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2002 Daytona Champion making NCWTS debut at Daytona International Speedway

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Hillman Racing today on January 26th that 2002 Daytona 500 Champion Ward Burton will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut behind the wheel of the No. 27 Hillman Racing Chevrolet with funding from State Waters Heaters in next month’s season-opening NextEra 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Hillman Racing is making its NASCAR debut this season, but the organization is anything but new to the sport.  Team owner Mike Hillman Sr. played a key role in the founding of Germain Racing and was the architect of the group’s two NASCAR championships in 2006 and 2010. Hillman acquired the championship-winning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series assets following the conclusion of the 2011 season and is set to embark as the owner and general manager of Hillman Racing for the 2012 season.

In 375 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts, Burton has posted fives wins, seven poles and 24 top-five and 82 top-10 finishes. Burton also has four NASCAR Nationwide Series victories, seven poles, 23 top-five and 50 top-10 finishes in 161 starts.

In addition to Burton, a driver development program is being established for Jeb Burton, the 19-year-old son of Ward. Since making his last NASCAR start, Burton has been using that time to focus on helping his son Jeb develop his racing career and his conservation efforts with The Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. Being the son of NASCAR’s 2002 Daytona 500 winner, it would be natural to think that Jeb Burton would have the hope of someday becoming a professional race car driver like his dad. Jeb has been racing since he was a kid, starting in go- karts and racing his way through the ranks in ASA and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, and now at 19, he is ready to step into one of NASCAR’s top tier racing series with Hillman Racing in No. 27 Chevrolet Silverado, sporting the same number that he has been racing in his Late Model division.

 Source: Hillman Press Release

NASCAR at Chicagoland Speedway: Let the Chase begin

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Chicagoland Speedway

Sunday, Sept. 18

2 p.m. (ET)

ESPN, 1 p.m. (ET)

400.5 miles (267 laps)

THE CHASE

Beginning this weekend, most eyes will be focused on the 12 drivers who qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. While the remainder of the 43-car field won’t be forgotten completely, the “outsiders” only hope for recognition comes in form of one word: spoiler.

Nothing can completely salve the sting of missing the Chase, but a win – and taking a few points away from the anointed 12 drivers – certainly can make a driver’s day.

While spoilers accumulated 10 wins from 2004-06, their successes have been few and far between over the past four seasons. Just three non-Chase qualifiers went to Victory Lane from 2007-10:

• Jamie McMurray won at Charlotte Motor Speedway a year ago.

• McMurray was victorious at Talladega Superspeedway in 2009.

• Greg Biffle was the Kansas winner in 2007.

Chicagoland offers hope to the non-qualifiers. The track’s past two winners, David Reutimann and Mark Martin, failed to qualify for this year’s Chase.

Five past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions fill spots, however, three names often come up during the “future champion” discussion are also vying for 2011 crown: Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin.

No. 11 Denny Hamlin, 2010 Champion runner-up, races at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the final race of the season in 2010. Photo credit: Sandi Goodall/Racingal.com

Following is a rundown of the Top 12 drivers racing for the title of NASCAR Champion in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. All are multi-time winners, and each have conquered at least two of the 10 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup tracks.

Kyle Busch: The top seed with 2,012 points (he owns the tiebreaker over Kevin Harvick via his two runner-ups vs. Harvick’s zero), Busch has six career wins at the upcoming 10 tracks. He scored the third-most points in the Race to the Chase – the 10 races preceding the Chase.

Kevin Harvick: Boasts momentum with his Richmond win, and Chase know-how thanks to his near-championship Chase last season. Has eight wins and a Driver Rating of 86.6 at the next 10 tracks.

Jeff Gordon: Has 31 wins at the next 10 tracks, more than any other driver. His Driver Rating of 97.7 at the next 10 ranks second, and he scored 392 points over the last 10 races, more than any other driver.

Matt Kenseth: A champion in 2003, Kenseth has seven wins and a Driver Rating of 91.9 at the next 10 tracks.

Carl Edwards: A whiz at intermediate tracks, so figure on a solid showing (five tracks in the Chase are 1.5 miles in length). He has seven wins at the upcoming 10 tracks.

Jimmie Johnson: Won the deal five consecutive times. Need we say more? Yes, and we do below.

Kurt Busch: Won the first ever Chase in 2004. It was also the closest (eight points), a nod to his championship mettle. He has eight wins at the remaining 10 tracks.

