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Celebrating Over 8-years of NASCAR/Stock Car Racing Coverage
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Next Up For The NASCAR Nationwide Series Is The Diamond Hill Plywood 200 At Darlington Raceway On Friday,
May 9, 2008 Live On ESPN2 At 7:00pm Eastern
Diamond Hill 200 Final Practice Speeds
Diamond Hill 200 Second Practice Speeds
Diamond Hill 200 First Practice Speeds
Gunselman released from ride after racing accident with Franchitti
Huggies and Pull-Ups Brands to Donate $10,000 to Women’s Auxiliary of Motorsports in Honor of NASCAR Moms
Kevin Harvick Signs with JEGS High-Performance Auto Parts
Kelly Bires Eighth Fastest In
Final Practice At Darlington
Marcos Ambrose Consistently Fast
In Practice At Darlington
Todd Bodine, No. 03 Germain Motor Company TOYOTA Camry Darlington Raceway Notes and Quotes
Raybestos Rookie Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Practice Day Quotes: Chase Miller
Kenny Wallace, U.S. Border Patrol Team
Eager to Attack "The Lady in Black"
Burney Lamar and Greg Biffle Team
up to Race for Furry Friends
Jason Keller Darlington Preview
Beverage Plus Inc. Presented its MC2 Energy Drink as Primary Sponsor of MacDonald Motorsports at the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race in Darlington, South Carolina
Morgan Shepherd to honor mothers
at Darlington NNS race
Kelly Bires Takes On Challenge
On New Surface In Darlington Debut
Marcos Ambrose Enjoys Untamable Darlington
Carl Edwards Darlington Preview
Matt Kenseth Darlington Preview
David Ragan Darlington Preview
This Week In Ford Racing: Marcos Ambrose
Clint Bowyer, No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Preview
Jeff Burton, No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet Darlington Preview
Old Spice Racing / Tony Stewart Darlington NASCAR Nationwide Series Advance
Jason Leffler Nationwide Series Darlington Quick Facts
Jekyll and Hyde Weekend Coming
up for Brad Coleman
Eric McClure Darlington Advance
Chase Miller to Debut No. 9 Verizon Wireless Motorola Dodge at Darlington
Kyle Busch Takes On Darlington in the No. 32 Beringer Vineyards Camry
Farm Bureau Insurance Racing/Denny Hamlin Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Advance
Bryan Clauson Darlington Preview
Sam Hornish Jr. Darlington Preview
Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Kevin Harvick Darlington Raceway Advance
Nationwide Insurance to
Partner with Kentucky Speedway
Dollar General To Sponsor Nationwide Race At Chicagoland
Incredible Pizza Co. inks NASCAR sponsorship deal
Headliners, Tidbits & And Items Of Interest
That Are, "Caught In The Catchfence©"
NASCAR Nationwide Simulcast Ratings on SPEED: The SPEED simulcast NASCAR Nationwide Series from Richmond scored an average Nielsen Household Rating of .88 (637,000 households), peaking at a 1.08 (781,000 households). It was the highest rated show of the day on SPEED, edging NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying, which had an average household rating of .84 (604,000 households).
- SPEED Press Release
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Todd Bodine To Run Darlington NASCAR Nationwide Race:
Todd Bodine is now third in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point standings. He and Germain Racing will next take to the track on May 9th at Darlington Raceway with the no. 03 Germain Motor Company Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, followed by more Truck Series action in the Lumber Liquidators Tundra on Friday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 16th.
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Vector Security as Primary for
MacDonald Motorsports at Richmond: MacDonald Motorsports is proud to annouce that Vector Security will be on the hood and quarter panels of the #81 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge driven by DJ Kennington at Richmond International Raceway this weekend. We are excited to have Vector Security back with us this season. Vector Security has been a mainstay with our program for years and its great to have them with us during this exciting time.
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Kevin Lepage Apologizes for Talladega Error: "As a child my dreams had always been to race on Superspeedways. Racing in NASCAR has allowed this to happen and I have a career that I love. However, on Saturday afternoon every racer's concern was realized, as I caused "The Big One". After reviewing the tapes of the accident I realize I need to apologize to NASCAR, the car owners, my fellow competitors and most importantly the fans. I made a huge driver error by blending onto the racetrack in the wrong area. This caused a multi-car accident and changed the outcome of the race for many teams. I'm so thankful that no one was hurt considering the number of cars involved. In over 25 years of racing this was the biggest mistake I've ever made behind the wheel of a stock car and I promise that it will not happen again. It is such a terrible feeling knowing that NASCAR, the car owners, fellow competitors and NASCAR fans think this was a 'bonehead' move and I certainly don't want anyone thinking of me in these terms. Speaking yesterday before reviewing the tapes of the accident made me look like a "heal" and there is not a single person to blame for this huge mistake except myself. I have worked very hard over the years to gain the respect of NASCAR, the owners, competitors and the fans and it will take a long time to gain it back after what happened. Once again I want to apologize to everyone involved. If I could replay the race, I would have used better judgment and let the pack go by before blending onto the racetrack."
