Stock Car Gazette for Monday, May 12, 2008
by Mike Irwin ~ May 12th, 2008 @ 6:23 am. Filed under: Stock Car Gazette. 369 readsI hope you and yours had a good weekend, and that you said “thank you” and “I love you” to your mom if you were able to.
There might be duplicates of this edition for some of you who receive the e-mail version … the Monday morning edition usually is larger than the rest of the week. I am actively researching some other mailing list options. Hopefully I can find a better solution.
We are remembering Adam Petty today… we lost him eight years ago.
Here’s the latest NASCAR and ARCA stock car racing news in today’s Stock Car Gazette.
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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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Track Trash – Darling,ton
by: Racing Maniac
New asphalt, new grip, same old Stripes.
Almost every driver eventually got a false sense of security, then whammed into the wall.
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Busch outlasts Darlington and claims victory
Kyle Busch won the battle of attrition Saturday night as NASCAR’s least popular driver overcame a pit-road penalty and several scrapes with the wall to win at Darlington Raceway. Busch’s third Sprint Cup Series victory of the season hardly thrilled the crowd, which viciously booed him in prerace introductions and hadn’t softened by the time he [...]
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Stewart does a 180 on Goodyear, praises Darlington tire
Vocal Goodyear critic Tony Stewart had only nice things to say Friday about the tire manufacturer’s choice for the newly repaved Darlington Raceway. Stewart was harsh about Goodyear after the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this year and has been a thorn in Goodyear’s side after other races. But Stewart praised the company for bringing [...]
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Terry Labonte set to join his brother at Pettys
Terry Labonte will be a teammate to his brother Bobby at Petty Enterprises starting next month, pending sponsor approval. Terry (and Chad McCumbee) will drive the #45 when Kyle Petty gets out for the summer. Petty is scheduled to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 and then miss the next seven races (one for his daughter’s wedding [...]
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DARLINGTON RACEWAY NEWS
RACE RESULTS
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Dodge Challenger 500
Darlington Raceway
May 10, 2008
Race 11 of 36
Pos. Driver Start No. Mfg. Led Completed Status Pts/Bonus Money
1 Kyle Busch 6 #18 Toyota 169 367 running 195/10 $313,700
2 Carl Edwards 36 #99 Ford 0 367 running 170/0 $241,850
3 Jeff Gordon 8 #24 Chevrolet 24 367 running 170/5 $194,236
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2 #88 Chevrolet 35 367 running 165/5 $138,100
5 David Ragan 15 #6 Ford 2 367 running 160/5 $123,375
6 Matt Kenseth 34 #17 Ford 3 367 running 155/5 $146,016
7 Denny Hamlin 21 #11 Toyota 15 367 running 151/5 $131,941
8 Travis Kvapil 24 #28 Ford 2 367 running 147/5 $121,789
9 Dave Blaney 13 #22 Toyota 0 367 running 138/0 $111,283
10 Jeff Burton 12 #31 Chevrolet 0 367 running 134/0 $134,858
11 Jamie McMurray 25 #26 Ford 3 367 running 135/5 $95,925
12 Kurt Busch 5 #2 Dodge 1 367 running 132/5 $87,650
13 Jimmie Johnson 3 #48 Chevrolet 0 367 running 124/0 $137,061
14 Martin Truex Jr. 22 #1 Chevrolet 11 367 running 126/5 $116,383
15 Clint Bowyer 38 #07 Chevrolet 0 367 running 118/0 $99,750
16 Mark Martin 27 #8 Chevrolet 0 367 running 115/0 $117,908
