The #83 Red Bull Racing Sprint Cup team got roped and branded yesterday (har har)… read all about that and much more in today’s Stock Car Gazette.
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The #83 Red Bull Racing team got roped and branded yesterday (har har)… read all about that and much more in today’s Stock Car Gazette.
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Who’s At 1,000 Starts In NASCAR? Mikey!
by: Steve Langley
Michael Waltrip has been in the forefront of NASCAR since his first career start at the 1985 Coca-cola World 600 in Charlotte. Waltrip finished 28th that day and His brother Darrell Waltrip brought home the win. This Sunday at Atlanta, Waltrip will make his 1,000th career NASCAR start, second only to Richard Petty who sits at 1,184 starts.
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No. 83 Team Penalized For Post-Race Inspection Infractions
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Don’t look for Chevy to leave, just do things a little differently …
ESPN – USA
“Mark Martin helped raise me as a race car driver at this level. He emphasized to me, over and over and over, that you never know when you’re going to win …
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=smith_marty&page=DoorToDoor081015
CoT now Car of Today for forseeable future
USA Today – USA
By Mike Harris, AP Auto Racing Writer Anyone in the Sprint Cup garage still complaining about the Car of Tomorrow and hoping NASCAR is planning big changes …
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/2008-10-22-2264561398_x.htm
Petty Enterprises pushing on in NASCAR ranks despite merger talk
The Canadian Press
Loomis had a plan for one of NASCAR’s most iconic teams, one that would require years – not weeks – of planning, hard work and a little luck. …
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5h72u2s25choAFGOGpVh4yEvI7dtg
NASCAR Gives Red Bull The Horn
By Dave Moody(Dave Moody)
NASCAR has announced penalties, suspensions and fines to the No. 83 Red Bull Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, as a result of rules infractions found yesterday during a post-race technical inspection at the NASCAR Research and …
http://www.sirius-speedway.com/2008/10/nascar-gives-red-bull-horn.html
NASCAR’s version of the World Series feels more like spring training
By OrlandoSentinel.com
Not only does it give NASCAR a signature event to close out the year (you have to be smoking crack if you think the Ford 400 is a signature event) it gives Daytona fans a more comfortable environment to watch a race. …
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_nascar/2008/10/nascars-version.html
NASCAR Running Out of Gas?
His wallet is shrinking and as a result one of his favorite sports — NASCAR — is feeling the pinch. NASCAR’s television ratings in the US are second only to those of professional football. Its fans — who might be the most loyal of …
http://www.minyanville.com/articles/index.php?a=19637
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NASCAR Hands Down Penalties
NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the No. 83 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions found on Tuesday during a Martinsville post-race inspection at the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. The car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used do not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-2.1-D (exterior sheet metal body parts did not meet the specified minimum thickness) of the 2008 NASCAR rule book. As a result, both the crew chief, Kevin Hamlin, and the car chief, Craig Smokstad, have been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR. Additionally, Hamlin has been fined $100,000. Driver Brian Vickers and owner Dietrich Mateschitz have been penalized with the loss of 150 driver and 150 owner points, respectively.
Jay Frye Responds To Penalty
“As a team we accept full responsibility for the infractions regarding the No. 83′s Martinsville car and will not appeal NASCAR’s ruling. This approach to racing is against the values of the Red Bull Racing Team, and the necessary steps will be taken to rectify the situation ensuring it does not happen again. It is a privilege to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and we are taking this penalty seriously. R&D Manager Randy Cox will assume the duties of interim Crew Chief on the No. 83 in Atlanta.”
