Motorsports News

MEMPHIS, Tennessee  (Friday, October 27, 2006) - - In recognition of  November
’s National Diabetes Awareness Month, BlackJack Racing with NASCAR Busch 
Series rookie Dexter Bean will unload their No. 63 Ford Taurus at Memphis 
Motorsports Park Friday proudly hoisting the Juvenile Diabetes Research  Foundation
International (JDRF) logos in an effort to broaden the racing  community’s
understanding of the  critical need to find a cure for this disease. 
JDRF is the leading  charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile)
diabetes research  worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes
and its  complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a
disease  which strikes people—many of them children—suddenly and requires
multiple  injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a
 pump.  Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent 
its eventual and devastating complications which may include kidney failure, 
blindness, heart disease, stroke, and  amputation.   

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MEMPHIS, Tennessee  (Friday, October 27, 2006) - - BlackJack Racing 
officials announced Friday from Memphis Motorsports Park that longtime BlackJack 
Racing sponsor Five Star Telecom will unite with promising driver Dexter Bean as 
BlackJack Racing plans to make their NASCAR Busch Series debut in Saturday’s 
Sam’s Town 250.

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CECIL, Ga. (Oct. 25, 2006) - Ryan Newman returned to his open-wheel
roots Wednesday night and emerged victorious in the South Georgia
Motorsports Park 100.

The event, part of the Premier Racing Association’s Silver Crown series,
featured Silver Crown “Big Cars” and NASCAR stars Ken Schrader, Dave
Blaney and Newman.

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Chassis No. B25: Raced at Lowe’s Motor Speedway two weeks ago; finished 10th at Richmond in the fall.
              Driver:  Kasey Kahne    Team Director:  Trip Bruce    Car Director:  Todd Devnich    Engineer:  Mike Wolf    Team Owner:  Ray Evernham    Sponsors:  vitaminwater
 
KASEY KAHNEQUOTES
  
  “I’m looking forward to racing the vitaminwater Dodge Charger at Memphis this weekend — the car really looks sharp. This Busch team works so hard and puts out such great race cars with the guidance of Team Director Trip Bruce. I always look forward to racing with them. We’re hoping for a little luck this weekend after getting knocked out early in Charlotte.”

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No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ram Race Facts
Atlanta Motor Speedway– NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Driver: Erin Crocker
Team Director: Scott McDougall
Truck Director: Ronnie Hornaday
Engineer: Grant Hutchens
Team Owner: Ray Evernham
Chassis: EMT 004

ERIN CROCKER QUOTES:

“I seem to adjust really quickly to the mile and a half tracks and I think as a whole Evernham Motorsports is a strong force on the mile and a half tracks. This has been proven this year by Kasey Kahne’s six wins in the Nextel Cup Series. Personally for me, the intermediate tracks seem to be where I am most comfortable and where I also have the most success.”

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Chassis No. B25: Raced at Lowe’s Motor Speedway two weeks ago; finished 10th at Richmond in the fall.
              Driver:  Scott Riggs    Team Director:  Trip Bruce    Car Director:  Todd Devnich    Engineer:  Mike Wolf    Team Owner:  Ray Evernham    Sponsors:  vitaminwater
 
KASEY KAHNEQUOTES
  
  “I’m looking forward to racing the vitaminwater Dodge Charger at Memphis this weekend — the car really looks sharp. This Busch team works so hard and puts out such great race cars with the guidance of Team Director Trip Bruce. I always look forward to racing with them. We’re hoping for a little luck this weekend after getting knocked out early in Charlotte.”

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Scott Riggs No. 10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge Charger
Atlanta MotorSpeedway Fast Facts

         
  Chassis No. 108: Won at Michigan with the No. 19 team in 2005. Riggs drove this chassis to a win in the Nextel Open earlier this year, advancing on to the Nextel All Star Challenge.
 
          Driver:  Scott Riggs    Team Director:  Rodney Childers    Car Director:  Dave Bryant    Engineer:  Kevin Kidd    Team Owner:  Valvoline Evernham Racing
Designated team owner, Jim Rocco    Sponsors:  Valvoline, Stanley Tools,
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper
  SCOTT RIGGS QUOTES:

“We have excelled at tracks like Texas and Lowe’s so far this season and would like nothing more than to get a top finish at a similar track like Atlanta this weekend. When we ran Atlanta in the spring this Valvoline Evernham Racing team overcame a lot to have a very fast Charger in the end, driving up from 20th to 11th on the last set of tires. I talked with Rodney on Monday and we will be heading to Atlanta this time with the same setup we dialed into it in the spring, but adding a couple of the things we have learned in recent tests at Homestead and Kentucky. There is a new tire we will be using this weekend that is different from the spring race. But I have a lot of confidence that Rodney and the guys will be on top of that.”
 

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No. 9 McDonald’s/Dodge Dealers Dodge Charger Race Facts
Atlanta Motor Speedway–NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
          Driver:  Kasey Kahne    MOST RECENT RACE
    Team Director:  Kenny Francis    Race
    Start
    Finish
    Led
    Points
    Status
    Car Director:    Mike Shiplett
    Martinsville
    32
    7
    0
    146
    Running
    Engineer:  Keith Rodden    2006 NEXTEL CUP TOTALS
    Team Owner:    Ray Evernham
    Wins
    Poles
    Top Fives
    Top 10s
    Led
    Rank
    Chassis:  No. 128    6
    5*
    11
    17
    652
    8
    Car Info:    Kahne hasdriven this chassis to five of his six wins this season.

  KASEY KAHNE QUOTES

  “I am excited to have McDonald’s on board our No. 9 Dodge Charger this weekend as we head to another mile-and-a-half track. We’ve had a lot of success at Atlanta, so we’re definitely looking forward to returning this weekend. We’ve finished in the top five four times and had a great car for this event last year, but got caught up in an accident.

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No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger Race Facts
Atlanta MotorSpeedway–NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
          Driver:  Elliott Sadler   

Car Info:    Qualified fourth in the fallrace at Lowe’s and ran in the top-10 until engineissues forced and early exit to the race.

ELLIOTT SADLERQUOTES

  “We’ve certainly had our share of problems the last few races. The guys have been working their tails off and we’ve been very competitive, but we just haven’t had much luck. We expect the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger to be very competitive at Atlanta and Texas. I’ve had success at the mile-and-half tracks in the past and Evernham Motorsports certainly has a history of impressive performances at those tracks. We want to end the season on a positive note, so these next four races are very important to the No. 19 team. We’re looking to build momentum for the 2007 season.”

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ALTON, VA (October 24, 2006)-RWI Racing driver Steve Wallace, the youngest son of NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace, completed his first stock car road course test Tuesday and passed with flying colors.  Under the tutelage of road racing ace, Boris Said, the younger Wallace and team spent the day at Virginia International Raceway in preparation for his NASCAR road course debut, scheduled to take place at the 2007 Mexico City Busch Series event. 
  
  Driving a No. 64 Dodge specially-modified to accommodate two people, Wallace toured the rural Virginia circuit in a time of 1:31:67.  His time was merely two one-hundredths of a second slower than Said’s best lap of 1:31:65.

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