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NASCAR Diecast

nspo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:23:18 CST

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The modern history of die cast goes back to 1991. Racing Champions had been founded in 1989, and spent three years getting licensing rights from NASCAR, various car manufacturers, drivers, and their sponsors. Finally, with all this in place, Racing Champions started producing 1:64 scale and 1:24 scale die cast replicas of race cars seen on TV every weekend.

1992 was Richard Petty's final season, and Racing Champions sold over a million little Richard Petty cars.

In Phoenix, Arizona, a man named Fred Wagenhals formed Action Performance in 1992 to compete with Racing Champions. Wagenhals secured exclusive rights to Earnhardt licensed diecast, and in 1995, when Jeff Gordon's contract with Racing Champions was up, he got those too. The two biggest names in NASCAR belonged to Action.

NASCAR's popularity was booming. In 1997, industry giant Hasbro made a deal with Action in order to sell cheaper "Winner's Circle" brand cars in mass retail outlets. Mattel's Hot Wheels brand jumped into the fray with a Pro Racing line of cars. In the midst of all this market
saturation, the Johnny Lightning company created a Stock Car Legends series.

Back in those days each top tier racing team had one primary sponsor and most had at least one major associate sponsor. For example Mark martin for many years had Valvoline as a primary sponsor and Cummings Diesel Engines as a major associate sponsor. Most team had their associate sponsor displayed prominently on the rear deck lid.

The die cast business changed all of that.

In 1994, Fred Wagenhals of Action Performance approached Dale Earnhardt with an idea to sell more merchandise - a special paint scheme. The plan came together at the 1995 Winston all star race, when Dale Earnhardt came to the track not in his familiar black #3 Goodwrench car, but in a silver car painted to celebrate 25 ears of Goodwrench racing. Sales of that die cast went through the roof and the era of the special paint scheme was born. The following year Dale came back to the Winston all star race with a red white and blue machine to celebrate the Atlanta Olympics. Again the sales of these special one off race die cast went through the roof.

All the other race team started following suit and it became common place for a race team to secure onetime sponsors or run special paint schemes at some of the most historic race tracks or for the several of the non points races run throughout the year.

From 1995 to his tragic death Dale Sr. ran a special paint scheme in the all star race every year. He also ran special schemes and sponsors at the two races in Japan in 1997 and 1998. He also ran special schemes for the different race thoughtout speedweeks at Daytona to start the season.

Following Dale's leads the other NASCAR teams followed suit and the die cast business was born.

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Wives & Girlfriends

Elminah — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:28:37 CST

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Dale Junior is currently single.

Dale JR was formally dating Elizabeth Peschock, a 21-year-old from Charlotte. They started dating in early July, but the relationship was "nothing serious". Elizabeth is now being linked with David Stremme. Recently in a gossip mag, there was an article stating he was getting ready to pop the question to former girlfriend Emily Maynard, but the article had numerous errors. Also recently, there was an article stating that Dale and Kelly Clarkson were being hooked up.

Without question, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the most eligible bachelor in NASCAR. His many loves have been the subject of endless speculation in the pits and on internet message boards, but the 33-year-old bachelor shows no signs of settling down any time soon.
Junior has been linked with Emily Maynard, 21, the girlfriend of the late Ricky Hendrick. Hendrick, the son of NASCAR team-owner Rick Hendrick, was killed with nine others in a plane crash in route to a race at Martinsville Speedway in 2004.

Five days after the crash, Maynard learned she was pregnant with Ricky’s child and gave birth to a daughter, Josephine Riddick “Ricki” Hendrick, in June 2005. She became linked with Earnhardt in early 2006 after they were spotted together at a boxing match in Atlantic City.

In the fall of 2005, Junior was spotted with Emily Whitaker, 23, the ex-girlfriend of Shane Hmiel, a close friend of Junior’s and a former NASCAR driver, who was suspended indefinitely after his second drug offense. Whitaker dated Hmiel for nearly three years, before calling it quits in 2005. While there was speculation about the relationship between Junior and Whitaker, there was never any confirmation that it was anything other than a platonic friendship.

From 2004-2006, Junior had a long-distance, occasional relationship with a model named Teresa Lanistassi aka TJ. A regular in television and print commercials, the 31-year-old Lanistassi is a native of Millbrook, New York who currently lives in New York City with her son from a previous marriage to a former NASCAR sponsor executive.

She was first spotted with Junior at a June 2004 race in Dover, and was believed to be spotted again during Speedweeks in Daytona in 2006, though she has also been linked to Adrian Grenier, star of HBO’s Entourage. As of lately the two have not been speaking. Teresa has never dated hockey player, Zach Parise, nor have they ever met.

In 2004, Junior had what was perhaps his most public, if short-lived, relationship, when he began dating 19-year-old Kortnie Coles while being followed by a reality television crew for the FX show NASCAR Drivers: 360. Junior met the beautiful and buxom Coles at Texas Motor Speedway in April, and was shown checking her out as she waited outside his hauler for his autograph. He then asked her for her autograph. The two were filmed together the following week at Martinsville Speedway, but the relationship ended shortly thereafter. There were rumors that Coles was a “pit lizard” on the prowl for a driver boyfriend, and she was apparently seen in a 2001 show on MTV called True Life: I’m a Race Car Driver running around the pits expressing her desire to land a driver. Coles is currently a pre-school teacher in Houston, Texas.

In 2003, Junior was romantically linked with Leeann Tweeden, a former Playmate, Frederick’s of Hollywood model, and television host. A native of Manassas, Virginia, Tweeden has also been linked to NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray, surfer Shane Dorian, baseball players Josh Beckett and Scott Erickson, and road-racer Ben Bostrom. In 2001, Tweeden became a correspondent on the Fox Sports television show The Best **** Sports Show, and in 2005 she became an anchor of NASCAR Nation, a nightly entertainment-themed show on the Speed Channel.