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Entry List for the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway is posted, 45 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of 2008 owners points (2008 race attempts/owners pts standings in parens):
#02-Joey Logano (1/58)
#10-A.J. Allmendinger (32/38)
#21-Bill Elliott [past champ] (32/41)
#40-Bryan Clauson (18/44)
#45-Chad McCumbee (32/40)
#47-Marcos Ambrose (32/36) [was #00 team]
#70-Tony Raines (32/43)
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. (32/37)[past owner winner]
#78-Joe Nemechek (32/42)
#96-Ken Schrader (32/39)
withdrew from the race
#08-Johnny Sauter (13/46)
In the event qualifying is cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #’s 77,21,47,10,96,45,78,70
missing the race would be [2]: #’s 40,02
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Atlanta Entry List.(10-20/22-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2008/entries/33ams2008-entry.htm
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Atlanta:
No drop in or out of top 35, #84 moves up to 34th and #7 down to 35th and the spread is larger, 75 pts ahead of 36th
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
33) #22-Blaney/Bill Davis Racing: 2566 +196
34) #84-Speed/Red Bull Racing: 2460 +90
35) #7-Gordon/RGM: 2445 75 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #47[was #00]-Ambrose/Waltrip Racing: 2370, 75 points out of 35th
37) #77-Hornish/Penske Racing: 2305 -140
For the owner points standings, see my Drivers/Owners Points Standings page.(10-19-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2008/points/32mar2008points.htm#OWN
NASCAR This Week on ESPN and ABC: Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the fastest tracks on the Sprint Cup Series schedule, and Sunday’s 500-mile race on the 1.5-mile track is the fourth-from-last race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. ESPN on ABC will have live, high definition coverage from Atlanta beginning with NASCAR Countdown at 1pm/et on Sunday, Oct. 26. ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will air live coverage of Sprint Cup qualifying from Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7pm/et as well as same-day coverage of final practice airing Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7pm/et. Dr. Jerry Punch will be lead announcer, joined in the booth for analysis by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will be pit reporters with Tim Brewer in the ESPN Tech Center. The pre-race NASCAR Countdown show from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Allen Bestwick, with Rusty Wallace and analyst Brad Daugherty. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race. The race will re-air Monday, Oct. 27, at 10am/et on ESPN Classic.
Petty’s Loomis talks about Dodge & mergers: from a Dodge Motorsports Teleconference Transcript:
Q: WHERE DOES PETTY ENTERPRISES STAND WITH REGARDS TO A MERGER?
ROBBIE LOOMIS: We’re very committed to Dodge at Petty Enterprises. If you read the news out there, everybody is talking to everyone about our merger. As the future unfolds, we all have to be smart on how we pay attention to how we operate and is there ways that we can be more efficient as we grow. That’s what will drive the decision of the future.
Q: IN REGARD TO MERGERS, FOR PETTY ENTERPRISES, IS THIS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE?
LOOMIS: It’s a tough question. I think that our number one thing is…..in 2008 we wanted to move into a new shop. We wanted to move to Charlotte. We wanted to bring in an investor with Boston Ventures. We’ve got a new CEO in David Zucker. We have been looking at things…I know as I have the last couple years…we kind of saw that we were two cars and we wanted to get to four because years ago, NASCAR said there needs to be a four-car team. Then all of a sudden the landscaping is kind of changing and there are a lot of alliances. Before, a one or two car team was trying to hook on another two car team. Now, you’re seeing a four-car team and two-car team that want to attach to them and maybe grow to a four-car team to attach to that.(Dodge Motorsports PR)(10-23-2008)
Johnson has the highest winning % of active drivers: By winning at Martinsville on Sunday, #48-Jimmie Johnson passed #24-Jeff Gordon on the all-time list for Cup Series win percentage. Johnson has 39 victories in 251 career starts, pushing his winning percentage to 15.54%. Gordon’s percentage stands at 14.87% (81 wins in 541 starts.) Overall, Johnson is eighth all-time in win percentage:
1. Herb Thomas — 21.05%
2. Tim Flock — 20.86%
3. David Pearson — 18.26%
4. Richard Petty — 16.89%
5. Fred Lorenzen — 16.46%
6. Fireball Roberts — 16.02%
7. Junior Johnson — 15.97%
8. Jimmie Johnson — 15.54
(10-23-2008)
