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2006
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
General News
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Fresh off his fourth-place NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finish at California Speedway, David Reutimann travels to Troutman (N.C.) Middle School to speak at the middle school's Golden Mind Assembly and present a donation on behalf of Darrell Waltrip Motorsports on Wednesday morning. "Being a Troutman resident myself, I'm glad to be a part of Troutman Middle School's assembly that recognizes outstanding students that have excelled and made the grades," said Reutimann. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Joey Miller (No. 12 Curb Records Toyota) has a couple of goals in mind for the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. One will follow the other. Miller hopes to join Darrell Waltrip Motorsports teammate David Reutimann (No. 17 Team Tundra Toyota) as the Raybestos Rookie of the Year, an award Reutimann won in 2004. That will fulfill goal No. 2 when Miller, 21, would become the series' youngest competitor to be named the top rookie. That honor currently belongs to 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Kurt Busch, the series' 2000 Raybestos Rookie of the Year at age 22 years three months; Miller won't celebrate his 22nd birthday until next January. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Thirty-three years after his career ended, the legacy of Wendell Oliver Scott continues to stand proud. Scott was the first African-American driver to win a race in one of NASCAR’s national series. His triumph, in December 1963, marked the high point for a man who made almost 500 career starts in NASCAR’s premier division.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today that Kerry Tharp will manage public relations for NASCAR’s three national racing series and the weekly and touring series. In his new role, Tharp will be responsible for all at-track media procedures, public relations for the Research and Development Center and NASCAR media events in Charlotte, N.C.
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FOX Sports and Darrell Waltrip have agreed upon a multi-year contract extension that expands the top-rated NASCAR network’s relationship with the sport’s premier analyst into the new television rights contract that commences with the 2007 season. The announcement was made today by FOX Sports Chairman David Hill and FOX Sports President Ed Goren.
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The NHRA roared back to life in Pomona two weeks ago. NASCAR waved the green flag on a new season in Daytona last weekend. And at Memphis Motorsports Park, expectations – and RPMs – will be running high this weekend, too, when the track officially opens its 2006 season with a Test-N-Tune session at the drag strip on Saturday, and the first round of the E.T. Bracket Racing Series on Sunday.
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Judy Kouba-Dominick has won NASCAR’s PR Rep of the Year Award for her public relations work for General Motors last year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Kouba-Dominick, a trackside communications manager working for GM, received the award at the NASCAR PR Summit at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 14. “Judy is an extremely talented and dedicated public relations professional who has earned tremendous respect in the racing community,” said Mark Kent, director of GM Racing.
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NASCAR’s new statistical package using data from NASCAR’s scoring loops, in partnership with sports statistics experts from STATS LLC, provides in-depth insight detailing much more than just who won the race. Each week, usually on Monday, NASCAR will offer specific insight into the previous weekend’s races using this new data. Mark Martin’s dominant run to victory is demonstrated by a close look at his loop data statistics.
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JC Stout spent Valentine’s Day this year differently than in years past. The driver of the No. 91 NASCAR Craftsman Truck proudly attended the Hunter’s Day of Hope for Children celebration held in the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse in Orchard Park, NY. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly shares his Valentine’s Day birthday with his only son Hunter for whom the event is named. Succumbing to the affects of Krabbe Disease, Hunter passed away before celebrating his ninth birthday with the community last Tuesday.
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NASCAR announced today that STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports information provider, will be creating and analyzing new, in-depth racing statistics designed to enhance how its racing series are viewed and enjoyed. For the first time ever, NASCAR is utilizing its “loop data” to help provide a more complete picture of the exciting action that occurs during every lap in America’s second most popular sport on television. With multiple loops now placed at various locations throughout each track, NASCAR will now provide an additional collection of statistics from NASCAR’s three national series.
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced multiple management changes, effective immediately, that will position NASCAR to continue its strong growth and more efficiently manage business decisions and communications throughout the company and the industry.
