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Daytona Friday Carl Edwards In GarageNASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will make a special appearance as a guest judge on Discovery Channel’s The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. ET. In the episode, Edwards must help determine which one of four semifinalists can most successfully bring a speeding car to a safe stop.

The Big Brain Theory: Pure Geniusfeatures seemingly impossible engineering challenges to be solved by contestants each week. Competitors have just 30 minutes to come up with a solution using their own intellect to complete the challenge, and based on logic and design, the expert panel of judges will determine the best engineering concept and select two captains to lead their team to execute the project. The team with the best design will remain safe, but the losers will face the judges who will determine which member will be eliminated.

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NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte is an Apple / Tech fanLabonte to Race for Phoenix Racing at Michigan
Comments about Opportunity

TRINITY, N.C. (June 11, 2013) – Bobby Labonte confirmed today that he will drive the No. 51 Chevrolet this weekend at the Michigan International Speedway for Phoenix Racing. The agreement was reached after Labonte spoke with and received approvals from officials with JTG/Daugherty Racing and Toyota Racing Development. It is currently an agreement for one race.

Labonte, who has 14 previous starts for Phoenix Racing and the James Finch-owned team, is always grateful for the opportunity to race with the team.

“James has always been one of the first to reach out to offer help in a situation like this,” said Labonte. “I enjoy racing with Nick Harrison, Steve Barkdoll and the entire group of guys. I’m looking forward to this weekend.”

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2013 Bristol1 March AJ Allmendinger On GridAllmendinger to Support JTG Daugherty Racing in Select Races
during 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season in the No. 47 Toyota Camry

HARRISBURG, N.C. (June 8, 2013) – – 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte will share seat time with AJ Allmendinger in the No. 47 Toyota Camry fielded by JTG Daugherty Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the remainder of the 2013 season. The team is currently eyeing five races with the first taking place in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway Sunday, June 16.

The move is being made by the single-car operation to help refine the direction for the team’s development of the Gen-6 Camrys housed in their Harrisburg, N.C. shop.

“Bobby Labonte wanted to help our team grow and develop when he signed on with our organization at the beginning of the 2011 season,” stated JTG Daugherty Racing co-owner Brad Daugherty. “He continues to do a tremendous job for us. Bobby has given us his ideas for improving the product and we believe AJ will do the same.”

Stated JTG Daugherty Racing competition director Bobby Hutchens, “A single-car team does not have the benchmarking capabilities of all the multi-car operations we compete against each weekend. This move will help us identify where our cars stand so that we can go to work on the next generation of our car design.”

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danicaPatrickAccording to a study by folks that track this sort of stuff, Danica Patrick is the #1 Celebrity Endorser when it comes to Social Media Buzz. The study looked at the number of mentions of a brand along with the celebrity on Twitter over a 30 day period, and came up with this list.

#1 Danica Patrick / GoDaddy 12.72%
#2 Rihanna / Cover Girl 3.19%
#3 Lebron James / Nike 1.73%
#4 Alec Baldwin / Capital One 1.36%
#5 Jennifer Aniston / Smart Water .32%

Grab the full list at: http://synthesio.com/corporate/en/2013/marketing-2-0/social-media-reveals-the-true-value-of-a-celebrity-endorser

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jimmie_johnson_win_pocono_nscs_060913June 9, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LONG POND, Pa.–It’s not a good idea to rile up Jimmie Johnson.

A week after a penalty for jumping the final restart at Dover knocked Johnson out of a near-certain victory, Johnson absolutely scorched the field in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Party in the Poconos 400, beating Greg Biffle to the finish line by 1.208 seconds.

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