With NASCAR on a short hiatus, news is going to be slow in the approaching weeks. To serve absorb the NASCAR void, we conception on taking you on a day to day time out down memory lane spanning the years since the Jayski’s region inception. The usage of our news archives pages, here’s a peruse motivate at what’s came about on this date by the final 23 years in NASCAR:
Within the in the intervening time in NASCAR historical past: April 21
Years we have pulled this present day’s foremost items from: 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2001, 1998
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2018:
- Kyle Busch won the Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series bustle at Richmond Raceway. The make a choice is his 3rd make a choice of 2018, 5th make a choice at Richmond and 46th occupation make a choice.
#9-Elliott performed 2nd (his 8th occupation 2nd region plan) followed by #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #4-Harvick, #48-Johnson, #42-Larson, #2-Keselowski, #14-Bowyer, and #19-Suarez.
Pole winner #78-Truex, Jr. lead 121 laps, but had a slow pit quit advance the quit of the bustle and performed 14th.
The bustle ended after the well-known strive at NASCAR time past regulation, region up by a warning when #17-Stenhouse, Jr. hit the wall.
Stages 1 and 2 secure been each and each won by #22-Logano. He performed 4th.
There secure been 16 lead adjustments among 7 drivers and 6 cautions for 46 yellow flag laps.
The moderate pace of the bustle became: 96.215mph.
2016:
- Stewart says lug nut rule is a security notify: #14-Tony Stewart is “past inflamed” with NASCAR over the sanctioning body‘s lack of lug nut enforcement on pit avenue, the driver/team proprietor acknowledged Wednesday. NASCAR stopped requiring teams to place all five lug nuts on its wheels first and foremost of final season, portion of a brand contemporary pit avenue technology initiative that also noticed a low cost of its officiating pressure. With officials now no longer in every pit box, NASCAR acknowledged it became up to the teams whether they would perhaps soundless put all five lug nuts on the wheel or no longer. However teams secure been pushing the limit by solely securing as few as three lug nuts, increasing a virulent disease of free wheels in the game. And Stewart acknowledged it‘s solely a subject of time before that ends badly. “I enlighten you that envelope is going to withhold getting pushed except somebody gets hurt,” Stewart acknowledged. “You may no longer secure heard a rant that‘s going to be as defective as what‘s going to method motivate out of my mouth if a driver gets hurt thanks to a free wheel that hurts one of them. With your complete crap we‘re going by alongside with your complete security stuff, and for them to sit down down down there and sit down on their fingers on this one … here is rarely any longer a sport you play with security and that‘s exactly the vogue I feel bask in NASCAR is treating this. Right here is rarely any longer the vogue to form this.” Stewart acknowledged NASCAR overall has done a ravishing job on security — equivalent to mandating security adjustments to superspeedway vehicles in technical bulletins — but acknowledged “in this one particular space, they’re entirely losing the ball and I feel bask in really made a grossly defective decision on.”(USA On the present time)(4-21-2016)
2015:
- Unhappy Recordsdata — Steve Byrnes: Mr. Steven Patrick Byrnes, age 56, of Citadel Mill, S.C., went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2015.
Surviving are his accomplice of 22 years, Karen Byrnes; son Bryson, 12, a sixth grader at Charlotte Christian College; fogeys Jerry and Claire Byrnes of Charlotte; sister Betsy Byrnes of Charlotte; brother Dan Byrnes and accomplice Tammy of Charlotte; nephews Tyler, 21, and Dylan Byrnes, 17; and niece Samantha Byrnes, 13, of Charlotte.
Steve became born April 14, 1959, in Chicago, and became raised in Contemporary Carrollton, Md. He attended Church of Christ at
Gold Hill Road, became a 1981 graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Radio, Tv and Film, and played football for 3 hundred and sixty five days at James Madison University before transferring to the University of Maryland.
Steve enjoyed a a success and highly respected tv broadcasting occupation for 30 years. He joined the FOX Sports actions household in 2001, hosting and reporting for more than one NASCAR programs and serving as a pit avenue reporter for NASCAR on FOX‘s broadcast of NASCAR Trudge Cup Series races from 2001-2014. Most currently, he became the play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports actions 1 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and became co-host of NASCAR Creep Hub for the network.
Forward of becoming a member of FOX, Steve also hosted Darrell Waltrip‘s Racers on TNN, worked as a pit avenue reporter for CBS, WTBS and TNN, and hosted a diversity of NASCAR programs for The History Channel and TNN, for which he moved to Charlotte in 1985 and remained in the gap ever since. His first on-air job became at WCIV-TV in Charleston, S.C., in 1982, after taking off his tv occupation as weekend sports actions producer at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., correct now following commencement from faculty. Steve once in a while called play-by-play for a Carolina Panthers/Minnesota Vikings NFL sport on FOX and NASCAR Trudge Cup Series races for DirecTV Sizzling Stir.
No subject all his occupation accolades, Steve‘s ideally suitable accomplishment became his son, Bryson, who is increasing into a more Godly, compassionate and smartly-behaved younger man each day. Steve‘s ardour became spending every moment that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of with Bryson, namely staring at him play football and basketball and helping prepare him to play for the Charlotte Christian College football team as a seventh grader in the 2015-‘16 faculty year. The alternative light of his lifestyles became Karen, with whom his relationship extended properly past that of a accomplice. The 2 secure been inseparable since meeting in 1988 while she became the public household contributors representative for Benny Parsons in his final season as a NASCAR driver.
Attending Appalachian Bid University football games became one of the household‘s favourite actions, besides cheering for the University of Maryland‘s football and basketball teams; the Washington Redskins; the Carolina Panthers; following NASCAR; and staring at nephews Tyler and Dylan play baseball. Steve also delighted in gardening, creep with his household, photographing sports actions, nature and sunsets.
In addition to to being a comely, loving and Godly husband, father, son and brother, Steve became an high-quality pleasant friend, colleague and mentor to all who knew and loved him. His indelible affect extended even to the thousands and thousands of tv viewers who watched him a week over time, as evidenced by the outpouring of public toughen he received following his cancer diagnosis in August 2013. Steve grew to change into a tangible example of strength, courage and fortitude to all who witnessed his struggle with cancer and his private marketing campaign to exhaust as many days as that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of with Karen and Bryson. He became honored to be designated as the keynote speaker at the American Most cancers Society‘s Relay for Existence on June 7, 2014, in Charlotte, the establish he shared the challenging memoir of his struggle with a complete bunch of cancer survivors, caregivers and families one day of the Luminaria Ceremony that night time.
A public resolve who repeatedly made time for others and made strangers feel bask in longtime and valued mates, Steve took particular solace in his private lifestyles with his household. He became repeatedly smiling, supportive, selfless and loving. Upon his usual diagnosis, Steve fleet stumbled on the sure in the scenario and put his complete focal point into his therapies, simultaneously vowing no longer to omit a single moment with his son. His motto and day to day inspiration grew to change into “Be contemporary” in every moment of his household‘s lives. Now Steve is contemporary with the Lord, and except we look him again, he’s contemporary in our hearts and memories without waste.
Steve, we give you motivate to the Lord with everlasting fancy and gargantuan appreciation for His gift of you to us. We equivalent to you.
Funeral products and services are pending.(Fox Sports actions)
Memorials: In lieu of vegetation, memorials will likely be made in Steve‘s honor to any of the next:
Church of Christ at Gold Hill Road, 1055 Gold Hill Road, Citadel Mill, SC 29708
Charlotte Christian College, 7301 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270
NASCAR Foundation, One Daytona Blvd., sixth Floor, Daytona Seaside, FL 32114
Charlotte Christian College — Byrnes Fund
Attn: Barry Giller
7301 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270(4-21-2015)
2014:
- Lack of sponsorship would perhaps well shut down Swan Racing UPDATE 4: Swan Racing [#26-Cole Whitt & #30-Parker Kligerman] issued the next assertion Thursday afternoon: “Swan Racing is in the approach to reviewing its contemporary scenario and the flexibility to proceed to compete in the NASCAR Trudge Cup Series. The team has been unable to right the more or much less sponsorship required to effectively operate the team. Which skill that, the team management is exploring every accessible likelihood. We hope to be in situation to provide an intensive replace in the advance future.”(Swan Racing)(4-17-2014)
UPDATE: Team spokesperson Ramsey Poston really handy Motorsport.com that Swan is assessing its contemporary scenario. Other sources familiar with the scenario acknowledged it‘s no longer going that Swan will arena more than one automobile — if any — for the Apr. 25-26 NASCAR events at Richmond Global Raceway.(Motorsport)
UPDATE 2: The Swan Racing NASCAR Trudge Cup Series team released a alternative of workers this present day [Thursday] and can no longer compete in the circuit‘s subsequent bustle at Richmond Global Raceway On April 26. Team workers secure been reportedly really handy this present day that the team is suspending operations, and hundreds of of them are already seeking employment with other teams. Sources scream there might be a likelihood that Whitt‘s #26 Toyota is susceptible to be absorbed into the new BK Racing operation, if Swan Racing is unable to proceed.(Godfather Motorsports)
UPDATE 3: Swan Racing co-proprietor Anthony Marlowe tweeted on Thursday afternoon: “My mission is to be particular that @ColeWhitt races in every #NASCAR Trudge Cup match this season.”(4-18-2014)
UPDATE 4 Cole Whitt, a Trudge Cup rookie who is fourth among the many 2014 rookie class at 33rd in the general standings, is scrambling to search out a dash for this weekend‘s bustle at Richmond. A representative for Fuel Sports actions Management Team confirmed that as of Monday morning, Whitt did no longer secure a dash for Richmond.(Carrying Recordsdata)(4-21-2014)
2013:
- Kenseth wins at Kansas: #20-Matt Kenseth won the STP 400 Trudge Cup Series bustle at Kansas Speedway for his 2nd make a choice of 2013, 2nd make a choice at Kansas and 26th occupation make a choice. Kenseth also led the most laps with 163. Kenseth won from the pole, making Kansas the third Trudge Cup Series bustle in a row the winner started on the pole, the well-known time since 1985 that has came about.
#5-Kahne performed 2nd, followed by #48-Johnson, #56-Truex Jr., #15-Bowyer, #2-Keselowski [was a lap down and lost some sheet metal on the rear of the car], #1-McMurray, #43-Almirola, #55-Martin and #27-Menard. #18-Busch, who started 5th in a backup automobile, spun twice, the 2nd time hitting the wall and hitting #22-Logano and performed 38th, Busch became going for his 5th high-five in a row.
There secure been 13 lead adjustments among 8 drivers and eight cautions for 40 yellow flag laps. The moderate pace became 133.611mph.(4-21-2013)
2012:
- Truex Jr., MWR talk contemporary deal: Team proprietor Michael Waltrip acknowledged on Saturday at Kansas Speedway the
organization is negotiating with #56-Martin Truex Jr. and well-known sponsor NAPA on an extension. Truex Jr.‘s contract expires at the quit of the 2012 season. “NAPA is amazingly happy suited now,” Waltrip acknowledged. “All people would perhaps well be very ecstatic to enter 2013 correct bask in this.” Truex acknowledged he by no technique felt bask in he became on the sizzling seat coming into this season, and he‘s assured he’ll be with MWR prolonged-term. “I know the establish I stand with my bustle team, Michael and (co-proprietor) Elevate (Kaufman),” Truex acknowledged. “There became by no technique a part of me that acknowledged I secure to step it up, I secure to form better. I know I‘ve repeatedly gotten the total lot I perhaps can discover out of my instruments. I feel bask in they know that, too.”(ESPN)(4-21-2012) - Petty no longer ruling out return to Dodge: Richard Petty Motorsports is attempting to barter a deal to stay with Ford and withhold its relationship with Roush Fenway Racing. However team namesake Richard Petty isn‘t entirely ruling out a return to Dodge, the producer with which he grew to change into a racing icon as a driver. “Appropriate now, we‘ve received our sponsors fairly valuable lined up for subsequent year,” Petty acknowledged Friday at Kansas Speedway. “Where we glide alongside with the vehicles and engines and issues bask in that … we‘ve received a conception, but I don‘t know if anybody is going to withhold company with it.” Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark is optimistic his organization can proceed supplying Ford engines and chassis for RPM. “Now we secure got completely enjoyed working with Richard Petty and his complete team, as it is a foremost-class organization,” Newmark acknowledged. “We mediate it has been a mutually valuable relationship and sincerely hope to be ready to proceed the partnership into the future.”
Dodge has been shopping for an anchor organization since Penske Racing announced it would transfer to Ford in 2013. Thanks to Petty‘s past affiliation with Dodge, RPM is among several organizations speculated to be a aim for Dodge. “Appropriate now, they’re fairly perplexed,” Petty acknowledged of Dodge. “They received a plug pulled out of them and wasn‘t really awaiting it. … We‘ll agree with in thoughts going any place to discover a residing out of this. Appropriate now, we‘re soundless up with the Ford deal and we‘re going the total lot we can to decide on out races with them.”(ESPN)(4-21-2012)
2010:
- Shell/Pennzoil sponsorship moves to Penske Racing in 2011: Shell Oil Company and Penske Company explain a multi-year defective change alliance beginning in the 2011 racing season. The contemporary alliance permits Shell and Pennzoil to prolong their motorsports presence as it choices a foremost sponsorship with Kurt Busch and the #22 automobile, besides associate sponsorships promoting Shell V-Energy with IZOD IndyCar Series drivers Helio Castroneves, Will Energy and Ryan Briscoe. The worldwide change alliance gives one more for Shell and Pennzoil to prolong their presence no longer solely within motorsports, but additionally as a most smartly-preferred vendor of fuels, lubricants and connected products to the Penske organization. Starting in 2011, Shell and Pennzoil frequently is the “Legitimate Fuel and Motor Oil Dealer” to the Penske organization in the U.S.and the organizations will gaze to prolong their alliance with change development alternatives in numerous other international locations. The Penske organization is without doubt one of the world‘s most a success and identified automobile-essentially based entirely mostly change enterprises and gives bright activation alternatives. Additionally, this alliance continues to enable extra product development for Shell and Pennzoil each and each on and off the discover by the handy info gained surrounding fuels, lubricants and engine technologies. Look after Shell and Pennzoil, Penske Company has a shut relationship with Chrysler and Ferrari, each and each portion of the Fiat Team. A success is a convention for Penske, an organization that has earned more than 315 well-known bustle victories at the side of 15 Indianapolis 500 wins and the 2008 Daytona 500, more than 370 pole positions and 22 nationwide championships.
As portion of the alliance, Pennzoil will change into the “Legitimate Motor Oil” of Penske Racing in 2011 which incorporates all of its entries in the NASCAR Trudge Cup and Nationwide Series besides the IZOD IndyCar Series. For Pennzoil, returning to Penske is a homecoming of forms as Pennzoil first aligned with Penske as portion of its IndyCar teams in 1983 and won the 1984 and 1988 Indianapolis 500 Mile Races with driver Rick Mears. In addition to, Kurt Busch won his 2004 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series Championship riding a Pennzoil-supported automobile for one more team.(Pennzoil Racing/Penske Racing PR)(4-21-2010) - Keselowski to the #2; Budweiser to RCR?: Kurt Busch has signed a multiyear extension with Penske Racing that includes inspiring from the #2 automobile with Miller Lite as his well-known sponsor into the #22 with Shell/Pennzoil as the sponsor, team officials acknowledged on Wednesday. Brad Keselowski will transfer from Penske‘s #12 automobile into the #2, with Miller Lite, which has been with the organization for 20 years, final the sponsor for the #2. Keselowski currently is backed by Verizon, but thanks to NASCAR‘s exclusivity take care of Cup sequence sponsor Trudge, Verizon‘s price logo is rarely any longer allowed on the automobile. “Brad is without doubt one of the freshest younger drivers in NASCAR and we‘re extremely ecstatic to welcome him to the Miller Lite Racing household,” acknowledged Andy England, chief marketing officer at MillerCoors. “Rarely ever in this sport are you presented with the choice to manufacture a relationship with a high-tier driver first and foremost of his occupation.”
The addition of Shell/Pennzoil technique that Mobil 1, a competing motor oil that sponsors Penske‘s #77-Sam Hornish Jr., will now not return in 2011. However Jonathon Gibson, the vp of Penske Racing, acknowledged Penske is committed to final a 3-automobile operation with Hornish in the third automobile. “We‘ll be challenging to explain a brand contemporary sponsorship deal for that automobile in the following couple of weeks or months,” Gibson acknowledged. “We‘re very enraged. For us to secure the choice to herald a gargantuan price bask in Shell and prolong our relationship with Miller places us in a region the establish we can fabricate for the future.”
Kevin Harvick, in the final year of his contract with Richard Childress Racing, is with no sponsor. Harvick is negotiating with RCR to search out a brand contemporary sponsor and stay with the corporate, in accordance with a source. Harvick has been with RCR since he succeeded the behind Dale Earnhardt in 2001. A source acknowledged discussions between RCR and Budweiser, in its final season with Richard Petty Motorsports‘ #9-Kasey Kahne, secure taken region. Kahne signed final week a take care of Hendrick Motorsports to replace Sign Martin in 2012 and pressure a automobile to be distinct by team proprietor Rick Hendrick in 2011.(ESPN.com)(4-21-2010)
2008:
- Jon Picket in the #21 at Talladega: Jon Picket will discover his 2008 Trudge Cup Series debut in the Picket Brothers Racing #21 Honey Buns Ford in the Aaron‘s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 27th. Since
the bustle became no longer a scheduled match for Bill Elliott, the team felt that Jon became a logical alternative given his abilities in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series on superspeedways. Jon has a busy time desk this week as he will most doubtless be entered to pressure the #21 Air Pressure Ford in the O‘Reilly Auto Formulation 250 CTS bustle at the Kansas Speedway on April 26th. The team is making every effort to discover obvious Jon participates in each and each events. An alternate driver is being knowing about to spend, qualify and perhaps bustle the truck if arrangements can not be made to discover Jon to the Kansas Speedway.(Picket Brothers PR)(4-21-2008)
2007:
- Kentucky Speedway wants Frances to sell either NASCAR or ISC: Kentucky Speedway has backed faraway from its query that a jury award a Nextel Cup bustle to its discover as portion of its antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and Global Speedway Corp. However the discover is annoying that NASCAR change the vogue it does change in a revised complaint filed in U.S. District Court docket in Kentucky. The discover is asking that NASCAR fabricate aim components to award Nextel Cup races, besides asking the France household to dump either ISC or NASCAR. It also asks that ISC divest itself of eight of its 12 tracks that operate a Cup bustle. Kentucky Speedway seeks damages in extra of $200 million.(SceneDaily.com), look more info on my Kentucky Display screen Web page.(4-21-2007)
2006:
- Unleaded gasoline sooner for Busch & Trucks? Earlier than the quit of the 2006 racing season, NASCAR officials hope to secure each and each Busch and truck sequence teams the spend of unleaded gasoline. And if all goes properly, it‘s likely that unleaded gas will likely be aged in the Nextel Cup Series beginning in 2007. “We don‘t know the establish we‘re going to be with [unleaded fuel for the Cup series],” Robin Pemberton, NASCAR‘s vp of competition, acknowledged April 20. “We acknowledged by ‘08. … If the assessments gaze promising, we can re-agree with in thoughts the timeline. We are going to, before the quit of the year, spin unleaded gasoline in some plan shut races, doubtlessly in the Busch and truck sequence. Some of their races are stand-alones, [on] short tracks and issues of that nature. You‘re attempting at much less mileage, smaller carburetors, much less horsepower.” NASCAR teams secure repeatedly aged leaded gasoline, and is exempt from the Dapper Air Act of 1970 requiring unleaded gasoline be aged in all vehicles. Pemberton acknowledged sorting out with the contemporary gasoline has been “on-going” since the 2005 season, each and each at the NASCAR Learn and Development facility in Concord, N.C. and among a alternative of particular person teams.(SceneDaily.com)(4-21-2006)
2003:
- #1 Rumors abound: hearing that Steve Park is susceptible to be replaced as the driver of the #1 Pennzoil Chevy before the races at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway, sources secure Jason Keller as the that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of change driver. Keller is slated to driver the #81 DEI automobile at Checiagoland in July.
AND The LTN HOUR radio new reports that Kurt Busch, driver of the #97 Rubbermaid/Sharpie Roush Racing Ford will pressure the #1 DEI Chevy in 2004. On the opposite hand, final reports I really secure are that he’s signed with Roush thru 2006.(4-21-2003)
2002:
- Stewart NOT leaving Gibbs for Jerry Jones: #20 Dwelling Depot driver, Tony Stewart and team proprietor Joe Gibbs each and each sought Saturday to debunk a rumor emanating from Cowboys headquarters in Texas regarding the driver‘s availability. In accordance with a source, Jones already has contacted Stewart about changing into lead driver for the two-automobile team the Cowboys‘ boss is negotiating to tag with contemporary proprietor Andy Petree [#33 and #55 cars]. “They‘ll secure a annoying time doing that [signing Stewart],” acknowledged Gibbs, who won three Mountainous Bowls as coach of the Washington Redskins — the Cowboys‘ hated rivals — before founding his Winston Cup organization in 1992. “I‘ll absorb the Dallas Cowboys in the event that they fight and discover Tony Stewart. You may be ready to place that down there.” Gibbs spoke from a situation of vitality, in that he has Stewart, crew chief Greg Zipadelli and well-known sponsor Dwelling Depot signed by the 2004 Cup season.(Citadel Rate Considerable particular person Telegram)(4-21-2002)
2001:
Three RCR Groups in 2002: Richard Childress Racing will spin three Winston Cup teams subsequent season, no subject what has been heard about sponsor Lowe‘s and driver Mike Skinner. First of all, each and each secure contracts by 2002, Childress representatives acknowledged Friday. 2d, Lowe‘s, which threatened to pull out of the game final September after a actually uncommon sequence of events, has demonstrated renewed enthusiasm, posting its race products price in well-known positions on the #31 automobile. The motive force scenario stays unclear for 2002, no subject the contracts, with many “speculating” that Skinner will likely be given other work in the RCR organzation. That can or would perhaps no longer be. Regardless, Childress can secure the #31 subsequent season, it appears now, and Skinner completely would perhaps well remain as driver(in portion from SpeedVision)(4-21-2001)
1998:
- Roush shopping for Picket Brothers? “A frequent rumor in Martinsville garages this weekend centers spherical Jack Roush. Already proprietor of 5 beefy-time Winston Cup teams, he would perhaps rapidly discover dominion of a sixth — the Picket Brothers team of Stuart, Va. It isn‘t known whether Roush would make a choice the team outright, subsume it into his organization, or determine a cooperative agreement.”(SpeedNet — Notes)(4-20-98) — From what I hear the memoir about the Picket Brothers promoting isn‘t even shut. The Woods are the spend of Roush vitality exclusively but they aren‘t promoting and talk about Roush as a accomplice from a technology standpoint solely.(4-21-98)
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April 21, 2018
- Kyle Busch wins third straight bustle with behind charge at Richmond: Busch streaked faraway from the leisure of the arena on a chain of behind restarts, in the waste beating Trot Elliott to the checkered flag in time past regulation to characterize his fifth victory at the .75-mile short discover and the 46th of his occupation.[More](4-21-2018)
- Kyle Busch won the Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series bustle at Richmond Raceway. The make a choice is his 3rd make a choice of 2018, 5th make a choice at Richmond and 46th occupation make a choice.
#9-Elliott performed 2nd (his 8th occupation 2nd region plan) followed by #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #4-Harvick, #48-Johnson, #42-Larson, #2-Keselowski, #14-Bowyer, and #19-Suarez.
Pole winner #78-Truex, Jr. lead 121 laps, but had a slow pit quit advance the quit of the bustle and performed 14th.
The bustle ended after the well-known strive at NASCAR time past regulation, region up by a warning when #17-Stenhouse, Jr. hit the wall.
Stages 1 and 2 secure been each and each won by #22-Logano. He performed 4th.
There secure been 16 lead adjustments among 7 drivers and 6 cautions for 46 yellow flag laps.
The moderate pace of the bustle became: 96.215mph.
