April 9, 2007
- Dale Jarrett to Make Debut as ESPN NASCAR Analyst at Texas: Dale Jarrett will begin the transition to what may be the next phase of his career this weekend when he joins ESPN2 as booth analyst for live coverage of Saturday’s Busch race at Texas. Jarrett will appear on 10 of this season’s Busch telecasts while continuing to race fulltime in the Nextel Cup Series. Jarrett has indicated that 2008 will be his last year of driving and has hinted that a more expanded television presence may be in his future. “Over the last few years, TV was something that I have taken more interest in and looked more at because I want to stay involved in the sport,” he said. “This is the perfect chance that ESPN is offering me to see if it’s something that I really want to do and want to look at after 2008 to do maybe closer to full time. And to find out if it’s something I can do and if ESPN would be interested in having me.”(ESPN PR)(4-9-2007)
- Paralyzed Veterans of America on the #49 at Texas and Phoenix: Bam Racing is pleased to support Paralyzed Veterans of America by showcasing the organization as primary sponsor of the #49 BAM Racing Dodge at the upcoming Cup Series events at Texas and Phoenix. Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SPI/D).(BAM Racing PR)(4-9-2007)
- MyAutoLoan.com Sponsoring Front Row Motorsports at Texas: myAutoloan.com will be the primary sponsor of the #34 Front Row Motorsports entry driven by Kevin Lepage at Texas Motor Speedway, for the Samsung 500. myAutoloan.com is a subsidiary of Horizon Digital Finance, L.L.C., and a nationally-licensed direct-to-customer, Internet-based auto financing marketplace utilizing Preferred Placement technology and processes.(Front Row Motorsports PR)(4-9-2007)
- Carl Edwards’ Busch Win is Roush Fenway’s 350th Overall: Carl Edwards drove the #60 Dish Network Ford home to his second Busch Series win of the 2007 season in Nashville over the weekend and at the same time, hit a milestone for Roush Fenway Racing. Edwards’ second consecutive win gave Roush Fenway their 350th overall win. Of the 350 wins Jack Roush has obtained, 234 of them have been wins in NASCAR’s three elite series (Nextel Cup – 101; Busch Series – 90; Craftsman Truck Series – 43). Of the 101 Nextel Cup wins, 96 of them have been point races while the other five have come from wins in the Bud Shootout (1), The Winston (1), The Winston Open (1) and the Nextel All-Star Challenge (2). In the Busch and Truck Series, Roush Fenway’s 90 and 43 wins respectively, make Roush the most winning owner of any other owner in both of those series. In addition to the 234 wins, Roush has also collected 116 road racing victories bringing Roush Fenway Racing’s win column total to 350.(Roush Fenway PR)(4-9-2007)
- Chevy off to Fast Start in 2007; Biffle Says It’s Tough for Ford to Catch Up: If the Chase were to begin today, the field of contenders would include three Ford cars – and nine Chevys. That’s in part due to the Hendrick domination in Car of Tomorrow contests, as well as Richard Childress Racing’s strong season that has three cars in the top 10 to this point. And #16-Greg Biffle isn’t sure if he and his friends with Fords can close the gap. “To be honest with you, Chevy has been ahead of us for probably the last year, or last year and a half, since 2005,” said the Roush Fenway racer. “Three and four of the Chevys were a little bit ahead of us. We managed to win championships in (2003 and 2004) as a manufacturer, but really competitive-wise they were better than us. We were probably the best in 2005 as a manufacturer, and then in ’06 and ’07, Chevy is back on top, where they’ve been most of the time. And it’s not really a surprise to us to see them running as well as they are. They’ve got a bunch of great teams, Gibbs, Hendrick, Childress, just off the top, are very, very strong race teams.” Ford, meanwhile, is carried by the Roush group, which teams with Robert Yates Racing for its engines. That limits the amount of information being shared, and, resultingly, limits the speed of progress.(Concord Monitor)(4-9-2007)
- Hylton A Recipient of Pocono Raceway’s Bill France Award Of Excellence: James Hylton, a name associated with major league stock car racing for more than five decades as a driver, crew chief and car owner, has been named the 2007 recipient of Pocono Raceway’s Bill France Award of Excellence. The Pocono Raceway Bill France Award of Excellence has been presented annually to the person, corporation or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the sport of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Racing. This prestigious award, first presented in 1977, is dedicated to the inspiration of Bill France Sr., founder of NASCAR.(Pocono Raceway PR)(4-9-2007)
- Romanowski to Serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver at Phoenix: Phoenix International Raceway announced that four-time Super Bowl Champion Bill Romanowski will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Busch Series race on Friday, April 20. Under the lights on Phoenix’s one-mile oval, Romanowski will help lead the field of 43 Busch Series cars toward the green flag.(Phoenix Raceway PR)(4-9-2007)
- ESPN2 To Televise NASCAR Busch Series Race From Texas: The NASCAR Busch Series moves to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend and ESPN2 will have live coverage of Saturday afternoon’s 300-mile race from the 1.5-mile superspeedway in Fort Worth. Veteran ESPN motorsports commentator Marty Reid will anchor ESPN2’s telecast as regular play-by-play announcer Jerry Punch will have the weekend off. Reid will be joined in the booth by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree for analysis. Allen Bestwick, Dave Burns, Mike Massaro and Vince Welch will serve as pit reporters, with Welch filling in for regular team member Jamie Little. Erik Kuselias will host the telecast, while analyst Brad Daugherty will join Kuselias in the ESPN Pit Studio during the race, with analyst Tim Brewer at the ESPN Cutaway Car. ESPN2’s coverage will begin with the pre-race NASCAR Countdown show at 2:30 p.m. ET, with the race to start at 3 p.m.(ESPN PR)(4-9-2007)
- Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas: Brad Coleman was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 7 Pepsi 300 at Nashville. Coleman scored a 15th-place finish on the lead lap (his best finish in five career Busch Series starts) and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Marcos Ambrose claimed the second-place starting position at Nashville, his best start in six Busch Series races. Ambrose leads in the Raybestos Rookie standings by four points (72-68) over Juan Pablo Montoya entering the April 14 O’Reilly 300 at Texas. Ambrose is sixth in the Busch Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is three points behind fifth-place David Reutimann and holds a 16-point edge over seventh-place Bobby Hamilton Jr.(Raybestos PR)(4-9-2007)
- Circle Bar & Adam Crawford to run late-model races this weekend: With the Craftsman Truck Series taking a couple of weekends off, the Circle Bar Team is headed to the Gulf Coast for their version of Spring Break, a short track double-header weekend. After taking home the 2006 Rookie of the Year title at Mobile International Speedway Adam Crawford [son of Rick Crawford] is looking forward to returning to the seat of his #14-Circle Bar Super Late Model. Crawford will take part in a daylong test on Thursday with the racing weekend starting on Friday night in round 1 of the Blizzard Series at Pensacola’s Five Flags Speedway and continue on Saturday night at Mobile International Speedway in the first of their 5 race Miller Lite Super Late Model Series. (Circle Bar PR)(4-9-2007)
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