- Speciality Racing Press Release
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Tony Stewart wins first race at Talladega as Junior fades: Tony Stewart held off Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s last-lap charge to win the Nationwide Series race Saturday for his first career victory at Talladega Superspeedway. Stewart started from the pole and sat comfortably out front with Earnhardt on his rear bumper just biding his time to make a move. Caution came out with five laps to go for debris, setting up a two-lap sprint to the finish. It was Stewart's first win in any series at Talladega, where he has finished second in six Cup Series races. His previous best finish in a Nationwide race was second last year. That race was just the first time he'd made it to the finish line in five starts, with four DNFs before it.
- NASCAR® Online
- Aaron's 312 Race Results
- Point Standings
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Arctic Ice Energy Drink to Sponsor the No. 22 Fitz Motorsports Dodge in Six Nationwide Series Events: Fitz Motorsports announces that Arctic Ice Energy Drink, a product of Arctico Beverage, will be the primary sponsor of the #22 Dodge in six NASCAR Nationwide Series Events throughout the remainder of the 2008 season – starting this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The #22 Arctic Ice Energy Drink Dodge will be driven by multiple drivers in six Nationwide Events, including a few NASCAR Sprint Cup regulars. In addition, Fitz Motorsports Developmental Driver John Freeman will make his Nationwide Series debut in the #22 Arctic Ice Energy Drink Dodge later this year. Freeman has been a part of the Fitz Motorsports lineup for two years, competing in the NASCAR Camping World Series.
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Crew chief Wolfe returns to track after legal dispute: Paul Wolfe is back at the race track working as crew chief for Braun Racing’s Jason Leffler after missing the trip last week to Mexico City because of a legal dispute with former employer Fitz Motorsports. Wolfe left Fitz Motorsports on March 25 for Braun, and Fitz Motorsports sued Braun and Wolfe in North Carolina Superior Court on April 11. Fitz Motorsports obtained a temporary restraining order to keep Wolfe from making the trip to Mexico City. Wolfe was allowed to return to the track after he prevailed in a hearing Monday where Fitz sought a preliminary injunction, Wolfe attorney Clifton Homesley said Wednesday. Homesley had argued in court documents that Wolfe’s contract called for disputes to be decided by arbitration and not in the courts. In the complaint, Fitz alleges that Wolfe had ended the Nationwide Series team’s test session March 24-25 at Richmond International Raceway early, kept confidential testing data and used that information at Braun. Not only do the two teams compete on the track, they also have competing sponsors in Great Clips (Braun) and Supercuts (Fitz). Ironically, the cars are parked next to each other in the garage at Talladega. Wolfe’s contract called for him to get paid $130,000 in 2007 with a $10,000 bonus for a win, $5,000 for places of second through fifth, $2,500 for places sixth through 10th, $1,000 for places 11th through 15th and $1,000 for a pole. A series title was worth a $100,000 bonus, with second-fifth in points $50,000 and sixth-10th in points worth $25,000. He also got $500 a weekend when he used his motorhome instead of a hotel room. There was an owner’s option for the 2008 season that increased his salary to $156,000 and increased the bonuses by 10 percent.
- Scene Daily
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MACtac® Revs Up NASCAR Sponsorship
with Team Rensi Motorsports: MACtac® a leading provider of pressure sensitive materials, announced that it will sponsor The Team Rensi Motorsports’ No. 25 Smithfield Foods Ford Fusion, driven by Bobby Hamilton Jr., for the entire 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. MACtac has been indirectly involved with NASCAR for many years as a provider of graphics materials, initiating a formal NASCAR sponsorship in 2007 as a primary sponsor for a Busch Series car. “NASCAR sponsorship offers MACtac a tremendous marketing platform for our graphics and technical products. It was very beneficial for us to make the step from vendor to sponsor in 2007,” said Rick Moore, director of marketing, MACtac Graphic Products. “We have enjoyed building new customer relationships and continue to achieve product success. We look forward to the new opportunities that will present themselves because of our sponsorship with Team Rensi.”
