Danica Patrick to Race for Turner Scott Motorsports in Daytona Nationwide Race

Patrick to Kick Off 2013 NNS Season in No. 34 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Camaro

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 14, 2013) – It was announced today that Danica Patrick will pilot Turner Scott Motorsports’ fourth entry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Daytona International Speedway. Patrick, who will be a full-time Rookie of the Year candidate in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) in 2013, will be behind the wheel of the No. 34 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Camaro in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300. Veteran crew chief Mike Greci will be calling the shots from atop the pit box.

 The former IndyCar driver, who made her Nationwide Series debut at the 2.5-mile superspeedway in 2010, has five previous NNS starts in Daytona, with a best finish of 10th (July, 2011). Patrick has three top-five starts at the Daytona Beach, Fla. track, including one pole award, which she earned in the first race of the 2012 season.

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SHOW #241 – Guest: Garen Nicoghosian – Design Manager for Specialty Vehicles at Ford, We hit you with news of the week, preview The Sprint Unlimited at Daytona and Daytona 500 qualifying. It’s a packed show folks. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

(47:50 mins)

CREDITS: 
Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie
Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey
Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog

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at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on February 8, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina.Eras Mesh During 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Baker, Owens, Thomas, Wallace and Wood Officially Enshrined
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2013) – Five legends of stock car auto racing were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., tonight during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ballroom of the Charlotte Convention. Four were NASCAR pioneers, building the sport during its formative years; the other ushered it into modern times and its exploding popularity.
Combined, they make the fourth class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. It’s a group with talents that run the gamut necessary for NASCAR excellence: Unparalleled driving skills; team unifying and talent evaluating ownership prowess; a brilliant mechanical mind.

2012 Miss Sprint Cup Photo ShootSHOW #240 – Guest: Brooke Werner – We have the latest NASCAR news, talk about Mike Heltons mustache, windshield news (exciting) plus BREAKING NEWS that our own Toby Christie dug up on Jimmie Johnson’s Lowes sponsorship, and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie. P.S. on a personal note, BEST AUDIO QUALITY EVER, your ears will be very happy!

(47:49 mins)

CREDITS: 
Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie
Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey
Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog

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