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"Smoke" Sells Bristol Tickets
By Steve Langley
On Thursday, Tony Stewart was at the Bristol Motor Speedway ticket office promoting ticket sales for the August night race. Instead of him usually being on the track, he was behind the ticket window running a cash register. Stewart said Bristol is one of his favorite tracks and he wants to see the track sell out for the upcoming race like it has for many years in the past.
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Cracked Magazine Reveals Secrets Of How To Win In NASCAR
by: Mike Irwin
As part of an in-depth look at NASCAR’s "martyr" approach to safety (One famous person must die to get each safety measure adopted), Cracked put together this diagram explaining exactly how to win in NASCAR.
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J-D Motorsports has chosen to withdraw the #04 Chevy from the Iowa event. Kertus Davis will drive the #0 Chevy originally assigned to Mike Wallace. Mike secured a Cup ride for Pocono and we were not able to arrange for Mike to commute
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Arguments in Ohio US court on NASCAR lawsuit
USA Today
Owners of the speedway some 40 miles south of Cincinnati filed an antitrust action against NASCAR and the International Speedway Corp. ...
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Minter: NASCAR Needs To Show Blind Data
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By Rick Minter | Senior Writer * In recent years NASCAR has begun making all sorts of on-track data available to teams, media and fans.
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NASCAR points leader Tony Stewart to attend Chamber Day at Kansas ...
Kansas City Star
By RANDY COVITZ Kansas Speedway will play host to its seventh annual Office Depot Chamber Day on Oct. 2, and this year's event will feature NASCAR Sprint ...
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Nascar's Johnson Lists Condo In NYC for $4.34 Million
Wall Street Journal
Celebrity Nascar driver Jimmie Johnson, a three-time champion of the Sprint Cup series, is asking $4.34 million for his New York condominium. ...
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Darlington cuts prices for 2010 NASCAR race
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By Pete Iacobelli, AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, SC — Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning says the track will cut ticket prices on more than half its ...
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There's room for BMW in NASCAR too
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I see Ford's announcement of the Mustang coming to the Nationwide series as yet another example of the manufacturers trying to show NASCAR fans how ...
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New Ford Engine Soon
Brian Wolfe, the director of Ford Racing Technology, said the (new Ford) engine will take to the track in anger very soon. Before the Chase begins. The exact timing of rollout will be determined by the teams which will use it. He is promising no miracles for those teams. "We’ve really struggled this year – you know that better than I do – after the first two races. Some bad luck, then probably some missed setups and we got some issues going and we haven’t had the wins. While the engine has tested well and appears to do what Ford wants it to do, teams will have to figure out how it affects other areas of performance. Areas like aerodynamics. Its improved cooling capabilities will allow teams to tamper with front downforce by using less tape on the nose.
...MoreWallace Sues Germain Racing
Germain Racing officials were surprised that former Nationwide Series driver Mike Wallace filed a lawsuit over losing the GEICO sponsorship and over GEICO sponsoring driver Max Papis in the Sprint Cup Series this year. According to the lawsuit and exhibits filed Monday in North Carolina Superior Court, Wallace signed a three-year sponsor agreement with GEICO beginning in 2007. He drove for Phoenix Racing that year and then moved the sponsorship to Germain Racing, where he had a two-year deal for the 2008-2009 seasons. The sponsorship was worth $6 million a year to Wallace, who was paying Germain Racing $4.7 million to field cars for him. After paying business associate/marketing agent Doug Barnette, Wallace cleared $700,000. Wallace alleges that Germain Racing breached its contract by not providing him with a car in 2009....
...MoreBrickyard Ratings Down
ESPN officials said ratings from the telecast of the Allstate 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was down 5.9 percent from last year’s race, though it was the highest-rated race on cable this season. Sunday’s race received a rating of 4.8, down from the 5.1 of 2008. ESPN said the race had an average viewership of 6,487,450 for the second most-viewed Cup race ever on ESPN, exceeded only by last year’s Indianapolis race 6,667,729.
