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  • Mad Croc Energy Brands to Sponsor Kevin Harvick Inc.

    Kernersville, N.C. (October 1, 2010) – Mad Croc Brands today announced a sponsorship agreement with Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI). The agreement includes the distribution of Mad Croc products in select Kroger stores in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as Mad Croc’s sponsorship of Kevin Harvick Inc.’s NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 33 Chevrolet to be driven by Mike Bliss in the upcoming Nationwide Series event on October 23rd, 2010 at Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway outside of St. Louis, Missouri.

    “This is our Company’s first significant racing sponsorship in the US and we are very excited to partner with the Kevin Harvick Inc. team,” said Robert Tamcsin, CEO for Mad Croc Brands Inc. “Not only will this deal generate great exposure for our growing brand here in the US, but it will also expand the distribution of our energy products into the nation’s largest grocery retailer.”

    Currently third in the Owner’s Point standings, the No. 33 Nationwide Series team is having another great season in 2010 having recorded thus far three victories, four poles, 16 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes. In 2009, the team earned two wins, including team co-owner Kevin Harvick’s first win in a KHI-owned car, 17 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes and a company best fourth in the Nationwide Series Owner’s Point standings.

    About Mad Croc Brands:

    Mad Croc has generated over $300 million in world-wide sales and is the only global energy brand with a full portfolio of products including energy drinks, energy shots, energy gum and energy chews. Regular Mad Croc products contain pure cane sugar, B vitamins, caffeine and taurine for a healthy boost that eases fatigue, increases alertness and enhances your senses.

    About Kroger:

    Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, employs more than 334,000 associates who serve customers in 2,470 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s. The Company also operates 779 convenience stores, 375 fine jewelry stores, 909 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the U.S. Kroger, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about Kroger, please visit www.kroger.com.

    About Kevin Harvick Inc.:

    Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team. Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.

  • Ford Kansas Advance (Matt Kenseth)

    Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, enters the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway with one pole, two top-five’s and three top-10’s under his belt all time at the track. Entering the third Chase race of the year, Kenseth stands in 11th place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship and talked about what he will need to do this weekend and beyond to climb back into contention.

    HOW DOES YOUR CAR LOOK THIS WEEKEND? “I don’t really know yet until we get on track. We will find out here in a little bit I guess.” THIS TRACK IS COMPARED TO CHICAGO A LOT. ARE THERE THINGS YOU CAN TRANSFER OVER FROM CHICAGO TO HERE? “I think they are pretty close. This track is a little bit flatter than Chicago. They were built at the same time, sort of have the same climate and have aged the same. I think they are pretty similar. They are probably as similar as any two tracks on the circuit.

    WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE CHASE RIGHT NOW? DO YOU JUST GO OUT WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT? “That is what we have been doing every week for 10 years. Every week we try as hard as we can and try to finish as high as we can. You hope every time you go to the track is to try to win. My outlook is not really a lot different. We didn’t run very well to get into the Chase really. To be honest we really made it because we completed all but seven laps this year. We haven’t broken or been in a lot of wrecks. We know our performance hasn’t been good enough, so we will keep working on it and try to get it where it needs to be. We want to finish as high as we can in the points and get some momentum and direction for the end of the year and going into next year.”

    SO DO YOU USE THIS TIME TO PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR? “Yes and no. You are always working on trying to make your cars better, make your team better and make your driving better. You are always working on that. I wouldn’t say we are using it to prepare for next year necessarily. We are trying to do the best we can this week and at the same time think ahead to how we can make things better.”

    ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND A TRACK WHERE YOU HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS? “I am looking forward to going there but honestly there are a lot of tracks I am comfortable at and have had success at in the past but I haven’t been able to repeat it lately. You have to be able to perform every week. Tracks like Dover last week, Kansas, California are places we have performed well in the past so you feel good about the race track stuff and being able to get around there but you still have to figure out what your car needs to go fast and put together a complete race.”

    WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT CALIFORNIA? “California is pretty similar to Michigan. Your car has to handle well, that is the main thing. The corners are really long, so you have to get your car handling good to get off the corners the best you can and get down the long straightaway’s. You can spin the tires a lot more off the corner than you used to be able to and the groove has moved around. Having the races spread that far apart, you really go there and really try to find the feel and the balance to make the car drive the way you want it to.”

