Kirk Shelmerdine News

Six Cup drivers qualify for Southwest race at Infineon UPDATE:

Six Cup drivers qualify for Southwest race at Infineon UPDATE:

June 26, 2005
Six of the seven drivers who attempted to do double duty in Saturday's Blue Lizard Suncream 200 for the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series as well as the Dodge/Save Mart 350 successfully achieved it, again led by Boris Said. Said put Ken Schrader's #99

Qualifying Notes – Pocono:

Qualifying Notes – Pocono:

June 11, 2005
• Michael Waltrip won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Pocono 500, lapping Pocono Raceway in 53.238 seconds at 169.052 mph. Kasey Kahne holds the track-qualifying record of 52.164 seconds, 172.533 mph, set June 11, 2004. • This is Waltrip’s third career

Shelmerdine gets an assoc for 2005:

Shelmerdine gets an assoc for 2005:

May 21, 2005
#27 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing would like to welcome back Wabash Motorsports as an associate sponsor for the Nextel Open. Wabash Motorsports will be continuing as an associate sponsor through the rest of the 2005 season.(Kirk Shelmerdine Racing)(5-21-2005)

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Richmond:

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Richmond:

May 13, 2005
• Kasey Kahne double-dipped today at Richmond International Raceway as he grabbed the pole for tonight's Busch race as well as the Bud Pole for Saturday's Chevy American Revolution 400. It's the second top-spot in a row for Kahne and the 6th of his Nextel Cup career

Shelmerdine gets sponsor for Richmond:

Shelmerdine gets sponsor for Richmond:

May 11, 2005
Kirk Shelmerdine Racing’s #27 will be carrying the Drug Abuse Resistance Education “D.A.R.E.” & “Just Say No to Drugs” logos on the hood at Richmond for the Chevy American Revolution 400. Support for this program is courtesy of Apex Electric Company of Apex, NC

Inspection Process Not Changed:

Inspection Process Not Changed:

February 28, 2005
Insider Racing News spoke with NASCAR's Robin Pemberton and one of the drivers, Kirk Shelmerdine, who didn't make the top-35 in points last year about the way NASCAR inspected the cars. Some of the nine teams that weren't fortunate enough to be in the top-35 were complaining

Shelmerdine Racing auctions UPDATE assoc. sponsor for Daytona:

Shelmerdine Racing auctions UPDATE assoc. sponsor for Daytona:

February 9, 2005
Kirk Shelmerdine/Shelmerdine Racing auctions: In support of small independent businesses, Kirk Shelmerdine Racing has taken an innovate marketing approach and has opened up bids on Ebay for sponsorship of his [#27 Ford] NASCAR vehicle for various races. Check out the

Daytona 500 Testing returns Tuesday UPDATE Speeds:

Daytona 500 Testing returns Tuesday UPDATE Speeds:

January 18, 2005
Next up at "The World Center of Racing" is the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The even-numbered teams in the 2004 owner's standings will begin a three-day test session on Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway. Among the drivers expected to test include: #48-Jimmie Johnson

Red, White and Blue for Kirk:

Red, White and Blue for Kirk:

June 2, 2004
Kirk Shelmerdine and the #72 crew head for the Monster Mile at Dover, Delaware this weekend for the MBNA 400 “A Salute To Heroes.” Shelmerdine’s Ford Taurus will sport a red, white, and blue paint scheme to honor our veterans, and the other heroes

Different Look for Shelmerdine in the Open:

Different Look for Shelmerdine in the Open:

May 20, 2004
The #72 team of Kirk Shelmerdine will be sporting a different look this weekend at the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Open. The car is the same one he ran at Richmond last week, with the black paint scheme. The different look will be decals saying "VOTE FOR KIRK"

Provisional Rules to be changed? UPDATE:

Provisional Rules to be changed? UPDATE:

April 23, 2004
hearing after last weeks error with the provisonals being awarded that there may be a change somehow in the Provisional Starting Process. Lat week at Martinsville, #72-Kirk Shelmerdine was out of provisionals but was origianlly on the Starting Lineup. The #98 team

Gordon wins pole at Martinsville:

Gordon wins pole at Martinsville:

April 16, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Budweiser Pole for the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 93.502mph, it is Gordon's 47th career pole, 3rd striaght at the track and 4th consecutive spring race pole at Martinsville. #42-Jamie McMurray starts on the

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Martinsville:

April 16, 2004
Usually Fridays belong to #12-Ryan Newman....but this is Martinsville and another driver owns this place. #24-Jeff Gordon grabbed the Bud Pole award today for Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 with a lap of 20.252 seconds (93.502 mph). It was his third pole in a row

#72 Sponsor?

#72 Sponsor?

March 19, 2004
saw the decals on Kirk Shelmerdines #72 Ford, Tucson, what is that? Tucson Cigarettes made by the Renegade Tobacco Company in Mocksville, NC which is up near Welcome, NC [where Shelmerdine's shop is]. NOTE: NASCAR's Jim HUnter was interviewed on XM Satelitte - NASCAR

Field Filler? [yeah is is long, but it interetsed me]:

Field Filler? [yeah is is long, but it interetsed me]:

March 14, 2004
Kirk Shelmerdine went to the rear windshield of his #72 Ford Taurus with a wrench and took a few wedges out of the rear springs. He returned to the front of the car and began working under the hood. Later he jacked up the left side, rolled tires to the hauler and checked