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We remember “D-Day” today, from 63 years ago…
France Funeral Services: The funeral service for Bill France, the visionary leader of NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation (ISC) for more than three decades, has been scheduled for Thursday, June 7, at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach. Thursday’s funeral service, set for 1-2pm/et, is open to the public. The graveside service will be for family members only.
The funeral will be preceded by a visitation on Wednesday, June 6, from 5:30-9:00pm/et at the Seabreeze United Church in Daytona Beach. The visitation also will be open to the public.
In lieu of flowers, the France family has asked that donations be made to the NASCAR Foundation; the Halifax Medical Center Foundation Inc./Betty Jane France Pediatric Center (also known as the “Speediatrics” children’s unit); or another NASCAR-related charity of choice. The performing arts center is located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd., just off International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach, approximately two miles east of Daytona International Speedway.
Seabreeze United Church is located at 501 N. Wild Olive Ave., on Daytona’s “beachside,” between Seabreeze and Oakridge boulevards.
Donations can be made to the NASCAR Foundation online at www.nascar.com/foundation or via mail to the NASCAR Foundation, c/o Bill France Jr. Memorial Fund, 301 S. College St., Suite 3900, Charlotte, NC 28202. For information on donations to the NASCAR Foundation or other NASCAR-related charities call (704) 348-9680. Donations to Speediatrics can be mailed to the Halifax Medical Center Foundation Speediatrics Fund/In Memory of Bill France, P.O. Box 9718, Daytona Beach, FL 32120. For information on Speediatrics donations call (386) 254-4111.(NASCAR) (courtesy of Jayski)
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With Gas Prices Soaring, Leave Driving to Infineon Raceway at Toyota/Save Mart 350: With gas prices soaring to extremely high levels, Infineon Raceway is offering an alternative for race fans at this year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. Fans are encouraged to take advantage of the raceway’s Ride the Bus program, which will feature bus transportation from 19 cities across California and Nevada on race day, Sunday, June 24. Prices start at just $122 for the program and include: · Transportation to/from the raceway. · Premium reserved seat for Sunday, June 24. · Commemorative souvenir race program. Pick-up locations include: Bakersfield, Concord, Fairfield, Fresno (2 locations), Merced, Milpitas, Modesto (2 locations), Novato, Porterville, Red Bluff, Redding, Reno, Rohnert Park, Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton, Tracy, Turlock, Visalia and more. For more information, call 800-732-8687. – Infineon Raceway, Press Release
NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson to be Featured on ESPN SportsCenter My Wish Series June 24-29 – The Series will chronicle five children’s unique sports-themed experiences granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation®: After a successful debut last year, ESPN SportsCenter’s “My Wish” series, which chronicles sports-themed wishes granted to children with life-threatening medical conditions, will be aired Sunday, June 24, through Friday, June 29, Craig Lazarus, vice president, ESPN studio production, and David Williams, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America president and chief executive officer, announced today. The five “My Wish” episodes will feature 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson (click here for images), all-pro quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, a past NBA Finals most valuable player, a popular World Series slugger and an athlete TBD. Emmy Award-winning reporter Chris Connelly will again host. (ed note: to keep the wish a secret to be revealed when it is being granted, the other four participating athletes will be announced at a later date)
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Chad McCumbee Makes Cup Debut
This weekend, Chad McCumbee and the #45 Goody’s Cool Orange Dodge team will head to the 2.5 mile, triangular-shaped Pocono (Penn.) Raceway for Sunday’s Pocono 500. This will be McCumbee’s debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The 23-year-old has been competing full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) this season. He is currently 14th in the NCTS points standings. While McCumbee has never before competed at Pocono in a Nextel Cup car, he does have considerable success at the track in ARCA RE/MAX Series competition. He has finishes of fourth, second and third in his last three starts at the track in that series. Nextel Cup rookies have taken the checkered flag in the last two Pocono 500 events and McCumbee will be looking to make that three in a row.
