Friday, October 17, 2008

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Scott Speed Coming To Martinsville
Scott Speed makes his second attempt at qualifying for a Sprint Cup race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, where he’ll drive the No. 84 Red Bull Toyota in the first of five races to close the season. The 25-year-old Speed missed out on his first attempt at a Cup race when rain cancelled qualifying last Thursday at Charlotte, so he turns to NASCAR’s shortest (and maybe the roughest) track — .526-mile Martinsville Speedway in southern Virginia. “Martinsville isn’t the nicest track to make my introduction to Cup, but it’s got to happen sometime,” Speed said. “It’s going to be a tough race, and I expect to get beaten up quite badly, like everyone else. The drivers are going to be really rough, and I’m not going to make a lot of friends out there being a rookie.” Speed has experienced Martinsville’s long straightaways and tight corners once before. In his second start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he finished 10th there last March. He’ll also drive Bill Davis Racing’s No. 22 in Saturday’s truck race. Red Bull Racing teammate Brian Vickers, who finished 18th Saturday night at Charlotte, has made seven starts at Martinsville, with a best finish of eighth in April 2006. 

 

FCC On No. 38 Car
Yates Racing announced today that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will sponsor the No. 38 entry with driver David Gilliland for a total of three races in the remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Martinsville Speedway on October 19th as the No. 38 Digital TV Transition Ford will take to the track. The primary sponsorship is to help educate the American public about the fact that on February 17th, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United State will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital. Digital broadcasting will allow stations to offer improved picture and sound quality along with additional channels. 

 

No. 21 Team Tests Caraway
Crew chief David Hyder believes a recent two-day test at Caraway Speedway in North Carolina should pay dividends for Bill Elliott and the Wood Brothers NASCAR Sprint Cup team in this weekend's Tums QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The team tested a newly built car at the short track in an effort to gain ground entering the weekend at what is considered to be the team's home track. The group is outside the top 35 in owner points and must qualify for Sunday's race based on speed. Hyder was pleased with the results. “We learned a lot at Caraway testing," he said. "The first day, we went through a bunch of scenarios with the big stuff. 

 

Only Two Rookies Left
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 11 Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored a 22nd-place finish and took top rookie honors for the eighth time this season. He was the top Raybestos Rookie in both races this season at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. His 13th-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 is the best by a freshman driver this season. Regan Smith leads Sam Hornish Jr. by two points (191-189) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering Martinsville. Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 30 Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville. He has been the top Raybestos Rookie in four of the five short track races this season. Only one Raybestos Rookie has won a pole for the Subway 500 since 1974: Ryan Newman (2002). A Raybestos Rookie has finished on the lead lap in each of the past SEVEN consecutive Subway 500 races at Martinsville. The record for most wins by a Raybestos Rookie is three, shared by Tony Stewart (1999) and Jimmie Johnson (2002). More than one Raybestos Rookie has posted victories in their rookie season only three times: Morgan Shepherd and Ron Bouchard (one each in 1981), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two) and Matt Kenseth (2000), Jimmie Johnson (three) and Ryan Newman (2002). 

 

DEI Struggling To Stay Afloat
Max Siegel, Bobby Hutchens and John Story are trying to hold DEI together, rebuild it and find solid sponsorships for 2009 in a dismal economic climate. Siegel heard the rumors that swirled through the Lowe's Motor Speedway garage last weekend, including the one that DEI was on the verge of laying off 80 employees after losing Paul Menard and the John Menard and U.S. Army sponsorships. But Siegel -- who is at South Boston Speedway because DEI has a major investment in NASCAR's Camping World East development series, a testing ground for drivers and for equipment -- says he's doing his best to put together the sponsorship deals to keep DEI running smoothly. "Since I've been with DEI, we've had to deal with perception issues," said Siegel, a two-year veteran with the operation. "But we've got great people and great facilities. Right now, today, it is an interesting dynamic. If you look at the company and our infrastructure and the people who have been there a long time, and look at how our cars have been running, we have made some impressive gains. Last year people were killing us about our engines, so we've made a concerted effort to focus on our joint engine venture (with fellow owner Richard Childress). And there has definitely been improvement."

