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Tryson Wins Crew Chief of the Race Award
Almost every crew chief followed the same pit strategy in the Checkers Auto Parts 500, that is, except for Pat Tryson. Tryson was one of the few daring crew chiefs who opted to take only two tires on the last round of pit stops. His decision brought the No. 6 AAA team a finish just outside the top-five and earned him the WypAll® Wipers Crew Chief of the Race award. After spending the majority of the race outside the top-10, Tryson earned Martin’s track position the easy way – he spent less time on pit road. When the caution waved on lap 253, Tryson called for a two-tire change on his driver’s Ford Fusion, a move the shot Martin into the lead for the restart. Martin took advantage of his newfound real estate and held on to finish in sixth-place. For winning the Crew Chief of the Race award, WYPALL® Wipers presented Tryson $1,000.
LVMS Tickets Bought Before Dec.1 Will Arrive For Holidays
Race fans planning to give NASCAR tickets as Christmas gifts have three weeks remaining in order to ensure delivery by Dec. 25. Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Ticket Services department will guarantee a pre-Christmas delivery of any tickets ordered by Dec. 1. Tickets ordered after Dec. 1 are not guaranteed to arrive by the holiday season. NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas is set for March 9-11, 2007.
Overnight Ratings Up
NBC’s broadcast of Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway earned an overnight Nielsen Media Research rating of 4.1 and an 8 market share, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reports. The rating is 2.5 percent higher than the 4.0 NBC earned overnight for the 2005 Phoenix race.
PTG Studios To Back Front Row Motorsports
PTG Studios will be the primary sponsor of the #34 Front Row Motorsports entry driven by Kevin Lepage at Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex on Sunday November 19th, for the Ford 400. PTG Studios, founded in 1997, is an independent media production company that specializes in educational programming for national and international markets….More - insiderracingnews.com/Daily2006/Nov/111306.html
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Double-Duty For Dale Jr.: The Nextel Cup season finale at Homestead will mark Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 255th career start - and his 255th points race with Budweiser sponsorship. The day prior, however, will be Junior’s first start with Budweiser colors in the Busch Series. Dale Jr., a two-time champion with 22 career victories in only 90 Busch Series starts, will race the familiar red #8 Budweiser paint scheme for Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the Ford 300 race. Dale Jr. has two victories this season in four Busch Series starts for DEI.(fingerprintinc/Bud PR)(11-14-2006)
Villeneuve interested in #88 ride: Sources tell [MRN] Sirius Speedway that Jacques Villeneuve’s representatives have also been burning up the telephone lines to Robert Yates Racing, which has yet to name a driver for its #88 Ford next season. However, speculation in the Nextel Cup garage says Yates may actually be negotiating to sell the #88 half of his operation to Dale Earnhardt, Inc.(Motorsports Soapbox)(11-14-2006)
New Chevy single season win record: #29-Kevin Harvick’s convincing victory at Phoenix gave Chevy 23 wins thus far in 2006 and set a new Modern Era single-season win record for the Bowtie brand. It is 596th all-time NNCS win for Chevrolet and the 472nd in the Modern Era.(GM Racing), Chevy’s all-time NASCAR Cup record is 25 wins in 1958, Buick holds the modern era record with 25 in 1982 and the alltime record is held by Ford with 48 in 1965.(11-14-2006)
Mikey to run Truck race at Homestead: Darrell Waltrip Motorsports organization plans to field a second truck with Michael Waltrip and the #12 Jani-King Toyota Tundra at Homestead. ALSO Michael Waltrip Racing, Inc. has announced that Josh Wise, who was crowned the 2006 USAC National Sprint Car Series champion on Saturday night, will drive in a variety of series for the organization in 2007. Josh will run in a variety of venues for Michael Waltrip Racing including the Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA as well as the short track racing.(MWR PR)(11-14-2006)
Petty scheme at Homestead: #45-Kyle Petty will run a petty blue Dodge with many of his 2006 sponsors featured, see an image of the car on my #45 Team Schemes page.(11-14-2006)
www.jayski.com/schemes/2006/45cup.htm
PTG Studios to sponsor #34 at Homestead: PTG Studios will be the primary sponsor of the #34 Front Row Motorsports Chevy driven by Kevin Lepage at Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex on Sunday November 19th, for the Ford 400. PTG Studios, founded in 1997, is an independent media production company that specializes in educational programming for national and international markets. It is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL. For more information about PTG Studios, please visit www.ptgstudios.com.(FRM PR)(11-14-2006)
