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2007
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
General News
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After spending most of his professional career designing wind tunnels and automotive test facilities, Ken Woodard never thought he'd ever be spending his time at the racetrack as a NASCAR team engineer. "I worked for Sverdrup Technology in Tullahoma (TN) for 15 years and I was planning on retiring there," said Woodard, now the team engineer for HT Motorsports and the No. 59 Toyota Tundra driven by Terry Cook in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. "Then in 2000, I saw an ad on Monster.com stating Dodge Motorsports was looking for an aerodynamic engineer." (Team PR Photo)
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While other teams are struggling to find and/or keep their sponsors, Kevin Harvick, Inc. and driver Ron Hornaday, Jr. are keeping theirs happy the right way – by winning. Camping World and RVs.com came on board two months ago for the No. 33 Chevy Silverado team. And, in turn, the team has rewarded them with two trips to Victory Lane and a surge in points up to second place. On Wednesday, KHI and Camping World announced they will extend their relationship through the 2008 season. (KHI Photo)
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Keselowski Will Sub for Musgrave at Memphis
- Ted Musgrave will not be driving the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Tundra this weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park; but it's not by choice. After getting into a wreck with Kelly Bires on lap 74 in Turn 2 at The Milwaukee Mile last Friday night, Musgrave took his battered Toyota and rammed alongside Bires stopped truck against the outside wall. Musgrave was black flagged, directed off the track and into the garage area. Bires was forced to register a DNF because of the damage. That black flag was just the beginning for Musgrave. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
Related Article:
NASCAR PENALTY: Musgrave Suspended, Parked for Memphis
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As Roush Fenway Racing makes plans for the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the team has decided to showcase some of its young driving talent in several upcoming Craftsman Truck Series races. The No. 50 truck will serve as the test truck, with a few different drivers slated to make starts for the remainder of the 2007 season. "We have a talented pool of young drivers at Roush Fenway Racing," said team owner Jack Roush. "Peter Shepherd and Danny O'Quinn have been impressive, and T.J. Bell has shown great promise as well." (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Kentucky Speedway’s previous three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races have been decided by an average of 0.338 of a second at the finish line and Circle Bar Racing driver David Starr predicts the competitive series pattern will continue at the track July 14.
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NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to the No. 24 and No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports teams that compete in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions found this past weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
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The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers, Ford Racing and Kentucky Speedway announce the three-year extension of entitlement partnerships associated with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) “Built Ford Tough 225 Presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers” event at the 66,089-seat venue.
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Mark Martin spent two days last week in the nation's capital as a guest of the United States Army, his primary sponsor in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The Washington D.C. trip included stops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to meet with wounded soldiers, a tour of the Pentagon and a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. (Team PR Photo)
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Arrington Engines, nationally renowned builder and researcher for Dodge NASCAR engines and 3-time Dodge Manufacturing Award winner, is now sharing its expertise by offering performance-enhanced HEMI engines and customized automotive parts to public in the automotive aftermarket.
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PINKS: All Out, a spin-off of the popular SPEED program PINKS, is becoming a major racing event at tracks all over the country, turning what was a simple cable television show taping into a racing spectacle complete with all of the logistical challenges of a major league sporting event.
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Whenever the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams have come to New Hampshire International Speedway to race, it has become a tradition that the PASS North Super Late Models have not been far away. For the past several years, when fans have been to NHIS, the PASS North cars have been at a short track within a short drive on the Saturday night of race weekend. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Tom Giacchi, a childhood friend and motorcoach driver for NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Carl Edwards, will shave for the first time since Nov. 6, 2005 when he takes the stage Friday for Trackside on SPEED this weekend from Sonoma at 6 p.m. ET.
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Former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver and current FOX & SPEED NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip was on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain this past weekend, discussing Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s well-documented move from Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to Hendrick Motorsports for 2008 and beyond. Many things were discussed, including a hint at a new sponsor.
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Laps For Life: A Blood & Marrow Drive For Alabama will present its second annual blood and marrow drive on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Talladega Superspeedway and officials will have even more to offer donors as a “thank you” for giving the gift of life.
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It may only be June, but already the buzz surrounding the 40th Annual Snowball Derby, held at Pensacola, Florida’s Five Flags Speedway the weekend of November 29th through December 2nd, is already swelling throughout the short track racing world.
