With NASCAR on a short hiatus, files goes to be unhurried within the arrival weeks. To serve possess the NASCAR void, we notion on taking you on a day-to-day outing down memory lane spanning the years for the reason that Jayski’s plan inception. The use of our files archives pages, right here’s a search files from motivate at what’s happened on this date thru the final 23 years in NASCAR:
For the time being in NASCAR history: April 8
Years now we personal got pulled this present day’s predominant objects from: 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2000, 1999
High witness every little thing from this date over outdated years: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998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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2019:
- Monster supplied to extend title sponsorship: Monster Energy supplied to extend its title sponsorship of NASCAR‘s Cup Sequence for one additional year thru 2020, sources verbalize, but NASCAR rejected the overture because it’s dilemma on switching to the recent tiered model. Monster’s offer alerts that the corporate remains…
2017:
- Ganassi open to Larson racing in Indianapolis 500 one day: Because the Indianapolis 500 attracts approach, the tweets begins flooding Chip Ganassi‘s inbox all asking the identical question: When will he enter Kyle Larson within the Indy 500? Larson needs to fling the flee, and Ganassi is open to getting into the budding NASCAR large title. However it undoubtedly has to develop sense for the body of workers, driver and organization.[More](4-8-2017)
2016:
- Stewart level-headed in doubt of when he can return: Tony Stewart stated he feels handsome but needs to personal a examine for a scan on his broken motivate later this month to establish when he’ll return to the driver‘s seat. The three-time Flee Cup
champion, speaking Thursday after being honored for elevating $1.5 million thru his “Smoke Explain” delusion camp for the Texas chapter of Speedway Children‘s Charities, stated some days it has been exhausting and a few days it has been easy no longer racing this year whereas his motivate heals. “I don‘t [know my return] — no longer till they attain the next dilemma of scans,” Stewart stated. “The main thing they did personal been X-rays [in early March] factual to be obvious the rods and screws personal been in dilemma. Once we attain the scans on the pause of the month, then they‘ll be ready to personal an notion precisely when it‘s going to happen.” Stewart suffered a burst atomize of his L1 vertebra in a Jan. 31 dune buggy accident. He became once going 5 mph but landed exhausting in a tumble he estimated became once 20 to 25 toes within the California sand dunes.
“I in fact feel noble,” Stewart stated. “I‘ve been doing every little thing now over the final week that I‘ve wished to attain. Whereas you step off a curb sinful or step too exhausting, you‘re undoubtedly reminded that you just can perhaps personal gotten these rods in your motivate. “Different than that, I in fact feel in fact successfully. I‘m anxious to glean the scans. It‘s driving me crazy looking to witness what it looks to be cherish and what is the prognosis and when they deem they‘re going to let me trot.”(ESPN.com)(4-8-2016)
2015:
- Steve Byrnes hospitalized: Fox Sports‘ Steve Byrnes, who has been on trot away from the community whereas struggling with Stage 4 head-and-neck most cancers, is for the time being hospitalized. Byrnes tweeted Wednesday morning,”I’m in ICU with pneumonia and a Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot) in my lung. Kind of a ultimate storm on high of most cancers. Thanks for prayers.”(4-8-2015)
2010:
- Edwards plans to bike to Gateway once more: Tuesday night time on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, hosts Buddy Baker and Alex Hayden spoke with driver Carl Edwards, who stated he once extra plans to high-tail his bike from his dwelling in Columbia, Missouri to the July 17 Nationwide Sequence Bustle at Gateway Global Raceway out of doors St. Louis — a roughly 200 mile poke.Host/Alex Hayden: “So traditionally you‘ve taken and ridden your bicycle from your house in Columbia, Missouri to flee the Nationwide Bustle over at Gateway, factual out of doors of St. Louis. What‘s on tap this year? Any develop of exotic journeys to and from the racetrack?”Carl Edwards: “We‘re going to personal a examine out to attain that once more. The neighborhood has gotten bigger and bigger once a year and I bought a brand recent Go bicycle, it‘s in fact tremendous, that they‘re going to let me use for the high-tail. We‘ve bought about a of us who verbalize they‘re going to head. [Driver] Max Papis says he‘s going to head. Jim Schertzer from Scotts [Miracle-Gro Company] says he‘s going to head. I‘m making an try to glean among the significant Aflac other folks to commit to it on the opposite hand it‘s a fun outing, man. We regularly strive to attain something fun cherish that at some stage within the summer season, take a microscopic outing, and that‘s an even one.”(SIRIUS NASCAR Radio)(4-8-2010)
2007:
- Harkness Arrested by US Marshalls in NYC: Officials with the U.S. Marshals Carrier verbalize they’ve arrested Fatemeh Angela Harkness after she bought off a airplane from the United Arab Emirates in New York Metropolis on Sunday. Harkness is a Round Rock [New York] native who became once the sphere of a world manhunt by the Lone Superstar Fugitive Project Power. Marshals verbalize Harkness fled factual ahead of an April 2004 sentencing in which she reportedly plead responsible to involvement in financial institution fraud totaling $1.3 million. Harkness made a title for herself by owning a NASCAR body of workers with her co-defendant within the case, Gary Jones. [The team was Angela‘s Motorsports. They ran at Homestead in 2002 and had hired Mike McLaughlin to drive in 2003 before the plan unraveled.] Jones is for the time being incarcerated. Police verbalize Harkness, a outdated stripper, conspired with Jones, a Wells Fargo vice president to embezzle money that helped fund their NASCAR adventures. The commerce became once fling from Harkness‘ Round Rock dwelling. Harkness became once arrested by authorities with the United Arab Emirates in Also can merely 2005 — but due to the truth that the nation and the U.S. develop no longer personal any extradition treaty, she had no longer been accessible to U.S. Marshalls till touchdown at JFK Global Airport on Sunday. Marshals verbalize she is going to face a deem in New York earlier than being returned to Central Texas for trial.(KEYE TV)(4-8-2007)
2006:
Retired Crimson Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell is able to head truckin: After racing unhurried-model stock vehicles in Lakeland, Fl, for a good deal of years and a handful of begins within the USAR Hooters Pro Cup sequence, Greenwell will probably develop his debut within the Truck sequence Also can merely 27 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in Ohio. Greenwell, who began racing stock vehicles in 1999 in Florida, will compete in three assorted occasions for Green Mild Racing, Inc., after its driver, Bobby Hamilton Jr., left to substitute for his father, 2004 Truck champion Bobby Hamilton, who’s struggling with most cancers. Greenwell will flee at Memphis Motorsports Park, July 15; Indianapolis Raceway Park, Aug. 4, and within the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire Global Speedway, Sept. 16. Greenwell, who performed 12 seasons for the Crimson Sox, will test at a short-be aware in North Carolina early in Also can merely and once more at Mansfield earlier than making an try to develop the self-discipline for the Mansfield 250.(bostonherald.com)(4-8-2006)
2003:
- Mikey gets a TV gig and DW miked: Michael Waltrip will join Rick Allen, Dorsey Schroeder and Barry
Dodson within the booth for this weekend‘s Craftsman Truck Sequence tournament in Martinsville. Waltrip has a vested passion within the flee, as older brother Darrell — a 3-time Winston Cup champion — will be racing a DEI-powered truck owned by Michael and crewed by Michael‘s NASCAR Busch Sequence crew. SPEED Channel will elevate flee fans a queer search files from to DW‘s return, because the truck will be equipped with in-vehicle cameras and the racing story will be wired for sound in your whole flee. To boot, fellow FOX broadcasters Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond also will be a component of the SPEED broadcast, with McReynolds performing as Waltrip‘s spotter and Hammond watching from the pits.(Plod Channel PR) witness extra about DW‘s truck deal on my Truck Sequence plan (personal a image of the the truck there) or Retired Cup drivers web allege.(4-8-2003)
2002:
Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd get of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to tumble to the motivate of the self-discipline after an engine commerce at some stage within the last notice be aware held on Friday even though his legit initiating dilemma will be proven as 31st. It’s the first time a driver won from additional motivate the seventh at Texas and Kenseth is the six assorted driver to get at Texas within the six Cup races held there. #24-Jeff Gordon became once 2nd, his first high five since he won at Kansas final September. #5-Terry Labonte bought his first high 10 (he executed 10th) in 18 races (final became once at Bristol final August). (4-8-2002)
2000:
- Measuring System? Note is that NASCAR is inspecting a laser contrivance to repair obvious dimensions and contours on the vehicles. Groups reportedly personal discovered to “bend” the our bodies of the vehicles for aero and facing reasons, the pause result being that the entrance pause is as a lot as 2in out of line with the rear. Witness fat record at SpeedVision(4-8-2000)
Lewis Blueprint: Ashton Lewis Jr. and the #46 Lewis Motorsports body of workers will fling a special paint intention on the BellSouth Mobility 320 at Nashville. The body of workers will be honoring unhurried nation comedian Jerry Clower with a special paint intention. The vehicle will elevate photos of opossums, raccoons, coon canines and frogs, which personal been the center of many of Clower‘s gentle-hearted reviews of nation residing. Witness the intention on the BGN Paint Schemes web allege(Keystone Marketing)(4-7-2000), Lewis didn’t qualify for the flee(4-8-2000)
1999:
- Stewart and the Indy 500 UPDATE 2: Gaze Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Joe Gibbs owned Dwelling
Depot Pontic to grunt on Thursday that would possibly strive compete in each the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Also can merely 30. The Dwelling Depot is su3pposedly the sponsor of the IRL vehicle he’ll flee at Indy. The sponsor and ownership of Stewart‘s Indy vehicle will also be launched Thursday(That‘s Racin‘)(4-7-1999) — UPDATE 1: but outdated IRL proprietor for Stewart, John Menard, wants Stewart in notion to be one of his vehicles or none the least bit, plus the Dwelling Depot vs Menard, witness the record at SpeedNet — Menard, Stewart conflict over 500 high-tail and Stewart will drive the #22 vehicle at Indy, which is able to personal a Dallora chassis and an Aurora engine(iRACE/SpeedVision) — UPDATE 2: Witness the announcement on the Tony Stewart Disclose. He will body of workers up with Larry Curry, his outdated IRL crew chief, to self-discipline the orange and white Dwelling Depot Indy vehicle(4-8-1999)
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April 8, 2019
- Christopher Bell in doubt of 2020 plans UPDATE :Christopher Bell feels confident about having a future within the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence. He‘s factual no longer obvious when and he‘s no longer obvious the assign. Most within the sport assume Bell is ready for the highest stage of the self-discipline, but there is for the time being no room for him …
- Monster supplied to extend title sponsorship: Monster Energy supplied to extend its title sponsorship of NASCAR‘s Cup Sequence for one additional year thru 2020, sources verbalize, but NASCAR rejected the overture because it’s dilemma on switching to the recent tiered model. Monster’s offer alerts that the corporate remains…
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April 8, 2018
- Texas TV industrial breakdown: For these of you NASCAR fans that cherish stats and cherish to disfavor commercials, right here is the breakdown for Sunday‘s flee.[More](4-8-2018)
- Sunday Texas Notebook: Erik Jones‘ first high five of the season is a obvious label of development; Martin Truex Jr.‘s high-five trot ends in exhausting crash; Jimmie Johnson finds encouragement in calamity at Texas.[More](4-8-2018)
- Kyle Busch holds off Kevin Harvick at Texas for season‘s first victory: Harried by Harvick for 23 laps after a restart on Lap 312 of 334, Busch powered his Toyota all the intention thru the attain line .3 seconds ahead of the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. The predominant to Busch‘s victory became once a mistake-free fling over the final laps.[More](4-8-2018)
- Kyle Busch won the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway. The get is his 1st get of 2018, Third get at Texas and 44th career get. Busch led 115 of the 334 laps.
#4-Harvick executed 2nd followed by #1-McMurray, #20-Jones, #12-Blaney, #22-Logano, pole sitter #41-Busch, #42-Wallace, #24-Byron, and #14-Bowyer.
Stage 1 became once won by #4-Harvick. Stage 2 became once won by #18-Busch.
There personal been 16 lead adjustments among 8 drivers and 8 cautions for 48 yellow flag laps. There became once a crimson flag for be aware cleanup following an accident that took out #10-Almirola, #2-Keselowski, #11-Hamlin, and #48-Johnson.
The sensible poke of the flee became once: 141.714mph.
Witness unofficial flee results, awards, laps led, cautions and additional at:
Unofficial Bustle Outcomes (pdf)
Cumulative Document (pdf)
Penalty Document (pdf) - Bustle Rapidly Info — Texas
Kyle Busch won the 22nd Annual O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500, his 44th victory in 469 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence races.
Here is his first victory and sixth high-10 attain in 2018.
Here is his third victory and 13th high-10 attain in 25 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kevin Harvick (2d) posted his 19th high-10 attain in 31 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fifth high-10 attain in 2018.
Jamie McMurray (third) posted his 11th high-10 attain in 29 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Darrell Wallace Jr. (eighth) became once the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the purpose standings by 38 aspects over Joey Logano.
(NASCAR Built-in Sports Marketing)(3-25-2018) - 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Dart Standings:
[after Texas, race 7 of 36]
#4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins — 2 can be used for playoffs], 257
#18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 316
#78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 250
#14-Clint Bowyer [1 win], 249
#3-Austin Dillon [1 win], 159
#22-Joey Logano, 278, -38
#12-Ryan Blaney, 265, -51
#2-Brad Keselowski, 237, -79 - #41-Kurt Busch, 224, -92
#11-Denny Hamlin, 222, -94
#42-Kyle Larson, 202, -114
#20-Erik Jones, 193, -123
#10-Aric Almirola, 177, -139
#88-Alex Bowman, 154, -162
#9-Dart Elliott, 148, -168
#21-Paul Menard, 146, -170
Witness the Unofficial Drivers Capabilities Standings web allege (pdf) and Unofficial Householders Capabilities Standings web allege (pdf) - High-Ten Stage 2 Outcomes (lap 170) of the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway (lap 170/334):
#18-Busch, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#41-Busch, 9pts
#22-Logano, 8pts
#20-Jones, 7pts
#14-Bowyer, 6pts
#9-Elliott, 5pts
#2-Keselowski, 4pts
#17-Stenhouse, Jr., 3pts
#11-Hamlin, 2pts
#10-Almirola, 1pt - High-Ten Stage 1 Outcomes (lap 85) of the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway (lap 85/334):
#4-Harvick, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#18-Busch, 9pts
#41-Busch, 8pts
#22-Logano, 7pts
#42-Larson, 6pts
#14-Bowyer, 5pts
#1-McMurray, 4pts
#2-Keselowski, 3pts
#9-Elliott, 2pts
#20-Jones, 1pt - Lucky Dogs, drivers that bought a lap motivate at some stage within the cautions (and their attain):
Caution 1: None. No one a lap or extra down.
Caution 2: #11-Hamlin, 34th
Caution 3: #24-Byron, 10th
Caution 4: #6-Bayne, 12th
Caution 5: #12-Blaney, 5th
Caution 6: #43-Wallace, Eighth
Caution 7: None.
Caution 8: #1-McMurray, Third
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April 8, 2017
- Overjoyed Hour (closing) be aware for the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the high five, slowest and notes:
#48-Johnson 194.812
#24-Elliott 194.252
#42-Larson 193.618
#43-Almirola 193.555
#20-Kenseth 193.465
slowest: #51-Hill 183.138 & #55-Cope 179.826
ultimate 10 consecutive lap ave: 190.862
notes: #6-Bayne wrecked early in be aware and can also trot to a backup vehicle. #5-Kahne bought into the out of doors wall with decrease than 5 minutes closing.
Witness the quickest speeds, ultimate 10 consecutive lap sensible, laps fling on the Overjoyed Hour Practice speeds web allege (pdf) (4-8-2017) - Pit Stall Picks: The selections of pit stalls for the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway personal been made.
With the self-discipline downsized to 40 vehicles, three pit stalls (23,26,43) personal been eradicated, are no longer in play and don‘t count towards driving thru bigger than three pit packing containers.
Pole sitter #4-Harvick chose pit stall 4, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Out of doorways pole sitter #21-Blaney took pit stall 2.
#14-Bowyer, who begins Third, took the 14th stall, with a gap in entrance of it.
The closing pit stall became once taken by #1-McMurray, who begins sixth.
To search files from the assign the drivers/groups pit stall is, witness the pit different chart on Jayski.com‘s Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-8-2017) - First Saturday be aware for the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the high five, slowest and notes:
#2-Keselowski 196.143
#42-Larson 196.093
#13-Dillon 196.043
#88-Earnhardt, Jr. 195.943
#24-Elliott 195.837
slowest: #51-Hill 183.842 & #55-Cope 180.511
ultimate 10 consecutive lap ave: #20-Kenseth 193.952
notes: no accidents or incidents
Witness the quickest speeds, ultimate 10 consecutive lap sensible, laps fling on the Practice 2 Speeds web allege (pdf) (4-8-2017) - Ganassi open to Larson racing in Indianapolis 500 one day: Because the Indianapolis 500 attracts approach, the tweets begins flooding Chip Ganassi‘s inbox all asking the identical question: When will he enter Kyle Larson within the Indy 500? Larson needs to fling the flee, and Ganassi is open to getting into the budding NASCAR large title. However it undoubtedly has to develop sense for the body of workers, driver and organization.[More](4-8-2017)
- More paperwork filed in Stewart-Hass suit towards Natures Bakery: Nature‘s Bakery and Stewart-Haas Racing will personal a mediator hear their elements Wednesday, court docket paperwork display. If that session is unsuccessful, all aspects conform to a 2d mediation session that would possibly happen 30 days in spite of every little thing summary judgment motions and briefs are filed.[More](4-8-2017)
- Erik Jones dominates at Texas for NASCAR XFINITY Sequence get”What a incompatibility a pit terminate made. Erik Jones obtained two seconds over Ryan Blaney on his closing outing to pit boulevard, and that became once your whole driver of the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota wanted for a convincing victory in Saturday‘s My Bariatric Solutions 300 NASCAR XFINITY Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway.[More](4-8-2017)
- Erik Jones wins Texas XFINITY flee: #20-Erik Jones won the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his seventh XFINITY Sequence get and 1st of the year. #22-Ryan Blaney executed 2d, followed by #41-Kevin Harvick, #2-Austin Dillon, #00-Cole Custer, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #9-William Byron, #3-Ty Dillon, #19-Matt Tifft, and Elliott Sadler. Jones took the lead on the final pit terminate and won by factual over a half 2d. He led 112 of the 200 laps.
There personal been 6 cautions for 31 laps and 11 lead adjustments among 7 leaders.
The sensible poke became once 131.563mph.
Total results are on the Texas flee results web allege (pdf).
(4-8-2017) - Bustle stage winners:
Stage 1 — lap 45 — Winner, #20-Erik Jones
Stage 2 — lap 90 — Winner, #9-William Byron
Stage 3 — lap 200 — Bustle winner, #20-Erik Jones - Texas XFINITY Bustle Rapidly Info:
Erik Jones won the 21st Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300, his seventh victory in 63 NASCAR XFINITY Sequence races.
Here is his first victory and third high-10 attain in 2017.
Here is his 2d victory and fifth high-10 attain in five races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (2d) posted his fourth high-10 attain in four races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 2d high-10 attain in 2017.
Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 17th high-10 attain in 20 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Cole Custer (fifth) became once the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the purpose standings by 6 aspects overWilliam Byron.
(NASCAR Built-in Marketing)(4-8-2017) - XFINITY Driver standings following Texas:
#1-Elliott Sadler, 225
#9-William Byron, 219, -6
#16-Ryan Reed, 183, -42
#6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 176, -49
#7-Justin Allgaier , 174, -51
#19-Matt Tifft, 139, -86
#21-Daniel Hemric, 136, -89
#48-Brennan Poole, 134, -91
#5-Michael Annett, 130, -95
#11-Blake Koch, 130, -95
Witness total proprietor and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and proprietor standings web allege (pdf).(4-8-2017) - Joey Logano on XFINITY pole at Texas: #12-Joey Logano won the Coors Mild pole for the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a poke of 192.768mph. #20-Erik Jones will open 2d. The remainder of the high 10: #2-Austin Dillon, #22-Ryan Blaney, #9-William Byron, #00-Cole Custer, #21-Daniel Hemric, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #16-Ryan Reed, and #1-Elliott Sadler.
Did Now not Qualify: #77-Stephen Leicht & #74-Mike Harmon.
The initiating lineup is posted on the Texas initiating lineup web allege (pdf).(4-8-2017) - Note Takeover returns to Richmond: Bustle fans are invited to jog on The US‘s Premier Short Note for the return of Note Takeover driven by AAA at Richmond Global Raceway. The fan-correct tournament is open to all ticketholders of the TOYOTA OWNERS 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Sequence flee from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 30. Followers will personal the chance to terminate by Richmond‘s historic Birth/Lift out line the assign they’ll label their title and be etched into the be aware‘s history factual hours ahead of the golf green flag.[More](4-8-2017
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April 8, 2016
- Pit Stall Picks: The selections of pit stalls for the Duck Commander 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway personal been made.
Pole sitter #19-Edwards chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
Out of doorways pole sitter #22-Logano took the 2nd pit stall.
#78-Truex, Jr, who begins Third took the 14th pit stall, with a gap in entrance of it.
The 42nd and closing pit stall [43 is not being used] became once taken by #2-Keselowski, who begins Eighth.
To search files from the assign the drivers/groups pit stall is, witness the pit different chart on Jayski.com‘s Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-8-2016) - Friday (closing) Practice for the Duck Commander 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is over after 80 scheduled minutes, the high-five, slowest and notes:
#78-Truex, Jr. 192.390
#19-Edwards190.248
#18-Busch 189.507
#47-Allmendinger 189.500
#22-Logano 189.480
slowest: #32-Earnhardt 178.136 & #30-Hasty-witted 176.505.
most laps fling: #3-Dillon 65, #5-Kahne 64
Witness quickest speeds, laps fling, and additional on the Texas Final Practice Speeds web allege (pdf).(4-8-2016) - Edwards wins Texas pole: #19-Carl Edwards won the Coors Mild pole for the Duck Commander 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway with poke of 194.609mph for his 1st pole of 2016, 2nd at Texas and 17th of his career.
#22-Logano is on the out of doors pole followed by #78-Truex, Jr., #24-Elliott, #17-Stenhouse, Jr., #11-Hamlin, #21-Blaney, #2-Keselowski, #20-Kenseth, #3-Dillon, #48-Johnson, and #6-Bayne.
Edwards led the 2d spherical of qualifying with a poke of 195.214mph
#14-Vickers became once quickest at some stage within the first spherical at 196.014mph.
Simplest 40 vehicles personal been entered so all people made the flee.
Witness spherical-by-spherical qualifying results on the Texas qualifying results web allege (pdf) and the whole initiating lineup on the Texas Starting Lineup web allege (pdf).(4-8-2015) - Texas Speedway — Qualifying Rapidly Info:
Carl Edwards won the Coors Mild Pole Award for the 20th Annual Duck Commander 500 with a lap of 27.748 seconds, 194.609 mph.
Here is his 17th pole in 416 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races.
Here is his first pole and fifth high-10 open in 2016.
Here is his 2d pole in 23 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano (2d) posted his sixth high-10 open of 2016 and his eighth in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his eighth high-10 open at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth in seven races this season.
Dart Elliott (fourth) became once the quickest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-8-2016) - First Round of Qualifying for the Duck Commander 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 20 scheduled minutes.
#14-Vickers 196.014
#22-Logano 195.242
#19-Edwards 194.946
#5-Kahne 194.833
#78-Truex, Jr. 194.693
the relaxation of the high 24: 2 3 88 16 43 21 41 47 42 48 24 18 20 31 11 1 17 6 4;
out of the high 24 and no longer advancing to spherical 2: 27 10 44 7 83 95 23 13 38 34 46 15 98 32 30 55
Drivers who will omit the flee: none as 40 vehicles personal been entered for 40 spots
(4-8-2016) - Bowyer says body of workers is working to crimson meat up: It‘s no secret that Clint Bowyer‘s one-off season at HScott Motorsports has been decrease than stellar but even though he is aware of what lies ahead of him, he isn‘t sitting motivate and letting the immoral times trot by — he and the body of workers strive to crimson meat up. “I‘m reasonably sad smartly marvelous now and I don‘t function to be that intention for a year,” Bowyer told Kickin‘ the Tires and Motorsport.com Thursday night time. “Here‘s the object, within the hassle you‘re in, yes, you could to rip the leather off the steerage wheel and glean angry and every little thing else on the opposite hand it doesn‘t attain any handsome. And likewise you know these guys are working their asses off to glean you to the assign you are going to also very successfully be even at. It‘s factual they don‘t personal the tools that these assorted groups personal.”
“We’re undoubtedly on the motivate of loads farther than I became once ready for but, you know, a year is a truly prolonged time and I know what my future holds. That‘s the sure that retains me going but I won‘t relaxation at night time till I know that Harry Scott is the assign they desire to be after I glean out of the seat.
And if fans deem there‘s a secret alliance between HScott Motorsports and Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) or even Hendrick Motorsports — they would possibly perhaps be mistaken. The body of workers does glean some files from SHR on the opposite hand it‘s no longer on the stage that would possibly perhaps develop a dramatic affect on the be aware and it undoubtedly doesn‘t embody giving HScott ready-made vehicles in a position to winning races. “If that is the idea, yes, for obvious, because it‘s no longer,” Bowyer laughed when requested about any misconceptions regarding what HScott Motorsports became once getting. “It‘s undoubtedly no longer and it‘s no longer a Hedrick Motorsports vehicle either. Whereas you ruin a vehicle or desire a brand recent vehicle, you reach to notion to be such a organizations and explain a vehicle but what you attain with that vehicle after that is the substances that develop up the incompatibility between a snappily vehicle and a unhurried vehicle.”(KickintheTires)(4-8-2016) - Stewart level-headed in doubt of when he can return: Tony Stewart stated he feels handsome but needs to personal a examine for a scan on his broken motivate later this month to establish when he’ll return to the driver‘s seat. The three-time Flee Cup champion, speaking Thursday after being honored for elevating $1.5 million thru his “Smoke Explain” delusion camp for the Texas chapter of Speedway Children‘s Charities, stated some days it has been exhausting and a few days it has been easy no longer racing this year whereas his motivate heals. “I don‘t [know my return] — no longer till they attain the next dilemma of scans,” Stewart stated. “The main thing they did personal been X-rays [in early March] factual to be obvious the rods and screws personal been in dilemma. Once we attain the scans on the pause of the month, then they‘ll be ready to personal an notion precisely when it‘s going to happen.” Stewart suffered a burst atomize of his L1 vertebra in a Jan. 31 dune buggy accident. He became once going 5 mph but landed exhausting in a tumble he estimated became once 20 to 25 toes within the California sand dunes.
