Knaus named WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Race at Fontana
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Red Bull Racing donates cars to college: Mooresville-based Red Bull
Racing has donated a Sprint Cup Series Toyota from its fleet to Rowan-
Cabarrus Community College’s Motorsports Management Technology
program. The NASCAR Sprint Cup team fields cars for drivers Brian
Vickers and Scott Speed. The donated car will serve as a laboratory
for students in the Motorsports Management program, allowing them to
see how Sprint Cup Series cars are designed and manufactured, said
Richmond Gage, program head for Motorsports Management at the school.
The program eventually plans to build an engine and transmission for
the car and also use it for show purposes at college and community
events, Gage said. (ThatsRacin.com)
http://www.racewayreport.com/news/red_bull_racing.html
Knaus named WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Race at Fontana: Chad
Knaus, crew chief for the No. 48 KOBALT Tools/Lowe's Chevrolet driven
by reigning champion, Jimmie Johnson, has been named the WYPALL Wipers
Crew Chief of the Race following Sunday's Auto Club 500 at the Auto
Club Speedway in Fontana, California. After a disappointing finish in
Daytona last week, Knaus and his team were determined to come back
from the west coast with a win, and they did just that with the driver/
crew chief tandem scoring the 48th win of their career. he right move
came just seconds before the 6th caution of the day. The Knaus-led
team was running in the top 16 on lap 172 and Knaus called his driver
to pit road for service of four tires and fuel. Johnson was on pit
road when Brad Keslowski came into contact with David Reutimann
bringing out the final caution of the race. When the rest of the lead-
lap cars pitted under the yellow, Johnson inherited the lead and
restarted on Lap 231, holding off Kevin Harvick during a 20-lap green-
flag run, eventually finishing first. "Chad made a great call to come
in there at the end," Johnson said. "We hit pit road, and the caution
came out and gave us track position." "What a great comeback after
their problems in Daytona," said WYPALL Wipers crew chief
representative, Jeff Hammond. "Chad made a strong statement by showing
that they may get down but they're never out. As the defending
champion, things should only get better for Chad, Jimmie and this
entire team." WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief Results Todd Berrier, Jeff
Burton and the No. 31 CAT team led the 43-car field for 46 laps, the
most laps led of the day. However, Johnson took over the lead position
following the 6th caution. Johnson stayed on the racing surface while
Burton led the field down pit road. Time eventually ran out for Burton
finishing a respectable third place. (PR)
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Truex Jr. to host charity poker tournament: Monte Carlo Resort &
Casino will host a No Limit Texas Hold ‘em event to benefit the Martin
Truex Jr. Foundation on Thursday starting at 12:30 p.m. in Las Vegas.
Participation is open to the public. Proceeds to benefit the Martin
Truex Jr. Foundation and its ongoing mission of helping children in
need. (PR)
http://www.racewayreport.com/drivers/news/martin_truex_jr.html
Charlotte Motor Speedway hopes to woo NASCAR fans with reduced hotel
prices: Charlotte Motor Speedway hopes to boost ticket sales with less
expensive hotel rooms for the NASCAR races this spring. The speedway,
working with regional tourism executives and hotels, has launched a
promotional campaign aimed at wooing race fans. More than 50 hotels
within an hour’s drive of the Concord track have agreed to reduce
their rates by 15% and waive minimum-stay requirements during race
weeks. Learn more here. Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts the NASCAR all-
star race on May 22 and the Coca-Cola 600 the following weekend.
(Charlotte Business Journal)
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Reutimann to serve tables at Vegas-area hotel: David Reutimann is
serving tables at the NASCAR Café inside the Sahara Hotel and Casino
on Thursday, Feb. 25 starting at 6:30 p.m. The NASCAR Café features a
six-pound burrito that has been featured on the travel channel show
‘Man vs. Food’. In addition, Reutimann will participate in a fan Q&A
session and deliver samples of TUMS to restaurant guests. (PR)
http://www.racewayreport.com/drivers/news/david_reutimann.html
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