Ronald McDonald House Charities Featured on #19 at AMS: Elliott Sadler’s #19 Dodge will feature a Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) paint scheme this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in support of World Children’s Day at McDonald’s. This year, participating McDonald’s restaurants will offer customers the opportunity to Give A Hand by donating a small amount to personalize and post a paper hand that symbolizes their support. In addition, in the U.S. on November 20, participating restaurants will donate $1 from the sale of select menu items to RMHC. In addition, from November 10 – 20, customers in the U.S. can help support RMHC through the “Give a Hand” in-restaurant program. For each hand sold, $1 will go to support RMHC. Started in 2002, World Children’s Day at McDonald’s is the company’s largest annual fundraiser for children. The #19 Ronald McDonald House Charities Dodge will run “Thank You Paul Newman 1925 – 2008” on the rear panel of the racecar. Paul Newman, a former IndyCar team owner, actor and philanthropist, began supplying McDonald’s with Newman’s Own all-natural salad dressing in March 2003. McDonald’s, as a Newman’s Own customer, enabled Paul Newman to donate additional profits to charity through the exclusive agreement. Paul Newman and the Newman’s Own Foundation have given over $250 million to thousands of educational and charitable purposes worldwide since 1982. In 2005, Newman accepted the Ronald McDonald House Charities Award of Excellence on behalf of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps.(GEM PR)(10-23-2008)
Halloween colors for Kyle Busch at AMS: Kyle Busch’s #18 M&M’s Toyota will feature a special Halloween M&M’s paint scheme in the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in celebration of Halloween on Friday, Oct. 31, and to promote the M&M’s Halloween Millions contest. Busch will participate in the NASCAR Foundation Track Walk Sunday morning in Atlanta and walk alongside the children of the Carrie Steele-Pitts Home orphanage located in Atlanta, a charity supported by the Kyle Busch Foundation (KBF). The children will stick around and cheer Busch on during the Pep Boys Auto 500, compliments of the NASCAR Foundation and Busch.(Elevation Group PR), see my #18 Team Schemes page for an image of the scheme.(10-23-2008) http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/18cup.htm
So how is the Budweiser Shootout shaping up after 32 races? as posted and announced back in August, the 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will have a new format with a field of 24 cars representing the top 6 teams from each manufacturer [Chevy, Dodge, Ford and Toyota], based on the final 2008 car owner points [NOT driver points]. NOT who won poles in 2008. NOTE: IF Dodge leaves OR teams merge or run a new manufacturer in 2009, no word how that will effect the 2009 lineup.
The Chevy six teams [# 48,31,07,29,24,88] are all set since they are in the Chase, the only change will be Casey Mears will be in the #07 with Bowyer going to the #33 unless RCR lets Bowyer run the race in the #07 [Childress has said he is not moving the #07 owners points to the #33 for Bowyer].
The six Dodge teams are pretty set [#'s 9,12,2,43,19,42] as the team in 7th, #41 Ganassi is 417 pts down; David Stremme will be in the #12 with Newman moving on [in the past the Petty cars would not run the Bud sticker and would not run the Bud Shootout, no word if the #43 would run the race of not].
The top 5 Ford teams [#'s 16,99,17,6,26] are set with the two Yates Racing cars, #28 and #38 fighting for the 6th spot, with the #28 ahead by 172 points.
The top 5 Toyota teams are set [#'s 20,11,18,83,44] with the #55 MWR 49 points ahead of #22 BDR team. The #44 will become the #00 in 2009 with Reutimann.
NOTE: IF Dodge leaves OR teams merge or run a new manufacturer in 2009, no word how that will effect the 2009 lineup. See the new Budweiser Shootout standings on my 2009 Budweiser Shootout page.(10-23-2008) http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/bud2009.htm
Official – Ford and Roush re-up: Ford Racing and Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday that they have agreed in principle to a multi-year contract. Brian Wolfe, director, Ford Racing Technology, along with Jack Roush, owner of Roush Fenway Racing, and Geoff Smith, president of Roush Fenway Racing, answered questions about the deal during a teleconference. A few highlights:
BRIAN WOLFE CONTINUED – WHAT CHANGES, IF ANY, DO YOU ANTICIPATE NEXT YEAR IN NATIONWIDE AND TRUCK SERIES PROGRAMS? IS FORD GOING TO BE GIVING THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO THOSE SERIES AS IT HAS IN THE PAST? “First, our prime goal was really to protect our performance in Cup racing, and with that we have cut back our support for the supporting series. We have not pulled out of those series, for example, with truck we are basically going to continue with the contingency program and continue our technical support to the teams racing Ford products. But as far as financial, we will not continue next year. And, also our Nationwide program has been scaled back as well, but we are continuing with technical support and the contingency programs as well.”
