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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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TV Times – New Stock Car Series… in Asia & Middle East?
By: Lou Modestino
Former Grand Prix driver Jean Alesi will front a brand new unlaunched Asia and Middle East based stock car championship.
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FAST FACTS
The Race: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The Date: Sunday, Mar. 12
The Time: 4:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX, 4 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 1.5-mile oval
Distance: 400 miles (267 laps)
Purse: $6,381,100
2006 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2006 Pole: Greg Biffle
Pos. Driver Pts.
1 Martin 335
2 J. Burton 330
3 J. Gordon 309
4 Harvick 307
5 Ragan 270
6 Bowyer 264
7 Nemechek 259
8 Yeley 251
9 Kyle Busch 239
10 Stremme 236
Pre-Race On-Track Schedule: Friday—Practice, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.; Qualifying, 3:10 p.m. Saturday—Practice, 9-9:50 a.m.; Final Practice,10:20-11:20 a.m.
www.racedayweather.com
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Courtesy of Catchfence.Com
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National Stock Car Racing Commission Upholds Original Penalties To 3 Cup Teams
http://www.catchfence.com/press/030707i.html
Points Leader Martin Aims to Expand on Impressive Las Vegas Record With 01 Army Team
http://www.catchfence.com/press/030707g.html
Childress to Speak March 8 at Neurosurgeon Convention: Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), will give a speech March 8 to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS). The speech, entitled “The Importance of Teamwork,” is part of the 2007 AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix. The 10-time NASCAR championship team owner and winning team owner of the 2007 Daytona 500 was invited to speak to the group by his friend, Charles L. Branch Jr., MD, chair of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, and a practicing neurosurgeon at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Richard Childress Racing (www.rcrracing.com) has earned more than 160 victories and 10 NASCAR championships, including six in the NEXTEL Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. It was the first organization to win championships in the NEXTEL Cup Series, Busch Series and Truck Series. Its 2007 NEXTEL Cup Series lineup includes Clint Bowyer (No. 07 Jack Daniel’s), Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell) and Jeff Burton (No. 31 Cingular Wireless). Its Busch Series lineup includes Clint Bowyer (No. 2 BB&T), Harvick and Timothy Peters (No. 21 AutoZone) and Burton and Scott Wimmer (No. 29 Holiday Inn). – Richard Childress Racing, Press Release
Governor Sonny Perdue to Host March 15 Atlanta Motor Speedway Day at State Capitol: Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and Sen. John Douglas will host the 5th annual Atlanta Motor Speedway Day on Thursday, March 15 at the Georgia State Capitol. Fans are invited and encouraged to attend and show their support for Atlanta’s racing industry. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion and ESPN analyst Rusty Wallace, Cup drivers Kevin Harvick and David Ragan, Busch driver Steve Wallace and Craftsman Truck drivers Bill Lester, Chase Miller, Joey Clanton and owner Billy Ballew will be on hand for the day’s festivities. The public is invited to attend this midway of activity which will include a fan zone of showcars on Mitchell Street outside the Capitol. Gov. Perdue will host a news conference at 11:45 a.m. outside the State Capitol. In addition to the NASCAR drivers, Gov. Perdue will show his support for the nationwide NASCAR Day on May 18, 2007. Atlanta Motor Speedway’s two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race weekends contribute an estimated $455 million annually to the Atlanta area economy. Atlanta’s races also attract fans from all 50 states and as many as a dozen nations, while another 10 million fans tune in worldwide. – Atlanta Motor Speedway, Press Release
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America’s most environmentally stupid pastime (After race fans read this article, I believe this gentleman might find his email box stuffed………Becky)
Travis Nicholson Issue date: 3/6/07
Dozens of super-revved race cars driving aimlessly around a track in circles with no destination in mind.
http://snipurl.com/1cf02-stockc
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Courtesy of Insider Racing News
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BurnOut Bash At Texas
Texas Motor Speedway has partnered with GameChange Marketing, the producer of RaceWatch, an interactive fan publication available at all NASCAR races, for a free post-race party and concert for all fans in attendance for the Samsung 500 on Sunday, April 15. The RaceWatch BurnOut Bash will take place from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Village of Champions directly outside of Turn 1 at TMS. This one-of-a-kind event is designed to maintain the excitement of race day while providing fans with a unique place to visit as traffic lessens.