...Daily HeadlinesFormer Crew Member May Testify Against Mayfield
In court filings Monday, NASCAR said they have a ‘significant number’ of witnesses who can testify that they saw Mayfield using the same drug that NASCAR said they tested him positive for but that the former driver denies taking. Mayfield and NASCAR have been in and out of court since NASCAR suspended him for a positive drug test. Mayfield sought and won and injunction to be reinstated only to have NASCAR win an appeal to have him suspended again. It’s widely believed that among the witnesses that will testify against Mayfield is a former crewmember for his team, Paul Chodora, who was suspended by NASCAR in February for a positive drug test. There is a possibility that his testimony could include statements that he used meth with Mayfield. At the time of Chodora’s suspension Mayfield’s organization fired him then released a statement saying "We as an organization appreciate NASCAR's drug testing policies and policing efforts as it makes the sport stronger overall. If Paul doesn't comply with NASCAR's reinstatement process, then he will no longer be an employee of Mayfield Motorsports."
...Daily HeadlinesMayfield Trial Will Take Over A Year
The NASCAR-Jeremy Mayfield trial won’t begin any earlier than Sept. 13, 2010, in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, according to a schedule set by Judge Graham Mullen. Plenty of things could happen to keep the trial from beginning at that time. Either side could win in the summary judgment phase if the judge determines there’s no need for trial, the case could be settled out of court or the trial could be delayed as the investigation phase proceeds. Both sides must complete their investigations and depositions by April 7, 2010, and motions for summary judgment are due May 7. The trial is scheduled to begin during the court term that starts Sept. 13
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#71 to run Leiomyosarcoma scheme at Pocono:
TRG Motorsports will run Leiomyosarcoma livery on the #71 TRG Motorsports Chevy this weekend at the NACAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare form of cancer. It affects only four to six people out of every million in the U.S. It is a soft-tissue cancer, which means it can occur in any soft tissue in the body, i.e. muscle, nerves, blood vessels, all the organs, fat, skin, connective tissues, etc. It spreads through the blood stream and is, in most cases, very aggressive and resists chemotherapy and radiation. Few doctors ever see LMS and often LMS goes misdiagnosed until it is too late. It has an incredibly high recurrence rate and, sadly less than 35% survive to five-years after diagnosis. The National Leiomyosarcoma Foundation hopes to raise awareness of this "forgotten cancer" and gives 100% of the money raised and donated for research. Information on how to help can be found at www.nlmsf.net, www.leiomyosarcoma.info, and www.team-sarcoma.net.(TRG Motorsports)(7-30-2009) Comment herePocono Goodyear Tire Notes:
This is the same combination of left- and right-side tire codes that NASCAR Sprint Cup teams ran at Pocono in June . . . this is the only Sprint Cup track at which these two tire codes will be used together in 2009, though they will each be used separately at one other Cup venue . . . this left-side code (D-4178) was run at Indianapolis last week . . . this right-side code (D-4160) will be used at both races at Bristol this season . . . this right-side was also run at both Pocono races last season, and at all four Bristol races between 2007-2008 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Pocono . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire. The estimated pit window is every 35-37 laps, based on fuel mileage (Goodyear). For tire pressures, codes and more, see my Pocono Race page - Goodyear section.(7-31-2009)
DLP returns to the #96:
The #96 Ford of Bobby Labonte will sport the black DLP paint scheme this weekend at Pocono Raceway. The #96 DLP Ford Fusion team will bring chassis RK-609 to Pocono this weekend. This is the same Ford that Labonte raced at Pocono earlier this year.(Yates Racing)(7-30-2009)
Patrick in no hurry to rush decision on future:
