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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
General News
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In conjunction with February being Women’s Heart Health Awareness month, the Women’s Auxiliary of Motorsports, Inc. (WAM) will help promote the Go Red for Women campaign during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway.
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Ovations Food Services, the full-service food and beverage concessions and catering subsidiary of Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, has been selected by Dover Motorsports, Inc. to provide all food and beverage concession sales at the company's three Midwest motorsports facilities, which include Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, and Nashville Superspeedway near Nashville.
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The cost of racing in every NASCAR series is constantly increasing. With top NASCAR Nextel Cup Series teams asking for - and in many cases receiving - upwards of $20 million from a sponsor for just one year, the price of playing poker is out of reach for many companies and individuals wishing to get exposure or to compete as an owner. For some owners, even ones that can demand and receive the largest of the sponsorships, they find that there is a need for more funding to stay competitive. Richard Childress Racing, winner of six NNCS championships with the late Dale Earnhardt and last year's NASCAR Busch Series championship with Kevin Harvick, recently sold a significant portion of the team to a group of investors. Roush Racing, with 13 teams spread throughout the NASCAR scene, is in talks with Fenway Sports Group's John Henry. Fenway Sports is the owner of, among other entities, the Boston Red Sox. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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David Reutimann is prepared to run the entire NASCAR Busch Series schedule for the first time in his career behind the wheel of the No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry during Toyota’s inaugural year. After competing in the Series for five years on a limited basis, Reutimann is poised to campaign for the championship title with Michael Waltrip Racing under the direction of Crew Chief Jerry Baxter.
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Busch Series Campaign Features Drivers Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Stephen Leicht
- After successfully launching its overall NASCAR marketing campaign in January, ESPN today announced phase two of the effort in support of the NASCAR Busch Series.
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Last season race fans witnessed one of the craziest championship battles ever in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In a few days we will begin the lucky 13th season for the series. Our broadcast team welcomes Adam Alexander to the SPEED television crew. As I began packing 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…. 1. Will the Toyota brand dominate AGAIN in 2007? The development of their 2007 Camry and new Nextel Cup teams has definitely pulled resources away from the Truck teams. The driver line-up for Toyota is still hard to beat. Can the Detroit three step up to the battle? (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Talladega Superspeedway will oversee day-to-day operations of the nearby International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum, Talladega Superspeedway President Grant Lynch announced today.
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NASCAR'S Wallace Brothers - Rusty, Kenny and Mike - share stories of their lives on and off the race track in SPOTLIGHT: THE WALLACE BROTHERS, a 30-minute special premiering Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 PM on Fox Sports Net Midwest.
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With renewals completed, all remaining tickets for the Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event at Lowe's Motor Speedway go on sale Monday, Feb. 5. Priced from $19 to $135, a wide selection of grandstand seating options are available, including a limited number of premium frontstretch seats.
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If you’ve ever dreamed of racing wheel-to-wheel against a field of stars from TV, movies and the sports world on America’s most famous street circuit, now’s your chance! Beginning Monday, February 5, you can bid on a seat in the starting lineup to race along side a star-studded field in the 31st annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, part of the 33rd annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend April 13-15, by logging on to
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Members of the Performance Racing Network broadcast team received seven awards and co-anchor Mark Garrow was named Broadcaster of the Year during the National Motorsports Press Association's recent awards dinner at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Concord Convention Center.
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Short-Term Partnership Gives Kroyer Racing Engines Additional Research and Development Time
- South Point Racing and Kroyer Racing Engines announced today that the No. 77 South Point Chevrolet driven by Brendan Gaughan will be powered by PME engines built by Mark Smith for the first two races of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
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SPEED Stage, SPEED Theatre Feature New and Improved Attractions for 2007
Motorsports enthusiasts will have even more to do and see at auto racing venues across the United States in 2007 thanks to The JHE Production Group, Inc and SPEED.
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NASCAR drivers Boris Said and Stacy Compton and popular urban radio host Doug Banks have joined the experienced team of hosts, analysts and reporters for NASCAR’s return to ESPN’s multimedia platforms in 2007. The three will be part of NASCAR Now, ESPN’s first-ever daily news show totally dedicated to NASCAR, debuting Monday, Feb. 5.
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“I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life,” Mark Martin told a group of reporters at the annual Lowe’s Motor Speedway Media Tour. Grinning ear-to-ear the veteran driver went on to elaborate. “I just can’t believe that I’ve been presented with this opportunity to do something that I wanted so much,” said Martin. “There are just so many things going on here at Ginn Racing - in addition to driving the car.
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HT Motorsports announced today it had retained Close Finishes, Inc. to manage publicity initiatives for the team throughout the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The team also indicated that Close Finishes owner, John Close, will serve as the raceday spotter for driver Terry Cook and the No. 59 Toyota Tundra.
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Long recognized as one of the meanest race tracks on the NASCAR schedule, Lowe's Motor Speedway has emerged a true beast. And capitalizing on that tough reputation, speedway officials have launched a marketing campaign that brands the 1.5-mile quad-oval as "The Beast of the Southeast."
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Although there were some unscripted hurdles from the beginning, the TruSpeed Motorsports team of Charles Morgan, Rob Morgan, Timo Bernhard, and B.J. Zacharias finished eighth overall in the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Series. (Steve Keller/Truspeed Motorsports Photo)
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Justin Allgaier announced the re-launch of the team’s website at
AllgaierMotorsports.com
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Familiar Team with Some New Faces Added Into the Mix
- When the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series takes the to track at Daytona in just a few weeks, the No. 08 theGPSstore.com Garmin machine will look very similar to how it did last year. However, there will be some small changes that have come on board this year with the team but they may not be noticed at first glace. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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With the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season just around the corner, let's take a look back at some of the interesting statistics produced in 2006.