Ryan Newman: Newman has sneaky momentum. Scored six top 10s in the Race to the Chase. Newman also has 10 wins at the upcoming 10 tracks, which ranks tied for fourth-most among Chase drivers.

Tony Stewart: Only driver to win the championship in both the Chase era (2005) and pre-Chase era (2002). Stewart has 16 wins over the next 10 tracks, and a third-best Driver Rating of 97.7.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: The reigning eight-time Most Popular Driver had only one top 10 in the Race to the Chase. But his 10 wins over the next 10 tracks rank tied for fourth among Chase drivers.

Brad Keselowski: Scored the second-most points in the Race to the Chase (362), and scored six top 10s in the last seven races.

Denny Hamlin: Was last year’s championship runner-up, and held the lead going into the season finale at Homestead. Rolls into the Chase with three consecutive top 10s.

This year’s regular season packed punch to the tune of competitive balance and record-breaking competition.

Here’s a few notable facts and figures…

- 15 different winners, most through 26 races since 2003.

- 5 first time winners (Trevor Bayne, Regan Smith, David Ragan, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose)

- 16 different Coors Light Pole winners, most through 26 race since 2005

- An average of 13 different leaders per race, most through 26 races in series history

- An average of 28 different leaders per race, most through 26 races in series history

- 16 races had a margin of victory under a second, most through 26 races since 2001. That includes Talladega’s MOV of .002 seconds, which tied the closest finish since the inception of electronic scoring in 1993.

NATIONWIDE SERIES

Chicagoland Speedway

Saturday, Sept. 17

3:30 p.m. (ET)

ESPN2, 3 p.m. (ET)

300 miles (200 laps)

Justin Allgaier, the inaugural summer race winner at Chicago in June and who’s from Riverton, Ill., will head back home in hopes of turning his inconsistent finishes over the last 13 races, to yet another victory. He’s had two did not finish (DNF) results since June, including a dry fuel cell while leading on the final lap of a green-white-checkered finish at Road America that cost him a certain victory. He’s had three top-10 finishes in his last four races, including a ninth at Richmond. In three career series starts at Chicago, he has two top-10 finishes in addition to the June win.

ROUSH VS JOE GIBBS

No. 60 NWS Fastenal Ford of Carl Edwards goes through inspection at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2010. Photo by Sandi Goodall/Racingal.com

Joey Logano will be in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota instead of Kyle Busch, while Ryan Truex drives the No. 20. Kyle Busch has only three more NASCAR Nationwide Series races left on his 2011 schedule – Charlotte, Texas and Homestead-Miami, while Carl Edwards will compete in each of the seven remaining races.

Only 48 points separate Joe Gibbs Racing Roush Fenway Racing for Owner Titles.

The No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford and is on pace to capture the record-setting fourth consecutive series owner title for Joe Gibbs Racing. JGR has won the last three.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

Chicagoland Speedway

Friday, Sept. 16

8 p.m. (ET)

SPEED, 7:30 p.m. (ET)

225 miles (150 laps)

Count on what’s become a bitter struggle for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owners’ championship to continue at Chicagoland Speedway. Kevin Harvick Inc.’s standings leading No. 2 Chevrolet and Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 18 Toyota are separated by 36 points. Both organizations are hoping to extend winning streaks in Friday night’s race.

• Harvick, who sat out the Sept. 2 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, has won his past three starts at Pocono Raceway, Michigan International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. A KHI truck has won each of the past four races • Ron Hornaday Jr. having notched career victory No. 49 won in Atlanta.

• Busch is a two-time defending winner of the Fast Five 225. He enters the race virtually untouched in a variety of Loop Data categories. Busch, with a Driver Rating of 148.2, leads or shares the lead in 10 of the rating’s components. In 2009, Chicago was Busch’s second of five wins in consecutive starts for Billy Ballew Motorsports.

• The two trucks have dominated the 2011 season with five drivers posting a combined 12 victories.

Ron Hornaday has one more task to close out and that is his one victory away from capturing his 50th NCWTS win – a feat no one else has accomplished. Hornaday finished third at Chicagoland in 2010.

