April 1, 2013
- Entry List for the STP Gas Booster 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is posted, 44 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #11-Martin, #19-Bliss, #32-Schrader, #44-Riggs, #51-Smith, and #55-Vickers. #19-Bliss would had to get in by speed and be in the top 36 in speed as the team is too far down the owners points list to use a provisional.
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Martinsville Entry List
- Alan Kulwicki exhibit to open April 5th: The Milwaukee County Historical Society will open Alan Kulwicki: A Champion’s Story, on April 5, 2013. The exhibit will remain on display until December 31, 2013. Alan Kulwicki: A Champion’s Story highlights the life and racing career of Greenfield, Wisconsin’s Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. Growing up in a racing family, Alan began racing go-karts in the early 1970s, before moving to stock cars and running on dirt and pavement a few years later. He won races and championships throughout Southeast Wisconsin, including Slinger Speedway and the now-defunct Hales Corners and Cedarburg Speedways. In the early 1980s, Alan began to travel with the American Speed Association (ASA) circuit, winning five races and learning to race against the best drivers in the Midwest.
In 1985, Alan sold most of his equipment, packed a truck, and moved to North Carolina to break into NASCAR. A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate and one of the most successful owner-drivers in NASCAR history, Alan won five NASCAR Winston Cup races, numerous pole positions, and in one of the most dramatic season-ending finishes in history, defeated Bill Elliott by a scant ten points to win the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. Sadly, the celebration was short-lived as Alan and five others were killed in a plane crash near Bristol Motor Speedway on April 1, 1993.
The exhibit, generously supported by the Kulwicki family, features numerous artifacts from Alan’s career including driving suits, helmets, trophies, and souvenirs, as well as extensive racing and interview footage. Of particular note are interactive kiosks that feature interviews with Alan’s racing family and an interactive racing game that allows the visitor to compete against Alan for the fastest lap. Milwaukee County Historical Society Executive Director, Scott Stroh, stated, “Alan’s story is truly inspirational. Through hard work, a commitment to education and learning, and strong family and community ties, Alan pursued and achieved his dream with passion and enthusiasm. He simply never gave up, and this exhibit, through an amazing variety of interactive displays and collection items, will showcase Alan’s life and legacy, and also provide insight into how his story is very much Milwaukee’s story.”
An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 5, 2013, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 N. Old World 3rd Street, Milwaukee. The event is free and open to the public. Beginning on Saturday, April 6, 2013, admission to the exhibit will be $5.00 for adults, and free for youth under the age of twelve. For more information on the exhibit, please visit www.kulwickiexperience.com or www.milwaukeehistory.net.(Milwaukee County Historical Society)(4-1-2013)
- Roush Fenway adds marketing resources for partners: Roush Fenway Racing has increased the marketing resources available to the team’s partners through the addition of six new hires and the creation of a new department focused on delivering incremental value to team sponsors. The new personnel bring to Roush Fenway areas of expertise including brand marketing, event marketing, television production, digital engagement, NFL player representation and retail activation. Included in RFR’s new hires is marketing and industry veteran Mike Mooney, as vice president of partnership development. In addition, the business development department has brought in Garrett Hess as an account executive. Hess moves to RFR from K Sports & Entertainment in Boston where his was Sponsorship Sales Manager and an athlete liaison. In addition to the new personnel is the creation of a strategic marketing department focused on delivering incremental value to team partners through ideation and execution of activation, digital and public relations channels. This team is led by industry veterans Kevin Thomas, Amber Darnell and Kevin Woods, who represent nearly 40 years of NASCAR marketing experience. As one of its first moves, the strategic marketing department added Yasin Id-Deen as Social and Digital Marketing Manager. The team also bolstered its talent and diversity, bringing on television production veteran Rob DiFrank and former Octagon coordinator Amanda Weis as account/pr managers in its sponsor operations department.(Roush Fenway)(4-1-2013)
- Sad News – Ralph Sanchez: Longtime South Florida businessman and Homestead-Miami Speedway founder Rafael “Ralph” Sánchez died Monday morning. Sánchez, who was born in 1948, had been in declining health for much of the past year. He is survived by wife Lourdes, daughter Patricia and son Ralph Jr. Sánchez, who founded and managed the Grand Prix of Miami starting in 1983, led efforts to bring the motorsports facility to Homestead. He worked with City of Homestead and Miami-Dade County officials to make the track a reality. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the track took place on August 24, 1993 — exactly one year after Hurricane Andrew wiped out much of Homestead. The track is credited with being a major catalyst for redevelopment following the category five hurricane that leveled large portions of Miami-Dade County. Sánchez was born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba in 1948, more than a decade before Fidel Castro assumed power. He was placed aboard an airlift from Havana to Miami after his father became fearful for his son’s safety because Ralph had been recruited to distribute opposition flyers and deliver supplies to forces fighting the Castro regime. Upon his arrival in Miami, he lived with an aunt and uncle before the couple moved to Nicaragua. Sánchez then resided in a Catholic orphanage until he turned 18. Eventually, Sánchez’ parents, his brother and grandmother joined him in Miami via freedom flights in 1966 and 1967. Sánchez earned an accounting degree from Florida Atlantic University, became a real estate salesmen, before moving on to become a land developer, and then a motorsports promoter. Plans for memorial services have not been finalized.(HMS)(4-1-2013)
- Piquet in the 30 in Martinsville: It was announced today that Nelson Piquet Jr. will pilot Turner Scott Motorsports’ fourth entry in the Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Piquet Jr., who is running full-time in the Nationwide Series for Turner Scott Motorsports in 2013, will be behind the wheel of the #30 Wolf Pack Energy Services Chevy Silverado in the Kroger 250. Veteran crew chief Chris Carrier will be calling the shots from atop the pit box. The 2012 NCWTS Most Popular Driver award winner has four previous NCWTS starts in Martinsville, with a best finish of second (fall of 2012). Piquet Jr. has three top-15 finishes at the 0.526-mile paper clip, including two back-to-back top-10 finishes last year.(Turner Scott Motorsports PR)(4-1-2013)
- Bodine, Thorsport add races:ThorSport Racing has confirmed that two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine will drive a SealMaster-sponsored Toyota Tundra in this weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway. Bodine will also compete in a third ThorSport entry at Rockingham and Kansas Speedways, as a teammate to Matt Crafton and Daytona winner — and current point leader — Johnny Sauter. More races can reportedly be added, if sponsorship is found. (Godfather Motorsports)(4-1-2013)
- Rockingham Speedway to hold autograph session:Fans hoping to get to meet their favorite Camping World Truck Series drivers will have the opportunity to do so on Saturday, April 13 at Rockingham Speedway. The speedway will hold a driver autograph session that morning from 10:15 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. by the famous rocks by the main entrance of the track. The session will take place before the first NCWTS practice for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine The autograph session is open to anyone holding a ticket for Saturday’s or Sunday’s races. (Rockingham Speedway PR)(4-1-2013)
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