Danica Patrick is in no hurry to make a decision about her racing future. The IndyCar star is in the final year of her contract with the Andretti-Green Racing team. She has been considering a jump to stock cars and recently toured several NASCAR shops in North Carolina. Chip Ganassi owns NASCAR and IndyCar teams. He said last week Patrick should stay in the open-wheel series because she's close to making the last step toward a championship. Patrick says she's not surprised by Ganassi's position, but that won't affect her decision.(Associated Press)(7-31-2009) Comment here
Cheez-It scheme returns at Pocono:
The #5 Chevy of Mark Martin, which has visited victory lane more times than any other car in 2009, will sport the Cheez-It paint scheme this weekend at Pocono. The Cheez-It/Carquest Chevy has competed in three other races this season, including the team's second victory of the year at Darlington Raceway in May.(HMS), see images of the scheme on my #5 Team Schemes page.(7-31-2009)Kyle Busch - Track Facts:
Of the 30 race tracks that will host NASCAR's top three divisions in 2009, Busch has competed at 28 of them at least once, and with his win at Gateway two weeks ago, he has now won at 22 of them. The two tracks where he has not competed in the top-three series are Iowa Speedway in Newton (where he will compete this weekend in the Nationwide Series) and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, where he will race next month in the Nationwide Series. The six venues where Busch has raced but not scored a victory are Martinsville, Pocono, Indianapolis, Homestead-Miami, The Milwaukee Mile and Memphis Motorsports Park. Busch notched his best Sprint Cup finish at Pocono in June 2005 when he finished fourth in his second start at the 2.5-mile triangle.(M&M's Racing)(7-30-2009) Comment here
Man wins 'Sunoco Red Cross Ultimate Fan Experience:
James Ruscigno, of Wappingers Falls, NY, won the Sunoco Red Cross Ultimate Fan Experience. Ruscigno will wave the green flag as the Official Starter of the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, July 31 - August 2, 2009 at Pocono Raceway. As the grand prize winner, Ruscigno will also experience a Hot Lap with NASCAR Driver #16-Greg Biffle, serve as an honorary member of Biffle's pit crew with three friends during the race, as well as attend the driver's meeting and be on stage during driver introductions before the race. In addition to sponsoring the Sunoco Red Cross Ultimate Fan Experience, Sunoco, Inc. is lending marketing and promotional support to the August race with signage at 1,826 retail locations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Sunoco has also highlighted the event on its website, www.GoSunoco.com, and provided a link to the Pocono Raceway ticket sales site in order to encourage fans to use the promo code, REDCROSS, and help raise money for the American Red Cross. Ten percent of all tickets sold through the promotion benefited American Red Cross local disaster relief. Ruscigno is one of more than 500 entrants into the contest who either made an online donation in support of the American Red Cross or purchased race tickets using the promo code.(Red Cross)(7-30-2009)Pocono Rookie Notes:
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 26 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Logano posted a 12th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 16th time this season. Logano leads Scott Speed by 23 points (205-182) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the August 2 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. #11-Denny Hamlin won both races at Pocono Raceway in 2006 and is the only Raybestos Rookie to sweep both races at the 2.5-mile track since the facility began hosting two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 1982. Hamlin also won both poles at Pocono in 2006. He is the only Raybestos Rookie to win in 35 previous August races at Pocono. The most recent Raybestos Rookie to win a Sprint Cup Series race is Joey Logano, four races ago. The record for most wins by a Raybestos Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002).(Camp & Assoc./Raybestos), for more info see my 2009 Rookies page.(7-31-2009)
Doctor says Massa up and about:
Felipe Massa is already planning a return to racing and joking about keeping Michael Schumacher away from his car as he recovers from a high-speed crash. Massa's family doctor Dino Altman said Thursday the Brazilian driver was eating and walking around his hospital room. He also appeared to have no problem in the left eye, which doctors feared had been badly injured in the crash during qualifying Saturday for the Hungarian Grand Prix. "He is back to normal," Altman said. Massa has been recuperating at the AEK hospital in Budapest after undergoing surgery on multiple skull fractures. The 28-year-old driver was hit in the helmet by a loose part from another car and crashed into a protective tire barrier.(Associated Press)(7-31-2009)