Source: NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications

NASCAR driver appearances, autograph sessions for Friday and Saturday in Atlanta

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Dakoda Armstrong

3:00pm

Q&A session on the Chevrolet Stage located near Gate 14 in the midway display area

ESPN Analyst Tim Brewer

7:15pm

Q&A session on the Coca-Cola Fan Stage located behind the Earnhardt grandstand next to Gate 15 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Ricky Carmichael & James Buescher

4:00pm

Q&A session on the Chevrolet Stage located near Gate 14 in the midway display area at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Austin Dillon & Joey Coulter

3:30pm

Q&A session on the Chevrolet Stage located near Gate 14 in the midway display area at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Ron Hornaday & Blake Feese

2:15pm

Q&A session on the Chevrolet Stage located near Gate 14 in the midway display area at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Justin Loftin & Johanna Long

3:45pm

Q&A session and sign autographs at the Coca-Cola Fan state at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Eric McClure

12:00 -1:00pm

Walmart

135 Willow Lane

McDonough, GA.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers

4:00 – 5:00pm

Autograph session at Atlanta Motor Speedway concourse underneath the Earnhardt grandstands.

David Reutimann

4:00 – 5:00pm

Signing autographs at the Michael Waltrip Racing merchandise hauler located in the display area at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Elliott Sadler

3:00 – 4:00pm

OneMain Financial branch

1525 N. Expressway

Griffin, GA.

Johnny Sauter

3:15pm

Q&A session on the Chevrolet Stage located near Gate 14 in the midway display area at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Justin Marks & Dakoda Armstrong

4:00pm

Q&A session on the Coca-Cola Fan Stage located behind the Earnhardt grandstand next to Gate 15 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Martin Truex Jr.

3:55 – 4:15pm

Appearing at Schick Get Fresh mobile display located in the midway at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Autographs will be guaranteed for the first 40 fans in line.

Aric Almirola

5:15 – 5:45

Signing autographs at the JR Nation merchandise hauler located in the fan concourse area at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse, Timmy Hill, Blake Koch, Austin Dillon, James Buescher, Joey Coulter, Chase Elliott, Max Gresham, Sergio Pena & Alex Bowman

1:00pm

Autograph session in the Atlanta Motor Speedway ticket office. The first 150 fans ages 16 and under will get to participate in the “Future Stars for Future Fans” autograph session.

Atlanta Motor Speedway President and General Manager Ed Clark

4:00pm

Q&A session at the Coca-Cola Fan Stage at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Rick Crawford & Ron Hornaday Jr.

Scheduled to participate in the Lee Fields Memorial 150 at Mobile International Speedway located in Irvington, AL. Grandstand admission for Saturday night is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors, $12 student 12-17, $7 for military, $5 for children 6-11 and ages 5-and-under are free when accompanied by adult. Racing is set to start at 7:30pm local time. For a full schedule of events and more information, visit the Mobile International Speedway website.

Austin Dillon

10:00am – 12:00pm

Bass Pro Shops

5000 Bass Pro Blvd.

Macon, GA.

Chase Elliott, Max Gresham, Sergio Pena & Alex Bowman

2:15pm

Q&A session at the Coca-Cola Fan Stage at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Inductees; Mike Head, Rex White and Randy Payne

5:15pm

Scheduled to appear at the Coca-Cola Fan Stage at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Miss Sprint Cup

3:40pm

Q&A session at the Coca-Cola Fan Stage at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Labor Day weekend means a lot of racin’, Wildcard Clinchin’ at Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Ooops! In case you noticed, Kevin Harvick’s name wasn’t included among those who will compete for the Sprint Cup championship in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Saturday night at Bristol. However, NASCAR’s subsequent review of the points standings showed that Harvick’s three victories and 782 points, ties him with Jeff Gordon for fifth in the Cup standings. Harvick is 110 points ahead of one-time winner Denny Hamlin, who currently occupies the second wild-card position behind three-time winner Brad Keselowski. Even if Harvick finishes last in the next two races (scoring two points) and Hamlin wins both and leads the most laps (scoring 96 points), Harvick will get the wild card because of his higher finish in the standings. And don’t rule out that Harvick will likely cement a top-10 berth in this Sunday night’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

So we are down to two races before the complete 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is set, seedings and all. After race No. 26 at Richmond International Raceway, the top-10 drivers in points will fill out the first portion of the 12-driver Chase. Spots 11 and 12 go to those drivers outside the top 10 with the most victories, provided they are in the top 20. The Wild Card tiebreaker is points position.

