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Koch will be ... - See more at: catchfence/#sthash.mwetKQva.dpuf Cole Williams Joins LMR Motorsports Piney Flats, TN - NASCAR WHELEN All-American Series team, LMR Motorsports, based out of Piney Flats Tennessee announced today that they will be adding up and coming driver ... - See more at: catchfence/#sthash.mwetKQva.dpuf ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Google Alerts NASCAR: Roush Fenway announces crew chief lineup NBCSports Some of the outstanding pieces in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series garages were put into their respective puzzle places today with Roush ... motorsportstalk.nbcsports/2015/01/06/nascar-roush-fenway-announces-crew-chief-lineup/ Dakoda Armstrong stays with Richard Petty Motorsports, gets new NASCAR Xfinity Series crew chief FOXSports Dakoda Armstrong, who drove his full NASCAR Nationwide Series season in 2014 with Richard Petty Motorsports, will return as a full-time driver for ... foxsports/nascar/story/dakoda-armstrong-stays-with-richard-petty-motorsports-gets-new-xfinity-series-crew-chief-010615 Brian France: NASCAR will be aggressive with... SportingNews NASCAR chairman Brian France reiterated Tuesday that the sanctioning body will be aggressive if a driver is found to have committed an act of ... sportingnews/nascar/story/2015-01-06/brian-france-pledges-nascar-will-be-aggressive-with-discipline-for-domestic-violence EDITORIAL: Will this fix cure NASCAR hall? 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Forimmediaterelease.net (press release) (Forimmediaterelease.net) NashvilleTicketBrokers is releasing discounted NASCAR tickets to the 2015 Daytona 500. NASCAR fans nationwide ... forimmediaterelease.net/pm/11103.html ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Jayski jayski • How much will the testing ban save teams? From Larry McReynolds most recent article at FoxSports: It doesnt matter what rules NASCAR hands down -- be them about testing, the type of cars, etc. -- the cream is still always going to rise to the top. Now its true that some rule changes affect some teams more than others. I think we saw that last year with the rule changes for the 2014 season. Last year there probably wasnt a single week that at least one of the teams from the powerhouse organizations wasnt testing someplace while the smaller teams sat at home unable to afford to go test. So if anything, this rule closes the gap a little bit between the smaller teams and the bigger organizations. The biggest thing this no-testing rule does is save the owners money. In talking with car owner Michael Waltrip, he told me its going to save his organization anywhere from $1.25 million to $1.5 million in 2015. Any way you slice it, that is significant savings for anyone.(FoxSports)(1-8-2015) • Jeff Gordon in the #46? What might have been? All those #24 tattoos vowing allegiance to Jeff Gordon would have never decorated torsos, arms and legs. Those #24 diecast cars would have never been made. And a losing streak of epic proportions would have continued. Yes, Jeff Gordons car number was to have been #46. You know that if you saw the jaw-dropping tweet from Ray Evernham, Gordons former crew chief, that showed two pictures of Rainbow-colored race cars with the #46 on the door instead of the #24. But that is only part of the story. You likely havent heard the whole story of how one of NASCARs greatest drivers nearly had a number that has had little significance throughout sports. Gordon joined Hendrick Motorsports in 1992 and the plan was to run the #46. Hendrick used that number for one race in 1989 and another in 1990 with Greg Sacks driving a car to film racing scenes for Days of Thunder. Cole Trickle (played by Tom Cruise) drove the #46 car in the movie. An issue arose when John Bickford, Gordons stepfather, looked into trademarking the #46. Bickford sought to create a licensing program around Gordon but discovered that Paramount Pictures had secured the licensing rights for that number for toys, apparel and other souvenirs affiliated with the movie - released two years before Gordons series debut. Bickford told Hendrick Motorsports officials that they would have to change the number to something other than 46. They went through a series of numbers available from NASCAR, presented those numbers to Rick (Hendrick) and Jeff, Bickford said told Motor Racing Network. What our thinking was we wanted a number that had no real historical connection to anything, certainly wasnt going to have any licensing problems. The #24 sat there and it had no significant relevance to the industry. The #24 had never won a race in NASCARs top series. The next issue was the paint scheme. The Rainbow theme was there but Evernham said that the middle of the car was black not blue. Thats how artist Sam Bass originally drew the car. Bickford recalls that DuPont officials wanted more than just drawings to see how the car looked, so the team painted a couple of cars and kept them locked behind closed doors since Gordons debut had not been announced. Photographs of the car were sent to DuPont and then company officials came to Hendrick Motorsports to inspect the car. That leads to the photographs of a #46 Rainbow-colored car Evernham posted this week. It came from a fan. Evernham admits he forgot about the number and the story behind it until seeing the pictures.(Motor Racing Network)(1-8-2015) • Richard Petty Motorsports forms partnership with northAmerican Van Lines: northAmerican Van Lines has been named the Official Moving Partner for Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2015 and 2016 race seasons. northAmerican has been helping people move since 1933 and theyll add The King Richard Petty to their list of clientele. Richard Petty Motorsports has partnered with the moving company to assist with their relocation to their new racing facility in Mooresville, N.C. from a facility in Concord, N.C. As part of the partnership, northAmerican will be an associate sponsor on the teams Xfinity Series program. The sponsorship platform allows the company to showcase their commercial and residential moving services throughout key markets on the NASCAR circuit. The moving services company will also provide behind-the-scenes exclusives centered on moving The King and his race shop.