MATT DIBENEDETTO – No. 32 Ford Fusion – HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT TEAMS POSSIBLY LOOKING AT OTHER TEAMS’ EFI DATA? “That’s the first that I’ve heard of that. I’d be curious to find out because that could be a lot of interesting information being passed around or looked at.”
IF THAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CASE WOULD THAT HELP A TEAM LIKE YOURS? “There’s ways that it would help. It wouldn’t do much to make up for the obviously large lack of budget and aerodynamics and things like that, but any resource that you can have at this level, no matter what it is or how small, you have to be so perfect at everything at the Cup level that anything that we can get our hands on is gonna benefit us for sure. We would definitely be on it, for sure, if we could get any sort of access to data.” (more…)
DOES IT SEEM LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCONNECT THAT ALL THE YOUNG GUYS ARE GETTING ALL THE PROMOTION FROM NASCAR RIGHT NOW AND YOU GUYS AREN’T? “Well, you know. I guess it depends on how you look at it. I have had all I can handle to do on all of that side of things with everything that we have going on from a promotional standpoint with sponsors and commercials and things like that. Our sponsors have done a great job of being active and activating and doing all the things they do. In the end, results on the race track are what makes it go around. There is no better way to look at that than to look at Danica and the trouble they had with sponsorship and things they worked on. You had the ultimate marketing tool right there. In the end, performance is going to matter at some point. You look at the Championship 4 … you can add the age up.” (more…)
NASCAR Updates National Series Sunoco Rookie of The Year Points System
New Guidelines Designed to Further Highlight Abundance of Young Talent
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2018) – Exactly one month from today, the green flag will wave over what is expected to be the youngest DAYTONA 500 field in NASCAR history. And today, NASCAR announced an update to the Sunoco Rookie of the Year points structure in all three national series, placing a brighter spotlight on some of those young stars.
Beginning this season, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year point system will mirror the points structure that awards the season-long championship, including stage points and playoff points, with the eventual Sunoco Rookie of the Year earning the most points throughout the season. (more…)
2018 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Honors Five NASCAR Legends
Byron, Evernham, Hornaday, Squier, Yates Officially Enshrined
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2018) – Five NASCAR icons – two drivers, a crew chief/owner, an engine builder/owner and a broadcaster – were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, tonight during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ball Room at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Red Byron, Ray Evernham, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ken Squier and Robert Yates make up the ninth class of The NASCAR Hall of Fame, which now holds 45 inductees. (more…)
Buttera, Fisher, Gordon, Hughes, Merkel, Patrick, Tullius Announced as 2018 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inductees
Milestone 30th Annual Ceremony on March 13 at Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach
Aviation, Drag Racing, Motorcycle, Open-Wheel, Sports Car and Stock Car Disciplines Represented
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2018) – An illustrious seven-man list representing six motorsports disciplines and one iconic racing facility comprise a most unique class of 2018 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) inductees announced today at Daytona International Speedway.
The milestone 30th Annual Induction Ceremony presented by Bridgestone is set for Tuesday, March 13 at The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach. Honorees include drag racing car builder John Buttera, Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder Carl G. Fisher, four-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, record-setting pilot – and world-famous billionaire – Howard Hughes, motorcycle great Fred Merkel, three-time Indianapolis 500 champion owner U.E. Pat Patrick and sports car legend Bob Tullius.
