April 11, 2011
- The Entry List for the Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of owners points:
#15-Michael Waltrip (47, 1)
#35-Steve Park (0,0)
#36-Dave Blaney (38/7)
#37-Tony Raines (37/7)
#38-Travis Kvapil (39/7)
#46-Bill Elliott (40/7)
#60-Todd Bodine (44/7)
#66-Michael McDowell (41/7)
#71-Andy Lally (36/7)
#87-Joe Nemechek (43/7)
#97-Kevin Conway (49/1)
In the event that all practices and qualifying are all rained out or cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #’s 46,71,37,36,38,66,87,60
missing the race would be [3]: #’s 15, 97, 35
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Talladega Entry List.(4-11-2011) - Texas overnight TV Ratings: NASCAR Sprint Cup racing on FOX posted a 3.7/7 for a Primetime telecast of the Texas 500 on April 9, 2011. Though that’s up +9% over last year’s 3.4/7 for the primetime race from Phoenix, it’s off -12% from FOX’s last Texas race (4.2/10) in 2009 [the 2010 spring race was postponed until Monday due to rain]. NASCAR dominated the Primetime landscape with Saturday’s race powering FOX to a win for the night averaging a 3.7/7 (8-11p) beating CBS (3.3/6), NBC (2.8/5), and ABC (2.3/4). Through seven races, NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing on FOX is averaging a 4.9/11, up one-tenth over last year’s 4.8/10. See 2011 races and a 4-year race by race comparison chart on the 2011 TV Ratings page.(4-11-2011)
- Bayne may have sponsor to run All-Star race: UPDATE: The Wood Brothers are close to a sponsorship deal that will put Daytona 500 champion #21-Trevor Bayne into the May 21 All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I think it will work,” said Len Wood, one of the co-owners of the team. “There’s been interest in the last 36 hours.” Wood said he should know something for sure early next week, but wouldn’t identify the sponsor other than to say it was a familiar name in racing. “We’ve got somebody who wants to run the race,” Len Wood said. On Tuesday, Eddie Wood said the team didn’t plan to enter the non-points event without sponsorship. Len Wood said the publicity did not spark the interest from the sponsor that has stepped forward, but acknowledged a number of people want the team in the race. Among those are Charlotte Motor Speedway, which hosts the race, and Ford, the team’s manufacturer.(ESPN.com)(4-2-2011)
UPDATE: Wood Brothers Racing is expected to add two more races to Trevor Bayne ‘s schedule, including the May 21 Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team is completing a deal for additional sponsorship that would push the rookie’s schedule in the Sprint Cup Series to 18 regular season races and the All-Star event. The announcement could come as soon as this week. The additional sponsorship also includes the April 17 race at Talladega Superspeedway.(Augusta Chronicle)(4-8-2011)
UPDATE 2:Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne will enter the May 21 All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as Wood Brothers Racing has secured sponsorship for the event.
The Wood Brothers have lined up Camping World and Good Sam Club to sponsor the 20-year-old Bayne in the non-points event. Until sponsorship was lined up, Bayne, who qualified for the race with his surprising victory at Daytona, was not slated to take part.
Camping World and Good Sam Club will also sponsor Bayne’s car in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.(ESPN.com)(4-11-2011) - Bowyer returns to the #33: Clint Bowyer will climb back behind the wheel of the #33 Rheem Chevy this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway for the first time since the NASCAR Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway in February. Bowyer, who sat on the pole, finished a close second to Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) teammate Tony Stewart in the first race of 2011.(KHI)(4-11-2011)
- Texas TV Ratings: ESPN2’s live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, April 8, earned a final national household coverage rating of 1.1, averaging 1,470,000 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The race marked the first time that Texas Motor Speedway had held its early-season NASCAR Nationwide Series race on a Friday night. With previous editions scheduled on Saturday afternoons, direct comparisons are not possible. Last year’s early-season TMS event was rained out and held on a Monday. The NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule included a Friday night event at Phoenix International Raceway in the comparable weekend for the past four years, and the Phoenix race earned a 1.0 rating in each of the four years.(ESPN)(4-11-2011)
- McMurray driving for Phoenix at Talladega: Phoenix Racing announced it will enter this weekend’s Aaron’s 312 at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway. The team will do so with a familiar face behind the wheel. Jamie McMurray will pilot the #1 Phoenix Construction Chevy during Saturday’s race. McMurray has two wins for the team, both coming at what is now known as Rockingham Speedway in 2003. McMurray has a total of eight NASCAR Nationwide Series wins and is also one of the best drivers on a restrictor-plate track. He has three Sprint Cup Series wins combining both Talladega and Daytona. He will be looking for his first plate win in the Nationwide Series this weekend with Phoenix Racing. (Breaking Limites/Phoenix Racing)(4-11-2011)
- KHI partners with Utz Quality Foods: Kevin Harvick Inc. announced today a three-race partnership with Pennsylvania-based company Utz Quality Foods. Utz will join four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday and the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado team for two events in May, at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on May 14 and at NASCAR’s ‘home track’ to 90% of the sport’s teams and drivers, Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21. Utz will also serve as the primary sponsor for the race in their home state at Pocono Raceway on August 7. Utz Quality Foods was founded in 1921 and inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch cooking traditions. Today, the privately-owned and family-oriented company is based in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and manufactures over 90 flavors or varieties of snacks, including potato chips, pretzels, tortilla and corn chips, cheese curls, onion rings, popcorn and a specialty Natural and Organic line.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(4-11-2011)
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