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August 2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
General News
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Timothy Peters, the 2004 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series champion at America's Hometown Track, made his first appearance of the season in 2005. Peters, who resides in Providence, N.C. and is competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Bobby Hamilton Racing, qualified sixth and grabbed a runner-up finish in the event.
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Photo Gallery!
The Charlotte area is home to dozens of motorsports teams, with homes for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series mega teams ranging from the 200,000 square foot range to some of the smaller, independent teams in the Busch and Truck Series preparing their fleets in buildings in the 10,000 square foot range. While it is considerably larger than 10,000 square feet in size, one would be hard pressed to find any NASCAR team that makes more efficient use of available space than ppc Racing. With a complete complex of buildings in a campus that houses three teams in the NASCAR Busch and Truck Series – and a fourth team, which competed in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series earlier this season as well – ppc Racing is one of the most versatile organizations in NASCAR racing today. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Germain Racing announces the formation of a new ownership structure as well as a new team name and logo. Formerly known as Germain / Arnold Racing, the team fields the No. 9 and No. 30 Toyota Tundra’s in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Effective immediately the team will run under the banner of Germain Racing.
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Tracy Hines and Josh Wise represented Team Mopar in USAC National Midget Series action last week, as the pair combined for three Top-five finishes and two Top-10 finishes on the week. .
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With Appearances from Lindsay Lohan, Lisa Marie Presley and Donald Rumsfeld, New-Look Nightly Show Lives by Motto ‘Life Beyond the Fast Lane’. Upcoming Will Ferrell Comedy to Film on Nascar Nation Set.
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Bubba Pollard wasn't sure what to expect at Martinsville Speedway Tuesday. He certainly didn't expect to be the center of attention so early in the first day of Jack Roush's talent search for talented young race drivers.
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Racing legend Dick Trickle returns to The Milwaukee Mile to compete in the Sunday, August 28 Governor’s Cup Stock Car race, driving his own completely rebuilt racecar that he’s driven with great success in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest.
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After two days of testing at Martinsville Speedway this week, Roush Racing today narrowed the field of 25 contestants to just 12 drivers who will advance to the next round of competition to begin August 15 at Darlington Raceway. These drivers are all competing for a spot on Jack Roush's race team and a fully sponsored ride in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Discovery Channel has teamed up with Roush Racing to capture all of the excitement and drama of the competition on film with unprecedented access to Roush's gong show.
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NASCAR.COM, the premier online destination for NASCAR fans, has partnered with Jack Daniel’s to launch a first of its kind post-race show - via the internet - beginning Sunday, August 7, immediately following the NASCAR NEXTEL CUP Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
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Four Chevrolet Team Silverado NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' trucks will feature special musical themed paint schemes as part of the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 weekend at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) on September 8-10, 2005.
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Fans will have the opportunity to purchase the new 2006 NASCAR Pets Calendar at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend and also attend a special calendar launch autograph session featuring two of the NEXTEL Cup Series’ top drivers.
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Bobby East led the final 87 laps to pick up his second career USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Series win Thursday night in the J.D. Byrider 100 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. East started fourth, and quickly moved his way to the front to take the lead from defending race winner Jay Drake, and held off NASCAR Nextel Cup Series interloper Jason Leffler in a series of late-race restarts to pick up the victory.
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Mike Skinner pulled double duty this weekend while in Indianapolis. On Friday night, he brought his Toyota Tundra home in the 19th position, but then headed to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway to try and qualify the No. 23 AutoManiac car for the running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
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For the 100th time since Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was formed 25 years ago, there is a checkered flag flying outside their corporate headquarters.
When the No. 8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet of Martin Truex, Jr. pulled into Victory Lane at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday night, it was his sixth of the season. But, for DEI it marked a milestone in their history.
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NASCAR announced that penalties have been issued to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver, owner and crew chief resulting from a rule violation during post-race inspection at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Aug. 5. Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet, was fined 25 NASCAR Craftsman Truck driver points for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 12-4-Q, any determination by NASCAR officials that the truck, truck parts, components and/or equipment used the event do not conform to NASCAR rules – an unapproved right front spring.
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Defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton built an in-house Nextel Cup car and tried his luck at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Allstate 400. The driver was able to avoid several wrecks and bring his No. 04 Bailey’s/Hunter Barge Dodge home in one piece in a solid 27th position.
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Roush Racing announced today that John Quinn has been named crew chief of the No. 99 Superchips Ford F-150 driven by Ricky Craven in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Quinn has been with Roush Racing since the 2003 season. He worked as a shock specialist and spotter for the Craftsman Truck teams for the past two and a half years. He has also worked closely with Roush’s Busch Series teams. “Being from the northeast, I’ve known Ricky Craven for years and look forward to being his crew chief,” Quinn said. (Charles Krall / TruckSeries.com Photo)
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California Speedway today announced that long-time motorsports executive Michael Yurick has been named Senior Director of Operations. California Speedway President Gillian Zucker made the announcement.