Mike Nelson Wins Crew Chief Award
After a rained out race day resulting in yet again another rescheduled race, Penske Racing’s Mike Nelson, crew chief for the No. 12 Alltel Dodge team, had to wait three days to show that his team has turned some corners in their season. With his driver, Ryan Newman, picking up his second pole for the season in Friday’s qualifying session, Nelson and his No. 12 crew were primed for a stellar performance at Dover International Speedway for the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa. The team did not disappoint, keeping Newman in the top ten for the entire race, finishing in second place, their best performance for the season and Newman’s second top 5 for the year. For his outstanding race day leadership and preparation prior to the 400 lap event, Nelson was awarded the WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief of the Race.
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HOF plans 2nd team in 2008: Hall of Fame Racing [#96 Tony Raines] co-owner, Troy Aikman, said Tuesday on ESPN2’s NASCAR Now, that the team plans to have a 2nd car in 2008 and that they need the 2nd team to get to the next level.(6-6-2007)
Stewart/Busch Tangle; Busch almost hits #20 crewman: been asked why no penalty announced for #2-Kurt Busch on Tuesday [when penalties are usually announced], two reasons: 1) the Dover race was postponed from Sunday to Monday, so things got pushed back a day too; 2) the death of Bill France Jr. So we could see some sort of penalty announcement on Wednesday [June 6th]. ESPN2’s NASCAR Now show reported that NASCAR officials met Tuesday afternoon about the situation. What happened? here is what I have posted in my race report: #20-Stewart and #2-Busch got together, Stewart finished 40th after the team made repairs, Busch came to pit road and ran close to the #20 and stopped, the jackman had to hustle to get out of the way, Busch then peeled out when he left, NASCAR parked Busch the rest of the race and will meet with NASCAR at the trailer after the race.(6-5-2007)
UPDATE: #2-Kurt Busch and #20-Tony Stewart dealt with more than damaged cars following their incident on lap 271 of Monday’s rain-delayed Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway. They dealt with wounded feelings as well. The incident occurred when Busch tried to move up in front of Stewart and the left front of Stewart’s car tagged the right rear of Busch’s. Stewart then hit Busch again after Busch bounced off the wall. On pit road, Busch pulled up beside Stewart, who was sitting in his pit stall. NASCAR then parked Busch for endangering Stewart’s crew members. A penalty is expected. They both paid for the accident, with Busch finishing 42nd and Stewart 40th.(SceneDaily.com)(6-6-2007)
Bill France Jr. to be honored at Pocono and beyond: Starting this weekend at Pocono, NASCAR officials probably will add tribute decals to all the cars in honor of France. NASCAR also will have some type of prerace tribute Sunday, but the major tribute to France’s life probably will come at Daytona before the Pepsi 400 on July 7.(ESPN.com)(6-6-2007)
Congrats: #21-Crew Chief Michael McSwain welcomed his second child to his family this week, Michael Wyatt McSwain, was born at 11:00 p.m. Monday night�weighing in at 9 pounds, 9 ounces and 22 inches long. Mother and child are doing well.(Wood Brothers/JTG Racing)(6-6-2007)
Nextel Prelude to the Dream – TODAY: For the third straight year, Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will sell out its NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice dirt late model race. Less than 500 general admission tickets remain. For those unable to grab a seat for the June 6 all-star event featuring 26 world-renowned drivers as they battle for dirt supremacy, HBO Pay-Per-View will present the event live to the entire nation. Proceeds from this ground-breaking telecast will support the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the Tony Stewart Foundation. The live broadcast will begin at 7pm/et (4pm/pt), with an immediate replay and subsequent replays throughout the week and the following weekend. Prospective viewers can order the pay-per-view broadcast beginning today, right up until race time on June 6. All that is necessary to order the broadcast is digital cable or satellite service. A subscription to HBO is not required. The suggested retail price for the event is $24.95. It is available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at www.hbo.com/sports. The event will feature such racing icons as Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte and more. All will pilot 2,300-pound dirt late model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower.
