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Richmond Race Information
Safeway sponsoring LaJoie at Richmond
GEICO, Ty Dillon and Germain Racing ink multi-year contract extensions
1000Bulbs.com joins Ragan’s #38 team at Phoenix
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the two thousand seventeen Bojangles’ Southern 500
Driver lineup announced for Tales of the Turtles four hundred weekend
Fresh Hampshire preparing for “wicked joy” weekend
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series two thousand seventeen Darlington Race Info
NASCAR Related Racing Birthdays
Sunday Darlington Notebook
Texas, Earnhardt, Jr. playmate for Jr Nation Appreci88ion Party
Most Popular Driver voting opens Sept. Trio
Talladega and Anheuser-Busch proceed multi-year partnership with Busch Balcony
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup championship trophy unveiled
Roush Fenway named finalist for numerous PR News’ platinum awards
Daytona five hundred Club being renovated
Liberty University sponsoring Byron for twelve races
GMS Racing not running Cup full-time in two thousand eighteen UPDATE
Dover International Speedway’s 12th annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive set for Sept. 11
Dover fucking partners with “Apache Warrior” film and Lucas Oil for fall Cup race
Motorcraft/Quick Lane returning to Wood Brothers Racing
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Races [24] that NAPA Auto Parts is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
Trio) Las Vegas, Three/12
Five) Auto Club – Trio/26
7) Richmond – Four/30, Brakes
9) Charlotte – Five/28
11) Michigan – 6/Legitimate
12) Daytona – 7/1, patriotic
13) Kentucky – 7/8
14) Fresh Hampshire – 7/16
15) Indianapolis, 7/23
Legal) Michigan – 8/13
17) Bristol – 8/Nineteen
Nineteen) Darlington, 9/Trio
20) Chicago – 9/17
21) Talladega, Ten/15
22) Kansas – Ten/22
23) Martinsville – Ten/29
24) Homestead – 11/Nineteen
Races [Four] that SunEnergy1 is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
1) Martinsville – Four/Two
Three) Watkins Glen – 8/6
Four) Charlotte – Ten/7
Races [Two] that Kelley Blue Book is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
Races [Two] that Mountain Dew is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
1) Bristol – Four/23, with Little Caesars
Two) Charlotte, Showdown – Five/20
Races [Two] that Hooters is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
Contract Status: Driver: 2022; Primary Sponsors: NAPA Auto Parts 2017?; Kelley Blue Book 2017; Mountain Dew/Pepsi 2017?; Hooters 2018
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Pursue Elliott to drive the #9 in 2018; William Byron in the #24: In 2018, 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports will introduce the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet Camaro to its four-car team with Elliott in the driver’s seat. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native raced the #9 to the two thousand fourteen NASCAR Xfinity Series title, and his Hall of Fame father Bill Elliott memorably drove it to thirty eight Cup-level wins and the one thousand nine hundred eighty eight series championship. When Byron starts his very first career Daytona five hundred next year, it will be in the iconic #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet made famous by four-time Cup Series champ Jeff Gordon and his storied Rainbow Warriors team. Byron will begin his two thousand eighteen rookie season at the same age Gordon was (20) when he made his Cup debut in 1992.[More](8-29-2017)
Hendrick Motorsports announces several team promotions: Hendrick Motorsports has elevated eight senior leaders into fresh positions designed to strengthen the 12-time and defending NASCAR Cup Series champions and enhance the team’s overall management structure. The eight executives, who will assume their fresh roles instantly, have more than one hundred fifty combined years of service with the organization.[More](8-15-2017)
Pursue Elliott’s Darlington throwback to honor his father Bill: When Pursue Elliott hits the track at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500, he’ll do so in a paint scheme special to the Elliott family. The driver’s #24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet SS will have a retro look — a throwback to NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott’s rail in 1976.[More](7-28-2017)
Patriotic scheme for Elliott at Daytona NAPA AUTO PARTS comebacks to the bondage mask of Pursue Elliott’s #24 Chevrolet, this time with a fresh look. The #24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Patriotic Chevrolet SS dons a crimson, white and blue scheme that also features starlets and stripes. The scheme will help to kick off NAPA’s “Get Back and Give Back” effort while boosting awareness for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF). NAPA AUTO PARTS has a long history of supporting the dudes and women of the United States Armed Coerces and their families. In March, the company announced that it had raised more than $Two.Five million in two thousand sixteen for the IFHF through its annual “Get Back and Give Back” campaign. The campaign kicked off in two thousand twelve and gives NAPA AUTO PARTS patrons the chance to contribute to the IFHF by purchasing T-shirts at NAPAonline.com.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-29-2017)
JRM Licensing Announces Partnership with CounterFind: JRM Licensing, LLC, which manages the licensed merchandise programs for all the Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports teams and drivers, announced today a partnership with CounterFind, a company specializing in eliminating counterfeit merchandise in the social commerce space. The partnership is the very first of its kind for JRM Licensing.
“We have seen a big uptick in the amount of counterfeit merchandise advertised on the various social media platforms,” said Joe Mattes, vice president of JRM Licensing. “We’re certain this fresh partnership with CounterFind will assist in reining in the counterfeiters. We want to proactively police the marketplace to protect our clients’ brands and trademarks. NASCAR has one of the best fanbases in all of sports, and it’s our responsibility to ensure that fans are purchasing authentic, quality merchandise manufactured by officially licensed vendors.” Founded by former NFL player Darren Woodson, CounterFind is a turnkey technology used by some of the world’s leading sports and entertainment brands to combat counterfeit goods in social commerce. CounterFind’s software combines photo recognition with human intelligence to detect and report all ads marketing counterfeit merchandise on Facebook and Instagram in real time. “CounterFind is solving the problems that broad internet protection companies can’t figure out,” said Woodson, CounterFind Founder. “If someone launches an ad on Facebook marketing a counterfeit product for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, or Pursue Elliott, we will find it and have it liquidated in less than twenty four hours.”(JRM Licensing)(6-28-2017)
Pursue Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports agree to contract extension Hendrick Motorsports and driver Pursue Elliott have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the two thousand sixteen NASCAR Cup Series rookie of the year with the #24 Chevrolet SS team through the end of the two thousand twenty two racing season. Elliott, who signed with Hendrick Motorsports in February two thousand eleven as a 15-year-old high school freshman, has emerged as one of NASCAR’s rising starlets. In 2016, he earned a Cup playoff berth and was the series’ top rookie after posting ten top-five finishes, seventeen top-10s and two pole positions, including the season-opening Daytona 500. Through sixteen points races of his sophomore season, he is sixth in the Cup standings. Elliott’s previous contract with Hendrick Motorsports ran through 2018.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-27-2017)
Practice Accidents send Jones, Elliott to backup cars #77-Erik Jones had a tire deflating during Friday’s opening practice at Sonoma Raceway. That turned out to be the least of his worries. In the very first two minutes of the 2nd session, Jones missed a downshift and wheel-hopped into Turn 11, the hairpin. His #77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota slipped across the corner and slammed into the tire barrier near the apex. After his team ready the backup car, Jones got back on track with harshly twenty five minutes left in final practice.
