head engineer, used to be slated to crew chief the #16 Roush Fenway NNS entry with rookie Chris Buescher in tonight‘s traipse. #6 team crew chief Mike Kelley left the observe earlier within the day after no longer feeling effectively and is being treated at a neighborhood home sanatorium with flu-love indicators. Frail Fling Cup championship crew chief and present Roush Fenway vice president of competition Robbie Reiser will now attend as crew chief for Buescher and the #16 team in tonight‘s traipse.(Roush Fenway Racing)(4-12-2013)
  • Smith quickest in elated hour:  #7-Regan Smith used to be quickest all over elated hour for the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a glide of 185.427mph. He used to be adopted by:#99-Alex Bowman, #77-Parker Kligerman, #32-Kyle Larson, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #6-Trevor Bayne, #11-Elliott Sadler, #30-Nelson Piquet, Jr., #31-Justin Allgaier, and #19-Mike Bliss.All 45 drivers participated within the session. See total outcomes on the Texas Motor observe 2 speeds page (pdf).(4-12-2013)
  • HOOVEY the Movie to sponsor McDowell at Texas:  Michael McDowell is proud to have a brand quiet Dallas-based mostly entirely mostly sponsor onboard his automobile this week at Texas Motor Speedway. EchoLight Studios‘ movie HOOVEY serves as major sponsor on McDowell‘s #00 Toyota Camry fielded by SR2 Motorsports in Friday‘s O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300.HOOVEY is the title of a movie impressed by the ideal form tale of Eric “Hoovey” Elliott‘, who when confronted with a most likely terminal illness, beats the percentages to fulfill his dream of playing college basketball. His family pulls together in faith and love to imprint that one thing else is possible. Directing the film is award-winning filmmaker Sean McNamara who directed Soul Surfer, the ideal form life tale of Bethany Hamilton. The movie is in step with the book, “Rebounding From Death‘s Door”, written by Jeff Elliott. Spearheading the movie is Dallas based mostly entirely mostly EchoLight Studios, a producer and distributor of excessive-quality motion footage for households of faith. The film will hit theaters in 2014. Records about the film can even be found at its web articulate www.hooveythemovie.com and on www.fb.com/HooveyTheMovie.(SR2 Motorsports), look an picture of the automobile on the #00 team paint schemes page.(4-12-2013)
  • Daytona Seashore Half Marathon Returns To Speedweeks:  The Daytona Seashore Half Marathon returns to the Budweiser Speedweeks lineup in 2014. Scheduled for Sunday, February 16, the sixth annual Daytona Seashore Half Marathon, hosted by Volusia County, Daytona World Speedway and the Central Florida Sports Price will occur one week earlier than the 56th annual “The Big American Flee” – the Daytona 500. Registration will originate on Wednesday, April 17, with the advanced entry price for the Daytona Seashore Half Marathon place at $85 per person. The half marathon will birth at 6: 30am/et, factual hours after The Fling Unlimited At Daytona finishes up under the lights on Saturday evening, and lead into DAYTONA 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger on Sunday afternoon. The Daytona Seashore Half Marathon‘s route, named thought to be among the seven most scenic half marathons in The US by Filled with life.com, aspects thought to be among the crucial uncommon classes within the working world. With the legendary pavement and historical grandstands of Daytona World Speedway serving as the backdrop, runners will birth on pit avenue and flee the main two miles on the observe. The direction then winds via the streets of Daytona Seashore, finally reaching “The World‘s Most Famous Seashore” at approximately the 7.1 mile designate. Runners will then flee on the seaside for roughly two-tenths of a mile, getting an unobstructed gaze of the ocean as the sun rises on the handsome horizon. Returning to the roads of Daytona Seashore, runners then head lend a hand to the Speedway for the terminate and a prance to Gatorade Victory Lane.(DIS)(4-12-2013)
  • Tate Stevens performing National Anthem at Kansas:  Season Two X Ingredient winner Tate Stevens is returning home to direct the nationwide anthem outdated to the April 21, 2013 STP 400. Stevens, who hails from Belton, MO, is making his first appearance at Kansas Speedway outdated to 2 dwell reveals in Kansas Metropolis on April 21 and April 22, and the open of his debut album on April 23, 2013. Stevens‘ first native land dwell efficiency in Kansas Metropolis, scheduled for the evening of April 21, offered out in 30 minutes, leading him to add a 2d dwell efficiency on April 22. He’ll furthermore fabricate quite a bit of appearances along with the open of his self titled album earlier than joining nation song star Alan Jackson on quite a bit of tour dates this year.(Kansas Speedway) (4-12-2013)

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April 12, 2012

  • Coverage of Qualifying for the Samsung Cell 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, April 13, 2012 at 6: 40pm/et.
    Television (TV): SPEED, 6: 30pm/et
    Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduled
  • Qualifying Utter for the Samsung Cell 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway is posted. 46 cars/drivers are listed.
    The first of the drivers scheduled to head out is #74-Compton, slowest in observe.
    The closing driver scheduled to head out is #55-Martin, who used to be quickest in first observe.
    Qualifying pronounce is determined by the main observe session, with slowest driver going out by glide and the quickest going out closing. The non-high 35 drivers within the indicate time are jumbled in with the conclude-35 in house owners capabilities, slowest to quickest.
    See the total qualifying pronounce on the Texas Qualifying Page.(4-12-2012)
  • Thursday observe for the Samsung Cell 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 120 scheduled minutes, the conclude five quickest, slowest and notes:
    #55-Martin 189.427
    #16-Biffle 189.221
    #29-Harvick 189.208
    #22-Allmendinger 188.930
    #78-Smith 188.877
    slowest: #74-Compton 179.898 & #33-Raines 180.753
    notes: this observe sure the qualifying pronounce, so #74-Compton will lumber out first and #55-Martin will lumber out 46th/closing. Qualifying is scheduled for Friday, April 13th at 6: 40pm/et.
    See quickest speeds, most efficient ten-lap averages, laps flee and more on the Texas 1st Discover Speeds (pdf), no moderate speeds all laps and NOT altering lend a hand to the primitive arrangement, factual posting the pdf‘s.(4-12-2012)
  • Slither-or-Slither Homers observe for the Samsung Cell 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway.
    the closing observe sinister for the lumber-or-lumber homers (drivers no longer within the conclude 35 of present house owners capabilities)
    These drivers would fabricate the traipse if things protect the identical:
    #10-David Reutimann, 21st quickest total
    #21-Trevor Bayne, 27th
    #98-Michael McDowell, 33rd
    #49-J.J. Yeley, 34th
    #26-Josh Wise#, 36th
    #87-Joe Nemechek, 37th
    #30-David Stremme, 38th
    #19-Mike Bliss, 39th
    These drivers would lumber away out the traipse if things protect the identical:
    #23-Scott Riggs, 41st
    #95-Scott Tempo, 42nd
    #74-Stacy Compton, 46th/closing
    (4-12-2012)
  • Hamlin racing for a cause at Texas:  Denny Hamlin will traipse a obvious #11 FedEx Place aside of enterprise/March of Dimes Toyota paint method this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. FedEx has donated a paint method to the group in each of the previous five seasons to aid elevate consciousness for March for Infants walks that occur in 900 communities nationwide — including the Dallas/Fort Price-home — in unhurried-April. To boot, Hamlin will be accompanied by a obvious customer on the observe — six-year-primitive Kieran Wittstruck. Kieran used to be born two months untimely, nevertheless has grown actual into a healthy younger boy with relief from the March of Dimes. The FedEx Place aside of enterprise Texas North Sales Crew will be known with its code “7372” on the b-post of the #11 FedEx Place aside of enterprise Toyota this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Texas North is the leading Sales team within the annual FedEx President‘s Membership program, and attributes its success to its focal point on creating solutions to meet their clients‘ wants.(FedEx Racing), look an picture of the strategy on the #11 Crew Schemes page.(4-12-2012)
  • Special Mobil 1 method for Stewart:  Tony Stewart‘s #14 Mobil 1/Place aside of enterprise Depot Chevy will sport a swath of green across its hood and rear bumper as it promotes Mobil 1 Improved Fuel Economy all over the Samsung Cell 500 traipse weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Mobil 1 Improved Fuel Economy entirely artificial motor oils are engineered to carry prominent engine security and provide improved gasoline economic system (Correct Tempo Communications/SHR), look an picture of the strategy on the #14 Crew Schemes page.(4-12-2012)
  • Diversified watch Menard at Texas:  The #27 Quaker Divulge/Menards Chevy of Paul Menard will sport a obvious leer this weekend when the Fling Cup Sequence rolls into Texas Motor Speedway, carrying a obvious paint approach to “Quaker Divulge green” and “Menards yellow.” This #27 Chevy is a fresh addition to the Richard Childress Racing fast and ought to quiet log its first laps on the observe all over Thursday‘s observe session.(RCR)(4-12-2012)
  • Kenseth celebrates Daytona 500 utilize:  A pair of month and a half after winning the 54th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence traipse, #17-Matt Kenseth used to be finally ready to reunite along with his winning automobile and rejoice his historical victory with traipse fans all over the Champion‘s Luncheon at Daytona World Speedway on Wednesday afternoon. “It‘s quite cool to seem (the automobile) sitting there with the total confetti on it, factual uncover it irresistible used to be sitting in Victory Lane, and seeing the fans lined up accessible,” talked about Kenseth, who used to be joined by his owner Jack Roush and crew chief Jimmy Fennig. “It‘s uncommon to rejoice on the present time, nevertheless it with out a doubt used to be more or much less an uncommon traipse so I could perchance well as effectively factual retain that going.” For the main time in history, rain postponed the birth of this year‘s Daytona 500 apart from the aged day-after Champion‘s Breakfast. The “Big American Flee” used to be rescheduled for Monday evening, Feb. 27 and a substantial crowd returned to survey Kenseth protect off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle to accumulate his 2d occupation Daytona 500 triumph. Right via the Champion‘s Luncheon, Kenseth, Roush and Fennig took phase in a fan dialogue board, signed autographs and participated in media interviews. Kenseth furthermore joined Daytona World Speedway President Joie Chitwood III in unveiling the stamp for the 2013 Daytona 500 scheduled for February 24, 2013. “It‘s constantly actual whereas you look the fans enthused and display conceal as a lot as these events especially a pair months later and on a Wednesday round lunch time,” Kenseth talked about. “It‘s quite trim.” The confetti-lined #17 Most attention-grabbing Buy Ford will remain on present at Gatorade Victory Lane within the Daytona World Speedway Excursions and Label Place aside of enterprise and ought to quiet be returned to the team outdated to the 2013 Daytona 500.(DIS)(4-12-2012)
  • Stewart, 2011 Slither drivers to meet with President:  Three-time and reigning NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence champion Tony Stewart will be honored by President Barack Obama on the White Dwelling on Tuesday, April 17 [approx 4:20pm/et]. The match furthermore will encompass NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and each member of the 2011 Slither for the NASCAR Fling Cup subject: Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch. This match will be livestreamed at www.whitehouse.gov/are living.(NASCAR)(4-12-2012)
  • #34 has sponsor for Texas UPDATE:  per Front Row Motorsports Facebook — Scorpion Truck Mattress Liners will be on the #34 automobile [David Ragan] for the Texas traipse subsequent week. See shots of the strategy on the #34 Crew Schemes page.(4-9-2012)
    UPDATE:  When David Ragan used to be at Texas Motor Speedway three hundred and sixty five days ago, the remainder of the NASCAR Fling Cup subject used to be lining up within the lend a hand of him. The immense, mercurial oval in Forth Price used to be the scene of the main of Ragan‘s two poles on the 2011 season. Ragan returns to the 1.5-mile observe for Saturday evening‘s Samsung Cell 500 within the #34 Ford of Front Row Motorsports. Scorpion Truck Mattress Liners returns to Ragan‘s Ford Fusion for the traipse weekend in a newly added traipse to its sponsorship schedule after making its NASCAR debut within the season-opening Daytona 500. The Cloverdale, Ind.-based mostly entirely mostly company will furthermore be on the #34 automobile for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Scorpion is the good mattress liner, window film and preserving coatings line of Ragan and Front Row Motorsports. “Scorpion is terribly excited to be working with Front Row Motorsports and the No. 34 automobile of David Ragan again in Texas,” talked about Clayton Tomasino, CEO of Scorpion. “It‘s been substantial to seem the fans embrace our stamp and display conceal their make stronger via social media and in other locations and we leer forward to that make stronger rising even more.”(Breaking Limite PR/FRM)(4-12-2012)
  • Sad News — Ellen Siska:  Ellen (Slothour) Siska, 55, passed away following a protracted battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia on Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Midlothian, Va. Ms. Siska, formerly of York, PA used to be the devoted mom of Jonathan Shutz of Hanover, Hayden Siska of Calabash, N.C., and Hope Siska of Ocean Isle Seashore, N.C. She is survived by her of us, Betty and Robert Slothour of Hanover; and a sister, Elaine (Slothour) Scrobe of Midlothian, Va. She used to be preceeded in death by her son, Edward Siska; and her brother, David Slothour. She got a Bachelor‘s Stage from York College of Pennsylvania in 2006, and wrote a weekly NASCAR column for the York Dispatch [and for ESPN‘s NASCAR section and often linked on Jayski.com] except her prognosis. A memorial service will be held on the Hanover Church of the Brethren at a time yet to make certain.(York Dispatch)(4-12-2012)
  • Bristol Motor Speedway to voice adjustments on Apr 25th:  On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Bruton Smith, Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Caldwell, BMS current supervisor, are scheduled to manufacture a obvious Bristol Motor Speedway announcement pertaining to alterations to the observe surface. Prep work has already begun at BMS as groups have started getting rid of the SAFER Barrier (BMS PR). See video of the elimination on the Bristol Herald Courier. See an picture of the SAFER wall being eradicated on my Bristol Tracks News, Stats and Links page.(4-12-2012)
  • Newberry more races on faucet:  NCWTS rookie Brennan Newberry and his #14 NTS Motorsports team seeks to “one up” their efficiency at Martinsville where Newberry capable a first price 19th and used to be working as excessive as 14th outdated to getting caught up in a web articulate visitors jam accident, finishing 28th respectfully. NTS Motorsports, the quiet team owned/operated by Brennan‘s dad Bob Newberry is one thing else nevertheless quiet to racing. Bob, a frail racer himself has been working the largest traipse team on the west flee for quite a bit of seasons and has tapped historical team supervisor Gary Collins, furthermore of Bakersfield, to manufacture the quiet team round Brennan. Crew Chief for the #14 is frail RCR NNS Crew Chief, Dan Deeringhoff. NTS is the use of vitality from Hendrick Motorsports. The Newberry‘s and Collins all advance from Bakersfield, CA which has produced quite a bit of NASCAR regulars including Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears factual to title a pair of. Collins furthermore used to be mentor to Harvick and constructed the main “NASCAR Supertruck”, now would possibly perchance well well be named NASCAR Tenting World Autos. Newberry and the team are scheduled to flee a total of fifteen races [possibly more] in 2012.(NTS Motorsports PR)(4-12-2012)
  • Chastain backed by FWA at Rockingham:  Coming off a occupation most efficient seventh residing terminate two weeks ago at Martinsville, SS Inexperienced Light Racing‘s Ross Chastain is ready for this week as the NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence heads to Rockingham Speedway. One other agricultural-based mostly entirely mostly group will make stronger the South Florida native‘s efforts at “The Rock” as the Florida Watermelon Affiliation would possibly perchance well perchance lend a hand the #08-SS Inexperienced Light Racing Toyota this weekend. The 19 year-primitive Sunoco Rookie of the 365 days contender sits eleventh in NCWTS capabilities after two races and is asking ahead to 1 other quiet project as he’ll face one other outlandish observe when the team arrives on the hello-banked one-mile Rockingham Speedway. Johnny Chapman will pilot the #07 Toyota Tundra for SS Inexperienced Light Racing.(SS Inexperienced Light Racing PR)(4-12-2012)
  • Holman to strive sequence debut at Rockingham:  Henderson Motorsports and Caleb Holman diagram to manufacture their NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence 2d sequence strive this weekend within the at Rockingham Speedway within the Perfect Sam Toll road Aspect Aid 200 offered by Cheerwine on Sunday April 15th. Henderson Motorsports and Holman had planned to manufacture their Truck Sequence debut at Martinsville Speedway two weeks ago, nevertheless didn’t fabricate the match. Holman has had five starts with two high 5‘s and three high 10‘s at Rockingham Speedway within the USAR Pleasant Cup Sequence. This weekend the Food Nation USA Chevrolet will be partnered up with Wise Snack Meals on the #75-Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet. That that you must well well perchance protect Wise Snacks in all Food Nation USA grocery shops.(Henderson Motorsports/Holman PR)(4-12-2012)

