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Friday, July 18th, 2008 101 Views
Chrissy Wallace (l) and Alli Owens (r) in Sparta Kentucky. / Getty Images
The ladies are giving the guys a run for their money this weekend in Kentucky in the ARCA/ Remax 150 and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Built Ford Tough 225 presented by The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers race.
In the ARCA / REMAX Series, Angela Cope, the twin niece of Daytona 500 winner Derrick Cope and driver of the No. 68 Red Rocks Cafe-peoplefirstcard.com Dodge, qualified eighth.
Daytona Beach, Florida native Alli Owens, driver of the No. 12 ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet, qualifed 14th while Angela Cope’s twin sister, Amber, driver of the No. 70 Comp Cal-Derrick Cope Inc Dodge, qualified 15th.
Gabi DiCarlo, driver of the No. 90 Great Clips Toyota, qualified 21st.
In the Craftsman Truck Series, Chrissy Wallace, driver of the #03 GEICO/Germain Toyota Tundra Toyota, was eighth fastest in the first practise session.
Be sure to watch out for all the girls this weekend racing in Kentucky!
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 63 Views
Can you talk about what kind of role Dale Junior has played in your development as a driver and as a person?
A: (Brad) Well the biggest thing is the opportunities he’s given me to work with good people. And Dale has his own commitments which seem to be a lengthy list, and he doesn’t have a lot of time to be with me and to explain things with me. But, you know, there are certainly times where he’ll help me out.
Going to Daytona he helped me out a tremendous amount. Watching footage from Talladega and showing me what I did wrong and what I did right and trying to explain that to me. So it’s just small things like that that seem to help me out a lot.
Then there’s some of the other behind the scenes stuff. How to deal with the huge amount of responsibilities that a driver has. Not only to his team and to his sponsor.
- NASCAR Teleconference / July 15, 2008
Photo Credit: Pamela A. Miller
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 155 Views
Chrissy Wallace appeared on Sirius Speedway (on Sirius radio) today and told host Dave Moody that she would be attending the ESPY awards tomorrow in Los Angeles. The awards will air live on ESPN, Sunday, July 20.
Who will be her date? None other than her sister Lindsay.
After the awards in Los Angeles, Wallace will race her Germain Racing No. 03 GEICO/Germain Toyota Tundra in the Built Ford Tough 225.
This will be Wallace’s third start behind the wheel in the Craftsman Truck Series. She will race a full schedule for Germain Racing next season.
Wallace also told Moody that she will run seven or eight more races this year, with a possible Nationwide Series race before the end of the 2008 season.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008 133 Views
Tony Stewart, right, and Joe Custer, general manager of Haas-CNC Racing, attend a news conference at which they announced that Stewart will become a driver for and co-owner of the NASCAR auto racing team Thursday, July 10, 2008, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
For some video clips and transcript… (more…)
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008 47 Views
This is probably going to end up being the worst second birthday ever… besides in 2001 when one of my favorite musicians went to rehab. This birthday… my favorite driver is leaving his team. Not just any team, but a team that I have grown to love, admire, and dammit, I can get there without a map!
Plus, I got my birthday cake like four days too early… oh well, who cares, right?
I’m taking the day off tomorrow and will do what I love to do… sit and be lazy, watch racing, write articles, and work on the newspaper website probably. That’s how I’m going to spend my last day as a 27-year-old track bunny.
I’m still not sure how I feel about the Tony situation… More on that tomorrow.
I do know what will make me feel better… if a certain someone were to win Saturday night… THAT would be the best birthday present ever this year… or the only one, but that’s beside the point.
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 92 Views
I’ve been sitting here for almost two hours debating on what to say about the situation that finally was leaked and somewhat announced today.
Yes, that announcement.
Tony Stewart will not be returning to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009.
Tony Stewart is the reason I got back into NASCAR and is my favorite driver. I know people who want to persue a career in NASCAR or Sports Journalism shouldn’t have a favorite driver, but he’s mine.
I’m going to wait until tomorrow to write out my thoughts after seeing the press conference. I’m in class when it airs so I’m recording it and will watch it when I get home. I will then review it and write what I’m feeling as I’m watching it. I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails today about the topic and I’m just going to wait and see Tony’s face when announcing it. That’s when I’ll know it’s the right thing to do or what I should say.
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 62 Views
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 05: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Kyle Busch won his sixth race of the season tonight at Daytona International Speedway’s Coke Zero 400. It was his first career win in the premiere NASCAR series at Daytona after coming in second to Jamie McMurray in 2007 and Tony Stewart in 2006.
Busch’s teammate, Stewart, who was the favorite coming into the race, removed himself from the #20 Home Depot Toyota just after Lap 72 after being sick all weekend. Before the race started, Stewart recieved IV’s in the Infield Care Center.
Former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate J.J. Yeley was already suited up and climbed into the car.
Stewart sat behind his pitbox for a short time, drinking fluids before being taken back to the Infield Care Center and was treated for the remaineder of the race for “flu-like symptoms.”
Photo of Tony Stewart (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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Friday, July 4th, 2008 104 Views
Watching all the Daytona coverage this July 4th weekend has gotten me sentimental over one of the best experiences I’ve ever had a race. Wait - who am I kidding? It was the best experience I’ve ever had a race, besides when I worked for Fox Sports for a week for the 2007 Daytona 500.
That weekend already consisted seeing all of the previous Daytona 500 winners, including the most recent, Jimmie Johnson, stick their feet, hands, and sign their name in cement blocks that would be placed outside Daytona USA. I got to meet a few drivers and crew chiefs, saw Tony Stewart win the only and last IROC race that I had ever seen, and saw Dale Earnhardt, Jr. win the Busch race that Friday night.
Now close your eyes and picture it. Wait, open your eyes or I can’t tell you what to picture.
July 1, 2006 and the weather was scorching hot. Thousands of fans pilled into Daytona International Speedway to see their favorite drivers burn rubber for 400 miles around the 2.5 oval track. (more…)
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