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I firmly believe that we have no right to complain if we don’t participate in the process.
If you’ve got a moment, check out Romans 13:1, which says in part, “… the powers that be are ordained (set up) by God.”
Enough preaching from here… get out there and vote.
We also have the latest Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Craftsman Truck Series news, along with some other stock car racing news right here in today’s Stock Car Gazette.
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TV Times – Upward Surge Continues For Craftsman Truck Series Ratings
by: Lou Modestino
The TV ratings still continue upward surge according to Speed and the Jayski.com web page for NASCAR’s Truck Series. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race from Atlanta scored a Nielsen Household Rating of 1.00 (732,000 households), a dramatic 79-percent increase from last year’s .56 (410,000 households). Read more at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/2165
Read more of Lou’s columns at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/tv-times
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Stock Car Gazette, Monday, November 3, 2008
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Track Trash – Texazz Red Hot Chili Pepper
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series losing Dodge?
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Ailing Ard grateful for Busch’s $100000 donation
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By Jenna Fryer, AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, NC — Sam Ard was unsettled late Saturday night, unable to sleep as he peppered his wife about things he …
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The economy: boom or bust for sports?
By Patricia Nell Warren
NASCAR is hard hit — stock-car racing has seen a drop in both attendance and corporate sponsorships, with teams scrambling to cut over-blown expenses. Across the board, seats can be seen at many events, with construction of new …
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2008/11/03/the-economy-boom-or-bust-for-sports/
Woman hit by stray bullet at NASCAR race in Texas
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A NASCAR fan in her recreational vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway was wounded by a stray bullet after someone apparently fired a gun …
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Ganassi Picks Up Sponsor
Sportswear stalwart Champion will be the official apparel supplier to Chip Ganassi Racing as part of a sponsorship deal that encompasses all of Ganassi’s teams in NASCAR, the IndyCar Series and the Rolex Grand-Am Series. Champion, a brand within Hanesbrands Inc., will be an associate sponsor on each of Ganassi’s six cars across the three racing series and provide the apparel for drivers, team members, pit crews and Ganassi staff. Terms of the deal were not available, but it’s a combination of cash and apparel. The Ganassi Racing deal is Champion’s first with a motorsports team.Claire Edgar, Champion’s brand leader, said the Ganassi deal is Champion’s only current contract with a professional sports team.
Race and Commercial Breakdown for the Dickies 500
Total number of commercials: 119
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 67
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 21
Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 19
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 15 sec.
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:30 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 7:15 PM
Total minutes: 225
Minutes of race broadcast: 170
Minutes of commercials: 55
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 1 MORE AT (cawsnjaws.com)..
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Woman hit by stray bullet at Texas NASCAR race: A NASCAR fan in her recreational vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway was wounded by a stray bullet after someone apparently fired a gun into the air, police said. A bullet suddenly pierced through the motor home’s roof Sunday morning before the Dickies 500 race, hitting a woman in the right arm, relatives said. “She immediately (screamed), ‘I’ve been shot. I’ve been shot.’ She took off running out the door,” her son-in-law Bobby Cook told Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT. The 62-year-old woman, whose name was not released by authorities, was taken to a nearby hospital with a “significant wound” and was listed in stable condition, police Lt. Paul Henderson said Monday. The bullet is believed to be a rifle round and appears to have been fired from a long distance because it penetrated the roof at a slight angle, Henderson said. He said he did not have information on whether investigators had any suspects. Some 40,000 fans in about 10,000 to 10,500 recreational vehicles camped at Texas Motor Speedway for the weekend’s races, said TMS spokesman Mike Zizzo, who declined to comment on the shooting.(Associated Press)(11-4-2008)
Jim Beam & Robby Gordon to Auction Authentic NASCAR Hood for Troops: As Veterans Day approaches, racing enthusiasts and philanthropists will have a chance to bid on a unique racing collectible while supporting America’s service members and their families. Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM), in combined efforts with Jim Beam Bourbon, has kindly donated the special edition Jim Beam/ Operation Homefront race car hood to Operation Homefront for auction. RGM and Jim Beam created a special Operation Homefront paint scheme for the Richmond and New Hampshire Sprint Cup Series events in order to increase awareness of Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing emergency assistance and morale to U.S. troops and their families. To celebrate Veterans Day, they will run this paint scheme once more in Phoenix and will increase their commitment by auctioning off the hood to help raise funds for the organization. Jim Beam, the world’s No. 1-selling bourbon, formed an association with Operation Homefront earlier this year when it recognized the organization had the same commitment and values as the Jim Beam brand – true character, integrity and doing the right thing. The hood, autographed by Robby Gordon, will be auctioned off on eBay starting November 4 with the auction closing Veterans Day, November 11, just in time for holiday gift giving.(GMR Marketing PR), see images of the scheme on my #7 Team Schemes page.(11-4-2008) http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008/7cup.htm
Top-5′s, Top-10′s: #18-Kyle Busch and #99-Carl Edwards leads all drivers after 34 races in 2008 with 17 Top-5 finishes. #99-Edwards has the most Top-10′s after 34 races with 25, followed by #48-Johnson with 21. All full-time drivers who have run all 34 races in 2008 have scored a top-10 finish. Four drivers have not scored a Top-5 and ran all 34 races: #7-Gordon [last top-5 at Watkins Glen 8/2007], #28-Kvapil [none], #43-Labonte [last at Martinsville in 10/2006] and #44-Reutimann [none].
Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #29-Harvick has been running at the finish in 78 consecutive races, the longest current streak and a NEW modern era record, next up is #07-Bowyer at 71 consecutive races. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman Beam from April 30, 1961 thru March 10, 1963. Kevin Harvick held the modern era (1972-present) record at 58 (10/3/2002-8/1/2004) unil he broke it himself in 2008. Next up is Jeff Gordon at 56 and Dale Earnhardt at 53 [Indy in 1996 thru Martinsville in the spring of 1998.
Texas overnight TV Ratings down a bit: ABC’s broadcast of Sunday’s Dickies 500 Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway earned an overnight Nielsen Media Research rating of 3.4 with a 6 share. ABC earned a 3.6 overnight rating in 2007 for the race last year and a 3.7 final rating. See past TV Ratings for the races in 2008 on my 2008 TV Ratings News and Chart page.(11-3-2008) http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2008.htm
Racing Resources Says …
* Carl Edwards won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He posted his 15th career victory in his 155th start. It was his eighth win of the 2008 season, tying him with Kyle Busch for the most this year. It was his third series victory at Texas in his eighth start, the most of any driver.
* Edwards became the first driver to sweep both of a season's races at Texas.
* Edwards won back-to-back races for the third time in 2008.
* Edwards led 212 of the 334 laps, the most. It was the first time in the 2008 Chase that Edwards led the most laps. He led 335 of the 673 total laps run at Texas in 2008.
* Points leader Jimmie Johnson finished 15th, one lap down. Johnson now has a 106-point lead over second-place Edwards. Johnson's lead was 183 entering Texas.
* The largest points lead overcome with two races left was 85 in 1992 by Alan Kulwicki.
* Johnson failed to finish on the lead lap for the first time in the past 13 Chase races. He failed to lead a lap for the first time in 17 Chase races.
* Jeff Gordon, who finished second, matched his best Texas finish in his 16th start there.
* Edwards won at Texas one week after winning at Atlanta. This is the fourth consecutive year that the winner of the fall Atlanta race went on to win the fall Texas race.
* Seven of the 12 Chase drivers finished in the top 10.
* Jamie McMurray, who finished third, posted his best finish of the season.
* The top 10 consisted of four Fords, four Chevrolets and two Toyotas. Sam Hornish Jr., who finished 23rd, was the highest-finishing Dodge. Hornish also was the highest-finishing rookie of the year contender.
* Brad Keselowski finished 19th in his series debut.
* Roush Fenway Racing posted its 10th win of the 2008 season, tied for the most this season with Joe Gibbs Racing. It also was Roush Fenway's seventh win at Texas, the most of any team.(ESPN.com)(11-3-2008)
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Numbers Game: Analyzing the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
Carl Edwards keeps chipping away at leader Jimmie Johnson’s point lead. The deficit is now 106 points. An Edwards comeback with two races remaining would be the largest since the current points system was implemented in 1975.
Full Story - http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/ngpir2.html
Week 35: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12
The following is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 going into the ninth race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway.
Full Story http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/top12_35.html
Cool Down Lap: Edwards’ Gamble Pays Off, Leaves Questions
There must be something about crossing the Mississippi River that brings out the gambler in Carl Edwards and his No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford team.
