May 9, 2016
- Entry List for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is posted, 40 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney*, #30-Wise*, #32-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #55-Sorenson*, #95-McDowell, #98-Whitt*.
Drivers who are not a Charter team, an Open Team, and must get in via speed: #21-Blaney, #30-Wise, #55-Sorenson, #98-Whitt
Since only 40 cars are entered, all drivers will make the race, 40 is the maximum.
* Open Team (no Charter)
See the full entry list on Jayski.com’s Dover Entry List - Romain Grosjean could run a NASCAR race this summer: Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean’s debut in NASCAR could happen as early as this summer, after Stewart-Haas Racing revealed it is now working on a plan to get the Frenchman a race entry. “We may give it a go. I think it would be really cool,” he said after sitting in a Sprint Cup car on the day he was announced as a Haas F1 driver. “It’s definitely on our wish list,” Joe Custer, chief operating officer of Haas F1 said. “We just have to make it work – whether it be this year, next year, whenever that is. We’re not sure. He’s made it clear that he wouldn’t want his debut to be on an oval – where he’s never done it before. There’s so much going on. We have to figure out the testing opportunities and all the things that would make it a success.” Either road course race on the Sprint Cup schedule would be ideal for the 30-year-old racer with Sonoma (June 26) and Watkins Glen (August 7) both during off weeks for F1. But while Sonoma falls at the end of the Canada/Baku back-to-back run, the Glen race falls in the middle of the F1’s summer break between the German GP (July 31) and the Belgian GP on August 28. “I’m not sure when it would happen, but it’s on our list,” explained Custer. “We would like to have him test. He would be a rookie. I don’t think there are any barriers to any of this. We just have to figure it out and get it on the schedule. Then, five cars or four cars? Or does he work with another team in the garage. All of that. We have to work out the details and have enough time to make it happen.”(Motorsport)(5-9-2016)
- Stewart making up ground on 30th in points: #14-Tony Stewart, who missed the first eight races of the year after he suffered a burst fracture of the L1 vertebrae in an off-road accident Jan. 31, posted a solid 12th-place finish in Saturday’s night’s Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway. That was the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion’s best finish behind the wheel since a 10th-place run at Martinsville Speedway last fall. Ty Dillon took over for Stewart last week at Talladega Superspeedway and finished sixth in the #14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet. Stewart started that race and so was credited with the finish, but at Kansas, Stewart earned the 12th-place result without relief help. And it was a good points night, too. When Stewart resumed driving at Richmond three weeks ago, he was 112 points out of 30th place in the driver standings. Now, just three races later, Stewart has trimmed that margin by more than half, so it’s down to a mere 59 points. To qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in this, his final season as a driver, Stewart will have to end NASCAR’s 26-race regular season in the top 30 in points and will in all likelihood have to win a race. After Kansas, Stewart has 15 races left to accomplish those goals.(Fox Sports)(5-9-2016)
- Johnson entered in “Assault on Mt. Mitchell” bike ride: Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be riding in the 2016 Assault on Mount Mitchell on Monday, May 16, according to the Freewheelers Cycling Association, a Spartanburg-based club that hosts the epic bike ride each year. Johnson has a deep-rooted appreciation for the cycling world, and enjoys participating in century rides and triathlons. Johnson, who has always placed a high priority on fitness, according to the Freewheelers, began competing in triathlons in 2012, fitting training and events into his busy NASCAR schedule. He often approaches an athletic competition in the same manner he would a NASCAR race – utilizing similar strategies to tackle both. He must have enjoyed his taste of cycling in the mountains. In March, Johnson took part in the elite PeopleForBikes team that bikee roughly 400 miles from Asheville, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia, March 30-April 2. The group will made stops in Charlotte, Greenville, South Carolina, and Athens, Georgia before arriving in Atlanta to bring awareness to cycling safety. Johnson only rode the 130-mile leg from Asheville to Charlotte. The Freewheelers Cycling Association is thrilled to have Johnson ride in his first Assaults experience. He joins his friend George Hincapie, of Spartanburg, who competed in 12 Tours de France, for this year’s ride to the top of Mount Mitchell. “The Assaults” is one of the most intense, premier cycling experiences in the region. It draws a full field of nearly 1,000 cyclists from across the world each year. The Assault on Mount Mitchell is a 102.7-mile self-paced ride, (not a race), from downtown Spartanburg, along the Blue Ridge Parkway, to the summit at Mount Mitchell State Park – at 6,684 feet the highest peak in the Eastern United States – in North Carolina for a total vertical ascent of more than 10,000 feet.