(Richard Petty Motorsports)(1-8-2015) • Burns to return as crew chief for Allmendinger: Brian Burns made it official this week by signing a contract to continue his journey at JTG Daugherty Racing as crew chief for driver AJ Allmendinger and the #47 Chevy SS team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The 38-year-old led the single-car operation to their first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2014, which clinched a coveted spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. In addition to a win and clinching a Chase berth, the team earned their highest points finish (13th) under Burns direction since their series debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Australian driver Marcos Ambrose on July 27, 2008. Burns, a Purdue University mechanical engineer graduate and former Indiana Army National Guard Sergeant (E-5), enters his third full-time season at the helm and is focused on having a more consistent year.(JTG Daugherty Racing)(1-7-2015) • Brian France answers fan questions: NASCAR Chairman Brian France discussed shorter races, midweek events and the new Chase during his appearance Tuesday night on Motor Racing Networks NASCAR Live. France appeared on the show with host Eli Gold and took questions from fans, discussing a variety of subjects. Asked about shorter races, France said: We think that shorter races in general makes sense. Sometimes a specific venue or a track believes differently, and they have their own fan base and research that says, Hey we like a 500-mile race on this particular weekend or in the case of Charlotte a 600-mile event. Generally speaking, were very open to working with the tracks and the local markets ... to shorten races whenever its possible and we will continue to do that. One notion that has been discussed in recent years has been the idea of a midweek NASCAR Sprint Cup race. France talked more of the challenges of such events than any possible advantages. He said no track operators want to trade a weekend race for a midweek event. As to the idea of a road course in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, France said neither of the two road courses on the circuit are willing to trade their dates. France said that officials are not opposed to it but doesnt see it happening soon. While the Chase provided some memorable moments, not all fans were happy with the format that saw drivers eliminated every third race. France said any changes to the Chase would have to keep the format simple. We will be open-minded, but we want to balance making sure that whatever format we have that everybody understands it, France said. France also discussed how the sport will react to domestic violence issues. Dover Police stated Tuesday that it has completed its investigation of an alleged domestic violence complaint against Kurt Busch and forwarded its findings to prosecutors who will determine if to charge Busch. France also said there is no specific timeline on when officials will sign a company to replace Sprint as series sponsor. Sprints sponsorship goes through the 2016 season. France also was asked by a fan about ringing tracks with SAFER barriers. Im in favor of SAFER barriers wherever they need to be, France said. If thats the whole racetrack, thats fine. If its just to put them when theres no impact, that doesnt make a lot of sense to us. Thats how we view it. Its always under review. We typically do add quite a bit of SAFER barriers depending on what venue every year. Another fan asked France how series officials determine when to penalize drivers for their comments. We try to give the most latitude of any other sport in terms of what our drivers and our other participants can say and do, France said. Where we take objection is when there ... (are comments) derogatory toward the racing product. When that happens, we have to draw a line.(Motor Racing Networks)(1-7-2015 ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Racin Today racintoday Gordon Back in Gear At Dakar Rally racintoday/archives/49114 ___________________________________________________________ N A S C A R * Xfinity * S E R I E S ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Jayski jayski • Blake Koch returning to TriStar: TriStar Motorsports announces the return of Blake Koch for the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series season. Koch will be behind the wheel of a new car number as he pilots the #8 Toyota Camry in all 33 NASCAR XFINITY Series races this season. After a good 2014 season, I am excited to be back with TriStar Motorsports for the 2015 season, said Koch. I am looking forward to working with Bruce Cook and the #8 crew and cant wait to get to Daytona. During the 2014 NASCAR XFINITY Series season, Koch drove the #10 Camry in 16 races and the #44 Camry in 10. Koch captured nine top-25 finishes in 2014. Look for additional announcements regarding the #8 Toyota Camry sponsor in the upcoming weeks.