“Armour Foods Expands Primary Sponsorship to Two Races and Associate Sponsor for Entire Season”

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“Once again, we at Armour look forward to teaming up with such a winning team as KHI,” said Mark Parker, Senior Vice President of Customer Strategy and Operations. “The organization Kevin (Harvick) has built and the commitment he demonstrates to this great sport is admirable and we are honored to be a participating member of that effort. The Armour brand appeals to a wide range of the population, but we are particularly popular among avid race fans – we attribute a significant portion of that to our relationship with KHI and the winning combination we are now taking into our second year.”

The 2010 season will mark Pinnacle Foods second season with KHI representing the Armour brand. The recognizable Armour blue and gold car will be on track at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway on April 3 and Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on September 10, both with KHI co-owner Harvick behind the wheel.

“The Armour brand is very excited to continue our partnership with KHI for the 2010 NASCAR season,” said Eric Hintz, Executive Vice President of Marketing. “Kevin Harvick and his team have been great stewards in representing our brands at Pinnacle Foods, particularly Armour Vienna Sausage and we look forward to cheering for their racing success in 2010.This sponsorship affords us great opportunities to reach our consumers and extend partnerships with key grocery retailers across the country. We thank Kevin and KHI for their support and are excited for even more success in 2010.”

In their only primary event of 2009, Armour became a part of one of Harvick’s most memorable Nationwide Series races. At Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in March, Harvick led 46 laps behind the wheel of the No. 33 Armour Chevrolet on his way to his first career Nationwide Series win in a KHI-owned car and fifth career Nationwide Series win at the famous short track.

“We’re excited to have Armour foods back with the Nationwide program this year,” said Harvick. “Last year they were a part of a very special weekend for me in my racing career as I got my first Nationwide Series win in a KHI car. The Pinnacle Foods brands have become a part of the KHI family in both the Nationwide and Truck Series, and I look forward to continuing our success this season both on and off the track.”

Armour will also be represented all season as an associate sponsor on the No. 33 KHI car in the Nationwide Series.

About Pinnacle Foods:

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, with offices in Mountain Lakes and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products in the frozen foods and dry foods segments. The dry foods segment consists primarily of Duncan Hines® baking mixes and frostings; Vlasic® pickles, peppers and relish; Armour® canned meats; Open Pit® barbeque sauce and Mrs. Butterworth’s® and Log Cabin® syrups and pancake mixes. The frozen foods segment consists primarily of Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts; Swanson® and Hungry-Man® frozen dinners and entrees; Van de Kamp’s® and Mrs. Paul’s® frozen seafood; Celeste® pizza; Lender’s® bagels; and Bird’s Eye ® vegetables and dinners.

About Kevin Harvick Inc.

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team. Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.

- Kevin Harvick Inc. Press Release

“Win Race-Hardened Gear from Greg Biffle and the No. 27 Red Man Racing Team”

No. 27 Redman Moist Snuff Ford Fusion - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR

“Fans can enter to win gear worn by Champion Driver Greg Biffle during every one of our exciting races including his fire suit and race helmet, ,” according to Red Man Moist Snuff Associate Brand Manager Tracy Velick. “Fans can also win race hardened gear pulled directly off the No. 27 Red Man Moist Snuff Ford, such as the hood, bumper panel or deck lid.”

In addition, lucky winners can also suit up with a pit crew helmet or pit crew shirt. All gear is personally autographed by Greg Biffle. Race hardened just like fans want!

Velick adds, “Our campaign support is designed to reach fans at home, online, in-store and at the race.” To enter fans can look for specially marked packages or visit redman.com. In addition there are daily prizes which include an official team Red Man Moist Snuff apparel kit.

Red Man Moist Snuff, champion driver Greg Biffle and the Nationwide Series are a winning combination this NASCAR® season, and fans can be winners too! For more information visit the web at www.redman.com

About Red Man Moist Snuff

About Red Man Moist Snuff: For more than 100 years, Red Man has been one of the most well known and well respected brand names in the smokeless tobacco category. Red Man Moist Snuff is the latest addition to this renowned brand family.­­­­ Quality, heritage and tradition—that’s what Red Man Premium Moist Snuff is all about.

About Baker Curb Racing

Combining speed and sound, Baker Curb Racing brings a unique tune to the Nashville and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Owners Gary Baker and Mike Curb combine for over 100 years of experience in NASCAR and national marketing and branding. The team became a vision of Baker and Curb’s passions for racing and a desire to bring a new professional team to the landscape of Nashville and to help satiate the desires of local NASCAR fans. To keep up with all the happenings of the team, visit www.bakercurb.com

About Swedish Match:

Swedish Match is a global Group of companies with a broad assortment of market leading brands in smokeless tobacco, cigars and pipe tobacco, matches and lighters. Some of our well known brands include Red Man, Timber Wolf, and Longhorn. Swedish Match U.S. Sales is headquartered in Richmond, VA. For more information visit the website at www.SwedishMatch.com .

- Baker Curb Racing Press Release

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McDowell is in his second full season in the Nationwide Series and in his first season with MacDonald Motorsports.

“I’m thankful that a great company and a fantastic product like Mobile-Shop are stepping up as our primary sponsor for Bristol,” said McDowell. “We’ll have a national television audience for them, so it’s important for us to put on a good show in our Mobile-Shop Dodge and help spread the word about their Professional Maintenance Systems.