In a live broadband pre-race show on NASCAR.com, FOXSports.com and Yahoo! Sports, HBO Pay-Per-View will take viewers behind the scenes as the drivers arrive and prepare for the big showdown at the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice. Pit reporters Dick Berggren and Matt Yocum will talk with the drivers and be with them as they meet their teams for the first time, and along with announcers Darrell Waltrip and Mike Joy, HBO Pay-Per-View will go behind the wheel and provide an insider’s guide to the nuances of dirt late model racing. But the action will stop at 7pm/et if you haven’t ordered the pay-per-view broadcast.
The third annual NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice will take place at Eldora Speedway on June 6. Gates open to the public at 3:30pm/et, with practice scheduled to begin shortly after 6:00pm/et. For more information regarding Eldora Speedway or the Nextel Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice, log on to www.eldoraspeedway.com.(True Speed Communication PR)
Danielle Peck to Sing National Anthem at Pocono 500: Big Machine Records recording artist and NASCAR fan Danielle Peck will perform the National Anthem for the 2007 Pocono 500 Nextel Cup Series Event at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, June 10.
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WEEK 14: THE NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 12 — AND BEYOND
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 5, 2007) — Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 along with some other notable drivers, going into the Pocono 500 on June 10.
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Lesa France Kennedy issues statement
International Speedway Corp. President Lesa France Kennedy said Monday that her father, NASCAR Vice Chairman and ISC Chairman, Bill France Jr., will be missed by the family and the entire sport following his death Monday.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884602
France’s funeral to be open to public
NASCAR officials say the funeral for Bill France Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Fla.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884635
Drivers react to passing of Bill France Jr.
After Monday’s Autism Speaks 400 Nextel Cup race at Dover International Speedway, drivers paid tribute to former NASCAR Chairman Bill France Jr., whose death was announced during the race.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884636
Track owners remember Bill France Jr.
Track owners and operators throughout the sport responded to the loss of NASCAR Vice Chairman Bill France Jr. after NASCAR announced that the man who pushed the sport into national prominence had died at the age of 74
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884601
Waltrip out of the red after Dover
DOVER, Del. – Michael Waltrip finally has some driver points this season.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884637
Robby Gordon earns top 10 at Dover
DOVER, Del. – Robby Gordon earned his best finish of the season with his 10th-place run in Monday’s rain-delayed Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884639
Edsel Ford II remembers Bill France Jr.
Edsel B. Ford II, a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Co., Monday remembered former NASCAR Chairman Bill France Jr. for the role he played in building the sport and as a friend.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884595
Richard Petty remembers Bill France Jr.
Seven-time Cup series champion Richard Petty today remembered former NASCAR Chairman Bill France Jr. as a leader and friend.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22884642
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Courtesy of Sports Illustrated & Stock Car Gazette subscriber Ed B.
Hendrick Motorsports, Earnhardt Jr. mull marriage
It could be a dream lineup of drivers at Hendrick Motorsports when the green flag drops for the Daytona 500 next February: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and … Dale Earnhardt Jr.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/06/05/earnhardt/index.html
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Courtesy of That’s Racin’
Win at Dover pushes Truex Jr. into top 10 in rankings
Hendrick drivers maintain hold on primo spots
That’s Racin’ ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series following the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
www.thatsracin.com/242/story/4711.html
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RACING MEMORABILIA UP FOR SALE AS PART OF KLUEVER’S CHARITY AUCTION
CONCORD, N.C. – Race fans in the Madison, Wisc., area will have the opportunity to bid on some one-of-a-kind racing memorabilia at the first annual “Todd Kluever Ride To Cure Diabetes.” The auction will take place at Nora’s Tavern in Deerfield, Wisc., at the conclusion of the ride on Sunday, June 24. Fans do not have to participate in the motorcycle ride to bid on the auction items to benefit the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Some of the items up for sale include: an autographed Matt Kenseth firesuit, a VIP weekend for two at Chicagoland Speedway including tickets and hospitality provided by 3M, a framed Sunoco checkered flag autographed by the Busch Series drivers at Talladega, a helmet autographed by all of the Roush Fenway Racing drivers and Jack Roush, four tickets to the Busch Series race at Gateway International Raceway, driver-autographed crew shirts, several autographed die-cast cars and sheet metal, and much more.