“I in fact feel noble,” Stewart stated. “I‘ve been doing every little thing now over the final week that I‘ve wished to attain. Whereas you step off a curb sinful or step too exhausting, you‘re undoubtedly reminded that you just can perhaps personal gotten these rods in your motivate. “Different than that, I in fact feel in fact successfully. I‘m anxious to glean the scans. It‘s driving me crazy looking to witness what it looks to be cherish and what is the prognosis and when they deem they‘re going to let me trot.”(ESPN.com)(4-8-2016) - Tony Gibson no longer at Texas till Saturday: Stewart-Haas Racing tweeted Friday afternoon that “Johnny Klausmeier, engineer on the #41 vehicle, will function crew chief” on Thursday and Friday because [Tony Gibson] is motivate dwelling in NC along with his better half as she is below the climate. He plans to be @TXMotorSpeedway Saturday for the flee.(4-8-2016)
- Patrick comments on Auto Membership truthful: Frustration boiled over two races within the past in California when [Danica Patrick] became once bent by Kasey Kahne and slammed into the wall. Patrick walked up the apron of the be aware to withhold her hands out, palms up, when Kahne drove by — and NASCAR promptly fined her $20,000 for walking on the apron or be aware towards transferring vehicles. “I realize NASCAR has to attain regardless of they’ll to offer protection to their drivers and making obvious that we don‘t assign ourselves in inconvenience‘s intention,” Patrick stated. “Did I in fact feel cherish I became once in probability? Fully no longer. It‘s my possess body. I don‘t desire to assign my body in probability the least bit. However then you open working into grey areas of, successfully, what‘s too terminate and what‘s no longer terminate? So I glean their dilemma. However some of basically the most though-provoking throwback videos you witness of NASCAR is of drivers getting all rowdy and getting angry. … That that you just can‘t attain issues that fully assign away with the spirit of the sport.” The rule of thumb became once instituted after Tony Stewart by likelihood struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. in a mosey-vehicle flee in August 2014. Ward became once out on the be aware, and Stewart has stated he didn‘t witness Ward till factual earlier than his vehicle struck the 20-year-feeble. Patrick‘s truthful became once the identical because the one issued final year to Trevor Bayne, who crossed the be aware after an accident factual to glean to the infield earlier than safety workers bought to him. “I glean that it‘s 2016, and we can glean smarter and better, and there are obvious issues that immoral the line, and I assume that they deemed that I did,” Patrick stated. “When I did it, it wasn‘t cherish I notion, ‘I don‘t care if I glean fined, I‘m going to jog out [there].‘ It literally didn‘t enter my mind. So I deem that‘s the scenario. … When I did that, I became once factual in fact giving the trendy ‘WTF‘ label to him cherish, ‘I’m in a position to‘t assume you factual did that to me.’”(ESPN.com)(4-8-2016)
- Almirola‘s tire provider injured over Easter ruin: Accidents personal no longer been kind to the #43 of RPM. Two weeks earlier than Daytona, Gasoline Man Justin Reisman tore his Achilles and now they’ve one more inconvenience. Over the Easter weekend, tire provider Devon Armstrong tore his distal bicep tendon and is also out a minimum of till the center of the season. “I became once on the gym that I determine at. I became once hitting the punching glean after I heard it pop. I knew today that something wasn‘t smartly marvelous. Because it became once Easter weekend there personal been no docs that I could perhaps witness so I had to wait till Monday to glean it regarded at.” An MRI on Tuesday proved that Devon had tore his tendon and he went into surgical operation final Thursday. “The doctor says I‘ll be out a minimum of 12 weeks but depending on how successfully rehab goes will within the shatter establish how prolonged I‘m out.” Taking Devon‘s dilemma will be tire provider Josh Galloway.(Pit Talks)(4-8-2016)
- Penske to be honored with Cameron R. Argetsinger Award: Roger Penske, notion to be one of auto racing‘s most important body of workers homeowners, will be honored in June by the Global Motor Racing Look at Center with the 2016 Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Excellent Contributions to Motorsports. As Personnel Penske celebrates its 50th year in motorsports in 2016, Penske will get the award at a gala dinner supplied by NASCAR, Global Speedway Corp., Watkins Glen Global and IMSA. This will be the third annual award supplied by the IMRRC. NASCAR racing noble Richard Petty became once the 2015 Argetsinger Award recipient. Personnel proprietor and outdated driver Chip Ganassi became once the inaugural winner in 2014. The award memorializes Cameron R. Argetsinger, founder and organizer of the first races at Watkins Glen nearly 70 years within the past. The Racing Look at Center is an archival and overview library and a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the presents of motorsports, all sequence and all venues, worldwide. The Center established the Argetsinger Award to honor a particular person within the motorsports commerce who’s diagnosed universally for having evolved and improved the sport. The honoree brings prestige to motorsports and demonstrates commitment to the future of racing.(IMRRC)(4-8-2016)
- Texas Pole Notes & Info:
� Jeremy Mayfield became once the first Coors Mild pole winner, in 1998 at Texas with a poke of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Mild pole at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 became once cancelled due to climate prerequisites.
� 22 drivers personal Coors Mild poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte and Martin Truex Jr. with two every.
� Two drivers personal won consecutive Coors Mild poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
� Three NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence drivers personal posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2014 Dart flee and 2015 sweep), Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
� Three of the 30 (10%) NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races at Texas Motor Speedway personal been won from the Coors Mild pole; Kasey Kahne (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2012) and Kyle Busch (2013).
� Six of the 30 (20%) NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races at Texas Motor Speedway personal been won from the entrance row: three from the pole and three from 2d-dilemma.
� The third-dilemma initiating dilemma is largely the most proficient initiating dilemma within the self-discipline at Texas Motor Speedway, producing extra wins than any assorted initiating dilemma (six) — most latest: Jimmie Johnson (tumble of 2014).
� 24 of the 30 (80%) NASCAR Flee Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway personal been won from a high-10 initiating dilemma. Below is a breakdown of the form of wins by initiating dilemma within the high 10.
� Four of the 30 (13.3%) NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races at Texas Motor Speedway personal been won from a initiating dilemma out of doors the high 20.
� The deepest within the self-discipline that a flee winner has began at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
� Qualifying has been cancelled due to climate prerequisites twice within the NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural tournament in 1997 and the spring flee of 2007. The precise flee has never been rain shortened, but became once postponed to Monday in 2014 due to climate.
(NASCAR) - Unhappy Files — Dennis King: Dennis P. King, 69, of Salina, KS, handed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Dennis became once a cam grind engineer formerly with General Kinetics and a lifelong machinist in his possess commerce; Excessive Plod Cams, never in fact retiring. Dennis became once prolonged standing member of the NASCAR family identified by engine builders and crew chiefs alike. (fat obituary and additional files at dignitymemorial.com)(4-8-2016)
- Kyle Busch wins XFINITY flee at Texas: #18-Kyle Busch won the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 80th XFINITY Sequence get and 4th of the year. #20-Erik Jones executed 2d, followed by #22-Brad Keselowski, #5-Dart Elliott, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #7-Justin Allgaier, #1-Elliott Sadler, #2-Austin Dillon, #33-Brandon Jones, and #39-Ryan Sieg.
Busche began from the pole and led 150 of the 200 laps.
There personal been 5 cautions for 22 laps and 6 lead adjustments among 3 leaders.
The sensible poke became once 141.121mph.
Total results are on the Texas flee results web allege (pdf).
(4-8-2016) - Texas XFINITY Bustle Rapidly Info:
Kyle Busch(i) won the 20th Annual O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300, his 80th victory in 316 NASCAR XFINITY Sequence races.
Here is his fourth victory and fifth high-10 attain in 2016.
Here is his eighth victory and 16th high-10 attain in 20 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Erik Jones (2d) posted his third high-10 attain in three races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth high-10 attain in 2016.
Brad Keselowski(i) (third) posted his 13th high-10 attain in 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Erik Jones (2d) became once the highest finishing rookie.
Daniel Suarez leads the purpose standings by 1 point over Elliott Sadler.
(NASCAR Built-in Marketing)(4-8-2016) - XFINITY Driver standings following Texas:
1) #19-Daniel Suarez, 207
2) #1-Elliott Sadler, 206, -1
3) #7-Justin Allgaier, 198, -9
4) #33-Brandon Jones, 193, -14
5) #20-Erik Jones, 192, -15
6) #3-Ty Dillon, 187, -20
7) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 183, -24
8) #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 160, -47
9) #16-Ryan Reed, 160, -47
10) #48-Brennan Poole, 152, -55
Witness total proprietor and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and proprietor standings web allege (pdf).(4-8-2016) - Kyle Busch on XFINITY pole at Texas: #18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Mild pole for the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a poke of 188.475mph. #20-Erik Jones will open 2d. The remainder of the high 10: #19-Daniel Suarez, #42-Kyle Larson, #48-Brennan Poole, #3-Ty Dillon, #2-Austin Dillon, #22-Brad Keselowski, #33-Brandon Jones, and #16-Ryan Reed.
Busch became once also quickest within the 2d spherical at 188.673mph.
#20-Erik Jones became once quickest within the first spherical with a poke of 188.897mph.
Did Now not Qualify: #10-Jeff Green.
The initiating lineup is posted on the Texas initiating lineup web allege (pdf).(4-8-2016) - Texas Qualifying Notes:
Kyle Busch(i) won the Coors Mild Pole Award for the 20th Annual O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a lap of 28.651 seconds, 188.475 mph.
Here is his 51st pole in 316 NASCAR XFINITY Sequence races.
Here is his third pole and fifth high-10 open in 2016.
Here is his fourth pole in 20 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Erik Jones (2d) posted his sixth high-10 open of 2016 and his third in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Daniel Suarez (third) posted his third high-10 open at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his sixth in six races this season.
Erik Jones (2d) became once the quickest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Built-in Marketing)(4-8-2016) - Nazareth Speedway supplied: For bigger than a decade, the Nazareth Speedway has dilemma idle. However spherical city, of us level-headed remember this became once the dilemma to be in its glory days. “We same outdated to head to the races there and witness Mario Andretti,” Bob Kline remembers. The mountainous names rolling down the be aware, boasted mountainous poke. However the engines personal been silenced in 2004, when the be aware closed. Since then, there personal been reviews right here and there that something became once within the works, but nothing ever got right here of it — till now. Jaindl True Estate has bought the land and developer David Jaindl says his company will farm the agricultural lands spherical the speedway this Spring. It‘s no longer good their plans for the categorical be aware, but some verbalize they‘d factual cherish to witness something done with it. Time will remark what the recent proprietor does, but of us personal already been waiting a dozen years. “It‘s been goodbye that it hasn‘t been in use,” Kline says. They’ll be prepared to wait a microscopic extra, to witness if the boulevard for this speedway will ever re-open once more, or if it‘ll be done away with fully — and trace the factual attain line for the feeble be aware.(WFMZ)(4-8-2016)
- “Dale Jr. sandwich” will be available at Bristol: The banana and Hellmann‘s mayonnaise snack craze has hit an all-time high after NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence large title Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted out his cherish of the sandwich. Followers from NASCAR nation personal been hasty to recreate the sandwich and post their experiences of this queer merchandise. In honor of this enthusiasm, BMS will offer the famed “Dale Jr Sandwich” that comprises Hellman‘s mayonnaise and bananas on white bread at some stage within the Meals Metropolis 500 weekend, April 15-17. The Dale Jr Sandwich is $4 and a fraction of the proceeds will trot to the Dale Jr. Foundation. Drawn to attempting it? Search the suggestion of with the concession stand within the Family Piece of Waltrip Grandstand, factual interior Gate 14 to the left.(BMS)(4-8-2016)
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- Steve Byrnes hospitalized: Fox Sports‘ Steve Byrnes, who has been on trot away from the community whereas struggling with Stage 4 head-and-neck most cancers, is for the time being hospitalized. Byrnes tweeted Wednesday morning,”I’m in ICU with pneumonia and a Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot) in my lung. Kind of a ultimate storm on high of most cancers. Thanks for prayers.”(4-8-2015)
- Ernie Elliott‘s better half charged with aggravated assault UPDATE: The better half of notorious NASCAR engine builder Ernie Elliott became once arrested early Tuesday morning. Sheila G. Elliott, 63, became once charged with criminal aggravated assault in connection with an incident that occurred on March 18 on the family‘s racing compound on Elliott Family Parkway. In line with the arrest warrant, the suspect over revved the engine of her 2004 Mercedes Benz sedan and tried to fling her husband over with the vehicle, forcing him to climb “below a trailer for safety.” He became once no longer injured at some stage within the incident, which became once reported to native authorities on March 24, the identical day a warrant became once secured for Sheila Elliott‘s arrest. Officers tried to develop an arrest that day, but personal been no longer ready to attain so due to a health scenario. “Cpl. Ethan Taffar investigated and became once about to take her into custody for aggravated assault below family violence when a medical condition arose, which wanted to be dealt with at that particular particular person 2d,” stated Capt. Tony Wooten, sheriff‘s spokesman. The persona of the argument that led to the alleged assault on March 18 became once no longer publically printed. Revered as notion to be one of NASCAR‘s high engine builders, Ernie Elliott helped vitality brother Invoice Elliott to a good deal of victories over the family‘s 20-year collaboration, together with his 1988 championship. He also constructed the engine that holds NASCAR‘s Flee Cup qualifying file. His engines personal 39 wins, 148 high five‘s, 291 high 10‘s and 51 poles. As of Tuesday afternoon, she remained in police custody without bond. A listening to earlier than a deem is dilemma for this present day.(Dawson Files)(4-1-2015)
UPDATE: The better half of notorious NASCAR engine builder Ernie Elliott remained in custody Tuesday, almost per week after she became once arrested for reportedly making an try to fling him over. Justice of the Peace Think Tony Tarnacki dilemma Sheila G. Elliott‘s bond at $10,000 at some stage in her first appearance listening to on April 1. The 63-year-feeble Dawsonville woman will also develop no longer personal any contact with her husband, in step with the must haves of bond. Court docket records display that she also is required to raise away from commerce property on Elliott Family Parkway, the assign the alleged incident occurred.A preliminary listening to in Justice of the Peace Court docket is dilemma for April 29.(Dawson Files)(4-8-2015) - NASCAR declares All-Superstar Bustle layout: Showcasing the sport‘s high capacity, NASCAR launched adjustments for the 2015 NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle that would possibly elevate the buzz of this annual classic. Bustle protection is dilemma for 7: 00pm/et, Saturday, Also can merely 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The self-discipline will embody flee winners from the 2014 and 2015 seasons, along with all outdated NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle winners and NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence champions who are fat-time rivals — all of whom will compete for the $1 million prize awarded to the winner. Before this commerce, outdated NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle winners and NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence champions personal been eligible handiest if they executed the feat at some stage within the outdated 10 seasons.
To boot, the five-section flee will extend by a total of 20 laps, with the first four segments every scheduled for 25 laps in comparison to 20 in latest years. With the final 10-lap shootout, the flee now totals 110 laps.
The 2015 NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle will personal a minimum self-discipline of 20 drivers. There are for the time being 17 drivers eligible, with three additional spots available. Two of these are reserved for the section winners from the 2 20-lap Flee Showdown segments initiating at 7: 00pm/et, Friday, Also can merely 15 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The closing dilemma belongs to the Flee Fan Vote winner; voting at www.NASCAR.com/sprintfanvote and the NASCAR MOBILE utility closes at 7: 00pm/et on Also can merely 15. The winner of the Flee Fan Vote will be launched in Victory Lane following the conclusion of the Flee Showdown.
Drivers within the 2015 NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle will compete in vehicles that conform to all 2015 guidelines. The flee layout will encompass a total of 5 segments: four 25-lap segments, with the sensible attain of the first four segments figuring out the explain vehicles will enter pit boulevard for a most vital four-tire pit terminate following the fourth section. Running explain ties will be broken by the attain of the fourth section. The explain of the vehicles returning to the be aware following the most vital pit terminate determines the initiating explain for a closing winner-take-all 10-lap section.
All laps will count in segments one thru four. Within the fifth and closing section, handiest green flag laps will be counted. There will be no longer obligatory pit stops at some stage within the breaks following every of the first three segments, with the self-discipline dilemma by the pit terminate/terminate out positioning at some stage within the five caution laps.
The next drivers are eligible to compete within the 2015 NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle: #47-AJ Allmendinger, #43-Aric Almirola, #41-Kurt Busch, #18-Kyle Busch, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #19-Carl Edwards, #24-Jeff Gordon, #11-Denny Hamlin, #4-Kevin Harvick, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #5-Kasey Kahne, #20-Matt Kenseth (2004 NASCAR Flee All-Superstar Bustle winner), #2-Brad Keselowski, #22-Joey Logano, #1-Jamie McMurray (2014 winner), #31-Ryan Newman (2002 winner), #14-Tony Stewart (2009 winner).(NASCAR)(4-8-2015) - Groups will glean faster glean admission to to video of pit boulevard violations: Starting with this weekend‘s flee at Texas, all Flee Cup groups will be supplied adequate bandwidth to enable videos detailing pit boulevard infractions to be sent without delay to the appropriate pit box. In unhurried Also can merely, when the sequence strikes to Charlotte Motor Speedway, identical connectivity will also be supplied in every storage bay. Video showing an infraction is for the time being sent to the body of workers in question — on the whole to their haulers the assign they’ve adequate bandwidth to address video — nearly as soon as it’s a long way bought and processed by officials within the PRO trailer. Some groups personal the functionality and bandwidth to forward it along to their pit box, the assign the crew chief and any others will also search files from it as successfully. Now, when a body of workers commits and infraction, video proof will be introduced to the crew chief on the pit box nearly as soon as it happens. (NASCAR.com)(4-8-2015)
- TaxAct returns to sponsor Patrick at Texas: Despite being a marketing phenom whose myriad endorsement deals simply will outlast on her racing career, Danica Patrick likes reminding of us who success can drive her sponsorship portfolio, too. She’s going to be wearing a colourful and prominent reminder this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Patrick printed that TaxAct had bought the hood of her #10 Chevy after sponsoring her within the March 29 flee at Martinsville Speedway, the assign she executed a season-ultimate seventh. “It became once undoubtedly a final-2d thing that they personal been in fact pleased about from Martinsville,” the Stewart-Haas Racing driver stated Tuesday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I‘ve regularly stated after I attain successfully, issues happen. That‘s an instance of that. If I never, ever had handsome weekends, I wouldn‘t be the assign I’m this present day. Undoubtedly, I‘d cherish to personal them bigger than I attain, but after I attain, it‘s an even perk with every little thing from media to the sponsors.” Patrick is off to her ultimate open in Flee Cup this season, which marks a extreme juncture. It‘s a contract year for her and first sponsor GoDaddy, which no longer too prolonged within the past went public April 1 with Patrick serving to ring within the event on the ground of the New York Stock Alternate.(NBC Sports)(4-8-2015)
- Knock‘er Loose to debut on the #40: CRC Industries, Inc., the worldwide chief within the manufacturing of uniqueness chemical substances for the repairs and restore legit, serving industrial, electrical, aviation, automotive & marine markets, will debut a brand recent industrial-themed paint intention on the #40 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence vehicle of Hillman Racing with driver Landon Cassill this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Cassill will pilot the #40 CRC KNOCK‘ER LOOSE Chevy SS — the first of two races for CRC Industrial this season — in Saturday night time‘s Duck Commander 500. CRC Knock‘er Loose Penetrating Solvent is namely formulated to dissolve rust, gum, grease and corrosion to enable hasty eliminating of nuts, run, pins, screws, bushings, hinges and lugs. To boot to this weekend‘s flee in Texas, CRC Knock‘er Loose returns because the principle sponsor of Cassill and the #40 Hillman Racing Chevy at Chicagoland Speedway on September 20.(Hillman Racing), witness a image of the vehicle on the #40 body of workers paint schemes web allege.(4-8-2015)
- “Flipping Ships” sponsoring Allgaier: Justin Allgaier will drive the #51 Flipping Ships Chevy this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Flipping Ships is a TV sequence basically based spherical singer Edwin McCain and his Boats Occupy Souls commerce and is dilemma to premier on Friday, April 24 at 10: 00pm/et on Animal Planet. Within the six-portion sequence, Edwin takes abandoned boats and restores them for charity and clients. The main episode aspects Edwin‘s pal and fellow singer, Darius Rucker, as they body of workers as a lot as revive a boat for the Medical University of South Carolina Children‘s Sanatorium charity public sale.(HScott Motorsports), witness a image of the vehicle on the #51 body of workers paint schemes web allege.(4-8-2015)
- Northland Oil debuts on the #46: Michael Annett‘s #46 will be adorned at Texas by the emblem and livery of Northland, a longtime Annett accomplice. Saturday‘s flee marks the first time Northland will act as a predominant accomplice within the Flee Cup Sequence. Northland Merchandise Firm, headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, formulates, manufactures, markets and distributes top rate tremendous engine oil, lubricants, engine coolants and associated fluids at some stage in North The US.(HScott Motorsports), witness a image of the vehicle on the #46 body of workers paint schemes web allege.(4-8-2015)
- High 10 Driver Ratings at Texas Motor Speedway:
#20-Matt Kenseth 105.9
#48-Jimmie Johnson 105.7
#18-Kyle Busch 101.3
#16-Greg Biffle 100.9
#14-Tony Stewart 98.3
#99-Carl Edwards 95.9
#11-Denny Hamlin 93.5
#24-Jeff Gordon 93.2
#15-Clint Bowyer 91.4
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 91.1
Establish: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014 races (20 total) among energetic drivers at Texas Motor Speedway. Formula combining the next classes: Lift, Lift out, High-15 Lift out, Average Running Quandary whereas on Lead Lap, Average Plod Below Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Lift out. Maximum: 150 aspects per flee.Witness an clarification how the Driver Rating is calculated at NASCAR.com.(NASCAR) - Texas Goodyear Tire Notes: Groups in each the NASCAR Flee Cup and Xfinity Sequence will fling the identical tire dilemma-up at Texas this week . . . right here’s the identical combination of left- and smartly marvelous-aspect tires that these groups ran twice at Texas final season . . . this left-aspect tire code (D-4392) has been fling by NASCAR groups at Texas since 2011 . . . this smartly marvelous-aspect tire code (D-4618) became once launched at this be aware final April . . . this smartly marvelous-aspect tire employs Goodyear‘s multi-zone tread technology, which combines two determined tread compounds on the identical tire — the out of doors 10 inches of the tread aspects a compound that is designed for grip, whereas the interior two inches of the tread is toughened to enhance durability on the portion of the tire sees basically the most heat and takes basically the most abuse . . . as on all NASCAR ovals higher than one mile in length, groups are required to fling interior liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air tension in these interior liners desire to be 12-25 psi higher than that of the outer tire..(Goodyear). Witness tire codes, pressures and additional on the Texas Bustle Files — Goodyear share.
- Texas Motor Speedway Notes & Info — Wednesday — history:
· Growth on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The main NASCAR nationwide sequence flee at TMS became once a NASCAR Nationwide Sequence tournament on April 5, 1997 — won by Establish Martin.
· The main NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence flee became once on April 6, 1997 — won by Jeff Burton.
· The be aware underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
· In 2011, the spring NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence flee became once moved from Sunday to Saturday night time below the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Dart for the NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence flee on November 6, 2005 — won by Carl Edwards.
· There personal been 28 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS tournament from 1997 — 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
(NASCAR)(4-8-2015) - New search files from for Conley at Texas: TriStar Motorsports and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of The US (IAVA) printed a brand recent paint intention on the #14 Toyota Camry initiating this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Based in 2004 by an Iraq worn, IAVA‘s mission is to join, unite and empower post-9/11 veterans. IAVA has change into the main post-9/11 worn empowerment organization (VEO) with basically the most various and abruptly increasing membership in The US. Celebrating its 10th year anniversary, IAVA has repeatedly bought the highest rating — four-stars — from Charity Navigator, The US‘s largest charity evaluator. Conley expanded his relationship with IAVA initiating at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and is taking it to the next stage with the paint intention crimson meat up. Conley‘s Camry will fling the golf green and yellow of IAVA indefinitely this season. As an avid supporter of present and outdated armed forces, Conley is terribly infected to signify them on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, participating in worn occasions and hosting veterans on the be aware.(TriStar Motorsports), witness a image of the vehicle on the #14 body of workers paint intention web allege.(4-8-2015)
- Advocare sponsoring Wallace at Texas: This weekend at Texas Motor Speedway marks a double-function for Roush Fenway Racing and first sponsor AdvoCare. AdvoCare, the sponsor of the #6 Ford Fusion for driver Trevor Bayne within the NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence, will also decorate the hood of the #6 Ford Mustang within the NASCAR XFINITY Sequence for driver Bubba Wallace. AdvoCare is headquartered in Plano Texas, which is roughly 45 minutes from the Texas Motor Speedway.(Roush Fenway Racing), witness a image of the vehicle on the #6 body of workers paint schemes web allege.(4-8-2015)
- ZZ High to perform pre-flee dwell performance at Charlotte: ZZ High, who personal been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Popularity by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, will elevate their iconic tunes, trademark beards and darkish sunglasses to Charlotte Motor Speedway for what promises to be an filled with life pre-flee dwell performance to glean fans revved up earlier than the golf green flag falls on the Coca-Cola 600, Sunday, Also can merely 24. The dwell performance became once launched by Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Danica Patrick and Marcus Smith, president and general supervisor at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Tuesday. Patrick, who stated she grew up paying consideration to ZZ High, drove the “Shrimp Ol‘ Band From Texas” correct into a press tournament in a classic Chevrolet Bel Air because the band‘s classic “Spicy Dressed Man” performed. Constituted of the identical three contributors who fashioned the band in 1969 — Billy F. Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass) and Frank Beard (drums) — ZZ High will perform a 45-minute dilemma within the infield of the legendary 1.5-mile superspeedway factual hours earlier than NASCAR‘s ultimate are scheduled to take the be aware for the final test of man and machine. The dwell performance is free for all Coca-Cola 600 flee tag holders. (CMS)(4-8-2015)
- Daytona Rising April Project Replace: Throughout the latest weeks, Daytona Global Speedway continued demolition of the Flee Tower as portion of the $400 million DAYTONA Rising redevelopment mission. The use of a 490-foot Manitowoc 2250 Crawler Crane, the Speedway has already executed the eliminating of the Tower‘s iconic entrance façade that featured “DAYTONA.” The Speedway will continue the 30-day demolition route of with two additional phases. The next phases will involve the eliminating of elevated walkways and concessions between the Tower and the Speedway followed by general demolition of the Campbell Suites. Additional upcoming construction activities embody: Ongoing elevator installation, Continuing miscellaneous framing and concrete installation, and Increasing hospitality suites.(DIS)(4-8-2015)
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April 8, 2014
- Dillon gets predominant sponsorship from Bass Pro Retail outlets for 2 races: The nation‘s No. 1 out of doorways retail chief, Bass Pro Retail outlets, will join Richard Childress Racing in commemorating Austin Dillon‘s rookie season within the NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence with predominant sponsorship of the #3 Chevrolet SS at Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona Global Speedway. “All of us at Bass Pro Retail outlets are continuing our friendship and commerce relationship with our prolonged-time pal Richard Childress and sponsoring Austin Dillon at some stage in his rookie season within the Flee Cup Sequence,” stated Bass Pro Retail outlets founder Johnny Morris. The #3 vehicle is the assign we bought our open so it‘s noble to witness it motivate in circulate.”
A longtime motorsports supporter, Bass Pro Retail outlets‘ association with Dillon dates motivate to 2010, when the corporate partnered with RCR for Dillon‘s first foray into fulltime NASCAR rivals with sponsorship of the #3 Bass Pro Retail outlets Chevrolet within the NASCAR Camping World Truck Sequence. The Bass Pro Retail outlets/Dillon duo earned the Camping World Truck Sequence Championship in 2011 and Bass Pro Retail outlets became once also partners with Dillon and RCR within the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence.
“Johnny Morris and all people at Bass Pro Retail outlets personal been alongside me for a majority of my racing accomplishments,” stated Dillon. “I in fact personal photos of a obedient Bass Pro Retail outlets logo on the hood of my first Bandolero vehicle after I became once factual initiating out racing. They‘ve been featured on my dust unhurried model and Bass Pro Retail outlets became once the principle sponsor of my truck once we won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Sequence Championship. I in fact personal quite loads of memories of increasing up looking and fishing with Johnny and his son, John Paul. They are factual chums so it technique loads that they in general is part of my rookie season within the NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence, especially at tracks cherish Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona Global Speedway that personal loads history with RCR.”
Bass Pro Retail outlets first began its association with RCR and its #3 Flee Cup Sequence vehicle in 1998 with an affiliate sponsorship of the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo made famed by seven-time Flee Cup Sequence champion Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Bass Pro Retail outlets also serves as a significant affiliate sponsor at some stage within the 2014 season, joining Dow, Cheerios, Realtree Out of doorways, American Ethanol and the University of Northwestern Ohio as RCR supporters associated to the #3 Flee Cup Sequence entry this season. The out of doorways retailer for the time being sponsors Dillon‘s youthful brother, Ty Dillon, within the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence.(RCR), witness photos of the vehicle on the #3 Personnel Schemes web allege.(4-8-2014) - Latest on Biffle‘s contract dilemma: #16-Greg Biffle‘s contract with Roush Fenway Racing ends on the conclusion of the 2014 Flee Cup Sequence season. Biffle answers a matter relating his contract dilemma, taken from an interview with FrontStretch:
Neff: Your contract is up this year. Occupy you been speaking about that or are you waiting to witness how the year shakes out a microscopic extra?
