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2006
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
General News
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When 'Craftsman For a Cure' was announced earlier this spring, event organizers from Craftsman Motorsports and Bobby Hamilton Racing had no idea what to expect from the first year event. Today, after months of tallying donations and ticket and auction sales, the organizers of 'Craftsman For a Cure' announce that $66,711.83 was raised for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. "We are extremely happy with the outpouring of generosity from NASCAR fans and industry partners surrounding the Craftsman for a Cure Event," said Scott Howard, manager of sponsorship and sales promotion for Sears Holdings. "It is a true testament to the NASCAR fan base and the sense of community that exists among fans, sponsors, teams, and drivers within NASCAR. We are proud to have been able to support a true champion like Bobby and continue to wish him a speedy recovery."
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Dennis Setzer on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Talladega debut - Talladega 250, OCT. 7, 2006:
"It's exciting that the trucks are finally coming to Talladega. We've tested here so much over the years. We've do a lot of wind tunnel dates and we'd always come up to back up the information we've learned and see if our trucks are better. We have a lot of laps here in the Craftsman Truck Series, and fortunately I have a lot of laps here from testing for Bill Elliott back in 1997 and 1998. So it's really fun to come back here and get to compete at Talladega. I've never been bored here. I've done the late model stuff, and just had a couple of guys work for me and we didn't have enough of a team. So it was impressive to then come here testing for Bill Elliott, and to have two or three crew chiefs and 20 guys waiting to make a change on these things." (Talladega Superspeedway PR Photo)
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After going "2 for 2" African-American driver will miss the NASCAR Sony HD 500 at California Speedway - still focused on securing a Nextel Cup ride in 2007 -
Bill Lester, who became the first black driver to compete in a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race in 20 years when he qualified for the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March, just missed making it a '3 for 3" batting average at this weekends Sony HD 500 at California Speedway. In June, Lester qualified for the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway, where he went on to post a lead-lap finish, the only lead-lap result by an African-American driver since the late Wendell Scott in 1963. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR Photo)
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Ron Hornaday drove the No. 33 Outdoor Channel Chevrolet to a 14th-place finish in May at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (RIR). Hornaday has nine career Busch Series starts at RIR, with a best finish of seventh in 2003. Hornaday also has six career NASCAR Truck Series starts at RIR, with two runner-up finishes. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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While he wasn’t in the heat of the Aaron’s National Championship battle, Corey LaJoie had one goal Saturday night at South Boston Speedway (VA) as the Aaron’s Pro Challenge Series took on the historic track for the season finale. It didn’t matter what he had to do, he was going to win that race. “I came out here and made a statement tonight,” said LaJoie. “I was going to lead every lap and I did.”
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It took 30 years to get there but NASCAR Nextel Cup Series veteran Ken Schrader finally got to where he always wanted to go – to the Winner’s Circle at the historic DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Schrader, in his own Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet, handily won the 54th annual ARCA RE/MAX Series Southern Illinois 100 Monday afternoon.
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Racing has a way of allowing you to see life in a different way once and awhile – especially when it comes to observing core values like dedication and commitment. A glimpse of those qualities were on display this weekend as Andrew Rogers and his Mike Rogers Racing team competed in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Southern Division regular season event at Lakeland, FL.
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Talladega Superspeedway has released the tentative schedule of events for its upcoming race weekend, the Oct- 6- 8 UAW-Ford 500 Event Weekend featuring 1,000 miles of racing in three days. A detailed schedule of events for the 2006 UAW-Ford 500 Event Weekend follows.
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A lot has changed since David Reutimann made his NASCAR Busch Series debut in 2002 at Richmond International Raceway. The Florida native is running for a championship in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and has secured a full-time ride in the No. 99 Aaron's Dream Machine with Michael Waltrip Racing for 2007. (High Sierra Photo)
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Maria Gladowski has joined California Speedway as Senior Director of Communications, it was announced today by California Speedway President Gillian Zucker. In her new role, Gladowski is overseeing public relations, entertainment, advertising, promotions, community relations and the show car program for the track while reporting to Zucker.
