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<P> <table bgColor="660000" border=1 bordercolor="ffffff" cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="220" ALIGN="center"> <tr> <td> <center> <a href="http://www.racejournalonline.com/" target="new"> <img src="http://insiderracingnews.com/Images/Logos/2007/RJO_Logo.jpg" border="0" width="220" height="45"></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <P> <table bgColor="000000" border=1 cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="220" ALIGN="center"> <tr> <td> <table bgColor="3F5268" border=1 cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="215" ALIGN="center"> <tr> <td> <center> <b><font color="ffffff"><I>2012 News Archives</I></font></b> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <table bgColor="660000" border=0 cellPadding=2 cellSpacing=0 width="220" ALIGN="center"> <tr> <td> <b><font color="ffffff" size="-1"> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/010612.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 1 * 12-31 to 1-6</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/011312.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 2 * 1-7 to 1-13</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/012012.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 3 * 1-14 to 1-20</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/012712.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 4 * 1-21 to 1-27</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/020312.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 5 * 1-28 to 2-3</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/021012.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 6 * 2-4 to 2-10</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/021712.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 7 * 2-11 to 2-17</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/022412.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 8 * 2-18 to 2-24</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/030212.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 9 * 2-25 to 3-2</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/030912.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 10 * 3-3 to 3-9</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/031612.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 11 * 3-10 to 3-16</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/032312.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 12 * 3-17 to 3-23</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/033012.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 13 * 3-24 to 3-30</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" href="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Weekly/2012/040612.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">Week 14 * 3-31 to 4-6</font></a><br> <LI> <a class="nd" 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style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Sprint Cup Series Race * Michigan Int'l Speedway * Brooklyn, Michigan * Sunday, June 17, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Sprint Cup Series Race * Infineon Raceway * Sonoma, California * Sunday, June 24, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Sprint Cup Series Race * Kentucky Speedway * Sparta, Kentucky * Saturday, June 30, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Sprint Cup Series Race * Daytona Int'l Speedway * Daytona Beach, Florida * Saturday, July 7, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid 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#FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Nationwide Series Race * New Hampshire Motor Speedway * Loudon, New Hampshire * Saturday, July 14, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <P> <!-- TRUCK SERIES NEXT RACE --> <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Charlotte Motor Speedway * Charlotte, North Carolina * Friday, May 18, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Dover Int'l Speedway * Dover, Delaware * Friday, June 1, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Texas Motor Speedway * Fort Worth, Texas * Friday, June 8, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Kentucky Speedway * Sparta, Kentucky * Thursday, June 28, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Iowa Speedway * Newton, Iowa * Saturday, July 14, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Chicagoland Speedway * Chicago, Illinois * Saturday, July 21, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Pocono Raceway * Pocono, Pennsylvania * Saturday, August 4, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Michigan Int'l Speedway * Brooklyn, Michigan * Saturday, August 18, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Bristol Motor Speedway * Bristol, Tennessee * Wednesday, August 22, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Atlanta Motor Speedway * Hampton, Georgia * Friday, August 31, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Iowa Speedway * Newton, Iowa * Saturday, September 15, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Kentucky Speedway * Sparta, Kentucky * Friday, September 21, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Las Vegas Motor Speedway * Las Vegas, Nevada * Saturday, September 28, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Talladega Superspeedway * Talladega, Alabama * Saturday, October 6, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Martinsville Speedway * Martinsville, Virginia * Saturday, October 27, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Texas Motor Speedway * Fort Worth, Texas * Friday, November 2, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Phoenix Int'l Raceway * Phoenix, Arizona * Friday, November 9, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <!-- <center><p style="border:1px solid #FF0000;padding:5px;font:12px verdana;"><I><b><font color="ffebcd" size=2>Next Camping World Truck Series Race * Homestead-Miami Speedway * Homestead-Miami,Florida * Friday, November 16, 2012</font></b></I></p></center> --> <br> <P> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=100%> <tr> <td align=left width="4%"> <div align="left"><img 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The 14-time championship-winning team owner was inducted along with former NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd. Rudd took RCR to its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, in 1983 at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway. It was the second hall of fame ceremony in the past two weeks for Childress, who was inducted May 3 into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on the grounds of Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. "It's is a great honor for me to carry the banner for all of the talented people who have made RCR what it's become over the past 40-plus years," said Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. "To go into the National Motorsports Press Association with Ricky Rudd is very special for me personally because of his important contributions to both RCR and the sport of NASCAR racing as a whole. I had a dream as a kid of winning races and championships but I never thought it would take me to the places it has in my life." <P> The National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame is located on the grounds of Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. The inaugural class was inducted in 1965 which has become a Who's Who in the world of NASCAR. Childress and Rudd were the 79th and 80th inductees. RCR has earned more than 200 victories in NASCAR competition, including 100 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It has earned six championships in the NASCAR Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt, five in the Nationwide Series and two in the Camping World Truck Series. Its 2012 lineup includes three teams each in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. In 2011, RCR earned championships in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, with drivers Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon, respectively. The Dillons are the grandsons of Richard and Judy Childress. <!-- 5-16 --> <P> <H2>NASCAR Issues Fines And Probation For Violations At Darlington</H2> NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until July 25 for his actions during the May 12 race at Darlington Raceway. Kurt Busch violated Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing; reckless driving on pit road during the race; involved in an altercation with another competitor after the completion of the race) of the 2012 NASCAR Rule Book. Additionally, Craig Strickler, a crew member for the No. 51 team, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing; interfering with a member of the broadcast media). Tony Gibson, crew chief for the No. 39 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, has been placed on NASCAR probation until June 27 for violating Section 12-1 and Sections 12-4G and 9-4A (Crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his team members). Andrew Rueger, a crew member for the No. 39 team, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until June 27 for violating Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing; failure to comply with a directive from a NASCAR official). Both of these violations occurred post-race. <!-- 5-15 --> <P> <H2>Teams Scramble To Understand New Rules</H2> In one respect, the racecars being developed for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season will be on the racetrack next week in the form of ideas that will be incorporated into the new models. On Tuesday, NASCAR sent a technical bulletin to all Cup team owners, crew chiefs and drivers, listing rule changes that will take effect as of May 16, in time for the Sprint All-Star Race. Typically, NASCAR's technical bulletins are more about housekeeping items and less about major changes to the competition package, but Tuesday's bulletin, which contained a laundry list of rule changes in eight areas, was significant enough that crew chiefs immediately began booking wind tunnel time. Of greatest interest was the shortening of the side skirts on the Cup cars, designed to create greater ground clearance. NASCAR also has mandated use of superspeedway-sized stationary air deflectors (commonly known as "shark fins") on all tracks of two miles or more. <P> According to Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition, the rule changes were inspired by work on the 2013 car, with an eye toward raising the speeds at which a car will lift off and become airborne. "In working on our 2013 car, there were some things that we worked on that we can apply to help with liftoff speeds, and one of them was the Daytona and Talladega back glass and (rear) deck fins for the two-mile and above tracks," Pemberton said Saturday at Darlington Raceway. The other one was raising the clearance on the skirts an inch on the right and an inch and a half on the left. The majority of that was for safety." <P> One byproduct of the shortening of the side skirts will be a loss of downforce and a possible decrease in the stability of the cars in traffic. "In some places where they don't get the (suspension) travel, it'll reduce the downforce just a little bit," Pemberton said. "It's not a bad thing. It's a marginal thing, but it does take some of the downforce off the cars." <a href="http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-05-12/nascar-rules-changes-sprint-cup-teams-downforce-passing#ixzz1un4C1Sox" target="new"><font color="ff0000">(sportingnews.com)</font></a><font color="FFFF00">...<I>READ MORE AT</I>...</font> <!