Harvick Victory at Phoenix Awards 29 Lucky Race Fans an All-New 2007 Chevy Avalanche: #29-GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick powered to victory in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway to complete the #29 Goodwrench Expertise Challenge and award 29 lucky Expertise Challenge grand prize winners with an all-new 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. With the win at Phoenix and a victory at Richmond International Raceway in September, Harvick and the GM Goodwrench team successfully completed the #29 Goodwrench Expertise Challenge, a unique promotion designed by GM Service and Parts Operations (GMSPO) to award a total of 29 lucky fans with an all-new 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, a $1,000 GM vehicle maintenance certificate from Goodwrench and a trunk full of Reese’s products, if Harvick won 2 of 12 selected Nextel Cup races. As part of the Expertise Challenge promotion, GM Goodwrench also will establish a $200,000 scholarship fund to provide tuition assistance to AYES high school students who choose to continue their automotive technical education by attending GM ASEP colleges. Beginning in May, the Expertise Challenge promotion offered GM customers and race fans the chance to win a variety of prizes, including an all-new 2007 Avalanche, by visiting a Chevrolet dealership or a Chevy display at select NASCAR events to obtain a ticket with an official promotion code. They also could visit goodwrench.com/expert to obtain a promotion code and complete the registration process.(GMSPO PR)(11-14-2006)
NASCAR is going to be holding an official Ford 400 Viewing Party in N.Y. The Viewing Party is being held on Sunday, November 19 at the ESPN Zone at 2 p.m. The ESPN Zone is located at 1472 Broadway on the corner of 42nd and Broadway in Times Square. The party will be hosted by Q104.3 FM, ESPN Zone and NASCAR. Promotions for the viewing party include a Lap Leader Ballot and Trivia Contests. The Lap Leader Ballot will be distributed to guests prior to the start of the race. Viewers will guess the correct lap leader after laps 100, 150, 200 and 267 (race winner) to be entered to win VIP passes to the Champions Week activities at the ESPN Zone during Victory Lap. A total of 4 pairs of VIP tickets will be given away. Winners of the trivia contests will receive Nextel Cup Series t-shirts, NASCAR hats, and Anheuser Busch/Dale Jr. Premiums.
IMAGES added, #2007: #22, #55, #31, #00, #48, AND some 2006 #9, #88, #96, #44 from Texas to the Paint Schemes Gallery.(11-11-2006)
www.jayski.com/schemes/paintschemes.htm
Dodge introduces ‘The Kasey Kahne Dream Job’ Sweepstakes: If you’ve always wanted to be Kasey Kahne’s right hand person, now you have a chance to see that dream come true. Dodge Motorsports is offering the opportunity to one lucky fan to be Kahne’s assistant at the 2007 Dodge Charger 400 race at Darlington Raceway. To register for the contest, fans visit kaseykahnedreamjob.com to complete a questionnaire to show why they would be the best candidate to be Kahne’s assistant. A panel of judges will review the applications and select the top nine candidates to be the semi-finalists. The grand prize winner will be announced on March 26. For more info see my Racing Contest page.(PR)(11-11-2006)
#51 Team Selling Inventory: As of midsummer, the #51 Competitive Edge Motorsports Nextel Cup team have closed their doors and moved their sponsorship to the Petty organization. With that said, the team is selling their entire inventory at reduced rates, check out their website at www.cemotorsports.net for the the list and more info.(11-11-2006)
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Courtesy of Stock Car Gazette subscriber Kent D. - thanks!
Childress Racing returning to elite
From 1984 to 2001, Richard Childress Racing was the standard-bearer for NASCAR racing teams. … Richard Childress Racing is back, and NASCAR is better for it.
www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=78883
NASCAR adviser drives racing around the world
When Ken Clapp first poked his head under the hood of a race car as a teenager, he could not have imagined the doors it would open for him. Clapp, a tall, lanky kid who looked older than he was, landed his first job on a pit crew at age 15 while living in Lafayette.
www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/16000246.htm
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Chase for the Cup: Homestead
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2006) — The following is a rundown of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 heading into Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the final event of the 10 that make up the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.”