  • CHEVY NSCS AT KANSAS: Clint Bowyer Press Conference Transcript

    NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

    PRICE SHOPPER 400

    KANSAS SPEEDWAY

    TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT

    October 1, 2010

     

    CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 CHEERIOS/HAMBURGER HELPER CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed the appeal decision, spending time with fans in Kansas and other topics.  Full transcript:

     

    HOW HAS YOUR WEEK AT HOME IN KANSAS BEEN?:  “It’s been a lot of fun.  Got here back to my old stomping grounds and back to my old friend’s Tim Karrick’s house and worked on my dirt car, putting engines in and things.  Felt like the old days.  Late model boys were cleaning their cars up and working on the Modifieds and having fun.  Had our annual fan club gathering last night, it was a lot of fun.  That is a neat thing to do if you ever think about it – those are your fans.  Those people – you mean as much to them as they do us and it was a fun deal.  It was the annual go-karting and had a lot of fun racing everybody and interacting.  What’s fun about coming back home, I was in Topeka and Lawrence and all over and Kansas City.  Just enjoy this race track and racing out here in front of the home town family and friends and everybody that gets to come here and enjoy this fun weekend for all of us.”

    WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE DECISION BY THE APPEALS COMMITTEE AND DID YOUR FANS ASK YOU ABOUT IT?:  “Everyone of them, obviously they’re your fans and everyone of them supports you on it and wish you the best.  Just like anybody else, they don’t understand, you know.  I’ll just save everybody’s breath in asking me.  Here’s my answer to that – I’m very disappointed, not surprised at all.  I’ll just leave it at that.  I’m looking forward to getting that behind me.  This is an important weekend.  I made some mistakes on the track last week that were uncharacteristic of myself, we made some mistakes as a team that were uncharacteristic and our heads weren’t 100 percent in the game.  I don’t want this mess to bother us anymore.  I’m at my home track, I’m having fun and that’s what I aim to do.”

    DO YOU STILL THINK YOU CAN GET IN THE CHASE BEING 235 POINTS BEHIND THE LEADER AT THIS POINT?:  “No, I think the championship hopes are done for myself.  The thing that I have to do is be the best teammate I can be.  We have to bring a championship home.  We still have two shots at that, but for myself and our race team, I’ve never finished out of the top-five in the Chase and I want to continue that streak and want to continue that consistency in the Chase and I think that’s an attainable goal.  The biggest thing is to be the best teammate I can be.”

    HAS THE PENALTY DAMPENDED YOUR HOMECOMING TO KANSAS THIS WEEKEND?:  “It hasn’t bothered me a bit.  I’ve always looked forward to coming here.  It’s just a lot of fun.  It starts Tuesday night which is my only night that I can go out and enjoy ourselves.  I took my dirt guys and everybody kind of went out on the town and went over to Harrah’s and just had fun and enjoyed Kansas City.  This is a fun area.  To sit back and think of this area and Wyandotte County and what this race track has done to this area.  This used to be a housing development and a bad part of town.  Now this is the best part of town and it’s all due in part to this race track and this whole area has turned around.  The Legends, the new soccer complex is going to be awesome, the casino when it gets done is going to be unbelievable and as a race fan, how can you do any better than this?  It’s easy in and out of this place, it’s within walking distance.  You can come watch qualifying and then walk over and eat dinner, do some shopping and it’s just a great family atmosphere for all of our fans and it’s something that I’m proud of being from Kansas.  I think all of us in NASCAR are proud of this place because it’s a lot of fun and everybody looks forward to coming here.”

    CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SUPPORT FROM RACE FANS?:  Absolutely.  Times like this is when you really realize it.  When things are good you don’t realize or feel the support of your fans as much as you should.  When something comes up like this, you really feel the support, that it’s there and I think that’s important.  That’s what fans are all about and that’s why we appreciate them and they’re loyal.  They’re loyal to this sport and loyal to the drivers.”

    WHY WERE YOUR HEADS NOT IN THE GAME LAST WEEK AND IS THAT PRESSURE GONE THIS WEEK?:  “You just have to get it out of your mind, you know?  That’s the best thing about coming here is there’s so much distraction, so much other things that I don’t have to worry about that.  We’re going to Lakeside tonight, we’ve had thousands of fans that we’ve already seen this week and those things get your mind off what you’re doing.  I’m looking forward to unloading that race car and having a good day today, starting up front at what is one of the most important races of my year.”

