Mike McLaughlin News

New Crew chief for the #38 and Kahne:

New Crew chief for the #38 and Kahne:

December 16, 2003
Akins Motorsports team owners Doug Stringer and Brad Akins announced Monday they have hired Tim Shutt, 34, as the new crew chief of the #38 Dodges in the NASCAR Busch Series, which will be driven by Kasey Kahne. The team's previous crew chief, Wes Ward, has accepted

Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly Seeking Sponsor:

Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly Seeking Sponsor:

October 8, 2003
Frank Cicci has announced that his limited sponsorship program with LesCare Kitchens has ended and that the team is now seeking sponsorship. " I have waited a couple of months now for the officials at Lescare to provide the funding that would have enabled us to complete

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

September 10, 2003
hearing some teams are testing at Dover this week, Cup and Busch: #24-Jeff Gordon, #43-Christian Fittipaldi in Cup and #57-Jason Keller, #46-Ashton Lewis, #59-Stacy Compton, and the #87 NEMCO Chevy among others.(9-9-2003) UPDATE: The drivers testing were: Jimmie Johnson

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

September 10, 2003
hearing some teams are testing at Dover this week, Cup and Busch: #24-Jeff Gordon, #43-Christian Fittipaldi in Cup and #57-Jason Keller, #46-Ashton Lewis, #59-Stacy Compton, and the #87 NEMCO Chevy among others.(9-9-2003) UPDATE: The drivers testing were: Jimmie Johnson

Stewart wins in NJ:

Stewart wins in NJ:

August 23, 2003
Track kingpin Billy Pauch of Frenchtown, NJ, really got down when the purse went up Wednesday [Aug 20th] at New Egypt Speedway , beating a bevy of the Northeast's best short-track stars, plus visiting celebrities Dave Blaney and Mike McLaughlin, to hit for a $6,000

Troubles at the #34? UPDATE:

Troubles at the #34? UPDATE:

August 16, 2003
Hearing that #34 team owner, Frank Cicci has been forced to lay off the majority of his Busch Series team because of their sponsors inability to make their payments per the contract. The team has tested and prepared a car for Bristol but does not have a sponsor. If

New #54 Crew Chief UPDATE:

New #54 Crew Chief UPDATE:

July 22, 2003
Gary Cogswell has taken over as crew chief for #54-Todd Bodine, starting at New Hampshire this week. Former crew chief, Derrick Finley will supposedly remain on as an engineer. A replacement will be named later for #66-Hideo Fukuyama as they have plans to run Watkins

Some NHIS Notes:

Some NHIS Notes:

July 17, 2003
The NASCAR Busch Series has never witnessed a repeat winner at NHIS and finishing consistently in the top five has been equally tough. Only six active NASCAR Busch Series drivers have recorded more than one top-five finish there: #7-Todd Bodine, #57-Jason Keller, #

#300 for McLaughlin:

#300 for McLaughlin:

June 27, 2003
From 1994 through 2002, Mike McLaughlin's name has been in every NASCAR Busch Series lineup. That's nine consecutive seasons without a miss spanning 269 races, a career for most drivers but just another day on the job for the diminutive but very popular McLaughlin.

Double Duty for Bodine again:

Double Duty for Bodine again:

June 13, 2003
Todd Bodine will once again be pulling double duty, as he will be he splitting his time between the Busch Series event at Kentucky Speedway and the Winston Cup event at Michigan International Speedway. Because Bodine will not be able to be in Kentucky in time for Friday

Double Duty for Bodine again:

Double Duty for Bodine again:

June 13, 2003
Todd Bodine will once again be pulling double duty, as he will be he splitting his time between the Busch Series event at Kentucky Speedway and the Winston Cup event at Michigan International Speedway. Because Bodine will not be able to be in Kentucky in time for Friday

Bodine to race at Pocono and Nashville:

Bodine to race at Pocono and Nashville:

June 6, 2003
Todd Bodine driver of the #54 Army National Guard Ford in Cup and the #92 Monstor.com Chevy in the Busch Series will be forced to miss Friday's first Busch Series practice. Mike McLaughlin, who has been helping with the practicing and qualifying of the #92 in all non

Bodine gets a three race sponsor:

Bodine gets a three race sponsor:

June 6, 2003
Herzog Jackson Motorsports (HJM) and Todd Bodine will debut a three-race sponsorship deal with Monster this Saturday in the Trace Adkins Chrome 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. The #92 Chevy will also be displaying the famous Monster logo in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky

Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly announces Associate Sponsorship:

Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly announces Associate Sponsorship:

May 15, 2003
Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly is pleased to welcome the return support from Machine Solutions Inc / MSI Racing Products, as an Associate Sponsor for the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series season. MSI has had a long standing relationship with Frank Cicci, Mike McLaughlin

McLaughlin to run Featherlite Modified at Nazareth:

McLaughlin to run Featherlite Modified at Nazareth:

May 14, 2003
"Magic Shoes" Mike McLaughlin will make his return to NASCAR Featherlite Modified racing this weekend at Nazareth Speedway, running the #21 Lombardi Inside Out/Rebuilders Automotive Chevy for champion car owner Art Barry in Sunday's Service Electric 100. The car's