Here are the clinch scenarios going into the weekend…

Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon: Both 93 points ahead of 11th, Harvick and Gordon can guarantee a top-10 spot with at least a finish of 40th; or 41st and at least one lap led; or 42nd and the most laps led.

Ryan Newman: Currently 73 points ahead of 11th, Newman can guarantee a top-10 spot with at least a finish of 20th; or 21st and at least one lap led; or 22nd and the most laps led.

Kurt Busch: Currently 60 points ahead of 11th, Busch can guarantee a top-10 spot with at least a finish of seventh; or eighth and at least one lap led; or ninth and the most laps led.

Both Dale Earnhardt Jr. (39 points ahead of 11th) and Tony Stewart (21 points ahead) can both mathematically reach that 49-point threshold. No specific finish guarantees a spot.

These are Wild Card clinching possibilities for this weekend, but all depends on finishes from various competitors on Sunday.

All three of NASCAR’s national series and six of its seven touring series will race this weekend.

THINGS TO WATCH FOR

• Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson sit in a points tie for the number one spot, a points lead that officially goes to Busch because of his series-leading four wins.

• Ryan Newman, known for his qualifying prowess, is looking to win his eighth career pole. Currently, Newman is tied with NASCAR great Buddy Baker, a driver for whom Newman has great admiration.

• The two-time champion finished 28th at Bristol after starting 42nd. Clearly, it wasn’t one of Stewart’s best races. But last year’s race at Atlanta was – he ‘smoked’ the field, leading 176 laps. Could Atlanta be Stewart’s first win of 2011, knocking out the Sprint Summer Showdown contenders at their shot of winning $3 Million?

• Sprint’s unique bonus program comes to an end this weekend, and it sets up to be an intriguing finale. The winners of Indianapolis (Paul Menard), Pocono (Brad Keselowski), Watkins Glen (Marcos Ambrose), Michigan (Kyle Busch) and Bristol (Keselowski again) are all eligible to win the $3 million bonus at Atlanta.

If one of those drivers wins Sunday’s race, a million dollars will be split evenly between the driver, the driver’s charity and one lucky fan. If Keselowski wins, the $1 million will be split evenly among two fans.

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has led for the last four weeks, but his advantage has slowly trickled down during that span. He was 12 points in front of Peachtree City’s favorite son Reed Sorenson four races ago; Stenhouse now has a precarious five-point lead over second-place Elliott Sadler. Sorenson is 10 points back in third.

Stenhouse holds 21 bonus points – for leading a lap and leading the most laps in a race.

Reed Sorenson, a huge Atlanta Falcons fan, is ready for some football. He’ll be at practice Tuesday afternoon and will attend their game against the Baltimore Ravens Thursday night with his No. 32 crew chief Trent Owens and car chief Shannon Rursch. The group will be guests of Falcons’ GM Thomas Dimitroff and have the opportunity to join the team on the field for pre-game warm-ups. The No. 32 team will return the favor on Saturday, hosting three Falcon Pro-Bowlers – fullback Ovie Mughelli, running back Michael Turner and wide receiver Roddy White – for the race.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

Ryan Newman will return to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition for the first time since 2009 Atlanta to honor the life of his friend – Beau Slocumb. Newman and Turner Motorsports will honor the life of Slocumb, a former TMS employee, with a special paint scheme featuring the No. 08, Slocumb’s car number during his racing career.

Slocumb began his career racing Legends cars and climbed the professional ladder through the late model ranks, earning 131 feature wins in Legends and late model competition, eventually making his mark in the ARCA series.

Slocumb lost his battle with cancer last spring. He was 26. All the money received by Turner Motorsports from the NCWTS event will be donated to Slocumb’s widow (Jessica) to assist with medical expenses.

Timothy Peters finds himself in the mix for the NCWTS title, only 15 points behind current leader Johnny Sauter. In the last month, Peters has rebounded from six consecutive finishes outside the top-10 to five finishes inside the top-10, including a victory at Lucas Oil Raceway and a second place finish at Michigan.

In the meantime, Todd Bodine remains the only driver currently competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series who won during the 2010 season still searching for a victory in 2011.

Source: NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications

Fan info for Kentucky Speedway for this weekend’s inaugural Sprint Cup Quaker State 400

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Well, well, well…. WELCOME TO KENTUCKY!!!

