Beatin’ and bangin’ continues this weekend, with NASCAR Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck Series racing at Martinsville!! Full details inside this edition of the Stock Car Gazette!

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TV Times
By: Lou Modestino

Fox’s broadcast of that Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earned a 4.7 overnight rating from Nielsen Media Research and a 10 share, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reported.

For more, visit motorsportsnews.net/archives/394

NASCAR Readies For Round Two In New Car
By: Capt. Herb Emory

The opinions concerning the debut of NASCAR’s new racecar continue to be mixed. I don’t think the Bristol performance changed any minds. Fans that didn’t like it before Bristol seemed to hold on to their feelings after the fact too.

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Martinsville Speedway

Race No: 6 of 36 (April 1, 2007)
Event: Goody’s 500
Location: Martinsville, Va.
Track Size: 0.526 miles
Number of Laps: 500
Length of Event: 263 miles
TV: 1:30 p.m. EDT, Fox
Defending champion: Tony Stewart
Active winners at Atlanta: Jeff Gordon 7; Ricky Rudd 3; Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart 2; John Andretti, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte 1
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Upcoming Samsung 500 Boasts Third-Largest Purse Of Entire 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Season - Samsung 500 Purse In Excess of $7 Million Only Surpassed By Daytona And Indianapolis; Purse Establishes A Track Record, Topping Last Season’s Samsung 500 Posted Awards:
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Texas To Offer Record Purse
Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage announced today that the upcoming Samsung 500 purse will be in excess of $7 million and rank as the third largest for the entire 36-race NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. The total posted awards for the Samsung 500 officially will be $7,253,642 and that purse will only trail the season-opening Daytona 500 ($18,391,423) at Daytona International Speedway and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard ($9,236,620 in 2006) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July. The Samsung 500 had an increase of $166,466 from the 2006 purse total of $7,087,176, but the bump established a new record for a single-race purse in the history of Texas Motor Speedway.

Bruton Smith To Hall of Fame
When Bruton Smith talks about the roots of stock-car racing, he might as well be talking about himself. Smith was there from the beginning, promoting races in the 1950s at a time when the sport had a small-but-passionate following confined primarily to the South. A half-century later, those roots have spread throughout the country, and Smith has grown right along with them. His groundbreaking influence on stock-car racing has landed him a spot in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Smith will be inducted into the IMHOF on April 26 along with Jack Ingram, Wayne Rainey, Ray Hendrick, Warren Johnson and Junie Donlavey.
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NASCAR expands rear height tolerances for COT: NASCAR will give teams a half-inch tolerance instead of a quarter-inch on the minimum height requirement of the rear of the car during post-race inspection at car of tomorrow [COT] races, Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby told reporters Thursday. #16-Greg Biffle was outside the quarter-inch tolerance after a fifth-place finish at Bristol, but NASCAR won’t penalize him because of the lack of benefit to the car to be that low. Darby also said that although it was procedural measurement with the car of tomorrow, it was never specified in the rulebook. He says NASCAR will continue to explore the minimum height of the rear of the car before making a steadfast rule. Darby also said that the minimum right-side weight was changed from 1,650 pounds to 1,700 pounds. As far as the problems some teams had with broken exhaust pipes, Darby said he expected that to be fixed. “The teams have been very weight conscious through this process,” Darby said. “Most of the exhaust pipe failures that we saw were pipes that were constructed out of material that was much thinner than the pipes on yesterday’s car were. iI should be an easy fix for the teams.”(SceneDaily.com)(3-30-2007)

Wood Brothers Museum open for Martinsville visitors this weekend: For those wanting to witness a real trip down Memory Lane, the Wood Brothers Racing Museum will be open both Friday, March 30th and Saturday, March 31st in their hometown of Stuart, Virginia. Stuart is only 30 minutes away from this weekend�s NASCAR races at the Martinsville Speedway. For hours, directions and more see www.woodbrothersracing.com.(Wood Brothers/JTG Racing)(3-30-2007)