No. 81 Mobile-Shop Dodge Charger

Mobile-Shop Professional Maintenance Systems allow maintenance personnel to easily transport over 400 professional quality tools and parts to a job site without having to first evaluate the job, then determine which tools and parts will be necessary, and then search for and retrieve them. For more information on the Mobile-Shop System, please visit mobile-shop.com.

ABC will air the Scotts Turf Builder 300 from Bristol Motor Speedway at 2pm EST.

- MacDonald Motorsports Press Release

Colin Braun - Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR

“I’m excited to be able to take part in this special event to honor
these 10 Con-way Freight employees with the President’s Award,”
Braun said. “The award is very important to the company as well as
the folks from all over the country who are receiving it. I really
enjoy this part of my job because I get to interact in a very personal
way with the people who allow me to do what I love week in and week
out.”

Braun will resume racing in the No. 16 Con-way Freight Ford Fusion at
Bristol Motor Speedway next weekend after the two-week Nationwide Series
hiatus.

About Con-way Freight

Con-way Freight is the industry’s leading less-than-truckload (LTL)
freight transportation company, providing guaranteed, day-definite
regional and transcontinental service with exception-free delivery,
on-time service performance and faster transit times through a single,
unified network of more than 300 service centers in the United States,
Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight
transportation across North America and through Global LTLTM delivery in
the United States from around the world. Global solutions include
international less-than-container (LCL) ocean shipments from Asia
through its OceanGuaranteed(r) service; expedited U.S. delivery for
inbound international cargoes from Europe through an exclusive alliance
with TNT; direct service to more than 30 Bahamian and Caribbean ports
through TropicalDirectSM; and domestic offshore transportation to
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way
Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier and is C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and
CSA-certified.

Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $4.3
billion diversified freight transportation and logistics services
company. For more information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight

About Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating eight
motorsports teams. Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers
Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and four in the
Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Colin Braun, and
Paul Menard. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing
teams, log on to www.RoushFenway.com. Become a fan of Roush Fenway
Racing on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/roushfenway. And
for sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645

“Primary Sponsor of the No. 33 KHI Chevy in the Nationwide Series at Dover”

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“Embarking upon this sponsorship marks an exciting time for the Ollie’s crew and customers,” said Ollie’s President and CEO Mark Butler. “Many loyal NASCAR fans are also loyal Ollie’s fans, and we’re proud to team up with one of NASCAR’s best as he continues to grow and thrive in his career. Sponsoring Kevin’s car for the big race at Dover in May is a thrill for all of us at Ollie’s. We can’t wait to see Kevin compete with our signature colors on the number thirty-three Chevrolet!”

Continuing to grow their presence by expanding their number of locations across the Mid-Atlantic, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet also expands their presence in NASCAR.

“This is a great fit for us since both NASCAR and Ollie’s Bargain Outlets are growing and unpredictable,” said Butler. Just like you never know what’s going to happen in NASCAR in the next lap, you never know what you’re going to find on your next visit to Ollie’s Bargain Outlet!”

Ollie’s already has a presence in Dover with one of their semi-lovely stores, and will soon showcase a bit of its unique identity on the track.

“To have Ollie’s Bargain Outlet join KHI is exciting as we continue to grow in this sport,” said KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick. “It’s always exciting to announce a new partnership and I can’t wait to get to Dover to drive their car. We haven’t gotten the finishes we wanted the last few times at Dover, but hopefully we can change that this year with Ollie’s on board and knock out my first career Nationwide Series win at the Monster Mile.”

Tune in to ABC on Saturday, May 15 starting at 2:00 p.m. EST to watch Harvick and the No. 33 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Heluva Good! 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Harvick will be looking for his first career Nationwide Series win and first career NASCAR win at the one-mile concrete oval.

In addition to piloting the No. 33 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Chevrolet, Harvick will also make appearances at select Ollie’s Bargain Outlet new store openings this season, as the retailer of “Good Stuff Cheap” gears up to bring one-of-a-kind values to new locations in the Mid-Atlantic region.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, founded in 1982, is the largest retailer of closeouts, salvage and surplus merchandise in the region. Famous for its signature catch-phrase Good Stuff Cheap, Ollie’s offers a huge variety of famous brand name merchandise at savings from 30-percent to 70-percent off the regular retail price, and the assortment is always changing. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet operates over 81 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia, New York and North Carolina.

About Kevin Harvick Inc.

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team. Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.

- Kevin Harvick Inc. Press Release

Roush Fenway Cars Sit at Second and Third in Sprint
Cup Point Standings; Lead Nationwide Series Standings

Roush Fenway Racing

Kenseth posted a Roush Fenway season best runner-up finish last weekend in Atlanta, while Biffle and Edwards each made serious bids to win the season opening Daytona 500.

All in all, Roush Fenway has started 16 Cup entries 2010, finishing inside the top 13 in 11 of those starts, while averaging a 14^th-place finish.

“It is awesome,” said Kenseth after his career-best Atlanta runner up finish last Sunday propelled him into the second spot in the Cup standings. “I couldn’t be happier with the way the season has started. It feels good to be competitive and it feels like we are headed in the right direction. It’s been a lot of fun, and really cool to get off to this good of a start and to have been to four different race tracks and be pretty competitive at all of them.”