The Ford 400 (2 p.m. ET on NBC) is the 36th of 36 races on the series’ …
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=238663
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Courtesy of Scene Daily
www.scenedaily.com
Chase outlook: Homestead
Jimmie Johnson continued his recent dominance among the contenders in the Chase For The Nextel Cup with another second-place finish, this time in Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527617
Johnson in driver’s seat for Cup title
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527618
Earnhardt Jr. still in contention for first title
Dale Earnhardt Jr. managed to remain in championship contention, though barely, with a ninth-place run at Phoenix International Raceway Sunday. Earnhardt Jr. is fifth in NASCAR’s Chase For The Nextel Cup with one race remaining in the season.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527620
Johnson’s magic number: 12
Jimmie Johnson will win the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship if he finishes 12th or better at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday, regardless of how others run or if he leads a lap.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527622
Hamlin still has a shot at the title
Denny Hamlin’s magical rookie season still includes an outside shot at the NASCAR Nextel Cup title.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527623
Martin gambling to gain points
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527631
Five Chase drivers virtually eliminated
With one race to go, four NASCAR Nextel Cup contenders have been eliminated from championship contention and a fifth is out once points leader Jimmie Johnson starts the Nov. 19 season-ending race. Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch are now just racing for position, not a title, and Jeff Gordon joins their ranks when Johnson takes the green flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527625
Johnson: In his own words
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527626
Open-wheel driver Wise joins MWR
Michael Waltrip Racing announced Nov. 13 that open-wheel driver Josh Wise will join the team and will drive a variety of series for the organization in 2007.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527628
GM earns record number of wins
General Motors earned a single-season record 23rd NASCAR Cup win with Kevin Harvick’s victory in a Chevrolet on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.
www.scenedaily.com/ct/c/22527630
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Courtesy of That’s Racin’
www.thatsracin.com
Showdown fizzles
Johnson, Kenseth come full circle before one falters
Nobody other than Jimmie Johnson or Matt Kenseth led the Nextel Cup standings during the first 26 weeks of the 2006 Nextel Cup season.
www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/16006638.htm
Chase title in reach for Jimmie Johnson
ThatsRacin.com Team Rankings
Jimmie Johnson has been in contention before but never in command of the title picture entering the finale. But it’s looking good for the No. 48 team to win the Nextel Cup this Sunday.
www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/16002256.htm
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Courtesy of www.Valvoline.com
Four drivers will challenge Jimmie Johnson for the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship at Homestead after Johnson finished second to Kevin Harvick in Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500k at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick’s Chevrolet dominated, leading 252 of the 312 laps, and he beat Johnson’s Chevy by .250 second. Denny Hamlin was third, followed by Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards. The standings, with one race to go (Phoenix finish in parenthesis): Johnson; Matt Kenseth (13th), - 63 points; Harvick, - 90; Hamlin, - 90; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (ninth), - 115. Eliminated from title contention: Gordon, - 167; Jeff Burton (10th), - 225; Mark Martin (sixth); -273; Kasey Kahne (seventh), - 319; Kyle Busch (38th), - 359.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Roush Racing reunited Bob Osborne as Carl Edwards’ crew chief and Wally Brown rejoined Jamie McMurray’s crew. Pat Tryson will move from the No. 6 to be Greg Biffle’s crew chief. Matt Borland missed Phoenix and won’t be at Homestead as Ryan Newman’s crew chief. Engineer Mike Nelson is filling the role. NASCAR announced that Craig Curione, No. 10 Valvoline Evernham crew member, has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR and fined $10,000 for a rule violation he committed following the Texas race. The action resulted from violation of Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing; involved in an altercation with another competitor) of the 2006 NASCAR rulebook. “After a comprehensive internal review of the post-race incident between Kevin Harvick and a member of the No. 10 team, Valvoline Evernham Racing supports NASCAR’s decision