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Runnin’ late, so no chit-chat today…
Thanks to everyone for all the kind words on the Spanish issue yesterday.
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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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“Lyrical Laps and Laughs” A Worthwhile Read!
by: Mike Irwin
What do you get when you combine NASCAR Cup stock car race recaps, with… poetry? Huh?
MORE: motorsportsnews.net/archives/1207
(Note: this review is a must-read for Jeff Gordon’s fans)
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Cup or Nationwide?
by: Mike Wells
Should Cup drivers be allowed to run a full season in The Nationwide Series? This is a highly debated topic and will continue to be. There are points to each side of the story.
MORE: motorsportsnews.net/archives/1210
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NASCAR strips driver Peyton Sellers of a win in Camping World Series East
Peyton Sellers, a driver in the NASCAR Camping World East Series, has been stripped of his victory in the season-opening race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easely, S.C.
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NASCAR teleconference interview with Dale Earnhardt, Jr
DENISE MALOOF: Thank you, welcome, everyone to this special edition of the NASCAR video teleconference, ahead of Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Super Speedway. We’re pleased to be joined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. today who is our guest. We’ll get right into it. I know, Dale, you have a special announcement. Because beginning today [...]
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Is Danica’s win upstaging NASCAR?
Has Patrick’s Victory Made Kansas a Bigger Story Than Talladega? Danica Patrick made history last weekend by becoming the first female to win an IndyCar Series event. On her fiftieth try, Patrick took the checkers at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. Her breakthrough win made worldwide headlines and has attracted unprecedented [...]
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Will Truex stick it out with DEI or bolt?
If free agent-to-be Martin Truex Jr. is considering employment with another team, the next two months should help him make up his mind. Starting with last year’s spring race at Talladega, Truex shrugged off a slow start with finishes of 11th or better in six of nine races — including a dominant win at Dover. During [...]
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Checkers/Rally’s pulls its NASCAR sponsorships a year early
Checkers/Rally’s has been released from its position as the official burger of NASCAR, creating an opening in the quick-service restaurant category. NASCAR called the separation a mutual decision. Checkers/Rally’s, based in Tampa, also has exited its sponsorships of the Indianapolis 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All of the motorsports deals [...]
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Important two months lie ahead for Truex, DEI future
In final year of contract, driver needs to repeat ‘07 bloom
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Blue Angels To Perform Fly-By At Richmond International Raceway On Saturday, May 3, Prior To NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race - Tickets Still Available for Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400: The sights and sounds at Richmond International Raceway just got even more exciting. The sky above America’s Premier Short Track will be invaded by the roaring engines of the internationally known Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron on Saturday, May 3, prior to the Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. One of the most anticipated moments of pre-race ceremonies at NASCAR races is the patriotic fly-by performed at the conclusion of the National Anthem. This year’s performance is sure to send chills down the spines of 112,029 fans in attendance. Fans who wish to be a part of this event can still purchase tickets to Saturday’s race by logging onto www.rir.com or calling the ticket office at 866-455-7223. The Blue Angels have performed at some of the most popular sporting events in the country, including this year’s Super Bowl. The Blue Angels squadron consists of six F/A-18 Hornets, which are high-performance, tactical aircrafts designed to operate from aircraft carriers and land bases. These twin-engine, multi-mission strike fighters are flown by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and seven international air forces. The Hornet’s two engines deliver about 36,000 pounds combined thrust and a top speed of more than mach 1.8. Recognized across the country as one of the most exciting flight demonstration teams, the Blue Angels will perform a fly-by in conjunction with the National Anthem, which will be performed by the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, making for a truly patriotic pre-race ceremony to kick off the Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. In addition to the fly-by performance, some of the Blue Angels team members will be making appearances at America’s Premier Short Track throughout the weekend. Several of the Blue Angels will visit the Green Flag Zone fan hospitality on Saturday, May 3, and the Party Zone fan hospitality on Friday, May 2. They will participate in question and answer sessions and sign autographs (time permitting). Tickets are available now for the Crown Royal Presents The Dawn Lowry 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, May 3. Tickets start at $80 and can be purchased online at www.rir.com or by calling 866-455-7223. For more information on the Party Zone and Green Flag Zone fan hospitality areas, please visit www.rir.com or call 866-455-7223. - Richmond International Raceway, Press Release
Aaron’s 499 Will Boast An International Flavor Both On The Track And In The Grandstands: The Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway will have international flavor – both on the track and in the grandstands. While Scotland’s Dario Franchitti, Colombia’s Juan Pablo Montoya and Canada’s Patrick Carpentier are entered in this weekend’s Aaron’s 499, Talladega Superspeedway boasts ticket sales to race fans from all 50 states and more than 20 countries. The countries that will be represented among the thousands of race fans will include Japan, Brazil, El Salvador, Australia, New Zealand, Venezuela, England, Scotland, Mexico, Canada and Germany. “We’re proud that race fans from around the world view Talladega Superspeedway as a must-see destination,” Track President Rick Humphrey said. “Year in and year out, Talladega Superspeedway showcases the most competitive racing on the NASCAR circuit. No matter where you call home, the best way to experience Talladega Superspeedway is in person.” Tickets are still available for the Aaron’s Dream Weekend by calling the Talladega Superspeedway Ticket Office at 1-877-Go2-DEGA, (1-877-462-3342) or visiting www.talladegasuperspeedway.com. For our hearing impaired guests, please call TDD 1-866-ISC-TRAK (1-866-472-8725). - Talladega Superspeedway, Press Release
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Harvick to run Bakersfield IMCA race.
