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Nationwide qualify and race today,2 cup practices also. This
is one of my favorite weekends in racing as I am a HUGE Indy 500 fan. Going to
interesting to see how Indy moves on without Danica. Hearing there are several
special tributes to Dan Wheldon too.
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Panther Forms Official Sim Racing Team, Prepares for iRacing
Indy 500
Panther Online Becomes Official iRacing Simulation Team of
Two-Time IndyCar Champs INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 25, 2012) – Two-time IndyCar
Series champion Panther Racing announced today it has partnered .
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Rusty
Wallace stunned by election to NASCAR Hall of Fame
Detroit Free Press
By Nate Ryan CHARLOTTE -- Rusty Wallace was stunned by his election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, but he had an inkling just before being named one of five inductees Wednesday. ”The first tipoff I got was when they sat me in the front row (for the ..
Detroit Free Press
By Nate Ryan CHARLOTTE -- Rusty Wallace was stunned by his election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, but he had an inkling just before being named one of five inductees Wednesday. ”The first tipoff I got was when they sat me in the front row (for the ..
Andretti
race team working better without Danica Patrick
The Seattle Times
Though nobody on Andretti Autosport has publicly cited Patrick's departure to NASCAR as the sole reason for it, the team clearly has a new zest for racing. By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer AJ MAST / AP Danica Patrick owns the highest finish for a ...
The Seattle Times
Though nobody on Andretti Autosport has publicly cited Patrick's departure to NASCAR as the sole reason for it, the team clearly has a new zest for racing. By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer AJ MAST / AP Danica Patrick owns the highest finish for a ...
Richard
Petty focused on NASCAR's longest racing test in Charlotte
AutoWeek
Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty is spending all weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a change from recent years when he split time between CMS and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But lacking an entry in this year's Indy 500, he's staying ...
AutoWeek
Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty is spending all weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a change from recent years when he split time between CMS and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But lacking an entry in this year's Indy 500, he's staying ...
Should
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bring JR Motorsports to NASCAR Cup Level? Fan ...
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network – 1 hour 28 minutes ago Being a fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr. means I get to not only cheer for him when he races, but also for the two full-time drivers that he has racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series under the JR Motorsports banner .
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network – 1 hour 28 minutes ago Being a fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr. means I get to not only cheer for him when he races, but also for the two full-time drivers that he has racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series under the JR Motorsports banner .
NASCAR's
Helton a peacemaker, arbitrator, judge and jury
Sacramento Bee
Helton, the president and chief operating officer of NASCAR, arrives at the one-story restaurant in a golf cart driven by someone else, who finds a parking spot near the door. A woman with a cigarette dangling from her lips sells racing scanners behind
Sacramento Bee
Helton, the president and chief operating officer of NASCAR, arrives at the one-story restaurant in a golf cart driven by someone else, who finds a parking spot near the door. A woman with a cigarette dangling from her lips sells racing scanners behind
Battle
of Indianapolis vs. Charlotte not necessary
CBSSports.com (blog)
By Pete Pistone | NASCAR Blogger The question comes up every Memorial Day weekend – which race is bigger, the Indianapolis 500 or the Coca-Cola 600? The Indy 500 transcends auto racing and attracts people to watch who 364 other days of the year .
CBSSports.com (blog)
By Pete Pistone | NASCAR Blogger The question comes up every Memorial Day weekend – which race is bigger, the Indianapolis 500 or the Coca-Cola 600? The Indy 500 transcends auto racing and attracts people to watch who 364 other days of the year .
NASCAR:
Mr. Nice Guy, Regan Smith sure his team will find Victory Lane
Daily Ardmoreite
Engine troubles may have stopped him so far this year, but is his young Furniture Row Racing squad on the verge of something big? Hugo Olguin of BleacherReport.com talked with Smith and his mother, Lee Smith, before this year's race at Darlington on ...
Daily Ardmoreite
Engine troubles may have stopped him so far this year, but is his young Furniture Row Racing squad on the verge of something big? Hugo Olguin of BleacherReport.com talked with Smith and his mother, Lee Smith, before this year's race at Darlington on ...
