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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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Ginn admits owing green to Hendrick, in dispute with DEI on how much
by: Doug Turnbull
NASCAR team owner Bobby Ginn filed a court document this week stating that he owes only 20% of the $1.5 million dollar tab owed to Hendrick Motorsports, because of a 2007 termination of an engine contract. For the rest, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3180
For more from Doug, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/turnbull
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(photo) Martin on Sprint Cup pole at Bristol
by: Steve Langley
The MotorSportsNews Net(work)’s own photographer, Steve Langley, was at Bristol this weekend, and took this great photo of Mark Martin taking the checkered flag and winning the pole at Bristol. See it at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3182
For more by this writer, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/steves-stuff
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Busch Wins Bristol… the Kyle one.
by: Steve Langley
Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag coming out of turn four, winning the Food City 500 in Bristol Tennessee, with a commanding victory. See more at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3185
For more from Steve, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/steves-stuff
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Bristol Stomp!?
by: Heather Meyer
Bristol is my favorite track on the circuit. I love the beatin’ and bangin’ of short track racing.
But where was that in the race? More at http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3191
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March is full of madness — except in NASCAR. Bristol could get more attention if officials just loosened up, Lee Spencer says.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/9362800/NASCAR-should-allow-`madness`
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Kyle Busch Wins Bristol
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Twenty-three year-old Kyle Busch has done it again. Leading a total 378 of 503 laps, Busch dominated the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Busch won his second Bristol race and it is his second victory of the young 2009 season, he also won at Las Vegas three weeks ago. Busch also has won 14 Sprint Cup races in 155 career attempts. Busch’s teammate Denny Hamlin, finished second and Jimmie Johnson brought his Chevrolet home in third, one place ahead of his teammate Jeff Gordon. Kasey Kahne finished in the fifth spot followed by pole sitter Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Juan Pablo Montoya and Marcos Ambrose to round out the top ten.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule – the sixth event of 36-races for the 2009 Sprint Cup Championship. The Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 will be on March 29th, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. The race begins at approximately 1:30 p.m. eastern time with live, high-definition coverage provided by FOX beginning with its pre-race show at 12:30 p.m. eastern time. The race will also be broadcast live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128 and MRN radio.
2009 Food City 500 Final Results
Race Date March 22, 2009
Bristol Motor Speedway
Pos Car Driver Make Sponsor Points/Bonus/Laps/Status
1 19 18 Kyle Busch ** Toyota Snickers 195/10 503 Running
2 24 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 175/5 503 Running
3 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 170/5 503 Running
4 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/0 503 Running
5 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 155/0 503 Running
6 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest/Kellogg’s 155/5 503 Running
7 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 151/5 503 Running
8 40 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 142/0 503 Running
9 12 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 138/0 503 Running
10 13 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 139/5 503 Running
11 32 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 130/0 503 Running
12 6 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 132/5 503 Running
13 31 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 124/0 503 Running
14 34 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/Amp Energy 121/0 503 Running
15 38 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 118/0 503 Running
16 26 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Communications 115/0 503 Running
17 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot/Old Spice 112/0 503 Running