Full Story http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/cdl3.html
Support Sam Ard with Online Auction
After tying two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Sam Ard''s record for most wins in a season with 10, Kyle Busch pledged $100,000 to Ard in Texas Motor Speedway's Victory Lane.
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60 Most Beautiful People in NASCAR to Hit Newsstands Nov. 11
Fast cars, loud engines, thrilling finishes and beautiful people are part of the unique experience of NASCAR racing.
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NASCAR Tests inthinc Lap Counter in Sprint Cup Series
The Motorsports Division of inthinc™, a developer and manufacturer of technologies to improve driving safety, today announced its lap counter technology is now being tested in all cars of the NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series.
Full Story http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/ntilc.html
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Edwards makes move, but don't forget Biffle
Johnson hangs onto No. 1 spot in ranking with just two Chase races left
That's Racin's weekly ranking of the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as of the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
more - http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20704.html
Everything's bigger in Texas - even when crowds are smaller - http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20663.html
Less could be more, but money is driving, says Earnhardt Jr. - http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20593.html
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Jeff Gordon got the pole Friday at Texas with a 188.469 mph lap. A tire issue caused Tony Stewart to crash during final practice and he started last in a backup Toyota. Sunday, Clint Bowyer passed Gordon for the lead on lap 16. Carl Edwards got to the front on lap 57 as the yellow waved for oil from Reed Sorenson's car. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to make an extra pit stop due to a loose wheel. Jimmie Johnson struggled with handling issues and fell a lap down to Edwards on lap 96. Edwards dominated throughout the middle portion of the 334-lap event. With 88 laps to go, Travis Kvapil had contact with another car and spun. The next yellow came when Juan Pablo Montoya and David Gilliland crashed. They had bumped a few times before the major impact. NASCAR parked Gilliland for his move. The leaders pitted, but Edwards came out seventh with four new tires, as others took just two new tires. Jamie McMurray assumed the lead. With 13 laps remaining, McMurray pitted for fuel, as did the other front runners. Earnhardt Jr. tried to stretch his gas mileage, but ran dry with five laps remaining and stalled. Edwards slowed and made it to the finish line. He averaged 144.219 mph with five yellows for 26 laps. He led 212 laps. McMurray finished third.
Yes, He REALLY Said That
Kyle Busch, on if he'd miss not going to New York City for the Sprint Cup awards. "It wouldn't bother me -- no -- it's way too much work."
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Racing Resources Says...
...Kyle Busch won the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. He posted his 21st series victory in his 136th career start. He now is tied for 10th all-time with Dale Earnhardt and Harry Gant. It also was his 10th win of the 2008 season, tying him with Sam Ard for most series victories in a season. ...Busch posted his second series victory at Texas in his eighth start. His previous Texas victory came in the April race. ...Busch became the first driver to sweep both series races at Texas in one season. He posted his 21st NASCAR victory in his 77th race this season: 10 Nationwide, eight Sprint Cup and three Craftsman Truck. Busch now has led 4,135 laps in his NASCAR races this season. ...Busch led 174 laps at Texas, the most laps ever led by a driver at Texas. He led 300 of the 400 Nationwide Series laps raced at Texas in 2008. ...It was the seventh time in his career that Busch led more than 150 laps in a race and the fourth time in 2008. Busch has led the most laps in 13 of his 28 series starts this season. ...Joe Gibbs Racing posted its 19th series victory of the 2008 season. Toyota posted its 20th series victory of the 2008 season. ...Carl Edwards, who finished second, gained 25 points on points leader Clint Bowyer. With six laps to go, the points lead was 116 points, the same as it was entering Texas. Edwards now is 91 back. Bowyer finished sixth, posting his 27th top-10 finish of the season. ...Mark Martin, who finished third, posted his third top-5 finish in five races this season. ...Joey Logano, who finished fourth, posted his fifth top-5 finish of the season and 12th top-10 finish in 17 career races. ...The top 10 consisted of three Toyotas, four Chevrolets and three Fords. Juan Pablo Montoya, who finished 15th, was the highest-finishing Dodge.(ESPN.com)(11-3-2008)
