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Archive for April, 2011
  • Mikey Kile Makes Turner Motorsports No. 30 Debut at Nashville 0 CommentsPosted by THL on April 20, 2011 under Nationwide News, Pre Race, Team PR
    Home sweet home for Stewart Cooper... The No. 30 Chevrolet crew chief  is heading home this weekend as the series heads to Tennessee. The Nashville-native loves racing at his home track and has a few favorite spots he can't go to Nashville without visiting. One of his first stops is always San Antonio Taco Company (http://thesatco.com/) and he never misses J. Alexander's (www.jalexanders.com).... more.
  • Ricky Carmichael, No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado, Bully Hill Vineyards 200 Preview 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Team PR, Truck Series News
    This Week’s Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado … Ricky Carmichael will pilot chassis TMS-013 from the Turner Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) stable in Friday night’s Bully Hill Vineyards 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Built new in 2010, this truck was the workhorse of the Monster Energy fleet last fall. Carmichael raced the same Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado la... more.
  • Kyle Busch No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Bully Hill Vineyards 200 Preview 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Team PR, Truck Series News
    Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) will be carrying a strong Nashville presence on Friday night at Nashville Superspeedway. KBM returns to the sight of its first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win once again sponsored by Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General. Their famous yellow and black paint scheme adorns the No. 18 for the third time this season as part of an eight-race sponsorship. In... more.
  • Buescher Heads to Nashville 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Pre Race, Team PR, Truck Series News
    This Week's Silverado... The No. 31 Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet Silverado team will bring chassis TMS-019 to the 1.33-mile concrete Nashville Superspeedway.  TMS-0019 saw racing action last fall at Texas Motor Speedway where Buescher crossed the finish line in the sixth position. Remembering Beau ... This weekend at Nashville, Turner Motorsports' three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entrie... more.
  • Michael Waltrip Racing Off-Week Notes 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Nationwide News, Other News, Team PR, Team PR
    MICHAEL WALTRIP Flies to France Wednesday to test for June's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Will race in Denny Hamlin’s “Short Track Showdown” at Richmond on April 28. Watch a recap of Waltrip and David Reutimann’s Talladega race: http://bit.ly/gkyyoJ WALTRIP ON LE MANS: “Le Mans is a circle with a whole bunch of quirky turns stuck in the middle of it like a chicane and then two lef... more.
  • Austin Dillon Set to Make KHI NNS Debut at Nashville 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race, Team PR
    AUSTIN DILLON SET TO MAKE KHI DEBUT: Driver Austin Dillon will make his Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) debut this weekend in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Dillon, a full-time driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Richard Childress Racing (RCR), will pilot the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet Impala in what will also be his first Nationwide Series s... more.
  • Bully Hill Vineyards Partners With Kevin Harvick Inc. 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Team PR
    Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today that Bully Hill Vineyards is the newest sponsor to join the organization in 2011. The Western New York vineyard has come on board for two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events, both with NASCAR veteran Elliott Sadler behind the wheel. Bully Hill Vineyards will make their KHI debut this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway on the No. 21 Chevrolet Silvera... more.
  • BOBBY LABONTE’S PASSION FOR CYCLING BRINGS “SHARE THE ROAD MEMORIAL RIDE” TO FRUITION 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Team PR
    This Easter weekend is special for so many reasons. For JTG Daugherty Racing driver Bobby Labonte, one of those reasons includes hosting and participating in the Bobby Labonte Foundation “Share the Road Memorial Ride” to honor and remember cyclists who have lost their lives while riding. At the same time, the ride will benefit Bikes Belong Foundation and Habitat for Humanity of High Poin... more.
  • Sadler’s No.2 Goes Green at Nashville with Hunts Brothers Pizza Sponsorship 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race, Team PR
    VETERAN ROOKIE: Despite being a 16-year NASCAR veteran, this weekend Elliott Sadler will encounter the 1.333-mile D-shaped oval of Nashville Superspeedway for the first time since the complex opened in 2001. Although he has yet to make a lap at the intermediate track, by the time he hits the concrete for Saturday's Nashville 300, he will have already taken a green flag at the Music C... more.
  • Sadler’s Double Duty Debut at Nashville 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Team PR, Team PR, Truck Series News
    Elliott Sadler heads into this weekend's race at Nashville Superspeedway without a single lap on the 1.333-mile concrete oval, but he will exit the weekend with two races at the track under his belt. Sadler will participate in both the Truck Series and Nationwide Series races this weekend, both of which will be his first race at the track in each respective series. WELCOME WN... more.
  • Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Returns to Nashville, Richmond 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Team PR, Team PR, Truck Series News
    Jennifer Jo Cobb is proud to announce that she will return to driving the No. 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing (JJCR) Ford Mustang entry beginning at Richmond International Raceway on Friday, April 29. In addition to her NNS efforts, Cobb will also pilot her No. 10 JJCR Ford F-150 in at least two more NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) events this season, including this week's Bully... more.
  • Nashville is Music to Michael Annett’s Ears 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race, Team PR
    The Headlines: Nashville is Music to Michael Annett's Ears: The 24-year old racer has six previous starts on Nashville Superspeedway's 1.333 mile D-shaped oval including four NASCAR Nationwide Series races, one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event and one ARCA Racing Series event. In his two most recent attempts at the Lebanon, Tennessee track, Annett has tallied 14th and ninth place finishe... more.
  • Gilliland to Drive Gander Mountain #34 at Richmond 0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Pre Race, Team PR
    For the second time in the 2011 race season, Gander Mountain is excited to announce that the outdoor retailer will be the primary sponsor of Front Row Motorsports' (FRM) Sprint Cup entry. The Gander Mountain No. 34 Ford Fusion will appear at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, April 30, piloted by veteran NASCAR driver David Gilliland. Gander Mountain returns as a racing sponsor for th... more.
  • 10 Questions w/ Johnny Sauter 0 CommentsPosted by THL on April 19, 2011 under Features, Questions & Answers, THL Highlights, Truck Series News
    Hello again, loyal HotLappers! First off, I want to apologize to you, the loyal reader, for the past few weeks not going up. I had some unavoidable situations come up that got me a bit behind, but I should be back on a regular schedule now and 10 Questions will be back up once a week the rest of the racing season. This week’s interview is with Martinsville’s Truck Series winner, Johnny Sauter.... more.
  • Post-race Press Conference-Bowyer, J. Gordon 0 CommentsPosted by THL on April 18, 2011 under Cup Series News, Post Race
    An Interview With CLINT BOWYER and JEFF GORDON KERRY THARP:  Clint Bowyer, you won last fall here, you were all of strong here again today.  Talk about this race here this afternoon. CLINT BOWYER:  Yeah, it was a lot of fun.  You know, the whole race was fun.  BB&T Chevrolet was fast all weekend, the same hot rod that we won with in the fall, and just proud of the guys and everybo... more.
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