-- 5-13 --> <P> <H2>Jimmie Johnson Wins Darlington Southern 500</H2> <TABLE bgColor="000000" border=0 cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="370" ALIGN="left"> <TR> <TD> <center> <img src="http://insiderracingnews.com/Images/CIAPhotos/2012/Johnson051212.jpg" Width="350" Height="212" align="center"><BR> <center><img src="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Image/Trans-Pixel.gif" width="1" height="3" border=0></center> <font color="FFFFFF" size="-2">CIA Stock Photos - Andrew Coppley</font> <TABLE bgColor="660000" border=0 cellPadding=0 cellSpacing=0 width="350" ALIGN="center"> <TR> <TD> <center><B><font color="FFFFFF" size="-2">Johnson Wins No. 200 For Hendrick Motorsports</font></B></center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> After months of frustration, Jimmie Johnson gave Rick Hendrick his 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, running away from the rest of the field on a green-white-checkered-flag restart that took the Bojangles' Southern 500 one lap past its scheduled distance. On Saturday night at Darlington Raceway, Johnson ended his own winless streak of 16 races, a drought of relative epic proportions for the five-time champion. The victory was Johnson's 56th, breaking a tie with Rusty Wallace for eighth on the all-time list. Hamlin ran second, followed by Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Johnson won the 199th race for Hendrick, outdueling Kasey Kahne in last year's Oct. 9 Chase race at Kansas Speedway. In subsequent months, the organization has been tantalizingly close to No. 200 -- notably at Martinsville, where Hendrick drivers were running 1-2-3 before a late caution. <P> On Saturday night, in winning for the third time at the Lady in Black, Johnson finally put the question of the 200th win to rest. After pitting for the final time on Lap 299 of 368, however, Johnson had to save fuel to make it to the checkered flag. All of Johnson's 56 victories have come under the Hendrick banner. "You've got to love that man," Johnson said of his car owner during a celebration in Victory Lane. "He said, 'Two hundred is great, but let's go get 250.' So that tells you where his head is. I love it. Oh, man, what a day!" --/-- In the closing laps, with the outcome in the balance, Hendrick left the pit box and paced up and down pit road. "I had to get away," Hendrick said. "They said that we were going to make it (on fuel), but I don't believe them, you know? Everything has happened backward for us. We've run so good this year and then had such bad luck... "I'm kind of numb, but I'm glad it's over. I think we're going to win a few more now." <P> Matt Kenseth finished sixth and trimmed the series lead of Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle, who came home 12th, to two points. Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained third in the standings, 14 points back, after a 17th-place result. Hamlin is fourth in points, 17 behind Biffle. Stewart, himself a car owner, had the highest praise for Hendrick, who picked up his first victory on a shoestring budget when Geoff Bodine won the April 29, 1984 event at Martinsville. "I think it's phenomenal, especially with the competition over here getting tougher and tougher," said Stewart, who lost second position to Hamlin when his car temporarily lost fuel pressure coming to the final restart. "It's getting harder and harder to win these races. Especially for it to happen in the Southern 500 -- it's such a historic race. It's a pretty cool milestone." <P> The co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, which gets engines, chassis and technical support from Hendrick Motorsports, chased Johnson in the late stages of the race before the final caution, but Johnson's Chevrolet was simply too strong. "I was trying to postpone (No. 200) for another week by trying to get to Jimmie, but I just couldn't do it," the reigning Cup champion said. "The closer I got to him, the tighter I got. That was one of the best runs we'd had, but still I wasn't strong enough. He had plenty of car left. He was just riding, trying to save fuel. They won it in dominating fashion. To win a 200th race, you don't want to back into it. They dominated and took it the way they should." <P> Stewart also fields the No. 10 car for Danica Patrick, who started 38th and finished 31st, six laps down in her Darlington Cup debut. The night before, Patrick ran 12th in her first Nationwide Series race at the 1.366-mile track. "She ran good lap times tonight," Stewart said. "There was a period in the race when she set her balances at her best -- they said she was within a tenth (of a second) of the leaders at that point in the race. So I'm really, really proud of her." <P> Johnson, who led a race-high 134 laps, held an advantage of .8 seconds and was saving fuel, when Kurt Busch hit the wall on Lap 361. Ryan Newman checked up behind Busch, only to be turned into the wall by Aric Almirola. Caution flew for the eighth time to set up the two-lap sprint to the finish. After the race, Newman parked his Chevy near Busch's and exchanged words with the 2004 champion. Several of Newman's crew members tried to confront their counterparts on Busch's team, and the driver himself, but NASCAR officials restrained them. The hard feelings stemmed from the aftermath of the wreck, when Busch brought his car to pit road for repairs. "The 39 (Newman's) guys were mad because Kurt burned out of our pit stall, and I don't know if they were still there working or whatnot," said Nick Harrison, Busch's crew chief. "Their gas man came down there raising hell and wanting to fight Kurt." <P> "It's crazy, pit road," said Tony Gibson, Newman's crew chief. "Things happen, and everybody's emotions run high. It's a hot night. Everybody settles down and talks about it. We're all good. We can't control drivers. Nothing against the team -- none of those guys. They didn't do anything wrong." --/-- The race was an anomaly. In a track known for wild action, this year's Southern 500 ran caution-free for the first 172 laps, through three cycles of green-flag pit stops. By the time NASCAR called the first caution, for debris in Turn 2, Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet had emerged as the dominant car, having opened a lead of more than five seconds over Kyle Busch, who was running second when the yellow flag was finally displayed. Rounding out the top ten were Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose and Joey Logano. (NASCAR Wire Service) <!