Biffle says while the start has been solid, the Roush Fenway Ford’s are capable of much more going forward.

“I’d hate to say I’m disappointed with a season that has started with four top-10 finishes in four races but in my opinion, it should have been four top-five finishes in four races,” said Biffle. “We’ve just had some things happen like being on pit road for a green-flag stop when the caution came out and getting blocked in our pit box that have kept us from those top-five finishes. This team is putting every effort into giving me fast racecars and fast pit stops.  We have been a top-five competitor every week and that is what it takes to win championships.”

In the Nationwide Series Edwards sits atop the standings, 41 points ahead of second place Brad Keselowski. He is joined inside the top 10 by Roush Fenway teammate Paul Menard, who is ninth in points with two top-10 finishes in three starts in 2010, including an eighth-place run two weeks ago at Las Vegas and a sixth-place run in Daytona.

Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating eight motorsports teams.  Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and four in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Colin Braun and Paul Menard.  For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com.

- Roush Fenway Racing, Press Release

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Packages:

*Bronze-$50 donation: Includes a signed picture of the No. 09 Ford Fusion from the Nashville Race weekend by Scott. (Deadline, April 1st)

*Silver- $100 donation- Gets your name on the side of the No. 09 Ford Fusion plus a signed picture of the No. 09 Ford Fusion from the Nashville Race weekend by Scott. (Deadline, April 1st)

*Gold-$500 donation: (2) tickets to the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts 300, your name on the side of the No. 09 Ford Fusion, plus a signed picture of the No. 09 Ford Fusion from the Nashville Race weekend by Scott. (Deadline, April 1st)

*Platinum-$1,000 donation: (1) VIP NASCAR Nationwide Series pit/garage pass which includes a meet-n-greet with Scott, your name on the side of the No. 09 Ford Fusion and a signed picture of the No. 09 Ford Fusion from the Nashville Race weekend by Scott.. (Deadline, March 24th)

*Diamond-$2,500 donation: (2) VIP NASCAR Nationwide Series pit/garage passes which includes a meet-n-greet with Scott, a scanner for your use during the race, an opportunity to sit on the official RAB Racing pit box during the race, your name on the side of the No. 09 Ford Fusion and a signed picture of the No. 09 Ford Fusion from the Nashville Race weekend by Scott.. (Deadline, March 24th)

There are different levels of sponsorship – no donation is too big or too small.

To make a donation please visit: www.teamrab.com or www.scottriggs.com.

Or you can mail a donation to:

(Please include your name, address, phone # and email)

RAB Racing

P.O. Box 1478

Harrisburg, NC 28025

- RAB Racing Press Release

Brian Scott

“Last Monday (March 1), my wrist was evaluated by a highly regarded specialist in New York,” Scott said. “A high-resolution CT scan shows that it has healed to 85 percent. I will need to keep it braced and work on range of motion. However, there is nothing to hinder my commitment to my sponsors AccuDoc Solutions, StopRepairBills.com, BigSpot.com and the No. 11 Braun Racing Toyota team. I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support.”

- Pit Road Scene

Monroe, NC (March 10, 2010) – The No. 28 HotRodGrills Chevy will be looking to Grill the field in the NNS race on the famed Bristol Motor Speedway short track come March 20, 2010. The entire JRR/HotRodGrills Team will gear up its MPH, with Kenny Wallace behind the wheel! Bristol with its “Racin’ the way it ought to be” will now be joined by the V-8 of gas grills www.HotRodGrills.com “The Ultimate Grill“

Jay Robinson Racing and HotRodGrills jointly announced today that HotRodGrills will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 28 driven by Kenny Wallace, for the NNS race Saturday March 20th in Bristol. Life size and professionally built by a major grill manufacturer, this die cast aluminum monster has all the conveniences of a traditional grill but looks a whole lot better sitting in your garage when it’s not getting revved up and ready for the family grillin track.

It’s been a long, hard grilling season and your current cooker is on its last legs. Maybe it was the 24 ounce T Bones you piled on for the Daytona 500 party, the 3 dozen brats you fed through it for the NHRA Nationals party a few weeks ago. Looking back there was an awful lot of car related cooking going on with you and your buddies. Maybe it’s time to dismiss your current grill and step up to a Hot Rod Grill. It’s big, it’s beefy and when this engine’s all warmed up you’ve got some smoky goodness venting out the pipes telling you it’s ready to be put under load.

The HotRodGrills product is the ultimate grill for race fans and gear heads alike. This is the only grill on the market featuring an authentic 1:1 scale for a true, realistic engine look. It has a die cast aluminum lid & body, 30,000 BTU’s, two stainless steel burners with individual cords, electric igniter, a stainless steel cooking grate, professional grade temperature gauge and locking casters and full moon hubcaps. Are you ready to Grill the field? Let’s crank those BTU’s and satisfy those taste buds. Isn’t it time to be pulling your burgers off the grill by cracking open the block of a gorgeous V8? Maybe free shipping and a free grill cover will help you decide? To start your engines go to www.HotRodGrills.com or call them at 1-877-74-Grill.