Biffle: We‘ve been working reasonably diligently on that. It has been a reasonably handsome negotiation to this point. There are quite loads of recent of us on all aspects of the desk so all people looks to be develop of getting a in fact feel for the program and studying it. We in fact feel reasonably handsome that we‘ll personal something to grunt earlier than we glean to summer season.(Frontstretch)(4-8-2014) - Earnhardt, Jr. Ratings First Final-Quandary Lift out Since 2007: #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. picked up the seventh final-dilemma attain of his NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence career in Monday‘s Duck Commander 500 on the Texas Motor Speedway when his #88 Nationwide Guard Chevy became once all in favour of a upsetting single-vehicle accident after he executed 12 of the flee‘s 340 laps. The attain became once Earnhardt, Jr.‘s first of the 2014 season and his first whereas driving for Hendrick Motorsports. It is in general his first final-dilemma attain in 225 Cup Sequence races, relationship motivate to November 11, 2007 and the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix. That day, in his next-to-final flee in DEI‘s #8 Budweiser Chevy, Earnhardt, Jr. became once taken out in one more single-vehicle crash after he executed 118 laps. He has never executed final in 130 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence races. After seven Cup Sequence races, now we personal got seven assorted flee winners, seven assorted pole winners, and 7 assorted final-dilemma finishers.(witness fat post and stats at Lastcar)(4-8-2014)
- Groups to test at Michigan: about a NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence groups will test (tires) at Michigan Global Speedway on Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9. Scheduled to test are: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #21-Trevor Bayne and #31-Ryan Newman. The Flip 1 grandstand seats will be open for fans freed from price on April 8-9.(MIS)(4-2/8-2014)
- Billy Standridge sick UPDATE to be honored: outdated NASCAR driver Billy Standridge has most cancers and is severely sick but is in handsome spirits. Billy made 23 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence begins from 1993-1999 with a ultimate attain of 14th within the 1995 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Witness extra and trot away a successfully desire / statement at Billy‘s weblog: Billy‘s Combat, a plan for posting and sharing files for Billy Standridge. Billy commented on the web allege: “I factual desire to thank all people for his or her prayers and toughen. This has been a exhausting time however the toughen has lifted my spirits. Thanks once more.”
Jayski.com became once the listed sponsor of the #47 Ford at Talladega in October 1997. I made a web allege motivate in 1997 with some notes and photos at Jayski‘s Talladega Trip web allege.(4-5-2014)
UPDATE The three vehicles entered by the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller body of workers in Friday‘s VFW Sport Clips Support A Hero 200 Nationwide Sequence flee at Darlington Raceway will elevate a decal honoring outdated NASCAR driver and body of workers proprietor Billy Standridge. Standridge, who raced within the Nationwide Sequence from 1986 to 1993 and in Flee Cup from 1993 to 1999, is struggling with most cancers. He lives in Shelby, N.C., the assign his NASCAR body of workers became once basically based. JD Motorsports proprietor Johnny Davis formerly worked for Standridge as a crew chief, engine builder, truck driver and all-spherical mechanic. “Billy is a noble guy who loves to flee and who loves being spherical the sport,” Davis stated. “He assign every little thing into that flee body of workers, and we ran fat-agenda Busch (now Nationwide) racing out of that shop with factual about a of us and a good deal of exhausting work. He has quite loads of years within the sport.” The Standridge decal will be carried on the C post of JDM Chevrolet‘s driven by #01-Landon Cassill, #4-Jeffrey Earnhardt and #87-Kevin Lepage at Darlington and in assorted races this year, Davis stated. Standridge, 60, ran 23 Cup races and 84 Nationwide occasions.(JD Motorsports)(4-8-2014) - Texas Bustle and Industrial Breakdown: For these of you NASCAR fans that cherish stats and cherish to disfavor commercials, right here is the breakdown for Monday‘s flee (postponed from Sunday). Began recording the times on the Invocation of the rain-delayed flee at 4: 15 PM on Sunday, then stopped on the rain delay at 4: 28 PM. then restarted on Monday at 12: 01 PM, and stopped on the waving of the checkered flag at 3: 59 PM (all times are EST). Fox became once the printed body of workers for this tournament.
Total form of commercials: 114
Total form of corporations or entities advertised: 61
Selection of susceptible commercials (no longer split-display): 100
Total form of corporations or entities advertised: 56
Selection of ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials at some stage in flee broadcast (split-display): 14
Total form of corporations or entities advertised: 11
Selection of times Fox utilized ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials at some stage in this broadcast: 3
Total form of short promos of merchandise/services at some stage within the flee broadcast: 44
Total length of time these short promos absorb the route of broadcast: app. 5 min. 5 sec.
Total flee brdcst time 200 Total comm. brdcst time 51
Witness previous flee hyperlinks and hyperlink to fat file on the TV Commercials web allege.(4-8-2014) - Bud Moore convalescing: NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore suffered a tender heart attack over the weekend and is convalescing in a sanatorium approach his dwelling in Spartanburg, S.C. “He had a route of done and is doing truthful. He will be within the sanatorium about a days and is predicted to be launched later this week,” stated Winston Kelley, executive director of the NASCAR Hall. Moore, 88, a decorated worn of World War II, became once portion of the Hall‘s 2d class in 2011.(Charlotte Observer)(4-8-2014)
- Unhappy Files — Ed Spencer: Edgar Robert Spencer Sr., 85, of Salem Boulevard, Berwick, PA, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Fritzingertown Senior Dwelling Personnel, Drums. Edgar owned and operated Ed Spencer‘s Auto Parts since 1957. He held racetrack championships at Bone Stadium, Selinsgrove, Port Royal and Rummages Pressure-In Speedway. His nickname became once “Rapidly Eddie” and he raced below the vehicle number 24. Ed became once the father of outdated NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer. Witness fat obituary on the Times Chief.(4-8-2014)
- When Logano Wins on Sunday, Shell Customers Effect on WINsday: Joey Logano took the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion vehicle to victory lane at Texas, and now it‘s time for Shell possibilities who personal a Shell $averSM Card to assign! Shell is offering Shell Saver Cardholders the chance to assign 22 cents per gallon in Gasoline Rewards savings on all three grades of Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines, and Shell Diesel, as a lot as 25 gallons at participating stations, this upcoming Wednesday, or WINsday, April 9. The season-prolonged promotion, known as WINsday, will be relevant after every aspects flee in which Joey Logano takes the checkered flag. Shell Saver Cardholders who are also registered Contributors of the Gasoline Rewards Community program personal the chance to assign a additional 22 cents per gallon for every #22 body of workers victory that will be redeemed on a future possess of plentiful tremendous fuels at any participating Shell branded space in case you sigh your Shell Saver Card to possess gasoline at Shell on WINsday. For additional files, visit www.shell.us/winsday.(PR)(4-8-2014)
- Weller to develop Nationwide debut at Richmond: Jimmy Weller will develop his NASCAR Nationwide Sequence debut at Richmond Global Raceway on Friday, April 25. The Hubbard, Ohio native will pilot the #55 Chevrolet Camaro in a partnership effort between Viva Motorsports and SS Green Mild Racing within the 250-lap tournament on the Virginia short be aware. Whereas the flee will trace Weller‘s first NASCAR Nationwide Sequence tournament, this will also no longer trace the first time he‘s competed on the Richmond, Va. venue. Weller competed in two NASCAR Okay&N Pro Sequence East races on the 0.750-mile be aware. After finishing 12th in his first tournament on the speedway, Weller returned to the be aware in April 2013. In that tournament, Weller became once racing contained within the high 10 when he became once all in favour of an on-be aware incident. The driving force rebounded to attain within the 17th dilemma.(Jimmy Weller Racing)(4-8-2014)
- Ruud on the #99: Rheem Manufacturing Firm, launched that their Ruud will sponsor the #99 Toyota Camry driven by James Buescher for several races at some stage within the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence season. The main flee to debut the special Ruud paint intention on the #99 will be at Darlington Raceway on April 11. Ruud, a member of the Rheem Manufacturing Firm‘s family of tremendous producers, is a number one heating, cooling and water heating solutions provider in main markets at some stage in within the U.S. and Canada.(RAB Racing), witness a image of the vehicle on the #99 body of workers paint schemes web allege.(4-8-2014)
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April 8, 2013
- Entry Checklist for the NRA 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 45 groups/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, together with: #19-Mike Bliss, #21-Trevor Bayne, #30-David Stremme, #33-Landon Cassill, #44-Scott Riggs, #95-Scott Plod, #98-Michael McDowell, . #19-Bliss & 44-Riggs will desire to glean in by poke and be within the high 36 in poke because the groups are too a long way down the homeowners aspects checklist to make use of a provisional.
Witness the fat entry checklist at my Jayski‘s Texas Entry Checklist - Ryan Truex‘s Cup debut delayed UPDATE: Ryan Truex Tweeted Sunday afternoon, “I won‘t be within the #51 vehicle at Richmond. Broke my collarbone in 2 areas on Easter.. Will heal and ready for rehab in Also can merely. Cup Debut at Dover.(4-8-2013)
UPDATE: Personnel proprietor James Finch stated AJ Allmendinger is now scheduled to drive at Richmond. Finch is for the time being 11th in Flee Cup homeowners aspects after fielding rides for Regan Smith, Austin Dillon and Allmendinger. Allmendinger‘s seat is also within the vehicle for this weekend‘s flee at Texas Motor Speedway, but facts personal no longer been finalized. Within the initiating assign, Allmendinger, who’s pulling double duty between the IndyCar and Flee Cup sequence, became once expected to serve rookie orientation for the Indianapolis 500, which became once postponed due to climate. Allmendinger became once also expected to drive the vehicle the next weekend at Kansas Speedway, but body of workers proprietor Roger Penske confirmed on Saturday that Allmendinger will indeed flee at Long Seaside on April 21. The outdated open-wheeler made his IndyCar debut for Penske Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park.(Fox Sports)(4-8-2013) - Bustle and Industrial Breakdown of the 2013 STP Gasoline Booster 500: For these of you NASCAR fans that cherish stats and cherish to disfavor commercials, right here is the breakdown for Sunday‘s flee. Began recording the times on the Invocation of the flee at 1: 00 PM, and stopped on the waving of the checkered flag at 5: 03 PM (all times are EDT). I did no longer withhold records for the pre- and post-flee protection. Fox became once the printed body of workers for this tournament.
Total form of commercials: 111
Total form of corporations or entities advertised: 58
Selection of susceptible commercials (no longer split-display): 102
Total form of corporations or entities advertised: 54
Selection of ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials at some stage in flee broadcast (split-display): 9
Total form of corporations or entities advertised: 7
Selection of times Fox utilized ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials at some stage in this broadcast: 3
Total form of short promos of merchandise/services at some stage within the flee broadcast: 43
Total length of time these short promos absorb the route of broadcast: app. 6 min. 30 sec
Birth time to file flee/industrial sessions: 1: 00 PM
Pause time to file flee/industrial sessions: 5: 03 PM
Total minutes of total flee broadcast: 243
Minutes of flee broadcast: 195
Minutes of susceptible commercials (no longer split-display): 48
Minutes of ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials (split-display): 4
Selection of neglected restarts: 0
Selection of ‘thriller cautions‘ (particles no longer proven): 0
Total flee brdcst time 195 Total comm. brdcst time 48
Commercials at some stage in flee broadcast: ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ (‘Thank you!‘ to all of the participating sponsors!)
1: 25 PM – 1: 27 PM
Flee.com/No Texting and Using http://www.mosey.com/drive (Dale Earnhardt Jr.); Toyota #LetsGoPlaces; GoodYear (assorted drivers)
4: 24 PM – 4: 25 PM
AT&T/community; Lowes (Jimmie Johnson); Subway (Carl Edwards)
4: 40 PM – 4: 41 PM
Flee.com/No Texting & Using http://www.mosey.com/drive (Dale Earnhardt Jr.); Toyota #LetsGoPlaces; Sonic
Witness fat rundown and former races at CawsnJaws.com.(4-8-2013) - Edwards within the TV booth for 3 races: After a two-flee initiation final year, NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast booth as an analyst for the next three races within the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence. Edwards will join lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analyst Andy Petree within the booth to call the 300-mile flee at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night time, April 12, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The flee would possibly be the first after a two week ruin within the agenda for the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence. Edwards also will call races at Richmond Global Raceway on Friday night time, April 26 (7 p.m. on ESPNEWS) and at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, Also can merely 4 (2: 30 p.m. on ESPN). In every case, Edwards will compete within the next day‘s NASCAR Flee Cup flee on the identical be aware. “I in fact cherish the chance to be a component of the ESPN body of workers and their Nationwide Sequence announces once more this season,” stated Edwards. “Allen, Andy and all of the ESPN body of workers in fact helped me glean the next in fact feel of what goes on within the booth final season.” (ESPN)(4-8-2013)
- Entry Checklist: There are 46 vehicles on the preliminary entry checklist for Friday‘s O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. A number of notes:
Landon Cassill will be within the #4 for JD Motorsports;
The #15 for Rick Ware is TBA;
Chris Buescher returns to the Roush #16;
Michael McDowell and the #27 body of workers develop one more strive;
Scott Riggs will drive the #47 for Curtis Key;
The #86, driven final year by Kevin Lepage, is entered with driver TBA;
Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to the #88;
Kevin Swindell returns within the #98.(4-8-2013)
UPDATE: Michael McDowell and Jason White personal switched vehicles. McDowell now listed within the #00 and White within the #27.(4-9-2013)
Witness the whole checklist on the Texas Motor Speedway entry checklist web allege. - Unhappy Files — William Ballew: Mr. William Earl “Invoice” Ballew [father of Truck Series team owner Billy Ballew], age 81 of Blue Ridge, GA, handed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Mr. Ballew became once born June 3, 1931 in Blue Ridge, GA A member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church he became once a local commerce man working vehicle loads and restore space. He became once preceded in death by better half, Edna Griggs Ballew and son, Charles Ballew. Carrier files on my Unhappy Files web allege.(4-8-2013)
- Larson to fling Rockingham UPDATE: SPEED announcer Phil Parsons outlined at some stage within the Martinsville be aware protection that body of workers proprietor Steve Turner informed him that Turner Scott Motorsports will self-discipline Kyle Larson within the #30 Chevy at Rockingham Speedway. Larson, who drives fat-time for TSM within the Nationwide Sequence, will glean the nod over final year‘s winner Kasey Kahne. Larson made four Truck Sequence begins final season for TSM, scoring one high-five and three high-10s.(4-5-2013)
UPDATE: Turner Scott Motorsports launched this present day Kyle Larson will be on the motivate of the wheel of a fourth Camping World Truck Sequence entry for the body of workers at Rockingham Speedway this Sunday. Larson will shuttle to Rockingham after competing within the Nationwide Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway Friday night time. Larson, a 20-year-feeble NNS Rookie-of-the-Year contender, will develop his first NCWTS open of the season on the motivate of the wheel of the #30 Autism Speaks Chevy Silverado. Larson‘s NNS crew chief, Trent Owens, will also develop the outing from Texas to Rockingham and make contact with the flee on Sunday afternoon. In factual four outdated career NCTWS begins, Larson has nonetheless three high-10 finishes, together with a runner-up designation, and led over 90 laps. His final two NNS begins personal produced a 2d- and a sixth-dilemma attain, as he for the time being sits seventh in driver point standings. Larson will flee within the O‘Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night time in his #32 Chevy Camaro and shuttle today following that tournament to Rockingham for NCWTS be aware the next day. This weekend will trace Larson‘s first “Double Accountability” strive in NASCAR‘s high-three sequence.To elevate consideration to Autism Consciousness Month, TSM has designed a special paint intention for the #30 Silverado to honor Autism Speaks. Larson‘s machine will function the signature Autism Speaks blue puzzle objects, and the title of 5-year-feeble Grey Owens, who’s struggling from Autism and is the son of crew chief Trent Owens, will be positioned above the passenger-aspect door.(Turner Scott Motorsports PR)(Witness a image of the truck on the #30 paint schemes web allege)(4-8-2013) - Crafton to tie consecutive begins file in Martinsville UPDATE: Matt Crafton will open seventh in Martinsville on Saturday, and famed his truck became once notion to be one of many last notice he‘d ever had right here, in his 23rd career Martinsville open, which is able to also tie him with outdated ThorSport driver Terry Cook for the all-time Truck Sequence consecutive begins trot, with 296.(ThorSport Racing PR)(4-6-2013)
UPDATE: When Crafton took the golf green flag in his #88 Rip It Energy Gasoline / Menards Toyota, it became once his 296th consecutive Truck Sequence open, which tied the sequence‘ all-time file, a trace Crafton now holds along side outdated ThorSport driver Terry Cook. Paradoxically, Crafton replaced Cook within the seat of the #88 for the final flee of the 2000 season, the initiating of Crafton‘s impressive trot. Crafton is now poised to take sole possession of the Truck Sequence‘ consecutive begins trace, when he takes the golf green flag next Sunday at Rockingham Speedway within the 2d annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200.(ThorSport Racing PR)(4-8-2013)
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April 8, 2012
- Austin Dillon Featured in New ESPN NASCAR Field: Rising younger NASCAR large title Austin Dillon and the legendary gloomy #3 made famed by the unhurried Dale Earnhardt are featured in a brand recent ESPN promotional dilemma entitled “The Next Technology” that would possibly initiating airing next week. The 21-year-feeble Dillon is the main rookie within the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence. All 33 races within the sequence will air on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC this season and Dillon is the 2d Nationwide Sequence driver this year to be featured by ESPN in its promotional campaign for the sequence, joining 2011 sequence champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The 30-2d dilemma, which continues ESPN‘s “Names Are Made Here” marketing campaign for the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence, traces Dillon‘s career thru trot karts, dust tracks and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Sequence, the assign he became once sequence champion final year. At the pause of the dilemma, a body of workers member opens a storage door to display the #3 vehicle that Dillon is driving this season. “Here you trot, Austin,” the actual person says. “She‘s ready will personal to you are going to also very successfully be.” The #3, owned by Dillon‘s grandfather, longtime NASCAR body of workers proprietor Richard Childress, has returned to usual use on a vehicle this year for the first time since Earnhardt‘s death within the 2001 Daytona 500 and the recent ESPN dilemma reflects the magnitude of the return of the number. Dillon won the Truck Sequence championship final year driving a Childress-owned #3 truck. The dilemma became once produced by Wieden + Kennedy New York and can also fling all the intention thru ESPN platforms.(ESPN)(4-8-2012)
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April 8, 2011
- Pit Stall Picks: The selections of pit stalls for the Samsung Cell 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway personal been made.
Pole sitter #6-Ragan chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
Out of doorways pole sitter #99-Edwards took pit stall 14, the next stall with a gap in entrance of it.
#33-Bowyer, who begins Third took the 13th pit stall, the first stall with a gap on the motivate of it.
The 43rd and closing pit stall became once taken by #17-Kenseth, who begins 4th.
To search files from the assign the drivers/groups pit stall is, witness the pit different chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-8-2011) - Ragan wins Texas pole: #6-David Ragan won the Coors Mild pole for the Samsung Cell 500 Flee Cup flee at Texas Motor Speedway with a poke of 189.820mph. It is his 1st pole of the season and the 1st of his career. #99-Edwards begins 2nd followed by #33-Bowyer, #17-Kenseth, #78-Smith, #48-Johnson, #9-Ambrose, #20-Logano, #16-Biffle, and #22-Busch.
The trot-or-trot homers who made the flee (8): #66-McDowell, #13-Mears, #95-Starr, #46-Yeley, #60-Skinner, #87-Nemechek, #36-Blaney, and #71-Lally.
The trot-or-trot homers who didn’t qualify for the flee (1): #38-Kvapil.
Witness the initiating lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Texas Starting Lineup/Qualifying Outcomes web allege.(4-8-2011) - Qualifying Rapidly Info — Texas:
David Ragan won the Coors Mild Pole Award for the 15th Annual Samsung Cell 500 with a lap of 28.448 seconds, 189.820 mph.
Here is his first pole in 153 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races.
Here is his first pole and third high-10 open in 2011.
Here is his first pole in 9 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Ragan won a Nationwide Sequence pole right here in 2007.
Carl Edwards (2d) posted his fourth high-10 open of 2011 and his fifth in 13 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Clint Bowyer (third) posted his sixth high-10 open at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 2d in seven races this season.
Andy Lally (43rd) became once the quickest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-8-2011) - Protection of Qualifying for the Samsung Cell 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, April 8, 2011 at 6: 40pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 6: 30pm/etRadio: Performace Racing Community (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 128, by strategy of nascar.com handiest
Jayski.com: Jayski‘s Texas Qualifying Internet page
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 12: 30am/et - Qualifying Insist for the Samsung Cell 500 Flee Cup Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway is posted. 44 vehicles/drivers are listed. Trudge-or-trot homers will qualify on the pause of the session, once the high-35 drivers are done.
The main of the high-35 drivers scheduled to head out is #37-Raines.
The closing high-35 driver scheduled to head out is #6-Ragan.
The main trot-or-trot homer scheduled to qualify [36th] is #71-Lally with the final driver scheduled to qualify being #13-Mears.
Qualifying explain is dilemma by be aware speeds, with the high 35 drivers going out from slowest to quickest, then the non-high 35 drivers trot out, slowest to quickest from be aware.
Witness the fat qualifying explain on the Texas Qualifying Internet page.(4-8-2011) - Overjoyed Hour: for the Samsung Cell 500 Flee Cup flee at Texas Motor Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes, the high 5, slowest and notes:
#4-Kahne 183.899
#27-Menard 183.892
#99-Edwards 183.755
#22-Busch 183.692
#78-Smith 183.617
slowest: #38-Kvapil 178.566 & #37-Raines 175.177.
notes: There became once no TV protection of Overjoyed Hour. There personal been no incidents reported.
Witness be aware speeds, sensible speeds, laps fling on the Texas Practice Speeds Internet page. (4-8-2011) - Practice atrocious for the non high-35 drivers:
if issues terminate the identical, these eight drivers would develop the flee:
#46-J.J. Yeley, 25th
#66-Michael McDowell, 28th
#13-Casey Mears, 31st
#87-Joe Nemechek, 32nd
#60-Mike Skinner, 34th
#95-David Starr, 36th
#36-Dave Blaney, 37th
#71-Andy Lally, 42nd
these drivers would omit the flee if the explain stayed the identical:
#38-Travis Kvapil, 43rd
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ] - Bayne will also personal sponsor to fling All-Superstar flee: UPDATE: The Wood Brothers are terminate to a sponsorship deal that would possibly assign Daytona 500 champion #21-Trevor Bayne into the Also can merely 21 All-Superstar Bustle at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I deem this will also match,” stated Len Wood, notion to be one of many co-homeowners of the body of workers. “There‘s been passion within the final 36 hours.” Wood stated he’ll personal to level-headed know something for obvious early next week, but wouldn‘t title the sponsor assorted than to claim it became once a smartly-diagnosed title in racing. “We‘ve bought any individual who needs to fling the flee,” Len Wood stated. On Tuesday, Eddie Wood stated the body of workers didn‘t notion to enter the non-aspects tournament without sponsorship. Len Wood stated the publicity did no longer spark the passion from the sponsor that has improved, but acknowledged a good deal of of us desire the body of workers within the flee. Amongst these are Charlotte Motor Speedway, which hosts the flee, and Ford, the body of workers‘s producer.(ESPN.com)(4-2-2011)
UPDATE: Wood Brothers Racing is predicted to add two extra races to Trevor Bayne ‘s agenda, together with the Also can merely 21 Flee All-Superstar flee at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The body of workers is completing a deal for added sponsorship that would possibly perhaps push the rookie‘s agenda within the Flee Cup Sequence to 18 usual season races and the All-Superstar tournament. The announcement would possibly perhaps near as soon as this week. The additional sponsorship also entails the April 17 flee at Talladega Superspeedway.(Augusta Fable)(4-8-2011) - Raikkonen in working Cup races: Kimi Raikkonen is making an try out successfully in NASCAR. So handsome, in fact, that he’s already matching lap times with Kyle Busch, the proprietor of the truck the Formula One world champion will flee. Raikkonen did extra attempting out Thursday in Rockingham, N.C., after two days earlier this week at Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia attended by Busch. All this comes decrease than per week after Raikkonen signed with Kyle Busch Motorsports to develop his NASCAR debut next month in a Vans Sequence flee at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “The test went in fact successfully at Gresham. Kimi is a flee vehicle driver, so he does know options to drive flee vehicles and drive them successfully,” Busch stated Thursday. “I bought to witness it firsthand, and then bought to glean within the truck myself and fling some laps factual to develop of witness the assign I compared to the assign he became once at on tires and stuff, and we ran identical lap times. So he‘s smartly marvelous there, he is aware of what he‘s doing.” Busch stated Raikkonen has also expressed passion in working Flee Cup and Nationwide races, but Busch stated will be re-evaluated after the first flee within the truck. “As a long way because the Nationwide and Cup stuff goes, we haven‘t had any discussions on that,” Busch stated. “He has requested after the truck debut in Charlotte, which is what our first focal point is, develop of evaluating and seeing the assign he‘s at and how he feels and what he needs to attain.”(Linked Press/ESPN.com)(4-8-2011)
- Nemechek having a search files from to develop 900th open: #87-Joe Nemechek needs two extra begins for his 900th career NASCAR open. He‘ll desire to develop the flee on poke for the NASCAR Flee Cup flee Saturday night time. He‘s locked into the self-discipline in Friday‘s Nationwide flee.(NASCAR)(4-8-2011)
- Numbers for Texas Motor Speedway:
1 — form of wins from the pole (Kasey Kahne — 2006) within the outdated 18 Flee Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway; four from the entrance row
1 — fewest laps led by flee winner (Jeff Burton — 4/15/07)
4 -fewest leaders for a flee (11/8/09)
5 -fewest cautions for a flee (twice, most no longer too prolonged within the past 11/8/09)
6 -form of jet dryers available for be aware drying this weekend at TMS
6 — fewest vehicles on lead lap on the attain of a flee on the 1.5-mile be aware (11/8/09)
7 — form of cautions in final year‘s spring flee at TMS together with three for spins and two for accidents
17 -most leaders for a flee (4/2/00)
26 -fewest caution laps for a flee (twice, most no longer too prolonged within the past 11/8/09)
73 -most caution laps for a flee (4/6/97)
40 — most vehicles working at attain of a flee (twice, most latest 11/2/08)
120 -minutes, length of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile be aware after a significant rainfall.
278 -most laps led by flee winner (11/5/06)
2,500 -approximate form of tires Goodyear will mount for Flee Cup groups at some stage within the weekend; groups will also get as many as five sets of tires for be aware and 11 sets for the flee.