-- 5-12 --> <P> <H2>Logano Wins Back-To-Back Nationwide Series Races</H2> <TABLE bgColor="000000" border=0 cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="370" ALIGN="left"> <TR> <TD> <center> <img src="http://insiderracingnews.com/Images/CIAPhotos/2012/Logano051112.jpg" Width="350" Height="237" align="center"><BR> <center><img src="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Image/Trans-Pixel.gif" width="1" height="3" border=0></center> <font color="FFFFFF" size="-2">CIA Stock Photos - Andrew Coppley</font> <TABLE bgColor="660000" border=0 cellPadding=0 cellSpacing=0 width="350" ALIGN="center"> <TR> <TD> <center><B><font color="FFFFFF" size="-2">Logano Celebrates Darlington Victory</font></B></center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> For Joey Logano, Friday night's victory in the VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway was tinged with regret. Yes, Logano drove away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a green-white-checkered restart to win his second consecutive race in the series and third of the season. But Logano got the opportunity for his 12th career victory only after a well-intentioned bump went awry and wrecked championship contender Elliott Sadler on a restart with five laps left in regulation distance. "Obviously, this win was a little bittersweet -- you don't want to win 'em that way," said Logano, who called Sadler after the race to apologize and left a voice mail. "Your heart drops. You know he's running for points. Your heart drops a little bit, but at the same time, you've got to put it behind you, go out there and do your job and win the race." <P> Hamlin, who complained of an engine problem during the final two laps, finished .256 seconds behind Logano in the runner-up position. Brad Keselowski ran third, followed by Sam Hornish Jr. and rookie Austin Dillon, as the race went four laps past its scheduled distance of 147 laps. Danica Patrick finished 12th and Travis Pastrana 17th, both on the lead lap in their Darlington debuts. Logano was trying to push Sadler and keep him in the lead on a restart on Lap 143, but Sadler's No. 2 moved up the track to the right and turned across the nose of Hamlin's Camry, which was running in the outside lane. <P> After slamming into the wall near the entry to Turn 1, Sadler's car was too hobbled to continue, leaving him in 24th place at the finish and dropping him to 23 points behind series leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who started on the pole and finished sixth. "I was trying to help him," Logano said of the contact with Sadler's car. "Two restarts before that I successfully helped him and got him out front. The next restart was the same situation -- he was first; I was third -- and I started to push him. He did take two tires, so I think he spun his tires some, and I was trying to shove him ahead....He may have been trying to go up in front of Denny, or he was spinning the tires, and I had him crossed up, but once he turned sideways, I couldn't get off him." <P> Sadler's crash caused the sixth caution of the race and forced overtime, with the field taking the green flag on Lap 150. Logano powered past his teammate into the lead. "We lost a cylinder, and that's why we didn't take off," said Hamlin, who led 103 of the 151 laps. "We just can't keep dominating these races and not win 'em." --/-- Hamlin led Kurt Busch by more than five seconds when the right-front tire on Busch's No. 54 Toyota blew on Lap 126, shooting the nose of the car into the outside wall. The resulting caution brought the top cars to pit road, with Sadler grabbing the lead with a two-tire stop under the yellow. Before the caution, the fourth of the race, Hamlin had dominated. Busch took the lead briefly with a bold three-wide move on a Lap 51 restart, but Hamlin regained the top spot on Lap 53 and began to pull away. His advantage over Busch grew to nearly seven seconds through a cycle of green-flag stops, before Busch's tire blew to bring out the yellow flag. Ultimately, Busch recovered to finish eighth, despite the damage his car suffered when he hit the wall. (NASCAR Wire Service) <!-- 5-11 --> <P> <H2>Carroll Shelby, Automotive Legend Dies</H2> <I>Carroll Shelby, Ford Family for More Than Half a Century</I><BR> The following statement is attributable to Edsel B. Ford II, member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company and great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company.  Today, we have lost a legend in Ford Motor Company s history, and my family and I have lost a dear friend. Carroll Shelby is one of the most recognized names in performance car history, and he s been successful at everything he s done. Whether helping Ford dominate the 1960s racing scene or building some of the most famous Mustangs, his enthusiasm and passion for great automobiles over six decades has truly inspired everyone who worked with him. He was a great innovator whose legend at Ford never will be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. <P> <LI> JAMIE ALLISON, Director, Ford Racing on the passing of Carroll Shelby:  In the history of our company there are a handful of men who have stamped their imprint on the heart and soul of what we do at Ford Racing and Carroll Shelby is definitely one of them. I m just so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet him and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. We at Ford and his legions of fans will have a silent moment to reflect on what he s done for the company. It s personal for me and I m sure it s personal for many fans. <P> <H2>Carroll Shelby With Ford For Nearly 60 Years</H2> <TABLE bgColor="000000" border=0 cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="370" ALIGN="left"> <TR> <TD> <center> <img src="http://insiderracingnews.com/Images/Temp/2012/CarrollShelby.jpg" Width="350" Height="167" align="center"><BR> <center><img src="http://Insiderracingnews.com/Image/Trans-Pixel.gif" width="1" height="3" border=0></center> <font color="FFFFFF" size="-2">Photo Courtesy Ford Motor Co.