There’s yet to be racing history made at this 1.5 mile tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky as this is the long-awaited and much-anticipated debut of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series takes place at Kentucky Speedway this Saturday night in the Quaker State 400. The NASCAR Nationwide Series has been visiting here since 2001 and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, since 2000.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will run Thursday night, in the UNOH 225. The NASCAR Nationwide Series will run Friday night, in the Feed The Children 300.

Harvick’s seventh-place finish, combined with Carl Edwards’ 37th place run at Daytona, gave Harvick the points lead for the first time since last September after Atlanta, heading into Kentucky.

There are no stats to post for Kentucky Speedway but according to the Nationwide series stats, the driver to watch out for is Joey Logano. He has won three consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Kentucky, all from the pole – the first driver in series history to do that.

Notice was posted by Kentucky Speedway that all 107, 000 grandstand seats and campground areas are sold out. Fans can still take advantage of the speedway’s Pit Road Club that offers an infield view of the race action from behind pit road wall or $60 standing room only tickets that will provide access to the Turn 1 and Turn 4 concourses. Fans still seeking race week campsites can visit http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com and click “Camping” for a listing of campgrounds offering last minute options within walking distance of the speedway and in the surrounding area.

Both can be purchased by phone at 888-652-7223 and 859-578-2300 or by visiting the speedway corporate offices at 1 Speedway Drive in Sparta, Ky., just off Interstate 71 Exit 57 and state Highway 35.

HAULER PARADE

Race week festivities begin Wednesday, July 6, when NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team haulers visit Cincinnati, Ohio, Lexington, Ky., and Louisville, Ky.

Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) haulers will visit Fourth Street Live! in downtown Louisville from 11:30 a.m., to 1:00 p.m.; Cincinnati fans can meet Mayor Mark Mallory while viewing Joe Gibbs Racing and Stewart-Haas Racing team haulers at the corner of Fifth St., and Race St., near the Millennium Hotel from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and Lexington, Ky., will play host to 35 to 40 haulers at Hamburg Place at 2350 Grey Lag Way from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., before they depart on a 12-mile parade that will traverse the city by way of Sir Barton Way, Winchester Rd., Midland Ave., E. Main St., and Newtown Pike.

ABOUT THE TRACK:

Capacity 107,000

Owner Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

Broke ground July 18, 1998

Opened June 16, 2000

Construction cost $153,000,000

Major events:

Indy Racing League:

Kentucky Indy 300

Kentucky 100

NASCAR:

Quaker State 400

Feed the Children 300

UNOH 225

Built Ford Tough 225

Tri-oval

Surface Asphalt

Length 1.5 mi (2.4 km)

Turns 4

Banking Turns: 14°

Tri-Oval: 8–10°

Straight: 4°

RACE SCHEDULE:

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

UNHO 225 (225 miles / 150 laps)

Practice: Wed. 6 P.M./ 10 A.M. Thurs.

Qualifying: 3:03 P.M./et. Thursday, SPEED

RACE: Thursday night, SPEED at 8 P.M.

NASCAR Nationwide Series

Feed the Children 300 (300 miles / 200 laps)

Practice: Thurs. 6:10 P.M./ 9 A.M. Fri.

Qualifying: 3:30 P.M./et. Friday, SPEED

RACE: Friday night, 7:30 P.M. /et., ESPN

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Quaker State 400 (400 miles / 267 laps)

Practice: Thurs. 11:05 P.M./ 4 A.M. Thurs./11:30 A.M. Fri/1:30 P.M. Fri., SPEED

Qualifying: 5:00 P.M./et. Friday, SPEED

RACE: Saturday night, 7:30 P.M. /et., TNT

TV:

Darrell Waltrip sets the stage for the first Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway in a one-hour SPEED special on Saturday at 3 pm ET.

Kentucky Speedway currently has TWO passes available for race fans to purchase:

FAN ZONE PASS – $50/NCWTS; $75/NNWS ; $100/NSCS

Provides access to the infield area surrounding Victory Lane and Pit Road until one hour prior to the start of each race. Must posses race ticket in addition to Fan Zone Pass. All children enjoying Fan Zone and Prerace Fan Zone access must possess a race ticket and be accompanied by a paying adult.

PRE-RACE FAN ZONE PASS – $150*

*Available ONLY for the July 9th Sprint Cup race

Same amenities as above for the Fan Zone – however – this pass will get you closer to the stage for the pre-race concert by Clay Walker.