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- Wins for Dodge, the first time a manufacturer has gone a season with a goose-egg in the victory column since Dodge went winless in 1996.
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- The number of laps led by Kelly Sutton in 2006. Sutton raced on the series full-time for three seasons and never was able to get up front before leading her first circuit just moments before a frightening, fiery crash at Kansas.
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- Number of races started in 2006 by 2004 series champion Bobby Hamilton before he announced he was fighting cancer; Hamilton succumbed to the disease in early January.
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame took one step closer to opening its doors to the public as fans, VIPs and racing legends from NASCAR’s past and present gathered on the Hall’s site today to officially break ground and begin construction of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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Lester Building Systems has announced the winner of its 2006 NASCAR Season $30,000 Building Giveaway as Thomas DeYoung of Caledonia, MI. The sweepstakes was part of Lester Buildings’ 2006 NASCAR Busch Series sponsorship with Tim Sauter and McGill Motorsports. BGNRacing.com, hosted the 2006 sweepstakes which drew over 50,000 entries.
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Sullivan Worldwide Marketing Group (Sullivan Worldwide) announced today that ThorSport Racing has renewed its relationship with the National Pork Board as an associate sponsor of the No. 13 Chevrolet driven by Willie Allen and the No. 88 Chevrolet driven by Matt Crafton in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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When engineering students from across the nation converge for the annual Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) U.S. Competition in Detroit this May, look for teams from seven southern universities to have a competitive edge since they tested at NASCAR’s Most Competitive Track.
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The Mobile Sports Hall of Fame tapped Rick Crawford, driver of the Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel Ford F-150, to become the 75th inductee into the Hall of Fame. Crawford's induction will be the first from the world of motor sports and the first time an active athlete has been voted into the Hall. Crawford was selected from 78 nominees and swept into the Hall of Fame with an overwhelming letter writing campaign from fans along the Gulf Coast. The 4 member 2007 Class will join prior inductees, Hank Aaron, Vince Dooley, Willie McCovey, Kenny Stabler, Billy Williams, Satchel Paige, Cleon Jones, Amos Otis, Tommie Agee, Ozzie Smith and Richard Todd. The induction ceremony of the 2007 Hall of Fame Class is slated for April 19 at Mobile's Marriott Hotel. Crawford said, "When people have asked, 'Where're you from?' I've always told them I'm from L.A. They would say, 'You don't have the accent,' and I would tell them I'm from the same hometown as Hank Aaron -- Mobile, Alabama. (Circle Bar PR Photo)
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SPEED announced its broadcast plans for the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Long-time SPEED play-by-play announcer Rick Allen will once again lead each NASCAR Camping World Truck Series broadcast, as former NASCAR standout Phil Parsons and current NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Michael Waltrip will provide color commentary. (SPEED Photo)
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With a competitive field of 70 cars entered, including 28 Daytona Prototypes, the Rolex 24 at Daytona will be harder to win than ever before. Always a difficult race to win under the best of circumstances, the number of recognizable names in the field will mean the team that pulls off the victory will not only have the fewest hurdles to jump throughout 24 hours of competition, but will also have to defeat some stiff competition on the track.
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Motor Racing Network (MRN) Radio garnered recognition for hard work this past weekend in Charlotte, NC during the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Convention activities. On Saturday, MRN Lead Booth Announcer Barney Hall was inducted into the NMPA Hall of Fame.
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Recently retired Ford Racing Technology employee Greg Specht couldn't stay "retired" for long. After a 30-year career with the Detroit-based auto manufacturer, many of which were spent on the racing side of the equation, Specht returns to his roots after signing on to lend his assistance to the Wood Brothers/JTG Race teams in 2007. (Team PR Photo)
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All Races to be Produced in High Definition
- NASCAR fans are welcoming back an old friend this year with ESPN’s return to coverage of the sport, but the old friend is going to have a sophisticated new look when live NASCAR coverage resumes next month
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To say Erik Darnell is ready to get to Daytona and get the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season underway would be an understatement. The driver of the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-150 is ready to improve on his impressive 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year winning season. "I don't think I've ever been this excited to get to the track in my life," said Darnell. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 2 Evening Practice Lap Times at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Raybestos Rookies Brandon Whitt (NEXTEL Cup Series) and Aaron Fike (NASCAR Camping World Truck Series) participated in a press luncheon today at the National Motorsports Press Association’s annual convention in Concord, N.C.
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"We at Bobby Hamilton Racing are continuing operations with a team of people hand-selected by Bobby Hamilton Sr. This is the same team of people who helped Bobby Sr. win his NCTS championship title in 2004. The teams and our sponsors, Fastenal and Dodge, continued commitment is evident by the recent successful performance during testing in Daytona.... "
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New TrackPass RaceView on NASCAR.COM Gives Fans an Interactive, Personalized View of the Action on the Track as Well as Exclusive Online In-Car Audio
- Turner Sports New Media and NASCAR announced plans today for two innovative online initiatives designed to enhance the interactive experience for one of the top sports league Web sites on the Internet.