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Mark Dyer, a seasoned licensing executive with over 25 years in sports business, has been named president and chief executive officer of Motorsports Authentics, the merchandise retailer owned in a 50/50 joint venture between International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI).
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Gateway International Raceway Vice President and General Manager Lenny Batycki announced today the hiring of Brandon Mudd as the organization's new public and media relations manager. Mudd is a former motorsports reporter and show host at 590 the Fan KFNS in St. Louis and a racing reporter for various national, regional and local print, broadcast and internet entities.
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Bill Davis Racing announced today that Ryan Mathews, developmental driver of its No. 36 Toyota Tundra has signed on for a minimum of five more races and is looking to expand for more. “We are really happy with what Ryan has done at this point in the season,” said Bill Davis. “He has shown us his talent on and off the racetrack, and we couldn’t be more pleased to sign him on for more races.”
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Whoever sings “and the rockets red glare,” on Saturday, July 7, the day of the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, will really mean it. Sometime between 4:09 p.m. and 4:36 p.m. (EDT), NASA is scheduled to launch a Delta II Rocket from the Astrotech Space Operations Facility Launch Pad at Kennedy Space Center in nearby Titusville.
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Suit alleges that AT&T breached contract; conspired against NASCAR -
Today the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) filed a counter claim in U.S. District Court against AT&T Mobility/Cingular Wireless and AT&T Inc., alleging breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, and conspiracy to aid and abet wrongful interference with NEXTEL's exclusive sponsorship agreement. NASCAR is seeking a minimum of $100 million in damages.
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Johnny Benson made the short trip from Michigan International Speedway to my home track, Toledo Speedway, to participate in what the speedway bills as "The Fastest Short Track Show in the World." The program is an open wheel doubleheader, with the Auto Value Bumper-to-Bumper Super Sprints joining the International Supermodified Association on the card. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Michael Waltrip Racing announces that PJ Jones will qualify and race the No. 00 BURGER KING Toyota Camry for David Reutimann during the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.
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Father’s Day brings special thoughts of dad across the country this Sunday, June 19. Father-son relationships run strong and deep throughout NASCAR racing. Bobby Hamilton Sr. and Jr. shared as much a love for racing as they did for each other, just as Dale Earnhardt and his name-sake son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., as well as four generations of Pettys and two generations of Allisons.
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Wendy Venturini talks exclusively with Kelley Earnhardt Elledge about her unique role as big sister to NASCAR's most popular driver and general manager of her brother's fledgling business, JR Motorsports.
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NASCAR veteran Johnny Benson, in town for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this weekend at Michigan Int'l Speedway, is making a detour to Toledo Speedway. Benson has entered the ISMA (International SuperModified Association) race at Toledo Friday night, June 15th.
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Mike Skinner saw his streak of consecutive Budweiser Poles end at six last Friday, two short of the series record he set in 1995. Skinner was knocked off the pole by Todd Bodine by 0.081 of-a-second. Skinner is the most proficient qualifier in series history. He has 38 career poles in 138 starts. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Through a grant from Speedway Children’s Charities, Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County was able to offer 19 grieving children and teens an opportunity to attend Camp Pit Stop. The camp is a place where children and teens come together in a fun and supportive setting to meet others who have experienced the death of a loved one and to work through their feelings of grief.
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Lt. Governor John C. Carney, Jr. invites all Delawareans to take a victory lap of their own as Dover International Speedway opens the "Monster Mile" for Delawareans to burn a little shoe rubber. The free fun walk will take place at Dover International Speedway on Wednesday, June 20, beginning at 12 noon.
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Chris Wimmer will be making his ARCA Re/Max debut this Friday June 15th at Michigan International Speedway. Wimmer will be driving the # 32 Country Joe Racing Red Line Oil Dodge.
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Roulo Bros. Racing has announced that Roush Fenway Racing development driver Peter Shepherd will once again be behind the wheel of the No. 39 Ford Fusion for select ARCA RE/MAX Series events.
Shepherd will assume driving duties beginning at the ARCA 200 at Michigan International Speedway this Friday, June 15th.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has ended the suspense and announced his new racing home for 2008 – Hendrick Motorsports. Now, the only question is how long will tickets remain for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17 to see him with his new race team.