‘Dega Tickets On Sale
Fans who have not renewed seats from last fall will have their first chance to purchase prime spots on Saturday, March 10, for the UAW-Ford 500 weekend. As an added incentive, those who purchase tickets by May 28, 2007, in addition to those who have renewed seats by the February deadline, will receive a voucher to experience a racer’s view of Talladega Superspeedway. A track ride voucher will allow each qualified account holder to drive his or her own vehicle around the freshly-paved, 2.66-mile tri-oval. Fans who take advantage of this offer will have a choice of three dates to redeem their track ride voucher; June 30, July 28 or Aug. 25. Each voucher is good for a two-lap ride in one vehicle and as many passengers as there are seatbelts.
Checkers Wins Bill Veeck Sports Sponsorship Award
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants and parent company of both Checkers® and Rally’s® concepts, has been recognized as the 2006 Bill Veeck Sports Sponsorship Award winner for the Professional Association category. The chain received the award for its Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant sponsorship of NASCAR® and several International Speedway Corporation (ISC) race tracks.
Evernham Loses Second Appeal
Evernham Motorsports lost its second appeal in as many days Tuesday as the National Stock Car Racing Commission turned down the No. 19 team’s appeal of the 25-point penalty NASCAR handed down for infractions during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 19 team for driver Elliott Sadler was docked 25 owner and driver points, fined $25,000, and team director Josh Browne was suspended two races for unapproved aerodynamic modifications to the spoiler fasteners that allowed air to flow through the trunk area. The infraction was discovered during pre-Daytona 500 qualifying inspection. Evernham officials only appealed the severity of the severity of the point penalty. They argued that the infraction happened before the car went on the track, that center-drilled bolts had been allowed on other areas of the car, that comparable holes could be found elsewhere on rear valences and the magnitude of the penalties ranked among the largest for comparable prequalifying violations.
Kentucky Lt. Governor Supports NASCAR
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Steve Pence stopped by the 1.5-mile track Wednesday as part of an effort to drum up support for the track’s campaign to land a Nextel Cup race date. “Let NASCAR know that the state cares about this,” Pence said in a statement from the track. “That’s one of the reasons I’m here, to let the people on Ryan Newman’s team know that the state does care about this and they want to see a Nextel Cup race here. I like to hear and talk to guys like Ryan Newman because they believe a Nextel Cup race would work here.
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Chevy to scrap Monte Carlo…again? Inside Line has confirmed with supplier sources that production of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo will cease at the end of the 2007 model year. That means the last Monte Carlo will roll off the line sometime this summer. In recent years, the Monte Carlo has been one of General Motors’ biggest successes on the NASCAR stock-car racing circuit. But the two-door companion to the Chevrolet Impala sedan has not resonated with the buying public.(Edmunds.com), it was announced in October 2006 that Chevy would be going to the Impala for Car of Tomorrow [COT] races.(3-8-2007)
Hooters Casino to honor Kulwicki during NASCAR weekend: Hooters Casino Hotel [115 E. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas] invites race fans to pay homage to late NASCAR driver, Alan Kulwicki, by visiting his legendary car [#7 Hooters Ford] displayed inside the casino hotel, March 8-10 from 4 to 10 p.m. During that time, fans will have the opportunity to take photos with Michelle Nunes, Miss Hooters International, and Alise Dippolito, Miss March 2007 from the Hooters calendar in front of the “Underbird.” Underbird – the first Hooters-sponsored race car driven by Kulwicki – is prominently displayed on the casino floor complete with an interactive kiosk, which tells the story of the relationship between Hooters of America and NASCAR, and more importantly the special bond between Kulwicki and Hooters. In 1991, Hooters signed the Kulwicki Racing Team to a three-year contract, and at the same time began sponsoring the Winston Cup season-ending race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which became the Hooters 500. In the season-ending race of the 1992 season, Kulwicki won the Hooters 500. Following the win, Hooters enjoyed one of the highest levels of awareness it had known at that point. Hooters’ relationship with NASCAR ultimately brought the Hooters Restaurant chain from a virtual unknown to worldwide recognition in one weekend. Following the untimely passing of Kulwicki in 1993, Hooters has continued to pay tribute to the legendary driver with gestures ranging from donations to the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Park for the construction of the Brooks Pavilion, to the Underbird memorial at Hooters Casino Hotel.(Lighthouse Marketing PR), more about Kulwicki’s #7 Hooters Ford ‘Underbird’ at underbird.com.(3-8-2007)