“We have been looking to team with driver Kenny Wallace and the No. 28 Chevy of Jay Robinson Racing, and when we put our focus together, with a start at Bristol, everything just came together great,” Ryan Bluestone, CEO of HotRodGrills said. In an announcement earlier this week on twitter and face book, we immediately experienced the power of NASCAR, the brand of Kenny Wallace and the response that JRR can provide to our company through this partnership,” said Ryan Bluestone. “Kenny has a great history on the ½ mile concrete oval in Bristol and has notched many miles on the speedway, just like our die cast aluminum and stainless steel HotRodGrills gives you the ultimate grilling experience and thousands of grilling miles.” “We are thrilled to kick things off in Bristol with JRR and Kenny Wallace. HRG looks forward to great success on and off the track as we move toward cultivating an even longer standing relationship with the Team,” Bluestone added.

“We are excited to head to Bristol with HotRodGrills on board as primary sponsor for the Scotts Turf Builder 300,” said Jay Robinson, owner of the team. “HotRodGrills is known by many race fans as a Championship quality grill. Our team and crew use an HRG grill at the shop and the track and we will be grilling on one in the Bristol infield over the race weekend events.” Jay added, we hope this race sponsorship will lead to continued opportunities after Bristol, with their quality company and fantastic grill product in the future.” “It will be great to have them partnered with Kenny Wallace behind the wheel of our No. 28 HotRodGrills Chevy in Bristol.”

“I am really looking forward to giving the HotRodGrills team a solid run at Bristol.” ”Bristol has always been exciting for me and a really successful track throughout my career, and I certainly will be backed by a “hot’ “at its best ” product sponsor in the HotRodGrills No. 28,” said driver Kenny Wallace.

“It is always a pleasure to represent a well respected company, and great product like HotRodGrills.” “I have already started getting the message out thanking HotRodGrills for keeping me on the track, and I am asking everyone to get the message out about their outstanding grill – it’s truly a V-8 designed grill with high RPM dual stainless steel tube gas burners that use an electric igniter” stated Kenny. “Our Jay Robinson Team, are working on adding more races together this season, so you all make sure you see them at www.HotRodGrills.com and call 1-877-74-Grill.” Kenny then added: “I will do my very best to “grill the field” in Bristol and give the HotRodGrills folks something to cheer about.”

www.HotRodGrills.com will also be partnering up with JRR and Kenny Wallace for the NNS event in Talladega in April 2010. HRG will shortly announce a Kenny Wallace/JRR/HRG ultimate sweeps promo to be rewarded this year at PIR (Phoenix) during the second trip to the track in November 2010. The prizes will vary from products, to passes, to signed swag and the Ultimate HRG Winner – Stay Tuned for more……..!!

JRR, Kenny Wallace and Team HotRodGrills will get their first shot at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, with two Nationwide Series practice session. Qualifying is on schedule for Saturday, March 20th at 9:30 AM. This year’s Nationwide Series Scotts Turf Builder 300 Bristol race begins at 2:30 PM Saturday, March 20, with pre-race coverage starting at 2pm on ABC.

An Insider’s Guide to 5 of the Hottest Tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Circuit

The Ultimate NASCAR Insider’s Track Guide: Everything You Need to Plan Your Race Weekend by Liz Allison

That’s why we’ve created an application for 5 of the hottest tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Circuit: Daytona, California, Las Vegas, Bristol, and Atlanta. The applications are based on the book The Ultimate NASCAR Insider’s Track Guide: Everything You Need to Plan Your Race Weekend by Liz Allison (Jan 2010, Center Street/Hachette Book Group).

From dining and shopping, to lodging, and tips for getting driver autographs, this is the app that every NASCAR fan needs. One-click instantly gives you access to listings of restaurants, hotels, and area attractions. Other features include a how-to for ticket purchasing, tips on what you can [and can’t] bring in to the grandstands, instructions for using a garage area access pass, and much more.

The app also includes a section on what to do in case of an emergency, whether it’s you or your four-legged friend. All phone numbers will automatically dial when clicked for any establishment listed [iPhone only].

You can even e-mail friends to recommend it and buy other circuits right through the app. Each app includes an overview of the track experience, an area map link, and plenty of helpful advice that will make your weekend at the race a memorable experience.

Link to the apps here:

Las Vegas – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/las-vegas-the-ultimate-nascar/id353949062?mt=8

Fontana – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fontana-the-ultimate-nascar/id353948224?mt=8

Atlanta – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atlanta-the-ultimate-nascar/id353948408?mt=8

Bristol – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bristol-the-ultimate-nascar/id353947975?mt=8

Daytona – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daytona-the-ultimate-nascar/id353734351?mt=8

Liz Allison has been a veteran of the speedway as a reporter, fan, girlfriend, wife of late NASCAR driver Davey Allison, and mother. A former television correspondent for NASCAR Sprint Cup events, she has written five books on racing and a NASCAR romance series with Harlequin, and she is a contributing author to numerous race publications.