2011 Caution Replace
4 — fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
16 — most cautions this season (Daytona)
56 — form of cautions within the first six races of 2011; 32 for accidents (56 cautions within the first six races in 2010; 29 for accidents)
283 of 1,987 — form of laps below caution in 2011
345.753 of two,162.000 — miles below caution within the first six races
BONUS: Three Texas tracks personal hosted 29 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races with Texas Motor Speedway the plan of 20 races since 1997. Meyer Speedway in Houston hosted one flee in 1971 and Texas World Speedway in College Field hosted eight from 1969 to 1981.(Dodge Motorsports)(4-8-2011) - New Musical Ability Added to Aaron‘s Dream Weekend at Talladega: Talladega Superspeedway has added a pair of rising stars to the Aaron‘s Dream Weekend musical lineup. Ashton Shepherd will perform the nationwide anthem on Sunday, April 17 ahead of the Aaron‘s 499 and Tim Dugger will open for Gretchen Wilson on Saturday, April 16 for the infield dwell performance. Shepherd, a local of Coffeeville, AL, has been performing since childhood. Her 2d album, “The assign Country Grows”, is due out June 7. Dugger, also an Alabama native, has been performing along with his band every weekend for the reason that age of 14. His present CD, “Sunday Pressure”, aspects video from Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR Camping World Truck Sequence driver Austin Dillon.(TSS)(4-8-2011)
- North Wilkesboro below the lights for first time: On Saturday, April ninth, the 300-lap green flag tournament identified merely as “The Bustle” will crown its winner below the lights for the first time since Historical North Wilkesboro Speedway opened in 1947. Thirty-five generator dilemma gentle towers, equal to of us who present gentle for boulevard crews working at night time, will enable fans to abilities the fifth-eighths mile speedway‘s intense circulate in factual Saturday night time short-be aware sort as 45 drivers battle for the $75,000 first dilemma prize. Daytona 500 winners Geoff Bodine and Generous Marlin are among the many almost 100 drivers who personal entered the tournament, which is able to get the golf green flag at 6 pm Saturday. Tickets are level-headed available, extra files at historicnws.com or savethespeedway.win.(4-8-2011)
- HostGator.com returns as predominant sponsor of Nemechek: HostGator.com, a number one provider of hosting services, has teamed motivate up with Joe Nemechek as predominant sponsor of the #87 Toyota Camry for Friday night time‘s working of the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence flee at Texas Motor Speedway. Houston basically based HostGator.com, with areas of work in Austin as successfully, before every little thing got right here on board with NEMCO Motorsports final year for a five flee deal. (NEMCO)(4-8-2011)
- Kentucky flee to be Feed The Children 300: Kentucky Speedway‘s inaugural NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence weekend will evolve into an awareness platform for Feed The Children when the non-revenue reduction organization serves as title sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence “Feed The Children 300” on Friday, July 8. Headquartered in Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla., Feed The Children delivers meals, medication, attire and assorted requirements worldwide to children and households who lack such essentials due to famine, warfare, poverty or pure be concerned. From distribution facilities in Elkhart, Ind., Houston, Texas, Nashville, Tenn., North Brunswick, N.J., Oklahoma Metropolis, and Ontario, Calif., Feed The Children is able to present serve and hope to all 50 states. Feed The Children meals packing containers withhold approximately 25 kilos of canned and shelf-true meals. A will deserve to personal care packing containers have soap, shampoo, deodorant, tissue, shaving cream and identical personal objects. Recipients are diagnosed thru native neighborhood accomplice companies. The organization will serve better the lives of households in Kentucky Speedway‘s dwelling Gallatin Co., and the surrounding express by turning in an estimated 200,000 kilos of meals and presents in occasions linked to the “Feed The Children 300.” Feed The Children also will accomplice with Speedway Children‘s Charities to raise meals and essentials to these in need in areas surrounding Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. In all, Feed The Children‘s distributions in partnership with Speedway Children‘s Charities will reach 10,000 households with adequate meals and presents to stretch spherical the Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile be aware four times. (Kentucky Speedway)(4-8-2011)
- Hill gets affiliate sponsor: Rick Ware Racing launched that Better Burning Charcoal will be featured on the #15 Ford driven by Timmy Hill. Their logo will be featured on the decrease quarter panels and television panel for the working of the O‘Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday night time. Since 1961, B&B Charcoal Inc. has been a number one Producer and Distributer of a total line of lump charcoal merchandise made of 100% Natural Oak, Mesquite, and Quebracho Blanco Wood. (RWR)(4-8-2011)
- Ruttman to be inducted into West Bolt Stock Car HoF: Ten racing legends will be inducted into the West Bolt Stock Car Hall of Popularity in ceremonies to be held July 1 within the Southern California neighborhood of Azusa. The 2011 class is the eighth within the history of the Hall which inducted its first contributors in 2002. The Hall, basically based in 2001, memorializes significant contributors to the sport‘s sort and history. The latest neighborhood brings the Hall‘s membership to 105. Joe Ruttman is named from the Inductees from the Standard Technology class. Ruttman, Upland, Calif., won the 1980 U.S. Auto Membership stock vehicle championship and competed widely within the NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence 20 seasons. He scored 19 high-five finishes together with a third within the Daytona 500. He also won a NASCAR Nationwide Sequence flee at Dover Global Speedway in 1982. His finest success got right here within the NASCAR Camping World Truck Sequence the assign he executed 2d within the standings in its inaugural season of 1995. Ruttman won 13 truck races — all previous the age of 50. He remains the sequence‘ oldest pole and flee winner.(West Bolt Stock Car HoF PR)(4-8-2011)
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April 8, 2010
- Kenseth talks about Martinsville contact with Gordon: Is Matt Kenseth level-headed upset with Jeff Gordon over getting bumped out of the kind at some stage within the golf green-white-checkered flag attain at Martinsville? Throughout an interview in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday, Performance Racing Community and Texas Motor Speedway announcer Brad Gillie requested Kenseth in regards to the incident. Kenseth chuckled and stated “He never likes the kind I flee him so…I don‘t know…he‘s in fact taken me out of three high-three finishes now and he level-headed went on to attain third. I barely ran into him at Martinsville and bought below him and tried to head for a get and I notion we personal been gonna flee aspect-by-aspect for the get on the final lap and as a replacement he made up our minds to ruin me and deliberately strive to kill my day. So, it‘s within the previous and I‘m factual gonna circulate on and factual open over the next week. He‘s gonna desire to flee how he needs to flee and he‘s gonna personal his opinions and I‘m gonna personal my opinions on issues and we‘ll factual trot on from there.” Kenseth took portion in NASCAR‘s winners circle program on the Global Bowling Hall of Popularity and museum Wednesday to serve promote the upcoming races at Texas Motor Speedway.(PRN Storage Pass)(4-8-2010)
- Hamlin‘s rehab on agenda, expects to flee Saturday: UPDATE: #11-Denny Hamlin‘s rehabilitation of his left knee, which underwent surgical operation per week within the past to restore a torn anterior cruciate ligament, remains on agenda and can also enable him to compete in Saturday night time‘s Flee Cup flee at Phoenix Global Raceway. “It‘s painful, as somebody who has had this surgical operation or any identical surgical operation can remark you, but I’m working exhausting to glean motivate my fat differ of circulate and glean motivate to the assign I deserve to be,” Hamlin stated in a files liberate. Dr. Patrick Connor of OrthoCarolina in Charlotte performed the surgical operation final Wednesday. Dr. Invoice Heisel, who assisted at some stage in, told ESPN.com the knee desire to be “reasonably usual” by the purpose Hamlin bought to Phoenix. Heisel added that Hamlin shouldn‘t be restricted from using his left leg to grab or brake as prolonged as there became once no habitual swelling. Casey Mears is on standby in case Hamlin has to return out of the vehicle. Hamlin, who’s 15th in aspects after his get at Martinsville earlier than the Easter ruin, is predicted on the very least to open the flee in explain to get fat aspects for the attain.(ESPN.com)(4-7-2010)
UPDATE: How prolonged Denny Hamlin stays in his flee vehicle at some stage in this weekend‘s NASCAR Flee Cup flee at Phoenix Global Raceway will be left as a lot as him, in step with the doctor‘s assistant that is overseeing Hamlin‘s rehabilitation from latest knee surgical operation. “I‘m optimistic that he‘s going so to fling on the very least some laps,” Invoice Heisel of OrthoCarolina stated Wednesday. “I live up for that he’ll personal some soreness and he’ll personal some swelling. It‘s factual a subject of seeing what number of laps he‘s ready to fling.” Heisel, a doctor‘s assistant who helped with the surgical operation and is overseeing Hamlin‘s rehab, is scheduled to be in Phoenix on flee day to serve Hamlin and the body of workers, and to contend with any elements that would possibly arise. Hamlin became once scheduled to work with the body of workers Wednesday to be aware getting into and out of his vehicle.(Scene Everyday)(4-8-2010) - Crown Royal Dim on the #17: This weekend at Phoenix, Kenseth will pilot the #17 Crown Royal Dim Ford.(Roush Fenway PR)(4-7-2010)
UPDATE: When the mud settles for the upcoming NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence flee at Phoenix Global Raceway, every little thing will be coated in Dim, a minimum of for Matt Kenseth. The outdated NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence Champion will personal Crown Royal Dim, the latest addition to the Crown Royal portfolio, serving as predominant sponsor of the #17 Ford for on the least 10 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence occasions at some stage within the 2010 season. Starting in Phoenix, the #17 Crown Royal Dim Ford, which is able to be named the “Royal Insurgent” vehicle to showcase the boldness of the recent whisky, will hit the be aware to have the ability to motivate grownup fans to abilities the recent product responsibly. As an added bonus, if the Crown Royal Dim vehicle finishes within the high-10 at some stage in any of the special paint intention races, the first grownup flee fan to tweet “Crown Royal Dim” and Matt‘s finishing dilemma to @PR17CrownRoyal will get a special phone call from Kenseth or a member of the #17 body of workers.(Crown Royal / Taylor PR)(4-8-2010) - Jeff Gordon‘s episode of Coarse Makeover to air Sunday: The episode of ABC‘s Coarse Makeover: Dwelling Version that #24-Jeff Gordon filmed in Loris, SC is scheduled to air on Sunday April 11, 2010 at 8: 00pm/et on ABC. In January, Coarse Makeover and flee vehicle driver Jeff Gordon, met Amanda and Derrick Suggs, a younger couple who had factual began their very family when they adopted Amanda‘s youthful siblings to withhold them from being separated in foster care. When Derrick and Amanda bought married, they moved into the dwelling Derrick inherited from his grandfather, who constructed it in 1953. The house got right here with a prolonged checklist of wanted repairs: a leaking roof, outdated-usual and uncovered electrical wiring, rotting foundation and cracked asbestos siding. Furthermore within the episode, WWE Divas The Bella Twins and WWE Superstars Tremendous Explain and R-Truth body of workers up with Ty and the “EM:HE” designers to address their hardest opponent but — the feeble Suggs family dwelling. Witness photos of the develop at jeffgordon.com and at extremehorry.com or Myrtle Seaside Solar Times.(4-8-2010)
- Yet every other recent crew chief for Robby: listening to that Samuel Stanley is the recent crew chief for #7-Robby Gordon. Ian Watts had been the crew chief, initiating on the beginnining of the season. Larry Carter supposedly became once a ‘book‘ for about a races, but supposedly just isn’t any longer with the body of workers. No notice if Watts is level-headed with the body of workers.(4-8-2010)
- Unhappy Files — Tom Blackwell: Tom Blackwell, longtime NASCAR be aware promoter and a member of the NASCAR Hall of Popularity voting committee, handed away Wednesday night time. He became once 81. Blackwell operated and became once the outdated proprietor of Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway, the 2d- oldest flee be aware in NASCAR. He has been eager with the be aware since 1955, when his family bought the half-mile paved oval from the Garrison family and then-be aware promoter Invoice France Sr. Blackwell became once born Oct. 31, 1928 in Kings Mountain, N.C., and became once the son of the unhurried Ernest and Exie Lewis Smith Blackwell. He became once predeceased by four brothers and his sister, Peggy Tannery. Tannery handed away earlier Wednesday. He’s survived by his better half, Joanne Blackwell, and his two sons, Keith and Establish Blackwell. Greenville Pickens hosted 29 NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence races between 1951 and 1971. Incorporated in that became once the historic flee on April 10, 1971 that became once the first NASCAR flee televised dwell flag-to-flag. The flee became once broadcast on ABC‘s Wide World of Sports. Funeral arrangements are level-headed pending.(NASCAR)(4-8-2010)
- Smith tests at Pikes Height: Regan Smith‘s self belief meter took a leap following a winning test session Tuesday on the one-mile Pikes Height Global Raceway in Fountain, Colo. Smith and the Furniture Row Racing body of workers will strive to switch the tips discovered on the Pikes Height facility to its #78 Chevy for Saturday evening‘s Subway New Match 600okay at Phoenix. Worship Pikes Height, the Phoenix oval is also one-mile in distance.(Furniture Row PR)(4-8-2010)
- Kingsford motivate on the #47: Marcos Ambrose is stoking the fire to heat up his 2010 Flee Cup Sequence season at Phoenix Global Raceway after gathering three high-15 finishes in six begins. Reliability elements personal smoldered his JTG Daugherty Racing body of workers‘s efforts, but Ambrose is poised to possess his first high-10 attain of the year in his #47 Kingsford Charcoal Toyota on Saturday. (JTG PR) Kingsford became once the sponssr at Las Vegas and is also predominant on an undetermined form of races this season. Witness a image of the vehicle on my #47 Personnel Schemes web allege.(4-8-2010)
- Burton Commissions Custom Boat: Jarrett Bay Boatworks launched facts of a brand recent 46′ Sportfisherman mission quietly began in January 2010 for notion to be one of NASCAR‘s most important and respected drivers, Jeff Burton. After 13 years supporting NASCAR, and the 2d season because the principle sponsor of Burton‘s #31 Caterpillar Chevry, it became once a pure different for Burton — an avid sport fisherman — to vitality his boat with Cat engines. The 46′ is Jarrett Bay‘s first pod drive-powered custom develop that comprises Cat C9 ACERT engines with Zeus Pods, rated at 575 hp. Burton sought the additional interior roominess afforded by the microscopic footprint of the pods. Very eager with every aspect of his flee vehicle‘s develop and performance, Burton is taking the identical lane with the improvement of his custom Jarrett Bay. Plans are to raise this landmark develop to the Burton Family in below a year, and due to a media partnership with Marlin Journal, households will be ready to be aware along side the construction thru weekly photograph updates, time lapse video pods, and even a weblog in regards to the custom develop by Jeff himself.(RCR PR)(4-8-2010)
- Phoenix Woman named ‘ExtenZe Local Hero‘ and Honorary Crew Chief: The main woman to be named an ‘ExtenZe Local Hero,‘ Abby Barker known as upon her CPR coaching to assign a particular person that had suffered a large heart attack. For her decisive and lifestyles-saving effort, 27-year-feeble Barker would possibly be the ExtenZe Racing Honorary Crew Chief at Phoenix Global Raceway for the upcoming NASCAR Flee Cup tournament that takes dilemma the identical weekend as her wedding — thus setting up perhaps basically the most queer bachelorette send-off of all time. More files witness www.ExtenZeRacing.com or to nominate their very possess native heroes or review who has been previously chosen.(ExtenZe Racing/Breaking Limits)(4-8-2010)
- Edwards plans to bike to Gateway once more: Tuesday night time on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, hosts Buddy Baker and Alex Hayden spoke with driver Carl Edwards, who stated he once extra plans to high-tail his bike from his dwelling in Columbia, Missouri to the July 17 Nationwide Sequence Bustle at Gateway Global Raceway out of doors St. Louis — a roughly 200 mile poke.Host/Alex Hayden: “So traditionally you‘ve taken and ridden your bicycle from your house in Columbia, Missouri to flee the Nationwide Bustle over at Gateway, factual out of doors of St. Louis. What‘s on tap this year? Any develop of exotic journeys to and from the racetrack?”Carl Edwards: “We‘re going to personal a examine out to attain that once more. The neighborhood has gotten bigger and bigger once a year and I bought a brand recent Go bicycle, it‘s in fact tremendous, that they‘re going to let me use for the high-tail. We‘ve bought about a of us who verbalize they‘re going to head. [Driver] Max Papis says he‘s going to head. Jim Schertzer from Scotts [Miracle-Gro Company] says he‘s going to head. I‘m making an try to glean among the significant Aflac other folks to commit to it on the opposite hand it‘s a fun outing, man. We regularly strive to attain something fun cherish that at some stage within the summer season, take a microscopic outing, and that‘s an even one.”(SIRIUS NASCAR Radio)(4-8-2010)
- Phoenix Tire Notes: Groups in each NASCAR sequence in circulate at Phoenix this weekend will fling the identical tire codes . . . right here’s the identical combination of left- and smartly marvelous-aspect tires that groups in these two sequence ran at Phoenix final season . . . right here’s also the identical tire dilemma-up that Flee Cup and Nationwide groups ran at Richmond in 2009 and can also fling once more in 2010 . . . groups in these sequence ran this left-aspect tire code (D-4238) with a reasonably assorted smartly marvelous-aspect code at New Hampshire final season . . . Nationwide groups also ran this left-aspect code at Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Memphis in 2009 . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, groups will no longer fling interior liners in their tires at Phoenix. The estimated pit window is every 75-80 laps, in accordance with gasoline mileage.(Goodyear), witness tire pressures, codes and additional on my Phoenix Bustle Infopage — Goodyear share.(4-8-2010)
- Arizona Governor named Honorary Plod Car Driver: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has been selected because the Honorary Plod Car Driver and can also lead the 43-vehicle NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence self-discipline to the golf green flag to initiating the Subway New Match 600 at Phoenix Global Raceway on Saturday, April 10. Because the Honorary Plod Car Driver, Brewer will be a component of pre-flee ceremonies, together with driver introductions initially assign/attain line. Once the initiating portray has been given, Brewer will lead the Flee Cup self-discipline onto PIR‘s 1-mile oval for poke laps ahead of the open of the Subway New Match 600. Brewer officially common the dilemma and a ceremonial key to the Arizona flag-branded Chevy Camaro from four-time NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence champion Jeff Gordon in a ceremony on the Disclose Capitol on March 1. Tickets for the April 10 SUBWAY New Match 600 and all assorted occasions at some stage within the first NASCAR tournament weekend of 2010 at Phoenix Global Raceway are level-headed available at www.phoenixraceway.com or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223).(PIR)(4-8-2010)
- Sports Clips makes first appearance of 2010: Joey Logano heads to Phoenix Global Raceway after finishing eighth final weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. Sport Clips will decorate the #20 Nationwide Toyota this weekend for the first of 4 predominant races this season.(JGR PR)(4-8-2010)
- Sol Azul Tequila sponsoring Kenny Wallace at Phoenix: Sol Azul Tequila, the award-winning blue agave tequila from the fields of Jalisco, Mexico, will sponsor driver Kenny Wallace within the Bashas‘ 200 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence tournament this Friday night time at Phoenix Global Raceway. “I desire to thank Sol Azul Tequila for participating with us, and retaining our flee program on the flee be aware,” stated Kenny Wallace, driver of the #28 Jay Robinson Racing Chevy.(PR)(4-8-2010)
- Roto-Rooter sponsoring McDowell at Phoenix: Roto-Rooter would possibly be the principle sponsor of Phoenix, Ariz. native Michael McDowell‘s #81 Dodge Charger for the NASCAR Nationwide Sequence flee at Phoenix Global Raceway on Friday, April 9.(McDowell PR)(4-8-2010)
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April 8, 2009
- Allmendingers sched to glean longer UPDATE: Richard Petty Motorsports is terminate to extending #44-A.J. Allmendinger‘s agenda previous the Coca-Cola 600 on Also can merely 24. “Whereas you had told me final year that I‘d be 15th in aspects smartly marvelous now, I’d personal laughed at you,” Allmendinger stated. “However we‘re in inserting distance of the high 12.” With Allmendinger so terminate to the high 12 in aspects, RPM needs to engage whether or no longer it’s a long way committed to transferring forward with the driver and the body of workers earlier than one more organization snatches him up. In line with extra than one sources, Joe Gibbs Racing has already inquired in regards to the driver‘s dilemma. Whereas RPM is for the time being securing additional sponsorship (potentially with Hunt Brothers Pizza) nothing will guarantee Allmendinger and the #44 Dodge‘s success faster than a revamped pit crew. Allmendinger inevitably loses positions at any time when he enters pit boulevard. RPM has an Aug. 15 gash-off date to engage up Allmendinger‘s probability for 2010.(FoxSports)(4-5-2009)
UPDATE: Richard Petty Motorsports launched that Hunt Brothers Pizza will sponsor AJ Allmendinger‘s #44 Dodge for six races plus the All-Superstar flee within the 2009 NASCAR Flee Cup season. The announcement extends Allmendinger‘s season thru the Sept. 12 Richmond flee. The Petty body of workers remains committed to racing Allmendinger in a fat season of rivals if its success in generating sponsorship continues. “Here is noble files,” stated Allmendinger who’s 20th within the purpose standings regardless of getting into the year out of doors the high 35. “I desire to thank Hunt Brothers Pizza for approaching board and supporting us. I know our fans and NASCAR fans on the whole undoubtedly cherish all they are doing for the sport. We notion to give Hunt Brothers Pizza loads to chat about within the arrival weeks.” Hunt Brothers Pizza stated its passion in Allmendinger and the Petty body of workers would possibly perhaps be a sizable hit with its body of workers contributors along with their possibilities in over 6,000 areas all the intention thru the nation. “Partnering with Richard Petty Motorsports is though-provoking for all people eager with Hunt Brothers”, stated Scott Hunt, CEO of Hunt Brothers Pizza. “We in fact feel blessed to be ready to toughen AJ whereas connecting with our comfort retailer possibilities, many of whom are NASCAR fans. Getting the chance to work with “The King” Mr. Richard Petty, AJ Allmendinger and your whole specialists at Richard Petty Motorsports, presents us a queer opportunity. We’re infected and having a search files from forward to seeing the Hunt Brothers Dodge on the be aware.” Tom Reddin, CEO at Richard Petty Motorsports: “AJ has done a heck of a job inserting the #44 within the high 20, and we‘ve been ready to develop some noble partnerships along the kind with Hunt Brothers Pizza, Dodge, Valvoline, Constitution Communications, Harrah‘s, Tidy 8 Hotels and Disquieted Veterans of The US,” stated Reddin. “The success we are having on and off the be aware has helped us extend our agenda for the 44 body of workers a minimum of thru the 2d Richmond flee, and with a microscopic serve from some additional partners, we’re going to deserve to personal an even shot at making a winning fat season. We deem the on-be aware performance of the 44 body of workers, AJ‘s persona, and your whole assets of the Richard Petty Motorsports organization makes this body of workers a truly comely and queer opportunity for potential partners.” Allmendinger will flee the Hunt Brothers Pizza paint intention April 26 at Talladega, Also can merely 16 within the All-Superstar flee and Also can merely 24 in The Coke 600 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway, July 11 in Chicagoland, Aug. 22 in Bristol, Sept. 6 in Atlanta, and Sept. 12 in Richmond. Allmendinger joined the Petty body of workers for the final five races of the 2008 season. The Los Gatos, Calif. native is a five-time victor in open wheel racing who made the swap to NASCAR two years within the past.(Richard Petty Motorsports PR)(4-8-2009) - Jeff Gordon all in favour of Niagra Bustle Note: New facts surrounding a proposed $200-million, 65,000-seat global motor speedway in Castle Erie [Ontario, Canada] personal surfaced. A little bit of writing published within the inaugural edition of Professional Motorsport Circuit, a world commerce journal, says NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is eager with the mission. Gordon‘s title has been tagged with a signature speedway and a driving college that‘s portion of the proposal. The article became once written by Azhar Mohammad — executive director of Emirates Consulting, a Toronto-basically based subsidiary of Kuwaiti-basically based funding financial institution Bayt Al Mal Funding Co., that is financially backing the mission. Mohammad would possibly perhaps no longer be reached for statement Tuesday. “After fastidiously studying the pitfalls and successes of motor-sport initiatives within the North American market for nearly two years, (Bayt Al Mal Funding Co.) assembled a high-profile body of workers,” the article states. “The body of workers became once spearheaded by multi-NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, flanked by Paxton Waters Architecture, Derek Daly Produce, and Philips Engineering, and supported by a host of native and global strategic partners.” Final October, plans personal been launched for a motor speedway on lands approach the QEW, between Gilmore Facet road and Bowen Facet road. Bayt Al Mal, which has been assembling bigger than 600 acres of land for the mission, has done a good deal of environmental, planning and engineering overview to toughen its utility and has invested several million bucks. The proposal is working its intention thru the Town of Castle Erie‘s planning division. Castle Erie Mayor Doug Martin confirmed there became once talks with Gordon‘s representatives. “We personal got met with them on the express, they’ve been right here,” Martin stated Tuesday. “Throughout the proposal that‘s obviously approaching, we personal been aware that (Bayt Al Mal) personal been in talks with Jeff Gordon‘s (of us).”(Niagara Falls Overview)(4-8-2009)
- 2009 vs. 2008?: the assign personal been the 2009 High 12 drivers after seven races in 2008?
