Rick Mast News

43 Crew Members to be grand marshals at Martinsville:

43 Crew Members to be grand marshals at Martinsville:

October 20, 2010
To honor the dedicated road warriors and pit crew members, TUMS will designate all crew members as the Grand Marshals for the 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 on Oct. 24. For the first time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history, 43 crew members, one from each team, will represent

Sad News – Richard Jackson:

Sad News – Richard Jackson:

June 1, 2010
Former NASCAR team owner Richard Jackson passed away Monday evening. Jackson, who fielded cars from 1975 to 2001 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, was 74. Richard Jackson was born on March 31, 1937 in Asheville, NC. Racing and

Sad News – Richard Jackson:

Sad News – Richard Jackson:

June 1, 2010
Former NASCAR team owner Richard Jackson passed away Monday evening. Jackson, who fielded cars from 1975 to 2001 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, was 74. Richard Jackson was born on March 31, 1937 in Asheville, NC. Racing and

Sad News – Joe Lewis:

Sad News – Joe Lewis:

March 18, 2010
Joe Lewis, known as Big Joe in the NASCAR community, passed away late Tuesday night. He was the transport driver for the Copenhagen teams of Rick Mast and Terry Labonte in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. Later, he worked for Penske Racing, driving a test rig and

NASCAR History:

NASCAR History:

October 14, 2009
Oct. 14 -- 1990: Rick Mast wins the NE Chevy 250 at New Hampshire for his ninth and final Nationwide Series victory. Mast beats Bobby Labonte to the line by .64 seconds for his third victory of the season. Mast makes 243 starts in 12 seasons from 1982 to 1998. In 15

Former team owner looking to get back in the sport:

Former team owner looking to get back in the sport:

July 18, 2006
Not much info on this, but hearing that Wayne Burdette and a business partner are looking at coming back into Nextel Cup racing either on their own or partnering with a current team. They are currently working with several sponsors and hope to announce something soon

Rowdy Signs with Cingular:

Rowdy Signs with Cingular:

May 2, 2006
Rowdy, the daily racing radio show you get on your cell phone, announced today that they have signed a deal with Cingular, the nation's largest wireless company. The deal will allow Cingular customers exclusive access the Rowdy program on their phone for $4.99/month

Steve Waid joins Rowdy as a contributor:

Steve Waid joins Rowdy as a contributor:

April 13, 2006
Longtime racing reporter Steve Waid, vice-president for editorial development at top weekly publication NASCAR Scene (www.scenedaily.com), has joined Rowdy, the racing radio show you get on your cell phone, as a weekly contributor. "Waid's World" takes fans behind

Bowyer best rookie at Daytona:

Bowyer best rookie at Daytona:

February 21, 2006
#07-Clint Bowyer scored his first top-10 finish in his second career NEXTEL Cup Series start and took top rookie honors in the first race of 2006. He placed 22nd in his only other NEXTEL Cup Series start in April 2005 at Phoenix International Raceway. Other Raybestos

Atlanta News and Notes:

Atlanta News and Notes:

October 27, 2004
NASCAR FAMILY SHAKEN BUT STEADFAST- AND SUPPORTIVE

Newman and Gaughan to run a carbon monoxide removing device:

Newman and Gaughan to run a carbon monoxide removing device:

May 13, 2004
#77-Brendan Gaughan tested a Carbon monoxide removal device unit May 5 at Richmond International Raceway during his team's test there. Gaughan and teammate #12-Ryan Newman plan to use the unit in Saturday night's Chevy 400 at the .75-mile Richmond track. Paul Rochotte

Good to see Mast:

Good to see Mast:

June 8, 2003
Speed Channel reporter Rick Mast, whose NASCAR racing career was ended last year by carbon monoxide poisoning, believes the new catalytic converters recently made available to drivers should be mandatory. The devices, which NASCAR says reduces carbon monoxide inhaled

Drivers May Soon Have Cleaner Air in Their Cars:

Drivers May Soon Have Cleaner Air in Their Cars:

May 16, 2003
NASCAR is close to approving an air-purifying system for racecars to reduce the carbon-monoxide fumes to which drivers are exposed. Gary Nelson, NASCAR's managing director for competition, said today [Thursday] that a new system, called a catalyst, could be installed

NASCAR Testing Device:

NASCAR Testing Device:

April 23, 2003
NASCAR is testing a device designed to reduce or eliminate dangerous carbon monoxide fumes being inhaled by drivers. Gary Nelson, NASCAR's managing director of competition, called it a "catalyst system," and said Tuesday that it was used two weeks ago in Martinsville

Rick Mast to be Grand Marshal at Martinsville’s Truck Race:

Rick Mast to be Grand Marshal at Martinsville’s Truck Race:

March 20, 2003
Martinsville Speedway has always been one of Rick Mast's favorite tracks, a home track of sorts for the Virginia native. On Saturday, April 12, Mast will make a special trip to Martinsville Speedway, the first visit to any race track in almost a year for the former