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Jayski.com was the listed sponsor of the #47 Ford at Talladega in October 1997. You just take the medicine and you'll be fine. Call 1-866-RUSTY-GO, or visit www.iowaspeedway.com to learn more. He gets excited when we start racing, so he's ready for us to get to Daytona. "The kids were all born after my IndyCar career, and they weren't at the NASCAR races I happened to win either." It's something that we cannot fix." (4-5-2014) "Just winning anywhere feels good," Schrader said. Lyn St. James, a seven-time Indianapolis 500 starter, founded the Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation in 1994 to focus on programs for driver development, advocacy, diversity and education, particularly for women who aspire to become race car drivers. The 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will battle the twists and turns of the "World Center of Racing's" 3.56-mile road course for the Risi Competizione/Ferrari of Houston team in the North America series of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. The crash not only ended Nadeau's career, but also had great implications for his personal life. There were times when Danica Patrick seemed the only Cup Series driver NASCAR cared about. SunBelt Atlanta/Cummings I LLC said the $120 million project, the second major project announced for the Forsyth County area in recent weeks, will be off Matt Highway, or State Route 369. For the day to come, it's unreal. He and his family will move to Charlotte in June, where they have already bought a house and will become neighbors to such NASCAR notables as team owners Rick Hendrick and Felix Sabates. The modified racing legend and retired NASCAR executive was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2016. Hardly. Nadeau said his wreck registered at 121 times the force of gravity. I realized that I could have been killed that day. "(Mark Martin Automotive)(1-15-2015), Victory Lane Racing Association to honor Ard, others: On Tuesday night, February 17, one of the top drivers to ever strap himself into a race car will be honored along with five others at the 10th annual Victory Lane Racing Association Awards Banquet scheduled to be held at the Pelican Bay Country Club. Burton had five career wins in in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and four in the Nationwide Series. Others being honored for their accomplishments in auto racing are Curtis Turner, Mike Duvall, Dick Hutcherson, Gene Stokes and Steve Waid. The chronic leg pain increased dramatically after he fell while working on his ranch before the Texas race. He made history in 1973 becoming the first Afircan American NASCAR racer to win a pole in an upper division race when he knocked Darrell Waltrip off the pole in the Late Model Sportman (Nationwide Series) Southern 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. 24. Trickle is survived by Delores Iwanski of Waukesha, Chuck Trickle of Las Vegas, Sue Trickle of Minneapolis, and Duaine Trickle of Plover. He rebuilt the wrecked '57 Chevy with the blown engine and began winning dirt-track races at Natural Bridge Speedway in western Virginia. I broke both my shoulders and both biceps. His parents who helped mold him into a ferocious stock car driver would have cheered him on. (allisonfilm.com)(4-5-2015), Rusty Wallace to run Off-Road Truck at the X Games: Officials of Rusty Wallace, Inc. announced today that NASCAR Hall of Famer and 55-time Sprint Cup Series race winner, Rusty Wallace has accepted an invitation to compete in this year's Off-Road Truck Racing event at X Games Austin. The track is owned and operated by U.S. Motorsport Corporation and designed by NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, now an anchor and analyst for ABC-TV/ESPN. "I hope that I can run strong in it and hopefully win but I'm realistic too," Wallace said. Yates "My dad is hanging tough. I couldn't shoot a bird. "Back to doing a little bit of everything, I guess." "Handsome" Harry won 18 races in his 15-year Cup career, including four races in a row in September 1991, plus two more in the then-Busch Series, to earn another nickname, "Mr. I'm just not going to drive a race car anymore. "I've got a great wife," Nadeau said. Wright Pond said his brother is maintaining an upbeat attitude, "and he and his family really appreciate the support that has poured in." Johnson's $17.5 million tally last year is half of what Earnhardt earned a decade prior as the highest-paid Nascar driver. 24 for the past two years even as Gordon has done well on Foxs half-season NASCAR coverage. In that role, he currently appears on Fox Sports 1's NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane shows. I made a page back in 1997 with some notes and images of the #47 Jayski.com Ford at Jayski's Talladega Experience page. He won the Mid-Atlantic Regional title as well. He's got two more chemo treatments and then hopefully they can go to surgery, but he's hanging tough. I was probably the 80th guy to try to do it and probably the 80th guy that failed at it. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, motor racing's Cooperstown, announced today that it will move its operations and collection of historic racing machines and memorabilia from the Detroit area to the "World Center of Racing," Daytona International Speedway by January 2016. My house is right up there off exit 28 (from Interstate 77 at Lake Norman). [More](12-6-2017), Biffle sued for hidden cameras inside home: Channel 9 uncovered allegations of hidden cameras and secret peeping inside a former NASCAR driver's home. Wallace, whose post-racing career combines a busy ABC/ESPN broadcast schedule, managing his son Steven's NASCAR Nationwide Series race team, overseeing his auto dealership interests and fundraising for the charitable NASCAR Foundation, nevertheless finds ample time to promote Iowa Speedway. Foyt Undergoes Successful Triple Bypass Surgery: Four-time Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 winner and former NASCAR team owner A.J. Sunday's event also kicks off a summer of 12 race event appearances by committee members to raise