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September 2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
General News
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BHR2 announced today that Shawn Parker is assuming the crew chief duties for the No. 8 DODGE driven by Deborah Renshaw beginning next week with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at the Richmond International Raceway.
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NASCAR announced today it has aligned its industry with the American Red Cross to support in every way possible charitable efforts in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. "One of the special qualities of the NASCAR industry is helping others in times of need," said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. "NASCAR is working to rally our drivers, teams, tracks, partners, and most importantly, our fans to this common cause. "This tragedy has impacted millions of Americans, many of whom are NASCAR fans themselves, and we have reached out to the American Red Cross to do everything we can to provide relief.
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Led by a call to action to all International Speedway Corporation sister tracks by Talladega Superspeedway, millions of residents affected by the rampage of Hurricane Katrina in its home state of Alabama, as well nearby Mississippi and Louisiana will benefit from a company-wide hurricane relief program announced today by TSS President Grant Lynch.
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Facts are facts, in NASCAR Racing there is precious little available to a race team that allows them to separate themselves from the guy in the next garage stall. With NASCAR's rigid inspection process there is not a lot room for creativity, and for the most part all the parts available to team "A" are also available to team "B". So what is it that makes some teams rise to the top? It's not the bits and pieces that go on the vehicles; No, it's preparation and chemistry that get the job done. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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California Speedway and San Bernardino County Fire are teaming up to raise money during the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event at the speedway this weekend to benefit the American Red Cross relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. This "Race for Relief" effort will replace the "Fill the Boot" drive which was originally scheduled for this weekend to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. California Speedway and San Bernardino County Fire have agreed to move the "Fill the Boot" drive to the February NASCAR race weekend at California Speedway in 2006.
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Robert Pressley tested his No. 59 HT Motorsports truck today gathering as much information as possible for the upcoming EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on October 29, 2005.
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Led by a call to action to all International Speedway Corporation sister tracks by Talladega Superspeedway, millions of residents affected by the rampage of Hurricane Katrina in its home state of Alabama, as well nearby Mississippi and Louisiana will benefit from a company-wide hurricane relief program announced today by TSS President Grant Lynch. "Many of our race fans in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana were affected by the horrible devastation of Hurricane Katrina," said Lynch, who also serves as a Vice President at ISC.
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Rick Crawford will lead the Circle Bar team on it's most important lap of the year as they will truck in disaster relief supplies to Crawford's home town, Mobile, Alabama on Saturday. Crawford, and the Circle Bar Truck Corral have teamed up with the American Red Cross and have jammed the Circle Bar Racing hauler full of bottled water to aid Hurricane Katrina disaster victims. Crawford, "I grew up running the roads along the Gulf Coast and to see what has happened is just heart wrenching. I've got friends and family that have taken a beating last week and we just wanted to do something to help." (TruckSeries.com Photo)
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West Allis resident Greg Schaal has relatives and friends that live in Slidell, Louisiana, who are obviously very affected by Hurricane Katrina. Schaal contacted America’s Second Harvest of Wisconsin to secure their help, and The Milwaukee Mile for a collection point. Both organizations are fully behind Schaal’s direct desire to help. Tomorrow (Saturday, September 3) from 8:00a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Schaal, his friends and Milwaukee Mile staff will be collecting items to distribute to disaster victims.
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The National Stock Car Racing Commission has announced appeals decisions for a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team and two NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series teams. On September 1, 2005, the National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Thorsport Racing. The appeal pertained to three penalties issued by NASCAR for a right front spring infraction on the #88 truck following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park on August 5, 2005.
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Richmond International Raceway President Doug Fritz today announced today the track’s exciting race lineup for 2006. The season begins with a doubleheader that includes a NASCAR Busch Series race on Friday, May 5 and a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race on Saturday, May 6.
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The DuPont Monster Bridge at Dover International Speedway has been granted patent protection by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. Patent No. 6,920,658). The patent has been issued for the DuPont Monster Bridge specifically as a "racetrack bridge" that spans the width of the track at Dover International Speedway, providing spectators with a comfortable, unobstructed view of events on the track.