(TriStar Motorsports)(1-7-2015) • Armstrong, WinField returning to Richard Petty Motorsports: Richard Petty Motorsports announced that Dakoda Armstrong and sponsor WinField have renewed their partnership for the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Armstrong returns for his second season with the team after accumulating three top-10 finishes and the pole at Daytona in July. Armstrong finished 13th in the championship point standings. Hell look to improve that position during his second season with the team. Helping him do that will be Frankie Kerr who will take over the crew chief responsibilities. Kerr most recently worked for Front Row Motorsports as a crew chief in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In his nine years calling the shots for teams in NASCARs top series, hes earned eight top-fives, 17 top-10 finishes and one pole in 217 starts. This will be Kerrs first full season working in the Xfinity Series. Former Xfinity series Crew Chief Philippe Lopez has been promoted to Operations Manager for the organization. WinField will return to the #43 Xfinity Ford for the second consecutive year. The agricultural company will be on the #43 car for 23 races this season.(Richard Petty Motorsports)(1-6-2015) ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of PitTalks Teams that will rely heaviest on their pit crews in 2015 pittalks/2015/01/07/teams-that-will-rely-heaviest-on-their-pit-crews-in-2015/ ___________________________________________________________ C A M P I N G * W O R L D * T R U C K * S E R I E S ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of Jayski jayski New ARCA team could run some Truck races: A new ARCA Racing Series team headquartered in Mooresville, NC plans to debut next month at Daytona. On Tuesday, veteran ARCA Racing Series driver Terry Jones announced the creation of Rette Jones Racing (RJR), a new team started by the Amherstburg, Ontario native and 2009 ARCA Racing Series championship crew chief Mark Rette. Together, the two racers will field a part-time ARCA Racing Series team beginning with Februarys Lucas Oil 200. The team also hopes to expand into other racing divisions, such as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and NASCAR K&N Pro Series as they build their platform.(Motorsport)(1-6-2015 ___________________________________________________________ Formula 1 Under-18 drivers banned in Formula 1 from 2016 Macon Telegraph (blog) Their teams will need to prove that they have driven at least 300 kilometers in a representative Formula One car consistently at racing speeds over a ... macon/welcome_page/?shf=/2015/01/06/3514724_under-18-drivers-banned-in-formula.html Formula 1: Susie Wolff confirmed driver for Williams pre-season test day Examiner For those who yearn to see more women in the cockpits of Formula 1 race cars, Tuesdays announcement came as welcome news. While women work ... examiner/article/formula-1-susie-wolff-confirmed-driver-for-williams-first-pre-season-test-day F1: McLaren pushes for Honda engine leeway Racer A loophole in the F1 technical regulations means Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault are ... A final decision would have to be made by FIA race stewards. racer/f1/item/112211-mclaren-pushes-for-honda-engine-leeway F1: Marussia collapsed with $4$47.7 mi7m in debts Racer The Marussia Formula 1 team collapsed owing trade creditors $47.7 million, with ... which represented Max Chiltons interests in F1 and is owed $4.7m. ... million prize payment this season, but the team would have to race in order to ... racer/f1/item/112209-marussia-collapsed-with-ukp31m-debt ___________________________________________________________ A R C A (Automobile Racing Club of America) ___________________________________________________________ New ARCA team to launch at Daytona Motorsport The team also hopes to expand into other racing divisions, such as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and NASCAR K&N Pro motorsport/arca/news/new-arca-team-to-launch-at-daytona/ ___________________________________________________________ Indy Racing Sarah Fisher getting back on track Indianapolis Star Sarah Fisher is going racing again. The nine-time Indianapolis 500 starter and IndyCar Series veteran has entered next weeks Chili Bowl Nationals, ... indystar/story/sports/motor/indy-car/2015/01/06/indycar-team-owner-last-drove-in-2010/21330569/ New Richard Petty Motorsports teammates Sam Hornish Jr., Aric Almirola have much in common FOXSports Hornish -- an Indy 500 winner, three-time IndyCar Series champion and the 2013 Nationwide Series championship runner-up -- ultimately got the nod ... foxsports/nascar/story/new-richard-petty-motorsports-teammates-sam-hornish-jr-aric-almirola-have-much-in-common-010615 __________________________________________________________ T V * L I S T I N G S ___________________________________________________________ Courtesy of TVRacer Thursday, January 8, 2015 3:30am-4:00am (R) Drivers Seat (F1) MAVTV 4:30pm-5:00pm Dakar Rally South America NBCSN 5:00pm-5:30pm NASCAR America -Countdown 2014 NBCSN 5:00pm-6:00pm (R) NASCAR Race Hub FS1 6:30pm-7:30pm (R) NASCAR Race Hub FS2 7:00pm-8:00pm (R) 10:00pm-11:00pm (R) SPEED SPORT Replicarz - Ferrari F430 Elite, 1:18 MAVTV Friday, January 9, 2015 3:30pm-4:00pm (R) -Expect the Unexpected NASCAR America NBCSN 4:00pm-4:30pm (R) 4:30pm-5:00pm Dakar Rally Replicarz - 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, gun metal metallic w/ matching wheel color, red seats / red brake calipers, 1:18 South America NBCSN 5:00pm-5:30pm -2014 Top Moments NASCAR America NBCSN 5:00pm-6:00pm (R) NASCAR Race Hub FS1 10:00pm-1:00am (R) World of Outlaws World Finals Charlotte CBSSN Saturday, January 10, 2015 12:00pm-1:00pm Formula E Buenos Aires FS2 9:00pm-12:00am (L) AMA Supercross Phoenix Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS! ___________________________________________________________ The Stock Car Gazette Copyright 2002-2010 by MotorSportsNews.Net All Rights Reserved DONATIONS https://paypal/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6356277 Find us on Twitter twitter/motorsportsnews SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION groups.google/group/StockCarGazette Miss an edition of the Stock Car Gazette? 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