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DEI and Petty merger? Talks about a possible merger between Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Petty Enterprises are under way, according to sources familiar with the situation, and Wells Fargo's sponsorship money could be key to making something happen. However, the economic chaos that is wracking the country is also playing havoc with so many suddenly struggling NASCAR teams that it's unclear how any of the various scenarios might actually play out. And just what positives might even come out of a DEI-Petty merger aren't that clear, either. Richard Petty sold a "significant" stake this summer in Petty Enterprises, the family racing operation in business since 1949, to Boston Ventures, a private equity firm. Precisely how that joint NASCAR venture might fit into any DEI-Petty merger is unclear, considering the financial problems of many Wall Street investment firms. Petty Enterprises is looking for a 2009 sponsor for Bobby Labonte, who drives the legendary #43 car. #45-Kyle Petty, the other Petty driver, has been at odds apparently with some of the team's executives, and he appears to have the option to take the Wells Fargo sponsorship with him to another team. If Kyle Petty were to leave, that would, for the moment, leave Petty Enterprises with no major sponsors.(Winston Salem Journal)(10-17-2008)

 

Chase stats after Charlotte: #48-Jimmie Johnson's drive to a third straight title is going pretty much according to plan, as he takes a 69-point lead to Martinsville, a track where he has failed to make the top 10 in only one of 13 starts! He also hasn't finished worse than fourth since the spring race of 2005 and has four career wins at Martinsville. #31-Jeff Burton vowed his team was "dangerous" as a Chase contender going into Saturday night's race at LMS and he certainly made a statement with the win. The #31 bested the #48 by one position in the spring Martinsville race. #16-Greg Biffle and #99-Carl Edwards each only have one top 10 finish at Martinsville on their resumes. Edwards' situation is especially important as he lost 96 points to Johnson at LMS and is now more than one race out at 168 points. Only the Top 10 Chasers make the stage at the Waldorf for the championship banquet. At the halfway mark, 11th place Matt Kenseth is 6 points out of 10th place Dale Earnhardt Jr., and last place Denny Hamlin is 26 out. See more Chase stats on my Chase Stats after Charlotte page.(10-17-2008)  http://www.jayski.com/stats/2008/chase/31lms2008chase.htm

 

FCC to sponsor #38 in three races: Yates Racing announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will sponsor the #38 entry with driver David Gilliland for a total of three races in the remaining Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Martinsville Speedway on October 19th as the #38 Digital TV Transition Ford will take to the track. The primary sponsorship is to help educate the American public about the fact that on February 17th, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United State will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital. Digital broadcasting will allow stations to offer improved picture and sound quality along with additional channels. The debut of the #38 Digital TV Transition Ford Fusion will take place on October 19th, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway. The remaining two races of the primary sponsorship will include the Sprint Cup Series events at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Digital Television (DTV) is a new type of broadcasting technology that will transform television since the DTV signal is delivered digitally the television signal is virtually free of interference. DTV is more efficient than our current analog signal and with DTV broadcasters are able to offer television with improved quality pictures and surround sound. For more information about the Digital Transition visit www.DTV.gov.(Yates Racing)
AND: Hoping to rev up awareness for the transition to digital TV, the Federal Communications Commission is putting up $350,000 to sponsor NASCAR team #38. The price tag covers a race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, another in Phoenix and a third in Miami and includes the posting of www.dtv.gov along the track, on the car's sides and on the driver's helmet and suit. The market rate for the package is around $450,000.(Associated Press)(10-17-2008)

 