Scrutinize unofficial bustle outcomes, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:
Unofficial Creep Results (pdf)
Cumulative Document (pdf)
Penalty Document (pdf) - Creep Hasty Information — Richmond
— Kyle Busch: 3rd straight make a choice; 2nd occupation 3-bustle make a choice glide — 2nd driver with 3 bustle make a choice glide this season (Kevin Harvick)
— Busch: started 32nd, his worst beginning situation in 45 occupation Cup Series wins (old worst became 30th at Sonoma in 2008)
— Busch: 1st driver to decide on out bustle beginning out of doors high 30 since Jimmie Johnson at Atlanta in March 2015 (started 37th)
— Busch: 3rd driver to decide on out at Richmond beginning 30th or worse; others are Clint Bowyer (31st) and Richard Petty (30th)
— Trot Elliott: performed 2nd, 8th occupation runner-up finishes (0 wins); solely 4 drivers in sequence historical past secure had no longer lower than 8 runner-up finishes before 1st make a choice, at the side of his father Bill
— Denny Hamlin: performed 3rd, performed sixth or better in final 6 Richmond races (18th or worse in old 5)
— Joey Logano: performed 4th, 3rd high 5 this season (had 4 in 27 races after encumbered Richmond make a choice final year)
— Jimmie Johnson: performed sixth (became 3rd final week), first time ending sixth or better in consecutive races since final April (won Texas and Bristol)
(NASCAR Integrated Sports actions Advertising and marketing)(4-21-2018) - 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Trot Standings:
[after Richmond, race 9 of 36]
#18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 415
#4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins — 2 can be used for playoffs], 324
#14-Clint Bowyer [1 win], 329
#78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 284
#3-Austin Dillon [1 win], 208
#22-Joey Logano, 359, -56
#2-Brad Keselowski, 303, -112
#11-Denny Hamlin, 286, -129
#12-Ryan Blaney, 282, -133
#41-Kurt Busch, 282, -133
#42-Kyle Larson, 279, -136
#10-Aric Almirola, 248, -167
#20-Erik Jones, 233, -182
#88-Alex Bowman, 209, -206
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 200, -215
#24-William Byron, 192, -223
Scrutinize the Unofficial Drivers Facets Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Facets Standings page (pdf) - High-Ten Stage 2 Results (lap 200) of the Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series bustle at Richmond Raceway (lap 200/400):
#22-Logano, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#14-Bowyer, 9pts
#10-Almriola, 8pts
#41-Busch, 7pts
#24-Byron, 6pts
#18-Busch, 5pts
#31-Newman, 4pts
#2-Keselowski, 3pts
#78-Truex, Jr., 2pts
#4-Harvick, 1pt - High-Ten Stage 1 Results (lap 100) of the Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series bustle at Richmond Raceway (lap 100/400):
#22-Logano, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#10-Almirola, 9pts
#41-Busch, 8pts
#24-Byron, 7pts
#14-Bowyer, 6pts
#18-Busch, 5pts
#9-Elliott, 4pts
#3-Dillon, 3pts
#78-Truex, Jr., 2pts
#4-Harvick, 1pt - Lucky Canines, drivers that received a lap motivate one day of the cautions (and their plan):
Caution 1: #43-Wallace, 25th
Caution 2: #38-Ragan, 33rd
Caution 3: #31-Newman, 37th
Caution 4: #42-Larson, seventh
Caution 5: #42-Larson (2), seventh
Caution 6: #6-Bayne, 21st - Saturday Richmond Pocket ebook: Trot Elliott tries for 2 foremost milestones at Richmond; Austin Cindric enjoys occupation-easiest NASCAR Xfinity Series plan; Daniel Hemric feels ready for massive step in racing occupation.[More](4-21-2018)
- Is NASCAR involved by composite bodies for Cup? Following a a success rollout of flange-fit bodies in the Xfinity Series, NASCAR is involved by a identical route for the Monster Energy Cup Series as properly. Even though there became discussion of enforcing composite Cup items as early as 2019 on short tracks, a 2020 initiate is more likely.[More](4-21-2018)
- Bristol TV rankings UPDATE: Fox earned a 1.4 overnight score for the Monday fragment of the Cup bustle at Bristol Motor Speedway.(4-17-2018)
UPDATE: Final Monday‘s rescheduled NASCAR Cup Series Bristol 500 earned 2.0 million viewers on FOX, down 12% from final year‘s bustle.[More](4-21-2018) - Delmarva Canines highlights contemporary meals picks at Dover Global Speedway: Combining a broken-down concession stand staple with a Delmarva Peninsula foodie favourite, Dover‘s Delmarva Canines is correct one of the a range of gargantuan meals choices NASCAR followers can demand when they glide to the discover for our Can also simply 4-6 tripleheader weekend.[More](4-21-2018)
- Talladega Superspeedway‘s College Student Program returns April 27-29: Put collectively for Talladega Superspeedway to educate you a thing or two about faculty with the $24 pupil designate offer, returning April 27-29! The program gives an array of benefits, at the side of a college occasion with an look by Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.[More](4-21-2018)
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April 21, 2017
- Bristol rainout places Kyle Larson on pole for Food City 500 For the third time this season, #42-Kyle Larson will delivery a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series bustle from the pole. And for the second time this year, he gained the high foundation of residing no longer by qualifying in time trials, but with an wait on from Mother Nature. Thanks to intermittent rain at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR canceled qualifying in favor of foremost apply for teams in the Cup, XFINITY and K&N Professional Series East Series. With the arena for Sunday‘s Food City 500 ordered in accordance with proprietor capabilities, Larson will initiate entrance as the sequence leader, with second-region #24-Trot Elliott beside him. Those are acquainted positions for every and each drivers, who started in the identical spots when rain wiped out qualifying for the April 2 bustle at Martinsville. Interestingly, Larson posted his worst plan of the season in that bustle — 17th. Otherwise, in the six events since he ran 12th in the season-opening Daytona 500, the driver of the #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet has a victory from the pole at Fontana, California, and four second-region finishes. Elliott, on the opposite hand, performed third at Martinsville, matching his easiest consequence of the season. #78-Martin Truex Jr. will delivery third on Sunday, followed by Team Penske teammates #2-Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano. Keselowski is the solely two-time winner this season, having gone to Victory Lane at each and each Atlanta and Martinsville.(NASCAR Wire Service)
Scrutinize the total beginning lineup on the Bristol Starting Lineup page (pdf).(4-21-2017) - Erik Jones in the #77 Sport Clips Toyota at Bristol This weekend Sport Clips will discover their first look as the well-known sponsor on the #77 Toyota Camry with driver Erik Jones and Furniture Row Racing. In addition to to this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, Sport Clips will seem on the #77 at Daytona Global Speedway on July 1, Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23 and Texas Motor Speedway on November 5. Erik Jones will discover his first-occupation NASCAR Cup Series delivery at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend for the Food City 500.(Furniture Row Racing)[More](4-21-2017)
- Bass Professional Retailers / National Wild Turkey Federation featured on McMurray‘s automobile Bass Professional Retailers announced a assorted paint device that will adorn the Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) #1 Chevy of Jamie McMurray at the Bristol spring bustle. Smartly-known conservationist and Bass Professional Retailers founder/CEO Johnny Morris is donating assert on the bustle automobile to the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of our hunting heritage. The #1 Bass Professional Retailers/NWTF Chevy will compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) on Sunday, April 23.(Chip Ganassi Racing)[More](4-21-2017)
- Kyle Busch to Make stronger National Infertility Awareness Week with Special Helmet at Bristol In toughen of National Infertility Awareness Week, NASCAR driver #18-Kyle Busch will put on a specially-designed helmet in the Monster Energy Cup Series bustle at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 23. The helmet will feature the Kyle Busch Foundation‘s (KBF) Bundle of Joy Fund and photos of Busch‘s household, at the side of his accomplice Samantha and son Brexton. Following the bustle, Busch will public sale off his bustle-used helmet and duplicate mini-helmets will likely be accessible in the approaching months with all proceeds benefiting the Bundle of Joy Fund. Busch‘s bustle helmet will glide on sale Monday, April 24 at 10am/et on KBF‘s eBay region ebay.com/usr/kylebuschfoundation and quit Saturday night time, April 29.(Kyle Busch Foundation / KBM)[More](4-21-2017)
- Rick Ware Racing picks up sponsor for Bristol & Richmond Officers from Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced the signing of Symbol Mattress as the well-known marketing for the team‘s #51 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series entry for the next two races at Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond Global Raceway respectively. Prolonged-time RWR driver Timmy Hill will pilot the #51 Symbol Mattress Chevy at Bristol and Richmond promoting their SleepFresh Sleep System. In addition to to Symbol Mattress, RWR is proud to lift the toughen of Spoonful of Song, Lilly Trucking, Narrate It Tough Pictures and BUBBA burger as associate marketing accomplice for the eighth bustle on the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series tour.(Rick Ware Racing)[More](4-21-2017)
- Dale Jr. to spin a patriotic Mountain Dew device at Kansas in Can also simplyWith the calendar nearing Can also simply, Mountain Dew helps followers discover ready for summer. Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s #88 Chevy will serve kick the season off on Can also simply 13 at Kansas Speedway with a price contemporary patriotic gaze. The red-white-and-blue theme is a nod to Mountain Dew‘s rapidly-to-initiate summer innovation, Mountain Dew DEW-S-A.(Hendrick Motorsports)(4-21-2017)
- LFR supporting fan quest without cost Wendy‘s chicken nuggets Michael McDowell and Leavine Family Racing (LFR) are desirous to discover motivate to short discover racing at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500. LFR will most doubtless be awaiting supporting Carter Wilkerson, an overnight Twitter celeb, in his quest without cost Wendy‘s chicken nuggets for a year. Carter has already completed the very no longer going, reaching over 3.1 million retweets on Twitter out of the 18 million quiz. Iconic brands secure already proven their toughen for Carter, and LFR wants the NASCAR neighborhood and the substantial social media presence to affix in supporting Carter‘s marketing campaign. “I am blown away by the total toughen!” acknowledged Wilkerson. “It all started out correct for enjoyable. I correct really wished some chicken nuggets. Now, we‘ve raised more than $100,000 for charity and it correct retains increasing. I‘ve correct about beat Ellen, and I‘m Twitter verified. I‘m enraged to gaze what‘s subsequent.” LFR will feature a substantial decal on the TV panel of the #95 WRL Chevy with the Twitter hashtag #NuggsForCarter. The racing neighborhood can without complications toughen Carter by going to LFR‘s Twitter @LFR95 and retweeting the distinctive tweet from Wilkerson‘s narrative.(Leavine Family Racing)[More](4-21-2017)
- Justin Allgaier paces XFINITY apply: #7-Justin Allgaier became quickest in the solely XFINITY apply at Bristol Motor Speedway with a pace of 124.420mph.
#20-Erik Jones became second, followed by: #42-Kyle Larson, #22-Ryan Blaney, #2-Austin Dillon, #3-Ty Dillon, #33-Brandon Jones, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #48-Brennan Poole, and #00-Cole Custer.
All 40 drivers practiced one day of the session.
Scrutinize total outcomes on the Bristol closing apply speeds page (pdf).(4-21-2017) - King Tire Service sponsors Morgan Shepherd at Bristol: Morgan Shepherd heads to Bristol Motor Speedway, attempting to discover his 63rd NASCAR delivery and the 30th of his NASCAR XFINITY Series occupation at the illustrious half of mile discover. King Tire Service will serve as well-known sponsor of the #89 Chevrolet Camaro SS in the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300.[More](4-21-2017)
- Josh Williams riding for King Autosport at Bristol: The friendship bond between two bustle automobile drivers will reach a brand contemporary pinnacle stage this weekend at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway when ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driver Josh Williams pairs with Mario Gosselin‘s King Autosport for Saturday afternoon‘s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300. The hyperlink between Gosselin and Williams circles motivate to William‘s early success in the ARCA Racing Series riding for his household-owned team Josh Williams Motorsports.[More](4-21-2017)
- Charlotte Motor Speedway Unearths Plans For Innovative Flip 4 Solar Deck Identified for main the vogue in innovation and extending unforgettable fan experiences, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials announced plans Friday for the power‘s most modern modernization venture, a multipurpose fan enhancement that will actually energize the game and offer followers a bevy of most modern ways to search out the thrilling on-discover action one day of Can also simply‘s 10 Days of NASCAR Whisper and for decades but to method motivate. The Flip 4 Solar Deck is the speedway‘s most modern cutting-edge offering for followers attending events at the iconic 1.5-mile superspeedway, at the side of to improvements over the decades that secure included modern lights for night time racing, a giant 16,000-sq.-foot Speedway TV, condominiums overlooking the discover and luxury eating experiences with The Speedway Membership.(Charlotte Motor Speedway)[More](4-21-2017)
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April 21, 2016
- Stewart says lug nut rule is a security notify UPDATE Soft issued: #14-Tony Stewart is “past inflamed” with NASCAR over the sanctioning body‘s lack of lug nut enforcement on pit avenue, the driver/team proprietor acknowledged Wednesday. NASCAR stopped requiring teams to place all five lug nuts on its wheels first and foremost of final season, portion of a brand contemporary pit avenue technology initiative that also noticed a low cost of its officiating pressure. With officials now no longer in every pit box, NASCAR acknowledged it became up to the teams whether they would perhaps soundless put all five lug nuts on the wheel or no longer. However teams secure been pushing the limit by solely securing as few as three lug nuts, increasing a virulent disease of free wheels in the game. And Stewart acknowledged it‘s solely a subject of time before that ends badly. “I enlighten you that envelope is going to withhold getting pushed except somebody gets hurt,” Stewart acknowledged. “You may no longer secure heard a rant that‘s going to be as defective as what‘s going to method motivate out of my mouth if a driver gets hurt thanks to a free wheel that hurts one of them. With your complete crap we‘re going by alongside with your complete security stuff, and for them to sit down down down there and sit down on their fingers on this one … here is rarely any longer a sport you play with security and that‘s exactly the vogue I feel bask in NASCAR is treating this. Right here is rarely any longer the vogue to form this.” Stewart acknowledged NASCAR overall has done a ravishing job on security — equivalent to mandating security adjustments to superspeedway vehicles in technical bulletins — but acknowledged “in this one particular space, they’re entirely losing the ball and I feel bask in really made a grossly defective decision on.”(USA On the present time)(4-21-2016)
UPDATE: NASCAR has fined Stewart-Haas Racing driver and co-proprietor Tony Stewart $35,000 for violations of the NASCAR Trudge Cup Series Rule E book, the sanctioning body announced Thursday. Stewart‘s ravishing falls under Portion 12 of the rule of thumb ebook, namely member habits guidelines. In accordance with Portion 12.8.1, actions that would consequence in a $10,000-$50,000 ravishing encompass disparaging the game and/or NASCAR‘s management, or verbal abuse of a NASCAR Legitimate, media contributors, followers, etc. Stewart announced earlier Thursday that he would return to the #14 Chevrolet this weekend at Richmond after lacking the well-known eight races resulting from spoil.(NASCAR.com)(4-21-2016) - Stewart medically cleared; will return at Richmond UPDATE: #14-Tony Stewart tweeted Thursday morning, “Nicely, the prolonged wait is over. I‘ll be motivate in my @Mobil1 Chevy this weekend at Richmond. I will‘t wait to bustle again” and “The Dr‘s acknowledged my scans “seemed valuable better than they knowing they’d after 3 months”. In yell that they cleared me”.
AND: Tony Stewart has been cleared by his doctors and NASCAR to method motivate to racing, effective correct now. He will pressure the #14 Mobil 1 Stepped forward Fuel Economy Chevrolet SS fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing one day of this weekend‘s NASCAR Trudge Cup Series match at Richmond Global Raceway. Stewart overlooked the well-known eight races of the season after sustaining a burst break of the L1 vertebra in a Jan. 31 all-terrain automobile accident. The prescribed rehabilitation routine instituted by his doctors following a March 9 evaluate proved a success, allowing the three-time sequence champion to method motivate for his closing Trudge Cup season. “As rapidly as the doctors acknowledged they secure been proud of my scans, I wasn‘t going to support from now on to discover motivate in my racecar,” acknowledged Stewart, who announced final year that he would retire after the 2016 season. “I need to discover the most of my final season in Trudge Cup, and I‘ve been on the sidelines prolonged ample.” Following Richmond, Stewart will discover part in a Goodyear tire test April 26-27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He will then apply and qualify his #14 Bass Professional Retailers/Tracker Boats Chevrolet in the Trudge Cup Series‘ subsequent match at Talladega Superspeedway. On the opposite hand, Stewart will solely delivery the bustle before yielding the automobile to Ty Dillon, who split change riding tasks this year with Brian Vickers.
“We‘re taking a strategic method to my return,” Stewart acknowledged. “Richmond is a discover the establish I feel very ecstatic and since it‘s a transient discover, the speeds are substantially much less. The Goodyear test in Indy is form of a managed atmosphere, allowing me to discover more acclimated with my automobile at increased speeds. We‘ll delivery the Talladega bustle to discover the capabilities, but working out the form of racing and the increased doubtless of getting all for an incident, we knowing it became easiest to decrease the quantity of time I‘m in the automobile. I‘ll return fulltime at Kansas and revel in every moment I will in my closing year of Trudge Cup.
“I love all people‘s persistence and your complete toughen they‘ve given me the final couple of months, but the most efficient remedy will method this weekend at Richmond once I finally discover to glide racing.”
Richmond will mark Stewart‘s 591st occupation Trudge Cup delivery. Thirty-three of those begins secure method at Richmond, the establish Stewart has three wins, four second-region finishes, 11 high-fives, 19 high-10s and has led a total of 950 laps. Richmond is house to Stewart‘s his first occupation Trudge Cup make a choice, earned on Sept. 11, 1999 when he led 333 of 400 laps.(Stewart-Haas Racing)
UPDATE: “NASCAR received the suited clinical clearance documentation allowing Tony Stewart to resume traditional racing actions. We also secure granted the query from Stewart-Haas Racing for a waiver for Tony to be eligible to qualify for the Trot for the NASCAR Trudge Cup. As he begins his closing season, we need Tony the most efficient of success.”(NASCAR)(4-21-2016) - Stewart says lug nut rule is a security notify: #14-Tony Stewart is “past inflamed” with NASCAR over the sanctioning body‘s lack of lug nut enforcement on pit avenue, the driver/team proprietor acknowledged Wednesday. NASCAR stopped requiring teams to place all five lug nuts on its wheels first and foremost of final season, portion of a brand contemporary pit avenue technology initiative that also noticed a low cost of its officiating pressure. With officials now no longer in every pit box, NASCAR acknowledged it became up to the teams whether they would perhaps soundless put all five lug nuts on the wheel or no longer. However teams secure been pushing the limit by solely securing as few as three lug nuts, increasing a virulent disease of free wheels in the game. And Stewart acknowledged it‘s solely a subject of time before that ends badly. “I enlighten you that envelope is going to withhold getting pushed except somebody gets hurt,” Stewart acknowledged. “You may no longer secure heard a rant that‘s going to be as defective as what‘s going to method motivate out of my mouth if a driver gets hurt thanks to a free wheel that hurts one of them. With your complete crap we‘re going by alongside with your complete security stuff, and for them to sit down down down there and sit down on their fingers on this one … here is rarely any longer a sport you play with security and that‘s exactly the vogue I feel bask in NASCAR is treating this. Right here is rarely any longer the vogue to form this.” Stewart acknowledged NASCAR overall has done a ravishing job on security — equivalent to mandating security adjustments to superspeedway vehicles in technical bulletins — but acknowledged “in this one particular space, they’re entirely losing the ball and I feel bask in really made a grossly defective decision on.”(USA On the present time)(4-21-2016)
- Tire test at Pocono Tues & Wed UPDATE: NASCAR Trudge Cup Series teams representing Richard Childress Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Team Penske and Furniture Row Racing are scheduled to amass part in a two-day Goodyear tire test Tuesday and Wednesday, April 19-20 at Pocono Raceway. Drivers anticipated to amass portion in the test are #78-Martin Truex Jr., #2-Brad Keselowski, #42-Kyle Larson and #31-Ryan Newman. “It‘s more or much less in accordance with what we‘ve done at the opposite assessments,” Greg Stucker, director of bustle tire sales for Goodyear acknowledged Sunday morning at Bristol Motor Speedway. “Taking a peruse at the 2016 kit for Pocono and attempting to amplify grip.” With solely three corners and each particular person considerably assorted, Pocono gifts its absorb region of bright challenges each and each to groups and Goodyear. Whereas teams commonly when in contrast it to Indianapolis Motor Speedway the establish the sequence will glide to later this summer, those similarities, equivalent to from a tire-put on standpoint, had begun to reduce.(NASCAR)(4-19-2016)
UPDATE: Four Trudge Cup Series teams participated in a two-day Goodyear tire test Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation for June‘s Axalta, “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway. Drivers collaborating at the Refined Triangle secure been defending bustle winner Martin Truex Jr., the Chevrolet teams of Ryan Newman and Kyle Larson and Team Penske‘s Brad Keselowski, who will most doubtless be a passe Cup winner at Pocono. Newman without discover met effort on Day 1 as his Richard Childress Racing team shipped up one more automobile from their shop in Welcome, N.C. for the second day of sorting out. “We had a tire glide down, no longer a tire disaster,” Newman acknowledged. “It became either nick something or had some more or much less leak and failed a tire, so we had to discover one more automobile shipped up here final night time, received here this morning and the fellows switched it over. We‘ve had a busy day-and-a-half of of sorting out to this point, but don‘t secure so a lot to new for it.” The Purdue University graduate wasn‘t the solely one who experienced points Tuesday. Third-year Cup driver Kyle Larson had a shut call in his #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet while sorting out all one of the best method by the two.5-mile Pocono Raceway. “The auto feels equivalent to how I raced here final time and I mediate we‘ve really improved on it some,” Larson acknowledged. “We‘ve had to work by a couple points one day of each and each days, became having brake complications the day old to this getting a prolonged pedal after a couple of laps. We had a tire sensor glide defective and glide flat suited-rear. “(Events Leader)(4-21-2016) - Banfield Pet Clinical institution featured on the #18 at Richmond: The lifetime of a NASCAR Trudge Cup Series driver can even be demanding. With 38 weekends of racing in a 40-week span, the marathon-bask in time desk of NASCAR‘s high sequence can even be extremely grueling as rivals crisscross the country from as a ways east as Loudon, Contemporary Hampshire to as a ways west as Sonoma, California. Whereas Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Banfield Pet Clinical institution Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), and his accomplice Samantha stay a range of their lives of their motorhome at the discover each and each weekend, a part of house they bring with them is their Pomeranian Yorkie named Lucy, who joined the household presently after they secure been married in 2010, and a West Highland Terrier named Suzie, who Busch has owned since 2005. Founded in 1955, Banfield Pet Clinical institution is the ideally suitable privately owned veterinary apply on this planet. The apply has more than 850 hospitals in the US and Puerto Rico, most of which are situated internal PetSmart stores. And, simply news for the Busch household in case there might be a need for veterinary provider while they‘re on the avenue, probabilities are there might be repeatedly a Banfield Pet Clinical institution nearby.(Joe Gibbs Racing), look an image of the automobile on the #18 team paint schemes page.(4-21-2016)
- First look for Busch Gentle on the #4: Kevin Harvick‘s #4 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing will feature Busch Gentle for the well-known time one day of this weekend‘s 400-mile NASCAR Trudge Cup Series match at Richmond Global Raceway. It marks the well-known look for a Busch price on the #4 since February‘s season-opening non-capabilities Trudge Limitless one day of Speedweeks at Daytona. Whereas Busch Beer has a rich racing historical past dating motivate to 1978, Busch Gentle, which became introduced to the public in 1989, will discover its debut as a foremost sponsor in the Trudge Cup Series. Busch Beer‘s historical past as a foremost sponsor in the Trudge Cup Series dates motivate to the well-known bustle of the 1979 season, when NASCAR champion Cale Yarborough drove Junior Johnson‘s iconic #11 automobile to a third-region plan at Riverside Global Raceway. Yarborough drove the #11 Busch Beer automobile for the total 1979 and 1980 seasons. He went on to fetch 10 wins, 38 high-five finishes, 44 high-10s, 15 poles and led 4,130 laps over the 62-bustle span. This weekend marks the well-known of four appearances by Busch Gentle on the #4 Chevrolet SS in 2016. This might occasionally subsequent seem on the #4 Chevrolet SS in the non-capabilities-paying Trudge All-Considerable particular person Creep at Charlotte Motor Speedway, before performing in July at Kentucky Speedway and Martinsville Speedway in October.(Stewart-Haas Racing), look an image of the automobile on the #4 team paint schemes page.(4-21-2016)
- Credit score One Monetary institution debuts as well-known sponsor on McMurray‘s #1: Credit score One Monetary institution will discover its NASCAR Trudge Cup Series debut with Chip Ganassi Racing Groups as the well-known accomplice on the #1 Credit score One Monetary institution Chevrolet SS. The auto, driven by 2015 Trot for the NASCAR Trudge Cup contender Jamie McMurray, will hit the discover for the well-known time this weekend at Richmond Global Raceway. The Credit score One Monetary institution signature blue paint device would perhaps furthermore be viewed on the #1 Chevrolet later this season at Daytona Global Speedway and Dover Speedway (Oct. 2). Credit score One Monetary institution, introduced earlier this year as the “Legitimate Credit score Card of NASCAR”, gives beefy spectrum bank card products, and is one of the many high 10 ideally suitable Visa bank card issuers in the US. The Credit score One Monetary institution NASCAR bank card gives 1 percent money motivate on eligible purchases and 2 percent money motivate on purchases made at NASCAR.com. Card contributors also discover pleasure from irregular discounts from retail partners equivalent to Followers and NASCAR Racing Experience.(Chip Ganassi Racing), look an image of the automobile on the #1 team paint schemes page.(4-21-2016)
- Motorsports Hall of Reputation of The US Receives Grant to manufacture Theater: The Motorsports Hall of Reputation of The US (MSHFA) announced that it has received a $2.5 million grant from the Margie & Robert E. Petersen Foundation of Los Angeles, with the money centered to fund building and development of the Robert E. Petersen Theater in the hall‘s contemporary everlasting house at Daytona Global Speedway. The MSHFA, which has moved to Daytona Seaside from Novi, Michigan, will likely be housed in the speedway‘s massive designate and tours facility that greets thousands of motorsports followers yearly at the “World Heart of Racing.” A important part in the relocation frequently is the contemporary theater, at the side of a Robert E. Petersen “Tribute Room” that will greet company getting into the attraction. The first fragment of establishing and development is anticipated to be completed by June — in time for the 28th Annual MSHFA Induction Ceremony Supplied by Bridgestone on June 29 and the July 2 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle at the speedway, the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola. The Margie & Robert E. Petersen Foundation has donated more than $300 million to their namesake and renowned Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles, teenagers‘s charities and to assorted organizations and causes since its 1996 formation. In 1948 Robert E. Petersen essentially based HOT ROD journal followed by many more automobile magazines at the side of MOTOR TREND, CAR CRAFT, ROD & CUSTOM, CIRCLE TRACK, MOTORCYCLIST and 4 WHEEL & OFF ROAD.(DIS)(4-21-2016)
- Richmond Display screen Notes & History:
� At the delivery known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond Global Raceway held its first bustle in 1946 as a half of-mile filth discover.
� The first NASCAR Trudge Cup bustle became April 19, 1953 won by Lee Petty.
� The spring 1964 bustle became spin on a Tuesday night time under short lights.
� The discover establish changed to Virginia Bid Fairgrounds in 1967.
� The discover floor became changed from filth to asphalt between races in 1968.
� The discover establish changed to Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1969.
� The discover became re-measured to .542-mile for 1970.
� The discover became rebuilt as a 3-quarters-mile D-formed oval following the Feb. 21, 1988 bustle.
� The first bustle under everlasting lights became Sept. 7, 1991.
� The first season with each and each races as night time races became 1999.
(NASCAR) - RepairableVehicles.com returns to #51 team at Richmond: Jeremy Clements heads into the second NASCAR XFINITY Series Flee 4 Cash bustle at Richmond Global Raceway with RepairableVehicles.com motivate on board the #51 JCR Chevy Camaro SS for the Toyota Care 250. RepairableVehicles.com, a division of Interstate Auto Heart, Inc., is without doubt one of the main resellers of repairable autos in North The US. By working at the side of insurance coverage corporations, dealerships, apartment corporations, and automobile salvage auctions, we are ready to provide an ever changing stock of high-quality advantageous total-loss, recovered theft, collision spoil, and different varieties of repairable autos to our clients worldwide.(Jeremy Clements Racing)(4-21-2016)
- Hemric to Promote Autism Awareness: Daniel Hemric, driver of the #19 Oakmont Management Team Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and Autism Delaware are teaming up collectively to lift funds and awareness for autism. On Saturday, April 23, Hemric will discover portion in the Stroll for Autism at Fox Point Bid Park in Wilmington, Delaware. Hemric will signal autographs and discover part in a Guinness World File are trying to create the longest double high five chain. There can even be a new truck on region for an up shut and private gaze internal of Hemric‘s Ford F-150. Three weeks later, Hemric‘s bustle truck will sport a hood decal promoting autism education and awareness in the NCWTS bustle at Dover Global Speedway on Friday, Can also simply 13. In addition to, Hemric has produced a PSA encouraging bustle followers to buy tickets for the Dover bustle weekend, with a fraction of each and each designate mark straight benefitting Autism Delaware. Hemric will likely be actively promoting autism awareness by strategy of social media one day of of the leisure of April, which is Autism Awareness Month. One in 68 children in the US are identified with some tag of autism. That‘s more than diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy and Downs syndrome mixed. Autism Delaware gives foremost programs and products and services for families and contributors littered with autism.(Brad Keselowski Racing)(4-21-2016)
- Jason Jones to serve as substantial marshal at Dover: Jason Jones, giant establish of the hit TBS comedy “The Detour,” will serve as the substantial marshal for the “AAA 400 Pressure for Autism” NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle at Dover Global Speedway on Sunday, Can also simply 15. Jones, an actor and creator who first seemed on “The Day to day Repeat” in 2005, grew to change into properly preferred by critics and viewers alike with his many abroad trips for the new, at the side of a time out to Iran for his or her elections in 2009 and Russia in 2014 for the Winter Olympics. Jones left “The Day to day Repeat” in 2015 to initiate work on “The Detour” on TBS, a comedy revolving spherical a household avenue time out that he created with his accomplice, Samantha Bee. Jones is a creator and govt producer for “The Detour” and likewise directed one episode. The “AAA 400 Pressure for Autism” NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle is the centerpiece of the Can also simply 13-15 NASCAR tripleheader weekend at the Monster Mile. Dover Global Speedway also performs host to a NASCAR XFINITY Series Flee 4 Cash bustle on Saturday, Can also simply 14, and a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series match on Friday, Can also simply 13.(Dover Global Speedway)(4-21-2016)
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April 21, 2015
- Harvick to be honored at the White Dwelling UPDATE: Reigning NASCAR Trudge Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick and his #4 Stewart-Haas Racing team will likely be honored by President Obama at the White Dwelling on Tuesday, April 21. The glide to will proceed the president‘s custom of honoring athletes and sports actions teams for his or her efforts to provide motivate to their communities. The match will likely be held at 2: 45pm/et and would be streamed stay by the White Dwelling web region. Harvick most currently visited the White Dwelling in 2012 when President Obama welcomed the contributors in the 2011 Trot for the NASCAR Trudge Cup.(4-17-2015)
UPDATE: The #4 Chevy took up space on the South Garden of the White Dwelling Tuesday as Kevin Harvick became honored by President Obama for his 2014 NASCAR Trudge Cup championship. Obama welcomed Harvick, his accomplice DeLana, crew chief Rodney Childers and co-proprietor/teammate Tony Stewart for a day ceremony under sunny skies and gratifying prerequisites in Washington. The solely one lacking — Harvick‘s two-year faded son Keelan, a fixture at many NASCAR races. “My son stayed house this time,” Harvick acknowledged. “We didn‘t resolve he became fairly ready to terrorize the White Dwelling but, with running spherical and the total lot he likes to form. With any luck someplace down the motorway, he gets to method motivate motivate.” Harvick acknowledged correct being at the White Dwelling became an honor but he became most happy for his crew, who received to abilities the pomp and ceremony for the well-known time.(USA On the present time)(4-21-2015) - Unhappy Recordsdata — Steve Byrnes: Mr. Steven Patrick Byrnes, age 56, of Citadel Mill, S.C., went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2015.
Surviving are his accomplice of 22 years, Karen Byrnes; son Bryson, 12, a sixth grader at Charlotte Christian College; fogeys Jerry and Claire Byrnes of Charlotte; sister Betsy Byrnes of Charlotte; brother Dan Byrnes and accomplice Tammy of Charlotte; nephews Tyler, 21, and Dylan Byrnes, 17; and niece Samantha Byrnes, 13, of Charlotte.
