April 12, 2010
- Almirola leaves #09 team: Aric Almirola, who qualified for four of the first seven Sprint Cup races for Phoenix Racing, said Monday he has mutually agreed to part ways with the team and will focus on competing for the Camping World Truck Series title with Billy Ballew Motorsports. Phoenix Racing lost its sponsorship from Miccosukee Resort & Gaming prior to the start of the season and has dropped out of the four races with Almirola within 60 laps. “We both agreed it was time to do something different,” Almirola said in a phone interview. “I am going to focus a lot more on my truck program, which is really important to me and Billy Ballew Motorsports and all the guys over there.(Scene Daily)(4-12-2010)
- Sprint Cup Series Facts and Notes:
• Ryan Newman won the 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. It was his 14th series victory in his 303rd start. His last Cup win came at Daytona in February 2008, 78 races ago.
• It was Newman’s second top-10 finish in seven races in 2010 — he finished fourth one race earlier at Martinsville.
• Newman scored his first Cup victory at Phoenix in 16 races — he finished 16th or worse in his previous four races there.
• Newman was the 20th different winner in 28 races at Phoenix.
• Newman led twice for four laps, including the final two.
• Saturday night marked the first time the #39 has visited Victory Lane in NASCAR Sprint Cup history.
• Stewart-Haas Racing scored its fifth series victory and first at Phoenix.
• Matt Kenseth (sixth) posted the 600th top-10 finish for Roush Racing. Edwards, running in his 200th career Cup race (seventh), got No. 601.
• Elliott Sadler finished 31st in his 400th career Cup race.
(ESPN.com)(4-12-2010) - The Entry List for the Samsung 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of owners points for the first five races in 2010:
#09-Aric Almirola (2009 race winner as owner)(45/7)
#13-Max Papis (39/7)
#21-Bill Elliott [past champ 1988](46/2)
#26-David Stremme (2009 race winner as owner)(37/7)
#32-Reed Sorenseon (53/1)
#36-Mike Bliss (38/7)
#34-Travis Kvapil (36/7)
#46-Terry Cook (44/7)
#55-Dave Blaney (42/7)
#66-Michael McDowell (43/7)
#87-Joe Nemechek (41/7)
In the event qualifying is rained out or cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #’s 26,09,21,34,36,13,87,55
missing the race would be [3]: #’s 66,46,32
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Texas Entry List.(4-12-2010) - Keyed-Up cutting back schedule: Keyed-Up Motorsports announced that it will be reducing its schedule for the remainder of the 2010 season. The team has scaled back on crew members and those who remain will be prepping cars for the limited schedule. The team will continue its efforts in securing a sponsor and will not start and park for funding. “I set out with this team to race, not start and park”, said Key. “However, a reduced schedule will allow us to continue operations and focus our time on specific aspects of racing to make us stronger when we return to the track”. Doug Richert remains at the helm as crew chief and will continue to lead operations. There is no set schedule for the remainder of the season as some potential sponsors could change what is tentative for the team however the #90 will not be participating at Texas next week.(Keyed-Up PR)(4-12-2010)
- Company finds value in with #26 team: Sacred Power Corp. is riding NASCAR into the big leagues. This year, the Albuquerque solar energy company became the first American Indian-owned firm and the first solar enterprise to sponsor a NASCAR team. Sacred Power logos adorned the #26 Ford in five of the top Sprint Cup Series races in February and March after striking a barter deal with Latitude 43 Motorsports, a NASCAR team owned by Vermont businessman Bill Jenkins. Sacred Power offered to install solar photovoltaic systems on team leaders’ homes, shops and locations, said Sacred Power President and CEO David Melton. In return, Sacred Power received unprecedented national exposure that Melton said is paying off big time. The company is making two major business pitches this month in California as a result, although Melton declined to name the firms. If the deals are signed, Sacred Power will pump a percentage of the profits back into more racing sponsorships with Latitude 43 Motorsports. Melton said his company couldn’t afford a traditional NASCAR sponsorship for even one race, which can run in the six digits. But a bit of luck led to the barter arrangement with Latitude 43, which launched in February at the 2010 Daytona 500 after Jenkins bought the team from Rousch Fenway Racing. “A traditional sponsorship was way out of our league, but this was a startup team looking for associate sponsors,” Melton said. “In terms of value, the barter arrangement cost us about $250,000, but we think it’s a great deal. We’re very pleased with the return we’ve had in business opportunities.” Latitude 43 wants to do a lot more business with Sacred Power by converting the associate sponsorship, which sported decals on the side and front of car # 26, into a primary sponsorship for the entire car, according to Said.(New Mexico Business Weekly)(4-12-2010)
- Race and Commercial Breakdown of Phoenix: For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for the Phoenix race. Fox was the broadcast team for this event.