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Stewart in talks to join new team in 2009 - Tom Bowles - SI.com
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Best Buy To Sponsor Dover Race
Dover International Speedway officials announced Tuesday they have signed the Best Buy retail chain to sponsor of the track’s June Sprint Cup race. The Best Buy 400 will be run June 1 at the 1-mile track. As part of the sponsorship, track officials will refer to the race as the Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks. “On behalf of Best Buy’s 150,000 employees, we are proud to sponsor the inaugural running of the Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks race,” said Barry Judge, chief marketing officer, Best Buy Co. “Many of our customers love auto racing, so this sponsorship is another way Best Buy is not only supporting the sport they enjoy, but also helping a great charity.”
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NEXT RACE: Talladega Race Info/Rundown Page
www.jayski.com/next/2008/9tss2008.htm
Entry List for the Aaron’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Raceway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of 2008 owners points (2008 race attempts/owners pts standings in parens):
#09-Sterling Marlin (1/52)
#10-Patrick Carpentier (8/41)
#21-Jon Wood (8/42)
#22-Dave Blaney (8/37)
#34-John Andretti (8/45)
#40-Dario Franchitti (8/39)
#45-Kyle Petty (8/43)
#70-Ken Schrader (8/38)
#78-Joe Nemechek (8/44)
#84-A.J. Allmendinger (8/40)
#96-J.J. Yeley (8/36)
In the event qualifying is cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #’s 96,22,70,40,84,10,21,45
missing the race would be [3]: #’s 78,34, 09
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Talladega Entry List
www.jayski.com/stats/2008/entries/9tss2008-entry.htm
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Talladega
A couple changes, #44-Reutimann is back in and #96-Yeley falls out and must qualify by speed at Talladega.
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
31) #41-Sorenson/Ganassi Racing 644 +93
32) #55-Waltrip/Waltrip Racing 621 +70
33) #77-Hornish/Penske Racing 605 +54
34) #44-Reutimann/Waltrip Racing 567 -16
35) #01-Smith/Dale Earnhardt Inc 554, 3 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #96-Yeley/Hall of Fame Racing 551, 3 points out of 35th
37) #22-Blaney/Bill Davis 546 -8
38) #70-Schrader/Haas CNC Racing 542 +12
39) #40-Franchitti/Ganassi Racing 514 -40
40) #84-Allmendinger/Red Bull Racing 443 -111
For the owner points standings, see my Drivers/Owners Points Standings page
www.jayski.com/stats/2008/points/8phx2008points.htm#OWN
Checkers/Rally’s no longer official burger of NASCAR: Checkers/Rally’s has been released from its position as the official burger of NASCAR, creating an opening in the quick-service restaurant category. NASCAR called the separation a mutual decision. Checkers/Rally’s, based in Tampa, also has exited its sponsorships of the Indianapolis 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All of the motorsports deals were scheduled to run through the 2009 season. Checkers/Rally’s confirmed the end of the sponsorships, but its chief marketing officer, Terri Snyder, could not be reached for comment. NASCAR now has turned its attention to filling the QSR category. Brian Corcoran, managing director of corporate marketing in NASCAR’s New York office, is spearheading the effort to find a brand with a national footprint. (Sports Business Daily/SceneDaily.com)(4-24-2008)
Edwards Tests in Iowa: Carl Edwards already owns three Sprint Cup Series wins this season, but continues to look beyond the immediate horizon. This weekend, Talladega. Next weekend, Richmond. So it made sense for the #99-Roush Fenway Racing driver to conduct a closed test today at Iowa Speedway in Newton, a 7/8-mile asphalt track similar in terms of specifications to Richmond.(Des Moines Register)(4-24-2008)
Johnson and Montoya on QVC: Sprint Cup drivers #48-Jimmie Johnson and #42-Juan Pablo Montoya are scheduled to appear live on QVC For Race Fans Only with QVC on-air host and NASCAR enthusiast Dan Hughes, live from Talladega, Ala. For Race Fans Only will be broadcast Friday, April 25, 2008 from 8-10 pm/et.(QVC PR)(4-24-2008)