JACK ROUSH CONTINUED – WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE TRUCK SERIES NEXT YEAR, INCLUDING ENGINE SUPPORT? “The Roush Yates engines are partnered with Ford to provide engines, not only for the Sprint Cup Series but the Craftsman Truck Series and Nationwide Series as well. Ford’s support for the engines – through the engine shop – for the development of the engines for the specific rules and I guess the other challenges that come from other manufacturers is the same that it has been. So for people that want to race Ford trucks and people that are able to and want to race Nationwide Fusions, there is no change. The support continues at the same level it’s been at. We’ve got one sponsored entry – Con-way Trucking – for Colin Braun that we’re gonna run for a championship in the Craftsman Truck Series next year, and we’re open to accept interesting calls and proposals from other sponsors that would like to be involved with truck. Right now, all of our Nationwide programs are fully funded. Our Truck program is fully funded. We’ve got one more year running five Sprint Cup teams. They’re all fully funded with sponsorship and I think that’s a testament to the fact that over the period of time we’ve given our sponsors good value, good return for what they’ve done and how strong NASCAR is in the eyes of the consumer and how well that’s recognized by the people who need to compete for the support of interest of consumers.”
WHAT ABOUT ERIK DARNELL’S STATUS WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION? YOU SAID COLIN BRAUN WAS THE ONLY FULL-SPONSORED TRUCK NEXT YEAR. “Erik is gonna have an involvement with us next year in the Nationwide Series. If a sponsor came and very much wanted to have Erik back in the Truck Series, we would certainly think about that. If Erik is going to advance, my understanding of his career goal wasn’t that he wanted to be a Craftsman Truck driver for his career. He’s looking to advance into Nationwide and into Sprint Cup and we’ve got an opportunity, although he’s not running for a championship, he’ll get a significant number of races in a Nationwide Fusion next year. We would look, I think, with greater interest in having a full program for Ricky Stenhouse or one or two other drivers that we haven’t really had a chance to audition yet in the Truck Series.
See the full transcript at the Ford Racing site.(10-23-2008) http://www.fordracing.com/news/detail/?article=35627
Elliott may come back for a few races in 2009: Q: You really think you’ll [Bill Elliott] be able to step out of the car for good at the end of this season? What if the Wood Brothers come knocking on your door again to maybe run a few more races for them again next season?
Elliott: At this point in time, I don’t know. I think I’m just going to look at the next few races and see if I can help ‘em out maybe, but it would just be a short-team deal. A few and that’s it. I think right now they’re trying to sell stuff, and they don’t really have a whole lot else going on. If we can turn around and get something going here — and keep it going — that’s one thing. If it’s gonna go and turn around and change directions on you, then no, I don’t want to do this anymore. We’ve been through some changes [at Wood Brothers Racing] and now we’ve kind of turned the corner a little bit. But there again, unless they can put several deals together, it’s gonna be tough on them boys anyway. You never can predict the future.
As far as me ever runnin’ a full-time deal again? No, never. Would I run a couple first off? Yeah, maybe. But that would be it. And if they could find something to fill the void before the first of next year, I wouldn’t even do that. What I’m saying, I guess, is let’s get through the next few races — and then what they find out and what they come up with will be the determining factor.(NASCAR.com)
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/10/21/1.on.1belliott/1.html
Yarborough resigned to sharing record with Johnson: When Cale Yarborough won a third-straight NASCAR title in 1978, he never expected that it would take 30 years for someone else to challenge that record. Now that two-time reigning Sprint Cup champion #48-Jimmie Johnson appears on the way to doing just that, Yarborough has mixed feelings about sharing the record that some thought was untouchable. “The handwriting’s on the wall,” Yarborough said Monday during a telephone news conference. “It’s going to happen. I understand that I was Jimmie’s hero when he was growing up, so if he does it more power to him,” the longtime NASCAR star added. Then that old competitive streak that helped Yarborough to 83 race wins, including four Daytona 500s, showed itself. “That don’t mean I’m pulling for him,” Yarborough added, laughing. “But, if he does it, I’ll be in good company. I hope he feels the same way.” While the 32-year-old Johnson has not finished worse than fifth in the points since he became a full-time Cup driver in 2002, Yarborough’s best years didn’t come until he got a full-time ride with Richard Howard in 1973 at the age of 34. The driver from South Carolina finished second for two straight years driving for Howard before going to work for Junior Johnson in 1975. He finished ninth that first year with Johnson before beginning his unprecedented string of championship in 1976. Yarborough stayed with Johnson for two more seasons, finishing fourth in the points in 1979 and losing the title to Dale Earnhardt by just 19 points in 1980. That was his last full season of racing