2014 Toyota/SaveMart 350(k) at Sonoma Raceway Weekend Discussion

[ShadowKnight508]

NASCAR News and Updates (Credit to Jayski):

Carl Edwards to JGR with M&M's as His New Sponsor?

Rumors persist that Carl Edwards' sponsor at Joe Gibbs Racing will be none other than the M&Ms/Mars brand. While even the Edwards to JGR piece of the puzzle has yet to be confirmed, the most recent speculation has the current Roush Fenway Racing driver with America's most popular confection as his livery for 2015. Over the last few weeks, representatives from Gibbs have been actively recruiting throughout the garage for a fourth team but both Edwards and Gibbs remain mum on the driver's status. Where would that leave Kyle Busch? Sources say Monster, a long-time supporter of Busch, would step up to the primary sponsorship level. Still, it's hard to fathom an athlete as health-conscious as Edwards could embrace a brand with so little nutritional value. When Motorsport.com asked the driver two weeks ago about representing a company that he would not personally support off the track, the response was similar to Edwards' previous "no comment" replies regarding next year.

65 Years Ago Today, The First NASCAR Race Was Run

Thursday, June 19, marks the 65th anniversary of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' first race, held in 1949. In what was then called the Strictly Stock division, the race was held at Charlotte Speedway, a .75-mile dirt track, and won by #34-Jim Roper. It featured a 33-car field that included NASCAR Hall of Famers Tim Flock(5th), Buck Baker(11th), Lee Petty(17th) and Herb Thomas(29th).(NASCAR), see race results at racing-reference.info. Eventual 1949 Champion, Red Byron, finished 3rd in a Raymond Parks owned car.

Tomy Drissi to Drive the #66 at Sonoma, Hercules Onboard as Sponsor

Tomy Drissi announced he will be teaming up with Jay Robinson Racing and the #66 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team to drive The Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Drissi will drive a Hercules liveried scheme. "The only thing more fun than driving a Cup car is driving a Cup car at Sonoma," said Tomy. "These guys are so good... it's such a good show and really great racing. And, the fans are unbelievable. They're going to love the the Hercules car. We've gone all out on the graphics package, and I'm confident that the Jay Robison Racing crew will have a fast car right off the trailer." Excited to be partnering with the team, this will be Tomy's 2nd year in row with JRR at Sonoma. "This is a very important race for our team," Jay Robinson said. "We are in a very tight [owners] points battle. I am very confident in Tomy's ability to bring home a good finish." Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson, opens in theaters July 25th. Both man and myth, Hercules (Dwayne Johnson) leads a band of mercenaries to help end a bloody civil war in the land of Thrace and return the rightful king to his throne. A tormented soul from birth, Hercules has the strength of a God but feels the suffering of a human. Drissi owns an advertising firm that produces upcoming film displays for cinemas. Drissi's first racing experience in motorsports was street racing on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills.

Germain Racing to Feature Caymus Vineyards, Oil Can Henry's as Associate Sponsors on the #13 of Casey Mears at Sonoma

Germain Racing is delighted to celebrate the 40th Vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon with Caymus Vineyards this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Caymus is in its second season as an associate sponsor on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #13 GEICO Chevrolet SS driven by Californian Casey Mears. In Sunday's race, a special 40th Cabernet logo will appear on the rear quarter panels of the race car.(Germain Racing)

AND Similar to how a crew chief involves a race car driver in making decisions about the race car, Oil Can Henry's involves their customers in the repair and maintenance decisions about their vehicles. Germain Racing is proud to announce that Oil Can Henry's will return as an associate sponsor for the #13 GEICO Chevrolet SS, driven by Casey Mears at Sonoma Raceway. Oil Can Henry's has a unique approach to servicing vehicles. Oil Can Henry's earns its customers' trust with a service that involves them in the process and educates them about their vehicle meanwhile providing premium quality Castrol Lubricants for their cars' engines. There are no waiting rooms at Oil Can Henry's.

 

[ShadowKnight508]

NASCAR News and Updates (Credit to Jayski)

Long John Silver's on David Ragan's #34, Promoting Free Fish and Fries on June 28th

David Ragan's #34 Ford will carry a special message to fans throughout the Sonoma Raceway race weekend: Mark your calendars for June 28 for Free Fish & Fries from Long John Silver's. The world's largest quick service seafood brand will give away its crispy, golden Fish & Fries, completely free of charge, to every guest who visits a Long John Silver's at participating locations for dine-in or carryout on June 28 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. "Long John Silver's wants to celebrate our loyal customers who have made us America's favorite seafood brand for the past 45 years, and that certainly includes a lot of NASCAR fans," said Mike Kern, Chief Executive Officer for Long John Silver's. "There is no better way to say 'Thank you' to America than by offering everyone the delicious, classic fish and fries that first made us famous." A special paint scheme on Ragan's #34 Ford will promote the Free Fish & Fries offer throughout the Toyota Save Mart 350 race weekend at the twisting and sloping road course in Sonoma, CA.

