Rick Crawford News

Circle Bar #10 truck team sold UPDATE 3 Jennifer Jo Cobb to drive; sponsorship clarification:

Circle Bar #10 truck team sold UPDATE 3 Jennifer Jo Cobb to drive; sponsorship clarification:

January 5, 2010
Hearing that Circle Bar Racing's #10 truck team and equipment have been sold with all the details being finalized early next week. Expect to see an announcement on this new team and driver in the near future.(Nancy/Jayski)(12-31-2009

Circle Bar Racing searching for new crew chief & sponsor: UPDATE 3 New sponsor lined up:

Circle Bar Racing searching for new crew chief & sponsor: UPDATE 3 New sponsor lined up:

December 12, 2009
After a successful 5-year run, Circle Bar Racing is searching for a new crew chief to replace Kevin "Cowboy" Starland. "Cowboy and I met this morning and we decided that it was time for us both to try something different," said Rick Crawford driver of the Circle Bar

Homestead images added:

Homestead images added:

November 25, 2009
Added a few images from the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway including; #30-Todd Bodine, Copart Toyota; #13-Johnny Sauter, FunSand/Rodney Atkins-Curb Records Chevy; #17-Timothy Peters, Strutmasters/Red Horse Racing Toyota; #08-Brett Butler, Fuel-Doctor.com Chevy

Conway to attempt all series at Phoenix; debut for Cup & Trucks: UPDATE Quinn as crew chief:

Conway to attempt all series at Phoenix; debut for Cup & Trucks: UPDATE Quinn as crew chief:

November 10, 2009
Kevin Conway and ExtenZe Racing have announced that they will attempt to run all three NASCAR national series races - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series (# 26 ExtenZe Chevrolet) and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (# 71 ExtenZe Chevrolet) - at Phoenix

Circle Bar Racing celebrates “Hallow-Dega” with special paint schemes:

Circle Bar Racing celebrates “Hallow-Dega” with special paint schemes:

October 28, 2009
Circle Bar Racing is getting into the Halloween spirit by trading the familiar blue and orange colors on its race trucks for black and orange to celebrate Talladega's "Hallow-Dega" race weekend. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, scheduled for October 31,

Teledyne Continental Motors joins Circle Bar Racing for Talladega:

Teledyne Continental Motors joins Circle Bar Racing for Talladega:

October 19, 2009
Circle Bar Racing today announced that Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc., a Mobile, Ala. based aviation company, will be an associate sponsor on Rick Crawford's #14 Circle Bar Racing Ford for the upcoming NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Talladega Superspeedway

Buescher returning in 2010 with new team UPDATE more…

Buescher returning in 2010 with new team UPDATE more…

October 7, 2009
During the Sunday night Speed Report broadcast on SPEEDtv, Ray Dunlap reported that James Buescher will be returning to the series in 2010, however it will be with a new team. Buescher is headed to Turner Motorsports. Dunlap also said that it will be a two truck team

Drivers question pit-road procedures; changes being considered:

Drivers question pit-road procedures; changes being considered:

October 2, 2009
To get an idea of just how strongly some people oppose NASCAR's rule prohibiting Camping World Truck Series drivers from taking tires and fuel on the same pit stop, consider Mike Skinner's view on the matter. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in racing

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Las Vegas 350:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Las Vegas 350:

September 22, 2009
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 19 Heluva Good! 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Sauter posted a fifth-place finish, his fourth consecutive top-five and ninth top-10 finish of the season. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – New Hampshire:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – New Hampshire:

September 15, 2009
*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 12 Copart 200 at Gateway Int'l Raceway. Sauter claimed a second-place finish, .285 seconds behind race winner Mike Skinner. He racked up his third consecutive top-five and eighth top-10 of the season

Circle Bar Racing trucks promoting Idealease at Iowa:

Circle Bar Racing trucks promoting Idealease at Iowa:

September 2, 2009
Circle Bar Racing is proud to display the Idealease associate sponsorship on the rear quarter panels of its #14 and #10 Ford F-150s, with drivers Rick Crawford & James Buescher, this weekend at Iowa Speedway. Idealease, which has served the truck leasing and rental

Images added:

Images added:

August 28, 2009
Added photos/schematics from Chicagoland for the following trucks; #10-James Buescher, Chicago "Back the Bid" Olympic Ford; #14-Rick Crawford, Int'l Truck Engine/Idealease Ford; #24-David Starr, careerbuilder.com/Zachry Toyota; #29-Mikey Kile, Greased Lightning Cleaning

Buescher to sport special “Chicago Connection” paint scheme:

Buescher to sport special “Chicago Connection” paint scheme:

August 25, 2009
James Buescher's sponsor, Navistar's International Trucks & MaxxForce Engines, will have a NCWTS event in their backyard for the first time, as the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Buescher and his Circle Bar Racing teammate

Special trip to Sprint Car HoF for Crawford:

Special trip to Sprint Car HoF for Crawford:

August 24, 2009
Mobile, Alabama's Buddy Bielarski and his nephew Rick Crawford are coming to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum on Thursday, September 3, for a special reception featuring Buddy's newly-restored southern supermodified number R1. The car, recently restored

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Chicagoland:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Chicagoland:

August 24, 2009
J R Fitzpatrick was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 19 O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fitzpatrick scored an 11th-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the second time this season. Tayler Malsam leads Johnny Sauter by one point (156-