before cutting his schedule to spend more time with his family. One major difference between the years when Yarborough won his titles and the current era is the points format. In his day, everyone raced for the same points throughout the season. Since 2004, the Cup title has been decided by the Chase, with a small group of drivers who spent 26 races making themselves eligible for the postseason competing for the championship over the final 10 races of the season. “I think it may have been harder to win (championships) back then than it is today because you had to compete against everybody,” Yarborough said. Asked if he would have to change his style if he was racing today, Yarborough said, “I never was one to do much calculating. I went all out every lap I ever raced in my whole career. I’d still be doing it today. The only thing I can say is Jimmie better be glad I’m not racing with him today.”(Associated Press/ESPN)(10-21-2008) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=auto&id=3654417
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Sprint Cup Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway
Reigning and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet) sits in a good place as the series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Pep Boys Auto 500. As in, the top of the standings.
Full Story – http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/notesams2.html
Scott Speed Takes Fort Worth by the Horns
Scott Speed took a wild ride Tuesday in Fort Worth, but it wasn’t in the No. 84 Red Bull Racing Sprint Cup Series car at Texas Motor Speedway. The Red Bull Racing driver made his bull riding debut in the Fort Worth Stockyards with a helping hand from a legendary bull rider.
Full Story – http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/ssfwh.html
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No big changes coming to new car, NASCAR says
Anyone in the Sprint Cup garage still complaining about the NASCAR’s new car and hoping for big changes in 2009 can forget about it.
http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20249.html
Penalties levied after NASCAR rules bodywork out of bounds
NASCAR on Wednesday dropped heavy penalties on Red Bull Racing for that team’s decision to go light in Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.
http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20238.html
Race dates | Questions persist about NASCAR’s plans, impact for Martinsville – http://www.thatsracin.com/news/story/20254.html
Short term | Sponsors sign back up for Martinsville races – http://www.thatsracin.com/news/story/20183.html
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Racing hero and champion Bill Elliott has drawn a collection of his NASCAR racing friends to join him at Dixie Speedway where his illustrious career began over three decades ago. Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Ken Schrader, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland and Ray Evernham are scheduled to race Elliott in a special 25-lap super late model celebrity feature at the “Bill Elliott 50 Red Dirt Dash” event this Saturday at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock. Following the celebrity race is the main Bill Elliott 50 championship event, paying $5000 to win, that will feature 24 of the top local and regional super late model racers in a 50-lap shootout with double file restarts. The evening is full of action, including limited late model, pony stock, and cruiser features and a demolition derby to close the event. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for cancer research and care. In addition, Elliott and the celebrity drivers will be signing autographs at Dixie in a private session starting at 6:00 pm. Autograph session vouchers are available at the gate starting at 3:00 pm for $30 with proceeds also benefitting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.http://www.dixiespeedway.com/
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NEXT RACE: Kroger On Track for the Cure 250, 3:30pm/et, Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Memphis Motorsports Park
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Entry List: There are 50 entries for Saturday’s Kroger 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. The list is posted on the Memphis Race Page.(10-20-2008) http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/next/32memphis.htm#entry
Nationwide Series Live from Memphis: Only four races remain in the 2008 Nationwide Series season, and the series runs this weekend at the tough Memphis Motorsports Park. Live coverage of the race presented by Carfax airs Saturday, Oct. 25, on ESPN Classic beginning at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. The race telecast will be simulcast on SPEED, and streamed online at ESPN360.com and NASCAR.com. Marty Reid will be lead announcer, with analysis by Randy LaJoie and Rusty Wallace. Pit reporters will be Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake and Vince Welch. ESPN Classic airs live coverage of Nationwide Series qualifying from Memphis on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., as well as coverage of practice on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The race telecast re-airs on ESPN2 at 11 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 a.m. Sunday.(ESPN PR)(10-20-2008)