    WOULDN’T IT BE EASY TO TEAR A TEAM APART AS A DRIVER IN THIS SITUATION?:  “Absolutely and that’s what I’m trying to say is I’m not going to let that happen.  I’ve told Richard (Childress, team owner), it’s not worth fighting.  In my opinion, their (NASCAR) minds are made up, it is what it is and if you want to be a part of this great thing we call a sport, you better just go on and enjoy what it is.  He’s fighting hard and I’m proud of the case that they put together.  I think they worked very hard on it, they put a lot of time and energy and money into presenting a case that could prove less than a 16th of an inch how that car could be out.  At the end of the day, if you’re going to pick that, it is what it is.”

    DO YOU HOLD NO HOPE FOR THE LAST APPEAL?:  “What would you do?  Answer that.  I asked you.  You asked me.  Did you have any hope?  You didn’t answer – that’s what I thought.”

    WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE IN THE CHASE WITH A CHANCE ON A SUNDAY AND 72 HOURS LATER TO BE OUT OF IT?:  “That sucks.  That’s an emotional roller coaster that nobody wants to ride, trust me.  It is what it is.  This sport is very humbling sport, I can promise you.  This is the first time that I’ve seen that kind of thing and in this sport, in racing in general, I can remember back racing at Lakeside, you can win three or four races in a row and blow up the next week and struggle to even get to the race track.  That’s just the way racing is.”

    HOW EXCITED WERE YOU FOR TY DILLON TO WIN THE ARCA RACE YESTERDAY?:  “Absolutely.  Ty (Dillon) is very quiet, not like the other one that’s exactly like this father.  He’s very quiet and never says much around the shop and just kind of keeps to himself.  I knew how excited he was and what he was going through and I was just excited for him.  He’s a good kid – they’re both very good kids and Mike (Dillon) and Tina (Dillon) have raised good kids.  I think Tina did most of it, but I was just very happy for him.  He deserved it.”

    DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO RACING AT CHARLOTTE AND DO YOU THINK THE TRACK HAS WIDENED OUT?:  “It really has widened out.  A cool race track, it’s very close to home, you get to sleep in your own bed every night – that’s a plus.  The fan base there in Charlotte, that’s where everybody’s at.  Not only your fans, but your family.  Everybody on the crew’s families and everything are there.  Mine are obviously here in Kansas, but that means a lot to those guys to be able to have their family there and have them proud of them for that weekend.  It’s a special and important race for us.  I’m looking forward to that big screen or whatever he’s putting on the back straightaway, I think.  Does that mean you’re going to have a facial?  If it’s a 200-foot screen, that makes you look pretty big on there.  Put Kasey (Kahne) up there full time on it or something.”

    DID YOU LOSE TO ANY OF YOUR FANS ON THE GO-KARTS?:  “Yeah, I did.  I don’t know who won.  I about caught him on the last lap.  We kind of had a tournament-type thing where you qualified and broke it down that way and it kind of got narrowed down to the last 10 guys, the fastest and then I raced them.  It’s a neat place, that is one of the neatest go-kart tracks in the country and the cars are fast and everybody races hard.  I had my dirt guys out there at the end and we had a lot of fun.  Of course they get to beating and banging on each other and they got thrown off.  Ruined all the fun for everybody, imagine that?  Leave it up to a bunch of dirt racers to spoil it.”

    HAS THIS ORDEAL CHANGED YOU?:  “I like that, it is an ordeal isn’t it?  I don’t think any ordeal, joke or whatever you want to call it could change you.  You just have to go about doing what you do.  If that changes who I am, you would be fake to begin with.  We’ll get through it.  We’ve got to get through it this weekend.  I’m here to win this race.  I’ve gotten close a couple times and I can promise you, if we win this thing it will be a big party.”