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Billy Ballew Motorsports announced today that fellow Georgian and Late Model racer Jess Mattox will be joining the team as part of their driver development program. Mattox has been racing since the tender age of nine and hails from Waycross, GA. He has already made a mark in the Legends Series as Rookie of the Year in 2004. Mattox, driving the Woodard Pools Legend car won two road course events at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2005 and two feature wins at the 2005 Hardee's Summer Shootout at the Lowe's Motor Speedway, all achieved in the competitive Semi-Pro division. In 2006, the nineteen year old raced in the Georgia Asphalt Series (Gas) scoring top-ten finishes in the super late model division. Mattox also competed in a limited number of races in the acclaimed Florida Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Series (FASCAR). (Team PR Photo)
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Ride & Fly's newest package, a customizable Route 66 motorcycle tour, takes bikers down the fabled highway of American lore, on a trip of any duration between five days and three weeks. Ellettsville, IN: Ride & Fly Tours' latest innovation in motorcycle tourism, a package tour along Route 66, gives bikers a chance to glimpse the spirit of American frontiersmen and legendary pioneers.
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GPg PR - “ppc Racing is not closing its doors, and is not shutting down,” said ppc owner Greg Pollex. “2005 and 2006 were difficult years for ppc Racing and I need to take some time to address some issues and sponsorship needs of the company.
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In a landmark collaboration bringing together two touchstones of American culture, superstar singer Kelly Clarkson has partnered with NASCAR for the 2007 season.
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What do you get when you mix a former series champion with the winningest owner in series history? "A team that's capable of winning a bunch of races and running for the championship," according to 2003 series champion Travis Kvapil (No. 6 Roush Racing Ford). Kvapil returns to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2007 after a two-year stint in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Kvapil joins Roush Racing, his third different team - and manufacturer - driving the No. 6 truck that Mark Martin steered to six victories last season, a series high. Kvapil knows the expectations are high. "There aren't a lot of changes on the team apart from me as a driver, so the pressure is on to go out and live up to the mark that Mark set last year," he said. "Everybody at Roush and Ford is gunning for a championship, so it's a big goal." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 2 PM Practice Lap Times at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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JHE Production Group, Inc. was awarded two prestigious Gala Awards on Friday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Harrisburg, NC based event production company brought home the hardware for Best Fair/Festival category for the 2006 Food Lion Speed Street festival held in uptown Charlotte, NC and for the Most Outstanding Spectacle category for the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Pit Crew Challenge staged at the Charlotte Bobcats arena.
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This week's test at Homestead-Miami Speedway will go a long way in helping teams throughout 2007. All four truck models got a makeover in the offseason, including a new nose, and this session will help teams learn how the trucks react on downforce tracks. "This test is probably one of the best tests we've ever had," said NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Director Wayne Auton. (Christina Ramzel Photo)
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) driver Brendan Gaughan will return to his racing roots this weekend as he tackles the off-road Laughlin (NV) Desert Challenge on Saturday and Sunday. The Laughlin race will be the first of six SCORE events that Gaughan plans to compete in during the 2007 season in his bid for the off-road championship. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 2 AM Practice Lap Times at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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After two back-to-back championships in 2002 and 2003, Xpress Motorsports has proven to be one of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series most powerful teams. With team owner Dave Fuge calling the shots, Xpress has scored wins with drivers Randy Tolsma, Mike Bliss, Ron Hornaday, Travis Kvapil, and Jack Sprague. However, even a strong record and recent trips to victory lane have not assured Fuge's team survival in 2007. After running on a shoestring budget with Bliss again at the wheel in 2006, the new season kicks off with Fuge again wondering what his future holds. Some part-time sponsorship from the team's former owner Steve Coulter and his IWX Motor Freight company and Strutmasters.com kept the team above water, and allowed Bliss to fight for a top ten position in the final standings as well as a dominant victory last fall at Atlanta Motor Speedway. However, when the first test sessions of 2007 kicked off at Daytona last weekend, Fuge was seen walking the garage trying to drum up a deal instead of working on his familiar No. 16 Chevrolets. (Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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As most people spent Sunday watching the NFL Playoffs, Nancy Cartwright, Emmy winning voice of Bart Simpson, spent the day with NASCAR development driver and founder of Freedom Motorsports Group Inc., Kenton Gray, at Southern California’s premier driving school, L.A. Racing Experience at Irwindale Speedway.
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The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 1 Evening Practice Lap Times at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Gateway International Raceway announced today that individual race tickets for the 2007 Oval season would go on sale next Monday, January 22 at 8 AM.
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The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 1 PM Practice Lap Times at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Wood Brothers/JTG Racing is proud to announce that Zaxby's restaurants and the team have come to terms on a sponsorship deal that will provide backing for one of their two full-time Craftsman Truck Series teams. Representative drivers will be Joey Clanton, scheduled to run 16 events and Stacy Compton, set to run the rest.
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TruckSeries.com Expects Kyle Busch to Run a Partial Schedule in a Second Truck for Billy Ballew Motorsports Starting with Daytona
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Bill Lester spent the three-day test session at the Daytona International Speedway not only preparing for the season-opening NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on February 16, but also learning a new race team in Billy Ballew Motorsports. Lester and crew chief, Richie Wauters, developed almost an immediate chemistry at the test and both envision a successful 2007 season. "I have an incredible opportunity with Billy Ballew Motorsports this season," said Bill Lester. "The teams I have driven for in the past were multi-truck teams so the focus was a bit different. This No. 15 team with Richie Wauters at the helm has the reputation for building trucks capable of being upfront every week. I plan on doing my part to try to maintain that. The chemistry with Richie is already there; it's as if we've worked together for years." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Christina Ramzel Photos from Homestead-Miami Speedway Test Sessions.
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TNT NBA Thursday continues this Thurs., January 18 at 7 p.m. ET with the NBA Tip-off Show presented by AutoTrader.com, where Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley will tip-off the evening’s doubleheader coverage. During the pre-game show, the network will air a special tribute to TNT NASCAR colleague Benny Parsons who passed away this week after battling lung cancer.