Nora’s Tavern is located at 1843 Hwy 12 & 18 in Deerfield, Wisc. It is at the corner of Hwy. 12/18 and County Hwy BN. For directions please call (608) 764-5746.
Do You Have any Experience … Clint Bowyer will appear at the Jack Daniel’s Experience Sunday, June 10 from 11 – 11:15 a.m. The Jack Daniel’s Experience is a 42-foot tractor- trailer filled with artifacts, state-of-the art video monitors, sound system and graphics to give race fans a taste of Lynchburg and the Distillery. The Jack Daniel’s Experience will be located in the display area outside the front straightaway and will be open on Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., on Saturday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Trackside Live … Kevin Harvick will be the special guest on Trackside Live this Friday live from Pocono Raceway beginning at 7:05 p.m. Trackside is an hour show that comes to you directly from the site of the current week’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race and always produces an animated, in-depth discussion of all the action surrounding the event. Trackside Live can also been seen live on SPEED beginning at 7 p.m.
Michael Waltrip quote from his XM Satellite Radio Show, “Michael Waltrip Out Loud” (7pm ET, Channel 144)
Michael on finally getting on the positive side of the point standings:
Michael Waltrip – “I was proud to be in there because I’ve been minus 23 points since Daytona…They fined me 100 for the infraction that my car had and I hadn’t made a race since so I didn’t have any driver’s points and I was so afraid I was going to be the first person in history to race all year long and not have any points, so at least now I got 50 something and I’m like, ‘50 with a bullet.’….I mean we’re going places now.”
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Courtesy of BGNRacing.Com
NASCAR announced today that Robbie Wethington, crew chief of the No. 72 Dodge driven by D.J. Kennington in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined due to rule violations this past weekend at Dover International Speedway. Wethington was fined $1,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing), 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules) and 20A–12.5D: offset hubs will not be permitted (rear) of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rule Book. The infraction was discovered during pre-race inspection on May 31. (NASCAR PR) (06-05-07)
Team Rensi Motorsports drivers Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Richard Johns along with other NASCAR Busch Series drivers will sign autographs at Jr’s Sports Bar and Grill in Goodlettsville, TN this Thursday Night. Hamilton, Jr. recently purchased the bar and grill and he invites all racing fans in the area to attend the event from 6-7pm. Fans may make a donation to the American Cancer Society in the name of Bobby Hamilton, Sr. at the event. Jr’s SPorts Bar and Grill is located at 709 Two Mile Parkway in Goodlettsville, off I-65 at The Rivergate Parkway Exit. (TRM PR) (06-05-07)
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Courtesy of Jayski
Nashville Entry List: There are 46 entries for Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. With this being a stand-alone event, there are a limited number of Cup drivers on the list: #1-J.J. Yeley, #2-Clint Bowyer, #10-Dave Blaney, #37-Greg Biffle, #41-David Stremme, #60-Carl Edwards, and #99-David Reutimann. The complete entry list is posted on my Nashville Race Page.(6-4-2007)
www.jayski.com/busch/next/2007/15nashville.htm#entry
NASCAR News & Notes: NASCAR’s weekly race preview is posted on the Nashville Race Page.(6-5-2007)
www.jayski.com/busch/next/2007/15nashville.htm#notes
Raybestos Rookie Notes for Nashville: Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dover 200 at Dover. Ambrose finished sixth, his best finish in 14 Busch Series races and racked up his third top-10 finish of the season. His best finish prior to the race at Dover was an eighth-place effort at Mexico City. Ambrose took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time this season and for the second consecutive race. Ambrose and David Ragan are tied for the lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings (139-139) entering the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville. Ambrose is eighth in the Busch Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is nine points behind seventh-place Casey Mears and leads ninth-place Bobby Hamilton Jr. by three.(Raybestos PR)(6-5-2007)
Miller Filling in for Bowyer at Nashville: Brandon Miller will be on hand in Nashville to get the #2-BB&T Chevy dialed in before Clint Bowyer makes the trip Friday night. If weather in Pocono becomes a hindrance, Miller will qualify the car as well.(RCR PR)(6-5-2007)
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Courtesy of Jayski
Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, Friday, June 8, 2007; 8:30pm/et — SPEED/TV.
