Chad McCumbee News

McCumbee to test at Gateway for Petty’s

McCumbee to test at Gateway for Petty’s

March 15, 2008
Chad McCumbee is scheduled to test a Petty Enterprises Sprint Cup Series Dodge Tuesday and Wednesday at Gateway International Raceway. Test sessions will be closed to the public.(PR)(3-15-2008)

Petty could be out of top 35, is points swap with #43 possible?

Petty could be out of top 35, is points swap with #43 possible?

March 10, 2008
#45-Kyle Petty is optimistic that even though he is 40th in owners points that he could get back into the top 35. He believes his Petty Enterprise Dodge has been better than a year ago and mechanical gremlins have hurt the finishes as he sits 81 points out of the key

New crew chief for McCumbee:

New crew chief for McCumbee:

March 7, 2008
During the SPEED/tv pre-race report, Ray Dunlap reported that #8-Chad McCumbee driving the MRD Motorsports Chevy had a new crew chief, Randy Dean. McCumbee qualifed second for the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta.(3-7-2008)

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Atlanta prerace:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Atlanta prerace:

March 3, 2008
Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 San Bernardino County 200 at Auto Club Speedway. Braun scored a ninth-place finish, his best effort in three Craftsman Truck Series starts. He scored the first top-10 finish by a Raybestos Rookie at

McCumbee resigns with MRD for 2008: UPDATE: Other series possible:

McCumbee resigns with MRD for 2008: UPDATE: Other series possible:

February 11, 2008
Shortly after the checkered flag dropped on the 2007 Craftsman Truck Series finale in Homestead, Florida, Chad McCumbee and MRD Motorsports wasted little time in making preparations for the 2008 season. Finishing the 2007 season on several positive notes left everyone

McCumbee Could Run Some Nationwide Races:

McCumbee Could Run Some Nationwide Races:

February 10, 2008
It appears there could be several keys on Chad McCumbee's keychain this year. He is planning to run his third full season in the Craftsman Truck Series. There is the possibility of driving in a Nationwide Series car for Petty Enterprises. There are plans for as many

Full year for McCumbee in 2008, some races in #45:

Full year for McCumbee in 2008, some races in #45:

February 10, 2008
Chad McCumbee is planning to run his third full season in the Craftsman Truck Series [#8 Chevy]. There is the possibility of driving in a Nationwide Series car for Petty Enterprises. There are plans for as many as five Sprint Cup races in Kyle Petty's #45 Dodge. And

California Testing over

California Testing over

February 1, 2008
with #11B-Denny Hamlin being the overall fastest in a Toyota at 182.523mph in the Day 1 morning session, followed by #12A-Ryan Newman in a Dodge [Day1morning], #18-Kyle Busch in a Toyota [Day1morning], #8A-Mark Martin in a Chevy [Day1morning] and #99A-Carl Edwards

Las Vegas Speeds Day 1 AM:

Las Vegas Speeds Day 1 AM:

January 28, 2008
on opening day of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 67 cars took to the track. The fastest was #11A-Hamlin in a Toyota at 178.265mph, followed by #07B-Bowyer in a Chevy, #17B-Kenseth in a Ford, #24A-Gordon in a Chevy and #18B-Busch in a Toyota. The fastest Dodge

McCumbee Headed to Busch: UPDATE:

McCumbee Headed to Busch: UPDATE:

October 22, 2007
Petty Enterprises General Manager Jerry Freeze said Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify a third Petty Enterprises car for the season-ending Nextel Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or try to qualify for the Busch Series race that weekend. "If this Busch opportunity

McCumbee could attempt Homestead; will drive 5 Cup races next year:

McCumbee could attempt Homestead; will drive 5 Cup races next year:

October 21, 2007
Petty Enterprises General Manager Jerry Freeze said Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify a third Petty Enterprises car for the season-ending Nextel Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or try to qualify for the Busch Series race that weekend. "If this Busch opportunity

McCumbee Could Attempt Homestead; Will Drive 5 Cup Races Next Year:

McCumbee Could Attempt Homestead; Will Drive 5 Cup Races Next Year:

October 21, 2007
Petty Enterprises General Manager Jerry Freeze said Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify a third Petty Enterprises car for the season-ending Nextel Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or try to qualify for the Busch Series race that weekend. "If this Busch opportunity

McCumbee to miss two races:

McCumbee to miss two races:

October 8, 2007
Chad McCumbee will not be running a truck at Martinsville; his next race will be at Atlanta with the #8-MRD Chevy. ASA Late Model Champion, Travis Dassow is slated as the driver for Martinsville. McCumbee will also miss the Phoenix race [no word on who will be driving

ASILIMITED joining Lester Buildings again this week on #07:

ASILIMITED joining Lester Buildings again this week on #07:

October 3, 2007
This weekend's race is the sixth race in a seven-race partnership with SS Racing and Green Light Racing; ASI LIMITED, Spectrum Metal Finishing, Akzo Nobel and Aluminum Shapes will join Lester Buildings on the #07 Chevy. "Some of our better runs this year were when

Raybestos Rookie Prerace News & Notes:

Raybestos Rookie Prerace News & Notes:

October 2, 2007
#07-Tim Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 22 Smith's Las Vegas 250 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway. Sauter scored a 20th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Sauter leads Willie Allen by four points (