1) #24-Jeff Gordon became once 14th within the 2008 aspects after flee seven
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson became once sixth
3) #2-Kurt Busch became once 15th
4) #33-Clint Bowyer became once 11th within the #07 vehicle
5) #14-Tony Stewart became once 5th within the #20 vehicle
6) #11-Denny Hamlin became once seventh
7) #18-Kyle Busch became once Third
8) #99-Carl Edwards became once ninth
9) #17-Matt Kenseth became once 13th
10) #9-Kasey Kahne became once 12th
11) #00-David Reutimann became once 31st
12) #31-Jeff Burton became once 1st
displays: the drivers who personal been within the high 12 after the seventh flee in 2008 and are no longer within the high 12 in 2009: #29-Kevin Harvick became once 2nd
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. became once 4th
#16-Greg Biffle became once Eighth
#39-Ryan Newman became once 10th within the #12 vehicle
(4-8-2009) - #51 Personnel to return at Phoenix: been told the #51 BlackJack Racing Dodge of Dexter Bean will return to the Flee Cup Sequence at Phoenix. The body of workers tried the first three races of the 2009 season, failing to develop any with three assorted drivers, Kelly Bires, David Starr and Bean. After failing to develop the flee at Las Vegas, BlackJack Racing moved their flee operations from Mooresville, NC motivate to Westby, Wisconsin and has been making ready vehicles for Phoenix. Stay Wire Energy Chews will be sponsoring the #51 Dodge and the body of workers plans to test on the La Crosse Faigrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin.(4-8-2009)
- Gordon down to 1 be aware and not using a get: #24-Jeff Gordon‘s get at Texas technique there‘s handiest one be aware on the Flee Cup circuit at which he has but to get, that being Quandary house-Miami Speedway, the assign the sequence runs handiest yearly, the season finale. Gordon has won on 23 of the 24 tracks he has raced at within the Cup Sequence, together with two tracks which will be no longer energetic, North Wilkesboro and Rockingham. He also attracts factual one get fearful of Cale Yarborough for the fifth-most wins in Cup history, and a pair fearful of tying Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for third. However how attain these drivers form up so a long way as form of tracks won at? Let‘s overview out the numbers:
Driver — Wins — Tracks won at
Richard Petty — 200 — 51 of 84
David Pearson — 105 — 38 of 65
Bobby Allison — 84 — 28 of 47
Darrell Waltrip — 84 — 16 of 26
Cale Yarborough — 83 — 18 of 46
Jeff Gordon — 82 — 23 of 24
Undoubtedly, a disclaimer right here is that within the feeble days of NASCAR, many tracks personal been raced correct now or factual a handful of times, but that‘s level-headed reasonably impressive.(ESPN.com)
Contemporary Drivers: the energetic leaders with basically the most wins on the 22 assorted tracks for the time being on the NSCS agenda:
Tainted, Driver, Selection of Tracks 1. #24-Jeff Gordon, 21
2. #14-Tony Stewart, 19
3. #48-Jimmie Johnson, 16
4. #5-Establish Martin, 16
5. #18-Kyle Busch, 13
(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2009) - Gordon‘s Crew Ratings Support-to-Support Tissot Pit Facet road Wins: It became once a double victory for the #24 body of workers Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway in Forth Price. Along with driver Jeff Gordon winning the 500-mile NASCAR Flee Cup flee, the #24 over-the-wall crew won the Tissot Pit Facet road Precision Award. Gordon‘s crew also won the pit boulevard rivals the outdated week in Martinsville. The #24 crew claimed the Tissot get in Texas due to Gordon‘s DuPont/Nationwide Guard Chevy spending the least length of time on pit boulevard — 217.453 seconds. Gordon‘s pit crew consists of: Clay Robinson (entrance-tire changer), Mike Houston (entrance tire provider), Tim Ladyga (rear-tire changer), Jeff Knight (rear-tire provider), Jeff Cook (jackman), Caleb Hurd (gasman), Jamie Frady (select can) and Andy Kruep (eighth man). The pit crew coach is Greg Morin. For winning the Tissot Pit Facet road Precision Award, the #24 body of workers will get $5,000. The body of workers with basically the most pit boulevard wins on the completion of the 36-flee agenda will develop a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the driver and over-the-wall crew contributors.(Tissot PR)(4-8-2009)
- Evernham‘s Note debuts with Stout Dwelling/Self-discipline: A file crowd packed East Lincoln Speedway Saturday night time for the massive opening of the newly revamped 3/8 mile clay oval. RE Driver‘s MeetingUnder the recent ownership of worn NASCAR crew chief and body of workers proprietor Ray Evernham together along with his commerce accomplice Bob Mack, a ability crowd flooded the flexibility to witness the many upgrades and enhancements made to the 20-year-feeble speedway. East Lincoln Victory LaneEast Lincoln Speedway will be motivate in circulate this Saturday night time April 11 with a fat racing program. East Lincoln Speedway is positioned at 1873 Mariposa Rd in Stanley, NC.(PR)(4-8-2009)
- Letarte Named Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Bustle at Texas: Steve Letarte, crew chief for the #24 DuPont/Nationwide Guard GED Plus Chevy driven by Jeff Gordon, has been named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Bustle in Sunday‘s Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. To boot to the $1,000 overview, the winning crew chief will get signage to grunt the get on their pit box the next week. The crew chief with basically the most weekly wins will be honored because the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Year and is also supplied a $20,000 overview on the season finale in Quandary house. The Wypall Wipers Crew Chief Narrate will continue at some stage within the 2009 season and highlight the males on the motivate of the machines.(Wypall PR)(4-8-2009)
- Nationwide on the #01 at Nashville: Nationwide Insurance protection will be co-predominant sponsor with www.sponsordavis.com as affiliate at Nashville on the #01 for Johnny Davis and driver Danny O‘Quinn.(Hufco Promotion / Johnny Davis PR)(4-8-2009)
- Aldean on the #11 at Nashville: The #11 entry will trot nation this weekend as Jason Aldean‘s recent album Wide Initiate will be displayed on the hood of the The US‘s Astonishing Pizza Firm flee vehicle.(CJM Racing PR)(4-8-2009)
- Lori Hamilton urges most cancers screenings at some stage in Oral, Head & Neck Most cancers Consciousness Week: For the 2d year in a row, Lori Hamilton, better half of unhurried NASCAR racing story Bobby Hamilton, is urging Americans to glean screened for most cancers at some stage within the 2009 Oral, Head & Neck Most cancers Consciousness Week (OHANCAW), being held nationwide April 27 — Also can merely 3. To boot to the larger than 150 web sites nationwide that yearly offer free oral, head and neck most cancers screenings at some stage in OHANCAW, screenings also are being supplied at engage out NASCAR races this year, together with the Allstate 400 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2009. Further files in regards to the free screenings will be stumbled on at OHANCAW.com.(PR Newswire)(4-8-2009)
- Camping World to head away Truck Sequence? UPDATE 2 Denied: Assertion from Camping World: NASCAR is inserting out feelers for a sponsor to exchange Camping World for the Truck Sequence. Camping World entered the sport because the sponsor for Richard Childress Racing and Kevin Harvick Inc. on Ron Hornaday‘s truck in 2007. Later that season CW expanded to embody what became once formerly the NASCAR Busch East and North developmental sequence. Camping World became once named title sponsor of the Truck Sequence final tumble following an intensive search after Craftsman Instruments bowed out.(FoxSports)(4-4-2009)
UPDATE: Sources confirmed to SPEEDtv.com unhurried Monday that Camping World intends to live because the title sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Sequence. Revealed reviews stated NASCAR became once browsing for a replacement Truck Sequence sponsor for Camping World, which is within the first year of a multi-year agreement with the sanctioning body. However a spokesperson for the retailer stated the corporate is de facto serving to hit upon a replacement sponsor for the Camping World East and West Sequence. Camping World previously had launched that 2009 would possibly perhaps be its final year as title sponsor for the East and West Sequence. “We develop no longer personal any intention at this point of making an try to pull out of the Truck Sequence,” stated Diana Ardelean of Camping World. “We‘re very infected and fully in toughen of the Truck Sequence.”(SPEEDtv)(4-7-2009)
UPDATE 2: Camping World looks to be forward to the prolonged fling sponsor relationship now we personal got arranged with the NASCAR Truck Sequence and firmly sigh now we personal got any passion in departing and personal no longer been informed of any discussions about replacement. The Camping World East/West Sequence sponsorship ends in 2009, per our announcement final November. Furthermore, when Camping World signed the NCWTS deal in 2008, we personal been already committed to Ron Hornaday for a partial agenda in 2009. The resolution became once made to focal point all our efforts and sources into one whole sequence to motivate all groups reasonably than one explicit body of workers. As a result, now we personal got been diligently working with KHI and introducing recent corporations into the sequence using the sponsorship inventory we are committed to in 2009.”(Camping World PR)(4-8-2009)
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April 8, 2008
- New crew chief for Petty: The #45 body of workers welcomes recent crew chief Stewart Cooper onboard this week. Cooper involves Petty Enterprises from the #38 NASCAR Nationwide Sequence body of workers. Billy Wilburn, outdated crew chief for the #45, is now heading up the test body of workers for Petty. Wells Fargo will decorate the hood and aspects of the #45 this weekend for the fourth time this season. Quotes from Kyle Petty: “Stewart Cooper goes to take over as my crew chief on the #45 Wells Fargo Dodge this weekend. Stewart is that recent breed of crew chief that couples a mechanical engineering training with quite loads of salubrious at be aware abilities. With the success he has had as a crew chief within the Nationwide Sequence, I know Robbie (Loomis) has been making an try to glean him within the organization for some time. The 45 body of workers is a talented flee body of workers and we‘ll glean pleasure from having a man cherish Stewart on the helm. Something that must no longer be lost within the crew chief commerce is the truth that Billy Wilburn will live with Petty Enterprises. Billy‘s going to take over as crew chief of our test body of workers and he’ll be a sizable portion of improving the product that we take to the flee be aware. With the addition of Derrick Finley within the off season as our technical director, and the addition of several assorted talented of us in our engineering division, we in fact personal quite loads of noble files popping out of this neighborhood. Billy‘s abilities will serve validate recent tips on the be aware and give our crew chiefs extra options for the races. To in fact learn this recent vehicle or no longer it’s a must desire to be on-be aware as a lot as probably and now we personal got devoted extra sources to be aware attempting out this year. It is noble to personal any individual of Billy‘s abilities stage to book this body of workers.”
Quotes from Stewart Cooper: “It‘s an honor to return onboard a flee body of workers cherish Petty Enterprises. All people right here is committed to setting up this #45 Wells Fargo Dodge aggressive on a weekly foundation. If we attain that, the aspects thing will address itself. Petty Enterprises has the objects and they are all in dilemma, we factual desire to assign the objects to work. Our first priority is to qualify Kyle into the display this weekend and then perform successfully on Saturday evening. Kyle, Billy and the body of workers participated within the test at Phoenix final month so now we personal got a tremendous book of notes to serve us cease that. Billy Wilburn and Robbie (Loomis) personal assembled an even body of workers right here and I‘m having a search files from forward to working with these guys.”(MCG Sports/Petty Racing PR)(4-8-2008) - PRN and MRN combating over NHMS rights: Speedway Motorsports Inc. and Global Speedway Corp. are suing every assorted over the radio broadcast rights at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ISC has had a prolonged-standing contract with the be aware to broadcast the races on its Motor Racing Community. SMI, which bought the be aware in January, wants the races by itself Performance Racing Community. The present contract awarding MRN the probability to broadcast races on the be aware became once signed in 2000 and required a 3-year watch of termination. MRN agreed to give the be aware 25 percent of its marketing revenues from the occasions it announces, and within the final seven years, MRN has paid the be aware bigger than $750,000, in step with court docket paperwork. In line with court docket records, SMI claims the contract is never any longer enforceable and that MRN didn‘t sigh its probability in time to broadcast the Nationwide-Cup weekend June 28-29 and the Cup flee Sept. 14. “MRN purportedly took the ‘queer‘ smartly marvelous to broadcast all NASCAR occasions held on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway,” SMI Chairman Burton Smith wrote in a Feb. 7 letter to ISC that is portion of the court docket file. “Nonetheless, on this very same document, MRN left it open for itself to engage whether or no longer or no longer it will, in fact, broadcast one of these occasions. As a result, there is never any longer any mutuality within the Settlement, and, the Settlement is … unenforceable and void. I’m in a position to no longer in handsome faith enable New Hampshire Motor Speedway or SMI to be subjected to this one-sided document which leaves them in limbo, field to the whims of MRN.” An ISC letter in response to Smith, written by NASCAR Chairman Brian France as portion of his function as a member of the ISC board of directors, states: “MRN has a 3-year binding contract to present these occasions, and it’s no longer probably for them to merely stroll away. Furthermore, they’ve already began packaging and promoting adverts to these occasions.” MRN claims it has contracts with advertisers from a minimum of 11 main corporations for New Hampshire announces, in step with court docket paperwork. ISC spokesman Wes Harris stated Monday that “Shapely for the reason that facility has modified hands doesn‘t mean that agreements are no longer presupposed to be honored” and that point is of the essence. MRN has bigger than 500 mates for some of its Cup races, whereas PRN has bigger than 750 mates. “There‘s quite loads of bewilderment within the marketplace, with these sponsors and mates,” Harris stated. “We desire to glean it resolved ASAP. … It¹s no longer factual impacting MRN and New Hampshire Speedway, it‘s impacting all these mates, it‘s impacting the many sponsors and advertisers. It‘s undoubtedly a no longer easy hassle.” The lawsuit PRN filed is pending in U.S. District Court docket in New Hampshire and not using a hearings for the time being scheduled. The lawsuit MRN has filed is pending in Florida express court docket in Orlando, with a listening to for a short injunction scheduled for Wednesday.(SceneDaily)(4-8-2008)
- Kenseth dilemma to develop 300th open at Phoenix: Matt Kenseth, 2003 NASCAR Cup Sequence Champion and driver of Roush Fenway Racing‘s #17 Ford Fusion will develop his 300th Flee Cup Sequence open this weekend, below the lights, at Phoenix Global Speedway. Sporting the gloomy DEWALT NANO Technology paint intention, Kenseth will reach the impressive milestone this Saturday evening within the Subway New Match 500. “It‘s exhausting to assume I‘ll be making my 300th open,” stated Kenseth. “It doesn‘t seem that intention motivate after I became once racing for the Reiser family within the Busch Sequence, and not using a sponsor, factual hoping I could perhaps personal the chance to flee on this sequence some day. I‘ve been very fortunate at some stage in my career. It‘s reasonably cold to personal lasted this prolonged in this kind of aggressive sequence, but I could perhaps no longer personal done it without the toughen of quite loads of noble of us and a noble sponsor cherish DEWALT.” Since his 1998 Cup Sequence debut, Kenseth has accrued three poles, 16 wins, 80 high-five and 146 high-10 finishes. The Cambridge, Wis., native has logged 113,328.6 miles on NASCAR tracks and led a total of 4,973 laps.(Roush Fenway Racing)(4-8-2008)
- Reiser & Andrews named the Wypall Wipers “Co-Crew Chiefs of the Bustle” in Texas: For the first time in its history, the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief award will trot to two males, Roush Fenway Racing‘s Robbie Reiser and Chris Andrews. The tandem confirmed the vitality of teamwork Sunday as they helped Carl Edwards and his #99 Aflac Ford get the get within the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. The Crew Chief body of workers made the generous pit calls and dilemma up Carl Edwards‘ vehicle perfectly as he dominated the 500-mile flee Sunday in Castle Price, TX, his third get of the season. Reiser and Andrews will get a $1,000 overview on fable of their leadership and teamwork. Reiser, the General Supervisor of Roush Fenway Racing and Andrews, head of the engineering division at RFR, are sharing Crew Chief responsibilities whereas Bob Osborne, Crew Chief of the #99 Ford Fusion, is on suspension from NASCAR. Osborne returns to the helm of the #99 body of workers in three weeks at Richmond [May 3rd]. The 2008 Wypall Wipers Crew Chief Narrate is a season-prolonged contest that would possibly establish the last notice crew chiefs within the Flee Cup storage. Following every Cup flee, a panel will vote to establish which crew chief demonstrated basically the most prominent approach and leadership at some stage within the flee. It isn‘t necessarily the crew chief that goes to victory lane, however the crew chief that made the finest incompatibility to his body of workers. Representatives from Wypall Wipers, along side FOX/Plod television analyst Jeff Hammond, and three of NASCAR‘s high crew chiefs who signify Wypall, together with Todd Berrier of the Richard Childress Racing #29 Shell Pennzoil Chevy body of workers, Bob Osborne of the Roush Fenway Racing #99 Office Depot Ford body of workers, and Kenny Francis of the Gillett Evernham Motorsports #9 Budweiser Dodge body of workers, develop up the panel of judges. To boot to the $1,000 overview, the winning crew chief will get signage to grunt the get on their pit box the next week. The crew chief with basically the most weekly high wins will be honored because the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Year and is also supplied a $20,000 overview on the season finale in Quandary house, FL. The Wypall Wipers Crew Chief Narrate will continue at some stage within the relaxation of the 2008 season and highlight the males on the motivate of the machines. For extra files, log onto www.Wypall.com.(PR)(4-8-2008)
- Particular Salute the troops schemes at LMS in Also can merely: Memorial Day Weekend is frequently thrilling for flee fans at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. This year, a special celebration of The US‘s armed forces personnel takes dilemma with the Salute the Troops program. Dale Earnhardt Jr and Hendrick Motorsports join the celebration of The US‘s heroes with a special Nationwide Guard paint intention on the #88 Chevy. This special paint intention aspects the Salute the Troops logo on the hood, along with the decrease aspect panels. Salute the Troops will be an on-be aware program basically based spherical strength, patriotism and philanthropy. By positioning this program spherical Memorial Day, Motorsports Authentics and the groups eager will search files from to personal an even time and honor notion to be one of many finest federal holidays for Americans all year prolonged. The program calls for groups to withhold the “Salute the Troops” insignia and/or showcase a special paint out that incorporates a branch of the USA armed forces. The Salute the Troops program will be no longer off beam in Also can merely for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. This program will personal an even time the history and custom of the armed forces branches on this Memorial Day weekend. The pre-flee display for Memorial Day will embody a armed forces demonstration for the fans and then followed by a dwell performance for the troops. In toughen of this program, Motorsports Authentics will form a queer and collectible line of Salute the Troops merchandise. Motorsports Authentics will form a line of Salute the Troops die-solid and collectables that would possibly lift money for armed forces households. To boot, MA will work with corporate sponsors to lift money and awareness for the ladies and males folks of the armed forces.
Scheduled Taking portion Flee Cup Drivers:
#88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. — Carrying the emblem on hood and rear quarter panels
#24-Jeff Gordon — Carrying the emblem on the decklid
#8-Establish Martin — Stout armed forces paint out with program trademarks
#21-Jon Wood — Stout armed forces paint out with program trademarks
#07-Clint Bowyer — Carrying the emblem on the rear spoiler, along side Toast the Troops logo on the deck lid
Scheduled Taking portion Nationwide Seires Drivers:
#88-Brad Keselowski — Stout armed forces paint out
Witness the schemes on my Paint Blueprint Gallery.(4-8-2008) - Particular Pepsi intention for Gordon at Talladega: #24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to fling a special Pepsi Stuff decorated paint intention within the Aaron‘s 499 on the Talladega Superspeedway. This special paint intention aspects a gloomy and equalizer blue flame develop with the Pepsi Stuff logo on the hood. Witness a image on my #24 Personnel Schemes web allege.(4-8-2008)
- McDowell Feeling Supreme Following Bustle at Texas: Michael McDowell became once in New York all day gratifying nationwide media responsibilities to chat about Friday‘s hideous accident at some stage in NASCAR Flee Cup Sequence qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway. Before departing for the town Sunday night time, McDowell dealt with 500 miles cherish a legit on the 1.5-mile be aware. He posted a 33rd dilemma attain in his #00 Aaron‘s Dream Machine Toyota Camry. “I began out the flee sore and in a microscopic inconvenience, on the opposite hand it wasn‘t too immoral,” McDowell stated. “It didn‘t take very prolonged till I felt it. I in fact desire to thank my crew for absolutely every little thing. They did a noble job with what they personal been faced with on Friday. Here is handiest our 2d flee and we are handiest initially stages. We’re factual going to withhold plugging away to develop our vehicles better on the 1.5-mile tracks.” Following the Samsung 500 Sunday, McDowell departed to Statesville (N.C.) with all of Michael Waltrip Racing‘s Cup groups to board Michael Waltrip‘s King Air for New York. Because McDowell‘s accident garnered nationwide consideration, he and his better half personal been invited to the dilemma of The This day Explain for an interview with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira this morning. Afterwards, McDowell went in studio at MSNBC and Interior Version. Day after nowadays [Tues], he’ll shuttle to Burbank, Calif. to be on The Ellen DeGeneres Explain.(MWR)(4-8-2008)
- Buescher to develop Nationwide Debut at Phoenix: UPDATE 2: ARCA RE/MAX Sequence and NASCAR Camping World East Sequence driver James Buescher will strive to develop his Nationwide Sequence debut at Phoenix for Braun Racing. Buescher, who holds the file because the youngest winner in ARCA RE/MAX Sequence history is scheduled to drive the #32 Monumental Clips Toyota for Braun Racing, a outdated ARCA RE/MAX Sequence body of workers.(Catchfence.com)(3-31-2008)
UPDATE: Braun Racing declares the addition of James Buescher to the driver line-up of the #32 Camry. The Plano, Texas native joins Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch, who all fragment driving responsibilities within the #32. Buescher will develop his first open within the Nationwide Sequence at Phoenix Global Raceway on April 11th. This will be his first flee in notion to be one of NASCAR‘s high-three divisions. Buescher, who factual no longer too prolonged within the past grew to change into 18, centered his efforts on competing in each the Hooters Pro Cup Sequence and the ARCA/Remax Sequence and lickety-split made a title for himself at some stage within the 2007 season. Buescher will pilot the #32 Braun Racing Camry at Phoenix, Kentucky, Milwaukee, Gateway, O‘Reilly Raceway Park and Memphis.(Braun Racing PR)(4-2-2008)
UPDATE 2: That that you just can factor in you‘re seeing double this weekend when two Monumental Clips Camrys take to the be aware for Friday night time‘s Nationwide Sequence flee at Phoenix. To boot to the gloomy #38 Monumental Clips Camry driven by Jason Leffler every weekend, Braun Racing‘s #32 entry, to be driven by James Buescher in his sequence debut, will function a reverse Monumental Clips paint intention.(Braun Racing PR)(4-8-2008) - Particular Salute the troops intention at LMS in Also can merely: Memorial Day Weekend is frequently thrilling for flee fans at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. This year, a special celebration of The US‘s armed forces personnel takes dilemma with the Salute the Troops program. Dale Earnhardt Jr and Hendrick Motorsports join the celebration of The US‘s heroes with a special Nationwide Guard paint intention on the #88 Chevy. This special paint intention aspects the Salute the Troops logo on the hood, along with the decrease aspect panels. Salute the Troops will be an on-be aware program basically based spherical strength, patriotism and philanthropy. By positioning this program spherical Memorial Day, Motorsports Authentics and the groups eager will search files from to personal an even time and honor notion to be one of many finest federal holidays for Americans all year prolonged. The program calls for groups to withhold the “Salute the Troops” insignia and/or showcase a special paint out that incorporates a branch of the USA armed forces. The Salute the Troops program will be no longer off beam in Also can merely for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. This program will personal an even time the history and custom of the armed forces branches on this Memorial Day weekend. The pre-flee display for Memorial Day will embody a armed forces demonstration for the fans and then followed by a dwell performance for the troops. In toughen of this program, Motorsports Authentics will form a queer and collectible line of Salute the Troops merchandise. Motorsports Authentics will form a line of Salute the Troops die-solid and collectables that would possibly lift money for armed forces households. To boot, MA will work with corporate sponsors to lift money and awareness for the ladies and males folks of the armed forces.
Scheduled Taking portion Flee Cup Drivers:
#88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. — Carrying the emblem on hood and rear quarter panels
#24-Jeff Gordon — Carrying the emblem on the decklid
#8-Establish Martin — Stout armed forces paint out with program trademarks
#21-Jon Wood — Stout armed forces paint out with program trademarks
#07-Clint Bowyer — Carrying the emblem on the rear spoiler, along side Toast the Troops logo on the deck lid
Scheduled Taking portion Nationwide Seires Drivers:
#88-Brad Keselowski — Stout armed forces paint out
Witness the Cup schemes on my Paint Blueprint Gallery and the #88 on my Nationwide Paint Blueprint Gallery.(4-8-2008) - Simo Making an try out at Carolina Motorsports Park: Listening to that Brian Simo is making an try out the #24 Entrance Row Motorsports Chevy this present day at Carolina Motorsports Park in preparation for the Mexico flee.(4-8-2008)
- Raybestos Rookie Notes for Phoenix: Dario Franchitti became once the Raybestos Rookie of the Bustle within the O‘Reilly 300 at Texas. Franchitti scored an 11th-dilemma attain and claimed high Raybestos Rookie honors for the fourth time this season. He led the flee once for one lap, the first time he has led in 10-career Nationwide Sequence begins and claimed WIX Filters Lap Chief of the Bustle honors.
Franchitti holds a 17-point lead (69-52) over Bryan Clauson within the Raybestos Rookie standings getting into the Bashas‘ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix.
Juan Pablo Montoya became once the Raybestos Rookie of the Bustle within the 2007 spring flee at Phoenix, posting a 21st-dilemma attain. Montoya led the flee once for once for 3 laps and became once the last notice first-year driver to book the tournament.
Carl Edwards owns the last notice attain in three April races at Phoenix, an eighth-dilemma effort in 2005. The 2005 tournament became once the first-ever springtime Nationwide Sequence flee held in Phoenix.
