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Hoo, boy, I stirred up a hornet’s nest with yesterday’s article. Didn’t really intend to, but I surely did.
I think we have at least something from every series that we usually cover here in the Stock Car Gazette today. There’s almost more CTS news today than Cup, too.
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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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“Ironhead Tribute” or “In Your Face, Intimidator!”?
by: Mike Irwin
I didn’t see the end of the race myself, but I have read several recaps of the race at Phoenix, and the actions of the #24 team in having Jeff Gordon drive around with a #3 flag, as a “tribute” to Jeff tying the number of Cup wins that Dale Earnhardt (Sr.) has.
For more, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/449
Quote of the Week
By: Mike Irwin
Hmmm… driving, or Walmart greeter? I’d choose driving too!
For more, visit http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/450
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Kyle Busch Pre-Aaron’s 499 Race Preview – http://www.catchfence.com/press/042307aa.html
Hamlin’s Team Captures Pit Crew Competition in Phoenix – http://www.catchfence.com/press/042307z.html
NNCS Raybestos Rookie Contenders Pre-Aaron’s 499 Race Preview – http://www.catchfence.com/press/042307y.html
Harvick, Shell-Pennzoil Chevy Rebound at Phoenix – http://www.catchfence.com/press/042307x.html
Ford Fights Back and Earns the WYPALL® Wipers Crew Chief of the Race – http://www.catchfence.com/press/042307w.html
Army National Guard To Recognize Soldiers at Talladega Superspeedway: The Army National Guard will recognize recently deployed Soldiers at Talladega Superspeedway during the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Busch Series race on April 28th and the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR NEXTEL Nextel Cup Series race on April 29th. The two chosen groups of 25 Soldiers each will include many Guardsmen who have recently deployed in defense of the War on Terror. The Guard is extending these hospitality days to its members in conjunction with its ongoing partnership with Hendrick Motorsports and the #25 racecar driver, Casey Mears. Soldiers recognized at the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race on Sunday will be comprised of Alabama Army National Guardsmen chosen from a variety of Guard units around the state. Many of these Soldiers have recently served their country in Iraq, while others have served in their own communities during recent natural disasters including Hurricane Katrina. The Soldiers will be provided with entry passes to the race and access to a special hospitality trailer on the infield. “We want to recognize and show our appreciation for the selfless service of these Soldiers,” says Alabama Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Commander COL Anthony Cottles. “Our presence in NASCAR has been a great way for us to get the word out about joining the Guard, and now these hospitality days extend that presence to help us show our gratitude to existing Soldiers as well.” For the Saturday Aaron’s 312 Busch Series race, the Guard will honor the Mississippi Army National Guard 155th Armor Brigade with a similar infield hospitality package and with a one-time-only paint scheme that prominently features that brigade’s emblem. – Talladega Superspeedway, Press Release
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399 DUI Stops Race Weekend
Officers from nine Valley law enforcement agencies participated in a West Valley DUI Task Force during last week’s NASCAR weekend and made 399 traffic stops, Avondale police said. Officers from Glendale, Goodyear, Tolleson, Mesa, the Department of Public Safety, Buckeye, Peoria and the State Department of Liquor License and Control joined Avondale in a concentrated effort to catch drivers suspected of driving under the influence and remove them from west Valley streets.
Kahne-Blaney To Run Sprint Car Race
Williams Grove Speedway, Pa. On Wednesday, June 27, Dave Blaney, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver of the #22 Caterpillar Toyota and winner of over 180 winged sprint car series races including the 1995 World of Outlaw Series Championship is set to join NASCAR’s Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 UAW Dodge Dealers Dodge at Williams Grove Speedway in a race to determine stock cars best wing sprint car racer. Kahne, who grew up watching Blaney while also starting his career racing winged sprint cars, will headline a field consisting of the URC Sprint Car Series and Williams Grove regulars. The Kasey Kahne Foundation 358 / URC Shootout at the Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania will feature forty of the premier sprint car racers in the Pennsylvania area as they square off against stock cars two premier winged sprint car racers.