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Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 20 Ford F-150, is set to add some international flavor to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season when he pilots one of the two new entries for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing. Ambrose, a three-time Australian V8 Supercar champion, will be a spectator for the first three races of the season as he awaits NASCAR's approval for competition, but the 29-year-old is not sitting by idly waiting for his opportunity.
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Who will be leading the pack at the end of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season? Last season, fans celebrated the "Ten Years Tough" campaign for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and in a few days we will begin the 12th season for the series. If you think that math is a little screwy, wait till you see the broadcast team's picks for the championship. The team welcomes Krista Voda to our SPEED television crew. She will be joining me on pit road, with Rick Allen and Phil Parsons calling the action from the booth. As I packed my bags for Daytona, a few questions came to mind about the upcoming 25-race season. While we will have to wait until almost Thanksgiving to find out the answers, here are a few things I would like to know…
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NASCAR announced today that NASCAR Nextel Cup Series crew chief Chad Knaus has been ejected from any further participation in 2006 Daytona 500 activities as a result of a rules infraction discovered following pole qualifying runs Sunday.
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RoadLoans is a proud sponsor of the FDNY Racing/Jim Rosenblum Racing team truck in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway. In a salute to firefighters in New York and across the country, RoadLoans, a leading online direct-to-consumer auto lender proudly announces its sponsorship of the FDNY Racing Team truck at Daytona International Speedway.
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Today Darrell Waltrip Motorsports announced a marketing partnership between Curb Records and the No. 12 Toyota Tundra NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team with Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Joey Miller. Miller, who made five starts last season, was recently signed to run the entire 25-race schedule for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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JC Stout, driver of the No. 91 NASCAR® Craftsman Truck headquartered in rural Castile, NY, announced his support of Alyssa’s Army today. Alyssa’s Army is a group of caring individuals, businesses and organizations dedicated to raising much needed funds for the family of 5 year old Alyssa Bruno who is battling an inoperable malignant brain tumor.
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Roush Racing announced today that The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company will be the primary sponsor for the No. 6 Ford F-150 driven by Mark Martin and David Ragan in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Martin will make the first start for the team at Daytona International Speedway in the Daytona 250 on February 17. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Bobby Hamilton joins racing expert Liz Allison on 1045 The Zone's "Driver Zone" radio show Monday, February 13 as a co-host for the NASCAR season. As a champion driver and owner of the Bobby Hamilton Racing Team, Hamilton brings his own working knowledge of the NASCAR world and a quick-witted perspective to the show. (High Sierra Photo)
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It can hardly be compared to an archeological project, but workers at Darlington Raceway are certainly uncovering bits and pieces of racing's past as the track's construction and renovation work progresses. In the course of pressure-washing the east infield access tunnel in Turn 1, decades of history were revealed as layers of paint were removed. (Track PR Photo)
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2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion, Ted Musgrave took his first laps in the Crown Royal IROC cars. This is my first time ever in the IROC cars and I'm always telling people how much fun the Truck series is, but this kind of tops it," said Musgrave. "You can put these cars anywhere on the race track and they feel good. It's too much fun out there, I've never driven anything so much fun in all my life.
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Bill Davis Racing is disappointed with the decision of a federal court jury in Detroit that Bill Davis Racing breached its Motorsports Agreement with Daimler Chrysler's Dodge division to race vehicles in NASCAR's Cup Series.
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Moviegoers everywhere will see the name of NASCAR's Most Competitive Track in marquee lighting this summer, as Talladega Superspeedway officials announced today that the much-anticipated comedy starring Will Ferrell will be titled Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and is set for release by Columbia Pictures on Aug. 4, 2006.
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The silent auction list for this Saturday's Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cook-Off & Silent Auction just received an impressive addition, as NASCAR President Mike Helton has agreed to accompany a top bidder and guest on a half-day quail hunt at Selwood Farm Hunting Preserve in Alpine, Ala.