CarsforSale.com Back on the #40 of Landon Cassill for Sonoma

Carsforsale.com, one of the Internet's largest online automotive inventory websites, announced the #40 Carsforsale.com Chevy will make an appearance with Landon Cassill and Hillman Racing at the NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 this Sunday, June 22. "Every opportunity we receive to work with Landon and the Hillman Racing team is another chance to say thank you to our dealer family by drawing more consumers to their inventory on Carsforsale.com," stated Carsforsale.com CEO Sean Coffman. "We hope to see a great finish for the #40 Carsforsale.com Chevy SS this weekend at Sonoma Raceway." As a portal for consumers to search find the perfect vehicle from nearly 17,000 dealers across the country, Carsforsale.com is happy to increase their visibility and brand awareness with involvement with NASCAR, the #40 Carsforsale.com Chevrolet SS, Landon Cassill and the Hillman Racing team. Carsforsale.com also offers dealership solutions to car, truck, and specialty dealers across the United States.

New K-Love Scheme for the #95 of Michael McDowell at Sonoma This Weekend

Michael McDowell will debut a brand new paint scheme for Leavine Family Racing's #95 Ford this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. The #95 Ford Fusion team will sport blue, yellow and black colors with K-LOVE adorning the hood and quarter panels and K-LOVE's "music city" added to the background. K-LOVE Radio, part of EMF Broadcasting, is headquartered in Rocklin, Calif., a growing community in northern California about 30 miles east of Sacramento. Although this weekend marks McDowell's first Sonoma Raceway appearance with Leavine Family Racing; the Glendale, Ariz., driver has made two other NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at the 1.99-mile road course. He earned a career-best 28th-place finish at the track in June 2008. McDowell also has one GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series start at the track, where he finished 10th in 2006. In seven previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series road course races, McDowell has an average starting position of 27.1, and an average finishing position of 33.4. In 12 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts on a road course, McDowell has posted three top-five and five top-10 finishes including two pole awards.

 

[Devin41]

Justin Allgaier is apparently running the K&N Pro Series West race as well, so 5 Cup regulars looking for a little more seat time/race experience at Sonoma before the Cup Series race.

 

[hammeredman]

Mostly to learn the track itself i think. Justin has certainly proven he can drive these roadies.

 

[zaw24fan]

Over/under on how many cars Dylan Kwasniewski takes out is 4. PLACE YER BETS!

People that have me as a friend on Facebook have already seen this.

 

[FloridaFan88]

Looks like we're gonna have some rain at Road America.

 

[evan07]

Hoping for a solid light rain

 

[nascarlugnut24]

Over/under on how many cars Dylan Kwasniewski takes out is 4. PLACE YER BETS!

People that have me as a friend on Facebook have already seen this.

Under.

 

[evan07]

Ok this sucks need just a little more rain to put on the rain tires.

 

[K.Chuck]

needs to either rain already or not, this drizzle crap is annoying

 

[Elio Lugaru]

Over/under on how many cars Dylan Kwasniewski takes out is 4. PLACE YER BETS!

People that have me as a friend on Facebook have already seen this.

None, Give Kwasniewski a break.
Its only his rookie season in Nationwide.

 

[evan07]

Over/under on how many cars Dylan Kwasniewski takes out is 4. PLACE YER BETS!

People that have me as a friend on Facebook have already seen this.

Gonna go under with 3

 

[MillsLayne]

None, Give Kwasniewski a break.
Its only his rookie season in Nationwide.

It's hard to remember that when a couple of prodigies like Elliott and Larson are emerging at the same time. If he's given the time, he'll be fine.

 

[canadienhits]

Cripes, just put on the rain tires and get it going already.....

 

[starscream24]

Over/under on how many cars Dylan Kwasniewski takes out is 4. PLACE YER BETS!

People that have me as a friend on Facebook have already seen this.

7

 

[zaw24fan]

None, Give Kwasniewski a break.

Every other Nationwide driver begs to differ, lol.

 

[evan07]

Some asshole stole one of my trailers last night. Luckily we found it on craigslist already. Sorry people man.

 

[Elio Lugaru]

Every other Nationwide driver begs to differ, lol.

He has the Talent, Just not having a good season so far.

 

[Elio Lugaru]

Engines fired!

 

[nascarlugnut24]

I'm going under with 0. I'm saying he gets taken out in an accident not of his own doing.