From 2002-2003, Junior dated Sports Illustrated model Marisa Miller. The California native was discovered surfing in Santa Barbara in 2001 by the famous photographer Mario Testino, and she quickly gained supermodel status, appearing in the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue later that same year.

Miller met Earnhardt when he took her for a spin around Daytona Speedway as part of a feature for the 2003 swimsuit issue.

And although many people don't know about this, Earnhardt Jr. also dated rapper and singer Lisa Lopes, member of R&B and hip hop group TLC, for a short time before her death in April 2002. Earnhardt paid tribute to Lopes after her death by painting a stripe next to the left headlight decal on his #8 car for the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

In the fall of 2000, Junior had a brief relationship with Shannon Wiseman, a UNC-Charlotte grad who would later become Miss Winston. Wiseman gained notoriety when she finished second in MTV’s Wannabe a VJ3 contest. Junior asked a mutual friend to introduce them.

At the time, Wiseman had a boyfriend, so she declined when Junior asked her out. But in the fall of 2000, Junior co-hosted a show on WEND 106.5 in Charlotte, where Wiseman was an intern. The show’s host, Kristen Honeycutt, asked Junior about his failed attempt to get a date with Wiseman, and during a commercial break Wiseman called in to say that he simply hadn’t tried hard enough.

The two dated for a brief period shortly thereafter. Wiseman became familiar to race fans in 2002 when she was chosen to be Miss Winston, one of the famed spokesgals for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco that were always present in Victory Lane to plant a kiss on the winner. Later, Wiseman became a television reporter and currently serves as a correspondent for NASCAR.com.

The crew chief for Jimmie Johnson and the #48 Hendrick Motorsports Team, Chad Knaus has been dating Brazilian beauty queen Bruna Oliveira for the past three years. Born in Rio de Janiero and raised in Massachusetts, Oliveira competed in the Miss Brazil-USA pageant and was named Miss Photenia. She currently resides with Knaus in Mooresville, N.C., where she works as a pilates instructor. The couple have two Shih Tzu dogs, Liam and Leila.

Sadly, they parted ways in the fall of 2008, same year they were engaged.

Bruna is now a receptionist at a chiropractors office in the Charlotte area.

Sadly, Chad Knaus moved on immediately after the breakup to Lisa Rockelmann. Lisa attended the 2008 and 2009 Cup banquet with Knaus. Lisa Rockelmann formerly lived in Chicago until recently, originally from Durango, Colorado. Lisa Rockelmann now resides with Knaus in Cornelius, NC at his residence, that is currently listed for sale.

Denny Hamlin, the driver of the #11 Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing, dated Kristin Buntain for eight years. The two were high school sweethearts in Chesterfield, Virginia, and in 2005, Buntain quit her job to move to North Carolina to be with Hamlin. The couple parted ways in July 2007.

Denny is now rumored to be dating several other people, including Amanda Gilliland, the younger sister of Nextel Cup driver David Gilliland and Athena Barber, Clint Bowyer's Ex.
Denny dated a girl named Alex.

Denny is currently dating Jordan Fish, a dancer for the Lady Bobcats. They have been dating since 2008
They recently got engaged on June 21, 2010.

Greg Zipadelli, the crew chief for Tony Stewart and the #20 Joe Gibbs Chevrolet, met his wife, Nan, in Old Forge, New York in 1995. Nan, who was a high school teacher at the time, knew nothing about racing, and when Greg told her he was a crew chief from Hartford, she thought he said that he went to Harvard and that a crew chief had something to do with rowing.

The couple have three children: Zachary Charles, born in 2001; and Elwina “Elli” Sophia, born shortly after Zipadelli and Stewart won their second Nextel Cup title in 2005. Gianni Gregory, was born in 2008.

Jeff Gordon is currently married to Ingrid Vandebosch, a stunning Belgian model. They met through mutual friends and were dating while she was filming the movie Taxi, in which Vandebosch played a bank robber. Gordon made a cameo at her request, they have been together for over two years. She is a regular companion of his during race weekends.

The two were married in a private ceremony in Mexico. Family members of both Vandebosch, who was born in Belgium, and Gordon were present at the celebration. The newlyweds "honeymooned" in Phoenix, Ariz., and Miami, Fla., - site of the final two events of the 2006 NASCAR season - before attending the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup banquet in New York in December. Their official honeymoon occured after the season ended at an undisclosed location.

Congratulations to Jeff and Ingrid! Ingrid gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Ella Sofia Gordon, around 9 AM on Wednesday June 20, 2007.

Ella Sofia celebrated her 1st birthday on June 20th, 2008. Her birthday party was spectacular with loving and welcoming guests. Visit jeffgordon.com to see newly updated pictures of Ella today! Jeff and Ingrid are expecting their second child in August 2010.

Leo Benjamin was born on August 9, 2010 at 8:52 am.

Brian Vickers has been linked to Mara Kadish since 2005. Kadish attended one of Vickers’ races in 2005 and accompanied him to the Champions’ Week in New York City. The couple reportedly vacationed in Brazil during the off-season before the 2006 season.

This couple is also rumored to have parted ways.

Vickers had previously dated Ivonne Macias, a model and actress who has appeared in the film Story of Us and on television shows such as NYPD Blue. Born in 1971, Macias is more than a decade older than Vickers.

Brian Vickers has also dated Moto Cross Reporter Erin Bates (Answer This Nascar)

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NASCAR Nextel Driver David Ragan is currently dating Jacquelyn Butler. The pair met through her cousin, an employee at Roush Racing

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Kyle Busch has been dating 23-year-old Erica Dewey, a 2004 graduate of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, since he entered Nextel Cup in 2005. Dewey won the 2004 Miss Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant and competed in the Miss Pennsylvania contest.

This couple parted ways late summer 2007.
Erica was dating Hendrick Motorsports Crew chief Lance McGrew, they broke up in fall 2010.

Kyle is now dating Samantha Sarcinella.