17 Scott Riggs 9 #66 Chevrolet 0 367 running 112/0 $99,008
18 Bobby Labonte 10 #43 Dodge 0 367 running 109/0 $119,011
19 David Reutimann 30 #44 Toyota 0 367 running 106/0 $81,300
20 David Gilliland 33 #38 Ford 1 367 running 108/5 $97,333
21 Tony Stewart 4 #20 Toyota 0 366 running 100/0 $125,061
22 Kasey Kahne 42 #9 Dodge 1 366 running 102/5 $109,091
23 Juan Pablo Montoya 19 #42 Dodge 0 366 running 94/0 $107,183
24 Michael Waltrip 37 #55 Toyota 0 365 running 91/0 $86,008
25 Brian Vickers 28 #83 Toyota 0 365 running 88/0 $76,950
26 J.J. Yeley 31 #96 Toyota 1 365 running 90/5 $84,675
27 AJ Allmendinger 26 #84 Toyota 0 364 running 82/0 $72,475
28 Michael McDowell 18 # Toyota 0 364 running 79/0 $85,872
29 Regan Smith 16 #01 Chevrolet 0 363 running 76/0 $82,625
30 Bill Elliott 20 #21 Ford 0 363 running 73/0 $92,795
31 Joe Nemechek 17 #78 Chevrolet 0 363 running 70/0 $71,200
32 Reed Sorenson 39 #41 Dodge 0 362 running 67/0 $98,239
33 Robby Gordon 40 #7 Dodge 0 361 running 64/0 $79,800
34 Sterling Marlin 14 #40 Dodge 0 350 running 61/0 $78,725
35 Casey Mears 29 #5 Chevrolet 0 341 running 58/0 $88,475
36 Paul Menard 41 #15 Chevrolet 0 340 running 55/0 $78,325
37 Ryan Newman 32 #12 Dodge 0 295 running 52/0 $112,200
38 Sam Hornish Jr. 23 #77 Dodge 0 270 running 49/0 $115,475
39 Kevin Harvick 11 #29 Chevrolet 0 265 running 46/0 $116,711
40 Patrick Carpentier 43 #10 Dodge 4 261 engine 48/5 $69,625
41 Kyle Petty 35 #45 Dodge 0 250 running 40/0 $69,500
42 Elliott Sadler 7 #19 Dodge 0 247 running 37/0 $95,750
43 Greg Biffle 1 #16 Ford 95 234 engine 39/5 $83,164
POINT STANDINGS RESULTS (top 40 only)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Dodge Challenger 500
Darlington Raceway
May 10, 2008
Race 11 of 36
Rk +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNF Laps Raced Laps Led Earnings
1 — Kyle Busch 1690 11 3 7 8 0 3605 567 $2,474,863
2 — Jeff Burton 1611 -79 11 1 3 7 0 3664 61 $1,856,926
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1556 -134 11 0 4 8 0 3616 451 $1,832,720
4 +2 Denny Hamlin 1500 -190 11 1 4 7 0 3603 645 $1,919,776
5 -1 Clint Bowyer 1490 -200 11 1 3 7 0 3662 150 $1,629,570
6 +1 Jimmie Johnson 1442 -248 11 1 4 4 0 3650 412 $2,224,591
7 +3 Carl Edwards 1400 -290 11 3 5 7 1 3576 306 $2,701,675
8 — Tony Stewart 1397 -293 11 0 4 6 2 3487 350 $2,430,687
9 -4 Kevin Harvick 1396 -294 11 0 2 5 0 3560 34 $1,738,284
10 +3 Jeff Gordon 1326 -364 11 0 4 5 3 3429 208 $1,864,400
11 -2 Greg Biffle 1308 -382 11 0 3 5 1 3503 112 $1,419,227
12 +2 David Ragan 1266 -424 11 0 2 3 1 3617 2 $1,329,888
13 -2 Ryan Newman 1264 -426 11 1 2 5 1 3405 53 $2,935,988
14 -2 Kasey Kahne 1264 -426 11 0 0 5 0 3618 5 $1,626,064
15 — Martin Truex Jr. 1230 -460 11 0 1 3 2 3638 13 $1,535,276
16 — Juan Pablo Montoya 1190 -500 11 0 1 1 0 3637 1 $1,539,608
17 — Brian Vickers 1161 -529 11 0 1 2 2 3631 5 $1,163,620
18 +1 Travis Kvapil 1155 -535 11 0 0 3 0 3646 2 $1,461,967
19 -1 Bobby Labonte 1128 -562 11 0 0 0 0 3635 4 $1,543,491
20 +2 Matt Kenseth 1113 -577 11 0 1 5 0 3508 146 $1,670,039
21 -1 David Gilliland 1088 -602 11 0 0 1 1 3473 3 $1,327,062
22 +2 Kurt Busch 1072 -618 11 0 1 1 3 3445 10 $1,912,250
23 +3 Jamie McMurray 1032 -658 11 0 0 1 1 3474 5 $1,237,841
24 -3 Paul Menard 1027 -663 11 0 0 0 0 3611 3 $1,190,695
25 +2 Scott Riggs 1006 -684 11 0 0 0 0 3566 2 $1,228,142
26 +2 Mark Martin 1003 -687 8 0 2 4 0 2468 69 $1,343,227
27 -4 Casey Mears 1000 -690 11 0 0 2 3 3253 0 $1,347,070
28 -3 Elliott Sadler 972 -718 11 0 0 1 3 3316 3 $1,511,698
29 +1 David Reutimann 967 -723 11 0 0 0 2 3501 3 $1,141,880
30 -1 Robby Gordon 946 -744 11 0 0 1 1 3457 1 $1,343,543