Sad News: Cameron Argetsinger: Cameron Argetsinger, the founder of racing at Watkins Glen, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 87. Argetsinger’s death comes at a time when the Watkins Glen community is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first road race through the streets of the village, organized by Argetsinger, in 1948. That event eventually led to the construction of the Watkins Glen Racetrack and the community became world famous after Argetsinger succeeded in attracting Formula 1 races to the track in 1961. Argetsinger, a lawyer by profession, left Watkins Glen Grand Prix Corp. in 1970 to head up other racing organizations. He returned to the area in 1977 and became a partner in a local law firm. He remained passionate about all types of auto racing right until the end, said longtime track historian Bill Green. Argetsinger was a driver, a race promoter and organizer who did more than anyone to put Watkins Glen on the map with his vision for the future, Green said.(Elmira Star-Gazette)(4-24-2008)
Stewart to leave JGR? UPDATE: Sources tell Sports Illustrated that #20-Tony Stewart is working on the final stages of a deal to move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC next season. Considering the ramifications of such a move, no one’s admitting anything quite yet, as you’d expect. When reached for comment, Haas CNC Racing spokesman Ron Mench claims there’s been no communication between Stewart and the organization. Stewart’s PR spokesman Mike Arning was noncommittal (”I’ve heard what you’ve heard,” when asked about Haas CNC) but he reminded SI [Sports Illustrated] that Stewart’s contract with Gibbs runs through the 2009 season. “He’s there this year and he’s there next year,” claimed Arning. “And I know for a fact that JGR is interested in retaining Tony for ‘10 and beyond. They’d like him to retire at Joe Gibbs Racing. As Tony’s said many times, ‘Nothing’s broke. Why change it?’ Tony’s going to have a lot of options in front of him; why wouldn’t he? But I don’t see [an early out happening] … everyone is going to live up to the terms of the contract that runs through ‘09.” However, sources are adamant that not just the talking, but deal-making is already taking place for Stewart to go elsewhere. And, while sometimes a formidable opponent, contracts can be easily bought out, as Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch have shown us in recent years.(Sports Illustrated), am sure this will be much dicussed about over the weekend at Talladega.(4-23-2008)
UPDATE: Tony Stewart has begun discussion with Joe Gibbs Racing officials about his future with the company, ESPN.com has learned. And that future, sources say, is questionable. Multiple sources close to the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity said Stewart told Gibbs officials that he’d like to be released from the final year of his current driving contract, which expires at the conclusion of the 2009 season. “He definitely has some options,” JGR president J.D. Gibbs said. “To me it’s no different than any of the options he’s had before. The reality is he’s racing here through 2009. There’s no ifs, ands or buts about that one. Our stance is he’s racing for us through 2009.” Sources said Stewart is intrigued by the thought of team ownership. One potential scenario mentioned was a partnership with Haas/CNC Racing, under which Stewart would own as much as a 50 percent stake in the race team that currently fields the # 66 and 70 Chevys. Under that scenario he would drive one of those two machines. Such a move would reunite Stewart with Chevy, which sources said was of the utmost importance to the driver, given that he’s driven for General Motors for most of his career, and that GM sponsors Stewart’s open wheel sprint car program.(ESPN.com)(4-23-2008)
Max Papis will drive the #70 Haas Automation Chevy during the two road-course races on the 2008 Sprint Cup Series schedule.(Haas CNC Racing PR)(4-23-2008)
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Drawing a line in the clay; will fans, promoters follow?