Congrats to Kyle and Samantha they married on December 31, 2010!! He proposed to her during Speedweeks at Daytona. He had Scott & Amanda Speed help him pick out a ring.

In 2001, Elliott Sadler got engaged to Lisa Tollett on the fourth anniversary of their first meeting. That same year, Tollett won the Miss Tennessee pageant and finished in the top 10 at the Miss USA Pageant. The two met at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Tollett was serving as the race queen for the Food City 250. The couple split up a few years later, but reportedly remain close friends. In 2004, Tollett, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, was a cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers. She currently works as a drug rep. Her twin sister, Lori Tollett White, is a former girlfriend of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In Spring 2006, Elliot Sadler met a blonde bombshell model from France. Known by most as CS, she dazzles Eupore in many print ads. The two continued their affair until late fall 2006. They saw each other when her time allowed. Splitting time between the Bahamas, Florida, North Carolina, France and her career, the pair finally split due to each's busy schdule. CS, born in Brazil, to parents Tyrie and Anne, she graduated high school in Texas with honors then went on to continue her career. She enjoys hockey, soccer, and cricket, along with spending time with family and friends. It is unclear how the 2 met, but it is believed through a mutal friend.

Elliott Sadler's current girlfriend is Amanda Prince. The two Emporia, VA natives have been going out for several months, but have known each other for some time. Amanda is a V-Tech graduate and a kindergarten teacher since 2005.
Elliott Sadler proposed to girlfriend, Amanda Prince on Tuesday, July 5th, 2008!! She said "yes".Congratulations to the happy couple!!!! Elliott and Amanda have tied the knot, in a very intimate ceremony. Elliott & Amanda just announced(via Twitter) that they are expecting their first child! Congrats and wishes go out to the Sadlers. They welcomes son Wyatt Herman Fritz Sadler on Feb 15, 2010.

Nextel Cup driver and two-time Busch Series Champion, Martin Truex Jr. is rumored to be close to an engagement with Sherry Pollex, the daughter of Greg Pollex, who owns ppc Racing, which owns several Busch teams and a Craftsman Truck team. The two have been dating since late summer 2005. Sherry Pollex previously dated Busch Series driver Jon Wood. She works for a motorsports public relations firm.

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Currently it is a mystery who Kasey Kahne is dating. However he has been linked to Budwieser girl Anne Marie Johnson who currently resides in Raliegh North Carolina.

2007-2008:Kahne had a long term relationship with Ohio-native Jenny Severance that began in Nov/2007. Kahne and the single mother ended their relationship in August of 2008.

2007:Early 2007 Kasey dated Ashley Miller, PR for Brian Vicker's #83 Red Bull team. This couple has parted ways.

2006:Kahne had a short relationship with VU student Britney Hagy in Spring/Summer of 2006. They were spotted together at the NASCAR pit crew challenge. Britney was also named the Food City Queen. She's a member of the Tri-Delts at VU

2005:Kahne previously had a short relationship with Kristy Labonte in 2005, the daughter of NASCAR driverTerry Labonte. The two were featured on the FX showNASCAR Drivers: 360taking a ski vacation in Vail, Colorado, but had apparently broken up by the time the show aired

2004-2005:In the summer of 2004, Ashley Speegle, a gorgeous Virginia Tech student, was featured as aKasey Kahnefan in a USA Today article about how NASCAR was becoming popular with women. A few months later, Speegle and Kahne began dating, though it’s unclear how Speegle went from a fan to a sweetheart. The two dated for approximately nine months in 2005, but reportedly broke up in the off-season.

Jeremy Mayfield has been married to Shana Sessions Mayfield since early 2003. The two met in 1999 at Darlington Speedway. They were featured on the FX show NASCAR Drivers: 360, where they portrayed themselves as homebodies who kept to themselves.

Carl Edwards and Katherine (Kate) Downey
Carl Edwards, who nearly won the Nextel Cup title in his rookie season in 2005, was dating Amanda Beard, the Olympic gold medal swimmer who is pursuing a career in modeling. The two met at California Motor Speedway on Labor Day in 2004 -- just after Beard won her gold medal in the 200-meter breastroke at the Athens games -- but didn’t begin dating until the following February when they were reintroduced by Amy Van Dyken, a fellow gold medalist and mutual friend of both Edwards and Beard. Beard lives in Tucson, Arizona, where she is finishing her degree at the University of Arizona.The two called it quits earlier this year, because she couldn't handle the NASCAR lifestyle. Amanda Beard will be marrying her boyfriend of 3 years, Sacha Brown.

Carl is now married to: Kate Downey. They tied the knot on Saturday January 3rd, 2009

The couple will be biking across Thailand later in December, despite any problems the country is facing.
CONGRATULATIONS to Carl and Kate Edwards! They are expecting a baby girl on February 17, 2010!

Anne Katherine Edwards was born February 24, 2010 in Columbia, Mo., weighing in at 8 lbs., 4 oz.

Michael Lee Edwards was born May 4, 2011.

Kevin Harvick married Delana Linville Harvick on February 28, 2001 in Las Vegas, just days before he took over driving the Goodwrench Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing following the death of Dale Earnhardt (the number of the car was changed from 3 to 29 after Earnhardt’s death).

The two met during driver introductions in 1999, but did not begin dating until they were reintroduced at a Christmas party that year at Richard Childress Racing. Their romance was a secret until they got engaged, almost a year to the day from their first date. Delana is now listed as the car owner for the Busch and Craftsman Truck series teams fielded by Kevin Harvick, Inc.

Delana Harvick is often the subject of teasing due to the fact that she wears a team firesuit on race days. No other NASCAR wives or girlfriends do this.

Two-time Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart was engaged for a short time to Krista Dwer in 1999. The two hadhad an on-again, off-again relationship for many years.Krista lives in North Carolina and had custody of Mojo, the famous monkey (who apparently now resides in a zoo) that she and Stewart acquired while they were a together.