31 — Reed Sorenson 872 -818 11 0 1 1 2 3256 5 $1,669,242
32 — Michael Waltrip 851 -839 11 0 0 0 1 3568 12 $1,199,796
33 — Regan Smith 835 -855 11 0 0 0 0 3617 1 $1,135,805
34 — Sam Hornish Jr. 806 -884 11 0 0 0 1 3194 0 $1,535,609
35 — Dave Blaney 793 -897 10 0 0 1 2 3317 5 $1,118,013
36 — J.J. Yeley 702 -988 10 0 0 0 1 3161 1 $1,074,255
37 +2 Joe Nemechek 543 -1147 9 0 0 0 0 2730 0 $864,525
38 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 490 -1200 7 0 0 0 0 2340 0 $757,475
39 +1 Kyle Petty 485 -1205 8 0 0 0 0 2354 0 $818,840
40 -2 Dario Franchitti 483 -1207 7 0 0 0 0 2338 1 $780,238
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Humpy” Wheeler to Predict NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Winner, Wednesday, May 14 - 1:30 p.m. - Track Promoter Engages Canine Friends at Charlotte Press Conference to Reveal Who Will Be “Best in Show”: Promoter extraordinaire “Humpy” Wheeler will utilize four-legged friends from the canine community to make his annual prediction of who will win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Although Wheeler has “barked” up the wrong tree with his last two picks, he has correctly called 10 of the past 19 winners of NASCAR’s annual all-star event and promises a purebred prediction for 2008! This year’s $1-million-to-win event is Saturday night, May 17, at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The press conference will take place at the Wachovia Atrium located at 301 S. Tryon Street in Center City Charlotte, and Wheeler will be available for one-on-one interviews following the program. - Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Press Release
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Moise excited about future of women in NASCAR
Scripps News - Washington,DC,USA
By MIKE MULHERN, Winston-Salem Journal Patty Moise was a regular on NASCAR’s Busch circuit for almost 10 years, and drove in six Nextel Cup races along the …
www.scrippsnews.com/node/32837
NASCAR’s newest Bad Boy soaking up the spotlight
International Herald Tribune - France
Busch is thriving as NASCAR’s villain, which very well could be the role of his lifetime. Overshadowed for three seasons at Hendrick Motorsports by his …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/11/sports/CAR-NASCAR-Bad-Boy-Busch.php
Column: NASCAR Has A New Renegade
TriCities.com - Johnson City,TN,USA
He’s also exactly what NASCAR needs. Just ask a track promoter or network television executive. Can you say Tony Stewart or Kevin Harvick? …
www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/sports.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2008-05-10-0021.html
Autos: NASCAR’s newest Bad Boy soaking up the spotlight
DARLINGTON, SC — Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s most hated driver. And he loves it. Viciously booed during pre-race introductions, Busch soaked up the venom by encouraging last night’s crowd at Darlington Raceway to keep it coming. …
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Kyle Busch Wins At Darlington
Kyle Busch can’t be stopped. Loose lugnuts, missing lugnuts, penalties, not to mention that Busch complained about not having much of a brake pedal and at times the car wouldn’t turn and two encounters with the wall, he looked to be indestructible and unstoppable. Busch was leading the race when he pitted on lap 140 during the third caution and was penalized for a missing lugnut. Busch restarted at the end of the longest line (29th) and charged through the field, putting on a driving clinic in the process. Busch retook the lead on lap 270 and there was no catching him from there.
