The Drive for Diversity(SM) Program Continues to Offer Opportunities in 2006 Oct 18, 2005
-- Tracy Chambers, Timberlake, N.C., piloted a late model stock car in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series finishing 10th in points with seven top-ten finishes at Ace Speedway. -- Brianne Cronrath, Fleetwood, Pa. (PR Newswire)
Hermie Sadler gets Martinsville ride Oct 14, 2005
" Sadler qualified and raced the No. 66 in the spring event at Martinsville.ECMS TAKES A BREAK: The points races are done, but the racing isn't through at East Carolina Motor Speedway. The track will be quiet again this weekend before roaring back for its Oct. 22 grand finale, the third-annual Octoberfast presented by Wholesale Housing of Rocky Mount. The highlight will be a 100-lap Late Model Sportsman race paying $2,500 to the winner. Practice starts at 3:30, qualifying is at 5:45 and racing... (News & Observer -- Sports)
NASCAR suspends Darrow Oct 8, 2005
ACE TO HOST SEASON FINALE: The final race of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour has been moved from Hickory Motor Speedway to Ace Speedway in Altamahaw. The 150-lap event is scheduled for Oct. 29. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Top 15 seeds in championship ... Sep 23, 2005
2 Best Finish in 2005: 1st (Ace Speedway) ... 8 finish over the remainder of the season, including his first win at Ace Speedway ... 6 Best Finish in 2005: 2nd (Ace Speedway). (Motor Sport)
Mansfield: Northern Division ... Jun 8, 2005
Before winning earlier this year at Ace Speedway, Lavender's third-place finish was one of his best ever in the Series. One driver who did collect his series-best finish at Mansfield during last season's first race is ready to return. (Motor Sport)
Lawson named SBS Competition Director Mar 9, 2005
"I worked some in Nashville [at the Music City Motorplex, which is owned by Joe Mattioli] and also at Ace Speedway [in Altamahaw, N.C.] "I just kind of filled in last year where people needed me. "Lawson also is a former competitor. He used to hit the track as a driver at nearby Ace Speedway.He also competed at Bowman Gray Stadium and won a Sportsman Division championship in Charlotte during his time as a competitor."We are so excited about having Gene back on board with us," South Boston... (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Tampa driver recalls White's drive Jan 2, 2005
Almirola, who finished 11th in Late Model points last season at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., said Joe Gibbs Racing, the umbrella organization for White's team, plans to run him at different tracks through the South this year to vary his experience. "We're not really going to run for points, but get used to adapting to different tracks," he said. (St. Petersburg Times -- Sports )
Program gives young Tampa driver a shot Apr 10, 2004
"' A week later, in December, Gibbs invited Almirola to an on-track test in Hickory, N.C. Almirola demonstrated his interest and aptitude with a heavy foot and steady hand, beating the track record for a lap. "That was a pretty good run," Almirola said. Good enough. Gibbs called Almirola a few days before Christmas to offer him a job. From there he withdrew from school, sold off equipment from the team his grandparents had run for him, and rented a U-Haul bound for North Carolina. He began work... (St. Petersburg Times -- Sports )
A NASCAR first: No Petty on roster of drivers Jan 29, 2004
Shane Hmiel is in line to replace Kyle Petty in the No. 45 Petty Enterprises Dodge. Hmiel could be reinstated to compete in NASCAR as early as this week and be ready to race as early as Daytona (Grand Forks Herald, ND)
NASCAR notebook Jan 24, 2004
Even though you may just have to do it in those last 10 races, you have to position yourself. Ted Musgrave, who lost the Craftsman Truck Series championship because of a NASCAR penalty in the final race, is still a bit bitter about the incident (Shelby Star, NC)
Role, visibility grow at racing operations Jan 22, 2004
Gibbs is the eldest son of Joe Gibbs, the race team owner and recently appointed coach of the Washington Redskins. "Bobby and Tony are ready. Everything is in place for us to make a couple of runs at the championship," said Gibbs, referring to his Cup drivers, Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart, who will race Chevrolets (Detroit Free Press, MI)