Jones, however, wasn’t the only driver who had issues in practice. In the very first session, road course ace Billy Johnson spun early in the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. Ty Dillon spun heading up the hill into Turn Two. The engine in Matt Kenseth’s #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota expired, and the car came to rest in Turn Ten. Practice was winding down when Pursue Elliott spun near the entrance to Turn Ten, he spun all the way through the corner and nosed into the barrier beyond the exit. The #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team spinned out a backup car after the incident, and Elliott will have to qualify on Saturday with no laps on the car.(NASCAR Wire Service)[Read More Here](6-24-2017)
Kelley Blue Book makes two thousand seventeen debut on the #24 Chevy at Sonoma This weekend (June 25, 2017) at Sonoma Raceway, Pursue Elliott will pilot the #24 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet SS for the very first time this season. Kelley Blue Book is the vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry. Each week, the company provides the most market-reflective values in the industry on its top-rated website KBB.com, including its famous Blue Book Trade-In Values and Fair Purchase Price, which reports what others are paying for fresh and used cars this week. In addition to Sonoma, Kelley Blue Book is scheduled to be on the #24 Chevrolet SS later this season at Fresh Hampshire Motor Speedway in September.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-22-2017)
Original docuseries following Hendrick Motorsports to debut in July Complicated Networks, Film 45, Markay Media, and NASCAR champions Hendrick Motorsports have teamed up on an original eight-part documentary series that journeys deep inwards the teamwork, sophistication and heart that makes stock car racing an American institution. Road to Race Day goes behind the scenes with Hendrick Motorsports during the two thousand sixteen season, delivering unprecedented access to witness the passion, determination, and talent that propels its superstar drivers – Kasey Kahne, Pursue Elliott, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. – and team to be the winningest team in professional stock car racing. Directed by Cynthia Hill (A Chef’s Life, Private Violence) and executive produced by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Patriots Day), Road to Race Day premieres on Complicated Networks’ Rated Crimson available on go90 on Wednesday, July Nineteen.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Crimson More Here](6-22-2017)
Hendrick Motorsports GM Doug Duchardt leaving Hendrick Motorsports executive vice president and general manager Doug Duchardt will leave the organization later this summer. He will remain in his role through the end of June. Duchardt, 53, came to Hendrick Motorsports in January two thousand five as vice president of development, a position in which he oversaw race car design, engineering and production. In July 2013, he was elevated to the freshly created role of general manager, directing all racing operations for the team. Duchardt’s responsibilities will be assigned to numerous team members, including Hendrick Motorsports president Marshall Carlson, chief financial officer Scott Lampe and vice president of competition Ken Howes. The organization does not plan to pack the general manager role.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-6-2017)
Elliott, Keselowski quotes on Coca-Cola six hundred accident: The drivers were taken out of the race after an incident on lap Nineteen.[More](5-28-2017)
Pursue Elliott celebrates Bill’s record setting Talladega pole run with footwear Talladega Superspeedway will always be a special track to the Elliott family. After all, it was there – thirty years ago this week – that Bill Elliott broke his own record for what still remains the all-time fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR Cup Series history. Pursue Elliott, who has a Talladega pole to his name as well, will honor his father’s accomplishment this weekend at the Alabama track. The driver of the #24 Hooters Chevrolet SS will wear special crimson, white and gold racing boots this race weekend that feature iconic marks and graphics from the day the record was set in 1987.(Hendrick Motorsports)
AND This week marks the 30th anniversary of when Elliott set NASCAR’s record speed of 212.809 mph while qualifying his #9 Coor’s Ford Thunderbird for the annual Winston five hundred at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987. The record, which came on the high-heeled shoes of his 210.364 mph mark at Daytona just a duo of months earlier, further cemented his place in NASCAR lore. Elliott’s record-setting Thunderbird is still alive and well, having been donated by car proprietor Harry Melling to The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, MI. There it pridefully sits on display with many other iconic vehicles, telling a unique story and standing the test of time.(Ford Spectacle)[More](5-7-2017)
SunEnergy1 makes very first appearance on the #24 at Martinsville: For the very first time in the two thousand seventeen season, SunEnergy1, one of the world’s largest privately held solar energy companies, will adorn the rubber hood of the #24 Chevrolet SS. This weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway will be the very first of four races that SunEnergy1 will serve as the primary sponsor for Pursue Elliott.[More](3-29-2017)
Hendrick Motorsports goes for third straight Atlanta win Georgia has been “peachy” to Hendrick Motorsports in latest memory. The four-car clothing wielded by Rick Hendrick has won the last three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway behind the efforts of #5-Kasey Kahne (2014) and #48-Jimmie Johnson (2015-16). On Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports will go for its fourth consecutive win at the 1.54-mile track as it travels to AMS with Kahne, Johnson, Georgia native #24-Chase Elliott and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip five hundred (NASCAR Wire Service)[More](3-3-2017)
Pursue Elliott Launches Pursue Elliott Foundation #24-Chase Elliott announced the launch of the Pursue Elliott Foundation with the unveiling of special, children-designed racing footwear that Elliott and his three Hendrick Motorsports teammates will wear during this weekend’s NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The racing footwear are the result of the “Design two Drive four Children’s” art design collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s), the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia. Patients at Children’s submitted color sketches of racing boots with a summer camp theme and five drawings were selected to be replicated on Alpinestars racing footwear and worn by the Hendrick teammates at Atlanta. Each of the five racing footwear are being auctioned off online for ten days beginning today. Auction proceeds go to benefit the summer camp program that Children’s runs for its large patient network. At the special announcement today at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, a children’s hospital facility in Atlanta, the Pursue Elliott Foundation also introduced Children’s with a check for $24,000, collected from proceeds of a 24-day holiday online auction program conducted this past December. In doing so, Pursue Elliott Foundation Executive Director Cindy Elliott told the crowd of assembled Children’s staff, patients and family of the non-profit organization’s mission to helping others live healthier, more satisfied lives. For more information, visit ChaseElliott.com/foundation. [More](3-2-2017)
Hendrick cars running Monster logos when required UPDATE: Car proprietor Rick Hendrick gave a brief response to a question Friday about his cars not always displaying logos of Cup series sponsor Monster Energy when they are away from the track.