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I don’t know what Sprint Cup drivers will do in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499, but if they’re smart they’ll elect to do precisely what they did last fall at Talladega Superspeedway.
www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/13259.html
Reports say Stewart wants out of contract
Two online reports citing unnamed sources reported Wednesday that Tony Stewart wants out of the final year of a contract with Joe Gibbs Racing that runs through the end of the 2009 season.
www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/13258.html
(Danica) Patrick fondly welcomed by ex-boss Letterman
www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/13254.html
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Triple Header ASALMS Weekend on RaceTalkRadio.com
Chicago, IL (April 23, 2008)- Last season RaceTalkRadio brought fans exciting racing action from all over the country! This weekend RaceTalkRadio will feature our first broadcast of the original ASA Late Model Series for 2008. Every lap of green flag action from O’Reilly Raceway Park can be heard LIVE on RaceTalkRadio.com. Join the voice of the ASALMS Matt Prieur and Dennis Michelsen for coverage of the USPRO, ASALMS Challenge, and Northern Division races this Friday and Saturday nights. If you can’t be there at the track join us online for all the exciting racing action.
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Up and Down Day for Team Dakar USA in the Central Europe Rally
Veszprem, Hungary – It was a seesaw day for Team Dakar USA. Over the past three stages when things have gone well for Robby Gordon and his Monster Hummer, BJ Baldwin and the Vanguard Hummer has had its set of challenges. Today the roles were reversed.
The Central Europe Rally shifted back to Hungary and revisited the site of the first special in Dubras, just outside Budapest. Gordon impressed on the first special of the day, finishing third in the opening segment. BJ Baldwin was in full attack mode as well but managed to tangle with a tree. That episode relegated him to seventh on the first special.
Team Dakar USA then travelled 201km to the start of the second special in Veszprem where the rally will be for the next two days.
There was no holding back for either of the two hummer teams. Gordon and Grider were flying when a rock managed to sever the rear brake line. The duo acted quickly to cap of the line and continue with only front brakes. Navigation errors by some of the top rivals allowed them to close up the gap only to give it back when the Hummer H3 went off the track just a few kilometers from the end of the special.
The second special was the best moment yet for BJ Baldwin and navigator Kevin Heath. Coming from the back the team scored an impressive 5th place finish which vaulted them up to 15th in the overall classifications. With Gordon’s mechanical luck he dropped back to eight in the standings, 7:05 adrift.
Tomorrow’s stage five will remain in Veszprem which is good terrain for the Hummers. The wide open, sometimes motorcross like tracks make for spectacular rallying and Team Dakar USA plans to charge again.
Coverage of the Central Europe Rally can be seen in the United States on DirecTV. The half hour show will be aired twice – first at 7p.m. EST and then again at 12:30a.m. Additional rally coverage can also be found on robbygordon.com and robbysuprising.com where Team Dakar USA will have daily updates, the twitter micro blog feed, and videos.
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NASCAR News & Notes: NASCAR’s Talladega race preview is psted on the Talladega Race Page.(4-22-2008)
www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/next/10talladega.htm#notes
Talladega Entry List: There are 43 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. The list is posted on the Talladega Race Page.(4-21-2008)
www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/next/10talladega.htm#entry
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Rookie Landon Cassill, 18, will run his third race of the season on May 2, when he will pilot the No. 5 National Guard/2-224th Aviation Battalion (Assault) Chevrolet at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. On May 9, Mark Martin will climb behind the wheel of the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. It will be Martin’s second race of the season for JR Motorsports after winning in March at Las Vegas.(Hendrick Motorsports)
Kenny Wallace and the U.S. Border Patrol Chevy are ready to race in Talladega. Wallace, who has four top 10 finishes in ten Talladega NASCAR Nationwide Series starts, believes he can give the #28 U.S. Border Patrol Chevy Team its best finish of the season in the Aarons 312 this Saturday.(JRR) Read more
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AT TALLADEGA: In five NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has recorded one win, two top-five finishes and three top-10s. During his win, which happened on April 5, 2003, Earnhardt led 60 of the 117 laps — 51.3 percent of the race. Brian Campe, a 26-year-old native of Madison, Ala., is a race engineer and shock specialist for the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet team. Campe got started in motor sports as a high schooler building engines. From 1997 to 2002, he built engines for all forms of racing, including Pro Mod’s drag cars and Hobby Stock’s stock cars. In 2002, he transferred from the University of Alabama at Huntsville to UNC Charlotte to pursue a career in NASCAR. An internship at Dale Earnhardt Inc. in May 2003 turned into a job as a race engineer once he graduated in December 2005. Campe transitioned to Hendrick Motorsports in March 2006 and became the shock specialist for the No. 5 Nationwide Series team. At the end of the 2007 season, Campe moved from Hendrick Motorsports to JR Motorsports when the two organizations merged Nationwide Series programs.
