“Volunteers” In The Garage
Tennessee natives will be working throughout the garage and on the track this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.
Some of them include:
Bobby Hamilton Jr. (Nashville) – No. 24 co-owner
Jeff White (Nashville) – No. 27 engineer
Stewart Cooper (Mt. Juliet) — No. 10 crew chief
John Reese (Mt. Juliet) – No. 27 car chief
Butch Waugh (Smyrna) – No. 27 rear tire carrier
Brad Teague (Johnson City) – No. 52 driver
Casey Atwood (Antioch) — No. 05 driver
Burney Lamar (West Sacramento, Calif. native; Brentwood resident) — No. 32 driver
Rocky Ryan (former Nashville resident) — No. 29 spotter. Ryan played hockey while attending Vanderbilt University before entering the hotel management industry in Nashville, specializing in music entertainment. Last season, he spotted for defending race winner Scott Wimmer.
Back To School For Lamar
Burney Lamar (No. 32 Dollar General Stores Toyota) and crew chief Trent Owens will visit the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering on Thursday from 1-3 p.m. and tour the department’s motorsports facility, offering advice to students as they prepare their formula-style race car for upcoming collegiate competition
The visit is part of a unique program developed by Braun Racing and Dollar General Corporation with the School of Engineering.
The program, announced in January, includes campus visits by Braun team engineers, mechanics, crew chiefs and drivers in an effort to provide personal hands-on training.
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Nashville Superspeedway is the home track for Lamar, a Brentwood, Tenn., resident. His sponsor, Dollar General, is headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Local History At Baker Curb
Baker Curb Racing has added a new museum area within the team’s 75,000-square foot facility which will showcase cars for the Kleenex Racing team as well as cars previously owned by Gary Baker and Mike Curb.
Included in the display is the 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Dale Earnhardt, which ties the racing history of co-owners Baker and Curb. Earnhardt drove the Curb-owned No. 2 to Victory Lane that season at Bristol and Nashville en route to the first of his seven NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. Both tracks were owned by Baker,
Manufacturer’s Standings
Chevrolet 34
Toyota 31
Ford 29
Dodge 16
A three-way battle in the Bill France Performance Cup standings makes its way to Nashville.
Chevrolet has been the season-long leader ,but Toyota and Ford are closing in.
Chevy is the leader at Nashville with seven wins including a season sweep in 2008 by Scott Wimmer and Brad Keselowski.
Ford has six wins while Dodge has one. Toyota is looking for its first Nashville victory to further close the gap on the leader.
Drivers Seek Debuts At Nashville
Three more up-and-coming NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers will be on display at Nashville Superspeedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 16 CitiFinancial Ford), a 21-year-old native of Olive Branch, Miss., who has his background in USAC and ARCA, will debut for Roush Fenway Racing.
Another ARCA alum, Tim Andrews (No. 31 Zona Health Chevrolet), 26, looks to do the same for Rick Ware Racing. Andrews’ father, long-time NASCAR crew chief Paul Andrews, will be atop the pit box for his son.
Brian Scott (No. 10 Dollar General Toyota), who drives full time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Xpress Motorsports, hopes to make his NASCAR Nationwide debut in Braun Racing’s third entry.
Another 21-year-old, Scott got his start racing sprint cars in his hometown of Boise, Idaho.
Up Next: Phoenix International Raceway
Kyle Busch will be the defending winner of the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 next Friday night, April 18, at Phoenix International Raceway.
Busch won the race from the pole a year ago. Carl Edwards, the man Busch is chasing for the series championship, won the 2008 fall race.
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FAST FACTS
The Race: Nashville 300
The Place: Nashville Superspeedway
The Date: Saturday, April 11
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Distance: 300 miles / 225 laps
2008 Race Winner: Scott Wimmer
2008 Polesitter: Kyle Busch
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