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April 12, 2011

  • Richert named crew chief for Lally, TRG:  Doug Richert has been named crew chief on the #71 Interstate Transferring Products and services Ford for TRG Motorsports. Richert will eradicate over the reins for this weekend‘s NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence Aaron‘s 499 to be flee at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 17.
    Richert is a championship winning crew chief and is most efficient is named the crew chief for Dale Earnhardt‘s first Cup championship apart from guiding Greg Biffle to 10 Cup victories. To boot to having journey across the NASCAR Craftsman Truck and Nationwide Sequence‘, Richert is furthermore a smartly-identified face on the SPEED Channel.(TRG)(4-12-2011)
  • Bayne would possibly perchance well need sponsor to flee All-Star traipse: UPDATES:  The Wood Brothers are stop to a sponsorship deal that can set aside Daytona 500 champion #21-Trevor Bayne into the Can also merely 21 All-Star Flee at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I deem this would possibly perchance well match,” talked about Len Wood, thought to be among the co-house owners of the team. “There‘s been interest within the closing 36 hours.” Wood talked about he ought to quiet know one thing for clear early subsequent week, nevertheless wouldn‘t title the sponsor diversified than to speak it used to be a smartly-identified title in racing. “We‘ve bought somebody who wishes to flee the traipse,” Len Wood talked about. On Tuesday, Eddie Wood talked about the team didn‘t diagram to enter the non-capabilities match with out sponsorship. Len Wood talked about the publicity didn’t spark the interest from the sponsor that has stepped forward, nevertheless acknowledged quite a bit of folks need the team within the traipse. Among those are Charlotte Motor Speedway, which hosts the traipse, and Ford, the team‘s producer.(ESPN.com)(4-2-2011)
    UPDATE:  Wood Brothers Racing is anticipated to add two more races to Trevor Bayne ‘s schedule, including the Can also merely 21 Fling All-Star traipse at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team is finishing a deal for added sponsorship that would possibly perchance well push the rookie‘s schedule within the Fling Cup Sequence to 18 fashioned season races and the All-Star match. The announcement would possibly perchance well advance as soon as this week. The extra sponsorship furthermore involves the April 17 traipse at Talladega Superspeedway.(Augusta Story)(4-8-2011)
    UPDATE 2: Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne will enter the Can also merely 21 All-Star Flee at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as Wood Brothers Racing has secured sponsorship for the match.
    The Wood Brothers have lined up Tenting World and Perfect Sam Membership to sponsor the 20-year-primitive Bayne within the non-capabilities match. Till sponsorship used to be lined up, Bayne, who capable for the traipse along with his handsome victory at Daytona, used to be no longer slated to eradicate phase.
    Tenting World and Perfect Sam Membership will furthermore sponsor Bayne‘s automobile in Sunday‘s Fling Cup traipse at Talladega Superspeedway.
    (ESPN.com)(4-11-2011)
    UDPATE 3:  Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne and his Wood Brothers Flee Crew will carry the colours of the Perfect Sam Membership within the Aaron‘s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 17 and within the NASCAR Fling All Star Flee on Can also merely 21. Marcus Lemonis, Chairman and CEO of Perfect Sam Membership and its sister company Tenting World, talked about he‘s thrilled to have Bayne and the Woods on board for a immense weekend in April, which involves both the NASCAR traipse and Perfect Sam Days, where the camping membership‘s a million contributors can revel in special affords at Tenting World‘s online retailer at www.campingworld.com and free food and hospitality at Tenting World shops. Then, on the All Star traipse, the #21 furthermore will carry a Tenting World stamp, nevertheless the most prominent home on the automobile will lumber to the Perfect Sam Membership, which Lemonis talked about is most appropriate.(Wood Brothers Racing)(4-12-2011)
  • Terry Labonte returns to the #32:  FAS Lane Racing launched that C&J Energy Products and services will sponsor the team‘s #32 Ford this weekend for the working of the Aaron‘s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. The team furthermore launched that two-time NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence Champion Terry Labonte will be lend a hand within the motive force‘s seat. Labonte piloted the #32 Ford within the season opening Daytona 500 to a stable 15th-residing terminate. C&J Energy Products and services relies mostly in Houston, nevertheless based mostly in Corpus Christi, Texas which is furthermore the native land of Terry Labonte.(Integrity Sports Marketing)(4-12-2011)
  • Non-public principles in opposition to NASCAR in airplane wreck swimsuit:  A U.S. District Court advance to a decision has thrown out NASCAR‘s lawsuit in opposition to Cessna over a July 10, 2007, airplane wreck that killed five folks come Orlando. Non-public John Antoon II issued the ruling Friday, granting abstract judgment in favor of Cessna, mentioning that any responsibility by Cessna for the wreck expired after 12 years. The Cessna 310R excited about the wreck used to be constructed in 1977 and co-piloted by Bruce Kennedy, husband of NASCAR Executive Vice President Lesa France Kennedy. Bruce Kennedy, his co-pilot and three others on the bottom were killed within the fiery accident in Sanford, Fla. The pilots reported smoke within the cockpit and were attempting to manufacture an emergency landing. NASCAR, via its insurance company, has paid the households of the victims (apart from the property house owners who had harm ensuing from the wreck) an undisclosed settlement. NASCAR and its insurance corporations were soliciting for Cessna to contribute to those funds.(Scene Day-to-day)(4-12-2011)
  • At Talladega Superspeedway:
    · Constructing started on what used to be then is named the Alabama World Motor Speedway on Can also merely 23, 1968.
    · The first NASCAR Fling Cup traipse used to be held on Sept. 14, 1969.
    · The title modified to Talladega Superspeedway in 1989.
    · Fourth repaving achieved on Sept. 19, 2006.
    · There had been 83 NASCAR Fling Cup races at Talladega Superspeedway for the reason that observe opened in 1969; two a year each year excluding the inaugural season, which had factual one.
    · Richard Brickhouse won the main NASCAR Fling Cup traipse.
    · Bobby Isaac won the main NASCAR Fling Cup pole in September 1969. Isaac won the main three poles there.
    · 35 diversified drivers have won poles. Invoice Elliott leads all drivers with eight poles.
    · 41 diversified drivers have posted victories, led by Dale Earnhardt Sr. (10). Eighteen drivers have won more than once.
    · Jeff Gordon leads all diversified active drivers in victories, with six. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 2d among active drivers in victories with five.
    · Richard Childress Racing has won 11 races, more than any diversified group. Hendrick Motorsports, with 10 wins, can match that designate this weekend.
    · 32 of 83 races had been won from a high-two starting up position, including 13 from the pole; 23 had been won from a starting up position outside the conclude 10. The most fresh driver to utilize from the pole used to be Jeff Gordon in 2007 (spring).
    · The furthest lend a hand within the subject a traipse winner started used to be 36th, by Jeff Gordon in 2000.
    · Label Martin‘s glide within the 1997 spring traipse place an all-time NASCAR Fling Cup chronicle for the quickest traipse ever. He won the warning-free traipse with an moderate glide of 188.354 mph and lined the 500-mile distance in two hours, 39 minutes and 18 seconds.
    · Final season‘s spring traipse place the all-time and observe recordsdata for lead adjustments (88) and lap leaders (29). The outdated highs were 75 lead adjustments (place on Can also merely 6, 1984) and 28 lap leaders (place on Oct. 5, 2008). Each and every outdated recordsdata furthermore were place at Talladega.
    · Dale Earnhardt Jr. had four consecutive victories (October 2001 via April 2003), the most ever by a driver there. Buddy Baker (three — Can also merely 1975 via Can also merely 1976) is the thoroughly diversified driver to utilize more than two consecutive races there.
    · Since the inception of electronic scoring in 1993, each traipse that has ended under green has had a margin of victory under half a 2d.(NASCAR)(4-12-2011)
  • Storms cause harm at Texas Motor Speedway:  The Fling Cup Sequence Samsung Cell 500, the main Saturday evening traipse at Texas Motor Speedway, grew to alter into out to be a winner on quite a bit of fronts; including the timing of a storm front that blew via overnight Sunday that introduced about harm to a pair of the structures final from Saturday evening‘s match. “It used to be thought to be one of those conventional Texas storms carrying heavy winds, rain and even hail,” talked about Media Relatives Director Mike Zizzo Monday. “The majority of the harm sustained used to be to transient structures round the facility that were final after Saturday evening‘s traipse, basically third-occasion distributors. Happily, there were no accidents.” In step with some witnesses, including quite a bit of who were quiet camping within the infield, the excessive winds blew down tents grew to alter into over some RV‘s and trailers and tossed round tables and chairs. The harm to the speedway incorporated the shortcoming of indicators, fencing and a few flag poles.(NASCAR Examiner)(4-2-2011)
  • Clements gets quiet sponsor:  #51- Jeremy Clements and the team are headed to Talladega for the seventh traipse of the 2011 season. Coming off one other high 20 in Texas and already locked into the subject for Saturday‘s traipse, Jeremy is ready for some orderly Talladega Speedway action. Racedaysponsor.com has united Jeremy Clements Racing with a serious sponsor, Co-ops USA. Co-ops USA has signed on on the #51 Chevy for Talladega, Richmond, Dover and Charlotte. Co-opsUSA is involved with NASCAR to uncover how the cooperative message can reach the millions little enterprise house owners, contributors, and communities who fabricate up NASCAR‘s fan corrupt. For the many of and hundreds of little companies straight excited about motor sports activities within the U.S. and the hundreds more struggling to continue to exist the aggressive battles on major facet freeway and rural towns, cooperative suggestions will be a key to enterprise survival. Exposing this target audience on the use of cooperative approaches to manufacture them better off is central to NCBA‘s mission to enhance the cooperative sector.(Clements PR)(4-12-2011)
  • Fuge out at TriStar: UPDATES:  Sirius NASCAR Radio‘s Sirius Speedway with Dave Touchy has learned that crewchief Dave Fuge, Sr., is out as crewchief of Mike Bliss‘ #19 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence entry at Tri-Star Motorsports. Talking on the location of anonymity, sources stop to the team bid the historical crewchief parted company with the team on the present time, no subject score ninth in Nationwide Sequence championship capabilities after three events. Bliss used to be 17th — three laps down — Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, after finishing 13th within the season opener at Daytona and 20th two weeks ago in Phoenix. A spokesperson for Tri-Star Motorsports confirmed that Fuge is not any longer with the team, nevertheless declined to advise about causes for the transfer. No decision has been made on a most likely alternative. (Sirius Speedway)(3-8-2011)
    UPDATE:  TriStar Motorsports owner, Label Smith, launched that fine straight Wes Ward will elevate crew chief responsibilities for the #19 entry and driver Mike Bliss. A NASCAR historical of 22 years and frail Director of Opponents at Rusty Wallace Racing, Ward replaces Dave Fuge on the helm of the #19 team.(3-10-2011)
    UPDATE 2:  Sirius NASCAR Radio‘s Sirius Speedway with Dave Touchy has learned that Wes Ward has left Tri-Star Motorsports, where he had served as crewchief for Mike Bliss‘ NASCAR Nationwide Sequence team. There’s no longer any observe on a alternative, and a call positioned to Tri-Star looking out for comment used to be no longer returned.(Sirius Speedway)(4-5-2011)
    UPDATE:  TriStar Motorsports launched that Paul Clapprood will elevate crew chief responsibilities of the #19 Impala and driver Mike Bliss starting up with this weekend‘s match at Talladega Superspeedway. Clapprood, who most lately labored at TRG Motorsports within the Fling Cup Sequence, replaces Wes Ward on the helm of the #19 team.(TriStar Motorsports)(4-12-2011)
  • Mortal Kombat on the #20:  This weekend, the #20 GameStop Toyota will carry the leer of the quiet Mortal Kombat game, which comes out for the XBox 360 and Playstation3 on April 19. Pushed by an all quiet graphics engine, the fan favourite sequence is lend a hand and offered in extra gory ingredient than ever earlier than. Mortal Kombat introduces quite a bit of game-play aspects including imprint team and the deepest tale mode of any combating game.(JGR), look an picture of the automobile on my #20 team paint schemes page.(4-12-2011)
  • Applebee‘s to sponsor George:  Applebee‘s Neighborhood Bar & Grill/Potomac Household Dining Community will sponsor Tim George Jr. in both the ARCA and NASCAR Nationwide Sequence races at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. George, 30, will compete in his third full ARCA season in 2011, piloting the #31 Chevy for Richard Childress Racing. He ran 27th within the season opener at Daytona on Feb. 12. Friday‘s 3 Amigos 250 at Talladega is the 2d traipse on the ARCA schedule. George will pilot the #21 Applebee‘s Chevy within the NNS traipse on Saturday.(Fox Sports)(4-12-2011)
  • Buescher place for Talladega Nationwide flee:  NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence younger gun, James Buescher, will jump within the lend a hand of the wheel of the No. 30 ABF Chevrolet Impala this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The 21-year-primitive, who is working for the NCWTS driver‘s championship with Turner Motorsports, will fabricate three more starts within the ABF Chevy in 2011 at Richmond World Raceway, Dover World Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. For his restricted flee within the Nationwide Sequence, Buescher will work with historical crew chief Stewart Cooper. Cooper furthermore calls the shots for Kasey Kahne and Reed Sorenson on a restricted foundation.(Turner Motorsports PR)(4-12-2011)
  • Coulter among Talladega ARCA entries:  ARCA Racing Sequence offered by Menards historical racer, Joey Coulter, is able to address the excessive glide, four-large racing that is synonymous with Talladega Superspeedway. When he takes to the observe for Friday‘s (4/15/11) 3 Amigos 250, the NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence rookie will be sporting a brand quiet “red” paint method to picture Rip It Energy Fuel‘s ever standard G-Force Grape flavor. To boot to the quiet sportier produce, Coulter and his Coulter Motorsports team will have special customer, Island/Def Jam and Unique Ocean Media recording artists Lynam as honorary pit crew contributors. Friday‘s 3 Amigos 250 will designate Coulter‘s third appearance on the present 2.66-mile tri-oval in legendary Talladega, Ala.(ARCARacing.com)(4-12-2011)

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April 12, 2010

  • Almirola leaves #09 team:  Aric Almirola, who capable for four of the main seven Fling Cup races for Phoenix Racing, talked about Monday he has mutually agreed to phase systems with the team and ought to quiet focal point on competing for the Tenting World Truck Sequence title with Billy Ballew Motorsports. Phoenix Racing misplaced its sponsorship from Miccosukee Resort & Gaming outdated to the birth of the season and has dropped out of the four races with Almirola within 60 laps. “We both agreed it used to be time to salvage one thing diversified,” Almirola talked about in a phone interview. “I’m going to focal point plenty more on my truck program, which is after all crucial to me and Billy Ballew Motorsports and the total guys over there.(Scene Day-to-day)(4-12-2010)
  • Fling Cup Sequence Facts and Notes:
    • Ryan Newman won the 2010 Subway New Match 600 at Phoenix World Raceway. It used to be his 14th sequence victory in his 303rd birth. His closing Cup utilize got right here at Daytona in February 2008, 78 races ago.
    • It used to be Newman‘s 2d high-10 terminate in seven races in 2010 — he done fourth one traipse earlier at Martinsville.
    • Newman scored his first Cup victory at Phoenix in 16 races — he done 16th or worse in his outdated four races there.
    • Newman used to be the 20th diversified winner in 28 races at Phoenix.
    • Newman led twice for four laps, including the closing two.
    • Saturday evening marked the main time the #39 has visited Victory Lane in NASCAR Fling Cup history.
    • Stewart-Haas Racing scored its fifth sequence victory and first at Phoenix.
    • Matt Kenseth (sixth) posted the 600th high-10 terminate for Roush Racing. Edwards, working in his 200th occupation Cup traipse (seventh), bought No. 601.
    • Elliott Sadler done 31st in his 400th occupation Cup traipse.
    (ESPN.com)(4-12-2010)
  • The Entry List for the Samsung 500 Fling Cup Sequence traipse at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 46 groups/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
    No longer in high 35 of house owners capabilities for the main five races in 2010:
    #09-Aric Almirola (2009 traipse winner as owner)(45/7)
    #13-Max Papis (39/7)
    #21-Invoice Elliott [past champ 1988](46/2)
    #26-David Stremme (2009 traipse winner as owner)(37/7)
    #32-Reed Sorenseon (53/1)
    #36-Mike Bliss (38/7)
    #34-Travis Kvapil (36/7)
    #46-Terry Cook (44/7)
    #55-Dave Blaney (42/7)
    #66-Michael McDowell (43/7)
    #87-Joe Nemechek (41/7)
    Within the match qualifying is rained out or cancelled:
    the eight who would fabricate it [8]: #‘s 26,09,21,34,36,13,87,55
    lacking the traipse would be [3]: #‘s 66,46,32
    See the total entry record at my Jayski‘s Texas Entry List.(4-12-2010)
  • Keyed-Up reducing lend a hand schedule:  Keyed-Up Motorsports launched that this would possibly perchance well well be reducing its schedule for the remainder of the 2010 season. The team has scaled lend a hand on crew contributors and contributors that remain will be prepping cars for the restricted schedule. The team will continue its efforts in securing a sponsor and ought to quiet no longer birth and park for funding. “I place out with this team to traipse, no longer birth and park”, talked about Key. “Nonetheless, a diminished schedule will allow us to continue operations and focal point our time on particular aspects of racing to manufacture us stronger after we return to the observe”. Doug Richert stays on the helm as crew chief and ought to quiet continue to steer operations. There’s no longer any place schedule for the remainder of the season as some possible sponsors would possibly perchance well commerce what is tentative for the team nonetheless the #90 is perchance no longer participating at Texas subsequent week.(Keyed-Up PR)(4-12-2010)
  • Company finds price in with #26 team:  Sacred Energy Corp. is using NASCAR into the immense leagues. This year, the Albuquerque solar energy company grew to alter into the main American Indian-owned company and the main solar endeavor to sponsor a NASCAR team. Sacred Energy emblems decorated the #26 Ford in five of the conclude Fling Cup Sequence races in February and March after striking a barter address Latitude 43 Motorsports, a NASCAR team owned by Vermont businessman Invoice Jenkins. Sacred Energy offered to install solar photovoltaic programs on team leaders‘ properties, shops and areas, talked about Sacred Energy President and CEO David Melton. In return, Sacred Energy got unparalleled nationwide exposure that Melton talked about is paying off immense time. The company is making two major enterprise pitches this month in California this potential that, even supposing Melton declined to title the corporations. If the affords are signed, Sacred Energy will pump a percentage of the earnings lend a hand into more racing sponsorships with Latitude 43 Motorsports. Melton talked about his company couldn‘t have the funds for a aged NASCAR sponsorship for even one traipse, which can flee within the six digits. But a little bit of perfect fortune resulted in the barter association with Latitude 43, which launched in February on the 2010 Daytona 500 after Jenkins offered the team from Rousch Fenway Racing. “A aged sponsorship used to be arrangement out of our league, nevertheless this used to be a startup team shopping for partner sponsors,” Melton talked about. “In terms of price, the barter association price us about $250,000, nevertheless we deem it‘s a substantial deal. We‘re very tickled with the return we‘ve had in enterprise opportunities.” Latitude 43 wishes to salvage plenty more enterprise with Sacred Energy by changing the partner sponsorship, which sported decals on the facet and front of automobile # 26, actual into a serious sponsorship for the total automobile, in step with Talked about.(Unique Mexico Industrial Weekly)(4-12-2010)
  • Flee and Industrial Breakdown of Phoenix:  For those of you NASCAR fans that love stats and love to abominate commercials, or shock how typically your driver used to be centered on, right here is the breakdown for the Phoenix traipse. Fox used to be the broadcast team for this match.
    Total quantity of commercials: 114
    Total quantity of corporations or entities marketed: 72
    Total quantity of short promos of products/products and services all over the traipse broadcast: 51
    Total length of time these short promos eradicate all over broadcast: app. 7 min. 30 sec.
    Recorded traipse/commercial time classes: 7: 30 PM — 11: 34 PM
    Total minutes: 244
    Minutes of traipse broadcast: 189
    Minutes of commercials: 55
    Choice of uncared for restarts: 0
    Choice of ‘thriller cautions‘ (debris no longer shown): 1
    Choice of male enhancement adverts: 2
    Choice of Moments-of-Silence in honor of the fallen miners in W.Va.: 1
    Choice of times Carl Edward‘s favourite Subway sandwich used to be renowned on-conceal: 1 Candy Onion Rooster Teriyaki
    Choice of submerged bridges come P.I.R. shown on-conceal: 1
    Choice of references to the explosion of Fungus Gnats come P.I.R.: 1
    Digger the Gopher Cam sightings: 8 all keen
    Total traipse brdcst time 189 Total comm. brdcst time 55
    See quantity of times drivers were centered on and more on my 2010 Commercials page.4-12-2010)
  • Infineon Raceway Salutes Our Troops Program for 2010:  The militia has long featured a noteworthy presence at Infineon Raceway, nevertheless the Sonoma Valley facility will set aside the Armed Forces front-and-heart in 2010 with the Sonoma Salutes Our Troops advertising and marketing and marketing campaign.
    The season-long salute to the Armed Forces will characteristic militia parts at quite a bit of major events, including the NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence, NHRA Plump Throttle Proceed Racing Sequence, IZOD IndyCar Sequence, motorcycles, historical automobile races and more. The season-long program will culminate with Defense power Appreciation Day on the Indy Tall Prix of Sonoma on Sunday, Aug. 22. Among the diversified consuming season-long parts encompass:
    · Increased discounts for active militia contributors at all major events.
    · Tickets for Troops program, where fans can protect tickets to all major events that shall be allotted to active militia contributors.
    · Place aside of birth Heroes will be known all over pre-match ceremonies at all major events.
    · Partnership with Classic Valley Blue Star Moms (serving Solano, Napa and Yolo counties) to coordinate shipments of cards, diversified objects, to troops serving in one other nation.
    · Enhanced militia participation in pre-match ceremonies at all major events.
    · A Sonoma Salutes Our Troops dedicated page on infineonraceway.com
    Infineon Raceway is furthermore taking the alternative to promote an major program, Troops to College. Troops to College used to be created by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to device more veterans to California‘s public universities and faculties by making campuses more historical edifying. For more records on the Troops to College program, seek the advice of with www.troopstocollege.ca.gov. Infineon Raceway would like to ask traipse fans to affix us in our Sonoma Salutes Our Troops program. For updates, call 800-870-RACE or seek the advice of with infineonraceway.com/militia.(Infineon Raceway)(4-12-2010)
  • Kenny Wallace gets Texas sponsor:  #28-Kenny Wallace posted on his Facebook page, “I’m honored to voice a substantial sponsor for the traipse this week in Texas…”The Chloe Duyck Memorial Fund”. This used to be established to spice up be taught for babies with heart illness. One out of 85 babies are born with heart defects. The fund is phase of Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Expertise Institute (CRSTI). 100% proceeds lumber to the fund. See an picture of the automobile on my #28 tem paint schemes page.(4-12-2010)
  • Daisy Ramirez Motorsports closing up? UPDATE denied:  Listening to that Daisy Ramirez Motorsports has vehicles up for sale online and appears to be liquidating a pair of of their vehicles. Driver Dillon Oliver‘s web articulate states that future traipse plans are yet to make certain; nonetheless there is a probability of persevering with within the #01 truck. Additionally of expose, the Daisy Ramirez Motorsports web articulate has lately been taken offline.(4-12-2010)
    UPDATE:  A team manual has informed us that they’re factual promoting one speedway truck, and the web site used to be inadvertently taken offline after they had cancelled a obvious memoir. Itt ought to quiet be lend a hand up quickly. The team has long differ plans and talked about that closing week they relocated to their very have 20,000 feet building in Statesville in an ongoing effort to salvage more organized and settled for a protracted flee future.(Daisy Ramirez Motorsports PR)(4-12-2010)