Made
in the USA? Not entirely for NASCAR in 2013
USA TODAY
By Dustin Long, Special for USA TODAY CONCORD, NC – Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition, said series officials will take a look this summer at the rule on what type of cars can compete in the Sprint Cup Series next year.
USA TODAY
By Dustin Long, Special for USA TODAY CONCORD, NC – Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition, said series officials will take a look this summer at the rule on what type of cars can compete in the Sprint Cup Series next year.
NASCAR
driver boosts vets' morale at 200 mph
CNN
By Rebecca Angel Baer, CNN (CNN) -- Brad Keselowski is once again a contender in this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but off the track he is championing a cause dear to his heart. Keselowski, known for hanging an American flag out his window whenever
CNN
By Rebecca Angel Baer, CNN (CNN) -- Brad Keselowski is once again a contender in this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but off the track he is championing a cause dear to his heart. Keselowski, known for hanging an American flag out his window whenever
HAMMOND:
When The 600 Molded A Champion…
SPEEDtv.com
(Photo: NASCAR) I am sure everybody knows the story of 1985 in Charlotte and how my driver, Darrell Waltrip, tracked down Harry Gant and passed him to win the very first Winston All-Star Race which is known today as the Sprint All-Star Race.
SPEEDtv.com
(Photo: NASCAR) I am sure everybody knows the story of 1985 in Charlotte and how my driver, Darrell Waltrip, tracked down Harry Gant and passed him to win the very first Winston All-Star Race which is known today as the Sprint All-Star Race.
Penske
looking for big weekend with Indianapolis 500, Charlotte 600
CBSSports.com
The rising NASCAR star now driving Penske Racing's No. 2 discovered the Michigan address for their get together was an unmarked, routine building Keselowski had driven by all the time growing up in Rochester Hills. He never knew it housed Penske's ...
CBSSports.com
The rising NASCAR star now driving Penske Racing's No. 2 discovered the Michigan address for their get together was an unmarked, routine building Keselowski had driven by all the time growing up in Rochester Hills. He never knew it housed Penske's ...
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All Petty Motorsports Front Row For Coca-Cola 600
The No. 43 is back on the pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway
-- without a Petty behind the wheel. In a car owned by three-time Charlotte
Motor Speedway pole winner Richard Petty, Aric Almirola blew the doors off his
competition in Thursday night's time trials for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, touring
the 1.5-mile track in 27.988 seconds (192.940 mph). The near-track-record speed
(just .04 seconds off Elliott Sadler's 2005 mark) gave Almirola the first Coors
Light pole award of his career and allowed him to surpass Richard Petty
Motorsports teammate Marcos Ambrose (191.598 mph), whose No. 9 Ford was fastest
in practice, for the top starting spot. Fresh from his victory in last
Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at CMS, Jimmie Johnson qualified third
at 191.374 mph, followed by Cup points leader Greg Biffle (191.259 mph) and
Clint Bowyer (191.198 mph). Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard
and Regan Smith will start from positions six through 10, respectively.
In late 2010, RPM was a moribund team, wilting under the
majority ownership of George Gillett. But Petty partnered with investors Andy
Murstein and Doug Bergeron to save the organization from extinction. Almirola
joined Ambrose on the team to start the 2012 season. On Thursday night, he
registered the 122nd pole for the 43 car. Petty himself accounted for 114 of
those 122. "It's been a huge honor for me from day one to be able to come
to this organization," Almirola said. "I'm not just driving for
Richard Petty Motorsports. I'm driving the 43 car, probably the most iconic car
in the history of our sport. For him (Petty) to allow me to do that, for him to
ask me to do that, it's just really special, and it's a big honor to put that
43 car back on top of the board. To see it over there in Victory Lane and get
our picture taken and all that stuff is really cool. I know it's only
qualifying -- we want to be able to do that after the race -- but it's a
start."
Almirola's pole reflects the influence of crew chief Mike
Ford, who joined the No. 43 Ford team before the May 6 race at Talladega.
