Thursday, October 22, 2009

US F1 director would like Kyle Busch as driver: US F1 sporting
director Peter Windsor is so enamored with Kyle Busch, he keeps very
informed on what the Sprint Cup driver is doing "on a daily basis
almost." Windsor would like to eliminate "almost" in 2011. "If he
wanted to drive for us in 2011, we'd certainly be keen on that,"
Windsor says. "I think there'll be a lot of speculation about that as
time goes on. If I was Kyle, I'd be saying to myself, yeah, those guys
all talk the talk, let's see what they do, let's see what the car's
like. Let's see what the race shop is like. Fair enough. We're going
to do a good job. I know when Kyle gets to see it, I'm pretty sure
it'll get his pulse rate going." Busch already has shown some
interest. Windsor says he met with the driver's business team after
being approached about the team. "If he wants to jump in our car next
year for doing some demonstrations here in the States, he's very
welcome to do that."(More at USA Today)
http://www.racewayreport.com/kylebusch

NASCAR announces deal to place promos in theaters: The National
Association for Stock Car Auto Racing announced Wednesday a three-year
ad blitz in nearly 2,500 movie theaters across the country. Starting
in February, movie audiences will see 90-second spots featuring famed
NASCAR drivers and racing highlights. NASCAR's media buy, struck with
cinema advertising company Screenvision, is the racing group's first
in theaters and is Screenvision's largest content deal to date.
(Forbes)
http://www.racewayreport.com/tv/news.html

Logano to compete in Bodine's Bobsled event: NASCAR Sprint Cup driver
Joey Logano will return to compete in the 5th Annual Lucas Oil Geoff
Bodine Bobsled Challenge in Lake Placid on Jan. 8-10. It is the third
time the 19-year-old has competed in the Bodine Bobsled Challenge.
Logano's bobsled will carry the same Home Depot livery that appears on
his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry Sprint Cup car. He finished
second to Todd Bodine in the last event held in January. The money
raised will help fund the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project which builds the
sleds for the USA Olympic team. (Star-Gazette)
http://www.racewayreport.com/joeylogano

Lake Speed to be inducted into Mississippi Sports HoF: The Mississippi
Sports Hall of Fame today announced its 2010 induction class. The six-
member class, which will be honored at the 48th annual BancorpSouth
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Weekend July 30-31, 2010: Lake Speed:
Jackson native and most prominent driver in state history; 18-years on
the NASCAR circuit that produced one win (Darlington, SC 1988) and 75
top ten finishes; six-time U.S. Karting Association Champion and World
Karting Champion prior to NASCAR competition. (Hattiesburg American)
Other five: Henry Armstrong, Allen Brown, Bob Coleman,Frank Dowsing
and Ken Toler, Sr.
http://www.racewayreport.com/news/retired.html

Drivers compete for spot on Drive for Diversity roster: The Drive for
Diversity program held its combinein Radford, Va., where 30 drivers
are vying for 10 spots in next year's program. Ten are competing for
four seats with the program's Camping World Series teams. Those 10
are: Mackena Bell (Carson City, Nev.), Jessica Brunelli (Hayward,
Calif.), Michael Cherry (Valrico, Fla.), Ryan Gifford (Winchester,
Tenn.), Paulie Harraka (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Rebecca Kasten (Mequon,
Wis.), Sergio Pena (Catharpin, Va.), Juan Pitta (Galt, Calif.), Katie
Hagar (Nobleboro, Maine) and Darrell Wallace Jr. (Mobile, Ala.). (News-
Record)
http://www.racewayreport.com/news/diversity.html

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