Hylton plans attempt Talladega in April: #58-James Hylton isn’t ready to let go of the steering wheel just yet. Hylton, 72, who came within a few laps of qualifying for the Daytona 500, wants to give the Nextel Cup Series another try — this time at Talladega Superspeedway in April. “We’ve still got the car we ran Daytona with, the same car,” Hylton said. “We’ve prepared this car for Talladega, which is not a real big jump. Unless something drastic happens, we’ll be at Talladega, because we’re set up to go there.” He’s in talks with the sponsor of that car [Daytona car], Retirement Living TV, to back him again in the April 29 event at Talladega. He had originally hoped to try to make last weekend’s event at Bristol Motor Speedway, but couldn’t get a Car of Tomorrow built in time. Yet the two-time winner and former rookie of the year [1966] on NASCAR’s premier circuit is still buzzing over the publicity generated by his attempt to make the Daytona 500.(NASCAR.com)(3-30-2007)

Bobby Labonte to Drive Grand-Am Rolex Cup Sports Car at Martinsville: #43-Bobby Labonte will give NASCAR fans the chance to see a different kind of race car on the oval at Martinsville this Saturday. Blending the worlds of NASCAR short track racing with the Rolex Series Daytona Prototypes, Labonte will drive Finlay Motorsports’ #19 Z-Line Designs/Mission Residential/Make-A-Wish Foundation Ford Crawford on the track prior to Saturday’s Craftsman Truck Series race. This is the same car Labonte drove in the 2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race. Following a demonstration run on Martinsville’s .526-mile paperclip-shaped oval, the brilliant orange and black-liveried car will be on display in VIRginia International Raceway’s tent at Martinsville. The car is coming off a top-ten finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The car races in the series enjoyed by several other Nextel Cup drivers, including Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and now-retired Rusty Wallace in their entries at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Fans can examine the car closely meet and the Finlay and VIR teams at Martinsville and again at the Grand-Am Rolex Series VIR 400 April 27-29. Tickets can be purchased for VIR’s major events online at Etix.com or in person at the gate. More info about VIRginia International Raceway at .(VIR PR)(3-29-2007)

Martinsville Goodyear Tire Notes: Both NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Martinsville this weekend, though the Nextel Cup tires will be branded “Goodyear Eagle,” while the Craftsman Truck tires will be branded “Goodyear Wrangler” . . . this is the first time Goodyear has brought this specific combination of left- and right-side tires to the track . . . Martinsville is the only track at which Nextel Cup teams will run this specific setup of left-and right-side tires . . .however, this right-side code (D-4110) will be run on all four tire positions at the series’ two road course races — Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International . . . Craftsman Truck teams are scheduled to run this same tire setup at Mansfield in May . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Martinsville. Estimated Pit Window for Nextel Cup cars are every 115-125 laps, based on fuel mileage.(Goodyear PR), see notes, codes and more on my Martinsville Race Info page. (3-30-2007) www.jayski.com/next/2007/6mar2007.htm#goodyear

Where is Bill Brodrick? who? The Hat Man.. since I get asked about him a few times a month and even have a section for the question in my Racing FAQ’s [#27]….the lastest. He’s been to more Victory Lanes than Richard Petty, David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon combined. Officially, Bill “The Hat Man” Brodrick was in charge of public relations for Unocal’s racing division. He’s remembered, however, as the burly guy with a lion’s mane of coiffed hair and beard to match who was in charge of Victory Lane. His celebrations were orchestrated with the finely tuned precision of a symphony conductor. Brodrick was almost always the first person to a winner’s car once it got to racing’s version of the Promised Land, and as a result, he was almost always on television for at least a few seconds. Unocal was bought out in 1997. Although he’d been with the company just a few weeks shy of 29 years, at the end of the season, Brodrick was shown the door. Afterward, he refused to be a “hanger on,” who begs for passes. He operated Tavern at the Bridge in Algonquin, Ill., for four years and then turned it over to his son. “My son talked me into it, and my wife, of course, was on my son’s side,” Brodrick said of his decision to buy the bar. “This place was available, and my son knew it real well. To make a long story short, I bought that saloon and had to go to work. My son runs the business now and it’s doing quite well. It was work. I’d never worked that hard in all my life.” He still handles a few things here and there with the tavern, and he’s also a contract driver for a courier company. Brodrick stays as busy as he wants to be. Read full story on NASCAR.com.(3-29-2007)
www.nascar.com/2007/news/features/03/28/bbrodrick.where.is/index.html