Chase Stats going into Pocono:
#18-Kyle Busch doesn't rally to make the 2009 Chase, the debate on wins vs. consistency in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points system will reignite. His 38th at Indy dropped him out of the Top 12, now 82 points out of 12th place. While Busch has three wins, he is 114 points and four spots behind 10th-place Juan Pablo Montoya, who does not have a top 5 in 20 races. #9-Kasey Kahne's quiet 7th at Indy gained him 70 more points on 13th place. Kasey has the third most points (763) over the last five races and has zoomed seven spots in the rankings, to a relatively comfortable 121 points ahead of 13th. #31-Jeff Burton has scored only 391 points over the last five races and has dropped five positions to 17th. Dale Earnhardt Jr., although he has run better at times, has managed only 428 points and dropped four more spots over the last five. Contrast that to #14-Tony Stewart's 880 points and #48-Jimmie Johnson's 815 over the same period. More Chase stats on my Chase stats after Indy page.(7-30-2009)
NASCAR History:
July 30 -- 1989: Patty Moise starts her fifth and final Cup race, the Talladega DieHard 500. Moise, wife of former driver Elton Sawyer, finishes 33rd, dropping out after 33 laps with engine problems. Moise's NASCAR career continues in the Nationwide Series to 1998. She starts 133 Nationwide races during 12 seasons.(NASCAR.com)
Jack Daniel's may not return to the #07 in 2010?
Jack Daniel's, sponsor of the #07 Chevy that Casey Mears drives, has until Sept. 1 to inform Richard Childress Racing of its status for 2010. Some people in the NASCAR marketing circle say that Jack Daniel's will not be coming back full-time next year, so do they become an associate sponsor on the other RCR cars or go elsewhere? That decision will determine if there will be a fourth team at RCR next year. Certainly expanding to four teams has depleted the organization as a whole because Mears' team was a testing team last year. Childress needs to decide if he wants to field four teams or have three Cup teams and one testing team.(FoxSports), supposedly Mears signed a multi-year deal with RCR before the start of the 2009 season.(7-30-2009) Comment here
New Ford engine is on the way:
Brian Wolfe, the director of Ford Racing Technology, said the new Ford engine will take to the track in anger very soon. Before the Chase begins. The exact timing of rollout will be determined by the teams which will use it. He is promising no miracles for those teams. "We've really struggled this year you know that better than I do after the first two races. Some bad luck, then probably some missed setups and we got some issues going and we haven't had the wins. While the engine has tested well and appears to do what Ford wants it to do, teams will have to figure out how it affects other areas of performance. Areas like aerodynamics. Its improved cooling capabilities will allow teams to tamper with front downforce by using less tape on the nose. Some in the Ford camp have balked about using the new engine this year. Those would mostly be teams which appear headed to the Chase. Wolfe said he understands their concerns and will not pressure those teams to use the new engine.(Racin' Today)(7-30-2009) Comment here
Kyle Busch wins at Anderson Speedway:
Racing in his fourth race in four days, Kyle Busch started sixth in the CRA Super Series event and worked his way through traffic to take the lead on the 50th lap of the Redbud 300, his first ever race at Anderson Speedway (IN), then held it until the half way break. After the restart Eddie Hoffman inherited the lead as he only took 2 tires. Busch restarted in fifth and retook the lead on lap 190 and stayed to win going away. Rick Turner prevailed in the fierce fight for second, with Aaron Pierce third, Johnny VanDoorn fourth and Chuck Barnes, Jr. fifth.(craracing.net)(7-30-2009)
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Mark Martin, who turned 50 in January, has four wins in the Cup series and is ninth in the standings. Ron Hornaday, who turned 51 in June, has five Truck Series wins and leads those standings.