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Three, Amigo; Kyle Busch Captures Third Straight Nationwide win: Kyle Busch picked up his third consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series victory on Sunday after he won his first race "South of the Border" in the Corona Mexico 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Busch passed Scott Pruett with nine laps-to-go and then pulled away for his 14th career win and first on a road course. With six laps-to-go Marcos Ambrose passed Pruett for second and tore the bumper cover of Pruett's No. 40 Dodge in the process. After a day of coming from the back twice, and an incident with Boris Said, Ambrose was able to score a career-best second-place finish. Pruett, who led the most laps with 33, was not black flagged in the closing laps for the flapping bumper cover and was able to hang to finish third. Carl Edwards and Patrick Carpentier rounded out the top five.
- RacingOne
- Corona Mexico 200 Race Results
- Point Standings
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NASCAR to integrate Nationwide Series version of COT in mid-2009: The NASCAR Nationwide Series likely will go with its own version of the “car of tomorrow” in 2009, but not at the start of the year as had been originally targeted by NASCAR officials. The rollout of the new Nationwide car most likely will be around midway through 2009, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Saturday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. “It will probably be in the middle of next year sometime,” Pemberton said. “We will try to do something that’s more user-friendly than the roll-out schedule that they had in the Cup Series.
- Scene Daily
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Lipton Tea to Sponsor NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at Richmond International Raceway: Richmond International Raceway officials announced today that America’s favorite iced tea maker, Lipton Tea, will sponsor the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Friday, May 2, 2008. The Lipton Tea 250 will feature NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars, as well as many NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars looking for extra track time in the 250-lap event “under the lights” at Richmond International Raceway. Lipton Tea has a deep-rooted connection to NASCAR. America’s number one iced tea brand has been a part of the Ultimate Chargers campaign through its parent company, Unilever, for more than five years of NASCAR sponsorship. Lipton Tea is currently featured with five other brands on the No. 9 Nationwide Series car fielded by Gillett Evernham Motorsports as part of the successful Ultimate Chargers campaign.
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 Ryan Hackett Racing (RHR) Motorsports Names Two New Associate Sponsors for Nationwide Debut: JANDRSUPPLY.com and DCAUTOWRAPS.com will provide major associate sponsorship support of rookie driver Ryan Hackett and RHR Motorsports No. 76 Ford Fusion when it makes its 2008 Nationwide Series season debut at Richmond on Friday night, May 2. JANDRSUPPLY.com will also be supporting the team throughout the 2008 season.
- Ryan Hackett Racing Press Release
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Verizon Wireless And Motorola To Sponsor
Gillett Evernham Motorsports Nationwide Car: Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced today that Verizon Wireless and Motorola will sponsor rookie Chase Miller in seven additional races completing the No.9 Dodge’s sponsorship schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Verizon Wireless and Motorola will utilize its sponsorship of Gillett Evernham Motorsports and the No. 9 Dodge to reach racing fans both on and off the track in the Nationwide Series through a variety of racing related promotions. The sponsorship also will support the wireless telecommunications products and services related to Verizon Wireless and Motorola throughout 2008 utilizing Miller’s profile as a successful driver with youthful exuberance.
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Stanton Barrett hires his dad, Stan Barrett, to drive this weekend: In an apparently unprecedented move, Stanton Barrett has hired his 65-year-old father, Stan Barrett, to drive the SBM Motorsports No. 31 in this weekend’s Nationwide Series event in Mexico City. Stan Barrett, a former driver and Hollywood stuntman, will attempt to make the field for Sunday’s Corono Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. The first man to break the speed of sound on the ground in 1979, will pilot the Stanton Barrett Motorsports No. 31 Chevrolet while his son, Stanton, will drive the team’s No. 30 entry.
- Scene Daily
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 Erik Darnell To Make Nationwide Series Debut This Weekend In Mexico City: Erik Darnell will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut this weekend at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. The 25-year-old NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular will pilot the No. 17 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion and will be led by crew chief Drew Blickensderfer. “I’m really excited for my first Nationwide Series race,” said Darnell. “I have to thank Jack Roush and everyone at CitiFinancial for giving me this opportunity. Every driver’s goal is to move up through the ranks and hopefully land a Sprint Cup Series ride. This is going to be a big weekend for me and I’m just ready to get down there.”
