Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
no responses - Posted 03.16.09
NASCAR Nationwide Series from Bristol on ABC The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its first appearance of the 2009 season on ABC this weekend when ESPN on ABC has live, high definition coverage of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 21, beginning at 2 p.m. ...FULL STORY »

Carl Edwards, 2009 Food City 500 NSCS Race Preview
no responses - Posted 03.16.09
Carl Edwards - NSCS ADVANCE Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Bob Osborne Chassis: RK-596 - raced last at Bristol Motor Speedway in Aug. 2008 Edwards started that race from the pole, led 84 laps and finished first ...FULL STORY »

CENTENNIAL ERA CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE COMING TO IMS IN JUNE 2010
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INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, March 16, 2009 – Some of the world’s finest classic and antique automobiles will take center stage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Centennial Era Concours d’Elegance on June 18-20, 2010. Speedway President and COO Joie Chitwood announced the one-time event during the Judges Breakfast on Saturday, March 14, at ...FULL STORY »

TV TUNE-IN ALERT: NASCAR Driver Jeff Burton on ABC Daytime’s “General Hospital”
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WHEN:         Airs Wed., March 18 on ABC at 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT and on SoapNet at 10 p.m. ET/PT STORYLINE: Burton visits neighborhood tavern Jake's where he has a conversation with bartender Coleman (Blake Gibbons) when Dr. Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) arrives and despite being a race car enthusiast, ...FULL STORY »

2009 FOOD CITY 500 WEEKEND SCHEDULE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
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BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY 2009 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday, March 19TH 11:00 AM 12:00 N        UARA Practice 12:30 PM 1:30 PM        UARA Qualifying 4:00 PM                            NNS HAULERS ENTER (TRUCK PARKING ONLY) 6:00 PM                            NSCS HAULERS ENTER (Top 35 Only) 7:00 PM 9:00 PM         Speedway Children’s Charities Rides 9:00 PM                            NSCS REMAINING HAULERS ...FULL STORY »

Furniture Row Racing Announces Revised Cup Schedule
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DENVER, Colo. (March 16, 2009) -- Furniture Row Racing announced today a revision of its 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. The Colorado-based team has added one race to its original 12-race Cup schedule and has revised three of its upcoming race locations. The April 5th race at Texas Motor Speedway in ...FULL STORY »

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Food City 500
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES · Joey Logano was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the March 8 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. Logano scored a 30th-place finish and took ...FULL STORY »

WIX Filters Lap Leader News and Notes: Food City 500
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NEW AND NOTES FROM THE WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER PROGRAM – NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES · FOUR RACES, FOUR DIFFERENT FACES: Four different drivers have claimed WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the first four events of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season: Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, ...FULL STORY »

Longtime Daytona 500 Invocation Preacher Dies
no responses - Posted 03.16.09
The Rev. Hal Marchman, a Baptist preacher who delivered the invocation before the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 and continued as the Daytona International Speedway’s unofficial chaplain through 2004, died “unexpectedly” on Sunday at Indigo Palms Memorial Care Facility in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal Web site, ...FULL STORY »

Mother Nature Stalls Patrick Sheltra’s On-Track Return At The Rock
no responses - Posted 03.14.09
ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina (March 14, 2009) - - A steady stream of mist and rain postponed Saturday’s open ARCA RE/MAX Series test at Rockingham Speedway which also stalled veteran driver Patrick Sheltra’s return to seat after being involved in a vicious incident in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway last ...FULL STORY »

NASCAR Star Todd Bodine Concerned About His Future
no responses - Posted 03.14.09
Mooresville, NC (March 13, 2009) – Todd Bodine is concerned about his future?  That’s a headline that no one thought they would ever read.  After all, with the exception of a 19th place finish in Loudon, NH, on September 13th, and a 9th place finish on September 20th in Las ...FULL STORY »

Bobby Gilll Set To Compete For Fifth Championship
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Concord, NC – March 13, 2009 – It’s been a long winter for USARacing’s four-time Champion, Bobby Gill.  Like a bear just awakening from a seasonal hibernation, Gill is on a determined quest to get back to doing what he does best:  winning races and capturing Championships in the Pro ...FULL STORY »

Alex Yontz Teams with Venturini Motorsports for Carolina 200 at Rockingham
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CONCORD, NC (3-13-09) – Venturini Motorsports announced today that UARA Late Model star Alex Yontz has become the newest member of their team. His first outing will be the ARCA RE/MAX Series open test at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday March 14, 2009. Yontz will then follow-up the test with the ...FULL STORY »

Statement from Mike Olsen on the loss of Stub Fadden
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Statement from Mike Olsen on the loss of his grandfather, legendary New England Short track racer Stub Fadden. Fadden passed away on March 11th.     "This is a big loss for our family. We are obviously feeling the sadness anyone would feel at a time like this, but at the same time ...FULL STORY »

David Starr and Wife Kim Welcome Son David Starr Jr.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA., (March 13, 2009) – HT Motorsports/Zachry driver David Starr and his wife Kim welcomed their first son, David Starr Jr., on March 12th at 11:21am.  The proud father and mom are doing well, and Jr. is working his way into the hearts of all that surround him.  “He’s ...FULL STORY »