April 20, 2004
- Testing at Michigan on Wed: NASCAR says Richard Childress Racing’s #31-Robby Gordon and Evernham Motorsports’ #19-Jeremy Mayfield are scheduled to test their Nextel Cup entries at Michigan International Speedway on Wednesday. Gordon is scheduled to test both the #31 Cigular One Chevy from Childress that he drives in the Cup series and the Indy Racing League IndyCar entry he expects to run in this year’s Indianapolis 500. David Stremme is also expected to test Braun Racing’s #32 TrimSpa Dodge Busch Series entry. Testing is not open to the public.(NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(4-20-2004)
- APR Looking for Help: Andy Petree Racing announced today that they are looking for some crew members that will travel with the car each week. “We have been able to fill most of positions that are needed, but we are still a couple of crew members away from having our roster complete.” said Steve Barkdoll GM of APR. Car Chief/lead mechanic and a fabricator/mechanic looking to travel each week with the road team is our priority. Experience is key! People that fit these criteria and are looking for a great opportunity should call APR at (828) 698-0335.(4-20-2004)
- Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE: Kentucky Speedway’s calendar shows 10 Nextel Cup drivers expected to test there this week. Those on the list for Tuesday are #88-Dale Jarrett, #97-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth and #6-Mark Martin. Those scheduled Wednesday are #77-Brendan Gaughan, #10-Scott Riggs, #32-Ricky Craven, #0-Ward Burton and #5-Terry Labonte and #48-Jimmie Johnson. Craven is also scheduled on Thursday. The track says those who would like to watch may do so from the track’s Fan Center.(NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(4-19-2004)
UPDATE: Cascading spring rains limited NASCAR NEXTEL Cup testing for Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Dale Jarrett today at Kentucky Speedway.(Kentucky Speedway PR)(4-20-2004) - New Look for the #49: The #49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge of driver Ken Schrader will take on a new look beginning this weekend at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway. The car, fielded by BAM Racing, brings a darker blue to the front end and roof of the Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, making it stand out even more on the race track. “This jazzes it up a good bit and I think our fans are going to really like it,” said Schrader. “It will be a lot easier to find on the race track, and the ‘Schwan’s’ stands out a little bit better too. We don’t want anybody missing that part of it!” Said Howard Miller, Vice President of Corporate Relations, Schwan’s: “We chose to brighten up the car to more closely match Kenny’s wonderful personality. In addition, we believe our employees and customers will find the new color scheme more appealing and more quickly spot their favorite driver.” Is the change permanent? “Yeah, about as permanent as anything can be in this sport,” said Schrader. The new paint scheme will first hit the track for pole qualifying Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.(Williams Company PR), see my #49 Paint Scheme page for the image.(4-20-2004)
- NASCAR on FOX wins Emmy: For the second time in its first three seasons, NASCAR on FOX won the Sports Emmy for Technical Team Remote, repeating the feat the series achieved in 2001. The 25th Annual Sports Emmy Awards were handed out in New York on Monday night, and Fox Sports Net and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will present a one-hour best-of special that will air exclusively on FSN on Sun., May 2 at 9:00pm/local.(FoxSports)
Other NASCAR related nominations included:
Outstanding Live Event Audio / Sound, FOX
The Daytona 500 on iN DEMAND NASCAR in Car, iN DEMAND NASCAR Digital Entertainment
(www.emmyonline.org)(4-20-2004) - Hermie OK UPDATE: Yesterday’s hourlong red flag arrived just in time for #02-Hermie Sadler. Sadler took a trip to the care center to treat burns on his shins. “It also lost power steering on Lap 80, but other than that everything’s great,” Sadler said during the break. “It’s a real shame because this is the best car we’ve had at Martinsville, but we’ll stick it out to get a good finish. It’s unrealistic to think we can win, but we’re showing we can be a top-25 team.” Sadler finished 26th in his second Nextel Cup start of the season.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-19-2004)
UPDATE: Sadler burnt the side of his leg, below the kneecap. It was burnt by the transmission tunnel and has mostly 2nd degree burns and one place with 3rd degree burns. On top of that, his power steering gave out, so it was a long, hot day.(4-20-2004) - Justice at Michigan: Amazon Princess Teams Up with Kenseth, Newman, Busch, Martin, J. Burton, and Rudd for a Super Powered Unveiling. A special event to unveil the JUSTICE LEAGUE-themed race cars that will be driven by some of NASCAR’s brightest stars during the first-ever Justice League Racing Weekend Presented by Hot Wheels, scheduled for August 21-22 at Michigan International Speedway. The unveiling will take place at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, April 23rd. The special cars feature such all-time favorites as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter, and are a partnership between DC Comics, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, ISC, Mattel, and Michigan International Speedway. Justice League Racing Weekend Presented by Hot Wheels will feature specially- themed cars in both the August 21 NASCAR Busch Series event and the August 22 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. #17-Matt Kenseth (Martian Manhunter), #9-Mark Martin (Batman), and #60-Greg Biffle (The Flash) will compete in the NASCAR Busch Series race, while #6-Martin (Batman), #16-Biffle (The Flash), #97-Kurt Busch (Superman), #21-Ricky Rudd (Wonder Woman), #99-Jeff Burton (Green Lantern) and #12-Ryan Newman (Justice League) will be running in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event.(PR)(4-20-2004)
- APR Looking for Help: Andy Petree Racing announced today that they are looking for some crew members that will travel with the car each week. “We have been able to fill most of positions that are needed, but we are still a couple of crew members away from having our roster complete.” said Steve Barkdoll GM of APR. Car Chief/lead mechanic and a fabricator/mechanic looking to travel each week with the road team is our priority. Experience is key! People that fit these criteria and are looking for a great opportunity should call APR at (828) 698-0335.(4-20-2004)
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