Steve became born April 14, 1959, in Chicago, and became raised in Contemporary Carrollton, Md. He attended Church of Christ at Gold Hill Road, became a 1981 graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Radio, Tv and Film, and played football for 3 hundred and sixty five days at James Madison University before transferring to the University of Maryland.
Steve enjoyed a a success and highly respected tv broadcasting occupation for 30 years. He joined the FOX Sports actions household in 2001, hosting and reporting for more than one NASCAR programs and serving as a pit avenue reporter for NASCAR on FOX‘s broadcast of NASCAR Trudge Cup Series races from 2001-2014. Most currently, he became the play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports actions 1 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and became co-host of NASCAR Creep Hub for the network.
Forward of becoming a member of FOX, Steve also hosted Darrell Waltrip‘s Racers on TNN, worked as a pit avenue reporter for CBS, WTBS and TNN, and hosted a diversity of NASCAR programs for The History Channel and TNN, for which he moved to Charlotte in 1985 and remained in the gap ever since. His first on-air job became at WCIV-TV in Charleston, S.C., in 1982, after taking off his tv occupation as weekend sports actions producer at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., correct now following commencement from faculty. Steve once in a while called play-by-play for a Carolina Panthers/Minnesota Vikings NFL sport on FOX and NASCAR Trudge Cup Series races for DirecTV Sizzling Stir.
No subject all his occupation accolades, Steve‘s ideally suitable accomplishment became his son, Bryson, who is increasing into a more Godly, compassionate and smartly-behaved younger man each day. Steve‘s ardour became spending every moment that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of with Bryson, namely staring at him play football and basketball and helping prepare him to play for the Charlotte Christian College football team as a seventh grader in the 2015-‘16 faculty year. The alternative light of his lifestyles became Karen, with whom his relationship extended properly past that of a accomplice. The 2 secure been inseparable since meeting in 1988 while she became the public household contributors representative for Benny Parsons in his final season as a NASCAR driver.
Attending Appalachian Bid University football games became one of the household‘s favourite actions, besides cheering for the University of Maryland‘s football and basketball teams; the Washington Redskins; the Carolina Panthers; following NASCAR; and staring at nephews Tyler and Dylan play baseball. Steve also delighted in gardening, creep with his household, photographing sports actions, nature and sunsets.
In addition to to being a comely, loving and Godly husband, father, son and brother, Steve became an high-quality pleasant friend, colleague and mentor to all who knew and loved him. His indelible affect extended even to the thousands and thousands of tv viewers who watched him a week over time, as evidenced by the outpouring of public toughen he received following his cancer diagnosis in August 2013. Steve grew to change into a tangible example of strength, courage and fortitude to all who witnessed his struggle with cancer and his private marketing campaign to exhaust as many days as that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of with Karen and Bryson. He became honored to be designated as the keynote speaker at the American Most cancers Society‘s Relay for Existence on June 7, 2014, in Charlotte, the establish he shared the challenging memoir of his struggle with a complete bunch of cancer survivors, caregivers and families one day of the Luminaria Ceremony that night time.
A public resolve who repeatedly made time for others and made strangers feel bask in longtime and valued mates, Steve took particular solace in his private lifestyles with his household. He became repeatedly smiling, supportive, selfless and loving. Upon his usual diagnosis, Steve fleet stumbled on the sure in the scenario and put his complete focal point into his therapies, simultaneously vowing no longer to omit a single moment with his son. His motto and day to day inspiration grew to change into “Be contemporary” in every moment of his household‘s lives. Now Steve is contemporary with the Lord, and except we look him again, he’s contemporary in our hearts and memories without waste.
Steve, we give you motivate to the Lord with everlasting fancy and gargantuan appreciation for His gift of you to us. We equivalent to you.
Funeral products and services are pending.(Fox Sports actions)
Memorials: In lieu of vegetation, memorials will likely be made in Steve‘s honor to any of the next:
Church of Christ at Gold Hill Road, 1055 Gold Hill Road, Citadel Mill, SC 29708Charlotte Christian College, 7301 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270NASCAR Foundation, One Daytona Blvd., sixth Floor, Daytona Seaside, FL 32114Charlotte Christian College — Byrnes Fund
Attn: Barry Giller
7301 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270(4-21-2015) - NASCAR Commentary on Steve Byrnes: “NASCAR extends its condolences to the a range of mates, FOX Sports actions colleagues and household of Steve Byrnes. Whether you had the privilege of vivid him or whenever you watched him on tv for the final three decades, Steve‘s work ethic and authenticity made him a cherished particular person internal and out of doors the storage. His stage of professionalism became matched solely by the warmth he confirmed all people he met. He battled cancer with tenacity, and became a correct inspiration to all people in the NASCAR household. Simply mentioned, we‘ll omit Steve dearly. Our thoughts are namely with his accomplice Karen and son Bryson one day of this complex time.” — NASCAR Chairman and Chief Government Officer Brian France(NASCAR)(4-21-2015)
- Honor and Consider featured on #33 at Richmond: Circle Sport and team proprietor Joe Falk explain a assorted partnership with the nationwide non-profit organization, Honor and Consider, Inc., to promote the nationwide image honoring all fallen provider contributors and their families. Alex Kennedy will pilot the #33 Honor and Consider Chevy SS that includes this logo of remembrance one day of the April 25th NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle at Richmond Global Raceway. Honor and Consider became essentially based on Memorial Day 2008 to promote the adoption of a nationally-identified flag to serve as a fixed reminder of the intrepid males and females in uniform who made the final sacrifice for our nation and to whisper thanks to the grieving families they left in the motivate of. Honor and Consider flags secure flown at bustle tracks all one of the best method by the country and would be visibly prominent one day of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend. “We are really humbled by Circle Sport‘s willingness to serve us in this excellent trigger,” states George Lutz, founder of Honor and Consider, whose son George Anthony Lutz II became killed by a sniper‘s bullet while on patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2005. “Having this message displayed on a NASCAR Trudge Cup automobile will lift gargantuan awareness with thousands and thousands of patriotic followers who perceive the importance of honoring the fallen and supporting the families of these heroes.”(Circle Sport PR), look an image of the automobile on the #33 team paint schemes page.(4-21-2015)
- NASCAR Embarks on Third Annual Creep to Inexperienced Effort: To commemorate one of the foremost modern and holistic sustainability platforms in the country, NASCAR announced its third annual NASCAR Creep to Inexperienced initiative. Starting Monday and culminating with Saturday‘s TOYOTA OWNERS 400 at Richmond Global Raceway, NASCAR Creep to Inexperienced will fabricate awareness all one of the best method by the programs the governing body, change and more than one partners secure created to serve defend and withhold the atmosphere. This year, NASCAR and the Environmental Protection Company are interesting followers to measure their environmental affect at NASCAR.com/inexperienced and receive tips from Legitimate Companions on how to decrease their carbon footprint. NASCAR drivers will reward plan shut followers who total the fetch tool with customized messages on social media the spend of the promoting campaign‘s hashtag #NASCARGreen. All by NASCAR Creep to Inexperienced week the shade inexperienced will likely be prominently displayed on bustle autos and at tracks all one of the best method by NASCAR nationwide sequence, NASCAR Dwelling Tracks and Global Series. The NASCAR Inexperienced mark will likely be featured on the A-post of bustle vehicles, pit containers, hauler flags and NASCAR officials‘ uniforms. Drivers Austin Dillon and Elliott Sadler will spin inexperienced-themed paint schemes one day of the weekend‘s nationwide sequence events. NASCAR Creep to Inexperienced will also highlight the sustainability efforts of NASCAR Legitimate Companions, who work intently with NASCAR, year-spherical, to amplify the reach of NASCAR Inexperienced.(NASCAR)(4-21-2015)
- Followers plan shut Keselowski‘s All-Considerable particular person device: In honor of their 25th year collectively, Miller Lite and Team Penske let followers make a choice the paint device of Brad Keselowski‘s #2 Miller Lite Ford for the NASCAR Trudge All-Considerable particular person Creep in Can also simply. With 43 percent of the vote, the winner became “The Usual” Miller Lite Blue Deuce, which made its debut with Team Penske on the #2 entry motivate in 1997 with driver Rusty Wallace. That season, the Blue Deuce went to Victory Lane at Richmond Global Raceway. In second region with 37 percent became the “Gold” automobile. For the 2007 Daytona Shootout and NASCAR All-Considerable particular person Creep, Miller Lite unveiled this particular gold shade paint device to secure a nice time Miller Lite‘s fourth gold award in the American-Type Gentle lager class at the World Beer Cup. The “Classic Pour” device earned the final 20 percent. From 2010-2012, there secure been hundreds of trips to Victory Lane to secure a nice time in assorted diversifications of this paint device, at the side of a 2010 sweep of the NASCAR Trudge All-Considerable particular person Creep and Coca-Cola 600 besides Miller Lite and Team Penske‘s first NASCAR Trudge Cup Series championship in 2012.(Team Penske), look an image of the automobile on the #2 team paint schemes page.(4-21-2015)
- Bristol Creep and Industrial Breakdown: For those of you NASCAR followers that bask in stats and bask in to despise commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday‘s bustle. Started recording at the choice to begin the engines of the bustle at 2: 20 PM, stopped at the rain delay at 2: 43 PM; began recording again at 6: 48 PM, then stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10: 28 PM (all times are EST). Did now not withhold data for the pre- and post-bustle coverage, or rain delay coverage. Fox and FS1 secure been the broadcast team for this match.
Total alternative of commercials: 89
Total alternative of corporations or entities marketed: 53
Chance of broken-down commercials (no longer split-camouflage): 85
Total alternative of corporations or entities marketed: 52
Chance of ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials one day of bustle broadcast (split-camouflage): 4
Total alternative of corporations or entities marketed: 4
Chance of times Fox utilized ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials one day of this broadcast: 1
Total alternative of transient promos of products/products and services one day of the bustle broadcast (at the side of company trademarks ‘floating‘ in corners of the camouflage): 86
Total quantity of time these transient promos discover one day of broadcast: app. 4 min. 45 sec.
Originate time to characterize bustle/industrial sessions: 2: 20 PM
Terminate time for rain delay: 2: 43 PM
Restart time to characterize bustle/industrial sessions: 6: 48 PM
Cease time to characterize bustle/industrial sessions: 10: 28 PM
Total minutes of total bustle broadcast: 243
Minutes of bustle broadcast: 202
Minutes of broken-down commercials (no longer split-camouflage): 41
Minutes of ‘Facet-by-Facet‘ commercials (split-camouflage): 2
Chance of overlooked restarts: 0
Chance of ‘thriller cautions‘ (debris no longer proven): 0
Total bustle brdcst time 202 Total comm. brdcst time 41
Scrutinize beefy reports, sponsor hyperlinks, a ways more information at CawsnJaws.com.(4-21-2015) - High 10 Driver Rankings at Richmond Global Raceway:
#11-Denny Hamlin 110.7
#4-Kevin Harvick 110.3
#18-Kyle Busch 109.8
#15-Clint Bowyer 99.6
#24-Jeff Gordon 99.3
#14-Tony Stewart 94.0
#31-Ryan Newman 92.5
#2-Brad Keselowski 91.6
#41-Kurt Busch 91.5
#99-Carl Edwards 89.1
Point out: Driver Rankings compiled from 2005-2014 races (20 total) among stuffed with life drivers at Richmond Global Raceway. System combining the next courses: Spend, Imprint, High-15 Imprint, Moderate Running Space while on Lead Lap, Moderate Velocity Beneath Inexperienced, Quickest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Imprint. Maximum: 150 capabilities per bustle.Scrutinize an rationalization how the Driver Score is calculated at NASCAR.com.(NASCAR) - VroomBrands joins #97 team at Richmond: Obaika Racing announces VroomBrands, a explicit creep abilities supplier, delivering intellectual and memorable vacations from the four corners of the earth — to sponsor their Chevrolet #97 NASCAR Xfinity Series beginning at Richmond Global Raceway. VroomBrands, with a apartment region of job in North Carolina, gives the image-finest abilities to meet all creep wants. Their salacious chunks of various cultures, sights and tours, duvet Africa, Asia, North The US, South The US and the Heart East. As the well-known African-owned NASCAR team, Obaika Racing designed the paint device with their rich heritage in thoughts. The mighty Zebra print in reference to Safari programs equipped by VroomBrands will likely be a memorable invent for the Xfinity Series.(Obaika Racing)(4-21-2015)
- XFINITY Entry List: There are 41 vehicles on the preliminary entry listing for Saturday‘s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Global Raceway. About a notes:
Timmy Hill is entered in the #13 again;
Carlos Contreras stays in the #15;
Denny Hamlin will pressure the #20 for Joe Gibbs;
Dylan Lupton will likely be in the #25 for Athenian Motorsports;
Derek White will pressure the #40;
Brennan Poole stays in the #42;
Erik Jones moves to the JGR #54;
Brandon Gdovic returns to the #55;
Jimmy Weller is motivate in the #90.(4-21-2015)
Scrutinize the total listing on the Richmond entry listing page. - Denny Hamlin Instant Display screen Showdown to be proven faucet-delayed on NBCSN: The Denny Hamlin Foundation announced that the eighth-annual Denny Hamlin Instant Display screen Showdown, presented by FedEx, has partnered with NBCSN to contemporary the April 23rd celeb Wearisome Model charity bustle held at South Boston Speedway. Thursday‘s bustle is anticipated to air as a one-hour particular in Can also simply amid the network‘s coverage of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Showdown, which capabilities high NASCAR drivers competing against the most efficient regional Wearisome Model drivers, again serves as a weekday prelude to the weekend NASCAR races at Richmond Global Raceway. Proceeds from the 200-lap Showdown glide to toughen the Denny Hamlin Foundation, which has donated $150,000 in grants to serve fund the Denny Hamlin Cystic Fibrosis Learn Lab at Teenagers‘s Clinical institution of Richmond at VCU and toughen the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-well-liked Therapeutics Development Heart at VCU. Final month, South Boston Speedway announced two contemporary fan-apt capabilities for the Showdown, at the side of a post-match fireworks new backed by Danville Toyota and Scion and a actually restricted particular suite designate kit accessible to the well-known 25 other folks. The $200 kit choices a set designate, invitation to the driver‘s meeting and the choice to support a celeb driver meet-and-greet and autograph session. Typical admission tickets are soundless accessible for $25 and teenagers, ages six and under, will likely be admitted free with a paid grownup.(South Boston Speedway)(4-21-2015)
- Toyota to sponsor Kansas Truck bustle: Kansas Speedway officials announced this present day that Toyota will sponsor the Can also simply 8 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series bustle, naming it the Toyota Tundra 250. Since 2004, Toyota has four wins, 25 high-Fives, and 47 high-10 finishes in the Truck Series at Kansas Speedway, at the side of excellent the final two Truck Series races. Toyota began racing in NASCAR with its entry into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2004. Since then, Tundras secure earned 131 victories at the side of seven producer‘s championships (2006-2010, 2013 and 2014). In addition to, Tundra drivers secure tallied five driver championships in the sequence with Matt Crafton most currently making sequence historical past by changing into the well-known motivate-to-motivate champion in the Camping World Truck Series.(Kansas Speedway)(4-21-2015)
- Keloorah capabilities 12 dwell efficiency acts over two NASCAR weekends at Michigan: NASCAR bustle followers and song competition followers each and each can secure causes to secure a nice time this summer at Michigan Global Speedway. Keloorah, a song competition abilities, will happen on Friday and Saturday of each and each NASCAR weekend at MIS this summer. Twelve acts, spanning country and alternative rock, at the side of several EDM Djs will build at Keloorah. Keloorah kicks off on Friday, June 12, when country song takes heart stage with 1st viscount montgomery of alamein Gentry, Drake White and The Substantial Fire besides Tim Dugger. Different rock rounds out the June weekend on Saturday, June 13, with American Authors, Endure Palms and IAMDYNAMITE. Then, on Friday, Aug. 14, alternative rock kicks off the competition with Kongos, Substantial Recordsdata and Saints of Valory, followed by country song on Sunday, Aug. 15, with Logan Mize, Dylan Scott, Tim Dugger and a assorted, headlining act to be announced later. Besides the stay shows, there’ll likely be deejays, a glide-kart abilities, a video sport arcade, an outdoors sports actions bar, tailgate games, foam parties and paint parties — all one day of the NASCAR match weekends and on MIS property. Keloorah is in the motivate of Flip 3, central to many of MIS‘ MISCamping.com campgrounds. A Sunday admission designate or infield or APEX wristband that enables discover correct of entry to to the Sunday Quicken Loans 400 and/or Pure Michigan 400 will discover discover correct of entry to to Keloorah on Friday and Saturday of those match weekends.(MIS)(4-21-2015)
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April 21, 2014
- Entry List for the Toyota Owners 400 Trudge Cup Series bustle at Richmond Global Raceway is posted, 45 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, at the side of: #26-Whitt & #30-Kligerman are listed but that would perhaps change, others encompass #35-Reutimann, #33-Stremme, #32-Kvapil, #95-McDowell.
The drivers who must qualify on pace and can not spend a provisional: #35-Reutimann, #77-Blaney.
Scrutinize the beefy entry listing at my Jayski‘s Richmond Entry List - Congrats — Clint Bowyer: #15-Clint Bowyer is now a married man. Bowyer and his fiancee Lorra tied the knot in the Bahamas over the weekend.(FoxSports)(4-21-2014)
- Construction worker injured at Daytona: A building worker employed engaged on the contemporary grandstands at Daytona Global Speedway had his head compressed between a steel beam and a scissor discover in a jobsite accident on the Daytona Rising venture, Daytona Seaside fire officials acknowledged. The 43-year-faded unidentified man became working 94 ft above ground on the third floor stage Saturday, acknowledged Daytona Seaside fire Lt. Larry Stoney. Reports expose that the worker became controlling and ascending the discover when incident occurred. The worker became rescued by his co-workers before firefighters arrived on scene, Stoney acknowledged. Firefighters had to immobilize and lift the worker from the third floor to the awaiting ambulance resulting from his accidents. The worker became transported in excessive but right situation to Halifax Nicely being Clinical Heart. The Daytona Rising venture is renovating the Speedway‘s frontstretch grandstands by the 2016 Daytona 500.(Daytona Seaside Recordsdata Journal)(4-21-2014)
- Lack of sponsorship would perhaps well shut down Swan Racing UPDATE 4: Swan Racing [#26-Cole Whitt & #30-Parker Kligerman] issued the next assertion Thursday afternoon: “Swan Racing is in the approach to reviewing its contemporary scenario and the flexibility to proceed to compete in the NASCAR Trudge Cup Series. The team has been unable to right the more or much less sponsorship required to effectively operate the team. Which skill that, the team management is exploring every accessible likelihood. We hope to be in situation to provide an intensive replace in the advance future.”(Swan Racing)(4-17-2014)
UPDATE: Team spokesperson Ramsey Poston really handy Motorsport.com that Swan is assessing its contemporary scenario. Other sources familiar with the scenario acknowledged it‘s no longer going that Swan will arena more than one automobile — if any — for the Apr. 25-26 NASCAR events at Richmond Global Raceway.(Motorsport)
UPDATE 2: The Swan Racing NASCAR Trudge Cup Series team released a alternative of workers this present day [Thursday] and can no longer compete in the circuit‘s subsequent bustle at Richmond Global Raceway On April 26. Team workers secure been reportedly really handy this present day that the team is suspending operations, and hundreds of of them are already seeking employment with other teams. Sources scream there might be a likelihood that Whitt‘s #26 Toyota is susceptible to be absorbed into the new BK Racing operation, if Swan Racing is unable to proceed.(Godfather Motorsports)
UPDATE 3: Swan Racing co-proprietor Anthony Marlowe tweeted on Thursday afternoon: “My mission is to be particular that @ColeWhitt races in every #NASCAR Trudge Cup match this season.”(4-18-2014)
UPDATE 4 Cole Whitt, a Trudge Cup rookie who is fourth among the many 2014 rookie class at 33rd in the general standings, is scrambling to search out a dash for this weekend‘s bustle at Richmond. A representative for Fuel Sports actions Management Team confirmed that as of Monday morning, Whitt did no longer secure a dash for Richmond.(Carrying Recordsdata)(4-21-2014) - Stremme motivate in the #33 at RIR with contemporary sponsor: Circle Sport Racing announced that Newtown Building Provides, Inc. (NBS) frequently is the well-known sponsor of the #33 Chevy driven by David Stremme April 26 in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Global Raceway (RIR). This can even be the well-known NASCAR Trudge Cup Series sponsorship for Newtown Building Provides, which markets windows, doors, siding, set up and a vary of establishing materials to industrial builders and residential house owners in Hampton Roads, VA.
D.J. “Jimmy” Rogers, the president and well-known proprietor of Newtown Building Provides (a member of the Tidewater Builders Affiliation), has became NBS — no longer even a year faded — into a pressure among the many building neighborhood in southeast Virginia. He‘s enraged to accomplice with Stremme, a extinct racer with just about 200 begins in the Trudge Cup Series. “NBS is extremely ecstatic to sponsor Circle Sport, the #33 automobile and David Stremme,” says Rogers. “We are fierce rivals and know David is too. We mediate he has what it takes to discover a splash ‘under the lights!’”
Identified for its simply series of establishing materials and extraordinary customer support with builders, NBS is marking its foray into NASCAR with Circle Sport as a manner to reach the Hampton Roads NASCAR neighborhood. “NASCAR is the ideally suitable enviornment for Jimmy to showcase his entrepreneurial spirit and market Newtown Building Provides to thousands of bustle followers and doubtless clients,” says Stremme. “Richmond is rarely any longer solely the house discover of NBS but additionally Little Joe‘s Autos, and I know that team proprietor Joe Falk has this bustle circled on his calendar. With the emphasis on this bustle from one day of the organization, we‘re awaiting inserting on a simply new in entrance of the followers and all of our Virginia-essentially based entirely mostly company.”(Circle Sport), look image of the device on the #33 Team Schemes page.(4-21-2014) - Darlington TV Score Hits Low, However Viewership Hits High: In an mesmerizing quirk, final week‘s NASCAR bustle from Darlington each and each matched a characterize-low and hit a 3-year high. Final Saturday‘s NASCAR Trudge Cup Southern 500 from Darlington earned a 3.6 closing score and 6.0 million viewers on FOX, down 5% in rankings and up 2% in viewership from final year (3.8, 5.9M), and down 5% and up 6%, respectively, from 2012 (3.8, 5.7M). The 3.6 score is the lowest for NASCAR from Darlington since 2000 (3.5) and tied as the lowest ever for a NASCAR Trudge Cup bustle on FOX. No subject the 14-year low in rankings, viewership became the ideally suitable for the Darlington bustle since 2011 (7.0M). The 2% amplify in viewership also marked NASCAR‘s first amplify in either rankings or viewership this season. Of expose, Saturday‘s NASCAR coverage earned more viewers than the third spherical of The Masters on CBS earlier in the day (5.9M).(Sports actions Media Glimpse / Sports actions Enterprise Day to day)(4-21-2014)
- Special The US Salute Way for Harvick: on the July 4th weekend at Daytona Global Speedway, NASCAR will initiate its third annual “NASCAR: An American Salute” change-broad initiative that honors our U.S militia, veterans, and their families. Kevin Harvick will likely be riding the #4 Chevy in the final patriotic makeover. Debuting at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Can also simply and painted from bumper to fender in red, white and blue, Harvick‘s Chevrolet SS will likely be running the Budweiser “Folds of Honor” Chevy (Lionel Racing). Scrutinize an image of the device on the #4 Team Schemes page.(4-21-2014)
- Unhappy Recordsdata — Richard ‘Dick‘ Duff: Richard S. Duff, of Sylvania, OH died peacefully Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Kingston Care Heart of Sylvania, OH. On weekends, he and and his accomplice Fran worked scoring well-known events at a range of short tracks one day of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. When no longer traveling one day of the Midwest, they each and each worked as chief scorers for the Automobile Racing Membership of The US (ARCA) and at each and each Flat Rock (MI) and Toledo Speedways. Dick commonly contributed news articles from the races to the National Velocity Sport Recordsdata, MARC Events, and Mid-American Racing Recordsdata. Additionally, he became a Constitution Member of the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Membership since 1965, and served as the neighborhood‘s publicity director except he moved to North Carolina in 1985.
As soon as in Charlotte, he served as head of accounting for DiGard Racing and later Hendrick Motorsports. Whereas at Hendrick Motorsports, Dick became portion of an organization that won over 100 NASCAR races and 6 championships. He retired from Hendrick Motorsports presently after being honored by team proprietor Rick Hendrick for 20 years of provider in 2007. Dick‘s grandson, Charles Krall, is the play-by-play teach of the ARCA Racing Series proclaims on ARCARacing.com besides the public take care of announcer at Michigan Global Speedway. Scrutinize products and services and the beefy post on the - Unhappy Recordsdata Web page.(4-21-2014)
- Extra stats at NASCAR‘s Spring Ruin: After eight races, three of the high five drivers in the sequence standings are winless — #24-Jeff Gordon, #20-Matt Kenseth and #48-Jimmie Johnson. Those three drivers secure won 11 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series championships (and 185 wins) collectively.
Two drivers with bustle victories aren‘t even in the high 16 in capabilities, beginning with #4-Kevin Harvick who is “mired” — talk about one more outdated term resulting from the contemporary layout — in 22nd. Harvick‘s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate #41-Kurt Busch is 26th but he has a Martinsville victory and a doable Trot berth.
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500, has three runner-up finishes plus one third. He has been running advance the entrance reputedly all season — with the exception of Texas, when he without discover met the grass early in the bustle.
#14-Tony Stewart, getting motivate from being sidelined for valuable of final year by spoil, is winless but has four high-10 finishes in the final five races, at the side of an extremely solid Texas spin the establish he became the Coors Gentle Pole Award winner.
Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy Chevy, became by no technique an part at the Daytona 500 but had her second-easiest plan of the year to this point at Bristol‘s half of-mile.
Team Penske has each and each of its drivers in the victory column, with #2-Brad Keselowski excellent at Las Vegas and #22-Joey Logano at Texas. That‘s two wins on 1.5-mile tracks. There are five 1.5-mile tracks in the Trot lineup.