"I've got short time working with these cars," said Ford, who was
crew chief for Denny Hamlin's second-place run in the Cup series in 2010 but
was replaced by Darian Grubb after the 2011 season. "I came in for a
couple of weeks and observed, and these cars have got speed. They've got a lot
of speed to 'em. It took me a couple weeks to just understand the approach of
how to tune them. Last year all the Fords ran good at Charlotte, and we came
back with that type setup (last week) for the Open (Sprint Showdown) and kind
of embarrassed ourselves, running seventh. We went back to work and regrouped
and made a cut at something and focused on race trim -- we really didn't focus
on qualifying. We know that we've got the balance right, and the car's got
speed and Aric's comfortable driving it, so he can go get the speed." The
No. 43 hasn't been to Victory Lane since John Andretti won for Petty
Enterprises at Martinsville on April 18, 1999. That stat failed to stem the
confidence of the car owner. "We'll see you Sunday night," Petty
said, indicating the dais where the winner's press conference takes place.
Misfortune continued to dog Kurt Busch's Sprint Cup effort.
The driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet spun on his first qualifying
lap, nicking the outside wall with the right rear of the car before slamming
nose-first into the inside barrier. "Sorry, guys," Busch radioed to
his crew as he drove the wounded car to the garage. Busch posted no time but is
guaranteed a starting spot in the race because of the car's top-35 standing in
owner points. Like Busch, Danica Patrick will make use of an owner points
provisional after posting the 43rd-fastest time among 47 drivers. Patrick will
start 40th, Busch 42nd. Mike Bliss, former 600 winner David Reutimann, JJ Yeley
and Scott Riggs failed to qualify for the 43-car field. (NASCAR Wire Service)
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- First
Saturday practice is being run for the Coca Cola 600 Sprint Cup
Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, after 50 scheduled minutes, the
top five, slowest and any notes:
#11-Hamlin 186.24
#27-Menard 186.12
#99-Edwards 186.02
#18-Busch 185.97
#56-Truex Jr., 185.90
slowest #30-Stremme and #33-Leicht.(5-26-2012) - Almirola
wins pole at Charlotte: #43-Aric Almirola won the Coors Light
pole for the Coca Cola 600 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor
Speedway with a speed of 192.940mph for his 1st pole of 2012 and 1st
career pole. #9-Amrose was 2nd fastest [and makes it an all RPM front row]
followed by #48-Johnson, #16-Biffle, #15-Bowyer, #55-Martin, #5-Kahne,
#11-Hamlin, #27-Menard and #78-Smith.
#51-Busch wrecked on his first qualifying lap, spinning off turn 2 and nosing in to the inside wall, Busch will start 42nd and go to a backup car, falling to the rear of the field before the start of the race on Sunday. #10-Danica Patrick will start 40th.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #74-Whitt, #98-McDowell, #26-Wise, #33-Leicht, #30-Stremme, #95-Speed & #87-Nemechek.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (4): #19-Bliss, #73-Reutimann, #49-Yeley, #23-Riggs.
See qualifying results & starting lineup on the Charlotte Qualifying / Starting Lineup Page.(5-24-2012) - Qualifying
Fast Facts -Charlotte Motor Speedway:
#43-Aric Almirola won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 53rd Annual COCA-COLA 600 with a lap of 27.988 seconds, 192.940 mph.
This is his first pole in 47 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2012.
This is his first pole in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
#9-Marcos Ambrose (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2012 and his first in seven races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
#48-Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 19th top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in 12 races this season.