18 17 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral 109/0 503 Running
19 29 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 106/0 503 Running
20 22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 103/0 503 Running
21 35 7 Robby Gordon Toyota SPOT 100/0 501 Running
22 36 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Academy Sports + Outdoors 97/0 501 Running
23 7 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Paralyzed Veterans of America 94/0 501 Running
24 37 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 91/0 501 Running
25 42 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville/Menards 88/0 501 Running
26 20 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 85/0 501 Running
27 41 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 82/0 500 Running
28 11 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 79/0 500 Running
29 27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 76/0 499 Running
30 30 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 73/0 499 Running
31 25 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 70/0 499 Running
32 21 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 72/5 497 Running
33 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 64/0 497 Running
34 39 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 61/0 495 Running
35 18 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Champion Apparel 58/0 494 Running
36 14 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Capital Window 55/0 493 Running
37 9 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 52/0 491 Running
38 23 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 49/0 490 In Pit
39 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 46/0 326 Out
40 43 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Phoenix Racing 43/0 91 In Pit
41 28 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 40/0 82 In Pit
42 16 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Fred’s Hometown Discount Store 37/0 58 In Pit
43 8 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 34/0 33 Running
** Led Most Laps
* Rookies
All Results Unofficial
2009 Top-40 Sprint Cup Points After Food City 500
Race Date March 22, 2009
Bristol Motor Speedway
POS +/- DRIVER POINTS/BEHIND/STARTS/POLES/WINS/TOP 5/TOP 10
1 — Jeff Gordon 794 5 0 0 3 4
2 +1 Kurt Busch 718 -76 5 0 1 2 3
3 -1 Clint Bowyer 715 -79 5 0 0 2 3
4 +3 Kyle Busch 709 -85 5 1 2 3 3
5 -1 Carl Edwards 665 -129 5 0 0 1 2
6 +3 Kasey Kahne 639 -155 5 0 0 1 2
7 -1 Tony Stewart 633 -161 5 0 0 0 3
8 +6 Denny Hamlin 631 -163 5 0 0 1 2
9 +4 Jimmie Johnson 627 -167 5 0 0 1 3
10 -5 Matt Kenseth 610 -184 5 0 2 2 2
11 +1 David Reutimann 607 -187 5 0 0 1 1
12 -4 Kevin Harvick 584 -210 5 0 0 2 2
Top 12 Drivers In The Running For The Chase For The Championship
13 +2 Jeff Burton 579 -215 5 0 0 1 2
14 -3 Brian Vickers 553 -241 5 1 0 1 3
15 +6 Juan Montoya 546 -248 5 0 0 0 1
16 +4 A.J. Allmendinger 532 -262 5 0 0 1 1
17 — Elliott Sadler 530 -264 5 0 0 1 1
18 -8 Greg Biffle 526 -268 5 0 0 1 2
19 +5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 518 -276 5 0 0 0 1
20 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 508 -286 5 1 0 0 1
21 -5 Michael Waltrip 506 -288 5 0 0 0 1
22 +4 David Stremme 502 -292 5 0 0 0 0
23 — Bobby Labonte 500 -294 5 0 0 1 1
24 +4 Marcos Ambrose 500 -294 5 0 0 0 1
25 — Casey Mears 488 -306 5 0 0 0 0
26 -4 David Ragan 487 -307 5 0 0 0 1
27 +5 Ryan Newman 475 -319 5 0 0 0 1
28 -10 Jamie McMurray 475 -319 5 0 0 0 1
29 -2 Reed Sorenson 457 -337 5 0 0 0 1
30 -1 Robby Gordon 442 -352 5 0 0 0 0
31 +3 Mark Martin 441 -353 5 2 0 0 1
32 -1 Sam Hornish Jr. 398 -396 5 0 0 0 0
33 -3 John Andretti 397 -397 5 0 0 0 0
34 -1 Joey Logano* 370 -424 5 0 0 0 0
35 +2 Scott Speed* 335 -459 5 0 0 0 0
36 -1 Aric Almirola 335 -459 5 0 0 0 0
37 -1 David Gilliland 331 -463 4 0 0 0 0
38 — Paul Menard 326 -468 5 0 0 0 0
39 +1 Travis Kvapil 292 -502 4 0 0 0 0
40 -1 Regan Smith 206 -588 2 0 0 0 0
* Rookies
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Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Food City 500
Total number of commercials: 127
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 67
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 82
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:10 PM
Total minutes: 190
Minutes of race broadcast: 137
Minutes of commercials: 53
Number of missed restarts: 0
Animated Digger sightings: 7
Digger still shots: 28
See more and a link to the full report on the 2009 TV Commercials Page.(3-23-2009)
http://www.jayski.com/pages/commercials2009.htm
Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #33-Bowyer has been running at the finish in 78 consecutive races, the longest current streak, only 3 races behind the modern era record of #29-Harvick who had 81 until DNFing at California in Feb 2009, next up is #48-Johnson at 29 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 [Beam didn't run all the races, but didn't DNF in 84 straight consecutive races that he ran]. Kevin Harvick holds the modern era (1972-present) record at 81 [he also has the 2nd longest at 58], then Jeff Gordon at 56 and Dale Earnhardt at 53 [Indy in 1996 thru Martinsville in the spring of 1998.(3-23-2009)
250 top 5's for Gordon: #24-Jeff Gordon made his 550th career start at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Food City 500, with his 4th place finish, Gordon now has 250 top-five finishes, which is 7th best all time. Next up is Cale Yarborough at 255. Richard Petty has the most with 555.(3-23-2009)
TRG Motorsports Heads to Martinsville 35th in Owner Points: David Gilliland soldiered through a tough day at Bristol Motor Speedway to finish the #71 Capital Window/TRG Motorsports Chevy in 36th position in the Food City 500. The team leaves Bristol 35th in owner points assuring that they are locked into next weekend's race at Martinsville.(TRG Motorsports PR)
Driver wins before age 25: Only 58 of 2,215 NASCAR Sprint Cup races for which the winner's age is known have been won by drivers under 25, #18-Kyle Busch is only 23 and is one win away from tying Jeff Gordon's record of 15 wins before the age of 25:
1. Jeff Gordon, 15
2. Kyle Busch, 14 [still under 25 until May 2, 2010]
3. Kurt Busch, 7
(tie) Richard Petty, 7
5. Junior Johnson, 5
Tied with one each: Bob Burdick. Bobby Hillin Jr.; Parnelli Jones; John Kieper; Terry Labonte, Ryan Newman, Bill Rexford; Fireball Roberts; Donald Thomas; Brian Vickers (still under 25)(3-22-2009)
Yates Racing will suspend operations of the #28 Ford of Travis Kvapil due to lack of sponsorship following Sunday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The team entered the race 40th in points. A decision on how many employees will be laid off has not been made. Geoff Smith, the president of Roush Fenway Racing that partners with Yates, said most of the #28 team members will be dispersed to other parts of the organization. “It’s difficult to be in a situation when you have to deal with the consequences of the economy,” Smith said. “We’re in a situation where there’s no extra cash to support running an unsponsored car for any period of time. If the economy picks up later in the season maybe we’ll be able to pick up something for that team.” The team suffered a major setback when Kvapil failed to make the third race at Las Vegas. That was compounded a week later when a blown engine left him 42nd at Atlanta. Smith wasn’t optimistic sponsorship for Kvapil will come this season. He’s having enough trouble with selling sponsorship for some of his other programs, such as Aflac on Carl Edwards’ car, that have asked for relief. Roush has sponsors for all of its drivers through at least 2010 except Matt Kenseth, whose deal with DeWalt expires after this year. Smith said he’s working with DeWalt to find a partner for next season. “There’s a lot of pressure internally and externally for sponsors to decrease participation and find a partner or pull back altogether,” Smith said. “There just aren’t enough sponsors on our side of the garage to go around right now.”(ESPN.com)(3-22-2009)
Sterling Marlin got an assist from teammate Andy Petree and lead from start to finish to capture the Scotts Saturday Night Special at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 51-year-old Marlin started on the pole after Petree finished first in his celebrity heat. The Columbia, Tenn., native was elated in victory lane, where he was awarded the same trophy that will go to Sunday’s Food City 500 winner. “Man, that felt so good,” said Marlin. “It felt so good to get in the car and to run like that. It just felt good to come back and run like that. I just had a great car and Andy got me a really good starting position. I had a great time. I’d like to do this again. I ran this car a couple of times in Nashville. Andy had tested a couple of times and we talked some. Andy’s car was really fast. I had a good car… so we should have won it. Rusty Wallace finished second, followed by L.D. Ottinger, Terry Labonte and Jimmy Spencer. Rounding out the 12-car field was Harry Gant, Phil Parsons, Jack Ingram, Cale Yarborough, David Green, Junior Johnson and Larry Pearson. In the first heat of the afternoon featuring celebrity drivers, Philadelphia Akers place-kicker David Akers outlasted the field to take the win, while former crew chief and current ESPN analyst Petree picked up the win in the second heat. Trailing Akers to the finish line in the first heat was Bill Jordan, followed by Riki Rachtman, Frank Beamer and Mike Compton. Brad Daugherty finished second to Petree in the second heat while Ron Capps came home third and Ray Evernham finished fourth. Doug Herbert and Greg Anderson wrecked their cars in practice and were unable to compete in the second heat.(BMS)(3-22-2009)