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April 12, 2009

  • Rusty Wallace, Inc. pondering 2010 transfer to Cup:  NASCAR Nationwide Sequence automobile owner [#62 & #64] Rusty Wallace talked about he hopes to transfer his two-automobile team to the Fling Cup Sequence in 2010. However the scenario would settle on to be ideal. Rusty Wallace Racing fields two Chevys, for Brendan Gaughan and Rusty‘s son, Steve, within the Nationwide Sequence. “Ideally, if the total moons lined up, I‘d birth in 2010,” Wallace talked about at Nashville Superspeedway, where the Nashville 300 will be held Saturday. “Two cars. I‘d need Stephen and Brendan to head merely in.” But Rusty Wallace would need a partnership with an present team in pronounce to stock ample inventory of cars and engines. Additionally, RWR would want the merely level of sponsorship. Richard Childress Racing offered RWR with engines within the Nationwide Sequence, and Wallace talked about he‘s had casual conversations about a Cup alliance with RCR. Wallace talked about his shop products and services in Mooresville, N.C. would be ample for a Cup team. The team currently does its have our bodies there and has a substantial fabrication home.(Scene Day-to-day)(4-12-2009)
  • Platform falls at Ohio observe, injuring 5:  A concrete viewing platform at a central Ohio racetrack has collapsed earlier than a NASCAR match, injuring quite a bit of folks. The platform used to be under an announcer‘s field on the suburban Columbus Motor Speedway. The fire department says five folks were injured when the platform fell factual hours earlier than the observe used to be to originate its season Saturday evening. The wife of thought to be among the observe‘s co-house owners says the five folks sustained cuts nevertheless no diversified accidents. Cindy Nuckles says observe officials haven’t any thought why the platform fell. A structures inspector is anticipated to deem about the home. The observe‘s racing program of NASCAR Whelen All-American Sequence Leisurely Devices, Columbus Modifieds, Sport Stocks and Loopy Compacts has been postponed.(Associated Press)(4-12-2009)
  • Sad News — Bobby Burcham:  Bobby Wayne Burcham Sr., 73, of Rossville, Georgia passed away Friday April 10, 2009 at his space. A resident of the North Georgia Chattanooga home for the previous 50 years, he used to be self-employed in actual property. Bobby used to be a fine stock automobile driver from the 50‘s to the early 70‘s, winning quite a bit of 100‘s of races across the Southeast. He used to be an inductee to the Tennessee Racing Hall of Fame and used to be to be inducted later this year into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. He’s preceded in death by his Father; Bobbie Burcham and Brother; Joe Burcham. He’s survived by his Wife; Jean Knight Burcham of Rossville, GA., Mom; Opal Burcham of Chattanooga, TN., Daughter and Son-in-legislation; Vickie and Jack Harp of Rossville, GA., Son; Bobby Burcham Jr. of Chattanooga, TN., Sister and Brother-in-legislation; Sue and Charles Worley of Trenton, GA., 2 Grandchildren, quite a bit of nieces and nephews. Graveside products and services will be held 2: 00 P.M. Monday at Lakewood Memory Gardens-East with Elder Wayne Peters officiating. The family will salvage chums Sunday from 5-9 P.M. on the funeral home. Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Dwelling Feet. Oglethorpe, Georgia Graveside products and services will be held 2: 00 pm. Monday at Lakewood Memory Gardens-East with Elder Wayne Peters officiating. The family will salvage chums Sunday from 5-9 pm on the funeral home. Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Dwelling Feet. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Burcham made 36 Cup starts from 1968-1979 with a 4th at Nashville in 1974 being his most efficient terminate.(4-12-2009)
  • Park ‘n Hasten Program On hand at Phoenix Phoenix World Raceway is encouraging traipse fans to manufacture their prance to the observe a soft one on Saturday, April 18. Following its success for outdated PIR events, the Subway New Match 500 Park ‘N Hasten will be available for fans to manufacture an effortless prance to the characteristic match of the observe‘s April NASCAR match weekend, the NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence SUBWAY New Match 500. After grand success lately, the Park ‘N Hasten program returns to Cricket Pavilion, situated factual two blocks north of I-10 on 83rd Avenue (Exit 135). All NASCAR fans heading to PIR are welcome to enter on the 83rd Avenue entrance and park on Pavilion grounds, from where shuttle bus service from First Student Charter of Phoenix will be offered to the Gate 7 home on the observe. Parking and shuttle products and services to PIR will total factual $7 per automobile. With the green flag shedding on the Subway New Match 500 at 5: 30 p.m., “Park ‘N Hasten” products and services will be available for 12 hours — from 11 a.m. except 11 p.m. — on Saturday, giving all NASCAR fans an effortless arrangement both to and from the observe, earlier than and after the traipse.(Phoenix Raceway PR)(4-12-2009)
  • Special Tix offer for Slither traipse at Auto Membership Speedway:  Constructing on what used to be a substantial price and annoying financial savings for traipse fans to journey the thrill of NASCAR at Auto Membership Speedway, Pepsi and ACS have any other time teamed as a lot as carry traipse fans the special price imprint imprint within the Pepsi Rock n‘ Rows (1-5) for the NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence inaugural “Slither Flee” — the Pepsi 500 on Sunday, Oct. 11 for thoroughly $35 per imprint. Starting Monday, April 13, for thoroughly $35, traipse fans can salvage an up stop and deepest journey to the total on-observe action by shopping a seat within the Pepsi Rock n‘ Rows — the main five rows of the main grandstands. The tickets are usually priced at $55. To boot to the partnership with Pepsi, fans experiencing Auto Membership Speedway can furthermore eradicate perfect thing about free parking, carry in their very have food, or partake within the improbable menu objects on space apart from diversified price-financial savings opportunities whereas taking part in a full day of leisure and fun at a sexy family price. To protect tickets within the Pepsi Rock n‘ Rows for thoroughly $35 call 800-944-RACE (7223), or seek the advice of with autoclubspeedway.comfor more records.(Auto Membership Speedway PR)(4-12-2009)
  • Rusty Wallace, Inc. pondering 2010 transfer to Cup:  NASCAR Nationwide Sequence automobile owner [#62 & #64] Rusty Wallace talked about he hopes to transfer his two-automobile team to the Fling Cup Sequence in 2010. However the scenario would settle on to be ideal. Rusty Wallace Racing fields two Chevys, for Brendan Gaughan and Rusty‘s son, Steve, within the Nationwide Sequence. “Ideally, if the total moons lined up, I‘d birth in 2010,” Wallace talked about at Nashville Superspeedway, where the Nashville 300 will be held Saturday. “Two cars. I‘d need Stephen and Brendan to head merely in.” But Rusty Wallace would need a partnership with an present team in pronounce to stock ample inventory of cars and engines. Additionally, RWR would want the merely level of sponsorship. Richard Childress Racing offered RWR with engines within the Nationwide Sequence, and Wallace talked about he‘s had casual conversations about a Cup alliance with RCR. Wallace talked about his shop products and services in Mooresville, N.C. would be ample for a Cup team. The team currently does its have our bodies there and has a substantial fabrication home.Scene Day-to-day)(4-12-2009) Comment right here
  • Harr to force for Ware at Phoenix:  Daryl Harr of Alberta, Canada is able to display conceal america his skill. The 2004 Sportsman of the 365 days within the NASCAR Winston West Sequence and frail CASCAR (Canadian Tire Sequence), Rookie of the 365 days will be making his sequence debut on the Phoenix World Raceway this weekend. Driving the #31-Circle Okay Thirstbuster Chevy, RWR is consuming to have Harr on board.(Rick Ware Racing PR)(4-12-2009)
  • No Fling 4 Money winner:  The $25,000 designated to the traipse winner for the main Fling 4 Money will develop to $50,000 on the Kentucky traipse after a full-time Nationwide Sequence driver didn’t utilize the traipse. Logano, a full-time Fling Cup driver, is scheduled to traipse factual 22 Nationwide Sequence races in 2009.(Tennessean)(4-12-2009)

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April 12, 2008

  • Special Helmet for Sadler:  For the month of April, Elliott Sadler is wearing a particularly-designed Autism Consciousness helmet in each traipse. In Can also merely, that very identical helmet will belong to whoever wants it most. To elevate funds and consciousness, Sadler had the helmet designed with the colorful, jigsaw Autism puzzle pieces. Right via the Texas, Phoenix and Talladega races in April, the motive force of the #19 Dodge will be wearing the colorful concoction in competition. See more data on my Racing Charities page.(4-12-2008)
  • NASCAR again…NO Adjustments to the COT planned:  For drivers hoping for a commerce to the quiet Fling Cup mannequin automobile, sequence director John Darby burst their bubble Friday at Phoenix World Raceway. Darby talked about NASCAR doesn‘t diagram on making any alterations to the automobile, even supposing some drivers, notably defending sequence champion Jimmie Johnson, called for adjustments after closing week‘s traipse at Texas Motor Speedway. Darby renowned that this is thoroughly the 2d year with the quiet mannequin and Texas used to be thoroughly the third traipse on a excessive-banked, 1.5-mile observe. “We quiet call it the quiet automobile, merely?” Darby talked about. “Nonetheless it‘s checked out as an primitive automobile, one which‘s been round with no terminate in sight, and that‘s no longer the case. There‘s nothing broken, there‘s nothing that we’ve to jump in and fix. It‘s factual a subject of persevering with to traipse them and let the groups salvage what they salvage most efficient.” Darby talked about he used to be originate to including a further take a look at to the NASCAR take a look at schedule this year if the garage home wanted one. But he doesn‘t deem including a day to present races would be of any serve to groups. “I would rather factual lumber take a look at somewhere as opposed to tack a day on to an match because that you must well well‘t take a look at smartly when it‘s linked to an match,” Darby talked about. “Within the occasion you‘re the crew chief or the motive force, you know you‘re making an strive out within the automobile you‘ve bought to traipse the next day. You‘re constantly shy of making an strive one thing quiet, unfavorable the automobile, shedding an engine that would possibly perchance well have an effect on the match because it‘s the next day.”(SceneDaily)(4-12-2008)
  • Johnson wins at Phoenix:  #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Subway New Match at Phoenix World Raceway for his 1st utilize of the 2008 season and 34th of his occupation [is now alone in 16th in all time wins]. #07-Clint Bowyer done 2nd [Bowyer and Johnson stayed out and didn‘t get a late splash of fuel and made it…barely] then #11-Hamlin, #99-Edwards, #8-Martin, #31-Burton, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #1-Truex Jr., #16-Biffle and #18-Busch. The pole sitter, #12-Ryan Newman misplaced an engine early and finsihed closing/43rd. There had been thoroughly 10 lead adjustments among 4 drivers [Johnson, Martin, Earnhardt and Newman] and there were 8 warning flags for 42 laps.
    For traipse outcomes, awards and more, look my Phoenix Flee Results page.(4-12-2008)
  • Unofficial Drivers Aspects Standings [after Phoenix race 8 of 36]:
    1) #31-Jeff Burton 1215 [1 win]
    2) #18-Kyle Busch 1135 -80
    3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1129 -86
    4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1116 -99 [1 win]
    5) #29-Kevin Harvick 1115 -100
    6) #11-Denny Hamlin 1078 -137 [1 win]
    7) #20-Tony Stewart 1057 -158
    8) #07-Clint Bowyer 1044 -171
    9) #99-Carl Edwards 1041 -174 [would be 2nd if no 100pt penalty][3 wins]
    10) #16-Greg Biffle 1039 -176
    11) #9-Kasey Kahne 929 -286
    12) #12-Ryan Newman 915 -300 [1 win]
    diversified proceed contenders
    13) #24-Jeff Gordon 907 8 pts out of 12th
    14) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 897 -18
    15) #17-Matt Kenseth 869 -46
    Aspects Standings on my Drivers/Owners Aspects after Phoenix page.(4-12-2008)
  • Top-35 in Proprietor Aspects and assured a starting up space at Talladega
    A pair adjustments, #44-Reutimann is lend a hand in and #96-Yeley falls out and must qualify by glide at Talladega.
    The groups are NOT locked in previous the next traipse as the house owners capabilities commerce after each traipse.
    31) #41-Sorenson/Ganassi Racing 644 +93
    32) #55-Waltrip/Waltrip Racing 621 +70
    33) #77-Hornish/Penske Racing 605 +54
    34) #44-Reutimann/Waltrip Racing 567 -16
    35) #01-Smith/Dale Earnhardt Inc 554, 3 capabilities ahead of 36th
    these groups/ drivers must qualify by glide:
    36) #96-Yeley/Hall of Fame Racing 551, 3 capabilities out of 35th
    37) #22-Blaney/Invoice Davis 546 -8
    38) #70-Mayfield/Haas CNC Racing 542 +12
    39) #40-Franchitti/Ganassi Racing 514 -40
    40) #84-Skinner/Purple Bull Racing 443 -111
    For the owner capabilities standings, look my Drivers/Owners Aspects Standings page.(4-12-2008)
  • Phoenix Immediate Facts
    .. Jimmie Johnson won the Subway New Match 500, his 34th victory in 227 NASCAR Fling Cup Sequence races.
    .. Here’s his first victory and fourth high-10 terminate in 2008.
    .. Here’s his 2d victory and eighth high-10 terminate in 10 races at Phoenix World Raceway. He furthermore won at Phoenix closing plunge and grew to alter into the fifth driver to fetch repeat victories at Phoenix. All five scored lend a hand-to-lend a hand wins.
    .. Clint Bowyer (2d) posted his 2d high-10 and occupation-most efficient terminate in six races at Phoenix.
    .. Denny Hamlin (third) posted his third high-10 terminate in six races at Phoenix and tied his occupation-most efficient for the 2d time.
    .. Sam Hornish Jr. (20th) used to be the ideal finishing rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-12-2008)
  • Who bought a lap lend a hand on each warning at Phoenix:  (and their terminate)
    Caution 1: no cars a lap down
    Caution 2: no cars a lap down
    Caution 3: #5-Mears, 11th
    Caution 4: #43-Labonte, 12th
    Caution 5: #24-Gordon, 13th
    Caution 6: #99-Edwards, 4th
    Caution 7: #38-Gilliland, 15th
    Caution 8: #2-Busch, 23rd
    (4-12-2008)
  • Jeff Gordon celebrates 200 wants granted:  In 1995, a younger driver named Jeff Gordon won his first NASCAR Cup Sequence championship. That identical year, he furthermore granted his first settle on to a teenager with a life-threatening clinical situation in partnership with the Build-A-Wish Foundation. Now 13 years later, Gordon is quiet accumulating wins and quiet bringing smiles to Build-A-Wish kids via his noteworthy commitment to hope granting — he passed the 200-wish designate earlier this season. The Build-A-Wish Foundation will rejoice his efforts when Joshua, 15, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., meets Gordon at Phoenix World Raceway for his wish earlier than Saturday‘s Subway New Match 500. Joshua will salvage VIP therapy all over the traipse weekend: To boot to his wish assembly Friday, he’ll eradicate phase in a pair of of the pre-traipse activities along with his favourite driver Saturday after which gaze Gordon traipse for the checkered flag within the #24 automobile. Gordon will furthermore display conceal Joshua with special mementos of his wish. Whereas he has fulfilled so many wants, Gordon says that the volume doesn‘t subject. He works with the Build-A-Wish Foundation to grant kids‘ heartfelt wants nearly each weekend all over the traipse season ensuing from the profound salvage these kids have on his life. Folks that would possibly perchance well love to spice up these efforts would possibly perchance well donate in honor of Gordon‘s 200-plus wants by visiting The Jeff Gordon Foundation Net space at www.jeffgordonfoundation.org or the Build-A-Wish Foundation Net space at www.wish.org. The NASCAR Foundation is furthermore recognizing Gordon‘s wish-granting commitment by designating proceeds from the web sale of NASCAR Day pins this weekend to aid fulfill future wants granted via the Build-A-Wish Foundation. Confer with www.NASCAR.com/NASCARDay to be taught more.(4-12-2008)
  • Logo added to #21 Hood:  The #21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion of Invoice Elliott will be sporting a further stamp on its hood in Phoenix. Ford Motor Company held a contest for the dealerships in its West Division. Landmark Ford of Tigard, Oregon won the large prize of inserting their company title on the hood of the #21 traipse automobile for this weekend‘s traipse match. The increased Portland home dealership furthermore won two extra prizes for 2d and third which awarded traipse tickets and garage passes. The landslide utilize is smartly-known by Ford Motor Company as a substantial accomplishment. Ford Motor Company‘s Sales and Marketing Supervisor for the West Hub, John Ulrich, commented on the dealership‘s contest sweep. Ulrich talked about, “Landmark Ford used to be the ideal performer out of eight dealerships who participated within the contest. They exceeded their targets in parts and retail service excellence. Ford Motor Company is terribly proud of the dealership and we are very excited that they frail a Ford Motor Company contest to encourage their folks.”(Wood Bros Racing)(4-12-2008) Comment right here
  • “The Most attention-grabbing” on the observe:  Muhammad Ali watched Friday‘s action from Octane, PIR‘s flip-one hospitality membership.(Arizona Republic)(4-12-2008)