#26-Josh Wise (33rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie. (NASCAR Statistics)(5-24-2012) - Patriotic Paint Schemes on Parade for Coca-Cola 600: As usual, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has numerous cars decked out with special red, white and blue colored paint schemes for the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600. Among those adorned with patriotic colors are the red, white and blue flag design of the #29 Chevy of Kevin Harvick promoting 'Folds of Honor' for sponsor Budweiser. The Miller Lite #2 Dodge of Brad Keselowski features a blue and white with red trim colors. Juan Pablo Montoya also sports a red and white with blue stripe design on his #42 Target Chevy. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a red, white and blue paint scheme for the National Guard color on his #88 'American Salute' Chevy. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jimmie Johnson, will also drive a patriotic scheme in his #48 Chevy. Others sporting the red, white and blue colors are Bobby Labonte and his #47 Kingsford Charcoal Toyota; Kyle Busch; the #18 M&M's Toyota and #56 NAPA Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. Sporting a special blue and white design with stars are the Fastenal Fords of Roush/Fenway teammates #99 Carl Edwards, #17 Matt Kenseth and #16 Greg Biffle. Also featured are the armed forces cars #43 Aric Aimirola in the Air Force sponsored Ford, and the #39 US ARMY Chevy of Ryan Newman. Another driver sporting a special color is the Burger King #83 of Landon Cassill with a pink 'Real Fruit Smoothies' Toyota. Jeff Burton also has an orange and black color to his #31 Chevy with Wheaties as sponsor (CMS Pit Notes), see all the images on my Paint Schemes Gallery page.(5-26-2012)
- Leicht running for ROTY; Circle Sport debuts as team
at CMS: Circle Sport, LLC, announced that 2012 Rookie-of-the-Year
Contender Stephen Leicht will drive the #33 Circle Sport Chevy this
weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the debut effort for the Sprint Cup
Series organization. Joe Falk recently acquired the #33 from Richard
Childress Racing and formed Circle Sport to operate the fledging
organization. Falk, a Virginia businessman who has been a part of the
sport since the late 1990s, is making a return to fulltime competition in
NASCAR's top series. Falk previously fielded the #91 Sprint Cup entry for
drivers Dick Trickle, Greg Sacks, Kevin Lepage, Mike Wallace and Todd
Bodine, which included a top-five finish in 1998 season finale at Atlanta
Motor Speedway.
"When the opportunity was presented to acquire the #33 owner points from Richard Childress Racing, we felt this was the way to build a solid foundation for our emerging Sprint Cup operation," Falk said. Leicht, the 25-year-old former development driver for Robert Yates Racing and winner of the 2007 Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway in his only fulltime season of NASCAR racing, has been selected to pilot the #33 Circle Sport entry in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. Leicht enters the weekend event with three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts to his credit with his debut coming for legendary owner and engine builder Robert Yates in 2006. Leicht was recently approved for the NASCAR ROTY program and will be guided by veteran crew chief Tony Glover. Glover the three-time Daytona 500 championship crew chief credited with 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories with drivers Ernie Irvan, Sterling Marlin and Joe Nemechek joins Circle Sport after a longtime leadership role with Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing. Falk's Little Joe's Autos has served as a sponsor in the races leading up to the Coca-Cola 600, while Precon Marine, another Virginia-based company that specializes in heavy marine constructions, joined in an associate role. Additionally, Circle Sport welcomes marketing partners new to the sport of NASCAR HotTorque.com and Moon Shine Attitude Attire for this weekend's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(CircleSport PR)(5-26-2012) - Jeff Gordon, Celebrities and Volunteers Fueled Drive to End Hunger Charlotte 1 Million: As part of the final leg of the Drive to End Hunger Charlotte 1 Million, the pit crew from the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevy won the Pit Crew Packaging Challenge at Hendrick Motorsports' Fan Fest by packaging 972 nutritious meals, edging out the #48 Lowe's Chevy, which finished second with 940 meals. The Charlotte 1 Million event at Hendrick Motorsports' Fan Fest capped the nearly week-long series of activities organized by AARP Foundation to package and donate 1 million meals for hungry older North Carolinians. Since launching the event earlier this week, more than a thousand volunteers pitched in to package meals that will be directly distributed to food banks throughout North Carolina. All total, the event will package and donate 1 million meals to help feed families all over the state.(AARP)(5-26-2012)
- The
Numbers for the Coca Cola 500:
1 - fewest cars on the lead lap at finish (13 times, most recent 5/24/87)
1 - fewest cautions (10/14/62)
2 - fewest laps led by race winner (Kevin Harvick, 5/29/11)
3 - fewest leaders (twice, most recent 5/21/61)
6 - most wins (Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson)
6 - fewest caution laps (10/14/62)