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"It was nice to be back in my real office, the seat of my Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel Ford F-150. We had a lot of goals this weekend on and off the track. On the track I always want to be the fastest truck. We weren't the quickest this weekend but we had a solid truck and it should race well. Off the track I was really proud of our whole Circle Bar Racing organization."
-Rick Crawford
(Christina Ramzel Photo)
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SportCoins Inc, the Concord, N.C. based sports memorabilia company holding the exclusive license to mint and market collectible NASCAR medallions, has secured trackside distribution with Motorsports Authentics. The purchase of these medallions by Motorsports Authentics for resale trackside is an integral part of SportCoins’ strategy to make available the medallions to race fans in their most exciting environment.
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Nielsen Sports, a unit of VNU, and Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced today a partnership in which they will utilize Nielsen's Sponsorship Scorecard to track advertising signage for their race team. Wood Brothers/JTG Racing is the first NASCAR race team to use Nielsen's Scorecard service.
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The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 1 AM Practice Lap Times at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Race fans routinely pack their bags when preparing to make the trip to Darlington for the Dodge Avenger 500 weekend. One South Carolina elementary school, however, took the green flag early and packed its suitcase several months in advance.
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ESPN is unveiling the first phase of its multimedia marketing campaign for NASCAR on ESPN, announced by Katie Lacey, senior vice president, marketing. Created by Wieden+Kennedy New York, the campaign honors NASCAR’s rich heritage and pays tribute to the teams, drivers and dedicated legions of fans whose combined passion has fueled the sport’s tremendous growth.
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Two Others Join NASCAR PR Team
- The NASCAR public relations department has named Jennifer Powell as its new Senior Manager of Broadcast Communications. Powell, 27, comes to NASCAR from the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates organization, where she worked in media relations the last four years in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. (NASCAR Photo)
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Martin Martin enters his first year with Ginn Racing at the helm of the No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet. Daytona testing provided Martin with his first opportunity to work with Ginn Racing and get acclimated to the No. 01 U.S. Army Team.
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1973 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion Benny Parsons, 65, passed away today at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Parsons, who became an award-winning television and radio personality after retiring from driving in 1988, entered the hospital Dec. 26 as the result of complications stemming from his battle with lung cancer.
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Crafting fond remembrances about friends is getting to be an all too frequent occurrence around here and today's news is easily the most difficult this writer has had to report in a long time - the passing of Benny Parsons earlier today. Parsons' list of accomplishments are many - both professionally and personally. The 1973 NASCAR Cup Series champion, Parsons was a driver's driver in an era when men were measured only by their skill behind the wheel, not by who could sell the most products. (CloseFinishes.com Photo)
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The 2007 Key Motorsports No. 40 Chevrolet Silverado went through its initial paces this past weekend with the season's opening test session at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The end result brought back memories of how the truck performed at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama last fall. (Christina Ramzel Photo)
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Benny Parsons, the 1973 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion and winner of the 1975 Daytona 500, passed away Monday at the age of 65. Parsons spent the last year fighting lung cancer, but still carried out his duties as a television analyst for NBC Sports for the network’s coverage of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series events. Parsons, who retired from active competition in 1988, began his career in television in the mid 1980s on a part-time basis with ESPN and joined the network’s NASCAR coverage full-time after he retired as a driver. Born in North Carolina, Parsons grew up with his grandparents before relocating to join his parents and younger brother Phil in the Detroit area. He took a part-time job as a taxi driver in Detroit, and soon found his interest in race cars had grown to the point where he was ready to jump behind the wheel. (Sherryl Creekmore/NASCAR Photo)
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"Benny Parsons was a true champion - both on the race track and in life. Benny loved our sport and the people that make it up and those people loved him," -
Brian France.
Benny Parsons was the kindest, sweetest, most considerate person I have ever known," said Darrell Waltrip. "He was almost too nice to be a race car driver and I say that as a compliment." (NBC Photo)
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Nashville Native to Drive the No. 13 Chevrolet Silverado in 2007
- Willie Allen has been selected to drive the No. 13 Chevrolet Silverado for ThorSport Racing during the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Allen will drive the entire 25 race schedule for the team beginning February 16th at the Daytona International Speedway. (Team PR Photo)
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Marcos Ambrose will begin his 2007 NASCAR program when the Australian embarks on the first open Busch Series test for the season at Daytona International Speedway this Friday. Ambrose will put his new ride, the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion, through its paces around the 2.5-mile superspeedway over three days of testing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with other Busch Series teams.
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As testing comes to a close at Daytona International Speedway David Star completed a weekend full of first. For the first time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career Starr climbed into his newly sponsored MaxxForce Diesel Engine Ford F-150. For the first time Starr was a member of the Circle Bar Race team and for the first time he had a teammate in veteran Rick Crawford. (Team PR Photo)
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Bill Lester begins sixth full season with new ride ...
The Californian turned Atlanta-area resident joins Billy Ballew Motorsports in 2007 after three seasons at Bill Davis Racing and another pair of campaigns with Bobby Hamilton Racing.
Kvapil, Roush top every practice segment ...
"These guys are awesome; they could go (NEXTEL) Cup racing tomorrow," said Kvapil, who produced the top speed in every segment of the three-day test. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Jim Rosenblum saw his first Daytona International Speedway race in 1959, the year the 2.5-mile tri-oval opened. Rosenblum, a resident of Mamaroneck, N.Y. who owned NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams in the 1980s and 1990s, also is among NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pioneers, having fielded a truck in which Kerry Teague finished 19th in the series' inaugural race at Phoenix International Raceway on Feb. 5, 1995. (NASCAR Photo)
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The official Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Final Composite Practice Lap Times.