In his fourth try, Busch became the youngest driver to ever win at Darlington Raceway. Busch led a total of 169 laps on the way to his first victory at the historic track, his third win this year and his seventh win in 125 career races. It was the fourth victory for Toyota in 2008.
Carl Edwards finished second with Jeff Gordon coming home in the third spot. Except for some minor scrapping of the outside wall, Dale Earnhardt Jr. kept his nose clean and finished fourth. A great run by David Ragan vaulted him into the fifth position — he was followed by Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Travis Kvapil, Dave Blaney and Jeff Burton to round out the top ten. The race featured 8 cautions for 30 laps. There were 35 lead changes among 15 different drivers. 24 different cars took a total of 40 hits to the outside wall (40 Darlington Stripes).
The Sprint Cup Series is off next week, that is for a points paying race, but next Saturday night the Sprint All-Star race will run under the lights at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The Sprint Cup Series returns to action on Sunday, May 25th at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. That race is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM / Eastern Time on Fox.
Terry Labonte To Fill In For Petty
Terry Labonte will be a teammate to his brother Bobby at Petty Enterprises starting next month, pending sponsor approval. Terry (and Chad McCumbee) will drive the No. 45 when Kyle Petty gets out for the summer. Petty is scheduled to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 and then miss the next seven races (one for his daughter’s wedding and the other six to work as an analyst for TNT). McCumbee likely will drive at Dover and Chicago. Terry Labonte likely will drive in the other five races. Labonte’s addition is key for Petty Enterprises because the No. 45 car is not in the top 35 in car owner points. Labonte’s second of his two titles came in 1996 — that makes him the most recent champion not in the top 35 since Bill Elliott’s title came in 1988. Thus, Labonte would be guaranteed a starting spot each time he starts, while the Wood Brothers would lose that even with Elliott in the seat.
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Darlington International Raceway Fast Facts
.. Kyle Busch won the Dodge Challenger 500, his ninth victory in 125 Sprint Cup Series races.
.. This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2008.
.. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Darlington Raceway.
.. Busch became the 43rd different race winner at Darlington and at 23 years, eight days – the youngest. He beat Terry Labonte (9/1/1980) by nine months and eight days.
.. Carl Edwards (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish of 2008 and his fourth in five races at Darlington.
.. Jeff Gordon (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 2008, tying his season best set at California. It is his 19th top-10 in 28 races at Darlington.
.. Michael McDowell (28th) was the highest finishing rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-10-2008)
Franchitti’s status still unclear: #40-Dario Franchitti continues to heal from the broken left ankle he sustained during a Nationwide Series race at Talladega last month, with no firm timetable for his return. “There’s not really been any change,” Franchitti said Saturday. “I’m just waiting for the swelling to go down and the pain to go away, and for the fracture to heal. When those things go away, I’ll be able to drive the car again.” Sterling Marlin drove Chip Ganassi Racing’s #40 Dodge at Darlington, and could do so again at Charlotte if Franchitti is not ready. Franchitti has been monitoring the amount of pressure he puts on his ankle. After a couple hours of walking around, Franchitti elevates his leg and uses a boot that circulates cold water through it to alleviate the swelling. He had considered testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but the doctor nixed that idea. Franchitti obliged, remembering how he rushed back from injuries earlier in his career to mixed results. He recently traveled to Indianapolis – not to ponder racing in the Indy 500, where he is the reigning champion, but to get fitted for a carbon fiber brace that supports his ankle. He’ll use the brace when he returns to the car.(SceneDaily)(5-12-2008)
Nemechek’s Mom OK: Martha Nemechek, Joe’s mother [#78-Joe Nemechek], was not able to take part in Mother’s Day ceremonies at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night as she had knee surgery Saturday morning. She is doing fine and thanks everyone for the well wishes.(Furniture Row Racing)(5-12-2008)
Burton still has run every lap: UPDATE: #31-Jeff Burton is the lone Sprint Cup driver who has completed every lap (3,297) of competition this season. Burton also has completed 77.5% of the total laps (2,555 of 3,297) running in the top 15 and leads all drivers with the most runs on the lead lap (3,277 of 3,297).(RCR)(5-8-2008)
UPDATE: Burton completed all 367 laps at Darlington Saturday night.(5-11-2008)
Labonte supposedly agrees to contract extension with Petty’s UPDATE 2: Bobby Labonte has reached an agreement to remain in the #43 car at Petty Enterprises after this season, sources told ESPN.com on Saturday. Labonte has been widely speculated as a candidate to drive the fourth car at Richard Childress Racing, but Petty officials have remained adamant that he will spend the rest of his career with the organization and that he is determined to be the driver that puts the 43 back into Victory lane. David Hovis, a spokesman for Petty Enterprises, said the team had nothing to announce Saturday about Labonte’s future. “We still remain 100% convinced that Bobby will be with Petty Enterprises next season,” Hovis said. Sources said Labonte’s new deal will be announced as soon as details concerning a new sponsor are worked out. General Mills, Labonte’s current sponsor, will be on the fourth car at RCR next season.
