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| *Kyle, Kurt Busch to run the full season with Monster Energy: Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Monster Energy Company as primary sponsor of the team's #54 Monster Energy Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Team owner Kyle Busch, the all-time race winning driver in the history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will share driving duties with his brother Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion. Kyle will drive the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway and the subsequent four races through California before splitting the balance of the season with Kurt. The team's goal will be to capture an Owner's Championship in its inaugural race season, similar to the Owner's Championship accomplished by KBM in its first full season in the Camping World Truck Series in 2010. The development of this duo as teammates fits perfectly for primary team sponsor Monster Energy, who foregoes traditional forms of advertising and instead seeks brand exposure through the use of Extreme Athletes. With Monster Energy looking for increased presence across the NASCAR fan base, the company identified the Busch brothers as the drivers that best fit its family of Monster Energy Team Athletes. To complement the driver lineup, and ensure a strong competitive advantage, KBM brings industry veteran and winning crew chief Mike Beam into the fold as the #54 Monster Energy Camry team leader. Beam is a long-time fixture in NASCAR who has accomplished career victories across all three major touring series. At an early age, Mike became a successful contributor towards a variety of competitive racing organizations including Petty Enterprises and Roush Fenway Racing. (KBM), see an image of the car on the #54 team paint scheme page.(1-19-2012) *Edwards not planning on running Nationwide in 2012: After competing the past seven years for Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide Series, all while running a full Cup Series schedule, Carl Edwards has decided not to run any Nationwide races in 2012. "The way we're approaching this season is, I'm not committing to any races right now," Edwards said. "And as the season goes, if I decide I'm just a nervous ball of energy on Saturdays and I can't function without going and racing -- because that might be the case -- then we'll work to try to go [Nationwide] racing. We could get 10 races in [to the season] and I could say 'Hey, I'm better off racing on Saturdays.' Then, it would be on me to go look for some way to put something together so that we could go race."(NASCAR.com)(1-16-2012) *Rusty Wallace Racing Closes: Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR) announced today that the team's on-track activities will be put on a temporary hiatus. While the organization's day-to-day competition activities will temporarily cease, key elements of RWR's business staff will remain in place to continue development of future opportunities. The team is currently assisting #66 driver, Steve Wallace, in exploring several exciting opportunities for 2012, with backing from his current RWR sponsors. RWR will continue to maintain and manage those sponsor relationships on Wallace's behalf. #62 driver, Michael Annett has been released from the team and will pursue other 2012 opportunities with his longtime family sponsor, Pilot Flying J.(Rusty Wallace Racing)(1-6- 2012) *Johanna Long to #70 in 2012 and 2013: ML Racing announced today that Johanna Long will drive the No. 70 Biomet – Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet Impala for the 2012 and 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Long, a Pensacola, Fl native is the winner of the 2010 Snowball Derby. She began her NASCAR career in 2011, driving a limited schedule in the Camping World Truck Series for Panhandle Motorsports. Long qualified in the 5th place position in her first start at Daytona. Her career best finish to date was 11th place at Texas Motor Speedway. Long will join a team that is owned by Mary Louise Miller, one of the few female owners in NASCAR. Miller is known as a big supporter of women in racing. At nineteen, Long becomes the youngest female driver to compete in the Nationwide Series, and she will be competing for Rookie of the Year in 2012. “I’m excited to join ML Motorsports, and I’m honored to have the support of Mary Louise”, said Long. “As a female team owner in NASCAR, Mary Louise is an inspiration to me. I believe all the pieces are in place at ML Motorsports to achieve success in 2012, and I can’t wait to get started.” “Johanna is a strong driver and a dynamic young lady, and we are excited to have her on board”, said Mary Louise Miller. “She has a great competitive spirit; we believe she has everything it takes to succeed at the highest levels of NASCAR competition”. Long began racing at the age of 8 accumulating numerous wins at tracks across the southeast. At 14, she burst onto the late model scene, and in 2008 at 15, she racked up several wins en route to becoming the first female and youngest driver to win a track championship at Five Flags Speedway. Long made her foray into the NCWTS at age 18. *Cole Whitt to #88 for JR. Motorsports: Wednesday JR. Motorsports announced that Cole Whitt will replace Aric Almirola behind the wheel of the #88 Nationwide series Chevrolet for JR. Motorsport in 2012. “Cole is the guy we wanted, and we’re lucky to get him,” JR Motorsports co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in a statement released by the team. “He’s got raw, untapped talent, but we are most impressed with his ambition. I sought advice and input from people I respect in the industry, and the overwhelming consensus was that Cole has the potential to do great things in this sport.” This season, JR Motorsports will field two full-time entries and one part-time NNS car: Whitt (No. 88) and Danica Patrick (No. 7) will be the team’s full-time drivers, with Whitt running for Sunoco Rookie-of-the-Year honors and both racing for the series championship. Earnhardt will run the No. 5 Chevy in what the team is calling “select races,” including the series opener at Daytona International Speedway Feb. 25. “This is a big opportunity for me, and I’m happy to be a part of the JR Motorsports team,” said Whitt. “I’m grateful to Dale, Kelley and everyone at JR Motorsports for giving me this chance. It’s an honor to work with the Eurys, and I will do everything in my power to put this No. 88 team where it belongs in Victory Lane.”