Pursue Elliott, Denny Hamlin win Can-Am Duel qualifying races: Daytona five hundred pole winner Pursue Elliott put an exclamation on his qualifying effort with a victory in Thursday night’s very first Can-Am Duel at Daytona International Speedway.[More](2-23-2017)
Forbes ranks NASCAR’s most valuable teams: A dozen years ago, few leagues could match the popularity of NASCAR, which boasted record-high viewership and was going toe-to-toe with the NFL. But then few leagues suffered worse during the economic crash.[More](2-23-2017)
Fresh members for the NASCAR Cup Drivers Council: Pursue Elliott, Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola are the fresh members of the NASCAR Cup Drivers Council. They join returning members Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick. The fresh drivers substitute Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Kyle Larson. Drivers earn a spot on the 10-member council based on their spectacle the previous year or by being elected by fellow competitors. The group regularly meets with NASCAR officials to discuss on-track and off-track matters.(NBC Sports)(2-20-2017)
Elliott wins Daytona five hundred pole again: #24-Chase Elliott win the Coors Light pole for the Daytona five hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 192.872mph, his 2nd Daytona pole and 3rd career pole. Elliott has never won from the pole. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. will begin 2nd after running 192.864mph. The front row is locked into those catches sight of. The rest of the field will be determined by the Can-Am Duel one hundred fifty Qualifying Races on Thursday (7pm/et on FS1). The rest of the top12: #2-Keselowski, #14=Bowyer, #78-Truex Jr., #11-Hamlin, #4-Harvick, #5-Kahne, #20-Kenseth, #31-Newman, #18-Busch and #13-Ty Dillon.
Winning back-to-back Daytona five hundred poles is something of a family tradition, as #24-Chase Elliott proved by the skin of his teeth on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. The last driver to take a lap in the 2nd and final round of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at the Two.5-mile superspeedway, Elliott covered the distance in 46.663 seconds (192.872 mph) to edge Hendrick Motorsports teammate #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. by .002 seconds. The pole was the 2nd straight for Elliott, who led the field to green last year as a Sunoco rookie. It was the third straight for Elliott’s squad chief, Alan Gustafson, who won the pole with driver Jeff Gordon in two thousand fifteen in Gordon’s last year as a full-time driver. With three straight poles as a team, Gustafson shares a record previously held solely by Ernie Elliott, Pursue Elliott’s uncle, who fielded cars driven by former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champ Bill Elliott, Pursue’s father.
“Everybody at Hendrick Motorsports has done a lot of work this off-season,” said Elliott, who claimed the third Coors Light Pole Award of his career, all at restrictor-plate tracks. “This team undoubtedly has a knack for these plate tracks, as they displayed with Jeff Gordon and then last year with here and Talladega (where Elliott also won the pole). But that stuff doesn’t just happen by staying the same, as everybody knows. Everyone is always attempting to get better and make their cars better and quicker; and the engine shop is always finding fresh things. So I think that’s just proof that they’re improving with everybody else and taking that next step, which is indeed epic. I’m glad to be a part of it, and hopefully we can run good next Sunday.”
Elliott and Earnhardt are the only two drivers locked into their kicking off catches sight of for next Sunday’s 59th running of the Superb American Race. They will lead the field to the green flag in the very first and 2nd Can-Am Duel 150-mile qualifying races on Thursday night, Elliott in the very first Duel, Earnhardt in the 2nd. Earnhardt is racing for the very first time since a concussion sidelined him for the final eighteen events of the two thousand sixteen season. The satisfaction of locking in a front-row beginning position tempered his frustration at missing the pole by the slimmest of margins. “I certainly would have loved to have gotten a pole, but my boss man (Rick Hendrick) is blessed,” Earnhardt said. “I just talked to him on the phone, and he’s got to be thrilled with having his cars up front.” Brad Keselowski qualified third at 192.691 mph and will commence on the outside of the front row in Thursday night’s very first Duel. Clint Bowyer, in his very first competitive effort in a Stewart-Haas Racing Ford will begin beside Earnhardt in the 2nd Duel after posting the fourth fastest speed (192.571 mph).
With thirty six chartered teams knowing they will race next Sunday, six “Open” entries are vying for the four remaining berths in the Daytona five hundred field. Sunday’s time trials brought good news for Brendan Gaughan and Elliott Sadler, who know they will race next Sunday as the two fastest qualifiers among the “go-or-go-homers.” Conversely, Jeffrey Earnhardt and Timmy Hill, who posted the two slowest times in the field, can race in the five hundred only if they are the fastest Open drivers in their respective Duels.(NASCAR Wire Service)
During round one of qualifying #24-Elliott was also fastest at 192.308mph, followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr., #2-Keselowski, #78-Truex Jr., #20-Kenseth, #11-Hamlin, #14-Bowyer, #18-Busch, #31-Newman, #5-Kahne, #4-Harvick and #13-Dillon, these twelve drivers advanced to the 2nd/final round and went for the two locked positions of the pole and outside pole.
Not Advancing: 17, 48, Nineteen, 42, 22, 21, 6, 77, 27, 41, 1, Ten, 43, Three, 34, 47, 32, 95, 37, 38, 75*, 72, 15, 7*, 55*, 96*, 23, 83*, 33, 51*.
The six Open/non-Charter, teams running for the four open Daytona five hundred catches sight of, #75-Gaughan and #7-Sadler secured catches sight of by being the two fastest non-charter cars in qualifying. Gaughan was 33rd fastest and Sadler was 36th fastest. The next two drivers in speed are #55-Sorenson and #96-Kennington. If either Gaughan or Sadler are the highest finisher in their Duels, Sorenson would make the race on speed. If both Gaughan and Sadler are the highest finisher in their Duels, then both Sorenson and Kennington would make the Daytona fifty field. The remaining two drivers: #83-LaJoie and #51-Hill, have to be the highest ending non-Charter car to make the race.
