Archive for May 15th, 2008
Vickers’ team wins Pit Crew Challenge
0 Comments Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsBrian Vickers’ team kicked off NASCAR’s All-Star week activities by winning the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday night, beating Denny Hamlin’s team in a battle of Toyotas in the final round. Vickers’ crew, which includes a former college football player and two former college hockey players, changed four tires, filled the car with fuel [...]
Nintendo’s Wii to sponsor No 40 in Coca-Cola 600
0 Comments Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsChip Ganassi Racing Teams announced it has partnered with Nintendo and its long-time sponsor Target, to have Nintendo’s newest video game, Wii Fit, as the sponsor of 1,100 miles of auto racing on Sunday, May 25. Nintendo and Wii Fit become the primary sponsors on Alex Lloyd’s #16 Dallara Honda in the Indianapolis 500 and [...]
Final Darlington TV Ratings up 14%
1 Comment Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsNASCAR on Fox tallied its third straight year-to-year increase with a 4.8/10 (7.8 million viewers) for Saturday primetime racing from Darlington. That’s a +14% gain over last year’s 4.2/12 for the same event, and that +14% increase is Fox’s largest jump for a NASCAR race in two months, since the Atlanta race posted a +23% [...]
All Star interview with Jeff Gordon
1 Comment Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsHERB BRANHAM: Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to this week’s NASCAR teleconference, this in advance of Saturday night’s 24th annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
Our very special guest today with us, is the three-time All-Star Race Champion, and the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, [...]
GoDaddy adds Landon Cassill, CTS sponsorship
0 Comments Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsGoDaddy.com is enriching its motorsports commitment with a brand new sponsorship in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series. The domain name titan is now sponsoring rookie Landon Cassill to drive the GoDaddy.com No. 46 Chevrolet truck.
Sprint to giveaway 30,000 tickets
0 Comments Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsSprint purchased 10,000 tickets to giveaway free to its subscribers for tonight’s NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. Capacity for the event is about 15,000 so a sellout is expected.
Gordon going for win record at All-Star race
3 Comments Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsSaturday night’s All-Star event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway is a “Sprint” race, and Jeff Gordon believes there is only one way to approach the annual event. “Go ‘all out.’” Gordon is currently tied with the late Dale Earnhardt for most victories in the non-points event for race winners.
Motorsports Authentics opens headquarters for Raceweek
0 Comments Quote selected text Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsMotorsports Authentics will once again welcome race fans to its Concord, N.C. headquarters during the two-week May race festivities. The company will operate a store offering Action Racing Collectibles die cast and Chase Authentics apparel each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning on Thursday, May 15th, through Sunday, May 26th. Also, free popcorn, [...]
