Continuing the tradition that began in 1964, the ARCA RE/MAX Series, in its 55th consecutive season, is again steering for Daytona Int’l Speedway for the 44th annual ARCA 200 at Daytona on Saturday afternoon, February 10, the tour’s marquis event on its 23-race schedule. More than 60 entries are expected. The race, LIVE on SPEED at 4 p.m. that day, serves as the preamble to NASCAR’s same-night Bud Shootout all-star race
ESPN is unveiling the first phase of its multimedia marketing campaign for NASCAR on ESPN, announced by Katie Lacey, senior vice president, marketing. Created by Wieden+Kennedy New York, the campaign honors NASCAR’s rich heritage and pays tribute to the teams, drivers and dedicated legions of fans whose combined passion has fueled the sport’s tremendous growth. This is the opening campaign for NASCAR’s eight-year, multi-platform return to ESPN.
“Our NASCAR on ESPN brand campaign is intended to generate awareness and excitement of NASCAR coming to ESPN and, importantly, demonstrate our understanding of the sport and the passionate culture that surrounds it,” said Lacey.
The brand campaign bears the new NASCAR tagline, “NASCAR on ESPN: It’s The Life”, and provides an inside look and behind-the-scenes glimpse of the sights, sounds, energy and fandom that makes up the NASCAR experience. An additional phase of the campaign is scheduled to roll out in February and will run throughout the NASCAR NEXTEL and NASCAR Busch Series season, as well as the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.” This year will mark the first time all of “The Chase” races will air on one network - ESPN on ABC.
The NASCAR on ESPN brand campaign will run on all ESPN TV and Radio networks and will include outdoor, print and online components. Flag-to-flag NASCAR racing returns to ESPN on February 17th with the NASCAR Busch Series season-opener from Daytona International Speedway.
RaceTalkRadio.com will launch a new weekly radio show dedicated to the ARCA RE/MAX Series, as Inside the ARCA RE/MAX Series debuts on January 30th at 9 p.m. E.T. Each week, the 60-minute show will break down the stories surrounding the ARCA RE/MAX Series including race previews and recaps, news from the garage area and interviews with industry insiders. From a fun, fast-paced Hot Seat interview segment to the show’s Driver Question of the Week, Inside the ARCA RE/MAX Series will bring fans closer to the most competitive stock car racing series in the nation.
On-air talent will include Mike Harper (SpinOutZone.com) as host with co-hosts Dennis Michelsen (StockCarPitPass.com), Lori Munro (War-Wagon.com) and special contributor Chris Knight (Catchfence.com). On the debut show, Mike, Dennis and Lori will welcome Don Radebaugh, ARCA RE/MAX Series PR/Media Director and NASCAR/ARCA driver Jason Jarrett.
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The late Benny Parsons added a lot of color to the NBC and TNT broadcasts last year. It’s sad that this great race driver who moved into TV for an extension of his racing career lost a difficult battle with cancer last week. It was lung cancer and ironically he hadn’t smoked for many years, according to the reports. There’s really not much more to say other than RIP Benny.
TV camera technology is changing every day especially in the sporting arena like motor racing. We got a look at Cruise Cam International’s latest products. It’s designed for in-car camera videos at high speed motor racing. Currently one system is installed in the Team Highlander’s Corvette race car which ran at last year’s Mid-Ohio Racecourse. The system is mounted in the headrest on the right hand side of the driver. The law enforcement system is a three way view package, two cameras in out of the front windshield and one in the rear window. That system fits into all of the current and most popular police/law enforcement vehicles. And it might also be adapted to a motorsports application. The pricing seems to be reasonable, too. The stock symbol is CCMJ.PK and the full name of the company is Cruise Cam, LLC, 23070 Commerce Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48335. You can reach them at 248-471-9520 Fax 248-471-9521. Their website is www.cruisecam.com and their e-mail is info@cruisecam.com on the internet.
This one came from the Valvoline Track Talk Newsletter:
Yes, He REALLY Said That
Dale Earnhardt Jr.- on his relationship (and contract negotiations) with stepmother Teresa. “The relationship that we have today is the same relationship we had when I was six years old when I moved into that house with Dad and her. It’s always been the same. It hasn’t gotten worse over the last couple years or last couple months. It’s always been the same, the way I felt about her then is the way I feel about her now.”
On a related report from www.stockcargazette.com Richard Childress owner of the RCR Nextel Cup team was quoted as saying that if Junior wants to drive one of his cars, like the #3 driven by his late father, he knows who to call. So this family feud between Dale, Jr. and his step-mom Theresa has taken another step up the ladder. No pun intended.
Two-time Grammy winner and Sony recording artist Kelly Clarkson will headline the NEXTEL Tribute To America, the pre-race extravaganza leading up to “The Great American Race” — the prestigious Daytona 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 18 (1:00 pm ET on FOX).
Clarkson will perform in the NEXTEL-sponsored show, which will be carried live on FOX Sports. The NEXTEL Tribute To America pays tribute to music as the fabric of America and will feature thousands of cast members on the Speedway’s historic five-acre tri-oval grass.
Let’s see what’s on the tube this weekend. It starts at 4 p.m. Friday with Best In The Desert Racing on the Outdoor Channel followed by Motor Madness and Grass Roots Racing. All will be repeated starting at 9 p.m. Saturday’s deal gets off at noon with the Summer Shootout from Lowe’s on Speed with Off Road Racing from Chula Vista, CA on the same channel. At 1 p.m. the first of many Live races this year with the offering of the Rolex 24 Hour race from Daytona on Fox. At 2:30 p.m. Speed picks up the live Rolex 24 airing. At 6 p.m. Speed offers the Arena Lites from Phoenix followed by the 7 p.m. VS telecast of the Dakar Rally. Speed returns at 7:30 p.m. with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt action from Wheatland, MO. Speed returns to the live Daytona action with more coverage of the Grand Am Rolex 24 on Speed then Two Roads to Baja at 10 p.m. Sunday picks up more momentum with the 6 a.m.-2 p.m. continual coverage of the Rolex 24 on Speed. ESPN2 offers the Mopar Midget/Sprint Classic at 11 a.m. CBS picks up the motorsports baton at noon with the AMA SuperX action from San Francisco. More Dakar Rally action goes on VS at 3 p.m. Speed offers the Porsche Cup from Bahrain at 4 p.m. followed by that same series. This time in Spain. The Speed Report airs on SC at 7 p.m. Lastly, it’s Mike Waltrip’s New Era on ESPN2 at 11 p.m. (end)
NOTE: INFORMATION FOR THIS COLUMN CAME FROM VARIOUS REFERENCED SOURCES, PRESS RELEASES AND NOTES.
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