Altercation between Richard Childress, Kyle Busch being looked at by NASCAR

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Will this fall under “Boys have at it?”

Richard Childress had an altercation with Kyle Busch in the garage area after the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, sources confirmed Saturday night. Multiple sources say “Childress took matters into his own hands.”

The altercation happened in the garage area about 30 minutes after the conclusion of the race, according to the sources, who indicated that Childress initiated the altercation. Childress likely was upset that late in the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Joey Coulter and Busch had a tight battle for fifth with contact on the final lap. Busch tapped Coulter on the cool-down lap following the race.

According to sources, Richard Childress took off his watch and handed it to his grandson, Austin Dillion, before approaching the driver. Childress initiated the altercation without a discussion, placing Busch in a headlock and punching him two or three times. Busch then went to the ground in a defensive position, but Childress attempted to punch Busch again after he rose.

This obviously isn’t the first time Busch has had an issue with someone related to Richard Childress Racing. Busch has found himself in several disagreements with RCR’s Kevin Harvick, including a notable incident at Darlington in which Busch moved Harvick’s car on pit road to try and avoid getting punched.

NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp confirmed that NASCAR was looking into the rumors of an altercation following the Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway.

More to come.

Local ‘Doverite’ to be honored by KBM on Friday

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Local Dover resident, 10-year old Olivia Barnett will be honored by Kyle Busch Motorsports, this Friday at Dover International Speedway. Barnett was selected as the winner of the “Riding Shotgun with Kyle Busch Motorsports” essay contest for the Greater Dover area. Barnett’s name and picture will adorn the area above the passenger side window of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Traxxas Toyota Tundra for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway this Friday, May 13. In addition, Dover International Speedway has provided Barnett and her parents with passes to attend Friday’s race.

Barnett, a student at Holy Cross School in Dover had her essay chosen among submissions from children age 5-12 in the Greater Dover area. The contest called for children to submit an essay of 150 words or less that described an experience and/or achievement that occurred within the past 12 months and affected their lives in a positive way. Barnett’s essay described her experience raising money for young children with leukemia and how it taught her that true happiness comes from giving back to others.

A motivational letter that Kyle Busch received during the off season from Kyle Savoie (sa-VOY), a 12-year old fan, inspired Busch to develop a program that will recognize children for experiences and achievements that had a positive effect on their lives. To recognize Kyle Savoie for inspiring the contest, a decal with his name and picture adorned the area above the passenger window of the No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra driven by Busch in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 18.

Dover is the second of 10 races throughout the 2011 season that an essay contest winner will follow in Savoie’s footsteps and “Ride Shotgun” with Kyle Busch Motorsports. The other races scheduled are Kansas (June 4), Kentucky (July 7), Michigan (Aug. 20), Bristol (Aug. 24), Chicagoland (Sep. 16), Talladega (Oct. 22), Texas (Nov. 4) and Homestead-Miami (Nov. 18).

Below is the list of rules and eligibility for the essay contest:

Essay Topic: In 150 words or less, describe an experience and/or achievement that occurred in the last 12 months that has affected your life in a positive way.

Eligibility: Children age five to 12 who reside in the United States are eligible.

Markets and Essay Deadline: The winning essay will be selected 14 days prior to each race. Sorry but entries submitted after the deadline (deadline in parentheses) will not be considered due to time constraints. Nashville (April 8, 2011), Dover (April 29, 2011), Kansas (May 21, 2011), Kentucky (June 23, 2010), Michigan (August 6, 2011), Bristol (August 10, 2011), Chicago (September 2, 2011), Talladega (October 8, 2011), Texas, (October 21, 2011), Homestead-Miami (November 4, 2011)

Prize: One winner in each race market will have their name and a 2.5” x 3.5” photo displayed above the passenger side window of the No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra for the selected race. Within six weeks of the completion of the race, the winner will receive an autographed 8” x 10” photo of the No. 18 KBM Toyota Tundra from the race in which their name appeared on the truck.

Submitting entries: Entries can be submitted via email essay@kylebuschmotorsports.com or mailed in to:

Kyle Busch Motorsports

351 Mazeppa Rd.

Mooresville, N.C. 28115

Attn: “Riding Shotgun” Essay Contest

In addition to your essay and 2.5” x 3.5” photo*, please be sure to include the following information: ‘*Parent or legal guardian must approve submission of the contestant’s photo. By submitting a photo, parent or legal guardian grants Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) the right to display submitted photo and child’s name on the No. 18 Toyota Tundra and the company website and/or marketing materials. Photos will become the property of KBM and will not be returned to the contestant. No purchase is necessary to submit an entry.