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• Camry Drivers’ Off-Weekend Plans
• Drivers Optimistic After Strong Start to Season
• J.D. Discusses Taylor’s Finish Line Festival
• Scott Gives Update on Injured Wrist
• Skinner’s Round-Up Preview

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS)

NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Toyota drivers have combined for two top-five results and six top-10 finishes through four of 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races … Scott Speed leads the Camry contingent sitting 12th in the NSCS point standings, trailing leader Kevin Harvick by 162 points … Toyota drivers Joey Logano (14th), Kyle Busch (15th) and David Reutimann (18th) are also in the top-20 in points … The NSCS will have a weekend off before returning to action at Bristol Motor Speedway, March 21.

SCOTT SPEED, No. 82 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team

What does it mean to start the season so strong? “This is awesome. It’s fantastic. I’m so happy with all of the progress we’ve all made, and I still know how much I have to learn. So, I’m really optimistic for the future.” What are your plans for the off-weekend? “We’re going to Gainesville, Florida to the Gatornationals (NHRA event). There’s a bunch of us and I’m actually taking my motor home there. Amanda’s (wife) brother Matt Smith and his wife Angie Smith are racing motorcycles down there so we’re going to go and check that out.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

What are your plans for the off-weekend? “A week off seems like it’s a lot of time off for me. I’m not used to that. I know I’m going to California to do a thing for Home Depot out there, so I’ll be running around a little bit. I’m sure I’ll go to the shop a few days and try to go over some short track stuff and see if we can get ready for Bristol and Martinsville. There might be a test in there somewhere, too. I’m sure we’ll be plugging along and trying to get ready to get back to short track racing.”

MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 47 Little Debbie Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing

Do you think it’s the right time to have an off-weekend? “It’s the right time because I’ve got my family coming back from Australia so we’re going to hang out for the week. But, NASCAR seems to fill the off-weekends pretty quick now. I’ve got six days of testing in the next 15 days. We’re sure to be busy as a race team getting everything ready. We’re excited. We’ve got a good package running and I’m going to see my kids again, which will be fun and exciting. Who knows how our season is going to unfold, so when you get a weekend off it makes it a bit nicer.”

Are you able to relax during the off-weekend? “Not really. I’m gearing up to run the season now so I wouldn’t mind to just keep going. I’m here in America for one reason and that’s to race and try to win and off-weekends don’t mean much to me. Apart from my family being back, which I’m excited about, I’d prefer to be racing somewhere.”

J.D. GIBBS, president, Joe Gibbs Racing

How are plans coming together for Taylor’s Finish Line Festival in May? “Everything is coming together and the festival is going to be a tremendous family friendly event. There is already so much excitement that weekend with the Sprint All-Star Race the night before and the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony earlier that day. We hope to really build off of that excitement to raise a lot of support for ‘Make-A-Wish Foundation’ and ‘Levine Children’s Hospital.’ These two organizations have really blessed our family and it has been amazing to witness how the local community, as well as our partners and so many others in the NASCAR family, are rallying to support the festival and these great charities.”

NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)

NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Toyota Camry drivers have combined for one win, four top-five results and 13 top-10 finishes after three of 35 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races … Brian Vickers and Steve Wallace are two of only four total NNS drivers to open the season with three straight top-10 finishes … Vickers (third), Kyle Busch (fifth) and Wallace (sixth) are currently in the top-10 in the NNS point standings … The Nationwide Series will have one more weekend off before returning to action at Bristol Motor Speedway, March 20.

STEVE WALLACE, No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, Rusty Wallace Racing

Are you happy with the way your team has performed to start the season? “Three top-10s is a great way for us to start the season. It always seems like the guys who can have a good start to the year and build some momentum tend to stay towards the front of the point standings for most of the year. We’ll build on this and head to Bristol — it’s one of my favorite tracks and our hot rods should really be strong there.”

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 AccuDoc Solutions Toyota Camry, Braun Racing

Has your wrist fully healed after breaking it last June during the Michigan NCWTS race? “Last Monday (March 1), my wrist was evaluated by a highly regarded specialist in New York. A high-resolution CT scan shows that it has healed to 85 percent. I will need to keep it braced and work on range of motion. However, there is nothing to hinder my commitment to my sponsors AccuDoc Solutions, StopRepairBills.com, BigSpot.com and the No. 11 Braun Racing Toyota team. I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support.”

TREVOR BAYNE, No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry, Diamond-Waltrip Racing

What are your thoughts on the start of the 2010 season? “We had the best finish for Diamond-Waltrip Racing at Las Vegas — actually my best career finish in the Nationwide Series — so we’re pumped up for Bristol. We’ve got some momentum going and I can’t wait to get to my home track (Bristol). We’re getting better and better each week. If we can continue to keep running like we are, I think we will be strong by the end of the year.”

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS)

NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Tundra drivers have combined for one win, six top-five results and nine top-10 finishes in the first two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races … Aric Almirola has recorded 11 top-10 finishes in 19 NCWTS starts since joining Billy Ballew Motorsports in 2009 … Steve Wallace, driving the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Tundra, earned a fourth-place finish in his first career Truck Series start at Atlanta last week … Todd Bodine currently leads the NCWTS point standings with a four-point advantage over fellow Tundra driver Timothy Peters … Almirola (fourth), Kyle Busch (fifth), Stacy Compton (sixth) and Tayler Malsam (ninth) are also in the top-10 in points … Tundra driver Mike Skinner will host the fourthannual ‘Toyota Skinner Round-Up for Charity’ on March 11 and 12 at Daytona International Speedway and Spruce Creek Country Club in Daytona Beach, Fla., to raise funds to benefit charities in Volusia County (Fla.) … The NCWTS will have a two-week break before returning to action at Martinsville Speedway, March 28.

MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 International Trucks/Monaco RV Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports

Are you excited to host your fourth-annual ‘Toyota Skinner Round-up for Charity’ event? “It’s really, really great to have a bunch of friends come down and some musicians and athletes from different places around the country and race fans and have a heck of a lot of fun raising money for good causes and local charities right there in Volusia County. The only thing I can do is say thanks. A lot of our competitors are coming and that just tells you what a family this sport really is. We all want to beat the heck out of each other on the race track, but when it comes to doing charity work everybody pulls together. Guys that drive different manufacturer’s vehicles and the people that want to beat us are going to come and support us and I think that’s pretty cool.”

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports

Are you pleased with the performance of Kyle Busch Motorsports so far in 2010? “For a young team, this is good to come out of the box and run strong and do well. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us, though. We’re excited about what happens next and getting to Martinsville and then of course on to place likes Dover, Kansas and Charlotte. We’ve got a long year ahead of us and this is a testament to how well this team is going to run and we’re looking forward to it.”

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 51 Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports

Are you happy with your start to the season? “We performed well last year and we’re showing once again we can do it again this year. We continue to put ourselves in position to win races and we run strong every week. For the amount of work and everything that the guys have went through over the winter, I’m really proud of Richie Wauters (crew chief) and all of the guys at our race shop. They’ve been working really hard and putting in a lot of hours to make our race team better and we’re gaining on it. We’re not all the way there, but we’re gaining on it and it makes me proud to see their hard work pay off. We’re just as strong of a team as we were last year.”

- Toyota Motorsports, Press Release

Talladega Superspeedway

The $99 package, created by Talladega Superspeedway and Barber Motorsports Park, gives race fans access to all six days of racing at the April 9-11 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber and the April 23-25 Aaron’s Dream Weekend at Talladega.

“It’s almost unfair that we can pack this much racing action into one month,” joked Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch. “We are very excited to partner with Barber Motorsports Park to welcome both IndyCar and NASCAR fans to the great state of Alabama. Where else can go you from watching the twist and turns of IndyCar to the beating and banging of NASCAR in only 30 minutes? This $99 package is a great value for race fans and we look forward to a strong turnout at both events. ”

“You have to love being a motorsports fan in the State of Alabama”, says Gene Hallman, President of ZOOM Motorsports. “This $99 package makes it possible to see the best of what both facilities have to offer in the month of April at a very affordable price. We’re fortunate to have a partner in Talladega that’s willing to join us in reaching out to the fans with this incredible six-day deal.”

The Aaron’s Dream Weekend features qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, followed by the ARCA Racing Series 250 race on Friday, April 23. On Saturday, April 24, fans will see qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, followed by the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. On Sunday, April 25, NASCAR’s greatest drivers face off in the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy Credit Union will feature both open-wheel and sports car racing during the April 9 – 11 event. On Friday, April 9, the Firestone Indy Lights and IZOD IndyCar Series will be on-track for their practice sessions, as well as practice and qualifying for both the Grand-Am Rolex Series as well as the Continental Tire Series. Saturday, April 10 will feature IZOD IndyCar qualifying and both the Porsche 250 Grand-Am Rolex and the Continental Tire races. On Sunday, April 11, the Firestone Indy Lights will race in the morning while the main event, the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, gets underway in the afternoon.

To order the $99 package, contact the Talladega Superspeedway Ticket Office at 1-877-Go2-DEGA or online at www.talladegasuperspeedway.com. For our hearing impaired guests, please call TDD 1-866-ISC-TRAK (1-866-472-8725). Tickets also are available in person by visiting the Talladega Superspeedway Ticket Office from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT, Monday- Friday.

- Talladega Superspeedway, Press Release

Annual Celebration Highlights Five Community Service Projects Across The Country
Aimed At Education And Helping Children Live Happier, Healthier Lives

The NASCAR Foundation

NASCAR Day is an annual charitable celebration of the NASCAR spirit that enables fans and corporate partners to join together to make a difference in the lives of children. Since it began in 2004, NASCAR Day has raised nearly $8 million for charity.

This year marks the first time that the Foundation has taken on multiple national service projects of this magnitude to celebrate and create awareness for children’s causes through the NASCAR Day platform.

“We are very proud of this program and what it has been able to accomplish over the past several years,” said NASCAR president and NASCAR Foundation Board Member Mike Helton. “The contributions from our fans and partners to NASCAR Day make it possible for the Foundation to take on these multiple community service projects across the country. We hope that our fans will come out to support these efforts or find a way to volunteer in their own community to help celebrate NASCAR Day.”

Fans can help support these initiatives by making a $5 donation for the 2010 NASCAR Day collectible lapel pin or by registering to volunteer at one of the service projects. For more information visit WWW.NASCAR.COM/NASCARDay.