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April 12, 2007

  • AT&T-NASCAR listening to place for April 26:  The preliminary injunction listening to within the AT&T vs. NASCAR lawsuit over the sponsorship of the #31 Richard Childress Racing Nextel Cup Chevy driven by Jeff Burton will be April 26 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. NASCAR had requested the court to prolong the injunction listening to, nevertheless U.S. District court Senior Non-public Marvin H. Shoob denied the ask Thursday. AT&T is looking out for an injunction to place its emblems on Burton‘s automobile. NASCAR has forbidden the AT&T emblems ensuing from its agreement with Nextel to sponsor NASCAR‘s premier sequence. Cingular, which is Burton‘s present sponsor, merged with AT&T in December, and AT&T is phasing out the Cingular title. Cingular had been grandfathered in as a sponsor when the Nextel-NASCAR contract used to be signed in 2003.(SceneDaily.com)(4-12-2007)
  • PRN‘s Texas Radio Broadcast Schedule:
    April 15: Nextel Cup Sequence broadcast begins at 1: 15pm/et.
    PRN‘s Crown Royal Publish Flee Focus on display conceal begins straight after the Nexstel Cup traipse. PRN‘s broadcast crew consists of co-anchors Doug Rice and Label Garrow; pit journalists Brett McMillan, Steve Richards and Jim Pleasant and flip announcers Chuck Carland and Decide Albright. PRN‘s broadcast will be heard on more than 465 stations nationwide, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128 and on NASCAR.com. The events can even be heard domestically on LIVE 105.3 KLLI — FM.(PRN PR)(4-12-2007)
  • NASCAR Day Scheme for Stewart at Texas:  A special NASCAR Day paint method will beautify Tony Stewart‘s #20 Dwelling Depot Chevy at Texas, as the world‘s largest home development retailer is the routine retailer of NASCAR Day pins. The paint method kicks off Dwelling Depot‘s characteristic with NASCAR Day, with pins available at shops nationwide April 16. NASCAR Day is a one-day celebration of the NASCAR spirit and its fans, and this year‘s edition will be held on Can also merely 18. In commerce for a $5 donation, contributors will salvage a commemorative 2007 NASCAR Day lapel pin. Proceeds from the sale of NASCAR Day pins at The Dwelling Depot will equally serve The NASCAR Foundation Household of Charities, which is comprised of more than 30 nonprofit organizations supporting youngsters‘s causes, animal welfare and conservation efforts. NASCAR Day started in 2004 and celebrates its fourth observance in 2007. In 2006, NASCAR Day raised more than $1.3 million.(JGR/Correct Tempo Comm. PR), look an picture of the strategy on my #20 Crew Scheme page.(4-12-2007)
  • Harvick and Martin to traipse at Iowa:  #29-Kevin Harvick and #01-Label Martin will traipse at Iowa Speedway this year. Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, will traipse within the observe‘s first NASCAR traipse, the NASCAR Tall National East-West Sunday, Can also merely 20. Martin, driving for Ginn Racing, will traipse Friday evening, July 13, within the Tall American Rolex Sports Car Sequence traipse. The announcement used to be made by Iowa Speedway Vice President and General Supervisor, Craig Armstrong.(Iowa Speedway space)(4-12-2007)
  • TUMs method for Sorenson at Texas:  The #41 Dodge will eradicate on a obvious leer this weekend in Texas, sporting a obvious TUMS paint method. A mettlesome, white TUMS stamp will beautify the hood of the blue #41 Dodge along with brightly colored TUMS tablets preserving the quarter panels and rear of Reed Sorenson‘s Charger. See picture of method on my #41 Crew Schemes page. The quiet TUMS Music Tour Book affords a record of the favourite restaurants at each and each observe in racing along with some perception from our consultants on each institution. From renowned spots love the Tobacco Warehouse in Richmond to the local favorites round Lowe‘s Motor Speedway, the TUMS Music Tour Book affords a glimpse into all of the racing world‘s most efficient-saved eating secrets. The TUMS Music Tour Book is within the market at www.TUMSracing.com. TUMS will be hosting a campground cook dinner-off for fans to expose their culinary journey. The match will occur from 11-12: 30 pm on Saturday, Apr. 14, on the TUMS “Dinermobile”, situated within the Fan Concourse home at Texas Motor Speedway. All fans are serve to enter the match, which is able to be judged by an all-star panel including Doug Riepe, rear tire carrier on the #40 Coors Light Dodge, and Reed Sorenson‘s mom Becky. Classes encompass dishes which would possibly perchance well effectively be Most Doubtless to Inspire Indigestion, the Hottest Heartburn and the Most TUMS-mighty. Top prizes encompass a pit tour for two on Sunday morning and a meet and greet with Sorenson.(Chip Ganassi Racing PR/Obvious!Blue PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Six groups to flee quiet Chevy engine at Texas:  The Chevrolet R07 engine construction has improved to the point where as a lot as six groups are expected to flee the engine at this weekend‘s traipse. Autos anticipated to debut the quiet Chevy engine are: Hendrick Motorsports teammates #25-Casey Mears and #5-Kyle Busch; #20-Tony Stewart and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates #11-Denny Hamlin and #18-J.J. Yeley apart from a fourth Richard Childress Racing entry, #33-Scott Wimmer. After more than 50 years of fine traipse construction of the Chevy little-block engine, GM Racing has developed its first (for NASCAR competition) cause-constructed little-block traipse engine, the R07. The engine will debut Sunday on the Samsung 500 Nextel Cup traipse at Texas Motor Speedway. A mercurial presentation by Director of GM Racing Label Kent, adopted by a Q&A length with Jim Covey, NASCAR engine program supervisor, is scheduled for Saturday, April 14 at Texas Motor Speedway.(GM Racing PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Final Martinsville TV rankings off 14.5%:  Fox‘s broadcast of the April 1 Goody‘s Chilly Orange 500 Nextel Cup traipse at Martinsville Speedway earned a closing Nielsen Media Research score of 5.3 and a 13 market piece, Toll road & Smith‘s SportsBusiness Day-to-day reports. The score is 14.5% decrease than the 6.2/15 the traipse drew in 2006 nevertheless 3.9 percent bigger than the 5.1/13 of 2005. The Day-to-day furthermore reported that Fox‘s broadcast of the March 31 Craftsman Truck Sequence traipse at Martinsville drew a closing 1.6/4.(SceneDaily.com)(4-12-2007)
  • Texas Goodyear Tire Notes:  Each and every the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Sequence will flee the identical tire codes at Texas this weekend, . . . this is the main time Goodyear has introduced this particular combination of left- and merely-facet tires to the observe, even supposing each of those tire codes had been flee in diversified combinations within the previous . . . this left-facet code (D-4078) is quiet to the Goodyear tire lineup for 2007 and used to be flee by groups in both these sequence at California in February . . . this merely-facet code (D-4064) used to be flee at both Chicagoland and Homestead all over the 2d half of 2006 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals increased than one mile in size, groups are required to flee internal liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressure in those internal liners ought to quiet be 12-25 psi increased than that of the outer tire. Estimated Pit Window at Texas is each 48-52 laps, in step with gasoline mileage (Goodyear PR) look full Tire Notes. Codes, Pressures on my Texas Flee Records page.(4-12-2007)
  • Texas Rookie News and Notes:  #6-David Ragan used to be the Raybestos Rookie of the Flee within the April 1 Goody‘s Chilly Orange 500 at Martinsville Motor Speedway. Ragan done 15th and took high rookie honors for the fourth time in six races. Ragan claimed a $5,000 award at Martinsville as phase of the Raybestos Rookie Perfect-looking out Seven program and won an real Ridgeway clock. Ragan furthermore captured the bonus within the season opening Daytona 500. The Raybestos Rookie of the Flee typically pays $1,500 nevertheless that increases to $5,000 at seven designated races during the 2007 season. The next traipse where the bonus is within the market is Darlington (Can also merely 12). Ragan took the lead within the Raybestos Rookie standings by one point (68-67) over Juan Pablo Montoya getting into the April 15 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Montoya is 16th within the Nextel Cup Sequence championship standings, most efficient of any Raybestos Rookie. He’s 62 capabilities within the lend a hand of 10th-residing Kevin Harvick and thoroughly four within the lend a hand of 15th-residing Label Martin. Montoya leads 17th-residing Kurt Busch by one point and 18th-residing J.J. Yeley by 9. Denny Hamlin used to be the Raybestos Rookie of the Flee within the 2006 Samsung 500, grabbing a fourth-residing terminate.(Raybestos PR), look standings, history and more notes on my 2007 Inexperienced persons page.(4-12-2007)
  • Dangers of Early life in Hot Autos #31-Jeff Burton, Procure Early life Worldwide and General Motors will strive to educate households on the hazards youngsters face in sizzling vehicles by the use of a press conference scheduled for this Friday, April 13 on the Chevy Racing Display conceal at Texas Motor Speedway. As temperatures warmth up, youngsters are at substantial risk for warmth stroke when left even for a short while in a closed automobile. No longer no longer as a lot as 41 Texas youngsters — 14 within the Dallas-Fort Price Metroplex — have experienced this make of sinful death since 1998. Burton, who spends many of his weekends driving in sizzling cars, will relief warn of us and caregivers of the hazards of leaving youngsters unattended in vehicles — even on days when outside temperatures are as little as 70 levels Fahrenheit.(GM Racing PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Andretti lend a hand within the #37 at Texas:  This weekend, John Andretti and the #37 Tenting World Dodge team will head to 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway teaming with Front Row Motorsports. Andretti raced the #37 Tenting World Dodge earlier this season on the 2-mile California Speedway. Andretti used to be noteworthy during the match, racing within the conclude-15, earlier than an electrical project dropped the team out of competition. Andretti will be looking out for to manufacture his eighth occupation birth at Texas this weekend in Nextel Cup competition. “We‘re bringing the identical automobile that we raced in California to Texas. We had an electrical project at California, nevertheless earlier than that we were quite mercurial. That‘s promising. Ernie Elliott prepares the engines for the cars, and his recognition speaks for itself. We haven‘t misplaced one thing else under the hood. Having a watch at those elements, we after all feel that no longer thoroughly will we after all feel actual about qualifying, nevertheless we deem we are able to have a noteworthy traipse.”(MCG PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Mears/Stewart take a look at at Kentucky:  #25-Casey Mears transitioned from the Car of The next day to a aged version of his #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy all over a one-day take a look at at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday and would possibly perchance well need found the spark he‘ll settle on to have a noteworthy efficiency at Texas Motor Speedway this Sunday. Mears and his team led by crew chief Darian Grubb found priceless glide in a brand quiet automobile that ought to aid the motive force enhance on his moderate 29th-residing traipse terminate via the main six events of the season. #20-Tony Stewart examined his Texas Motor Speedway lend a hand-up automobile at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday. Stewart used to be on a compressed schedule that didn’t allow for interview.(Kentucky Speedway PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Wimmer to strive Texas:  Scott Wimmer will strive to qualify for his first Nextel Cup Sequence traipse of the season this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) driving the #33 Vacation Inn Chevy, giving Richard Childress Racing four entries within the Samsung 500. Wimmer used to be within the lend a hand of the wheel of the #33 at Homestead-Miami Speedway closing November, where he started 24th and done 12th.(RCR PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Cheez-It colours on the #5 at Texas:  Kellogg Company‘s tasty baked snack cracker Cheez-This can beautify the hood of Kyle Busch‘s #5 Chevy Monte Carlo SS for Sunday‘s Nextel Cup Sequence match at Texas Motor Speedway. The Cheez-It stamp will fabricate one other appearance on the California Speedway match later this season.(Hendrick Motorsports PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Michael Waltrip Charged After Car Accident Saturday UPDATE 2: Observation from Waltrip:  #55-Michael Waltrip is charged with reckless driving and failure to chronicle an accident after a wreck on Molly‘s Backbone Toll road in Catawba County. The Toll road Patrol says Waltrip used to be driving about 70 miles per hour within the 55 mile-per-hour zone when he went off the merely facet of the avenue in a curve round 1: 50 a.m. Saturday. His automobile then traveled lend a hand across the pavement and off the left facet of the roadway, sliding sideways and striking a utility pole as it overturned. The auto then rolled over and got right here to a rest on its facet. Troopers talked about a survey seen Waltrip creep out of the automobile and lumber away the scene. When a trooper went to his home round 2: 30 a.m. no person used to be there, nevertheless when he went lend a hand at 8 a.m. he found Waltrip, who admitted he‘d fallen asleep on the wheel. Waltrip, with scratches on his face and a few deep cuts on his finger, spoke with Eyewitness News about the wreck. He talked about he used to be on his arrangement home to Sherill‘s Ford from Charlotte. “I was almost home. I relaxed a little bit and ran off the avenue,” he outlined. “I woke up with gravel hitting the automobile and I tried to handsome nevertheless it with out a doubt used to be too unhurried. The seasoned driver says he instinctively bought out of his automobile, after which made up our minds to creep home because he typically runs the route and used to be thoroughly a mile away. Waltrip will be in court in Newton on Can also merely 14.(WSOCTV.com)(4-10-2007)
    UPDATE:  Michael Waltrip used to be uninjured in a single automobile accident Friday evening come his home in Sherrills Ford, N.C. The 43-year primitive used to be strolling back from Charlotte, N.C. when he fell asleep on the wheel within a mile of his home and ran off the avenue, striking a phone pole. “I’m after all embarrassed about the accident, nevertheless I after all feel fortunate that I wasn‘t effort,” talked about Waltrip. “For 25 years I have had a substantial driving chronicle. I eradicate into memoir myself to be a courteous and kindly driver on public roads. I by no manner expected to lumber to sleep within the lend a hand of the wheel of a automobile.” The North Carolina Toll road Patrol ticketed Waltrip for reckless driving (admitting to falling asleep on the wheel) and failure to relate authorities of an accident in a timely manner.(MWR PR)(4-10-2007)
    UPDATE 2:  look a short slideshow of the automobile Waltrip used to be driving at wcnc.com.(4-12-2007)
  • Tuff Hedeman Honorary Starter at Texas:  World champion bull rider Tuff Hedeman will be serving as the honorary starter of Saturday‘s O‘Reilly 300 traipse. He’ll have the honor of waving the green flag to birth the Busch Sequence match. The Stephenville, Texas native is a frail necessary person within the bull using ranks and even had his life portrayed within the circulate picture, “8 Seconds.” Hedeman is a four-time Pleasant Rodeo Cowboy Affiliation champion and the winner of the 1995 Pleasant Bull Riders Championship. He used to be inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2003.(Texas Motor Speedway PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Buschwhackers will lumber away out most of Busch take a look at at Charlotte:  Some Busch Sequence groups will skip the upcoming Can also merely 14-15 take a look at at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. That‘s because their drivers will be on the Nextel Cup take a look at Can also merely 14-15 at Dover, a serious take a look at for the automobile of the next day. Teams with Cup drivers competing for them on the Busch level would possibly perchance well opt to skip the take a look at or have somebody else shake down the automobile. There furthermore is the alternative of drivers flying from Dover to Charlotte in time for the closing couple of hours since the Dover take a look at is all over the day and the diversified is at evening. “We‘re shopping for somebody to force the automobile on the Charlotte Busch take a look at …, and we‘ve furthermore talked about flying lend a hand for an hour or two within the evening each evening,” talked about Busch Sequence capabilities chief Carl Edwards. “But indubitably it’s major to head take a look at the automobile of the next day.” Brewco Motorsports, which has Jamie McMurray and Ward Burton as its Busch Sequence drivers, indicated this would possibly perchance well skip the take a look at entirely. Dave Blaney, who is 2d in capabilities and furthermore working both sequence, talked about he is attempting to search out out if somebody will be flying to and fro. “Maybe a pair of of us can jump in a airplane and lumber lend a hand,” he talked about. “I wouldn‘t mind getting a little bit of time at Charlotte.”(SceneDaily.com)(4-12-2007)
  • Robert Richardson Driving for Father‘s Crew at Texas:  Robert Richardson is spending his 2007 season racing in a restricted quantity of Busch Sequence events with Jay Robinson Racing [in the #28] in cooperation with Haas/CNC Racing. But this weekend, Richardson will pilot the #80 Clover Leaf Backyards Chevy owned by his father, Robert Richardson Sr. along with his diversified team owner, Jay Robinson, serving as his crew chief.(LM Motorsports Marketing PR)(4-12-2007)
  • Sequence to rejoice 300th traipse at Dover — free autograph session:  Six active Craftsman Truck Sequence champions will brand autographs for fans all over a free autograph session at Dover World Speedway on traipse weekend. The match will be held on Friday, June 1, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 11: 45 a.m. on the Craftsman present within the Fan Zone home, situated outside of Turn 4 on the observe. The autograph session commemorates the 300th traipse within the history of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence. Participating champions encompass Todd Bodine (2006), Ted Musgrave (2005), Travis Kvapil (2003), Jack Sprague (1997, 1999 & 2001), Ron Hornaday, Jr. (1996 & 1998) and Mike Skinner (1995).(Dover Int‘l Speedway)(4-12-2007)