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The reinstallation of SAFER barriers and fencing is nearly complete around the walls of Talladega Superspeedway as crews continue paving the final elements in this monumental paving project that began May 2. In addition, work is nearly complete on the 12-foot transporter truck lane and aprons along the interior of the track surface. (Track PR Photo)
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NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will join veteran motor sports broadcaster Steve Byrnes Thursday night at 8 p.m. on SPEED as the network brings back the popular weekly program The Chase is On, a half-hour look at the races that make up The Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Championship.
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Michel Jourdain, Jr., driver of the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford F-150, will head to Las Vegas in three weeks to participate not only in the Smith's Las Vegas 350, but also for "Fiestas Patrias," an event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. "It is great to be part of the big efforts Craftsman is doing to promote the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series within the Hispanic community," said Jourdain. (Ronda Greer photo)
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The Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority and Women Business Development has named Kansas Speedway’s Latoria Chinn as its Minority Business Advocate of the Year. The Minority Business Advocate Award is given to an individual who demonstrates outstanding support of minority entrepreneurs and minority-owned businesses in Kansas.
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David Reutimann, driver of the No. 17 Team Tundra Toyota will be doing double duty through most of the remainder of the 2006 season. Reutimann, currently ranked third in series point standings, will attempt to win his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title.
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It's been a year since Erik Darnell became Roush Racing's "Driver X," the ultimate winner in an on-track competition that drew resumes from several hundred of the nation's top, young competitors. "I don't know if you can really have an accurate assessment of 'Are things the way I thought they'd be?'" said Darnell, a 23-year-old native of Beach Park, Ill. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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NASCAR announced today that Mike Beam, crew chief of the No. 6 Ford driven by Mark Martin in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined due to rule violations at California Speedway.
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The Radio and Television Motorsports Empire, SpeedFreaks announced today that ESPN2 will be the new home for their extremely successful television show. Kenny Sargent and The Pit Crew will kick things off with an hour special this Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. EST with some of the biggest Freakin' names in motorsports.
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The co-career leader in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, Rick Crawford driver of the No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford, is grooming a future racing star; his son Adam. Adam recently celebrated his 17th birthday concurrent with the final race of the Super Late Model season at Mobile (Alabama) International Speedway where he's the rookie of the year leader in the division. (AdamCrawfordRacing.com Photo)
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Driving a Roush Racing truck is one of the greatest opportunities for a young driver driver hoping to make it to the top in NASCAR competition. David Ragan, who is splitting seat time in the Roush No. 6 Scotts Ford with five-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series winner Mark Martin, knows that his enviable situation carries an upside and a downside.
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Brad Keselowski will attempt to make his second consecutive start on the NASCAR Busch Series behind the wheel of the #23 Chevrolet at Richmond International Raceway on Friday. Keselowski has raced at Richmond once before, finishing 16th in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event last season.
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NASCAR 07 allows gamers to battle a field of 43 drivers in the NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and Whelen Modified Series for a spot in the coveted NEXTEL Cup Series - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that NASCAR 07 by EA SPORTS has shipped and is available at retail stores.
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Australian motorsport ace Marcos Ambrose has re-launched his website
www.marcosambrose.com
which will serve as an information hub for his fans around the globe. The site will have all the information and latest news that an Ambrose fan is after as he tackles the North American NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in his Team Australia Ford F-150.
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The nation’s top mechanics are rejecting the recommendation by some in the auto field that cars can go 5,000 miles or more before oil is changed. The nation’s top mechanics, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified Master Automobile technicians, weighed in on this and other issues in a survey conducted by ASE and Valvoline, a leading maker of premium motor oil and car care brands.
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Defending Craftsman Truck Series Champion Ted Musgrave will make his second start in the No. 14 Family Dollar entry while veteran Mike Skinner will pilot the No. 12 Bluegreen Resorts Dodge in the Emerson Radio 250 Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. Musgrave and Skinner each have 2 previous Busch Series starts at the .75 mile oval. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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The inaugural production of "Barrett-Jackson: On the Road," a new original program produced by SPEED, will be filmed during the Sept. 14-17 Food Lion AutoFair at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Craig Jackson, Steve Davis and Gary Bennett of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company will be traveling throughout the Food Lion AutoFair car club and car corral display areas, searching for automobiles with interesting stories or unique histories.