Robbie Loomis, the vice president for racing operations at Petty, has been the most outspoken on Labonte’s commitment to Petty Enterprises. He remained that way on Saturday. “As far as I know Bobby Labonte will be with us for a long time,” he said before the Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. “I feel confident where we’re at with Petty Enterprises and with Bobby. In due time Petty Enterprises will have a lot of announcements coming forward.” One is that a Petty has finalized a deal with New York-based Medallion Financial as a business partner. Loomis said that could come within the next month to six weeks. The other concerns Labonte’s new sponsor. General Mills, Labonte’s current sponsor, will be on the fourth car at RCR next season. Loomis said negotiations for a new sponsor are going well, noting Labonte’s “brand is clean like the Petty’s.”(ESPN.com), one rumored sponsor for the #43 team has been Caterpillar, whose deal with Bill Davis Racing and the #22 Toyota runs out at the end of 2008.(5-3-2008)
UPDATE 2: from an ESPN.com post from #43 crew chief Jeff Meendering: “As for reports that Bobby Labonte has signed with the team, I don’t think that anything is set in stone there. They are getting really close on working everything out. But to say anything is set in stone might have been some speculation. When everything started blowing up with that story, the guys on our team never paid any attention to that. We have really good management here that takes care of that and allows us to go to the track and race. I still feel like Bobby will be here next year, but I know they’re not totally done with it. I think they’re getting close, though.”(ESPN.com)(5-10-2008)
John Andretti gets Indy 500 ride: John Andretti will attempt to qualify for his ninth Indianapolis 500 in the #24 Roth Racing car. Andretti, who started 24th and finished 30th last year in a Panther Racing-prepared car in his first Indy 500 since 1994, will replace Jay Howard in the seat for the race. Howard, the 2006 Firestone Indy Lights champion, passed the Rookie Orientation Program earlier in the week and practiced May 6. He has finishes of 22nd, 14th, 13th and 13th in IndyCar Series races this season. “As a result of the days lost due to weather, and losing our chief engineer (David Cripps) days before the start of this month, we found ourselves behind the 8-ball,” team president Margaret Roth said. “John brings with him a wealth of experience, which can help us build two competitive cars for the 500. Jay will be back at Milwaukee. He has our full support. He’s a great driver.”
“I want to feel it out a little bit, and see what we can do,” Andretti said on the way to pit lane for the tail end of practice preceding qualifications for the first 11 spots in the 33-car field. He topped 220 mph on three laps. Team owner-driver Marty Roth will attempt to qualify for his fourth 500-Mile Race in the #25 car. He has a high finish of 24th in 2004.(Roth Racing), Andretti skipped Darlington and Lowe’s testing to find an Indy 500 ride and Jeff Green attempted and failed to get the #34 Chevy into the race at Darlington.(5-10-2008)
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Monday Night Mafia Welcomes the Godfather
(For Immediate Release)
Chicago, IL (May 11, 2008)- Lori Munro and Dennis Michelsen welcome the “Godfather of Motorsports” to “Doin’ Donuts” on Monday night at 8pm ET. You’ve heard Dave Moody on MRN broadcasts and Sirius Speedway, now he does donuts with Lori and Dennis. Josh Stewart from the Long Island Press and Brock Beard will also take their turns talking about Darlington. It’s time for a little Monday Night Mafia with the Godfather of Motorsports to start an exciting week on RaceTalkRadio.com! From NASCAR to the dirt tracks RaceTalkRadio.com covers it all!