awareness and funds for the memorial. I was just very lucky. He lost seven family members, including his father, to the disease during a six-month stretch in 1983. There is ample money available. (NASCAR.com)(2-5-2015), NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson recovering from stroke: NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson is recovering after he suffered a mild stroke Dec. 9. He began suffering early in 2002, lacking energy and enduring headaches, fatigue and nausea. "I'll be a little bit more careful about what I eat and the sun exposure that I get, although I'm not going to stop playing golf or going to the races or wherever I need to go. The car landed in Turn 2. Johnson said his plans for the immediate future remain unaltered. Bodine began to rethink why he was still trying to race at the Sprint Cup level at the age of 63 after he suffered a lifetime of hard hits to his head, including a concussion from a spectacular Truck Series crash at Daytona International Speedway in 2000 that almost cost him his life. That race was the first of several events for the "retired" NASCAR star over the past 12 months, including 12 IndyCar road-course races with Chip Ganassi Racing, and three more IMSA events behind the wheel of the No. He's 79 years old, after all. (hometracks.nascar.com)[Read More Here](5-31-2017), Construction of Dick Trickle memorial continues: A bronze statue of Dick Trickle will wave to visitors in front of two curved walls featuring inscriptions, photographs and a dedication at the community park in Rudolph. He made his series debut in 1959 and ran his final Cup race in 1992. His son works for Major League Baseball, and his twin daughters attend James Madison University and the University of Virginia, respectively. NASCAR lost plenty of star power in the past decade. (1-28-2013), Randy Bethea featured in new documentary: Throughout the 1970s Tennessee racer Randy Bethea was a regular competitor in NASCAR's second tier series now known as the Nationwide Series. The third-generation driver's accomplishments at Watkins Glen International include three Top-5s and his eventual final win in the series, which came in 1996. The induction of Davey Allison was a surprise for those in attendance, as only Bobby's induction had been announced beforehand. The Elmhurst Historical Museum is located at 120 E. Park Ave. in Elmhurst. After retiring from racing, Pond got into automotive sales. We've been here five days, run 1,000 laps and we don't have a dent on the car. Shore's Nursery grows Fraser firs on more than a dozen farms it owns or leases in the Laurel Springs and Sparta areas of Alleghany County. Spencer also competed on several other NASCAR circuits. The black rails of the cattle fencing are a landmark on the north side of U.S. 421, just west of Interstate 77. He is second on the all-time wins list with 105 victories and won three championships -- in 1966, '68 and '69, before retiring in 1989. He even competed in a racing series last year against drivers that remind him of his spitfire youth. While he may not have reached victory lane in the Sprint Cup series, Wallace played a vital role in several of its most memorable finishes, including pushing the late Dale Earnhardt to his final NASCAR victory at Talladega in 2000. He recalls being the fastest thing on site at Richmond International Raceway that day during practice. The 60 minute documentary was filmed and edited by Kingsport Times-News reporter Jeff Bobo and includes interviews with many of Bethea's NASCAR racing contemporaries including retired racers Paul Lewis, John A. Utsman, active Nationwide Series driver Brad Teague, and engine builder Stanley Allison. Allison narrated the original documentary that plays in the gallery, and he provided many anecdotes and insights on Fred's career to help develop the storyline of the exhibit. "He definitely helped me out a lot," Chase said. Former statistician Bob Latford and driver Dan Gurney were also named as write-in candidates on this year's Hall of Fame ballot. The movie project will be based on Bobby Allison's rise to the top of NASCAR as a three-time Daytona 500 winner, followed by a crash that ended Bobby's career at 50 years of age. Bodine intended to run as many as 15 races in this year before his sponsor, Luke & Associates, pulled financing before the season. Then I lost my father who I was very, very close to from cancer." The third baseman reportedly agreed to an 11-year, $350 million contract extension with San Diego Padres, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. "He put everything into that race team, and we ran full-schedule Busch (now Nationwide) racing out of that shop with just a few people and a lot of hard work. Built in 1994, the 5,767-square-foot home was designed to maximize its 190 feet of Lake Norman shoreline, with large windows in nearly every room looking out on the lake. FILE -Kurt Busch (45) pits during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Madison, Ill. NASCAR's next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. But Hornish isn't about that life anymore. The Stock Car Hall of Fame and Rotary Club of Daytona Beach West are proud and honored to assist in raising funds for this amazing cause. He and his wife divorced in 2015. "The team did great and I learned a ton. Martin bought the home a little over three years ago for $2 million. The 2015 edition of the world-renowned extreme sports competition will be held at Circuit of the Americas, home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix. He will be in the hospital a few days and is expected to be released later this week," said Winston Kelley, executive director of the NASCAR Hall. When it didn't sell, Johnson decided to auction it. Ottinger and Sterling Marlin, former crew chief/driver Kirk Shelmerdine and sportswriter David Poole. Yarborough will be on hand during the Bojangles' Southern 500 race weekend participating in various activities, including being honored during pre-race ceremonies for the track's 109th Sprint Cup race. This has been a hard time but the support has lifted my spirits. "I appreciate all of my former