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April 12, 2006

  • Derive Wisely:  #21 Crew Proprietor Glen Wood had his scheduled hip alternative surgical treatment this morning. All the pieces went actual. Most attention-grabbing in surgical treatment no longer as a lot as an hour. The diagram is to eradicate a watch at to salvage him up on the present time or the next day on the most as a lot as date and be home doubtlessly Friday. Send cards to: Glen Wood, 21 Performance Force, Stuart,VA 24171.(4-12-2006)
  • ESPN place for racing‘s return — some Q&A‘s:  NASCAR will have a brand quiet leer subsequent season as ESPN/ABC replaces NBC in broadcasting the 2d half of the Nextel Cup sequence. ESPN/ABC signed an eight-year agreement with NASCAR. ABC will broadcast all 10 races within the title proceed subsequent year and on the least 11 of the closing 17 races. ESPN will broadcast the remainder. Additionally, ESPN2 will be the home for the Busch sequence. With the total work to be performed, George Bodenheimer, president of ABC Sports/ESPN, attended closing weekend‘s traipse at Texas Motor Speedway along with a community of executives. He spoke with journalists earlier than the traipse. Here is a pair of of what he had to speak.
    Q: What is going to the declares be love subsequent year?
    A: It‘s a little bit untimely for us to acknowledge to that ask of. We‘re working laborious on increasing some innovative strikes forward. ESPN takes quite a bit of pride in distinguishing its productions from diversified networks. Now we have our most efficient folks right here studying the most as a lot as date technology and diversified units to carry to the game. All of us know that fans watch that, and all americans knows that they watch that from ESPN and ABC.
    Q: Have you ever made up our minds whereas that you must well need two or three folks within the booth to call races?
    A: Now we don’t have any longer. We‘re elated to have Rusty Wallace on. Jerry Punch clearly goes to play a immense characteristic in what we salvage. Previous that, we’ve no longer made any decisions nevertheless there ought to quiet be some forthcoming quickly.
    Q: How will you address the criticism NBC and Fox salvage about too many commercials and lacking restarts?
    A: We‘ve absolutely thought of it. We are able to be working laborious to retain an gaze on those elements. Advertising sales are how the cash register is rung, so, clearly, it has to play a phase in what we‘re doing. ESPN has grown since we were closing within the game, we now eradicate into memoir ourselves a multimedia company with ESPN.com, Cell ESPN on the phone, more than one networks. We‘re looking out for to eradicate this beautiful property and blow it out across all our mediums. It’s miles after all effectively previous ‘what does a 3-hour telecast leer love?‘ We are able to be serving fans seven days every week.
    Q: Will that you must well need a day-to-day NASCAR display conceal?
    A: Certain. We are able to have a day-to-day display conceal. Now we don’t have any longer mounted on an actual schedule or the title of the display conceal. We are able to have a day-to-day presence.
    Q: How crucial are later afternoon starting up times and evening races?
    A: It‘s crucial. In most cases, we‘re looking out for to device the ideal rankings that we are able to, clearly, later within the day bodes effectively. NASCAR, as all leagues, has to steadiness those problems with fan make stronger and logistical problems. If NASCAR wishes to continue to grow, and being affiliated with ESPN and ABC will relief them grow, they‘re going to must leer at all those kinds of problems to manufacture that occur.(Roanoke Times)(4-12-2006)
  • Biffle‘s girlfriend faces a reprimand:  #16-Greg Biffle‘s girlfriend faces a reprimand from NASCAR about her pit-avenue confrontation with #2-Kurt Busch‘s fiance after the 2 drivers wrecked at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch hit the lend a hand of Biffle‘s automobile early in Sunday‘s traipse, inflicting an accident that ended Biffle‘s day. Biffle, the defending traipse winner, had led 49 of the main 82 laps earlier than the wreck and harm up 42nd. Moments after the wreck, TV cameras caught girlfriend Nicole Lunders slamming a water bottle on Biffle‘s pit field. She then marched down pit avenue and climbed halfway up Busch‘s field and had a heated commerce with Eva Bryan. The short confrontation created a buzz in NASCAR, and the sanctioning body wishes to chill down the emotions. “There’ll be some conversations that shall be had with the those that participated, and we‘ll ensure that this doesn‘t carry on and into the garage or wherever else,” Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition, talked about Wednesday. “You‘ve bought to undergo in mind, most all americans within the garage home is chums, and contributors two girls in issue have a stop relationship. Tempers flare, and we‘ll leer at that and we‘ll make sure it doesn‘t carry on any extra than that.” NASCAR doesn’t have a steadfast rule in opposition to team contributors getting into diversified pit bins, nevertheless typically frowns upon it if the cause within the lend a hand of approaching the home stems from one thing that came about in traipse. “When altercations and things love that occur, we counsel that you protect on your have home,” Pemberton talked about. “That that you must well well perchance lumber have a dialog, nevertheless it with out a doubt can‘t be heated per se.” Relatives are usually given entrance to the observe on a “license” that acknowledges them as a team member, that manner their actions can even be policed by NASCAR and the sanctioning body reserves the merely to revoke their lumber at any time.(Associated Press)(4-12-2006)
  • Sad News:  Condolences to frail Cup Crew Proprietor and 2-time Cup Champion crew chief, Andy Petree on the passing of his father Joe Petree Jr., who passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at Frye Regional Medical Center. A Carrier of Remembrance will be held at 11: 00am/et, Thursday, April 13, 2006 at First United Methodist Church in Newton. Revs. Daniel G. Martin and Amy Foley will officiate. The family will salvage chums following the service. Memorials will be made to: First United Methodist Church, Renovation Fund, P.O. Field 926, Newton, NC 28658 or to the Humane Society, P.O. Field 63, Hickory, NC 28603. Condolences will be sent to the Petree family at willisreynoldsfuneralhome.com..(4-12-2006)
  • Richmond Checking out — Day 1:  A pair of Dodges topped the charts following Tuesday‘s morning session. #2-Kurt Busch led all drivers with a high glide of 125.360mph (21.538 seconds). #42-Casey Mears used to be 2d at 125.302 adopted by #16b-Biffle 125.267, #6b-Martin and #5-Busch 125.029.
    Within the Afternoon session:  quickest used to be #6b-Martin at 124.395, #16-Biffle 124.390, #2b-Busch 124.287, #8-Earnhardt Jr. 124.212 and #26b-McMurray 124.201.
    Within the PM/Night session:  quickest used to be #6b-Label Martin 125.552mph, then #16b-Biffle, #17b-Kenseth, #2b-Busch and #5-Busch.
    See my 2006 Richmond Checking out Page for the total speeds.(PR‘s)(4-11/12-2006)
  • #11 Crew Takes PIt Crew Honors at Texas:  Denny Hamlin‘s pit crew grew to alter into the fifth team of the season to uncover the weekly Checkers/Rally‘s Double Force-By Challenge competition by spending the least length of time on pit avenue in Sunday‘s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup traipse at Texas Motor Speedway. “The #11 FedEx Racing crew used to be improbable and contributors guys deserve the total credit within the world for the terminate we had,” talked about Hamlin, who posted a occupation most efficient fourth-residing consequence. “From the birth of the traipse they were pulling off rapid stops and making actual adjustments. It seemed that on every occasion we wanted a elevate the blokes stepped it up.” Hamlin‘s pit crew, phase of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable, spent 253.611 seconds on pit lane all over the Samsung/RadioShack 500. The team earned $10,500 for the utilize. The #11 over-the-wall team consists of: Chris Webb (jackman), Blake Haughland (front-tire carrier), Donnie Brown (front-tire changer), Heath Cherry (rear-tire carrier), Barry Cook (rear-tire changer), Scott Wood (gasman), John Eicher (decide can), Bobby “Spike” Christenson (windshield) and John Furino (pit make stronger). The team‘s crew chief is Mike Ford and the pit crew coordinator is Paul Alepa. Along with the #11 team utilize, the pit crews of Kyle Busch and Elliott Sadler have one utilize apiece within the Checkers/Rally‘s Double Force-By Challenge, whereas Jimmie Johnson‘s and Tony Stewart‘s pit crews are tied for first within the standings with two victories each. The season champion will salvage a $105,000 bonus. The Checkers/Rally‘s Double Force-By Challenge is in its 2d season with the Nextel Cup Sequence. Checkers/Rally‘s is the Legitimate Burger and Force-By Restaurant of NASCAR, more data at checkers.com.(DMF Communications PR)(4-12-2006)
  • Reutimann to Force for Brewco at Nashville:  This weekend will be one other first David Reutimann as he drives the #66 Cottman Transmission entry within the NASCAR Busch Sequence match at Nashville.(Reutimann PR)(4-12-2006)
  • Crocker on the Tall Ole Opry: UPDATE — Cancelled: Erin will be making a customer appearance on the Tall Ole Opry on Friday evening at 8 p.m. Erin Crocker will be competing in both the ARCA and NASCAR Busch Sequence races in Nashville on Saturday.(Evernham PR)(4-11-2006)
    UPDATE: From Crocker‘s diary at NASCAR.com, ” We were offered the probability of acting on the Tall Ole Opry. I informed them I‘d be pleased to salvage it one other time because we‘re working two races and I after all settle on to have a actual weekend. We decide to retain the media stuff to a minimal.”(NASCAR.com)(4-12-2006)
  • FBR and Sadler Bros. Crew Up at Nashville: FitzBradshaw Racing has launched a partnership with Earl Sadler and Sons Racing to enter the #14 Dodge Charger within the Pepsi 300 at Nashville. Sadler Bros. Trucking will be the main sponsor on the automobile. Steadman Marlin, who drove for FitzBradshaw Racing in 2005 and currently drives for Earl Sadler and Sons Racing, will pilot the #14 Dodge Charger.(FBR PR)(4-12-2006)
  • Brothers Research to Sponsor Mac Hill at Nashville:  Brothers Research Company, makers of Duragloss, will be the main sponsor for the Mac Hill Motorsports #56 BGN automobile driven by NASCAR historical Kevin Lepage at Nashville.(MacHill PR)(4-12-2006)
  • GunBroker.com Joins Ashton Grey Racing:  Ashton Grey Racing house owners Dwayne Gaulding and Barry Tudor proudly launched on the present time the formation of a advertising and marketing and marketing partnership with GunBroker.com to attend as the main advertising and marketing and marketing partner of the #08 Dodge driven by Jason White starting up with this weekend‘s Pepsi 300 from Nashville.(Ashton Grey PR)(4-12-2006)

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  • RC To Throw out first pitch:  Nextel Cup and Busch Sequence team owner, Richard Childress, will fabricate his Principal League Baseball (MLB) pitching debut Thursday, April 14, at Ameriquest Discipline in Arlington, TX. Childress will throw out the ceremonial first pitch earlier than the Texas Rangers eradicate on the Toronto Blue Jays at 7: 05pm, three days earlier than his three Cup sequence traipse groups compete within the NASCAR traipse in Feet. Price on April 17. To boot to seeing Childress toss the main pitch, fans attending the Rangers game will have the alternative to gaze the #31 Cingular Wi-fi Chevrolet up stop as it makes a warmth-up lap round the warning observe at Ameriquest Discipline in Arlington, offering for a obvious picture alternative. In attendance will be the winner of Cingular‘s VIP Sports Bundle sweepstakes, which offered fans with the alternative to register to be a phase of the thrill of baseball and motorsports. The large prize winner will salvage tickets to the Rangers-Blue Jays game April 14 and a VIP Expertise to the Texas traipse April 17, including a gathering with Burton. Diversified fan-centric activities in Texas all over the traipse week encompass the return of the Cingular Pit Terminate to the Chevy Declare at Sundance Sq. Competition in Feet. Price.(Career Sports & Leisure)(4-12-2005)
  • Rusty goes yellow at Texas IMAGE:  Rusty Wallace will be lend a hand with the Kodak colours at Texas Motor Speedway in April. Final year, Wallace had the Kodak sponsorship on his #2 Dodge at Watkins Glen, marking the main time [since 1989 when Koidak was the sponsor during his Championship season] he raced for one other sponsor since being with the Miller Brewing Company.(RacingOne/Kodak)(3-19-2005)
    IMAGE:  look an picture of the strategy on my #2 Crew Schemes page.(4-12-2005)
  • Robby‘s Crew Chief Fined:  NASCAR launched Tuesday that Robert [Bob] Temple, crew chief for the #7 Chevrolet driven by Robby Gordon within the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sequence, has been fined $5,000 for a rule violation that occurred closing week at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. Right via opening day inspection on April 8, the #7 used to be found to have an unapproved deck lid, a violation of Portion 12-4-Q of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sequence rule book. That furthermore violated Portion 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock automobile racing).(NASCAR PR)(4-12-2005)
  • Mears in a Fuji method at Texas:  Casey Mears will pilot a green and white #41 Fujifilm Dodge this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Mears done seventh finally year‘s spring match at Texas in a identical paint method with Fujifilm. Mears didn‘t journey the identical perfect fortune on this automobile when it used to be painted up green at Atlanta three weeks ago. He used to be excited about a multi-automobile incident on lap thought to be among the match.(Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)(4-12-2005)
  • Checking out at Talladega:  #43-Jeff Inexperienced is scheduled to take a look at at Talladega Superspeedway on Tuesday, April 12th. No observe if any diversified drivers will take a look at.(Talladega Superspeedway)
    AND #41-Casey Mears is making an strive out at Talladega on the present time and Wed. April 13th, and Richard Childress Racing [April 18-19th] and Evernham Motorsports [April 20th] will take a look at with unknown cars/drivers.(4-12-2005)
  • Architect chosen for Charlotte HOF:  Leaders of a advertising and marketing and marketing campaign to carry the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Charlotte have selected renowned architect I.M. Pei‘s company to produce the proposed museum, which they‘re targeting for a metropolis-owned space in 2d Ward. Bids for the mission, to be awarded by NASCAR, are due Can also merely 31, with a metropolis to be chosen a whereas after the motorsports group‘s annual awards banquet in December nevertheless earlier than the Daytona 500 in February 2006. Local bidders count on the mission will price $75 million to $100 million to manufacture. Tim Newman, head of the Charlotte Regional Web articulate online visitors Authority, which is spearheading the NASCAR picture, informed Metropolis Council contributors Monday evening that representatives from Pei, Cobb & Freed would fabricate their first seek the advice of with to Charlotte on Tuesday. To boot, the Charlotte NASCAR advertising and marketing and marketing campaign team has enlisted excessive-powered advertising and marketing and marketing and public-family company Interpublic Community to work on the mission. Interpublic‘s consumer roster involves BofA apart from the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Chevrolet, Microsoft Corp. and Nike Inc.(Charlotte Industrial Journal)(4-12-2005)
  • Martin going for the Triple at Texas:  #6-Label Martin will be shopping for the triple crown this weekend at Texas, working within the IROC, Busch and Nextel Cup races. Martin won within the IROC sequence within the main traipse of the season at Daytona and he‘ll be shopping for his chronicle extending 13th utilize in an IROC automobile. In addtion, Martin wil flee Saturday‘s Busch traipse where he‘ll be shopping for his third straight victory and chronicle extending 48th sequence utilize. All in all Martin has boasted four wins at Texas, winning once within the Cup automobile and three within the Busch Sequence. Label Martin will fabricate his closing flee on the Nextel Cup title in 2005. Martin has dubbed 2005 as his “Salute to You” tour, a year all over which he hopes to eradicate the time to thank each and all americans that he feels conducted a characteristic in his success, including team contributors, fans, NASCAR and the media.
    GET A BRICK:  and plans for a Label Martin museum that shall be housed in Batesville, Arkansas, on the leer of his fresh Ford Dealership, scheduled to originate Spring 2006. Martin plans to take care of every of his NASCAR trophies, protect stop out traipse cars and quite a bit of alternative diversified objects he smooth along his scurry since leaving Arkansas within the unhurried 70‘s. In pronounce to piece his return home along with his fans, Martin has made up our minds to birth “The Toll road Dwelling” brick program. Now fans can piece in and be a phase of Martin‘s effort to provide lend a hand to the residing he in actuality considers home. Extra data at markmartinmerchandise.com.(4-12-2005)
  • McDonald‘s to sponsor Elliott UPDATE and Evernham too:  listening to that McDonald‘s will sponsor the #91 [#98?] Dodge and Invoice Elliott at Michigan in June and California in September.(3-17-2005)
    UPDATE:  McDonald‘s launched the corporate has entered actual into a partnership agreement with Evernham Motorsports within the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sequence. The agreement calls for McDonald‘s to be an partner sponsor on the #9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge Sellers/UAW Dodge Charger driven by 2004 Nextel Cup Rookie of the 365 days Kasey Kahne and the #91 Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger that shall be driven by [1988] NASCAR champion Invoice Elliott at selected Nextel Cup events. The agreement involves a two-traipse McDonald‘s major sponsorship on Elliott‘s automobile. The Invoice Elliott Racing entry will carry the McDonald‘s paint method at Michigan World Speedway in Brooklyn (June 19) and California Speedway in Fontana (Sept. 5). Kahne, 24, talked about that he welcomes the quiet partnership and is asking ahead to being affiliated with McDonald‘s. McDonald‘s motorsports programs furthermore encompass major sponsorships within the Champ Car World Sequence with the Newman/Haas team and driver Sebastian Bourdais and within the NASCAR Busch Sequence with Crew Rensi Motorsports and [#35] driver Jason Keller. Extra data on McDonalds, look www.mcdonalds.com.(McDonald‘s Racing)(3-28-2005)
    IMAGE:  look an picture of the strategy on my #91 Crew Schemes page.(4-12-2005)
  • Functional to Sponsor Two RCR Teams IMAGE:  Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has teamed up with Functional in a multi-year partner sponsorship agreement for two of its NASCAR Cup Sequence groups. Functional will sponsor and have decal home on the “B” posts of the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet of driver Kevin Harvick and the decrease rear quarter panels of the #31 Cingular Wi-fi Chevrolet of driver Jeff Burton. This can furthermore be the main sponsor of the #31 Chevrolet for the June match at Michigan World Speedway. At closing, Functional will have station with the racing group as the “Legitimate Consumer Lending Company of RCR.” Extra data on Functional at priceless.com.(RCR PR)(2-24-2005)
    IMAGE:  look an picture of the strategy on my #31 Crew Schemes page.(4-12-2005)
  • Jarrett to take a look at at Kentucky:  Dale Jarrett is scheduled to take a look at his #88 UPS Ford on the Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, April 19. Fans can gaze making an strive out from the designated home outside the Fan Center in Turn 3 at no price.(Kentucky Speedway)(4-12-2005)