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper to sponsor Riggs at two races IMAGE:
http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2007/10cup.htm
Turner Network Television (TNT) announced a multi-year contract agreement with former NASCAR crew chief Larry McReynolds to serve in a unique multi-faceted analyst role for the network’s coverage of Nextel Cup Series racing. Building on his 18 years of experience as a winning NASCAR crew chief, during TNT’s race coverage McReynolds will provide in-depth race analysis and coverage from both the studio set position as well as roving locations around the track. From interviewing crew chiefs on pit road to conducting demonstrations on a cutaway car, McReynolds’ unique role will allow him to traverse the track to help take viewers closer to the action. TNT’s coverage of six consecutive 2007 Nextel Cup Series races begins on June 10 from Pocono Raceway and concludes July 15 from Chicagoland Speedway. McReynolds will serve as a race analyst alongside fellow analysts Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach and play-by-play announcer Bill Weber during TNT’s race coverage, as well as during the network’s pre-race show which will broadcast live from a new state-of-the-art mobile rig positioned in the track infield. Rounding out TNT’s line-up of NASCAR announcers include pit reporters Marty Snider, Matt Yocum, Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak.(Turner Sports PR)(3-8-2007)
PRN returns at Vegas: Schedule of Events:
March 9: UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Qualifying broadcast begins at 6:00pm/et
March 10: Sam’s Town 300 Busch Series broadcast begins at 2:30pm/et
March 11: UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Nextel Cup Series broadcast begins at 4:00pm/et
PRN’s Crown Royal Post Race Talk show begins immediately after the Nextel Cup race. PRN’s broadcast crew consists of co-anchors Doug Rice and Mark Garrow; pit reporters Brett McMillan, Steve Richards and Brad Gillie and turn announcers Chuck Carland and Rob Albright. PRN’s broadcast will be heard on more than 465 stations nationwide, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio channel 128 and on NASCAR.com. The events can be heard locally on 96.3 KKLZ – FM.(PRN PR)(3-8-2007)
Whitt has new assoc sponsor for Vegas: #72-Brandon Whitt and CJM Racing will make their third attempt in the 2007 season and vie for a spot in Sunday’s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Whitt has three starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Craftsman Truck Series, in his last visit he scored a seventh place starting position and a ninth place finish. The Plaza Hotel and Casino has partnered with the CJM Racing team and will adorn the deck lid this weekend. Associate sponsors Metal Wear Jeans, Solar Bat Sunglasses and Foothills Chiropractic will adorn the B-post.(CJM Racing PR)(3-8-2007)
Cup Race-Preview Press Releases/Podcast Links: many Nextel Cup team/driver pre-race press release links (and Marketing and Sponsorship links) at the Press Release/Podcast Links Page, California links posted on
3-8-2007: Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Gilliland, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Green, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Dale Jarrett, Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin, Jeremy Mayfield, Casey Mears, Joe Nemechek, Ryan Newman, Kyle Petty, Tony Raines, Elliott Sadler, Ken Schrader, Reed Sorenson, Michael Waltrip, Jon Wood; on my Press Release/Podcast Links Page which includes many sites that offer Podcasts, Rowdy, PRN, NASCAR
http://www.jayski.com/pr/prs.htm
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Critics push for vote to drive off NASCAR Denver Post – Denver,CO,USA
Commerce City – Residents say they will push for a vote to keep a NASCAR track out of their community after the City Council balked at putting the proposal …
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_5371061
Stewart not all that pleased with changes at Las Vegas track CBS News -
New York City,NY,USA
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tony Stewart doesn’t like the changes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The two-time NASCAR champion thinks they were unnecessary and will make for a boring race…
http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/10045650
Nextel Cup stars need to raise game
San Jose Mercury News – San Jose,CA,USA
Cup champion Tony Stewart is 21st, 149 points behind surprising series leader Mark Martin. It appeared Stewart turned things around in California with an …
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_5377443
Busch blues: NASCAR’s junior circuit at crossroads CBS News – New York
City,NY,USA
Juan Pablo Montoya’s historic win in Sunday’s Mexico City Busch Series race brought some much-needed attention to NASCAR’s junior circuit. …
http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/10045615
Florida land developer Bobby Ginn has new NASCAR team on top SLAM!
Sports – ON,Canada
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) – There were times when the situation was so bleak at MB2 Motorsports that no one was sure the mid-level NASCAR team would survive. …
http://snipurl.com/1cf0a-stockc
Does Montoya’s win really mean that much for NASCAR’s diversification?