The NASCAR Trudge Cup Series time desk resumes Saturday night time April 26 at three-quarters mile Richmond Global Raceway.(NASCAR)(4-21-2014) - Hendrick pit coach is leaving for a job out of doors of racing: With out a doubt one of the foremost efficient pit coaches in NASCAR is leaving racing for work out of doors of the game. As of Darlington two weeks previously, Hendrick Motor Sports actions pit coach Lance Munksgard will now no longer be at HMS. Munksgard will likely be taking a brand contemporary job in McGregor, Texas at Fourseventy Relate Management. Pit Talks talked with Coach Munksgard, he had this to whisper. “I became blessed to secure been ready to stay a dream of working with the most efficient mechanics and pit crew contributors in NASCAR over time which became an unforgettable abilities. I couldn‘t secure requested for a more in-depth organization than HMS to plan my NASCAR occupation. HMS is a really legitimate company that begins from Mr. Hendrick down by the management, crew chiefs, and thru the pit crews. It became a correct pleasure to work with a solid coaching team and pit crew contributors at HMS and detect them development each and a week. I will really omit the competition on pit avenue each and a week and wish your complete guys on pit avenue the most efficient of success.”(Pit Talks)(4-21-2014)
- Nationwide Entry List: There are 40 vehicles on the preliminary entry listing for Friday‘s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Global Raceway. About a notes:
Kevin Harvick is motivate in the #5;
Eric McClure stays in the #14;
The Joe Gibbs #20 is TBA;
Ryan Blaney will pressure the #22 for Penske;
The #23 is TBA;
Jimmy Weller will discover his NNS debut in the #55;
Joe Nemechek will likely be in the #86;
The #93 is TBA.(4-21-2014)
Scrutinize the total listing on the Richmond entry listing page. - BUBBA burgers sponsoring Nemechek in plan shut races: BUBBA burgers, the nation‘s #1 branded frozen hamburger, has announced a multi-bustle sponsorship with DRG Motorsports for the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. NASCAR extinct Joe Nemechek will likely be in the motivate of the wheel of the #86 DRG Motorsports Bubba burger Chevy at Richmond, and chosen extra events. Alongside with the Richmond match, BUBBA burgers will serve as well-known sponsor for the Can also simply 24th Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the June 27th match at Kentucky Speedway. BUBBA burgers will also look action as an associate sponsor on the No. 86 DRG automobile at extra chosen races one day of the 2014 season.(DRG Motorsport), look an image of the automobile on the #86 team paint schemes page.(4-21-2014)
- Groups sorting out Charlotte: Multiple Camping World Truck Series teams will exhaust Monday and Tuesday sorting out the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway in preparation for subsequent month‘s N.C. Training Lottery 200. One of the most collaborating teams encompass ThorSport Racing, Brad Keselowski Racing, Purple Horse Racing, WinTron Racing, and Wauters Motorsports.(Charlotte Motor Speedway Twitter)(4-21-2014)
- Miller Lite Birthday party Zone relocates to RIR‘s Midway: With the serve of fan suggestions, Richmond Global Raceway enhanced the faded and added some contemporary. So what‘s changed in 2014? The Miller Lite Birthday party Zone relocates to the Midway before the Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 NASCAR races. RIR took the fan-favourite atmosphere and moved it to a more fan-apt space. The final tailgate occasion correct received that valuable better. Located on high staunch estate advance the Virginia Is For Lovers Frontstretch Gate, it has by no technique been more uncomplicated to revel in stay song, tailgate games, a mechanical bull, meals, a beefy-provider money bar with Miller Lite specials, and the #2 Miller Lite new automobile of Brad Keselowski. Originate to ALL followers and FREE of charge, discover obvious to investigate cross-test the scene on Friday before the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series & Blue Ox 100 NASCAR K&N Professional Series East races, and Saturday before the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle. The April NASCAR weekend at RIR begins on Friday, April 25, with two races in a single night time. Spend the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series bustle and the BLUE OX 100 NASCAR K&N Professional Series East bustle, the establish children 12 & younger are admitted free with a ticketed grownup. Your Friday designate also includes Farm Bureau Insurance coverage Pole Qualifying for NASCAR Trudge Cup and NBC12 Pole Qualifying for NASCAR Nationwide Series. Stir to rir.com or or call 866-455-7223 for tickets.(RIR)(4-21-2014)
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April 21, 2013
- Kenseth wins at Kansas: #20-Matt Kenseth won the STP 400 Trudge Cup Series bustle at Kansas Speedway for his 2nd make a choice of 2013, 2nd make a choice at Kansas and 26th occupation make a choice. Kenseth also led the most laps with 163. Kenseth won from the pole, making Kansas the third Trudge Cup Series bustle in a row the winner started on the pole, the well-known time since 1985 that has came about.
#5-Kahne performed 2nd, followed by #48-Johnson, #56-Truex Jr., #15-Bowyer, #2-Keselowski [was a lap down and lost some sheet metal on the rear of the car], #1-McMurray, #43-Almirola, #55-Martin and #27-Menard. #18-Busch, who started 5th in a backup automobile, spun twice, the 2nd time hitting the wall and hitting #22-Logano and performed 38th, Busch became going for his 5th high-five in a row.
There secure been 13 lead adjustments among 8 drivers and eight cautions for 40 yellow flag laps. The moderate pace became 133.611mph.
Starting this season, NASCAR doesn‘t initiate the discover attendance.
Scrutinize bustle outcomes, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Kansas Creep Results page (pdf) and investigate cross-test the Kansas Penalty Document (pdf)
Scrutinize the Legitimate Creep and Facets characterize on the Kansas Legitimate Creep and Facets Document page (pdf) - Creep Hasty Information — Kansas:
#20-Matt Kenseth won the 3rd Annual STP 400, his 26th victory in 480 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series races.
Right here is his second victory and fourth high-10 plan in 2013.
Right here is his second victory and ninth high-10 plan in 15 races at Kansas Speedway.
#5-Kasey Kahne (second) posted his sixth high-10 plan in 12 races at Kansas Speedway. It’s his fifth high-10 plan in 2013.
#48-Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 12th high-10 plan in 14 races at Kansas Speedway.
#17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (11th) became the ideally suitable ending rookie.
Jimmie Johnson leads the purpose standings by 37 capabilities over Kasey Kahne.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports actions Advertising and marketing)(4-21-2013) - 2013 Trudge Cup Driver Championship Facets Standings:
[after Kansas, race 8 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 311
2) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 274, -37
3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 273, -38
4) #16-Greg Biffle, 264, -47
5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 263, -48
6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 262, -49
7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 257, -54
8) #20-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 252, -59
9) #15-Clint Bowyer, 247, -64
10) #27-Paul Menard, 240, -71
11) #1-Jamie McMurray, 227, -84
12) #29-Kevin Harvick, 224, -87
2012 Trot drivers out of high 12
#56-Martin Truex Jr., 14th in capabilities
#24-Jeff Gordon, 15th
#14-Tony Stewart, 21st
#11-Denny Hamlin, 26th [missed 3 races with injury]
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
Scrutinize drivers championship capabilities standings on the Drivers Facets Standings (pdf) and the proprietor capabilities standings on the Owners Facets Standings page (pdf). - HMS vehicles to lift particular decal: All four Hendrick Motorsports vehicles: #5-Kahne, #24-Gordon, #48-Johnson & #88-Earnhardt Jr., will lift the above particular decal at Kansas Speedway honoring those effected by the Boston Maraton Bombings this past Monday.(HMS Fb)(4-21-2013)
- Penske: team became working in the grey space: Roger Penske maintained Saturday his team became working in a gray space of the rule of thumb ebook when NASCAR confiscated aspects from the vehicles of defending Trudge Cup champion #2-Brad Keselowski and teammate #22-Joey Logano. “I completely don‘t mediate it‘s cheating,” Penske really handy The Associated Press on Saturday at the IndyCar bustle in Prolonged Seaside. “You’re attempting at the principles and likewise you are working in a gray space. We all work in the grey areas. We‘re attempting to be as aggressive as we can also be, we‘ve received very creative minds and it takes a range of creative minds to be aggressive. There are many alternative areas we are all engaged on. We correct checked out a explicit rule that perhaps NASCAR has a explicit scrutinize of. Now we‘ll discover one more to secure an honest panel stare upon it.”(beefy memoir at the Associated Press)(4-21-2013)
- Gonzalez Jr. to spin two races for Tommy Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley: Victor Gonzalez, Jr. will change into the well-known Caribbean driver in a NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle on June 23, 2013 in Sonoma, California. Beneath a freshly signed contract with Tommy Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing, Gonzalez Jr. will pilot the #36 Chevy in the Toyota/Attach Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, besides at the Trudge Cup Series Cheez-It 355 bustle at Watkins-Glen, NY on August 11, 2013. “I am enraged to bring contemporary Hispanic followers to the Trudge Cup sequence at Sonoma,” Gonzalez, Jr. acknowledged. “I will be succesful of not wait to new NASCAR followers all one of the best method by the world what Tommy Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley Racing and I will form collectively.” A Puerto Rican native who now races for his resident country, the Dominican Republic, Gonzalez Jr., made historical past in 2009 when he became the well-known Caribbean driver to compete in a NASCAR Nationwide Series match, ending 14th in his debut in the 2009 running of the NAPA 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Gonzalez Jr. returned to the Nationwide Series for four races in 2010, making his oval discover debut at Phoenix Global Raceway. In 2012, Gonzalez raced in the Nationwide Series at Road The US and at Watkins Glen Global.(140 Buzz andPR Web)(4-21-2013)
- Waltrip to spin Alabama tribute device at Dega: For the fourth consecutive year, Aaron‘s, Inc. and Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) will honor a college football nationwide champion from the assert of Alabama one day of the Can also simply NASCAR Trudge Cup Series bustle at Talladega. Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will pilot the #55 Aaron‘s Dream Machine that carries a assorted crimson-and-white paint device in honor of motivate-to-motivate BCS champion University of Alabama one day of the Can also simply 5th bustle. Aaron‘s also honored Auburn University at Talladega with a assorted paint device for its 2010 championship season besides Alabama‘s 2009 and 2011 championship seasons. The Michael Waltrip Racing team is going all out with the Alabama theme with plans for the crew to sport #55 Alabama jerseys on qualifying day. Waltrip‘s racing helmet will likely be a duplicate of the University‘s football helmets. The #55‘s paint device will feature an emblem proclaiming the University of Alabama‘s motivate-to-motivate wins, besides a memorial decal to legendary Athletic Director Mal Moore, who passed away in March. The auto will discover its first public look on Saturday one day of the University of Alabama A-Day spring scrimmage.(Aaron‘s), look pictures of the device on the #55 Team Schemes page.(4-21-2013)
- Johnson to be honored: #48-Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to be honored by the Florida Senate and Dwelling of Representatives Tuesday at the assert capitol in Tallahassee. Florida Gov. Rick Scott also will discover part in the ceremony. Johnson is a five-time Trudge Cup champion and a two-time winner of the Daytona 500.(SPEED)(4-21-2013)
- Sauter‘s gasoline cell confiscated: Inspectors confiscated the gasoline cell from Truck Series capabilities leader Johnny Sauter this weekend at Kansas Speedway and can evaluate it the well-known portion of subsequent week. NASCAR did no longer scream what notify became stumbled on with the gasoline cell, which became taken Thursday one day of the opening day inspection. Any doubtless penalties would even be handed down subsequent week. Sauter won the well-known two races of the season at Daytona and Martinsville, and performed fourth at Rockingham. He stayed out of effort in a crash-stuffed bustle Saturday at Kansas to plan fifth, affirming a 12-point lead over Matt Crafton in the sequence standings. (Associated Press)(4-21-2013)
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April 21, 2012
- Allmendinger wins pole at Kansas: #22-A.J. Allmendinger won the pole for the STP 400 Trudge Cup Series bustle at Kansas Speedway with a pace of 175.747mph for his 1st pole of 2012 and 2nd occupation pole. The pole put Allemdinger into the 2013 Shootout at Daytona. #29-Harvick will delivery 2nd the #20-Logano [but due to an engine change on Friday, he will fall to the rear of the field before the green flag on Sunday], #11-Hamlin, #55-Martin, #56-Truex Jr., #88-Earnhardt Jr., #15-Bowyer, #5-Kahne and #12-Hornish Jr.[top go-or-go homer.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #12-Hornish Jr., #30-Stremme, #49-Yeley, #23-Riggs, #98-McDowell, #26-Wise, #87-Nemechek and #19-Bliss.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #79-Andrews, #33-Jeff Green and #74-Raines.
See qualifying results, order, pole progression, go-or-go homers & starting lineup on the Kansas Lineup / Qualifying Page.(4-21-2012) - Qualifying Fast Facts — Kansas Speedway:
#22- AJ Allmendinger won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 2nd Annual STP 400 with a lap of 30.683 seconds, 175.993 mph.
This is his second pole in 160 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2012.
This is his first pole in six races at Kansas Speedway.
#29-Kevin Harvick (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2012 and his second in 13 races at Kansas Speedway.
#20-Joey Logano (third) posted his third top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his sixth in eight races this season.
#26-Josh Wise (38th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-21-2012) - Truex Jr., MWR talk new deal: Team owner Michael Waltrip said on Saturday at Kansas Speedway the organization is negotiating with #56-Martin Truex Jr. and primary sponsor NAPA on an extension. Truex Jr.‘s contract expires at the end of the 2012 season. “NAPA is very happy right now,” Waltrip said. “Everybody would be very happy to go into 2013 just like this.” Truex said he never felt like he was on the hot seat coming into this season, and he‘s confident he will be with MWR long-term. “I know where I stand with my race team, Michael and (co-owner) Rob (Kaufman),” Truex said. “There was never a part of me that said I need to step it up, I need to do better. I know I‘ve always gotten everything I possibly can get out of my equipment. I feel like they know that, too.”(ESPN)(4-21-2012)
- TMone to be primary sponsor of #32 at Kansas: FAS Lane Racing announced that TMone has increased their sponsorship involvement once again with the team‘s #32 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and will serve as Primary Sponsor for this weekend‘s race at Kansas Speedway. The leading Inside Sales Company, headquartered in Iowa City, IA will feature their “We Drive Sales” program on the #32 TMone Ford driven by Reed Sorenson in the running of the STP 400 this Sunday. It will also feature the State outlines of South Dakota and Iowa, which represent the locations of the customer contact centers TMone uses to support its Fortune 500 clients. FAS Lane Racing is coming off a tough run last week in Texas that was ruined by an overheating problem. Reed Sorenson will be behind the wheel of the #32 Ford for the second week in a row and will be making his seventh career Sprint Cup Series start at the Kansas Speedway where he has a career best finish of seventh back in the 2007 season.(FAS Lane Racing/Integrity Sports Marketing)(4-21-2012)
- Farmland to sponsor #43 for four races UPDATE: On Saturday, April 21st, Farmland will unveil the details around its partnership with the legendary Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR team for select Sprint Cup Series events in 2012. As part of the partnership, Farmland will feature Harvesters on the famous #43 Ford during their hometown NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Speedway this October and will make a significant donation to fight hunger in Kansas City. During the launch event, Farmland and Harvesters will join forces with “The King” and his team to unveil a new paint scheme.(RPM)(4-17-2012)
UPDATE: Farmland Foods announced a partnership with the legendary Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR team. Farmland will appear on the iconic #43 Ford Fusion as the primary sponsor in four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events in Chicago, Kansas, Texas and Phoenix. “Farmland is proud to partner with ‘The King‘ and NASCAR‘s first family,” said George Richter, President and Chief Operating Officer of Smithfield Foods Pork Group. “Richard Petty Motorsports is an ideal team to help raise awareness of the good work our company is doing.” Through the partnership, Farmland will bring greater awareness to hunger relief efforts in its hometown of Kansas City. As part of Farmland‘s “Bacon a Difference” initiative, Farmland will feature Harvesters – The Community Food Network on the famous #43 Ford for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Kansas Speedway in October. During the “Bacon A Difference” promotion, which runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend (May 26 – September 3), Farmland will donate 4.3 cents to Harvesters for each bacon product sold at participating grocery stores in Kansas City. When the #43 Ford featuring Farmland and Harvesters returns to the Kansas Speedway for the Sprint Cup Series event in October, Farmland will present Harvesters with a check for no less than $43,000. “Farmland is just the kind of company we like to call our partner,” indicated Richard Petty, NASCAR legend and co-owner of Richard Petty Motorsports. “We‘re excited to have Farmland and Harvesters on the #43 Ford at the Kansas Speedway this fall. That‘s a victory in itself.” Farmland Foods, which reached over $4 billion in sales in 2011, is a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods.(RPM PR)(4-21-2012) - Petty not ruling out return to Dodge: Richard Petty Motorsports is trying to negotiate a deal to stay with Ford and retain its relationship with Roush Fenway Racing. But team namesake Richard Petty isn‘t totally ruling out a return to Dodge, the manufacturer with which he became a racing icon as a driver. “Right now, we‘ve got our sponsors pretty much lined up for next year,” Petty said Friday at Kansas Speedway. “Where we go with the cars and engines and things like that … we‘ve got a plan, but I don‘t know if anybody is going to go along with it.” Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark is optimistic his organization can continue supplying Ford engines and chassis for RPM. “We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Richard Petty and his entire team, as it is a first-class organization,” Newmark said. “We believe it has been a mutually beneficial relationship and sincerely hope to be able to continue the partnership into the future.”
Dodge has been looking for an anchor organization since Penske Racing announced it would move to Ford in 2013. Because of Petty‘s past association with Dodge, RPM is among several organizations speculated to be a target for Dodge. “Right now, they are pretty confused,” Petty said of Dodge. “They got a plug pulled out of them and wasn‘t really expecting it. … We‘ll consider going anywhere to make a living out of this. Right now, we‘re still up with the Ford deal and we‘re going everything we can to win races with them.”(ESPN)(4-21-2012) - Toyota to unveil 2013 Camry: On May 22 at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) U.S.A. in Salisbury, N.C., reporters will get their first look at the new Camry to be raced by Toyota teams in 2013. Ford and Dodge already have revealed their 2013 Fusion and Charger, respectively. Chevrolet has yet to schedule the unveiling of its 2013 race car.(NASCAR Wire Service)(4-21-2012)
- Kansas looking for a night race: Kansas Speedway track president Pat Warren said Friday that he has asked for a Saturday night race next season. The fall race is not an option because ESPN wants Sunday races that do not to conflict with college football. That leaves the spring race, which was moved from early June last year to mid-April this year so there could be more time between events to accommodate the repaving. The track‘s fall date was moved back two weeks as well – to October 20-21. “I‘m cautiously optimistic we‘re going to get something that is going to work,” Warren said. “Hopefully we won‘t be in this particular spot in the schedule next year and ideally we will be at night when it‘s warmer.” Most track operators want dates where cold weather won‘t be an issue. Dover moved its spring race from May to the June date that Kansas had last year. “Ideally we‘d have a night race in late spring, early summer,” Warren said. “I would hope later May, June or maybe even in July.”(Sporting News)(4-21-2012)
- Kansas Speedway repave starts Sunday: Kansas Speedway will have a different feel when the Sprint Cup series returns this fall. Immediately after Sunday‘s race, an M1A1 Abrams tank and armored combat earthmover from the Kansas Army National Guard will rumble over its asphalt surface, the ceremonial start to a massive renovation project that will include the construction of an infield road course. The biggest change will be to the surface itself. The old, worn-out pavement will be stripped away and the underlying material sculpted to transform the uniform 15-degree banking of the original layout to variable banking of 17 to 20 degrees. Pit road will also be reconstructed along with both straightaways.(Associated Press)(4-21-2012)
- Atlanta Motor Speedway to Host Free Open House Saturday, May 12: Fans and members of the local community are invited to enjoy a free open house at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 12 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The day‘s activities will include a full program of Legends racing on the “Thunder Ring” oval, free giveaways and the opportunity for attendees to drive their car on the speedway‘s famed 1.54-mile racing surface. Admission is free to the off-season Legends race on the �-mile “Thunder Ring,” where fans can roam the grandstand seating area and personally select their seats for the speedway‘s Labor Day NASCAR night racing weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. With any ticket purchase to the Sept. 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500, fans can drive their own vehicle on the track following the conclusion of the Legends racing action at 2:00 p.m. Customers who have already purchased tickets to the AdvoCare 500 can visit the AMS ticket office to receive a voucher to drive the track. A payment of $30 will also be accepted for track drives without a ticket purchase. More info at atlantamotorspeedway.com.(AMS)(4-21-2012)
- Russian, Mokshantsev plans to run trucks with NTS: Sergey Mokshantsev, an experienced open-wheel racing driver from Moscow with European Formula 3 and Indy Lights experience to his resume, plans to enter NASCAR competition this season becoming the first Russian driver in NASCAR competition. Mokshantsev has been undergoing an aggressive NASCAR driver development program which started March 13-14 and April 2-3 in North Carolina driving a K&N Pro Series car prepared by NTS Motorsports. For 2012 NTS Motorsports continues as a K&N Pro East and West Series team but has boosted it‘s program to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with rookie Brennan Newberry (#14) and is preparing to run a second truck by end of the 2012 season. “We are excited to have Sergey as part of NTS Motorsports. Sergey has impressed us not only with his ability behind the wheel of a stock car, but also with his professional approach, he will become a great stock car driver”, states NTS Owner, Bob Newberry. “Sergey has done a great job in his NASCAR development program and is way ahead of schedule, we expect to enter him in a NASCAR sanctioned event very soon and to run a full 2013 season”, stated Mike Schriefer of Speedway Group, marketing and management representatives for Mokshantsev and NTS Motorsports.[Been told that they are planning to start at the K&N races at Iowa and will enter 6-10 CWT races this year in a second NTS Truck.](NTS Motorsports PR)(4-21-2012)
- Buescher powers to first Truck Series victory: Simply put, it became James Buescher‘s day. Buescher pulled away in the closing laps for a convincing 5.320-second victory over Timothy Peters, who passed Brad Keselowski for the runner-up establish of residing with three laps left in Saturday‘s SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series bustle at Kansas Speedway. Buescher earned his first make a choice in the sequence, to glide alongside with his maiden Nationwide Series victory at Daytona in February. It became the second straight victory for Turner Motorsports, which sent Kasey Kahne to Victory Lane final Saturday at Rockingham, with Buescher running second. Keselowski ran third, followed by Nelson Piquet Jr. and Todd Bodine. With the victory, Buescher narrowed Peters‘ lead in the sequence standings to four capabilities. Ron Hornaday Jr., Justin Lofton, Kligerman, rookie Ty Dillon and Miguel Paludo completed the high 10. Dillon is fourth in the standings, 14 capabilities in the motivate of Peters and three in the motivate of third-region Lofton. Using his absorb truck for the second time this season, Keselowski surged past Buescher and into the lead presently after a restart on Lap 105 of 167. Buescher pursued patiently except Lap 122, when he cleared Keselowski by Flip 4 to fetch the high establish of residing. The longer the spin, the more Buescher‘s #31 Chevrolet flaunted its superiority. By Lap 140, with inexperienced-flag pit stops impending, Buescher had opened an profit of 5.4 seconds, with Peters closing in on Keselowski for the second situation. As the inexperienced-flag cycle began, Peters grabbed the #2 establish of residing from Keselowski before heading to the pits on Lap 146. Buescher followed on Lap 150 and matched Peters with a four-tire quit. That left Keselowski, who took suited-aspect tires solely, in the lead, but Buescher fleet tracked down the #19 RAM and made the cross for the high establish of residing on Lap 157. The final 10 laps secure been a unruffled cruise for the well-known-time Truck sequence winner.(NASCAR PR) [Complete race info is posted on the Kansas Race Page.](4-21-2012)
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April 21, 2011
- Johnson Accepts Driver of the Yr Trophy: This past weekend at the Global Motorsports Hall of Reputation in Talladega, NASCAR president Mike Helton and Barry Schmoyer, president of the Driver of the Yr Foundation presented #48-Jimmie Johnson, the Trudge Cup‘s five-consecutive time champion with the 2010 Driver of the Yr trophy at the Global Motorsports Hall of Reputation dinner. Johnson became also presented a Tissot timepiece. In its‘ 45th year, the Driver of the Yr title is bright and the oldest award of its‘ form. A panel of 20 main journalists from all one of the best method by the U.S. determines the winner. In quarterly balloting, capabilities are awarded on a declining 9, 6, 4,3,2,1 foundation. The excellent driver receives a trophy and a Tissot wristwatch. Barry Schmoyer is businessman and sportsman essentially based entirely mostly in Sarasota, FL.(Driver of the Yr PR)(4-21-2011)
- Kurt Busch helps give VIP remedy to fan: Josh Carden has change into fairly a “celeb” in central Alabama over the final few months and that establish of residing is positively nothing that the senior at Thompson High College cared to be a part of. On the opposite hand, with the toughen of oldsters in the racing neighborhood equivalent to Eli Gold (MRN Radio) and Grant Lynch (Talladega Superspeedway)…and hundreds of others…Josh‘s lifestyles is beginning to amass a turn for the simply after the newborn has experienced such an high-quality spin of defective success. Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch became “blown away” to hear that Josh became a substantial fan of his. Gold has been a frontrunner in the fund-elevating aspect for Josh and Lynch launched an effort to provide Josh total VIP remedy one day of this past weekend‘s Aaron‘s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
“Now that became a staunch tug on the heartstrings,” Busch acknowledged on Saturday morning after purposefully “dodging” Carden‘s neighborhood in the motivate of the #22 transporter. Busch wished to be in beefy uniform when he emerged from his transporter to stumble upon Josh. “This runt one has all this he‘s working against and he‘s soundless the happiest fellow on the grounds of Talladega Superspeedway. It became a staunch mediate-opener. His of us secure been there and even his bus driver. He‘s replaying how we won the Bud Shootout correct bask in it‘s the audio from the bustle…fairly extraordinary…and says we‘re gonna‘ form properly out there in qualifying. We suited eighth and I really mediate we would perhaps secure gotten a runt of success from Josh…you by no technique know, It became a runt sooner of lap that we knowing we‘d spin.” Josh identified Kurt as his favourite driver and can secure a assorted “Kurt Busch Room” in his contemporary house…thanks to Gold, Lynch…and your complete #22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge team sponsors alive to. “Josh really handy me that I became his hero,” acknowledged Busch, “but after finding out his memoir, meeting him and spending time with him, I‘m pronouncing that Josh Carden is my hero.”(Tom Roberts PR)(4-21-2011) - Lowe‘s makes donation to serve out of us from NC twister; Pit Crew Visits: In honor of the audacious efforts of Lowe‘s retailer workers one day of the April 16 twister in Sanford, N.C., Lowe‘s announced this week this would donate $250,000 to the American Purple Tainted National Catastrophe Support Fund. Lowe‘s stores nationwide also will settle for customer‘s money donations to the American Purple Tainted from April 20 to Can also simply 22. Lowes.com also will serve as a donation point for clients who plan shut to make contributions to the American Purple Tainted, making it handy for parents that make a choice to affix Lowe‘s in making a distinction in communities littered with agonize. The donations will toughen the American Purple Tainted National Catastrophe Support Fund to provide toughen to the thousands littered with the natural disasters nationwide, at the side of the tornadoes in North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi; the wildfires in Texas; and the flooding in North Dakota.
In Sanford, no workers or clients misplaced their lives one day of the excessive weather thanks to the hasty response from Lowe‘s workers one day of the retailer. All Sanford Lowe‘s workers secure been equipped the choice to work in surrounding stores — no jobs will likely be misplaced because this agonize. In addition to to these efforts and Lowe‘s toughen of the American Purple Tainted, Lowe‘s Employee Support Fund will proceed to wait on the corporate‘s absorb workers confronted with rebuilding nationwide. The Lowe‘s Employee Support Fund, which became created in 1999, has contributed $12 million in assistance to more than 11,000 workers and their families. Lowe‘s fits each and each contribution buck for buck to discover worker donations even more great.(HMS)
AND Anne-Marie Rhodes, a Sanford native and the 2007 Stir over Trudge Cup, joined NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson‘s pit crew on a tour of spoil to the Lowe‘s Dwelling Improvement retailer and neighborhoods hit by Saturdays‘ twister.(Sanford Herald) and look an editorial with pictures by Rhodes at Motor Racing Digest.(4-21-2011) - Unhappy Recordsdata — Wayne Redmond: Wayne L. Redmond, 52, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Iowa Methodist Mecial Heart in Des Moines. Redmond worked for AERO Creep Wheel in Estherville for decades, which put him in contact with many NASCAR drivers and crews. Extra info and repair info at laufersweilerfuneralhome.com. For an editorial about Redmond, look OneDirt.com.(4-21-2011)
- Toyota Skinner Spherical-Up Raises $125,000: Final month‘s Toyota Skinner Spherical-Up presented by Rue & Ziffra Deepest Hurt Attorneys raised $125,000 for five Volusia County, Fla., charities. The 2-day match, organized by NASCAR driver Mike Skinner and his accomplice Angie, included a Hoe Down Bash at Daytona Global Speedway followed by golf and poker tournaments the next day at Dapper Creek Nation Membership in Port Orange, FL. Volusia County charities benefitting from the match encompass the Council on Increasing old, Fervent Voters for Animal Welfare, Greyhound Pets of The US, Halifax Foundation and 2d Harvest Food Monetary institution of Central Florida. Since the Toyota Skinner Spherical-Up began in 2005, the match has now raised more than $625,000 in direction of these charities.
The Hoe Down Bash included a stay dwell efficiency by Nashville recording artist Stacy Mitchhart at the side of a musical region performed by Edwin McCain, backed by Brighthouse Networks. Followers secure been ready to sample meals from more than 10 Volusia County restaurants that participated in the favorite ‘Model of Daytona,‘ which became gratis with the buy of an match designate. Fifteen items secure been auctioned off stay to the crowd, at the side of a six-seat EZGO golf cart, a Charlie Daniels autographed fiddle, a creep kit to the American Idol finale in Los Angeles, a time out to the 5F Ranch in Texas and a ways more. Over 100 mute public sale items secure been also accessible for followers to expose on one day of the match.
Star company who got here out for the match included, Mitchhart, McCain, three-time NHRA High Fuel champion Larry Dixon, besides fellow NASCAR drivers Ron Hornaday Jr. and Steve Park. Daredevil Robbie Knievel, country song comic Cledus T Judd and NASCAR Sirius Speedway host Dave Short-tempered also attended the match which honored passe NASCAR govt Jim Hunter, who became a shut pleasant friend of the Skinners and passed away final Oct.