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  • Final Texas TV Rankings Down:  Fox‘s broadcast of the April 4 Samsung/RadioShack 500 from Texas Motor Speedway drew a closing Nielsen Media Research score of 6.0, the Sports Industrial Day-to-day reports. The decide represents a 4.8 percent tumble from closing year‘s 6.3. A Dallas Morning News tale says total NASCAR rankings on Fox are down 5 percent this year.(NASCAR Scene Day-to-day Newsletter). , The Nextel Cup traipse at Texas Motor Speedway scored a 6.0 within the nationwide rankings. That‘s down from closing year‘s 6.3. General, NASCAR‘s rankings on Fox going into the Easter wreck are down 5 percent. In Dallas-Fort Price, the local score used to be up 32 percent from a 5.6 to a 7.4. The score in Dallas-Fort Price used to be 11th most efficient within the nation. Three Carolina markets were 1-2-3. Greensboro, N.C. (17.3) topped the record, adopted by Greenville, S.C. (14.1) and Charlotte (12.9).(Dallas Morning News) (4-12-2004)
  • Double-Accountability lets Fans be a part of Robbie Gordon at Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600:  Fans can serve both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR‘s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte on Can also merely 30 to gaze Robby Gordon traipse within the 2 events by taking perfect thing about Gordon‘s third “Double Accountability Tour.” The particularly designed one-day scurry kit affords round-prance air transportation, originating in Charlotte, apart from grandstand/suite tickets at both tracks and luxury motorcoach transport with police escort. Web articulate online visitors will furthermore salvage extra advantages, including a present rep, which is able to have faith a scanner programmed to Gordon‘s radio frequencies and a commemorative “Double Accountability” T-shirt. Gordon will be driving the Meijer/Coca-Coca Dallara-Chevrolet within the Indy 500 and the Cingular Wi-fi Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing at Charlotte. Web articulate online visitors furthermore will be invited to a Can also merely 29 BBQ at Robby Gordon Motorsports, in Huntersville, NC., where they’ll meet Gordon and tour the traipse shop. For more records and to manufacture reservations, fans can call 704-949-1255 or seek the advice of with Gordon‘s web space, www.RobbyGordon.com.(4-12-2004)
  • NASCAR Crew joins in Enhance for U.S. Bobsledders:  In issue to spice up america bobsledding program, Whelen Engineering and Invoice Davis Racing have a promotional alternative in residing that can allow fans to have their names inscribed on the trunklid of the team‘s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup #23 automobile that shall be driven by Dave Blaney all over the Coca-Cola 600, Can also merely 30 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway in Charlotte. For each $50 price of Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge, Inc. apparel purchased (excluding taxes and shipping), a single title will be added to the trunklid of Blaney‘s #23 Dodge; 100 percent of the earnings from the sale of the apparel will lumber to the bobsled mission. The apparel can even be purchased by going to Whelen‘s web space (www.whelen.com) and clicking on MOTORSPORTS. Every contributor will salvage a picture of the trunklid. The offer ends Can also merely 7. The Invoice Davis Racing entry for the Charlotte traipse will have major sponsorship from Whelen Engineering, a maker of emergency lighting and early warning sirens, based mostly entirely mostly in Chester, CT. The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge used to be based mostly in 1996 by NASCAR racer Geoffrey Bodine, who felt the World Cup and Olympic bobsled groups were competing with immoral equipment, manufactured outside of america. Bodine believed that American technology, especially traipse automobile engineering, is perchance efficiently applied to bobsled fabrication to aid fabricate america team more aggressive. He joined forces with Bob Cuneo of Chassis Dynamics out of Oxford, Conn. to make Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge, Inc., a non-income group. Whelen Engineering, which furthermore sponsors the #31 Marsh Racing Ford at protect stop out NASCAR Busch Sequence races, is a serious corporate sponsor of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge.(DMF Communications PR)(4-12-2004)
  • Ebay NASCAR Objects being Auctioned for a cause:  First Response K9 Restoration, an organization designed to manufacture the most of scent particular canines within the restoration of lacking youngsters are offering objects on ebay to aid them in raising funds for their group. Among the objects listed are NEXTEL CUP sheetmetal from Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace. Within the come future they’ll be posting diversified objects so make certain to seek the advice of with and return. For more records on their group or to manufacture a donation please seek the advice of with www.firstresponsek9recovery.com.(Body Dynamics PR)(4-12-2004)
  • Jeff Burton to RCR #31? Rumors swirled closing week about Johnny Sauter being released from the #30 AOL Chevy team, which is 24th within the standings, and getting modified by Johnny Benson or Dave Blaney. One other garage rumor: Jeff Burton‘s #99 Ford, which is 30th within the standings, will shut down if sponsorship is no longer found by the tip of Can also merely, and Burton will transfer to the #31 Cingular Chevy driven by Robby Gordon. Nonetheless, anybody who knows Richard Childress, the owner of the #31, realizes Childress left after the Texas traipse for Canada‘s Northwest Territories to head searching.(FoxSports)(4-12-2004)
  • No Cup for Hamilton:  Most racers would jump on the probability to compete on the Nextel Cup level, nevertheless Craftsman Truck driver Bobby Hamilton isn‘t thought to be one of them.”I left Winston Cup because I wasn‘t in a automobile that used to be able to winning each week,” says Hamilton, who‘s third in truck sequence capabilities. “Appropriate now, racing in Cup would eradicate a ways off from my truck effort, and except Ray Evernham or Chip Ganassi calls with a dawdle, I won‘t be going lend a hand.”(FoxSports)(4-12-2004)
  • Inventory Car Fans — Ramblings — Offweek:  Here‘s a bunny basket stuffed with unnecessary data and stats for ya… We‘ll birth off with our first replace on all americans‘s favourite driver, Mr. Lead Lap. For you quiet subscribers, a little abstract. LL is the man who runs the total laps, nevertheless constantly finishes closing on the lead lap. He‘s where your favourite driver would terminate if that yo-yo hadn‘t spun in front of him, or if he hadn‘t gotten into the oil from that blown motor up ahead. To this point, it‘s been quite grand hit or lumber away out for our hero. He‘s in 15th residing within the capabilities (809), so he‘s quiet within the hunt for the “Slither for the Championship” (how embarassing would that be for NASCAR, huh?). He‘s had one Top-10 (Rockingham), and an moderate terminate of 15.9. It‘s no longer as actual as he used to be this time closing year, nevertheless the season quite grand went downhill for LL unhurried. He done 17th closing year with an moderate terminate of 18.9! Tho he‘s 37 capabilities nervous of closing year, with the quiet warning principles that would possibly perchance well relief our man as the season progresses.
    We‘ve bought 26 drivers currently eligible for the “Slither” (versus 24 closing year right this moment), and a kind from 1st to 10th this year of 198. Final year (which used to be supposedly a catastrophe) we had a wide variety of 288 from 1-10, nevertheless the lead 1st to 2nd used to be a whopping 155. BTW, the display conceal chief (Kurt Busch) has 58 capabilities no longer as a lot as our chief right this moment closing year (Matt Kenseth) had…..and this is a season where you salvage a further 5 capabilities for winning. And, of couse, all that makes the racing many of better, doesn‘t it?
    We transfer subsequent to Martinsville Speedway, so let‘s eradicate a watch at short-observe [S/T] capabilities….and the man on the conclude would possibly perchance well suprise you. These numbers are the capabilities earned on the six short-observe races from closing year along with Bristol from this season. Kevin Harvick is ingesting ‘em up on the shorties, and whereas you deem about he‘s by no manner won thought to be one of those, to speak he‘s due would be a sarcasm! Since Chevy won both events right here closing year (Jeff Gordon), and the conclude three (apart from the four of the conclude five) are Monte Carlo drivers, that you must well well want to eradicate into memoir those as gamers this week. Here‘s the Top-10 in S/T capabilities for the closing 7 races [2003 and Bristol in 2004]:
    Car#-Driver Establish, S/T Aspects
    #29-Harvick Kevin, 1037 (0 S/T Wins)
    #8-Earnhardt Dale Jr., 1015 (0)
    #24-Gordon Jeff, 1004 (2)
    #17-Kenseth Matt, 1003 (0)
    #48-Johnson Jimmie, 961 (0)
    #97-Busch Kurt, 918 (3)
    #18-Labonte Bobby, 861 (0)
    #2-Wallace Rusty, 852 (0)
    #40-Marlin Suited, 843 (0)
    #12-Newman Ryan, 838 (1)
    (in phase from the StockCarFans.Com Nextel Cup Newsletter)(4-12-2004)
  • Waltrip to take a look at at Daytona UPDATE:  #99-Michael Waltrip Racing will participate in a one-day take a look at session at Daytona World Speedway in preparation for the Friday evening, July 2 Winn-Dixie 250 offered by PepsiCo Busch Sequence traipse. The take a look at session, scheduled for Monday, April 12th from 9: 00am — 5: 00pm/et is free and originate to the overall public with access to the Oldfield Grandstand via the foyer of DAYTONA USA.(DIS PR)(4-10-2004)
    UPDATE:  Michael Waltrip‘s NASCAR Busch Sequence team didn‘t salvage too grand time to rejoice their victory in Saturday‘s Busch Sequence traipse at Nashville, Tenn. With take a look at driver Matt Crafton, the #99 team participated in a one-day take a look at session at Daytona World Speedway in preparation for both the upcoming Aaron‘s 312 Busch Sequence traipse on April 24 at Talladega Superspeedway and the Winn-Dixie 250 offered by PepsiCo Busch Sequence traipse on Friday evening, July 2. “We had a actual time for a short while after the traipse (on Saturday),” talked about crew chief Jerry Baxter. “We did our prance down and inspection and made it lend a hand to the shop about 8 a.m. Sunday morning. We switched out the cars from Nashville and set aside in our Daytona take a look at automobile. We sent it out (Sunday afternoon) and flew down right here 5 a.m. this morning.” Loads of the crew achieved their work on the shop by Sunday afternoon and spent the remainder of the Easter vacation with their households. “I abominate it that they couldn‘t employ all day, nevertheless we desired to salvage (this take a look at) in,” Baxter talked about. “Michael is quite darn actual at these speedway races and I love to be as actual as we are able to perchance be. I didn‘t settle on to lumber up this probability.” The Chevrolet Monte Carlo being examined by Crafton used to be rebuilt after Speedweeks 2004. Waltrip used to be excited about an incident all over “Gratified Hour” earlier than the Hershey‘s Kisses 300 and the team used to be pressured to make use of a backup automobile within the traipse. The Chevrolet damaged in “Gratified Hour” has been rebuilt and the team desired to shake down the automobile earlier than the Aaron‘s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. “It‘s all fresh, quiet body,” Baxter talked about. “It‘s a brand quiet automobile typically. It is advisable shake them down and salvage the fenders to the clear the tires and all that stuff.” With Waltrip unable to participate within the take a look at, the team tapped Crafton, who wheels a Chevrolet Silverado for Kevin Harvick within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence. “He‘s factual after all consistent,” Baxter talked about. “He‘s a actual little driver. Michael used to be busy with a deal on the present time he had to salvage. Matt factual works out effectively. He can match within the automobile and he‘s actual consistent on his laps. That‘s the object you‘ve bought to have at these speedways — somebody that hits the designate on every occasion. He appears to salvage a after all actual job.”(DIS PR)(4-12-2004)
  • Why #30 for Stremme as opposed to #32? Stremme‘s team is listed a #332 in house owners capabilities as three others team applied for the #32 earlier than the team modified from #19 to #32 for TrimSpa, so if any of those three groups flee they salvage to make use of it first. Garvey‘s team had the ask for the #32 in sooner. Stremme‘s team quiet gets house owners capabilities for the #332 even thou it frail #30. Had thought the volume would be frail by the team higest in house owners capabilities or as it used to be years ago, to the ideal qualifier.(4-12-2004)
  • Mikey wins at Nashville in a wild terminate:  #99-Michael Waltrip won the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, in a wild terminate. With 2 laps to head, #5-Busch led #21-Clint Bowyer, with #55-Gordon and #1-Benson all in a bunch. Busch both slipped up or Bowyer bought a substantial flee and nipped Busch‘s left rear, which started Busch in a scuttle, Bowyer slowed, Benson used to be merely within the lend a hand of Bowyer and didn‘t have time to leisurely and hit Bowyer, Gordon then had no residing to head and hit somebody, all four spinning thru the grass, #27-Sauter used to be working 5th, nevertheless slowed and Waltrip who used to be sixth on the time, went by Sauter BEFORE the yellow mild lit and the yellow flag flew. #38-Kahne bought by the four spinning drivers, who then all bought lend a hand no longer off direction and as a lot as glide automobile glide. So NASCAR ruled Waltrip the winner, and an abominable Sauter 2nd [thought he won], Kahne Third, adopted by Bowyer, Gordon, Busch and Benson. #20-Bliss used to be on the tail conclude of the lead lap cars and ended up eighth, the closing automobile on the lead lap. Whew…I deem I purchased it.
    #8-Martin Truex Jr., the pole sitter in a backup automobile and the capabilities chief coming in, ended up 23rd six laps down. Waltrip takes over the capabilities lead and says so long as he is in championship competition, he plans to flee the total Busch races.
    See UNOFFICIAL Results at:
    (these three have the finishing pronounce FX posted which had been supposedly handsome from NASCAR)
    ThatsRacin.com/AP — outcomes
    BGNRacing.com
    MotorsportsOne
    (the OFFICIAL RESULTS from NASCAR.com 4-12-2004)
    NASCAR.com(4-10/12-2004)
  • #40 Crew Closing up?:  listening to the #40 Key Motorsports team and driver Joey Clanton has parted arrangement and the team will be suspending operations? The is perchance no longer at Martinsville, after that…..??(4-12-2004)

