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Archive for April, 2010
  • Coleman Pressley returns to No. 23 Chevrolet for R3 Motorsports at Richmond 0 CommentsPosted by THL on April 27, 2010 under Nationwide News, Pre Race
     For the second time this year, Coleman Pressley will take over the wheel of the No. 23 Chevrolet for R3 Motorsports in Friday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway in the Bubba Burger 250. Pressley, a third-generation NASCAR driver, made his debut with R3 Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway in March. This will be his second start at the .75-mile oval of RIR. La... more.
  • Allgaier and No. 12 Team Head to Richmond 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
    This Week’s Verizon Dodge … Justin Allgaier will pilot Penske Racing chassis PRS-017 in Friday’s Bubba Burgers 250 at Richmond International Raceway. This Verizon Dodge last raced at Memphis Motorsports Park in October of 2009, where the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year recorded his first career pole. Allgaier at Richmond … In two previous Nationwide Series starts at R... more.
  • Borneman’s Big Finish Scores One For The Little Guy 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race, THL Highlights
    Ramona, Calif., and Talladega, Ala., are more than just 1,773 miles apart. They’re also miles apart on the similarity scale. But following last Sunday’s Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the two cities had one thing in common: the Johnny Borneman story. Borneman, 33, who has spent 10 years as a full- and part-time driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Wes... more.
  • Top Rookie Contender Scott Heads to Richmond 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
     Brian Scott makes his second NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Richmond International Raceway. In his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Richmond International Raceway, Scott started 10th and was running 11th before being caught up in an accident with 15 laps to go. RIR was the first NASCAR racetrack Scott ever turned a lap on, testing a NASCAR Camping World Truck. Brian Scott has c... more.
  • Trevor Bayne Building Momentum in 2010 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
    Trevor Bayne, one of NASCAR’s rising young stars, is building momentum in the 2010 season. The 19-year-old driver has finished in the top 15 in three of the last four Nationwide races and has jumped from 17th to 13th in the points standings.  The Knoxville, Tenn. native hopes to continue that momentum this weekend at Richmond International Raceway where his seventh-place finish in September ... more.
  • Kids Embrace signs with Rick Ware Racing 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Team PR
    Kids Embrace, the manufacturer of children and toddler automobile safety seats has signed on as the primary for Rick Ware Racing (RWR) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series for several select races. Executive VP and VP of sales & marketing, David Williams of Kids Embrace understands the market of NASCAR fans and has instilled the same high quality of safety... more.
  • Leffler looks forward to getting back to short track racing at RIR 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
     This weekend at Richmond International Raceway (RIR), Leffler will return to the seat of the No. 38 machine.  Leffler is splitting his time this season,  piloting Braun Racing’s No. 10 Camry (eight races) and No. 38  Camry (27 races), to compete for the 2010 driver championship.  Following this weekend’s race at RIR, Leffler will pilot the No. 10 for the next three races at Darlington Ra... more.
  • SORENSON’S DAY ENDS ABRUPTLY WHEN COLLECTED IN EARLY CRASH AT TALLADEGA 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
    With Brian Vickers in the No. 32 this weekend, Reed Sorenson was tapped to drive the No. 10 Shore Lodge Toyota in the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway.  Foul weather on Saturday once again forced a doubleheader NASCAR line-up.  On Sunday afternoon, Nationwide Series teams hurried to line up on the starting grid immediately after the conclusion of the Sprint Cup Series event.   Having t... more.
  • LAGASSE JR. OVERCOMES OBSTACLES FOR 21ST-PLACE FINISH 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
    Before the green-flag dropped on Sunday’s Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, Scott Lagasse Jr. had to bring his No. 43 Autism Awareness Month Ford Fusion down pit road, where the Baker Curb Racing team changed the battery.  Lagasse Jr. returned to the track behind the field for the start of the race.  After battling his way back onto the lead lap, Lagasse’s Ford Fusion received damage... more.
  • LATE ACCIDENT TAKES WIMMER OUT OF CONTENTION FOR TOP-5 FINISH 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race
    After playing it safe in the early stages of the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, Scott Wimmer had the Red Man Moist Snuff Ford in line for a top-5 finish when a caution occurred with four laps remaining.  The race would end with a green-white checkered finish.  On the second-attempt to finish the race, the field came down the frontstretch for the final with the Wausau, WI nat... more.
  • Kansas Feels Like Home for Chris Eggleston 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Truck Series News
    Chris Eggleston has spent the last fifteen years racing everything from quarter midgets to super late models in and around his native Colorado home. He has steadily worked his way up to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series by winning at every level along the way. On Sunday, Chris will reach another milestone as he takes the green flag behind the wheel of the H2O Fire Protection No. 21 at the clos... more.
  • Vickers Salvages Top-Ten Finish After Being Caught in Last-Lap Accident 0 CommentsPosted by THL on April 26, 2010 under Nationwide News, Post Race
    For the second consecutive weekend, inclement weather forced a doubleheader NASCAR line-up.  On Sunday afternoon, immediately following the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Nationwide Series (NNS) teams hurried to line up on the starting grid for the Aaron’s 312.  Brian Vickers drove the No. 32 from his 25th starting position towards the front of the field.  Poised to capture a top-five, he was collec... more.
  • Preliminary NNS Entry List for Richmond-BUBBA Burger 250 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race, THL Highlights
    1 1 James Buescher James Finch George Allison 10 Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 2 01 Mike Wallace Lori Davis Patrick Magee 10 Chevrolet TBA 3 05 Willie Allen Wayne Day Newt Moore 10 Chevrolet 31-W Insulation 4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Jack Roush Ben Leslie 10 Ford ROUSH FENWAY RACING 5 7 Steve Arpin Bryan Mullet Tony Eury Jr 10 Chevrolet TBA 6 09 Hermie Sadler III Robby Benton Ben Gable 10 Fo... more.
  • Ab Circle Pro to give Brendan Gaughan a New Look 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Team PR
    When NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan takes to the track next month in Charlotte, both his car and his body will have a new look. Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR) and Fitness Brands, Inc.—the makers of Ab Circle Pro—announced today an agreement under which Ab Circle Pro will serve as primary sponsor of Gaughan and RWR’s No. 62 Toyota in the May 29th Nationwide S... more.
  • Butler looks to get back to racing 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Truck Series News
    Brett Butler has seen his fair share of ups and downs in 2010.  After a career high 11th at Daytona, Butler is coming off a troublesome week at Nashville that left the rookie, scratching and clawing at his eyes and skin after a lap one incident resulted in fiberglass fragments covering nearly every inch of his body. “That was a tough weekend for sure but I am fully recovered and ready to get... more.
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