Teams test at new 1/2 mile track at the Rock: Monday morning, October 13th, the final strip of pavement was placed on “Little Rock,” the new half-mile track built [supposedly shaped and banked like Martinsville] just outside the backstretch of the one-mile oval at Rockingham Raceway Park. Fast Track High Performance Driving School cars worked rubber into the new track surface Monday evening and then turned the track over to 10 Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series teams that were testing for this weekend’s race at Martinsville. Kyle Busch’s #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Joe Nemechek’s #78 Furniture Row Racing Chevy, Scott Riggs’ #66 Haas CNC Racing Chevy and Jack Sprague’s #60 Wyler Racing Toyota Truck all tested at the Little Rock Speedway on Tuesday. Wednesday’s test session featured current Sprint Cup Series points leader, Jimmie Johnson and his #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy as well as Chad McCumbee’s #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge and two test teams from Gillett Evernham Motorsports driven by A.J. Almendinger and Dennis Setzer. Thursday, Roush Fenway Racing’s test team brought two cars to be driven by Colin Braun. The team spent the morning on the one-mile speedway before taking their second car to Little Rock for the afternoon testing. The Little Rock Speedway will also see plenty of racing action during the 2009 season with over 15 races planned on the ¼ mile race track that is contained inside of the half-mile. Those races will feature the INEX Legend Series and Bandolero Series cars. Tickets will be going fast for the Black’s Tire American 200 with reserved seats starting at $25 and kids 12 and under are free with a paid adult. A special John Anderson concert will be held following the race and is included in the ticket price as well. Call the Rockingham Speedway ticket office to order your reserved seats today at 910-205-8800 or visit www.rockinghamspeedway.com.(Rockingham Raceway Park PR)(10-17-2008)

 

Martinsville Tire Notes: Teams in both the Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Martinsville this weekend, though the Cup tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this will be the fourth consecutive race weekend at Martinsville that Cup and Truck teams will run on these particular tire codes . . . Martinsville is the only track at which Cup teams run this specific tire combination, though this right-side tire code (D-4110) is used on all four tire positions at the series' two road course events . . . Truck teams have run this specific tire set-up at its other, true short track race at Mansfield in May . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners their tires at Martinsville.(Goodyear PR), see more tire notes/stats on my Martinsville Race Info page and/or Tire Notes Chart.(10-17-2008) 
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Congrats: hearing that congrats are due to #99-Carl Edwards and his girlfriend, Dr. Katherine Downey, who have just become engaged to be married!(10-17-2008)

 

schemes added: for the 2009 season, three of Marco Ambrose's #47 Toyota's with Kingsford, Clorax and Little Debbie's; plus another image of the #39 U.S. Army scheme
ALSO added some images from LMS in Oct: #88 AMP Relaunch, #29 Outdoors, #18 Pink M&M's and #48 Lowe's/2009/250th scheme; and from Talladega #88 AMP Fans and #28 Academy Sports + Outdoors, see my Paint Scheme Gallery/Chart and/or 2009 Paint Scheme page, 2008 Paint Scheme page and the first Nationwide 2009 scheme on the 2009 Nationwide Paint Schemes page.
http://www.jayski.com/schemes/paintschemes.htm
http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2009cup.htm
http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008cup.htm
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Petty hopes to race in 2009; #44 back to PE: Kyle Petty said that he will drive at Phoenix International Raceway later this year, but then he is still unsure of how many Sprint Cup races he will enter in 2009. Petty did say whatever races he does drive, he will compete under the Petty Enterprises banner. Bobby Labonte is signed to return to Petty Enterprises and Chad McCumbee is being looked at for the car where Kyle Petty is currently the primary driver. “I don’t have anything going right now for next year,” Petty said Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “We’d like to run five races, 10 races, 15 races, whatever we can run. It really depends on what you get financially. We feel like we’ve got some good leads for the 43 and pretty confident that Marathon and everybody will be here for Chad [McCumbee]. I’m not going to go somewhere else. I’ve always said if I run Cup stuff, I [will come] back here and I don’t want to go anywhere else. I’m too old to learn new tricks.” Petty Enterprises CEO David Zucker indicated that the team would have two primary drivers next year – and Kyle Petty, who already has a six-race commitment to TNT, wouldn’t be one of them. Petty likely would continue to drive the #45, which was the number of Petty’s son, Adam, who was killed during Nationwide Series practice eight years ago at New Hampshire. Michael Waltrip Racing Executive Vice President Cal Wells indicated that MWR will return the #44 to Petty Enterprises for its use next year. Petty said any perception of a rift between him and the Boston Ventures people is not necessarily accurate.(SceneDaily)(10-16-2008)

 

