Archive for July 20th, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, July 20, 2007 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet again will kick off festivities for the 14th annual Allstate 400 at the Brickyard with Chevy Day at the Brickyard on Friday, July 27.
The fan-friendly event features NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver autograph sessions, entertainment, Chevrolet vehicles on display and much more. Chevy Day [...]

Two teams have withdrawn from the Gateway 250 at Gateway International Raceway, leaving 44 teams to compete in Saturday’s Busch Series race.

Randy LaJoie, a two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion, has joined ESPN’s NASCAR coverage team and will serve as analyst on two upcoming race telecasts.
LaJoie, who won the series title in 1996 and 1997, will work in the booth for ESPN2’s live coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series event at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, July 28, [...]

BAM Racing officials confirmed that driver Ken Schrader will return to the team to drive at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and say Mike Bliss will return to drive on a full-time basis the following week.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – JR Motorsports announced today that road racing veteran Andy Pilgrim will drive the No. 88 Navy Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the upcoming NASCAR Busch Series races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Watkins Glen International.
For team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., the opportunity to have Pilgrim in the No. 88 Navy Chevy not [...]

The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation would like to begin their first campaign called “Lil’ Bears for Lil’ Kids” July 20th through October 1st 2007.
We are asking all our fans to donate a new stuffed animal of their choice to our foundation. We will donate all of the animals to one of the charities we will [...]

Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. announced that Steve “Jake” Lauletta has been named president of the organization. Lauletta will oversee all aspects of the Chip Ganassi Racing’s business and marketing operations including both its Concord and Indianapolis facilities.

INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, July 19, 2007 — An impressive lineup of musical acts, including country superstars Gretchen Wilson, Tracy Lawrence and Jo Dee Messina, will entertain fans during all three days of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 27-29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.