Hooters to sponsor Pursue Elliott: Hooters has joined 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports as a primary sponsor of driver Pursue Elliott and the #24 Chevrolet SS team beginning in 2017. A casual dining establishment with a deep history in NASCAR, Hooters will be a two-race primary sponsor and full-season associate sponsor of the #24 team in both two thousand seventeen and 2018. The Hooters Chevrolet SS will debut May seven at Talladega Superspeedway and emerge again during the Pursue for the NASCAR Cup Nov. Twelve at Phoenix International Raceway. Hooters has been a primary sponsor in more than one hundred fifty Cup-level races, notably as the full-season sponsor of one thousand nine hundred ninety two premier series champ Alan Kulwicki. That year, Kulwicki won two races and narrowly edged Elliott’s father, one thousand nine hundred eighty eight Cup champ Bill Elliott, by ten points to win the title. As part of the fresh relationship, Hooters has launched a utter year of promotions, off the hook content and commemorative merchandise for fans at www.hooters.com. Beginning today, fans can register for the chance to win a tour for two to meet Elliott and cheer on the No. Twenty four team from pit road at the Nov. Twelve Phoenix race. Everyone who registers will receive a $Five off certificate toward their next visit to Hooters. For a limited time, the very first fans to register can also purchase collectible limited-edition $24 Hooters bounty cards commemorating Elliott and the fresh #24 Hooters Chevy.(Hendrick Motorsports)(1-23-2017)
Top ten diecast of 2016: Lionel Racing – The Official Die-Cast of NASCAR – announced that Pursue Elliott’s #24 NAPA Chevrolet is the company’s best-selling die-cast of 2016. The announcement marks the very first time since two thousand eleven that a driver other than Dale Earnhardt Jr. has claimed the top spot. Earnhardt wielded the best-selling spot from two thousand twelve to 2015. Albeit he was out of his race car during the 2nd half of 2016, Elliott’s ascension to the top spot was not a result of Earnhardt’s absence. Both drivers’ standard paint schemes were ordered and shipped prior to Earnhardt’s exit. In fact, Earnhardt is still the company’s best-selling driver overall, his cars account for four of the top ten sellers. Making the list for the very first time is Kurt Busch, whose Monster Energy Chevrolet secured the seventh spot. Kevin Harvick’s fresh partnership with Busch gave him the fifth and tenth catches sight of, respectively. Eventually, seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champ Jimmie Johnson took catches sight of six and eight, with his Lowe’s 7X Champ die-cast well inwards the top Ten.
1. Pursue Elliott #24 NAPA Chevrolet
Two. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Nationwide/Batman Chevrolet
Trio. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Nationwide Chevrolet
Four. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Axalta Chevrolet
Five. Kevin Harvick #Four Busch Chevrolet
6. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe’s/Superman Chevrolet
7. Kurt Busch #41 Monster Energy Chevrolet
8. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe’s 7X Time Champ Chevrolet
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Nationwide/Grey Ghost Darlington Chevrolet
Ten. Kevin Harvick #Four Busch Light Chevrolet
Liberty University playmates with Hendrick Automotive Group on dealership management class: In the spring, Liberty University will pilot its very first course in automotive dealership management, thanks to a partnership with Hendrick Automotive Group, the nation’s largest privately held automotive retail organization. Liberty plans to suggest a utter specialization next fall, under its Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Dan DeHass, executive general manager for Mall of Georgia Mazda, Mall of Georgia MINI and Rick Hendrick Buick GMC, said there is a “giant void” for educating students in automotive dealership management and that most college students may not realize the “unbelievable opportunities within the industry.” Only two other colleges in the nation have these programs, even tho’ the U.S. has the second-largest automotive industry in the world (behind China). Students will be trained in managing a dealership as well as how to adapt to technology in an ever-changing marketplace. “The purpose is building future owners of dealerships,” Hicks said. “If we can get students to think like owners and to learn the business that well, they are going to make phenomenal employees and, potentially, owners.” Hendrick Automotive Group is working with Liberty to develop the curriculum, and some of its employees will contribute to course instruction, including prerecorded and live movies. The North Carolina-based automotive company has an extensive training program in place, which will be incorporated into expanding Liberty’s curriculum.(Liberty University)(11-28-2016)
Elliott’s two thousand seventeen NAPA scheme unveiled: Tuesday, Pursue Elliott unveiled his two thousand seventeen NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet SS paint scheme on his Instagram account. The two thousand sixteen Rookie of the Year contender desired to “keep it all in the family,” so the design will retain the same blue-and-yellow colors as well as the five blue stripes that mimic Ron Capps’ NAPA AUTO PARTS NHRA Funny Car. However, the scheme also incorporates fresh featured elements such as yellow racing stripes surrounding the existing light blue and crimson stripes on the side panels, yellow stripes on the A-frames and a downright fresh yellow rear panel.(Hendrick Motorsports), see an picture of the car on the #24 team two thousand seventeen paint schemes page.(10-11-2016)
Hendrick helps Summer Camp Fund reach its purpose: NASCAR team proprietor Rick Hendrick has donated $34,000 to The Charlotte Observer’s Summer Camp Fund, the amount needed to help the fund reach its objective to give more children a chance to go to camp next year. Hendrick, last year’s honorary chairman of the annual fundraising drive, said he came to realize how significant it is to give children from low-income families the practice and opportunities that summer camp offers. “Over the last few years, our family has learned so much about issues impacting our youthfull people,” Hendrick said in a statement. “The success of the Summer Camp Fund truly highlights the generosity and compassion of our community, and we’ve been proud to join with so many of our neighbors in supporting it.” As of Friday, the Summer Camp Fund received donations totaling more than $190,000, which enables the non-profit to qualify for an extra $25,000 grant from the Leon Levine Foundation.(Charlotte Observer)(8-6-2016)
Hendrick Family Foundation to launch with event: Rick and Linda Hendrick have established the not-for-profit Hendrick Family Foundation, which is rooted in the belief that people working together can convert the lives of those in need and have a meaningful influence on our communities. The sold out “Learn Live Hope” celebration will represent the fresh foundation’s very first formal fundraising initiative. Scheduled for May twenty two at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina, the annual charity event will benefit Be The Match, Levine Children’s Hospital and Together We Feed Charlotte. In 2015, Learn Live Hope generated more than $1.6 million to support numerous organizations. The Hendrick Family Foundation will consolidate the philanthropic efforts of the Hendrick organization, including Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrick Automotive Group. It will absorb the Hendrick Marrow Program, which Rick Hendrick founded in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven and has raised more than $15 million in partnership with Be The Match to support patients in need of life-saving marrow or cord blood transplants. The Hendrick Family Foundation will proceed to work with Be The Match.(Hendrick Motorsports)(5-21-2016)
UPDATE: Last weekend’s sold out “Learn Live Hope” event was the very first formal fundraising initiative for Rick and Linda Hendrick’s not-for-profit Hendrick Family Foundation. The annual event was held May twenty two at The Fillmore, with Bank of America returning once again as the title sponsor. Among the guests were drivers Kasey Kahne, Pursue Elliott and Jimmie Johnson, broadcasters Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip, and former Fresh York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson. The beneficiaries were Be The Match, Levine Children’s Hospital and Together We Feed Charlotte. And “Learn Live Hope” raised $1.Trio million in two thousand sixteen – one year after generating more than $1.6 million to support numerous organizations in two thousand fifteen when a golf tournament was featured as a portion of the event. The golf tournament was not held in two thousand sixteen as the course was under construction.