     

    About Chevrolet: Chevrolet is a global automotive brand, with annual sales of about 3.5 million vehicles in more than 130 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. In the U.S., the Chevrolet portfolio includes: iconic performance cars, such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long lasting pickups and SUVs, such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers, such as Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers “gas-friendly to gas-free” solutions including the Cruze Eco and Volt, both arriving in late 2010. Cruze Eco will offer up to 40 mpg highway while the Chevrolet Volt will offer up to 40 miles of electric, gas-free driving and an additional 300 miles of extended range (based on GM testing; official EPA estimates not yet available). Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security, and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response, and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models, fuel solutions, and OnStar availability can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

  • Win a Roush Yates Engine

    Mooresville, NC (October 1, 2010) Roush Yates Engines will be giving away one of their world-class engines to help benefit children in their community and everyone has the opportunity to win. Roush Yates, a premier engine builder out of North Carolina, will be raffling off a new Sprint 360 engine at the upcoming International Motorsports Industry Show and all of the money raised will be donated to help improve the technology at a local school. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, October 1st and can be purchased at www.roushyatesparts.com.

    Roush Yates Engines designs, engineers, and crafts high performance racing engines for all forms of motorsports. Known primarily for their success in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Roush Yates has extended their presence to include NASCAR Nationwide, ARCA, Grand-Am, FIA GT3, ASCS, Dirt Late Model, Dirt Modified, Marine, and NHRA Pro Stock series. With 80 wins and 2 Championships so far this season, Roush Yates is quickly becoming the powerhouse to beat in races all over the country.

    “I am excited to announce that Roush Yates will be raffling off an engine to raise money for Davidson Day School,” said Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “This is a great opportunity to use our knowledge and skills to give back to the kids in our community. Our Sprint 360 program is top-notch, and whoever wins this engine will not be disappointed.”

    This will be the first year that Roush Yates is giving away a Sprint 360 engine for charity and allowing everyone, not just trade show attendees, a chance to win. Davidson Day School is a pre-K through 12th grade school that emphasizes character and community service while preparing today’s kids for tomorrow’s technology. Proceeds from the engine raffle will give Davison Day School the funds to expand their Media Center, allowing more computers for more kids.

    “We are delighted to benefit from the Roush Yates raffle, which will enable us to expand our Media Center,” said Bonnie Cotter, Head of Davidson Day School.  “One of our most critical tasks as educators is to prepare students for success in the 21st century.  Giving them extensive access to technology integrated with the learning process is critical to reaching this goal.”

    Five dollar raffle tickets can be purchased at www.roushyatesparts.com starting October 1st.  The drawing will be held at 3pm on Friday, December 3rd at the International Motorsports Industry Show in Indianapolis, Indiana. Everyone must be 18 years old to enter and you do not have to be present to win.

    About Roush Yates Engines

    Roush Yates Engines designs, engineers and crafts high performance racing engines with the power to perform and the horsepower and durability you’d expect from legendary NASCAR pioneers Jack Roush and Robert Yates. The partnership of power and precision has come from merging the knowledge and experience of two legendary engine builders, both with a passion for winning today and powering up for tomorrow. In 2009 Doug Yates purchased his father’s half of Roush Yates Engines to become a co-owner in the company.

    As CEO, Doug Yates leads a staff of 180 engineers and technicians who design, assemble, test, and service racing engines at two separate state-of-the-art facilities in Mooresville, North Carolina. Here, the best minds and latest technology are hard at work producing nearly 1,500 racing engines each year for teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA, Grand-Am, FIA GT3, Dirt Late Model, Sprint cars, and NHRA Pro Stock. At Roush Yates Engines, the mission is Power Performance, which is achieved through innovation design, precision engineering, and skillful craftsmanship. Building the best engines in racing today, providing service that’s second to none, and honoring a commitment to research and development are the heart of Roush Yates Engines.

  • 17 Fewer Cautions In NASCAR Nationwide Series After 28 Races In 2010

    17 fewer cautions in NASCAR Nationwide Series after 28 races

    47 fewer catuions in Sprint Cup Series after 28 races

    SERVICEMASTER CLEAN ‘BY THE NUMBERS’ FOR KANSAS SPEEDWAY

    2 of the nine races at Kansas have been won from the pole

    6 – fewest ServiceMaster Clean cautions for a race at Kansas Speedway (10/4/09)

    4 of the 12 drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup have yet to win in 2010

    6 – number of ServiceMaster Clean jet dryers available at Kansas this weekend; number is expected to be reduced to four with the favorable weather forecast for the weekend

    7 of the 27 Sprint Cup races this season have been extended beyond the scheduled distance following a late ServiceMaster Clean caution

    13 – most cautions for a Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas (9/30/01)

