May 2, 2011
- Brian France on Monday’s NASCAR Now: Brian France, chairman and chief executive officer of NASCAR, will be a special guest on Monday’s edition of NASCAR Now, ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program, airing at 5:00 pm/et. France will be in the studio and join part of the one-hour Monday roundtable edition of the program to discuss the sport with ESPN NASCAR analyst Ricky Craven, ESPN.com senior writer Ed Hinton, NASCAR Now lead reporter Marty Smith and host Allen Bestwick. In addition to appearing on NASCAR Now, France also will be interviewed on SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship news and information program, during the 10 am program. The interview will re-air in later editions of SportsCenter between noon and 3 pm Monday.(ESPN)(5-1-2011)
- Big non-NASCAR news: Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S.-led military operation, President Barack Obama announced in an extraordinary address late Sunday night. Special forces pulled off the raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, earlier Sunday and recovered the body of the 9/11 mastermind. Much more info at abcnews.com or cnn.com.(5-2-2011)
- The Entry List for the Showtime Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is posted, 47 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of owners points:
#30-David Stremme (46/1)
#37-Tony Raines (38/9)
#38-Travis Kvapil (39/9)
#46-J.J. Yeley (40/9)
#50-T.J. Bell (none/0)
#60-Mike Skinner (45/9)
#66-Michael McDowell (41/9)
#71-Andy Lally (37/9)
#75-Derrike Cope (none/0)
#81-Scott Riggs (none/0)
#87-Joe Nemechek (43/9)
#92-Brian Keselowski (47/5)
In the event that all practices and qualifying are all rained out or cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #’s 71,37,38,46,66,87,60,92
missing the race would be [4]: #’s 30,50,75,81
See the full entry list at my Jayski’s Darlington Entry List.(5-2-2011) - 2nd Whitney Motorsports car at Darlington: Scott Riggs is entered in the #81 Whitney Motorsports Chevy in the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Hearing the team will run as many races as possible to help support the #46 Whitney Motorsports team that J.J. Yeley drives for.(5-2-2011)
- Richmond overnight TV Ratings: NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing posted a 3.4/7 in Primetime for the race from Richmond. Saturday night’s race was flat with last year’s Richmond telecast, and easily powered FOX to a first place finish for the night beating NBC (2.7/5), CBS (2.5/5), and ABC (2.1/4). Because last year’s Richmond race was run a week later, that 2010 rating is not yet included in the year-ago average, instead a higher Talladega rating is. Through 9 races, NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing on FOX is averaging a 4.7/10, down one-tenth from last year’s 4.8/10 which included two less races in the average. See race-by-race, 4 year comparison on the 2011 TV Ratings page.(5-2-2011)
- Busch brothers 5th best in brotherly wins: With #18-Kyle Busch’s win at Richmond, he now has 21 Sprint Cup wins and his bother #22-Kurt Busch has 22 for a total of 43 for brothers. The record for two or more brothers wins combined [both have had to win] is 94 by Bobby Allison [84] and Donnie Allison [10]. The Busch’s are tied for 5th with Terry [22] and Bobby [21] Labonte. The top-10 Brother wins list:
94 – Allison: Bobby (84), Donnie (10)
88 – Waltrip: Darrell (84), Michael (4)* [both Daytona 500 Champs]
62 – Flock: Tim (39), Fonty (19) Bob (4)
49 – Thomas: Herb (48), Donald (1)
43 – Labonte: Terry (22), Bobby (21)* [both Series Champs]
43 – Busch: Kurt (22)*, Kyle (21)*
26 – Burton: Jeff (21)*, Ward (5)
22 – Parsons: Benny (21), Phil (1)
19 – Bodine: Geoff (18), Brett (1)
[Petty Note, Richard won 200, Maurice won 0, only count if both bothers have won]
* still active.(5-2-2011) - Richmond Race and Commercial Breakdown: 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 Saturday’s race. Recording began at the Invocation of the race at 7:30 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10:55 PM (all times are EST). Fox was the broadcast team for this event.
Total number of commercials: 116
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 71
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 49
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 5 min. 5 sec.
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:30 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:55 PM
Total minutes: 205
Minutes of race broadcast: 157
Minutes of commercials: 48
Number of missed restarts: 1
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of ‘Digger’ appearances: 9
Number of pit boxes on fire: 1 Robby Gordon’s
Number of loyal brothers honoring another loyal brother: 1 Matthew Hansen (Daniel Hansen)
Total race brdcst time 157 Total comm. brdcst time 48
See more details, driver focus and past races on the 2011 TV Commercials page.(5-2-2011) - DeLana Harvick Selected as One of The Top Women in Business: Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) co-owner DeLana Harvick has been selected as a recipient of The Business Journal’s 12th-annual Women in Business award and will be honored today at a luncheon along with the other award winners in Greensboro, N.C. For over 10 years, The Business Journal’s Women in Business program has honored extraordinary businesswomen in the Triad for outstanding contributions to their profession, employers and community. Sponsored by the Bryan Series at Guilford College and NewBridge Bank, the Women in Business program recognized 15 outstanding business leaders, ranging from entrepreneurs to high-ranking executives. Harvick grew up in racing as her father, John Paul Linville, was a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series until 1995. While she would have preferred to follow in her father’s footsteps behind the wheel, she found a successful career in motorsports public relations. Her strong work ethic and professionalism earned the Kernersville, N.C. native the respect of not only the media, but of the racing community as well.
In February of 2001, Harvick married her husband, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick. Together they formed KHI which celebrates 10 years of competition in NASCAR this season. The Harvicks have two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships to their credit and multiple wins in both the Truck Series and Nationwide Series with a host of drivers. With the support of long-time and new sponsor partners, KHI has grown to three full-time Truck Series teams and two full-time Nationwide Series teams which will compete for both the Driver and Owner championships in the two series this year.
In 2010, the duo founded the Kevin Harvick Foundation. Established to support programs that positively enrich the lives of children throughout the United States, the Kevin Harvick Foundation works not only to improve the quality of life, but to help underprivileged youth find and realize their dreams by supporting programs such as the Kevin Harvick Athletic Scholarship Fund at California State University, Bakersfield, Kevin’s Krew, Kevin Harvick Foundation Chase Your Dreams Scholarships and a camper cabin at Victory Junction.(KHI)(5-2-2011) - Annett’s DWI case postponed again: Rusty Wallace Racing driver Michael Annett, who faces charges of driving while impaired, has had his case postponed to July 22, according to the Iredell (N.C.) County clerk of court office. A hearing in the case was scheduled for April 29, and this was Annett’s second continuance, which is not unusual for the North Carolina court system. According to a police report, Annett had a 0.32 blood alcohol content following a Feb. 6 accident in which Annett hit another car. (Scene Daily)(5-2-2011)
- Riggs to drive for Richardson at Darlington: Scott Riggs will drive the #23 Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge for R3 Motorsports in Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway. While the “track too tough to tame” might be a daunting task to some drivers, Riggs actually looks forward to taking on the 1.366 egg-shaped oval whenever he gets the chance. No stranger to the NASCAR circuit, Riggs is a race winner in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series ranks. This weekend, he’s going to utilize that experience and knowledge towards a solid finish in the #23 Dodge for R3 Motorsports.(R3 Motorsports)(5-2-2011)
- Efland to return to Go Green: Nationwide driver Danny Efland announced that he will be racing at Darlington in the NASCAR Nationwide event on Friday May 6th. Danny has been asked to drive the Go Green Racing #39 Ford. Sponsoring the effort will be C3i Sports of Columbia, South Carolina together with a soon to be announced associate sponsor. (Efland PR)(5-2-2011)
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