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In a continuing effort to support Talladega Superspeedway President Grant Lynch's call to racing community for support of the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief effort, a new website has been launched today by Talladega Superspeedway at
www.racefanshelp.com
. In addition to the new Race Fans Help website, each ISC-owned track, along with the company's merchandising subsidiary Americrown, will now have a direct link on their respective websites to the American Red Cross to assist the Talladega Superspeedway Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
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Effective immediately SpeedFreaks, Ltd. has designated all of the company's t-shirts and hat sales revenue from the web site and on-site locations to go to the American Red Cross and victims of Hurricane Katrina while supplies last. SpeedFreaks fans and anyone else who can help are encouraged to buy NOW at
http://store.speedfreaksstore.com/
or
http://www.speedfreaks.tv/
and hit the Freak Wear button on the cover page. "I hope we flat run out of Freak Wear," say SpeedFreaks' Kenny Sargent.
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On the heels of California Speedway's announcement to support the American Red Cross to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, several speedway partners have announced additional fundraising efforts that will take place during the SONY HD 500 weekend. All "Race for Relief" efforts by California Speedway and its partners will go to the American Red Cross. "Given the magnitude and scope of what has happened in the Gulf States we are grateful that our great partners are pitching in to help with the Hurricane Katrina relief effort," said California Speedway Vice President Roger Curtis.
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Despite heated pressure from several rookies that left him with a noticeably wrinkled racecar, Frank Kimmel, in the Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford, held off David Ragan by about two feet to win the hard-fought, action-packed Hantz Group 200 presented by Belle Tire Friday night at Toledo Speedway. It was Kimmel’s seventh ARCA RE/MAX Series victory of 2005 and 63rd of his career in his 299th series start.
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Michael and Buffy Waltrip announced today that they would make a personal donation of $50,000 while their NASCAR Busch Series primary sponsor, Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership, will donate $200,000 in support of Hurricane Katrina repercussions. The Waltrip's also publicized starting a campaign pleading fans to donate. "Numerous American lives have been affected by the devastation of hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi," Michael Waltrip stated. "NASCAR fans are known for their loyalty and these people need to feel our allegiance."
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team MB Motorsports and long-time team sponsor, Dave Porter Trucks Sales, announced today they have teamed up with St. Louis's Voice of NASCAR, 93.7 FM "The Bull", to "Fill the Hauler" with aid supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Fan voting for the 2005 Third Quarter Speed Channel Driver of the Year has begun. The winner will be announced exclusively on Speed Channel Saturday, September 17 at 7:00 pm Eastern. The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship points leader Dennis Setzer, driver of the No. 46 Team Silverado Chevrolet has been selected for the 2005 Third Quarter Speed Channel Driver of the Year
Vote Here!
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General Motors announced on Sept. 1 that the GM Foundation and GMAC have made a combined immediate cash donation of $400,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief Fund in support of relief work in parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The GM Foundation has pledged up to an additional $250,000 in matching funds for contributions made to the Hurricane 2005 Relief Fund by GM and GMAC employees through the company's Global Aid Disaster Relief website (
www.gmability.com
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As NASCAR roared into Southern California for the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, race fans geared up to help the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Over the course of Labor Day weekend more than $180,000 was raised. Collections at the speedway's main grandstands and infield camping areas totaled more than $70,000. Ameriquests' total collections at their booths were nearly $40,000 and they also committed an additional $70,000 in matching funds.