    12 different Sprint Cup race winners in 2010

    16 different Sprint Cup pole winners in 2010

    13 – most ServiceMaster Clean cautions for a Sprint Cup race this season (Martinsville)

    120 minutes – approximate time it takes for the ServiceMaster Clean jet dryers to dry the 1.5-mile Kansas track

    4,500 ServiceMaster Clean franchise locations around the world

    Sprint Cup

    106 of the 197 ServiceMaster Clean cautions in the first 28 Sprint Cup races this season were for accidents, 37 for debris and 25 for spins

    197 ServiceMaster Clean cautions in the first 28 Sprint Cup events this season; 244 after 28 races last year

    1,011 of 8,376 laps completed in the first 28 Sprint Cup races this year have been under a ServiceMaster Clean caution; 1,173 of 8,036 after 28 races last year

    1,428.630 of 11,259.428 miles completed this season in the 28 Sprint Cup races have been under a ServiceMaster Clean caution; 1,625.946 of 10,720.805 after 28 races last year

    Nationwide Series

    173 ServiceMaster Clean cautions in the first 28 Nationwide Series events this season; 190 after 28 races last year

    108 of the 173 ServiceMaster Clean cautions in the first 28 Nationwide events this season have been for accidents, 28 for debris and 21 for spins

    808 of 5,134 laps completed in the first 28 Nationwide Series races this season have been under a ServiceMaster Clean caution; 894 of 5,309 after 28 races last year

    1,075.111 of 6,742.931 miles completed this season in the 28 Nationwide Series races have been under a ServiceMaster Clean caution; 1.161.733 of 6,744.464 after 28 races last year

  • GoDaddy.com Partners with Victory Junction to Keep the Dream Alive

    RANDLEMAN, NC (September 28, 2010) – GoDaddy.com, the world’s largest Web hosting provider and top domain name registrar, has partnered with Victory Junction this October to help to provide the life changing experiences children and their families have come to cherish. During the weekend of October 1-3, five percent of online sales, up to $50,000, from GoDaddy.com will be donated to Victory Junction.

    This gift will be instrumental in the growth and expansion of the camp and the betterment of each child and family involved in Victory Junction. This special camp was built by charitable contributions and continues to function entirely on donations. A donation of this magnitude may be used to fund and sponsor a complete family weekend, send a number of campers to weekly summer camp, help maintain medical facilities, provide program supplies, or a multitude of other activities.

    “Our campers rely on the support of others, so I want to thank GoDaddy.com for what they are doing and welcome them into the Victory Junction family, “said Kyle Petty, co-founder of the camp. “Every donation and every contribution counts and truly makes a difference in the lives of these children.”

    To help support Victory Junction and its campers visit www.GoDaddy.com Friday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 3 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.

    To learn more about creating an online presence visit www.GoDaddy.com.

    About Victory Junction

    Victory Junction is a year-round camping environment for children ages six to 16 with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. Founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty in honor of their son Adam, the camp is located in Randleman, NC, with a second location opening soon in Kansas City, KS. Victory Junction offers programs for a range of disease groups and maintains strong relationships with more than 30 partner hospitals. Victory Junction’s mission is to provide life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a safe and medically-sound environment. As a not-for-profit organization, the camp operates solely through the support of generous individuals, groups and corporations to provide this experience at no charge to children and their families. For more information or to donate, visit www.victoryjunction.org.

  • Roush Fenway Signs Trevor Bayne

    Driver set to make Roush Fenway Debut this Weekend in Kansas

    CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 30, 2010) – Roush Fenway Racing announced it has signed up-and-coming NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne. The 19-year old has started all 28 races in the Nationwide Series this season, running to 10 top-10 finishes and five top fives. After getting acclimated in the series, Bayne has totaled three poles, nine top 10s and five top fives in his last 14 Nationwide starts. He is currently ranked seventh in the Nationwide Series standings.

    “We are pleased to be able to sign a driver of both Trevor’s caliber and character,” said team owner Jack Roush. “Trevor has exhibited a distinctive ability to run fast, up front and compete side-by-side with veteran drivers in a relatively short amount of time. We feel that he possesses all of the tools necessary to grow into a top-level driver and we look forward to working with him to hone his skills as we move forward down the road.”

