J.J. Yeley News

No Mayfield car at Dover? UPDATE in court Friday:

No Mayfield car at Dover? UPDATE in court Friday:

May 29, 2009
The J.J. Yeley site has this posted: "Mayfield Motorsports will not be taking the #41 Toyota to the Dover 400 this weekend. No reason was given at this time.". Yeley drove the car in the Sprint Showdown and attemopted to make the Coca Cola 600 but didn't. Yeley replaced

No Mayfield car at Dover?

No Mayfield car at Dover?

May 28, 2009
The J.J. Yeley site has this posted: "Mayfield Motorsports will not be taking the #41 Toyota to the Dover 400 this weekend. No reason was given at this time.". Yeley drove the car in the Sprint Showdown and attemopted to make the Coca Cola 600 but didn't. Yeley replaced

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 21, 2009
if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race: #87-Joe Nemechek, 17th fastest #13-Max Papis, 24th #82-Scott Speed, 25th #66-Dave Blaney, 31st #21-Bill Elliott [PC1], 33rd #09-Mike Bliss, 35th #64-Todd Bodine, 38th #71-David Gilliland, 39th these

The Entry List

The Entry List

May 18, 2009
for the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #34-Tony Raines in for John Andretti who is running the Indy 500 Not in top 35 of 2009 owners points: #06-David Star (53 in owners points/2 attempts) #09

Images added:

Images added:

May 14, 2009
Added new schemes for the following trucks: #30-Todd Bodine, Copart.com Toyota; #11-T.J. Bell, Visit Pit.com Toyota; #15-Brian Ickler, Samsung Instinct Toyota; #09-John Wes Townley, Zaxby's Toyota. Also added photo from Kansas; #65-J.J. Yeley, Country Building Centers

Yeley to sub for Mayfield, No? Yes? UPDATE 3:

Yeley to sub for Mayfield, No? Yes? UPDATE 3:

May 12, 2009
J.J. Yeley will drive the #41 Toyota for Mayfield Motorsports starting this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Yeley replaces Jeremy Mayfield, who was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR on Saturday after violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy [see story

Yeley to sub for Mayfield, No UPDATE 2?:

Yeley to sub for Mayfield, No UPDATE 2?:

May 11, 2009
J.J. Yeley will drive the #41 Toyota for Mayfield Motorsports starting this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Yeley replaces Jeremy Mayfield, who was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR on Saturday after violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy [see story

Yeley to drive the #73 at Kansas: UPDATE 2: To start at Kansas with Tagsby Racing; truck #65:

Yeley to drive the #73 at Kansas: UPDATE 2: To start at Kansas with Tagsby Racing; truck #65:

April 21, 2009
Sources tell us that during an interview on Sirius Radio's Morning Drive program this morning, J.J. Yeley announced he is going to be driving the #73 truck at Kansas Speedway.(4-7-2009) UPDATE: JJ Yeley is set to drive the #73 Chevy truck for Tagsby Racing owners Joey

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

March 26, 2009
Martinsville Rookie Notes: #82-Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 22 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Speed scored a 28th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time this season. #20-Joey Logano leads Speed by one

Swindell wins Chili Bowl, no luck for Kahne:

Swindell wins Chili Bowl, no luck for Kahne:

January 18, 2009
Sammy Swindell put the finishing touches on a perfect week by racing to victory lane in Saturday night's 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire 50-lap championship feature event, besting an event record of 281 competitors. Swindell survived

Less wrecks in 2008:

Less wrecks in 2008:

December 16, 2008
Accidents and spins in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series fell to their lowest levels in five years, USA TODAY database research shows. The taller, boxier, sturdier new-generation car, which began full-time duty this season after a 16-race trial in 2007, was involved in 211

Economaki Champion of Champions to be awarded

Economaki Champion of Champions to be awarded

December 2, 2008
National Speed Sport News will announce the sixth annual Economaki Champion of Champions presented by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., at the PRI Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 11. Speedway Motorsports, Inc. will be presenting sponsor of the award for the first time,

No poles in 2008:

No poles in 2008:

November 14, 2008
Ten drivers who won a pole in 2007 failed to win a pole in 2008, of course ten rained out qualifying sessions didn't help, the drivers: # of years in streak, driver, track and date of last pole 2, Kurt Busch, California, August 2007 2, David Gilliland, Daytona, February

HOF Racing looking at changes in 2009, needs sponsorship:

HOF Racing looking at changes in 2009, needs sponsorship:

November 5, 2008
The new owners [Diamondbacks' executives Jeff Moorad and Tom Garfinkel] inherited a contract to get engines and chassis from Joe Gibbs Racing, which switched to Toyota from Chevrolet [after 2007]. Driver J.J. Yeley soon discovered he didn't have the same equipment

Driver for the #00 at Martinsville? Atlanta? UPDATE 4:

Driver for the #00 at Martinsville? Atlanta? UPDATE 4:

October 17, 2008
hearing that J.J. Yeley could be running the #00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota next week at Martinsville Speedway.(10-10-2008) UPDATE: MWR Executive Vice President Cal Wells said there is a plan for the rest of the year [for the #00 team] that includes [rookie Michael