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 January
2007
NASCAR Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman Truck Series season. Long-time SPEED play-by-play announcer Rick Allen will once again lead each NASCAR Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman Truck Series Director Wayne Auton. (Christina Ramzel Photo)
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NASCAR Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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 Craftsman 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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