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April 12, 2003

  • Jarrett Speaks, Wants Enhance:  Dale Jarrett talked about Friday‘s he‘s shopping for a crew chief who “helps and believes in me as a driver” after his Robert Yates Racing team‘s decision to push aside Brad Parrott from that characteristic this week. Parrott‘s older brother, Todd, who used to be the crew chief on the #88 Fords when Jarrett won the 1999 Winston Cup title, used to be furthermore positioned on “indefinite lumber away” this week. Based on feedback from Jarrett and team current supervisor Doug Yates Friday, nonetheless, it appears all nevertheless clear that Todd Parrott won‘t be lend a hand. “I deem some self assurance used to be misplaced within the misrepresentation of some things,” Jarrett talked about. “As a driver you‘re accessible busting your tail week in and week out. Even in years where you utilize seven races…or the championship that is perchance no longer ample — you salvage that little ticket. You hear things. …To be somewhat factual, I‘ve been a little upset in some things I‘ve heard. In issue that‘s more or much less separated us a little bit more.” Jarrett done 10th within the Daytona 500 after which won the season‘s 2d traipse at Rockingham, nevertheless has no high-10 finishes since. He pointed to a take a look at the team had at Texas as the point at which he started to in actuality feel things weren‘t working with him and Brad Parrott. “I was factual no longer tickled with what I seen there,” Jarrett talked about. “Then factual a pair of things have came about all over some races that more or much less threw up a red flag.” Parrott used to be employed Thursday by Roush Racing to be the automobile chief for Jeff Burton‘s #99 Fords. He used to be Burton‘s Busch Sequence crew chief closing season for a team that won five races in 14 starts. “I by no manner once had the alternative to place a Brad Parrott place-up under the traipse automobile,” Parrott talked about of the 88 team. “It used to be constantly what this team had or what that team had.” Garth Finley and Richard Buck will piece responsibilities leading Jarrett‘s No. 88 team for the Virginia 500 this weekend. Robin Pemberton‘s title has been talked about as a most likely long-term alternative for Parrott, nevertheless Yates talked about Friday no decisions had been made. “Appropriate now there‘s a emptiness register and we‘re factual going to uncover our alternatives,” talked about Yates, son of team owner Robert Yates. “We‘re factual going to seem who‘s accessible.”(ThatsRacin.com)(4-12-2003)
  • Pemberton to Yates? UPDATE Makar? Robert and Doug Yates had been quiet since placing Brad and Todd Parrott on the sideline this week, nevertheless the 2 automobile house owners talked about they’ll insist about their team shakeup on the present time and their plans for the arrangement forward for Dale Jarrett‘s half of their two-automobile team. Robin Pemberton is the subject of hypothesis for a most likely to transfer to the Yateses‘ team. Pemberton labored about 10 years with Rusty Wallace and Roger Penske, after a protracted flee with Jack Roush. Final season Pemberton labored with Kyle Petty at Petty Enterprises, nevertheless he left on the starting up of the season to eradicate a characteristic with Ford Motor Company as the subject director.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-11-2003)
    UPDATE Makar? One title that got right here to the surface mercurial used to be Jimmy Makar. Makar would be an attention-grabbing alternative since he and Dale Jarrett have raced and won together when Jarrett used to be with Joe Gibbs, outdated to his joining the Yates group. Makar couldn‘t be found at Martinsville and the Yates camp is keeping their cards stop to the vest, so no discussions took residing concerning the viability of that rumor.(from Ford Racing)(4-12-2003)
  • One other tire struggle coming? Firestone engineers have begun making an strive out NASCAR-form stock-automobile tires for what can be a planned transfer into this branch of the game, in step with NASCAR sources.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-12-2003)
  • NASCAR gets letter from Congress about Ephedra UPDATE NASCAR will NOT ban it:  In step with wire reports Congress is asking major league sport leagues for records concerning their records and position concerning the over-the-counter drug, ephedra. The now-factual substance is under evaluate by Congress following Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Steve Bechler‘s death in February. In step with a chronicle there used to be a hyperlink between Bechler‘s death from warmth stroke and the dietary supplement. The congressional letter, which used to be sent to Principal League Baseball the prior week, used to be adopted this week with identical letters to National Soccer League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Affiliation, Principal League Soccer and NASCAR. The letter used to be penned by Dwelling Energy and Commerce chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), along with Reps. Michael Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and James Greenwood (R-Pa.).(Ford Racing)(4-12-2003)
    UPDATE:  For now, NASCAR is no longer going to be a part of diversified major sports activities leagues in banning use of the controversial stimulant ephedra among its competitors. In a published bulletin handed out to groups in each of NASCAR‘s high three sequence Saturday, NASCAR urged competitors to “stare guidance from their particular person doctor outdated to taking and supplement product labeled as containing ephedra/ephedrine.” The bulletin cited a fresh authorities-released peep that concluded dietary supplements would possibly perchance well develop the incidence of facet outcomes such as heart palpitations. “NASCAR will continue to video display reports concerning health connected concerns for ephedra/ephedrine and ought to quiet relate NASCAR contributors as extra records becomes available,” it talked about.(USA Nowadays some actual connected links there too)(4-12-2003)
  • A.J. Foyt Speaks Out:  A.J. Foyt, a team owner in both the Indy Racing League IndyCar Sequence and NASCAR Winston Cup [#14 Harrah‘s Dodge which is sitting out this week at Martinsville], had harsh phrases for NASCAR on Saturday for its fresh inconsistency in its principles. Foyt‘s feedback stem from the yellow flag decision at Texas Motor Speedway two weeks ago, to closing week‘s traipse-winning lumber where Dale Earnhardt Jr. clearly went under the yellow out of bounds love to lumber traipse chief Matt Kenseth. “Extra folks are waking as a lot as NASCAR, nevertheless they are afraid to advise out,” Foyt talked about. “I don’t have one thing else to lose, both arrangement. The yellow flag thing is a corrupt deal and thought to be one of on the present time, somebody will salvage killed over it. I don‘t care what you write about. I call a spade a spade, actual or corrupt. That‘s how I after all feel about plate racing. What has came about the closing three weeks, it‘s one thing diversified each week. I deem the world of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and I deem the world of Tony Stewart, nevertheless whoever that advance to a decision used to be ought to quiet be thrown out of the group or ought to quiet be the advance to a decision a WC whether boys or girls lumber in. If he looks on the yellow line thing and says it used to be merely, then he used to be defective.” Foyt used to be furthermore steamed that NASCAR disqualified his son‘s [Larry Foyt, driver of the #14] qualification strive closing week at Talladega for a principles violation for being too low. Subsequently, Foyt didn’t fabricate the 43-automobile starting up lineup. “After what NASCAR did to me at Talladega closing week, we didn‘t look any point in going as a lot as Martinsville and tearing one thing up,” Foyt talked about. “The deal they did to us at Talladega used to be a immense (bleep)-off deal, so (bleep) them. I‘m love Dale Earnhardt used to be when he used to be alive, those (bleeping) plate races (stink). NASCAR is so curved. Whoever you are, I don‘t care what you bid, whereas that you must well well‘t look that, then you definately are blind. Why ought to quiet you eradicate out that many cars whereas you are racing?” Foyt believes it‘s time NASCAR acknowledge that restrictor-plate racing has thoroughly made the events at Daytona and Talladega more unhealthy, as opposed to permit groups to traipse above 200 miles per hour and let the cars unfolded more naturally as opposed to bunch them together. “All it’s any longer, restrictor-plate cars is a glorified IROC traipse, that‘s all it’s,” Foyt talked about. “Within the occasion you are going to head racing, then lumber racing. But in pronounce for you an IROC traipse, then factual call it an IROC traipse. I‘ve by no manner been for plate racing, I by no manner will be. It‘s factual love racing lend a hand to the yellow, I‘m elated to seem Jeff Gordon advise out in opposition to that. Racing shouldn‘t be who is a total fool on the yellow flag. It‘s a obvious ball game than it frail to be. It‘s no longer getting any better, it‘s getting worse.” Between yellow flags, yellow lines and diversified NASCAR inconsistencies, Foyt admits he is shedding interest in what is currently the most smartly-most traditional make of racing in america.(FoxSports/SportsTicker)(4-12-2003)
  • Parrott Speaks:  Brad Parrott, automobile chief of the #99 Citgo Taurus, held a short Q&A session within the Martinsville Speedway Infield Media Center earlier than NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying to advise about his departure from Robert Yates Racing and re-hiring at Roush Racing. (a pair of alternative tidbits, look hyperlink in parens for more).
    “First of all, I‘d love to speak that there‘s no longer a wiser person on this garage home than Dale Jarrett. He‘s a substantial person, particular person and traipse automobile driver. I labored from February 1st to Tuesday and had one time off. I labored to manufacture Dale Jarrett the ideal traipse automobile driver within the garage home and I‘m sorry I couldn‘t fabricate that occur. I‘m right here this weekend and I‘m racing with Jeff Burton for the next three years for clear. I‘ve bought a contract now and I‘m elated about it. I do know Jeff Burton is gonna lumber out and utilize quite a bit of races and I‘m gonna relief Paul Andrews. I‘m gonna be the automobile chief on the 99 Citgo team and we‘re gonna lumber utilize races and lumber rejoice.”
    WHAT HAPPENED FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? “I was informed there were too many opinions and that comes from getting into into the truck at Texas. I stayed out by the automobile and labored on the automobile at Texas a little bit and went within the truck and there were four guys within the truck telling Dale what the traipse automobile wanted, so I grew to alter into round and walked lend a hand out.”
    HAVE YOU TALKED TO TODD? “Todd is taking a month off and he‘ll eradicate into memoir his scenario when it comes time, nevertheless you‘ll must focus on with him about what his plans are.”
    DID YOU TALK TO YOUR DAD [Buddy] AND WHAT DID HE SAY? “Yeah, I heard from dad. He remembers the time lend a hand in 1978 that he walked into the DiGard shop and took care of enterprise. He requested me if I took care of enterprise and I talked about, ‘no‘ because times have modified.”(Ford Racing)(4-12-2003)
  • Wheel Tethers UPDATE:  Label Harrah, thought to be among the house owners of Dave Blaney‘s team and an engineer, talked about that NASCAR ought to quiet commerce the arrangement it has groups connect the wheel tethers to retain them from flying off the cars in a wreck. A wheel off Ryan Newman‘s automobile flew over the wall at Talladega and hit a automobile within the automobile parking place.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-12-2003)
    UPDATE:  In step with a wheel and tire that went sailing over the wall at Talladega closing weekend, NASCAR issued a technical bulletin Saturday revising its policy on tethering wheels within the Winston Cup sequence. Below the revised pointers, allotted to groups Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, two fiber cables wishes to be frail on each front spindle of the automobile on all tracks 1¼ miles or more in size, excluding the 2 avenue classes. To boot, steel cables will no longer be permitted. The quiet pointers lumber into salvage April 23. Final weekend, Ryan Newman misplaced the left-front wheel of his #12 Dodge all over a 27-automobile accident on Lap 4. Your whole wheel assembly sailed over the Turn 2 wall and landed in a automobile parking place. It used to be later recovered by NASCAR officials.(ThatsRacin.com)(4-12-2003)
  • Final Talladega TV Rankings:  Final Nielsen figures for Fox‘s broadcast of closing Sunday‘s Aaron‘s 499 Winston Cup traipse from Talladega Superspeedway display conceal the traipse drew a 6.2 score and 15 piece, in step with MotorsportsTV.com. The figures display conceal a stable jump from the 5.7/12 overnight figures nevertheless quiet left the traipse effectively making an strive closing year‘s 7.0/16. Nonetheless, the traipse didn‘t tumble nearly as grand as they did for CBS‘s broadcast of the NCAA basketball tournament‘s semifinal games, which fell from 11.3 closing year to 7.9 and 9.4 to 6.3, MotorsportsTV.com says. The foremost cause for the drops within the sports activities rankings is quiet the struggle with Iraq, the Net space and industry observers bid.(Winston Cup Scene Day-to-day Newsletter)(4-12-2003)
  • Atwood News:  Casey Atwood constantly wished he had time to salvage more fishing. Now he wants he had much less time. ”That‘s about all I‘ve been doing, fishing at Percy Priest Lake,” Atwood talked about yesterday as he caught up with a pair of of his racing mates within the Nashville Superspeedway infield. ”I‘m ready to salvage one thing else.” Atwood, 21, is out of racing for the main time since his mid-younger folks. The Nashvillian misplaced his Winston Cup dawdle with Evernham Motorsports on the tip of closing season and has yet to search out a brand quiet dawdle. ”I‘m quiet looking out,” he talked about. ”I‘m assured one thing will advance up, nevertheless it with out a doubt‘s quiet early within the season and no jobs had been opening up.” Atwood, who competed two seasons in Winston Cup, talked about he would after all protect returning to the 2d-tier Busch Sequence where he place recordsdata for the youngest pole winner and youngest traipse winner. ”In Winston Cup there are a pair of dominant groups and whereas you aren‘t with thought to be one of them you‘re going to fight,” he talked about. ”I‘d love to head lend a hand and flee Busch, on the least for awhile.” Atwood talked about settlement of the closing year of his three-year contract with Evernham is quiet in negotiation. ”Within the period in-between I‘m free to observe one other job,” he talked about. ”If one thing comes originate, I‘m going to eradicate it.”(Tennessean)(4-12-2003)
  • Unique RCR Museum to Commence in Mid-Can also merely:  What used to be once the traipse shop where six championships were earned is now being transformed actual into a museum honoring thought to be one of NASCAR‘s most storied racing operations. Richard Childress Racing‘s (RCR) long-established traipse shop and museum on the RCR advanced, with the construction of a connecting building between the 2, is now a single-structure museum showcasing five decades of vehicle racing history. Practically about 50 traipse cars driven by Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Mike Skinner, Richard Childress and others will be on present along with a sexy array of trophies, banners, shots and diversified memorabilia.. Additionally come completion within the 47,000-sq.-foot building is a present shop within the home that used to be the long-established traipse shop‘s administrative locations of work. The quiet RCR Museum & Gift Shop is scheduled to originate to the overall public Can also merely 16, 2003.
    The long-established shop home will be dedicated to the current No. 3 groups with Earnhardt that earned NASCAR Winston Cup championships in 1986-87, 1990-91, and 1993-94. Practically about 20 of the world-renowned dark paint-schemed No. 3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlos, including the 1998 Daytona 500 and 2000 Winston 500 (at Talladega [Ala.] Superspeedway) winners, will be on present. Video shows and memorabilia during the building will showcase the highlights and amazing history of the No. 3 team all over its 16 seasons within those partitions.
    “With the total history made within those partitions, it wouldn‘t be merely to factual hire the building out to 1 other company or to place one other traipse team in it,” talked about Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing Enterprises, Inc. “I had mixed emotions on the arrangement to salvage it. I desired to salvage one thing the Earnhardt family would be proud of, each worker that ever labored at RCR would be proud of, and the traipse fans would be proud to advance lend a hand and look. To me, it‘s going to be thought to be among the crucial improbable stock automobile racing museums within the nation ensuing from the history that used to be made there over the years. I need the traipse fans to in actuality feel they are a phase of that history because they were the ones that made it possible. When they lumber away, I need them to creep away with a smile on their face knowing they had factual been on a sexy tour.”
    The home that used to be the long-established RCR Museum and Gift Shop will have a diversity of cars on present. Autos representing RCR‘s championships within the NASCAR Winston Cup, NASCAR Busch Sequence and NASCAR SuperTruck Sequence (RCR is the thoroughly group to have championships in all three), its present lineup of Winston Cup and Busch Sequence groups, cars for each of the No. 3 team‘s special paint schemes for The Winston from 1995 via 2000 and quite a bit of of diversified traipse cars major to RCR‘s history will be showcased.
    “There‘s quite a bit of history that I‘ve saved over the years from all of the RCR traipse groups that I‘m looking out ahead to sharing with traipse fans,” Childress talked about of the home that used to be the long-established museum. “Those cars, the ones driven by Kevin Harvick, Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon, and quite a bit of of others, including some that I drove, are furthermore a immense phase of RCR‘s success via the years.”
    The newly constructed heart phase of the building will be dedicated to Childress‘ devotion to natural world and outside conservation. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the North Carolina Natural world Habitat Foundation, the National Wild Turkey Federation and Geese Unlimited, all actively excited about the conservation of the nation‘s natural world and natural sources, will be showcased on this home along with quite a bit of the animal trophies Childress has smooth over the years.
    RCR moved into the building, situated on this little metropolis 10 minutes south of Winston-Salem off Toll road 52, in June 1986. Your whole operation at that time used to be under one roof within the 33,000 sq.-foot building. The No. 3 team earned its first victory working out of the quiet shop in October 1986 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (now Lowe‘s Motor Speedway). They went on that year to accumulate RCR‘s first, and Earnhardt‘s 2d, NASCAR Winston Cup championship. Right via the time the No. 3 team occupied the building, from mid-1986 via the main traipse of 2001, it earned 58 victories, 16 pole positions and more than $38 million in traipse winnings. The three-automobile Winston Cup program and the chief crew moved actual into a bid-of-the-artwork 86,000 sq.-foot building within the identical 35-acre advanced in early Can also merely 2002. RCR, which furthermore has a two-automobile NASCAR Busch Sequence program, now consists of more than 260 employees working in 12 structures with approximately 300,000 sq.-toes of shop home.(RCR PR)(4-12-2003)
  • Fuel Concerns? Sources at Talladega Superspeedway informed teamfordracing.com that the gasoline Unocal has offered for the reason that announcement that they were leaving the game would possibly perchance well need some consistency problems. This, in step with a leading engine builder within the game, is leading to some attention-grabbing finds all over post-traipse engine prance down. “We‘ve even questioned right here lately with Unocal bright out how the gasoline … We‘ve seen some silly things on our parts after the traipse and for a pair of of us gasoline quality is altering on us,” talked about the engine builder. “So yeah, it‘s a immense subject and we‘ve been talking about it somewhat plenty.” Fuel is an major phase of the Winston Cup engine builder equation as the additive applications are what relief protect a motor together all over a traipse. Fuel chemistry adjustments can consequence in untimely phase failure. NASCAR hasn‘t let the groups know what is going to be pumping in 2003, which is making the engine builders apprehensive. Variances with the chemistry and consistency of blend will be wanted soon as it ought to eradicate six to 9 months to match the engine kit to the gasoline kit. One immense ask of that‘s no longer been answered is whether the gasoline will be of a leaded blend, or no-lead. There is issue that if the sanctioning body goes the no-lead route that engine failure would possibly perchance well upward thrust dramatically ensuing from leads lubricity qualities, or the potential for reducing friction. Unocal, along with NASCAR and the groups, tried a no-lead blend quite a bit of years ago within the Busch Tall National Sequence. Those experiments ended after the use valves beat the seats out of the head. Unocal, to aid clear up the project, instructed that the groups transfer to titanium vales. That advice angered the involved engine builders as they‘d been the use of titanium for quite a bit of years, and were bowled over that Unocal engineers reputedly didn‘t know what used to be in a motor for which they were mixing gasoline.(Ford Racing), look my NASCAR-Sponsors page for more data on the Unocal deal.(4-12-2003)
  • Busch wins first ARCA traipse:  17-year-primitive Kyle Busch place a observe qualifying chronicle within the afternoon, then backed it up Friday evening at Nashville Superspeedway to utilize in factual his 2d birth on the ARCA circuit. Busch, the youthful brother of Winston Cup star Kurt Busch, led 83 of 113 laps and held off four-time ARCA sequence champion Frank Kimmel by 2.406 seconds no subject quite a bit of restarts down the stretch. Busch will debut within the NASACR Busch Sequence on Can also merely 24 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway after turning 18 on Can also merely 2. He done 12th in his thoroughly diversified ARCA birth, closing October at that observe. He won the pole by touring the 1.33-mile concrete tri-oval in 30.094 seconds at a glide of 159.460, topping the designate of 158.261 place by Kimmel in 2001. Kimmel had won three races at this observe and done 2d. Brent Sherman had the ideal terminate of his occupation in third adopted by Jeff Fultz, Darryl Sage and frail NFL coach Jerry Glanville.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)(4-12-2003)
  • Clanton within the #27:  Joey Clanton, who has been sharing a Busch Sequence dawdle with Mt. Juliet‘s Slither Bernard Law 1st viscount montgomery of alamein this season, has secured the dawdle full-time for the remainder of the year. Brewco Motorsports yesterday launched a sponsorship by 4-C-SONS for the remainder of the schedule. Brewco Motorsports furthermore fields the automobile of David Inexperienced. Crew president Todd Wilkerson talked about he hopes to search out a dawdle for Bernard Law 1st viscount montgomery of alamein, who furthermore races on the ARCA circuit. ”Slither is a substantial skill and we are going to continue to work with him,” Wilkerson talked about. ”We hope to enter him in 5 – 6 more races this season.”(Tennessean)(4-12-2003)
  • David Inexperienced wins at Nashville:  #37-David Inexperienced passed #21-Johnny Sauter on the backstretch of the closing lap Saturday to utilize the Pepsi 300 on the Nashville Superspeedway. Inexperienced won for the main time on the Busch Sequence since June 1996 and has six total sequence victories. With the Winston Cup Sequence in Virginia this week, the 1994 Busch champion furthermore grew to alter into the main Busch fashioned to utilize this season. #46-Aston Lewis used to be third, adopted by #20-Mike Bliss and 5th went to #87-David Reutimann. 10 drivers swapped the lead 15 times in 225 laps. Pole-sitter Randy LaJoie, shopping for his first victory since October 2001, led thrice for 49 laps. But he knocked himself out of the traipse on lap 107 when he bought loose after working up on web articulate visitors and slammed his Chevrolet into the wall in Turn 4 finishing 32nd. #92-Todd Bodine, the sequence‘ capabilities chief, used to be the thoroughly Winston Cup fashioned within the subject. He started 22nd after Mike McLaughlin capable his Chevrolet whereas Bodine capable for Martinsville. But he misplaced position early when he slid on the lend a hand stretch and done 13th.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)
    For outcomes look: ThatsRacin.comBGNRacing.comMotorsportsOne or NASCAR.com.(4-12-2003)
  • Joe Ruttman to traipse at Martinsville? UPDATE:  listening to Joe Ruttman has been tapped as a relief driver for Ted Musgrave this weekend, and lately examined with the team. Musgrave is convalescing from minor sugery nevertheless will supposedly birth the traipse and Ruttman will stand by.(4-11-2003)
    UPDATES:  from Truckseries.com: There’s a rumor floating round that Joe Ruttman will be called upon to sub for Ted Musgrave within the #1 Mopar Dodge. Ruttman is right here, and he has spent after all intensive time within the Ultra Motorsports pits. When requested what his plans are for the weekend, he smiled and talked about “I’m factual right here checking things out.” AND a quote from Musgrave: “My diagram is to head down into flip one, flip merely and take away out Bobby, and hope the ricochet catches Travis. No, we don‘t must imprint one thing else right here. This team runs noteworthy in all places they lumber. Final year we bought taken out by a lapped truck, nevertheless this residing doesn‘t owe me one thing else special. It owes all americans who races right here one thing during the years. But as you change into older and as you salvage nearer the tip of your occupation, you in actuality birth to love each traipse you salvage to flee right here. If it comes all of the arrangement down to the closing lap, and it’s me and Darrell working for the utilize, I deem the washer will be within the scuttle cycle and there’ll be some bubbles on the wall. If I was racing my mom in a wheel chair, and he or she used to be in my arrangement for the utilize, I wouldn‘t give her any special therapy. She‘d salvage spun out factual the identical if I have to!” — hmm, doesn‘t sound love he has any plans on getting out of the truck AND Trackside Reside! has requested Ted Musgrave if there is any truth to the rumor floating round that he’ll be the use of relief relief right here at Martinsville this weekend. “No,” used to be his one observe response.
    from Tedmusgrave.com: We went to Daytona closing week to dangle around on the home and salvage some landscaping performed whereas Britt used to be on the trainers in Ocala getting ready for the World Display conceal. The fellows had a Dodge take a look at scheduled for monday and tuesday at Greenville-Pickens, Joe Ruttman is a Dodge take a look at driver so Ted talked about let him flee the #1 that arrangement we culd protect till tuesday afternoon and protect stop Britt up. The take a look at rained out both days and Ted used to be within the shop wednesday morning at 8: 00am. Any hypothesis on him getting out of the truck the next day is completely wishful..He’s getting drained of answering tiring questions even supposing.(4-12-2003)

