Mike McLaughlin News

Gordon fastest in Tuesday’s AM Practice and repeats in PM, LaJoie and Said at the top:

Gordon fastest in Tuesday’s AM Practice and repeats in PM, LaJoie and Said at the top:

January 11, 2005
#24-Jeff Gordon was fastest in the morning testing session at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 [Feb. 20th] with a speed of 185.265mph, followed by #36-Boris Said at 185.181, #19-Jeremy Mayfield at 184.506, #16-Greg Biffle at 184.430 and #97-Kurt Busch

Truex Jr. wins at Dover when Wallace runs out of gas:

Truex Jr. wins at Dover when Wallace runs out of gas:

September 25, 2004
#8-Martin Truex Jr. didn't so much win Saturday's Stacker2 200 at Dover International Speedway as the lead was passed to him. #23-Kenny Wallace, whose team thought he could run the 200-mile race with one gas stop, instead lost the lead and the race when he ran out

Kahne wins pole at Dover:

Kahne wins pole at Dover:

September 24, 2004
#38-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the second consecutive race, winning the pole for the Stacker2 200 at Dover International Speedway with a lap of 157.350mph, beating out points leader #8-Martin Truex Jr. and #25-Mike McLaughlin. Rookie #5-Kyle Busch, who trails leader

McLaughlin to finish out season in the #25:

McLaughlin to finish out season in the #25:

September 9, 2004
Team Rensi Motorsports President and Co-Owner Sam Rensi announced today that Mike McLaughlin will pilot the #25 Team Marines Ford for the remaining nine races of the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series season. McLaughlin a veteran of 304 Busch Series races stepped into the seat

Angela’s Motorsports co-conspirator sentenced:

Angela’s Motorsports co-conspirator sentenced:

August 28, 2004
In a lengthy plea for a "fair and just punishment" for embezzling about $1 million to fund a NASCAR team [#03 Ford with Mike McLaughlin as the driver] he started with a former stripper, Gary D. Jones quoted the Bible, Shakespeare, Winston Churchill and others in federal

Green’s deal with the #25 Team Marines is Nixed by Dodge:

Green’s deal with the #25 Team Marines is Nixed by Dodge:

August 25, 2004
Team Rensi Motorsports owner Sam Rensi told Sirius Speedway /Sirius Satellite/MRN Radio host Dave Moody Wednesday that Dodge has vetoed his decision to put Jeff Green in the Team Marines #25 Ford for the remainder of the 2004 season. "Dodge didn't like that deal,"

Buschwackers and Nashville:

Buschwackers and Nashville:

August 9, 2004
Nextel Cup is at Pocono this weekend so help will be needed at Nashville for teams with Buschwhackers [Cup drivers who drive in Busch]. Buckshot Jones will take over the #1 seat all weekend for Jamie McMurray. Tyler Walker will qualify for Kasey Kahne, Mike McLaughlin

Truex on pole at Nashville:

Truex on pole at Nashville:

June 11, 2004
#8-Martin Truex Jr. for Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway with a lap of 163.596mph on the 1.33-mile concrete oval. It was Truex's second straight Busch Series pole on this track, and fourth of the season. He didn't start on the pole

Remember Angela’s Motorsports?

Remember Angela’s Motorsports?

May 4, 2004
As president of The Ad Ranch, Chris Greta heard a lot of bold startup ideas from high-tech companies. But even he was surprised and intrigued by the plan that Angela Harkness and Gary D. Jones pitched to him in June 2002. "They said Angela had been a bikini model at

Nashville News and Notes:

Nashville News and Notes:

April 7, 2004
You might say that David Green (No. 37 Timber Wolf Chevrolet) had a pretty good year at Nashville Superspeedway in 2003. He won the season's first race there with a thrilling last-lap pass of Johnny Sauter (No. 27 Kleenex/Scott Brand Products Chevrolet), and then finished

Biffle to have McLaughlin standing by:

Biffle to have McLaughlin standing by:

March 28, 2004
#60-Greg Biffle, one of three Nextel Cup drivers also running a full Busch Series schedule this season, said his team is working out the travel details for the Busch races not run in conjunction with Cup. One element of that problem has been taken care of with the

Cicci’s Team Still on Hold:

Cicci’s Team Still on Hold:

February 5, 2004
Frank Cicci Jr.'s #34 NASCAR Busch Series team, which he owns with former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, won't be competing in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 14. Cicci, an Elmira native, said sponsorship has yet to come through

Former Team Owners Indicted:

Former Team Owners Indicted:

February 5, 2004
A little more than a year ago, Gary Jones and Fatemeh Angela Harkness were living a race-car lover's dream. Jones, a 36-year-old Austin banker, and Harkness, a 27-year-old former kindergarten teacher from Round Rock, had assembled a racing team -- Angela's Motorsports

Cicci team looking to run races in 2004:

Cicci team looking to run races in 2004:

January 15, 2004
Frank Cicci Jr. is trying to jump-start the NASCAR Busch Series team he formed with former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly a little more than a year ago. Their debut last April was cut short when team sponsor LesCare Kitchens didn't live up to its contract, Cicci

Said gets in some testing at DIS:

Said gets in some testing at DIS:

January 12, 2004
Boris Said had nothing to do but eat barbecue for the first two days of testing, but a rule relaxation allowed him his first experience on the track Thursday. As pole winner last season at Sonoma, CA, the road-racing specialist has a spot in the Feb.7 Bud Shootout