to indefinitely suspend the involved crew member,” said Jim Rocco, Valvoline designated team owner. “We apologize to Kevin and DeLana Harvick, NASCAR, our partners and our fans for this incident. The behavior demonstrated by the involved crew member was in violation of the Valvoline Evernham Racing Employee Code of Conduct and will not be tolerated. We concur with NASCAR’s ruling and will not appeal the suspension or fine.” Jeff Gordon took the pole Friday at Phoenix with a 134.464 mph lap. He led the first four laps until No. 2 qualifier Harvick went past. The first yellow was due to debris and Harvick was still in front on the lap 77 restart. Jimmie Johnson, who started 29th, had a great handling car and passed Harvick around lap 140. There was another debris yellow and Johnson led on the lap 158 green. Harvick repassed a few laps later and then the yellow waved as Michael Waltrip’s car dropped oil. Johnson had a slow pit stop and fell from second to seventh. There was another yellow right after the green when Chad Chaffin and Robby Gordon had contact. The restart was with 82 laps to go, but the next yellow was caused when Waltrip slowed with engine problems. Everyone pitted and Mark Martin came out ahead after changing just two tires. The green waved with 55 laps left but another series of cautions awaited and Martin stayed ahead during this sequence. First, Mike Bliss’ engine went, and then Tony Stewart bumped Jamie McMurray into the wall, an incident that caught-up Dale Jarrett, Newman, Kyle Busch and Jeff Green. The restart with 31 to go left Martin in front, but only for one lap, as Harvick got under him in turn four. Then, Sterling Marlin and Jarrett wrecked. The restart was with 16 left but Green crashed in turn one. The next restart came with eight laps remaining but Casey Mears spun in turn one and officials waved the red flag to clean up debris. Harvick had been having battery problems and needed a truck to push-start him. Harvick stayed ahead of Johnson when the final green came with three laps left, recording his fifth victory of the season. He averaged 96.131 mph with 10 yellows for 58 laps. Scott Riggs started 42d and finished 22d in the Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge.
Yes, He REALLY Said That
Johnny Benson, on spinning on the first lap at Phoenix. “I just really made a stupid start.”
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Courtesy of BGNRacing.Com
www.bgnracing.com
Homestead will see the Johnny Davis Motorsports team make a major announcement regarding the 2007 season. A new driver and major sponsorship will join the Davis-owned team. This new arrangement will permit Johnny Davis Motorsports to competitively run all 35 Busch events in ‘07. Current supporters, including RACEGIRL Apparel, will continue to participate. Kertus Davis will race for his father’s team one last time at Homestead before joining Kevin Harvick, Inc. for the 2007 campaign. (JDM PR) (11-13-06)
Tickets for the inaugural Montreal NASCAR Busch Series race go on sale Monday morning, November 13th at 9 a.m. To order event tickets by phone, fans can call (514) 397-0007, 7 days a week, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. or order online anytime at www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca. (Track PR) (11-12-06)
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Johnny Davis Motorsports to Announce Sponsor/Driver for 2007: Homestead will see the Davis team make a major announcement regarding the 2007 season. A new driver and major sponsorship will join the Davis-owned team. This new arrangement will permit Johnny Davis Motorsports to competitively run all 35 Busch events in 2007. Current supporters, including RACEGIRL Apparel, will continue to participate.(Johnny Davis Motorsports PR)(11-13-2006)
Montreal Busch Race Tix on Sale: Since 9:00am Monday morning, November 13, 2006, tickets to attend the inaugural Montreal NASCAR Busch Series race are on sale. The Series will run at Gilles Villeneuve Circuit, on August 3rd and 4th, 2007. Fans can purchase tickets in a select number of stands, located in the most exciting portions of the circuit, all bearing the names of legendary NASCAR heroes. The Busch race scheduled for Saturday afternoon will be the main attraction. In addition, spectators will get a special Friday treat: the sleek Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona prototypes. To order event tickets by phone, fans can call (514) 397-0007, 7 days a week, from 8:00am to 11:00pm or order online anytime at www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca.(PR)(11-13-2006)
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Michael Waltrip to run Truck Series: Darrell Waltrip Motorsports organization plans to field a second truck with Michael Waltrip and the #12 Jani-King Toyota Tundra at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crew chief for the #12 Tundra will be Johnny Allen.(Michael Waltrip PR)(11-13-2006)