Stewart donates to help injured Shih Tzu: #14-Tony Stewart’s charitable foundation has donated an undisclosed amount of money to pay surgery costs for an injured stray Shih Tzu dog. Around midnight on St. Patrick’s Day, the three-year-old male was taken to the Humane Society for Hamilton County with a broken back, and he needed immediate surgery. Joni Thompson, executive director of the Indianapolis-based Tony Stewart Foundation, found out and told the driver, whose Shih Tzu, Buddy, died in 2007. The foundation made a gift to the Humane Society specifically covering the costs of the surgery and the dog’s special “wheelchair” to make up for losing the use of his hind legs. Stewart’s past philanthropic work earned him NASCAR Illustrated’s “Person of the Year” honors last year.(Florida Today/AP)(3-22-2009)
Kahne and Setzer test at Motor Mile: Two Sprint Cup teams participated in a test this past Tuesday (March 17th) at Motor Mile Speedway. The track in Radford, VA was because of the similarities it shared with the paper-clip Martinsville Speedway short track in Henry County. Banked 15 degrees in the turns, MMS has a steeper banking than Martinsville by a mere three degrees. Certain similarities are the reason many teams throughout the NASCAR spectrum choose Motor Mile Speedway as their proving ground for waging a competitive campaign at weekend short tracks. In attendance on this particular Tuesday were Kasey Kahne, driver of Richard Petty Motorsports’ #9 Budweiser Dodge, and the #46 Romeo Guest sponsored Dodge, owned by Carl Long and driven by Dennis Setzer. It was Kahne’s first outing at the .416-mile oval. For veteran driver Dennis Setzer, the asphalt corners of MMS have become as familiar as the finish line at Martinsville. For crew chief Kenny Francis, the Radford short track could serve as a solution for more speed at the Sunday short tracks looming on the Sprint Cup schedule. “This is a pretty good track and pretty close to home. It’s got good grip and is pretty consistent, so you can learn here; you don’t have to chase the tires all day,” explains Francis. Carl Long and Setzer have partnered up in order to attempt the 500-lap event at Martinsville later this month. By the end of the test session the #46 team was a half-second off the pace set by Kahne’s #9 Dodge, with a top time of only 16.5.(MMS site)(3-22-2009)
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Winning beats selling T-shirts, Busch says
“I’m not out there to be No. 1,” Kyle Busch said after winning at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. ” … I go out there to win races.”
http://www.thatsracin.com/115/story/5693.html
Videos | Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs, more
The post-race news conferences, featuring Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Joe Gibbs. Check out all the new quick-hit videos.
http://www.thatsracin.com/106/index.html?media_id=3513903
Feeling good about the ground gained
http://www.thatsracin.com/115/story/5746.html
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Jimmie Johnson said he and his race team played their own game Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway and that paid off in a third-place finish in the Food City 500.
Qualifying, media troubling Junior
Dale Earnhardt Jr. got two free passes and managed to match his season’s best with a 14th-place finish on Sunday.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5751.html
Kahne fifth, likes team’s direction
Kasey Kahne finished fifth on Sunday and is now sixth in the Sprint Cup standings.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5748.html
Ambrose has issues and top 10
Marcos Ambrose said he was running on only six of eight cylinders at the end of Sunday’s Food City 500, but he still managed a 10th-place finish that made him quite happy.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5752.html
Newman, Martin rebound nicely
Ryan Newman hadn’t had a top-20 finish all season and Mark Martin had finished outside the top 30 for three straight races going into the Food City 500, but both had their best days of the season.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5750.html
Yates to park unsponsored 28
Travis Kvapil had a decent day at Bristol Motor Speedway, but it might have been his final event for Yates Racing.
http://www.thatsracin.com/140/story/5757.html
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Harvick wins at Bristol: #33-Kevin Harvick won the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his first series win since Texas in November of 2007. He becomes the all-time Natiowide Series winner at Bristol with 5 wins and wins his first race in his own Kevin Harvick, Inc.car.