Overnight Ratings Down
Fox’s broadcast of Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway garnered the highest overnight rating of any weekend sports broadcast, earning a 4.1 and an 8 market share, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reports. The 4.1 rating matched the overnight figure of 2006, when the race earned a 7 market share. The Daily also reports that final Nielsen figures for the April 15 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway show that Fox earned a 5.6/14, with the rating up 3.7 percent over 2006′s 5.4/13.
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Talladega Entry List – http://www.jayski.com/stats/2007/entries/2007tss1-entry.htm
Boris Said and No Fear Racing set for Talladega: #60-Boris Said, who qualified sixth and placed 14th overall at the 2007 Daytona 500, will return to Nextel Cup Series action this weekend at the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Driving for the Roush-Fenway No Fear Racing, Said, from Carlsbad, California, will guide the #60 No Fear Energy Ford Fusion. “We’re real excited to be back racing again and I’m hoping we can carry the momentum we have from Daytona over to Talladega,” offered Said while packing up his driving suits and helmets this morning. “Our number one goal at Talladega this weekend is to make the race. Just making a Nextel Cup races has become so hard now, that we’ll be pleased to just make the show.” No Fear Racing tam owner Mark Simo is also excited about the team’s chances this weekend’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. “You enter every race hoping for the opportunity to be competitive,” reasoned Simo. “We’re hoping we can do well at Talladega. “With a limited schedule – the team will also compete at Infineon, the Pepsi 400, Watkins Glen and the Talladega October race – first we hope to start the weekend by qualifying, and then if that works out, we’ll look for a reasonable result on race day. I can’t imagine going to a race and not being competitive, but you have to realize that we’re racing against the best guys in the world here. I guess you have to curb your enthusiasm and live in reality.”(No Fear Racing PR)(4-24-2007)
Newman testing at VIR: #12-Ryan Newman is scheduled to test at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), a road course, on Wednesday, April 25th.(Penske PR)(4-24-2007)
Green testing at Kentucky: #66-Jeff Green is scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday April 25th. On the same day an Indy Pro Series team is scheduled to test.(Kentucky Speedway)(4-24-2007)
COT Pts: the top 10 in drivers pts in the three COT races:
24-Jeff Gordon, 535 (1 wins)
5-Kyle Busch, 501 (1)
11-Denny Hamlin, 466
48-Jimmie Johnson, 465 (1)
31-Jeff Burton, 444
17-Matt Kenseth, 424
8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 417
20-Tony Stewart, 399
26-Jamie McMurray, 370
99-Carl Edwards, 369
(4-24-2007)
360 OTC leaves World of Outlaws as title sponsor UPDATE: World Racing Group announced today, effective immediately its national late model touring series will be known as the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, removing 360OTC as title sponsor. �We enthusiastically promoted the 360OTC brand and were delivering, and even over delivering, on our obligations in the partnership,� said World Racing Group CEO Tom Deery. �Unfortunately, Rockford-Montgomery Labs and its 360OTC brand were not able to live up to its responsibilities and obligations and we are effectively ending the sponsorship.(WoO site), no word how or if this effects sponsorship of the #36 Bill Davis Racing Nextel Cup team of Jermey Mayfield or the BDR Truck Series team of Tyler Walker. BDR has no comments about the situation. BDR reps responded to email with a ‘no comment’ when asked about the sponsor.(4-23-2007)
UPDATE: 360 OTC returns as the primary sponsor of Johnny Benson’s #23 Toyota for the second Truck Series race in a row this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Benson will join BDR teammate Tyler Walker in representing 360 OTC on the side of his #36 truck. This will be the second of 10 races this season with 360 OTC as the primary sponsor on Benson’s truck, and is also Walker�s first attempt to race at the Kansas Speedway.(BDR PR)(4-23-2007)
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ANNALS OF MARKETING — NASCAR charging hard after women fans
Centre Daily Times – Centre County,PA,USA
From Harlequin novels to designer shoes to “driver associations” – fan clubs, essentially – NASCAR and its marketing partners wisely are catering to the …
http://www.centredaily.com/305/story/77067.html
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Dale Jr. applauds Gordon’s gesture – http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/3886.html
Jeff Gordon slides to top of rankings
But Johnson’s three wins make No. 48 team the championship leader
Phoenix win gives Jeff Gordon shot to pass Dale Earnhardt on all-time win list at Talladega.
