April 20, 2008
- Ragan has blood type on his uniform: David Ragan has an “O+” by the name on his uniform, designating his blood type. Drivers occasionally put their blood type on their firesuits in case they are in an accident and are rushed to a hospital. Ragan said his suit maker Sabelt asked him for his blood type before it started making suits for him this year. The Roush Fenway Racing driver isn’t the first driver in NASCAR to have his blood type on the uniform but it is fairly rare to have that.(SceneDaily.com)(4-20-2008)
- Schrader, other notables, planning to run Rockingham ARCA race:The Carolina 500, ARCA’s May 4 race at Rockingham Speedway, has drawn the attention of several drivers who don’t typically participate in the ruling body’s races. Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Ken Schrader have recently joined the list of entrants. Schrader has won 15 ARCA races during his career. Other notable entries have been filed in the names of drivers Joey Logano by Joe Gibbs Racing, Austin Dillon by Richard Childress Racing, Scott Speed by Eddie Sharp Racing, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by Roush Fenway Racing, Michael Annett by Bill Davis Racing, Chad McCumbee, Bobby Gerhart and Matt Carter. Dillon is Childress’s grandson. Speed is a former Formula One driver. Carter is the son of famed NASCAR mechanic Travis Carter.(Gaston Gazette)(4-20-2008)
- Robby Gordon Second in first stage of Central European Rally:ARobby Gordon and his Monster Energy Toyo Tire blazed to a second place finish in the first stage of the inaugural Central European Rally. The stage began before a large crowd at Hero’s Square in Budapest where the teams were introduced to the spectators. The competitors then drove to beginning of the special 58km away in Dabas. More like a WRC style rally course rather than the marathon wide open stages of the Dakar, Gordon and navigator Andy Grider laid siege to the tight twisty tree lined narrow track. The rally now heads for Baia Mare in Romania for the second stage which will feature two specials – both 76km. The terrain is reported to be muddy and rocky. Coverage of the Central Europe Rally can be seen in the United States on DirecTV. The half hour show will be aired twice – first at 7p.m. est and then again at 12:30a.m. Additional rally coverage can also be found on robbygordon.com and robbysuprising.comwhere Team Dakar USA will have daily updates, the twitter micro blog feed, and videos.(Robby Gordon PR)(4-20-2008)
- Mexico City event likely for 2009: NASCAR and local officials believe the fourth consecutive annual Nationwide Series trip to Mexico City has been successful and they’re looking forward to a fifth. While negotiations will continue on a sanction agreement for 2009 with promoter/track operator OCESA, there are no red flags that would keep the Nationwide Series from coming to Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez next season.(SceneDaily.com)(4-20-2008)
- Dale Jr. in the #83: Hearing that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will drive a #83 JR Motorsports Chevy in select races this season. No word on which races. See an image of the car on my #83 Nationwide Series Paint Scheme Page.(4-20-2008)
- Skinner & ESPN’s Jamie Little part of Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race: UPDATE: Little holds off Skinner for win: Mike Skinner and ESPN/ABC Pit Reporter Jamie Little are among the participants in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday, April 19th as part of the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, a 10-lap race for charity, which is conducted in race-ready Scion tCs on a 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach in Southern California. Skinner won the Pro category in this race last year. Drew Lachey, the smooth-stepping second-season winner of Dancing With the Stars, and NASCAR pit reporter Jamie Little are among Las Vegas gaming expert Anthony Curtis’ celebrity picks to give the pros some heat in the Race.(ToyotaMotorsports.com)(4-11-2008)
UPDATE: ESPN pit reporter Jamie Little held off Mike Skinner by .324 seconds in race-modified Scion tCs to win the 32nd Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday. In a last-lap duel, Skinner made contact with Little coming out of the hairpin turn on the 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach to pull side-by-side, Little was able to get back on the gas and pull in front of Skinner as the two came to the finish line. “You go into the event with everyone out here wanting to help raise money for charity and have fun,” said Little, who will give the $5,000 from Toyota to UCI Reeve/Irvine Center in California for spinal cord injury research. “But when the race starts, the competitive juices take over and everyone wants to win.” In the Professional category, Skinner never gave up the lead. After starting 30 seconds behind, he quickly made up ground and caught up with the tail end of the celebrities by lap 3. He then maneuvered through traffic, catching the leaders with just two laps remaining.(SceneDaily.com)(4-20-2008)
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