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[media-credit name=”ARCA Racing Network” align=”alignright” width=”180″][/media-credit]No. 44 Ansell/ Menards Toyota Camry
ARCA RACING SERIES – RACE 3 OF 19 – Salem Speedway

NINE TIMES FOR NINE TIME? Nine-time ARCA Racing Series driving champion Frank Kimmel is second on the all-time ARCA Series win list with 74 victories behind only Iggy Katona, who leads with 79. However, Kimmel has arguably dominated at Salem over his 36 appearances at his “home” racetrack. With nine wins, 11 top five finishes and five top ten finishes at Salem Speedway since 1992, one could say he understands the track dynamics. He looks for his first victory since 2008 on the circuit – ironically, that last win coming at Salem.

SALEM, A FAMILY TRADITION: Kimmel has thirty years of experience at Salem Speedway – more years than a heavy percentage of the ARCA Racing Series field making their starts this weekend. Son Frankie and nephew Will also have histories at the track – with Frankie leading “the Kimmel charge” last year during the ARCA Racing Series race, out qualifying his dad. Frankie will be watching from pit road this year, as his focus is his studies at UNCC until his graduation next spring.

TO TEST, OR NOT TO TEST: Many of the other ARCA Racing Series teams opted in for the open test session earlier this season at Salem Speedway – but Kimmel and his crew chief, Jeriod Prince, aren’t phased. The two opted to focus on the Talladega superspeedway car instead, trusting in the experience level of their driver over the years and in his feedback to his new team.

THE BIG 5-0: Kimmel is known on the race circuit for being a “jokester,” always with a youthful smile. The Salem race weekend brings another “big” milestone for the veteran driver, as he turns fifty years old on Monday. According to Frank, that’s reason and motivation to win – he wants a big cake for something other than his age!

FROM THE TEAM PERSPECTIVE: David Pepper, ThorSport Racing’s Director of Competition, knows that momentum is key to getting in a rhythm for the No. 44 boys. “Expectations are high with this being Frank’s home track, and I know our guys are feeling the pressure. It’s just good to be back racing consistently, because it’s easier to continue momentum when you race week in and week out. Over the next month or two, we hope to show the strength of the team we built in the offseason.”

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 44 team will utilize chassis No. A-1 this weekend at Salem Speedway. A new chassis for the team during the last race in Mobile, it joins a full fleet of new race cars at the ThorSport stable in Sandusky, Ohio.

THOUGHTS FROM THE DRIVER: Frank Kimmel
WITH SO MANY APPEARANCES AT THIS TRACK, IS IT SAFE TO SAY IT’S YOUR FAVORITE?

Yes, that’s correct. I love a lot of these racetracks, I’m an old school racer. Salem, though, is definitely special for many reasons. It’s my home track and my family has spent so much time there; I’ve had a lot of great wins and great finishes there; and I have so many memories. The thing about it, it’s rough and has holes and is gritty – you absolutely have to race the racetrack. It’s your biggest competitor, not the guys around you. So it almost becomes an individual sport, and it’s a major challenge. I really enjoy that, and it gives you a lot of satisfaction when you can win at a place like Salem.

YOU HAD A BIG WEEKEND A FEW WEEKS AGO AT “THE ROCK” IN STREET STOCKS. WHAT HAPPENED?

Well, my series, the Frank Kimmel National Street Stocks, went to Rockingham Speedway for the first time alongside NASCAR (as the Camping World Truck Series was also present). We had a full field of 36 cars, and my son Frankie was able to pull off the lead for the last 20 or so laps and take the win. Overall, it was a pretty amazing weekend!

ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO BIRTHDAY TIMES?

Being such a practical joker, I’m a little nervous to go to the racetrack – who knows what some of those guys are going to do to me! It’ll be a family weekend, and we’ll celebrate Monday between Donna and myself. To me, it’s just another year at the track, and I want to keep doing this and being competitive as long as I can. I think I can still show these young guys a thing or two!