Name:

Age:

Parent or Guardian Name:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Contact Phone:

School:

Closest NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Track:

For more details on the “Riding Shotgun With Kyle Busch Motorsports” essay contest, go to KyleBuschMotorsports.com/ridingshotgun.com

Source: KBM

It’s here! 2011 Schedules for ALL three NASCAR Series

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NASCAR announced today the 2011 schedule for its three national series, with several key changes for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

2011 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Date                              Site

Feb. 12                         Daytona International Speedway (Bud Shootout At Daytona *)

Feb. 13                         Daytona 500 Qualifying

Feb. 20                         Daytona International Speedway

Feb. 27                         Phoenix International Raceway

March 6                        Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 20                      Bristol Motor Speedway

March 27                      Auto Club Speedway

April 3                          Martinsville Speedway

April 9                          Texas Motor Speedway

April 17                        Talladega Superspeedway

April 30                        Richmond International Raceway

May 7                           Darlington Raceway

May 15                         Dover International Speedway

May 21                         Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race *)

May 29                         Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 5                          Kansas Speedway

June 12                        Pocono Raceway

June 19                        Michigan International Speedway

June 26                        Infineon Raceway

July 2                           Daytona International Speedway

July 9                           Kentucky Speedway

July 17                         New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 31                         Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Aug. 7                          Pocono Raceway

Aug. 14                        Watkins Glen International

Aug. 21                        Michigan International Speedway

Aug. 27                        Bristol Motor Speedway

Sept. 4                          Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sept. 10                        Richmond International Raceway

Sept. 18                        Chicagoland Speedway

Sept. 25                        New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Oct. 2                           Dover International Speedway

Oct. 9                           Kansas Speedway

Oct. 15                         Charlotte Motor Speedway

Oct. 23                         Talladega Superspeedway

Oct. 30                         Martinsville Speedway

Nov. 6                          Texas Motor Speedway

Nov. 13                         Phoenix International Raceway

Nov. 20                         Homestead-Miami Speedway

* – Denotes non-point event.

 

2011 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES SCHEDULE

Date                             Site

Feb. 19                         Daytona International Speedway

Feb. 26                         Phoenix International Raceway

March 5                        Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 19                      Bristol Motor Speedway

March 26                      Auto Club Speedway

April 8                          Texas Motor Speedway

April 16                        Talladega Superspeedway

April 23                        Nashville Superspeedway

April 29                        Richmond International Raceway

May 6                           Darlington Raceway

May 14                         Dover International Speedway

May 22                         Iowa Speedway

May 28                         Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 4                          Chicagoland Speedway

June 18                        Michigan International Speedway

June 25                        Road America

July 1                           Daytona International Speedway

July 8                           Kentucky Speedway

July 16                         New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 23                         Nashville Superspeedway

July 30                         O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

Aug. 6                          Iowa Speedway

Aug. 13                        Watkins Glen International

Aug. 20                        Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal

Aug. 26                        Bristol Motor Speedway

Sept. 3                         Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sept. 9                         Richmond International Raceway

Sept. 17                        Chicagoland Speedway

Oct. 1                           Dover International Speedway

Oct. 8                           Kansas Speedway

Oct. 14                         Charlotte Motor Speedway

Nov. 5                          Texas Motor Speedway

Nov. 12                         Phoenix International Raceway

Nov. 19                         Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

2011 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

Date                             Site

Feb. 18                         Daytona International Speedway

Feb. 25                         Phoenix International Raceway

March 12                     Darlington Raceway

April 2                          Martinsville Speedway

April 22                        Nashville Superspeedway

May 13                         Dover International Speedway

May 20                        Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 4                          Kansas Speedway

June 10                        Texas Motor Speedway

July 16                         Iowa Speedway

July 22                         Nashville Superspeedway

July 29                         O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

Aug. 6                          Pocono Raceway

Aug. 20                        Michigan International Speedway

Aug. 24                        Bristol Motor Speedway

Sept. 2                         Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sept. 16                        Chicagoland Speedway

Sept. 24                        New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Oct. 1                           Kentucky Speedway

Oct. 15                         Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Oct. 22                         Talladega Superspeedway

Oct. 29                         Martinsville Speedway

Nov. 4                          Texas Motor Speedway

Nov. 18                        Homestead-Miami Speedway

Note: one additional date to be added

Since NASCAR Cup Series is off – doesn’t mean no racing

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Camping World Truck Series – CampingWorld.com 200
8:30 p.m. ET Friday, SPEED

NASCAR Nationwide Series Race – Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250
ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Truckin’ Double-Duty Style

In addition to Steve Wallace, three other drivers will pull double-duty in the NASCAR
Camping World Trucks and NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Gateway International Raceway in  this weekend.

Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Johnny Sauter (No. 36 Long John Silver’s
Chevrolet) also will compete in the truck event Friday night before making the switch to the
NASCAR Nationwide race the following evening.

Wallace will be making his series track debut in a truck. Harvick hasn’t raced at Gateway in a truck since 1999; Keselowski since 2005. Sauter made his truck track debut last year, finishing second after starting third.

Move over big brother, another Truex comes forth

Ryan Truex (No. 00 NAPA Toyota), who is 18, is making his Nationwide debut at this weekend at Gateway International Raceway,  He’s the younger brother of two-time series champion Martin Truex Jr., who won at Gateway from the pole in his track debut in 2004. But Ryan comes with solid credentials of his
own, including a NASCAR championship. He’s the defending NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
champion and currently leads that series after six races this season.

Legends Million at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway will host a Legend Cars race to top them all. The race, to be held July 15-17, will have a $1 million purse. It is sure to be a spectacular event…… I’m even going!!!

Earlier this year U.S. Legend Cars International and Charlotte Motor Speedway announced the Legends Million, a one-of-a-kind race featuring a total purse of $1 million with the Legends Million A-Feature winner guaranteed to take home a record $250,000. The final spot in the feature is assured $10,000. At least thirty competitors will race in the A-Feature event, which will be 100 laps with a 15-minute break at lap 50.

Each division will run heat races and an A-Main race, with the Legends Million A-Feature serving as the grand finale of the three-day event.

However, there is a twist in the A-Main races for the Masters and Young Lions/Semi-Pro divisions, the details of which will be released at a later date. The winners of those two division A-Main races will earn an UNPRECEDENTED $30,000 and $25,000, respectively.

The last-place finisher in the Legends Million A-Feature will walk away with $10,000, which is ten times what many Legend Car races pay the feature winner

SPEED will televise the Legends Million Saturday, July 17, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Two crew members suspended from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 19, 2010) – Two crew members in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Clint Carter with the No. 46 team and Jeremy Wilbert with the No. 95 team – have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.

On May 17, both Carter and Wilbert were found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2010 NASCAR rule book.

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(I’m just astonished. I have been receiving a press release from NASCAR almost every week about team members being suspended for violating NASCAR’s Substance Abuse policy. So I gotta vent. I’m sure you will agree!)

Dear suspended crew members,

I just read that you were suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating the Substance Abuse Policy. Hello? What in the hell were you thinking? If NASCAR stated that they will be doing random drug testing, DO NOT take the chance that you won’t be tested. It wasn’t a threat… THEY DRUG TEST!! Do not think you are above the law or anyone else and won’t get caught. See, I ‘m already right!! By the way….haven’t you learned anything from the Jeremy Mayfield saga?

So, upon my disbelief and astonishment, I do have some questions for you:

1. ARE YOU STUPID??
2. REALLY, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??
3. ARE YOU FREAKIN’ SERIOUS??
4. ARE YOU AN IDIOT??

If you answered yes to all the above, you might as well go ahead, bend over and let me kick you in your a**. Do you realize how many people there are now-a-days without jobs and are on unemployment just trying to get by to keep food on their tables for their families? There are even people working TWO jobs to get paid what you were getting paid.

I suppose the only good thing to come of this is that there are two more job openings with the Camping World Truck Series.  Thanks for that!

You HAD one of the most coolest jobs that anyone would love to have and you go and blow it just to get your kicks. If I had hired you and found out that you were doing drugs, I would fire you too, on the spot. You are NOT worth having around.

If you were stupid enough to take drugs while being around the most powerful race cars and heavy equipment, then you deserve to be unemployed. Have a wonderful time looking for a new job.

Warmest regards,

Karen Pistone
Racingal.com