6 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
8 - fewest lead changes (10/16/60)
11 - consecutive poles (David Pearson)
14 - most poles (David Pearson)
14 - wins from the pole (most recent, Jimmie Johnson, 10/17/09)
21 - most leaders (5/29/05)
22 - most cautions (5/29/05)
26 - most cars on lead lap at finish (5/25/09)
39 - different pole winners
42 - most cars running at finish (5/25/09)
44 - different race winners
54 - most lead changes (5/27/79)
113 - most caution laps (5/25/80)
120 minutes - approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall
335 - most laps led by race winner (Jim Paschal, 5/28/67)
2012 Caution Update
1 - fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
4 - races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona, Martinsville, Talladega and Darlington)
10 - most cautions this season (Daytona)
61 - number of cautions in the first 11 races of 2012; includes 26 for accidents, 17 for debris and eight for spins
343 of 3,488 - number of laps under caution in 2012
438.071 of 4,233.118 - miles under caution in the first 11 races
(Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge)(5-25-2012) - Dick Berggren celebrates 70th birthday, to retire after Dover: Next week's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover marks the end of an era for NASCAR's longest-serving TV pit reporter, who celebrates his 70th birthday during Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. After 12 years on NASCAR on FOX, Berggren will give his final pit report for the network at Dover in the same informative and passionate manner he has since first establishing himself in the role 31 years ago. Ironically, Berggren made his NASCAR broadcasting debut at Dover in 1981 alongside Mike Joy, his NASCAR on FOX and SPEED colleague, the only NASCAR broadcaster on-air longer than Berggren. "After the FOX portion of the year ends, I've always traveled to local tracks where I still enjoy sitting in the stands with a hot dog in one hand and a beer in the other, watching the local heroes," Berggren said. "I can't get enough of local-level racing so I'll do more of that now." The Speedway Illustrated founder says that in addition to contributing stories and columns to the publication, he very well may continue to pop up on pit road at NASCAR races periodically. But he also has set in motion lofty goals and projects to which he can dedicate his newfound extra time. The Massachusetts resident has founded a corporation with the intent of building an auto racing museum at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He already has acquired an agreement with the speedway, tax-exempt status from the IRS and the support of a powerful Board of Directors. "Life will be different without FOX," Berggren expressed. "I'm very proud of having been part of the NASCAR on FOX broadcasts from the beginning. I'm dreading the 2013 Daytona 500 because I won't be there on pit road as part of that team. That will be hard, but nothing is forever and I understand that. I'm looking forward to walking into the museum on the day it opens. That's a whole new challenge and one I fully expect to conquer. But it's time to move on. I'm ready. However, it would be nice to pick up a few TV things here and there. I'd really like that."(quotes and more at SPEED.com)(5-25-20102)
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3M Names the No. 21 Good Sam/Camping World Ford from Wood
Brothers Racing as Winner of Inaugural 3M Paint with Pride Competition
ST. PAUL, MN (May 25, 2012) – The competition in the NASCAR
Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star race wasn’t just for the $1 million purse,
it also was for top honors in the inaugural 3M Paint with Pride competition.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 3M™PPS™ System, 3M
Automotive Aftermarket held a competition for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ teams
and their car painters to show off their best workand win great prizes. The 3M
Paint with Pride selected the car with the best paint scheme that ran in the
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Showdown Race™ and All-Star Race™ under the lights at
Charlotte Motor Speedway. The winning team was selected based on paint scheme
design, creativity, application and theme.
The winner, selected by the judging panel comprised of Al
Pearce of AutoWeek, Ray Evernham of ESPN and Doug Rice of Performance Racing
Network, was the No. 21 Good Sam/Camping World Ford driven by Trevor Bayne for
Wood Brothers Racing.
This is the first time the Wood Brothers have run the paint
scheme featuring Good Sam and Camping World. The car was designed with bright
reds, blues and yellows to be highly visible under the lights. It was unique in that it was a “make good”
from 2011 when the two sponsors were supposed to be on the car and Trevor Bayne
wasn’t able to run the race because of his illness.
The car design featured Sherwin Williams paint. The paint scheme was designed by Marcus
Lemonis, Chairman and CEO of Good Sam/Camping World, and Derek Gigliotti, vice
president of creative at Camping World/Freedom Roads. The lead car painter was Mike Smith of Wood
Brothers Racing.
The team won 3M paint equipment including 3M™ Spray Gun, 3M™
PPS™ Sun Gun Color Matching Light, 3M Mobile Refinish Equipment and 3M painting
supplies. In addition, the lead car
painter won a gift card for www.Shop3M.com.
