Tony Raines News

Raines in the #70 for two races:

Raines in the #70 for two races:

August 1, 2008
during SPEED's TV coverage of Sprint Cup practice at Pocono Raceway, it was mentioned that Tony Raines, who is running the #70 Haas CNC Racing Chevy at Pocono, will also run the car at Michigan in two weeks. Max Papis will be in the car next week at Watkins Glen. Unless

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Pocono Raceway:

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Pocono Raceway:

August 1, 2008
if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 12th fastest #96-J.J. Yeley, 14th #70-Tony Raines, 23rd #21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 24th #78-Joe Nemechek, 29th #45-Chad McCumbee, 30th #10-Terry Labonte [PC1], 35th #00-Michael McDowell

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

July 25, 2008
in the final Friday session if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #10-Patrick Carpentier, 7th fastest #70-Jason Leffler, 18th fastest #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 20th #66-Scott Riggs, 27th #78-Joe Nemechek, 33rd #96-J.J. Yeley, 37th #21-Bill Elliott

Associate sponsor for #34 team at Indy:

Associate sponsor for #34 team at Indy:

July 23, 2008
doorstopnation.com will be an associate sponsor of the #34 Front Row Motorsports entry driven by Tony Raines at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Doorstop Nation was founded in 2005 by self professed doctor of doorstopology Joe Laracuente and it has gained a loyal and

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

June 27, 2008
if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #40-Dario Franchitti, 13th fastest #10-Patrick Carpentier, 18th #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 20th #70-Johnny Sauter, 28th #96-J.J. Yeley, 31st #78-Joe Nemechek, 37th #66-Scott Riggs, 39th #45-Terry Labonte [PC1],

#34 team gets assoc:

#34 team gets assoc:

June 13, 2008
Continental Fire & Safety will be an associate sponsor of the #34 Front Row Motorsports entry at various tracks during the reminder of the 2008 season. Continental was on the #34 entry driven by Tony Raines at Dover on June 1st of this year. They will also be on the

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Michigan

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Michigan

June 13, 2008
if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #40-Dario Franchitti, 9th fastest overall #10-Patrick Carpentier, 21st #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 23rd #55-Michael Waltrip, 24th #96-J.J. Yeley, 34th #45-Terry Labonte [CH1], 35th #78-Joe Nemechek, 42nd #21-Bill

Entry List

Entry List

June 7, 2008
for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway is posted, 47 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: Not in top 35 of 2008 owners points (2008 race attempts/owners pts standings in parens): #00-A.J. Allmendinger (30/36) #10-Mike Wallace (30/39) #21

Andretti sticking with Indy Cars for next two weeks:

Andretti sticking with Indy Cars for next two weeks:

May 31, 2008
John Andretti, who replaced rookie Jay Howard at Roth Racing for the Indianapolis 500, will keep the job for at least two more weeks. Andretti, 45, will make his first IndyCar Series start in a race other than the 500 in Sunday's A.J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile

#34 team gets sponsor for Dover UPDATE:

#34 team gets sponsor for Dover UPDATE:

May 29, 2008
The #34 Front Row Motorsports Chevy driver [either John Andretti or Jeff Green] takes the track with associate sponsorship from doorstopnation.com. Dealing with, among innumerable other things, entertainment, sports and Americana. The Doorstop Nation was founded

Pocono Test Notes – Day 1:

Pocono Test Notes – Day 1:

May 27, 2008
There will only be one session, 12:30 to 7:00pm/et at Pocono Raceway. Dario Franchitti is back behind the wheel of his #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Cup entry for the first time since he broke an ankle in the April 26 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Terry

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Charlotte

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Charlotte

May 22, 2008
if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #77-Sam Hornish Jr., 15th #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 21st #78-Joe Nemechek, 24th #70-Johnny Sauter, 25th #96-J.J. Yeley, 30th #33-Ken Schrader, 31st #40-Sterling Marlin, 40th #10-Patrick Carpentier, 41st if things

#08 gets sponsor for Lowe’s races:

#08 gets sponsor for Lowe’s races:

May 10, 2008
#08-EM Motorsports owner John Carter announced that Natural Styles, creator of "Fueled Up Beyond All Recognition (FUBAR) Performance Drink" and "FUBAR Performance Bar" will become the primary sponsor for the #08 Sprint Cup Series team. This association will begin with

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

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

May 5, 2008
In the 2nd/afternoon session of testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway there were 60 cars that took to the track, the fastest was #18B-Kyle Busch at 179.736mph (Toyota) followed by #99-Edwards (Ford), #31-Burton (Chevy), #2B-Busch (Dodge) and #19B-Sadler. Slowest were #50

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing – Session 3, Day 1:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing – Session 3, Day 1:

May 5, 2008
#19B-Elliott Sadler (Dodge) led the final test session Monday evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway. His top speed was 186.245 mph. 62 too to the track during the session. #84-Allmendinger (Toyota) was second, followed by #29B-Harvick (Chevy), #18-Busch (Toyota) and #26