Bill Elliott - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Red Bull in it for the long run:

Team Red Bull [#83-Vickers, #84-Allmendinger] director of competition Guenther Steiner reassured me [Yahoo Sports Bob Margolis] this weekend that despite his team's difficult entry into Nextel Cup competition, they were "in it for the long run. If [Red Bull owner] ...

Sunday Marks 20th Anniversary of Davey Allison’s First Cup Win:

Sunday's running of the Aaron's 499 will mark the 20th anniversary of the first Cup victory for Alabama native Davey Allison, who captured the spring race at Talladega Superspeedway on May 3, 1987 on his way to winning Rookie of the Year honors. It was one of two victories...

Raker back as Kurt Busch’s crew chief this week:

Troy Raker will again be standing in for #2 Miller Lite Dodge crew chief Roy McCauley this weekend at Phoenix as Roy is spending time with wife, Amy, who is battling cancer. Kurt Busch drives the #2 Dodge for Penske Racing, sone facts aboyt Raker: Joined Ford Motor...

Sponsor problems at MWR? Elliott to MWR? UPDATE2 denied:

Rumors are swirling about Toyota driver #55-Michael Waltrip's future and his sponsorship support [NAPA], after failing to make the last six tour races. According to one unconfirmed report, Waltrip is having to return $300,000 to his sponsors for each race he misses...

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV UPDATE:

Kyle Petty comments about a driver during his TNT Sabbatical: "A couple of guys are really good choices, and guys are calling and wanting to know what we're going to do and we really don't know yet. That was kind of the way we planned it. Just like I said at Daytona...

Andretti to run the #37 at Atlanta:

John Andretti will continue to drive the #37 Dodge at Atlanta with Huddle House as the sponsor. Contrary to earlier reports [initial entry list], Bill Elliott will not be driving the car. However, the team is still based out of the Elliott shop in Dawsonville, GA.(...

Huddle House to sponor the #37 for three races:

After sponsoring Bill Elliott's #37 Dodge throughout the Daytona 500 week of events, Huddle House, a 420-unit nationwide family restaurant franchise with deep ties to the South, was hungry for more. Huddle House, along with Front Row Motorsports, the owner of Bill ...

Sponsor to be announced for Elliott? UPDATE 2 and image:

hearing #37-Bill Elliott will be sponsored at Daytona in the Bud Shootout and Daytona 500 by restaurant chain Huddle House.(2-10-2007) UPDATE: nothing announced, but the car was listed in the Bus Shoot results as the Huddle Hiuse Dodge and have an image of the car ...

Front Row Motorsports buying #37 R&J Racing? UPDATE 2:

hearing that Front Row Motorsports, who has three teams, the #34 with Kevin Lepage [which plans to run at least the first five races of the 2007 season], and the #61 and #92 teams that have no schedules or drivers yet for 2007, have bought out or into the #37 RJ Racing...

Front Row Motorsports buying #37 R&J Racing? UPDATE:

hearing that Front Row Motorsports, who has three teams, the #34 with Kevin Lepage [which plans to run at least the first five races of the 2007 season], and the #61 and #92 teams that have no schedules or drivers yet for 2007, have bought out or into the #37 RJ Racing...

Ragan to test at Infineon Raceway UPDATE:

#6-David Ragan will make his first-ever visit to Infineon Raceway on Friday, working with instructors from the Jim Russell Racing Schools. Ragan, who has limited road-racing experience, has never traversed the twists and turns of Infineon Raceway's 10-turn, 1.99-mile...

Past Champ Provisional rules to stay the same UPDATE 2 limited at 6?

NASCAR sources indicated that the sanctioning body would not alter its past championship provisional rule for the Nextel Cup Series in 2007. For two decades, NASCAR has allotted a spot in the race -- if needed -- for Cup champions that otherwise failed to qualify for...

Elliott & RJ Racing to attempt Daytona races:

Elliott & RJ Racing to attempt Daytona races: looks like the #37 R.J. Racing team and driver Bill Elliott will attempt the races at Daytona in February 2007, the Budweiser Shootout, Duel 150's and Daytona 500. The team is looking for sponsorship for the race and...

Hamilton to make announcement this weekend UPDATE: Schrader in:

Bobby Hamilton Racing [#04, #4,#8,#18] is expected to make a "major" announcement this weekend, and according to reports, it will be that veteran driver Ken Schrader is joining the Mt. Juliet-based team. The name of Bill Elliott, a semi-retired racing great, also has...

and the winner of the NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award is…..:

NASCAR fans across the nation logged on to www.mostpopulardriver.com and with the click of a mouse, voted Dale Earnhardt, Jr. the most popular driver in 2006.Earnhardt, Jr. was presented with the NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver award Thursday, Nov 30th at the ...

Champ Provisional rules may be changed:

Watch for NASCAR to limit the number of past-champion's provisionals any driver can take to make Nextel Cup races next season to six, series director John Darby said. Such exemptions - providing the 43rd starting spot to the most recent past champion not to qualify...

2007 Budweiser Shootout Driver Lineup Finalized:

The field for the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is set. There will be at least 21 drivers that will be eligible for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, Feb. 10. The field for the non-points...

Homestead Qualifying Notes:

Kasey Kahne won the Bud Pole for the Ford 400, lapping Homestead-Miami Speedway in 30.293 seconds at 178.259 mph. Jamie McMurray holds the track-qualifying record of 29.816 seconds, 181.111 mph - set Nov. 14, 2003. This is Kahnes 12th career Bud Pole in 108 Nextel...

Elliott to run Xbox/Burger King scheme at Homestead UPDATE:

On Sunday, Nov. 19 at Homestead the #00-Burger King Dodge [entry list has the car listed as a Chevy] will hit the track with an all-new car design featuring the BK Xbox Games.(Bill Elliott site), see a small image at the #00 Team Schemes page(11-15-2006) UPDATE: The...

Phoenix Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, lapping Phoenix International Raceway in 26.773 seconds at 134.464 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 26.499 seconds, 135.854 mph - set Nov. 5, 2004. This is...