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April 12, 2002

  • Jeff Gordon wins pole at Martinsville for the Virginia 500. #24-Jeff Gordon wins the pole at Martinsville with a glide of 94.181mph. The tip five starters are:
    #24-Gordon 94.181
    #55-Hamilton 94.092
    #8-Earnhardt Jr 94.064
    #5-Labonte 93.985
    #2-Wallace 93.933
    Provisional Land:
    37) #21-Sadler (16th in house owners capabilities) 92.701
    38) #30-Inexperienced (29th) 92.506
    39) #10-Benson (30th) 92.919
    40) #36-Schrader (33rd) 92.910
    41) #26-Nemechek/Kimmel (36th) 92.263
    42) #90-Mast (41st) 92.606
    43) #71-Hillenburg (43rd) 85.186
    lacking the traipse — #59-Renfrow (52nd in house owners capabilities) 92.560
    #8-Earnhardt Jr spun on his 2nd lap after hitting the curb nevertheless didn‘t hit one thing else and there used to be no harm to the automobile.
    For outcomes/lineup, look ThatsRacin.comNASCAR.com.(4-12-2002)
  • #26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel — Nemechek to qualify the automobile:  FSN‘s Totally NASCAR reports that a decision is come on if the #26 Haas Carter Motorsports team will lumber to Martinsville or no longer. Within the occasion that they lumber, Frank Kimmel will be the motive force.(4-9-2002)
    UPDATE:  #26 Crew owner Travis Carter hopes that Kimmel‘s sponsors pays to place him within the #26 for on the least five more races this year, shopping Carter time to search out a eternal sponsor. Carter says Kimmel is perchance within the automobile this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. “Appropriate now, that‘s no longer firmed up,” he says. Intervening time, drivers Todd Bodine [#66] and Joe Nemechek [#26] remain under contract to Carter. Each and every are racing within the BGN nevertheless are free to pursue diversified Winston Cup opportunities (so Nemechek would be free to transfer to the #44, look rumor under). Carter says he quiet talks with team co-owner Carl Haas each couple of days about sponsorship possibilities, nevertheless Haas is no longer straight involved with the issue to subject cars for Kimmel “factual to manufacture it a little more fine,” Carter says. Even supposing he can‘t advance up with a sponsor for the remainder of the season, Carter thinks he would possibly perchance well well be ready to serve and look if he can set aside one thing together for subsequent season.(USA Nowadays)(4-10-2002)
    UPDATE 2:  For the 2d consecutive week, 3-time ARCA RE/MAX Sequence champ Frank Kimmel will be competing within the Cup Sequence. Kimmel, who drove the #26 Near Auto Parts-Pork Ford for Travis Carter closing weekend at Texas, will again force the automobile this weekend at Martinsville. The difference this time is that Kimmel will furthermore be competing within the PFG Lester ARCA 150 at Nashville Superspeedway on the identical weekend. Since the ARCA traipse at Nashville is the identical day as Cup qualifying at Martinsville, one other driver will must qualify the #26 Ford (hello DW frail to force for Carter). Kimmel‘s diagram is to qualify the ARCA automobile at Nashville on Thursday, then wing out merely after qualifying so he can observe the Cup automobile at Martinsville Friday morning, then wing lend a hand to Nashville early afternoon in time for the ARCA traipse which starts at 4: 00pm. Then wing out merely after the ARCA traipse for observe and elated hour Saturday at Martinsville. If all goes effectively at Martinsville, Kimmel plans to flee for Travis Carter at Talladega the next weekend. Happily for Kimmel and crew, the ARCA RE/MAX Sequence doesn’t have a traipse scheduled the weekend that Kimmel will be in Talladega for the Winston Cup traipse. Kimmel‘s busy schedule will continue nonetheless following the Winston Cup traipse at Talladega (4-21) as he‘ll be returning to his home turf at Salem Speedway IN the next weekend for the Kentuckiana Ford Sellers ARCA 200 on Sunday, April 28.(ARCA Racing Location)(4-10-2002)
    UPDATE 3:  Travis Carter Enterprises launched that Frank Kimmel, along with sponsors Pork. The Diversified White Meat(R) and Near Auto Parts, is formally joining the team for quite a bit of 2002 Winston Cup races. Kimmel, three-time ARCA Re/Max champion, drove for team owner Travis Carter in 1998 as change for the injured Jimmy Spencer and most lately within the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2002. Several contributors of Kimmel‘s ARCA team, including crew chief Invoice Kimmel, will relief Donnie Wingo and the Travis Carter team within the traipse. The National Pork Board and Near Auto Parts participated in closing weekend‘s traipse in Texas, and have signed on for quite a bit of extra races, the main of which is able to be this weekend within the Virginia 500 on the Martinsville Speedway.(Industrial Wire)(4-11-2002)
    UPDATE 4:  Joe Nemechek will qualify the #26 Ford for Travis Carter Enterprises whereas the team‘s scheduled driver, Frank Kimmel, must lumber away the observe early Friday to compete in an ARCA traipse at Nashville Superspeedway. Kimmel will observe within the #26 Friday morning at Martinsville earlier than returning to Tennessee for the ARCA traipse, which starts at 4: 00pm/et. He would then return to Martinsville for Saturday‘s Winston Cup observe, if the automobile makes the subject (36th in house owners capabilities).(ThatsRacin.com), Kimmel won the pole for the ARCA traipse at Nashville.(4-12-2002)
  • Long to aid out:  Crew Will Raise “Jaret‘s Angels” Logo in Charlotte To Lend a hand Raise Consciousness of Juvenile Diabetes. Carl Long doesn‘t need the home on his # 85 Dodge to head to raze, so whereas the Roxboro, NC native continues to pursue sponsorship opportunities for a full NASCAR Winston Cup Sequence dawdle, he’ll carry the “Jaret‘s Angels” stamp on his cars starting up in Charlotte for the BGN traipse, the Winston Commence and the Coca-Cola 600. The emblem, a family stamp designed by artist Jim Hunt in make stronger of three-year-primitive Charlotte resident Jaret Arneson, who used to be identified with juvenile (Form 1) diabetes in December of 2000, will be accompanied by the stamp and Net space address for the nationwide office of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation — www.jdrf.org. At Charlotte, Long will strive to qualify the #64 Dodge of owner Rick Glenn, with team owner Thee Dixon and Mansion Motorsports offering the #85 Dodge for entry within the Winston Commence and the Coca-Cola 600. SR Racing of Lebanon, TN, affords the team‘s engines for all of Long‘s cars.(Carl Long Racing Location)(4-12-2002)
  • Jeff Countersues Brooke:  NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon has countersued his wife for divorce, announcing he needn’t equally split the couple‘s property because he risked his life to win it. Gordon, a four-time Winston Cup champion, wants an even bigger piece of the couple‘s companies, properties, cars and boats. They have gotten been married seven years and haven’t any youngsters. Gordon‘s wife, the frail Jennifer Brooke Sealey, filed for the divorce March 15, announcing the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” She is looking out for alimony, routine use of the couple‘s $9 million oceanfront home in Palm Seashore County and periodic use of a Mercedes, Porsche, quite a bit of boats and an airplane. Her legal real, Jeff Fisher, talked about Jeff Gordon is “arrogant and selfish” for claiming he ought to quiet salvage more cash because his job is unhealthy.(ESPN/AP)(4-12-2002)
  • Hmiel on the pole at Nashville:  rookie #47-Shane Hmiel won the pole at Nashville Superspeedway with a glide of 161.439 for a brand quiet observe BGN chronicle. #57-Jason Keller will birth 2nd with a glide of 161.103. #60-Greg Biffle had to make use of a provisional after spinning and hitting the wall. For outcomes/lineup look ThatsRacin.com or MotorsportsOne or the BGN Racing space.(4-12-2002)
  • Musgrave on pole at Martinsville:  #1-Ted Musgrave won the pole with a glide of 92.863mph and teammate #2-Jason Leffler is on the surface pole with a glide of 92.746. Cup team owner Andy Petree will birth Third, #17-Darrell Waltrip will birth 18th, and Cup driver Kevin Harick will birth 12th on the #6 Chevy. #81-Angie Wilson made the subject the use of a provisional. See NASCAR.com for the Near Auto Parts 250 Reace Lineup.(4-12-2002)

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April 12, 2001

  • Extra Seat Belt News:  The doctor who talked about a defective seat belt would possibly perchance well need been to blame for Dale Earnhardt‘s death on the Daytona 500 admits that he used to be rapid in blaming the restraint machine. “I was attempting to acknowledge to the questions the media and the overall public had to the ideal of my potential and I deem I speculated more than I ought to quiet have,” Dr. Steve Bohannon informed The News-Journal of Daytona Seashore on Wednesday. “Incessantly you ought to quiet factual bid it‘s too early to speculate.” Bohannon, the director of emergency clinical products and services at Daytona World Speedway, withdrew his assumption after a court-appointed clinical examiner talked about restraint failure didn‘t play a characteristic in Earnhardt‘s death Feb. 18.(That‘s Racin‘/AP)(4-12-2001)
  • Hills Bros to the #27? UPDATE um…NO:  Rumor had it Friday that Hills Bros. Coffee, major sponsor of Junie Donlavey‘s #90 Ford, used to be contemplating a full-time transfer to the #27 Eel River Pontiac. Hills Bros. backed the #27 at Las Vegas(NASCAR Buzz)(4-6-2001)
    UPDATE:  A spokesman for Hills Bros. Coffee talked about April 8 that rumors the company would withdraw its Winston Cup sponsorship from Donlavey Racing and transfer it to Eel River Racing were unfaithful(Winston Cup Scene — need subscription to be taught online)(4-12-2001)
  • The place is Mike Bliss? Mike Bliss used to be at Martinsville Speedway April 6, nevertheless he had neither a driver‘s swimsuit nor a helmet in hand. Bliss started closing year with A.J. Foyt Racing, then moved to Eel River Racing. His rookie year in Winston Cup left one thing to be desired and quite a bit of alternative high groups in CTS inquired about him driving for them closing plunge. As a change, Bliss had diversified suggestions, ones that by no manner somewhat panned out. “I desired to flee Busch this year, (and) I picked the defective year to settle on to head (there),” he talked about. “I doubtlessly ought to quiet have ran a truck. There are some things going down in Busch. I don‘t even know on the Cup facet. I will doubtlessly bid I don‘t after all care over there anymore. I‘m basically centered on the Busch Sequence.” With the season nearly two months primitive, Bliss by no manner dreamed he‘d quiet be on the sidelines. “I believed one thing would have advance up by now,” he talked about. “However the arrangement that every little thing‘s going, all americans wants youthful folks in their cars. It‘s more or much less the youthful-than-25 thing now. They don‘t need journey. When I was 25, I couldn‘t salvage a job.” Bliss had a dawdle for the BGN season opener at Daytona with Emerald Performance Community(#19) and he thought it used to be going to be a 20-traipse deal. As a change, it used to be for one traipse thoroughly as the team went on the sluggish record whereas it hunted for a sponsor(Winston Cup Scene — need subscription to be taught online)(4-12-2001)
  • Label Martin‘s Speedway has an accident UPDATE 3:  James Neaves, president of the Unique Smyrna Quarter Midget Racing Affiliation, is in serious nevertheless stable situation with head accidents within the intensive care unit at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Seashore, a sanatorium spokeswoman talked about. The 35-year-primitive Spruce Creek Drift-In resident used to be injured all over a warning lap when a leisurely bright automobile driven by a 6-year-primitive Deltona boy hit him from within the lend a hand of. The impact on the ankles threw Neaves within the air and he landed on his head, a Sheriff‘s Place aside of enterprise chronicle talked about. Robert Hart, owner of Unique Smyrna Speedway where the midget observe is found, talked about it used to be an downhearted incident. There used to be no ambulance on space nor an emergency clinical technician on responsibility all over the races. The Limited Unique Smyrna Speedway — geared in direction of youngsters between the ages of 5 and 15 — formally opened all over Tempo Weeks in February. Founder and Winston Cup driver Label Martin, Neaves and Dye labored nearly a year to salvage the observe operational for home kids to be taught about aggressive racing at a younger age. Benny Ertel, spokesman for Martin, talked about the NASCAR driver used to be upset about the news and rushed to the sanatorium to be with Neaves‘ family unhurried Sunday evening when he returned from the traipse at Texas Motor Speedway. Martin used to be unavailable for comment Monday.(look full tale on the Daytona Seashore News Journal)(4-3-2001)
    UPDATE:  have heard that James Neaves is doing better, nothing good
    UPDATE 2:  The childhood auto racing good injured at Unique Smyrna Speedway Sunday has been upgraded to serious situation, a Halifax Medical Center spokeswoman talked about Thursday. James Neaves, 35, used to be thrown into the air after being struck from within the lend a hand of by a 6-year-primitive Deltona boy all over a warning lap. The impact from the automobile, which weighs about 235 pounds, threw Neaves onto the asphalt observe, inflicting severe head accidents. Neaves is president of the newly fashioned Unique Smyrna Quarter Midget Racing Affiliation, which constructed a observe within the infield of the speedway. He had factual done fixing a piece of the low wood wall following an accident all over the observe session when he used to be struck. He used to be transported by helicopter to the sanatorium‘s intensive care unit where he had remained in serious situation except Thursday morning(Daytona Seashore News Journal)(4-6-2001)
    UPDATE 3:  actual news on Jim Neaves — he is sitting up and having restricted dialog and things are after all going somewhat effectively. The observe used to be lend a hand racing closing evening(4-12-2001)

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April 12, 2000

  • #58 Auction:  Moecker Auctions, Inc., had been retained to habits the auction with regard to the S.B. III Motorsports (used to be the #58 Ford) racing team. They filed an Assignment for the Earnings of Collectors on April 7, 2000. An auction of their cars, hauler, equipment and parts goes to be held on Can also merely 11, 2000 at 11: 00am/et on their premises at 103 Center Lane, Huntersville, NC. The auction is originate to the overall public. For more ingo look the positioning: www.moeckerauctions.com, didn‘t look the auction listed there yet(4-12-2000)
  • NASCAR TV? Will the quiet unified NASCAR television contract be actual for Speedvision?… YES… Will Speedvision be the quiet all-NASCAR channel?… NOT… says Speedvision founder president Roger Werner. Asked about the grand-discussed advent of an all-NASCAR channel, Werner talked about, “Speedvision has been excited about conversations with NASCAR for the reason that summer season of 1999 concerning the arrival and construction of a NASCAR channel. Contrary to rumors, those discussions have in no arrangement been connected to changing Speedvision actual into a NASCAR channel, nor has there been any dialogue of NASCAR shopping Speedvision for that cause. See full tale by Invoice King at SpeedVision: Roger Werner On the Plan forward for Speedvision(4-12-2000)
  • Hall of Fame REPOST and TV protection:  The World Motorsports Hall of Fame launched it‘s 2000 inductees: Indy automobile champs, Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt. F1 title-holders, Aryton Senna and Nelson Piquet(apart from Andretti). Don “The Snake‘ Prudhomme from Proceed Racing and Craig Breedlove who has place quite a bit of world land glide recordsdata. The half-dozen inductees, dubbed the Y2K class by the corridor of standing, used to be launched at a news conference on Thursday in Birmingham. The honorees will be inducted at a proper ceremony on the corridor of standing advanced outside Talladega Superspeedway subsequent year, kicking off activities for the DieHard 500 traipse weekend on April 13(Alabama Reside)(10-30-1999)
    UPDATE:  The 2000 World Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on April 13, 2000 starting up at approximately 5: 30pm/ct(4-12-2000)
    TV Coverage:  Hall of Fame Inductions will be lined by SpeedVision at 8pm/et on Thursday April 13th(4-13-2000)
  • #7 Crew for sale? UPDATE 3:  PitNow is reporting that #7 owner, Jim Mattei is outwardly attempting to promote his traipse team, in step with Michael Waltrip, his driver(4-8-2000)
    UPDATE:  Listening to the team has been offered, supposedly to a CTS(truck) team owner(4-10-2000)
    UPDATE 2:  hear that the #7 team is NOT offered and the rumor about CTS owner having offered it’s no longer correct form. The team will be a partner, nevertheless no longer a purchaser(4-11-2000)
    UPDATE 3:  It used to be reported on RPM2Nite Tuesday evening that owner Jim Mattei had a gathering with the team and talked about it used to be NOT for sale nevertheless they are pondering a partner(4-12-2000)

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April 12, 1999

  • GM Checking out:  begins at Talladega on Tuesday for the Chevy and Pontiac groups. Steve Grissom will sub for Kyle Petty for on the least Tuesday as his father-in-legislation passed away over the weekend and Kyle plans to be along with his wife and her family(WC Nowadays Radio)(4-12-1999)
  • #43 Violation? UPDATE 3 — Perfect News:  Hours after the traipse, NASCAR officials launched that preliminary post-traipse making an strive out had printed a compression-ratio violation — the Winston Cup limit is 12:1 — within the fourth-residing Pontiac of John Andretti. Citing complicated stipulations, NASCAR good Kevin Triplett launched that extra examination of the Petty Enterprises engine would be conducted Monday(SpeedNet/Monte Dutton)(4-11-1999) — UPDATE 1:  I hear the engine and NASCAR inspectors will salvage the making an strive out/inspection at Petty‘s shop this morning — UPDATE 2:  NASCAR has cleared Andretti‘s engine, look the total tale at NOL — Andretti‘s engine clears inspection(NOL) — UPDATE 3:  NASCAR Officers launched on the present time that after an intensive post-traipse inspection of John Andretti‘s, Richard Petty owned Pontiac, the effects of Sunday‘s Food Metropolis 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Sequence match at Bristol Motor Speedway will stand. Andretti‘s engine used to be held by NASCAR overnight for added evaluation after Sunday evening‘s post-traipse inspection. “The technique to make a decision the actual compression ratio is terribly actual,” talked about Mike Helton, Senior Vice President and Chief Working Officer for NASCAR. “Within the case where the finding is so very stop to being factual or no longer factual, it’s NASCAR policy to be as handsome as possible earlier than our closing decision. In pronounce to withhold the integrity of the post-traipse inspections, we can assemble even more actual practices and procedures to finalize the inspections in a credible and timely manner.” The implications of Monday‘s persisted post-traipse inspection confirmed a compression ratio which met NASCAR principles as described in Portion 20 Rule 5.4 Article C of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Sequence rule book, “For all Occasions, the most allowable compression limit permitted on any cylinder will be 12.0 to 1 on all engines.”(NASCAR PR)(4-12-1999)
  • Hamilton Take a look at:  Bobby Hamilton examined at Greenville-Pickens(SC) Speedway on the present time within the #4 Kodak Chevy(WC Nowadays Radio)(4-12-1999)
  • #45 Adjustments UPDATE 1:  I hear Phil Hammer has been released from the #45 Tyler Jet Motorsports crew chief position and Invoice Ingle, formerly of the #10 Ricky Rudd team has taken the job on an intervening time foundation — UPDATE 1:  Invoice Ingle has been named intervening time crew chief for Tyler Jet Motorsports and the #45 10-10-345 Pontiac. e replaces Phil Hammer, who‘s future involvement with the team is under negotiation. Ingle joins the team straight, and ought to quiet eradicate phase within the team‘s GM take a look at at Talladega on Tuesday and Wednesday. Additionally Tom Mitchell has been named as the team‘s General Supervisor(NOL)(4-12-1999)
  • 10-10-345 method UPDATE 2:  I hear the Tyler Jet Motorsports #45 10-10-345 Pontiac, driven by Rich Bickle, will have a obvious leer to it at Bristol this weekend, quiet red nevertheless diversified(4-6-1999) — UPDATE 1: Looked the identical as typical to me, seen no differences(4-10-1999) — UPDATE 2:  after the story and picture on the Tyler Jet Motorsports Location, I seen the diversifications, the 10-10 on ‘10-10-345′ is bigger on the hood and 1/4 panels and the #45 on the roof is the identical produce as the #45 on the doors, no longer the unsightly #45 it used to be(4-12-1999)
  • Search recordsdata from Procure:  When Freddie Search recordsdata from — driver of Premiere Motorsports‘ #68 Ford Taurus — used to be unable to qualify for the NASCAR Busch Tall National Sequence‘ Bellsouth Mobility 320 at Nashville, Tenn., on Apr. 3, rumors of his impending alternative ignited. But Search recordsdata from — NASCAR‘s 1998 Slim Jim All Pleasant Sequence champion — is in no hazard of shedding his dawdle, in step with Premiere chairman Steve Husketh. The team factual misplaced it‘s crew chief, Jamie Jones to the #38 team and the Premiere Motorsports team hopes to manufacture an announcement on a brand quiet crew chief early this week(Premiere Motorsports PR)(4-12-1999)
  • Big Shake Up :  on the #38 and #98 groups as co-house owners Bob Sutton and Brad Akins have made up our minds to dissolve their partnership, leaving the team in an in doubt position. No cause used to be given for the split(RPM2Nite)(4-12-1999)
  • #27 CTS Switch?:  Listening to that driver Ernie Cope would possibly perchance well lumber away the #27 Hastings Top class Filters Ford Truck team to stare crew chief opportunities with one other CTS team. No longer clear if the diversified driver for the truck, Decide Rizzo, will eradicate over or what the team‘s plans are(4-12-1999)

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April 12, 1998

  • The fan backed #62 Crew Paradigm chevy team says it’s terribly stop to announcing both a restricted traipse address corporate sponsorship, and the signing of a high quality Winston Cup driver. look the Crew Paradigm Location for more data on the team.(4-12-98)
  • On TNN‘s Raceday Sunday, Dale Earnhardt, Jr talked about he would possibly perchance well strive a Winston Cup traipse later within the 1998 season and possible 5 races in 1999.(4-12-98)
  • Brad Loney will return within the #45 Hunters Specialties Chevrolet BGN Car for Talladega. Here’s Previous his 5 Flee address Laughlin Racing. He’ll furthermore traipse the #45 in Atlanta, except he has a dawdle outside the #45 automobile by then. No longer clear what the plans for the team are for the remainder of the 1998 BGN season. I hear the team is targeting the Hooters Pleasant Cup and ought to quiet thoroughly force in a pair of BGN events.(4-12-98)

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April 12, 1997

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