"It is a thrill for us as a company to win the 3M Paint
with Pride competition," said Len Wood, Co-owner of Wood Brothers
Racing. "To be associated with such
reputable companies like 3M and Good Sam/Camping World speaks volumes about the
strong partners we have in the NASCAR community. I would also like to thank
Mike Smith for his tireless work and dedication to this project and the entire
company. It takes great skill and vision to take a drawing from paper and
transform it into a viable NASCAR approved Sprint Cup Series paint
scheme."
Other top finalists included the No. 17 Fifth Third Ford
driven by Matt Kenseth, the first race for new sponsor Fifth Third Bank,
bringing a new look for the No. 17 car.
The car featured Sherwin Williams paint and 3M vinyl decals. Also in the
top three was the No. 16 3M American Red Cross Ford driven by Greg Biffle,
featuring a special patriotic red, white and blue design with American Red
Cross on the hood and the TV panel featuring the names of the top American Red
Cross donors from all 50 states. The car
design included Sherwin Williams paint and 3M vinyl wrap.
“We had a number of amazing entries in the 3M Paint with
Pride competition, from matte finishes to resto-rod designs to new sponsor
paint schemes for cars,” said Dale Ross, U.S. Marketing Operations Manager at
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division. “The
paint scheme designers and car painters at the race shops have really shown
incredible creativity combining advanced painting techniques, unique paint
formulations and vinyl wraps and decals to create the beautiful race cars you
see on the track today. This competition
is really a testament to their talents and hard work.”
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PRN EXPANDS BROADCAST TEAM WITH NEW ROLE FOR
WENDY VENTURINI AT CHARLOTTE
Venturini to Be First Female to Call a NASCAR Race from
the
Radio Broadcast Booth
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 25, 2012) – The Performance
Racing Network, long known for its engaging, fan-friendly broadcasts, is
making history this weekend – rightfully at the History 300. It will
make Wendy Venturini the first-ever female announcer to lead the NASCAR radio
broadcast from the booth.
PRN is expanding the role for pit reporter Venturini at
Charlotte to pair her with PRN president Doug Rice in the booth to announce
Saturday’s History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is the first
time in history a female has anchored a NASCAR radio broadcast.
Venturini joins the broadcast team of turn announcers Rob Albright and
Brad Gillie, pit reporters Steve Richards, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Pat
Patterson, director Alicia Lingerfeldt and technical director Harrill
Hamrick.
“We’re thrilled to have Wendy join us in the booth at
Charlotte and expand our reporting bench strength,” said Rice. “Her
knowledge of and passion for the sport are incredible, and we think she will
bring a new level of excitement and entertainment to our broadcast.”
Venturini spends most weekends as a reporter for SPEED's
pre-race show, NASCAR RaceDay, and other SPEED programming, in
addition to working as a pit reporter for selected races for PRN. Previously,
she was a pit reporter in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Venturini is
a 2000 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2007,
Venturini was one of the commentators for DIRECTV NASCAR HotPass, making her
the first female play-by-play television announcer in auto racing history.
“I’ve been blessed to enjoy the best of both worlds
between my TV role with SPEED and occasional opportunities I’ve had to fill
in on pit road for PRN,” Venturini said. “This chance to step into the
booth on Saturday came as a surprise to me, but I’m flattered to be
considered and ready for the challenge they’ve given me. Women like my
mother, who served on my father’s ARCA championship-winning pit crew, made
moments like this possible for me and other women in the industry.”
The PRN broadcast of the History 300 airs on local
affiliates and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90) beginning at 2 p.m. ET on
Saturday, May 26. The broadcast also will be available online at www.GoPRN.com.
On Sunday, May 27, host Mark Garrow will return to the
booth with Doug Rice for the broadcast of the 53rd running of the Coca-Cola
600, beginning at 5 p.m. For additional broadcast details and station
listings, visit www.GoPRN.com.