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'Clear-high' takes on new meaning -
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver and Mobile, Alabama native Rick Crawford along with teammate Milt Bishop in the No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral hauler moved 500 cases of water to Gulf Coast residents in the Mobile area affected by Hurricane Katrina. Many of the members of the No. 14 Circle Bar team have close ties to the Gulf Coast and they moved into action. Having just returned from testing at Richmond International Raceway and were in preparation for the Cheerios 200 - those plans changed when the devastation on the Gulf Coast became evident. The team unloaded a race ready hauler to make room for the basic necessity of survival, water. On Friday, Rick Crawford and his Spotter/Hauler Driver Milt "Magic Man" Bishop left on what would become more than just another delivery. (CBR Photo)
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"When you get into youth it gets to be a very tough thing because it's hard to find a person at a very young age that doesn't get into the distractions. Everybody is looking for Jeff Gordon and he's not out there. Everybody is still looking for him. They'll say 'We've got Jamie McMurray and we've got this and we've got that, but nobody has Jeff Gordon yet. Not yet they don't, not one person, I don't care what anybody says because when he came up he was very disciplined, very dedicated to the sport and was a great spokesperson for the sport. He's very good at what he does on and off the racetrack. We just can't find them young like that anymore."
-Bobby Hamilton
(Ronda Greer Photo)
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Talladega Superspeedway President Grant Lynch presented a check for $100,000 on behalf of the track to the Talladega County chapter of the American Red Cross to further aid Hurricane Katrina relief efforts under way since the storm devastated the Gulf Coast last week. The track is also providing lunch today for evacuees staying in area shelters. "It has been very difficult for people to adequately describe the devastation caused by this storm to the people of this region," Lynch said.
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NASCAR and the Official NASCAR Members Club (ONMC) has announced it has begun appointing presidents of its local chapters, an aggressive grassroots program designed to bring the spirit of NASCAR into every community in America.
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The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule was announced today, a 36-race slate starting with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 400 on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Hungarian driving star Gyorgy Makai (pronounced "YUR-eee MUH-ki") is scheduled to make his North American racing debut in the SK Hand Tool 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series event at the Chicagoland Speedway Saturday, September 10. Makai will drive a Ford Taurus prepared by Green Light Racing.
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Kansas Speedway looks forward to hosting a sixth season of racing in 2006, speedway officials have announced. The 2006 schedule includes the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series on July 1-2. The Fourth of July weekend at Kansas Speedway is fast becoming a motorsports tradition.
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For the fourth year in-a-row, Michigan International Speedway will put volunteer blood donors on the fast track for the largest single-day blood drive in the State of Michigan. With a record amount of appointments, all spots for the 2005 event have now been filled. The race-themed blood drive features a commemorative event credential, shirt, hat and pin, lunch, and a tour of the MIS facilities, along with gifts from various sponsors and an opportunity for a discounted Richard Petty Driving Experience ride-along.
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Raybestos Rookie drivers Todd Kluever, Timothy Peters, crew chief Mike Beam and truck owner Bobby Hamilton give their opinions on if they would be in favor of a Chase-style format to determine the Craftsman Truck Series champion.
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Memphis Motorsports Park is opening its gates to evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi, offering free admission to the track's most popular weekly racing events - the Thursday night sessions of TCI Test-N-Tune at the championship drag strip, and the Friday night sessions of the O'Reilly Thunder Racing Series at the quarter-mile dirt track. Gates open at 5 p.m. for each event.
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The general public will get the rare opportunity to drive on the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway oval, and raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims in the process, during the week-long "Drive for Relief" at MIS, track officials announced today. For a donation to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Disaster effort, the public will be encouraged to visit MIS and take a lap at a controlled speed around the 2-mile oval in their personal vehicles or motorcycles during posted times starting on Monday, September 12 and ending on Friday, September 16.
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Ron Hornaday, driver of the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Silverado, and Marty the One Man Party, radio DJ for WQDR-FM in Raleigh, N.C., won today's "TNT Chevy Make Way for My Segway Challenge" at Richmond International Raceway. The Chevy NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver and radio DJ were one of seven teams competing in the first annual event where participants race Segways (motorized human transporters) along an obstacle course of Chevy HHRs and tires.