Arizona Daily Star – Tucson,AZ,USA
I wanted him to win because I know there is a dark side to NASCAR. There are some fans out there who deep down – or maybe even not so deep down – don’t want …
http://snipurl.com/1cf0b-stockc
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Current Conditions
Updated: 6:53 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2007
Fair
Temp: 66°F
Humidity: 19%
Wind Speed: NE 5 MPH
Barometer: 30.07 in.
Dewpoint: 22°F
Heat Index: 73°F
Wind Chill: 66°F
ZoneCast:
Dated: 300 PM PST TUE MAR 06 2007 Expires: 445 AM PST WED MAR 07
2007
Tonight…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light wind.
Wednesday…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night…Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North wind around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light wind.
Friday…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Saturday…Sunny. Highs around 80.
Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
Sunday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Race Day Weather for Las Vegas http://snipurl.com/1cezr-stockc
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Condos fill need for speed
`Country club’ track offers place for car enthusiasts to satisfy that urge
The “country club” racetrack — a hot trend in amateur motorsports — has made its way to the Charlotte area.
http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/3248.html
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Schedule of events at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas:
Thursday, March 8, 2006
Kasey Kahne
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Limited to 400 wristbands.
Wristbands will be given out from 12:00 pm -3:00 pm Wednesday & Thursday by the NASCAR vendor in the Casino.
Friday, March 9, 2006
Shane Huffman
Ward Burton
Jason Keller
Jon Wood
Marcos Ambrose
Eric McClure
Carlos Contreras
Jay Sauter
John Andretti
and retired driver from the famous “1970′s Alabama Gang”
Jimmy Means
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
We will also have a Coca Cola Racing Modular Simulator where fans can race against their favorite virtual driver on Thursday from 3 pm – 9 pm, Friday from 1 pm – 9 pm, and Saturday from 1 pm – 9 pm. We will be having nightly drawings for prizes that include a free pair of tickets to the sold out Sunday NEXTEL Cup Race, Budweiser Dale Jr. T-Shirts, Budweiser Dale Jr. Sweatshirts and a Dale Jr. suede leather jacket.
In addition Arizona Charlies will have the following events also.
Thursday at Arizona Charlies Decatur
The Pit Boss (Coca Cola Racing Simulator) will be at Arizona Charlies Decatur from 1 pm – 9 pm
The #22 Family Dollar Race Car driven in Mexico by Carlos Contreras in the Busch Race will be at Arizona Charlies Decatur from 1 pm – 9 pm
Eric Mc Clure, driver of the Hefty # 0 Busch Car will sign autographs from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
John Andretti, driver of the # 34 Nextel Cup Car will sign autographs from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday at Arizona Charlies Boulder
The Pit Boss (Coca Cola Racing Simulator) will be at Arizona Charlies Boulder from 1:30 pm – 9:30 pm on Friday
Kevin LePage, driver of the # 37 Nextel Cup Car will sign autographs from 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Coors Light Show Car over at Boulder on Friday night from 4 pm – 8 pm
Please feel free to contact Robin Johnson, Sales Manager at 702-383-5299 if you need additional information regarding any of these events. Thanks,
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Mexico Ratings Down
ESPN2′s broadcast of the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 Busch Series race garnered a Nielsen Media Research rating of 2.3 with 2,142,000 households watching, according to the network. ESPN’s Spanish-language telecast showed a 0.2 rating with 196,000, boosting the total households watching to 2,337,000. But those numbers were down 34.3 percent over 2006′s race, which was shown on the Fox network. Last year, the Fox broadcast had a 3.5 rating with 3,821,000 households.
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Courtesy of Jayski
http://www.jayski.com
Wizetrade to Sponsor RWI: Wizetrade trend-recognition software for stock traders, and RWI Racing, LLC, announced that Wizetrade will sponsor RWI’s #66 for the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas. The #66 Dodge will be fully adorned with the Wizetrade logo and the “Win with Wizetrade” slogan for the race.(Digital50.com)(3-7-2007) See an image of the car on Jayski’s Busch Series Paint Schemes Page.