(Asheville Citizen-Times)(5-9-2016)
- XFINITY Entry List: There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 at Dover International Speedway. A few notes:
Paul Menard is in the #2 for RCR;
Matt DiBenedetto will be in the #10 for TriStar;
Timmy Hill returns to the #13;
Matt Tifft remains in the #18;
Drew Herring will drive the #24;
The Rick Ware #25 is TBA;
Justin Marks returns to the #42;
Alex Bowman makes his first start in the #88;
Alex Guenette is scheduled to be in the #97 of Obaika Racing.(5-9-2015)
See the complete list on the Dover entry list page. - Cope names Dover sponsors: DCR with JP Motorsports are ready to do battle at the Dover International Speedway for the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200, and are excited to announce partners for the upcoming race. A returning sponsor, US 13 Grill and Speedway Cafe, will be prominently featured as a co-primary sponsor for the event on the #70 car. Both US 13 Grill & Speedway Cafe serve delectable breakfast, lunch, and dinner 7 days a week, in a charming and warm atmosphere. US 13 Grill also offers catering services for all occasions and celebrations. US 13 Grill and Catering is located at 1115 S Governors Ave. in Dover is just four miles from Dover Downs Speedway.
Acredale Vending will be featured along with Speedway Cafe as a co-primary sponsor on the #70 Camaro. Owned by Scott Abshire, Acredale Vending has been providing full service vending and sales for over 32 years. Acredale Vending has been a primary and associate sponsor for various NASCAR teams for over 20 years.
Stakes Body Shop, of Norfolk VA, will return to Dover as an associate sponsor for DCR. Father and son operated, Stakes specializes in classic automobile restoration. Whether you are looking for routine maintenance or a complete restoration, call Stake’s at (757)-855-6493.
ICE-AIDn – an environmentally safe, all natural, mineral based product that turns your cooler of ice into a freezer – will continue its support of DCR and will be featured as an associate sponsor at the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 on the #70 Camaro. Delivering a frosty cold beverage covered in ice crystals, it will also make the ice in your cooler last two to three times longer
Spand-Ice & Heat On the Go will be joining DCR for their first time at the Dover race as an associate sponsor. Spand-Ice, funded by Kickstarter in 2015, is a tank top that encompasses hot / cold therapy + adjustable compression to target low and mid back pain in an attractive design you can leave your house in. Spand-Ice also offers thermal therapy wraps targeting back and hip pain, and are currently developing a new Relief Wrap for Expecting Moms.(Derrike Cope Racing)(5-9-2016) - Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit featured on MBM cars at Dover: MBM Motorsports and The Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit are teaming up for this weekend’s race at Dover. Timmy Hill will be driving the #13 and Carl Long will drive the #40. The Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit has been featured on the car since the Texas Xfinity race. Both cars are promoting the upcoming benefit, which is being held on May 13th and 14th in Fort Worth, Texas.(MBM Motorsports)(5-9-2016)
- Drew Herring in the #24 at Dover: JGL Racing officials announced that Drew Herring has been added to the organizations highly successful “Young Guns” program. The Benson, North Carolina native will pilot the #24 Toyota at the upcoming NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Dover International Speedway. The Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 will be held on Saturday May 14th and will be Herring’s 16th career start in the XFINITY Series. “I am really thankful for the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the #24 Toyota for JGL Racing,” said Herring. “I look forward to working with everyone in Dover for the first time. Dover is a tough track and things happen fast there. It will be