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Turner Network Television (TNT) announced today plans to offer fans an opportunity to ride along* with TNT/NBC analyst Wally Dallenbach on Friday, Sept. 16, and appear in his signature pre-race segment Wally’s World driven by State Farm on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 12:30 p.m. ET during the network’s pre-race coverage of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Racing from Loudon. The package also includes airfare, hotel accommodations, transportation, suite tickets and VIP Access at the track, which includes a garage tour, for two.
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Americrown Service Corporation, a food, beverage and merchandise company based in Daytona Beach, Fla., continued its support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts Saturday through the donation of more than $250,000 in clothing and merchandise to be distributed to families in South Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana who have been impacted from the disastrous storm. Officials from Talladega Superspeedway traveled to Mobile to present the items to the Adventist Community Center in Mobile, Ala., a state warehouse used to aid all volunteer agencies in the state, including the American Red Cross. (Talladega Superspeedway PR Photo)
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Beginning Sept. 19, SPEED Channel will air NASCAR Nation on Mondays only, making room for a pair of new shows focused on the NASCAR Chase for the NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR’s annual “Silly Season.”
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"Really, all the limelight goes on in that particular series [NEXTEL Cup] which is good, because that's the originator of it all, but I think it needs to trickle down to this deal. The only bad thing about it is that we don't run enough races. I've already thought about this. The way the schedule is, the Cup guys would start it first and the Busch cars would start it second then we would start it third. So it would be a stair step for all media outlets to focus on. I don't think you can do it with 10 races to go in Craftsman Trucks because we only run 25 races."
-Bobby Hamilton
(High Sierra Photo)
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Working with local chapters of the American Red Cross, the staffs at Richmond International Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway and Watkins Glen International helped facilitate the collection of monetary donations from race fans at weekend events in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. "Our friends and neighbors here in Alabama, as well as those in Louisiana and Mississippi affected by the storm continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of the racing community," said TSS President Grant Lynch.
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Timothy Peters has spent the season racing around the country, driving one of Bobby Hamilton's entries In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. But the 25-year-old Peters will return to his roots on October 9 in the Bailey's 300 at Martinsville Speedway, and he hopes the trip produces the one victory he yearns to add to his Late Model Stock racing resume. Peters was a dominant force in Late Model racing for five years before moving up to the truck series this year. (High Sierra Photo)
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Turner Network Television (TNT), in a unique effort to raise funds for the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Relief Fund, today announced the winning bid of $16,100 for the recently auctioned opportunity to ride along with TNT/NBC NASCAR analyst Wally Dallenbach and appear in his signature pre-race segment Wally’s World driven by State Farm. The winner of the auction was Kris Rose of Lexington, KY, who bid on the once in a lifetime experience via NASCAR.COM as a 14th year wedding anniversary gift for her husband, Jamie.
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Some of the biggest stars in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Champ Car World Series will participate in separate autograph sessions during the week leading up to the Las Vegas Double in the Desert.
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The SYLVANIA 300 weekend will feature a live broadcast of the “Imus in the Morning” show on Friday, September 16 from 5:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. This nationally syndicated radio program hosted by Don Imus will be on location in the Hospitality Courtyard at “The Magic Mile.” “Imus in the Morning” is also simulcast daily on the MSNBC cable television network.
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After last weeks NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond Int'l Raceway, the Germain family along with the Germain Racing Team decided to make a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief effort. The team showed its support for the American Red Cross and NASCAR's Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort last week at Richmond . Todd Bodine (#30) and Justin Hobgood's (#9) Toyota Tundra's featured the NASCAR.com 2005 Hurricane Relief effort special logo for the Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 at Richmond.
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On September 17, Darlington Raceway offered fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the chance to drive on NASCAR's original superspeedway. The event, called "Laps for Relief," was held in conjunction with the American Red Cross in response to Talladega Superspeedway's call to action to all its sister tracks in International Speedway Corporation (ISC) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. "The loyalty of race fans is well known," said Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning. (Darlington Raceway PR Photo)
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Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Dodge, was fined $25,000 because of an on-track altercation with another competitor during a caution period and placed on probation for the remainder of the year. Kahne violated Section 12-4-A of the series rule book (actions detrimental to stock car racing). Kahne was also penalized 25 driver championship points and car owner Ray Evernham losing 25 owner championship points.