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“I can’t wait to get started,” said Mason, an 18-year-old driver who cut his teeth at the famed Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, CA. “Ever since I was six years old, all we’ve done every summer is race. This year, we’ve concentrated on moving our team from California to North Carolina with an eye on running the full Hooters Pro Cup Southern Division schedule in 2006. Not racing all summer has been tough, but we’ve finally got our car built and we’re ready to go.”
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Two Lowe's Motor Speedway executives, Jerry Gappens and Dan Farrell, have been promoted to senior vice president positions. The promotions were announced by H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, president and general manager of the motorsports facility.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced supplier relationships with Martinlitho, Atlanta International Consulting Group (AICG) and Touchpoint, Inc. Martinlitho, will print the 2006 media guides for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In addition, Martinlitho will design the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Media Guide. AICG will provide promotional collateral material to support NASCAR’s communications and marketing efforts. Touchpoint will supply NASCAR with information technology hardware and design new data management systems for NASCAR headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Benny Parsons, an analyst for TNT and NBC, will be inducted into the Motorsports Racing Hall of Fame of America on Thursday August 18, at the State Theatre in Detroit, just five miles from where his racing career started on Six Mile and Woodward in 1960. (HungryDrivers.com Photo)
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Jarit Johnson will be making his first-ever start with the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Michigan Speedway on August 19. Johnson will pilot the No. 5 (currently un-sponsored) Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Bobby Gerhart Racing.
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Brian Keselowski will make his second career start at his home race track of Michigan International Speedway this weekend in the Hantz Group 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series race. The Rochester Hills native competed at the two-mile speedway earlier this season running in the top ten throughout much of the event, but having to settle for a 17th place finish. Since that event, Keselowski has competed in three more races this season scoring top ten finishes in all three.
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NASCAR announced today that Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for an infraction last week at Watkins Glen International.
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Rick Crawford and his No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford team have turned hundreds of laps at Talladega Superspeedway. Until now they were testing for racing at other racetracks. This time it’s for Talladega and this time it counts. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will make their first start at the superspeedway on Saturday, October 7th 2006. Leading the contingency to be the first winner of a NCTS race is Mobile, Alabama native Rick Crawford. (Team PR Photo)
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Red-hot NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Tony Stewart quietly turned over a pair of cars from his collection to celebrity customizer Will Castro a few weeks ago at the 16th Street Speedway in Indianapolis. The first car, a Lamborghini, didn’t raise many eyebrows, as A-list athletes and cool cars go together like peanut butter and jelly. In fact, Castro has worked on more Lamborghinis then he can remember. But the second ride was a little different -- a baby blue1984 Cadillac Brougham hearse.
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Ranger Boats and NASCAR have teamed up with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Ryan Newman (driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge) and former Cup driver Ward Burton to host a drawing with proceeds benefiting the Ryan Newman Foundation and the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. Monday, Aug. 22 is the last day to buy a ticket to win a Limited Series Z21 NASCAR Edition Ranger Boat and a NASCAR package, including two tickets to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Subway 500 on Oct. 23 at Martinsville Speedway. A VIP tour and a fishing trip with Ryan Newman and/or Ward Burton will also be included as part of the weekend experience (schedules permitting).
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Dave Despain, host of the popular SPEED Channel show Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (Sundays at 9 p.m. ET) takes over as host of Inside NEXTEL Cup, beginning Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Brian Vickers replaces Johnny Benson on the weekly Monday night panel show that dissects the weekend’s racing action from the drivers’ perspective.
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Wyler Racing, which fields the No. 60 Toyota Tundra driven by Chad Chaffin in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, announces the launch of their official team website located at
www.wylerracing.com
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Billy Ballew, owner of Billy Ballew Motorsports, is pleased to announce Kyle Busch will return to drive the No. 15 ditech.com Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Wednesday night. Busch competed in the Billy Ballew Motorsports-entry three times earlier this year and produced amazing results. Busch and the Ritchie Wauters-led team racked up two victories, a second place finish and a Bud Pole Award.
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Building on the success of a record 2005 season, Michigan International Speedway President Brett Shelton unveiled the track's 2006 schedule, which will be identical to 2005.
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Kelly Sutton, 33, can’t remember a time when she didn’twant to get behind the wheel of a racecar. “As far back as I can remember, I’ve been in racing,” says Sutton, a native of Crownsville, Md. (pop. 1,670).
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway general manager Chris Powell will be on hand Wednesday to help unveil the newest Las Vegas motorsports attraction. Powell will join Adrian Jones, general manager of Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, as they unveil a $200,000 life-size wax figure of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt. The Earnhardt figure will be the first piece of the new “Speed” exhibit opening at Madame Tussauds at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. (LVMS PR Photo)
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today the Tyson Fun Walk NASCAR On Track for Charity fundraising event which is set for Saturday, Aug. 27, 12:30 p.m. at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR fans participating in the event will have the opportunity to walk on the Bristol Motor Speedway racetrack to get an exclusive look at the “World’s Fastest” half-mile oval track, including its 36-degree banking, while contributing to the benefit of thousands of children.