</font> <TABLE bgColor="660000" border=0 cellPadding=0 cellSpacing=0 width="350" ALIGN="center"> <TR> <TD> <center><B><font color="FFFFFF" size="-2">Carroll Shelby With Edsel Ford</font></B></center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> DEARBORN, Mich., May 11, 2012 Carroll Shelby was a member of the Ford family for the better part of 60 years, producing stunning performance vehicles from concepts to production models. He once said his energy and passion for performance products were always strongest when he was working with Ford. Shelby most recently collaborated with the company on the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang, the most powerful production V8 in the world. Working with SVT engineers at Sebring and the Arizona Proving Grounds, at times he drove for more than eight hours  at the ripe old age of 88. He was having so much fun, he didn t want to stop. In this 110th Anniversary of Ford Racing video, Shelby talks about his career working with Ford and winning Le Mans: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqQ6LGpiGY4&feature=player_embedded" target="new"><font color="ff0000">(YouTube Video)</font></a>. <P> <B><I>The legend begins</I></B> <P> Carroll Shelby was nearly 30 years old before he entered his first car race  a quarter-mile drag meet in 1952. The hot rod he drove to the finish line that day was powered by a Ford V8. Shelby s first Ford derivatives were the legendary Cobras and Shelby Mustangs of the 1960s. He was heavily involved in the design and engineering of the Ford Shelby Cobra Concept car unveiled in 2004, and was a key member of the dream team that built the 2005 Ford GT. Carroll Shelby may have gotten a late start, but he was a winner from the beginning. Just two years into his driving career, Aston Martin racing manager John Wyer recruited him to co-drive a DB3 at Sebring. Within months, the chicken farmer from Texas was bumping elbows and trading paint with the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill and Paul Frère. Driving an Aston Martin DBR1 with Roy Salvadori, he won Europe s prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959. <P> Early in 1962 Shelby drove his second Ford-powered race car. It was the first mockup for the Cobra, Shelby s now-legendary marriage of a lightweight British roadster body with a small-block Ford V8. By January 1963 he had homologated the car under the FIA s GT Group III class, and that month a Cobra won its first race, beating a field of Corvette Stingrays at Riverside in California. In January 1965 Ford hired Shelby to lend his expertise to the GT40 campaign. Three cars had run the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans, but none finished. Shelby began installing the more reliable 7-liter stock car engine in what would come to be known as the GT40 Mark II. It proved considerably faster than the Mark I, and in just two seasons became a strong contender.In 1966 the GT40 began a domination of endurance car racing that would last for four years. While Ford and Shelby took on Ferrari at Le Mans, at home they fought Corvette. The first effort was the legendary Shelby Cobra, a Ford-powered, Shelby-engineered derivative of the AC Ace. The car had a one-ton weight advantage over the Corvette. <P> <B><I>Shelby Mustang</I></B> <P> In August 1964 Ford had asked Carroll Shelby to develop a street-legal, high-performance Mustang to compete against Corvette in SCCA B-production road racing. By September, California-based Shelby-American had completed the first Mustang GT350. The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 was a fastback production model with a functional scoop in its fiberglass hood and 306 horsepower from its 289-cubic-inch V8  an increase of 35 horsepower over the stock engine. Suspension upgrades included a larger front stabilizer bar, Koni shocks and rear traction bars, along with race-ready features. It sold for $4,000, and was instantly recognizable by its Wimbledon White paint and blue GT350 side stripes. For 1966 the GT350 came in white, red, black, green and blue, and Hertz purchased nearly 1,000 special GT350H weekend  rent-a-racers. In 1967 Shelby Mustangs sported unique fiberglass bodywork that extended the front end with an aggressive dual scoop and finished the trunk lid with an integrated spoiler. <P> But most important in 1967 was the new GT500, a big-block with 355 horsepower. More than 2,000 of those 428-cubic-inch Mustangs were delivered that first model year. 1968 was when the name  Cobra was first officially used on a Shelby Mustang, and that year a convertible bodystyle became available as well. Although the Shelby Cobra GT350 was essentially unchanged, later GT500s were powered by the new Cobra Jet 428 engine and thus became GT500KR  for King of the Road. For 1969, the penultimate year of the Shelby Mustang, engine choices included the optional 351 Ram Air, and the bodywork incorporated a total of nine scoops  five on the hood, one at the front of each fender and one on each quarter panel. In 1970, with sales slowing, the final Shelby Mustangs built for 1969 were updated to 1970 spec and sold. The famed run had come to an end. <P> It would