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There's little argument in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage who is the favorite to win the eighth annual Chevy Silverado HD 250 on Friday night, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Travis Kvapil's No. 6 Roush Racing Ford was the fastest truck during every session of the three-day test at "The World Center of Racing." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The official Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 3 PM Practice Lap Times. (AM/PM Session Combined due to weather)
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In 2006, no NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team was more dominant at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway than Roush Racing. Mark Martin drove to victory in both races, starting from the pole on each occasion. Additionally, Erik Darnell was sixth at Daytona in his debut race in the series, and David Ragan was seventh at Talladega after starting alongside Martin on the front row. After the first shakedown runs of the 2007 Preseason Thunder test sessions at Daytona, it seems as if the rest of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is facing the prospect of again following the No. 6 Roush Racing Ford when we return to officially kick off the season during SpeedWeeks. Martin's replacement, 2003 series titlist Travis Kvapil, picked up right where his predecessor left off over three-day test, leading each session. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The surprise of the A Main feature in the 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals was the ARCA RE/MAX and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Justin Allgaier. Allgaier, 20 started in the sixth position on the grid after finishing second in his qualifying feature Thursday night.
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Brendan Gaughan and the No. 77 South Point Racing team didn't get a lot of track time on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. With rain keeping the track quiet for most of the morning, Gaughan didn't get on track until early afternoon. When Gaughan did get on track, he told his team that the No. 77 Silverado was better; but a motor issue kept the team from making more gains.
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In the up-and-down world of professional racing, Chris Wimmer has seen both the highs and the lows. After riding the high and planning on participating in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series test session at Daytona International Speedway January 12th - January 14th, the Wausau, Wis., native said that might not happen now.
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It's one of the most memorable finishes in Daytona International Speedway history and Rick Crawford never stops thinking about it. In the 2003 Chevy Silverado HD 250 at Daytona International Speedway, Crawford nipped Travis Kvapil and Robert Pressley in a three-wide photo finish that mirrored the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: The Authoritative Volume on this Motorsport
- Written by veteran NASCAR journalist John Close, this recently launched 160-page hardbound volume recounts the history of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from its conceptual days in 1994 to its present status as one of the most successful and exciting forms of motorsports.
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Things have come full circle at Kevin Harvick Inc., a phenomenon the team hopes will culminate in the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. Call it what you may - old-home week or just former comrades-in-arms reuniting - but there's little doubt the opportunity to meld talent with familiarity is creating unlimited potential. Driver Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet), crew chief Rick Ren and Team Manager Rick Carelli may have come to KHI from different directions but each has been linked to the other since the beginning of the series in 1995. Two of the trio - Hornaday and Carelli - also have a relationship with Kevin Harvick that reaches into the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series star's teen-age years. "Right now at KHI the people we have in place, the drivers we have and the crew chiefs we have is pretty impressive," said Carelli, whose first of four victories was shared with Ren at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1995. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The official Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 2 PM Practice Lap Times.
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Circle Bar Racing will run a two-truck team for the 2007 Craftsman Truck Series season teaming veterans Rick Crawford and David Starr. Crawford, a five-time truck series winner, and Starr, a four-time series winner, took part in an afternoon press conference discussing upcoming season.
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The official Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 2 AM Practice Lap Times.
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Todd Bodine has celebrated his 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship enough. Bodine is now ready to turn his attention to historic Daytona International Speedway and the season-opening Chevy Silverado HD 250 on Friday night, Feb. 16 as he chases his first Daytona victory and back-to-back Craftsman Truck Series championships. "You work so many years to get to this point to be the champion," Bodine said at the lunch break on Friday in the DIS Media Center. "Every year you start off at Daytona. You go through the season working your tail off and you get to the end and you didn't quite get there. Well, this year we got there and when we got there -- it's like now what do you do. The only thing I know how to do is go back and go to work and try to do it again. We're definitely looking forward to trying to get it done again." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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New year, new trucks. All four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series manufacturers - Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota - will debut revised versions of their popular vehicles when the 2007 season begins with the Chevrolet Silverado HD 250 on Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The new models got their first workouts Friday as NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder testing continued at the 2.5-mile tri-oval. (Steve Keller TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The official Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 1 PM Practice Lap Times.
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck teams are hoping No. 13 is their personal lucky number as NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder continues this week at Daytona International Speedway. Three days of tests - beginning Friday and ending Sunday - will give crews a barometer for the 2007 season that begins with the Feb. 16 Chevrolet Silverado HD 250 at the 2.5-mile tri-oval.
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Today marked the first day of a three-day test session for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for next month's Daytona 250 season-opener. Travis Kvapil, the 2003 truck series champion, is set to compete in the No. 6 Roush Racing Ford that was driven to victory lane a series-high six times in 2006.
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The official Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Day 1 AM Practice Lap Times.
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Talladega Superspeedway is the first racetrack in the United States to earn the National Weather Service (NWS) StormReady Supporter designation, which recognizes the facility for its severe weather safety plan and for promoting severe weather safety awareness through the principles of the NWS StormReady program.
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Red Horse Racing has announced that they will field the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Aaron Fike in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Fike, 24, will compete in all 25 events on the Craftsman Truck Series schedule and make a run for the coveted Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. "I am really excited about this opportunity with Red Horse Racing and Toyota," said Fike.
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SPEED has signed veteran sports journalist Krista Voda to a multi-year deal that will include hosting the network's pre-race show for all of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in 2007. Voda also recently signed with FOX Sports as a pit reporter for their NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races in '07. "Krista is a tremendous talent with great passion for her work," said Frank Wilson, SPEED VP of Production. "She understands racing, knows the players, and has a great deal of experience and credibility covering NASCAR and all forms of racing."
