Kristian Alexis is 1st African-American and 1st Type-I Diabetic Driver to
Compete in 2009 Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) and
NASCAR Camping World West Series.

His story is nothing short of amazing, his enthusiasm for racing is infectious, his persistence to succeed is second to none, and this is certainly one interesting driver.

To give you an idea how badly he wants to be a race car driver, he spent a year pounding the pavement making over 40,000 phone calls and emails to get his name out there searching for an opportunity.  He also personally contacted me to request an interview, which is very rare these days.  Give this interview a listen, you’ll take away a very positive outlook on things.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Kristian Alexis – Interview Running Time: 31:59 14.7mb

Kristian pilots both the #41 Dodge Ram Pro 2 truck of the Championship Off Road Racing series and the #7 Dodge Charger R/T in the NASCAR Camping World series for Gene Woods Racing.

Personal Interests:
Kristian has two Non Profit Organizations: The ‘Green Flag, Green Earth Project’ and the ‘Kristian Alexis nation for the diabetic and athletically gifted’

Stats
Date of birth: September 23, 1982 (26 y/o)
Races entered: 51
Wins: 18
Podiums: 42
Pole positions: 3
Fastest laps: 0
Race win percentage: 19.61%

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Twitter (I helped him set this up, he’ll be using it soon)

Top 35: After Bristol, Current Owner Points Determine Automatic Starts
Five races are done, meaning at Martinsville, the 2009 car owner points determine each week’s top 35 starting spots, with teams outside the top 35 in car owner points having to qualify on time. This makes the always-challenging Martinsville seem even more so for those teams outside the top 35.

This week, David Gilliland’s No. 71 Chevrolet owned by Kevin Buckler is in the coveted 35th spot.

Four teams within 33 points of 35th will have to qualify on time at Martinsville:
•The No.82 Toyota driven by Scott Speed (owned by Dietrich Mateschitz) is 36th.
•The No. 8 Chevrolet driven by Aric Almirola (owned by Chip Ganassi) is 37th.
•The No. 98 Ford driven by Paul Menard (owned by Max Jones) is 38th.
•The No. 28 Ford driven by Travis Kvapil (owned by Jeff Moorad) is 39th.

Continue reading “Top 35 Martinsville Bubble”

Talent continues to bubble from Kyle Busch and this past weekend was no exception at Bristol, he won his fifth NASCAR national series event in four straight weeks.

Weekly Wins Breakdown:
• 2/21/2009 – Double-header wins at Auto Club Speedway, winning both NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in the same day.
• 3/01/2009 – Won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
• 3/07/2009 – Won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
• 3/22/2009 – Won at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Busch captured his 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and his second at Bristol (the first track where he has a repeat win) last weekend. He hasn’t shared the same success at Martinsville in the past but hopes to continue the streak of wins. Busch has posted three top fives and four top 10s in eight starts at Martinsville.

Continue reading “Five Wins in Four Straight Weeks for Kyle Busch”

Johnson And Gordon = Supremacy At Martinsville

The Hendrick Motorsports tandem, four-time series champion Jeff Gordon and three-time series champion Jimmie Johnson, have dominated Martinsville Speedway, winning a combined nine of the last 12 events (Gordon, four; Johnson, five).

Gordon is setting the pace in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. As the standings leader, he has three top fives and four top 10s in the first five races. Though Gordon still is searching for his first win of the season, which also would snap his 46-race winless streak, he has a total of seven wins at Martinsville Speedway — the most of any active driver.

Currently ninth in the standings, Johnson had started the season slow but returned to top form last week, finishing third and moving up four spots in the points. Johnson, like his teammate, also has had success at Martinsville with five wins, including four in the last five races.

25th Anniversary to Hendrick Motorsports’ First Win
This weekend will mark the 25th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports’ first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win, at Martinsville Speedway. Geoffrey Bodine drove the No. 5 to victory there in 1984 giving owner Rick Hendrick his first series win.

Continue reading “Johnson/Gordon Own Martinsville”

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – March 25, 2009 – Sprint (NYSE: S) announced exclusive access to a typically private race weekend tradition, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver/crew chief meeting. It is the first time in NASCAR’s 61-year history that race fans have been invited to listen live to the pre-race meeting between NASCAR officials, drivers and crew chiefs.

This one-time opportunity will be available to fans before the 25th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race May 16 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The audio broadcast will be streamed exclusively on Sprint phones via NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM for customers away from the track and on NASCAR Sprint FanView for race fans at the track. The meeting audio will be available on NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile for repeat listening through the following week.

Continue reading “Drivers Meeting to be streamed live”