http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/3887.html
Updated points: Complete driver standings
http://www.thatsracin.com/147/story/3875.html
Slideshow: More images from Phoenix
http://www.realcities.com/multimedia/thatsracin/images/0407/042007phoslides2/
Slideshow: Some Saturday night shots
http://www.realcities.com/multimedia/thatsracin/images/0407/0422phoslides2/
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Kenny Helps Out the NASCAR Angels
Kenny joins the NASCAR Angels crew at Phoenix International Raceway to help out Truck Master, Tech Sgt. Keith Brown.
Tech Sgt. Brown from Luke Air Force Base is in charge of maintaining millions of dollars worth of Air Force vehicles.He & sup 1′s managed deployment of 147 armed convoy missions into Iraq. He helps coordinate one of the largest air shows in America. But co-workers say Sgt. Brown’s personal car is “a huge mess.” That’s why they have nominated this big NASCAR fan for help from the NASCAR Angels.
The episode airs May 28th. Check NASCAR.com for local listings.
More on Kenny Wallace check out www.kennywallace.com www.furniturerowracing.com
Furniture Row Commemorates ND
NEXTEL CUP Driver Kenny Wallace is scheduled to drive the National Dat of PRayer car #78 sponsored by Furniture Row for the NASCAR NEXTEL CUP race at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
The National Day of Prayer tradition predates the founding of the United States of America when the Continental Congress issued a proclamation setting aside a day of prayer in 1775. In 1952, Congress established an annual day of prayer and , in 1988, that law was amended, designating the National Day of Prayer as the first Thursday in May. For more information visit www.nationaldayofprayer.org
In commemoration of the day, the #78 Furniture Row Chevy Monte Carlo will once again feature a red, white and blue paint scheme,created by Sam Bass Design. This design show cases the National Day of Prayer logo predominately displayed on the hood, side and back of the car. The car will take to the track at Talladega Superspeedway on APril 29, 2007 for the NASCAR Aaron’s 499 Cup.
Fans and enthusiasts alike overloaded the National Day of PRayer website, in 2006, with thousands of emails of support when the car debuted last year at Talladega.
For more on Furniture Row Racing: www.furniturerowracing.com
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NASCAR’s China initiative may be on the verge of bearing fruit. A four-person NASCAR group, including chairman Brian France, was scheduled to depart April 22 for a week-long visit to China to discuss possible projects with government, sports and business officials in Beijing, the country’s capital. NASCAR has no plans to race its Nextel Cup series in China. The trip is likely to involve discussions about lower-level NASCAR-type events or series at Chinese racetracks and business relationships that might include NASCAR and Chinese interests. It was not known if any contracts or agreements might be signed on the trip. Scheduled to make the trip, in addition to France, were NASCAR senior vice president Paul Brooks, NASCAR international managing director Robbie Weiss and Ken Clapp, a NASCAR consultant and formerly NASCAR’s West Coast director. NASCAR officials have been discussing possible involvement in China for more than a year. The Summer Olympics are scheduled in Beijing in August 2008, marking a major step forward on the international stage for the Chinese. NASCAR has had serious international aspirations for more than a decade. From 1996 to ’98, NASCAR ran three exhibition races in Japan, shipping its Cup cars across the Pacific to introduce the sport to the Far East. In 2005, the Busch Series raced for the first time at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez course in Mexico City. The series also raced there in 2006 and this season with generally mixed results. NASCAR also has launched an initiative north of the border. A Busch Series race is scheduled in Montreal at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Aug. 4. (Scene Daily) (04-23-07)
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Raybestos Rookie Notes for Talladega: Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix. Montoya scored a 21st-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. He led the race once for three laps. Marcos Ambrose holds a two-point edge over Montoya (88-86) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega. Ambrose is eighth in the Busch Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is just four points behind seventh-place Mike Wallace and leads ninth-place Bobby Hamilton Jr. by one point.(Raybestos PR)(4-23-2007)