Darnell expected to move to Nationwide in 2009; Full time for Edwards, not for Ragan: Roush Fenway Racing plans to move current Craftsman Truck Series driver Erik Darnell into the Nationwide Series next year, but the organization’s complete lineup is still being finalized, and some spots are dependent on sponsorship. Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday that he expects to run four or five full-time Nationwide cars and at least one full-time truck. Carl Edwards, who drives for Roush in the Cup series, will also compete for the drivers’ championship in the Nationwide Series. The rest of the Nationwide lineup likely will be a mix of drivers. Edwards and Roush Cup teammate David Ragan are running the entire season in the Nationwide season this year, but Ragan will not next season.(Scene Daily)(10-22-2008)
Get Well: Eric McClure and the #24-Hefty Racing team send “Get Well Wishes” to the team’s front tire changer, Matt Bird, as he recovers from a serious motorcycle accident that occurred on Monday, October 13.(Eric McClure PR)(10-22-2008)
Miller to pilot #9 at Memphis: Chase Miller makes his 12th Nationwide Series start of the 2008 season and 18th of his career on Saturday at Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tenn. Miller will finish out his remaining two races of the 2008 campaign at Texas Motor Speedway next week and at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 15.(Gillette Evernham Motorsports PR)(10-22-2008)
100th start for Davis: UPDATE: Kertus Davis will attempts to make his 100th series start Friday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. His first start came at Nazareth in 2001. His career best finish was a 10th place at Talladega in 2005.(10-7-2008)
UPDATE: Davis’ DNQ at Lowe’s means he will attempt his 100th start this weekend at Memphis.(10-22-2008)
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Nationwide notes | Return to Memphis has driver hoping for repeat – http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20233.html
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NEXT RACE INFO
Atlanta Motor Speedway
E-Z-GO 200 – Saturday, October 25, 2008
SPEED/TV – Prerace 1:00pm/et; Race 1:30pm/et
Preliminary Entry List UPDATE: There are 33 trucks on the preliminary entry list for the E-Z-GO 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Complete entry list is posted on the Atlanta Race Page.(10-20-2008)
UPDATE: #41-Tayler Malsam has withdrawn.(AMS PR)(10-22-2008) http://www.jayski.com/cts/next/2008/22atlanta2008.htm#entry
News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway: NASCAR’s prerace news & notes for the E-Z-GO 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on the Atlanta Race Page.(10-20-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/cts/next/2008/22atlanta2008.htm#notes
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Truck Race Headed To The Wire
10-22-2008 | Tom Jensen, TruckSeries.com
Truck Race Headed To The Wire The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series marches into Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon for the E-Z-GO 200, the 22nd of 25 rounds in the NCTS title fight. And once again, look for heavyweights Johnny Benson and Ron Hornaday Jr. to be slugging it out at the end. Benson gained the upper hand last Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, where Hornaday led the first 154 of 200 laps in his Camping World No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado, only to run out of gas at the end, while running second to Benson’s No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra. That dropped Hornaday to 29th in the final rundown and handed Benson a 65-point lead, after he’d finished behind Hornaday in four consecutive races.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_08/articles/000020/002047.htm
Roush To Run At Least One Truck In ‘09
10-22-2008 | Tom Jensen, TruckSeries.com
Despite Ford Motor Co. cutting financial subsidies to its NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series squads next season, Roush Fenway Racing will continue to field Fords in both series in 2009, team co-owner Jack Roush said Wednesday.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_08/articles/000020/002048.htm
One-and-a-Half Man Team Tackles NASCAR
10-22-2008 | Megan Englehart, SPEEDtv.com
Timothy Peters Most NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams have at least a dozen crew members at the shop preparing their race trucks, but Saturday’s 10th-place finisher at Martinsville Speedway has only two … make that one-and-a-half.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_08/articles/000020/002045.htm
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Herd Racing car, truck to be at church festival
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Huntington,WV,USA
HUNTINGTON — The annual Fall Festival New Life Church will include the NASCAR Nationwide Series #75 and Craftsman Truck Series truck that are part of Herd …
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1125635871/Herd-Racing-car-and-truck-to-be-in-Barboursville-at-church-festival
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Solid Season for SunTrust Rookie Matt Carter
TOLEDO OH (10-22-08) – Matt Carter, who ended the season with a solid second place finish at Toledo Speedway, didn’t win the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship; but he was certainly in the mix from start to finish. In the closest points battle in more than 25 years, the Denver, North Carolina driver finished third in championship points, just 85 markers away from the ’08 champ Justin Allgaier.