Details of “The Big Five” projects:

* Atlanta, Ga. – Aflac, NASCAR’s official partner, and The NASCAR Foundation have partnered on the project which will involve a room renovation at the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to help give it a fresh new face-lift with a racing theme. Recognized as one of the top childhood cancer centers in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the Aflac Cancer Center treats more than 370 new cancer patients each year and follows more than 2,500 patients with sickle cell disease, hemophilia and other blood disorders.

* Daytona Beach, Fla. – Bank of America, the Official Bank of NASCAR, and The NASCAR Foundation will work together in Daytona to raise awareness for the critical role math and science play in the sport of NASCAR by bringing more than 100 middle school students to Daytona International Speedway. The NASCAR Day event is part of the “Students at the Speedway” program, the bank’s signature program designed to showcase NASCAR as a strong career path for students who are eager to learn in the areas of math, science and technology.

* Fontana, Calif. – The NASCAR Foundation has partnered with Auto Club Speedway to host a youth initiative at the track on NASCAR Day.

* Kansas City, Mo. – With the help of Sprint, an official partner of NASCAR, and hundreds of volunteers, The NASCAR Foundation will build a brand new playground at the Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City. The playground will be dedicated in memory of Tom Murphy, a former Sprint Executive and NASCAR Foundation Board Member who passed away last year. The Ronald McDonald House serves more than 6,000 families per year and is desperately in need of a playground facility.

* Charlotte, N.C. / Rock Hill, S.C. – A community service project at A Place for Hope. A Place for Hope (APFH) is committed to providing material resources, hands-on educational training and job development programs, and psychological hope for the residents of Blackmon Road. The Blackmon Road Community is one of the poorest communities in South Carolina. The residents of Blackmon Road live without indoor plumbing, bathrooms or showers, without trash pick-up, without paved roads, and without street lights.

In addition to the five service projects, the contributions raised through NASCAR Day will help a variety of other organizations with an emphasis on children’s health and education. Last year, NASCAR Day funds also supported charitable organizations and non-profit programming including gifts to Kyle and Pattie Petty’s Victory Junction camp in Randleman, N.C., the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma, the Speediatrics racing-themed pediatric units and others.

One lucky fan will also win the trip of a lifetime to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas that includes airfare, hotel and two tickets to the Awards Ceremony in December 2010 through the NASCAR Day Sweepstakes. To learn more visit WWW.NASCAR.COM/NASCARDay.

About The NASCAR Foundation
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc., (NASCAR) launched The NASCAR Foundation in January 2006. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity that embodies the compassion of the NASCAR Family and its commitment to serving communities. The Foundation seeks to raise funds and increase volunteerism to support non-profit charities and charitable causes throughout the nation with an emphasis placed on initiatives that affect the ability of children to live, learn and play. For more information on The NASCAR Foundation, please visit the website: WWW.NASCAR.COM/foundation.

About NASCAR Day
Annually celebrated on the third Friday in May, NASCAR Day is a charitable celebration of the NASCAR spirit that enables fans and partners to join together to make a difference in the lives of children. NASCAR Day encourages fans to make a $5 donation for a collectible lapel pin which in turn will support programs that help children live happier, healthier lives. Since it began in 2004, NASCAR Day has raised nearly $8 million for charity. Bring your family and friends to a NASCAR Day service project and experience how together you can improve the lives of those we care about the most. Visit WWW.NASCAR.COM/NASCARDay to register as a NASCAR Day team member, to find out about volunteer opportunities or to learn more about how The NASCAR Foundation is helping children in need.

- The NASCAR Foundation, Press Release

Kyle Petty - Kyle Petty Charity Ride

The camp is an amazing facility which offers a much needed and medically-sound year round camping experience to children with chronic and terminal illnesses. This is a place where these children can, as much as possible, forget what illnesses plague their daily lives, and can just have fun. Laughter is, after all, an amazing medicine, and these kids need to and do laugh, laugh, laugh.

During the charity ride, the participates will greet fans and supporters at stops in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Richfield, Utah, Durango, Colorado, Amarillo, Texas, Texarkana, Texas, Choctaw, Mississippi, Chattanooga, Tennessee and Asheville, N.C. where fans and supporters who have held various charity events to raise fund for Victory Junction will have the opportunity to meet and present the Pettys with their donations.

Operating solely on donations, Victory Junction Camp has now brought laughter and fun to the lives of more than 7000 chronically ill children ages 6 to 16 free of charge. Last year ground was broken for a new facility in Kansas City, Kansas. This year’s success in raising funds is particularly important, because the economy has affected everyone and more and more children are deserving of the Camp’s services now more than ever!

I spoke with Kyle last week about the upcoming ride. The excitement in his voice was so evident. “It’s time to ride again,” he began laughingly. Speaking about, hopefully better weather than the last month nationwide, “We’ll probably get a springtime that’s 200 degrees since the winter has been snowy and icy and rainy for the last 15 or 20 days of winter. Then we’ll probably get a springtime that goes straight in to summer.”

“This is our 16th year. That is the most amazing part to me, that this ride has lasted for 16 years. I think that’s a tribute to the people who go on this ride. There’s a core group of about 35 to 40 people that go every single year and they invite different friends. There’s about 150 to 200 people every year, but, it’s that core group that keeps this going.”