“We would bask in to thank all people for supporting the Toyota Skinner Spherical-Up again this year,” added Skinner. “Angie and I would perhaps well no longer form this without the serve of the sponsors, volunteers and celeb company who discover this such a a success match. Additionally, a big thanks to the total supporters who got here out to the Hoe Down Bash at Daytona Global Speedway and to the golf and poker tournaments at Dapper Creek Nation Membership.” For more info on the Toyota Skinner Spherical-Up presented by Rue & Ziffra Deepest Hurt Attorneys, at the side of how to donate extra funds, glide to www.MikeSkinner.com.(4-21-2011) - Hamilton Jr. & Chaffin team up to withhold Fairgrounds Speedway begin: A pair of native [Nashville] racers with longtime connections to Fairgrounds Speedway — Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Chad Chaffin — secure been awarded a contract to rent the discover and withhold it begin for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The assert magnificent board awarded the rent to Hamilton and Chaffin on Wednesday following their expose that guarantees a minimum of $53,100 yearly to the magnificent board. Their expose also has a minimum of $8,001 for every and each night time bustle, with up to five of those races allowed each and each season. It also choices a enlighten of $1 per designate for day to day bustle with a minimum of two races required. Tony Formosa Jr., who operated the discover final season, made a expose of $5,000 per bustle with no minimum enlighten. The rent calls for 2 of the races to be spin on the identical weekend that the flea market is held at the fairgrounds and one one day of the Tennessee Bid Pretty. Chaffin acknowledged he’s assured ample profit will method from the discover to duvet the enlighten. Formosa declined to touch upon his expose and why he did no longer encompass a enlighten. Hamilton already operates two other tracks in the gap — Highland Rim in Greenbrier and Riverview in Carthage. He acknowledged getting all three of the tracks in the gap on a time desk that does no longer battle with one one more will likely be a key in increasing the auto racing fan nefarious, which is challenging to learn each and each facility.(Tennessean)(4-21-2011)
- Imprint Choices for Darlington: The 2011 Showtime Southern 500 weekend at Darlington Raceway will likely be even more fan-apt with particular designate pricing and contemporary seating sections geared in direction of families and military provider males and females. The contemporary pricing structure will encompass discounted early life tickets for the NASCAR Trudge Cup Series Showtime Southern 500 for the well-known time in the discover‘s 60-plus year historical past. Fan-apt ticketing alternatives for 2011 encompass:
Contemporary Early life Pricing — All youths, 17 and under, are free frequently admission seating for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 200 and proper half of mark in reserved seating for the Royal Purple 200 and NASCAR Trudge Cup Series Showtime Southern 500.
Expanded Family Sections —Family Sections are now situated in each and each grandstand and are alcohol and tobacco free.
Contemporary Defense pressure Pricing — Filled with life and retired provider males and females can buy tickets to any Darlington Raceway match for correct half of mark. Every Showtime Southern 500 militia designate expose will receive a free Darlington Raceway masks t-shirt. All militia contributors are inspired to place on these shirts on Showtime Southern 500 bustle day in expose to be identified one day of pre-bustle ceremonies.
Experience Nationwide Creep Day as a VIP: Contemporary in 2011, the T4 Zone is VIP fan hospitality for the Royal Purple 200 and includes: admission to the T4 Zone tent from 2: 00 pm to 7: 00 pm, pre-bustle pit discover correct of entry to, beefy meal and snacks, limitless soda and water except scheduled bustle delivery, two beer coupons to all company 21 years of age and older with legitimate ID, Darlington-branded gift and reputable memento program.
Gain your Stripe in the Darlington Stripe Zone: The Stripe Zone returns in 2011 and because the final Showtime Southern 500 VIP fan hospitality and includes: a pre-bustle pit cross, look from a NASCAR Trudge Cup Series driver, beefy meal and snacks, limitless soda and water except scheduled bustle delivery, four beer coupons to all company 21 years of age and older with legitimate ID, Darlington-branded gift, reputable memento program and stay leisure.
For more info on designate programs or to buy tickets, call the Darlington Raceway designate region of job at 866-459-RACE or glide on-line at darlingtonraceway.com/tickets/.(Darlington Raceway)(4-21-2011) - Way the National Anthem at Contemporary Hampshire: Contemporary Hampshire Motor Speedway and the Contemporary Hampshire chapter of Speedway Teenagers‘s Charities secure the ideally suitable alternative for aspiring performers to belt out the nationwide anthem, with the well-known-ever Speedway Considerable particular person performing competition on Saturday, April 23. “The Magic Mile” and WGIR‘s “The Morning Buzz” will give two other folks the choice to construct the nationwide anthem in entrance of thousands of screaming bustle followers at either the Contemporary England 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series bustle on Saturday, July 16, or the F.W. Webb 175 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series bustle on Saturday, Sept. 24. Seventy-five contestants will audition in entrance of a celeb panel of judges at the side of; Roadkill from WGIR‘s “The Morning Buzz,” Rock 101‘s Scorch and Adam Angry; Justin McIsaac of WHEB and rock guitarist Gary Hoey, beginning at 10 a.m. by 2 p.m., one day of the speedway‘s FANtasy Pressure 2. On the quit of the day six finalists will likely be chosen and videotaped performing the Considerable particular person Spangled Banner, then posted on the Contemporary Hampshire Motor Speedway web region for followers to vote. The 2 other folks receiving the most votes will likely be chosen to construct. Registration is correct $20 per particular person and is held on the day of the match solely. All proceeds will profit the Contemporary Hampshire chapter of Speedway Teenagers‘s Charities.
NHMS‘ Season of Velocity is hasty drawing shut and tickets for all 2011 events can even be bought by calling the NHMS designate hotline at (603) 783-4931. Additional info, at the side of tenting availability and costs, can even be stumbled on on-line at www.nhms.com.(4-21-2011) - Way Motorsports gets 4 bustle sponsor: TRX Alliance frequently is the title sponsor on the #52 this weekend at Nashville at the side of no longer lower than 4 other races this season. TRX Alliance (TRX) is main marketer and supplier of federal and assert earnings tax instrument to autonomous tax preparers and accounting corporations one day of the US and Puerto Rico. Essentially essentially based in Murfreesboro TN, TRX currently serves thousands of autonomous tax corporations accounting for roughly 500,000 tax returns yearly. The corporations sister company Tax Right will likely be an associate sponsor on those races as properly. (Way Motorsports) (4-21-2011)
- Wicks featured on #09 at Nashville: Rising country song giant establish Chuck Wicks and his contemporary single, “Old College,” will likely be featured on the #09 Toyota Camry driven by Kenny Wallace this weekend in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Nashville 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Wicks, known for his 2007 debut single “Stealing Cinderella,” spent his faculty years discovering his musical skills and moved to Nashville in 2002 to pursue a occupation in song. A talented singer and song creator, Wicks signed with RCA Recording Nashville in early 2007 and released his first album, “Starting Now,” in January 2008. In addition to to being featured on the RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Toyota Camry, Wicks will also play a stay post-bustle dwell efficiency correct now following the Nationwide Series bustle on Saturday, April 23, 2011. The bustle is scheduled to initiate at 2 p.m. The dwell efficiency is free to all April 23rd bustle designate holders.(RAB Racing)(4-21-2011)
- COLORMATCH returns to #01 team: COLORMATCH, a frontrunner in the distribution of collision repair products to the auto body change, will sponsor the #01 Chevy for this weekend‘s bustle in Nashville, TN. COLORMATCH also backed Mike Wallace and JD Motorsports at the bustle in Bristol, TN earlier this season. Followers will likely be enraged to gaze the contemporary custom paint device for the COLORMATCH Chevrolet, which became performed by the students at the Nashville Auto Diesel College. The Tennessee Collision Repairers Affiliation has been acknowledged by the situation of the TCRA logo on the motivate deck. COLORMATCH is a household-owned change essentially based in 1946. At the delivery started as a miniature auto aspects retailer, the corporate has grown to change into a frontrunner in the distribution of collision repair products to the auto body change. (JD Motorsports)(4-21-2011)
- Clements names Nashville sponsor: St. Clair Meals of Memphis, TN has returned as sponsor at the side of www.racedaysponsor.com and www.repairablevehicles.com for the #51 Impala of Jeremy Clements Racing at Saturday‘s Nashville 300.(Clements PR)(4-21-2011)
- Feese added to Turner Motorsports driver lineup: Turner Motorsports is happy to explain the addition of Blake Feese to their all-giant establish driver line-up for the 2011 season. The 29-year-faded Feese will join teammates Ricky Carmichael, Sign Martin, James Buescher and Brad Candy in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS), piloting the No. 32 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in plan shut events this season. He will discover his debut with Turner Motorsports at Nashville Superspeedway in July. Feese has two old NCWTS begins; the final in 2009 at Nashville Superspeedway, bringing house a 12-th region plan after qualifying 18th.(Turner Motorsports PR)(4-21-2011)
- SPEEDtv shadows Crawford‘s day at MIS: SPEEDtv spent the day at Mobile Global Speedway, a Rick Crawford Efficiency Display screen, on Saturday April 23rd to film a feature on Rick Crawford to be aired one day of a future NASCAR Camping World Truck Series broadcast. SPEED‘s first Truck Series broadcast became Crawford‘s dramatic make a choice at Daytona and SPEEDtv cameras secure been documenting Crawford‘s occupation ever since. Alongside with documenting a frequent day for the Speedway‘s contemporary Supervisor/Promoter, SPEED cameras will likely be talking with drivers, followers and taking pictures some of the gargantuan racing action on the discover to broadcast one day of the feature.(Mobile Global Speedway PR)(4-21-2011)
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April 21, 2010
- Shell/Pennzoil sponsorship moves to Penske Racing in 2011: Shell Oil Company and Penske Company explain a multi-year defective change alliance beginning in the 2011 racing season. The contemporary alliance permits Shell and Pennzoil to prolong their motorsports presence as it choices a foremost sponsorship with Kurt Busch and the #22 automobile, besides associate sponsorships promoting Shell V-Energy with IZOD IndyCar Series drivers Helio Castroneves, Will Energy and Ryan Briscoe. The worldwide change alliance gives one more for Shell and Pennzoil to prolong their presence no longer solely within motorsports, but additionally as a most smartly-preferred vendor of fuels, lubricants and connected products to the Penske organization. Starting in 2011, Shell and Pennzoil frequently is the “Legitimate Fuel and Motor Oil Dealer” to the Penske organization in the U.S.and the organizations will gaze to prolong their alliance with change development alternatives in numerous other international locations. The Penske organization is without doubt one of the world‘s most a success and identified automobile-essentially based entirely mostly change enterprises and gives bright activation alternatives. Additionally, this alliance continues to enable extra product development for Shell and Pennzoil each and each on and off the discover by the handy info gained surrounding fuels, lubricants and engine technologies. Look after Shell and Pennzoil, Penske Company has a shut relationship with Chrysler and Ferrari, each and each portion of the Fiat Team. A success is a convention for Penske, an organization that has earned more than 315 well-known bustle victories at the side of 15 Indianapolis 500 wins and the 2008 Daytona 500, more than 370 pole positions and 22 nationwide championships.
As portion of the alliance, Pennzoil will change into the “Legitimate Motor Oil” of Penske Racing in 2011 which incorporates all of its entries in the NASCAR Trudge Cup and Nationwide Series besides the IZOD IndyCar Series. For Pennzoil, returning to Penske is a homecoming of forms as Pennzoil first aligned with Penske as portion of its IndyCar teams in 1983 and won the 1984 and 1988 Indianapolis 500 Mile Races with driver Rick Mears. In addition to, Kurt Busch won his 2004 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series Championship riding a Pennzoil-supported automobile for one more team.(Pennzoil Racing/Penske Racing PR)(4-21-2010) - RCR Commentary about Shell/Pennzoil leaving: The next is an announcement from Richard Childress, president and chief govt officer of Richard Childress Racing, regarding the announcement by Shell Oil Company that this would quit its sponsorship of the #29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevy at the conclusion of the 2010 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series season: “Shell and Pennzoil secure been gargantuan partners with Richard Childress Racing since our first bustle collectively, when Kevin Harvick and the #29 team won the Daytona 500 in 2007. I‘m disappointed that our partnership will operate at the quit of the year but perceive some of the explanations that went into their change decision. RCR will proceed to provide Shell-Pennzoil the ideally suitable caliber program that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of, holding in animated focal point the final aim of excellent the 2010 NASCAR Trudge Cup Series championship. What this creates for RCR is the choice for a brand contemporary accomplice to forge its absorb relationship and identification with Kevin Harvick and the championship-stage team led by crew chief Gil Martin, our other bustle teams and drivers, and our other 35 partners. The #29 team has had solely two well-known sponsors since it began in 2001 but the quantity 3 has played a foremost role at RCR for decades. We feel strongly that the third chapter of the #29 team‘s partnership historical past will likely be a a success one.”(RCR)(4-21-2010)
- Keselowski to the #2; Budweiser to RCR?: Kurt Busch has signed a multiyear extension with Penske Racing that includes inspiring from the #2 automobile with Miller Lite as his well-known sponsor into the #22 with Shell/Pennzoil as the sponsor, team officials acknowledged on Wednesday. Brad Keselowski will transfer from Penske‘s #12 automobile into the #2, with Miller Lite, which has been with the organization for 20 years, final the sponsor for the #2. Keselowski currently is backed by Verizon, but thanks to NASCAR‘s exclusivity take care of Cup sequence sponsor Trudge, Verizon‘s price logo is rarely any longer allowed on the automobile. “Brad is without doubt one of the freshest younger drivers in NASCAR and we‘re extremely ecstatic to welcome him to the Miller Lite Racing household,” acknowledged Andy England, chief marketing officer at MillerCoors. “Rarely ever in this sport are you presented with the choice to manufacture a relationship with a high-tier driver first and foremost of his occupation.”
The addition of Shell/Pennzoil technique that Mobil 1, a competing motor oil that sponsors Penske‘s #77-Sam Hornish Jr., will now not return in 2011. However Jonathon Gibson, the vp of Penske Racing, acknowledged Penske is committed to final a 3-automobile operation with Hornish in the third automobile. “We‘ll be challenging to explain a brand contemporary sponsorship deal for that automobile in the following couple of weeks or months,” Gibson acknowledged. “We‘re very enraged. For us to secure the choice to herald a gargantuan price bask in Shell and prolong our relationship with Miller places us in a region the establish we can fabricate for the future.”
Kevin Harvick, in the final year of his contract with Richard Childress Racing, is with no sponsor. Harvick is negotiating with RCR to search out a brand contemporary sponsor and stay with the corporate, in accordance with a source. Harvick has been with RCR since he succeeded the behind Dale Earnhardt in 2001. A source acknowledged discussions between RCR and Budweiser, in its final season with Richard Petty Motorsports‘ #9-Kasey Kahne, secure taken region. Kahne signed final week a take care of Hendrick Motorsports to replace Sign Martin in 2012 and pressure a automobile to be distinct by team proprietor Rick Hendrick in 2011.(ESPN.com)(4-21-2010) - EA Skate 3 on the #20 at Dega: This week, EA Skate 3 will adorn the #20 Toyota as the featured sport. Skate 3 delivers your complete camaraderie and competition of skateboarding. Contemporary systems, improved off board actions, and gnarly Hall of Meat carnage mixed with thrilling contemporary team-essentially based entirely mostly gameplay takes Skate 3 to a brand contemporary stage of skateboarding enjoyable. Skate 3 will likely be accessible on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on Can also simply 11.(JGR PR)(4-21-2010)
- Piquet to bustle three events for Billy Ballew Motorsports: Billy Ballew Motorsports announced this present day that Nelson Piquet Jr. will pressure its #15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry for 3 events this season. Piquet will pilot the Qualcomm, ArcSight Toyota Tundra at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Can also simply 21, Texas Motor Speedway on June 4 and Michigan Global Speedway on June 12. Piquet received his first taste of stock automobile competition this season. He competed in the ARCA Series and NCWTS events at Daytona Global Speedway, ending 27th and sixth respectively. His most modern stint became in Texas Motor Speedway‘s Rattlesnake 150 [ARCA event]. Piquet started first and performed ninth.(Billy Ballew Motorsports PR)(4-21-2010)
- McCumbee picks up ARCA dash for the leisure of 2010: Team ModSpace is proud to explain the addition of a second automobile to its racing program and the introduction of driver Chad McCumbee to the Andy Belmont Racing lineup. McCumbee will pressure the #1 ModSpace-American Purple Tainted Ford Fusion for the leisure of the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season. (ARCARacing.com)(4-21-2010)
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April 21, 2009
- Dale Jr. and Mears to be penalized? UPDATE 2: NASCAR officials will likely lower the enhance on #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #07-Casey Mears for behind-bustle and post-bustle antics here Saturday night time at Phoenix. The 2 tangled several times behind, bringing out the final warning that virtually cost Sign Martin the make a choice. Mears: “I didn‘t point out to discover at the side of Dale Jr. I mediate he became attempting to place gasoline and discover it to the quit without stopping, and I wheel-hopped the automobile getting into into the corner and ended up making contact with him. I wager he became a runt zigzag off form about it because he spun me out after the checkered flag.”(mikemulhern.fetch)(4-20-2009)
UPDATE: NASCAR will NOT penalize Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears for his or her post-bustle incident at Phoenix.(Virginian Pilot)(4-21-2009)
UPDATE 2: NASCAR announced that it has placed Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears on probation for the next six races in the NASCAR Trudge Cup Series, because their on-discover incident final Saturday at the conclusion of the bustle at Phoenix Global Raceway. Earnhardt, driver of the #88 team and Mears, driver of the #07 team, each and each violated Portion 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock automobile racing; hitting one more competitor‘s automobile after the bustle had concluded) of the 2009 NASCAR rule ebook. The probation takes form beginning with this weekend‘s match at Talladega Superspeedway.(NASCAR PR)(4-21-2009) - Indy tire sorting out: Richard Petty Motorsports driver #43-Reed Sorenson says that Goodyear officials will prolong their Indianapolis Motor Speedway tire test into Wednesday for four drivers thanks to rain that has repeatedly interrupted their efforts. Sorenson, Roush Fenway Racing‘s #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], Stewart-Haas Racing‘s #39-Ryan Newman [Chevy] and Purple Bull Racing‘s #83-Brian Vickers [Toyota] began sorting out tires at the discover Monday as Goodyear officials work to search out a more in-depth tire for this season‘s NASCAR Trudge Cup bustle at the discover after a 2008 match wherein drivers had to pit on a conventional foundation thanks to points with tire put on.(SceneDaily)(4-21-2009)
- Sign Donohue Tribute at Watkins Glen: The weekend of April 25-26, 2009, Watkins Glen Global and the Global Motor Racing Learn Heart will join forces to contemporary a Sign Donohue Tribute. The weekend will encompass the initiate of Michael Argetsinger‘s contemporary ebook on Sign. Right here is the well-known definitive biography ever written on Sign and at more than 600 pages, promises to be an prominent learn and a gargantuan tribute to his memory. Well-known capabilities of the weekend remain initially stage but actions will encompass one more to pressure the 3.4-mile Watkins Glen circuit in your absorb automobile. A steady session will provide for ex-Donohue bustle vehicles to secure the discover to themselves. Loads of prominent vehicles secure already committed to be there. There can even be discussion sessions with key other folks in Sign‘s lifestyles presenting their memories and tales.
Donohue‘s SCCA Championship A success Autos Will Be Featured at Opening Day, Spend Two of Donohue‘s 1967 Lola T70 Autos at The Glen, Donohue‘s 1973 PC-1 F1 Automobile Will Be at Opening Day and Donohue‘s Closing Indy 500 Stir Coming to The Glen. Extra info accessible at www.UnfairAdvantageRacing.com and theglen.com.(4-21-2009) - Toyota Hybrid to pace the Coke 600 and other races: When a Toyota Camry Hybrid leads the 43-automobile beginning arena to the inexperienced flag for the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway (LMS), this would mark the well-known time in NASCAR Trudge Cup Series (NSCS) historical past a hybrid automobile will serve as the ‘reputable‘ pace automobile for a total bustle. The Camry Hybrid will discover its pace automobile debut on Sunday, Can also simply 24, at the Concord, N.C., discover. Constructed at the Toyota manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Ky., the Toyota Camry Hybrid is a 187- horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder automobile that gets an EPA estimated mixed moderate of 33 miles per gallon. Earlier than being permitted to serve as the pace automobile for the upcoming Can also simply bustle the Camry Hybrid had to cross a NASCAR-mandated efficiency test. In expose to qualify as a pace automobile for the bustle at LMS, a automobile is required to reach speeds shut to 100 miles per hour from a stand-by situation advance the exit of pit avenue to the time it reaches the exit of turn two, a distance of roughly one-quarter-mile. In addition to to the Can also simply Coca-Cola 600 and the October 17 bustle at LMS, the Toyota Camry Hybrid will serve as the ‘reputable‘ pace automobile at Infineon Raceway (June 21), Chicago (July 11), Watkins Glen (Aug. 9) and Martinsville (Oct. 25).(Toyota PR)
NOTE: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid led the arena to the inexperienced at Dwelling in November 2008, but did no longer pace the arena on other cautions.(4-21-2009) - Creep and Industrial Breakdown of the Subway Contemporary Match 500
Total bustle brdcst time 137 Total comm. brdcst time 52
Total alternative of commercials: 110
Total alternative of corporations or entities marketed: 62
Total alternative of transient promos of products/products and services one day of the bustle broadcast: 62
Total quantity of time these transient promos discover one day of broadcast: app. 8 min. 50 sec.