Race Info:

April 29th, 2012

Salem Speedway

.555-Mile Paved High-Banked Oval

Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200

200 Laps / 111 Miles

Broadcast Info:

Live Timing & Scoring at ARCARacing.com

Saturday, April 28th: Practice 12-12:45pmET; 1:15-2:00pmET

Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell: 3:00pmET

Sunday, April 29th: 2:15pmET

Team Facts:

Current Driver Point Standings: 10th (tied)

Chassis: A-1 – last used at Mobile Int’l Speedway

Engine: TRD (Toyota Racing Development) & TRIAD

Frank Kimmel ARCA RACING SERIES results at Mobile International Speedway:

WINS: 9

Top 5s: 11

Top 10s: 5

Total Appearances: 36 since 1992

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[media-credit name=”ARCA Racing Network” align=”alignright” width=”180″][/media-credit]Jared Marks, No. 12 UNOH / SRT Motorsports (Dodge) Charger
Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 Preview

ARCA RACING SERIES – RACE 3 OF 20 –SALEM SPEEDWAY

TRACK FACTS: Located in southern Indiana this high banked .555-mile oval has also been referred to as a “mini Bristol”. Salem Speedway has hosted ARCA competitors since 1955 and has provided race fans with thrilling, fast action-edge of your seat racing.

JARED ON RETURNING TO SALEM SPEEDWAY: Jared commenting, “We had such a great test at Salem, we learned a lot and I know Wayne and the guys have given me a great car for this race. I feel you can never have too many laps on a track like Salem. After everything I learned from the test I hope I have gained as much information as many of the drivers who have much more experience on this track. I’m really excited about going back to race; it’s where we had our best finish last year.”

TEAM TMR ON SALEM SPEEDWAY: The third appearance for this sophomore SRT Motorsports development team. Early in the month Jared and the team tested for 2 full days- fine tuning their primary and backup cars. Crew chief Wayne Carroll very satisfied with the test comments “We learned a lot in our two-day test at Salem Speedway. Jared really likes the track and we are going there to bring one home this time!”

TMR CHASSIS #004: a.k.a. The Drag Wagon, this TMR chassis was the chosen favorite for this race. In 2011 this chassis gave TMR its first top 10 finish at Chicagoland Motor Speedway.

JARED FAST FACTS: Currently sitting 16th in points after his first race of the season at Mobile International Speedway having a strong 8th place finish. Salem Speedway is the home of his best ARCA finish (4th) in his first ever attempt at this very tricky track.
JARED’S FUN FACTS: In between ARCA races and juggling schoolwork Jared has kept his schedule busy testing and racing his late model car at Hickory Motor Speedway. Qualifying his Dodge Charger in at 2nd for the Easter Bunny 150 Jared earned himself a stellar 7th place finish after a hard charge effort -gaining 14 positions in the final laps of the race. Jared also spent a weekend shooting a music video for the “Undertaker” song that was created for his character in an upcoming reality show.

RACE INFORMATION: The schedule for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 begins Saturday, April 28th with two rounds of practice from 12:00-12:45 and 1:15-2:00PM followed by Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell at 3:30PM. An On-Track Autograph Session will be held Sunday, April 29th from 11:30-12:30PM followed by the start of the race at 2:15PM EST.

To learn more about Jared Marks and Tony Marks Racing click over to tonymarksracing.com

Tweet it up with Jared and Tony Marks Racing @Jared_Marks and @tonymarksracing

Keep up with the latest news on SRT Motorsports by visiting dodgemotorsports.com

Information about UNOH (University of Northwest Ohio) can be found at unoh.edu

[media-credit name=”NASCAR Media” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Antelope, CA – The No. 20 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry team from Bill McAnally Racing next heads to the western slopes of the Oquirrh Mountains to the town of Tooele, Utah. It’s the home of the Miller Motorsports Park which hosts many of the world’s most significant racing series including the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. This will be the sixth visit for the series to the track. The Utah Grand Prix will be on Saturday April 28th with the West Series teams set to take the green flag at 4:25 pm MT.