important for us to work well together from the very first lap so we get to know each other well and build a strong relationship. I have had the pleasure of being around the team in the shop and I know they are a hard working group of guys. I am confident we will all work together well and get better with every lap we make in practice, qualifying and the race.” In his previous 15 starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, Herring has accumulated two Pole Awards, five Top 10 finishes and one Top 5 finish. He also has one career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to his credit which netted him another Top 10 finish. The JGL Racing Young Guns program is designed to highlight a group of rising stars in the NASCAR ranks. Herring joins Matt Tifft, Corey Lajoie and Brandon McReynolds as participants in the program.(Integrity Sports Marketing)(5-9-2016)
- Truck Series Entry List: There are 34 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Friday’s Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway. A few notes:
The #07 is TBA;
Austin Cindric is in the #2;
Austin Hill is in the #20;
Ben Kennedy is in the #24;
Kaz Grala is in the #33;
Nick Drake is in the #49;
Daniel Suarez is in the #51;
The #99 is TBA;
(5-9-2016)
See the complete list on the Dover entry list page. - Kligerman, Anderson uncertain of running Charlotte: This past week, the lightning bolt struck Ricky Benton Racing Enterprises. After finishes of third, eighth and eighth to open the season, Parker Kligerman had high hopes for his run at Kansas. Despite not showing much speed during the practice sessions, the team focused on handling for its #92 Ford, a move that served them well when most other teams struggled in the early stages of the race. There was only problem with Kligerman’s promising performance: he didn’t get to finish it. A mid-race wreck while climbing through the field left the veteran angered by the level of aggressiveness displayed on track; it also left him with a bunch of mangled sheet metal in place of a truck he needed to stay in one piece in order to keep competing full-time in the series. “We really needed this truck for Charlotte, so I’m putting Charlotte in doubt at this time,” Kligerman said as his team thrashed to get the remains of the truck into the hauler. “I don’t know if we’ll make it.” Jordan Anderson and his Bolen Motorsports team are in a similar situation to Kligerman’s. While the team has a few more people at the shop than RBR does, the hits are just as hard for the Bolen organization, a new team which failed to qualify for Atlanta and Martinsville.A multitude of wrecks during the race allowed Anderson and the #66 truck to climb into the top 10 and race with the leaders until contact sent him hard into the wall. The damage to the truck turned out to be more than could be repaired as he returned to the garage just a handful of laps later after a second hit, which was even harder.”This was our only intermediate truck we’ve got,” Anderson said after something in his steering broke, causing terminal damage to the No. 66 Chevrolet. “So hopefully between now and Charlotte in two weeks, we’ll find a truck to run.”(Frontstretch)(5-9-2016)
- Axalta Coating Systems becomes final Founding Partner at Daytona: International Speedway Corporation and Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, announced today a multi-year partnership that will make Axalta the fifth Founding Partner at Daytona International Speedway’s (DIS) new motorsports stadium. The multi-year agreement will provide Axalta with naming rights for the Center injector as well as branding rights within specific areas of the “World Center of Racing” zone, the central “neighborhood” overlooking the famed start/finish line inside the new stadium. The “World Center of Racing” zone is roughly the area of two football fields and celebrates the history and legacy of racing at DIS while featuring retail and dining areas, dozens of video screens and open sight-line views of the racetrack. Axalta will receive 32,000 square feet of branding and engagement opportunities in the Center injector that vertically span four concourse levels along with a dedicated display activation area in the redesigned Midway (located near its injector). Through the partnership, Axalta furthers its strong commitment to motorsports. Axalta serves as a primary sponsor of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet SS team as part of its longstanding, 24-year partnership with Hendrick Motorsports. Additionally, Axalta recently served as the sponsor of the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR).(DIS)(5-9-2016)
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