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Archive for June, 2011

Jun 16
Thursday

Panther Looks Forward to IndyCar’s Return to the Milwaukee Mile

JR Hildebrand - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell National Guard Panther Driver JR Hildebrand Tested on One-Mile Course Week after Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (June 16, 2011) – After a year layoff the IZOD IndyCar Series will be returning to the historic Milwaukee Mile this weekend for the Milwaukee 225, where National Guard Panther Racing rookie JR Hildebrand is slated to make his first career IndyCar start on the one-mile flat oval. The IndyCar Series last raced at Milwaukee in 2009 and after a one-year hiatus will be making its return to one of open-wheel racing’s most popular and challenging racetracks. Hildebrand finished second at Milwaukee in 2009 and fifth in 2009 while driving in Firestone Indy Lights and tested ... FULL STORY »

NASCAR Team Properties Named Top Sports Licensing Program

NASCAR Logo Industry Recognizes Landmark Move That Transformed The Business CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 16, 2011) – NASCAR Team Properties was named Best Sports Program of the Year by the International Licensing Industry and Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) on Tuesday ... FULL STORY »

Hal Martin Second Quick In ARCA Racing Series Practice At Michigan International Speedway

Hal Martin BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN - Hal Martin, driver of the No. 55 NOLA Motorsports / U.S. Forensics Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports, posted a second-fastest lap time of 38.766 with a speed of 185.730mph at Michigan International Speedway in the ARCA ... FULL STORY »

Chad Hackenbracht; CGH Motorsports Off To Fast Start In The Irish Hills

CGH Motorsports Thumbnail BROOKLYN, Michigan (June 16, 2011) - - On the heels of their career-best finish in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards of seventh last Saturday afternoon at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Chad Hackenbracht and his CGH Motorsports kept their momentum ... FULL STORY »

Sean Corr; Empire Racing Solid In Michigan Practice

Empire Racing LLC Thumbnail BROOKLYN, Michigan (June 16, 2011) - - It appears participating in the open-test at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) last month paid off. Sean Corr and his Empire Racing team produced the 13th fastest time this afternoon in preparation for tomorrow’s ... FULL STORY »

Team Penske Gaining Momentum as it Returns to the Milwaukee Mile for this Weekend’s Milwaukee 225

Team Penske Thumbnail FAST FACTS Drivers: Helio Castroneves (No. 3 Guidepoint Systems Team Penske), Ryan Briscoe (No. 6 Transitions Adaptive Lenses Team Penske) and Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske) Event: Milwaukee 225 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wis. (one-mile ... FULL STORY »

Lally looking for a “Heluva Good!” run at Michigan

2011 NSCS Andy Lally - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR Mooresville, NC,(June 16, 2011) - Andy Lally prepares to take the #71 TRG Motorsports Ford to Michigan International Speedway this weekend for the running of the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400. Lally is coming off of a ... FULL STORY »



Potomac Family Dining Group (PFDG)
Potomac Family Dining Group to Sponsor Tim George Jr. for remainder of Season
Posted 06.16.11
WASHINGTON, DC (June 16, 2011) -- Potomac Family Dining Group (PFDG) announced today that it will be the primary sponsor for the remainder of the 2011 racing season of Tim George Jr., driver of the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Chevrolet in the ARCA Racing Series presented by ...FULL STORY »
NASCAR HotPass on Directv
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 NASCAR HotPass Lineup on DIRECTV
Posted 06.16.11
Ride Along with Stewart, Kurt Busch, Vickers and Earnhardt at Michigan on DIRECTV Event: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Previous Winner: Denny Hamlin (beat Kasey Kahne by 1.246 seconds on June 13, 2010) Date / Time: Sunday, June 19, at 1 p.m. EDT Track: Michigan International Speedway ...FULL STORY »
Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 at Infineon Raceway
NASCAR Regulars Set to Compete in West Series in Sonoma
Posted 06.16.11
SONOMA, Calif. (June 16, 2011) – There will be a bit of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series flair in the Thunder Valley Casino Resort 200 at Infineon Raceway on Saturday, June 25. Two NASCAR regulars, plus road-course ace Boris Said, are confirmed for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series ...FULL STORY »
Mike Wallace, No. 01 Cowboys & Aliens Chevrolet Impala Michigan International Speedway Preview
Posted 06.16.11
GAFFNEY, S.C. (June 14, 2011) – Mike Wallace knows a thing, or 700, about how to get the most out of his NASCAR race vehicle each and every weekend. And, this won’t change one bit when the St. Louis native gives the soon-to-be released “Cowboys & Aliens” movie another ...FULL STORY »
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Kenny Wallace, No. 09 RAB Racing Toyota Camry Michigan International Speedway Preview
Posted 06.16.11
CONCORD, N.C. (June 16, 2011) – KENNY WALLACE, NO. 09 TOYOTA CAMRY, ALLIANCE TRUCK PARTS 250, MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY KENNY WALLACE Team: RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Car: No. 09 Toyota Camry Race 15 of 34: Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway Event Info: ...FULL STORY »
No. 62 Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota Camry (Michael Annett) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR
Michael Annett, No. 62 Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota Camry Michigan International Speedway Preview
Posted 06.16.11
Michael Annett Michigan News and Notes The Headlines: Previous Race Recap: In his 85th career start in the Nationwide Series, Michael Annett notched a ninth place finish at Chicagoland Speedway in the series' most recent event. The driver's top-10 finish moved him to 10th in the Nationwide Series championship point standings ...FULL STORY »
Michael Dabney Jr.
Michael Dabney Jr. Off To Solid Start At Summer Shootout
Posted 06.16.11
CONCORD, North Carolina (June 17, 2011) - - INEX Asphalt Legend Car Series contender Michael Dabney Jr. is off to a solid start to begin the 2011 edition of the Summer Shootout at Concord (N.C.) Motor Speedway. An open-practice session last week, followed by additional practice this past Monday ...FULL STORY »
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Brett Moffitt, No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry Langley Speedway Preview
Posted 06.16.11
CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota driver Brett Moffitt races this Saturday at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va. Moffitt, a Grimes, Iowa native, ranks fourth in the K&N Pro Series East standings, trailing the series leader by 84 points. Moffitt earned victories at Greenville-Pickens and Iowa Speedways ...FULL STORY »
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Newman Marvels at Another Army Experience
Posted 06.16.11
WARREN, Mich. (June 16, 2011) -- U.S. Army NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is the first to admit that witnessing firsthand the Army's state-of-the-art technology has been a privilege. Since he started to drive the Army Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009, he has visited a number of military installations, and even ...FULL STORY »


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