Total minutes: 189
Minutes of bustle broadcast: 137
Minutes of commercials: 52
Chance of overlooked restarts: 1
Chance of ‘thriller cautions‘: 1
Total Digger sightings: 31
Keen Digger shots: 9
‘Digger Vision‘ shots: 2
Detached Digger shots: 16
Text Digger to 7555 mentions: 2
Gain Digger theme at itunes.com mentions: 2
Scrutinize more and chosen driver focal point and hyperlink to beefy characterize on my 2009 TV Commercials page.(4-21-2009) - Kansas donates bustle tix to National Guard: In a new of toughen for the males and females of the Kansas National Guard, Kansas Speedway has donated roughly 2,500 tickets to the Guard for the upcoming NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O‘Reilly Auto Formulation 250 on Saturday, April 25. The tickets are being dispensed to Kansas National Guard personnel on a “first-method, first-served” foundation.(Kansas Speedway PR)(4-21-2009)
- Championships Tickets on sale at Dwelling: Contemporary Label Pricing for 2009: Racing followers are invited to be a part of historical past in 2009—and at a actually particular cost. Dwelling-Miami Speedway announced that every and each particular person teenagers ages 12 and younger will likely be: Admitted FREE of charge to each and each the grandstands and the irregular paddock space one day of the Oct. 10 NextEra Energy Resources SpeedJam Championships Weekend and admitted FREE of charge to the Grandstands for the Nov. 20 Camping World Truck Series Championship finale one day of NASCAR‘s Ford Championship Weekend. Tickets for all Six Championships—NASCAR, IndyCar and Monumental-Am Sports actions Autos—are on sale, by strategy of (866) 409-RACE and www.HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com. Grownup costs delivery at correct $30 for the IndyCar/Monumental-Am Championships and $55 for NASCAR‘s Trudge Cup Championship. Dwelling-Miami Speedway in 2009 turns into the well-known venue ever to host all of North The US‘s premier motorsports championships. The SpeedJam Championships (Oct. 9-10) feature the finales of the IndyCar, Firestone Indy Lights and Monumental-Am Sports actions Automobile Series. Six weeks later (Nov. 20-22), NASCAR‘s Ford Championship Weekend capabilities the Trudge Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series finales. Morer information by calling (866) 409-RACE or going to www.HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com.(HMS PR)(4-21-2009)
- Gerhart making first sequence strive since 2003: Bobby Gerhart will likely be making his first NASCAR Nationwide sequence delivery since July of 2003 when he pilots Bob Schacht‘s #75 Chevy this weekend in the Aarons 312 at Talladega. Gerhart‘s Chevy will likely be backed by his longtime sponsor, Lucas Oil. Energy for the Lucas Oil Chevrolet will likely be coming from Jeff Collins Racing Engines, who also does all of Gerhart‘s ARCA Re/Max Series engines. The Bobby Gerhart Racing ARCA crew will likely be pulling double responsibility this weekend, fielding Gerhart‘s #5 Lucas Oil Chevrolet in Friday‘s ARCA bustle besides working with the BSM team on the #75 automobile.(Bobby Gerhart Racing PR)(4-21-2009)
- Phoenix TV Rankings: ESPN2‘s stay telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series bustle at Phoenix Global Raceway on Friday night time, April 17, earned a 1.0 household coverage score, equal to the score earned for the past two years when the match has aired on ESPN2. The telecast averaged 1,281,753 viewers.(ESPN PR)(4-21-2009)
- DiCarlo making third sequence delivery at Kansas: This weekend‘s bustle at Kansas Speedway will mark Gabi DiCarlo‘s third occupation delivery in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). DiCarlo has been riding for Stringer Motorsports for four years, first in the Hooter‘s Professional Cup Series after which in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for the final two seasons in the #90 Broad Clips entry. DiCarlo, a Phoenix, Ariz.-native, has two old begins at Kansas Speedway, each and each in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. In final year‘s match at Kansas, she posted a occupation-easiest ninth region plan after beginning 23rd. DiCarlo has two old begins in 2009; California & Atlanta.(Stringer Motorsports PR)(4-21-2009)
- Inferior Boy Mowers motivate on board with Skinner: The #5 Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota Tundra, driven by Mike Skinner, will likely be but again be backed by Inferior Boy Mowers this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Inferior Boy Mowers, a industrial and residential garden mower company, partnered with Randy Moss Motorsports for the well-known time final month as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series raced at Martinsville Speedway, the establish Skinner performed in the third situation. For more information about Inferior Boy Mowers, please glide to BadBoyMowers.com. Skinner and the #5 RMM team secure method out of the gate solid and even though it is early in the season, they’re shaping up to be a contender for the NCWTS championship. Skinner currently sits fourth in the NCWTS championship point standings, correct 76 capabilities in the motivate of leader Kyle, however the team is soundless shopping for sponsorship for a alternative of races in the 2009 season.(Randy Moss Motorsports PR)(4-21-2009)
- TheGPSstore.com and Garmin return to SS Inexperienced Gentle team: After a month faraway from the discover, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to competition at the Kansas Speedway on Saturday, Can also simply 25th. For the SS Inexperienced Gentle Racing team, the return to the discover re-unites Chad McCumbee with TheGPSstore.com and Garmin for the second time this season. The final time the businesses partnered with the #07, McCumbee performed third at the two-mile California Speedway in February, the most efficient plan ever for Inexperienced Gentle Racing.(SS Inexperienced Gentle Racing PR)(4-21-2009)
- Cook spreading the be conscious of Autism: April is Autism Awareness Month: “I [Terry Cook] am encouraging all individuals who has a runt one or is conscious of someone with a runt one to amass a runt while in the month of April to learn more about Autism. Right here is something that hit shut to house with Amy and me when our son Cody became identified at 18 months of age. We learned that 1 out of 150 children are identified each day with this and early intervention is the foremost to helping your runt one or somebody you admire discover the serve they need. It’s no longer your frequent movie bask in “Rain Man” your complete time. We all know a range of oldsters in the racing change who’re affected, either with their absorb runt one or a household member, by Autism. So all of us are encouraging all people to glide on-line to autismspeaks.org suited now to learn more.” Cook, riding the #25 HT Motorsports Toyota, will likely be making his ninth NCWTS delivery at Kansas Speedway this weekend.(HT Motorsports PR)(4-21-2009)
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April 21, 2008
- Jon Picket in the #21 at Talladega: Jon Picket will discover his 2008 Trudge Cup Series debut in the Picket Brothers Racing #21 Honey Buns Ford in the Aaron‘s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 27th. Since the bustle became no longer a scheduled match for Bill Elliott, the team felt that Jon became a logical alternative given his abilities in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series on superspeedways. Jon has a busy time desk this week as he will most doubtless be entered to pressure the #21 Air Pressure Ford in the O‘Reilly Auto Formulation 250 CTS bustle at the Kansas Speedway on April 26th. The team is making every effort to discover obvious Jon participates in each and each events. An alternate driver is being knowing about to spend, qualify and perhaps bustle the truck if arrangements can not be made to discover Jon to the Kansas Speedway.(Picket Brothers PR)(4-21-2008)
- No Clean Automobile For Sponsor-Looking for #01: The #01 DEI Chevy of Regan Smith will likely be short on sponsorship, but don‘t demand a blank automobile to new up at the discover equivalent to Yates Racing entries. As one more of running a sure device to spotlight the secure to search out more sponsorship, DEI Vice President of Motorsports Operations John Account acknowledged the team has made up our minds instead to “sweeten” its take care of Predominant Monetary Team, who before the total lot correct signed as a beefy-season associate sponsor with a handful of races as the well-known. “We‘ve mentioned, form you leave the automobile blank, form you form what Yates has done and scream, ‘SponsorYates.com and discover in contact with us,‘ and we mediate it would perhaps really work against you in many ways,” Account really handy the Press. “Ought to you left the automobile white, a sponsor would perhaps really scream, ‘Hey, that‘s a gargantuan automobile and they‘ve received assert accessible, let‘s call.‘ Or they would perhaps scream, ‘No person else is sponsoring that automobile. Why would perhaps soundless we? Is there something base with them?’” Fair currently, the automobile has spin with the DEI logo on the hood, but with the Predominant signage on the rear quarterpanels and motivate. In addition to, Smith has used the Predominant firesuit and referred to the corporate in interviews as if it‘s every other well-known sponsor. Account doesn‘t mediate that DEI is devaluing the sponsorship prolonged-term by giving Predominant more than it‘s paying for. He also doesn‘t mediate the No. 01 is lacking out on the choice to entice contemporary sponsors by no longer running a blank automobile, pronouncing that DEI is in discussions with corporations about sponsorship for this year and past.(Prolonged Island Press)(4-21-2008)
- Jamie Little wins Toyota Professional/Star Creep: ESPN pit reporter Jamie Little held off Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner by .324 seconds in bustle-modified Scion tCs to decide on out the 32nd Annual Toyota Professional/Star Creep on Saturday. “Ought to you interview a excellent driver after the bustle, they repeatedly expose you how they correct are trying to discover by that final lap,” acknowledged Little after beating Skinner, a repeat winner in the Professional Category. “Nicely, now I know exactly what they‘re talking about.” In a final-lap duel, Skinner made contact with Little coming out of the hairpin activate the 1.97-mile aspect motorway circuit by the downtown streets of Prolonged Seaside to pull aspect-by-aspect, Little became ready to discover motivate on the gas and pull in entrance of Skinner as the two got here to the plan line. “You glide into the match with all people out here seeking to serve lift money for charity and secure enjoyable,” acknowledged Little, who will give the $5,000 from Toyota to UCI Reeve/Irvine Heart in California for spinal wire spoil analysis. Within the Professional class, Skinner by no technique gave up the lead. After beginning 30 seconds in the motivate of, he fleet made up ground and caught up with the tail quit of the celebrities by lap 3. He then maneuvered by web site visitors, catching the leaders with correct two laps final.(SceneDaily.com)(4-21-2008)
- 2d Day of Central European Rally More difficult for Robby Gordon: The second stage of the Central Europe Rally proved to be fairly the notify for Team Dakar USA. The mountainous tracks on the outskirts of Baia Mare proved to favor the four-wheel pressure autos this present day. Contemporary snow storms left the tracks muddy in places and made the rocky course very slippery. Drawing shut the stage the Hummer team conceded the downside and vowed to fight motivate on the upcoming specials but for this present day and perhaps the next day to come they’ll discover their lumps. The day became to be produced from two identical specials each and each 76km in length. After the well-known particular Robby Gordon stumbled on himself 4: 43 motivate from particular winner Stephan Peterhansel. He posted the 11th quickest time. BJ Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley misplaced 8: 14 and performed 15th on the particular. After the motorbikes, vehicles and vans grooved up the course the organizers made up our minds to shorten the second particular to correct 34km. The shortened particular allowed Gordon to limit the spoil on the second particular. He performed correct 39 seconds motivate of winner Al Attiyah, which secured a fourth region plan on the particular. BJ Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley became no longer so fortunate. A miniature rock managed to work its manner up into the throttle cable housing and averted Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley from getting beefy vitality. The freak incidence cost Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley 6: 22 and relegated him to a 30th region plan. On the quit of the day Robby Gordon is seventh in the general classification, 4: 03 motivate while Stanley 1st earl baldwin of bewdley‘s Vanguard Hummer is 18th overall, 22: 17 motivate. The next day‘s stage will likely be a repeat of this present day‘s events after which the rally returns to the region of the well-known stage, which became more suitable to the Hummers.(Robby Gordon PR), earlier updates about the rally are accessible on the #7 Team Web page.(4-21-2008)
- The US‘s Incredible Pizza Company Sponsoring CJM for The leisure of Yr: MORE INFO CJM Racing team owners, Tony and Bryan Mullet, announced that the team has secured well-known sponsorship on a beefy-time foundation, by signing on The US‘s Incredible Pizza Company as a sponsorship accomplice. “All people has bought into this program and has worked very no longer easy to discover it a success. The fellows secure done an high-quality job on the discover, which allowed us to plan our aim of offering a prolonged-term sponsor. I am hooked in to the partnership we are forming with the AIPC management team,” defined Tony. The US‘s Incredible Pizza Company made their first look on the #11 CJM Racing entry at Las Vegas. Since the initial meeting, the two parties secure had prolonged discussions on how to discover a a success partnership and they secure got method to a mutual change-to-change agreement. The prolonged-term aim with The US‘s Incredible Pizza Company is to manufacture this technique from a a success Nationwide Series team to a winner in the Trudge Cup Series over the next six years. The US‘s Incredible Pizza Company will serve as the well-known sponsor of the #11 entry in 2008. CJM Racing will solely be seeking sponsorship in 2008 that would perhaps serve give a enhance to this program. The 2008 season will enable the contemporary partnership to manufacture on the already solid foundation.(CJM PR)(3-31-2008)
UPDATE: Incredible Pizza Co. is racing ahead with its most modern multistore franchise deal and getting some handy price publicity in the method. The Springfield-essentially based entirely mostly pizza parlor and household leisure company announced March 31 that it had signed a 20-franchise take care of North Carolina merchants Tony and Bryan Mullet. The deal is rarely any longer the ideally suitable the corporate has signed — Houston-essentially based entirely mostly French Investments Inc. plans to begin 30 stores by 2018, while Mexican franchisee Gonzalo Barrutieta is opening 20 stores south of the border. However the take care of the Mullet brothers, who also absorb NASCAR racing team CJM Racing, will likely be Incredible Pizza‘s most sophisticated. Per the agreement, Incredible Pizza proprietor Rick Barsness and partners are merchants in CJM‘s franchise locations, which lift an estimated total mark designate of $100 million. The merchants will discover to half of of their earnings from the stores and spend the money to sponsor CJM‘s NASCAR Nationwide Series automobile, driven by Jason Keller. Incredible Pizza Co. also has a management deal to spin the stores and a building management agreement to manufacture them. CJM, in return, has agreed to amass half of of its earnings and donate them to the Incredible Pizza Charitable Foundation, which funds Christian ministries all one of the best method by the world.(Springfield, MO Enterprise Journal)(4-21-2008) - Nationwide Series Are residing from Talladega on ABC: Racing at Talladega ( Ala.) Superspeedway is repeatedly hasty and unpredictable, and the Nationwide Series will likely be stay on ABC Saturday, April 26, as the sequence makes its annual glide to to the two.66-mile discover. High definition, flag-to-flag coverage of the Aarons 312 at Talladega begins at 2: 30 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. ESPN2 is the house of the Nationwide Series all season, with chosen races on ESPN and ABC. Dr. Jerry Punch frequently is the lead announcer for ABC‘s coverage, joined in the booth for diagnosis by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will characterize from the pits, while Tim Brewer will likely be in the ESPN DISH Tech Heart. Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown with diagnosis by Jarrett and Brad Daugherty in the ESPN pit studio.(ESPN PR)(4-21-2008)
- Postal Service on the #27 at Talladega: Brad Coleman‘s #27 will lift the US Postal Service banner into the bustle at Talladega, the establish Coleman won the pole and earned a High 10 plan his first time at the illustrious superspeedway final year. (Brad Coleman PR)(4-21-2008)
- Chrissy Wallace signs deal for 2009; to spin for ROTY? On Sirius Radio‘s Morning Pressure program, it became reported that Chrissy Wallace has signed an agreement with Germain Racing for the 2009 season and can spin for Rookie of the Yr.(4-21-2008)
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April 21, 2007
- Kentucky Speedway wants Frances to sell either NASCAR or ISC: Kentucky Speedway has backed faraway from its query that a jury award a Nextel Cup bustle to its discover as portion of its antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and Global Speedway Corp. However the discover is annoying that NASCAR change the vogue it does change in a revised complaint filed in U.S. District Court docket in Kentucky. The discover is asking that NASCAR fabricate aim components to award Nextel Cup races, besides asking the France household to dump either ISC or NASCAR. It also asks that ISC divest itself of eight of its 12 tracks that operate a Cup bustle. Kentucky Speedway seeks damages in extra of $200 million.(SceneDaily.com), look more info on my Kentucky Display screen Web page.(4-21-2007)
- Jeff Gordon wins at Phoenix: #24-Jeff Gordon won the Subway Contemporary Match 500okay at Phoenix Global Raceway for his first make a choice of 2007 and his first make a choice since Chicago final year. It became also his 76th occupation make a choice which moved him into a tie with Dale Earnhardt, Sr. for sixth in all time wins. On the wintry down lap Gordon flew a #3 flag from his automobile. In addition to, it became the well-known time a driver had ever won from the pole in a bustle a Phoenix. #20-Stewart plan second after having a dominating automobile by many of the second half of of the bustle. #11-Hamlin fought motivate from an early bustle rushing penalty to plan third. The the leisure of the high ten secure been #48-Johnson, #17-Kenseth, #66-Inexperienced, #5-Busch, #43-Labonte, #70-Sauter, and #29-Harvick. Jeff Gordon expanded his capabilities lead to 74 over #31-Jeff Burton, who performed 13th. #01-Sign Martin, who became competing in his first automobile of the next day to come bustle, performed 12th and moved motivate into 10th in the purpose standings. There secure been 6 cautions for 34 laps and 7 leaders with 12 lead adjustments.
Creep Results on my Phoenix Creep Results/Awards Web page.
Facets Standings on my Drivers/Owners Facets after Phoenix page
Creep Rundown: look my Phoenix Creep Recordsdata/Rundown Web page for my bustle rundown page, laps led, high 10, bustle notes, fortunate canines and more.(4-21-2007) - Unofficial Driver Facets High-12 Standing after Phoenix [8 of 36 races]:
#24-Jeff Gordon 1326
#31-Jeff Burton 1252 -74
#17-Matt Kenseth 1166 -160
#48-Jimmie Johnson 1115 -211
#11-Denny Hamlin 1084 -242
#5-Kyle Busch 1002 -324
#20-Tony Stewart 994 -332
#99-Carl Edwards 967 -359
#07-Clint Bowyer 963 -363
#01-Sign Martin 921 -405
#29-Kevin Harvick 902 -424
#26-Jamie McMurray 899 -427
some notables:
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 15th
#42-Juan Montoya is 16th
#9-Kasey Kahne is 33rd
For drivers/owners capabilities, look my Jayski‘s Drivers/Owners Facets Web page.(4-21-2007) - Rumblings — Phoenix Creep Notes: We had that dreaded warning one day of a inexperienced flag pit cycle tonight, but after the total lot “shook” out, the high two vehicles secure been motivate at the entrance and we had a solid 19 lapper to the checkers. And in the quit, it became Jeff Gordon prevailing for the well-known time ever at Phoenix Global Raceway. He took tonight‘s Subway Contemporary Match 500 by .697 seconds over Tony Stewart (who led the most laps) for his first make a choice of the year and the 76th of his NEXTEL Cup occupation. He‘s now tied with Dale Earnhardt for sixth on the all-time make a choice listing. Gordon‘s 18th make a choice from the pole became also the 154th for Hendrick Motorsports, their 5th this season, and became price $251,411 from the over $4.9M in posted awards. Hendrick has also taken all three C-O-T races, btw.
Bobby Labonte (8th) had his easiest plan since he became 3rd at Martinsville final October.
Johnny Sauter (ninth) ties his occupation-easiest plan tonight. He became also ninth here in April of 2005.
David Reutimann (32nd) had his easiest plan since he became 22nd at Lowe‘s in October of 2005.
STREAKIN….Jeff Gordon has 7 High-10‘s in the final 8 races.
Matt Kenseth has 6 High-10‘s in the final 7 races.
This Week‘s Elevator….UP: Operator of the Week is a lonely Johnny Sauter (+33). DOWN: The Substantial Dropper became Scott Riggs (-38), followed by Dave Blaney (-28), Casey Mears (-24), Jamie McMurray (-21), and Kasey Kahne (-21). Right here is Riggs‘ third time already this season at the bottom quit of the “Shaft”…..which tells you why he‘s up against it at qualifying time.
The High-5 in Driver Facets stays unchanged this week…..but Jeff Gordon has lengthened his margin to 74 markers. Johnny Sauter (35th to 30th) made the most efficient reach this week while David Stremme (12th to 18th) and Ryan Newman (20th to 26th) fell the most spots. Stremme also fell below the “Trot” line and Kevin Harvick evolved into the High-12 to amass his region.
No adjustments in the High-35 in Proprietor Facets this week, but we‘ve received a brand contemporary bubble team. The #25 of Casey Mears is in by the skin of their teeth over the #21 of Ken Schrader (37 capabilities). The #44 of Dale Jarrett is one more 27 markers motivate in 37th.(Stock Automobile Followers)(4-21-2007) - Phoenix Penalty Document:
Automobile#, Penalty, Reason, Issued
1 #25 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Originate 99
2 #11 TE Crude Velocity-Entering pits 99
3 #4 OL Running the quit & glide signal/light 213
4 #88 TE Crude pace — Exiting pits 282
5 #18 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Originate 284
6 #78 TE Pitting before Pit Road is Originate 285
PT — Stir by
TE — Tail quit of the longest line
SG — Terminate and Stir
OL — One lap
ND — NASCAR discretion
MCI — Need to method into pits
(Provided by NASCAR Statistics)(4-21-2007) - Montoya gesture would perhaps well consequence in Busch Series penalty: NASCAR will gaze into whether Juan Pablo Montoya violated any of its principles by the spend of an excessive gesture that became telecast by a Velocity in-automobile camera one day of the final Busch Series apply Friday, NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston confirmed. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver it appears that became unaware the camera became being aged for stay tv. NASCAR has fined and penalized drivers for excessive gestures caught on stay tv previously.(SceneDaily.com)(4-21-2007)
- Ward Burton to Consult with Virginia Tech: There are many issues shut to Ward Burton‘s heart — household, conservation efforts, racing. However this weekend it‘s Virginia Tech. Recordsdata of the more than 30 students and workers killed on the Virginia Tech campus precipitated the Virginia-essentially based entirely mostly team to swap its broken-down paint device for the VT logo on the hood of Burton‘s #4 Chevy this weekend at the Phoenix Global Raceway. Burton‘s Morgan-McClure Motorsports team is the solely one at the Nextel Cup stage that is essentially based entirely mostly out of Virginia, and proprietor Larry McClure had a actually foremost role in getting permission to spend the emblem. To extra new his Virginia pleasure, Burton will glide to the campus on Monday offering his condolences and toughen to the students and team at the college.(NASCAR.com)(4-21-2007)
- No retirement consideration for Stewart … for no longer lower than 2 1/2 years: #20-Tony Stewart made headlines when he acknowledged he became “ready to retire” after a annoying bustle at Texas Motor Speedway final Sunday. Even though Stewart later acknowledged he had spoken in the warmth of the moment, retirement stays a likelihood when his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing expires at the quit of the 2009 season. “I‘m no longer going any place for 2½ years,” Stewart acknowledged Friday as he challenging for the Subway Contemporary Match 500. “We correct secure to evaluate in 2½ years the establish we‘re at and whether we‘re soundless having enjoyable or no longer. If we are, we‘ll stay. If we‘re no longer, we‘ll glide form something else.”(ESPN.com/AP)(4-21-2007)
- Unhappy Recordsdata — Dick Miller: Dick Miller of Raleigh NC, retired CEO of Goodmark Meals, died Thursday at Myrtle Seaside, SC while on creep after combating Parkinson‘s illness for several years. Whereas Dick became CEO at Goodmark Meals they secure been very stuffed with life in NASCAR with their Slim Jim and Penrose brands. Beneath his management they began sponsoring Bobby Labonte in the Busch Series with the Penrose price in 1990. Bobby won the 1991 Busch Series Championship with Penrose. In 1992 they introduced Slim Jim on as well-known sponsor and Bobby performed second to Joe Nemechck, in the closest plan in Busch Series historical past. When Bobby moved to Cup racing he saved his team going and signed David Inexperienced to pressure the Slim Jim #44. David then won the 1994 Busch Championship riding for Bobby and Slim Jim. Goodmark Meals also participated in NASCAR programs sponsoring the Penrose Rookie of the Yr program and the Slim Jim All Professional Series. Other Slim Jim and Penrose drivers of expose included Terry Labonte, Justin Labonte, Jason Keller, Mike Cope and Todd Bodine. Goodmark also made the renowned Martinsville sizzling canines under their Jesse Jones price. Dick became cremated and there’ll likely be a visitation Saturday night time from 6-9 pm at Brown-Wynne Funeral Dwelling on Millbrook Road in Raleigh. A memorial provider will likely be held at 3pm Sunday at Brown-Wynne.(4-21-2007)
- Chevy Dominating in 2007; Dodge wants Aero Help: Seven of the high 10 [in points] are Chevys. The [Phoenix race] lineup shows the well-known seven races wherein Chevys secure won six times, taken 27 of a that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of 35 high-5 positions and led an extraordinary 81 percent of the laps. That quantity is even more lopsided one day of the final five races wherein Chevys secure led an extraordinary 91.4 percent of the laps. It‘s so out of whack that representatives from other manufacturers secure known as Robin Pemberton, NASCAR‘s director of competition, to gaze what’s going to even be done to stage the playing arena. Pemberton isn‘t alive to. Whereas he admits NASCAR is working with Dodge to alleviate an aerodynamic disaster in web site visitors, he acknowledged the chassis dyno and wind tunnel numbers don‘t counsel Chevy secure a aggressive advantage over Ford, Dodge or Toyota. He acknowledged NASCAR isn‘t attempting to discover rule adjustments to serve the opposite manufacturers, pronouncing the Chevy advantage is in the sheer alternative of vehicles. Twenty-one of the 50 vehicles that attempted to qualify for Saturday‘s bustle at Phoenix secure been Chevys, when in contrast with 13 Dodges, 9 Fords and seven Toyotas.(ESPN.com)(4-21-2007)
- Bondurant Grads Construct up 9 of high 12 driver in Cup standings: With the NASCAR Nextel Cup sequence coming to Phoenix, 9 Bondurant College graduates are in the high 12 in capabilities going into this weekend‘s bustle. The Bob Bondurant College of High Efficiency Using is silent the premier region to glide for NASCAR drivers attempting to toughen their avenue racing abilities. Series champions Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart are among the many alumni competing at racing‘s very most reasonable stage. Hard charging contenders, equivalent to Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin, are also graduates. Diverse bustle teams, equivalent to Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Ginn Racing, and Jr Motorsports, secure sent, no longer solely their high drivers by this technique, but additionally their developmental drivers. For more info, glide on-line to www.bondurant.com.(Bondurant College PR)(4-21-2007)
- Unhappy Recordsdata — Dick Miller: Dick Miller of Raleigh NC, retired CEO of Goodmark Meals, died Thursday at Myrtle Seaside, SC while on creep after combating Parkinson‘s illness for several years. Whereas Dick became CEO at Goodmark Meals they secure been very stuffed with life in NASCAR with their Slim Jim and Penrose brands. Beneath his management they began sponsoring Bobby Labonte in the Busch Series with the Penrose price in 1990. Bobby won the 1991 Busch Series Championship with Penrose. In 1992 they introduced Slim Jim on as well-known sponsor and Bobby performed second to Joe Nemechck, in the closest plan in Busch Series historical past. When Bobby moved to Cup racing he saved his team going and signed David Inexperienced to pressure the Slim Jim #44. David then won the 1994 Busch Championship riding for Bobby and Slim Jim. Goodmark Meals also participated in NASCAR programs sponsoring the Penrose Rookie of the Yr program and the Slim Jim All Professional Series. Other Slim Jim and Penrose drivers of expose included Terry Labonte, Justin Labonte, Jason Keller, Mike Cope and Todd Bodine. Goodmark also made the renowned Martinsville sizzling canines under their Jesse Jones price. Dick became cremated and there’ll likely be a visitation Saturday night time from 6-9 pm at Brown-Wynne Funeral Dwelling on Millbrook Road in Raleigh. A memorial provider will likely be held at 3pm Sunday at Brown-Wynne.(4-21-2007)
- Mike Wallace Donates Uniform to Help Slain Police Officers: Fair currently, Mike Wallace, driver of the #7 GEICO Chevy, donated the GEICO driver uniform he wore when he won the Winn-Dixie 250 Busch Series bustle at Daytona in 2004, to the John Boy and Billy Substantial Repeat for an on-line public sale. He donated his prized possession to wait on the radio new in elevating money to learn the families of two Charlotte law enforcement officials who secure been gunned down at point blank vary. Officers Sean Clark, 34, and Jeff Shelton, 35, secure been responding to a domestic call at a Charlotte house advanced on March 31, 2007, at 10: 35 PM. Whereas attempting to subdue one particular person, one more particular person walked up and shot each and each law enforcement officials in the motivate of the top. You may be ready to expose on Mike Wallace‘s Daytona uniform, besides several other items, at www.wrfx.com. Bidding closes at 5: 00 PM (ET) on Monday, April 23, 2007.(Player Management Global PR)(4-21-2007)
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April 21, 2006
- A complete bunch racing for Schrader this weekend: #21-Ken Schrader raced in Thursday‘s NASCAR Monumental National West Series On line casino Arizona 150 [finished 10th, won by Andrew Myers], will bustle in Friday‘s Bashas Supermarkets 200 Busch Series bustle and Saturday‘s Subway Contemporary 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup bustle, all at Phoenix Global Raceway. On Sunday afternoon, Schrader will spin the ARCA match at Salem (Ind.) Speedway before heading to Sunday night time‘s filth behind-model match at Vermilion County Speedway in Danville, Sick.(Velocity Channel)(4-21-2006)
- Unleaded gasoline sooner for Busch & Trucks? Earlier than the quit of the 2006 racing season, NASCAR officials hope to secure each and each Busch and truck sequence teams the spend of unleaded gasoline. And if all goes properly, it‘s likely that unleaded gas will likely be aged in the Nextel Cup Series beginning in 2007. “We don‘t know the establish we‘re going to be with [unleaded fuel for the Cup series],” Robin Pemberton, NASCAR‘s vp of competition, acknowledged April 20. “We acknowledged by ‘08. … If the assessments gaze promising, we can re-agree with in thoughts the timeline. We are going to, before the quit of the year, spin unleaded gasoline in some plan shut races, doubtlessly in the Busch and truck sequence. Some of their races are stand-alones, [on] short tracks and issues of that nature. You‘re attempting at much less mileage, smaller carburetors, much less horsepower.” NASCAR teams secure repeatedly aged leaded gasoline, and is exempt from the Dapper Air Act of 1970 requiring unleaded gasoline be aged in all vehicles. Pemberton acknowledged sorting out with the contemporary gasoline has been “on-going” since the 2005 season, each and each at the NASCAR Learn and Development facility in Concord, N.C. and among a alternative of particular person teams.(SceneDaily.com)(4-21-2006)
- Closing Texas TV Rankings mixed: took a while for Texas TV Rankings —- Closing Nielsen Media Learn numbers new that Fox‘s broadcast of the April 9 Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup bustle at Texas Motor Speedway earned a 5.4 score and a 13 portion. The score is 5.3% lower than the 5.7/15 Fox earned for the Texas bustle in 2005, but that bustle became on a explicit weekend from the Masters, one of golf‘s four well-known events. The Masters traditionally attracts solid tv rankings. The 5.4 score is 5.9 percent increased than Fox‘s 5.1/13 for its coverage of the 2005 Martinsville bustle, which aired opposite the Masters.(SceneDaily.com)(4-21-2006)
- Recordsdata about Jenkins: Used broadcaster Bob Jenkins [former ESPN NASCAR Anchor and current Speed broadcaster] joined the contemporary Premier Racing Affiliation as director of communications. PRA will spend what once secure been known as USAC‘s filth Silver Crown vehicles.(Indianpolis Considerable particular person)(4-21-2006)
- #74 appeals NASCAR ravishing and penalties: #74-McGlynn Racing announced this present day that the secure formally requested a hearing with the National Stock Automobile Racing Commission for the [25 point] penalties issued to proprietor, Raynard McGlynn, driver Derrike Cope besides the $50,000 ravishing issued to crew chief, Domenic Turse.(McGlynn Racing PR)(4-21-2006)
- Biffle: Female friend‘s spat “out of share”: NASCAR officials secure but to talk with Greg Biffle‘s lady friend about her battle of words with Kurt Busch‘s fiancee following a break between the two drivers. However Biffle did. Nicole Lunders has been embarrassed by the honor her spat with Eva Bryan received, and Biffle acknowledged Thursday that two valuable has been made about the words exchanged on pit avenue two weeks previously at Texas Motor Speedway. “It completely received manner out of share because there wasn‘t any massive news that week,” Biffle acknowledged. “No person received out of the automobile and shoved somebody. It became more or much less a spin of the mill weekend in sports actions, so it became a highlight. She didn‘t need it to be and we didn‘t need it to be. I mediate it‘s over.” Lunders became upset after Busch hit the motivate of Biffle‘s automobile, sending him into the wall and ending his bustle. The accident triggered a no longer easy affect for Biffle, and Lunders became offended because Busch had been all for several contemporary wrecks. So Lunders climbed off of Biffle‘s pit box, walked down pit avenue to search out Bryan and had a transient change with her that became caught on nationwide TV. NASCAR officials acknowledged they planned to talk with Lunders about it. “She became correct upset about it and really felt bask in Kurt became going to wind up hurting somebody, and that‘s what she conveyed to Eva,” Biffle acknowledged. “She wasn‘t inflamed at Eva one bit. They‘re mates and they talk and they form stuff.”(Associated Press)(4-21-2006)
- Special Scrutinize the pole excellent automobile at Phoenix: To commemorate Kyle Busch‘s 50th Nextel Cup delivery, the #5 Hensdrick Motorsports Chevy will sport a brand contemporary shade combination at Phoenix. The auto, a joint enterprise between Hendrick Motorsports sponsors Kellogg‘s, CARQUEST Auto Formulation and Delphi, will feature well-known colors of blue, yellow and red. The CARQUEST defend will adorn the hood, with the Kellogg‘s logo on the quarter panels and Delphi oval on the deck-lid. The acquainted Kellogg‘s paint device will return subsequent week at Talladega.(Hendrick Motorsports PR), look image on my #5 Team Schemes page.(4-21-2006)
- #12 to spin blue and crimson device? UPDATE 4: received pictures from Penske Racing in Mooresville, NC from a reader wherein the nostril and smaller aspects of the #12 Alltel Dodge of Ryan Newman is painted crimson. Scrutinize my #12 Team Schemes page.(4-6-2006)
UPDATE: hearing this device would perhaps well spin at Phoenix on April 22.(4-7-2006)
UPDATE 2: #12-Ryan Newman will discover his eighth Phoenix Global Raceway delivery and his 160th in NASCAR‘s Cup Series this Saturday. The contemporary paint device on the Alltel Dodge this weekend will likely be no longer easy to omit. The paint [purple] device highlights a brand contemporary feature that Alltel will initiate rapidly. The team plans on showcasing the paint device in numerous upcoming NEXTEL Cup Series races.(Penske Racing PR).
