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NASCAR Daily News Headlines * December 2, 2007
NASCAR Drivers DQ'ed From Snowball DerbyThe three big NASCAR names that were planning on racing the Snowball Derby are not going to be in the show. The #49 team decided to load up the car that Joey Logano was going to attempt to get in the field after Stanley Smith spun it in qualifying. Steven Wallace and Kyle Busch's cars were both disqualified in post-qualifier tech after initially making it into the field. Steven Wallace was found to be light when crossing the scales after tech. They let the team roll off the scales and roll back on. During that time he was caught trying to put sockets in his pockets. The team has been excused from tech and will be loading up to go home. Wallace will not be in the 40th Annual Snowball Derby.Kyle Busch wasn't too happy. He was tossed from the event due to a height infraction. Both Busch and Steven Wallace were very irate in the pit area and told Speed51.com that they are displeased with Ricky Brooks (head tech inspector) and his philosophies. Speed51 has interviewed both drivers and will have more on this situation over the coming days.(speed51.com)
Al Pearce Collects Fourth-Quarter Spirit AwardAl Pearce has been named the fourth-quarter recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association’s Pocono Spirit Award. Pearce, the longtime writer for the Newport News Daily Press and Autoweek magazine, has raised nearly $60,000 for Victory Junction Gang Camp through the auctions of helmets containing the autographs of NASCAR champions, Daytona 500 winners and Indianapolis 500 champions.He recently completed his ’07 endeavor, which features a helmet signed by the 20 Cup drivers that have participated in at least one Chase For The Nextel Cup. His 2008 project, which will feature a helmet autographed by each of the living Formula One World Driving Champions, is well under way.
The NMPA/Pocono Spirit Award, which has been presented annually since 1992, recognizes character and achievement in the face of adversity, as well as sportsmanship and contributions to motorsports. Four quarterly winners are selected, with one overall Spirit award winner chosen by a vote of the NMPA membership at year’s end. The award will be presented during the group’s annual dinner and awards ceremony in January, 2008. Other quarterly winners in 2007 include longtime racer James Hylton, former NASCAR CEO Bill France Jr. and manufacturer’s representative Ray Cooper.
Free Indy Museum Dec. 23rdThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum is offering the public free admission to the Museum and the narrated track tour Sunday, Dec. 23, the second consecutive year IMS is participating in the popular "12 Free Days of Indy Christmas."As part of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association holiday promotion, the Hall of Fame Museum is among a group of leading Indianapolis-area attractions offering free admission to the public for one day. The promotion provides easy access to one of the world's premier collections of race cars, classic automobiles, motorsports artwork and artifacts. More than 75 automobiles and motorcycles, representing the Indianapolis 500, stock car racing, sports car racing, and vintage luxury passenger models, are on display at the Hall of Fame Museum at all times. Cars that are part of the Museum's collection include: the Marmon "Wasp," winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911; A.J. Foyt's four Indianapolis 500-winning cars; Smokey Yunick's famed "side car;" the one-of-its-kind 1957 SSI Corvette; a Benetton F1 car driven by Michael Schumacher; and Tony Stewart's 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard-winning Chevrolet. A fascinating collection of vintage motorcycles is also on display at the Museum in celebration of the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008. The MotoGP event will bring the world's most skilled motorcycle riders and world's most high-tech, high-performance motorcycles to the IMS road course. The Hall of Fame Museum is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Dec. 23, as it is every day of the year except Christmas Day. For more information, contact the Museum at (317) 492-6784 or visit (www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com). After browsing the Museum's collection and enjoying the track tour Dec. 23, shopping for last-minute gift items for Indianapolis Motor Speedway fans is steps away, in the Official Trackside Gift Shop locations in the lobby of the Hall of Fame Museum. Fans can also place ticket orders for 2008 IMS behind-the-scenes "Grounds Tours" as gifts at this time. Information is available at the Museum's welcome desk. Other Indianapolis-area attractions participating in the "12 Free Days of Indy Christmas" include: Indianapolis Artsgarden (Dec. 13), Indiana Historical Society (Dec. 14), Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art (Dec. 15), American Super Heroes Museum (Dec. 16), Indiana State Museum (Dec. 17), Lilly House on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Dec. 18), James Whitcomb Riley Home (Dec. 19), President Benjamin Harrison Home (Dec. 20), Morris-Butler House (Dec. 21), NCAA Hall of Champions (Dec. 22) and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Dec. 24).
Busch Team Shuts DownAfter reuniting to form a Busch Series team and running only one season of competition, the No. 14 Haas-Carter team has shut down, many sources have said. Effective Tuesday the race shop has closed its doors leaving Kyle Krisiloff in line with many other Nationwide Series drivers on the lookout for a ride for 2008. Krisiloff had two top-10 finishes in 2007: a sixth place finish on the road course in Montreal and a fifth place finish in Talladega. A team spokesman declined to comment.(thehotlap.com)
Truck Series Numbers UpThe NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was seen by more Total Viewers in 2007 than in any other season since moving to SPEED in 2003 according to Nielsen Media Research. With an average Total Viewer count of 686,000, the Truck Series also saw impressive growth in younger demos, posting its best numbers in Men 18-34, Men 18-49 and Men 25-54."The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series continues to be one of the true cornerstones of the SPEED motor sports lineup," said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. "The series always delivers great racing, cool storylines and great championship battles. To have champions like (Mike) Skinner and (Ron) Hornaday taking it down to the last race of the season in such dramatic fashion was what we've come to expect from this series and we're committed to its continued growth on SPEED." Average Total Viewers of live events since NCTS came to SPEED in 2003 (Source: Nielsen Media Research):
- 2003 - 483,000 To increase exposure of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and its participants, SPEED made two races from 2007 available to FOX (Martinsville and Mansfield*) and developed a new popular pre-race program, NCTS Setup, hosted by Krista Voda. In 2008, the effort will continue as the plans are to again air a pair of Truck races on FOX, with the remainder live and exclusive to SPEED. SPEED will wrap up the 2007 NCTS season on Dec. 7, with coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Banquet from Florida (9 p.m. ET), as well as re-airs of the Trucks '07: A Rivalry Renewed (8 p.m. ET) and Bobby Hamilton: Live to Race, Race to Live (10 p.m. ET). (truckseries.com)  Discuss this and other racing matters in the Prodigys@Speed ForumYou can contact us at.. Insider Racing News
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