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Participants in the September 12-16 “Drive for Relief” at Michigan International Speedway gave the general public a rare chance to take their personal vehicles around the historic 2-mile oval. The event was held in conjunction with the American Red Cross in response to Talladega Superspeedway’s call to action to all sister tracks throughout International Speedway Corporation (ISC) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced Tuesday the Tyson Fun Walk NASCAR On Track for Charity fundraising event will take place this Saturday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR fans participating in the event will have the opportunity to walk on the racetrack to get an exclusive look at the “Monster Mile,” while contributing to the benefit of thousands of children.
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"Danny Gill was released from PPI on Monday and I scooped him right up for BHR. I recommended him there to work with my kid and that shows how much faith I have in him. He is being added to our roster to be extra hands for the engineering guys, not as a crew chief or to take anyone's position. I know he has a ton of talent and I have always believed in Danny's ability. He has worked for me in the past and we seemed to run really well together."
-Bobby Hamilton
(PR Photo)
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More than $250,000 in clothing and merchandise donated by Americrown Service Corporation is currently being distributed to families in South Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as a result of the Daytona Beach, Fla.-based food, beverage and merchandise company's continued support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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Eric McClure, who had been driving the No. 52 Means-Jenkins Ford in the NASCAR Busch Series, was recently informed that the Means-Jenkins organization would not continue its Busch Series operation after this weekend’s event at Dover International Speedway. As a result, McClure is looking for another testing or competition opportunity in any of NASCAR’s three series for the remainder of the 2005 season and beyond.
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Memphis Motorsports Park will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2006 by once again hosting the best of both worlds – NASCAR and NHRA.
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For the First Time Ever, Viewers Will Have an All-Access Pass to the Competition - from the Garage to the Evaluation Room - when ROUSH RACING: DRIVER X Debuts October 24 On Discovery Channel.
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Dale Earnhardt, Inc. is going to appeal the points and monetary fine placed against the No. 15 NAPA Parts Chevrolet from last week’s race at New Hampshire International Speedway. Waltrip, driver of the No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet, was fined 25 driver points and $10,000 for allegedly using an “inappropriate gesture during a televised broadcast.”
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It's official. NASCAR announced this week that 21-year-old Peyton Sellers had officially clinched the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national championship. Sellers is the first-ever national champion from South Boston Speedway and he is the youngest driver to ever lay claim to the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national crown.
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The Dale Earnhardt Foundation, along with long-time associate Wrangler, announces the creation of a special eBay auction to benefit the American Red Cross. All proceeds from this special auction will be donated to support the Red Cross relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita and subsequent hurricanes during the 2005 season. This is your chance to bid on and win the ride of a lifetime with Dale Earnhardt, Jr, driver of the team’s No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet.
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Roush Racing officials have confirmed current NASCAR Truck Series driver Todd Kluever will drive full-time for the organization in the Busch Series next season.
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American Red Cross Representatives will staff entry gates at Talladega Superspeedway all four days of next weekend's race activities, accepting monetary donations from race fans who wish to join the track in its effort to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. "The American Red Cross volunteers will be there and prepared to accept monetary donations from folks who are able to help out," said Talladega Superspeedway President Grant Lynch.
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Talladega Superspeedway's sister facilities continued to answer the call of action from Speedway President Grant Lynch to help those affected by the rampage of Hurricane Katrina. On Friday, Daytona International Speedway donated 45, 19-inch color televisions and remote controls to hurricane evacuees living at Fort McClellan, Ala. Fort McClellan, an Army base which has been idle since the mid-90s, is expected to house 1,200 evacuees.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the need to assist our fellow Americans, race fans in Southern California bonded together to help those affected by this natural disaster. According to figures released by the American Red Cross, race fans, California Speedway and speedway partners came together to raise and estimated $200,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief efforts during the course of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series SONY HD 500 on Labor Day weekend.