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The 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will open, as it has since 2000, with a 250-mile clash on the highbanks of Daytona International Speedway. And just like it has every year since, the unofficial start of the season will kick off when the engines roar to life as testing begins for the season opener this weekend at the World Center of Speed. Now named Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder at Daytona, speedway officials have turned what was once a drab and boring affair for all into something of an event. Fan Fests in the Nextel Fan Zone in the infield give the public a chance to meet their favorite drivers up close, and with the relaxed atmosphere that permeates the speedway during January testing it gives everyone a chance to feel the magic that is Daytona without being crowded by 200,000 of your best friends. There are two phases to the test sessions. The first phase is the single truck runs; there are three to five trucks out on the track at once, each looking for the most speed possible in qualifying trim. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Bill Davis Racing announced today that Trip Bruce will serve as the crew chief for Johnny Benson the No. 23 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. "I couldn't be more excited to help incorporate the resources that TRD has provided for the upcoming season," Bruce stated. "Johnny Benson wants to win his first championship, and I am going to do everything in my power to make that happen."
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With the 2007 race season at Michigan International Speedway quickly approaching, it's time for fans to mark Saturday, Jan. 13 on their calendars. Tickets to Michigan International Speedway's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events will be on sale to the general public that day.
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Deep inside the "World Center of Racing," The NASCAR Foundation officially kicked off NASCAR Day 2007 by announcing May 18 as the date for this year's fundraising celebration. Joining NASCAR Vice President Jim Hunter at Daytona International Speedway was artist Sam Bass, who unveiled this year's NASCAR Day pin that he specially designed for the Foundation.
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As it has since 1964, the ARCA RE/MAX Series, preparing for its 55th consecutive year of competition, will open the stock car season at Daytona Int'l Speedway with the 44th running of the ARCA 200 at Daytona Saturday afternoon, February 10, 2007.
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Customized Race Car Simulators Not Just Games, But Proven Driver Training Tools
- Not everyone in the country can be the next Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Gary St. Amant, Ted Christopher or Clay Rogers. Not everyone has the means and the talent to make it in the top levels of auto racing. But there are plenty of fans with dreams of making it big.
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International Truck and Engine Corporation, a Navistar Company, is expanding its motor sports marketing initiative with Texas based Circle Bar Racing for the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. International will field two, full-time race teams in 2007 with Texas native David Starr and Rick Crawford as the drivers.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, From Desert Dust to Superspeedways - is the latest must-have book for any NASCAR fan. Written by veteran NASCAR journalist John Close, the 160-page hardcover book features more than 225 color photos detailing the history of the division from its beginnings as the "SuperTruck Series" in 1995 to one of today's hottest racing scenes.
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SPEED opened 2006 celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and wrapped it up with a fourth consecutive year of viewership growth and the highest Prime and Total Day ratings in network history. "What a great way to roll into 2007 … it's an awesome motivator for our entire team to see the results of their hard work in a milestone year for the network," said Hunter Nickell, SPEED Executive VP & General Manager.
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Fastenal is saddened by the passing of NASCAR Truck Series Driver Bobby Hamilton Sr. "Bobby Hamilton is a true Champion and we at Fastenal are proud to be a part of his racing legacy. On behalf of Fastenal, I would like to express our condolences to the Hamilton family and the Bobby Hamilton Race team," Will Oberton, CEO Fastenal. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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The New Year that ushers out 2006 and rings in 2007 will also bring with it a new name for what until now has been known as Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. In order to accurately reflect the facility with the addition of a national-level drag strip, owner Mike Dzurilla has decided to make a change to Mansfield Motorsports Park.
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IHRA World Nationals also Set for Broadcast
- With the track's oval track schedule in place and the IHRA Nitro Jam Series World Nationals set for mid-June, the final component of the track's scheduling process has fallen into place with the announcement that five of the six events slated for the oval track and the IHRA event will be broadcast on national television.
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Heavy hearts hang over all auto racers today with the untimely passing of legendary Bobby Hamilton on Sunday in Lebanon, TN. Justin Allgaier, who will be competing in the 2007 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend, joins in the solemn tone.
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Contrary to recent reports that Woodard Racing has folded its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series operations, team owner Rick Woodard squashed those rumors stating the team is alive and preparing for the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opener at Daytona International Speedway next month.
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Mansfield Motorsports Park offers condolences to the family and friends of 2004 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton, who succumbed to cancer Sunday January 7. Hamilton was a ten-time winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and earned his final checkered flag as a driver in the 2005 Ohio 250 at Mansfield.
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Michael Waltrip's road to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series as a full-time owner with multiple teams has been carefully documented through an 11-episode television series on ESPN2 called Michael Waltrip Racing: A New Era, which debuted Sunday, December 10.
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Michigan International Speedway will bring the excitement of NASCAR to downtown Detroit during the 2007 North American International Auto Show on January 13-21 at Cobo Convention Center. As part of Michigan International Speedway's involvement, the speedway will sponsor "Racing Day at the Auto Show" on Thursday, Jan. 18 at the most prestigious auto show in the United States.
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Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today that Rick Ren will serve as crew chief for the No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet Silverado team, and two-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday for the 2007 season. Rick Ren, a 32-year NASCAR veteran, begins his new position this week just in time for Truck Series testing at the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The International Speedway Corporation (ISC), which owns and operates 11 major motorsports facilities in the United States, including Daytona International Speedway, will announce a major multicultural marketing initiative at the 11th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, which is held in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show, at 3:30 p.m., on January 9, 2007 at The Orchestra Hall Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave. in Detroit.
