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Archive for November, 2011

Nov 01
Tuesday

Reba To Host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony

Reba McEntire DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2011) – NASCAR announced today that renowned multimedia superstar Reba will serve as the host for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on Dec. 2 at Wynn Las Vegas. The ceremony honors the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and other drivers who finished in the top 10 of the final series standings. Increasingly, it has become a full-fledged entertainment experience with appearances by major celebrities. Reba indeed qualifies as “major.” Her Facebook page has nearly 2.5 million “likes” and here’s why: · 34 albums that have sold more than 56 million copies worldwide, with 64 Top 10 hits and 35 No. 1 singles · Her reign of No. 1 hits spans four decades and Billboard, Country Aircheck and ... FULL STORY »

Texas-Sized Weekend Planned for Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon high fives fans - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR FORT WORTH, Texas. (November 1, 2011) – While this weekend’s event at Texas Motor Speedway is not a swap meet, Jeff Gordon only wants a cowboy hat and six-shooters after he gives his Corvette away. Friday night, live on “Trackside” ... FULL STORY »

Quicken Loans Joins Stewart-Haas Racing

Stewart-Haas Racing Nation’s Largest Online Retail Mortgage Lender To Become Primary Sponsor of No. 39 Team and Driver Ryan Newman While Serving as Associate Sponsor of No. 14 Team and Driver Tony Stewart KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2011) – Quicken Loans Inc., the ... FULL STORY »

Three to Go: Roush Fenway Eyes NASCAR Championships

Roush Fenway Racing After a wild race on the short track of Martinsville, Roush Fenway travels west to Texas Motor Speedway to one of its best tracks on the circuit, where the team boasts 15 wins in NASCAR competition, including two this season. AAA ... FULL STORY »

Lesson for Gilliland: Everything’s Bigger in Texas

David Gilliland - Front Row Motorsports Driver Learned State Slogan Applies to Impact with Wall, Too Statesville, N.C. (November 1, 2011) - Texas Motor Speedway is a favorite stop on the racing circuit for driver David Gilliland, but he learned the hard way on his last visit ... FULL STORY »

No. 38 Team Comparable with Gordon in Recent Points Performance

2011 NSCS No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford Fusion - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR Long John Silver's Team Earning Same Points Average as 10th-Place Driver Statesville, N.C. (November 1, 2011) - For the second week in a row, Travis Kvapil can head to the track with some weight off of his shoulders. The driver of ... FULL STORY »

Jimmie Johnson, 2011 NSCS AAA Texas 500 Race Preview

Jimmie Johnson/No.48 MyLowe's Chevy - Photo Credit: HHP/Harold Hinson Photography JIMMIE JOHNSON 2011 STARTS: 33 WINS: 2 TOP 5: 14 TOP 10: 21 CURRENT DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: 6th (-43) FINISH IN MARTINSVILLE: 2nd 2010 FALL FINISH AT TEXAS: 9th NEWS MYLOWE'S LOUNGE: Johnson will drive the No. 48 MyLowe's paint scheme in Texas. MyLowe's is ... FULL STORY »



Randy Hill Racing (RHR)
David Ragan To Pilot Randy Hill Racing Entry At Texas Motor Speedway
Posted 11.01.11
JUSTIN, Texas (November 1, 2011) - - Officials from Randy Hill Racing (RHR) announced today that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) driver David Ragan will pilot the No. 08 Texas Tech University Ford Mustang in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. Ragan, ...FULL STORY »
James Buescher, driver of the No. 31 Exide Batteries Chevrolet Silverado - Photo Credit: Tom Whitmore/Getty Images for NASCAR
Texas Native Buescher Heads to Home Track with NCWTS Title, First Win and Place in History in Sight
Posted 11.01.11
DRIVER LOOKING TO BECOME FIRST TRUCK SERIES COMPETITOR TO WIN SERIES TITLE AFTER MISSING A RACE With two races remaining in the 2011 season, the 11 points by which James Buescher trails NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader Austin Dillon is far from insurmountable. But when weighed against the fact Buescher failed ...FULL STORY »
NASCAR’s Rick Hendrick, wife, two crewmen injured in plane crash
Posted 11.01.11
NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick his wife Linda and two crewmembers suffered minor injuries Monday night after their aircraft slid off a runway in Key West Florida. The jet, a Gulfstream 150 registered to Hendrick driver Jimmie Johnson apparently suffered brake failure when it landed. According to an airport spokesman the ...FULL STORY »


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