Entry List: There are 35 entries for Friday night’s Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The complete entry list is posted on the Texas Motor Speedway Race Page.(6-5-2007)
www.jayski.com/cts/next/2007/9texas2007.htm#entry
Complete race information is posted on the Texas Motor Speedway Race Page.
www.jayski.com/cts/next/2007/9texas2007.htm
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Bires subs for Wood at Nashville/Compton in #21: Driver Jon Wood missed last week’s race at Dover, Del., when he fell ill after the first practice session. Wood apparently was misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and he had an adverse reaction to mediation to treat it, said his father and co-owner, Eddie Wood. While Jon Wood recovers, team development driver Kelly Bires will be behind the wheel of the Clorox/American Red Cross Ford in the Busch Series Race at Nashville. [Stacy Compton is entered as the driver of the #21 Bush's Baked Beans Ford for Wood Bros./JTG Racing].(Wood Bros/JTG PR)(6-6-2007)
Ruttman to start in the #4 at Texas: Joe Ruttman will climb behind the wheel of the #4 Open Joist Dodge this weekend. It will be his second start for BHR this season and his first in the #4 Dodge. Ruttman drove the #18 Dodge earlier this season in Kansas; finishing in the 25th position. He will be making his 10th NCTS start at Texas on Friday.(Bobby Hamilton Racing PR)(6-6-2007)
Schrader making first series start at Texas: Ken Schrader [#18 Fastenal Dodge] will be making his first Craftsman Truck Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. Schrader has 13 Nextel Cup starts and two Busch Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. He has one top 10 in both series.(BHR PR)(6-6-2006)
Raybestos Rookie Notes – Texas: Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover Int’l Speedway. Fike finished 10th, his third top-10 finish of the season and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. Fike leads Willie Allen by 26 points (90-64) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 8 Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Fike is ninth in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. Chad McCumbee was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Sam’s Town 400 at Texas, scoring a ninth-place finish.(Raybestos PR)(6-5-2007)
Wise to run Truck & ARCA events: Josh Wise is entered as the driver of Waltrip Racing’s #00-Aaron’s Lucky Dog Toyota for the Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway this Friday night. Wise is also scheduled to drive the #22-Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota in the ARCA 200 at Pocono Raceway. David Reutimann will practice and qualify the car. Wise will be forced to start from the rear of the field for the ARCA race as he will not be driving the car for qualifying.(Toyota Motorsports PR)(6-5-2007)
Jack Sprague to carry the ACL banner in Texas and beyond: The Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway marks the launch of American Commercial Lines’ sponsorship of the #60-Con-way Freight Toyota. American Commercial Lines is one of the largest and most diversified marine transportation and manufacturing companies in the United States with more than 3,000 employees.(Wyler Racing PR)(6-5-2007)
Cope in the #16 at Texas: Derrike Cope is listed as the driver of the #16-Xpress Motorsports Ford for this Friday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Sponsor has yet to be named.(6-5-2007)
Aaron Fike to be featured on SPEED: Aaron Fike and the #1-Red Horse Racing team will be featured in a segment on the SPEED Channel that will air prior to the Sam’s Town 400 on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway.(Red Horse Racing PR)(6-5-2007)
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Run-In with Bill France Reminds of a Simpler Time
France’s Reach Extended to Short Tracks, Including ARCA’s Flat Rock Speedway
TOLEDO OH (6-5-07) By Charles Krall, Truckseries.com Associate Editor–The news that NASCAR vice-chairman Bill France, Jr. passed away at the age of 74 was not a total shock, but was still very much unexpected.
