Kurt Seeks To Bring Busch Winning Ways Back To Bristol

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Based on his five wins at Bristol Motor Speedway, one would assume that the track is a favorite for Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge). It is in fact his “absolute favorite” track and one at which he always looks forward to racing.

The fact that Busch is off to his best start in his nine-year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career has only added to his excitement to return to the .533-mile oval, dubbed “The World’s Fastest Half Mile.”

“I’m probably looking forward to this trip back to Bristol as much as any of my career,” Busch said. “I could even say that I’m anticipating this Bristol race weekend more than any visit I’ve ever made to the track.”
Strong statement from Busch. Not as strong as his statement two weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway, when he dominated the field in a fashion unseen from the 2004 series champion since Pocono in August 2007. Busch led 234 of the race’s 330 laps, or 70 more laps than he led in all of 2008, had an Average Running Position of 1.5 and ran in the top 15 on every lap. At Pocono, Busch led 175 of 200 laps, had an Average Running Position of 1.4 and ran in the top 15 on every lap. Appropriately enough, Busch earned a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 in both events.

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Marcos Ambrose is hoping to make a difference for a volunteer fire brigade that was pushed to the limits during recent devastating Victorian bush fires with the auctioning of a autographed one-off race helmet.

Kasey Kahne expects to continue his partnership with Anheuser-Busch even though the beer distributor is ending its sponsorship with the NHRA.

Country Music Superstar Trace Adkins Named Grand Marshal and Honorary Starter For Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500

Memphis, Tenn. (March 17, 2009) Country music superstar and multi-faceted entertainer Trace Adkins will be the Grand Marshal and Honorary Starter for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, March 29. Adkins has achieved unprecedented success as a musician, author, philanthropist and actor.

Trace Adkins, as Grand Marshal, will lead 500 men, women and their families as honorary Grand Marshals. Goody’s Headache Powders and Martinsville Speedway identified these hardworking people through outreach to local businesses in the Martinsville/Henry (VA) county area. Goody’s and Martinsville Speedway salute all hardworking people and are honored to have these 500 people as guests and honorary grand marshals.

“We are excited to welcome Trace Adkins to the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 and have him lead our 500 honorary grand marshals during pre-race ceremonies,” Darren Singer, Vice President of Marketing for Goody’s Headache Powders said. “Trace Adkins’ work ethic and strength of character represent hardworking people everywhere and especially in “Goody’s Country”.

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CONCORD, N.C. (March 18, 2009) – Goodyear concluded a two-day tire test Wednesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as the tire manufacturer prepared for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600.

Assisting Goodyear in gathering data for the test was a driver from each manufacturer represented in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series-Marcos Ambrose in the No. 46 Toyota, Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet, Kasey Kahne in the No. 9 Dodge, and Paul Menard in the No. 98 Ford.

Each of the drivers expressed their approval of the tire compound that Goodyear brought to the famous 1.5-mile quad-oval, the same tire first introduced in competition at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in early March.

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