Stephen Leicht News

NASCAR Countdown: ESPN on ABC Busch Series Highlights from New Hampshire International Speedway:

NASCAR Countdown: ESPN on ABC Busch Series Highlights from New Hampshire International Speedway:

June 28, 2007
ESPN on ABCs NASCAR Countdown will have a live preview at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday of the Busch Series Camping World 200 presented by RV.com at New Hampshire International Speedway. Brent Musburger will host NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio, while Tim Brewer

Ford-Yates-Roush wins the weekend:

Ford-Yates-Roush wins the weekend:

June 19, 2007
at Michigan, Ford with Roush Fenway Racing won all three races, ARCA, Trucks and Nextel Cup with Eric Darnell, Travis Kvapil and Carl Edwards, plus Ford won with Yates Racing at Kentucky Speedway with Stephen Leicht, all powered by Yates-Roush engines.(6-19-2007)

Citi on Leicht’s #90 at Lowes:

Citi on Leicht’s #90 at Lowes:

May 22, 2007
Stephen Leicht's #90 Ford will have a different look for this weekend's Busch Series event at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Citi, the leading global financial services company, will make their sponsorship debut in NASCAR. CitiFinancial, a brand name under Citis trademark

Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

April 17, 2007
David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the OReilly 300 at Texas. Ragan finished fifth, his first top-five finish in 15 Busch Series starts. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in three races. Ragan became the first Raybestos

ESPN Unveils Second Phase of Multimedia Marketing Campaign for NASCAR:

ESPN Unveils Second Phase of Multimedia Marketing Campaign for NASCAR:

February 5, 2007
After successfully launching its overall NASCAR marketing campaign in January, ESPN today announced phase two of the effort in support of the NASCAR Busch Series. The campaign features drivers Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Stephen Leicht along with 17 other Busch

#90 Team to be on The Tonight Show: UPDATE:

#90 Team to be on The Tonight Show: UPDATE:

December 4, 2006
The #90 CitiFinancial Crew will get a glimpse of Hollywood this weekend. The nationally syndicated Tonight Show with Jay Leno will be tagging along to film a segment for an upcoming show that includes Leicht and a few members of the #90 crew.(RYR PR)(10-9-2006) UPDATE

#88 has a 2007 sponsor, could be a Mars brand UPDATE 2 BUT Haas plans to run 2nd team with Sauter:

#88 has a 2007 sponsor, could be a Mars brand UPDATE 2 BUT Haas plans to run 2nd team with Sauter:

November 19, 2006
Robert Yates said Friday morning that he's secured sponsorship for his #88 team and that Robert Yates Racing will again field two full-time Nextel Cup Series teams in 2007. A driver for the team has yet to be secured, and the sponsorship agreement hasn't been signed

CitiFinancial Returning in 2007:

CitiFinancial Returning in 2007:

November 14, 2006
CitiFinancial announced today that they have extended their current contract with Robert Yates Racing as the primary sponsor on the #90 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion through 2007. Stephen Leicht will return as the full time driver for the CitiFinancial Team.(RYR PR)(11

Robert Yates to Keep #90 Team Separate from Rensi: UPDATE 2:

Robert Yates to Keep #90 Team Separate from Rensi: UPDATE 2:

October 13, 2006
Robert Yates Racing will keep its #90 Busch Series car in its shop and not roll it into Team Rensi Motorsports, which recently formed an alliance with RYR. Stephen Leicht will drive the car, while Cup driver David Gilliland is working on a Busch deal with another team

Rookie Notes for the Dollar General 300:

Rookie Notes for the Dollar General 300:

October 9, 2006
Stephen Leicht was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 30 Yellow Transportation 300 at Kansas. Leicht finished 12th and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. John Andretti leads Burney Lamar by six points (195-189) in the Raybestos Rookie

David Green speaks about recent release from Brewco: UPDATE 2:

David Green speaks about recent release from Brewco: UPDATE 2:

September 25, 2006
Brewco Motorsports replaced former Busch Series champion David Green in its #27 Fords prior to the race at Richmond, but the driver says he wanted to finish the season with the team. Green was replaced by Casey Atwood at Richmond, and Atwood will drive the car at Dover

New Crew Chief for #90; David Green Hired as Spotter:

New Crew Chief for #90; David Green Hired as Spotter:

September 19, 2006
Cully Barraclough has been named crew chief of the #90 CitiFinancial Ford. He replaces interim crew chief, Skip Eyler, who returns to his original position in RYRs engineering development program. Barraclough previously served as a crew chief in the NASCAR Busch Series

Pitts is New Crew Chief for Wood: UPDATE:

Pitts is New Crew Chief for Wood: UPDATE:

September 6, 2006
Jerry Pitts has been named crew chief for Jon Wood's Wood Brothers/JTG Racing #47 Busch Series team, the team announced today. Pitts has most recently been with RYR's #90 Busch Series team and driver Stephen Leicht. Crew chief David Hyder left the team to rejoin BAM

Gilliland to Replace Leicht in #90 at Richmond:

Gilliland to Replace Leicht in #90 at Richmond:

September 6, 2006
Robert Yates Racing announced today that David Gilliland will replace Stephen Leicht in the #90 CitiFinancial Ford for this Fridays Emerson 250 at Richmond. In an effort to improve the chassis setups at Robert Yates Racing in both the Busch and Cup cars, we felt by

Leicht May Return To Busch Series:

Leicht May Return To Busch Series:

August 28, 2006
Robert Yates Racing may end up keeping driver Stephen Leicht, who was considered a possible successor to Dale Jarrett in the team's #88 Nextel Cup Ford, and sponsor CitiFinancial in the Busch Series for one more season. Asked if he had Busch Series plans completed