Read more… – www.arcaracing.com/content/view/4995/2/
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South standings after Peachstate
Pos No. Driver Points
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1. 54 Chase Pistone 522
2. 28 Michael Ritch 502
3. 55 Woody Howard 487
4. 5 Frank Deiny Jr.* 486 …
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=255522
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Heavenly Association of Stock Car Auto Racing
by Carol Einarsson
I felt unqualified to write a piece about Mr. France because I feel that so much of what he’s done for the sport has been before my time of viewership, but these things I know…
www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=304
Cheers & Jeers
Saying Goodbye
by Carol Einarsson
www.racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?Pagename=column&id=299
I.N. Sider worries no one will win in the Earnhardt family split in the new Behind [Closed] Garage Doors column, now posted at www.Valvoline.com.
Insider Racing News
insiderracingnews.com/Writers/CA/060607.html
Monday At Dover A Bittersweet Day Of Racing
by Chuck Abrams
Insider Racing News
insiderracingnews.com/Writers/AM/060607.html
Remembering William Clifton “Bill” France, Jr.
by Allen Madding
The GOOD, The BAD, & The UGLY-DEI Wins With That Other Junior, While Kurt Goes Busch League at Dover – www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/07/060507Thornton.asp
Busch Should be Parked – www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/07/060507Odor.asp
Enough About Dale Jr. Already – www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/07/060507Baldeck.asp
The Right Call? – www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/07/053007Ewert.asp
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TV Listings
Wed June 6
1:30 pm Back in the Day with Dale Earnhardt, Jr SPEED
3:00 pm World of Outlaws Williams Grove SPEED
4:00 pm USAR Hooters Pro Cup Madison SPEED
6:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
7:00 pm Nextel Prelude to the Dream HBO/PPV
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Thurs June 7
12:00am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm Busch Series Dover SPEED
2:30 pm Back in the Day with Dale Earnhardt, Jr SPEED
3:00 pm Nextel Cup Replay Dover SPEED
4:00 pm 1991 Champions Spark Plug 500 ESPNC
6:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 pm Fast Cars & Superstars ABC
8:00 pm Nextel Cup race – Dover [Hi Def] HDNet
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Fri June 8
12:00am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am Nextel Cup race – Dover [Hi Def] HDNet
11:00 am USAR Hooters Pro Cup Madison SPEED
12:00 pm Nextel Cup Practice Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
1:30 pm NASCAR Live! Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
3:30 pm Nextel Cup Qualifying Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
7:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
7:00 pm Trackside Pocono SPEED
8:30 pm NCTS Setup Texas (LIVE) SPEED
9:00 pm Craftsman Truck Series Texas (LIVE) SPEED
11:30 pm Trackside Pocono SPEED
TV Listings
Sat June 9
1:30 am Survival of the Fastest Dover SPEED
2:00 am NCTS Setup Texas SPEED
2:30 am Craftsman Truck Series Texas SPEED
10:00 am Nextel Cup Practice Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
11:00 am Rolex Sports Car Series Watkins Glen (LIVE) SPEED
2:30 pm Rolex Sports Car Series Watkins Glen (LIVE) SPEED
5:30 pm Nextel Cup Final Practice Pocono (SDD) SPEED
6:30 pm Busch Series Race – Nashville ESPN2
8:00 pm ARCA RE/MAX Series Pocono (SDD) SPEED
10:00 pm IndyCar race Texas ESPN2
10:00 pm Unique Whips Blazing a Trail to NASCAR SPEED
11:00 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
11:30 pm Tradin’ Paint Pocono SPEED
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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