April 7, 2015
- #31 team appeal to be heard April 16: David Higdon, Vice President, Integrated Marketing Communications for NASCAR tweeted Tuesday afternoon that the “National Motorsports Appeals Panel will hear RCR appeal of #31 team P5 penalty on April 16. Fine, suspensions deferred until then.” For more information on the penalty, see the #31 team news page.(4-7-2015)
- Joey Gase to drive #32 at Richmond: Go FAS Racing announces that 22 year old, Iowa Native, Joey Gase will make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut for the 2015 season at Richmond International Raceway in the #32 Donate Life Virginia/Corvetteparts.net Ford. Gase made four starts last year for Go FAS Racing in the Cup series with a best finish of 33rd at Phoenix International Raceway. “Donate Life Virginia will be teaming up with us not only in the NASCAR Xfinity Series here in Richmond, but also in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This will be the first time we have ever had Donate Life on the car for both series in the same weekend,” Gase said. “April is national ‘Donate Life’ month and to end Donate Life month strong and to really push the awareness for donation to the next level is very important to me. I am also glad we get to honor Sara Peterson on the car. She was an organ, eye, and tissue donor and helped save and improve the lives of many.”(Joey Gase PR)(4-7-2015)
- Testing at Richmond on Tuesday & Wednesday: Ever seen a movie preview that made you want to go see the main feature? Are you staying in town and wondering what to do during Spring Break? Richmond International Raceway has just the thing. We want you to join us as we preview some of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ biggest names on Wednesday, April 8 when they take to the track to prepare for the main feature, the Saturday, April 25 TOYOTA OWNERS 400. Check the full guest list: #24-Jeff Gordon, #14-Tony Stewart, #2-Brad Keselowski, #15-Clint Bowyer, #42-Kyle Larson, #11-Denny Hamlin, #3-Austin Dillon, #6-Trevor Bayne, #43-Aric Almirola, #13-Casey Mears, #78-Martin Truex Jr, and #47-AJ Allmendinger. Fans are invited to attend testing on Wednesday, April 8 from 10:00am-5:00pm. Sit in the grandstands and enjoy a sneak peek of what’s to come in a few short weeks. To access the grandstands, enter through the Main Gate on the corner of Laburnum Avenue and Richmond-Henrico Turnpike. Once in the gate, park near the Virginia is For Lovers Frontstretch Gate and Gate 70, located in Turn 4. Fans can enter the grandstands through Gate 70 only.(RIR) Teams will also test on Tuesday, but the track is close to the public then.(4-7-2014)
- Pit Crew penalties through six races: So far this year there have been 45 penalties called on pit crews that are directly a result of bad pitting. [Pit Talks] took out all the penalties that didn’t involve the pit crews but are still issued. What we wanted to see was how the pit crews were doing and what penalties were being called the most. Here is what we found: The most called penalty is the TIRE NOT IN CONTROL OUTSIDE HALF OF BOX, it has been called 23 times resulting in 51% of the penalties on pit crews. The second most penalized called is OVER THE WALL TO SOON, it has been called 16 times resulting in 35% of the penalties. The last three penalties are as follows: TOSSING FUEL CANS 3 times at 7%, ROLLING TIRES BEYOND CENTER LINE 2 times at 5%, and last is EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE BOX 1 resulting in 2%.(PitTalks)(4-7-2015)
- New look for Burton: #26-Jeb Burton will drive a red #26 Toyota sponsored by Maxim Fantasy Sports at Texas Motor Speedway. The team has been runing a white scheme when sponsored by Maxim. See an image of the car on the #26 team paint schemes page.(4-7-2015)
- Safety-Kleen sponsoring Buescher at Texas: Chris Buescher makes his fourth NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. In his previous three starts, Buescher’s best finish is 13th, which came last fall. The #60 Ford Mustang carries the Safety-Kleen colors this weekend in Texas. Safety-Kleen is a leading provider of environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive customers. Safety-Kleen is the largest re-refiner of used oil and provider of parts cleaning services in North America.(Roush Fenway Racing), see an image of the car on the #60 team paint schemes page.(4-7-2015)
- 350th start for Bliss: Now that two off weekends are in the rear-view, Mike Bliss plans to put another “notch” in his NASCAR belt. Over the past 20-years Bliss has racked up 725 starts across NASCAR’s three premier series’. Earning one Championship, 15 wins, 91 top-five, 192 top-10 finishes, the driver coined “the Hammer” has seen it all. This weekend’s event, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, will turn another milestone for Bliss. The NASCAR XFINITY Series event will mark start number 350 for Bliss in the series. He has 19 previous starts; 40 overall, at the 1.5-mile speedway. Earning two pole awards, two top-five and seven top-10 career finishes at Texas; Bliss knows a thing or two about the superspeedway.(TriStar Motorsports)(4-7-2015)
- Wix sponsoring Gaughan at Texas: WIX Filters returns as primary sponsor on the #62 Chevy Camaro this weekend in the XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. WIX Filters was last onboard the #62 at Auto Club Speedway in 2014. Since 1939, WIX Filters has been an innovator in filtration products. WIX designs, manufactures and distributes products for automotive, diesel, agricultural, industrial and specialty filter markets.(RCR)(4-7-2015)
- Hawg Heaven Queso Wing to debut at Texas: Texas Motor Speedway and Levy Restaurants are bringing home the bacon once again to its fans. The next generation of the highly successful Hawg Heaven line – the Hawg Heaven Queso Wing – will make its debut at the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR doubleheader weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The Hawg Heaven Queso Wing is an oversized chicken drummette that is French cut, doused in a bacon queso sauce and then topped with a mixture of crumbled Doritos and bacon bits. An order includes four wings, which is just under one pound of chicken. The item will sell for $12 and only be available at the concession stand on the concourse inside the Gate 4 main grandstand entrance. The Hawg Heaven concession line began in 2013 with the Hawg Heaven Bacon Cotton Candy and has featured the Shake ‘n Bacon Brew bacon-infused beer milkshake and most recently Hawg Heaven Bacon Nachos. The bacon-infused nachos also will be available during the Duck Commander 500 race weekend.(TMS)(4-7-2015)
- Bill Goldberg to emcee Bristol driver intros: Bristol Motor Speedway announced fan-favorite Bill Goldberg will serve as the pre-race host for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500, April 19. The legendary pro-wrestler, former NFL football player, TV host and automobile aficionado will emcee Bristol’s unique driver introductions. Bristol Motor Speedway is a venue like no other and each year the stars of NASCAR march to their own beat into the Last Great Colosseum. Driver’s select a song that is played as they are introduced during pre-race ceremonies. The tradition has become one of the most popular driver introductions on the circuit.(BMS)(4-7-2015)
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