There were times when Danica Patrick seemed the only Cup Series driver NASCAR cared about. Would I have gone to heaven? Every now and then he gets a call for a speaking engagement and at one point gave TV race commentary a try. His parents who helped mold him into a ferocious stock car driver would have cheered him on. Billy made 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts from 1993-1999 with a best finish of 14th in the 1995 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. In April, he underwent a laminectomy in the lumbar region of his spine to relieve sciatic nerve pain. "I admired Janet's determination and ability to stay focused during all the media hype and controversy that surrounded her, and I've always said by being the first she took all the bullets both straight on and in her back. "We'd like to hear from Benny's fans who might be interested in contributing to the project." "The team did great and I learned a ton. You just take the medicine and you'll be fine. But he's not sad. SunBelt paid Elliott, a NASCAR hall of famer, $4.2 million for the land. A minimum of 65 percent of the total votes is necessary for a candidate to be eligible for induction. During his time in the #2 Miller-sponsored car, the former Penske Racing driver accumulated 37 wins, 145 top-five finishes, 252 top-10 results, while leading a total of 15,012 laps. Hornaday, winner of a series-best 51 victories in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series, is more hands-on these days, building dirt Modifieds for grandson Slater Blickensderfer and teammate Billy Workman Jr. as well as several other competitors. The Standridge decal was carried on the C post of JDM Chevrolet's driven by #01-Landon Cassill who finished 12th, #4-Jeffrey Earnhardt (20th) and #87-Kevin Lepage (19th) at Darlington and will run in other races this year. Foyt remains in a Houston hospital, more than two weeks after he had triple-bypass surgery on his heart. It's been two years since Hornaday made his last start in the Truck Series, running what turned out to be an abbreviated schedule with the former Turner Scott Motorsports group and NTS Motorsports. from 4-5 pm/et. Elliott's induction will be held Sept. 4 at the Darlington (S.C.) Country Club. He had missed two races (Alabama and Long Beach, Calif.) prior to that surgery as well as the one in Sao Paulo, Brazil immediately after it. Marlin told The Daily Herald in Columbia that the fire that started Friday morning destroyed his 2,500-square-foot garage in Maury County and three cars that belonged to his son-in-law, Michael House. home/office addresses, phone numbers Standridge, who raced in the Nationwide Series from 1986 to 1993 and in Sprint Cup from 1993 to 1999, is battling cancer. There's a youth movement in NASCAR fellow 40-something driver and NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick is calling it quits at the end of the season and Busch conceded 2023 would have been his last one anyway. "I don't want that word associated with me. 42 Chevrolet. When Kenseth finally quit for good, his rsum showed 665 starts, 20 poles and 39 victories, including two Daytona 500s and victories at 18 other venues. Gant and his family will be in attendance. We raced to 11th place. But there is no fund to provide such help. "What truly impressed me in the making of this book is the time Jeff invested. Twenty races into the 1981 season, Childress turned the wheel over to Dale Earnhardt, and in June 1983 at Riverside, Calif., Rudd gave Childress his first victory as a team owner. He had consulted with several doctors before agreeing to the most recent surgery. "I love Pennsylvania," Spencer added. His last full season was 2013, after which Childress brought in Ryan Newman. "But that third kind of bothered me." "(Popular Speed)(2-6-2016), NC Governor honors Gordon: Gov. Stewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola will retire after the 2022 NASCAR season, he announced Monday. It was just great to be back." The authorized biography, "Jeff Gordon: His Dream, Drive & Destiny" is being written by Joe Garner, the five-time New York Times bestselling author of such popular hardcover collections as "And The Crowd Goes Wild" and "100 Yards of Glory." NASCAR: 5 drivers who could retire after Jimmie Johnson. Unemployed after three years as an Army officer and Vietnam vet, Al Pearce shamelessly lied his way onto a small newspapers sports staff in Virginia in 1969. Lyn St. James, a seven-time Indianapolis 500 starter, founded the Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation in 1994 to focus on programs for driver development, advocacy, diversity and education, particularly for women who aspire to become race car drivers. In 1998, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, NASCAR gathered a panel to select the "50 Greatest NASCAR Drivers of All Time." It was inspired in part by the NBA's decision to select the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History on its 50th anniversary in 1996. The driving force to bring Bobby Allison to the Chicago area for a rare visit is the Elmhurst Historical Museum's current exhibit, On the Road to Glory: Fred Lorenzen. Every U.S. president since Eisenhower has participated. Gordon and Garner first worked together in 2006 on the multimedia book