#60-Carl Edwards was second followed by: #29-Clint Bowyer, #16-Matt Kenseth, #12-Justin Allgaier, #18-Kyle Busch, #66-Steve Wallace, #99-Scott Speed, #20-Joey Logano, and #38-Jason Leffler. Pole sitter #62-Brendan Gaughan had a tire go down early in the race and finished 21st.
There were 10 cautions for 62 laps and 17 lead changes among 9 leaders.
Complete results are posted on the Bristol Race Page.(3-21-2008)
http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2009/next/04bristol.htm#results
Driver Standings following the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway:
1) #60-Carl Edwards 690
2) #33-Kevin Harvick 576 -114
3) #18-Kyle Busch 566 -124
4) #62-Brendan Gaughan 512 -178
5) #6-David Ragan 493 -197
6) #38-Jason Leffler 488 -202
7) #32-Brian Vickers 467 -223
#12-Justin Allgaier 466 -224
9) #28-Kenny Wallace 437 -253
10) #11-Scott Lagasse Jr. 423 -267
Complete standings are posted on the Bristol Race Page.(3-21-2009)
http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2009/next/04bristol.htm#standings
Owner standings following Bristol are posted.(3-21-2009)
http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2009/next/04bristol.htm#owners
Nationwide Series Director Joe Balash said there could be more penalties coming for North South Motorsports’ Benny Gordon after his fuel did not meet NASCAR specifications following his qualifying lap Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Gordon’s qualifying time was disallowed and because he did not have one of the guaranteed positions based on top-30 owners points from last year, Gordon did not compete in the race. Would he have been disqualified from the event if he had a guaranteed spot? “We probably would have had deeper discussions about that type of a penalty,” Balash said Sunday. “We didn’t have any of those conversations because they weren’t [guaranteed].” Balash chose his words carefully when talking about what happened and whether it was possible that there were remnants of another fuel from other series that Gordon competes in.(Scene Daily)(3-22-2009
Roger Johnson is now serving as crew chief for the #07 team.(3-22-2009)
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Whelen Engineering Company has stepped in to insure that Todd Bodine will race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway. Sonny Whelen is a long-time friend of Todd and the Bodine family, and Whelen Engineering is a familiar name in auto racing. Whelen has been the title sponsor of the Whelen Modified Series for several years and also sponsored two SPEED GT cars in the 2008 season. While Whelen, who is a key sponsor of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, will cover the hood and quarter panels of the #30 Whelen Tundra for the 250-lap race at Martinsville on March 29th, Germain Racing has the bed top and tailgate (or TV panel) available for sale for the Kroger 250 race weekend and the team is still seeking local, regional and national sponsorship in order to compete for the remainder of the season.(Germain Racing PR)(3-20-2009)
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Bad Boy Mowers Joins Randy Moss Motorsports to Sponsor Mike Skinner at Martinsville
Randy Moss Motorsports (RMM) is pleased to announce that Bad Boy Mowers has signed with the team to sponsor Mike Skinner for next weekend’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Martinsville Speedway. Skinner, the inaugural 1995 Truck Series Champion, will drive the No. 5 Bad Boy Mowers Toyota Tundra in the fourth race [...]
http://truckseriestoday.com/index.php/2009/03/20/bad-boy-mowers-joins-randy-moss-motorsports-to-sponsor-mike-skinner-at-martinsville/
SS Green Light Racing Seeks Marketing Partners for Martinsville
It’s a story that will be told over and over during the 2009 racing season; NASCAR team looking for sponsorship to continue racing. So what makes one team’s story different than another? What makes one team more attractive to potential marketing partners than another?
http://truckseriestoday.com/index.php/2009/03/20/ss-green-light-racing-seeks-marketing-partners-for-martinsville/
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Car Owners Are Cool Too; And They’re Next-Up on ’30 at 30′. 08 Champ Mike Allgaier Monday….