    Bayne will pilot the No. 17 Roush Fenway Nationwide Series entry this weekend in Kansas, and Roush Fenway intends to run him for the remaining six races on the schedule.

    Overall Bayne has made 43 career Nationwide Series starts, having posted 12 top-10 finishes and five top fives. He won the pole last season in only his seventh NNS start and started inside the top 11 in 12 of 15 races.

    “I am just really excited to have the opportunity to drive,” said Bayne. “We are looking forward to a great relationship with Roush Fenway, and I’m eager to go racing with Jack Roush and everyone at the organization. I can’t wait to get everything started this weekend in Kansas.”

    Prior to the Nationwide Series Bayne, who hails from Knoxville, Tenn.,  made 15 starts in the NASCAR K&N East Series, tallying one win, six top fives, nine top 10s and two poles. He started racing at the age of five, competing on the go-cart circuit and winning over 300 feature races, 18 state and track championships and three world championships. He eventually won top rookie honors in both the Allison Legacy Race Series and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Southern Division before moving on to the K&N Series.

    With the addition of Bayne, Roush Fenway will have three drivers competing in the Nationwide Series that are currently inside the top 10 in the series’ standings.

    Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating eight motorsports teams.  Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and five in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Colin Braun, Brian Ickler, Paul Menard, Erik Darnell and Trevor Bayne.  For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com.  Become a fan of Roush Fenway Racing on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/roushfenway and follow us on Twitter @roushfenway.  For sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.

  • Richard Childress Racing Statement Regarding NASCAR Penalty Appeal Ruling

    WELCOME, N.C. (September 30, 2010) — The following is a statement from Richard Childress, president and chief executive officer of Richard Childress Racing, regarding the September 29 decision of the NASCAR appeals committee to uphold the penalty on the No. 33 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team following the September 19 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

    “I am disappointed but not surprised by the decision knowing how the appeal system is structured. We proved beyond a reasonable doubt how the car was found to be out of tolerance after the race. Knowing how the system works, I brought a check with me to cover the cost of the appeal hearing and we have already submitted our request to appeal to the chief appellate officer. That being said, we will not let this be a distraction to the primary goal of one of our teams winning the Sprint Cup Series championship. We owe it to our fans and our sponsors to stay focused and bring the championship back to RCR. We will have no further comment on the matter until the appeal is final.”

    -30-

    About Richard Childress Racing

    Richard Childress Racing (www.rcrracing.com) has earned more than 180 victories and 12 NASCAR championships, including six in the Sprint Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR was the first organization to win championships in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. Its 2010 Sprint Cup Series lineup includes Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet), Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet) and Clint Bowyer (No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet). Bowyer drives the No. 21 Zaxby’s Chevrolet in the 2010 Nationwide Series, Austin Dillon drives the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet in the 2010 Camping World Truck Series and Tim George Jr. drives the No 31 RCR Development Chevrolet in the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards. Ty Dillon and Ryan Gifford are RCR developmental drivers in both asphalt and dirt track racing.

  • Danica Patrick Returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway for Dollar General 300

    CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 29, 2010) – Indy Racing League driver Danica Patrick has been in the NASCAR spotlight this season as she competes in select Nationwide Series events for team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., including the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 15 during Bank of America 500 Week.

    Race fans around the world have seen Patrick’s name in news headlines and noticed her face on magazine covers, but many fans don’t really know who Patrick is and how she got into racing.

    Born in Beloit, Wis., Patrick grew up in Roscoe, Ill., where she tried many things before finding her calling as a race car driver.

    “Racing wasn’t the first thing I tried,” Patrick said. “I played volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, band, singing, you name it, I tried it. So my parents were really open-minded about letting me try things and that was a really great thing. It helped me be able to find something that I love to do.”

    Patrick began racing go-karts at age 10 and she won several World Karting Association regional and national championships over a seven-year period. While the Dollar General 300 will be Patrick’s first appearance on the 1.5-mile oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, she enjoyed racing karts here during the very early stages of her career.

    “I remember going down the back straightaway where Turns 3 and 4 are on the main track and pretending I was racing cars out there on the track,”

    Patrick said. “I took a ride there in a two-seat race car with the Petty Driving Experience where you pay money and get to ride in the passenger’s seat. I also remember walking the track one time and thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, the banking is so steep you can barely walk on it.’ So I have a lot of memories from Charlotte. That includes everything from visiting a slot car track where we would hang out as kids to the (North Carolina) red clay.”