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TommyRaz Motorsports will feature missing child Tabitha Tuders on the No. 91 Speed Zone Energy Drink Dodge Ram during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife August 24, 2005 and on the No. 91 Speed Zone Energy Drink Dodge Intrepid during the NASCAR Busch Food City 250 August 26, 2005 at the "Worlds Fastest Half Mile" Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn.
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Roush Racing and Ricky Craven announced today that they will part ways at the end of the 2005 season. Craven currently drives Roush’s No. 99 Superchips Ford F-150 entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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This month’s NASCAR diversity spotlight highlights Kodak and its contributions in diversifying competition in NASCAR. Kodak has been a partner in the Drive for Diversity program since its 2004 inception; Kodak’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Antonio Perez, holds a seat on NASCAR’s Executive Steering Committee for Diversity. Eastman Kodak Company was recently named one of the ‘30 Best Companies for Diversity’ by Black Enterprise magazine and is ranked among DiversityInc.’s 50 Best Companies for Diversity.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced a series of multicultural events in conjunction with the Labor Day race weekend at California Speedway. A six-week long grassroots marketing effort between NASCAR and Los Angeles-based Hispanic advertising and promotions agency EMG (Ethnic Marketing Group, Inc.) will culminate with a VIP experience at the NASCAR Busch Series Ameriquest 300 on Sept. 3 for 150 lucky fans.
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While the hunt for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) championship is well underway, fans in Toronto will not have to travel far to see the exciting Toyota Tundra pickups that are part of this series. These outstanding racers are further proof that Toyota trucks are the go-anywhere, do-anything pickups that "Never Quit". Toyota Canada will display two NASCAR Tundra pickups on September 2-9, during the Fall Hunting Classic event at the Bass Pro Shops flagship Canadian outlet at Vaughan Mills (north of Toronto). (Ronda Greer Photo)
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ISC and SMI have partnered in a joint venture, which will conduct business under the name Motorsports Authentics, to create a leader in the production, marketing and sales of motorsports licensed merchandise, including apparel and souvenirs. Motorsports Authentics will operate as an independent company with ISC and SMI as equal owners.
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The 50th anniversary of a legendary engine generations of gearheads know as "the Chevy small-block" will be celebrated through a special display during the Sept. 15-18 Food Lion AutoFair at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
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Bill and Gail Davis’ most recent win at Bristol Motor Speedway last Wednesday night put them in an elite group in the NASCAR Community. Not only was it their 17th win in the top three series of NASCAR, but it also entered them into being part of only six other team owners who have been to Victory Lane in all three NASCAR touring series. Bill and Gail Davis, along with Richard Childress, Dale and Teresa Earnhardt, Rick Hendrick, Jack Roush, and Darrell Waltrip, have victories in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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Talladega Superspeedway successfully weathered the high winds and torrential rain spinning out from Hurricane Katrina as outer bands of the storm made their way through Central Alabama Monday afternoon and Tuesday, track officials announced today. "We are very saddened to hear the continued reports of devastation across the Gulf Coast and throughout the Southeastern states that has been caused by this storm," said Talladega Superspeedway Vice President and General Manager Rick Humphrey. "We've received numerous calls inquiring about our personal welfare and the status of the facility, and we are relieved to report that all of our employees and the facility itself are okay.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today the hiring of Lazaro “Laz” Benitez Manager of East Regional Media Outreach. Benitez will be based in NASCAR’s New York City office and will be responsible for communications planning and managing all media outreach efforts to raise awareness about NASCAR in the Northeast.
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NASCAR and Sprint Nextel have partnered with Magic Johnson Enterprises and Magic Johnson Theaters to bring the world of NASCAR to inner-city youth. Children from Los Angeles area youth organizations will visit the Magic Johnson Theater on Wednesday, Aug. 31 for a private screening of Herbie: Fully Loaded. The kids will also receive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series gift bags and have the opportunity to visit the NASCAR Street Tour, an interactive mobile marketing unit.
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The rubber hits pit road Friday, September 9th when Turner Network Television (TNT) and Chevrolet will partner to present the 1st annual “TNT Chevy Make Way for My Segway Challenge” from the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA. The first of its kind, the challenge will partner TNT NASCAR announcers and Chevy NASCAR drivers with select local-market radio DJs to race Segways (motorized human transporters) down the track’s pit road. The challenge will be held just prior to the NASCAR Busch Series race, scheduled to air on TNT at 8 p.m. ET.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be collecting money throughout the month of September to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina, speedway officials announced Wednesday.
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Since the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has the weekend off, the Roush Racing truck teams of Todd Kluever and Ricky Craven used the opportunity to spend some time testing this week. Kluever and the No. 50 World Financial Group team tested at Richmond International Raceway on Tuesday, August 30, while Ricky Craven and the No. 99 Superchips team will spend Thursday, September 1 at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va.
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