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Race teams continued to assemble the pieces of the puzzle that is Lowe's Motor Speedway's levigated racing surface Tuesday night and by the end of the NASCAR Busch Series testing session the pieces were falling into place to form a clear picture.
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Kasey Kahne had the most dominant car in the race when the No. 9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger last carried the distinctive blue, black and silver Mopar paint scheme in the Fall 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
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As a drop-in competitor, No. 2 Team ASE Dodge driver Jimmy Spencer won a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in his second appearance. Spencer, following that September 2003 victory at New Hampshire International Speedway, might have thought, "Well, that was easy." As a fulltime NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor in 2005, however, Spencer's view has turned 180 degrees. "I've never been in a series any more competitive than this one is today," said Spencer, a 30-year racing veteran and two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series winner with 476 starts and nearly $20 million won. Spencer, 48, may be on the short side of his competitive career but the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is giving him plenty of what got him hooked on racing in the first place: the opportunity to win. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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After another successful race weekend at Dover International Speedway, the rumor mill has again begun to turn. The construction of new light towers in the infield of Dover Downs Raceway, the harness racing track owned and operated by Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc., have led some to believe that lights are being added to motorsports events at the one-mile concrete oval.
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With three weeks off between the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race and the first race in the string of the final five of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2005 season, one might think that a team would take a seventh inning stretch to regroup, relax and then get ready for the October 22nd race at Martinsville Speedway. But at Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, the No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado team has a no such plans. After what the team described as a disappointing 14th place finish in the Las Vegas 350 and with two more 1.5-mile track races on the schedule, the team is digging in its cleats to find the secret that will take them back to victory lane and remain on top of the NCTS point standings. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Ricky Craven and the No. 99 Superchips team are at Martinsville Speedway for a two-day test this week. Martinsville has always been one of Craven’s favorite tracks on the NASCAR circuit, especially since winning his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race there in 2001. In April, Craven finished a close second to Bobby Labonte at Martinsville in the Craftsman Truck Series race. The team is hoping this two-day test will help them better their spring finish by one position.
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Has someone ever done something for you that absolutely floored you? Have you ever been blown away by a compliment or a gift that someone has given you? Well, folks, that happened to me on Wednesday. My little brother, Mikey, called and wanted to meet me at my Craftsman Truck team shop. He came by to visit for a few minutes. He called and said that he wanted to meet me over there. I was in Charlotte for some meetings so when he called and said he wanted to meet me, I thought he just wanted to see what we were doing at the shop as the guys got ready to go to Las Vegas for Saturday night's race.
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For the last 20 years, Jack Roush has hosted the Gong Show, a process he used to find such top racers as Robby Gordon and last year's NEXTEL Cup Champion Kurt Busch. Competing race teams and fans alike have always wondered how Jack Roush picks such successful drivers. For the first time ever, viewers will see what goes into the making of a NASCAR superstar on ROUSH RACING: DRIVER X.
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Rusty Marcus, promoter and general manager of Florida's Orlando Speedworld, will be honored as the Lowe's Motor Speedway Promoter of the Year during pre-race festivities for the Dollar General 300 NASCAR Busch Series event on Friday night, Oct. 14.
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It is always good to go "home." For NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Todd Bodine, home is the Germain Motor Company Toyota. Bodine won last fall's Silverado 350k at Texas aboard the Germain 30 and returned to the team in mid-season. Since then, Bodine has been a consistent challenger for victory lane, winning at Kansas and Las Vegas.
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Seven Events Score Higher Than 04 Counterparts - Nielsen Ratings for the ARCA RE/MAX Series are up 13 percent on SPEED Channel, with the 2005 season average settling in at .43 (271,000 Households). SPEED Channel aired 13 of the 14 ARCA television events live in 2005, seeing significant ratings increases in seven of 10 events that also aired in 2004.
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