2002-2004:Stewart's next relationship was with Jaime Schaffer, a calendar model and employee of No Fear Racing. It was Jaime who accompanied Tony to Championship week in New York in 2005 and later to the white house for his first presidential visit to meet President George W Bush. The couple called it quits after she found Tony's anger-management problem to be intolerable. He later said in an ESPN interview he was sorry for the break up and felt she was the "one that got away."

2006-2008:Tony Stewart recently broke it off for the second time with Tara Roquemore, (pictured here fishing with Tony) a former Home Depot employee from Hiram, Georgia. Also known as Tara Gentry prior to her divorce from Marty after only 4 years of marriage. It was largely speculated in 2006 when Tony missed the top 10 and Chase it was largely due to his stress over he and Tara's relationship. It became obvious after her divorce that Tara wanted more than gf status after dissolving her marriage, and ultimately losing her job with Home Depot for taking too much time off. Friends said it left Tony feeling "obligated to provide for her full time."Her first public appearance with Tony was at the NASCAR Martinsville Cup race on October 22, 2006, just days after her divorce was final from Marty Gentry. Fans called it her "coming out party". Nowadays it is rumored that she is dating another driver, however this is yet to be confirmed.

Darlington 2008 weekend brought about a couple of firsts for Tony Stewart, his first ever victory at the hands of "The Lady in Black" and the "maiden voyage" of his girlfriend, who you may recognize. It's Renee White former Miss Winston, ex-wife of Derrick Cope and ex-girlfriend of Robby Gordon.
It is now rumored that Tony is single, he and Renee remain friends.

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2004 NASCAR Nextel Champion Kurt Busch and Eva Bryan met on a blind date in July 2003, immediately following a race at Poco no. The friend who set them up told Bryan that Busch was a veterinarian, not a race car driver, because she didn’t think Bryan would show up to meet a “redneck racer.” But Busch finished second in that race, and was very late for the date because he had to do several media interviews. Kurt says she thankfully waited, and the two hit it off. She didn’t even back out when she ultimately learned what he really did for a living. In 2005 the couple became engaged after Busch popped the question during a trip to Prague to watch a Formula One race. They later tied the knot exactly three years to the date they first met on July 27, 2006.

In June 2011, Eva and Kurt filed for divorce.

Kurt is now dating Patricia Driscoll, she raced in the Better Half Dash 2011.

Jimmie Johnson is married to model Chandra Janway Johnson, an Oklahoma native and graduate of the University of Oklahoma. They were introduced in 2002 by Jeff Gordon, and Johnson proposed the following year on a mountain top in Beaver Creek, Colorado during a ski vacation. They were married on December 11, 2004 in St. Barts, and honeymooned on a 150-foot yacht owned by Rick Hendrick, Johnson’s team owner.

At the 2005 Nextel Cup Awards Ceremony in New York City, comedian Jay Mohr teased Johnson for how much better-looking his wife is than he. “That wasn’t exactly a lateral move,” he said.

Congratulations to the Johnsons! They are expecting their first child in July 2010. Grandpa Gary announced the news on Clair B Lang right before Christmas 2009, but wasn't officially confirmed until after the new year 2010. Baby Johnson is due in July 2010.

CONGRATS TO JIMMIE & CHANDRA ON THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR BABY GIRL!!!
Genevieve Marie Johnson was born on July 7th, 2010 at 1:44 pm & weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Her daddy said the day she was born was the best day of his life, and she is absolutely beautiful.

Ryan Newman met his wife, Krissie Boyle Newman, in 2001 on a blind date set up by Krissie’s grandmother and a church friend. A graduate of Shippensburg University with a degree in criminal science, Krissie was clerking for a North Carolina judge at the time and reportedly did not know what a stock car was. They married just before the start of the 2004 season and honeymooned in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Newmans are actively involved with animal-related causes, and have several rescue dogs.

Congratulations to the Newmans as they are expecting their first child this off season.

Brooklyn Sage Newman was born November 18, 2010, CONGRATS!!

Jamie McMurray is now married to Christy Futrell. Congrats to the happy couple!!!
They were married in July 2009.

CONGRATS TO JAMIE & CHRISTY WHO ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD ON DECEMBER 5th!!!

Carter Scott McMurray was born November 25, 2010. CONGRATS TO THE NEW PARENTS!!

Jamie McMurray and Katie Wallace, daughter of former Nextel Cup star Rusty Wallace, dated for about a year from 2004-05. Their budding romance was captured during an episode of the FX show NASCAR Drivers: 360. In that episode, Rusty Wallace, who had installed McMurray as the driver of his Busch Series car, noted that every time he turned around, McMurray was checking out his daughter. The two broke up some time in 2005. Katie Wallace is a student at Wake Forest University.

Greg Biffle and Nicole Lunders dated for several years before Greg popped the question over the 2006 Christmas Holiday. Together the couple share a passion for animals; and work tirelessly for the benefit of local animal shelters and Humane Societies. Nicole is often found at events to benefit The Greg Biffle Foundation, which each year publishes the wildly popular NASCAR Pets calendar featuring drivers and their pets to raise funds to support the many animal shelter programs in need across the country. Together they have two very well known boxers Foster and Gracie who commonly can be found at every race or in many various advertising campaigns including Subway and Milk Bone Dog Bones.

Emma Elizabeth was born July 6, 2011. She was 7 Ibs. 6oz.

Clint Bowyer had been dating Athena Barber for over 3 years. Clint and Athena met when Clint was racing against her father in the midwest.

Clint and Athena split up shortly after the 2007 championship banquet.

Clint is now dating Lorra Podsiadllo.

Athena is expecting her first child - a boy - on January 19, 2010.
Her son, Garrett Robert Gordon was born January 28, 2010.

Matt Kenseth, the 2003 Winston Cup Champion, has been married since 2000 to Katie Kenseth, a fellow Wisconsonite. The two met at a mutual friend’s wedding in their homestate, and married in the Carribean.