Morgan Shepherd to Drive at Atlanta & Bristol: Morgan Shepherd will drive the #01 Chevy in the Busch Series events at Atlanta and Bristol, Faith Motorsports announced. Shepherd, who piloted the #01 entry for DD&L Motorsports at California two weeks ago, agreed to the deal with DD&L principal partner Johnny Davis on Wednesday. The car will likely be unsponsored for the events and will likely be orange in color, but is not likely to carry the Hefty sponsorship seen at California or the Faith Motorsports Racing With Jesus logo.(Faith Motorsports PR)(3-7-2007)
D.J. Kennington to Run 5 Busch Races: Kennington, in his 14th year of racing, will be at Phoenix next month, trying to qualify for the Busch Series Bashas’ Supermarkets 200. It’s one of five Busch races he’ll attend this year after going to three last season. [He drove the #72 Northern Provincial Pipelines Dodge in those races].(London, Ontario Free Press)(3-7-2007)
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http://www.thatsracin.com
Australian making mark on Busch Series
He may not have the name recognition of Juan Pablo Montoya, but Australian Marcos Ambrose is making his own mark on the NASCAR Busch Series.
http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/3246.html
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FAST FACTS
Next Race: American Commercial Lines 200
The Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Date: March 16
The Time: 9 p.m. (ET)
TV: SPEED 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 1.54-mile oval
Race Purse: $536,410
2006 Winner: Todd Bodine
2006 Pole: Todd Bodine
No. Driver Pts
1 Sprague 355
2 Skinner 355
3 Benson 330
4 Hornaday 321
5 Bodine 306
6 Musgrave 298
7 Kvapil 290
8 Crawford 277
9 Crafton 272
10 Darnell 256
Schedule: Thursday, March 15— Practice 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.; 11:50:1.m. – 12:20 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Qualifying 5:15 p.m. (live on SPEED)
www.racedayweather.com
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Brendan Gaughan To Run Baja 250
As NASCAR converges on Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, local driver Brendan Gaughan won’t be walking around the garages or even watching the race from the grandstands. Instead, Gaughan – a regular on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit in his No. 77 South Point Chevrolet – will be testing his racing abilities in the desert. Gaughan will be racing in the Baja 250 in his SCORE Class 1 Buggy on Saturday in Ensenada, Mexico.
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Chrissy Wallace looking for Truck ride? It was reported during a taped news comment from veteran driver, Mike Wallace on Sirius Radio that his daughter, Chrissy Wallace was looking to move into the Truck Series. Wallace said that they were in the process of looking for sponsorship and toward a short-track race. Sirius reported that the Wallace’s have been talking to Morgan-Dollar Motorsports about that ride.(3-7-2007)
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Benson, Wife Debbie, Take Break in Europe
03-07-2007 | TruckSeries.com Report
What Johnny Benson’s Doing on His ‘Vacation’ A two-week break in the 2007 schedule finds NASCAR Craftsman Truck drivers taking time off – and not just in the United States. Johnny Benson (No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) and his wife Debbie flew to Switzerland to take in the sights and possibly test the ski slopes.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000104/010494.htm
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Primer: Atlanta
03-07-2007 | TruckSeries.com Report
With Manufacturers’ championship runnerup Ford winless at Atlanta Motor Speedway, odds favor Toyota retaining or increasing its current lead in the standings. Ford got close a year ago when Todd Bodine edged Mark Martin’s F-150 truck to halt the latter’s two-race winning streak. Actually, Chevrolet is the favorite at AMS, having won three of the past four races.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000104/010496.htm
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Nashville Open Test Entries Grow…..
TOLEDO OH – (3-7-07) – Despite three inches of snow last night in ARCAville, spring fever is definitely in the air. And it probably has something to do with heading back to the sunshine state for the first annual Construct Corps-Palm Beach Grading 250 Saturday night, March 24 at USA Int’l Speedway in Lakeland, Florida.
But the first southern stop on the ARCA itinerary is in Music City USA for the first open-test of the year at Nashville Superspeedway on Wednesday, March 14. The open test serves in a preparatory role for the April 7 PFG Lester 150 at Nashville.
Read more… – http://www.arcaracing.com/content/view/4480/2/
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RAB RACING WITH BRACK MAGGARD GEARED UP FOR LAKELAND
LAKELAND, FL (3-7-2006) Justin Marks and the RAB Racing with Brack Maggard team completed their first laps around USA International Speedway in a closed test Tuesday, March 6 in preparation for the Construct Corps-Palm …
http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=245091
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Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/RG/030807.html
Will the Dark Cloud Lift over Greg Biffle?
by Rebecca Gladden
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/BR/030807.html
NASCAR Should Return To It’s Roots
by Bruce Rivera
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