I come across so many little stories in my daily travels through the racing sites that are interesting, but don't really seam to warrant opening an entire thread for. So I thought we could have a thread to post them in. Some are very trivial and other humorous, but I figure with no races to occupy us, we could all use some kind of Nascar fix!
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The Fort Worth [Texas] Police Department is investigating the theft of a vintage racing suit once worn by Dale Earnhardt Sr., according to a department news release.
Earnhardt’s racing suit, along with a helmet, racing gloves and a pair of racing shoes turned up missing from a locked storage closet earlier this month at the Texas Motor Speedway, the release read. The racing suit was part of a promotional display that was taken down on Nov. 5, according to the release, and the items were then boxed up and placed in storage. A week later, staffers discovered that the items, which are valued at up to $100,000, were missing, the release read.
The suit was housed at the TMS because it was donated to its president, Eddie Gossage. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible
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At least 21 drivers will be eligible for the Feb. 10 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. The lineup was finalized with the season-ending Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Those eligible include Bud Pole Award winners from 2006 and past Budweiser Shootout winners. Drivers eligible for the 2007 competition are Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Brian Vickers, David Gilliland, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs, Ryan Newman and Boris Said. Past shootout champions eligible for the 2007 event are Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott
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Speed channel will hold open auditions Dec. 9 at Michael Waltrip's new race shop in Cornelius, N.C., for a new reality show, "Speed Road Tour Challenge." The network will select four NASCAR fans willing to travel to 13 races in 2007, competing with each other for a prize package that includes and offer to join Speed's Road Tour crew for the rest of the 2007 season. Those interested should visit (speedtv.com) for an application and more information
Wow, how much fun would that be!
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Talladega Superspeedway is offering the smoothest gift going for race fans this holiday season. Each account holder purchasing 2007 Aaron’s 499 tickets through Dec. 21, 2006 will also receive the ultimate stocking stuffer -- a track ride voucher to take his or her personal vehicle for a spin around the legendary, freshly repaved 2.66-mile tri-oval. This promotion is good for all account holders who have purchased tickets for the event, as well as all new 2007 Aaron’s 499 ticket orders placed through Dec. 21. One track ride voucher will be awarded to each account holder, and fans may select from the dates of January 27, February 17 and February 24 to redeem the vouchers. Each voucher is good for a ride in one vehicle and as many passengers as there are seatbelts in that vehicle
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"Don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Get out of the racecar if you've got feathers on your legs or butt. Put a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up there and eat your candy a**."
- Dale Earnhardt Senior at Talladega
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Jeff Gordon testing Daytona Prototype at Homestead
December 4
Jeff Gordon and Sam Hornish, Jr. will join over 25 Rolex Sports Car Series teams to participate in the Rolex Sports Car Series test at Homestead-Miami Speedway, December 5th and 6th from 9:00am to 12:00pm/et and 1:30 to 4:30pm/et.
Gordon will return this time to battle the Speedway's 11-turn road course in a Daytona Prototype - a car that he has never driven before.
He is scheduled to share the #10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley with 2005 Rolex Series Daytona Prototype co-champions Max Angelelli and Wayne Taylor. Hornish will also be driving a Daytona Prototype for the very first time this week. He will share the #60 Flight Options/Net App Lexus Riley with his Penske Racing IndyCar teammate Helio Castroneves, South Florida resident Oswaldo Negri, and Mark Patterson.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. gives his friend, veteran Dale Jarrett, an eerie feeling sometimes. Jarrett said a feeling akin to déjà vu came over him at Talladega when Junior drove a Chevy that mimicked his late father's black-and-silver paint scheme.
"As I started racing with (Earnhardt Jr.), I thought how uncanny it was and how much he was just like his dad in the race car," Jarrett explained. "I thought it was kind of ironic last week, and I thought back to how I had always thought — and used to tell them — that if they would switch cars without anybody knowing, you honestly couldn't which one of them was in which car.
"Their characteristics were so much alike on the race track, so I thought it was really cool that you could have a father and son and be that much alike out there."
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David Ragan, slated to replace Mark Martin in 2007, had a rough day at Martinsville Speedway, one of the sport’s tougher tracks. Afterwards, he was blamed for several crashes, drawing the notable ire of veteran Ken Schrader and reigning champion Tony Stewart, who called the 20-year-old Ragan “a dart without any feathers.”
Ragan and Stewart had never met, so Ragan took an unusual step in order to get to know Stewart. He bid $5,750 at a charity auction, earning a pre-race ride around Atlanta Motor Speedway with Stewart.
Stewart noted, somewhat whimsically, that Ragan could have saved himself the money by giving him a phone call.
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