At this year’s function, Bank of America Chief Administrative Officer Andrea Smith introduced Hendrick with a $100,000 donation. Bank of America has supported “Learn Live Hope” for more than a decade as its title sponsor.(HMS)(5-28-2016)
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Richmond Race Information
Safeway sponsoring LaJoie at Richmond
GEICO, Ty Dillon and Germain Racing ink multi-year contract extensions
1000Bulbs.com joins Ragan’s #38 team at Phoenix
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the two thousand seventeen Bojangles’ Southern 500
Driver lineup announced for Tales of the Turtles four hundred weekend
Fresh Hampshire preparing for “wicked joy” weekend
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series two thousand seventeen Darlington Race Info
NASCAR Related Racing Birthdays
Sunday Darlington Notebook
Texas, Earnhardt, Jr. fucking partner for Jr Nation Appreci88ion Party
Most Popular Driver voting opens Sept. Three
Talladega and Anheuser-Busch proceed multi-year partnership with Busch Balcony
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup championship trophy unveiled
Roush Fenway named finalist for numerous PR News’ platinum awards
Daytona five hundred Club being renovated
Liberty University sponsoring Byron for twelve races
GMS Racing not running Cup full-time in two thousand eighteen UPDATE
Dover International Speedway’s 12th annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive set for Sept. 11
Dover fucking partners with “Apache Warrior” film and Lucas Oil for fall Cup race
Motorcraft/Quick Lane returning to Wood Brothers Racing
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Races [24] that NAPA Auto Parts is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
Three) Las Vegas, Three/12
Five) Auto Club – Three/26
7) Richmond – Four/30, Brakes
9) Charlotte – Five/28
11) Michigan – 6/Legitimate
12) Daytona – 7/1, patriotic
13) Kentucky – 7/8
14) Fresh Hampshire – 7/16
15) Indianapolis, 7/23
Legitimate) Michigan – 8/13
17) Bristol – 8/Nineteen
Nineteen) Darlington, 9/Three
20) Chicago – 9/17
21) Talladega, Ten/15
22) Kansas – Ten/22
23) Martinsville – Ten/29
24) Homestead – 11/Nineteen
Races [Four] that SunEnergy1 is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
1) Martinsville – Four/Two
Three) Watkins Glen – 8/6
Four) Charlotte – Ten/7
Races [Two] that Kelley Blue Book is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
Races [Two] that Mountain Dew is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
1) Bristol – Four/23, with Little Caesars
Two) Charlotte, Showdown – Five/20
Races [Two] that Hooters is scheduled to be the primary sponsor in 2017:
Contract Status: Driver: 2022; Primary Sponsors: NAPA Auto Parts 2017?; Kelley Blue Book 2017; Mountain Dew/Pepsi 2017?; Hooters 2018
#24 Team / Driver News
Pursue Elliott to drive the #9 in 2018; William Byron in the #24: In 2018, 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports will introduce the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet Camaro to its four-car team with Elliott in the driver’s seat. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native raced the #9 to the two thousand fourteen NASCAR Xfinity Series title, and his Hall of Fame father Bill Elliott memorably drove it to thirty eight Cup-level wins and the one thousand nine hundred eighty eight series championship. When Byron starts his very first career Daytona five hundred next year, it will be in the iconic #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet made famous by four-time Cup Series champ Jeff Gordon and his storied Rainbow Warriors team. Byron will begin his two thousand eighteen rookie season at the same age Gordon was (20) when he made his Cup debut in 1992.[More](8-29-2017)
Hendrick Motorsports announces several team promotions: Hendrick Motorsports has elevated eight senior leaders into fresh positions designed to strengthen the 12-time and defending NASCAR Cup Series champions and enhance the team’s overall management structure. The eight executives, who will assume their fresh roles instantly, have more than one hundred fifty combined years of service with the organization.[More](8-15-2017)
Pursue Elliott’s Darlington throwback to honor his father Bill: When Pursue Elliott hits the track at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500, he’ll do so in a paint scheme special to the Elliott family. The driver’s #24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet SS will have a retro look — a throwback to NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott’s rail in 1976.[More](7-28-2017)
Patriotic scheme for Elliott at Daytona NAPA AUTO PARTS comes back to the rubber hood of Pursue Elliott’s #24 Chevrolet, this time with a fresh look. The #24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Patriotic Chevrolet SS dons a crimson, white and blue scheme that also features starlets and stripes. The scheme will help to kick off NAPA’s “Get Back and Give Back” effort while boosting awareness for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF). NAPA AUTO PARTS has a long history of supporting the guys and women of the United States Armed Coerces and their families. In March, the company announced that it had raised more than $Two.Five million in two thousand sixteen for the IFHF through its annual “Get Back and Give Back” campaign. The campaign kicked off in two thousand twelve and gives NAPA AUTO PARTS patrons the chance to contribute to the IFHF by purchasing T-shirts at NAPAonline.com.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-29-2017)
JRM Licensing Announces Partnership with CounterFind: JRM Licensing, LLC, which manages the licensed merchandise programs for all the Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports teams and drivers, announced today a partnership with CounterFind, a company specializing in eliminating counterfeit merchandise in the social commerce space. The partnership is the very first of its kind for JRM Licensing.
“We have seen a big uptick in the amount of counterfeit merchandise advertised on the various social media platforms,” said Joe Mattes, vice president of JRM Licensing. “We’re certain this fresh partnership with CounterFind will assist in reining in the counterfeiters. We want to proactively police the marketplace to protect our clients’ brands and trademarks. NASCAR has one of the best fanbases in all of sports, and it’s our responsibility to ensure that fans are purchasing authentic, quality merchandise manufactured by officially licensed vendors.” Founded by former NFL player Darren Woodson, CounterFind is a turnkey technology used by some of the world’s leading sports and entertainment brands to combat counterfeit goods in social commerce. CounterFind’s software combines picture recognition with human intelligence to detect and report all ads marketing counterfeit merchandise on Facebook and Instagram in real time. “CounterFind is solving the problems that broad internet protection companies can’t figure out,” said Woodson, CounterFind Founder. “If someone launches an ad on Facebook marketing a counterfeit product for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, or Pursue Elliott, we will find it and have it liquidated in less than twenty four hours.”(JRM Licensing)(6-28-2017)
Pursue Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports agree to contract extension Hendrick Motorsports and driver Pursue Elliott have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the two thousand sixteen NASCAR Cup Series rookie of the year with the #24 Chevrolet SS team through the end of the two thousand twenty two racing season. Elliott, who signed with Hendrick Motorsports in February two thousand eleven as a 15-year-old high school freshman, has emerged as one of NASCAR’s rising starlets. In 2016, he earned a Cup playoff berth and was the series’ top rookie after posting ten top-five finishes, seventeen top-10s and two pole positions, including the season-opening Daytona 500. Through sixteen points races of his sophomore season, he is sixth in the Cup standings. Elliott’s previous contract with Hendrick Motorsports ran through 2018.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-27-2017)
Practice Accidents send Jones, Elliott to backup cars #77-Erik Jones had a tire deflating during Friday’s opening practice at Sonoma Raceway. That turned out to be the least of his worries. In the very first two minutes of the 2nd session, Jones missed a downshift and wheel-hopped into Turn 11, the hairpin. His #77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota glided across the corner and slammed into the tire barrier near the apex. After his team ready the backup car, Jones got back on track with harshly twenty five minutes left in final practice.