titled "Speed, Guts, & Glory," about landmark moments in NASCAR history. "Jeff Gordon has been a tremendous ambassador of motorsports, NASCAR and North Carolina," said McCrory. NASCAR drivers at all levels - Sprint Cup, Nationwide, World Camping Truck, K&N Pro Series - are independent contractors. Bobby Labonte, the first driver to win championships in two different NASCAR national series, will compete fulltime in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2018 in hopes of adding an international title to his Hall of Fame-worthy career. follow. It's been good to me, it's made me a lot of money," Wallace said. "We are not only recognizing Jeff tonight for his performance on the racetrack, but also for his philanthropic work in communities across our state and nation." Machado signed a 10-year, $300 million contract with San . "Dale Jr.'s situation kind of pushed me into making this decision," he said. NASCAR's leadership has done remarkable things to make a dangerous sport as safe as possible. Johnson said his plans for the immediate future remain unaltered. The track is owned and operated by U.S. Motorsport Corporation and designed by NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, now an anchor and analyst for ABC-TV/ESPN. Currently employed as a high school automotive instructor in Newport, Tenn., Bethea still remains active in local racing and among the most popular drivers in Tennessee. Keselowski credits his big win to visiting his favorite bar, Sullivan & Son, and the establishment declares the bar stool he sat on before the race "lucky." Jerry Nadeau does not live in the past. William Byron has been in the No. SunBelt said it is working with local home builders to construct the homes. Fans can purchase tickets, camping and race-day upgrades by calling 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or shopping online at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. Last year, he made five attempts with The Motorsports Group in Sprint Cup, but qualified for only one race. Her successor, Aric Almirola, is 1-for-72 and has made the playoffs twice. Petty, a retired Cup Series driver and an NBC Sports NASCAR analyst, will lead more than 125 motorcyclists on a seven-day, 1,500-mile ride, a journey that raises funds for Victory Junction Gang Camp, a camp for children with chronic illnesses. "Those 50 laps wore me down," Mast says, "so I knew I was done. He was a prior record-holder for youngest driver to win a Winston Cup, posting top-10 finishes at Daytona and Talladega in '85, and the photo seen here is of a 22-year-old Hillin Jr. after his '86 win at the Talladega 500. Trickle, 71, died May 16 in Iron Station, N.C. "Dick deserves it," said longtime friend and fellow racer Tom Reffner, 73, of Rudolph. for any retired drivers.any links known of are posted, News on retired drivers, legends and deceased legends and tributes, Bobby Labonte to race for NASCAR Whelen Euro Series title: The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is about to get some American flavor. I'm just not going to drive a race car anymore. Although he had a sponsor willing to back him this season if an opportunity arose to run with a team in any of NASCAR's three series, no deal panned out for the veteran. The Batesville, Arkansas, native won four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a career that spanned from 1981 to 2013. I wasn't only physically hurt, I was mentally hurt. But just before the 2020 season . The 99-person nominating panel itself reads like a who's who of racing, including names like Mario Andretti, Don Garlits, Craig Breedlove and Richard Petty. (USA Today)(1-29-2015), A.J. Ward will race at Daytona because Jeb is not yet qualified to run at Daytona. He said Wednesday he has other priorities in life - his family, charity work, running his new Honda motorcycle dealership, and building the next generation of bobsleds for the U.S. Olympic team. Nobody knew what it was for a long time. The last time Shepherd competed was in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019, driving the #89 Chevrolet Camaro. Certainly he is deserving of this official Proclamation, as well as his recent induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame." "I am pretty pumped up about this," said Wallace. For Foyt, that is called motivation. (Associated Press)(4-27-2013) 90 Ford of owner Junie Donlavey. NASCAR & Auto Racing Carl Edwards on post-NASCAR life, retiring at 37, love of Kansas Speedway and America By Randy Covitz Special to The Star April 23, 2021 5:00 AM A month before the 2017. The toughest part, Nadeau says, is that a brain injury makes you feel like a different person. The inaugural class was inducted in 1965 which has become a Who's Who in the world of NASCAR. And it kept getting worse and worse and worse, so I went to the doctor to see what the hell's going on." He spent 2007-2013 in Cup, winning 2007 Rookie of the Year, nine poles and two races (Sonoma and Watkins Glen) in 255 starts. Larry Foyt also says his father is improving each day and is expected to make a full recovery. Foyt IV was the Best Man. Others receiving votes were: former drivers L.D. My dad is one tough guy. "It's like the worst hangover in your life," he said at the time. 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