NOTE on #4/#09 Owners Points: have confirmed thru the team and NASCAR that the #109 team of James Finch/Phoenix Racing and the #4 team of Larry McClure/Morgan McClure Motorsports have ’switched’ car numbers with Finch now listed as the #4 owner, combing the #109’s Daytona points [160] with the #4 points at Las Vegas [34] for a total of 194 and moving up to 38th on the Owners Points list. The switch was made AFTER California, so the #09 team had one attempt. Been told NASCAR has approved this move. Why would the #4 team do this? Race attempts do not matter if a team is in the top 35 of the owners points, so if the #4 can get in the next two races and get in the top-35 they will be guaranteed a starting spot if the team can stay in the top 35.
My ‘understanding’ of the rules, is that since the #4 is now listed with only 2 race attempts, the team would not get in the race in the case qualifying is cancelled [rain etc] as there are many teams already with three who would get in first. That is how the rule is written, and confirmed with NASCAR.(3-14/29-2007)
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Courtesy of Scene Daily
www.scenedaily.com

Stewart’s team finds cause of broken part
Tony Stewart’s team is certain it has found the source of the fuel pump issue that developed at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22766221

BDR drivers hoping to rally at Martinsville
Early-season setbacks catch up to teams this weekend when the guaranteed starting spots switch to the top 35 in 2007 owner points.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22766222
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Courtesy of Sports Illustrated & Stock Car Gazette subscriber Ed B.
www.SI.com

For the second consecutive week, Mark Martin will not be in a race car on Sunday. He plans on going to Batesville, Ark., where he will have a big cookout during the race with some of his oldest friends. Regan Smith again will drive the No. 01 Chevrolet.
– USA Today

Jimmie Johnson’s Victory Lanes — a bowling alley at the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, N.C. — opens today with Jimmie and his wife, Chandra, adding their contribution to the camp for kids in the memory of Adam Petty.
– USA Today

Hylton not ready to hang up driver’s suit just yet
72-year-old will attempt to qualify for Talladega race
www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/03/29/jhylton.talladega.attempt/
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Courtesy of That’s Racin’
www.thatsracin.com

Martinsville experience necessary
Rookie hopes to improve after last year’s debacle
Credit David Ragan for being a good sport. When Tony Stewart ridiculed the Nextel Cup rookie last October by calling him a `a dart without feathers,” Ragan didn’t run away in embarrassment. He instead bid $5,750 to win a pre-race ride with Stewart that guaranteed him a little face time with the two-time series champion.
www.thatsracin.com/242/story/3541.html
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Courtesy of BGNRacing.Com
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Down Time: First Open Week Of Season For Series

With the conclusion of two days of testing at Richmond, the drivers and teams of the NASCAR Busch Series can look forward to their first open week of the season. It’s been a whirlwind schedule since mid-January when testing for the new year began at Daytona International Speedway. Since then, the series has tested at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, returned to Daytona for Speed Weeks and the season-opening race before moving on to California Speedway.

Next up was the trek to Mexico City, then a return to Las Vegas followed by races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway before this week’s test sessions at Richmond.

“The teams have been working hard since the weeks before we left for testing in Daytona,” said Joe Balash, NASCAR Busch Series director. “We’ve covered a lot of travel miles and a lot of race miles. Now we’re ready to get some quality time to adjust strategies and programs for the next phase of the season.”

Racing resumes April 7 at Nashville Superspeedway with the running of the Pepsi 300. (NASCAR PR)

Justin Labonte, a former NASCAR Busch Series winner, is back behind the wheel this weekend. Labonte will be competing in the Allstate Texas Thunder 150 Saturday at the .375-mile Thunderhill Raceway located in Kyle, Texas. Part of the NASCAR Grand National West Series, Labonte will be driving the Mainstreet Homes Chevrolet for Midgley Motorsports. Maintsreet Homes is central Texas’ largest locally owned homebuilder. Justin’s father, Terry Labonte, will also be participating in the weekend’s festivities. He will be the Grand Marshal of the 150-lap event. He will also drive the pace car for the start of the race. Justin Labonte participates in this weekend’s event as he continues to search for opportunities in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck and NASCAR Busch Series. (LR PR) (03-29-07)

