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In Good Company: Chip Ganassi was recently nominated in two different categories by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal and SportsBusiness Daily for the 2011 Sports Business Awards, Ganassi was nominated for the Sports Executive of the Year category along with George Bodenheimer from ESPN; David Levy from Turner Broadcasting System; Kevin Plank from Under Armour; and Pat Riley from the Miami Heat. Ganassi Race Teams also received a nomination in the Professional Sports Team of the Year category along with the New York Jets, Orlando Magic, Pittsburgh Penguins and San Francisco Giants. The 2011 nominees were selected based on their excellence and outstanding achievements in the business of ... FULL STORY »
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 15, 2011) – Those who have seen the commercials for Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway over the last year are familiar with the tagline, ‘You Belong at Bristol,’ which extolls the virtues of the exciting ... FULL STORY »
Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-704 (last raced at Homestead in 2010)
Kenseth on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“We’ve had a lot ... FULL STORY »
Biffle on Bristol: "Bristol is just so intense. You can't relax at all. It's like walking a tightrope for 500 miles and holding your breath the whole time. No other track is like that. It obviously ... FULL STORY »
David Ragan – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Chassis: Primary: RK-711 Last ran Homestead – finished 20th; Backup: RK-747 Brand new chassis
Ragan on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“Racing at ... FULL STORY »
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (March 14, 2011) – While the NCAA college basketball tournament is tipping off around the country this week, signaling the onset of “March Madness,” the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is about to embark on its own version of ... FULL STORY »
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS team admitted to mixed feelings about the off weekend. They enjoyed a chance to rest and relax, but after moving to seventh in points after ... FULL STORY »