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Ready to discover the true meaning of "life in the fast lane?" The GPS Store, sponsor of the No. 08 Green Light Racing NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Team and rookie driver Chad McCumbee, are teaming up with Fast Track Hi-Performance Driving School to give one race fan the opportunity to climb behind the wheel of a real NASCAR-style stock car.
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Construction crews using earth-moving equipment spent a major portion of the past week grading out the new cloverleaf that will make for easier access in and out of Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s infield.
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Ted Musgrave was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in the Emerson Radio 250. Musgrave led the race once for 11 laps and captured the award for the first time this season. Musgrave claimed a 21st-place finish on the lead lap. “We’ll take anything that helps this team out a little bit," said Musgrave.
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1995 Craftsman Truck Series Champion, Mike Skinner will deal out over $104,000 to local Daytona Beach charities in the next week after an extremely successful first annual charity golf and poker tournament held on September 5th, 2006 at Spruce Creek Country Club in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fellow Craftsman Truck Series drivers Rick Crawford, Steve Park, and Ron Hornady along with Nextel Cup favorite Mark Martin, as well as Platinum-Selling/Singer and Song Writer Edwin McCain and World Series of Poker Champion Brian Wilson gave up their Labor Day holiday to raise money for The Second Chance Animal Rescue, Greyhound Pets of American and Volusia County Council on Aging - Meals on Wheels program.
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Ron Hornaday returned behind the wheel of the No. 33 Outdoor Channel Chevrolet after a week away and looked to have one of the fastest cars of the evenings at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (RIR). Hornaday started the race from the second position, his best start of the season. Hornaday raced near the front of the field early in the event, but a lap 75 incident in turn four sent Hornaday’s No. 33 hard into the wall.
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The Circle Bar Truck Corral Team made a “Bold Move” unveiling a new hauler design for their chase for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship. The new design embodies the colors of the region surrounding Ozona Texas, the home of the Circle Bar Truck Corral. (Team PR Photo)
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NASCAR announced today that NASCAR Busch Series driver Kevin Grubb has been suspended indefinitely, after failing to comply with the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.
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Scores of potential donors turned out at Talladega Superspeedway for yesterday’s Laps For Life: A Blood & Marrow Drive For Alabama, enabling the American Red Cross to reach within the drive’s goal by collecting 90 units of blood. According to the American Red Cross, the units collected from generous donors at the track Monday will directly affect the lives of 270 people.
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Mansfield Motorsports Speedway's 2006 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series season was completed on Saturday September 9, and with the completion of the event also brings with it the end of weekly racing at the banked half-mile asphalt oval. In 2007, MMS will present an 8-10 event schedule of major specials rather than offer a weekly program.
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HT Motorsports announced it's partnership with Toyota today. For the remainder of this season beginning with the September 16, 2006 New Hampshire race HT Motorsports will compete under the Toyota banner. Team owner Jim Harris welcomes Toyota and looks forward to a long and successful relationship. Mr. Harris feels that Toyota will help bring his team to a new level of competition.(Team PR Photo)
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Race fans will have an opportunity to experience the same thrills and excitement of being a race-car driver, including competing as drivers at Homestead-Miami Speedway, by entering Ford Truck’s “Race to the Dream” Ultimate Fan Experience.
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The biggest, richest and most exciting NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race of the year will carry a new name in 2007 - the Chevy Silverado HD 250 At Daytona. In General Motors' first year of sponsorship of the prestigious season-opening NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International Speedway, they promoted their E85 ethanol campaign with the race name "GM Flex Fuel 250."
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On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, 11 tracks across the country participated in The NASCAR Foundation Blood and Marrow Drive and collected more than 1,800 units of blood and added over 330 new registrants to the National Marrow Donor Program® Registry. The drives were established to help those in need in the racing communities.
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Wyler Racing announced today that it will take part in NASCAR’s “Car Of Tomorrow” test session at Talladega Superspeedway on October 9th. Behind the wheel of their Toyota Camry will be veteran NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd.