Boris Said will be at the wheel of the Busch Series Evernham Motorsports number 9 Dodge Charger for the upcoming Nashville Pepsi 300. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for this race as well as 5 other remaining Busch Series races throughout the season. Please contact: Keith Barnwell at kbarnwell@evernham.com (03-29-07)
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Next Event: Kroger 250 (Race No. 4 of 25)
Where: Martinsville Speedway
The Date: March 31, 2007
Race length: 131.5 Miles / 250 laps
Race Purse: $504,661
Track: .526-mile oval

2006 Polesitter: Bobby Hamilton Jr.
2006 Winner: David Starr

TV: FOX, 3:00 p.m. / Eastern Time
Green Flag: 3:05 p.m. / Eastern Time (race time)
Radio: MRN, Sirius Satellite.
Schedule: Friday — Practice 12:10 p.m. – p.m. (rookies); 1 p.m.. –2 p.m. p.m. and 2:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (live on SPEED) Saturday – Qualifying 11:10 p.m.
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Courtesy of Jayski
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Sears Craftsman brand drives relationship in store: Sears and its Craftsman brand are making sure its customers are aware its sponsorship of the Craftsman Truck Series by installing racing-themed signs in tool departments at 861 Full-line Sears stores nationwide. The sign package features scenes of Craftsman Truck Series racing and pit stops, and includes cash register station wraps, threshold signs at entrances, hanging banners and tool box toppers. The sign package is just one part of a major activation program connected with Craftsman’s NASCAR association. In addition, Craftsman reaches out to race fans at-track with an 8,000-square-foot mobile interactive marketing display that features simulators, games involving skills and tools needed for pit stops, information on new and innovative Craftsman tools and a cutaway version of a Craftsman Truck Series race truck. These efforts complement an extensive advertising campaign and NASCAR references in Craftsman catalogs and Craftsman Club mailers.(Craftsman PR)(3-29-2007)

Craftsman Truck Series action races on to FOX this Saturday, March 31 live from Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Saturday’s race marks the first of two NCTS events to air on FOX this season, while the remainder of the series is televised by FOX Sports’ cable brother SPEED/TV. Coverage gets underway at 3:00 pm/et from FOX’s renowned “Hollywood Hotel” traveling studio, and is hosted by the network’s Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond. From there, coverage shifts to the broadcast booth where SPEED’s race announcer Rick Allen and analyst Phil Parsons handle race coverage alongside FOX’s Darrell Waltrip. Covering the action from pit road are SPEED’s reporters Adam Alexander and Ray Dunlap. They are joined by former colleague Krista Voda, who covered Truck Series pit road action on SPEED/TV last season before joining FOX’s Nextel Cup broadcast team this season.(Fox Sports PR)(3-29-2007)

Culver’s Restaurants & Kreyer team up for two races: UPDATE: Layout image added: See layout and image of the #44 at the 2007 Paint Scheme Gallery.(3-29-2007) www.jayski.com/schemes/2007trucks.htm
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One Year Later, Ambrose Still Awed By NASCAR Experience Backstretch Motorsports - Greensboro,NC,USA After finishing 21st in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck standings last year for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing, Ambrose joined Jon Wood (No. …
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Courtesy of TruckSeries.Com
www.truckseries.com

Hoya Proud, Martinsville Bound
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000106/010671.htm

Goodyear Preview: Martinsville
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000106/010680.htm

Compton, Xpress and Melling Team Up at Martinsville
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000106/010676.htm
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A R C A (Automobile Racing Club of America)
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Arcaracing.com Launches Multimedia Gallery
TOLEDO OH (3-29-07)–The wait is finally over. Beginning today, ARCA fans will have access to select pictures from events on the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule via the multimedia section of arcaracing.com. Photos from February’s ARCA 200 at Daytona and the March 24th Construct Corps-Palm Beach Grading 250 at USA Int’l Speedway are already posted, and photos from additional race events will be posted as the 2007 season progresses.

All photos are available for purchase in a variety of formats by contacting Bob Costanzo at the ARCA home office (734) 847-6726. Costanzo, along with Doc Hunter, serve as the official photographers of the ARCA RE/MAX Series on race event weekends. Costanzo works for ARCA full time as the company’s images manager. To access the multimedia section of arcaracing.com, click on the multimedia link located at the bottom of the homepage.
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Courtesy of our Canadian correspondent, Sean G.