Edwards also has the last notice qualifying performance by a Raybestos Rookie in three spring races at Phoenix. He began the 2005 tournament from the fifth dilemma.(Raybestos PR)(4-8-2008) - American Eurocopter on the #29 as Associate Sponsor: American Eurocopter, a subsidiary of a truly grand helicopter producer within the sector, Eurocopter, has joined the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) family of partners as an affiliate sponsor of the #29 Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Grunt Chevy for the 2008 Nationwide Sequence season. (RCR PR)(4-8-2008)
- 5 groups test at Darlington: 5 Craftsman Truck groups began a two-day test Tuesday at newly repaved Darlington Raceway, in step with be aware officials, even though the sequence hasn‘t raced there since 2004 and is never any longer on the agenda this season. Could well perhaps the test mean vehicles are returning to “The Woman In Dim?” “I obvious hope so,” stated Johnny Benson, whose Invoice Davis #23 Toyota Tundra took portion within the test Tuesday. Darlington held truck occasions from 2001 to 2004. The final one, won by Kasey Kahne, became once the be aware‘s first flee to attain at night time after lights personal been added to the flexibility. Browning, who modified into president within the center of 2004, stated a scheduling warfare with Darlington‘s Mother‘s Day weekend slot steer clear off the vehicles from coming motivate. Furthermore participating Tuesday personal been Benson‘s Invoice Davis teammates, Mike Skinner and Phillip McGilton, and the Roush Fenway Racing groups of Joey Clanton and Erik Darnell. The vehicles debuted in Darlington in 2001 with the unhurried Bobby Hamilton winning the rain-shortened flee. Benson remembers these previous races at Darlington, and how no longer easy it will be. “It‘s regularly a noble flee because right here’s this kind of queer dilemma,” Benson stated.(ESPN/AP)(4-8-2008)
- Invoice Davis Racing sues sponsor 360 OTC for non-price: Invoice Davis Racing alleges that Rockford-1st viscount montgomery of alamein Labs has paid handiest $25,000 of the $14 million it became once presupposed to pay for sponsorship of the No. 36 Cup entry final season, in step with a lawsuit filed April 2 in North Carolina Staunch Court docket in Winston Salem, NC. RML is the maker of 360 OTC, a line of hangover and headache medication. The sponsorship became once a 3-year deal that became once scheduled to extend to $14.5 million in 2008 and $15 million in 2009. There became once a sponsor‘s probability for 2010 for $15.5 million. In line with the lawsuit, RML also did no longer pay any of the $3 million it owed as a predominant sponsor for the #36 truck and $1 million it owed to be predominant sponsor for 10 races of the #23 truck. Here is the latest in a chain of lawsuits towards RML, which has been sued by Shapely Marketing, which became once facing the NASCAR sponsorship, along with by the World of Outlaws and World Wrestling Entertainment. An attorney who represents RML within the World of Outlaws and the WWE case did no longer today return a request for statement.(SceneDaily.com)(4-8-2008)
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April 8, 2007
- Roush Now not Gloating Over Toyota‘s Woes: In spite of every little thing the buildup from Detroit rivals in regards to the Toyota monster crushing NASCAR rivals, the season to this point has viewed moderately the reverse, with most Toyota groups struggling factual to develop the fields. However [Jack] Roush isn‘t backing away from his moderately vocal worries. “I‘m no longer going to brag over what‘s happened, or take any glee in it,” Roush stated, “because it‘s exhausting to open a brand recent program, spherical recent of us and recent drivers and a brand recent producer. And this year‘s hardware elements (cherish the vehicle of the next day) develop it triple tricky. I didn‘t ask Toyota to be a factor early on. However the comments I‘ve made personal been no longer in accordance with what I regarded for within the first half of 2007, or even all of 2007, but reasonably 2008, 2009 and former will be a truly handsome time for Toyota, if they continue to personal the money they now personal available to glean the of us and technologies. Toyota will glean it smartly marvelous … and they are going to assign the relaxation of us within the motivate, until NASCAR is vigilant in its effort to offer protection to towards limitless portions of money coming into this sport and looking out for every little thing of price from the present groups. If Toyota can attain that, there’ll be an upset the likes of which now we personal got never viewed. Shapely now the handsome files for the established groups is that the handsome drivers personal all been below contract, and the handsome crew chiefs and the last notice crewmen personal no longer been prepared to take a probability on an upstart body of workers or a brand recent program. However as time goes on, because the Toyota groups glean their legs below them and open to consistently qualify, the extra these of us who personal the abilities to develop a incompatibility within the applications will be predisposed to take into fable the marvelous presents they‘ve made- presents that would possibly escalate as time goes on.”(Winston-Salem Journal)(4-8-2007)
- Kevin Parsons Racing in Memory of his Father: Kevin Parsons will be racing with a heavy heart when the golf green flag drops on the 2007 season [Saturday], but he hopes it doesn‘t unhurried him down. The Myrtle Seaside Speedway worn on the Tidy Truck Sequence is the son of 1973 Winston Cup champion and longtime broadcaster Benny Parsons, who died from lung most cancers in January on the age of 65. The youthful Parsons is doing what his father would personal wished — withhold on trucking. “I never would personal gotten into racing if it wasn‘t for him,” stated Parsons, 41, who lives in Ellerbe, N.C. “He instilled the cherish for the sport in all of us. I never made it to the Cup Sequence, and that‘s truthful with me. I factual attain it for the cherish of racing.” In honor of if his famed father, Parsons is changing the number on his truck to #72, which Benny raced to the NASCAR title in 1973 and the Daytona 500 crown in 1975. He hopes it will serve him to get his first sequence championship.(Myrtle Seaside Solar)(4-8-2007)
- All Superstar Narrate in New York‘s Times Square: Plod will fragment its first-ever broadcast of the NASCAR Nextel All-Superstar Narrate with company to New York‘s legendary Times Square on Also can merely 19 at 7 p.m. ET, because the community delivers its dwell and queer tournament protection to the 1,400-sq. foot Files Astrovision by Panasonic Disguise mask prominently positioned at One Times Square.(Plod TV PR)(4-8-2007)
- Harkness Arrested by US Marshalls in NYC: Officials with the U.S. Marshals Carrier verbalize they’ve arrested Fatemeh Angela Harkness after she bought off a airplane from the United Arab Emirates in New York Metropolis on Sunday. Harkness is a Round Rock [New York] native who became once the sphere of a world manhunt by the Lone Superstar Fugitive Project Power. Marshals verbalize Harkness fled factual ahead of an April 2004 sentencing in which she reportedly plead responsible to involvement in financial institution fraud totaling $1.3 million. Harkness made a title for herself by owning a NASCAR body of workers with her co-defendant within the case, Gary Jones. [The team was Angela‘s Motorsports. They ran at Homestead in 2002 and had hired Mike McLaughlin to drive in 2003 before the plan unraveled.] Jones is for the time being incarcerated. Police verbalize Harkness, a outdated stripper, conspired with Jones, a Wells Fargo vice president to embezzle money that helped fund their NASCAR adventures. The commerce became once fling from Harkness‘ Round Rock dwelling. Harkness became once arrested by authorities with the United Arab Emirates in Also can merely 2005 — but due to the truth that the nation and the U.S. develop no longer personal any extradition treaty, she had no longer been accessible to U.S. Marshalls till touchdown at JFK Global Airport on Sunday. Marshals verbalize she is going to face a deem in New York earlier than being returned to Central Texas for trial.(KEYE TV)(4-8-2007)
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- NASCAR outraged by ‘Dateline‘ racial record manner UPDATE: NASCAR stated it became once “substandard” that “Dateline NBC” centered notion to be one of its flee tracks final weekend for a probably section on anti-Muslim sentiment within the USA. NASCAR stated NBC confirmed it became once sending Muslim-having a search files from males to a flee, along side a digicam crew to film fans‘ reactions. The NBC crew became once “it looks on plan in Martinsville, Va., walked spherical and no one afflicted them,” NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston stated Wednesday. “It is substandard that a files organization of NBC‘s stature would hunch to the stage of going out to form files reasonably than reporting files,” Poston stated. “Any legit journalist in The US desire to be embarrassed by this stunt. The glaring intent by NBC became once to evoke reaction, and we are confident our fans won‘t take the bait,” he stated. NASCAR is within the final year of a broadcasting agreement with NBC Sports. “‘Dateline‘ is having a search files from into this record,” NBC stated in an announcement. “We personal been intrigued by the outcomes of a latest Washington Post/ABC Files polland assorted articles regarding increasing anti-Muslim sentiments within the USA. “It‘s very early on in our newsgathering route of, but be assured we will be visiting a good deal of areas all the intention thru the nation and are confident that our reporting body of workers is pursuing this record in an even manner,” it stated.(ESPN.com/AP)(4-6-2006)
UPDATE: Bruton Smith, theTexas Motor Speedway proprietor, stated the FBI will be right here paying consideration this weekend to witness if NBC follows final weekend‘s NASCAR sting operation at Martinsville, the assign the community introduced in Muslims for the Nextel Cup flee and followed them spherical with hidden cameras to deem racism within the stock-vehicle racing crowd. NBC has been notion to be one of NASCAR‘s television community partners since 2001, carrying the 2d half of the Nextel Cup season. However NBC‘s contract runs out on the pause of this season and the community has declined to resume its NASCAR sponsorship, deciding as a replacement to listen to NFL games.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-8-2006) - Goodyear Tire Replace for LMS: A winning 2d Goodyear flee tire test became once held Tuesday, April 4, on the recent be aware ground at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway in preparation for the Also can merely NASCAR races, in step with Goodyear flee tire engineers. Files sequence and driver input confirmed the different of more sturdy, extra sturdy tire compounds on the generous and left aspects which reduced grip, slowed lap times, reduced tire temperatures and wear, famed Rick Campbell, body of workers chief for NASCAR tire sort. The recent tire construction is queer to the Lowe‘s be aware. Drivers Kevin Harvick and Dale Jarrett each personal been pleased with the tire performance. Lap times indicated there in general is a slower flee poke than anticipated, in comparison to per week-earlier test held with Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Scott Riggs, Jimmie Johnson and Bobby Hamilton Jr. The tires ran cold and the rate of tire wear indicated by the test is predicted to exceed a usual gasoline terminate, as evidenced by Jarrett‘s test fling of larger than 80 laps on one dilemma, which would possibly perhaps personal long gone farther. NASCAR Nextel Cup open body of workers attempting out with the recent tires is scheduled for Also can merely 1-3.(Goodyear PR)(4-8-2006)
- STP motivate with Petty? UPDATE 2 races: One amongst basically the most famed vehicle designs in all of NASCAR history became once the #43 STP develop driven to victory lane everywhere the nation by Richard Petty. It looks the STP title will once extra grace a Petty-owned vehicle as a predominant sponsor, this time with one more NASCAR champion on the wheel, Bobby Labonte.(CircleTrackPlus)
UPDATE: the makers of STP merchandise launched a return to the hood of the legendary #43 vehicle being driven by outdated Nextel Cup champion, Bobby Labonte. The acquainted crimson, white and blue STP logo will highlight a retro paint intention designed to pay tribute to notion to be one of many longest working sponsorships within the history of stockcar racing and to initiating the recent STP Oil Stabilizer. STP would possibly be the principle hood sponsor of Labonte‘s #43 Dodge for the Aaron‘s 499 on the Talladega Superspeedway on April 30 and the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 on the Richmond Global Raceway on September 9. To commemorate the event, the makers of STP merchandise will donate $43 for every lap raced at some stage in these two occasions to the Petty family‘s charity, Victory Junction Gang Camp (VJGC).(PRN Newswire)(4-7-2006)
IMAGE witness a image of the vehicle on my #43 Personnel Schemes web allege.(4-8-2006) - #66 to personal SanDisk intention at Texas IMAGE: Jeff Green‘s #66 Chevy will elevate a special gloomy paint develop this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, that comprises the emblem of SanDisk Corporation on the hood of the Haas CNC Racing entry. SanDisk, the sector‘s largest supplier of flash memory files storage merchandise, is an affiliate sponsor of the #66 Chevy this season. SanDisk joins Most efficient Desire, the actual person electronics, dwelling-dilemma of work merchandise, entertainment utility, appliances and associated services retail chain as a sponsor of the Haas CNC Racing entry.(GMR Marketing PR)(4-6-2006)
IMAGE: witness a image of the intention on my #66 Personnel Schemes web allege.(4-8-2006) - Scoring tower will count the laps ‘down‘ and ‘up‘: Texas Motor Speedway bought approval from NASCAR for a scoring tower innovation. Traditionally, tracks personal counted “up” on the lap total. Gossage wished to count down to zero — cherish NFL, NBA and NHL scoreboards. “[NASCAR] had rivals reasons for the scoreboard to count up,” TMS president Eddie Gossage stated. “We had fan reasons to count down.” A fan suggestion solved the scenario. The scoring tower has room for six numbers, so why no longer attain each? NASCAR president Mike Helton common the commerce for the Samsung/RadioShack 500.(Dallas Morning Files)(4-8-2006)
- Shamu To Join Johnson At Daytona In July: Lowe‘s and SeaWorld launched this present day that Jimmie Johnson will function a Shamu paint intention on his Chevrolet when the Daytona 500 champion returns to the superspeedway on July 1. Lowe‘s is the legit Dwelling Enchancment Retailer of your whole Busch Entertainment Corp. theme parks, together with SeaWorld. The paint intention is portion of SeaWorld‘s introduction of its all recent Shamu display, known as “Factor in” at every of the SeaWorld parks this year. To boot to the Shamu paint intention, a fortunate flee fan will personal the chance to witness the recent display and witness as Jimmie Johnson races the Shamu #48 Lowe‘s Chevrolet. Followers can trot browsing to www.lowesracing.com, join a free Personnel Lowe‘s Racing fan membership membership, then flee the namely designed #48 Chevrolet on-line. The fan with the quickest time will get a outing to Orlando to visit SeaWorld and Discovery Cove along with the chance to witness Jimmie flee. The Contest will fling from April 7 to Also can merely 12.(GMR Marketing PR), witness a image of the vehicle on my #48 Personnel Schemes web allege.(4-8-2006)
- Todd Bodine wins Pro Category in Toyota Pro/Broad title Bustle: Professional skateboarder Bucky Lasek led from open to attain to get the 30th Anniversary Toyota Pro/Broad title Bustle. Todd Bodine, who worked his intention from the 25 2d handicap imposed on all specialists on the motivate of the superstar contributors, earned the high dilemma within the Pro Category and executed fourth total. David Reutimann executed ninth. Toyota donates $5,000 within the title of every superstar participant to Racing for Children, which benefits Long Seaside and Orange County hospitals. Yet every other $50,000 will be donated of the charity of the winner‘s different.(businesswire.com)(4-8-2006)
- Retired Crimson Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell is able to head truckin: After racing unhurried-model stock vehicles in Lakeland, Fl, for a good deal of years and a handful of begins within the USAR Hooters Pro Cup sequence, Greenwell will probably develop his debut within the Truck sequence Also can merely 27 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in Ohio. Greenwell, who began racing stock vehicles in 1999 in Florida, will compete in three assorted occasions for Green Mild Racing, Inc., after its driver, Bobby Hamilton Jr., left to substitute for his father, 2004 Truck champion Bobby Hamilton, who’s struggling with most cancers. Greenwell will flee at Memphis Motorsports Park, July 15; Indianapolis Raceway Park, Aug. 4, and within the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire Global Speedway, Sept. 16. Greenwell, who performed 12 seasons for the Crimson Sox, will test at a short-be aware in North Carolina early in Also can merely and once more at Mansfield earlier than making an try to develop the self-discipline for the Mansfield 250.(bostonherald.com)(4-8-2006)
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- Irvan on the Note: at some stage within the rain delay at Martinsville Speedway qualifying, Plod Channel amd MRN Radio interviewed for Nextel Cup driver, Ernie Irvan, who’s on the be aware promoting Bustle 2 Security, which deals with making an try to decrease the form of head accidents. For extra files, overview out the plan race2safety.com.(4-8-2005)
- Rusty: It‘s Now not Newman…… Mighty has been made of the feud between Nextel Cup teammates Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman. Wallace clarified the hassle somewhat this week. He stated his scenario has no longer been with Newman, but as a replacement with Newman‘s crew chief, Matt Borland. Wallace stated the scenario has been an unwillingness by Borland to fragment files. “The groups function 100 percent separate, and they will personal to level-headed no longer,” stated Wallace who, cherish Newman, drives for Penske Racing South. “I know that, but they attain, and nothing‘s being done about it, and it‘s factual change into such feeble files smartly marvelous now. You know, if he comes over and talks to me, I‘d like to remark him anything else I’m in a position to. On the many hand, I went over the many day to discuss with with the crew chief about issues, and he refused to remark me anything else.” That is never any longer the case with Wallace and his assorted teammate, Travis Kvapil, and his crew chief, Shane Wilson. “Travis and I did a test at Bristol, and we gave every little thing I could perhaps to Travis,” Wallace stated. Wallace stated he would cherish to witness Borland attain the identical. “I in fact deem that relationship will near spherical, but I in fact don‘t personal a snort, assume it or no longer, the extra I search files from at it, with the driver,” Wallace stated. “The scenario looks to be with the confidentiality scenario with the crew chief, but we‘ll work that out.”(Kansas Metropolis Superstar)(4-8-2005)
- Riggs wins the pole at Martinsville: #10-Scott Riggs won the pole for the Reach Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 96.671, a brand recent tournament qualifying file, but short of the be aware file dilemma in Oct 2004 of 97.043mph. The pole is Riggs first career pole and puts him within the 2006 Budweiser Shootout. The remainder of the high five are: #12-Ryan Newman, #19-Jeremy Mayfield, #2-Rusty Wallace and #29-Kevin Harvick. The quickest Ford became once #16-Greg Biffle who became once Eighth. Two short rain delay‘s held up the circulate somewhat but they never lost the be aware. The quickest 43 drivers made the flee. Missing the flee personal been #92-Barrett, #61-Fuller, #27-Shelmerdine and #00-Long [spun on his 2nd lap]. Capabilities chief #48-Jimmie Johnson became once intention down the chart and can also open 37th [bet he wishes it rained].
For qualifying results, witness Jayski‘s Martinsville Starting Lineup/Grid/Qualifying Internet page.(4-8-2005) - Once Yet again, France denies NFL Rumor: The rumors that Brian France has supplied shares of the family racing commerce to possess into an NFL franchise withhold chasing the younger NASCAR chairman and CEO cherish a rabid canine. The rumor flared up once more two weeks within the past when outdated NBA noble Magic Johnson told USA This day, “It’d be very perfect that Brian France would possibly perhaps be in being a component-proprietor or proprietor within the Los Angeles franchise.”
“It will be very perfect, but I‘m no longer , so that‘s the assign it stands,” France stated in a telephone interview from his Los Angeles dilemma of work Thursday. “We‘ve gotten to know every assorted thru the NASCAR diversity council, and I‘ve had dinner with Magic a number of times, and I cherish him loads,” France added. “He is aware of I‘ve had a house out right here in Los Angeles earlier than and all that stuff. We‘ve never had a conversation regarding the NFL.” France chairs the NASCAR board of directors, comprised largely of his family contributors. NASCAR is a non-public company. He also owns a obedient chunk of the publicly traded Global Speedway Corp. Both NASCAR and ISC are headquartered in Daytona Seaside, FL. When requested about promoting off his shares of NASCAR or ISC stock motivate to the family, presumably to finance an NFL sigh, France would no longer notify about it. “We don‘t glean into any of our family planning at some stage within the commerce,” the 42-year-feeble executive stated. “We attain every form of financial transactions at some stage within the family. What I’m in a position to remark you is that I‘m heavily invested within the commerce of NASCAR. I in fact personal a financial passion that, in my microscopic world, is terribly significant to me and I notion on retaining for a truly prolonged time.” When pressed for added files, France would no longer fling off the non-statement. “The final public company (ISC) has assorted filings we‘ve had, but we‘ve never talked in regards to the infrastructure of the non-public company and I’m in a position to‘t glean into that,” he stated. “I‘d ruin the family custom.I don‘t understand it,” he stated. “No. 1, I’d desire to hit the lottery so to come up with the money for an NFL body of workers, the final time I checked,” he stated. “Economically, I‘m no longer in that dilemma. Secondly, I in fact personal a mountainous passion in NASCAR. I in fact personal a sizable financial and 20-years-of-my-lifestyles, passion in NASCAR. I‘m in mountainous-time sports. I don‘t need an NFL body of workers to satisfy my sports needs.” France stated the persistent rumor that he needs to possess a fraction of the NFL has no longer be concerned his effectiveness as NASCAR‘s chief, but he lickety-split added, “It‘s no longer helpful.” France stated he doubts he’ll address NASCAR as prolonged as his father, William C. France, who had control of the family company for bigger than 30 years. “I factual don‘t deem that would possibly be the case for me,” he stated. “I don‘t witness myself doing this till I‘m 70 years feeble, but that must no longer be misconstrued that I‘m out the door the next day morning.”(in portion from the Daytona Seaside Files Journal), witness previous files/rumors about this on my NASCAR Personnel Files web allege.(4-8-2005) - Trickle and Bickle: no longer NASCAR Cup but each same outdated to drive within the Cup Sequence and I in general glean questions about the assign Dick Trickle is so……Broken-down Wisconsin short-trackers and NASCAR drivers Wealthy Bickle and Dick Trickle personal committed to racing within the Madison Global Speedway opener Also can merely 1, the be aware launched. Trickle won two season titles on the be aware within the 1970s and Bickle two within the ‘80s.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)(4-8-2005)
- Harvick goes for Hat Trick UPDATE Labonte joins membership: If Kevin Harvick wins the Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence flee Saturday at Martinsville, he’ll change into the first driver to get in all three of NASCAR‘s high sequence in consecutive begins. Harvick won the Nextel Cup flee Sunday at Bristol and followed with a get within the postponed Busch flee on Monday. Establish Martin got right here closest to reaching the NASCAR triple in 1996 — winning a truck flee at North Wilkesboro and a Busch tournament one week later at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway, then finishing 2d within the Cup flee the next day.(Dallas Morning Files)
Simplest two driver personal won a flee in all three sequence within the identical season, Kevin Harvick in 2003 and Terry Labonte in 1995.(4-8-2005) - Harvick goes for Hat Trick: If Kevin Harvick wins the Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence flee Saturday at Martinsville, he’ll change into the first driver to get in all three of NASCAR‘s high sequence in consecutive begins. Harvick won the Nextel Cup flee Sunday at Bristol and followed with a get within the postponed Busch flee on Monday. Establish Martin got right here closest to reaching the NASCAR triple in 1996 — winning a truck flee at North Wilkesboro and a Busch tournament one week later at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway, then finishing 2d within the Cup flee the next day.(Dallas Morning Files), Eleven drivers personal won a minimum of 1 flee in every if the three Nationals Sequence [Cup, Busch, Trucks], witness PAGE 2 of the Files for the checklist and what number of wins in every sequence.
Simplest two driver personal won a flee in all three sequence within the identical season, Kevin Harvick in 2003 and Terry Labonte in 1995.(4-8-2005) - Truck Sequence Nationwide Anthem by Trick Pony, Actor the Spacious Marshal: Trick Pony will perform the Nationwide Anthem ahead of the Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence flee at Martinsville Speedway on April 9. Throughout the flee, their likeness will emblazon the hood of Bobby Labonte‘s #47 All-Superstar Chevrolet Silverado. Labonte. This will be the first of two journeys to Martinsville Speedway for Trick Pony in 2005. They would possibly be the featured act for Celebration 2005, the annual free dwell performance on the speedway, dilemma for July 1. The trio — Heidi Newfield, Ira Dean and Keith Burns — will perform their stirring acappella model of the Nation Anthem, the model that garnered nationwide acclaim after they performed it earlier than an Atlanta Falcons‘ NFL playoff game final winter.
Anthony Edwards is ultimate identified for his roles as Dr. Establish Greene on “ER” and Goose Bradshaw in “High Gun.” His popular function, though, isn‘t on either the mountainous or microscopic display; it‘s the toughen he presents the Treatment Autism Now Foundation (CAN). And it’s a long way in that function — as an ambassador for the Treatment Autism Now Foundation — that Edwards will function honorary huge marshal for Saturday‘s Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence at Martinsville Speedway. Edwards will be a guest of truck sequence Brandon Whitt and the #38 Vivid Line Motorsports body of workers, which is able to withhold a special Treatment Autism Now paint intention for the Kroger 250.
Tickets for each the Reach Auto Parts 500 on Sunday, April 10, and the Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence flee, on Saturday, April 9, will be bought by calling 1.877.RACE.TIX from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m or on-line at www.martinsvillespeedway.com.(Martinsville Speedway)(4-8-2005) - Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville: #04-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 95.098mph, a brand recent be aware file, beating out #66-Todd Bodine who will open 2nd. The remainder of the high-10 are: #16-Jack Sprague, #99-Ricky Craven, #47-Bobby Labonte, followed by #38-Brandon Whitt [career best], #5-Mike Skinner, #12-Robert Huffman, #46-Dennis Setzer and #15-Shane Hmiel. The flee became once the final using 2004 Householders Capabilities for the high 30. #11-Darrell Waltrip, who became once planning to develop this his closing flee un, became once 24th quickest, but didn’t develop the flee, others lacking the flee personal been #77-Brendan Gaughan [24th fastest and spun on his 2nd lap], #9-Shige Hattori, #00-Eric King, #31-Nick Tucker, #63-Justin Allgaier, #48-Joey McCarthy and #32-Invoice Manfull.
Witness qualifying results/initiating lineup at:
Truckseries.com
FoxSports
NASCAR.com.(4-8-2005)
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April 8, 2004
- Championship Dart Depend = 26:
With handiest seven races within the books, handiest 26 drivers are within 400 aspects of the chief, #97-Kurt Busch. That‘s the magic number to be invited to the playoffs. Those that are bigger than 400 aspects on the motivate of are Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Ricky Craven, Michael Waltrip, Scott Riggs and Jeff Green.(stats noticed on the Caledonian Document)(4-8-2004) - Waldorf-Astoria to host 2004 awards ceremony: It’s the fruits of a driver‘s career, a NASCAR custom cherish no assorted, a probability to shine on center stage within the sector‘s largest city — New York. It’s the annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Sequence Awards Ceremony; the 2004 model is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3 on the famed Waldorf-Astoria Resort.
The sequence champion and assorted drivers all in favour of the “Dart for the NASCAR Nextel Cup” will be honored on the gala tournament, first held on the Waldorf in 1981 when then-NASCAR President Invoice France good the next-profile gathering became once in explain for an ever-burgeoning sport. Since, the tournament has grown in prestige as has the “Champion‘s Week” in New York, with the sequence champion on the whole on a whirlwind tour of main media appearances within the nation‘s largest market main as a lot as the week-ending ceremony, which is able to be telecast nationally the identical evening by TNT and can also later be re-telecast on NBC. Busch dinner birthday party files on my Busch Sequence web allege and Truck Sequence dinner birthday party files on my Truck Sequence web allege.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2004) - Sauter out of the #30? UPDATE 3 DENIED — NO, his comments: listening to that Johnny Sauter, driver of the #30 RCR body of workers has parted options with RCR — Richard Childress Racing? IF TRUE — Two drivers being rumored are Tony Raines, portion-time within the #74 Busch high-tail and Dave Blaney, portion-time within the #23 Dodge in Cup and portion-time within the #31 Ford in Busch.
UPDATE: looks to be cherish my sources personal been mistaken as RCR has denied that Sauter has been launched and can personal to level-headed level-headed drive the #30 AOL Chevy.
UPDATE 2: MRN Radio‘s Sirius Speedway (Sirius Satellite Radio) is reporting that Johnny Sauter has no longer been launched by Richard Childress Racing. Spokesperson Lisa Cox stated that body of workers proprietor Richard Childress has been in Alaska on a looking outing since Monday, and that Sauter remains the driver of the #30 AOL Chevrolet.
PLUS one more clue I will personal to level-headed had heeded: Sauter and the body of workers tested the final few days in Martinsville.
UPDATE 3: PRN‘s Storage Pass radio display talked to Johnny Sauter this present day and he stated: “There‘s absolutely no truth to it. Richard (Childress) hasn‘t stated one notice to me. As a subject of fact we had a conversation this weekend that stated I became once his driver it would not topic what happens and we‘re gonna continue to flee. I‘m no longer gonna inconvenience about it. I‘ve been the topic of rumors earlier than I assume, and my relationship with Richard and all people at RCR and AOL is as solid as ever and I factual can‘t wait to glean motivate racing. There‘s regularly rumor mills on this beautiful world of racing and I assume if they‘re speaking about you a minimum of they know you‘re alive.” NOTE: Childress is in Alaska looking polar bears.(PRN‘s Storage Pass Radio Explain)(4-8-2004) - Bobby Allison returns to The Glen: Bobby Allison, 1983 NASCAR Champion and 1980 IROC Champion, will develop a special appearance at Watkins Glen Global on Saturday, June 5, at some stage within the Chemung Canal Belief Historical Races weekend, be aware President Craig Rust launched this present day. Allison, a five-time Global Bustle of Champions (IROC) competitor, will greet fans at some stage within the day at some stage in an tournament that celebrates IROC with a reunion of three decades of vehicles. Allison, a resident of Moorseville, NC, has many prestigious accomplishments to motivate up his legendary stature. A seven-time preferred driver, his 84 NASCAR victories, together with three Daytona 500 wins, ties him for third on the All-Time Lift checklist. Allison is a member of the Global Motorsports, Nationwide and Eastern Motorsports Press Associations and North Carolina Auto Racing Halls of Popularity. He made two begins at Watkins Glen Global, with a ultimate attain of ninth in 1987, contributing to his total career winnings of larger than $7.7 million. “I handiest raced at Watkins Glen twice, but had quite loads of handsome times racing and being portion of the races as an proprietor and I search files from ahead to coming motivate to Upstate New York on a weekend that celebrates the history of IROC,” Allison stated. Allison no longer too prolonged within the past launched a brand recent book titled “The Racer‘s Racer”, a chain of his popular reviews and happenings that occurred at some stage in his famed career, told in his possess words. The book, out since September of final year, comes with an audio CD containing reviews told by Allison and is already in its third printing. Occupy an even time the 30th anniversary of the Global Bustle of Champions (IROC) all-large title sequence that comprises the brand new 1974 Porsche class at some stage within the Chemung Canal Belief Historical Races, June 4-6. It‘s a weekend steeped in historic sports vehicle racing, so near out and select a new-day peep of the vehicles that personal been once made famed at The Glen. Tickets open at handiest $19 and are now on sale, with come costs available thru Also can merely 2nd.(Watkins Glen Disclose) and for files on Allison‘s book witness Bobby Allison: A Racer‘s Racer by Bobby Allison, Tim Packman.(4-8-2004)
- Exide to toughen groups in Cup, Busch and Vans: Exide Applied sciences, a world chief in kept electricity solutions, will extend its partnership with four groups among NASCAR‘s high three divisions. The groups embody: the #0 Hass/CNC Racing Chevrolet driven by Ward Burton within the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sequence; the #17 Reiser Enterprises Ford driven by Matt Kenseth within the NASCAR Busch Sequence; the #6 Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing Dodge driven by extra than one drivers within the NASCAR Busch Sequence; and the #21 Revolutionary Motorsports Toyota driven by Hank Parker, Jr. within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence. In 2004, Exide will decorate the racing vehicles and transporters of Reiser Enterprises (along with Kenseth‘s uniform), Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing and Revolutionary Motorsports. To boot, there’ll be marketing and promotional opportunities with all four groups, which contains Haas/CNC Racing. This season marks the third consecutive year Exide and Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing (TBR) personal had an association.(Pro Sports Marketing PR)(4-8-2004)
- Riggs will also fling some Busch races: #10-Scott Riggs will also fling some Busch Sequence races for Cup teammate, Joe Nemechek [#87 Chevy in Busch], perhaps as soon as California in Also can merely.(NASCAR Scene Journal — need sub to search files from on-line)(4-8-2004)
- Invoice France Sr. to be inducted into Hall of Popularity:
Invoice France Sr., the actual person that basically based NASCAR in 1947 and established the family dynasty that level-headed guidelines the sport, will be notion to be one of eight inductees into the Car Hall of Popularity in Dearborn, Mich., on Oct. 5. The selections personal been launched this present day on the annual Global Motor Press Association breakfast along side the New York Global Auto Explain. France Sr., who died in 1992, will be inducted along side Don Garlits, Donald Healey, J.R. “Pitt” Hyde, Battista “Pinin” Farina, Heinz Prechter, Eberhard vonKuenheim and Jiro Yanase.(NASCAR Scene Everyday E-newsletter)(4-8-2004) - Rusty and Kodak: Rusty Wallace is scheduled to fling a Kodak paint intention on his #2 Dodge at Watkins Glen in August, marking the first time Wallace will drive with one more sponsor since he has been with the Miller Brewing Firm. Kodak‘s predominant headquarters are positioned in Rochester, N.Y., and this likelihood now presents them extra publicity on the be aware along side Wallace‘s teammate Brendan Gaughan, who’s also subsidized by Kodak.(RacingOne)(4-8-2004)
- Dale Jr to attain a KFC industrial with Establish Adkins: Country singer Establish Adkins has gotten some handsome-natured ribbing from fans since he modified into the allege for KFC‘s nationwide television campaign final month. He‘ll soon be showing in entrance of the digicam for KFC along with on the motivate of it. He‘s dilemma to film a industrial in Charlotte, N.C., next week with NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.(Houston Fable/AP)(4-8-2004)
- Regulation Firm Sponsors groups in all three Sequence: The legislation company of Jenkins, Jenkins & Jenkins in La Plata, Md., made up our minds at some stage within the winter to change correct into a NASCAR sponsor and now has its title on vehicles within the Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck sequence. Frank Jenkins spearheaded the company‘s entry into motorsports, thinking it will also be an even platform for reaching recent clients. “We glean phone calls each day from everywhere the nation,” he stated. “Anytime you are going to also very successfully be all in favour of a merely hassle it‘s reasonably unsettling. Of us desire a pal there. They witness we are all in favour of stock vehicle racing as a sponsor and truly feel now we personal got something on the whole — a cherish of racing. So they call to request us to serve.” The company is an affiliate sponsor on two Nextel Cup groups, four Busch groups and four Craftsman groups. Bobby Hamilton‘s truck sequence get in Atlanta became once the first victory for the recent sponsor. “The sponsorships are successfully-preferred by flee fans, and there is quite loads of enjoyment in our dilemma of work and with our clients,” Jenkins stated. “We‘re in motorsports to glean our title available, to get tag recognition and to let NASCAR fans know we are as mountainous a fan as they are.” Jenkins and his brother, Louis P. Jenkins, Jr., are partners within the legislation company established 50 years within the past by their father. The company handles personal inconvenience claims along with contract and commerce representation, criminal cases and steady estate legislation.(ThatsRacin.com/AP), the company also sponsors a Featherlite Modified Serie body of workers and a web-based plan BGNRacing.com.(4-8-2004)
- Lynch to visit with ‘The King‘: Jessica Lynch, the outdated U.S. Navy present clerk who became once wounded and rescued final year at some stage within the Iraq warfare, is tentatively scheduled to visit sufferers on the Duke Children‘s Sanatorium next week. The self-described “nation woman” from Wirt County, W.Va., will shuttle all the intention thru the Piedmont to advertise her Jessica Lynch Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps the youngsters of troopers who either personal served within the armed forces or been killed within the line of duty. Lynch created the muse using the proceeds from a $1 million book deal for the record of her possess and rescue. She also is predicted to serve book signings next week for outdated New York Times reporter Rick Bragg, who wrote her biography, “I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Memoir.” Lynch also will employ portion of next week‘s visit to North Carolina with her NASCAR “hero” Richard Petty. A spokeswoman for the Duke Children‘s Sanatorium confirmed that Lynch would visit sufferers on the morning of April 14.(Herald-Solar)(4-8-2004)
- The Hat Man? UPDATEs: Used to be staring at Plod Channel‘s Wind Tunnel on Monday night time [10:00pm/et M-Th] and Dave Despain became once requested: “What ever happened to the ‘Hat Man‘ who same outdated to noble the winning drivers within the winners circle?”….successfully right here is what I in fact personal posted on my Racing FAQ/Q&A Internet page since I in general glean qustions about him: Properly from what I hear, after Invoice ‘The Hat Man‘ Broderick became once launched of his responsibilities when Tosco bought out Unocal he bought a restaurant or tavern within the Chicago house(6-16-1999)
UPDATE 1: some extra tidbits, Broderick is the proprietor of a tavern approach the Fox River in Algonquin, Illinois, within the Northwest Chicago suburbs, that he in fact has owned for some time(6-17-1999)
UPDATE 2: Broderick became once interviewed by Claire B. Lang on XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio (Subscription Required) in Also can merely 2003, the assign at that point, Broderick became once working with the Busch Sequence body of workers #27 of Brewco Motorsports and driver Joey Clanton and sponsor TrimSpa. Undoubtedly, Clanton is never any longer longer with Brewco and TrimSpa is the sponsor for the #32 Braun Racing Dodge with driver David Stremme, so no longer obvious if Broderick is level-headed with Brewco.
