Stephen Leicht News

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing – Session 2, Day 1:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing – Session 2, Day 1:

September 23, 2008
The first day of testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway, the second session in the evening, 51 drivers driving 61 cars made runs. The fastest in the Day 1 evening session was #16-Biffle at 185.605mph, followed by #82-Speed. #99-Edwards, #40-Brian Clauson, and #19-Sadler.

Leicht Sharing #29 with Burton in 2009:

Leicht Sharing #29 with Burton in 2009:

August 28, 2008
Stephen Leicht will join Jeff Burton as the co-driver of Richard Childress Racing's #29 Holiday Inn Chevy team for the 2009 Nationwide Series season. Leicht, 21, has run a part-time Nationwide Series schedule for RCR this year after earning his first career series

Silly Season 2008 #31-41:

Silly Season 2008 #31-41:

August 5, 2008
so where do things stand with news and rumors in the Sprint Cup Series? Let's break down a few a day for the next week or so, also see my 2009 Team Chart for all the teams #31 Jeff Burton is signed thru 2010. AT&T will leave after working out a deal with AT&T/NASCAR

Subsitute Drivers for Milwaukee:

Subsitute Drivers for Milwaukee:

June 18, 2008
In addition to Robert Pressley for #59-Marcos Ambrose, substitute drivers who are scheduled to practice and qualify this weekend include: Stephen Leicht for #2-Clint Bowyer; Jason Hedlesky for #60-Carl Edwards; Auggie Vidovich for #6-David Ragan and Mike Skinner for

Vickers wins at Golf:

Vickers wins at Golf:

June 18, 2008
#83-Brian Vickers won the second round of the HP Tee Shot Tour on Thursday at The Grande Golf Club in Jackson, Mich. On the lighted 395-yard par 4 first hole, Brian proved he can drive more than a race car when he won the driver and team categories. Brian once fired

Leicht Looking for Full Time Ride:

Leicht Looking for Full Time Ride:

June 12, 2008
Two years ago, David Gilliland turned his one and only victory in what is now known as NASCARs Nationwide Series at Kentucky Speedway into a full-time ride with a Cup team. Last year, Stephen Leicht turned his one and only victory in NASCARs No. 2 series at Kentucky

Teams Line Up Backup Drivers for Kentucky:

Teams Line Up Backup Drivers for Kentucky:

June 11, 2008
Several Nationwide Series teams have lined up backup drivers to fill in during some practice sessions for this weekend's Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway for sessions when their regular drivers have Sprint Cup commitments at Michigan International Speedway. Stephen

Kentucky Rookie Notes:

Kentucky Rookie Notes:

June 10, 2008
Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Cassill scored a ninth-place finish, his first top-10 in 12 Nationwide Series starts and claimed top rookie honors for the first time this season. He led

Teams Line up Sustitute Drivers for Nashville:

Teams Line up Sustitute Drivers for Nashville:

June 4, 2008
* Willie Allen, who drives for fellow Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr.s Sadler-Hamilton Racing team, will serve as the substitute driver for #32-Kyle Busch at Nashville. * Casey Atwood will serve in that capacity this weekend at his home track; the Nashville native

RCR Cutting Back #21 Schedule:

RCR Cutting Back #21 Schedule:

May 15, 2008
Nationwide Series Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has suspended fielding the #21 Chevy for any non- sponsored races for the remainder of the 2008 season according to an RCR spokesperson. Currently the #21 team has 9 starts out of 12 NNS race events this year and sits

Leicht to Run Some Races for Childress:

Leicht to Run Some Races for Childress:

January 22, 2008
Stephen Leicht will drive at least two Nationwide Series races for Richard Childress Racing this season and possibly more. The 21-year-old Leicht, who drove for Robert Yates Racing the last two seasons, said that the exact number of races he will run in the #21 entry

Carl Edwards Collects $2.4 Million In 2007:

Carl Edwards Collects $2.4 Million In 2007:

December 7, 2007
Carl Edwards, the 2007 Busch Series driver champion, received a payout of $2,485,582, an amount that ranks fourth all-time among series title winners. Edwards collected over $1.2 million in both race winnings ($1,241,985) and his share of the series point fund ($1,

Rookie Notes for Homestead:

Rookie Notes for Homestead:

November 13, 2007
Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 at Phoenix. Ambrose scored a 15th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the sixth time this season. David Ragan leads Ambrose by 30 points (234-204) in the Raybestos Rookie standings

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

October 30, 2007
David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis. Ragan posted a third-place finish, his fourth top-five and ninth top-10 in 2007. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 11th time in 32 races. Ragan leads Marcos Ambrose

RYR Shock Absorber Penalty from Mexico Overturned:

RYR Shock Absorber Penalty from Mexico Overturned:

October 25, 2007
The National Stock Car Racing Commissioner, Charles Strang, has advised the National Stock Car Racing Commission of the following: As the final appellate authority within NASCAR, the Commissioner held an appeal hearing on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 concerning penalties