Andrew Ranger is switching gears in his motorsports career, confirming on Thursday he will compete in the newly formed NASCAR Canadian Tire Series this spring for Jacombs Racing.

For the past two seasons, Ranger has been competing in the Champ Car series. However, difficulties in securing financial sponsorship for a full season hampered his chances of landing a full time ride in 2007.

“I am extremely fortunate to have P&G and its partners behind me as I take on this new challenge,” said Ranger. “I believe it’s the right opportunity at the right time for my career.

“I raced two years in Champ Car and I liked the series, but it’s very expensive. I need to have a future and I don’t know if there was a future in Champ Car. I’d have to fight (to get a spot on a team) every year and again this year I didn’t have a ride, so I decided to go to NASCAR. I have a great sponsor and I’ll try to win this year.”

“For Andrew, it’s a relief from the financial responsibilities,” said his agent, Alan Labrosse. “People may perceive this as a step back and I wouldn’t argue with that, but sometimes you have to take a half-step back to take three or four steps forward.

“NASCAR has become a very strong North American series and Andrew sees this as an opportunity.”

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series - formerly the CASCAR championship - is set to begin May 26 at Cayuga. The remainder of the 12 race schedule has yet to be announced.

Fellow Canadian Alex Tagliani will enjoy sponsorship support from P&G this season for the three Canadian events in the Champ Car series. The sponsorship is part of the Victory Lap Charity Program, a cross-Canada fund-raising effort on behalf of the Children’s Miracle Network. Now in
its fifth year, the Victory Lap tour raised some $209,000 last year.
www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/news_story/?ID=202022&hubname=auto_racing

Canada’s Ranger moves to NASCAR Canada Series
MONTREAL – Andrew Ranger of Roxton Pond, Que., is jumping to the NASCAR Canada series after two frustrating years on the Champ Car circuit.

And Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Que., says he has a shot at the Champ Car title after his team, Rocketsports, joined forces with RuSport on Thursday to form a unified power called RSPORTS.

Ranger, 20, one of Canada’s top driving prospects, leaves open wheel racing to begin a new career on the 12-race NASCAR Canada Series, formerly CASCAR, which opens May 26 at Cayuga Speedway Park near Hamilton.

www.thestar.com/Sports/article/197384

Wal-Mart and P&G sign on with Tagliani and Ranger to support sick kids
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Ranger jumps to NASCAR
Tagliani eyes Champ Car wins on new team
MONTREAL (CP) - Andrew Ranger of Roxton Pond, Que., is jumping to the NASCAR Canada series after two frustrating years on the Champ Car circuit.
snipurl.com/1efay-stockc
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Other motorsports…

NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown Set to Return to Irwindale
Big Changes Are in Store for This October’s Event
In only five short years, the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown has become the pinnacle of short-track racing.
speed51.com/2007_stories/Showdown/Announcement_3_07.html
(thanks, Sean G.)
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Zappers Zingers, post Bristol 3/27 by Mike Sonnon
fasttracksracing.com/comments/2007/fast_tracks_racing_zapper.htm

Tough Trucks + Tough Competitors = Great Racing
by Patricia Mills
speedwaymedia.com/Articles/07/032907Mills.asp

My Bristol Saga - Sugar style
fasttracksracing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=397

Drivers Give Car Of Tomorrow Thumbs Down
NASCAR’s car-of-tomorrow experiment passed its first big test here Sunday - barely. But a number of drivers, including Food City 500 winner Kyle Busch, gave it the raspberry. “I just can’t stand to drive this thing,” Busch said.
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Onion Sports: NASCAR Unveils New ‘Car Of Yesterday’
By The Onion Sports
This story is fictional sports news meant for entertainment only.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Only days after its long-anticipated, much-criticized Car of Tomorrow debuted to overwhelmingly negative reviews at the Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR responded to the wishes of competitors and fans alike by introducing the stylishly retro, technologically retrograde NEXTEL Cup Car of Yesterday.
cbs.sportsline.com/spin/story/10095937

Insider Racing News
insiderracingnews.com/CB/033007.html
The COT Roared In Like A Lion But Crept Out Like A Lamb
by Carol Bell

Waltrip would serve team better by giving up wheel
After five races this season, the time for change is now for Michael Waltrip. After racing his way into the Daytona 500 in the Duel 150 after a mysterious …
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_tuttle/03/29/notebook/
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