“We’ll have a great No. 20 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry for the road course,” said Eric Holmes, driver of the No. 20 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry. “The BMR team back at the shop is on it as far as setting up the road course car. We know from our race last season at Miller, our NAPA Toyota loves to run our front. In fact, we led the most laps of last year’s race. We’ll be prepared for however the caution flags fall this time around.” Last year, the race went to 63 laps (pushing the race an addition 13 laps and more than 28 extra miles from the scheduled distance).

“It’s a difficult track in that it is narrow and tight and there’s not a lot of room to pass. It’s going to be exciting for the fans. They’ll be able to see all of the action. We want to show our race partners, Toyota and NAPA AUTO PARTS that we have the Camry that can win here and give Toyota their first NKPS West victory at Miller.”

Holmes and the No. 20 NAPA team are currently 4th in the chase for the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championship and only 15 points out of the lead.

Bill McAnally Racing and the No. 20 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota team would like to thank NAPA AUTO PARTS, Toyota and the many other great partners and all of the fans for their continued support throughout the season.

The Utah Grand Prix is on Saturday, April 28th. Slated to run with the NKNP West will be The Pirelli World Challenge TC/RCB, the Pirelli Drivers Cup USA, the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites, the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, and the Pacific FF2000/FF. Do not miss out on any of the action. For ticket information please visit the track’s website at www.millermotorsportspark.com. The track is located just 35 minutes outside Salt Lake City.

The green flag for the West race will drop at 4:25 pm MT. For more information on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, please visit the official series site at www.hometracks.nascar.com/series/kn_pro_series_west.

Please continue to visit us at www.billmcanallyracing.com and follow us on Facebook to keep up with the latest news on your favorite teams at Bill McAnally Racing. Follow BMR on Twitter @BMR_NASCAR.

[media-credit name=”http://www.PUSH-Foundation.com ” align=”alignright” width=”250″][/media-credit]APRIL 23RD, 2012 (ST. LOUIS, MO) What began as a hobby at 5 years old soon became the foundation of which Ryan based his lifestyle, Pray Until Something Happens. By P.U.S.H. Ryan feels that God and racing have provided opportunities to influence. Ryan wants people to see Jesus Christ in the way he presents himself, with Integrity, and a positive role model for all ages. Ryan began sharing his P.U.S.H message at each race and autograph session, by giving fans bracelets with P.U.S.H on them to show the importance of prayer in everyday life.

The PUSH Foundation is happy to announce a new partnership with Walters Web Design and together we are pleased to release the foundation website design. Please log on at to browse the new website.

Ryan Heavner is starting on a journey that he finds extremely rewarding and fulfilling as he travels to speak at various church, youth, rotaries, etc. to share his PUSH and in return hope that it benefits his future plans to race in the 2012 ARCA Series with the help of his fans and supporters. He wants to be a positive role model in his personal life as well as his professional.

Ryan feels the first and most important step is to let the young people know that GOD is there for them to listen anytime they want to talk, he sends this message using his P.U.S.H. motto “Pray Until Something Happens”. ™

Motorsports design team http://www.WaltersWebDesign.com the manufacturer of this new website is excited to announce the new partnership with the PUSH Foundation and we look forward to working with them far into the future.

For more information on motorsports design team Walters Web Design please visit us online at http://www.WaltersWebDesign.com . To receive the latest race team news, photos, videos, results, website and graphic releases please follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/WaltersWeb and we are also on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WaltersWebDesign.

You can follow the latest news and events on the new PUSH Foundation website .

About PUSH Foundation

ARCA Racing Series driver Ryan Heavner formed the PUSH foundation in 2012 with plans to spread his message. Ryan’s racing career and accomplishments began when he was 5 and through “Praying Until Something Happens he has established priorities for what has been a successful and valuable new ministry.

[media-credit name=”ARCA Racing Network” align=”alignright” width=”180″][/media-credit]April 23, 2012 – (Mooresville, NC) – As the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards 2012 season begins to get hectic, Alex Bowman and his Cunningham Motorsports team are ready to turn the heat up when the third race of the season takes place at Salem Speedway on Sunday, April 29.