be more than 30 years before Ford and Shelby worked together again, and in March 2001 they reunited, with Shelby coming on board to consult on a new GT40 Concept. In March 2002 Ford green-lighted production of the Ford GT. Then, in April 2003 Shelby collaborated on a concept car that would pay homage to the original Shelby Cobra. The car stole the show the following year at NAIAS. Ford stoked the passions of enthusiasts again in 2004 with the unveiling of the modern Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept at Pebble Beach. J Mays, Ford group vice president for Design, said Shelby s input was reflected in the car s performance underpinnings. In 2008, Carroll Shelby s 85th birthday was marked by the first 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR to roll off the production line. An exclusive run of only 1,000 units, this King of the Road was a 540-horsepower muscle car. Shelby, who was actively involved in developing it, said,  I m always looking to up the ante when it comes to performance, and bringing back the King of the Road Mustang is just what we need. <P> Carroll Shelby s last collaboration with Ford was on the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500, which produces 662 horsepower and 631 lb.-ft. of torque, making it the most powerful production V8 engine in the world. In January, Shelby s one-of-one racetrack durability car was auctioned at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Ariz., for $350,000. <P> More on Carroll Shelby s career, in his own words, can be found in this <a href="http://www.oninnovation.com/videos.aspx" target="new"><font color="ff0000">series of videos</font></a>: -- Key moments in the history of Carroll Shelby and Ford Motor Company <P> <LI> 1952: Shelby enters first race at the wheel of a Ford-powered hot rod <LI> 1962: Shelby tests his first Ford-powered AC 260 Roadster  the car that would become the Shelby Cobra. Shelby-American begins operations in Venice, Calif. Cobra production begins <LI> 1964: Ford asks Shelby to develop a high-performance Mustang derivative. First Shelby prototypes are built <LI> 1965: Shelby GT350 is introduced. Ford hires Shelby-American to oversee GT40 program. Hertz begins buying GT350H versions for its  rent-a-racer program <LI> 1966: Ford GT40 Mark II wins Le Mans. First 1967 Shelby GT500s delivered <LI> 1967: Ford and Shelby-American win Le Mans, again. 1968 Shelby Mustang convertibles debut <LI> 1968: 1969 model year production begins <LI> 1969: Shelby Mustang production ends <LI> 1970: Ford and Shelby end their long-term racing agreement <LI> 2001: Carroll Shelby is invited by Ford to consult on GT40 Concept <LI> 2002: Ford green-lights production of Ford GT <LI> 2003: Ford invites Shelby to collaborate on a concept car that pays homage to original Shelby Cobra <LI> 2004: Ford Shelby Cobra Concept steals the show at NAIAS. Ford asks Shelby to consult on a follow-up concept. Shelby announces it will build limited-edition Shelby Ford Expedition. Ford unveils Shelby GR-1 Concept <LI> 2006: Shelby GTH debuts at New York Auto Show <LI> 2007: GT500 name debuts <LI> 2008: First 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR rolls off the line on Carroll Shelby s 85th birthday. Partnering with Ford Racing, Shelby fields factory race team for the first time since 1969 <LI> 2011: Debut of 662-horsepower, 631-lb.-ft. 2013 Ford Shelby GT500, the most powerful production V8 engine in the world <LI> 2012: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 sells at Barrett-Jackson for $350,000 <!-- 5-11 --> <P> <H2>Carl Edwards to Join ESPN for Two Nationwide Races</H2> NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Carl Edwards will move from the cockpit of his race car to the broadcast booth as he becomes an analyst for ESPN on two upcoming telecasts of NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Edwards will make his debut during ESPN2 s live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway on Friday night, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Edwards also will serve as an analyst for the June 29 event at Kentucky Speedway. For the Darlington race telecast, Edwards will join lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick and analyst Andy Petree in the booth. While Edwards has never called a race, he has worked closely with ESPN the past two years during ESPN s portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule by doing post-race analysis for SportsCenter. <P>  I am humbled by this opportunity to broadcast for ESPN and be part of their team, said Edwards.  This Friday in Darlington, I will hop out of my Sprint Cup Car and trade my firesuit for a suit and tie to see the Nationwide race from a totally different perspective.  I am honestly a little nervous as it will be my first time being part of the broadcast, he said.  ESPN has been a great partner for everyone in NASCAR and I hope I can add some insight for the fans. Edwards, who drives for Roush Fenway Racing, stopped competing in NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season after racing fulltime in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series the past seven years. He was the Nationwide Series driving champion in 2007, and earned the 2011 series owner s championship for Roush Fenway Racing, but decided to concentrate his efforts on the Sprint Cup Series this season.  Having a past NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and active NASCAR Sprint Cup driver in the booth will certainly bring some unique perspective to our viewers, said Rich Feinberg, ESPN vice president, motorsports, production.  We have a very strong on-air team for NASCAR and this addition makes it even stronger. <!