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What: The NASCAR Foundation will host the Track Walk at New Hampshire International Speedway in celebration and honor of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr. The walk will raise awareness with funds to benefit the charitable initiatives supported by the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the Kenny Irwin Jr. Foundation.
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The Women's Auxiliary of Motorsports, Inc. is pleased to announce its inaugural Homerun Derby Charity event. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2006, will be held at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, in Kannapolis, N.C. Fans will be given the opportunity for an evening of fun, prizes, games, and to watch some of racing's most notable personalities compete for the crown of homerun champion.
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Running lap after lap is one way to improve racing skills. According to veteran motorsports broadcaster Rick Benjamin, having solid media, sponsor and public relations skills is another component critical for success that drivers and crew people should be working on.
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This week, Melling launched a new and improved website:
www.melling.com
The site encompasses three divisions of the company; Melling Engine Parts, Melling Select Performance, and Melling Original Equipment.
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Chad Chaffin has an array of premiers being unveiled this week. Between rejoining the Toyota racing family, having his web site remodeled, and launching his new fan club, Chad has got lots of new and exciting information to share with all his fans.
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Race winner Johnny Benson downplayed his chances of overhauling Todd Bodine in the remaining seven events despite slashing a fifth of the point leader's cushion at New Hampshire International Speedway. Bodine suggested his team is beginning to feel some heat and cannot afford a misstep. "Johnny and Rick (Crawford, in fourth-place) are going to be tough the rest of the year," he said. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Mark Martin should be signed to a truck deal for 2007 in the next week, Roush Racing President Geoff Smith said Sunday.
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When NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series race action gets underway at Dover International Speedway, September 22, Steve Park will be ready to pilot the NDS/Waste Management Recycle America/Jasper Ford to the front of the field.
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“Roush Racing confirms,” said Geoff Smith president of Roush Racing, “It has entered into discussions to sell an interest in Roush Racing to Fenway Sports Group, Boston. Should these discussions ultimately materialize into a definitive agreement Roush Racing will provide further information on the topic.”
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“You can come home again.” Those five words ring true for Bobby Hamilton, Jr. as Team Rensi Motorsports proudly announces his return home. Hamilton, a White House, TN resident, will climb behind the wheel of the No. 35 McDonald’s Ford in 2007.
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Bobby Hamilton Sr. served as the ambassador of the State of Tennessee this past week for the American Cancer Society's Celebration on the Hill 2006. The event was an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network event celebrating cancer survivorship and empowering survivors and others to advocate for laws that will help fight the disease. Hamilton Sr. served as the guest speaker during Tuesday night's "CANpaign for Change," which also included former NFL star Thurman Thomas and Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams. Hamilton Sr. served as a speaker at a breakfast with the MIDSOUTH Chapter of the ACS. He also attended the Relay Celebration at the mall to walk the "survivor lap". Hamilton Sr also spoke at the Relay Event that afternoon. "It's amazing how much one word can change you life," Hamilton Sr. says. "When you hear it, feel it, bear it, and breathe it that one word changes your entire view on the way you see every single aspect of your life." (House.gov Photo)
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Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has signed Timothy Peters as a driver for its 2007 NASCAR Busch Series program. Peters, 26, of Providence, N.C., raced the past two seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Bobby Hamilton Racing. "Richard Childress Racing is an organization that has been on its game for a long time and knows how to win championships," said Peters. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Erik Darnell, winner of the Discovery Channel's "Roush Racing: Driver X," is in the midst of his rookie season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driving the No. 99 Ford F-150. Darnell, along with Peter Shepherd and Michel Jourdain, Jr., will be one of three rookies to pilot Roush Racing Ford trucks this week at the newly resurfaced Las Motor Speedway. Darnell, who has seven top-10 finishes to his credit including a second-place effort at Memphis Motorsports Park, assessed his rookie performance in the Truck Series and commented on Roush's search for a replacement driver for Mark Martin in the Nextel Cup Series. "The Roush mile-and-a-half program is really good. We've run well on the mile-and-a-halfs, as has David in the Truck Series, and I think we'll be able to go out to Vegas and run well. With three trucks running this weekend and no previous notes from this new track surface, I think that will play into our favor even with three rookies piloting the trucks."