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Michel Jourdain, Jr. And Visit Mexico Aboard The No. 32 For The Corona Mexico 200: Braun Racing is pleased to announce that Mexico City native, Michel Jourdain, will pilot the No.32 Camry when the Nationwide Series heads south of the border for road course racing in Mexico. Jourdain will carry sponsorship from Visit Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez located in Mexico City. “I’m so excited to be driving for Braun Racing in the Corona Mexico 200 in my hometown,” said Jourdain. “Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez is one of my favorite tracks to race at. In the three previous Nationwide races, I’ve had some strong runs, leading laps and running in the top-10, but didn’t get the finishes to show for it. Braun Racing is a very competitive team and they are giving me a top-notch car for this race. Hopefully we can have better luck and get the finish we deserve for the people at Visit Mexico that will be watching and cheering us on. I really want to thank the tourism board and the secretary of Tourism of Durango for their support.”
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American Eurocopter Joins RCR Family of Sponsors:
American Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the largest helicopter manufacturer in the world, Eurocopter, has joined the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) family of partners as an associate sponsor of the No. 29 Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Drivers Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer return to share the driving duties of the No. 29 after combining their efforts in 2007 to earn six victories and the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner’s championship. After seven races in 2008, the team has one victory (Bristol in March), three top-five and four top-10 finishes and is second in the owner point standings, 28 points behind RCR teammate Clint Bowyer.
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 Busch finally leads last lap, earns first '08 Nationwide win: In his seventh Nationwide Series start of the season, Kyle Busch finally got a result befitting his performance.
Entering Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch had led a series-best 345 laps without a win. After finishing second to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Tony Stewart in the first two races of the season, a series of mishaps had blocked the Toyota driver's path to Victory Lane. That changed at Texas, where Busch ran away from the competition to post his first Nationwide win of the season and the 12th of his career. Though he had to survive a restart on Lap 194 of 200, Busch pulled away in the final seven laps and crossed the finish line 1.041 seconds ahead of runner-up Jeff Burton
- NASCAR® Online
- O'Reilly 300 Race Results
- Point Standings
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Doosan Infracore Set to Sponsor Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Nationwide Series Toyota at Mexico: Doosan Infracore, a global leader in the heavy industrial marketplace, is taking driver Kyle Busch and the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing south of the border for the fourth renewal of the Mexico 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mexico City’s legendary former Formula 1 road course – the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. “We’re proud to represent a worldwide industrial leader in NASCAR’s flagship international event at Mexico City,” said J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing. “Doosan is no stranger to racing and the power of motorsports sponsorship. In the 10 years since it began sponsoring Joe Gibbs Racing, its machine tools division has more than doubled its market share. Our partnership with Doosan is one we truly appreciate, and it’s our hope that with Kyle and our No. 20 Nationwide Series team at Mexico City, we can continue to build on that kind of success.”
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James Buescher Joins The Braun Racing
Driver Line-Up For The 2008 Season: Braun Racing is pleased to announce the addition of James Buescher to the driver line-up of the No.32 Camry. The Plano, Texas native joins Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch, who all share driving duties in the No.32. Buescher will make his first start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix International Raceway on April 11th. It will be his first race in one of NASCAR’s top-three divisions. Buescher will pilot the No.32 Braun Racing Camry at Phoenix International Raceway, Kentucky Speedway, the Milwaukee Mile, Gateway International Raceway, O’Reilly Raceway Park and Memphis Motorsports Park. He will also keep busy in 2008 running in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, the USAR Series, and the NASCAR Camping World East Series.
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James Buescher To Debut At Phoenix International Raceway: Catchfence.com has learned that ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Camping World East Series driver James Buescher will attempt to make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Phoenix International Raceway for Braun Racing. Buescher, who holds the record as the youngest winner in ARCA RE/MAX Series history is scheduled to drive the No. 32 Great Clips TOYOTA Camry for Braun Racing, a former ARCA RE/MAX Series team.
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CJM Racing and America's Incredible Pizza Company
Sign Sponsorship Agreement Thru 2013: CJM Racing team owners, Tony and Bryan Mullet, are proud to announce that the team has secured primary sponsorship on a full-time basis, by signing on America’s Incredible Pizza Company (AIPC) as a sponsorship partner. “Everyone has bought into this program and has worked very hard to make it a success. The guys have done an incredible job on the track, which allowed us to accomplish our goal of providing a long-term sponsor. I am excited about the partnership we are forming with the AIPC management team,” explained Tony.
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 Heluva Good!® to sponsor May 31, 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series “Heluva Good!® 200” race at Dover International Speedway: Heluva Good!®, a leading producer of real sour cream dips, cheese, and condiments, will sponsor the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 2008. The “Heluva Good! 200” race name is sure to create quite a buzz, and will be a hit with race fans, drivers and the media. "We look forward to standing in Victory Lane at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2008 to award the winner of the ‘Heluva Good! 200’ with a monster trophy,” said Elizabeth Underhill, brand manager for Heluva Good!.
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