-- 5-9 --> <P> <H2>Eric McClure Released From Hospital</H2> Eric McClure, who was treated for a concussion and mild internal bruising after his car hit the Talladega Superspeedway wall during Saturday's Nationwide Series race, was released Monday evening from University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, team spokesman and McClure sister Emily Brandt said in a statement. The 33-year-old McClure is expected to make a full recovery from the injuries, Brandt said. The TriStar Motorsports driver's car hit the inside retaining wall a steel-and-foam barrier designed to absorb some of the impact head-on after skidding hundreds of feet during a chain-reaction crash on the first lap of a green-white-checkered restart in the Aaron s 312. McClure was airlifted to the hospital following the accident. Before he races again, McClure will have to be cleared by a NASCAR-approved doctor. The team has not announced if he will be able to race in Friday night's Nationwide event at Darlington Raceway. McClure has 179 starts in the series with a career best of 15th at Talladega in 2008. <a href="http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-05-07/eric-mcclure-talladega-crash-nationwide-series-darlington-raceway" target="new"><font color="ff0000">(sportingnews.com)</font></a> <!-- 5-9 --> <P> <H2>NASCAR Passes Out Nationwide Series Penalties</H2> NASCAR announced today that two NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chiefs had been fined and placed on probation for violations during this past weekend s event at Talladega Superspeedway. In addition, the teams respective car chiefs have also been placed on probation for the remainder of the year. Crew chiefs Jeremy Bullins (No. 22 team) and Chad Walter (No. 12 team) have each been fined $10,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Additionally, the teams respective car chiefs  Thomas Clavette (No. 22) and Raymond Fox (No. 12)  have been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. The rules violations referred to Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20-A of the rule book); 20A-2.1E (streamlining of the contours of the car, beyond what is approved by the series director will not be permitted. Installation of air directional devices, underpans, baffles, shields or the like beneath the car or the car s hood and fender area, front firewall, floor, rear firewall area, rear deck and quarter panel will not be permitted. If, in the judgment of NASCAR officials, any part or component of the car not previously approved by NASCAR has been installed or modified to enhance aerodynamic performance, will not be permitted. All cars must remain standard in appearance); 20A-3.10A (front upper bumper cover must be from the respective OEM manufacturer and must be approved by NASCAR. The front lower bumper cover and rear bumper cover must be from an approved manufacturer and must be approved by NASCAR. Once approved, the front lower bumper covers may be used on all approved models. NASCAR officials may use bumper covers provided by the respective manufacturer as a guide in determining whether a competitor s bumper cover conforms to the specifications of the NASCAR rule book. Unless otherwise authorized by the series director, cutting and reshaping of bumper covers will not be permitted.) The infractions were discovered during opening day inspection on May 3. <!-- 5-8 --> <P> <H2>NASCAR Awards Banquet To Stay In Las Vegas Next 3 Years</H2> NASCAR announced today that the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards  and all of Champion s Week  will return to Las Vegas, Nev., and remain there for the next three years. For the fourth-consecutive season, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards will take place at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 30, a culmination of a week-long celebration for the series champion  and NASCAR fans. As in past years, fans can expect the traditionally exciting and interactive week of activities.  Experience tells us that Las Vegas creates the perfect backdrop for our sport and our fans to join us in celebrating a NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, said Steve Phelps, chief marketing officer for NASCAR.  Returning Champion s Week and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards to Vegas for the next three years will help our loyal fans crystallize their plans to join us in putting the finishing touches on the season that was with a series of intriguing events across the city. <P> From 1981 until 2008, NASCAR held its year-ending premier series awards show in New York City before moving to Las Vegas in 2009. Since then, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards has been held at the Wynn Las Vegas, and has grown in stature and prestige with each passing year. Fans can count on another star-studded and entertainment-filled week, culminating in the highly-anticipated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards. During last year s official crowning of Tony Stewart as champion, Sprint announced its renewed commitment to the sport through 2016, and renowned multimedia superstar Reba hosted and singer-songwriter and musician Kid Rock performed for members of the NASCAR industry and fans. <P> Included among the impressive list of celebrity entertainment the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards has attracted in Las Vegas are Brooks and Dunn, David Gray, Rascal Flatts, Colbie Caillat, Martina McBride, the Jersey Boys, Cirque Elvis and Frank Caliendo.  The partnership between the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards and Las Vegas leverages the strength of two great brands, said President and CEO for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Rossi Ralenkotter.  