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"Bobby Hamilton was a true racer, an 'old school' racer, and his contributions to NASCAR over the years encompassed much more than statistics in a history book. Bobby will always be remembered at Talladega Superspeedway for his exciting win here in 2001."
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UPDATE: Visitation Information -
Official Statement from Bobby Hamilton Racing:
Bobby Hamilton Racing is saddened to announce that its owner Bobby Hamilton Sr. passed away this afternoon at his home in Nashville, Tennessee from complications of Cancer. "He will be greatly missed as a husband, a father, a grandfather, an owner and a friend," said the Hamilton Family. "We want to thank everyone for their love and support of our racing operation and the outpouring of care and concern during his cancer battle. One of Bobby's greatest loves in life was racing and we will continue on in his honor." (Bobby Hamilton Racing Photo)
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Bobby Hamilton was the driver of the famed '43' owned by Richard Petty from 1995-1997. He won for Petty Enterprises in 1996 at the Phoenix International Speedway and also at the North Carolina Speedway in 1997. "The entire Petty family and organization is saddened by the passing of Bobby Hamilton. Bobby was not only a huge part of the racing family, but of the Petty family as well."
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Jimmy Elledge got his first victory as a crew chief with driver Bobby Hamilton at Talladega in 2001. Hamilton passed away Sunday at his home near Nashville, Tenn., after a bout with cancer. "Bobby really meant a lot to me. He's the guy I won my first race with and so far it's still my only win. Bobby taught me a lot about a lot of things."
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"Kansas Speedway was saddened to learn of the passing of NASCAR driver and team owner Bobby Hamilton," said Jeff Boerger, Kansas Speedway president. "Bobby was a true competitor and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends and everyone at Bobby Hamilton Racing during this time."
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NASCAR fans now can go for the green before the 2007 season even begins! To fuel their passion for speed, H&R Block is offering free, fast, and reliable tax preparation online, exclusively to NASCAR fans.
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Racers accept death on the speedway. It's mortality off the racetrack they have trouble dealing with. Such is the case today as the motorsports community struggles with the passing of Bobby Hamilton, Sr. Hamilton, 49, died Sunday around 3 p.m. at his home in Nashville, TN losing a year-long battle with cancer. An accomplished driver who got his start at the Nashville (TN) Fairgrounds Speedway, Hamilton broke onto the NASCAR Winston Cup scene when he drove one of the camera cars for the movie 'Days of Thunder.' Piloting the No. 51 Exxon Chevy fielded by Rick Hendrick for Paramount Pictures, Hamilton qualified fifth for the for the 1989 Autowerks 500 at Phoenix (AZ) International Raceway. His car, several hundred pounds heavier than those of his competitors because of the additional camera equipment, provided many of the shots that eventually were edited into the runaway success movie that introduced the sport to millions of people. (High Sierra Photo)
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team owner Bobby Hamilton lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, January 7, 2007.
According to a team spokesperson, he died at home with his family by his side at age 49, nearly eleven months after being diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Hamilton, Sr. had ten truck series victories and captured the series Championship in 2004. He made his NASCAR Winston Cup debut in 1989 - played a stunt driver in the 1990 movie Days of Thunder - went on to win Rookie of the Year in 1991 in NASCAR's premiere series. Hamilton, Sr. went on to win at Rockingham in 1997, again at Martinsville in 1998 - his final big leagu victory came at Talladega in 2001.
(PHOTO: Bobby Hamilton, Sr. addresses the media at Daytona Preseason Thunder test sessions in January, 2006 - Ronda Greer Photo)
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NASCAR drivers Boris Said, Randy LaJoie and Mike Stefanik showed that "racers are racers" by placing 1-2-3 in the 2nd annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen at the Lake Placid (N.Y.) Olympic bobsled course on Saturday. Drivers from a variety of NASCAR divisions and the NHRA tested their skills at the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, as the climax of a weekend devoted to support of the U.S. Olympic bobsled program. Despite making his second and final run of both races in a cold, windblown rain, Stefanik, the reigning NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion scored a pair of third-place finishes during the event. He was beaten only by NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Boris Said, an international sports car racing star with bobsled experience, who won both races, by former NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie in the opening race, and by NHRA top fuel drag racer Morgan Lucas in the nightcap.
(PHOTO: 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Todd Bodine considers his next Bobsled Run at the second annual Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen held in Lake Placid, NY - Amanda Bird Photo)
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1973 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion Benny Parsons and brother to our own NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SPEED Channel broadcast analyst Phil Parsons, is currently hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the Carolinas Medial Center in Charlotte. Parsons, who became a popular television and radio personality after retiring from driving in 1988, entered the hospital Dec. 26 as the result of complications stemming from his battle with lung cancer. (NBC Television Photo)
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NASCAR drivers and SPEED cameras will gather this weekend at one of the world's premier Winter Olympic venues, for the second annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presented by Whelen Engineering. SPEED will provide four hours of coverage from the event, which is scheduled to air on Jan. 6-7 from 2 to 4 p.m. (ET) each day.
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Watch the Bodine Bobsled Challenge on SPEED this Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7 from 2-4 p.m. ET.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan is trading in the horsepower of his No. 77 South Point Racing Chevrolet for a speed fix of another kind this weekend. Friday and Saturday, Gaughan will pilot a bobsled in Lake Placid, NY, as part of the Second Annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. The charity event raises money for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, Inc., which creates and builds bobsleds for the U.S. National Bobsled Team at no cost to the athletes. Gaughan, along with several other NASCAR drivers, will drive modified bobsleds on a shorter version of the course that some of the nation's best bobsledders compete on at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. The course is a 17-turn, ¾-mile track where bobsled speeds will top 60 miles per hour.