Jones, however, wasn’t the only driver who had issues in practice. In the very first session, road course ace Billy Johnson spun early in the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. Ty Dillon spun heading up the hill into Turn Two. The engine in Matt Kenseth’s #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota expired, and the car came to rest in Turn Ten. Practice was winding down when Pursue Elliott spun near the entrance to Turn Ten, he spun all the way through the corner and nosed into the barrier beyond the exit. The #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team flipped out a backup car after the incident, and Elliott will have to qualify on Saturday with no laps on the car.(NASCAR Wire Service)[Read More Here](6-24-2017)
Kelley Blue Book makes two thousand seventeen debut on the #24 Chevy at Sonoma This weekend (June 25, 2017) at Sonoma Raceway, Pursue Elliott will pilot the #24 Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet SS for the very first time this season. Kelley Blue Book is the vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry. Each week, the company provides the most market-reflective values in the industry on its top-rated website KBB.com, including its famous Blue Book Trade-In Values and Fair Purchase Price, which reports what others are paying for fresh and used cars this week. In addition to Sonoma, Kelley Blue Book is scheduled to be on the #24 Chevrolet SS later this season at Fresh Hampshire Motor Speedway in September.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-22-2017)
Original docuseries following Hendrick Motorsports to debut in July Elaborate Networks, Film 45, Markay Media, and NASCAR champions Hendrick Motorsports have teamed up on an original eight-part documentary series that journeys deep inwards the teamwork, sophistication and heart that makes stock car racing an American institution. Road to Race Day goes behind the scenes with Hendrick Motorsports during the two thousand sixteen season, delivering unprecedented access to witness the passion, determination, and talent that propels its superstar drivers – Kasey Kahne, Pursue Elliott, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. – and squad to be the winningest team in professional stock car racing. Directed by Cynthia Hill (A Chef’s Life, Private Violence) and executive produced by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Patriots Day), Road to Race Day premieres on Sophisticated Networks’ Rated Crimson available on go90 on Wednesday, July Nineteen.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Crimson More Here](6-22-2017)
Hendrick Motorsports GM Doug Duchardt leaving Hendrick Motorsports executive vice president and general manager Doug Duchardt will leave the organization later this summer. He will remain in his role through the end of June. Duchardt, 53, came to Hendrick Motorsports in January two thousand five as vice president of development, a position in which he oversaw race car design, engineering and production. In July 2013, he was elevated to the freshly created role of general manager, directing all racing operations for the team. Duchardt’s responsibilities will be assigned to numerous team members, including Hendrick Motorsports president Marshall Carlson, chief financial officer Scott Lampe and vice president of competition Ken Howes. The organization does not plan to pack the general manager role.(Hendrick Motorsports)[Read More Here](6-6-2017)
Elliott, Keselowski quotes on Coca-Cola six hundred accident: The drivers were taken out of the race after an incident on lap Nineteen.[More](5-28-2017)
Pursue Elliott celebrates Bill’s record setting Talladega pole run with boots Talladega Superspeedway will always be a special track to the Elliott family. After all, it was there – thirty years ago this week – that Bill Elliott broke his own record for what still remains the all-time fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR Cup Series history. Pursue Elliott, who has a Talladega pole to his name as well, will honor his father’s accomplishment this weekend at the Alabama track. The driver of the #24 Hooters Chevrolet SS will wear special crimson, white and gold racing boots this race weekend that feature iconic marks and graphics from the day the record was set in 1987.(Hendrick Motorsports)
AND This week marks the 30th anniversary of when Elliott set NASCAR’s record speed of 212.809 mph while qualifying his #9 Coor’s Ford Thunderbird for the annual Winston five hundred at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987. The record, which came on the high-heeled shoes of his 210.364 mph mark at Daytona just a duo of months earlier, further cemented his place in NASCAR lore. Elliott’s record-setting Thunderbird is still alive and well, having been donated by car proprietor Harry Melling to The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, MI. There it pridefully sits on display with many other iconic vehicles, telling a unique story and standing the test of time.(Ford Spectacle)[More](5-7-2017)
SunEnergy1 makes very first appearance on the #24 at Martinsville: For the very first time in the two thousand seventeen season, SunEnergy1, one of the world’s largest privately held solar energy companies, will adorn the spandex hood of the #24 Chevrolet SS. This weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway will be the very first of four races that SunEnergy1 will serve as the primary sponsor for Pursue Elliott.[More](3-29-2017)
Hendrick Motorsports goes for third straight Atlanta win Georgia has been “peachy” to Hendrick Motorsports in latest memory. The four-car clothing wielded by Rick Hendrick has won the last three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway behind the efforts of #5-Kasey Kahne (2014) and #48-Jimmie Johnson (2015-16). On Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports will go for its fourth consecutive win at the 1.54-mile track as it travels to AMS with Kahne, Johnson, Georgia native #24-Chase Elliott and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip five hundred (NASCAR Wire Service)[More](3-3-2017)
Pursue Elliott Launches Pursue Elliott Foundation #24-Chase Elliott announced the launch of the Pursue Elliott Foundation with the unveiling of special, children-designed racing footwear that Elliott and his three Hendrick Motorsports teammates will wear during this weekend’s NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The racing footwear are the result of the “Design two Drive four Children’s” art design collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s), the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia. Patients at Children’s submitted color sketches of racing footwear with a summer camp theme and five drawings were selected to be replicated on Alpinestars racing boots and worn by the Hendrick teammates at Atlanta. Each of the five racing footwear are being auctioned off online for ten days beginning today. Auction proceeds go to benefit the summer camp program that Children’s runs for its large patient network. At the special announcement today at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, a children’s hospital facility in Atlanta, the Pursue Elliott Foundation also introduced Children’s with a check for $24,000, collected from proceeds of a 24-day holiday online auction program conducted this past December. In doing so, Pursue Elliott Foundation Executive Director Cindy Elliott told the crowd of assembled Children’s staff, patients and family of the non-profit organization’s mission to helping others live healthier, more satisfied lives. For more information, visit ChaseElliott.com/foundation. [More](3-2-2017)
Hendrick cars running Monster logos when required UPDATE: Car proprietor Rick Hendrick gave a brief response to a question Friday about his cars not always displaying logos of Cup series sponsor Monster Energy when they are away from the track.
