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May 21
Thursday

SS Green Light Racing Looks to Run Full NCWTS Season

"Top-ten team has opportunities available for talented drivers" Mooresville, NC --Thursday May 21, 2009 – SS Green Light Racing has one of the longest tenures in the Camping World Truck Series having started over two hundred consecutive races over the last eight years. The team boasts one of the most experienced leaders in all of NASCAR in Bobby Dotter along with a talented crew of dedicated professionals. Since it’s inception in 2001, SS Green Light Racing has a long-standing reputation as a springboard to develop talented drivers and allow them to show their ability with a professional organization. The 2009 plan has been to run Chad McCumbee in 12-15 races and then try to capitalize on the strong finishes to gain additional ... FULL STORY »

New England Patriots’ Randy Moss is having fun with this Camping World Truck Series side job

There's a NASCAR fan in the New England Partiots locker room. He's an equipment manager and a big fan of Mike Skinner. Imagine his delight when Patriots receiver Randy Moss signed Skinner on to drive one of his Randy Moss ... FULL STORY »

Motocross legend (Ricky Carmichael) takes on four-wheeled world of NASCAR

Michael Jordan tried it. He left basketball while he was the greatest player of his era, switching streams and giving minor league baseball a try. He hit .202. Ricky Carmichael is giving the career change at the top of his ... FULL STORY »

Cambridge driver J.R. Fitzpatrick to sign with Kevin Harvick Inc.

J.R. Fitzpatrick, the 20-year-old racing prodigy from Cambridge who stood the NASCAR world on its ear at Daytona in February by finishing fourth in the Camping World Truck Series race, has struck a deal to drive for Kevin Harvick's organization ... FULL STORY »

Mike Mittler Keeps Cranking Out NASCAR’s Future Stars

When it comes to passion and picking talented drivers from the hordes of hopefuls out there, there are few people in NASCAR that can match Mike Mittler. Mittler is the owner of a machine and tool company in Foristell, Mo., and ... FULL STORY »

Rick Hendrick on Oprah; Donates 10 2008 Chevy Impalas and $10,000 for The Good News Garage

Today on Oprah, Oprah teamed up with People magazine to honor people who are making a difference in their communitiy. Hal Colston was honored for operating The Good News Garage in Burlington, Vermont which provides used, serviced and ... FULL STORY »

Todd Bodine Finished 25th at Lowe’s on Friday Night

Concord, N.C. (05-16-2009) – Rain cancelled NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying as Todd Bodine had the No. 30 Copart Tundra staged to be the next truck on track during time trials on Friday afternoon. The rainout put the ... FULL STORY »



Colin Braun Gets Eliminated While Leading At Lowe’s
Posted 05.16.09
CONCORD, N.C. (May 15, 2009) – Colin Braun was having the race of his life Friday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but it ended too soon. Braun led 43 laps, the most of any driver in the race, but was turned by Kyle Busch on lap 88 which ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch Bounces Back for Second at Lowe’s
Posted 05.16.09
CONCORD, NC – (May 16, 2009) - Kyle “Rowdy” Busch piloting the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota Tundra overcame a series of mishaps and miscues Friday, May 15, 2009 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to finish second in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Qualifying for the NC ...FULL STORY »
Brian Ickler Learns Valuable Lessons with Seat-Time at Lowe’s
Posted 05.16.09
CONCORD, NC – (May 16, 2009) - Brian Ickler piloting the No. 15 learned valuable lessons in his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start Friday, May 15, 2009 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Due to rain canceling qualifying, Ickler was relegated to the 21st-place starting position for the NC Education ...FULL STORY »
Kevin Grubb: Where did it go wrong?
Posted 05.16.09
Sometimes a second chance is not enough. Kevin Grubb passed away from an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the coroner, on May 6th at the Alpine Motel, near his hometown of Mechanicsville, Va. Kevin Grubb was a talented driver making his way through the NASCAR ranks. He ...FULL STORY »
Johnny Benson Back to End Drought
Posted 05.15.09
Lowe's Motor Speedway hasn't been kind to Johnny Benson over the years and the veteran driver looks to score his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at the Charlotte track in Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200. Benson will make his fifth career series start Friday night. Although ...FULL STORY »
Tearing Apart the Trucks : The Struggles of Trail Motorsports
Posted 05.15.09
The Camping World Truck Series hits the track again tonight at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. At Kansas Speedway, the Truck Series saw its first short field. That came as a surprise because I expected it to happen sooner considering that all through the off season, the big news was the economy ...FULL STORY »
2009 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 First Practice Speeds
Posted 05.15.09
Ron Hornaday Jr., was the fastest in Friday morning's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a speed of 178.412 m.p.h. Mike Skinner was the second fastest in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 practice with a lap speed of 177.229 m.p.h., and was followed by Ryan ...FULL STORY »
Completion of SAFER barrier installation marks end of Dover International Speedway’s pit road wall renovation project
Posted 05.15.09
DOVER, Del. – A long winter’s work has finally reached completion as construction crews at Dover International Speedway recently bolted the SAFER barrier into place to complete the renovation of the new pit wall. With the steel tubing secured and the foam blocks installed, the new, longer and safer pit ...FULL STORY »
Homestead-Miami Speedway to Host International Travel Delegates
Posted 05.14.09
Pow Wow tourism reps from 70 countries invited for NASCAR, IndyCar rides in advance of motorsports history this fall: Six Championships in Six Weeks MIAMI—The global spotlight is on Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend, as the Pow Wow International Travel Convention—involving tourism delegates and media from 70-plus countries—descends upon THE Championship Track ...FULL STORY »


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