[Read More] – http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=7365
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Kennington First Driver to Race Internationally
Some weekends DJ Kennington is competing in a Nationwide race one day, then making an all-night trip back to Canada for a Canadian Tire Series race the next afternoon.
http://nascar.suite101.com/article.cfm/kennington_first_driver_to_race_internationally
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Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/BW/102308.html
Good Intentions Are No Substitute For Talent
by Brian Watkins
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/DD/102308.html
Can The NASCAR Truck Series Survive?
by Doug Demmons
RaceTalkRadio.com:
Hotlanta Handicapping – Fantasy Insight Atlanta 2 by Dennis Michelsen
http://www.racetalkradio.com/soz/id203.htm
The Nascar Insiders
Reader Question: Athletes or Mechanics?
It’s no secret that over the last several years, race teams at the highest levels have begun recruiting some serious athletes to become pit crew guys.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/429138424/
NASCAR On Four TV Networks Starting Friday
After almost nine months of chasing NASCAR around the TV dial, this weekend fans will truly enter the NASCAR Twilight Zone.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/10/nascar-on-four-tv-networks-starting.html
Top 20 Over The Last 10 – Johnson May Be Thinking Of The Championship – by Ron Thornton
Based on what they have done lately, over their last ten races, there is one guy who can catch Jimmie Johnson. However, as is the case in the official standings, it would take a Johnson disaster for even Greg Biffle to come close.
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/102308Thornton.asp
NASCAR top 10 Power Rankings: Martinsville – by Jeffrey Boswell
Jimmie Johnson: Johnson won his third straight fall Martinsville race, leading 339 of 504 laps to win the Tums QuikPak 500. With four races remaining in the Chase, Johnson has a 149 point lead over second-place Greg Biffle.
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/102308Boswell.asp
Will Martinsville Lose a Race? – by Ron Fleshman
It seems like every year about this time the media brings up the possibility that Martinsville Speedway is on the verge of losing a race to some other track somewhere. Why is that? Maybe it’s because the other track with rich history, Darlington Raceway, lost one of their dates some time ago, but you have to wonder why.
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/102308Fleshman.asp
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Courtesy of Jayski
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm
Thu Oct 23
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Martinsville Replay SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:30 pm NSCS: TUMS Quikpack 500 at Martinsville HDNet
Fri Oct 24
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
11:30 am NCTS Atlanta Practice SPEED
1:00 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
1:30 pm NCTS Atlanta Final Practice SPEED
3:00 pm NSCS Atlanta Practice SPEED
4:30 pm NNS Memphis Practice ESPNC
6:00 pm Dale Jr. Shifting Gears ESPNC
6:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
7:00 pm NSCS Atlanta Pole Qualifying ESPN2
9:00 pm Trackside at Atlanta SPEED
Sat Oct 25
1:00 am Trackside at Atlanta SPEED
9:00 am NCTS Atlanta Pole Qualifying SPEED
10:30 am NSCS Atlanta Practice SPEED
10:30 am NNS Memphis Pole Qualifying ESPNC
1:00 pm NCTS Set-Up SPEED
1:30 pm NCTS: Atlanta 200 SPEED
3:00 pm NNS Countdown TBD-ESPN network
3:30 pm NNS: Kroger on Track for the Cure 250 at Memphis ESPNC
4:00 pm NNS: Kroger on Track for the Cure 250 at Memphis SPEED
6:00 pm NSCS Atlanta Practice ESPN2
7:00 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
7:30 pm Tradin’ Paint SPEED
10:30 pm IRL Race – Surfers Paradise ESPNC
11:00 pm NNS: Kroger on Track for the Cure 250 at Memphis ESPN2
11:30 pm NASCAR Camping World Series: All American Speedway HDNet
Jayski does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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