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Sad News – Richard Jackson:

Former NASCAR team owner Richard Jackson passed away Monday evening. Jackson, who fielded cars from 1975 to 2001 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, was 74. Richard Jackson was born on March 31, 1937 in Asheville, NC. Racing and...

Sad News – Richard Jackson:

Former NASCAR team owner Richard Jackson passed away Monday evening. Jackson, who fielded cars from 1975 to 2001 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, was 74. Richard Jackson was born on March 31, 1937 in Asheville, NC. Racing and...

Wise, Pressley to drive for JR Motorsports:

JR Motorsports will continue its search for its new development driver this week in the June 5 Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway as Coleman Pressley will drive the #88 car and Josh Wise will drive the #7 car, a team spokesman confirmed Sunday. Wise, ...

Coleman Pressley to drive some races for R3: UPDATES

R3 Motorsports has signed up-and-coming NASCAR driver Coleman Pressley to a multiple-race deal for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Pressley, 21, of Asheville, N.C. is the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series driver Robert...

Coleman Pressley to drive some races for R3:

R3 Motorsports has signed up-and-coming NASCAR driver Coleman Pressley to a multiple-race deal for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Pressley, 21, of Asheville, N.C. is the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series driver Robert...

Plattenberger named interim crew chief for Richardson:

Steve Plattenberger has been named the interim crew chief for R3 Motorsports and the team's No. 23 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series; effective immediately. He replaces John Quinn, who is no longer with the team. Plattenberger, who has been the team's shop ...

Chicago Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Logano posted a 19th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 14th time this season. Logano leads #82-Scott Speed by 23 points (201-178) in the Raybestos...

Racing Resources says…

...Ryan Newman won the E-Z Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was his first career Truck Series start. He joins Mike Skinner (Phoenix, 1995), Robert Pressley (Daytona, 2002) and Kasey Kahne (Darlington, 2004) who also won in their first Truck Series starts. ...Ron...

JTG Racing…to CUP? UPDATE 3:

hearing JTG Racing could move up to Sprint Cup in 2009 with Marcos Ambrose driving and the team could switch from Ford to Chevy, no idea if Daugherty would be part of this deal. Other rumors have Ambrose going to the #21 of the Wood Brothers in 2009, that team would...

Chicagoland Rookie Notes:

#10-Patrick Carpentier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 5 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Carpentier scored a 14th-place finish, his best in 18 Sprint Cup Series races, and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time...

Subsitute Drivers for Milwaukee:

In addition to Robert Pressley for #59-Marcos Ambrose, substitute drivers who are scheduled to practice and qualify this weekend include: Stephen Leicht for #2-Clint Bowyer; Jason Hedlesky for #60-Carl Edwards; Auggie Vidovich for #6-David Ragan and Mike Skinner for...

Pressley to help out Ambrose:

Marcos Ambrose said Robert Pressley would practice and qualify Ambrose's #59 JTG Racing Nationwide Series Ford at the Milwaukee Mile next weekend should Ambrose qualify for the Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway. Ambrose will attempt to make the Toyota/Save Mart 350...

Pressley to Fill in for Ambrose at Milwaukee:

Marcos Ambrose said Robert Pressley would practice and qualify Ambroses #59 JTG Racing Nationwide Series Ford at the Milwaukee Mile next weekend should Ambrose qualify for the Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway. Ambrose will attempt to make the Toyota/Save Mart 350...

Chicagoland Rookie Notes:

#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 7 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Ragan finished 12th and took top rookie honors for the eighth time this season. He was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in both races at Daytona this season...

5-Time NBA All-Star Daugherty Shifting Gears:

Basketball fans know Brad Daugherty as an accomplished and well-known NBA and college basketball star, but few may know of Daughertys lifelong passion of NASCAR racing. Daughertys racing interests date back to his childhood when he met Richard Petty at the Daytona...

Pressley’s son wins Bobby Isaac Memorial race at Hickory:

Coleman Pressley, son of former Nextel Cup [and Busch and Truck] took the lead on Lap 178 of the Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 and drove his way to victory in the completion of the race that was started on Labor Day. In doing so, the 18-year-old driver was able to tell ...

Rollins new crew chief for #59:

HT Motorsports announced that Danny Rollins would take over as Crew Chief of the #59 Harris Trucking Ford. Danny takes over for Kevin Cram who has left to pursue other opportunities. Danny Rollins has been involved in NASCAR racing for over 10 years. For the past 6...

Chicago Rookie Notes:

#07-Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 1 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Bowyer finished 10th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. He scored his fourth top-10 finish of the 2006 season. ...

News & Notes Daytona:

Ted Musgrave (#9 ASE/Germain Toyota) has figured out how to top his first NASCAR championship. Win another one. Musgrave now rides with Germain Racing, a five-time winner a year ago with Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Motors Toyota). Bodine, last years third-place finisher...

Mike Wallace to #59 HT Motorsports Dodge for Daytona and Calif.:

Mike Wallace confirmed that he will drive the #59 HT Motorsports Dodge owned by Jim Harris in the Truck Series season opener at Daytona on February 17th as well as the second season race at California. "Yesterday we signed on to drive Jim Harris' #59 Truck for the ...