Pursue Elliott, Denny Hamlin win Can-Am Duel qualifying races: Daytona five hundred pole winner Pursue Elliott put an exclamation on his qualifying effort with a victory in Thursday night’s very first Can-Am Duel at Daytona International Speedway.[More](2-23-2017)
Forbes ranks NASCAR’s most valuable teams: A dozen years ago, few leagues could match the popularity of NASCAR, which boasted record-high viewership and was going toe-to-toe with the NFL. But then few leagues suffered worse during the economic crash.[More](2-23-2017)
Fresh members for the NASCAR Cup Drivers Council: Pursue Elliott, Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola are the fresh members of the NASCAR Cup Drivers Council. They join returning members Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick. The fresh drivers substitute Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Kyle Larson. Drivers earn a spot on the 10-member council based on their spectacle the previous year or by being elected by fellow competitors. The group regularly meets with NASCAR officials to discuss on-track and off-track matters.(NBC Sports)(2-20-2017)
Elliott wins Daytona five hundred pole again: #24-Chase Elliott win the Coors Light pole for the Daytona five hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 192.872mph, his 2nd Daytona pole and 3rd career pole. Elliott has never won from the pole. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. will begin 2nd after running 192.864mph. The front row is locked into those catches sight of. The rest of the field will be determined by the Can-Am Duel one hundred fifty Qualifying Races on Thursday (7pm/et on FS1). The rest of the top12: #2-Keselowski, #14=Bowyer, #78-Truex Jr., #11-Hamlin, #4-Harvick, #5-Kahne, #20-Kenseth, #31-Newman, #18-Busch and #13-Ty Dillon.
Winning back-to-back Daytona five hundred poles is something of a family tradition, as #24-Chase Elliott proved by the skin of his teeth on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. The last driver to take a lap in the 2nd and final round of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at the Two.5-mile superspeedway, Elliott covered the distance in 46.663 seconds (192.872 mph) to edge Hendrick Motorsports teammate #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. by .002 seconds. The pole was the 2nd straight for Elliott, who led the field to green last year as a Sunoco rookie. It was the third straight for Elliott’s squad chief, Alan Gustafson, who won the pole with driver Jeff Gordon in two thousand fifteen in Gordon’s last year as a full-time driver. With three straight poles as a squad, Gustafson shares a record previously held solely by Ernie Elliott, Pursue Elliott’s uncle, who fielded cars driven by former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champ Bill Elliott, Pursue’s father.
“Everybody at Hendrick Motorsports has done a lot of work this off-season,” said Elliott, who claimed the third Coors Light Pole Award of his career, all at restrictor-plate tracks. “This team certainly has a knack for these plate tracks, as they showcased with Jeff Gordon and then last year with here and Talladega (where Elliott also won the pole). But that stuff doesn’t just happen by staying the same, as everybody knows. Everyone is always attempting to get better and make their cars better and swifter; and the engine shop is always finding fresh things. So I think that’s just proof that they’re improving with everybody else and taking that next step, which is truly outstanding. I’m glad to be a part of it, and hopefully we can run good next Sunday.”
Elliott and Earnhardt are the only two drivers locked into their commencing catches sight of for next Sunday’s 59th running of the Good American Race. They will lead the field to the green flag in the very first and 2nd Can-Am Duel 150-mile qualifying races on Thursday night, Elliott in the very first Duel, Earnhardt in the 2nd. Earnhardt is racing for the very first time since a concussion sidelined him for the final eighteen events of the two thousand sixteen season. The satisfaction of locking in a front-row beginning position tempered his frustration at missing the pole by the slimmest of margins. “I certainly would have loved to have gotten a pole, but my boss man (Rick Hendrick) is blessed,” Earnhardt said. “I just talked to him on the phone, and he’s got to be thrilled with having his cars up front.” Brad Keselowski qualified third at 192.691 mph and will commence on the outside of the front row in Thursday night’s very first Duel. Clint Bowyer, in his very first competitive effort in a Stewart-Haas Racing Ford will begin beside Earnhardt in the 2nd Duel after posting the fourth fastest speed (192.571 mph).
With thirty six chartered teams knowing they will race next Sunday, six “Open” entries are vying for the four remaining berths in the Daytona five hundred field. Sunday’s time trials brought good news for Brendan Gaughan and Elliott Sadler, who know they will race next Sunday as the two fastest qualifiers among the “go-or-go-homers.” Conversely, Jeffrey Earnhardt and Timmy Hill, who posted the two slowest times in the field, can race in the five hundred only if they are the fastest Open drivers in their respective Duels.(NASCAR Wire Service)
During round one of qualifying #24-Elliott was also fastest at 192.308mph, followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr., #2-Keselowski, #78-Truex Jr., #20-Kenseth, #11-Hamlin, #14-Bowyer, #18-Busch, #31-Newman, #5-Kahne, #4-Harvick and #13-Dillon, these twelve drivers advanced to the 2nd/final round and went for the two locked positions of the pole and outside pole.
Not Advancing: 17, 48, Nineteen, 42, 22, 21, 6, 77, 27, 41, 1, Ten, 43, Trio, 34, 47, 32, 95, 37, 38, 75*, 72, 15, 7*, 55*, 96*, 23, 83*, 33, 51*.
The six Open/non-Charter, teams running for the four open Daytona five hundred catches sight of, #75-Gaughan and #7-Sadler secured catches sight of by being the two fastest non-charter cars in qualifying. Gaughan was 33rd fastest and Sadler was 36th fastest. The next two drivers in speed are #55-Sorenson and #96-Kennington. If either Gaughan or Sadler are the highest finisher in their Duels, Sorenson would make the race on speed. If both Gaughan and Sadler are the highest finisher in their Duels, then both Sorenson and Kennington would make the Daytona fifty field. The remaining two drivers: #83-LaJoie and #51-Hill, have to be the highest ending non-Charter car to make the race.