UPDATE 3: secure one more image of the automobile, looks bask in this technique will likely be MyCircle as is illustrious on the crimson hood, look pictures of the device on my #12 Team Schemes page.(4-18-2006)
UPDATE 4: Alltel announced that Ryan Newman‘s #12 Alltel Dodge, traditionally royal blue and shaded, will expose a assorted paint device at assorted races one day of the 2006 season. Space to debut on April 22 at the Subway Contemporary 500 in Phoenix, a brand contemporary crimson and shaded shade invent will hit the discover in toughen of Alltel‘s irregular wireless feature “My Circle.” The contemporary paint device will likely be featured one day of a total of 5 races, which encompass Talladega, Richmond, Darlington and the NASCAR Nextel All-Considerable particular person Enviornment.(Alltel Racing PR)(4-21-2006) - Foyt out at Braun-Akins: UPDDATE 2 & 3: Ryan Moore will pressure Braun Racing‘s #38 Chevy in this weekend‘s Busch Series bustle at Phoenix Global Raceway, in accordance with the team‘s Web region. Moore replaces A.J. Foyt IV, who had his beefy-time time desk in the reduction of before being let glide by the team April 17. Foyt is under contract to Evernham Motorsports, which is affiliated with Dodge. Braun and Akins Motorsports, which fielded Dodges for Foyt, completed their merger with the #38‘s team‘s transfer to Chevy, leaving Foyt out of a dash thanks to the battle with Dodge.(NASCAR Scene)(4-18-2006)
UPDATE: Foyt, the grandson of A.J. Foyt, stays under contract with Evernham Motorsports.(Dallas Morning Recordsdata)(4-19-2006)
UPDATE 2: Ray Evernham acknowledged he’s perplexed by but has no longer soured on development driver A.J. Foyt IV. The grandson of the legendary racer currently misplaced his dash after struggling in the well-known eight races and seeing his Akins Motorsports team merge with Braun Racing and change to Chevy — a battle with his Evernham‘s Dodge contract.Evernham acknowledged he hopes to discover Foyt in some ARCA races and more Busch Series races by the quit of the season.(NASCAR Scene Day to day)(4-21-2006)
UPDATE 3: Anthony Foyt misplaced his Busch Series dash with Akins Motorsports, but he’s planning to pressure for FitzBradshaw Racing, in the #14 automobile no much less, Can also simply 5 in Richmond, Va. He desires to pressure in the Indy 500 again.(Indy Considerable particular person)(4-21-2006) - Sprague to sport contemporary Con-Formulation Freight logo and colors: Jack Sprague and his #60 Toyota Tundra truck will unveil a brand contemporary Con-Formulation Freight logo and paint device beginning with the Truck Series bustle at Gateway Global Raceway subsequent weekend. Sprague will pilot Con-Formulation Freight‘s contemporary colors for the leisure of the 2006 season.(jacksprague.com)(4-21-2006)
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April 21, 2005
- Stewart gets saucy: Tony Stewart introduced his owen price of Bar-B-Que sauce this past weekend while in Texas. “SMOKE” Bar-B-Que Sauce more info at www.smoke20.com.(4-21-2005)
- Cingular rolls out the COWs at Phoenix: As the stock automobile Series heads West again for the well-known of two races in Phoenix, Cingular Wireless has again taken the lead in meeting the improved communications wants of purchasers attending this weekend‘s massive bustle and spreading the pleasure of stock automobile racing to its followers at Cingular stores. Cingular Wireless announced the activation of two “Cell sites On Wheels,” known as “COWs”, in the Phoenix market. Cingular is elevating the bar in network advantageous by attempting ahead to the sheer volume of calls from followers at the bustle. COWs are self-contained transportable cell sites that would perhaps fleet and without complications be delivered to a explicit region to lift network skill or restore communications following an emergency scenario. Cingular has several COWs accessible for spend at particular events the establish substantial crowds can put irregular stress on new wireless facilities or for spend in emergency provider scenarios. Leading up to the bustle on April 23, the Richard Childress Racing #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet driven by NASCAR driver Jeff Burton is embarking upon a six-retailer tour between April 20 and 22 at Cingular retail locations in the increased Phoenix space. The new automobile tour is highlighted by a present-with-buy promotion offering provider activation incentives, equivalent to a free DVD participant or MP3 participant (two-year provider agreement required).(Profession Sports actions & Entertainment)(4-21-2005)
AND Nextel has been bringing COWs to every match since we began as title sponsor of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. “NasCOWs: Nextel brings to every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup match NasCOWS and SuperCOWS, the bright cell-on-wheels technology aged to enhance mobile coverage at discover each and a week. A lot like 15 cell towers, the NasCOWS enabled Nextel clients to spend Nextel teach and knowledge products and services more than 50 million times at discover in 2004.(Nextel Communications)(4-21-2005) - Kahne Quickest Again at Infineon sorting out: #9-Kasey Kahne (Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge) posted the quickest time one day of a two-day NASCAR NEXTEL Cup test session at Infineon Raceway. Kahne, one of three NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series regulars at the session, toured the 10-turn, 1.99-mile avenue course in 1 minute, 16.32 seconds [93.868mph] on Wednesday. #99-Carl Edwards (Administrative heart Depot Ford) became second at 1: 17.10 [92.918], with Travis Kvapil (Kodak EasyShare Dodge) third at 1: 20.00 [89.550]. Kvapil examined the avenue course in a NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series stock automobile. He will compete in each and each the Blue Lizard Australian Suncream Southwest Series 200, besides the Dodge/Attach Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup match when NASCAR visits the Sonoma Valley, June 24-26. Infineon Raceway will host a second NASCAR test session, June 7-8, prematurely of the Dodge/Attach Mart 350. Broad tickets are soundless accessible for the bustle weekend by calling 800-870-RACE or visiting www.infineonraceway.com.(Infineon Raceway)(4-21-2005)
- Tires at Phoenix: Both the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series will spin the identical tire codes this weekend . . . here is the well-known time Goodyear has introduced this combination of left- and suited-aspect tires to Phoenix . . . here is one of three tracks at which Nextel Cup teams will spin this explicit tire region-up this season, with the others being Richmond and Contemporary Hamsphire . . . Busch and Truck Series teams will also spin this combination at Milwaukee, Pikes High, Gateway, Indianapolis (Raceway Park) and Memphis in 2005 . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or much less in length, teams will now not spin inner liners of their tires at Phoenix.(Goodyear PR) more on the Tire Notes on my Phoenix Creep Recordsdata/Rundown Web page.(4-21-2005)
- Gillette Younger Weapons — Weekly Update: By picking Jimmie Johnson as the ideally suitable ending Gillette Younger Gun in the Radio Shack / Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 17th, Patricia K. of East Bangor, PA became the winner of the weekly Gillette Younger Weapons $5,000 Enviornment. Patricia picked Johnson as the ideally suitable ending Gillette Younger Gun by going towww.gilletteyoungguns.com and getting into before the weekly closing date. As the ideally suitable ending Gillette Younger Gun, a $1,000 donation will likely be made to the National Prostate Most cancers Coalition(NPCC) on behalf of Johnson. Right here is the fourth time this season a donation has been made to the NPCC on behalf of Johnson. In final year‘s Checker Auto Formulation 500 [Nov 2004] at Phoenix, all six contributors of the Gillette Younger Weapons performed in the high-ten, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. taking the checkered flag followed intently by fellow Younger Gun Ryan Newman.(Alan Taylor Communications)(4-21-2005)
- Contemporary Colors at Phoenix for Riggs: The foremost sponsorship on Scott Riggs‘ #10 Chevy in Phoenix frequently is the blue, white and gold colors of CENTRIX Monetary. Valvoline, Riggs‘ well-known sponsor for 34 of the 36 point races, will discover on an associate role one day of this weekend‘s Nextel Cup competition.(MB2/MBV Motorsports)(4-21-2005)
- Gaylord in the #7 at Phoenix, Crosby motivate at Talladega: GIC Racing team owners James Whitener and Gregg Mixon secure chosen Scott Gaylord to pilot the #7 for Friday night time‘s running of the Bashas‘ Supermarkets 200 at the Phoenix Global Raceway. Gaylord, a local of Lakewood, Colo., is a extinct in the NASCAR Monumental National Division, West Series. He entered the sequence in 1998 and since then has tallied 68 High 10s and 29 High 5s, at the side of seven High-10 finishes at Phoenix Global Raceway. Final year at PIR, Gaylord added two High-10 finishes to his resume, at the side of a second-region plan in the November match. Gaylord has taken the inexperienced flag at PIR more than every other driver in the NGNW Series. He has competed in 10 stand-on my own West Series events, and likewise in seven combination races with NASCAR‘s premier sequence at PIR. Kim Crosby will return to the #7 Boudreaux‘s Butt Paste Chevrolet for the Aaron‘s 312 at the Talladega Superspeedway, scheduled for April 30.(PSE-3)(4-21-2005)
- NASCAR Legitimate Fired over #1 Carb Narrate: NASCAR, attempting to shut the loops on the controversial disqualification of Busch Series driver Johnny Sauter at Texas [see that story below], Wednesday printed that one of its inspectors has been fired because the subject. Even though NASCAR had no touch upon the information, the Charlotte Observer reports that the inspector became released after an investigation into the case. The newspaper identified the inspector as Woody Neese. No more info became accessible.(Velocity Channel)(4-21-2004)
- Callsource to sponsor Renshaw: Deborah Renshaw and her BHR2 team announced the addition of CallSource as a sponsor for the leisure of the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. The program will feature CallSource as an associate sponsor on the #8 DODGE of Renshaw for the leisure of the season besides the corporate being featured as a foremost sponsor for one bustle one day of the season. In addition to to being an associate sponsor on the #8 DODGE the leisure of the season, CallSource frequently is the well-known sponsor for Renshaw and the BHR2 team at the Can also simply 20th match at the Lowe‘s Motor Speedway. Renshaw will also serve the corporate with particular appearances at some of their key change shows all year prolonged.(Integrity Sports actions Advertising and marketing)(4-21-2005)
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April 21, 2004
- Unhappy Recordsdata: Robert ‘Bobby‘ Laurence Wawak, 64, a retired NASCAR driver, of Midland, NC, died Saturday, April 17, 2004 at his space. Funeral products and services will likely be held at 4: 00pm/et Thursday at Hartsell Funeral Dwelling Chapel, Midland, Rev. Stan Johnson officiating. The household will receive mates on Wednesday from 6: 00 to 8: 30pm/et at the funeral house. Born September 4, 1939 in Chicago, IL, he became a son of the behind Hazel Zoe Forrest Wawak and Charles William Wawak. A member of Like‘s Grove United Methodist Church, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series for 23 years and retired in 1988. He became a gradual husband, a loving father, grandfather, and finest friend. He will likely be overlooked by all who knew him. Survivors are his accomplice of 41 years, Stevi Wawak of the house; daughters, Jaclin Wawak of Midland, NC and Robin Wawak Pemberton of Mooresville, NC; brothers, Allen Wawak of Wayne, IL, and Richard Wawak of Villa Park, IL; sisters, Carole Tarvash of Albuquerque, NM, Joyce Annanie of Plainfield, IL and Marilyn Zmich of Conway, SC; and grandchildren, Lauri Trotter and River Pemberton. Memorials will likely be directed to Amyloidosis Learn Foundation, 4174 Myers Avenue, Waterford, MI 48329. Hartsell Funeral Dwelling of Midland is serving the Wawak Family.(Charlotte Observer)(4-21-2004)
- Busch‘s Pit Crew Wins in Martinsville; Increases Facets Lead: Kurt Busch‘s pit crew increased its capabilities lead in the McDonald‘s Pressure-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade after taking high honors in Sunday‘s Reach Auto Formulation 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The Martinsville victory, price $20,000, became the second of the season for Busch‘s pit crew, giving the #97 crew the glory of fixing into the well-known team to fetch more than one wins in 2004. The team‘s other pit crew victory became the March seventh bustle at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After eight NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races, Busch‘s pit crew leads the McDonald‘s/POWERade standings with 312 capabilities, 10 more than the second region crews for Elliott Sadler and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Stewart‘s crew is fourth with 280 capabilities. Busch‘s IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford spent the least quantity of time on pit avenue in Martinsville — 284.693 seconds. Earnhardt‘s Budweiser Chevrolet became second with a time of 289.324. Bobby Labonte‘s Interstate Batteries Chevy became third at 290.121. “These Sharpie/IRWIN guys worked really no longer easy in the off-season on our stops,” acknowledged Jimmy Fennig, crew chief for the No. 97 team. “We‘ve been consistent in the pits and had some simply qualifying runs to discover good spots on pit avenue which helps too. Kurt has done a gargantuan job of holding the fenders on the automobile too, which has saved us out on the discover for situation. It‘s a team effort all one of the best method by, and these guys really withhold an mediate on the McDonald‘s/POWERade Pressure-Thru point standings.” Busch‘s over-the-wall crew contains: Scott Ward (entrance tire changer), Sign Fleshy (entrance tire provider), Kevin Gilman (rear tire changer), Jason Binger (rear tire provider), Doug Newell (gasman), Scott Radel (jackman) and Jim Gaudette (steal can). for the high ten outcomes from Martinsville, season standings look my Pit Crews Recordsdata page, past outcomes on my 2004 Previous Pit Crew Recordsdata page and likewise investigate cross-test my 2004 Pit Crew Chart.(DMF Communications PR)(4-21-2004)
- Carter gets the clock, high-quality gesture by Rusty: —“It‘s a heck of a trophy to keep in mind my first make a choice as a crew chief with,” Miller Lite Dodge crew chief Larry Carter acknowledged on Tuesday morning. “Tracy and I will repeatedly be appreciative of Rusty and Patti for his or her thoughtfulness.” Looks that Rusty and Patti made a shock glide to to the Carter house on Monday night time bearing a “thank-you” gift — the grandfather‘s clock won at Martinsville on Sunday, at the side of a assorted plaque commemorating Carter‘s first massive league make a choice.(TRPR.com)(4-21-2004)
- Rusty retains dedication: Rusty Wallace didn‘t secure to method motivate to Orangeburg, SC on Tuesday night time to serve lift money for the Indian Waters Council of the Boy Scouts of The US at the organization‘s “Friends of Scouting” fund-raiser at Buckridge Plantation‘s Tourville Hotel. Contemporary off his first NASCAR victory in 105 races at Martinsville, Va., this past Sunday, the extinct racer and passe Winston Cup champion (1989) has confronted whirlwind of task.(Events and Democrat)(4-21-2004)
- Burton feedback on the RCR rumor: “, I really had a conversation with somebody about this the opposite day because I‘m bright one of the best method it begins. I really don‘t learn a range of rumor issues on the Net because when it includes me many of the time they secure got it base. However then there‘s a part of it that is suited, too. They are able to scream 40 issues and there would perhaps very properly be three of oldsters that secure a part of perhaps being correct, but then on other tales they nail it so or no longer it is needed to hear to it. If one member of the media reports something, it forces all people else to characterize it. The disaster I really secure with what went on final week is that Richard Childress and I really secure had zero conversations about me replacing Robby Gordon or me replacing Johnny Sauter. We‘ve had zero conversations about that and that‘s correct the truth. One reporter reported that we secure been having these conversations after which it went very explicit on how these items secure been gonna happen. It became reported more or much less as rumor, but the next fragment of it went into correct stuff that became fiction, but it became reported as truth. On Tuesday of final week, I had two strangers method up and congratulate me on my contemporary dash. My attorney known as me on Tuesday morning and requested me point blank, ‘What on this planet is occurring?‘ I acknowledged, ‘What are you talking about?‘ He acknowledged, ‘I‘m in my automobile and they correct acknowledged on the radio that sources confirmed that Jeff Burton would replace Johnny Sauter in the AOL Chevrolet at the all-giant establish bustle in Can also simply.‘ It became reported as truth. That‘s once I delivery having a disaster and that‘s once I started to discover upset because every member of this team deserves 100 percent effort from me and I deserve 100 percent effort from them. Every member on this team and my automobile proprietor and all people that has anything else at all to form with this team deserves to know exactly what‘s occurring. When these items discover going that aren‘t correct, it places a runt little bit of doubt and that‘s no longer suited. A number of other folks secure made the comment and the claim that Roush Racing has done a unhappy job of getting a sponsor for the 99 automobile. I‘ve had a range of oldsters trot up to me and scream, ‘They‘re no longer taking care of you,‘ and issues bask in that. However the truth of the subject is that it hasn‘t quit running. They‘re running the team out of their pockets. No one has gotten a decrease in pay, so I mediate Roush Racing deserves some credit score for doing the suited thing for all people on this team. As one more, they discover antagonistic and in addition they discover other folks out there talking bask in the driver is gonna leave and that‘s no longer suited. If there became truth to a couple of it, then I wouldn‘t be up in palms about it. I would perhaps well be attempting to steer clear of it, but when other folks delivery reporting stuff that‘s correct when it‘s no longer, I really secure a staunch disaster with that.”(Ford Racing)(4-21-2004)
- Andrews gets Busch Gig: Frail Nextel Cup crew chief Paul Andrews has been named to the identical situation with the NASCAR Busch Series team of driver Kasey Kahne, effective correct now. Doug Stringer, portion-proprietor and general supervisor of Akins Motorsports and the #38 Broad Clips Dodges, acknowledged he met with his team at 5: 00pm/et Tuesday to sing them of his decision to rent Andrews. Andrews replaces Jamie Jones, who will remain with the team and work with Andrews. “I will expose you I haven‘t been this hooked in to something in a actually prolonged time,” Stringer acknowledged Tuesday night time. “Kasey, myself and the team are hooked in to this. Paul‘s info and management are going to be a gargantuan asset to our organization.” Andrews most currently worked with #99-Jeff Burton and Roush Racing. “We need somebody to capitalize on the gargantuan sources we have, with Dodge and our relationship with Evernham Motorsports and a talented driver bask in Kasey Kahne,” Stringer acknowledged. “JJ (Jamie Jones) stepped up to the plate after we need a crew chief to be in that situation and I love the total lot he‘s done. He will work properly with Paul.” In seven races this season with Akins, Kahne is 18th in capabilities with one-high-five and two high-10 finishes. Kahne also runs beefy-time in the Cup sequence with Evernham Motorsports.(ThatsRacin.com)(4-21-2004)
- Ganassi Racing and Foyt Racing penalized capabilities for confiscated vehicles UPDATE Sabates no longer happy: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and A.J. Foyt Racing secure been issued more than one penalties because NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series vehicles from those teams being confiscated March 26 one day of pre-match inspection at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge entry of Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates for driver Jamie McMurray became confiscated for a rear window opening that exceeded the diagonal specification and became in violation of Portion 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock automobile racing) and 12-4-Q (Any decision by NASCAR Officers that aspects and/or instruments in the Match form no longer conform to NASCAR principles) of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Rule E book.
Which skill that, proprietor Chip Ganassi became penalized with an absence of 25 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series championship automobile proprietor capabilities; McMurray with an absence of 25 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series championship driver capabilities; and crew chief Donnie Wingo became placed on probation except Dec. 31.
The #14 Dodge entry of A.J. Foyt Racing for driver Larry Foyt became confiscated for a non-permitted roof that did no longer fit the automobile templates and became in violation of Portion 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock automobile racing) and 12-4-Q (Any decision by NASCAR Officers that aspects and/or instruments in the Match form no longer conform to NASCAR principles) of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Rule E book. Proprietor A.J. Foyt became penalized with an absence of 25 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series championship automobile proprietor capabilities; Larry Foyt with an absence of 25 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series championship driver capabilities; and crew chief Keith Koppenal became placed on probation except Dec. 31.
Both vehicles secure been held at the NASCAR Learn and Development Heart since they secure been confiscated. NASCAR will initiate the chassis and engines to the teams this week, but the #42 automobile body and #14 greenhouse will likely be retained at the guts and no longer returned to the teams.
“The course of of gathering info from the two vehicles we confiscated has been completed,” NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Director John Darby acknowledged. “In addition to to collecting the tips we wished, we have been ready to refine the general course of so that we have the flexibility to react very fleet to this form of scenario one day, namely if this would soundless happen in the final 10 races.”
McMurray‘s championship capabilities total will likely be adjusted to 939 capabilities because the penalty and can drop from 13th to 14th in the championship standings. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates also will likely be adjusted to 939 capabilities with the 25-point penalty and descend to 14th in the owners‘ championship standings.
Foyt‘s championship capabilities total will likely be adjusted to 194 capabilities because the penalty, and can drop him from 40th to 44th in the championship standings. A.J. Foyt Racing also will likely be adjusted to 194 capabilities with the 25-point penalty and drop to 46th in the owners‘ championship standings.(NASCAR PR)(4-20-2004)
UPDATE: Chip Ganassi Racing portion-proprietor Felix Sabates lashed out at NASCAR Tuesday for stripping 25 driver capabilities from Jamie McMurray because his automobile being confiscated March 26 one day of the bustle weekend at Bristol. The violation became equivalent to those of the teams of Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch final season, which resulted in NASCAR confiscating each and each of those vehicles. Stewart did no longer secure any capabilities taken. Busch did. On the opposite hand, it became the solely Cup bustle Busch entered in 2003, making the penalty almost meaningless. “Right here is pure, unadulterated (BS),” Sabates fumed. “You may need received to be consistent in this sport. NASCAR is rarely any longer too consistent suited now. “(Joe) Gibbs (Stewart‘s proprietor) didn‘t discover any capabilities taken from him when this came about to Tony final year and Tony became seeking a championship.” Sabates acknowledged he and well-known proprietor Chip Ganassi requested for an rationalization of the penalty from NASCAR President Mike Helton but didn‘t receive a expedient response. “The solely sorry excuse they had became that they took capabilities from Kyle Busch. Nicely, massive (expletive deleted) deal. He became running one bustle and the penalty got here out after the rattling season became over,” Sabates acknowledged. “We are in the guts of a championship struggle with a fair increased precedence this season with the 26-bustle deal and we lose capabilities for the identical violation as somebody else and they didn‘t lose capabilities. That is (BS).” Sabates became also furious at the slow response time of the penalty, which got here three weeks since the vehicles secure been taken. “They really handy us that day what became base. What the hell secure they been doing?” he acknowledged. “Right here is correct sorry— management, sorry management.”(ThatsRacin.com)(4-21-2004) - Gibson to Dale Jr‘s Busch team AND #1 automobile shut to 12 bustle deal UPDATE: Tony Gibson will return as crew chief for Earnhardt‘s Busch racing effort. Gibson will then glide motivate to Dale Earnhardt Inc.‘s #1 Nextel Cup team and John Andretti for the races July 3 at Daytona and July 11 at Chicago. Within the in the intervening time, DEI is engaged on sponsorship that would perhaps well prolong the team to a 12-bustle time desk.(Foxsports/Carrying Recordsdata)(4-19-2004)
UPDATE: been really handy that Tony Eury, Sr. frequently is the crew chief, as listed in the preliminary entry listing put out by NASCAR this present day, on Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s #81 Taco Bell Chevy and the #8 Cup crew will pit the automobile — correct bask in it became in Daytona.(4-21-2004)
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April 21, 2003
- Hillman‘s Dad in ths health facility: Rudolph (Rudy) Hillman, father of #11 Crew Chief Mike Hillman Sr. is in Millard Filmore Suburban Clinical institution, Buffalo NY, struggling with lung cancer. He will most doubtless be the grandfather of Mike Hillman Jr., entrance tire changer and crew member of the #16 automobile.(4-21-2003)
- Indy 500 rumors UPDATE 3 Stewart to form the Double? — Denied: Dario Franchitti will omit the Indianapolis 500 and perhaps all three of the Indy Racing League‘s races in June, his team confirmed Friday. Franchitti suffered a lumbar break of his motivate when he crashed on his bike April 4. Dr. Terry Trammell acknowledged the break does no longer require surgery but does require bracing for roughly three months. AGR officials form no longer demand to establish a change except subsequent week, but team co-proprietor Kim Inexperienced admitted Friday he desires to know the provision of Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon. Stewart, the Winston Cup champion, beforehand acknowledged he became no longer drawn to competing in the 500 this year.(Indianapolis Considerable particular person), since here is Michael Andretti‘s team and his cousin John is shopping for an Indy 500 dash……..(4-19-2003)
UPDATE — Stewart to replace Franchitti: ESPN.com has learned that defending NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart will replace Dario Franchitti on Andretti‘s team for the 87th running of the Indianapolis 500. Stewart, who will spin alongside rookie Dan Wheldon, Andretti and Tony Kanaan (if he‘s healthy ample), will delivery sorting out one of the Andretti-Inexperienced Dallara/Hondas this Wednesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The versatile 32-year-faded native of Columbus, Ind., had beforehand acknowledged no subject his ardour for Indy, he wouldn‘t jeopardize his Winston Cup effort by running Indy and Charlotte on the identical day — bask in he did in 1999 and 2001. Racing USAC midgets in Modesto, Calif. on Saturday night time, he would perhaps well no longer be reached for comment. However, evidently, the choice to pressure one of the manufacturing facility Hondas for one of the foremost efficient teams became too simply to cross up. The NASCAR time desk is amazingly accomodating to Stewart. There is rarely such a thing as a Cup bustle the well-known weekend of qualifying at Indy (Can also simply 10-11) so he‘ll be ready to method motivate suited from his stock automobile new at Richmond, Va., on Can also simply 4 and apply that complete first week main up to time trials. NASCAR runs The Winston on Can also simply 17 at Charlotte, N.C., as a prelude to the annual Coca Cola 600 on the night time of Can also simply 25.(EPSN)(4-20-2003)
UPDATE 2: Tony Stewart would perhaps change his thoughts and discover part in subsequent month‘s Indianapolis 500. However he has no longer made up our minds but, he really handy The Considerable particular person on Sunday. “After I‘m ready to whisper something, we‘ll send out an announcement,” he acknowledged. On the opposite hand, Stewart denied weekend reports that he’ll join Andretti Inexperienced Racing for this week‘s test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the upcoming bustle. He acknowledged he has no longer spoken with somebody from Michael Andretti‘s team, which wants an alternative choice to injured Dario Franchitti (fractured motivate). “(The Net) became the well-known I‘d heard about (the likelihood),” Stewart acknowledged. A team source acknowledged behind Sunday that no driver decision has been made and won‘t be before Tuesday.(Indianapolis Considerable particular person)
AND Mentioned as that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of replacements for Franchitti are Winston Cup drivers Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon, each and each of whom secure abilities doing double responsibility — racing in the Indy 500 on the Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend, then flying to suburban Charlotte to pressure in the Cup bustle that night time. A characterize on espn.com acknowledged that Stewart has agreed to absorb in for Franchitti, but a spokesman for Stewart disregarded the characterize as a rumor and acknowledged that Stewart is anticipated to honor a preseason pledge no longer to bustle at Indianapolis this year. Stewart grew up in Indiana dreaming about excellent the Indy 500, but he acknowledged in January that he wouldn‘t are trying it this year since it would perhaps distract him from defending his 2002 Winston Cup championship. Stewart already has scheduled private appearances one day of times he would secure had to be in Indianapolis if he secure been to bustle in the Indy 500. Gordon desires to form each and each races but hasn‘t been ready to right sponsorship money. Andretti‘s cousin John, one more Cup driver who has done double responsibility, also has expressed interest in doing each and each races.(USA On the present time)(4-21-2003)
UPDATE 3: Reigning Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart acknowledged Monday he’ll now not enter the 2003 Indianapolis 500, disputing a characterize on ESPN.com claiming he would discover the region of injured driver Dario Franchitti. “It‘s flattering to know that my establish soundless comes up this time of year as somebody teams make a choice to secure of their automobile at Indy,” Stewart acknowledged in an announcement. “However as I‘ve acknowledged from the beginning of the season, I am no longer going to compete in the Indianapolis 500, and my causes are soundless the identical.” At preseason Winston Cup sorting out in Daytona Seaside, Fla., Stewart acknowledged he became going to take care of his Joe Gibbs Racing team this season. He reiterated that stance Monday. “There are 200 workers at Joe Gibbs Racing, making all varieties of sacrifices to provide me with the total lot I secure to glide out and resolve races. And while you glide from aspect to aspect between Indy and Charlotte, it places a stress on the total team,” he acknowledged. “As valuable as my heart desires to form it, I will‘t justify inserting my private ambitions before the sacrifices made by my bustle team.”(ThatsRacin.com)(4-21-2003) - #1 Rumors abound: hearing that Steve Park is susceptible to be replaced as the driver of the #1 Pennzoil Chevy before the races at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway, sources secure Jason Keller as the that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of change driver. Keller is slated to driver the #81 DEI automobile at Checiagoland in July.