What more can Kyle Busch (No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota) do for an encore?He’s been pretty successful in his follow-up work since winning three weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway.Since that victory, Busch has posted two more wins — at Phoenix International Raceway and last Sunday at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Not only has Busch — who is in the top 10 in the standings in each of NASCAR’s national series — won three in a row for the first time since Ryan Newman in 2005, but he’s shown his talent and versatility off the same way Newman did.Like Newman, Busch accumulated his wins on totally different tracks — the intermediate and racy venue at Texas; the one-mile short track at Phoenix and the winding road course in Mexico City.He has two top fives in four series races at Talladega, but was 39th last year after an early accident. The only series driver to win four races in succession is Sam Ard. The two-time series champion did so in 1983.Three of Ard’s four consecutive wins were on short tracks while one was an intermediate-track victory.(NASCARMedia)
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Kansas Speedway: O’Reilly Auto Parts 250, Saturday, April 26, 2008 - SPEED/TV Prerace 5:30pm/et; Race 6:00pm/et. Complete race information is posted on the Kansas Race Page.
www.jayski.com/cts/next/2008/5kansas2008.htm
Preliminary Entry List: There are 34 trucks listed on the preliminary entry list for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Entry list is posted on the Kansas Race Page.(4-21-2008)
www.jayski.com/cts/next/2008/5kansas2008.htm#entry
Kansas Speedway and Univ. of Kansas Hospital partner for cancer screenings: Kansas Speedway and the University of Kansas Hospital announced today that they are partnering to offer free head, neck and oral cancer screenings on Saturday, April 26 as part of Kansas Speedway’s race weekend. Screenings will be offered starting at Noon on Saturday outside Gate B and each screening will only take about 15 minutes. The screenings were requested by Bobby Hamilton Racing, who lost their team owner, Bobby Hamilton, last year to head and neck cancer. Lori Hamilton, Bobby’s widow, is a spokesperson for Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Awareness Week, and the Univ. of Kansas Hospital doctors, nurses and support staff are volunteering their time for the screenings.(Kansas Speedway PR)(4-23-2008)
Statement from Mike Hillman Sr., General Manager for Germain Racing: “We have built a schedule for Chrissy Wallace to run six more NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races with us in 2008. Her next race is Milwaukee, followed by Kentucky, Nashville, Gateway, Atlanta and Homestead. We are looking at building some ARCA RE/MAX Series races into that schedule, if funding becomes available. And, ideally, we’d like to see Chrissy Wallace in a fully-sponsored campaign for Raybestos Rookie of the Year in a Tundra for Germain Racing in 2009. We’re very excited about working with Chrissy and I think we’re all looking forward to Milwaukee.”(Germain Racing PR)(4-23-2008)
Cassill in #46 at Kansas for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports: Morgan-Dollar Motorsports will field Hendrick Motorsports development driver Landon Cassill in the #46 Chevy for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway.(Chevy Racing PR)(4-23-2008)
A game plan has been put into place for both Wood Brothers race teams. Jon Wood will practice and qualify the Wood Brothers #21 Honey Buns Ford Fusion at Talladega Saturday morning. Following qualifying, Jon will catch a waiting plane to Kansas in hopes of making it on time for the 5:00pm/ct start of the Craftsman Truck Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at the Kansas Speedway. The #21 Air Force Ford F-150 truck team has secured the driving services of Brandon Whitt to practice and qualify the truck.(Wood Brothers Racing PR)(4-23-2008)
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Dale Jr.’s Silence Would Ease Eury Criticism
by Josh Stewart
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Insider Racing News
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Nationwide Series Now Busch’s Series
by Brian Watkins
Marty Smith Returns To ESPN In Style
dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/04/marty-smith-returns-to-espn-in-style.html
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2:00P-4:00 ESPN-CL Classic’s NASCAR: 1994 Winston Select 500, Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, AL,
May 1/94
5:00P-6:00 VS Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour, USAC Silver Crown, Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, AZ,
Feb 16/08
6:00P-6:30 espn2 NASCAR Now, Nicole Manske, HD, L
7:00P-7:30 DTV 101 Central Dakar Rally. Daily coverage of the off-road rally through Hungary and Romania
which is standing in as a replacement for the 2008 Dakar Rally which was cancelled in
January
Race Fan TV does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, www.speedtv.com/schedule/
DISC-HDT = Discovery HD Theatre
ESPN-CL = ESPN Classic, US
HDNet = High Definition Network available on DirecTV (Channel 79) and DISH, etc.
Outdoor = Outdoor Channel (US)
VS = Versus (formerly known as OLN, Outdoor Life Network)
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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