Reutimann says goodbye to Truck Series: David Reutimann is preparing for his final Craftsman Truck Series race with his #17 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team of three years. He will also race the #99 Aarons Dream Machine in the Busch Series race for Michael Waltrip Racing at Homestead.(Darrell Waltrip Motorsports PR)(11-13-2006)
USAC Champion Josh Wise joins MWR: Michael Waltrip Racing, Inc. has announced that Josh Wise, who was crowned the 2006 USAC National Sprint Car Series champion on Saturday night, will drive in a variety of series for the organization in 2007. Josh will run in a variety of venues for Michael Waltrip Racing including the Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA as well as the short track racing.(Michael Waltrip PR)(11-13-2006)
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Courtesy of TruckSeries.Com
www.truckseries.com
Benson’s Fifth Win Simply Amazing
11-13-2006 | TruckSeries.com Report
From first to worst and back to first again summed up Johnny Benson’s fifth victory of the season Friday night in the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Benson, who’d earlier in the day set a new qualifying record of 132.660 mph, didn’t make a lap before losing the air off his Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota and spinning in Turn 3. Fortunately, there was no contact and Benson was able to pit and restart in the 35th and last position. From there the former NASCAR Busch Series champion methodically worked his way back through the field and by lap 100 had closed to the tailgate of Mark Martin’s leading Scotts Ford. The pair battled fiercely until the 121st lap when Benson stuck the nose of his Toyota under Martin’s left flank and grabbed the lead as the pair exited the backstretch dogleg.
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000091/009175.htm
Entry List: Homestead
1-13-2006 | Race 25 - Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex - November 17, 2006
The official entry list of the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex, the twenty fifth and final race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000091/009196.htm
Bodine Racks Up Another Top-Five Finish at Phoenix
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000091/009188.htm
Josh Wise Will Drive Partial 2007 Truck Schedule for MWR
11-13-2006 | TruckSeries.com Report
Michael Waltrip Racing, Inc. announced that Josh Wise, who was crowned the 2006 USAC National Sprint Car Series champion on Saturday night, will drive in a variety of series for the organization in 2007. Wise ended his USAC season with a win in the Western World Championships feature Saturday night at Manzanita Speedway.
www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000091/009182.htm
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Courtesy of ARCA
www.arcaracing.com
ARCA Truck Season Wrap-Up for Rookie Gullatta
By Denny Hudock
(11-13-06) - The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series was more fun than anyone should be aloud to have; at least it was for me.
Read more… - arcaracing.cmagic.com/content/view/4106/2/
8 First-Time Champs Honored at Flat Rock/Toledo Banquet
SOUTHGATE MI - Eight first-time champs and 3 multi-time titlists were in the spotlight Friday evening at the annual Flat Rock and Toledo Speedways banquet, held at the elegant Crystal Gardens Banquet Center in Southgate, Michigan.
Read more… - arcaracing.cmagic.com/content/view/4105/2/
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Gordon has change of luck, wins Dan Duncan Memorial Travel Country RV 250
Northern Champ moves to second in points
Cecil, Ga.-Benny Gordon won five of the first 11 races he entered this season and then went into a tailspin. Over the last seven races, Gordon was …
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=238547
Championship standings after Valdosta
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=238548
Valdosta CS: Race results
www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=238546
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CHEERS & JEERS: Racin’ at Rattlesnake Hill
by Carol Einarsson
www.racejournalonline.com/
Who said what? Try and match the real-life quote with the person who said it. I.N. Sider has gathered some memorable quips from the 2006 racing season in the new “Behind [Closed] Garage Doors” column.
snipurl.com/123×6-stockc
The Other 33: Phoenix
By Mike
Ward Burton-Considering it took nearly two years for Burton to return to Cup racing, maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that Morgan-McClure is his best option. It still surprises me though. 29. Reed Sorenson-In mid-summer few would have …
troubleinturn2.blogspot.com/2006/11/other-33-phoenix.html
(thanks, Kent)
Cream Rising to the Top
Who’s Number One After Phoenix 2
www.stockcarpitpass.com/poll.html
Classic Points Battle-Week 35
Closer Than the Chase
www.stockcarpitpass.com/inside20061114.html
What the Drivers (and others) Really Meant to Say
Valley of the Sun Post-Race Edition
www.stockcarpitpass.com/inside20061114b.html
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