Jamie McMurray teamed up with NFL 1st Round Draft Pick Melvin Gordon (RB, Univ. of Wisconsin) to co-host the Stars & Strikes Celebrity Bowling Classic held April 28 at Lucky Strike Chicago to kick off the 2015 NFL Draft Week. Over 650 of our special guests enjoyed the Celebrity Bowling Classic, which was presented by […]
March 31, 2015, Pat DeCola, NASCAR.com – Talk about a “Grand Slam.” In what is clearly the biggest match-made-in-heaven ever, Sprint Cup Series star and Sunday’s STP 500 winner at Martinsville Speedway, Denny Hamlin, has teamed up with Denny’s Restaurants for the very appropriately named partnership, “Denny’s Denny’s.” “Back when I was racing late models, we used to eat at […]
By John Oreovicz (ESPN.com, Feb. 15, 2015). NASCAR’s top developmental series has always been about opportunity for young stock car drivers. But 2015 is a year of opportunity for the rebranded Xfinity Series itself. The arrival of communication giant Comcast’s Xfinity brand as title sponsor (replacing Nationwide Insurance, which had branding rights since 2008) gives NASCAR the […]
By Jay Pennell (FOX Sports, Jan. 25, 2015). Video link. When NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Jamie McMurray joined his Chip Ganassi Racing teammates in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, he did so as a first-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. However, that was not the only accolade McMurray was […]
STATESVILLE, N.C. (January 16, 2015) – Up-and-coming driver Cole Whitt will expand the Front Row Motorsports racing stable to three full-time cars in 2015, piloting the No. 35 Ford with support from Speed Stick® for 10 races, including the season-opening Daytona 500. Randy Cox will also join the Front Row team to continue his relationship […]
NASCAR’S DENNY HAMLIN AND MARK BRYAN OF HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH REACH $500,000 IN FUNDS RAISED WITH THIRD ANNUAL CHARLESTON CHARITY EVENT The 3rd annual Denny & Mark’s Pro-Am Jam hosted by the Student Transportation of America Education Foundation, raised $200,000 for charity making it another successful event. The annual ‘can’t miss’ fundraising event has […]
Wallace to drive No. 6 Ford Mustang in NASCAR XFINITY Series CONCORD, N.C. (Dec. 18, 2014) – Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Bubba Wallace will drive the No. 6 Ford Mustang for the team in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) next season. The signing pairs NASCAR’s winningest NXS team with a young driver widely […]
Hendrick Motorsports and Kasey Kahne have agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep the driver with the No. 5 Chevrolet SS team through the end of the 2018 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. “It’s extremely gratifying to work with a driver like Kasey,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “I think the […]
NFL Super Bowl-winning QB Russell Wilson and NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne rally fans to crowdfund the purchase of transportation buses for Boys & Girls Clubs of King County SEATTLE, WASH. / CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 3, 2014) — Russell Wilson and Kasey Kahne launched a national, fund-a-need non-profit campaign this week to crowdfund the purchase of […]
By Tom Sorensen (Charlotte Observer, May 22, 2014) — Jamie McMurray collected $1 million for winning the Sprint All-Star Race Saturday. If you, the reader, won $1 million, what would you do with it? I’d put half in the bank and spend the other half, giving some to family and charity and blowing the rest. […]