NASCAR Champion s Week celebrates the best performances of the year and there is no better destination to provide the excitement and energy for the fans and the drivers than Las Vegas. <P> A full lineup of activity during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion s Week will be announced at a later date. "We're very excited that NASCAR Champion's Week will return to Las Vegas," said Las Vegas Motor Speedway President Chris Powell. "The Las Vegas community has shown great support for the NASCAR events at the speedway as well as Champion's Week. There is no better stage for NASCAR to crown its champion, and we continue to be thrilled that Champion's Week has found a home in the same city as America's Racing Showplace." <P> <!-- ########## END NEWS SECTION ########## --> <!-- ########## END NEWS SECTION ########## --> <BR> <hr color="red" size="-2"> <P> <table border="0" width="98%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <td width="50%" valign="top" height="80%"> <font face="Times New Roman" color="ffffff" size="-1"> <LI> <img src="http://insiderracingnews.com/Images/Misc/RedPointer.gif" Width="18" Height="12"> <a class="nd" href="http://insiderracingnews.com/Schedules/2012/CupSchedule.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule</font></a><br> <LI> <img src="http://insiderracingnews.com/Images/Misc/RedPointer.gif" Width="18" Height="12"> <a class="nd" href="http://insiderracingnews.com/Schedules/2012/NationwideSchedule.html" target="new"><font color="ffffff">2012 NASCAR Nationwide Schedule</font></a><br> 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Staff Of Insider Racing News & Guest Columnist</H3> <P> <font face="Times New Roman" color="ffffff" size="-1"> <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/NS/051712.html" target="new">Gordon s climb to the Chase gets steeper</a>..(5-17)..By Nicholas Schwartz <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/CA/051612.html" target="new">Hendrick Motorsport's Peaks and Valleys Show Up at Darlington..By Chuck Abrams</a>..(5-16)..By Chuck Abrams <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/DD/051512.html" target="new">Darrell Wallace Jr. is about to make NASCAR diversity a reality</a>..(5-15)..By Doug Demmons <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/Guest/CE/051512.html" target="new">I Came, I Saw, I Was Conquered</a>..(5-15)..By Guest Columnist Cathy Elliott <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/MP/051412.html" target="new">Is There a Double Standard for Danica Patrick?</a>..(5-14)..By Matthew Pizzolato <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/KR/051312.html" target="new">Remembering Carroll Shelby</a>..(5-13)..By Kim Roberson <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/JBF/051212.html" target="new">You May Not Always Get The Perfect Race</a>..(5-12)..By Jim Fitzgerald <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/DS/051212.html" target="new">Hendrick Motorsports and Darlington Raceway</a>..(5-12)..By Donalde z Smith <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/RG/051112.html" target="new">My Mom, My Biggest Fan</a>..(5-11)..By Rebecca Gladden </font> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </center> <P> <BR> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=100%> <tr> <td align=left width="4%"> <div align="left"><img src="http://InsiderRacingNews.com/Images/Logos/2009/MediaCorpLogo.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="56"></div> </td> <td align=left width="70%"> <HR SIZE="-2" color="ff0000"> </td> </tr> </table> <P> <BR> <b><font face="Times New Roman" color="ffebcd" size=3>By Our Insider Racing News Staff, Guest and Fan Articles.....<br> Some Past Articles Worth Reading</font></b><br> <p> <font face="Times New Roman" color="ffffff" size="-1"> <!-- <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/NS/051712.html" target="new">Gordon s climb to the Chase gets steeper</a>..(5-17)..By Nicholas Schwartz <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/CA/051612.html" target="new">Hendrick Motorsport's Peaks and Valleys Show Up at Darlington..By Chuck Abrams</a>..(5-16)..By Chuck Abrams <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/DD/051512.html" target="new">Darrell Wallace Jr. is about to make NASCAR diversity a reality</a>..(5-15)..By Doug Demmons <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/Guest/CE/051512.html" target="new">I Came, I Saw, I Was Conquered</a>..(5-15)..By Guest Columnist Cathy Elliott <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/MP/051412.html" target="new">Is There a Double Standard for Danica Patrick?</a>..(5-14)..By Matthew Pizzolato <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/KR/051312.html" target="new">Remembering Carroll Shelby</a>..(5-13)..By Kim Roberson <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/JBF/051212.html" target="new">You May Not Always Get The Perfect Race</a>..(5-12)..By Jim Fitzgerald <li> <a 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<a class="nd" href="Writers/CF/050712.html" target="new">Talladega Superspeedway Notebook - Sunday</a>..(5-7)..By Connie Felix <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/KR/050612.html" target="new">Why Do Some Fans Believe That NASCAR Fixes Races?</a>..(5-6)..By Kim Roberson <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/CF/050612.html" target="new">What We Learned At Talladega On Saturday</a>..(5-6)..By Connie Felix <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/JBF/050512.html" target="new">Did NASCAR Blow The Richmond Call?</a>..(5-5)..By Jim Fitzgerald <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/DS/050512.html" target="new">NASCAR Will Control its Interactive, Digital and Social Media Rights</a>..(5-5)..By Donalde z Smith <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/RG/050412.html" target="new">A NASCAR Tale of Two Females</a>..(5-4)..By Rebecca Gladden <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/NS/050312.html" target="new">It's Time To Revise The "Lucky Dog" Rule</a>..(5-3)..By Nicholas Schwartz <li> <a class="nd" href="Writers/CA/050212.html" 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