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Mar 28
Saturday

Germain Racing’s Todd Bodine still needs sponsor to run Kansas Truck race

Todd Bodine is still searching for sponsorship to continue competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Bodine, who enters Saturday’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway second in the series standings with his Germain Racing team, says plans call for the team to skip the series' next race – scheduled for April 25 at Kansas Speedway – unless a sponsor is found. Whelen Engineering is on Bodine’s Toyota at Martinsville as part of a one-race agreement. “We’re not going to Kansas if we don’t have a sponsor and we don’t have a sponsor to go to Kansas with,” Bodine said on Saturday. “We’re talking to a lot of companies, [there’s] a lot of interest but nothing’s happened yet.” Bodine has made plenty happen on ... FULL STORY »

Truck race is rained out, moved to Monday

MARTINSVILLE -- The Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, scheduled for Saturday at Martinsville Speedway was rained out. The race has been rescheduled for today at noon and will be broadcast live on SPEED. According to NASCAR.com, officials attempted to ... FULL STORY »

Federated sponsors ARCA races

Federated Auto Parts will be the presenting sponsor at four ARCA races in 2009 starting with the Kentuckiana 200 at the Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind. on April 5. Federated will also sponsor ARCA races in Toledo, Ohio on ... FULL STORY »

Racing success still elusive for women (Janet Guthrie)

In 1977, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to race in the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500. Shirley Muldowney became the first woman to win a major racing championship, earning the NHRA Top Fuel title. Almost 32 years have passed ... FULL STORY »

She’s racing hard, while living green

Leilani Munter is ready for a pit stop. If only she had the time. First there was the big inaugural ball in Washington, where she danced with her friends in the Grateful Dead. Then it was on to Daytona for talks ... FULL STORY »

Kerry Earnhardt still has a desire to compete in NASCAR

Kerry Earnhardt wasn’t sitting far away from son Jeffrey at a news conference announcing both would drive select races for Rick Ware Racing’s NASCAR Nationwide Series team when Kerry was asked which meant more: Driving or watching Jeffrey race? “To be ... FULL STORY »

Johnny Benson’s transition season heads to Martinsville

It hasn't exactly been a seamless transition to a new team for Johnny Benson, who stands 12th in the Camping World Truck Series standings with one top-10 finish after three races this season. Benson wasn't entirely starting over at Red Horse ... FULL STORY »



That’s Racing: For Sterling Marlin — the daughter Sutherlin also rises
Posted 03.26.09
Sutherlin Marlin plans to begin her racing career in the Nashville Speedway's truck series this season. Could she become NASCAR’s Danica Patrick? Sutherlin Marlin, the 19-year-old daughter of Sterling Marlin, this season launches her racing career at Fairgrounds Speedway, the historic track where her grandfather Coo Coo won four ...FULL STORY »
No changes for Earnhardt
Posted 03.26.09
Rick Hendrick says at this point, he has no plans to replace the driver's long-time crew chief Car owner Rick Hendrick said that embattled crew chief Tony Eury Jr. will remain Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief but added that both men would understand if a change needed to ...FULL STORY »
Sweet Memories for Johnny Benson
Posted 03.25.09
The last time Johnny Benson visited Martinsville Speedway he made a trip to victory lane that helped him win the Camping World Truck Series title and the defending champ looks to make it back-to-back wins in Saturday's Kroger 250. Saturday's race will mark Benson's 12th Camping World Truck Series start at ...FULL STORY »
Life in regional series can be very rewarding, fulfilling
Posted 03.25.09
They don't make millions, have high-dollar endorsement deals or charge insulting fees for autograph sessions. They certainly don't wear Hollywood-sized sunglasses during interviews or wax their eyebrows before their hero card photo is taken. These men still wear mustaches and buy their own Wranglers. They walk to their race cars with ...FULL STORY »
Crew Chief Jeff Hensley Q&A (Brian Scott, Xpress Motorsports)
Posted 03.25.09
Martinsville native Jeff Hensley knows a thing or two about getting around the .526-mile track. The veteran crew chief helped lead Mike Skinner to his sweep of the short track in 2007 and has a win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with Chuck Bown in 1993. NASCAR Crew Chief Jeff Hensley, ...FULL STORY »
Trail Motorsport & Chase Austin returning at Kansas?
Posted 03.25.09
Hearing that the Trail Motorsport #32 team is planning to be back on the entry list at Kansas with Chase Austin driving. Also hearing that the team is lacking equipment on hand, and along with financial constraints [resulting from the recent lease of the Petty shop], have this team in ...FULL STORY »
Andy Belmont Endures Test of Time …. and Still Standing; Next-Up on ’30 at 30′
Posted 03.25.09
There aren't too many roads that Andy Belmont hasn't traveled. From driver to crew chief; from sponsor go-getter to car owner to team manager - and sometimes all the aforementioned roles at the same time - the Pennsylvania born and bred racer has seen much of what the motorsports world ...FULL STORY »
All Leffler’s saying is give NASCAR a chance
Posted 03.25.09
It's a fast elevator ride from the mezzanine to the John Lennon Suite on the 17th floor of Montreal's Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel, but there's plenty of time for driver Jason Leffler to needle Joe Balash, NASCAR's Nationwide Series director. "When am I going to get my five laps back?" ...FULL STORY »
Timothy Peters: Doing a Lot with a Little
Posted 03.25.09
The NASCAR (web | news) Camping World Truck Series runs Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. One of the great stories early this season has been Danville driver Timothy Peters, battling the big boys toe-to-toe on a very limited budget. Timothy Peters - "You know we're going to keep putting up the ...FULL STORY »


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