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Nationwide Series Testing at Lowes Monday and Tuesday: The NASCAR Nationwide Series has an open weekend as far as competition this week but will be on-track Monday and Tuesday, May 12-13 for a test session at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
More than 40 drivers representing more than 20 teams are expected to participate in the session at the 1.5-mile track. This will be the fourth scheduled test of the season for series teams. Other tests were at Daytona International Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.
The rain date would be Wednesday, May 14.
Each day the garage opens at 11 a.m. with the first practice session scheduled from 1 – 5 p.m. Following a one-hour break, practice resumes from 6 – 9 p.m. The garage closes at 9:30 p.m.(NASCAR PR)(5-12-2008)
Tony Stewart Wins at Darlington #20-Tony Stewart won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway for his 4th win of the season, the 8th win of the year for Joe Gibbs Racing (and the 6th race in a row) and the 4th win in a row for the #20 car. #5-Mark Martin ran out of gas on a restart with 4 laps to go while he was running in second. #38-Jason Leffer got into the back of Martin, putting him in the wall. #1-Mike Bliss, #7-Mike Wallace, and #47-Kelly Bires were collected and set up a green-white-checker finish. #2-Clint Bowyer finished second, followed by #99-David Reutimann, #03-Todd Bodine, #66-Steve Wallace, #64-David Stremme, #11-Jason Keller, #9-Chase Miller, #38-Jason Leffler, and Marcos Ambrose. #12-Sam Hornish Jr. was 11th, the last car on the lead lap. #60-Carl Edwards cut a tire down and hit the wall 4 laps into the race and finished 43rd. #32-Kyle Busch ran up front much of the race before late contact with the #88 car put him out and relegated him to a 31st place finish. There were 8 cautions for 36 laps and 8 leaders with 11 lead changes. Complete results are posted on the Darlington Race Page.(5-9-2008) www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/next/12darlington.htm#results
Changes at JR Motorsports: Marty Smith reported during ESPN2’s Darlington pre race coverage that JR Motorsports’ Director of Motorsports Steve Crisp was leaving the team the pursue a passion with hot rod cars. He will be replaced by Gus Larkin, the current head of Sponsor Relations, who will become the Team Manager.(ESPN TV Coverage)(5-9-2008)
NASCAR Schedules Year End Banquets: NASCAR announced today the lineup for its three top series’ 2008 postseason awards shows, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards Ceremony’s return to the Waldorf=Astoria hotel in New York City.
The Dec. 5 Waldorf event will continue a tradition begun in 1981 for NASCAR’s premier series. The event will be held in the Waldorf’s Grand Ballroom. Television broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
This lineup is a change from recent seasons, when the Nationwide Series was the finale. This year, that event will preface the New York show.
The rundown follows:
• Nov. 17: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series; Seminole Hard Rock; Hollywood, Fla.
• Nov. 22: NASCAR Nationwide Series; Portofino Bay Hotel; Orlando, Fla.