Hooters to sponsor Pursue Elliott: Hooters has joined 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports as a primary sponsor of driver Pursue Elliott and the #24 Chevrolet SS team beginning in 2017. A casual dining establishment with a deep history in NASCAR, Hooters will be a two-race primary sponsor and full-season associate sponsor of the #24 team in both two thousand seventeen and 2018. The Hooters Chevrolet SS will debut May seven at Talladega Superspeedway and show up again during the Pursue for the NASCAR Cup Nov. Twelve at Phoenix International Raceway. Hooters has been a primary sponsor in more than one hundred fifty Cup-level races, notably as the full-season sponsor of one thousand nine hundred ninety two premier series champ Alan Kulwicki. That year, Kulwicki won two races and narrowly edged Elliott’s father, one thousand nine hundred eighty eight Cup champ Bill Elliott, by ten points to win the title. As part of the fresh relationship, Hooters has launched a total year of promotions, sensational content and commemorative merchandise for fans at www.hooters.com. Beginning today, fans can register for the chance to win a tour for two to meet Elliott and cheer on the No. Twenty four team from pit road at the Nov. Twelve Phoenix race. Everyone who registers will receive a $Five off certificate toward their next visit to Hooters. For a limited time, the very first fans to register can also purchase collectible limited-edition $24 Hooters bounty cards commemorating Elliott and the fresh #24 Hooters Chevy.(Hendrick Motorsports)(1-23-2017)
Top ten diecast of 2016: Lionel Racing – The Official Die-Cast of NASCAR – announced that Pursue Elliott’s #24 NAPA Chevrolet is the company’s best-selling die-cast of 2016. The announcement marks the very first time since two thousand eleven that a driver other than Dale Earnhardt Jr. has claimed the top spot. Earnhardt wielded the best-selling spot from two thousand twelve to 2015. Albeit he was out of his race car during the 2nd half of 2016, Elliott’s ascension to the top spot was not a result of Earnhardt’s absence. Both drivers’ standard paint schemes were ordered and shipped prior to Earnhardt’s exit. In fact, Earnhardt is still the company’s best-selling driver overall, his cars account for four of the top ten sellers. Making the list for the very first time is Kurt Busch, whose Monster Energy Chevrolet secured the seventh spot. Kevin Harvick’s fresh partnership with Busch gave him the fifth and tenth catches sight of, respectively. Ultimately, seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champ Jimmie Johnson took catches sight of six and eight, with his Lowe’s 7X Champ die-cast well inwards the top Ten.
1. Pursue Elliott #24 NAPA Chevrolet
Two. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Nationwide/Batman Chevrolet
Trio. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Nationwide Chevrolet
Four. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Axalta Chevrolet
Five. Kevin Harvick #Four Busch Chevrolet
6. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe’s/Superman Chevrolet
7. Kurt Busch #41 Monster Energy Chevrolet
8. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe’s 7X Time Champ Chevrolet
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Nationwide/Grey Ghost Darlington Chevrolet
Ten. Kevin Harvick #Four Busch Light Chevrolet
Liberty University playmates with Hendrick Automotive Group on dealership management class: In the spring, Liberty University will pilot its very first course in automotive dealership management, thanks to a partnership with Hendrick Automotive Group, the nation’s largest privately held automotive retail organization. Liberty plans to suggest a total specialization next fall, under its Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Dan DeHass, executive general manager for Mall of Georgia Mazda, Mall of Georgia MINI and Rick Hendrick Buick GMC, said there is a “giant void” for educating students in automotive dealership management and that most college students may not realize the “unbelievable opportunities within the industry.” Only two other colleges in the nation have these programs, even tho’ the U.S. has the second-largest automotive industry in the world (behind China). Students will be trained in managing a dealership as well as how to adapt to technology in an ever-changing marketplace. “The purpose is building future owners of dealerships,” Hicks said. “If we can get students to think like owners and to learn the business that well, they are going to make phenomenal employees and, potentially, owners.” Hendrick Automotive Group is working with Liberty to develop the curriculum, and some of its employees will contribute to course instruction, including prerecorded and live movies. The North Carolina-based automotive company has an extensive training program in place, which will be incorporated into expanding Liberty’s curriculum.(Liberty University)(11-28-2016)
Elliott’s two thousand seventeen NAPA scheme unveiled: Tuesday, Pursue Elliott unveiled his two thousand seventeen NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet SS paint scheme on his Instagram account. The two thousand sixteen Rookie of the Year contender desired to “keep it all in the family,” so the design will retain the same blue-and-yellow colors as well as the five blue stripes that mimic Ron Capps’ NAPA AUTO PARTS NHRA Funny Car. However, the scheme also incorporates fresh featured elements such as yellow racing stripes surrounding the existing light blue and crimson stripes on the side panels, yellow stripes on the A-frames and a entirely fresh yellow rear panel.(Hendrick Motorsports), see an picture of the car on the #24 team two thousand seventeen paint schemes page.(10-11-2016)
Hendrick helps Summer Camp Fund reach its objective: NASCAR team possessor Rick Hendrick has donated $34,000 to The Charlotte Observer’s Summer Camp Fund, the amount needed to help the fund reach its purpose to give more children a chance to go to camp next year. Hendrick, last year’s honorary chairman of the annual fundraising drive, said he came to realize how significant it is to give children from low-income families the practice and opportunities that summer camp offers. “Over the last few years, our family has learned so much about issues impacting our youthful people,” Hendrick said in a statement. “The success of the Summer Camp Fund indeed highlights the generosity and compassion of our community, and we’ve been proud to join with so many of our neighbors in supporting it.” As of Friday, the Summer Camp Fund received donations totaling more than $190,000, which enables the non-profit to qualify for an extra $25,000 grant from the Leon Levine Foundation.(Charlotte Observer)(8-6-2016)
Hendrick Family Foundation to launch with event: Rick and Linda Hendrick have established the not-for-profit Hendrick Family Foundation, which is rooted in the belief that people working together can convert the lives of those in need and have a meaningful influence on our communities. The sold out “Learn Live Hope” celebration will represent the fresh foundation’s very first formal fundraising initiative. Scheduled for May twenty two at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina, the annual charity event will benefit Be The Match, Levine Children’s Hospital and Together We Feed Charlotte. In 2015, Learn Live Hope generated more than $1.6 million to support numerous organizations. The Hendrick Family Foundation will consolidate the philanthropic efforts of the Hendrick organization, including Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrick Automotive Group. It will absorb the Hendrick Marrow Program, which Rick Hendrick founded in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven and has raised more than $15 million in partnership with Be The Match to support patients in need of life-saving marrow or cord blood transplants. The Hendrick Family Foundation will proceed to work with Be The Match.(Hendrick Motorsports)(5-21-2016)
UPDATE: Last weekend’s sold out “Learn Live Hope” event was the very first formal fundraising initiative for Rick and Linda Hendrick’s not-for-profit Hendrick Family Foundation. The annual event was held May twenty two at The Fillmore, with Bank of America returning once again as the title sponsor. Among the guests were drivers Kasey Kahne, Pursue Elliott and Jimmie Johnson, broadcasters Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip, and former Fresh York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson. The beneficiaries were Be The Match, Levine Children’s Hospital and Together We Feed Charlotte. And “Learn Live Hope” raised $1.Trio million in two thousand sixteen – one year after generating more than $1.6 million to support numerous organizations in two thousand fifteen when a golf tournament was featured as a portion of the event. The golf tournament was not held in two thousand sixteen as the course was under construction.
At this year’s function, Bank of America Chief Administrative Officer Andrea Smith introduced Hendrick with a $100,000 donation. Bank of America has supported “Learn Live Hope” for more than a decade as its title sponsor.(HMS)(5-28-2016)
