Busch still qualifies third in fire-salvaged backup truck Crawford earns fifth pole in 295 Truck Series starts
October 31, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch qualified third Thursday for the NASCAR race at Texas in a truck that was salvaged two nights earlier from a hauler fire that destroyed the team’s primary truck and a lot of equipment. I’ll put a car freshner in it, hang it from the mirror.
“With the black soot, you couldn’t read the number on the side of it this morning,” Busch said after his lap of 178.183 mph.
The hauler for Billy Ballew Motorsports was destroyed by fire late Tuesday night near Shreveport, La., when it was en route to Texas for Friday night’s Chevy Silverado 350K. Busch said the backup truck and a scarred pit box were the only things that were salvaged.
Patrick Sheltra Comments On 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series Schedule
October 31, 2008
INDIANTOWN, Florida (October 31, 2008) – - Late Thursday afternoon, ARCA RE/MAX Series officially unlocked the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule which will consist of 22 events in 13 states and two countries with a return trip to Canada next year. A diverse combination of superspeedways, short tracks, dirt tracks and road course racing will make up the 2009 tour, in its 57th consecutive season of competition.
Andy Belmont Racing Tommy Hessert Race News
October 31, 2008
MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (October 30, 2008) – - On the heels of their fifth place finish at Toledo Speedway earlier this month, Andy Belmont Racing (ABR) and Tom Hessert, III have announced that the duo will continue their relationship for a second season in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with Hessert steering the potent No. 1 Ford Fusion for the Mooresville, North Carolina team for the full 2009 slate.
Texas The Same as Atlanta Except for More Grip
October 30, 2008
Track faster, Trying to get more downforce a problem with the new car
October 30, 2008
01:53 PM EDT
Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Such is the case this week as the Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway, which crew chief Tony Gibson calls a “faster Atlanta, a faster Charlotte.”
“It has a little more grip than Atlanta, and not as much as Charlotte, and it is faster,” Gibson said of the 1.5-mile oval near Fort Worth. “It’s a little faster than Atlanta is, but it does have two bumps. It has one exiting Turn 1 into Turn 2 and it has one into Turn 3 that is a pretty good little bump. You have to address those two bumps, especially since everybody is on bump stops and it tends to upset the car and detach the tire from the track.”
Texas
October 30, 2008
Edwards faces tall task to overcome Johnson’s lead
October 30, 2008
3:07 PM EDT
Coming off last week’s victory at Atlanta and heading into this week’s race at Texas, Carl Edwards has to feel pretty good.
Edwards rose to second in the standings, and based on the last three years the odds are good he’ll have a strong performance at Texas, too. He won there in the spring for his second victory at the track.
The problem? As good as Edwards’ numbers are at Texas and the remaining three tracks, Jimmie Johnson’s statistics are even better. Add to that the tall mountain Edwards statistically faces and the task is indeed a daunting one.
Wallace docked 100 points for Memphis infractions
October 30, 2008
Official Release
October 30, 2008
09:08 AM EDT
type size: + -NASCAR announced Wednesday that Chris Rice, crew chief for the No. 28 Chevrolet driven by Kenny Wallace and Jimmy Means, crew chief for the No. 52 Chevrolet of driver Brad Teague, have been fined and placed on NASCAR probation due to rule violations during the Nationwide Series event at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Rice was fined $10,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31, 2008 for violating Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules); 12-4-Q(2) (if, in the judgment of NASCAR officials, a car, car component, engine, engine component or any other part or related equipment that has been previously certified by NASCAR for use in an event pursuant to Section 8-12 has been altered, modified, repaired or changed in any manner prior to or during the event without prior notification to and approval by NASCAR) and 20A-16.1B (fuel cell — safety foam did not meet the minimum specified height) of the 2008 Nationwide Series rule book.
Rice was fined an additional $1,000 for violation of Section 12-4-A; 12-4-Q and 20A-12.1B(3) (rear coil spring exceeded the maximum specified height).
Additionally, Wallace was docked 100 Nationwide Series championship driver points and car owner Mimi Fitz was penalized with the loss of 100 Nationwide Series owner championship points.
The infractions were discovered during post-race inspection on Oct. 25.
As a result of pre-race inspection on Oct. 24, Means was fined $5,000 and placed on probation also until Dec. 31, 2008 for violating Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules) and 20-A-5.10.1B(3) (carburetor venturis exceeded the specified size). He received a second fine of $1,000 for violating 12-4-A, 12-4-Q and 20-A-14.1B (non-approved rear brake caliper).
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports News
October 29, 2008
Sam Schmidt’s life has been defined by his passions, but he readily admits politics isn’t one of them.
For many years, Schmidt lived to race. He moved swiftly through the ranks and worked tirelessly to fulfill a childhood dream of starting in the Indy 500. When a January 2000 crash during a practice run left him a quadriplegic and on a respirator for six weeks, Schmidt’s passion shifted to fighting for survival and, after several grueling months, struggling to support his wife and two children.