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Courtesy of Jayski
- Whitt fastest in happy hour: #88-Cole Whitt was quickest during the final practice session for the History 300 with a top speed of 181.080mph. He was followed by: #54-Kurt Busch, #3-Austin Dillon, #21-Joey Coulter, #20-Joey Logano, #30-James Buescher, #7-Danica Patrick, #33-Brendan Gaughan, #44-Mike Bliss, and #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. See complete results on the Charlotte practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(5-24-2012)
- Keselowski fastest in first practice: #22-Brad Keselowski was fastest during opening practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 179.635mph.#33-Kevin Harvick was second, followed by: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #88-Cole Whitt, #20-Joey Logano, #30-James Buescher, #38-Kasey Kahne, #21-Joey Coulter, #44-Mike Bliss, and #2-Elliott Sadler. See complete results on the Charlotte practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(5-24-2012)
- Entry
List: There are 46 cars on the preliminary entry list for
Saturday's History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A few notes:
Angela Cope will drive the #00;
Eric McClure is listed as the driver of the #14, but his status is still unknown;
J.J. Yeley returns with the #17 team;
Joey Coulter will drive the #21 for RCR;
Casey Roderick remains in the #24;
Josh Richards remains in the #39 for Go Green;
The Jimmy Means #52 is TBA;
Reed Sorenson will drive the #98 for Biagi Bros.(5-21-2012)
UPDATE: Joey Gase will drive the Jimmy Means #52.(5-23-2012)
UPDATE 2: Jeff Green will once again sub for the injured #14-Eric McClure. The #10 car is TBA.(5-23-2012)
UPDATE 3: Kevin Lepage is in the TriStar #10. Rick Ware Racing has withdrawn the #15 & #75 cars. There are 44 teams at the track.(5-24-2012)
See the complete list on the Charlotte entry list page. - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte on ABC: The NASCAR Nationwide Series races this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the History 300 airs live on ABC on Saturday, May 26. NASCAR Countdown airs at 2:30 p.m. ET with the race's green flag at 3:01 p.m. Also from Charlotte, ESPN2 airs NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Saturday at 11 a.m.(ESPN)(5-21-2012)
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(Automobile Racing Club of America)
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Courtesy of ARCA
Elko Speedway Up Next for ARCA Teams, Drivers
(TOLEDO, Ohio - May 26, 2012) - Among the most thrilling
action in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is that which takes place
on short tracks, and the newest track on the tour's schedule is the shortest of
all.
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It
was a veritable auto racing bonanza on Victoria Day weekend in southern Ontario
Hamilton Spectator
JR Fitzpatrick won the opening round of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series over the weekend on the 2.459-mile road circuit of Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, formerly Mosport Park. The Cambridge racer started second in his Chevy for the stock car race
Hamilton Spectator
JR Fitzpatrick won the opening round of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series over the weekend on the 2.459-mile road circuit of Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, formerly Mosport Park. The Cambridge racer started second in his Chevy for the stock car race
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O M M E N T A R I E S
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Insider Racing News
Fix The All-Star Race, Or End It
By Jim Fitzgerald
Insider Racing News
Cole Whitt, Future Super Star?
By Donalde z Smith
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Charlotte
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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
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Topeka
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice
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Charlotte
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Spain
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AMA Motocross -Moto#1
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Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
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New Jersey
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Firebird
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IndyCar Parade
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Indianapolis
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Trackside
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Charlotte
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IndyCar 36
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Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
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Firebird
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World of Outlaws Sprints
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Nationwide Series
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Charlotte
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ESPN2
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Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
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New Jersey
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Truth in 24 II: Every Second Counts
The story of Audi's recent domination in the 24 Hours of Le Mans |
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AMA Supercross Lites
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Oakland
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GP2 Championship Series
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Monaco
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Formula 1
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Monaco
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SPEED
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NASCAR Now
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IndyCar
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Indianapolis 500 In-Car Cameras
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Indianapolis 500
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ESPN3
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Australian V8 Supercars
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Phillip Island
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Inside the Headsets
-The 28th NASCAR All-Star Race |
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NASCAR Performance
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Tooele
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NASCAR RaceDay
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Charlotte
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Charlotte
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FOX
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AMA Pro Racing -Daytona SportBike
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Tooele
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AMA Motocross
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Wortham
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FUEL
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NASCAR Victory Lane
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Charlotte
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World Challenge
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Tooele
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complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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