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U.S. Cellular 250, 4:30 pm/et, Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Iowa Speedway
Bliss fastest in opening practice:
#1-Mike Bliss was the fastest in the opening practice session for the U.S. Cellular 250 on Tuesday. The session lastest 6 hours as a practice/test session. Bliss' top speed was 137.585 mph. He was followed by #40-Aric Almirola, #12-Justin Allgaier, #66-Steve Wallace, #18-Kyle Busch, #2-Austin Dillon, #38-Jason Leffler, #88-Brad Keselowski, #20-Brad Coleman & #32-Brian Ickler. There was only one serious incident during the sesson -- a wreck involving #77-Peyton Sellers and #09-John Wes Townley. Both teams had to go to backup cars. Complete results are posted on the Iowa race page.(7-30-2009)Subs at Iowa: UPDATE:
Three drivers will pull double duty this weekend between Iowa Speedway and Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Series standings leader Kyle Busch, second-place Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick will be at Iowa for Thursday's test session before traveling to and from Iowa and Pocono for the races at each track. Standing by to practice and/or qualify if necessary are Jeremy Clements for Busch, Auggie Vidovich for Edwards and Cale Gale for Harvick.(NASCAR PR)(7-28-2009)UPDATE: Kevin Hamlin will serve as backup for #34-Front Row Motorsports driver Tony Raines at Iowa Speedway for Friday's practice and Saturday's qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.(SceneDaily)(7-30-2009)
$75,000 "Dash 4 Cash" Bonus Ready For Taking At Iowa:
It's still sitting there, waiting. It hasn't been dormant, though. It's been growing at a rate of $25,000 at a time while it waits. "It" is the "Dash 4 Cash" bonus that series sponsor Nationwide Insurance offers to the winner in one of the four designated "Dash 4 Cash" races this season. Eligible drivers are those who run full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (including full-time double-duty drivers) and series-only drivers who compete in partial and limited schedules in the series. Joey Logano spoiled the opportunities for eligible drivers in the first two events at Nashville Superspeedway in April and at Kentucky Speedway in June. Each time Logano won, the bonus added $25,000 from its original $25,000 starting point. Kevin Harvick is the fly in the ointment at Iowa. Like Logano, he's not running a full-time schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this year. He wins, the bonus rolls to $100,000 in the final "Dash 4 Cash" event at Memphis Motorsports Park in October.(NASCAR PR)(7-28-2009)Entry List: UPDATE:
There are 51 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. Some notes:The driver of the #07 is TBA;
Kelly Bires is in the #10 for Braun;
The #31 driver is TBA;
Brian Ickler is in the #32;
Coleman Pressley will make his series debut in the JTG #47;
The #52 is TBA;
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. returns to the #81;
Jeff Fuller will be in the NEMCO #87.(7-27-2009)
UPDATE: Mike Harmon is now listed as the driver of the #07, and Michael McDowell is in the #81 in place of Bobby Hamilton, Jr.(7-28-2009)
UPDATE 2: Derrike Cope has been added in the #78.(7-29-2009)
UPDATE 3: Michael McDowell has now moved from the #81 to the K-Automotive #26 in place of Brian Keselowski. Sean Murphy will be in the #81 for MacDonald Motorsports, and Andy Ponstein will drive the #96.(7-29-2009)
UPDATE 4: Kertus Davis will be in the #0 in place of Mike Wallace, who will be attempted the Pocono Cup race. The team has withdrawn the #04.(7-29-2009)
UPDATE 5: Jack Smith will be in the Jimmy Means #52.(7-30-2009)
See the complete list on the Iowa Race Page.(7-27-2009)
Nationwide Series Makes Iowa Speedway Debut:
ESPN continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series this weekend as the series races for the first time ever at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The live, flag-to-flag telecast is presented by GoDaddy.com and airs on ESPN on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season, with selected races on ESPN and ABC. Also on Saturday, live coverage of NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying airs at 1 p.m. on ESPN2, while coverage of final practice airs Friday, July 31, at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. Marty Reid will be lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN's coverage, with analysis by 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace and two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie. Reporting from the pits will be Jack Arute, Mike Massaro and Rick DeBruhl.(ESPN PR)(7-26-2009)