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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes: Aaron Fike [#00] was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 31 Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Fike grabbed a seventh-place finish, his first top-10 and best effort in four Craftsman Truck Series races. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time this season. Tyler Walker finished eighth at Martinsville, his first top-10 in seven career Craftsman Truck Series races. Walker’s previous best finish was 21st at Las Vegas in 2003. Fike leads Joey Clanton by 10 points (45-35) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the April 28 O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Fike is 10th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 32 points behind ninth-place Travis Kvapil and leads 11th-place Dennis Setzer by 15. Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 [Kansas], claiming a third-place finish. He was the only Raybestos Rookie to finish inside the top-10. (Raybestos PR)(4-23-2007)
South Point Racing recognizes military through special decals: For the second consecutive season, South Point Racing will recognize various military units through its Military Appreciation Program (MAP). This weekend at Kansas Speedway, the South Point Racing Team is recognizing the 58th Rescue Squadron. The mission of the 58th Rescue Squadron is to train, equip, and employ combat-ready para-rescue, combat rescue officers, and supporting personnel worldwide in support of US National Security interests.(South Point Racing PR)(4-23-2007)
Sutton launches MS Foundation: Kelly Suttons [#51 Team Copaxone Chevy] dream has been to launch an organization that helps people who have Multiple Sclerosis [MS]. During a Sirius Radio interview Kelly Sutton announced that she has launched the “Let It Shine – The Kelly Sutton Foundation”. The “Let It Shine” Foundation will raise awareness and funds to assist people who have Multiple Sclerosis [MS] and do not have the means to support themselves during relapse and/or immediate crisis situations. Sutton said they are currently in the process of setting up a website with some info currently available at kellygirlsutton.com.(4-23-3007)
360 OTC leaves World of Outlaws as title sponsor: UPDATE: 360 OTC sponsoring both Benson & Walker at Kansas: 360 OTC World Racing Group announced today, effective immediately its national late model touring series will be known as the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, removing 360OTC as title sponsor. “We enthusiastically promoted the 360OTC brand and were delivering, and even over delivering, on our obligations in the partnership,” said World Racing Group CEO Tom Deery. “Unfortunately, Rockford-Montgomery Labs and its 360OTC brand were not able to live up to its responsibilities and obligations and we are effectively ending the sponsorship.(WoO site), no word how or if this effects sponsorship of the #36 Bill Davis Racing Nextel Cup team of Jermey Mayfield or the BDR Truck Series team of Tyler Walker.(4-23-2007)
UPDATE: 360 OTC returns as the primary sponsor of Benson’s #23 Toyota for the second race in a row this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Benson will join BDR teammate Tyler Walker in representing 360 OTC on the side of his #36 truck. This will be the second of 10 races this season with 360 OTC as the primary sponsor on Benson’s truck, and is also Walker’s first attempt to race at the Kansas Speedway.(BDR PR)(4-23-2007)
Gale adds additional race with KHI: Cale Gale will pilot the #2 Chevy for the second time this season at Kansas Speedway in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 on Saturday, April 28. Gale is currently scheduled to compete in three additional Truck Series events for Kevin Harvick Inc. this season. This will be his first time racing at the mile-and-a-half track.(KHI PR)(4-23-2007)
Skinner breaking records: After winning three in a row in Martinsville, Mike Skinner [#5-Toyota Tundra Toyota] became the first series driver in history to win three in a row twice matching his 1996 performance. This weekend at Kansas, he will attempt to win four straight races. If he succeeds, Skinner will be the first driver to ever accomplish four consecutive wins in a row.(Bill Davis Racing PR)(4-23-2007)
Top-five finish for Schrader in ARCA Series: Ken Schrader, in his own #52-Federated Auto Parts Chevy, fresh from the Nextel Cup race the night before in Phoenix, finished fifth in the Kentuckian Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway on Sunday, April 22. Schrader, unable to qualify the car on Saturday – Mario Gosselin subbed – had to start from the tail-end as a result.(arcaracing.com)(4-23-2007)
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Mobile Hall of Fame Inducts Rick Crawford