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Red Horse Racing announced today that the team will field the No. 11 Toyota Tundra for veteran David Starr in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series beginning with the season opening race in Daytona. The team previously ran under the banner of the No. 38 but made the move to a new number for a new look in 2006. "I am just so excited about this team and my move to Toyota," stated Starr. (High Sierra Photo)
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Billy Ballew, owner of Billy Ballew Motorsports, announces the return of several key partners to support the No. 15 Chevrolet team during the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. ditech.com, National Land Liquidations and Krud Kutter, who were all involved with BBM in 2005, will be on board to support Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Krisiloff.
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The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the inaugural Night of Champions dinner, honoring Mel Larson, on Tuesday, January 31, at Mandalay Bay. The event raised more than $83,000 for the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities.
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As he prepares himself for another season of NASCAR competition Bobby Hamilton knows he will face challenges both on the track and off, as a driver and as an owner, teaching two young guns - Timothy Peters and Scott Lagasse Jr. the rules of the road. Lagasee Jr. will run for the NCTS Raybestos Rookie of the year and Peters embarks on his sophomore season after running 16 races last year. (High Sierra Photo)
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Chevy Driver Unveils No. 85 FlexFuel Silverado at Chicago Auto Show
- Dennis Setzer will drive the new E85-numbered Chevy Silverado for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS). The truck, with a brand-new paint scheme, was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show as part of a new GM E85 ethanol marketing and advertising campaign: Live Green Go Yellow (
LiveGreenGoYellow.com
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The state's premier sports entities announced today they are joining forces to present "Alabama Speedweek" April 21-30, 2006, featuring two weekends of racing and 432 holes of golf in-between. Barber Motorsports Park, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and Talladega Superspeedway have come together to promote the Alabama Speedweek concept, which begins with the Honda Superbike Classic at Barber Motorsports Park April 21-23 and concludes with Aaron's Dream Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway April 28 - 30.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced a collaboration with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in an effort to further increase diversity in the sport. The NASCAR-HBCU Consortium will aim to increase the number and quality of job opportunities for African-American students in key racing and other related automotive business activities.
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From countless laps around Martinsville to a head-to-head match race in Darlington, viewers of Discovery Channel's Roush Racing: Driver X saw the 2005 driver search unfold in their living rooms. When the dust settled, it was Erik Darnell who was named Driver X, and winner of a full-time ride in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. "It was an unbelievable opportunity to be chosen to compete in Driver X," said Darnell.
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In addition to promoting E85 and E85 capable vehicles on the street, GM will take its E85 ethanol campaign to the race track during the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season, beginning with the season opening GM FlexFuel 250, Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway. FlexFuel branded Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks also will serve as pace vehicles at Daytona and 10 other races on the 25 race NCTS circuit, as components of the "Live Green Go Yellow" (
LiveGreenGoYellow.com
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The Russell E. Garwood Electrical Contractor Company will sponsor the No. 40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in up to six races on the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit beginning with the season opener on Friday night, February 17 at Daytona International Speedway.
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SPEED will air NASCAR Five Years Later, a one-hour special look at the sport of NASCAR five years removed from the loss of motor sports icon Dale Earnhardt, who died in a racing accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. The program will debut Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET as part of SPEED’s 70-plus hours of Speedweeks coverage from Daytona Beach.
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SPEED has reached an agreement with New Millenium Studios to air Black Wheels, a one-hour film exploring the history of African-Americans in motor sports, beginning in Monday, Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET. The special will re-air during Daytona Speedweeks on Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. ET.
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The Women’s Auxiliary of Motorsports, Inc. (WAM) is pleased to announce its financial gift to the Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital at NorthEast Medical Center in Concord, N.C. The gift of $200,000 given towards the playroom portion of the children’s hospital is an opportunity for WAM to “kick off” a new initiative of the organization with its charitable works.
