J.J. Yeley - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Testing at Greenville:

many teams tested recently at Greenville Pickens Speedway in S.C. including #18-J.J. Yeley [3/27], #41-Reed Sorensen [3/27], #84-A.J. Allmendinger [3/28-3/29].(3-29-2007)...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Atlanta [4 of 36 races]: #01-Mark Martin 629 #24-Jeff Gordon 621 -8 #31-Jeff Burton 618 -11 #48-Jimmie Johnson 601 -28 #17-Matt Kenseth 567 -62 #20-Tony Stewart 507 -122 #29-Kevin Harvick 482 -147 #11-Denny Hamlin 480 -149 #07-Clint Bowyer 471 -158 #40-David ...

Yeley to Drive #1 in 2007: UPDATE: Still Planning Full Season:

J.J. Yeley will drive Phoenix Racing's #1 Chevrolet in the Busch Series next season, with a possible run for the championship. A spokesman for Yeley confirmed the move at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday. Yeley drives for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nextel Cup and Busch...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Las Vegas [3 of 36 races]: #6-Mark Martin 495 #24-Jeff Gordon 489 -6 #31-Jeff Burton 453 -42 #48-Jimmie Johnson 406 -89 #17-Matt Kenseth 397 -98 #29-Kevin Harvick 389 -106 #5-Kyle Busch 382 -113 #11-Denny Hamlin 374 -121 #18-J.J. Yeley 365 -130 #19-Elliott Sadler...

Nine Cup drivers NOT taking the weekend off:

Nine Nextel Cup Drivers will participate in the Busch Series event at Mexico City. The Busch Series returns to the road course in Mexico City for the third consecutive season on Sunday, and nine Nextel Cup drivers plan to participate. Defending winner Denny Hamlin, ...

Zoriki to Sponsor Yeley:

Yeley Racing Corporation announced that David Zoriki Motorsports will sponsor J.J. Yeleys Busch Series entry in 2007. Yeley will compete for Phoenix Racing by driving the #1 Miccosukee Resort Chevy, with associate sponsorship from Zoriki. With a background in ownership...

Northeastern Supply to Sponsor Yeley:

The Northeastern Supply Company, a leading regional distributor of plumbing, heating, HVAC, water systems and hardware products, will continue its many years of sponsorship of Busch Series teams by announcing an affiliation in 2007 with driver #1-J.J. Yeley and Phoenix...

Fire-Dex Teams Up with Yeley as assoc sponsor:

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced a partnership with Fire-Dex, LLC of Medina, Ohio, who will join the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy driven by J.J. Yeley as an associate sponsor for the entire 2007 Nextel Cup Series schedule. Fire-Dex, a leading manufacturer of protective...

Phoenix Racing to Field 2 Full time Teams; Crew Chiefs Named:

Phoenix Racing will enter two full-time drivers in 2007. J.J. Yeley, who competes for Joe Gibbs Racing on the Nextel Cup side, will join the team as the driver of the #1 car with sponsorship from Miccosukee Resort & Gaming. Mike Wallace will drive the #7 car with sponsorship...

Stewart wins Chili Bowl:

Tony Stewart added another Golden Driller trophy to his collection as he raced to victory lane in Saturday night's 50-lap O'Reilly Chili Bowl Nationals championship feature event. "Smoke" gridded his Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops #20 Spike Chassis fifth and made his way...

Stewart/Kahne/Yeley entered in Chili Bowl:

Nextel Cup drivers Tony Stewart [who flipped and was injured last year], Kasey Kahne and J.J. Yeley are entered in the 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Tulsa, OK, held January 9-13, 2007. .A.J. Foyt is the grand marshall of the event, other NASCAR ...

Leffler to Compete in Chili Bowl: UPDATE:

#32-Jason Leffler, the three-time Midget National Champion in 1997-1999, has captured victories in almost every prestigious midget event over the years with the exception of one the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Coined the Superbowl of midget racing, the Chili Bowl ...

Stewart/Kahne entered in Chili Bowl:

Nextel Cup drivers Tony Stewart [who flipped and was injured last year], Kasey Kahne and J.J. Yeley are entered in the 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Tulsa, OK, held January 9-13, 2007. .A.J. Foyt is the grand marshall of the event, other NASCAR ...

Staying out of Wrecks Helps Chase Chances:

It's Motor Sports 101 that avoiding wrecks keeps a car in the race. But NASCAR teams are learning that staying out of crashes also puts a driver in the Chase. USA TODAY database research of the 2006 season found of the drivers with the five lowest crash percentages...

Yeley to Drive #1 in 2007:

J.J. Yeley will drive Phoenix Racing's #1 Chevrolet in the Busch Series next season, with a possible run for the championship. A spokesman for Yeley confirmed the move at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday. Yeley drives for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nextel Cup and Busch...

New ESPN2 NASCAR Show UPDATE:

Clint Bowyer, J.J. Yeley and Jeremy Mayfield, will be featured during this weekend's premiere of "NASCAR Driver's Non-Stop." The reality-based show accompanied Bowyer recently on his vacation to Myrtle Beach, S.C. and to the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway. The ...

Mark Green Subbing for Yeley:

Mark Green will practice and qualify for J.J. Yeley in JGR's #18 this weekend at Memphis.(Mark-Green.com)(10-26-2006)...

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

#9-Kasey Kahne won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.377mph for his 5th pole of 2006 and 11th of his career. The rest of the top-10 starters are #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #25-Brian Vickers, #18-J.J. Yeley, #07-...

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005. This is Kahnes 11th career Bud Pole ...

Kahne, Riggs and Yeley test at Kentucky:

Chase for the Nextel Cup contender Kasey Kahne fine tuned elements of the intermediate track program for his #9 Dodge Dealers Dodge during a Kentucky Speedway test on Monday. Kahne used the valuable test time to hone his intermediate track skills that will prove helpful...