AND The LTN HOUR radio new reports that Kurt Busch, driver of the #97 Rubbermaid/Sharpie Roush Racing Ford will pressure the #1 DEI Chevy in 2004. On the opposite hand, final reports I really secure are that he’s signed with Roush thru 2006.(4-21-2003) - Makar to the #88? soundless hearing rumors that Jimmy Makar, passe crew chief of the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy and contemporary team supervisor for Gibbs is attempting to determine a deal so he can crew chief the #88 Robert Yates Racing team and driver Dale Jarrett.(4-21-2003)
- T3 Announcement: #42-Jamie McMurray and representatives from Havoline and Action Efficiency will succor a press convention on Saturday, April 26 at 9: 30am/pt in the California Speedway media heart to unveil McMurray‘s “T3: Upward thrust of the Machines” automobile that will spin July 5th in Daytona.(Jamie McMurray Design), look my 2003 Winston Cup Paint Schemes page for an image.(4-21-2003)
- Lepage hopes to spin at Charlotte/Lowe‘s: Kevin Lepage hopes to spin the races at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway in Can also simply (The Winston Originate and Coca-Cola 600) with his absorb team, Matrix Motorsports, and hopes to search out a sponsor to toughen the team.(XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio — Subscription Required) for info on the team, look kevinlepageinc.com.(4-21-2003)
- Schrader wins: NASCAR Winston Cup traditional Ken Schrader raced Saturday night time at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., and won the behind-model feature. He performed half of of the straightaway before Sign Oller of Highland, Sick.(Kansas City Considerable particular person)(4-21-2003)
- Update on NASCAR‘s Carbon Monoxide Explore: NASCAR has been finding out the effects of carbon monoxide on drivers by the course of a bustle weekend, and the outcomes from Martinsville Speedway, the establish Tony Stewart had a excessive response final descend, secure been integral to the findings. Gary Nelson, who oversees NASCAR‘s technical heart, says the tips received by breathalyzer sorting out at Martinsville weren‘t “alarming” but added the reports weren‘t conclusive. Nelson cites two ways to decrease a driver‘s possibilities of struggling corrupt effects: strengthening the crush panels that defend the driver from spend fumes and bettering a driver‘s conditioning, which decreases susceptibility to the gas. On narrative of contact between vehicles damages the crush panels, their strength is namely foremost at a transient discover equivalent to Martinsville. Nelson says several teams secure installed scrubber systems that the teams and NASCAR secure worked on to amass away or reduce the quantity of carbon monoxide ingested by rivals under bustle prerequisites.(Carrying Recordsdata)(4-21-2003)
- Dr Pepper and Carroll Racing are Sending Grubb to California: Kevin Grubb is eading out west for the Auto Membership 300 on April 26 to pressure the #90 Eating regimen Dr Pepper Dodge. Dr Pepper and Carroll Racing secure made up our minds to enter a second automobile at the California Speedway besides the #26 Dr Pepper Dodge that will likely be piloted by Lance Norick. Grubb currently resides in 12th region of the Busch Drivers‘ Facets Standings with solely a 25-point gap from the High-10. Right here is without doubt one of the foremost efficient positions that either Dr Pepper Racing or Carroll Racing has been in for the Facets Creep at this point of the season. Right here is the second time that Carroll Racing and Dr Pepper secure teamed up to arena the Duo of Dr Pepper, a Dr Pepper automobile and a Eating regimen Dr Pepper automobile. At Daytona in 2001, Carroll Racing and Dr Pepper teamed up with the father-son combo of Bobby Hamilton and Bobby Hamilton Jr. to pressure the entries. There are ten races this season the establish Kevin is rarely any longer scheduled to pilot the #26 Dr Pepper Dodge, however efforts are soundless underway by Carroll Racing to right him a dash for those races.(Carroll Racing PR)(4-21-2003)
- Professional Cup driver would perhaps spin Busch/Truck bustle: 19-year-faded Shane Wallace [no relation to Rusty/Mike/Kenny] would perhaps spin some Busch and Truck races later this year. Wallace has been discussing those alternatives out of doors of his spin at the 2003 USAR Professional Cup championship. The Mooresville, NC resident is in his second year of Professional Cup and ninth year of racing overall.(Shane Wallace region by strategy of BGN Racing)(4-21-2003)
- HRT Motorsports announces sponsor: HRT Motorsports has signed an associate sponsorship and driver endorsement take care of the Citizen Glimpse Company. It includes an associate sponsorship on the team‘s Busch Series entry driven by Mexican Carlos Contreras and rights to spend the team and driver in a promotional marketing campaign titled, “Unstoppable”. The deal became put collectively by HRT‘s agent, Seth Goldberg of Don Buchwald and Friends, and handled by Publicis Contemporary York, Citizen‘s general market advertising agency. Carlos, NASCAR‘s first Hispanic driver, will likely be featured in the Citizen Glimpse Company‘s Tumble 2003 print and TV marketing campaign at the side of four other celebrities, marking the well-known time the Citizen Glimpse Company has aged an athlete as endorser in its advertising. Carlos‘ fragment of the promoting campaign will kick off in June, with Carlos performing in magazines at the side of Sports actions Illustrated, Latina Journal, Maxim, Of us En Español and Maxim Español. The TV fragment will begin in August and spin one day of high time, well-known network wearing events and one day of Mexican futbol on Univision, the latter to join Carlos and the Citizen Eco-Pressure detect with the lion‘s portion of Hispanic sport followers. The print fragment became shot in Contemporary York City in early 2003 and the tv establish of residing became filmed currently in Lakeland Florida and really takes off with Carlos‘ enjoyable loving personality.(HRT PR)(4-21-2003)
- Chris Bingham Shifts Rides For California, in the #39; Contreras in ther #49: Chris Bingham will soar over to the #39 Jay Robinson Racing entry for Fontana. Frail Truck Series driver Carlos Contreras will discover the reigns of the #49 Ford Taurus in California, with Bingham scheduled to method motivate to the seat in two weeks at Richmond Global Raceway. In his six NASCAR Busch Series begins, Bingham has had a automobile suited of ending in the high twenty, but mechanical screw ups and a crash secure left the team with disappointing finishes.(PR)(4-21-2003)
- Attempting out at Texas: hearing Chevy vans are at Texas for a two day test from 2: 00 — 10: 00pm on Monday/Tuesday, April 21st/22nd.(4-21-2003)
UPDATE: Six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chevrolet teams are sorting out at Texas Motor Speedway Monday and Tuesday from 1: 00 — 9: 00pm in preparation for the June 6 O‘Reilly 400okay: #75-David Starr, #46-Dennis Setzer, #16-Travis Kvapil, #3-Shawna Robinson, #03-Eric Jones and #?-Ken Weaver, Weaver Motorsports.(TMS PR)(4-22-2003)
UPDATE 2: Six Chevrolet NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams centered on aerodynamics one day of two days and evenings of sorting out Monday and Tuesday at Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for the O‘Reilly 400okay on Friday night time, June 6. Two-time 2003 bustle winner Dennis Setzer became among the many contributors at the side of David Starr, Travis Kvapil, Shawna Robinson, Eric Jones and Ken Weaver.. Intermittent showers interrupted Tuesday‘s actions. The principle focal point of the test sessions became gathering info the spend of the contemporary 2003 nostril configuration on the Chevrolet Silverados. Unofficial speeds secure been in the 180 mph vary. The information unexcited one day of the sessions will likely be put to spend in the O‘Reilly 400okay and likewise at the next sequence bustle, the Hardee‘s 200 at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway Can also simply 16. Frail NASCAR Winston Cup driver Robinson became sorting out the Team Texas Silverado for proprietor Mike Starr. “I‘m correct happy to be here.. Clearly Mike is conscious of the bustle discover properly.. We are correct here sorting out and doing the most efficient that we can form.” Jones and Weaver rounded out the testers. Jones is the contemporary driver for #03-EJP Racing and became the spend of the Texas test to discover proud of the team. Local driver Weaver, from Duncanville, Texas, became getting seat time in the 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevy. Weaver became riding Trucks aged final year by the Joe Gibbs team and driver Coy Gibbs. Tickets for the O‘Reilly 400 are accessible day to day at the speedway designate region of job, by calling (817) 215-8500, on-line at www.texasmotorspeedway.com and at Ticketmaster locations.(TMS PR)(4-23-2003) - Attempting out at Kentucky: hearing Dodge teams secure a two day test at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday/Friday, April 24th/25th.(4-21-2003)
- #62 Crew Chief Gets Married: Shane Wilson, crew chief for the #62 Orleans Dodge of Brendan Gaughan, tied the knot Friday night time with marketing-extraordinaire Dana Hall. In a high-quality sunflower-themed marriage ceremony intended for poolside, but moved internal resulting from a thunderous downpour, Shane and Dana exchanged private vows in entrance of a range of household and mates at the Gaughan‘s SuncoastHotel and On line casino, in Las Vegas.(PR)(4-21-2003)
- Attempting out at nashville: hearing Ford is holding a test session for the Truck Series at Nashville Superspeedway on Monday/Tuesday, April 27th/28th.(4-21-2003)
- Truck Attempting out at Lowe‘s: the Truck Series will succor sorting out at Lowe‘s Motor Speedway on Monday/Tuesday, April 27th/28th from 9: 00am — 5: 00pm/et.(4-21-2003)
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April 21, 2002
- Stewart NOT leaving Gibbs for Jones: #20 Dwelling Depot driver, Tony Stewart and team proprietor Joe Gibbs each and each sought Saturday to debunk a rumor emanating from Cowboys headquarters in Texas regarding the driver‘s availability. In accordance with a source, Jones already has contacted Stewart about changing into lead driver for the two-automobile team the Cowboys‘ boss is negotiating to tag with contemporary proprietor Andy Petree [#33 and #55 cars]. “They‘ll secure a annoying time doing that [signing Stewart],” acknowledged Gibbs, who won three Mountainous Bowls as coach of the Washington Redskins — the Cowboys‘ hated rivals — before founding his Winston Cup organization in 1992. “I‘ll absorb the Dallas Cowboys in the event that they fight and discover Tony Stewart. You may be ready to place that down there.” Gibbs spoke from a situation of vitality, in that he has Stewart, crew chief Greg Zipadelli and well-known sponsor Dwelling Depot signed by the 2004 Cup season.(Citadel Rate Considerable particular person Telegram)(4-21-2002)
- Mobil 1 Schemes for the #12: ExxonMobil Company‘s Mobil 1 price serves as a foremost associate sponsor this season for every and each Penske Racing South Groups; the #2 Miller Lite Ford Taurus of extinct driver Rusty Wallace and the #12 ALLTEL Ford Taurus of rookie Ryan Newman. In addition to, a marketing agreement has been reached whereby Newman‘s ALLTEL Ford will feature a assorted Mobil 1 and Speedpass paint invent in five races this season, beginning with the April 20 NAPA Auto Formulation 500 at California Speedway (and likewise at Chicago 7/14; Pocono 7/28; Michigan 8/18; and Contemporary Hampshire 9/15).. ExxonMobil Company will fabricate native and regional promotional programs to toughen the particular invent aged in those markets.(Tom Roberts PR)(4-20-2002)
- Creep Fever does properly: Phil Barkdoll, auctioneer for Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind‘s Creep Fever match, received an unheard of $15,000 expose on a rare autographed Dale Earnhardt helmet Friday night time one day of festivities at the Speedvision Dome. “Preliminary estimates put this year‘s defective profit at $118,000, no longer counting gift-in-kind items,” acknowledged AIDB President Joe Busta. “Creep Fever became a substantial success resulting from our sponsors, driver attendance, patrons and the persisted enthusiasm of auctioneer Phil Barkdoll and master of ceremonies Ned Jarrett.” Approximately 1,200 followers participated in Creep Fever 2002, which featured a barbecue dinner and mute public sale. Drivers accessible included Jeff Inexperienced, Tina Gordon, Shawna Robinson, Bobby Labonte, Casey Mears, Robbie Gordon, Johnny Benson, Bobby Allison, Jerry Nadeau, Ashton Lewis Jr., Scott Riggs and Jack Sprague. Frail basketball coach Sonny Smith hosted the night time, greeting company from 38 states and Canada.(Day to day Dwelling)(4-21-2002)
- Petree/Waltrip to bustle at Richmond? Andy Petree‘s racing occupation soundless would perhaps no longer be over. The old day, the proprietor acknowledged he’s involved by running in the Truck bustle at Richmond Global Raceway this descend. Darrell Waltrip acknowledged the identical thing after running at Martinsville. Can also they each and each be heading to the native short discover? Close tuned.(Richmond Events Dispatch)(4-21-2002)
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April 21, 2001
- Labonte Wins IROC Creep: Bobby Labonte, riding the white Factual Label IROC Pontiac Firebird, won his second Factual Label IROC Talladega bustle by .2097 seconds in the second spherical of the 25th Factual Label IROC sequence at Talladega Superspeedway. Used begin wheel drivers Kenny Brack, of CART and Buddy Lazier of the IRL made the transition from begin wheel to stock automobile racing gaze easy. Brack, riding the yellow Pontiac Firebird started in eighth situation and performed second. In simply his second Factual Label IROC delivery Lazier, riding the medium blue Firebird started and performed third. Selecting up five Factual Label IROC bonus capabilities for main the most laps, NASCAR Busch Series driver Jeff Inexperienced led the most laps one day of the second half of of the bustle. With solely three laps final, however, Inexperienced misplaced the lead after a restart. The solely incident occurred on lap 37 and alive to Cheever, Jr., Lazier, and Jarrett. Cheever, Jr.‘s automobile picked up a push coming off turn four and made contact with Lazier, collecting Jarrett. Alongside with his second make a choice at Talladega, Labonte joined Factual Label IROC champions Al Unser Jr. and Dale Earnhardt as a more than one winner in the sequence at Talladega. ESPN: Will televise the Talladega Factual Label IROC bustle Saturday, Can also simply 26 at 5: 00/et. Next Creep: Factual Label IROC XXIV will resume Saturday, June 9, 2001 at Michigan(IROC PR)(4-21-2001)
- Three RCR Groups in 2002: Richard Childress Racing will spin three Winston Cup teams subsequent season, no subject what has been heard about sponsor Lowe‘s and driver Mike Skinner. First of all, each and each secure contracts by 2002, Childress representatives acknowledged Friday. 2d, Lowe‘s, which threatened to pull out of the game final September after a actually uncommon sequence of events, has demonstrated renewed enthusiasm, posting its race products price in well-known positions on the #31 automobile. The motive force scenario stays unclear for 2002, no subject the contracts, with many “speculating” that Skinner will likely be given other work in the RCR organzation. That can or would perhaps no longer be. Regardless, Childress can secure the #31 subsequent season, it appears now, and Skinner completely would perhaps well remain as driver(in portion from SpeedVision)(4-21-2001)
- Robinson Sponsor for California and three other races: Aaron‘s Sales and Lease Ownership and MK Racing secure announced their partnership for the # 84 Aaron.s Dream Machine Taurus for four NASCAR Winston Cup races this season with driver Shawna Robinson when she makes an strive to discover the Apr. 29 California 500 at Fontana, CA., when she turns into the well-known feminine in just about 12 years to begin a NASCAR Winston Cup bustle. With the Dream Machine debuting at California, Robinson will spin five extra races three (Michigan, Indianapolis and Atlanta) under the Aaron‘s banner to change into the well-known feminine to spin more than a handful of races in over 20 years. Robinson is rarely any longer contemporary to the Aaron‘s Dream Team. She ran the #99 Aaron.s Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip Racing) in the BGN Series in Texas, Nashville and this weekend at Talladega. She also ran the #8 Dream Machine (MK Racing) in the ARCA/REMAX Series bustle in Nashville the establish she performed third(Williams Company PR)(4-21-2001)
- McLaughlin wins at Talladega: #20-Mike McLaughlin beat #1-Jimmy Spencer and won the Subway 300 BGN bustle at Talladega. Scrutinize outcomes at NASCAR.com(4-21-2001)
- Labonte and ARCA: Terry Labonte says that his son, Justin, is scheduled to pressure in the Automobile Racing Membership of The US(ARCA) match at Charlotte subsequent month and in about eight more races in that sequence this season(Roanoke Events)(4-21-2001)
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April 21, 2000
- Pearson honor: The metropolis fathers of Spartanburg, SC made up our minds awhile motivate that they wished to honor one of their absorb, racing memoir David Pearson, with his absorb day. Then they knowing, why don‘t we honor a range of them? In yell that they‘re building a racing museum, too. Scrutinize beefy memoir at The Bid: Pearson Day is in Can also simply; museum region and one more at the Greenville Recordsdata(4-21-2000)
- California Attempting out UPDATE 2: #75-Wally Dallenbach is at the California Speedway sorting out this week(Wally Dallenbach Design)(4-19-2000)
UPDATE: #32-Scott Pruett and BGN driver #97-Anthony Lazarro are also sorting out. Heard that Dallenbach ran a fleet lap of 183.908mph(4-20-2000)
UPDATE 2: #4-Bobby Hamilton and #32-Scott Pruett each and each examined above the discover characterize of 183.753mph held by Greg Sacks in 1997. Hamilton and Pruett each and each ran laps of 184.143mph(39.1 sec) on Thursday. #11-Brett Bodine ran a lap of 182.973mph and #13-Robby Gordon became at 183.720mph. #9-Stacy Compton also examined one day of the two day test. #75-Wally Dallenbach and #10-Johnny Benson examined on Wednesday(SpeedVision)(4-21-2000) - Racing for Support: With a second region plan and 188 laps completed this week in Talladega, Mike Skinner raised $5,828 for the American Purple Tainted‘ agonize reduction fund as portion of the “Racing for Support” program. To this point, Skinner has raised a total of $42,620. With one bustle final, Skinner has already made a foremost contribution that we hope you’re going to agree with in thoughts the spend of in your post-bustle coverage. Again, as portion of the “Racing for Support” program, Lowe‘s donates $31 (Skinner‘s quantity) to the Purple Tainted agonize reduction fund for every and each lap Skinner completes and $1,031 for every and each lap lead one day of April, the beginning of excessive weather season(PR)(4-21-2000)
- Musgrave to Take a look at Dodges: Ted Musgrave will serve out with sorting out for Ray Evernham and his Cup Dodge team that will enter the sequence in 2001. Musgrave will also test with the #32 PPI Motorsports team. Musgrave ran the #15 Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford at Talladega as a favor to proprietor Bud Moore(Winston Cup Scene)(4-21-2000)
- #8 Crew Chief: Bobby Hillin Racing has made a crew chief change. Reduce Instant has left the team and Automobile Chief Dave Paronto, shop foreman Mike Cappuccetti and consutltant Lake Velocity will take care of the crew chief tasks by committee(Winston Cup Scene)(4-21-2000)
- Contemporary #27 Driver: Andy Gensman takes over as driver of the #27 CJ Racing Ford. Gensman brings four vans and instruments the team wished and plans are to spin the beefy 2000 CTS season(Winston Cup Scene)(4-21-2000)
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April 21, 1999
- Chicken Money: When the Petty vehicles discover in the high 10, the crew discover bonus‘ or what they call Chicken Money. The final two weeks they received Double Chicken money as each and each Kyle Petty and John Andretti secure been in the high 10. Andretti acknowledged for the reason that team won at Martinsville, they discover Steak Money(RPM2Nite)(4-21-1999)
- Morgan-McClure 2nd Team UPDATE 1: In accordance with That‘s Racin‘, Morgan-McClure Motorsports(currently runs the #4 Kodak Chevy) has received permission from NASCAR to spend the #14 and can initiate fielding a second Cup team this season. No driver or sponsor for the second team secure been announced, but the team plans to spin no longer lower than five races this season(4-19-1999) — UPDATE 1: Winston Cup On the present time Radio reports that Morgan-McClure Motorsports is getting closer to sponsorship for the second team and NASCAR has granted them the license for the #14. No knowing what quantity Irvan-Simo will spend if there might be a battle later in the season(4-21-1999)
- Virginia is Sizzling: For the well-known time in historical past, drivers from the identical assert(Virginia) are main the purpose standings in Cup, BGN abd CT sequence. Jeff Burton(South Boston, VA) is main Cup, Elton Sawyer(Chesapeake) the BGN and Stacy Compton(Ache) the Truck Series(many sources)(4-21-1999)
- Starting Well-known: The farthest motivate a driver has started and won the Diehard 500 bustle is 24th when Dick Brooks did it in 1973(NOL)(4-21-1999)
- Burton and BGN: One more Cup driver will bustle some BGN races as Ward Burton pressure the #02 Siemens Pontiac in five BGN events in 1999 beginning Can also simply 1 at California, Dover Downs(6/5), Michigan(8/21), Darlington (9/4), and Charlotte(10/9). The auto will likely be challenging by Bill Davis Racing(Bill Davis PR)(4-21-1999)
- 217mph? CORRECTION: on this present day‘s Winston Cup On the present time Radio, it became reported that a rumor floating thru the storage space at Talladega one day of GM sorting out there final week, that Geoffrey Bodine ran a lap of 217mph when the base plate became put under the carburetor as adverse to the favorite-or-garden restrictor plate unintentionally. NASCAR supposedly made up our minds no longer to notify a ravishing as they felt it became an accident(4-20-1999) — CORRECTION: looks bask in I mixed this one up — Bodine perhaps ran speeds as high as 217mph, no longer a lap of 217mph and as for NASCAR they did now not ravishing the team as they felt it became ” an simply mistake”, no longer an accident, sorry for any confusion(4-21-1999)
- HBO: Right Sports actions with Bryant Gumbel ‘99 will recount about the shortcoming of diversity within NASCAR. It‘s on HBO, this episode premiered Tuesday, Apr 20th at 10pm/et, test native listings or the HBO region for times of repeats — Speedwords(fastened) has a pollup on the subject.(4-21-1999)
- #34 Changes UPDATE 1: I hear #34 Goulds Pumps crew chief Jay Smith and the team secure parted ways. Steve “Substantial Man” Helwig will serve as length in-between crew chief for driver Mike McLaughlin(4-17-1999) — UPDATE 1: Cicci-Welliver Racing co-proprietor Frank Cicci announced this present day that crew chief Jay Smith and the Goulds Pumps Racing team secure parted ways. Steve “Substantial Man” Helwig will serve as length in-between crew chief for the team and driver Mike McLaughlin(Racewire)(4-21-1999)
- RIR Tuesday Attempting out: Tony Roper examined the #61 Pontiac and Phil Morris examined the #01 Chevy at Richmond on Tuesday. Morris ran 121.457mph and Roper ran 121.076mph(NOL) Additional news on Morris can even be expose in the news fragment of the Phil Morris Racing Design(4-21-1999)
- Lepage steps motivate UPDATE 2: from his BGN dash, for the next three weeks anyways. Lepage will discover the next three BGN events off from the #99 Redman chevy dash to hear on his Cup dash. Matt Hutter will pressure the following couple of BGN races for the team(NASCAR On the present time Radio)(4-7-1999) — UPDATE 1: Brewco Motorsports/J&J Racing announced that Matt Hutter will pressure the #99 Purple Man Chevrolet in six Busch Series races one day of the 1999 season. Hutter‘s debut in the Purple Man Chevrolet frequently is the Touchtone Energy 300 at the Talladega Superspeedway on April 24th. Other races planned for Hutter: Fontana (5/1), Milwaukee (7/4), Myrtle Seaside (7/17), Pikes High (7/24), and Phoenix (11/6).(PR)(4-15-1999) — UPDATE 2: Matt Hutter makes his debut in the #99 Redman Chevy at Talladega(NOL)(4-21-1999)
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April 21, 1998
- McDonald‘s announced this present day its sponsorship of Bill Elliott Racing‘s second entry into the DieHard 500 at Talladega on April 26. The #89 McRib Sandwich THUNDERBIRD, driven by Dennis Setzer of NASCAR‘s Busch Series, will likely be a one-bustle sponsorship agreement. Setzer, a two-time winner in the Busch Series, will likely be making his Winston Cup debut when he qualifies for the DieHard 500. Even though he has 99 occupation begins in the Busch Series, Setzer‘s solely delivery at Talladega‘s 2.66 mile-oval became in final year‘s Busch bustle. He started 37th and performed 37th, after being unexcited in an early accident. Mike Brandt of Bill Elliott Racing frequently is the crew chief, while the crew will encompass ARCA‘s Phoenix Air Racing Team. Brandt is the superspeedway specialist for Bill Elliott Racing. Scrutinize the memoir at McDonald‘s Online page.(McDonald‘s thanks Hutch), I fancy this sandwich but we don‘t secure it here in NJ. Additionally Setzer would perhaps spin for the team at the Pepsi 400 in Daytona, the Brickyard 400 and perhaps Martinsville later in the season(RPM2Nite)(4-21-98)
- Right here’s what I hear about Robby Gordon‘s that probabilities are you’ll well perhaps mediate of return to NASCAR: I hear he would no longer confirm riding for Budweiser but did confirm he became under a three hundred and sixty five days contract with Coors Beer and became released from that contract this past Friday(4-17) which opens the vogue for him to compete for one more NASCAR team. He has had talks with Hendrick Motorsports. If he does glide NASCAR Cup racing he’ll be ready to pressure eight races between the guts of Can also simply and The Brickyard 400 and would perhaps solely compete in races that form no longer battle with his contemporary CART Champ Automobile dash with Arciero-Wells.(4-21-98)
- Derrike Cope will likely be motivate in the #30 Gumout Pontiac at Talladega this weekend.(RPM2Nite)(4-21-98)
- Elliott Sadler examined the #92 Diamond Ridge WC Chevy at Charlotte this present day in preparation for the Coca-Cola 600.(RPM2Nite)(4-21-98)
- Jack Sprague examined a Hendrick Motorsports Pontiac at Charlotte this present day that he would perhaps pressure in the Winston Originate on Can also simply 16th. His truck team has constructed two Pontiacs and a Monte Carlo.(RPM2Nite)(4-21-98)
- Appears to be like to be bask in Randy LaJoie will spin the #50 Bud Chevy thru the Can also simply 31st Dover bustle(I‘ll be there)(RPM2Nite), rumors proceed to circle that Robby Gordon frequently is the sub after Dover.(4-21-98)
- And I hear that Coke is in the motivate of the take care of Elliott/Setzer — and that McDonald‘s spends no money on the Elliott sponsorship deal. It’s completely funded by Coke as portion of a deal to discover their products in McDonalds worldwide.(4-21-98)
- In what’s going to be their first Winston Cup Series action since no longer qualifying for the 1998 Daytona 500, Dan Pardus and the MidWest Transit bustle team will likely be attempting to discover the arena for the April 26 running of the DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Pardus, crew chief Purple Farmer, and the team examined there for several days final week, and feel bask in they secure got hit upon the suited combination. Since Daytona, there secure been several contemporary developments for the well-known year team. They’ve relocated to a more substantial shop in Ormond Seaside, Florida, and owners Hal Hicks and Mike Witters secure bought the vehicles and instruments wished to spin in 10 to 12 Winston Cup events this year. Pardus and the team also currently participated in the April 19 running of the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 in Salem, Indiana, the establish they suited sixteenth and introduced house a fourth region plan. With out a doubt one of the contemporary vehicles has been constructed by Gary DeHart‘s shop in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team will likely be getting into the automobile in The Winston and the Coca — Cola 600 later in Can also simply, and DeHart has agreed to act as a professional of their upcoming test at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The MidWest Transit bustle team feels bask in they secure got the total lot in region and are ready to discover motivate to Winston Cup racing. “We feel bask in we have became the corner, and are awaiting a simply showing at Talladega and Charlotte,” acknowledged Pardus. For extra info, please contact Rick Koger at TK Racing, (904) 258-2805 or tkracing@digital.fetch.(4-21-98)
- UPDATE: “A frequent rumor in Martinsville garages this weekend centers spherical Jack Roush. Already proprietor of 5 beefy-time Winston Cup teams, he would perhaps rapidly discover dominion of a sixth — the Picket Brothers team of Stuart, Va. It isn‘t known whether Roush would make a choice the team outright, subsume it into his organization, or determine a cooperative agreement.”(SpeedNet — Notes)(4-20-98) — From what I hear the memoir about the Picket Brothers promoting isn‘t even shut. The Woods are the spend of Roush vitality exclusively but they aren‘t promoting and talk about Roush as a accomplice from a technology standpoint solely.(4-21-98)
- Frail NFL coach Jerry Glanville became released from a health facility Sunday one day after he broke four ribs and his left ankle when he wrecked his Thunderbird one day of a qualifying spin for the NASCAR Winston West Phoenix 150 stock automobile bustle. No knowing if this effects his conception to strive the June, Richmond Cup bustle.(4-21-98)
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April 21, 1997
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