All Sport to sponsor Kvapil for three races: Yates Racing announced today that All Sport, a leading isotonic sports drink company which is a subsidiary of Big Red, Inc., will sponsor the #28 entry with driver Travis Kvapil for a total of three races in the remaining Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Martinsville Speedway on October 19th and the race will mark the first time All Sport has been a primary sponsor in the Sprint Cup Series. The All Sport brand has a history of success in auto racing. From 1994 through 1997 the brand was the primary sponsor for Tommy Kendall and his Ford Mustang in the Trans-Am Series. Kendall drove the All Sport Ford to three consecutive series championships in 1995, 1996, and 1997 while also winning eleven straight races in 1997. Kendall’s win streak rocketed the All Sport Ford into the record books as he surpassed Mark Donahue’s previous record of eight consecutive wins which had stood for nearly 30 years. Yates Racing’s General Manager and Co-Owner, Max Jones, was the General Manager of Roush Fenway’s Trans-Am series at the time of All Sport’s and Kendall’s success. The #28 All Sport Ford Fusion will debut on October 19th, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway. The remaining two races of the primary sponsorship are the Sprint Cup Series events at Phoenix and Homestead-Miami. For more info about All Sport go to www.drinkallsport.com. A subsidiary of Big Red, Inc., All Sport, Inc. is based in Austin, Texas and distributed by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group.(Yates Racing)(10-16-2008)
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On NASCAR: Jeff Burton Proves Nice Guys Do Finish First
The theme song to the environmentally-conscious movie "Hoot," penned by Nashville Hall of Fame songwriter Mac McAnally, reminds us that, "Now and then, just when you think it won't happen again ... the good guys win." During the 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, driver Jeff Burton is reminding us of the same thing.
Full Story  http://www.race2win.net/on/37.html

 

Busch Has Eyes on 25 Wins
We haven’t heard the last of Kyle Busch in 2008. He might be ninth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and a whopping 326 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson with five races to go, but the driver with 20 wins in NASCAR’s top three series has a message for fans and foes alike: He wants 25 wins.
Full Story  http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/kb25w.html

 

Top Five and Five to Watch: Martinsville
Here’s a look at the top five in points and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s Tums QuikPak 500.
Full Story  http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/10/t5w5ms.html
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Don't worry, be winners

Jeff Burton says he and his team want to win - a lot - but want to enjoy it, too
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Wes Adams isn't particularly fond of the story about what happened to him and two Jeff Burton's team at Martinsville Speedway in 2006.
http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/20049.html

 

Fan photos II: ThatsRacin.com wants your pics!
We aren't fashioning a crude sign from a piece of cardboard and waving it around the infield, but we are inviting you to show us your pics
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Slideshow | The infield view - http://www.thatsracin.com/239/gallery/19905.html

 

David Poole | Time on Burton's side? - http://www.thatsracin.com/topstories/story/19979.html
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APPEARANCES: Robby Gordon will be at his souvenir trailer on Sunday morning signing autographs for his fans at 10:15 a.m.
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Kenny tests at Dillon Motor Speedway: Dillon Motor Speedway received a surprise when Kenny Wallace’s Nationwide Series race car hauler made its way into the infield on Monday morning. Wallace currently drives the #28 Chevy, sponsored by the U.S. Border Patrol within the Nationwide Series.(Star & Enterprise)(10-16-2008)
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Colin Braun, driver of the No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, teams up with Ford’s Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program and will offer safe driving tips for approximately 1,000 greater Phoenix area teenagers as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week; On Monday, October 208:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the University of Phoenix Stadium, 1 Cardinals Way, Glendale, AZ 85305. Braun is in his first full season of competition in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The 20-year old is leading the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings with five races remaining.  In 20 truck races this season, Braun has earned seven top-10 and two top-five finishes.  The season he has competed in five NASCAR Nationwide Series races where he earned two pole positions, one top-10 and one top-five finish. (Ford Racing) (10-16-08)

 