The results from the most recent race, which included winning the pole and finishing 3rd, at the inaugural Mobile Speedway event, gave Bowman and the Cunningham team the push to work hard throughout the “off time” in preparation for Salem Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

Bowman and the team tested at the .55 mile speedway near Salem, Indiana last week, with exciting results. After Bowman turned his first laps on the track, he commented, “I’d say that (turns) three and four are the most unique corners of any track I’ve ever been on. Unforgiving would be another way I’d describe it. Really fast too. We should have a really good shot when we come back.” After crew chief, Paul Andrews and the team made many adjustments to the #22 Dodge, the 18 year old Bowman seemed more confident when he said, “We made quite a few changes to the car throughout the day, just to try things. But we were very comfortable and happy with the car, and our speed. We made lots of progress.”

After taking a bit of time to digest all that he and the team learned during the test, Bowman added, “With Cunningham Motorsports’ history at Salem and the results we got at the test, we have great potential to be standing in victory lane Sunday.”

The first 45 minute practice session begins Saturday at 12:00 pm EST, with final practice from 1:15-2:00 EST. Menard’s Pole qualifying presented by Ansell will follow at 3:30 EST. Sunday’s activities will begin with an on-track autograph session beginning at 11:30 am EST. The green flag will fly for the 200 lap event at 2:15. Live timing and scoring will be available at www.arcaracing.com.

Follow live track updates from Cunningham Motorsports on twitter @cunningham_race

Follow Alex Bowman on twitter @AlexBRacing

[media-credit name=”NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”221″][/media-credit]SOPHIA, N.C. – George Brunnhoelzl III withstood three attempts at a green-white-checkered finish and hung on to win the Parking Lot Maintenance Headquarters 150 in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour action on Saturday at Caraway Speedway.

Brunnhoelzl, the two-time Tour champion out of West Babylon, N.Y., dominated the day. He posted the fastest time in practice and set a new track record in qualifying before going out and leading a race-high 140 laps en route to his second victory of the season. It was his seventh career win at Caraway, but more importantly it was his 13th career Tour win which places him in a tie atop the all-time list with L.W. Miller.

In that final restart, Brunnhoelzl held off Miller and a hard-charging Jason Myers at the line. Rookies Kyle Ebersole and Michael Speeney crossed the line in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Daniel Hemric, Thomas Stinson, Bryan Dauzat, Frank Fleming and Burt Myers rounded out the top-10 finishers on the evening.

Burt Myers was running third heading into the last restart, but was penalized for aggressive driving and was scored as the last car on the lead lap.

The race was slowed due to caution 11 times for 45 laps and the race lead changed hands just two times between two drivers.

In the point standings, Brunnhoelzl opened up a six-point lead on Miller with rookie Danny Bohn sitting in third, 26 points in back of the leader.

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour heads into its annual spring hiatus and is back in action next on July 6 for the Firecracker 150 at Caraway Speedway.

[media-credit name=”Speedway Group PR” align=”alignright” width=”112″][/media-credit]CHARLOTTE, NC: Sergey Mokshantsev, an experienced open-wheel racing driver from Moscow with European Formula 3 and Indy Lights experience to his resume, plans to enter NASCAR competition this season becoming the first Russian driver in NASCAR competition.

Mokshantsev has been undergoing an aggressive NASCAR driverdevelopment program which started March 13-14 and April 2-3 in North Carolina driving a K&N Pro Series car prepared by NTS Motorsports.

For 2012 NTS Motorsports continues as a K&N Pro East and West Seriesteam but has boosted it’s program to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with rookie Brennan Newberry (#14) and is preparing to run a second truck by end of the 2012 season.

“We are excited to have Sergey as part of NTS Motorsports. Sergey has impressed us not only with his ability behind the wheel of a stock car, but also with his professional approach, he will become a great stock car driver”, states NTS Owner, Bob Newberry.

“Sergey has done a great job in his NASCAR development program and is way ahead of schedule, we expect to enter him in a NASCAR sanctioned event very soon and to run a full 2013 season”, stated Mike Schriefer of Speedway Group, marketing and management representatives for Mokshantsev and NTS Motorsports.