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The Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Black Achiever Society have named Kansas Speedway's Latoria Chinn as a 2007 Black Achiever in Business and Industry. The Black Achiever in Business and Industry award recognizes individuals who strive to make a difference within their work places and communities.
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SPEED's Bob Dillner Fielding Entries for Zach Stroupe, Nick Stroupe & More
Each and every week on SPEED, television broadcaster Bob Dillner reports the big news from the NASCAR garage. He tells the fans the inside scoop from the biggest teams in the sport like Hendrick, Childress and Roush. In 2007, Dillner will share some of the perspective those names have, only on a smaller scale.
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Nashville Superspeedway will sell single event tickets for the 2007 race season beginning Monday, January 8. Tickets will be available at the Nashville Superspeedway Ticket Office or by calling 1-866-RACE-TIX. Tickets will also be sold on-line at
www.nashvillesuperspeedway.com
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Michael Waltrip Racing has named Frank Kerr as the new crew chief for David Reutimann and his No. 00 Toyota Camry co-branded by DOMINO'S PIZZA and BURGER KING during his campaign for the Rookie of the Year title in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.
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Angie Crisco has been named Lowe's Motor Speedway's 2006 Employee of the Year. Presented annually, the award recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond the call of duty in executing his or her responsibilities. The winner is determined by a vote of the speedway's executive committee and is selected from among 12 Employee of the Month award recipients.
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Ginn Racing announced today the first 14 races of Mark Martin's limited 2007 schedule, with highlights including a record extending 19th consecutive start in the Budweiser Shootout, his 23rd running of the famed Daytona 500 and his 18th consecutive start in the Nextel All-Star Challenge, an event he won in 1998 and 2005.
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Talladega Superspeedway announced today that it has answered the call of race fans seeking increased family-oriented amenities by introducing Champion's Corner, an enclosed RVs-only overnight parking area outside the track's first turn featuring a strict no-alcohol policy for all park residents and guests.
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Kentucky Speedway will place tickets for its 2007 race and Fanfest events on sale Monday, Jan. 8 at 9:00 a.m. Tickets ranging from $20 to $80 depending on event and seat location can be reserved online at
www.kentuckyspeedway.com
as well as through speedway ticket offices at 2216 Dixie Hwy., Ste. 200 in Ft. Mitchell, Ky., and the Sparta, Ky., Fan Center located off of Interstate 71 Exit 57 and Ky. Hwy. 35 North.
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Chase Miller is the latest addition to the Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge Driver Development program. Miller will drive the BHR No. 4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge in the 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. "The 2007 season can't get here soon enough for me", said Miller, "BHR and the Dodges are going to be tough in 2007." (Ronda Greer Photo)
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The close of the 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season in November answered many questions. Todd Bodine would indeed hold off Johnny Benson for the series championship, Mark Martin would close the season and end his tenure with Roush Racing with one final victory - coming in a Truck no less - at Homestead, and Toyota's dominance would reign supreme as the manufacturer claimed the top six positions in the final NCTS driver's standings. However, many questions were left unanswered as well. Veteran drivers Dennis Setzer, Terry Cook, and David Starr all entered the off season looking for their next opportunity. Team owners Wayne Spears, Jim Harris, and Duke Thorson were among many that had rides available or in question. The Spears ride was originally planned for Aric Almirola, but after careful consideration, the Joe Gibbs Racing team decided to move their lead development driver into a partial NASCAR Busch Series program, leaving one of the series most venerable and competitive rides open. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Put together a veteran driver, a veteran team owner and a past championship crew chief and what do you have? A winning combination according to Jim Harris, owner of the HT Motorsports No. 59 Toyota Tundra. Harris has named NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) regular Terry Cook as the new wheelman for the No. 59 Toyota Tundra in the 2007 season. Terry Cook began his career in the NCTS a little over a decade ago and has earned himself a place among NASCAR's top competitors posting six wins, seven poles, 26 top-five and 90 top-10 finishes. Cook also holds the record for the most consecutive starts in the NCTS beating out previous record holder Rick Crawford (210) with 222 starts. At the close of the 2006 season, Terry Cook secured one win at Kansas Speedway and an eighth place standing in the overall driver point standings. He's looking forward to continuing his successful career at HT Motorsports. (Christina Ramzel Photo)
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SPEED will begin its NASCAR season with coverage of NASCAR Preseason Thunder testing days on Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. ET. The 30-minute highlight shows will feature testing coverage from the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series sessions at Daytona International Speedway, giving NASCAR fans their first looks at new drivers, new teams and new race cars.
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Dodge Out, Chevrolet In for Gaughan and renamed South Point Racing Team -
Starting in 2007 driver Brendan Gaughan will bring an entirely new game to the Craftsman Truck Series. The most substantial change comes in his choice of rides for the 25-race season as Gaughan will campaign the newly designed Chevrolet Silverado. "The team is going through a lot of changes and we're trying to get back to winning a championship," said Gaughan on the changes taking place with his race team. "We really feel like Chevrolet is going to give us the best opportunity to take the South Point Racing team to another level." (Ronda Greer Photo)
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ESPN2 will air back-to-back new episodes of Michael Waltrip Racing: A New Era, Sunday, Jan. 7, starting at 10 p.m. ET. Truck Stop, Chopper Nation and Autotrader.com DRIVE in HD, all part of the new ESPN2 Garage block of programming, will debut this weekend.
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