April 18, 2010
- Races postponed until Monday: the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series races have been postponed until Monday, April 19th, with the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway rescheduled to start at 12:00noon/et [11:00am/local time] and the Nationwide Series race scheduled for 5:00pm/et. FOX will televise the Sprint Cup race live and ESPN2 will cover the Nationwide race live with PRN and Sirius covering the races on radio.
There is supposedly a competition caution 25 laps into the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup Series race unless the is a caution before, so teams can make adjustments and check tires. For more weather links and information see the Texas Race Info Page – Weather Link section.
WEATHER FORECAST UPDATE: for the Fort Worth/Justin TX area on Monday, April 19th is much better then the mess on Sunday. Cloudy. High 66F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.(4-18-2010) - Notice from TMS: A persistent rain, coupled with an ominous forecast for the remainder of the day, has forced the postponement of Sunday’s Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series event until Monday at Texas Motor Speedway. The Samsung Mobile 500 will begin at 11:00am/ct [12noon/et] and will be followed by the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at 4:00pm/ct. Fans holding tickets for either race will be allowed to enjoy both events. The Samsung Mobile 500 will be broadcast live on FOX while the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 will be shown live on ESPN2.
“It was the fan friendly thing to do in terms of allowing our fans with either ticket to stay for both races,” Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. “The weather has inconvenienced all of them and for those who are able to stay they may as well enjoy 801 miles (501-mile Samsung Mobile 500, 300-mile O’Reilly Auto Parts 300) of NASCAR racing. We expect to accommodate all of those ticketholders and are optimistic that they will respect each other and find a nearby seat if they have the identical one.” The only time in the 14-year history of Texas Motor Speedway that a NASCAR event had to be run on Monday occurred in 2002. The Samsung/RadioShack 500 was run on April 8, 2002 and was won by #17-Matt Kenseth.
The gates will open at 9:00am/ct. The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series garages, track credential office and TMS ticket office all will open at 8:00am/ct. The credential office will close at 11:00am/ct. Fans looking to purchase tickets for this unique NASCAR doubleheader can do so at the TMS ticket office, starting as low as $91. For those requiring additional ticket information, please contact the TMS ticket office at (817) 215-8500.(TMS PR)(4-19-2010) - Some Track Dryers Facts:
8 ServiceMaster Clean jet dryers in use today to dry 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval
50 minutes – amount of time ServiceMaster Clean jet dryer will operate on full tank of fuel
150 minutes — minimum time needed to dry a 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall
175 gallons of fuel needed to fill the tank of a ServiceMaster Clean jet dryer
4,500 ServiceMaster Clean franchise locations around the world
20,000 gallons of jet fuel available on Texas Motor Speedway premises for use in track drying efforts.(ServiceMaster)(4-18-2010) - See the full transcript of Kasey Kahne and Rick Hendrick discussing Hendrick Motorsports signing Kahne to drive for them in 2011 and/or 2012 on my Kahne – Hendrick transcript page
- Special Forces scheme for Gordon: The National Guard will honor Special Forces on the hood of the #24 Chevy this weekend at Texas. The Army National Guard Special Forces is an unconventional combat arms organization filled with trained, seasoned professional Soldiers that receive some of the best training in the Army National Guard. Special Forces Soldiers are carefully selected and among the most versatile Special Operations Soldiers in the World. Visit www.NATIONALGUARD.com/JeffGordon to learn more.(HMS) see images of the scheme on my #24 Team Schemes page.(4-18-2010)
- Blue colors for Martin at Texas: The blue and black colors of Hendrickcars.com return to the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy of Mark Martin this week. Hendrickcars.com has up to 5,000 top quality used cars online with up to 90 photos, videos, free CARFAX reports and manufacturer-certified used vehicles. It’s a quick, easy and affordable way to buy the best used car (HMS), see images of the scheme on my #5 Team Schemes page.(4-18-2010)
- Dale Jr’s 2nd nightclub opens: #88-Dale Earnhardt’s Whisky River nightclub has opened its second location, this one in Jacksonville, Fla. The newest location opened for business last week and will start its grand opening celebration this weekend. The club is located at The Markets at Town Center, which is adjacent to St. Johns Town Center. Open for both lunch and dinner, patrons can eat, drink, listen to a mixture of rock and country music and even ride a mechanical bull.(HMS)(4-18-2010)
- Interstate Batteries back on the #18: Along with the familiar Interstate Batteries green on Kyle Busch’s Toyota this weekend, special logos will adorn the #18 Toyota promoting “I am Second,” an Internet-driven outreach tool (www.iamsecond.com) supported by market-exclusive advertising campaigns featuring video testimonies of hope, inspiration and transformation by individuals from all walks of life, based on their personal faith journeys. Interstate Batteries Chairman Norm Miller, a key supporter of the project that includes participants such as American Idol contestant Jason Castro, former Korn band member Brian “Head” Welch and Texas Rangers All-Star Josh Hamilton. Since the site launched in December 2008, I am Second has had nearly 1 million unique visitors from 191 countries. Dallas-based e3 Partners Ministry, which created I am Second, has complemented the Web site with creative, targeted billboard, TV and radio media buys and kiosk advertising in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and plans to expand the campaign into other markets later this fall.(JGR), see images of the scheme on my #18 Team Schemes page.(4-18-2010)
- Nemechek has sponsor for Texas: during Friday’s Sprint Cup practice for the Samsumg Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, it was mentoned and shown that #87-Joe Nemechek has a sponsor on the hood of the #87 Toyota. Crosby Roofing, a Texas based “full service” roofing company that handle everything from a new roof installation, restoration and maintenance to re-roofs and repairs. More info about Crosby Roofing at crosbyroofingusa.com.(4-18-2010)
- NHL star Modano to drive pace car at Texas: Dallas Stars center Mike Modano, the leading American-born goal scorer and points producer in NHL history, will be honored by Texas Motor Speedway by receiving the rare opportunity to drive the official pace car that will lead the 43-car field to the green flag for Sunday’s Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Traditionally, honored race guests such as Modano get the chance to ride in the lead pace car or drive a secondary pace vehicle, but NASCAR has granted Texas Motor Speedway special permission for Modano to wheel the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro pace car that will lead the Sprint Cup Series field to the green flag. NASCAR’s customary pace car driver Brett Bodine, a former Sprint Cup Series driver, will provide Modano with a mandatory on-track orientation prior to the race. Modano is only the second celebrity in the 14-year history of Texas Motor Speedway to be given the honor of leading the field. The first was movie star Vince Vaughn, who paced the field to the green flag for the Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in November of 2007.(TMS)(4-18-2010)
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