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Tryson Named Crew Chief for Gilliland’s No. 38 Ford
Statesville, N.C. – NASCAR veteran Pat Tryson will join Front Row Motorsports as the crew chief for David Gilliland’s No. 38 Ford. The move is the latest of numerous off-season improvements for the Sprint Cup Series team and allows interim crew chief Derrick Finley to return full-time to his role of Director of Competition. Tryson comes to Front Row Motorsports with more than 15 years of experience atop the pit box and race-winning credentials, earning … Read entire article »
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Front Row Motorsports Signs David Ragan for 2012
Statesville, N.C. – Front Row Motorsports will follow up its best season in the team’s young history by bolstering its line-up for 2012, adding race winner David Ragan to drive the No. 34 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Front Row veteran David Gilliland will build off an impressive 2011 season, returning to the team behind the wheel of the team’s second entry, the No. 38 Ford Fusion. Ragan joins Front Row after … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Ford drivers ordered to work with only other Ford drivers at Talladega
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala.—Forget traditional drafting relationships. David Gilliland, for one, won’t be helping Tony Stewart, one of his past drafting partners. Basically, if a driver doesn’t bleed Ford blue, don’t expect him to get help from another of the blue oval drivers in Sunday’s Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth—first and third in the series standings—are the focus of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
J.J. Yeley To Drive for Front Row Motorsports for Rest of 2011
Statesville, N.C. – J.J. Yeley will join Front Row Motorsports for the remainder of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, splitting time between the No. 55 Ford and the No. 38 Ford. The seven-year Sprint Cup veteran filled in for Travis Kvapil in the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last weekend, finishing 23rd. “J.J. is a great addition to our team,” said team owner Bob Jenkins. “He brings a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Regan Smith pulls off upset at Darlington
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C.—Nearly three years after a NASCAR ruling denied him his first Sprint Cup victory, Regan Smith finally got the elusive win. After staying out on old tires, Smith held off Carl Edwards to win Saturday night’s Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in a dramatic green-white-checkered-flag finish. Smith crossed the finish line 0.196 seconds ahead of runner-up Edwards. Moments later, tempers flared between drivers Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick and their crews in the aftermath of a wild wreck that brought out the final caution of the race. “This is the Southern 500—we’re not supposed to win this thing,” an incredulous Smith radioed to his crew after the race. Brad Keselowski, also on old tires, finished third, with polesitter Kasey Kahne running fourth and Ryan Newman fifth. The … Read entire article »
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David Gilliland to Drive Gander Mountain #34 for Front Row Motorsports at Texas
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gander Mountain has announced that the outdoor retailer will be the primary sponsor of Front Row Motorsports’ #34 Sprint Cup entry at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 9. The car will be piloted by veteran NASCAR driver David Gilliland, currently 26th in driver point standings in the Sprint Cup Series. Gander Mountain returns as a racing sponsor for the third season due to the number of NASCAR fans who also enjoy hunting, fishing and camping, according to Steve Uline, Gander Mountain’s executive vice president of marketing. “David Gilliland is an avid outdoorsman, as are many NASCAR fans,” he said. “One of David’s favorite pastimes outside of NASCAR is fishing. He understands Gander Mountain’s ‘We Live Outdoors’ culture and is the perfect driver to help us take … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Bayne decides to stick to Nationwide Series
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Even though NASCAR would have allowed Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne to change his eligibility for the championship from the Nationwide Series to the Sprint Cup Series, Bayne announced Tuesday he is sticking with his plans to run for the Nationwide title. As tempting as switching to Sprint Cup would have been—with NASCAR saying he would become eligible to run for rookie of the year and that his win at Daytona would count toward a possible wild-card entry into the Chase—Bayne showed he either is mature beyond his 20 years or has gotten some excellent advice—or both. Weighted most heavily in his decision is the plan to run a partial schedule on the Cup side—even with the Daytona 500 win. At this point, barring additional sponsorship, Bayne plans … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
NASCAR Notebook: Bayne’s win is salve to Wood Brothers
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The Wood Brothers had fallen on hard times. The most venerable race team still operating in the sport, Wood Brothers Racing hadn’t seen victory lane since Elliott Sadler beat John Andretti to the checkered flag at Bristol in March 2001. In recent years, the Woods have been more concerned with qualifying for races than with winning them. But in winning Sunday’s Daytona 500 in a car painted like the machine David Pearson raced in the team’s glory days, Trevor Bayne provided both a glimpse of the past and the window to a brighter future. “We struggled so much in the past couple years just to make the Daytona 500, much less win it,” an emotional Eddie Wood, team … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Blaney to Drive for Front Row Motorsports at Atlanta
STATESVILLE, N.C. – NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney will be back in the driver’s seat next week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, taking the wheel of the No. 38 A&W All American Food Ford for Front Row Motorsports. Blaney will practice and attempt to qualify the car for the Emory Healthcare 500, a race that the No. 38 team must make on speed. The team intends to run the entire race. Blaney has 350 starts in his 13-year Cup career. The Atlanta event will be his first time driving for Bob Jenkins’ Front Row Motorsports. Front Row also fields entries driven by Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland. The third Cup Series entry was driven in the past two race events by Tony Raines, who is still with the team. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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