AND no longer too prolonged within the past heard from a reader who noticed Broderick on the Wisconsin Motorsports Charities Ceremonial dinner this previous January.(4-6-2004)
UPDATE 3: Dave Despain talked to Invoice Broderick by strategy of the phone on Wednesday‘s Plod Channel‘s Wind Tunnel and Broderick stated he supplied his tavern to his son, did some work for GM/Cadilac and is now semi-retired and taking part in lifestyles.(4-8-2004) - #22 Having a search files from for a predominant sponsor for obvious occasions: This will be the 2d of 13 races that Miller Excessive Life will seem as an affiliate sponsor on the aspect of Jason Keller‘s #22 ppc Racing Ford. The company will seem as a predominant for 19 of the 34 races on the agenda.(ppc Racing PR)(4-8-2004)
- Reutimann to drive #87 at Nashville with sposnorship from Naturalgear: NEMCO Motorsports launched that David Reutimann will pilot their #87 Chevy with sponsorship from NaturalGear on this weekend‘s Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Sequence flee at Nashville Superspeedway. NaturalGear, an modern conceal apparel company basically based in Shrimp Rock, Arkansas, first teamed up with NEMCO and Reutimann for a one-flee deal in 2002. Most no longer too prolonged within the past, the trio picked up a 21st-dilemma attain at North Carolina Motor Speedway in February. Claiming his career-ultimate attain of fifth at Nashville Superspeedway 300 and sixty five days within the past, Reutimann expects identical results from this weekend‘s effort. In 11 Busch Sequence begins, Reutimann has two fifth-dilemma finishes and 6 high-15‘s. He competes fat time within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence for proprietor Darrell Waltrip. Accomplishments this year embody a ninth-dilemma attain at Daytona and a pole and a third-dilemma attain in Atlanta. For extra files on the corporate and its merchandise, visit www.naturalgear.com.(NEMCO Motorsports PR)(4-8-2004)
- Exide to toughen groups in Cup, Busch and Vans: Exide Applied sciences, a world chief in kept electricity solutions, will extend its partnership with four groups among NASCAR‘s high three divisions. The groups embody: the #0 Hass/CNC Racing Chevrolet driven by Ward Burton within the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sequence; the #17 Reiser Enterprises Ford driven by Matt Kenseth within the NASCAR Busch Sequence; the #6 Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing Dodge driven by extra than one drivers within the NASCAR Busch Sequence; and the #21 Revolutionary Motorsports Toyota driven by Hank Parker, Jr. within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence. In 2004, Exide will decorate the racing vehicles and transporters of Reiser Enterprises (along with Kenseth‘s uniform), Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing and Revolutionary Motorsports. To boot, there’ll be marketing and promotional opportunities with all four groups, which contains Haas/CNC Racing. This season marks the third consecutive year Exide and Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing (TBR) personal had an association.(Pro Sports Marketing PR)(4-8-2004)
- Fike within the #43 at Nashville, woth Tremendous M as sponsor: United States Auto Membership and NASCAR Busch Sequence Driver, Aaron Fike will elevate the Tremendous M Motorfest supplied by Brim‘s Snack Meals logo this weekend at some stage within the Pepsi 300 Busch Sequence flee at Nashville Superspeedway. The Tremendous M Motorfest supplied by Brim‘s Snack Meals joins predominant sponsor Ollie‘s Bargain Outlet on the #43 Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry. The #43 body of workers won final season‘s tumble flee at Richmond with Johnny Sauter on the motivate of the wheel. Fike has been all in favour of USAC for the reason that age of 17. In 2001, he modified into the youngest winner within the history of the USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Sequence to get a function, with victory at Richmond Global Raceway. That very same year he took dwelling the title of USAC Silver Crown Sequence Rookie of the Year. Fike‘s agenda this year entails working engage out occasions with the NASCAR Busch Sequence and chasing USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Sequence Title. The 2000 USAC Nationwide Flee Car Sequence Rookie of the Year also plans on working USAC‘s Valvoline Nationwide Flee Car Sequence and Nationwide Midget Sequence. To explain tickets or for added files on the Tremendous M Motorfest supplied by Brim‘s Snack Meals, please visit the recent web plan at www.bigmmotorfest.com.(PR)(4-8-2004)
- Mexican to NASCAR? Jimmy Morales, who co-drives a Chip Ganassi Racing CompUSA Lexus with Mexican countryman Luis Diaz, enjoys the worldwide lineup comprising the Spacious American circuit. However with speculation that NASCAR soon would possibly perhaps agenda Busch or truck sequence races in Mexico Metropolis, Morales also is having a search files from towards driving stock vehicles. “In my heart, I’d cherish to head to NASCAR,” Morales stated. “It‘s been my dream ever since I began racing motorcycles in Mexico. However I’m in a position to no longer be extra pleased than the assign I’m smartly marvelous now. It has a tremendous global flavor, and I cherish that.”(Arizona Republic)(4-8-2004)
- Travis Geisler Joins Steve Grissom At DCT Motorsports: Travis Geisler, the 23-year-feeble Pennsylvanian who has caught quite loads of racing eyes the previous couple of years, will fling his first of 11 NASCAR Busch Sequence flee for DCT Motorsports initiating this weekend on the 1.366-mile Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Geisler, who has fling a myriad of assorted sequence in his career together with ASA, ARCA and Southwest Tour, joins driver Steve Grissom with the body of workers, led by worn championship crew chief Ricky Pearson. Grissom, a outdated NASCAR Busch Sequence nationwide champion, will serve because the body of workers‘s general supervisor along with driving 12 closing races this season. “We‘re very infected to personal Travis joining us,” stated John McGill, the Ohio native who co-owns DCT Motorsports with Carl Natale. “We‘re building our body of workers no longer factual for this year but for a solid future as successfully, and having a younger capacity cherish Travis on the motivate of the wheel is a noble opportunity for us and for him,” McGill stated. Geisler would possibly be the last notice Vanderbilt graduate within the self-discipline Saturday. Grissom returns on the motivate of the wheel for the tournament in two weeks on the April 24 tournament in Talladega, Ala. DCT Motorsports had already scheduled an off-weekend for the Also can merely 1 California Speedway flee, but Geisler will fling once more within the Also can merely 8 flee at Gateway and Also can merely 14 flee at Richmond earlier than Grissom returns for the Also can merely 23 tournament at Nazareth and Also can merely 30 tournament at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway.(Williams Firm PR)(4-8-2004)
- McFarland within the #59 Dodge? UPDATE: listening to that 2003 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Sequence champion Establish McFarland launched on the MARFR dinner birthday party that he has a fat truck high-tail [except at Daytona and Atlanta, supposedly Steve Grissom will drive those] with Harris Trucking and is also relocating to NC.(1-28-2004)
UPDATE: Establish McFarland, the reigning NASCAR Dodge Weekly Sequence champion, will develop his 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence debut April 17 at Martinsville Speedway. It‘s no longer the first time this Winchester, Va. native has raced within the sequence — he made three begins in 2003 — but there‘s a incompatibility this time spherical. McFarland is now the usual driver of the #59 Harris Trucking Dodge, a entrance-working body of workers that has been a component of the Craftsman Truck Sequence fat-time since 2003. Whereas Randy LaJoie piloted the #59 Dodge for the first two occasions, McFarland has spent the previous two months working within the body of workers‘s flee shop, making ready vehicles for rivals and helping with irregular jobs wherever wanted. It‘s an manner that has impressed body of workers contributors and particular person that will within the shatter repay once he takes the wheel. LaJoie is scheduled to function McFarland‘s spotter at Martinsville. McFarland has colossal abilities with Martinsville‘s 0.526-mile oval. One amongst his three outdated NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence begins got right here at Martinsville in October 2003, when he executed an even 15th. To boot, McFarland has competed within the be aware‘s Bailey‘s 300, the finest NASCAR Late Mannequin flee of the year, on two outdated occasions, together with a fourth-dilemma fling in 2003. After Martinsville, the body of workers plans to fling on the very least 10 races with McFarland because the driver, but would possibly perhaps extend that to a fat season, in step with crew chief Greg Conner — himself a worn of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Sequence at Virginia‘s Langley Speedway. Collectively along with his Craftsman Truck Sequence agenda with the Harris Trucking body of workers, McFarland will also seem in three NASCAR Busch Sequence races — at Richmond (Also can merely 14), Lowe‘s Motor Speedway (Also can merely 29) and Dover Global Speedway (June 5) — as portion of Unilever Bestfoods‘ and Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing‘s “Hungry Drivers” program.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2004) - New driver for the #28: listening to that Buddy Davis will develop his Truck Sequence debut within the #28 at Mansfield, OH [not artinsville], replacing L.W. Miller. Davis is the selling director for Anderson Speedway in Anderson, IN. Davis is now listed because the driver on the fdnyracing.com plan.(4-8-2004)
- Exide to toughen groups in Cup, Busch and Vans: Exide Applied sciences, a world chief in kept electricity solutions, will extend its partnership with four groups among NASCAR‘s high three divisions. The groups embody: the #0 Hass/CNC Racing Chevrolet driven by Ward Burton within the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sequence; the #17 Reiser Enterprises Ford driven by Matt Kenseth within the NASCAR Busch Sequence; the #6 Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing Dodge driven by extra than one drivers within the NASCAR Busch Sequence; and the #21 Revolutionary Motorsports Toyota driven by Hank Parker, Jr. within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence. In 2004, Exide will decorate the racing vehicles and transporters of Reiser Enterprises (along with Kenseth‘s uniform), Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing and Revolutionary Motorsports. To boot, there’ll be marketing and promotional opportunities with all four groups, which contains Haas/CNC Racing. This season marks the third consecutive year Exide and Tommy 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing (TBR) personal had an association.(Pro Sports Marketing PR)(4-8-2004)
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April 8, 2003
- DW to test Wednesday: The climate within the Carolinas has postponed and moved Darrell Waltrip‘s truck test from Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC on Tuesday to Hickory Speedway [NC] on Wednesday.(Fox Sports)(4-8-2003)
- Furr replaces Conner: Tony Furr will function crew chief for Winston Cup Rookie of the Year candidate Jack Sprague, initiating at this weekend at Martinsville. Furr replaces Dennis Connor at Haas CNC Racing. Connor has worked with Sprague for the final eight seasons. Collectively they won three championships within the Craftsman Truck Sequence, in 1997, 1999 and 2001. In 2002 Sprague and Connor moved to the Busch Sequence for Hendrick Motorsports, their Truck Sequence employer. Advance the pause of the 2002 season, body of workers proprietor Gene Haas launched plans to self-discipline a Winston Cup body of workers for Sprague that would possibly be closely allied with Rick Hendrick‘s operation. Furr most no longer too prolonged within the past worked in a administration function with Morgan-McClure Motorsports [#4 Kodak Pontiac](NASCAR.com)(4-8-2003)
- Making an try out at Kentucky UPDATE: Four Winston Cup groups and a Busch Sequence squad are scheduled to test on the be aware this week at Kentucky Speedway. #77-Dave Blaney became once to test this present day, whereas #42-Jamie McMurray and #74-Tony Raines are expected to test Wednesday and Thursday. Hank Parker Jr. is also scheduled to test a Winston Cup vehicle for Evernham Motorsports on Wednesday and Thursday, whereas Brewco Motorsports [#27/#37] is listed as attempting out a Busch entry on the identical days, but no driver is named. Whereas attempting out is never any longer open to the public, the be aware says fans will also witness from the visitor center in flip three.(Winston Cup Scene Everyday E-newsletter)
UPDATE: Joey Clanton will be within the #27 Brewco Motorsports Pontiac, no checklist of Raines within the 2nd Alert sent out by Kentucky Speedway.(4-8-2003) - Mikey gets a TV gig and DW miked: Michael Waltrip will join Rick Allen, Dorsey Schroeder and Barry Dodson within the booth for this weekend‘s Craftsman Truck Sequence tournament in Martinsville. Waltrip has a vested passion within the flee, as older brother Darrell — a 3-time Winston Cup champion — will be racing a DEI-powered truck owned by Michael and crewed by Michael‘s NASCAR Busch Sequence crew. SPEED Channel will elevate flee fans a queer search files from to DW‘s return, because the truck will be equipped with in-vehicle cameras and the racing story will be wired for sound in your whole flee. To boot, fellow FOX broadcasters Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond also will be a component of the SPEED broadcast, with McReynolds performing as Waltrip‘s spotter and Hammond watching from the pits.(Plod Channel PR) witness extra about DW‘s truck deal on my Truck Sequence plan (personal a image of the the truck there) or Retired Cup drivers web allege.(4-8-2003)
- #20 Impounded Car Chopped? and returned? An unconfirmed rumor has it that the 20 vehicle became once, indeed, returned though in a reasonably modified develop: Sliced in half on the B-pillar, the entrance share introduced to the Gibbs body of workers storage. How would that be for a message sent and delivered? (in portion from Autoweek), witness the whole files progresssion on the #20 Chevy being confisgated at Texas on my #20 Personnel Files and Hyperlinks web allege.(4-8-2003)
- #49 Making an try out: listening to the #49 BAM Racing Dodge and Kenny Schrader strive out this present day, climate allowing, at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC.(4-8-2003)
UPDATE: the attempting out became once rained out.(4-8-2003) - Simpson vs NASCAR goes on Sept 15th: Racing safety pioneer Invoice Simpson stated his defamation claim towards NASCAR isn‘t about what sanctioning body officials stated following the death of Dale Earnhardt within the 2001 Daytona 500. It‘s what NASCAR didn‘t verbalize. In a deposition taken Feb. 27, Simpson stated NASCAR‘s refusal to claim that Earnhardt‘s seat belt became once assign in incorrectly is what defamed him. NASCAR, submitting for a summary judgment final week in U.S. District Court docket in Indianapolis, stated Simpson‘s admission that NASCAR never stated anything else false will personal to level-headed compel a ruling in its settle on without the $8.5 million claim going to trial as scheduled Sept. 15. NASCAR also contends that it never talked about Simpson by title and never stated anything else with malice. Within the Simpson deposition, NASCAR attorney Robert Johnstone questioned him on a checklist of 22 statements supplied by Horn as proof that NASCAR defamed Simpson or invaded Simpson‘s privateness.(Daytona Seaside New Journal), witness previous files on the lawsuit on my Lawsuits Internet page.(4-8-2003)
- Qualifying On Plod: Starting with the Virginia 500 from Martinsville Speedway, SPEED Channel would possibly be the queer dwelling for NASCAR Winston Cup Sequence qualifying for the relaxation of the FOX fragment of the printed season [thru Sonoma in June). The FOX NASCAR team of Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond will handle the on-air responsibilities. During the second half of the season, which begins July 5 with the Pepsi 400 from Daytona [On NBC], SPEED Channel also expects to withhold a majority of the NASCAR Winston Cup Sequence qualifying occasions, tentatively scheduled to address 15 of the 19 qualifying sessions. To boot, SPEED Channel is nonetheless the queer dwelling of NASCAR Busch Sequence qualifying for the relaxation of the season.(SPEED Channel PR)(4-8-2003)
- Bodine to double dip, Nashville and Martinsville: Busch Sequence aspects chief Todd Bodine [#54-Ford in Cup, #92-Chevy in Busch] will flee in Nashville this Saturday and Martinsville on Sunday. Mike McLaughlin will be aware and qualify the #92 Busch Sequence vehicle in Nashville whereas Bodine is in Martinsville for Cup qualifying/be aware.(Fox Sports Procure‘s Entirely NASCAR), Hermie Sadler will attain the identical but Dennis Setzer will be aware and qualify the #02 Cup vehicle whereas Sadler qualifies the #54 Busch vehicle.(4-8-2003)
- Andretti helps out: On March 26, NASCAR driver John Andretti made a special appearance at St. Jude Children‘s Look at Sanatorium in Memphis, Tennessee and satisfied the youngsters there present process therapy for pediatric most cancers and assorted lifestyles-threatening childhood ailments. The looks to be included a $30,000 overview presentation to Target Dwelling. Andretti raised the money by meeting a scenario — for every lap executed within the EA Sports 500 in Talladega, Ala., on October 6, 2002, General Mills pledged to donate money to Target Dwelling. Andretti no longer handiest executed the flee, but also positioned within the high 20.(Ruder Finn Arts & Communications Counselors)(4-8-2003)
- High 10 Tina CORRECTION: #22-Tina Gordon within the Danny Bost Motorsports Chevy, nonetheless the first high 10 by a Busch Sequence female driver since Patty Moise executed seventh at Talladega in July 1995, when she posted a 10th-dilemma attain final week at Talladega. Gordon, who leads the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings within the Craftsman Truck Sequence, posted the eighth high-10 attain by a female driver within the history of the NASCAR Busch Sequence.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2003)
CORRECTION: in fact the final time a girl driver executed within the high 10, became once in March 1998, when Moise executed 10th at Bristol Motor Speedway, her husband, Elton Sawyer, also executed within the high 10 (4th).(heads up from about a readers, and regarded up within the 1999 UMI Pubs Press Handbook)(4-9-2003) - All by themselves: Saturday‘s flee is the first of seven stand-on my own occasions on the 2003 Busch Sequence agenda [meaning not at the same track as Winston Cup]. Next will be Also can merely 10 at Gateway, followed by Also can merely 18 at Nazareth, a return to Nashville June 7, Kentucky on June 14, Pikes Height on July 26 and Memphis on October 18.(NASCAR PR)(4-8-2003)
- New Personnel UPDATE: The promoting company that helped glean Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly into the Craftsman Truck Sequence has unveiled a 2d truck body of workers that would possibly debut next week. Atlanta-basically based Grupo Mundo launched Tuesday that Fasscore Motorsports, owned by South Florida realtor Chris Beckington, will compete for the first time at Martinsville on April 12. The #9 truck will be driven by Wealthy Bickle, a worn driver who no longer too prolonged within the past scored a 19th-dilemma attain within the season-opening truck tournament at Daytona Seaside, Fla. Tommy Morgan will function crew chief.(Charleston Post and Courier)(4-2-2003)
UPDATE: Wealthy Bickle will pilot the #9 FASSCORE Motorsports Ford in Saturday‘s Martinsville NCTS flee. “I in fact personal regularly fling and executed successfully at Martinsville,” who owns a 4.8 qualifying sensible and a 12.25 finishing sensible, together with the 1999 final-dilemma effort, in four Martinsville NCTS occasions. “I‘ve bought a ton of laps at Martinsville in Winston Cup and Vans, and thousands extra laps in Late Devices at dozens of areas cherish it. The truck we‘re racing this weekend has proven itself over and over. It develop of cherish an feeble pal. It suits me cherish a glove.” Bickle‘s Martinsville truck will be fielded by FASSCORE Motorsports and recent body of workers proprietor, Chris Beckington. Beckington is a accomplice in a highly winning South Florida basically based True Estate Firm. FASSCORE Motorsports will get technical the support of Billy Ballew Motor Sports, Inc., a successfully-established and respected NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence body of workers.(Motorsports Management Personnel PR)(4-8-2003)
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April 8, 2002
- Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd get of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to tumble to the motivate of the self-discipline after an engine commerce at some stage within the last notice be aware held on Friday even though his legit initiating dilemma will be proven as 31st. It’s the first time a driver won from additional motivate the seventh at Texas and Kenseth is the six assorted driver to get at Texas within the six Cup races held there. #24-Jeff Gordon became once 2nd, his first high five since he won at Kansas final September. #5-Terry Labonte bought his first high 10 (he executed 10th) in 18 races (final became once at Bristol final August). The terminate ten finishers:
1) #17-Kenseth (84 laps led)
2) #24-Gordon
3) #6-Martin (5 laps led)
4) #28-Rudd (29 laps led)
5) #20-Stewart (16 laps led)
6) #48-Johnson (highest finishing rookie)
7) #40-Marlin(1 lap led)
8) #41-Spencer
9) #9-Elliott (13 laps led) became once the Pole Sitter
10) #5-LabonteCars on the lead lap: 12
Cautions 7 for 41 laps
Out of Bustle(DNF‘s) or off the be aware: #22-Burton(accident); #31-Gordon(accident); #12-Newman(engine); #99-Burton(accident); #8-Earnhardt Jr (accident/engine);
Lap Leaders (15): #9-Elliott; #28-Rudd; #88-Jarrett; #8-Earnhardt Jr; #6-Martin; #12-Newman; #23-Stricklin; #4-Skinner; #21-Sadler; #29-Harvick; #2-Wallace; 40-Marlin; #97-Busch; #20-Stewart; #17-Kenseth;Caution 7 lap 308: #97-Busch spun in flip 3/4 after a tire went down, no longer inconvenience and no assorted vehicles eager. Plenty of the main in to pit, #17-Kenseth handiest took two tires as did the #41-Spencer and #6-Martin. Most others took 4 tires. #30-Green had factual pitted below green flag and is now on the tail pause of the lead lap, in entrance of the leaders.
#8-Earnhardt Jr is BACK on the be aware on lap 257 but lost his engine is now OUT.
Caution 6 lap 254: #12-Ryan Newman lost an engine.
No caution but #99-Burton scraped the wall and broken the generous aspect
Caution 5 lap 239: #31-Robby Gordon wapped the wall when he lost a smartly marvelous entrance, became once ready to drive on to the pits.
#28-Rudd had a caught gas pedal and 88-Jarrett ran out of gas and had to soar in to the pits, then #24-Gordon who pitted infront of Jarrett overshot his pit stall and backed up, blockading Jarrett.
Ward Burton became once held within the Infield Care Center at Texas to personal his neck xrayed and launched and interviewed stated he became once sore but okay. Earnhardt Jr became once launched and says he’s k.
Caution 4 lap 184: factual after the golf green flag, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr spun when he and the lapped vehicle of #49-Robinson bought together and Earnhardt Jr backed into the flip one wall, Dale Jr has radio‘d in that he’s okay and has restarted the vehicle but couldn‘t circulate the vehicle, when he bought out of the vehicle, he became once maintaining his left arm. Caution 3 on lap 171: #22-Ward Burton hit the wall exhausting, apparantly the generous entrance tire blew, Burton bought out of the vehicle below his possess vitality. #4-Skinner and #30-Green had stayed out whereas quite loads of the many driver pitted.
#21-Elliott Salder is working a gasoline conservation flee, pitting a lot later then the relaxation of the leaders, making an try to develop the flee on one less pitstop.
#36-Schrader had to return motivate in after his pit boulevard when the wrench became once left in, and #1-Park had to return motivate in when he had a lacking lugnut at some stage within the lap 100-105 green flag stops
Caution 2 on lap 49: particles on the be aware, #11-Bodine‘s smartly marvelous aspect window fell out on the frontstretch. Furthermore of display, #30-Green‘s vehicle is smoking and #22-Burton‘s vehicle is having radio issues, #55-Hamilton‘s vitality steerage pump became once low on fluid and he got right here in to glean it topped off and mounted. Furthermore Bodine‘s crew chief Doug Richert has been summoned to the NASCAR trailer after the flee to notify in regards to the window scenario as right here’s the 2nd time in 4 races the window has fallen out (the many became once at Atlanta and one became once no longer same outdated at Bristol).
Some adjustments at some stage in pit stops on lap 37: #28-Rudd went in 1st and got right here out 1st; #9-Elliott in Third, out 2nd; #88-Jarrett in 2nd, out Third; #14-Compton in 4th out 14th; $8-Earnhardt Jr in 5th and out 5th.
NOTEs: Caution became once thrown on lap 36.
NASCAR will potentially throw a madatory caution (until there is an earlier caution) to enable groups to alter on their vehicles and overview tires.
Falling to the rear of the self-discipline earlier than the open: #17-Matt Kenseth — modified engine at some stage in Friday be aware; #26-Frank Kimmel and #31-Robby Gordon, in backup vehicles due to qulaifying accidents.
#7-Atwood off the poke got right here into the pits spherical lap 15 and got right here motivate out. perhaps a tire occurring.Witness ThatsRacin.com for a column: Kenseth pulls away for 2d get of the season.