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NASCAR.COM, one of the leading sports league Web sites, announced today the debut of TNT Inside Angle, a new section on the award-winning site that gives fans an exciting glimpse of all the behind-the-scenes action of the NASCAR on TNT Summer Series telecasts.
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As a NASCAR race spotter, there’s little that happens on the racetrack that bothers me. If it did, I shouldn’t be up there. This past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, I got scared. Mind you, it wasn’t spotting Terry Cook in Friday’s Sam’s Town 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, but rather watching the Indy Racing League cars practice on the ultra-fast 1.5-mile TMS oval.
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Motor Racing Network (MRN), the world's largest independent sports radio network, has extended its affiliate relationship with Chicago's WUSN-FM through 2010, network officials announced today.
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For years, ButlerBuilt Safety Systems have offered the industry-leading technology in racecar safety to racers from the short tracks to the top-tier levels of NASCAR. Week in and week out, the ButlerBuilt logo is emblazoned on the state-of-the-art seats and other safety products that can be seen in victory lane. ButlerBuilt users have won the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and nearly everything in between.
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Johnny Benson is known for his on-track endeavors in all three series of NASCAR racing. He was the 1996 Nextel Cup Raybestos' Rookie of the Year, the 1995 Busch Series champion and is also a winner in the Craftsman Truck Series ranks. But, there's more to the experienced and talented driver with a winning resume. Benson is also a track owner. The native of Grand Rapids, MI became involved with his home track of Berlin Raceway several years ago. Before you think he owns the whole thing, he wants everyone to know he's a part owner of the facility under a limited liability partnership. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The ever-evolving technical nature of the automobile has spurred a growth in the number of educational institutions offering training courses for mechanics, service and parts professionals. Recently, the Transport Systems Technologies program at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC got a huge boost with the opening of The Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology. The gleaming new 34,000 square foot facility - funded by the Hendrick Automotive Group in honor of Hendrick, the father of mega car dealer and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick - was designed to meet the needs of both the students and the motoring public for decades to come. (Team ASE Photo)
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Seventeen students from across the country were selected to participate in the 2007 NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. The program, which began last Monday, gives minority college students the opportunity to complete a 10-week, paid summer internship within the NASCAR industry.
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He spent the entire race working his way back to the front, but in the end the battle was well worth it for ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Chad McCumbee, who came from one lap down to win the Pocono 200 Saturday afternoon at Pocono Raceway.
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STS Motorsports Inc. has recently received word that the application for a historical highway marker for North Wilkesboro Speedway has been approved. The application was submitted last fall, however a decision was postponed to determine proper verbiage for the sign.
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Evernham Motorsports announced today that Chase Miller will be behind the wheel of the No. 9 Lipton Dodge this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway . Miller, who most recently drove the No. 4 Dodge Ram for Bobby Hamilton Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, will making his NASCAR Busch Series debut at the 1.333-mile oval.
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David Starr, driver of the No. 10 MaxxForce Diesel Ford F-150 races in his home state of Texas in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this weekend. Starr drives for Ozona, Texas based Circle Bar Racing.
Both you and the team are racing in your home state this weekend.
"Our International MaxxForce Diesel Ford team, we are always trying to do the best we can do. It doesn't matter if we are in Dover, Delaware, or Texas. But Texas is special to us because Tom Mitchell, our team owner, is from Texas and I live in Texas, myself, I'm from Texas. The race track at Texas Motor Speedway was always been a real special to me."
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It's just a shade over 600 miles from Mansfield, Ohio to Newton, Iowa. Traffic may make you bide your time a little on the way up State Route 13 and U.S. 250 to the Ohio Turnpike, but once you hit the expressway, it's smooth sailing through the mostly flat and generally green lands of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. If you're lucky enough to miss rush hour in Chicago, the journey's a comfortable use of about nine hours of time. If Wikipedia's to be believed, these two towns have more in common than one might think. Both are county seats with all the requisite courthouse trimmings.
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Kelly Bires accepted the challenge to make his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series this Saturday for personal and professional reasons. It is personal because it’s an opportunity to help out a teammate at Wood Brothers/JTG Racing. It’s professional because it marks a significant step in his young racing career.
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Chris and Scott Wimmer will be returning to Dells Speedway Park, at Wisconsin Dells, WI on Tuesday June 12th to race in the American Speed Association Midwest Tour race. Other NASCAR drivers scheduled to compete are Johnny Sauter, Travis Kvapil, Erik Darnell, and Tim Sauter.