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Confirmation came this week that The Hunter’s Hope Foundation, based in Buffalo, NY, will continue it’s association with the No. 91 NASCAR® Craftsman Truck Series team of JC Stout. Stout, who headquarters his Stellar-Quest Racing Team in the Buffalo region, first carried the Hunter’s Hope logo into Loudon, NH last September. The positive experience of that one race has evolved into a relationship that will continue throughout the 2006 racing season.
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Willie Allen has proven that he is one of auto racings hottest young stars. In his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Martinsville, Allen raced to an impressive 6th place finish after starting 21st. He was recently named a Top 10 prospect by NASCAR.com and NASCAR Scene Magazine has proclaimed him as a “Star of Tomorrow.”
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In the early days of racing, women were prohibited from entering the pit road area. To allow women some proximity to their loved ones during events, Darlington Raceway constructed a special seating area during the 1960s in the track’s infield. Located inside Turn 2, this structure came to be known as the “Wives’ Grandstand.”
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A chance to bid on and win exclusive hunting trips with some of the biggest names in motorsports will highlight the Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Game Cook-Off & Silent Auction set for next Saturday, Feb. 11 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Between Ford Racing’s development program with Craftsman Truck Series drivers Bobby East and Marcos Ambrose, and “Roush Racing: Driver X” finalists Erik Darnell, David Ragan and Danny O’Quinn, Jr., there will be a host of new faces in Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series competition in 2006. “Roush Racing: Driver X,” a Gong Show-type talent search, has produced fulltime rides for O’Quinn in the Busch Series and Darnell in the Craftsman Truck Series, while Ragan will split time in the truck series with Mark Martin.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced a series of events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday and Black History Month. The commemorations will complement NASCAR’s year-round diversity initiatives that aim to increase on-track and off-track participation, as well as consumer awareness.
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The ninth annual Ricky Craven Charity Snowmobile Ride raised $135,000 Saturday, January 28 despite some challenging weather conditions. The trek, primed and prepared by the Moosehead Riders Snowmobile Club, took over 180 riders on a 35-mile trek through the Moosehead Lake area of Maine. "The countless number of children who courageously battle through illness are the real heroes and the reason behind what we have tried to accomplish," Craven stated. (High Sierra Photo)
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Many drivers say that racing is in their blood, but in the case of rising young NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series star Kyle Krisiloff, it is definitely true. The son of former Indy Car driver Steve Krisiloff, this 19-year-old truly descends from one of racing's most famous dynasties. His family owns both the Indy Racing League and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a facility his great-grandfather Tony Hulman purchased at the end of World War II. Today, his grandmother Mari Hulman George is the Chairman of the Speedway and his uncle, Tony George is President and CEO of the Indy Racing League. Born and raised in Carmel, Ind., just outside Indianapolis, Krisiloff began his racing career when he was just 2 ½ years old. "I actually can't remember not competing in something," said Krisiloff. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Steve May has joined ThorSport Racing as Director of Competition, the team announced on Wednesday. May brings over three decades' worth of experience in big-time racing to ThorSport, one of the longest-running organizations in NASCAR'S Craftsman Truck Series. May has previously worked with Cale Yarborough, Bill Elliott and Geoff Bodine, among others.
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Even though he finished third in ARCA RE/MAX Series driver points in 2005, Ken Weaver still has a bit of unfinished business to take care of this season. Eddie Sharp is equally hungry for a run at the ARCA championship as a car owner. That's why Sharp and Weaver have teamed up for a full run at the ARCA championship during the 2006 season in #20 Dodges prepared by Eddie Sharp Racing.
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World Financial Group, Inc. and Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, member companies of the AEGON Group, and Roush Racing announced today a partnership that will put Roush Racing: Driver X standout Danny O’Quinn Jr. in a NASCAR Busch Series ride in 2006. O’Quinn will pilot the No. 50 Ford Fusion for the full NASCAR Busch Series season.
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