– Speedway Group Press Release

[media-credit name=”indianapolismotorspeedway.com” align=”alignright” width=”198″][/media-credit]INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, April 19, 2012 – Three past winners and three IZOD IndyCar Series champions are among the drivers named to the 34 entries filed for the 2012 Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

All drivers will compete in the new Dallara chassis that debuted at the start of this IZOD IndyCar Series season. The Indianapolis 500 will be the first oval race for the new car.

Engine competition returns to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for the first time since 2005. Chevrolet and Honda each will power 14 entries, with Lotus powering six. The popular, distinctive sound of turbocharged engines also returns to the “500″ for the first time since 1996.

Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) leads the list of past winners, which also includes Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010) and Scott Dixon (2008). Castroneves is trying to become just the fourth four-time winner in the illustrious history of the race, joining A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears. Franchitti will attempt to become just the 10th driver to earn at least three Indianapolis 500 victories.

IZOD IndyCar Series champions assigned to cars include Dixon (2003, 2008), Franchitti (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) and KV Racing Technology w/SH’s Tony Kanaan (2004). Four-time Champ Car champion Sebastian Bourdais also aims to make his first Indianapolis 500 start since 2005.

Thirty drivers have been named to the 34 entries filed this year, which will breed competition for the 33 starting spots during Pole Day qualifying Saturday, May 19 and Bump Day qualifying Sunday, May 20.

The 2012 Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to start at noon (ET) Sunday, May 27 and will be broadcast live by ESPN on ABC, the IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM 94. Opening Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, which also will feature the Celebration of Automobiles.

There is outstanding depth and quality in this year’s field. Besides three past race winners and three IZOD IndyCar Series champions, 15 of the 30 drivers named to entries have won at least one race in either IZOD IndyCar Series or Champ Car World Series/CART competition.

A strong crop of seven rookies includes the most experienced Formula One driver in history, Rubens Barrichello, and two past Firestone Indy Lights champions, Wade Cunningham and Josef Newgarden. Other rookies assigned to cars are reigning two-time USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson, James Jakes, Katherine Legge and 2010 American Le Mans Series champion Simon Pagenaud.

Plenty of young talent that recently advanced through the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system also was assigned to cars, including three Firestone Indy Lights champions – Cunningham (2005), 2011 Indianapolis 500 runner-up JR Hildebrand (2009) and Newgarden (2011). Other recent Firestone Indy Lights graduates on the entry list include Marco Andretti, Ana Beatriz, Ed Carpenter, Clauson, James Hinchcliffe, Charlie Kimball, Graham Rahal and Sebastian Saavedra.

Three women were among the drivers named to entries: 2010 Chase Rookie of the Year Simona De Silvestro, Beatriz and Legge.

Andretti Autosport is involved in five entries, more than any other team. Andretti Autosport is fielding cars for Andretti, Beatriz, Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay, while Andretti Autosport/AFS Racing has entered a car for Saavedra.

DRIVERS (30)

Former race winners (3): Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009), Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010), Scott Dixon (2008).

Former pole winners (4): Helio Castroneves (2003, 2007, 2009, 2010), Tony Kanaan (2005), Scott Dixon (2008), Alex Tagliani (2011).

Rookies (7): Rubens Barrichello, Bryan Clauson, Wade Cunningham, James Jakes, Katherine Legge, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud.

Youngest: Josef Newgarden, 21.

Oldest: Rubens Barrichello, 39. (Barrichello turns 40 on May 23, four days before Race Day.)

Most previous starts: Helio Castroneves, 11.

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2012 Indianapolis 500 tickets: Tickets are on sale for the 96th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Race Day ticket prices start at just $30. Fans can buy tickets online at www.imstix.com, by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700, or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or by visiting the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.

Children 12 and under will be receive free general admission to any IMS event in 2012 when accompanied by an adult general admission ticket holder.

Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are on sale. Contact the IMS Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.

[media-credit name=”SFHR” align=”alignright” width=”212″][/media-credit]USAC Open Wheel Star Will Be in Familiar No. 39