Total number of commercials: 114
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 72
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 51
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 7 min. 30 sec.
Recorded race/commercial time periods: 7:30 PM – 11:34 PM
Total minutes: 244
Minutes of race broadcast: 189
Minutes of commercials: 55
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 1
Number of male enhancement ads: 2
Number of Moments-of-Silence in honor of the fallen miners in W.Va.: 1
Number of times Carl Edward’s favorite Subway sandwich was noted on-screen: 1 Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki
Number of submerged bridges near P.I.R. shown on-screen: 1
Number of references to the explosion of Fungus Gnats near P.I.R.: 1
Digger the Gopher Cam sightings: 8 all animated
Total race brdcst time 189 Total comm. brdcst time 55
See number of times drivers were focused on and more on my 2010 Commercials page.4-12-2010) - Infineon Raceway Salutes Our Troops Program for 2010: The military has long featured a strong presence at Infineon Raceway, but the Sonoma Valley facility will put the Armed Forces front-and-center in 2010 with the Sonoma Salutes Our Troops campaign.
The season-long salute to the Armed Forces will feature military elements at several major events, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, IZOD IndyCar Series, motorcycles, historic car races and more. The season-long program will culminate with Military Appreciation Day at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sunday, Aug. 22. Some of the other exciting season-long elements include:
· Increased discounts for active military members at all major events.
· Tickets for Troops program, where fans can purchase tickets to all major events that will be distributed to active military members.
· Hometown Heroes will be recognized during pre-event ceremonies at all major events.
· Partnership with Vintage Valley Blue Star Moms (serving Solano, Napa and Yolo counties) to coordinate shipments of cards, other items, to troops serving overseas.
· Enhanced military participation in pre-event ceremonies at all major events.
· A Sonoma Salutes Our Troops dedicated page on infineonraceway.com
Infineon Raceway is also taking the opportunity to promote a very important program, Troops to College. Troops to College was created by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to attract more veterans to California’s public universities and colleges by making campuses more veteran friendly. For more information on the Troops to College program, visit www.troopstocollege.ca.gov. Infineon Raceway would like to invite race fans to join us in our Sonoma Salutes Our Troops program. For updates, call 800-870-RACE or visit infineonraceway.com/military.(Infineon Raceway)(4-12-2010) - Kenny Wallace gets Texas sponsor: #28-Kenny Wallace posted on his Facebook page, “I am honored to announce a great sponsor for the race this week in Texas…”The Chloe Duyck Memorial Fund”. This was established to support research for babies with heart disease. One out of 85 babies are born with heart defects. The fund is part of Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute (CRSTI). 100% proceeds go to the fund. See an image of the car on my #28 tem paint schemes page.(4-12-2010)
- Daisy Ramirez Motorsports closing up? UPDATE denied: Hearing that Daisy Ramirez Motorsports has trucks up for sale online and appears to be liquidating some of their vehicles. Driver Dillon Oliver’s website states that future race plans are yet to be determined; however there is a possibility of continuing in the #01 truck. Also of note, the Daisy Ramirez Motorsports website has recently been taken offline.(4-12-2010)
UPDATE: A team representative has informed us that they are just selling one speedway truck, and the website was inadvertently taken offline when they had cancelled a different account. Itt should be back up shortly. The team has long range plans and said that last week they relocated to their own 20,000 ft building in Statesville in an ongoing effort to get more organized and settled for a long term future.(Daisy Ramirez Motorsports PR)(4-12-2010)
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