NORTH WILKESBORO, NC - APRIL 14, 1996:  Terry Labonte (No 5) and Elton Sawyer (No 27) bring the field to the start of the First Union 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Mark Martin is in No. 6 and the No. 43 is Bobby Hamilton. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

May 10 – Today in Jayski’s NASCAR history

May 10, 2018

  • Gaunt Brothers Racing taps Parker Kligerman for Coca-Cola 600 seat: Gaunt Brothers Racing (GBR) will field an entry in the 2018 Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for driver Parker Kligerman. Kligerman, of Westport, Conn., is a two-time race winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and a 10-time winner in the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards. The 600-mile contest on Memorial Day weekend will serve as his 11th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start.[More]
  • Kenseth expected to drive next five weekends: According to two people with direct knowledge of the schedule but who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly, Kenseth will drive in at least the next five race weekends – Kansas, the All-Star Race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway.(5-8-2018)
    UPDATE: NASCAR Champion Matt Kenseth will make his return to Roush Fenway Racing this weekend at Kansas Speedway in an event that also marks the debut of Roush Fenway’s new partnership with Wyndham Rewards. Kenseth will also be back behind the wheel of the Wyndham Rewards Ford for the famed Coca-Cola 600 on May 27th and at Jack Roush’s ‘home track’ of Michigan International Speedway on June 10. Wyndham Rewards will again serve as the primary on Kenseth’s Ford at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Sept. 9) and the Monster Mile of Dover International Speedway (Oct. 7), before rounding out the 2018 schedule at Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 11) and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 18).(5-10-2018)[More]
  • Kansas Weekend Preview: Kevin Harvick vs. Kyle Busch moves to Kansas; Camping World Truck Series at Kansas is always unpredictable. [More](5-10-2018)
  • Star-studded musical lineup to perform at Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Gala – Catwalk for a Cause: ward-winning artists Cassadee Pope, Cole Swindell and Cold Creek County will perform during the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation’s 9th annual Catwalk for a Cause presented by Furniture Row, a fundraiser for childhood cancer awareness and initiatives. The gala, which will carry the theme of Mid Summer Night’s Dream, will take place Wednesday evening May 16 at the Statesville Regional Airport, and will again feature Catwalk Heroes – children in treatment or remission from cancer walking the runway with NASCAR drivers and their spouses.[More](5-10-2018)
  • New look for LaJoie at Kansas: Corey LaJoie, driver of the No. 72 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) entry will compete this weekend under the lights at Kansas Speedway. Having two previous MENCS starts at the 1.5-mile oval, LaJoie has completed a total of 526 laps. Schluter-Systems will be on board the No. 72 as the primary sponsor where they will debut a new Schluter orange paint scheme for the 267 lap event.[More](5-10-2018)
  • Dover TV ratings UPDATE: Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.7 overnight rating for Sunday’s race.(5-7-2018)
    UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Dover 400 earned a 1.7 rating and 2.8 million viewers on FS1, down 19% in ratings and 17% in viewersihp from last year (2.1, 3.4M) and down 32% and 30% respectively from 2016 (2.5, 4.0M).[More](5-10-2018)
  • Mosley to drive Kansas for Beaver Motorsports after five-year absence: Beaver Motorsports today announced Crossbar Electronic Cigarettes as the primary sponsor for the No. 50 Chevrolet Silverado of Jamie Mosley at Kansas Speedway for the 37 Kind Days 250. Mosley will make his return to the NASCAR Circut after a five-year hiatus. Jamie Mosley currently holds the position of an elected Jailer in Laurel County, KY and is set to begin his third four-year term as the head of the 1000 bed Laurel County Correctional Center. His racing experience spans over 40 years from childhood kart races to the ARCA, NASCAR Camping World Truck, and NASCAR Xfinity Series.[More](5-10-2018)

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