For Outcomes witness ThatsRacin.com or the TMS Disclose or NASCAR.com (4-8-2002) - Elledge to terminate at Yates? Robert Yates is in offering Jimmy Elledge the job as crew chief for rookie Kasey Kahne on the Busch sequence. Final week, Yates assign Todd Parrott motivate to blame of Dale Jarrett‘s body of workers, leaving Elledge having a search files from for work. Elledge says he‘ll take a couple weeks off to evaluate his future. Ray Evernham says he‘d cherish Elledge to take over as crew chief for Casey Atwood‘s body of workers, and Richard Childress will be having a search files from at Elledge, who worked for him for several years.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-8-2002)
- Trickle to fling for Evernham at Talladega UPDATE: Dick Trickle went with the Evernham Motorsports body of workers final week to test a third Evernham Dodge, vehicle #91 on the Talladega Superspeedway. They tested for 2 days and Trickle felt they stumbled on the tips they wanted for the upcoming flee this month. Evernham Motorsports tested below a third number (#91), NASCAR guidelines express that in case you test with a vehicle number or no longer it’s a must desire to strive to flee a minimum of 1 flee with that vehicle. Personnel Owner Ray Evernham spoke with Trickle this week and told him the tean has made up our minds to take the #91 Dodge to Talladega and gave Trickle the first probability to personal the driving responsibilities and Trickle plans to be going with the body of workers as driver of the un-subsidized #91 Dodge. They develop no longer personal any plans for future races, but would cherish to test extra this year with the #91 Dodge.(Dick Trickle Fanclub E-newsletter)(4-3-2002)
UPDATE: Evernham is together with a third Winston Cup body of workers to his roster, initiating at Talladega, with worn Dick Trickle working what Evernham calls his overview-and-sort vehicle. “Every particular person of workers needs an R&D body of workers, and if we‘ve bought the vehicles and the driver, we would as successfully enter them in some races,” Evernham says.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-8-2002) - Waltrip Hard Time Getting Out of vehicle: Michael Waltrip complained that his vehicle‘s interior became once too microscopic this weekend. The 6-4 driver struggled to glean out of the [#99] vehicle after he flipped at some stage within the BGN flee Saturday at Texas. “My vehicle became once a microscopic smaller than it will deserve to personal been,” he stated. “I couldn‘t glean out of it. . . . Luckily, they personal been smartly marvelous there to serve to me.” Jeff Burton stated NASCAR needs to witness the scenario. It became once his figuring out that Waltrip‘s window win would possibly perhaps no longer be removed, trapping the driver. “There‘s quite loads of issues that NASCAR is addressing on making the vehicles bigger,” he stated. “In actuality, on the pause of the day, that‘s the scenario. Even if the windows are bigger than they‘ve ever been, they‘re level-headed microscopic. . . . For me to glean out of my vehicle, I literally be concerned my shoulder once making an try to glean out of my vehicle. It‘s factual exhausting to glean out, and in a immoral hassle it‘s even harder.”(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-8-2002)
AND Michael Waltrip‘s fiery crash in Saturday‘s BGN flee became once upsetting. Waltrip‘s vehicle landed on its roof and he became once unable to glean out simply. Then firemen sprayed him with choking halon.(Winston Salem Journal). Waltrip became once unhurt and stated at some stage in a rain delay interview Sunday that he felt no inconvenience from the ruin.(4-8-2002) - A range of Bud: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is featured within the April 15 hassle of Newsweek, discussing every little thing from Playboy centerfolds to memorabilia sent to him by fans. Earnhardt maintains his hip image, speaking about ingesting 12 to 15 Budweisers a night time (with the exception of on flee weekends), his famed father and lifestyles as a large title.(Richmond Times Dispatch), witness my Memoir/Article/Column Hyperlinks Internet page for a hyperlink to the Newsweek column.(4-8-2002)
- Nemechek motivate to Petree? Joe Nemechek will also return to Andy Petree‘s #33 body of workers later this year as teammate with Bobby Hamilton. Nemechek left Petree on the pause of final season when Petree‘s sponsorship ran out. Mike Wallace will fling Petree‘s 2d vehicle at Talladega.(Winston Salem Journal)(4-8-2002)
- No Indy 500 for Harvick in 2002: ESPN 2‘s RPM 2 Night time reported that Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevy, says he’ll NOT strive to develop or drive on this years Indy 500 as rumored.(4-8-2002)
- Transporter driver wins flee: Barry Sheppard, transporter driver for the #21 Motorcraft Ford Winston Cup flee body of workers, won Saturday‘s first spherical of the Global Truck Narrate. Using an Global 9400 tractor towing a 53-foot trailer, Sheppard executed a lap — thru a route that included a slalom be aware and smartly marvelous flip and backing maneuvers — in 1 minute, 14 seconds.(Dallas Morning Superstar)(4-8-2002)
- CNN/SI long gone Also can merely 15th: Corporate dad or mum AOL Time Warner had stated in January it will scrap the sports channel, but had no longer stated what its final day would possibly perhaps be. The channel, which has never grew to change correct into a revenue in its five-year history, is supplied in about 20 million households. About one-third of CNN/SI‘s 200 workers will be transferred to CNN or CNN Headline Files, the community stated. The others will be supplied severance and allowed to be aware for jobs in assorted areas in AOL Time Warner. The company, which is also the dad or mum of CNN/Cash, is negotiating with the Nationwide Basketball Association to manufacture a brand recent community that would possibly perhaps focal point on sports occasions reasonably than sports files. AOL Time Warner is aiming for a initiating within the autumn.(Cash CNN/AP), no notice on NBC/TNT‘s plans for Winston Cup qualifying which became once coated over and over on CNN/SI or the weekly NASCAR+ display with Benny Parsons and Marty Snider and hosted by Johnny Phelps.(4-8-2002)
- Missisippi Plates: The Dwelling and Senate on Monday common recent conceitedness tags for NASCAR fans and a “Desire Life” registration code to motivate crisis being pregnant facilities. However Dwelling and Senate negotiators would possibly perhaps no longer agree on legislation to require public officials who violate the open meetings legislation to pay a $100 truthful plus the costs of a plaintiff to raise a complaint. So, Senate Invoice 2965 died in a Dwelling-Senate convention. Monday became once the gash-off date for adopting convention reviews on appropriations, revenue and general bills and constitutional amendments. Salvage. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, stated Senate Invoice 2501 presents that the Disclose Tax Price would hassle a brand recent conceitedness label handiest if the sponsoring organization ensures a minimum of 200 will be supplied. Contemporary legislation is that a neighborhood must guarantee a minimum of 100 are supplied. Lawmakers ask the NASCAR label to personal huge toughen in accordance with the its success in assorted states. The NASCAR label price would possibly perhaps be $35 moreover all assorted taxes, and the funds will trot towards restore and renovation of the express Capitol. Yearly, groups merely about lawmakers soliciting for the uniqueness tags. Within the previous, the extra current ones personal been for faculties and a natural world company develop depicting a hummingbird. Proceeds from the additional costs on the tags are designated for explicit applications. The invoice would take produce July 1.(Clarion-Ledger/AP)(4-8-2002)
- $1 billion damages probably? UPDATE: A federal lawsuit filed earlier this year on behalf of the shareholders of Speedway Motorsports Inc., the dad or mum company of Texas Motor Speedway, claims that NASCAR has a monopoly over stock-vehicle racing by owning each the governing body and by having controlling passion in Global Speedway Corp., the corporate that operates 13 main auto tracks. By NASCAR, the suit in fact technique the France family, the of us who personal outright ownership of the neighborhood. Within the suit, Texas Motor Speedway is merely soliciting for a 2d racing date, on the opposite hand it‘s the technique to that pause that develop this case extra tantalizing. The attorney facing it? controversial superstar attorney Johnnie Cochran. Cochran looks cherish he‘s ready for a fight. He says he has “in intention over 50 lawyers” ready to glimpse the practices of NASCAR. At the center of the costs is the claim that NASCAR engages in “monopolistic” commerce practices. In line with Samuel Cherry, the Cochran-company accomplice who’s supervising the litigation, damages would possibly perhaps reach $1 billion. He arrives at that establish because he believes that the dearth of a 2d flee has kept the stock designate down. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court docket in Sherman, Tex., on Feb. 13, by Speedway Motorsports shareholder Francis Ferko of Plano, Tex., lists NASCAR, ISC and Speedway Motorsports (SMI) as defendants. Ferko has declined statement and referred all questions to his attorneys. SMI is handiest a “nominal defendant,” in step with the suit. SMI became once named so that its executives will be kept informed of all aspects of the case. Witness the Orlando Sentinel for the fat record: $1 billion damages probably.(4-7-2002)
UPDATE: witness one more record on the Castle Price Superstar Telegram — TMS lawsuit positive elements highlight this week by Jeff Wilson.(4-8-2002) - Hensley Racing to fling later in season: With the economic system sagging, Lance Snack Meals pulled out of its sponsorship with the [#63 team, sold much to Ken Alexander, supposedly has the #80 now] Hensley Racing‘s BGN body of workers. And not using a sponsor the Hensley Racing body of workers made up our minds no longer to self-discipline a vehicle in 2002. Owner Jeff Hensley made up our minds to take his time and establish out what his next circulate would possibly perhaps be. Now Hensley Racing is dating sponsors, which Hensley became once unwilling to title at this point, and planning on working several races on the pause of the year with extra mountainous funding than ever earlier than. “We assign every little thing on withhold and took a search files from at what we had,” Hensley stated. “We notion on working 10-12 races on the pause of the season. This presents us a probability to glean some assorted issues working. The final couple of years we‘ve been severely underfunded and this presents us a probability to glean our stuff motivate cherish it needs to be.” Hensley is having a search files from forward to getting motivate into the swing of the BGN and hopes to be even extra aggressive than earlier than with a brand recent sponsor. “I wasn‘t in fact taking part in myself the final couple of years,” Hensley stated. “Being same outdated to loads success for goodbye and then struggling the final couple of years. I‘m reasonably aggressive.” Within the within the meantime, Hensley has taken a dilemma at Arrington Racing. He‘s a jack-of-all-trades for the engine builder and believes working for Joey Arrington is the wager circulate he would possibly perhaps personal made. “Working at Joey‘s has been a noble opportunity to learn loads,” Hensley stated. “It‘s allowed me to glean motivate within the generous perspective. It‘s been a blessing for me. (I attain) regardless of needs to be done. Racing is in regards to the last notice thing I know. I attain every little thing, assemble engines, overview and sort, work with the dynos. It‘s been an abilities and its in fact rejuvenated me.” The prolonged fling looks to be smart for Hensley and his body of workers and because the economic system returns to prosperity so will the Hensley racing crew. “We‘ve engaged on some issues now,” Hensley stated. “We personal got some potential sponsors we‘re talking to each day, I’m in a position to‘t in fact trot into detail about that. However because the industrial image brightens up I deem we‘ll engage up the assign we left off.”(Martinsville Bulletin)(4-8-2002)
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April 8, 2001
- Pruett Wins: Scott Pruett took the total checkered flag on the 25th annual Toyota Pro/Broad title Bustle from a self-discipline of superstar and legit drivers — factual edging out final year‘s winner Josh Brolin. Toyota vendor Tom Rudnai barely won the superstar class over Olympic Gold medalist swimmer Dara Torres — the last notice-ever female finisher within the Toyota Pro/Broad title Bustle and the pole dilemma winner. As portion of the tournament, Toyota raised over $200,000 for “Racing for Children,” a nationwide fund-elevating program to motivate children‘s hospitals in Long Seaside, Los Angeles and Orange counties thru its involvement with the Toyota Spacious Prix of Long Seaside. The 10-lap flee, held on the 1.99-mile Champ Car be aware, aspects a self-discipline of 17 drivers and is also broadcast in its entirety on ESPN, Saturday, April 28 at 3: 00pm/et.(Industrial Wire/SpeedVision)(4-8-2001)
- Nadeau, Stewart and Blaney hit the dust at Lowes UPDATE: Jerry Nadeau plans to drive a brand recent DIRT modified owned and ready by Hendrick Motorsports workers and worn DIRT mechanics Charlie Langenstein and Ray “Rizzo” Schepler within the April 7 Eckerd 100 Reach Auto Parts Modified Tidy DIRT Sequence tournament at The Grime Note @ Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. The Eckerd 100 is scheduled to be Nadeau‘s inaugural flee in a mountainous-block DIRT modified and his first dust-be aware appearance in almost a decade. The Eckerd 100 is slated to be the first of three to five races Nadeau runs this season within the #2L R&C Motorsports Ventures DIRT modified. Tony Stewart is slated to drive the #20 GE Sealants & Adhesives-Coarse Silicone Tech/TEO entry owned by prolonged-time DIRT Motorsports supporter Brian Goewey whereas Dave Blaney, a worn of the DIRT Modified ranks whose father level-headed campaigns a identical vehicle in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, is entered in a #74 TEO machine also owned by Goewey. The Eckerd 100 will be fling along side the April 5-8 Meals Lion AutoFair, notion to be one of many nation‘s largest vehicle shows and automotive swap meets. More files on the LMS Disclose(4-5-2001)
UPDATE: 10,846 fans cheered at some stage within the inaugural Eckerd 100 Reach Auto Parts Modified Tidy DIRT Sequence tournament Saturday night time at The Grime Note @ Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. Steve “The Storm” Paine of Waterloo, N.Y., and Brett “The Jet” Hearn of Sussex, N.J., shared the victory podium because the New York-basically based DIRT Motorsports organization introduced its queer tag of modified stock vehicle racing to the Carolinas for the first time. Both Paine and Hearn took dwelling $5,000 for his or her victories. Paine began fifth within the first 50-lap tournament and took the lead on lap 20 en path to his 2d straight Tidy DIRT Sequence function victory of the season. Hearn executed 2d within the first flee with Billy Decker third, Alan Johnson fourth and Pat Ward fifth. Nadeau executed 31st within the 1st function, Stewart executed 14th within the 1st and 13th within the 2nd function and Blaney executed 35th within the 1st and 23rd within the 2nd function(LMS Disclose) and witness a epic and photos at Plod Illustrated(4-8-2001) - Yet every other Driver Loss of life: The latest NASCAR driver to die of a basilar cranium atomize became once eulogized right here with about 60 of us present. He became once no Dale Earnhardt. Shapely an imprecise rookie driver who died the identical intention because the NASCAR story. Michael Roberts became once a 50-year-feeble single dad or mum who left on the motivate of a heartbroken daughter, Taylor — two years youthful than Earnhardt‘s 12-year-feeble daughter, Taylor. Roberts, who became once memorialized Friday, died March 24 at I-44 Speedway approach Lebanon, Mo. He became once driving 80 mph on the three/8-mile be aware — 100 mph slower than Earnhardt became once when he hit a concrete wall on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18. Roberts became once the fifth NASCAR driver in 11 months to die of accidents triggered by violent head circulate and the fourth to die of basilar cranium atomize.(witness fat record on the Orlando Sentinel)(4-8-2001)
- Hornaday to fling a BGN flee: Hornaday Racing has factual bought a 2001 Chevrolet Busch vehicle to add to their true. They’ll be announcing that Ronnie Hornaday (Ron‘s son) will be working his 1st Busch flee within the very approach future and the assign(Ronnie Hornaday Disclose)(4-8-2001).
- Riggs Wins: #2-Scott Riggs became once ready to leap motivate from be concerned early in Saturday‘s Reach Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway to file his first career CTS victory. A pit-terminate collision 86 laps into Saturday‘s flee knocked Riggs out of the high 20. However the Durham, NC driver remained level-headed and worked his intention into the lead on lap 143, a lead he never relinquished. Riggs stated he “factual tried to live level-headed” after the pit-boulevard skirmish onlap 86 broken the entrance pause of his Dodge. Rookie #60-Travis Kvapil executed 2d to envision his career-ultimate attain whereas #29-Terry Cook became once third. Pole-sitter #18-Joe Ruttman be concerned up fourth whereas #61-Randy Tolsma became once fifth. Despite the fact that Riggs picked up his first Craftsman Truck Sequence get Saturday, the 2d-year driver had been off to a gorgeous open. Within the first three races of the year, Riggs executed third, fourth and fifth. Riggs led 108 laps whereas Winston Cup usual Bobby Hamilton led 133 laps after taking the lead from pole-sitter Ruttman on the 10th lap.(Martinsville Speedway PR), witness the outcomes at That‘s Racin‘: Reach Auto Parts 250 results(4-8-2001)
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April 8, 2000
- The Winston: been requested this a number of times this week, this record from That‘s Racin‘ will personal to level-headed good it up too: “Jeremy Mayfield, Ricky Rudd and Bobby Hamilton, who every won their final flee within the 1998 season, are on the bubble to develop the self-discipline for The Winston all-large title flee next month at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. As of this week, all three are within the 22-vehicle self-discipline. Also can merely level-headed one more Winston Cup driver post his first career victory, or a driver who has no longer already apt for The Winston post a flee get earlier than the Also can merely 20 tournament, all three would possibly perhaps be bumped from The Winston self-discipline and moved into The Winston Initiate qualifying flee. Also can merely level-headed Mayfield, Rudd or Hamilton get earlier than The Winston, that driver would bump the many two from the self-discipline.” Witness the guidelines, who’s in, the Winston Initiate and so forth at my The Winton 2000 web allege(4-8-2000)
- #13 Crew Chief: Fred Graves has left Robby Gordon‘s #13 body of workers as crew chief. Jerry Baxter has assumed these responsibilities. Baxter has been Graves‘ assistant for the first seven races of the season(That‘s Racin‘) ANDFred Graves had left the body of workers to serve Brandon Gaughan‘s initiating Winston West / Cup body of workers. Replacing Graves will be Jerry Baxter, who became once already with Gordon‘s operation. Coming in to address the general supervisor function is Richard Buck. Buck is from the CART aspect of the fence and became once most no longer too prolonged within the past employed by Cal Wells within the function of supervisor of Wells‘ CART operation. Buck had worked for several weeks with Gordon and at final made up our minds that the Cup storage is an even dilemma to work(Speedway Scene)(4-8-2000)
- #75 Files UPDATE 2: The #75 Ford driven by Wally Dallenbach has lost its general supervisor, but picked up a brand recent book. The commerce for the body of workers got right here when Jimmy Johnson stepped out of his function as GM and into the function of book. Here is factual the latest commerce with the body of workers as handiest per week earlier than crew chief Wayne Orme became once relieved off his responsibilities with the body of workers(Speedway Scene) Furthermore listening to rumors or a driver commerce?(4-2-2000)
UPDATE: from Wally Dallenbach on his legit plan www.wallydallenbach.win(hyperlink mounted): “NO truth to the rumor of my losing my seat”. So assign that rumor to bed(4-6-2000)
UPDATE: Despite failing to develop the self-discipline at Darlington, Bristol and Texas along with his recent body of workers, Wally Dallenbach and proprietor Darwin Oordt are removed from falling by the wayside. The body of workers is working below a 3-intention sponsorship agreement with RotoZip, Crimson Cell batteries and the Turner TV networks, but Dallenbach stated he and Oordt are moderately terminate to signing a brand recent contract that would possibly elevate them thru the next three seasons(Gaston Gazette)(4-8-2000) - Petty Honored: Gaze a good deal of assorted vehicles in Sunday‘s Goody‘s 500 to label up for the seven groups that personal already committed to working a sticker honoring the memory of Lee Petty, who died this week. Michael Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield, Generous Marlin, Kenny Irwin, Elliott Sadler, Kyle Petty and John Andretti personal already agreed to fling the Petty blue decal, which merely says, “Lee Petty 1914-2000” along with his vehicle #42 on it(That‘s Racin‘)(4-8-2000)
- Measuring System? Note is that NASCAR is inspecting a laser contrivance to repair obvious dimensions and contours on the vehicles. Groups reportedly personal discovered to “bend” the our bodies of the vehicles for aero and facing reasons, the pause result being that the entrance pause is as a lot as 2in out of line with the rear. Witness fat record at SpeedVision(4-8-2000)
- Lewis Blueprint: Ashton Lewis Jr. and the #46 Lewis Motorsports body of workers will fling a special paint intention on the BellSouth Mobility 320 at Nashville. The body of workers will be honoring unhurried nation comedian Jerry Clower with a special paint intention. The vehicle will elevate photos of opossums, raccoons, coon canines and frogs, which personal been the center of many of Clower‘s gentle-hearted reviews of nation residing. Witness the intention on the BGN Paint Schemes web allege(Keystone Marketing)(4-7-2000), Lewis didn’t qualify for the flee(4-8-2000)
- Unhappy Files: John Adam Cheek, the 20-year-feeble son of Mike Cheek, the crew chief for the #14 Ford of Rick Crawford, is for the time being within the trauma center at Baptist Sanatorium in Winston-Salem, NC, after surviving a gunshot be concerned to the head final Friday. Mike Cheek had dilemma up the #14 truck for the Martinsville flee. Crawford apt 18th-quickest on Friday. Cheek will also omit Saturday‘s NAPA 250 depending on his son‘s condition(That‘s Racin‘) Most efficient needs trot out to Cheek and his family(4-8-2000)
- Younger Returns to the #31 UPDATE: driver John Younger of Brevak Racing will develop his return to the be aware next week at Martinsville within the #31 truck. Younger bought his doctor liberate earlier this week and undoubtedly became once relieved. The docs will, on the opposite hand, continue to video display Younger‘s health and he’ll be examined on a consistant foundation(Brevak Racing Disclose), John Younger is able to head racing once more. Younger, identified with leukemia handiest about a weeks within the past, will return to the CTS this weekend at Martinsville after lacking handiest two begins(NOL)(4-4-2000)
UPDATE: Younger motivate no longer off beam after bout with leukemia, A microscopic over a month after being identified with the illness, John Younger begins 34th in this present day‘s NAPA 250(Roanoke Times)(4-8-2000) - Gibbs: Coy Gibbs, son of Winston Cup proprietor and outdated Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, apt 29th for this present day‘s NAPA 250, the first Craftsman Truck Sequence flee of the 27-year-feeble‘s career. Gibbs began racing after four years as a initiating linebacker at Stanford University(Times-Dispatch) The Gibbs truck body of workers is also having a search files from for experiecned crew and body of workers memebers, for contact files, witness the CTS Personnel Address web allege(4-8-2000)
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April 8, 1999
- Garone, recent gig: Joe Garone, outdated crew chief for Invoice Elliott Racing has common a dilemma with Rudd Performance Motorsports as crew chief for Ricky Rudd. His responsibilities initiating Monday. Jerry Pitts, who became once the crew chief for Elliott‘s #13 body of workers will purchase the crew chief function for the #94(4-8-1999)
- Barrett and the #90: I hear Stanton Barrett will be within the #90 Junie Donlavey Ford at Martinsville also(4-8-1999)
- Stewart and the Indy 500 UPDATE 2: Gaze Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Joe Gibbs owned Dwelling Depot Pontic to grunt on Thursday that would possibly strive compete in each the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Also can merely 30. The Dwelling Depot is sopposedly the sponsor of the IRL vehicle he’ll flee at Indy. The sponsor and ownership of Stewart‘s Indy vehicle will also be launched Thursday(That‘s Racin‘)(4-7-1999) — UPDATE 1: but outdated IRL proprietor for Stewart, John Menard, wants Stewart in notion to be one of his vehicles or none the least bit, plus the Dwelling Depot vs Menard, witness the record at SpeedNet — Menard, Stewart conflict over 500 high-tail and Stewart will drive the #22 vehicle at Indy, which is able to personal a Dallora chassis and an Aurora engine(iRACE/SpeedVision) — UPDATE 2: Witness the announcement on the Tony Stewart Disclose. He will body of workers up with Larry Curry, his outdated IRL crew chief, to self-discipline the orange and white Dwelling Depot Indy vehicle(4-8-1999)
- A Bud Moore Replace: An exchange on a epic I broke on the plan on March 26th(witness the #15 Personnel Past Files Internet page) — At Bud Moore Engineering in Spartanburg, S.C., they’ve the vehicles, they’ve the engines, they even personal a driver — Jeff Green — who they would cherished to glean buckled into their No. 15 Ford Taurus. All they need now is a sponsor. The body of workers is negotiating a sponsorship agreement with AMVETS (American Veterans) but nothing has been finalized. Different deals for one flee sponsorships are also probably. Greg Moore would cherish to witness a deal merely about fruition in time to fling within the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte next month. on the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Whereas Green would cherish to drive the vehicle, his priority is to get the BGN championship. Witness the article at WWII vet Bud Moore seeks sponsorship contend with AMVETS (iRACE/SpeedVision)(4-8-1999)
- Plod/Pardus: Midwest Transit Racing has stumbled on a brand recent, obedient dwelling as it prepares for its comeback flee below the guidance of General Supervisor Lake Plod. The body of workers, owned by Hal Hicks and Mike Witters, made up our minds to circulate from its Mooresville shop to a 20,000 sq. foot facility formerly occupied by Personnel 34. Final year Personnel 34, a BGN Sequence operation, raced three separate entries from the shop. With this latest circulate now total, Plod is inspecting Midwest Transit Racing‘s snappily of #50 Chevy‘s to witness which of them stays or need changes. One of the most vital inventory will be supplied off, due to Plod‘s extraordinarily high racing requirements. “He‘s inspecting your whole vehicles now we personal got,” stated Pardus. “He‘s making adjustments on some of them. He did some main adjustments on notion to be one of superspeedway vehicles.” Plod has booked Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for a test April 13-14. Midwest Transit Racing plans to compete within the Diehard 500 at Talladega on April 25. Pardus likes the 2.66-mile be aware. He executed third in an ARCA flee at Talladega final tumble(Midwest Transit PR)(4-8-1999)
- Morris files: Blue Ridge Motorsports officials launched that they are going to enter the Also can merely 14th Richmond flee along with the BGN fling at South Boston on June 12th. This puts Phil Morris and the #01 Chevy in a minimum of a dozen shows for the 1999 season(www.philmorrisracing.com)(4-8-1999)
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April 8, 1998
- BGN driver, Matt Kenseth will flee a Roush Racing-ready Ford Taurus within the DieHard 500 April 26 at Talladega, body of workers proprietor Jack Roush launched Wednesday. Kenseth joins Cup regulars Establish Martin(#6), Ted Musgrave(#16), Johnny Benson(#26), Chad Shrimp(#97) and Jeff Burton(#99) as Roush drivers at Talladega. Roush is searching for a one-flee sponsor for Kenseth.(That‘s racin‘). The vehicle will be #60.(NASCAR On-line)(4-8-98)
- When questioned about rumors that Greg Sacks and crew chief Mike Hillman personal been “on their intention out,” Cale Yarborough became once adamant in his response. “Greg and Mike are a component of Cale Yarborough Motorsports,” Yarborough stated. “Certain, we hoped to be a microscopic higher within the purpose standings, but issues take time. We personal got quite loads of recent of us on the body of workers. It‘s going to take time to glean it all together, and I‘m pleased with the event I‘ve viewed. Mike has done a steady handsome job for us. When Greg is able to glean motivate within the driver‘s seat, we‘ll be waiting for him.”(NASCAR On-line), this puts to relaxation these rumors I posted final week about Sacks and Hillman being ‘on the recent seat‘.(4-8-98)
- Greg Sacks is level-headed within the sanatorium convalescing from his accident at Texas. Outcomes of a CAT scan and a spread of MRI‘s personal all near motivate detrimental. Sacks had complained of numbness and weakness in his left arm. Sacks stretched the nerves within the brachial plexus, the nerve center for the arm positioned on the motivate of the collar bone. Customarily known as a “stinger,” this form of inconvenience is general among legit
football gamers. Indicators can embody weakness, numbness or a tingling sensation within the arm. Sacks will live at Parkland Memorial Sanatorium as docs continue to video display his development. Car proprietor Cale Yarborough will develop a resolution on who will drive the Thorn Apple Valley #98 Ford at Martinsville pending a closing session
with Sacks‘ docs.(NASCAR On-line)(4-8-98) - Morgan Shepherd(#31), Generous Marlin(#40) and Joe Nemechek(#42) tested Wednesday at Greenville-Pickens Speedway(SC). 5 extra groups are expected to be there on Thursday together with Michael Waltrip(#21).(Radar)(4-8-98)
- Making an try out also continued at Martinsville with Bobby Labonte, Ernie Irvan, Chad Shrimp, Dale Jarrett, Todd Bodine, Brett Bodine and Jerry Nadeau attempting out on the be aware. Bodine also had a teacher engage an honor student which he gave a two-lap high-tail his in Paychex Ford. Labonte also signed autographs for varsity students. Making an try out continued at Talladega with Ricky Rudd, Steve Grissom, Dan Pardus(#07), Jeff Green(#29-in prep for the groups return), Hut Stricklin, Jimmy Spencer(#12 BGN) and Mike McLaughlin(#24 Cup).(NASCAR On-line)(4-8-98)
- Hermie Sadler driver of the #29 BGN DeWalt Instruments Chevy who became once be concerned within the BGN flee at Texas has a dislocated fibula(leg bone). Sadler is predicted to flee in Hickory this weekend.(Greensboro Files & Document)(4-8-98)
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April 8, 1997
- Per RPM2Nite: The day earlier than this present day, 4-8-97, NASCAR had a joint test with Bobby Labontes #18 InterState Pontiac, Establish Martins #6 and Ted Musgrave‘s #16 Fords, and Generous Marlin‘s #4 Chevy at Daytona with restrictor plates(the rumor that restrictor plates would no longer be on the vehicles became once sinful), having a search files from for options to unhurried down the vehicles aerodynamically. They tried many issues together with low crawl blended with low down power and high crawl blended with high down power but NASCAR would reasonably terminate with what guidelines they’ve than attain something that hasn‘t been researched(4-8-97). Labonte and Marlin also tested on 4-9-97. Areas tested included the entrance air dam, rear spoiler(4″ and 8″), and spoiling the air on the roof and A-pillars(4-16-97)
- This record from the “Nationwide Plod Sport Files”, 4-2-97 edition: Global Speedway Corp(ISC-Daytona and so forth), Penske Motorsports, NASCAR and on the whole all entities that embody your whole tracks that host WC races are being sued filed by Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & LeRach LLP of San Diego, a diagnosed chief at college-circulate lawsuits. The suit alleges designate-fixing of souvenirs and assorted merchandise.(4-8-97)
- Per RPM2Nite: Dr. Jerry Punch became once making a shaggy dog record in regards to the fact the groups had to face Darlington , Texas, and Bristol three races in a row, and that the bodymen will personal to level-headed quit or request for a mountainous lift next year. Then he added, ” I‘m joking, next year the agenda goes to be modified”. The most helpful commerce I in fact personal heard about is the chance of Richmonds date moved to later within the spring and changing correct into a night time flee. I assume that would possibly rely on what happens the Rockingham sale and Las Vegas will personal to level-headed glean a date(4-8-97)
- Rumor has it that Bruton Smith is supposedly having a search files from at Mosport Park in Canada?(4-8-97)
- I hear as for Al Unser, Jr working on the brickyard 400, Penske has stated this will also handiest happen if he has a “twenty point lead” within the CART championship fling. Pondering Unser has executed 27th in each CART races to this point, let‘s factual verbalize that is VERY unlikely, we‘ll witness.(4-8-97)
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