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Growing up in Green Bay, Wis., Richie Wauters, crew chief for Billy Ballew Motorsports’ pair of Chevrolets driven by Bill Lester, Kyle Busch and Kelly Sutton, had plenty of time to spend in the local hockey rink. When not skating himself, he worked at the local rink and did everything from prying up chunks of ice to sharpening skates.
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William (Bill) Clifton France is remembered - and revered - as the man who followed his visionary father at NASCAR's helm, in the process becoming a visionary himself, as he guided NASCAR to unprecedented levels of popularity. Read statements from President George W. Bush and members of the NASCAR community regarding the passing of Bill France. (NASCAR Images Photo)
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This weekend, Chad McCumbee and the No. 45 Goody’s Cool Orange Dodge team will head to the 2.5 mile, triangular-shaped Pocono (Penn.) Raceway for Sunday’s Pocono 500. This will be McCumbee’s debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
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John Cooper, former president of Daytona International Speedway and a France friend for 51 years, on multiple topics:
On his management style -
"You always knew where you stood with Bill. He had goals and he did what he had to do to get to those goals ... and he did it as a gentleman.
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The funeral service for Bill France, the visionary leader of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing and International Speedway Corporation for more than three decades, has been scheduled for Thursday, June 7, at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach. (NASCAR Images Photo)
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The news today that NASCAR vice-chairman Bill France, Jr. passed away at the age of 74 was not a total shock, but was still very much unexpected. For those of us that spend time in and around the infield at Daytona International Speedway during SpeedWeeks, there was the occasional sighting of the man, who as NASCAR president from 1972 through 2003, led the charge to transform NASCAR from a regional collection of rag-tag short track racers to a national sports phenomenon. Those sightings have become more and more infrequent in recent years, and when you did happen to spot Bill Jr., as he was known to the racing world, you could tell his health was slowly slipping away. (NASCAR Images Photo)
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It’s very difficult to properly put into perspective Bill France Jr.’s contribution to the stock car racing industry. Bill France Sr. developed and organized the sport, and Bill Jr. actively participated in laying that foundation.
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“As a former Daytona International Speedway president, Bill France always kept a keen eye on the track that his father Bill France Sr. founded and built. I have been honored to have his guidance and experience at my disposal during my tenure as track president.
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International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) (“ISC”) announced today that William (“Bill”) C. France, 74, ISC's Chairman, passed away this afternoon in Daytona Beach, Florida. Funeral arrangements are pending. Effective immediately, ISC Chief Executive Officer James (“Jim”) C. France will assume the role of Chairman.
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1. April 4, 1933:
William Clifton France is born in Washington, D.C., the son of William H.G. France and Anne Bledsoe France.
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William (“Bill”) Clifton France is remembered – and revered – as the man who followed his visionary father at the helm of NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation (“ISC”), in the process becoming a visionary himself, as he guided NASCAR to unprecedented levels of popularity, and grew ISC into a leading position in the motorsports industry.
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Taking NASCAR from a regional sport and building it into a national one brought William “Bill” C. France to the public eye. Today, that same sport mourns the death of France.
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"The world of racing has lost a true innovator in Bill France, Jr., who made NASCAR the premiere sport it is today. His vision, tenacity and friendship will be missed. He left the sport better and provided the foundation for continued growth. Chevrolet and General Motors extends its thoughts and prayers to the France family."
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NASCAR Vice Chairman William C. France, whose leadership helped turn a family-owned company into a national phenomenon, died today at his home in Daytona Beach, Fla. at the age of 74. France served as NASCAR's president from 1972-2000, taking over from his father, NASCAR founder William H.G. "Big Bill" France. In 2000, France - known as "Bill Jr." - became NASCAR's CEO and the chairman of the newly created NASCAR Board of Directors. In October 2003, the torch was again passed, with France's son Brian France taking over as Chairman and CEO. (NASCAR Images Photo)
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For race fans, finding dad the perfect gift this Father's Day just got easier thanks to Craftsman. Between now and Father's Day, Craftsman will support its NASCAR sponsorship with a number of promotions designed to reward loyal NASCAR fans, Craftsman customers and their dads.
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