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Rick Crawford became the first auto racer inducted into the Mobile, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. “Whatever success I’ve had in the past, or will have in the future, I owe to my friends and supporters,” Crawford told his fans during the induction ceremony, Thursday, April 19 at the Mobile Marriott. The 48 year-old Crawford’s best year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was 2002, when he finished second in the points standings in the No. 14 Circle Bar and RV Park Ford. His earnings total $3.9 million since joining the circuit in 1997, and he has five career wins. Crawford’s career began at Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, and Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. In 1981 and 1982 he captured two Alabama short track championships, three track championships at Mobile International Speedway and two at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010807.htm
Entry List: O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010820.htm
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Preview: Kansas
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010818.htm
SPEED Searching for All-Star CFO
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010817.htm
Gaughan Anxious to Get Back to Kansas
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010816.htm
Walker, No. 36 Toyota Preview: Kansas
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010815.htm
Benson, No. 23 Toyota Preview: Kansas
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010814.htm
Skinner Looks to Make it Four in a Row
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_07/articles/000108/010812.htm
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Keselowskis, an ARCA Family Affair; News & Notes from Salem
Brian Keselowski’s ARCA RE/MAX Series win Sunday at Salem Speedway came in the 80th running of the series at Salem since it debuted there in 1955. The victory carried extra meaning for the second-generation racer in that it marked the first time a father and son combo won ARCA RE/MAX Series races at Salem. Brian’s father Bob Keselowski, the 1989 ARCA national champion, won at Salem in 1987. In addition, Bob crew-chiefed for Brian during Sunday’s race while Brian’s mother Kay served as the spotter. Keselowski wears the same number 29 his father used throughout his ARCA RE/MAX Series career.
Read more… – http://www.arcaracing.com/content/view/4701/2/
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Hooters Pro Cup Cars to Crowd CMP
By Paul Warner
Monday, April 23, 2007 10:54:00 AM
Naturally Fresh 250 to test mettle of many
Myrtle Beach, S.C.-If Bristol Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway had an offspring, it would be Concord Motorsport Park. The half-mile track is lightning fast and features a dogleg down the backstretch that tests the mettle of many a driver. The key to winning the Naturally Fresh 250 presented by Greased Lightning on Saturday, April 28 will be not to lift down the backstretch. Sounds easy enough. Well, that is until you try it.
“I just try to convince myself that I can get through there without lifting. You almost have to trick yourself into doing it,” said rookie Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 29 Chevy Racing Chevrolet. “Down the backstretch, it feels like a rollercoaster that is just waiting to be derailed.”
Last year, Shane Huffman derailed Clay Rogers’ hopes of winning at his home track on the last lap, bumping Rogers out of the lead in the final corner of the race to win the Greased Lightning 250. But without Huffman and Rogers in the field this time around, all eyes will be on Bobby Gill, seeing if he can keep up his dominance at CMP. Gill has three wins, four top-five finishes and six top-10s in eight starts at the track.
“Clay [Rogers] liked to call this place his home track, but I was racing here before they put the dogleg in,” said Gill, driver of the No. 06 USG Sheetrock Brand Ford.
Read more – http://usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=2139
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http://www.nascarlocalracing.com/content.php?Series_ID=28
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DICKIES® Announces 2007 Whitlock Motorsports Sponsorship
Williamson Dickies Canada Co. makers and distributors of Dickies®, the leading global workwear brand – announces today their partnership with Dave Whitlock and Whitlock Motorsports for the 2007 racing season
http://content.nascarregionalracing.com/story.asp?News_ID=12832&Series_ID=28
(thanks, Sean!)
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I.N. Sider puts various racers “On the Clock” in the new Behind [Closed] Garage Doors column, now posted at www.Valvoline.com.
Insider Racing News
http://insiderracingnews.com/BW/042407.html
NASCAR And The ISC Are A Little Too Cozy
by Brian Watkins
Cheers & Jeers
A Weekend of Remembering
by Carol Einarsson
http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=273
The Tribute
by Carol Einarsson
So here we are, a day later, and I’m still considering how I feel about “the flag”.
http://www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=272
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