Kirk Shelmerdine News

Daytona Test Notes – Session 1, Day 1:

Daytona Test Notes – Session 1, Day 1:

January 7, 2008
#7-Robby Gordon will test his Ford since the Dakar Rally race was cancelled; #20-Tony Stewart will test at Daytona for the first time in three years [due to the change to Toyota and the COT]; Jason Keller will test a 4th Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge; Kirk Shelmedine

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 11, 2007
Ryan Newman took the Bud Pole tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday Night's Bank of America 500 with a time of 28.512 (189.394 mph) for his 5th top-spot of the season and 42nd of his Nextel Cup career (he's 11th all-time). He'll be joined on the front-row by

Crew Chief Race for Charity before All-Star race:

Crew Chief Race for Charity before All-Star race:

May 19, 2007
The top crew chiefs in Nextel Cup racing will trade their wrenches for driving suits during the inaugural Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race Saturday night, May 19, at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The event will be the featured pre-race entertainment for the Nextel All-Star Challenge

Daytona 500 Testing Session 1 overall:

Daytona 500 Testing Session 1 overall:

January 11, 2007
after four days of testing at Daytona International Speedway for the 2007 Daytona 500, the fastest was #66-Jeff Green at 186.722 followed by #8A-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #44C-Dale Jarrett, #96A-Tony Raines and #25B-Casey Mears. Slowest of the 28 drivers was #27-Kirk Shelmerdine

Shelmerdine is rebuked for Bush sticker:

Shelmerdine is rebuked for Bush sticker:

December 28, 2006
In a decision announced Tuesday [Dec 26th], the FEC [Federal Election Commission] sent an “admonishment letter” to Kirk Shelmerdine Racing. Kirk Shelmerdine was the former pit boss [crew chief, 4 Cup champinships] for the late Dale Earnhardt. Back in 2004 Shelmerdine

Skinner to qualify the #27 at Homestead:

Skinner to qualify the #27 at Homestead:

November 14, 2006
Mike Skinner will be driving the #27 Chevy for Kirk Shelmerdine Racing for Homestead, doesn't say if he will drive the #27 in the race.(KSR Site)(11-14-2006)

Ramblings – Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

October 12, 2006
Scott Riggs took the Bud Pole tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday's Bank of America 500....and it's a sweeper for the driver of the #10 Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge. His other pole this season came here in May, and this is the third top-spot of his NEXTEL

Daytona Qualifying Notes:

Daytona Qualifying Notes:

June 30, 2006
• Boris Said won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Pepsi 400, lapping Daytona International Speedway in 48.350 seconds at 186.143 mph. Bill Elliott holds the track-qualifying record of 42.783 seconds, 210.364 mph, set Feb. 9, 1987 – prior to the advent

Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine to sponsor Shelmerdine at Daytona:

Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine to sponsor Shelmerdine at Daytona:

June 27, 2006
Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine will again adorn the Kirk Shelmerdine Racing #27 Chevy for Saturday's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Positive fan response to the initial partnership between Catdaddy and Shelmerdine was so overwhelming, the additional race

Hubert to run the #27:

Hubert to run the #27:

June 21, 2006
#22-Caterpillar Racing team member Tom Hubert hopes to spend Saturday afternoon racing in the NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series event at Infineon Raceway. Additionally, for the third consecutive year, Hubert will attempt to qualify Kirk Shelmerdine

Charlotte News and Notes:

Charlotte News and Notes:

May 25, 2006
• Scott Riggs won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Coca-Cola 600, lapping Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 28.744 seconds at 187.865 mph. Elliott Sadler holds the track-qualifying record of 27.948 seconds, 193.216 mph - set Oct. 13, 2005. • This is Riggs’s second

Ramblings – LMS:

Ramblings – LMS:

May 25, 2006
Ray Evernham Dodge's swept the front-row tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway as Scott Riggs took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 with a time of 28.744 sec (187.865), barely edging out teammate Jeremy Mayfield by less than 1/10th of a second. This is Riggs' second

Shelmerdine gets sponsor for Nextel Open:

Shelmerdine gets sponsor for Nextel Open:

May 18, 2006
Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine has signed a three-race agreement to sponsor Kirk Shelmerdine's #27 Chevy in the Nextel Open on Saturday in hopes of transferring into the Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway. In addition to the Nextel Open, Catdaddy Carolina

Ramblings – Talladega:

Ramblings – Talladega:

April 29, 2006
In a sport where qualifying is separated by mere thousandths of a second, Elliott Sadler blew 'em away today at Talladega Superspeedway Sadler took the Bud Pole for tomorrow's Aaron's 499 with a time of 50.798 seconds (188.511 mph). His margin over outside pole man

Sadler wins pole at Talladega:

Sadler wins pole at Talladega:

April 29, 2006
#38-Elliott Sadler won the Budweiser pole for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 188.511mph, for his 2nd straight pole at Talladega, 1st of 2006 and 7th of his career. #20-Stewart will start 2nd, followed by #99-Carl Edwards, #88-Dale Jarrett