Archive for February 14th, 2009

MRN Radio Celebrates Its 40TH Year Of Coverage Of The Daytona 500

By RND Staff, 14 February, 2009, No Comment

Daytona Beach, Fl – Motor Racing Network (MRN Radio) celebrates its 40th Daytona 500 tomorrow by broadcasting the event over nearly 500 affiliate stations across North America, highlighted by legendary MRN personality Barney Hall calling his 50th “Great American Race.”

Greg Biffle Daytona 500 Finall Practice Report

By RND Staff, 14 February, 2009, No Comment

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, posted the fifth-fastest lap time during Saturday’s Happy Hour. He was one of three Roush Fenway Racing drivers (Matt Kenseth, second; David Ragan, sixth) in the top six.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CAR YOU’LL HAVE FOR TOMORROW’S DAYTONA 500?

Hellmann’s Announces NASCAR Real Fan of the Year Program

By RND Staff, 14 February, 2009, No Comment

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – JR Motorsports owner/driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.. joined fellow team drivers Brad Keselowski and Mark Martin today at historic Daytona International Speedway to announce the Hellmann’s NASCAR Real Fan Of The Year campaign, a new initiative by Hellmann’s to search for and recognize NASCAR’s biggest fans. Senior Brand Manager of Hellmann’s Jamey Fish and NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter joined the drivers inside the Sprint FANZONE for the campaign kickoff today.

Daytona Truck Race Summary

By RND Staff, 14 February, 2009, No Comment

DAYTONA BEACH, Fl – Mirroring their 2008 1-2 finish, Todd Bodine was able to keep his No. 30 Germain Racing Toyota in the lead despite some late challenges by Kyle Busch to win Friday night’s 10th annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, his fourth consecutive superspeedway victory.

Stewart-Haas Racing final practice report

By RND Staff, 14 February, 2009, No Comment

Ryan Newman, No. 39 U.S. Army Impala SS and Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Impala SS were both forced to backup cars for the Daytona 500 following an accident during final practice on Saturday.