    Patrick joined Andretti-Green Racing in 2007 and on April 20, 2008, she became the first female to win a major closed-course automobile race when she topped the Japan Indy 300 at Twin Ring Motegi, a 1.549-mile oval in Motegi, Japan. Her best finish in the IRL point standings came in 2009 when she ended up fifth.

    Success in NASCAR is Patrick’s next goal. With time and experience, she hopes better results will come just as they did in the open-wheel cars.

    “Danica is doing an awesome job for our team,” said JR Motorsports co-owner Kelley Earnhardt. “There’s quite a bit more she must learn and experience in stock cars. The more she races in NASCAR, the better she will become.”

    “All I know I’m exploring something I’ve wanted to explore and experience and getting to know the people in NASCAR and the cars used in NASCAR,” Patrick explained. “It’s one step at a time for me and hopefully it can be something that I can compete with the top drivers one day and we’ll just have to see where it goes. It’s definitely a learning process at this time, but I’m having fun doing it.”

    Tickets for all October races at Charlotte Motor Speedway can be purchased online at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com or by calling the speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS (3267). The Bank of America Fan 4 Pack includes tickets, hot dogs and Coca-Cola drinks starting at just $39.75 per person or fans can get four nights of great racing with the Bank of America 500 Week Super Ticket for just $99.

    For daily updates on October race activities, connect with Charlotte Motor Speedway by following on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CLTMotorSpdwy or become a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/charlottemotorspeedway.

  • Kasey Kahne and the No. 9 Budweiser Ford Team Kansas Advance

    Kasey Kahne

    No. 9 Budweiser Ford Fusion

    Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway

    Kasey Kahne and the No. 9 Budweiser Ford team will travel to Kansas City, Kan., to compete in Sunday’s Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway.

    For Kahne, the trip to Kansas will mark his seventh start at the 1.5-mile track. In his six previous starts at Kansas, Kahne has scored two top-10 finishes and one pole award. His average starting position there is 14.7 and his average finish is 16.7. Kahne scored his best-ever finish at Kansas, sixth, in last year’s race at the track.

    With eight races to go in the 2010 season, Kahne has earned two pole awards, six top fives and eight top-10 finishes. He’s currently ranked 19th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver point standings.

    Kahne kicked off the week with a trip to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., on Tuesday. While visiting the campus he participated in an online chat with fans, was interviewed on “SportsCenter” and “ESPNews” and co-hosted ESPN2’s “NASCAR Now” show.

    Fans in the Kansas City, Kan., area will have two opportunities to meet Kahne on Thursday, Sept. 30. Kahne will be at the Price Chopper grocery store, located at 501 S. Commercial Drive in Bonner Springs, Kan., starting at 4 p.m. Just after 5 p.m., Kahne will make an appearance at Hooters, located at 1712 Village West Parkway in Kansas City, Kan. A limited number of wristbands will be available in advance at each location.

    Kahne is organizing a 5K charity run and kids’ dash in Uptown Charlotte to be held the day following the fall NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Kasey Kahne Foundation “Five Kahne Sponsored by Bank of America” is scheduled for Sunday morning, Oct. 17, and features a five kilometer (3.1-mile) route that will end at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. For more information, visit www.kaseykahnefoundation.org.

    Follow along each weekend with Kahne and the team on Twitter. Check out @kaseykahne for behind-the-scenes information straight from the driver of the No. 9 Budweiser Ford. Get live updates from the track each weekend from @kk9team, the PR team for Kahne. Also, follow @RPMotorsports for additional information about the Richard Petty Motorsports organization.

    Become a fan of Budweiser on Facebook. Exclusive information on Kasey and the No. 9 Budweiser Ford Team can be found on the Budweiser Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/Budweiser.

    For the online version of the Budweiser Racing media guide, please visit .

    Kasey Kahne discusses racing at Kansas Speedway:

    Talk about racing at Kansas: “I’ve qualified well and led laps at Kansas, but I haven’t always been able to turn that into a good finish. Every time we go back to Kansas, the racing improves. The groove has gotten to be so wide that you can pretty much pass wherever you want to. Any track where you’re able to search around for that line that makes your car work better is a lot more fun for the drivers.”