Congratulations to Katie and Matt who are expecting a baby in July! When asked through a pre-race interview a month ago, Matt stated they chose not to find out the sex of the baby..Matt has a teenage son, Ross, from a previous marriage...Congrats to the new coming parents!

Kaylin Nicola Kenseth was born on July 6th, 2009 to Matt and Katie Kenseth! Congratulations to the happy couple.

Congrats to Matt & Katie who are expecting their second child early 2011.

Grace Katherine was born February 22, 2011. Congratulations to the happy family!

Driver Casey Mears is married to Trisha Grablander.

In the past he was linked to Britney Glover and Melissa Joan Hart.

Congratulations to Casey and Trisha on the birth of their daughter, Samantha Mae Mears, on October 7, 2008. Little Samantha was born at 12:42 p.m. and weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long.

Congratulations to the happy couple on their new baby girl!!!!!!

They are said to be married on January 9, 2010 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

NASCAR Newlyweds..

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Johnny Sauter and longtime girlfriend Cortney Owen wed on December 15, 2007. The Wisconsin natives, who met at a motor sports charity banquet in January 2004, and had been dating since 2005. Johnny, who made his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2001, is currently seeking a full time Sprint cup ride for the 2008 season.
Cortney is a former Miss Wisconsin USA and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,currently employed by Co-Pilott Motorsports Marketing serving as Public Relations Manager for Menards Racing and driver, Paul Menard. Many well wishes for years to come to the happy coupler

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Jason Leffler and Alison Courtney East were married in Hawaii on Dec. 11, 2001. Alison is the daughter of open-wheel chassis builder, and USAC team owner, Bob East, well known in the racing world for his Beast Midget chassis. Brother Bobby holds the record for the youngest USAC National Midget champion. Sister Amy is an ESPN pit reporter and is married to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Terry Cook. The couple welcomed their first child Charlie Dean Leffler August 16, 2007 at 6 lbs., 9oz. They share their Mooresville, NC home with their two yellow labs, Daphne and Chloe.

Joey Logano is in a relationship with Sabrina Simpson.

Brad Keselowski attended the 2010 Nationwide series award banquet with girlfriend Crystal Lohman.

NASCAR Merchandise & Entertainment

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NASCAR wouldn't be NASCAR without the history of fun involving the sport both on and off the track. From movies to books to games, the sport isn't just a weekend event it's a way of life.

See below for your favorite:

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Racing Dreams (2010)
Talladega Nights (2006)
Cars (2006)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
NASCAR Nextel cup series NASCAR Images.(2005)
NASCAR 3-D: The IMAX Experience (2004)
NASCAR Nextel cup series NASCAR Images. (2004)
NASCAR Images presents Darrell Waltrip His passion beyond the wheel (2004)
Nascar adrenaline. Volume 1 Nascar Images.(2004)
A decade at the brickyard Nascar Images.(2003)
NASCAR Winston cup year in review Nascar Images.(2003)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Stroker Ace (1983)
Six Pack (1982)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Greased Lightning (1977)
43: The Richard Petty Story (1974)
The Last American Hero (1973)
Speedway (1968)
Redline 7000 (1965)
Thunder in Carolina (1960)

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Before the Thunder Rolls: Devotions for NASCAR Fans by former NASCAR chaplain Dale Beaver

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Before the Thunder Rolls: Devotions for NASCAR Fans by former NASCAR chaplain Dale Beaver
The Girl's Guide to NASCAR
Zippo "Dale Earnhardt Sr. #3 Daytona Victory" Lighter, ZM1151, Satin Chrome
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience DVD
DVD Bonus Features:
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Auto Racing & NASCAR® DVDs
Killer NASCAR BBQ Sets
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All About Racin' - A NASCAR Community

Tuhy — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:59:56 CST

Next: Subway Fresh Fit 500

When: February 27th, 2011

TV: FOX - 3:00 p.m. EST
Radio: MRN - 6:30 p.m. EST
Where: Avondale, AZ
Track info: Phoenix International Raceway

Length: 1 Mile
Shape: Tri-oval
Completed: 1964

Race length:

312 Laps
312 Miles (502.115 km)


Congratulations to Rookie Trevor Bayne on Winning the 53rd Annual Daytona 500 in his first appearance at Daytona and only his second Sprint Cup Start.

2011 Sprint Cup Standings As of: Daytona
Position	Driver	Behind	Change
1.	Carl Edwards	----	--
2.	David Gilliland	-1	--
3.	Bobby Labonte	-1	--
4.	Kurt Busch	-2	--
5.	Juan Montoya	-3	--
6.	Regan Smith	-4	--
7.	Kyle Busch	-5	--
8.	Paul Menard	-6	--
9.	Mark Martin	-8	--
10.	A.J. Allmendinger	-8	--
11.	Bill Elliott	-10	--
12.	Tony Stewart	-11	--
13.	David Ragan	-11	--
14.	Terry Labonte	-12	--

2011 Sprint Cup Schedule First 13 Tracks
Track Name	Date/Winner
Daytona International Speedway	Trevor Bayne
Phoenix International Raceway	February 27th
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	March 6th
Bristol Motor Speedway	March 20th
Auto Club Speedway	March 27th
Martinsville Speedway	April 3rd
Texas Motor Speedway	April 9th
Talladega Superspeedway	April 17th
Richmond International Raceway	April 30th
Darlington Raceway	May 7th
Dover International Speedway	May 15th
Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 29th
Kansas Speedway	June 5th

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NASCAR Rookie of the Year

Tuhy — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:06:01 CDT

The Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Award has been presented annually since 1958, based on a rookie driver’s 17 best finishes of the year. The points are calculated based on entry points, competition points, top-10 bonus points, segment bonus points, voting panel points, and final championship standings bonus points.

