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Kimmel wins at Salem

Kimmel wins at Salem

KING KIMMEL CARRIES SALEM CONTENDERS SALEM IN (4-25-04) By Don Radebaugh - After going winless at his home track in 2003, Frank Kimmel, the undisputed king of Salem Speedway, reclaimed his throne Sunday afternoon at the historic, southern-Indiana oval with a convincing victory in the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200. Kimme ... Continue reading

CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES AARON'S 499 RACE NOTES

CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES AARON'S 499 RACE NOTES

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com ofc: (727) 784-8465 fax: (727) 787-8990 cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES AARON'S 499 RACE NOTES TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY April 25, 2004 RICKY CRAVEN, NO. 32 TIDE CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: " ... Continue reading

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX points after Salem

Top-10 ARCA RE/MAX points after Salem

TOP-10 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS AFTER SALEM: 1) Frank Kimmel 710; 2) Billy Venturini 605; 3) AJ Fike 475; 4) Brent Sherman 465; 5) Jason Jarrett 445; 6) Mike Buckley 440; 7) Todd Bowsher 430; 8) Darrell Basham 415; 9) Brandon Knupp 410; 10) Mark Gibson 405. ... Continue reading

McMurray Scores First Top-10 Restrictor Plate Finish

McMurray Scores First Top-10 Restrictor Plate Finish

Media Contact: Jason Wise, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (704) 500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> -For Immediate Release- McMurray Scores First Top-10 Restrictor Plate Finish TALLADEGA, Ala., (April 25, 2004) --- Jamie McMurray and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline team continued their recent stri ... Continue reading

NEXCUP Gordon Edges Earnhardt at Talladega

NEXCUP Gordon Edges Earnhardt at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. April 25, 2004; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that Jeff Gordon seized the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr. with six laps remaining and barely beat him in a controversial finish Sunday, ending DEI's winning streak at Talladega Superspeedway. With Earnhardt making a strong move to pass for the lead ... Continue reading

Truex Gets 2nd Busch Win, Beats Earnhardt

Truex Gets 2nd Busch Win, Beats Earnhardt

TALLADEGA, Ala. April 24, 2004; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that Martin Truex Jr. beat Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a video game at Talladega Superspeedway. Then he beat his boss on the racetrack. ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXCUP: M. Waltrip, Earnhardt Jr. Have Edge at Talladega

NASCAR NEXCUP: M. Waltrip, Earnhardt Jr. Have Edge at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. April 24, 2004; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. walk with a little swagger and a knowing smile when they are at Talladega Superspeedway. It's as if the DEI teammates know something that no one else knows. Maybe they do. ... Continue reading

DODGE CUP NOTES, QUOTES FROM SATURDAY AT TALLADEGA

DODGE CUP NOTES, QUOTES FROM SATURDAY AT TALLADEGA

Saturday, April 24, 2004. Ray Cooper Talladega Superspeedway. Clear!Blue Aaron's 499 Advance. 704-975-3232 RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge) NOTE: Newman led the circuit with eight wins and 11 poles in 2003. ... Continue reading

CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES - Talladega Jeff Gordon

CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES - Talladega Jeff Gordon

AARON'S 499 ADVANCE MATERIAL TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY April 24, 2004 JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT/PEPSI CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SPOKE WITH THE MEDIA AFTER HAPPY HOUR (IS NASCAR BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BY TRYING TO MAKE THESE RESTRICTOR PLATE RACES EXCITING YET SAFE?) "Oh, yeah. If the competitors are happy, the fans ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Notes and Quotes NASCAR NEXCUP Talladega Saturday April 24 - Michael Waltrip

Chevrolet Notes and Quotes NASCAR NEXCUP Talladega Saturday April 24 - Michael Waltrip

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY April 24, 2004 MICHAEL WALTRIP, NO. 15 NAPA CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO WAS TODAY'S GUEST AT THE NEXTEL WAKE-UP CALL. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS VISIT WITH THE MEDIA (WHAT'S THE NEXTEL CUP PLAN WITH KENNY WALLACE DRIVING THE AARON'S DREAM MACHINE THIS YEAR?) "We have five races scheduled for ... Continue reading

Top NASCAR Drivers Combine Horsepower and Super Power- Sounds alot Like "King Richard and His Knights of Thunder" A TV Series TACH Proposed to Hot Wheel's NY Ad Agency in 1989 and Was Turned Down Because "Nascar Was a Southern Thing and Wouldn't work anywhere else!" Get ready fo a Call from Our Lawyers!

Top NASCAR Drivers Combine Horsepower and Super Power- Sounds alot Like "King Richard and His Knights of Thunder" A TV Series TACH Proposed to Hot Wheel's NY Ad Agency in 1989 and Was Turned Down Because "Nascar Was a Southern Thing and Wouldn't work anywhere else!" Get ready fo a Call from Our Lawyers!

TALLADEGA, Ala.--April 23, 2004--It's the largest track on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series circuit, so it makes sense that Talladega Superspeedway was the place where some of NASCAR's best drivers unveiled their super hero co-pilots for the upcoming Justice League Racing Weekend Presented by Hot Wheels(R). Batman, Superma ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES AARON'S 499 QUALIFYING NOTES

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES AARON'S 499 QUALIFYING NOTES

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY April 23, 2004 TERRY LABONTE, NO. 5 KELLOGG'S CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: "The guys have been working awfully hard to make our speedway program better. It's a brand new car. (ON THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING ON AND OFF PIT ROAD AT TIMES AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AT TALLADEGA) "It's pretty difficult becau ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Salem Factsheet

ARCA RE/MAX Salem Factsheet

ARCA RE/MAX SERIES STEERS FOR SALEM This Sunday's (April 25) Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 will mark the 72nd appearance of the ultra popular ARCA RE/MAX Series at Salem Speedway. Salem has been a staple on the RE/MAX Series schedule since 1955 when Jack Harrison won the inaugural event in a Ford. Five-time series champ ... Continue reading

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