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Post-race quotes from third-place finisher, #5 Mark Martin, in his final NNS outing for JR Motorsports of the year:"First I want to thank everyone with JR Motorsports. All of us that have driven the #5 have torn up race cars. We came right out of the gate in Vegas and got JR Motorsports there first win; but,I tore up 3 race cars in the first four races. We had a great run today; had a really fast car. we took two at the end there, which was a really great call. I knew if we could get ahead of the #20, #6 and #2; even if we took two tires, we still had a great race car. I knew we weren't going to catch the #18 who also took two tires." On racing in the #5 Cup entry for Hendricks in '09, "The #5 means a lot to me;it was Hendricks first Cup car. Funny how little things like that mean a lot to you.This Nationwide car brought Rick and I together,so that he decided to pursue me for the #5 Cup car. Once again, I want to thank JR Motorsports. I know they are going through a tough time, and laid off some people;I just want to thank them."(thehotlap-media center/tx) (11-03-08)
Brian Ickler to Drive Robby Gordon's Motorsports #55 Dodge at Phoenix. Read more (Racingwest.com) (11-03-08) http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/19517-brian-ickler-will-make-his-nascar-nationwide.html
David Reutimann collected his 15th top-ten finish of the 2008 season after taking the checkered flag eighth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway. With two races remaining on the schedule, Reutimann looks to end the season solidly in the top-five in the drivers championship points race.Starting the 200-lap O’Reilly Challenge 19th, Reutimann steadily moved the No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine forward through the field during the first half of the event. Wanting more grip in the front tires so the car would be faster through the high-banked turns, crew chief Jerry Baxter ordered several chassis changes on his first three pit stops and improved the handling.Reutimann broke into the top-ten on lap119 and moved as high as seventh before reporting that the Dream Machine handled fine but felt “draggy” and lacked power going down the straightaways. As the laps wore down, Reutimann drove as hard as he could and managed a solid eighth place finish.“The Aaron’s Dream Machine was good there at the end of the race,” David stated after the event. “Jerry (Baxter) and the guys did a great job on the car and the pit stops were awesome, but it felt like we lost a little horsepower there at the end and I just couldn’t gain any more positions. All in all it was a decent day for us.”Reutimann maintains the sixth position in the driver points race and eighth in the owner points race with two races remaining on the 2008 Nationwide series schedule.Aaron’s will not be the primary sponsor on the No. 99 next week at Phoenix, but will return Nov. 15 for the season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway(SportsMarketing) (11-03-08)
Kenny Wallace will drive the #15 truck at Phoenix-“I ran St. Louis (Gateway International Raceway) for Billy Ballew Motorsports last year. I know they’ve got great equipment and great people. Phoenix (International Raceway) has always been a favorite track of mine, so when I got the call from Billy, and he said ‘Herm, you want to go truck racing?’ I jumped on it. “Not many people know it, but a lot of the guys at Billy Ballew Motorsports used to work on my old Nationwide team. Back when I was winning races in that series, Richie Wauters and a bunch of his crew were on my team. I’m the innovator of those guys! They’ve won a ton of races since then and I’m real proud of what they’ve accomplished. So any time I get to race for Billy, I feel like I’m coming home and driving for my guys again. Let’s hope we can repeat our magic with the Ergon truck this weekend!” (Ergon Racing) (11-03-08)
Nov. 3 NASCAR Nationwide Series: TRIPLE THREAT: In addition to running the Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Harvick will be behind the wheel of the No. 2 Chevy Silverado for KHI in Friday night’s Truck Series race and in the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet on Sunday in the Cup Series race.(KHI)
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Kyle Busch's victory in Saturday's O'Reilly Challenge at Texas tied Sam Ard's 1983 series record of 10 wins in a season. Busch said in victory lane he'd donate $100,000 to Ard, who has Alzheimer's disease. Busch's Toyota led 174 of the 200 laps and finished .253 second ahead of a charging Carl Edwards. Mark Martin was third. Busch averaged 140.900 mph with five yellows for 20 laps. Clint Bowyer finished sixth and his margin over Edwards fell to 91 points with two races remaining. No. 28 crew chief Chris Rice and No. 52 crew chief Jimmy Means were fined for car violations at Memphis.
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Double-duty for Townley's Phoenix debut: John Wes Townley returns to the #09-Zaxby's Ford at PIR. It will be Townley's first race at Phoenix. Townley will do double duty at Phoenix running Friday's truck race as well as attempting the Nationwide race on Saturday.(Roush Fenway Racing PR)(11-3-2008)
Racing Resources says...
...Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Chevy Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. He posted his 39th series victory in his 223rd career start. He posted his sixth win of the 2008 season, the most of all drivers. He posted his second win at Texas in his 12th race there; both of his wins came in 2008. Hornaday became the second driver to sweep both races at Texas in one season; Brendan Gaughan won four in a row at Texas between 2002 and 2003.
...Hornaday gained 25 points on leader Johnny Benson; he now is only six points behind. This is the closest points battle with two races to go in series history; the previous was seven in 2004. Benson finished third in the race.
...Benson has lost 59 points to Hornaday over the past two races. He had a 65-point lead following Martinsville.
...There are two races left in the season (Phoenix and Homestead). Benson and Hornaday have each scored victories on the final two tracks.
...Kevin Harvick Inc. posted its 16th series victory and its seventh of the 2008 season. It posted its second series win at Texas, both in 2008.
...Kyle Busch, who finished second, posted his 14th top-10 finish in 16 starts this season. He has finished first or second five times this season.
...Busch led the most laps in the race (87 of 147), the fifth time in 2008 that he has led the most laps.
...Race winner Hornaday led 45 laps in the event, including the final 40.
...Chevrolet posted its ninth win of the 2008 season.
...Colin Braun, who finished fifth, was the best finisher of the four rookie of the year contenders in the race. Three of the four contenders finished in the top 10.
...The top 10 featured seven Toyotas, one Chevrolet and two Fords. Dennis Setzer, who finished 13th, was the highest-finishing Dodge.(ESPN.com)(11-3-2008)
KHI & VFW celebrate Veterans Day at PIR: For the sixth and final time in the 2008 season, KHI's #33 entry will carry the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [VFW] logos and colors. Phoenix International Raceway, Kevin Harvick Inc. and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States have united in a unique partnership that will celebrate the accomplishments and bravery of current and veteran armed forces personnel. PIR will celebrate veterans during pre-race activities prior to Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Truck Series race.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(11-3-2008)
PIR is also offering a special ticket package for the Lucas Oil 150. For $95, ticket buyers will receive one grandstand ticket to the race, admission to VFW’s hospitality event and a pre-race pit pass to be used prior to Friday night’s race, as well as an interactive Q&A session with KHI driver Cale Gale. For more information visit the Jayski Appearance Page. http://www.jayski.com/pages/appear.htm#gale-vfw
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THE ERICA BURNEY FOUNDATION GOES TO THE RACES AT PIR
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Teams from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Indy Racing League are also invited to participate this weekend. Cars in other race series, including SCCA National club racers across the country, will also carry Erica’s colors. …
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Ron Hornaday Jr. got his series-high sixth victory of the season in Friday night’s Chevy Silverado 350k at Texas. He finished .957 second up on Kyle Busch’s Toyota. Hornaday’s Chevrolet got a lap down when it was in the pits when the yellow flag came out. A transporter fire while en route to Texas damaged Busch’s Tundra and pit equipment. Johnny Benson passed Todd Bodine for third place on the last lap and thus held on to a six-point margin over Hornaday with two events to go. Hornaday, who led 45 of the 147 laps, averaged 126.220 mph with five cautions for 26 laps. Paul Tracy was 20th in his Truck debut.
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In 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series, All Roads Lead to Rockingham
Several ARCA RE/MAX Series drivers competed at Rockingham Speedway in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series this weekend, including race winner Clay Rogers and Tom Hessert, III, who finished third in an Andy Belmont-prepared Chevrolet. James Buescher finished sixth, Bryan Silas finished 20th, Matt Merrell finished 23rd and Matt Hawkins finished 32nd.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series will make two appearances to Rockingham in 2009, beginning with a Spring race at the historic, one-mile oval on April 19th and concluding with ARCA Championship Weekend on October 11th. For the complete 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule, visit http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=7386
Countdown to Daytona
The ARCA RE/MAX Series will test at Daytona Int’l Speedway in preparation for the 2009 ARCA 200 at Daytona from December 19th-21st. This year’s test will consist of both drafting and single car runs and is designed to help race teams and drivers prepare for the 46th annual ARCA 200 at Daytona, which kicks off the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series. The ARCA RE/MAX Series has competed at Daytona since 1964 and the 2009 edition of the race rolls off live on SPEED on Saturday, February 7th as a preamble to the same-day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Shootout. Tickets are available.
ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet December 6th
The 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Championship Awards Banquet is on Saturday evening, December 6th at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky. Honorees include 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Champion Justin Allgaier, car owner Mike Allgaier and the top-20 point finishers. The event is open to the public and tickets are available by contacting Shalene Williams at the ARCA Home Office (734) 847-6726.
Keselowski Posts Top-20 Finish in Cup Debut
Brad Keselowski, son of 1989 ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Bob Keselowski and a former competitor in ARCA-sanctioned Late Model competition at Toledo Speedway, finished 19th in the No. 25 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet after starting 37th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. He’s not the only ARCA-affiliated driver who competed at Texas over the weekend;
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Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/AM/110408.html
Retaliation: When is it too Much?
by Allen Madding
Thanks NASCAR for being NOT consistant!
Nascar – USA
The worst you’ll recieve from NASCAR is being parked the rest of that race. “We’ve not had any troubles with David before. He’sa great race driver and so …
http://community.nascar.com/blogs/55651
The Pitfalls of Nascar Blindness
Adweek – New York,NY,USA
This reaction is a common symptom of something that greatly afflicts people in the advertising community: Nascar blindness. This disease is the strongly …
http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/community/columns/other-columns/e3i63073cda9189a10c054e48e9dcc42c0a
Cheers & Jeers
Ford Fuel Economy – Priceless!
by Carol Einarsson
CHEERS to actual qualifying in the absence of rain. What a nice change that is!
http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=541
TV Peek At NASCAR’s Future Is Eye-Opening
The TV series on SPEED called NASCAR Confidential would have gotten the attention of the NASCAR fans this season if the network had ordered more than six episodes. Tucked quietly away on Monday night, the fifth show in the series offered a profile of several young drivers with NASCAR aspirations. To say the least, it was an eye-opening confirmation that family money is the driving force behind this new breed.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/11/tv-peek-at-nascars-future-is-eye.html
Chad Knaus Watches His Pain Again
Host Steve Byrnes did his best to make it as pleasant as possible, but there was no way for Chad Knaus to escape it. In his new role as a panelist on This Week In NASCAR, Knaus gets to watch the Sprint Cup Series highlights and offer his veteran comments.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/11/chad-knaus-watches-his-pain-again.html
Bestwick Reminds TV Viewers The Chase Is Not Over
All season long on both the ESPN Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series TV coverage viewers have heard the same message from the Infield Pit Studio. The source of the message was host Allen Bestwick. His favorite expression is borrowed directly from Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/11/bestwick-reminds-tv-viewers-chase-is.html
A Great Idea At The Perfect Time
The Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday night from Texas contained a little surprise for viewers. The entire pre-race show was done with all the SPEED announcers completely in Halloween costumes. Needless to say, watching Dorothy and Glinda the Good Witch interview tough guys like Ron Hornaday Jr., Todd Bodine and Max Papis was one of the most hilarious moments on NASCAR TV this season.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/11/great-idea-at-perfect-time.html
Good, Bad, & Ugly – The Fat Lady Will Have To Wait Another Week Before She Can Warble – by Ron Thornton
It might have been a boring race visually for the most part, but there was no shortage of GOOD storylines at Texas. Jimmie Johnson was caught a lap down early, and we wondered if there was going to be another late race resurrection like there was the week before
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/110408Thornton.asp
Edwards Closes With Another Brave Move – by Ron Fleshman
If there is one thing even the most jaded NASCAR Sprint Cup fan has to admit, it’s that Carl Edwards and his crew chief Bob Osborne are gamblers.
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/110408Fleshman.asp
It’s Time for David Gilliland to Exit Nascar – by Joe Dunn
Carl Edwards claimed a fuel mileage win at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday and took a big chunk out of Jimmie Johnson’s lead, reducing it to 106 points. But that lead would have been cut even further had it not been for the actions of David Gilliland, who pulled what was undoubtedly the biggest boneheaded move of the season.
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/110408Dunn.asp
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Courtesy of Jayski
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm
Tue Nov 4
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
1:00 am NASCAR Confidential SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
9:00 am NASCAR Confidential SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Nov 5
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Nov 6
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS Texas Replay SPEED
1:00 pm 1990 Checker 500 at Phoenix ESPNC
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:30 pm NSCS Texas Replay 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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