(1/4) *Plans for Stenhouse and Bayne still up in the air: Ricky Stenhouse and Trevor Bayne will have rides next year, [team owner Jack] Roush said, with the details dependent on sponsorship. Either Bayne or Stenhouse will figure into the Wood Brothers' program, Roush said. Bayne ran a limited schedule for the Wood Brothers this seasonincluding the Daytona 500 winand was slated to run a full Nationwide schedule for Roush before an illness kept him out of the car for six weeks. Nevertheless, Bayne scored his first Nationwide win at Texas two weeks ago. "Ricky will have a ride with us next year, although I'm not sure whator in which series, for that matterand so will Trevor," Roush said. "There are discussions ongoing that are certainly benefitted by the championship." (Sporting News)(11-21-2011) *Roush Fenway, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Win Nationwide Series Championships: Roush Fenway Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished second in the season finale at Homestead-Miami and clinched the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship. The championship is Roush Fenway's sixth NASCAR title and its third Nationwide Series Championship. Stenhouse, who carried a 41-point lead into the race, clinched the championship on lap 27 of the race and won by 45 points. "It was just a lot of hard work by all these guys Jack Roush, Ford Racing, everybody at Blackwell Angus Beef and Cargill this crew right here, they didn't give up on me," said Stenhouse. "They were with us all through last year and I'm just glad to be here. This is just awesome what this team has done, what Jack Roush has done and everybody at Ford Racing and Nationwide Insurance for giving us this great series to run in and all the fans that come out to watch every week. We really appreciate that, especially the ones that support us." Carl Edwards finished third and secured the 2011 Nationwide Series Owner's Championship for Roush Fenway. Roush Fenway won its first Nationwide Championship via Greg Biffle in 2002. Edwards won the team's second driver NNS title in 2007. • Roush Fenway wins its sixth NASCAR drivers championship. • Roush Fenway wins its third NASCAR drivers Nationwide Series Championship. • Roush Fenway wins it second NASCAR owners Nationwide Series Championship. • Roush Fenway will look to become the first team in NASCAR history to win the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series titles in the same season. • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., led the Nationwide point standings for 17 weeks in 2011, including the final 14. • Stenhouse Jr,. won the first two races of his career sweeping both races at Iowa Speedway. He earned six top-five and nine top-10 finishes over the final nine races. • Carl Edwards won eight races in 2011 in the No. 60 Ford Mustang.(Roush Fenway Racing)(11-19-2011) *Eury Jr. penalized by NASCAR: NASCAR announced penalties and fines to the #7 team that competes in the Nationwide Series as a result of rule infractions at Phoenix International Raceway. The #7 car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20A-2.3A (improperly attached weight) of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series rule book. The infraction occurred during the race on Nov. 12. As a result of the violations, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. has been fined $10,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until March 28, 2012.(NASCAR)(11-15-2011) *Z-Line wants Busch replaced by Hamlin at Homestead: One of Kyle Busch's sponsors has asked for him to be removed from the season-ending Nationwide Series race, The Associated Press is reporting. Multiple people familiar with Busch's schedule told the AP that Z-Line Designs wants to use Denny Hamlin instead of Busch in next weekend's Nationwide race at Homestead. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because Busch's future is still being discussed with sponsors and Joe Gibbs Racing.(Associated Press/ESPN)(11-10- 2011) *Layoffs at Rusty Wallace Racing? hearing that Rusty Wallace is having a mass temporary lay effective Sunday, November 20 and lasting until January 2nd, if sponsors are found. The team is losing 5-Hour Energy next season, but Michael Annett will reportedly return with sponsorship.(11-8-2011) *Danica to honor Wheldon at Texas: Danica Patrick and GoDaddy.com will honor the memory of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, through a memorial paint scheme on the #7 Chevy at Texas Motor Speedway. The #7 hood will showcase Wheldon's "Lionheart" logo in bold letters across a black hood. Underscoring the black letters are the words "Dan Wheldon: 1978 2011". DanWheldonMemorial.com will also be featured on the TV panel of the #7. Throughout the Texas race weekend, Danica Patrick will wear a special tribute helmet in remembrance of her friend Dan Wheldon. The race-used helmet will be auctioned off via the Dan Wheldon Memorial auction in the coming weeks.(JR Motorsports)(11-1-2011) |
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| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2011 Champion |
| 2011 Standings |
| 1) #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1222 2) #2-Elliott Sadler 1177 -45 3) #31-Justin Allgaier 1105 -117 4) #88-Aric Almirola 1095 -127 5) #82-Reed Sorenson 1062 -160 6) #38-Jason Leffler 1028 -194 7) #09-Kenny Wallace 963 -259 8) #11-Brian Scott 947 -275 9) #62-Michael Annett 944 -278 10) #66-Steve Wallace 921 -301 |
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