2009 Joey Logano
2008 Regan Smith
2007 Juan Pablo Montoya
2006 Denny Hamlin
2005 Kyle Busch
2004 Kasey Kahne
2003 Jamie McMurray
2002 Ryan Newman
2001 Kevin Harvick
2000 Matt Kenseth
1999 Tony Stewart
1998 Kenny Irwin
1997 Mike Skinner
1996 Johnny Benson
1995 Ricky Craven
1994 Jeff Burton
1993 Jeff Gordon
1992 Jimmy Hensley
1991 Bobby Hamilton
1990 Rob Moroso
1989 Dick Trickle
1988 Ken Bouchard
1987 Davey Allison
1986 Alan Kulwicki
1985 Ken Schrader
1984 Rusty Wallace
1983 Sterling Marlin
1982 Geoffrey Bodine
1981 Ron Bouchard
1980 Jody Ridley
1979 Dale Earnhardt
1978 Ronnie Thomas
1977 Ricky Rudd
1976 Skip Manning
1975 Bruce Hill
1974 Earl Ross
1973 Lennie Pond
1972 Larry Smith
1971 Walter Ballard
1970 Bill Dennis
1969 Dick Brooks
1968 Pete Hamilton
1967 Donnie Allison
1966 James Hylton
1965 Sam McQuagg
1964 Doug Cooper
1963 Billy Wade
1962 Tom Cox
1961 Woodie Wilson
1960 David Pearson
1959 Richard Petty
1958 Shorty Rollins

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Let's Go Racin'

Tuhy — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:04:16 CDT

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Tuhy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:07:57 CDT

NASCAR moved to Sin City in the late 1990s with the development of the $200 million Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Located a few miles north of "The Strip," Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits like a diamond in the desert with seating for nearly 150,000 fans. One of the most complete racing complexes in the world, its 1,600 acres include road courses, a three-eighths mile oval, a dirt track and a state-of-the-art drag racing facility. Construction of the $200 million complex began in 1995. At its heart, however, is the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, home of the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. LVMS is the third stop on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series circuit. The first NASCAR race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a Busch Series event in 1996. Two years later, the Cup series made its first visit with Mark Martin picking up the victory.

Nearly 2,000 tons of concrete were originally used to build more than 100,000 seats. Shortly after Speedway Motorsports Inc. bought the track in 1998, it announced plans to add 22,000 seats in the Dale Earnhardt Terrace overlooking the frontstretch. Construction started shortly after the 2004 race and was completed in time for the 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrylser 400. The day of the 2005 race Chris Powell, LVMS's General Manager, announced that come 2006, a new grandstand would e built. Construction of the Richard Petty Terrace in Turn 1 was completed in 2006, allowing fans a shot at 14,000 additional tickets and pushing the tracks seating capacity to nearly 150,000.

Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have visited victory lane twice with Jeff Gordon and Sterlin Marlin making the trip once. Jimmie Johnson has a total of four victories at LVMS, earning them in 2005, '06, '07, and '10.

Infield Construction

Following the 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 crews began a multi-million dollar renovation of the track surface and infield. The banking has been increased from twelve to twenty degrees, a new state-of-the-art media center has been built in the infield along with a fan interactive Neon Garage where fans can look down on the cars or look through windows at ground level, and pit road has been moved 275 feet closer to the grandstand.

Track Facts:

Completed: 1996
Reconfigured: 2006-2007
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: D-shaped oval
Banking:
20° turns
9° frontstretch
9° backstretch
Frontstretch: 2,275 feet
Backstretch: 1,572 feet
Seating : 142,000

Photos:

This is an outdated picture of the LVMS complex. The two striped lines represent where the new pit road is with the two stock cars representing the first and last pit stalls.

Past Winners:

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2010	Sprint Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Chevorlet	--
2009	Sprint Cup	Kyle Busch	Toyota	--
2008	Sprint Cup	Carl Edwards	Ford	--
2007	Nextel Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	--
2006	Nextel Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	133.358 mph
2005	Nextel Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	121.038 mph
2004	Nextel Cup	Matt Kenseth	Ford	128.790 mph
2003	Winston Cup	Matt Kenseth	Ford	132.934 mph
2002	Winston Cup	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	136.754 mph
2001	Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	135.546 mph
2000	Winston Cup	Jeff Burton	Ford	119.982 mph
1999	Winston Cup	Jeff Burton	Ford	137.537 mph
1998	Winston Cup	Mark Martin	Ford	146.554 mph

Neon Garage

Tuhy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:59:27 CDT

The Neon Garage provides unprecedented access to race teams and drivers, unique concession areas, live entertainment and the Winner’s Circle. Some have called it “NASCAR Disneyland.”
This area, which is located in the center of the speedway’s infield, allows race fans to watch the drivers and crews of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from both ground-level and elevated positions.
While the racers are the stars of the show, there is much more to do and see in the Neon Garage. Live entertainment performs continuously on the center stage, except during the races. In 2007 and 2008, the world-famous Blue Man Groupperformed in the Neon Garage throughout the weekend. In addition, John Stuart Productionshas provided some of the world’s best tribute artists from Elvis Presley to Garth Brooks to Tom Jones.
Race fans with Neon Garage passes also get a bird’s eye view of the Winner’s Circle. The winning driver pulls through a gauntlet of race fans and emerges into a stadium-like setting to share his victory with his race team and thousands of fans in the Neon Garage.

NASCAR Blogs

travisrb — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:28:05 CDT

Rain out @ Charlotte for the running of the 50th World 600.

