NASCAR WWEST: Woodside and Bill McAnally Racing Go Hollywood
2 September 1999
September 1, 1999 (Roseville, CA) - When Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) premieres its new television show, "Malcolm In The Middle," this winter, viewers will have an opportunity to see both a hot new series and one of NASCAR's hottest West Coast race teams together on their television screens. The "Malcolm In The Middle" episode entitled "Stock Car Races" will feature the entire Bill McAnally Racing team in footage shot at Irwindale Speedway yesterday and during the August 21st SNAP-ON 250 for the benefit of City of Hope. Regency Television Production, Inc., the company producing "Malcolm In The Middle," followed the team through its pre-race activities and throughout the race. The production crew also met the team at Irwindale Speedway yesterday and spent the day shooting additional footage for the episode. "Malcolm in the Middle" will be a weekly family comedy seen through the eyes of the family's middle child, a reluctant child genius. "Stock Car Races" explores an adventurous day at the races for Malcolm, his brothers and their dad. Fox has not announced the premiere date. Team owner Bill McAnally said, "Working with the production crew was a lot of fun, and having the team and the race car featured in "Malcolm In The Middle" will give our sponsors a lot of great exposure. We appreciated the opportunity to be involved in the project." Now that the film shoot has been completed, McAnally Racing is en route to Salt Lake City to compete in the Bank One 250 at Rocky Mountain Raceways on Labor Day. With 10 of 14 events on the 1999 NASCAR Winston West schedule completed, the team is leading the series in the points standings, laps led, laps completed and best average finish categories, as well as the Gatorade Front Runner and Clevite Engine Builder awards. "This weekend's race is important to us," commented Woodside on the upcoming race. "We ran well during practice at Irwindale, but our race could have been better." Despite flat tires and spinouts during the recent Irwindale event, the team finished in 10th place and increased their points lead by almost thirty points. Solidifying their points lead will be the team's number one priority this weekend. Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) owns and operates the No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts/Martin Senour Automotive Finishes/NAPA Filters/California Integrated Waste Management Recycled Oil Program Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston West team with Sean Woodside as driver. They are leading the series in the points standings, the Gatorade Front Runner Award, the Clevite Engine Builder Award races, laps led, laps completed and best average finish. Current season results include one win, three top five, seven top ten finishes and one Bud Pole Award. Woodside finished both the 1997 and 1998 seasons in second place in the Winston West points standings.