__CitiFinancial on #60 at Iowa: Carl Edwards will be making his first of two appearances driving the #60 CitiFinancial Ford this weekend at Iowa. He will also represent CitiFinancial at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Aug. 30. The last time CitiFinancial adorned the #60, Edwards went to Victory Lane at Memphis in Oct. '08.(Roush Fenway PR)(7-31-2009)
Mike Wallace sues Germain over GEICO sponsorship: UPDATE:
Mike Wallace is suing Germain Racing and business associate Doug Barnette over the loss of his final year of the GEICO sponsorship. Wallace had signed a three-year sponsor agreement with GEICO beginning in 2007, when he drove for Phoenix Racing, according to documents that accompanied the lawsuit filed Monday in North Carolina Superior court in Concord, N.C. The three-year deal with Wallace was worth $6 million annually from GEICO directly to Wallace. Wallace then moved the sponsorship to Germain Racing, where he had a two-year deal for the 2008-2009 seasons. For 2008 and 2009 with Germain, Wallace agreed to pay Germain Racing $4.7 million a year to field cars for him and $600,000 (10 percent of the GEICO contract) to Barnette, who runs the Player Management International sports agency and served as the business liaison between GEICO and Wallace. That left Wallace with an annual base salary of $700,000. Wallace alleges that Germain Racing breached its contract by not providing him with a car in 2009, for violating an agreement that all communications with GEICO would be through Wallace and for soliciting GEICO for its Sprint Cup sponsorship of driver Max Papis. Wallace is suing Barnette for failing to work with him in retaining GEICO and moving the GEICO sponsorship to another driver.(SceneDaily)(7-29-2009)UPDATE: Germain Racing officials were surprised that former Nationwide Series driver Mike Wallace filed a lawsuit over losing the GEICO sponsorship and over GEICO sponsoring driver Max Papis in the Sprint Cup Series this year. "Germain Racing is surprised and disappointed that Mike Wallace's attorney has made these allegations," Germain Racing said in a statement. "We enjoyed our relationship with Mike and as recently as last week understood that the feelings were mutual. Germain Racing will aggressively and vigorously defend against these allegations." According to the Germain statement, the second year of the agreement was terminated "only weeks" after the signing of the original agreement with Mike Wallace Racing. (SceneDaily)(7-30-2009)
Barr-Nunn sponsoring O'Quinn at Iowa:
Danny O'Quinn #01 and JD Motorsports will have Barr-Nunn Transportation and Meskwaki Resort and Motel as associate sponsors for the Iowa Nationwide Series event. Danny O'Quinn has long been associated with Barr-Nunn Transportation. Mike Wallace #0 and Kertus Davis # 04, will again try to make the Iowa show with, as yet, un-sponsored cars.(JD Motorsports PR)(7-29-2009)UPDATE: J-D Motorsports has chosen to withdraw the #04 Chevy from the Iowa event. Kertus Davis will drive the #0 Chevy originally assigned to Mike Wallace. Mike secured a Cup ride for Pocono and the team was not able to arrange for Mike to commute to and from Iowa. The team will have only the two entries for Iowa, but should return to entering all three J-D Motorsports drivers in future events.(JD Motorsports PR)(7-30-2009)
Pizza Ranch sponsoring Busch at Iowa:
For the first time ever Pizza Ranch will adorn the Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Nationwide Series Toyota driven by Kyle Busch this Saturday night from Iowa Speedway.Pizza Ranch ranks as the largest regional pizza restaurant chain in the upper Midwest with over 144 locations across nine states in the Midwest.(_________________________________________________________
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ran more practice laps than any other driver Thursday in preparation for Saturday’s first-ever NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Iowa Speedway, he was the fastest. Bliss, making his Iowa Speedway debut, turned a lap Thursday afternoon at a speed of 137.585 miles per hour as nearly 50 drivers tested for Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 presented by Northland Oil and TMC Transportation. Bliss’ time was nearly two miles per hour faster than any other driver. The race is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM Saturday. Several drivers were over 135 mph during Thursday’s test, which ended at 6:30 p.m. Kyle Busch was second, running 135.740 mph, followed by Jason Leffler at 135.569 mph, Aric Almirola at 135.426, Brad Keselowski, who turned a fast lap of 135.386. Qualifying for Saturday’s race will be held late Saturday morning. A crowd of 55,000 is expected, which would be a record for the three-year-old speedway in Newton. (IS) (07-30-09) | |