Memphis-The first of the three coveted “pit crew” positions was awarded during the NASCAR Foundation Blood & Marrow Drive on Sept. 11 at Methodist North Hospital. The final two opportunities are available online and at the pump. Now through Monday, Oct. 20, fans can bid online on one of the V.I.P. experiences, with all proceeds benefiting the race’s new charitable partner, Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Information on the online auction is available at Memphis MotorsportsPark.com.And on Wednesday, Oct. 22, fans are invited to the Kroger fuel station at 2835 Kirby Parkway in Memphis from 3:00-5:00 p.m. for a chance to win a $250 Kroger gift card and the race-day chance to “crew” for one of the two Nationwide Series young guns who will be there pumping gas – Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 5 car for Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Cale Gale, driver of the No. 33 car for Kevin Harvick. The NASCAR Nationwide Series “Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 presented by the Southern Dodge Dealers” will take the green flag in Memphis on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. CT. Read more (Memphis Motorsports Park) (10-16-08)

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Images added - Talladega Superspeedway: Added the following images; #11-David Starr, Zachry Toyota; #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford; #59-Joey Logano, ASE/Raybestos/HT Toyota; #7-T.J.Bell, Home4theHolidays.com Chevy; #6-Colin Braun, Con-way Freight Ford; #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota; #88-Matt Crafton, Menards/Super Clean Chevy; #60-Terry Cook, Wyler.com Toyota; #0-Norm Benning, ASI Limited Chevy; #22-Scott Speed, Red Bull Toyota; #53-Justin Hobgood, Georgia Beef Board Chevy. See photos on the 2008 Paint Scheme Gallery page.(10-16-2008)  http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2008trucks.htm

 

Hermie Sadler returns to the series at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Red Rocks Cafe as associate sponsor: Hermie Sadler will temporarily work double duty as a NASCAR analyst for SPEED and DIRECTV and as a Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling personality to make a return to racing at the Kroger 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event October 18 at Martinsville Speedway. DIRECTV will be teaming up with TNA Wrestling as sponsors for Sadler's Chevy which will carry the #48 for this event. The race will be Sadler's first start since running in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville one year ago.(Hermie Sadler PR)(10-8-2008)
UPDATE: Sadler will be driving the #48-Chevy for Fast Track Racing owned by Andy Hillenburg.(10-8-2008)
UPDATE 2: Acredale Vending Co. (Virginia Beach) will return as an associate sponsor for Hermie Sadler in Martinsville.(10-12-2008)
UPDATE 3: Red Rocks Cafe has joined Hermie Sadler on the #48 truck as an associate sponsor for this weekends Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Red Rocks has two locations in the Charlotte area, Birkdale and Downtown, and is a popular restaurant for NASCAR drivers and fans.(10-16-2008)

 

Stancill to make truck debut with TGR Development: TRG Motorsports development driver Ben Stancill will add another chapter to his developing career when he makes his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. The 19 year-old driver will be making his first career NCTS start in the #71 Zero Seconds / "Get Well Grace" Chevy, after two previous and successful starts for TRG Motorsports in the ARCA RE/MAX Series which resulted in seventh and 12th place finishes. This race will also give Stancill the opportunity to send several messages. The hood of his #71 Chevy will feature the Zero Seconds campaign and the rear quarter panels will be a tribute to Stancill's childhood friend Grace who is living with Guillain-Barré Syndrome.(TRG Motorsports PR)(10-15-2008)
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Son Makes Series Debut in No. 03 at Martinsville
TruckSeries.com - Dallas,PA,USA
Following in his father’s footsteps, Dustin Skinner will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at a tough little track in Martinsville, Va. ...
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_08/articles/000019/001980.htm
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Truck series heads to unpredictable Martinsville
SportingNews.com - USA
... at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday pegs at the top of the unpredictability meter among the five races remaining in the Craftsman Truck Series season. ...
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=473111

 

Opportunity knocks for local driver Bruce
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... last month at Richmond International Raceway, Bruce half-jokingly suggested that Cope should set him up with a ride in a Craftsman Truck Series race. ...
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/102008/10172008/418562
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The Talladega Clause
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Who Wants This Year's Title?
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The Nascar Insiders  
Is The End Near for USAR Pro Cup?
USAR announced recently that after a 14 year relationship, Hooters will end its tenure as title sponsor of its Pro Cup Series.  As the series heads into its final two races of the 2008 season, much uncertainty exists about the future of the Myrtle Beach based sanctioning body.  For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Hooters Pro Cup Series, it’s been a staple at short tracks from Iowa to Lakeland, FL since 1994.  The series was founded by former Hooters CEO Robert Brooks in honor of those killed in a plane crash in April 1993.  The plane crash claimed the lives of Brooks’ son Mark, Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, Dan Duncan, and Charlie Campbell.  Some notable alumni of the series includes Brian Vickers, Joey Logano, Scott Wimmer, Regan Smith, Jon Wood, and Chad Chaffin.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/423316116/
 
