NHL veteran Jeremy Roenick will serve as grand marshal for the Casino Arizona 150 Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. “We are delighted that an amazing sports star of Jeremy Roenick’s caliber is joining us for the Casino Arizona 150,” PIR President Bryan Sperber said. “Mr. Roenick’s career in the NHL is well known, and after this race weekend he can add NASCAR grand marshal to his already impressive resume.” (Phoenix Int’l Raceway PR)(11-3-2006)
Wyler Racing and Con-way Freight back together in 2007: Wyler Racing and Con-way Freight, an operating unit of Con-way Inc., jointly announced the extension of Con-way Freight’s partnership with the sponsorship of Wyler’s #60 Con-way Freight Toyota Tundra in the Craftsman Truck Series for the 2007 racing season. The announcement was made by Jeff Wyler, owner of Wyler Racing and David McClimon the president of Con-way. The 2006 season marked the beginning of the partnership between the two companies which, to date, has netted two poles, two wins (Memphis and Martinsville) and great pride among the employees of Con-way Freight. Wyler Racing also announced that three-time Craftsman Truck Series champion Jack Sprague will be back behind the wheel of the Con-way Freight machine in 2007. (Wyler Racing PR)(11-2-2006)