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Hello I am Joshua and I am a fantasy racing expert at www.fantasyinsideronline.com. I am also an offical member of the NASCAR media and run several blogs about different NASCAR series.
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NASCAR Champions

Tuhy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:30 CST

2009 Jimmie Johnson
2008 Jimmie Johnson
2007 Jimmie Johnson
2006 Jimmie Johnson
2005 Tony Stewart
2004 Kurt Busch
2003 Matt Kenseth
2002 Tony Stewart
2001 Jeff Gordon
2000 Bobby Labonte
1999 Dale Jarrett
1998 Jeff Gordon
1997 Jeff Gordon
1996 Terry Labonte
1995 Jeff Gordon
1994 Dale Earnhardt
1993 Dale Earnhardt
1992 Alan Kulwicki
1991 Dale Earnhardt
1990 Dale Earnhardt
1989 Rusty Wallace
1988 Bill Elliott
1987 Dale Earnhardt
1986 Dale Earnhardt
1985 Darrell Waltrip
1984 Terry Labonte
1983 Bobby Allison
1982 Darrell Waltrip
1981 Darrell Waltrip
1980 Dale Earnhardt
1979 Richard Petty
1978 Cale Yarborough
1977 Cale Yarborough
1976 Cale Yarborough
1975 Richard Petty
1974 Richard Petty
1973 Benny Parsons
1972 Richard Petty

Grand National Champions

1971 Richard Petty
1970 Bobby Isaac
1969 David Pearson
1968 David Pearson
1967 Richard Petty
1966 David Pearson
1965 Ned Jarrett
1964 Richard Petty
1963 Joe Weatherly
1962 Joe Weatherly
1961 Ned Jarrett
1960 Rex White
1959 Lee Petty
1958 Lee Petty
1957Buck Baker
1956 Buck Baker
1955 Tim Flock
1954 Lee Petty
1953 Herb Thomas
1952 Tim Flock
1951 Herb Thomas
1950 Bill Rexford
1949 Red Byron

See also:

NASCAR in PLASTIC

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NASCAR Chat

Tuhy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:27:15 CST

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Robby Gordon

pathetic — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:32:32 CST

Car: #7 car for Robby Gordon Motorsports in the Nextel Cup
Born: January 2, 1969 in Bellflower, Calif.

In the family: His father, Bob, was an off-road racing legend.

Career highlights: Robby Gordon began his career in off-road racing, winning several championships.

Gordon is known for his aggressive driving style, incredible car control, and for controversy on and off the track.

In 1990, Gordon began racing sports cars, where he had considerable success. In 1992, he began racing Indy Cars, and raced full time in the Indy Car series from 1993-1996, capturing two wins. In 1998 and 1999, Gordon fielded his own Indy team, but with limited success. He ultimately left open-wheel racing for safety concerns, claiming that Indy Cars are too fast and dangerous to run on oval tracks.

In 1991, he made his first NASCAR Cup Series start in the Daytona 500, and ran in the serried occasionally until 1997, when he ran 22 races for Team SABCO. He returned again in 2000 and ran a half season with his own team, though his results were again disappointing.

In 2001, he ran a few races for Morgan McClure, then signed on with Richard Childress Racing at the end of the year and won a controversial race at New Hampshire International Speedway in which he was accused of spinning out Jeff Gordon for the victory.

In 2003, he won at Infineon Raceway after he passed his teammate, Kevin Harvick, under caution. He won again in 2003 at the series’ other road course, Watkins Glen.

In 2004, he started his own Busch Series team, which he moved up to the Cup Series in 2005, at which time he left Richard Childress Racing. Gordon gained national attention in 2005 when he got into an on-track altercation with Michael Waltrip. After he climbed out of his wrecked vehicle, he waited for Waltrip to pass and threw his helmet at him, and then proceeded to call Waltrip a “piece of s**t” in an interview on TNT just after the crash. The helmet was later auctioned off for charity, and was purchased for $51,100 by the online casino GoldenPalace.com.

A huge number of Robby Gordon fan sites exist out there, as he is amongst the most loved racers in NASCAR.

Auto Club Speedway

42,18fan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:43:35 CDT

The two-mile D-shaped oval at California Speedway, located 50-miles west of Los Angeles, joined the Nextel Cup schedule in 1997 and added a second race in 2004.

The track is a favorite for Hollywood celebrities, who flock to the pits each year.
California Speedway has a history that you might expect a track just 50 miles from Hollywood to have.

The speedway sits on a 568-acre site that once hosted the first steel mill located west of the Rocky Mountains, Kaiser Steel Mill. The mill produced the steel that helped build the Liberty ships used by the Allies to win World War II.

Kaiser Steel went out of business in 1983. Following that, the site fell into such disrepair that it was used in the movie The Terminator to portray a post-Apocalyptic world where men and machines battled each other for supremacy and survival.

Penske Motorsports Inc. purchased the land and completed the track in 1997. The first race held on the track was a Winston West Series race won by Ken Schrader on June 21, 1997. Later that day, Mark Martin won an International Race of Champions event at the new facility. Jeff Gordon won the track's first Cup race the following day.

California Speedway has also played host to races in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as events in the IndyCar Series and what is now the ChampCar World Series on its oval and road racing and motorcycle events on its road courses.

In 1999, Penske Motorsports Inc. merged with International Speedway Corporation, bringing California Speedway into the ISC family of tracks. Beginning in 2004, California Speedway's two-mile oval became the host of two NASCAR Cup Series races each year, adding a Labor Day weekend event to is roster of activities.

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Past Winners:

1997

Jeff Gordon-Calfornia 500

1998

Mark Martin-Calfornia 500 presented by NAPA

1999

Jeff Gordon-California 500 presented by NAPA

2000

Jeremy Mayfield-NAPA Auto Parts 500

2001

Rusty Wallace-NAPA Auto Parts 500

2002

Jimmie Johnson-NAPA Auto Parts 500

2003

Kurt Busch-Auto Club 500

2004

Jeff Gordon-Auto Club 500
Elliott Sadler-Pop Secret 500

2005

Greg Biffle-Auto Club 500
Kyle Busch-Sony HD 500

2006

Matt Kenseth-Auto Club 500
Kasey Khane-Summer

2007

Matt Kenseth-Spring
Jimmie Johnson-Summer

2008

Carl Edwards-Spring
Jimmie Johnson-Summer

2009

Matt Kenseth - Spring
Jimmie Johnson - Fall

Kansas Speedway

42,18fan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:12:54 CDT

The 1.5-mile tri-oval at Kansas Speedway, built in 2001, helped bring NASCAR racing to the Midwest. Jeff Gordon won the first Cup series race at the track.In 1996, International Speedway Corporation began exploring the idea of building a track in the Midwest. Bonds were sold in 1998 and construction on the 1.5-mile tri-oval began a year later.