Stewart And Newman Headline Friday's NASCAR TV
What a jam-packed Friday of NASCAR on both ESPN2 and SPEED. The action begins in the morning with trucks on the track in Martinsville and the day winds-up with Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman appearing together to talk about the 2009 season.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/10/stewart-and-newman-headline-fridays.html

 

Top 20 Over The Last 10 - Johnson Is The Best Today, And Will Be The Best At Martinsville - by Ron Thornton

Oh who, oh who will win at Martinsville on Sunday? Well, there might be a case for Jimmie Johnson. He finished 4th there in March. He won the previous three. He has nothing but Top Ten results from each and every one of the last dozen races he has run there. - 10/17/2008 - http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/101708Thornton.asp

 

Martinsville: Johnson Closes the Deal? - by Ron Fleshman
Martinsville, Virginia in October is a crap shoot. I can remember the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 1998 when the temperature reached nearly 100 degrees and winner Ricky Rudd was so overcome with heat that he had to do his winner’s interview lying down. - 10/17/2008 - http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/101708Fleshman.asp

If This Is A Dream, Don't Wake Me UP - by Ruth Mattern
Have you ever had something happen in your life that made you feel like Cinderella? Like you were dreaming and afraid that at any moment you would wake up to find out it wasn’t real? - 10/16/2008 - http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/08/101708Mattern.asp
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Courtesy of Jayski
  http://www.jayski.com/pages/tv.htm

 

Fri Oct 17
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2

 

11:00 am NCTS Martinsville Practice SPEED

 

12:00 pm NSCS Martinsville Practice ESPN2

 

1:00 pm NASCAR Live SPEED

 

1:30 NCTS Final Martinsville Practice SPEED

 

3:30 pm NSCS Martinsville Pole Qualifying ESPN2

 

5:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2

 

6:00 pm Trackside at Martinsville SPEED

 

8:00 pm Dale Jr. � Shifting Gears ESPN2

 

8:00 pm For Race Fans Only - Darrell Waltrip QVC

 

9:00 pm HorsePower Tee Shot Tour SPEED

 

Sat Oct 18
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2

 

10:00 am NCTS Martinsville Pole Qualifying SPEED

 

11:30 am NSCS Martinsville Practice SPEED

 

2:30 pm NCTS Set-Up SPEED

 

3:00 pm NCTS: Kroger 200 at Martinsville SPEED

 

5:30 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED

 

6:00 pm Tradin' Paint SPEED

 

7:00 pm NSCS Martinsville Final Practice [SDD] ESPN2

 

Sun Oct 19
12:00 am NCTS: Kroger 200 at Martinsville SPEED

 

10:00 am NASCAR Performance SPEED

 

10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2

 

10:30 am NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED

 

11:00 am NASCAR RaceDay SPEED

 

1:00 pm NSCS Countdown ABC

 

1:30 pm NSCS: TUMS Quikpack 500 at Martinsville ABC

 

7:00 pm SPEED Report SPEED

 

8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED

 

9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED

 

10:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2

 

Mon Oct 20
2:00 am SPEED Report SPEED

 

2:30 am NSCS: TUMS Quikpack 500 at Martinsville ESPN2

 

4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED

 

8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED

 

9:00 am Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED

 

9:00 am NSCS: TUMS Quikpack 500 at Martinsville ESPNC

 

12:00 pm NCTS Set-Up SPEED

 

12:30 pm NCTS: Kroger 200 at Martinsville SPEED

 

5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2

 

6:00 pm Ultimate NASCAR: The Families (DVD Release) ESPNC

 

8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED

 

9:00 pm HorsePower Tee Shot Tour SPEED
 
Jayski does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
 
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