TOLEDO OH (3-22/23-09) – More often than not, it’s the drivers that get most of the glory. From headlines to hardware, drivers are big-time commodities.
And let’s face it; fans in search of signatures are looking for the guys and gals that steer the cars, not the owners that pay the bills.
But, without the owners there are no drivers.
http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=7748
All Aboard; Salem Speedway Calls; Schrader Enters, Testers Test………
SALEM, IN (3-20/21-09) – Salem Speedway is definitely open for business, as is Ken Schrader Racing; and both are planning to unite for the upcoming Sunday afternoon April 5th Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=7747
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USARacing Announces Television Partners for 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009 2:39:00 PM
Concord, NC – March 20, 2009 – A new television contract, which will ensure a higher profile for the USARacing Pro Cup Series in 2009, was announced today by Series officials and new broadcast partners Masters TV, Inc., and Fox Sports Net.
The fourteen-race schedule will be carried on a tape-delayed basis on Sunday mornings on FSN stations. Masters TV of Bristol, TN will produce the programs which will feature action covered by four on-track cameras, five in-car cameras and one in-pit camera.
“I am extremely pleased to announce that our television package for 2009 will provide our fans with the best coverage of our events ever,” said USARacing’s Executive Vice President, Larry Camp. “Butch McCall is an old friend and he really came through for us with expanded coverage, a guaranteed, enhanced time slot and a great broadcast partner in Fox Sports Net.’
Read more – http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=2970
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Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RG/032009.html
Dale Earnhardt Jr. … Realtor?
by Rebecca Gladden
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/KR/032209.html
Awesome ~ The First Trip To Bristol
by Kim Roberson
The Nascar Insiders
The NASCAR Week That Was: March 15-21
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series’ made their way to Thunder Valley this week after a rare break in the schedule.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/eBtQumrxIFY/
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RF/032309.html
Kyle Busch Dominates Bristol, How Much Better Can This Guy Be?
by Ron Felix
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/MP/032309.html
Bigger Tire and Wheel Requires Car Redesign
by Matthew Pizzolato
RaceTalkRadio.com:
Best Junior of All Time Ain’t an Earnhardt, (And Bristol Bash Better than Ever) by Dennis Michelsen
http://www.racetalkradio.com/soz/id246.htm
The Nascar Insiders
Sometimes A Win Doesn’t Mean Winning The Race
Everyone wants to win. It’s the reason why any of us compete.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/2QSmLV0-LLo/
CHEERS and CHEERS – Saturday Night Special
by Carol Einarsson
CHEERS to a fantastic way to spend a Saturday afternoon, and to ESPN for embracing the “old schoolness” of it all with their own retro opening shots.
http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=578
Bristol Tries To Generate TV Excitement
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2009/03/bristol-tries-to-generate-tv-excitement.html
Updated – Fox Sports Pulls DW From The Charity Race
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2009/03/fox-sports-pulled-darrell-waltrip-from.html
The NASCAR Fan Council Is Mad At Us
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2009/03/nascar-fan-council-is-mad-at-us.html
Disco Shirts And Marty Smith’s Beard Make Friday TV Fun
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2009/03/disco-shirts-and-marty-smiths-beard.html
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T V * L I S T I N G S
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Courtesy of Jayski
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm
Mon Mar 23
2:00 am SPEED Report SPEED
4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 am Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 pm NASCAR This Week SPEED
Tue Mar 24
12:00 am NASCAR This Week SPEED
2:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 am NASCAR This Week SPEED
9:00 pm The Biggest Loser – Clint Bowyer NBC
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Mar 25
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
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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