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Jul 30 NASCAR Nationwide Series:Aaron’s has had ownership in the Aaron’s Ou
tdoor television program since 2007 and a new campaign will promote the partnership of the Aaron’s Outdoors, Aaron’s motorsports teams and Mossy Oak Brand Camo. It is designed to appeal to avid and casual outdoorsmen and NASCAR fans.The first of these special paint schemes will premiere on the Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) No. 00 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s Dream Machine driven by David Reutimann at the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 6, 2009. The paint scheme will again be featured on the R3 Motorsports No. 23 NASCAR Nationwide Series racecar driven by Ken Butler III in the Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on October 16. The final paint scheme can be seen on the MWR NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 99 driven by Trevor Bayne in the O’Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7.In addition to featuring the special paint schemes on the racecars, the program will include a national register-to-win sweepstakes offering fans a chance to win one of nine replica race helmets featuring Mossy Oak Brand camouflage and autographed by each of the three drivers. Read more (Sportsmarketing) (07-30-09) | |
Practice Results from Iowa
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Preliminary Entry List: There are 33 trucks listed on the Preliminary Entry List for the Toyota Tundray 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Complete entry list is posted on the Nashville Race Page.(7-27-2009)
Notes:
#07-Jason Young making 2nd start for SS Green Light Racing [replacing Chad McCumbee at Nashville]
#15-Blake Feese, making 2nd series start [first in 2005] for Billy Ballew Motorsports
#39-Ryan Sieg, driver, RMS South Inc. Chevy
#44-Tommy Joe Martins, returns for 2nd start, TBA Ford
#51-Travis Kvapil, driver, Miccosukee Resorts & Casino Toyota
#93-Shane Sieg, driver, S&W Services Chevy(7-27-2009)
NCWTS News & Notes - Nashville Superspeedway: NASCAR's prerace News & Notes for the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway are posted on the Nashville Race Page.(7-27-2009)
Artist Sam Bass named Grand Marshall for Nashville: During an interview on Sirius Speedway, Artist Sam Bass announced that he has been named Grand Marshall for this Saturday's Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Sam Bass has distinguished himself as the premier artist in NASCAR racing for more than 25 years, and well-known as the artist who hand-paints the Gibson Guitar awarded to the winner of the race at Nashville.(7-30-2009)
Nashville another series first for Malsam: Saturday's race at Nashville Superspeedway will be Tayler Malsam's first NASCAR race in the #81-One Eighty Toyota at the track. Malsam competed at the 1.333-mile Superspeedway one year ago in the ARCA/ReMax Series. With Malsam's solid effort at Kentucky, the Seattle, Washington native extended his lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year Point Standings. Malsam currently leads second-place Johnny Sauter by a total of eight points.(Randy Moss Motorsports PR)(7-29-2009)
Young returns to SS Green Light Racing: Jason Young will return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Saturday's running of the Toyota Tundra 200 in SS Green Light Racing's #07 at the Nashville Superspeedway. The former Texas Super Late Model Champ feels he has something to prove this weekend. "We didn't get to race much at Memphis so I'm really looking forward to this weekend. The truck that Bobby is prepping has run well at Nashville in the past so I'm hoping we can pick-up right where they left off. I need to be able to run solid laps and get a good feel for these trucks so we can get more opportunities down the road."(SS Green Light Racing PR)(7-29-2009)