fans. (ARCA Racing)(4-29-2015), Film To Be Made About Bobby Allison: Posse Films, LLC, the inspirational feature film production company that controls the rights to several historically significant and uplifting life stories, recently announced the making of a biopic about the larger-than-life NASCAR pioneer, and NASCAR Hall of Fame member, Bobby Allison. from 4-5 pm/et. Below is the list of all-time champions in the NASCAR Cup Series. The district would be the one currently represented in North Carolina by Republican Howard Coble, who announced Thursday this would be his last term. Bodine, who hasn't run full-time since 1999, has run part-time since his injury in the then NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Daytona opener in 2000. Aric Almirola will retire after this season, he announced Monday morning. Yarborough is from Timmonsville, just 15 miles from The Lady in Black, is a local hero to race fans of all generations who call Darlington County home, where they witnessed one of the greatest stock car drivers of his time win five Southern 500 races from 1968-1982. It's almost like I lost my life." I want everyone to know that you just have to keep going and marching forward, no matter what You all have to know that there will be something on the horizon that will hopefully inspire you. "I commend him for doing it because it takes a lot of courage and integrity to not race for two races. After being among NASCARs best for 18 seasons, 2003 champion Matt Kenseth was unceremoniously dismissed by team owner Joe Gibbs after the 2017 season. . Martin also captured two NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race wins, in 1998 and 2005, and six NASCAR XFINITY Series victories at the speedway. This September, the 1988 Winston Cup champion will become the 95th inductee in the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the organization announced. He realized his health was more important." Busch just wished . The National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame is located on the grounds of Darlington Raceway. Jerry Cook Cook was the first driver featured in the series in late 2016. (NBC Sports)(5-7-2016), Jeff Gordon publishing first authorized biography: Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current FOX NASCAR broadcast analyst, is publishing his first-ever authorized biography in October. His last victory came at Sonoma in June 2016. I'll get to do some gardening, but that isn't all I am going to do. Don Miller, the Chairman of the Board for the N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame is ecstatic about of the up and coming event. But the two sides split in 2011 in a disagreement over intellectual property. Standridge made 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts from 1993-1999 with a best finish of 14th in the 1995 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The veteran driver will go behind the wheel of the #20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing at the short track. I've had all of those multiple concussions and they add up. But he stated numerous times that he rushed back, which was one of the few things he wishes he could go back and change. Wright Pond said his brother still is battling cancer in other parts of his body. And I'm going to take the train up in Canada. He go-karts often with daughter Natalie, 10, born months before the crash. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)(5-16-2015), Darrell Waltrip to speak Tuesday at Samford University: NASCAR Hall of Famer and NASCAR on Fox analyst Darryl Waltrip will become downright professorial when he speaks next Tuesday, April 15, at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. "It scared the hell out of me, and I mean that literally. 2017, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Michael Waltrip, Hermie Sadler, Boris Said, Bobby Labonte, Maybe Matt Kenseth and Danica Patrick. In just a couple weeks, Martin will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Jamie McMurray wasted no time finding success in the Cup Series, winning his second career start, at Charlotte in fall 2002. The Standridge decal was carried on the C post of JDM Chevrolet's driven by #01-Landon Cassill who finished 12th, #4-Jeffrey Earnhardt (20th) and #87-Kevin Lepage (19th) at Darlington and will run in other races this year. "(ARCA)(6-9-2013), Ten years since Nadeau's injury UPDATE: NASCAR's annual spring visit to Richmond International Raceway marks the 10-year anniversary of Jerry Nadeau's near fatal accident at the track. "If I feared death I never would have driven a race car." The Women in the Winner's Circle Celebration is the foundation's major fundraiser, celebrating the success of women in racing. (AJFR)(11-10-2015), Former NASCAR driver sets Tractor speed record: A 1952 Ford 8N series farm tractor, dubbed the "8NCREDIBLE," stunned those on hand September, 27th at Wilmington Ohio's Airborne Park when it roared to a final round top speed of 96.3185 miles per hour. home/office addresses, phone numbers "I've had people say, 'Man, you got Parkinson's Disease?' Wallace finished 23rd in the May race at Iowa. Hornish's only regret, really, is that his wife, Crystal, is the only member of his brood who's witnessed his triumphant moments at the track in the flesh. I don't think NASCAR would get upset about that. He was kept on a ventilator for eight days to allow his lungs to recover full functionality. It's hard to believe this day is here. "I was racing in SCCA in Showroom Stock when Janet made the headlines at Indianapolis in 1977, and I never dreamed at the time that I would ever reach the level of Indy car racing but it certainly made an impression on me," St. James said. The NASCAR Next Gen car is a spec chassis issued by the . 42 Chevrolet. There are so many books with very little time invested by the drivers, but Jeff gave me unparalleled access at the race track, at special events - and at his home - over the past 15 months," says Garner. Yeah, I think it would be a great thing. Keselowski first appeared on Sullivan & Son last season. 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