“This is (like) extended family and obviously by being on this thing and having this thing go for this long of a period of time, like in any family you experience really high highs and really low lows. We have lost people during the course of the year through illness, accidents and other ways…family members from the ride have passed away. It’s truly amazing to go to Charlotte or to have to fly to Texas for a funeral or some illness in somebody’s family and you get there and everybody from the motorcycle ride is there. You understand why people ride bikes and have that brotherhood because it truly is an extended family. Everybody pulls together. When we lost Adam, looking back, you think how your close and good friends respond to that. And it’s funny because everybody handles grief in a different way and everybody looks at things in a different way and just knowing somebody who cares is there is important. That’s the way the people on the ride are. You know they are always there.”

“We all live in different parts of the country. We’ve got guys who go on the ride, the Bartels, who live in San Francisco. We’ve got people who live in Durango, Colorado, we’re going through there this year, and people everywhere. And it’s funny how you’ll get back together on the ride each year and somebody has gone on vacation and called up somebody (from the ride) and stayed at their house. It’s like yeah we were passing through Durango so we stayed with the Cables and some of those people, so, it’s pretty amazing how we’re such a tight group. We all are pretty much family.”

I asked what they do for overnight stays…do different people do different things? Do they camp out or stay in motels? How is that handled?

“Well,” Kyle continued,”it really depends. It depends on where we are and what we’re doing. Like when we get to Durango this year, the Cables, Dee Dee and that crowd are going to have a dinner for us. They have a place there and the night after that we are going to be in Amarillo. We’ve been through there before and done some stuff with the Quarter Horse Industry and we’re just going to have an open night where everybody can go out on the town and do whatever they want to. And when we get to Philadelphia, Mississippi we’re staying at a casino and we’re going to have a poker night to help raise money for the camp and some local charities. So, it really depends on where we’re at and what we’re doing.

“We always stay at hotels. Sometimes we have to stay at 4 or 5 because there are so many of us, but, we always stay at pretty nice places. We eat breakfast and lunch together but at night sometimes we scatter and each do something different. But, it’s pretty cool to see this many people and this many motorcycles come to a town all at one time. And we have our support vehicles which is another staff of 50 to 100 people with us in trucks and trailers and a medical unit who travel along, so, for insurance purposes, hotel purposes, we know who is going before we leave. Diane Huff and those guys have checked everything out and have narrowed it down to a science from police escorts to hotels to lunch stops and to gas stops. Everybody knows months in advance when we’re coming so they are prepared for us.”

“We start planning for next year almost immediately. Diane Huff and Morgan Castano kind of run everything over there. They work on it all year and make sure everything works. It’s the people on the journey that make ride. It’s not the destination. It’s the camaraderie that makes it all so enjoyable.”

It sounds amazing…these great people coming together for such a great cause. It is just what we have all come to expect from this amazing Petty family. We at www.catchfence.com wish them a safe, enjoyable and successful journey. I laughing as I say I may take you up on the invitation some time, Kyle, but I will have to ride in the van and thanks for that suggestion!

For more information about Victory Junction, please visit www.victoryjunction.org. And for more information about the Charity Ride, please visit www.kylepettycharityride.com.

Again, good luck and God Bless!

LEBANON, Tenn. – Race fans at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, April 3 will have a good reason to remain on their feet following the conclusion of 300 miles of NASCAR Nationwide Series action. Big Machine Records recording artists Steel Magnolia will perform a post-race concert on the frontstretch as part of the Dillon Transportation Concert Series immediately following the race, scheduled to take the green flag at 3 p.m.

The concert is free to all April 3 NASCAR Nationwide Series race ticket holders.

As the season two winners of CMT’s Can You Duet?, Steel Magnolia (Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones) captured America’s hearts with their dynamic harmony and music that is one part Country and two parts Southern Soul. The duo’s top-15 hit, “Keep On Lovin’ You,” is the lead single from the Valentine’s Day Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and is the highest-charting debut single from a Country duo in over three years.

Steel Magnolia are multiple 2010 Academy of Country Music Award nominees (for overall Top Vocal Duo of the Year and Top New Vocal Duo) and have been featured nationally on Lopez Tonight, the The Early Show on CBS and Better TV. The duo has been acclaimed as one of Country Weekly’s “Who to Watch in 2010,” People Country’s “Fan Wanted,” and one of the top-five new Country artists that fans are “Most Excited About in 2010” according to a current GAC-TV poll.

Steel Magnolia’s self-titled debut EP is currently available on iTunes. For news, live performances and more information about Steel Magnolia visit BigMachineRecords.com/SteelMagnolia.

Tickets are now on sale for all 2010 NASCAR events at Nashville Superspeedway including the April 2-3, 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series doubleheader weekend, the June 4-5, 2010 “Federated Auto Parts 300” NASCAR Nationwide Series weekend, and the Aug. 7, 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

For more information, or to purchase race tickets, call 1-866-RACE-TIX or visit NashvilleSuperspeedway.com.

About Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: DVD), a leading promoter of motorsports events in the United States. DVD subsidiaries operate three tracks in three states, and present several hundred motorsports events each year. This includes 14 major, national events which include races sanctioned by NASCAR and the NHRA. Dover Motorsports, Inc. also owns and operates Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., and Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, Mo. For further information log on to www.DoverMotorsports.com.

- Dover Motorsports, Inc. Press Release