PC* Miller Navigator partners with RMM to sponsor Skinner: Randy Moss Motorsports is pleased to announce that PC*MILER Navigator has signed with the team to sponsor Mike Skinner for a multiple races in the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Skinner, the 1995 Truck Series Champion, will carry the PC*MILER Navigator brand for the first time as a primary sponsor this week at Nashville Superspeedway. Specific races and dates for remaining dates will be released in the future. For more information about PC*MILER Navigator, please visit pcmilernavigator.com.(Randy Moss Motorsports PR)(7-28-2009)
Drivers to appear at Nashville charitable event: Stacy Compton, David Starr, Timothy Peters, Brian Scott, TJ Bell & others are scheduled to participate in the Billy Reasons NASH-CAR Party" on Thursday, July 30th at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville to benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. The event, will also feature appearances by Alabama lead guitarist, Jeff Cook, "The World's Strongest Redneck" Steve McGranahan, comedian Steve Hofstetter and many more. NCWTS haulers will be parked on 2nd Avenue leading up to a night of good times and good music for a great cause. The event starts at 5:00 PM. Ticket prices start at $10 and can be purchased at the Wildhorse Saloon box office or through Ticketmaster. Ticketholders will be treated to live music, free tours of NASCAR haulers and a NASCAR memorabilia-filled silent auction. A select number of VIP tickets are available for purchase. The VIP tickets include premium seating as well as an exclusive Meet & Greet with the drivers and artists.(Powerhouse Entertainment Group PR) [Find more information on the Jayski Charities Page, listed under
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SPEED TV Q&A
07-30-2009 | TruckSeries.com Report
Heading into Nashville, the talk is all Ron Hornaday Jr. as he goes for his fifth consecutive victory. The SPEED on-air TruckSeries team offers some insights as Hornaday attempts to continue his winning
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_09/articles/000009/000949.htm
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Pocono Open for Buz; Live Timing & Scoring, Streaming Audio Friday & Saturday
"LONG POND PA (7-31-09) - Under threatening skies and the high possibility of rain, ARCA RE/MAX Series cars are in line for technical inspection Friday morning at Pocono Raceway
http://www.arcaracing.com/news.cfm?contentid=8462
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FRIDAY, JULY 31
12:00n-1:30P
SPEED
NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE, Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA, HD, L
3:30P-6:00
espn2/TSN2
NASCAR Sprint Cup QUALIFYING, Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA, HD, L
6:00P-7:00
espn2
NASCAR Nationwide Series FINAL PRACTICE, U.S. Cellular 250, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA, HD, L
6:00P-7:00
VS
IRL IndyCar Series QUALIFYING, Meijer Indy 300, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY, HD, SDD
7:00P-7:30
espn2
NASCAR Now, HD, L
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
10:00A-11:30
espn2
NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE, Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA, HD, L
11:30A-1:00P
espn2
NASCAR Sprint Cup FINAL PRACTICE, Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA, HD, L
1:00P-3:00
espn2
NASCAR Nationwide Series QUALIFYING, U.S. Cellular 250, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA, HD, L
1:00P-3:00
SPEED
ARCA RE/MAX Series Pennsylvania 200, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond. PA, L
4:00P-4:30
ESPN/TSN
NASCAR Nationwide Series COUNTDOWN, U.S. Cellular 250, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA, HD, L
4:30P-7:30
ESPN/TSN
NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA, HD, L (expect green at 4:44P)
5:00P-6:00
SPEED
IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Sooner Nationals, Tulsa Raceway Park, OK, June 14/09, HD, N
8:00P-11:00
VS/TSN2
IRL IndyCar Series Meijer Indy 300, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY, HD, L
7:30P-8:00
SPEED
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SETUP, Toyota Tundra 200, Nashville Superspeedway, HD, L
8:00P-10:30
SPEED
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 200, Nashville Superspeedway, HD, L (expect green at 8:19P)
10:30P-11:30
SPEED
AMA Pro Racing, American Superbike, Heartland Park, Topeka, KS, (14020), HD, SDD, N
11:30P-12:30A
SPEED
AMA Pro Racing, Daytona Sportbike, Heartland Park, Topeka, KS, (14021), HD, SDD, N
We do not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
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