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Waltrip Racing clinched their first-ever Totally Racin’ Softball League championship last night at Walter Safrit Park in Kannapolis (N.C.). The team, consisting of crew members from both Darrell Waltrip Motorsports and Michael Waltrip Racing led by Coach Scott Stallings, won three of four games outclassing Chip Ganassi Racing and Evernham Motorsports to win the title.
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7-Eleven, Inc. will become the official convenience store of Texas Motor Speedway and qualifying title sponsor for the NASCAR triple-header race weekend in November, Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage announced today.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has named Gary L. Gardner, a veteran Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as its new Director of Security. Gardner will oversee all aspects of NASCAR’s corporate and event security.
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Recently, provisions were made to welcome Tony Stewart as a fourth partner in Paducah International Raceway. This expansion will only benefit the track, local community and dirt racing industry and we look forward to having Tony onboard.
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Kansas Speedway has named Kelly Hale its manager of Public Relations. Hale, a native of Edwardsville, Kan., has worked for NASCAR as a coordinator of Communications for the past four years. During that time, she oversaw the advance media programs for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. (Track PR Photo)
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NASCAR has set its 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing schedule that includes seven different venues that will provide the teams an opportunity to prepare for the various track layouts and surfaces that they will face over the course of the season. NASCAR determined the test schedule with the input and cooperation of each of the teams’ crew chiefs.
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The Women’s Auxiliary of Motorsports, Inc. (WAM) announces that the NASCAR Foundation has joined as a supporting partner of the 2006 WAM Celebrity Homerun Derby. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2006, will be held at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, home of the Kannapolis Intimidators, in Kannapolis, N.C.
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A tentative, unofficial 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule offers few surprises. The series expects to visit all the same venues as in 2006, with some notable date changes for Kansas, Gateway, Martinsville, Kentucky and Indianapolis. TruckSeries.com expects NASCAR to officially release the schedule before the series reaches Talladega on October 7, 2006.
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In typical NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fashion, the championship points battle is intensifying as the series heads towards its fall finale. Todd Bodine, driver of the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota continues to lead, but his once-mammoth margin of 182 points, which he held after the 15th race of the season at Indianapolis, has been cut in half thanks to Johnny Benson's performances in the last four races. Benson, No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota driver, has two wins and two fourth-place finishes in his last four starts. Bodine's 91-point advantage over Benson seems narrow compared to his previous margin, but in put into a historical perspective, it's the fourth-largest margin in series history with six races remaining. Benson says it's been a great season no matter what the points standings reflect. "We have not lost any sleep over the points battle," said Benson. (High Sierra Photo)
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Pole Position, a high-quality motorsports magazine previewing the Oct. 11-14 Bank of America 500 Week events at Lowe's Motor Speedway, will be available free of charge starting Monday, Oct. 2. The 80-page, all-color magazine will be distributed through Charlotte area Lowe's, Food Lion, Circle K and Wal-Mart stores.
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Race fans will see the first of many improvements at Michigan International Speedway in 2007, starting with the enhancement of two grandstands in Turn One, track President Roger Curtis announced today. MIS will replace two existing grandstands in Turn One with new, fan friendly grandstands. The new grandstands will offer race fans premium seating and amazing sightlines of the two-mile oval.
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Gateway International Raceway announced today that Vice President and General Manager Matt Strelo has resigned his position effective October 4, 2006. Strelo has spent the past five years at the track overseeing all business and day-to-day operations of the facility. Under his watch the track had the most successful seasons in its 10-year history, highlighted by the 2005 Wallace Family Tribute 250 NASCAR Busch Series Race which honored St. Louis natives Rusty, Mike and Kenny Wallace.
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Mike Bliss is hoping to claim $1.15 million in salary, and possibly more in damages, in a dispute with Haas CNC Racing scheduled for trial Oct. 2 in North Carolina Superior Court in Charlotte, according to a story in NASCAR Scene.
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