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Ownership Change for JR Motorsports
LAS VEGAS – Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a lot more to think about than Danica Patrick’s foray into NASCAR racing when he met with a group of reporters after receiving the NMPA Chex most popular driver award for the seventh straight year. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Steve Park Returning To Irwindale For NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Following a season that saw him reach Victory Lane and finish fifth in the final standings, NASCAR Camping World Series East driver Steve Park is headed to the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, Jan. 29-30, in Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.). … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Keyed-Up Motorsports Names Zachary Boals Director Of Marketing
Mooresville, NC – Keyed-Up Motorsports, the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team founded by prominent Virginia businessman Raymond Key and debuting its No. 90 Chevrolet Impala in the 2010 Daytona 500, announced today it has named long-time Key associate Zachary (Zac) Boals as the team’s Director of Marketing. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Michigan International Speedway Track Drive collects thousands of toys, food items for charity
BROOKLYN, Mich. – Many local families will benefit from the hundreds of race fans that participated in Michigan International Speedway’s Track Drive for Charity on Friday. Speedway staff, along with employees of Competition Tire and Americrown collected thousands of toys and food items that will benefit Toys for Tots of Jackson and the Brooklyn Food Pantry, respectively, this holiday. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
David Reutimann Golf Tournament Raises $100,000 for Local Charities
Zephyrhills, FL – David Reutimann, driver of the No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the No. 10 Beringer Vineyards Toyota in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Braun Racing, hosted his Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Cook Out and Auction at Silverado Golf and Country Club this past weekend in Zephyrhills, Florida. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Montoya’s Pit Crew Wins the 2009 Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award
LOS ANGELES – Excellent pit stops can make or break a race and a season for a team. For Juan Pablo Montoya and his No. 42 Target Chevrolet, his pit crew helped him gain a spot in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, challenge the front of the field throughout the season and finish eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Tim Booth wins Home Depot NMPA humanitarian award
When his name was called as the winner of the 2009 Home Depot NMPA humanitarian award, Michigan International Speedway’s director of guest services Tim Booth didn’t feel like he had won—his charity had. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Mike Bliss to Drive No. 36 Wave Energy Drink Car in 2010
MOORESVILLE, NC – Mike Bliss will pilot the No. 36 Wave Energy Drink race car for Tommy Baldwin Racing in 2010 and Michael McDowell will continue his marketing relationship with the sponsor. Bliss, a 44-year old native of Portland, Oregon, has 476 combined starts in all three NASCAR series with a record of 15 wins, 89 top-fives, 181 top-10’s and 21 pole positions. [nichemate]0,1,1,’Mike Bliss’,,US,,,,,,,,1[/nichemate] Bliss also drove in the International Race of Champions (IROC) Series in 2003, garnering one win (Chicagoland Speedway), two top-fives and four top-10’s in four total starts. Bliss began his racing career in quarter midgets at the age of nine. He’s married with one nine-year old daughter and restores custom hot rods in his spare time. Among his collection is a bright yellow … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
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