Tickets for the 2001 season went on sale on Aug. 17, 2000 -- and within a week, nearly 80 percent of the season tickets had been sold. Paving on the track begin in September of that year and construction was completed in the spring of 2001.

Jeff Gordon won the first two Cup events there, starting with the inaugural race on Sept. 29, 2001.

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Where to stay: The Great Wolf Lodge

Where to eat: Dave and Busters

Sidetrips: The Ledgends especially the Wine &Brewery

Track Facts:

Banking/Turns: 15
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-oval

Photos:

Past Winners:

2001

Jeff Gordon-Protection One 400

2002

Jeff Gordon-Protection One 400

2003

Ryan Newman-Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods

2004

Joe Nemechek-Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods

2005

Mark Martin-Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods

2006

Tony Stewart

2007

Greg Biffle

2008

Jimmie Johnson

2009

Tony Stewart

NASCAR Crew Chiefs

42,18fan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:42:52 CDT

To the guys who make it happen - The Crew Chiefs!

Crew Chiefs are what make winners, winners.They help guide the driver through pit strategies & help them to victory lane at the end of every race. So check out some of the famous Crew Chiefs that help some of the famous Drivers.

Crew Chiefs & Drivers:

Rodney Childers - crew chief for David Reutiman & the No.00 Aarons Michael Waltrip Racing team
Kevin Manion - crew chief for Martin Truex Jr. & the No.1 Bass Pro-Shops/Tracker, DEI team
Pat Tryson - crew chief for Kurt Busch & the No.2 Miller Lite, Penske Racing South team
Alan Gustafson - crew chief for Mark Martin & the No.5 Kelloggs, Hendrick Motorsports team
Jimmy Fennig - crew chief for David Ragan & the No.6 AAA, Roush-Fenway Racing team
Todd Berrier - crew chief for Casey Mears & the No.07 Jack Daniel's, Richard Childress Racing team
Kirk Almquist - crew chief for Robby Gordon & the No.7 Jim Beam, Robby Gordon Motorsports team

Kenny Francis - crew chief for Kasey Kahne & the No.9 Dodge Dealers/UAW/McDonald's, Evernham Motorsports team
Mike Ford - crew chief for Denny Hamlin & the No.11 FedEx Kinko's, Joe Gibbs Racing team
Roy McCauly - crew chief for David Stremme & the No.12 Mobil 1, Penske Racing South team
Darian Grubb - crew chief for Tony Stewart & the No.14 Office Depot/Old Spice, Stewart-HassRacing team
Gregg Erwin-crew chief for Greg Biffle & the No.16 National Guard, Roush-Fenway Racing team
Drew Blickensdurfer - crew chief for Matt Kenseth & the No.17 DeWalt, Roush-Fenway Racing team
Steve Addington - crew chief for Kyle Busch & the No.18 M&M's, Joe Gibbs Racing team
Kevin Buskirk - crew chief for Elliott Sadler & the No.19 Best Buy, Evernham Motorsports team
Greg Zipadelli - crew chief for Joey Logano & the No.20 Home Depot, Joe Gibbs Racing team
David Hyder - crew chief for Bill Elliott & the No.21 Little Debbie, Wood Brothers Racing team
Steve Letarte - crew chief for Jeff Gordon & the No.24 DuPont, Hendrick Motorsports team
Donnie Wingo - crew chief for Jamie McMurray & the No.26 Crown Royal, Roush-Fenway Racing team
Gill Martin - crew chief for Kevin Harvick & the No.29 GM Goodwrench, Richard Childress Racing team
Scott Miller - crew chief for Jeff Burton & the No.31 Cingular Wireless, Richard Childress Racing team
Shane Wilson - crew chief for Clint Bowyer & the No.33 General Mills, Richard Childress Racing tem
Charles Barraclough - crew chief for David Gilliland & the No.38 M&M's, Yates Racing team
Tony Gibson - crew chief for Ryan Newman & the No. 39, Stewart-Hass Racing team
Brian Pattie - crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya & Target, Earnhardt-Ganassi team
Sammy Johns - crew chief for Reed Sorenson & the No.43, Petty Enterprises team
Mike Shiplett - crew chief for AJ Allmendinger & the No.10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Valvoline, Evernham Racing team
Chad Knaus - crew chief for Jimmie Johnson & the No.48 Lowe's, Hendrick Motorsports team
Jean Kned - crew chief for Michael Waltrip & the No.55 NAPA Auto Parts, Waltrip-Jasper Racing team
Travis Geisler - crew chief for Sam Hornish Jr. & the No.77 Mobil 1, Penske Racing South team
Jay Guy - crew chief for Regan Smith & the No.78 Furniture Row Racing,Furniture Row Racing team
Jimmy Elledge - crew chief for Scott Speed & the No.82 Red Bull Racing Team
Ryan Pemberton - crew chief for Brian Vickers & the No.83 Red Bull Racing Team
Lance McGrew - crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr & the No.88 Amp Energy, Hendrick Motorsports team
Todd Parott - crew chief for Bobby Labonte & the No.96 DLP HDTV, Hall of Fame Racing team
Bob Osborne - crew chief for Carl Edwards & the No.99 Office Depot, Roush-Fenway Racing team

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Robby Gordon

Auto Club Speedway

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Past Winners:

Kansas Speedway

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Where to stay: The Great Wolf Lodge

Where to eat: Dave and Busters

Sidetrips: The Ledgends especially the Wine &Brewery

Track Facts:

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Past Winners:

NASCAR Crew Chiefs

To the guys who make it happen - The Crew Chiefs!

Crew Chiefs & Drivers:

Rare Finds www.diecastdepotshop.com

www.autographdiecast.com

www.actiondiecast.com

www.thesundayhauler.com

www.pyramidracing.com

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