• Dec. 5: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; Waldorf=Astoria; New York.(NASCAR PR)(5-9-2008)
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NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington DHP 200 Unofficial Results
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NASCAR Nationwide Series Unofficial Driver Standings as of Darlington
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Bodine to run Nationwide race at Darlington UPDATE 2 Brings home 4th place finish: After starting from the 15th position, Todd Bodine brought the #03 Germain Racing Toyota home with a respectable 4th place finish. Todd’s comments: “We actually had a car to win and I goofed up and got up in the wall on three and four when I was behind Matt (Kenseth) and that really messed it up. It took the right front fender and pushed it in and then I pushed after that. We had a great night, great pit stops — the guys doing a hell of a job and just proud to be here racing. It’s great to be able to finish a Nationwide race in the top-five with all of these Cup guys. It just shows this old truck team is pretty tough.”(Toyota Motorsports PR)(5-10-2008)
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STENHOUSE, JR., SCORES FIRST ARCA RE/MAX SERIES WIN OFF STRONG KENTUCKY RESTART
SPARTA, Ky. – Roush Fenway Racing rookie Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and his No. 99 Ford used a solid restart on Lap 107 of 112 to steal the race lead from Scott Speed and the No. 2 Red Bull Toyota and drive away to his first ARCA RE/MAX Series win in front of 10,273 “Drive Smart! Buckle-Up Kentucky 150” fans at Kentucky Speedway tonight.
Stenhouse, Jr., led the closing six laps before crossing the finish line 0.374 of a second ahead of Scott Speed in the No. 2 Red Bull Toyota. The margin marked the third-closest finish in the series 16 Kentucky Speedway races and the second straight May win for the Roush Fenway No. 99 at the track. Current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Erik Darnell took top honors last season.
“We’ve had good runs the last few weeks, so to finally get a win was just awesome. It was pretty tough. I’ve never really led a restart in one of these stock cars, and, actually those last few restarts when we were behind him (Speed) were the best restarts I’ve ever had in a stock car. I’m just trying to get better ever week, and learn as much as I can,” Stenhouse, Jr., said.
“This is a special win compared to the sprint cars I’ve won in, and means the most to me to finally get a win in a stock car. I can’t say enough about this Ford Fusion and the Roush 8 Engines, they really ran down the straightaways tonight.
“There’s a lot of competition here, and a lot of good cars in the ARCA/REMAX Series, but it’s getting better and better for us every week. It was another good night for points for us, and we’re just going to try to keep the momentum up going to Toledo. . I’m just glad we got this one, and hopefully there are more to come,” he added.
Ryan Fischer took third in the No. 25 TufTruckdirect.com/Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet, Ken Butler III wheeled to a fourth-place finish in the No. 22 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Dream Machine and John Wes Townley completed the top-five in the No. 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s/SPS/BB&T Ford.
The Roush Fenway driver spoiled what looked to Speed’s night. Speed seized the race lead on Lap 52 from Jake Francis and his No. 48 Dodge and led until Lap 106 when his solid run was ended by a series of late cautions.
The race restarted at total of four times in the closing 14 laps. Speed managed to hold point on all but the final restart, when his No. 2 experienced mechanical difficulty.
“Our Fuel strategy was fine. The only problem was on like the original green-white-checker. We got off to a nice little lead, but we broke third gear. So, the rest of the restarts they kept doing the green-white-checker and the gear was destroyed. It was a challenge. We definitely had a fast car. We should have won,” Speed said.
Tonight’s results should lead to a shake up in the series standings. Leader Matt Carter closed out the race 29th in his No. 46 Ford and Frank Kimmel, who entered the race second in the standings, placed 13th. Carter entered the race with a 35-point lead over Kimmel. Stenhouse was third in the standings and 95 points back to start the night.
Kentucky Speedway goes “old school” for the May 24 Frank Kimmel Enduro Nationals II. Sixty-eight drivers made up the largest starting field in Kentucky Speedway field last season that treated fans to five-wide racing at times.
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LAST RACE
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Drive Smart! Buckle Up Kentucky 150
Pos Car Driver
1 99 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
2 2 Scott Speed
3 25 Ryan Fischer
4 20 Ken Butler III
5 09 John Wes Townley
6 39 Brett Hudson
7 60 Patrick Sheltra
8 11 Bryan Silas
9 4 Michael Annett
10 32 Dominick Casola
POINTS STANDINGS
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Pos Driver Points
1 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 1365
2 Frank Kimmel 1360
3 John Wes Townley 1320
3 Matt Carter 1315
5 Tom Hessert III 1295
6 Scott Speed 1240
7 Justin Allgaier 1230
8 Patrick Sheltra 1215
9 Ken Butler III 1165
10 Tayler Malsam 1140
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