High Flying Schatz/ Cheever to Run the 500/ Lamar the Star
Don’t Forget Your Barf Bag
A week from Wednesday, Donny Schatz will get to do something few people ever have the opportunity to do. Schatz will fly with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aboard an F/A - 18B Hornet. Schatz will ride along with Lt. Kevin Davis as they do most of the maneuvers that the Blue Angels perform in a normal air show demonstration. The flight will include nearly 40 minutes of maneuvering that will sometimes reach 7.5 times the force of gravity. Donny Schatz’s ground based flying machine, the ParkerStore sponsored No.15 J&J sprint car will also be on hand. The F/A-18 that Schatz will ride in has more than 25 systems that use Parker components, including the fuel system, cockpit display, landing gear, anti-icing and nose wheel steering. The Blue Angles and U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Malies helped make the flight a reality. Malies is the son of Art and Carol Malies who have traveled the country operating Work’n Woody, the official push truck and safety vehicle of the World of Outlaws series, for the past 19 years. Donny Schatz is a private pilot and often flies from race to race in his twin-engine aircraft. The Outdoor Channel will also be on hand to document the event for an upcoming World of Outlaws telecast.
IRL Marketing Chief Featured in SBJ
The IRL’s new marketing chief, Mike Ringham, is featured in this week’s edition of the Sports Business Journal.In the article written by Scott Warfield, the former head of Coca-cola says to expect more marketing of the drivers instead of the technology this season. Ringham tells SBJ that Danica Patrick is important to the IRL’s marketing plan but don’t expect her to be promoted over all of the other drivers. The only other driver that will receive more pop over the others will be Dan Weldon.
Cheever in the 500
1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever says he will drive in the 2006 Indianapolis 500. Cheever will pilot the No. 51 Cheever Racing Dallara. It will be his first IndyCar® Series start since the season finale in September 2002 at Texas.
Tracy Returns to a More Comfortable Setting
Paul Tracy will not race this weekend in California; instead he will take time off before heading to Mexico City to compete in the Busch race at the Audtodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 2.518-mile road course. The 2003 Champ Car Series Champion won at that track in 2003 and finished third in 2005. The always-colorful Tracy won the Champ Car race in Monterrey, Mexico in 2003. In other PT news, Tracy and Mario Dominguez will return to Forysthe Championship Racing's Champ Car World Series team this season.
AJ Fike to go Hooters
USAC driver AJ Fike will race in the USAR Hooter Pro Cup Series this season driving for the Agajanian Performance Group. Fike will pilot the No. 69 RFMS/CAPG Ford Taurus in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
Lamar the New Star
Newcomer and Open Wheeler Burney Lamar finished second at Daytona Saturday, thus opening the floodgates of attention. Amanda Brahler of BGNRacing.com reports that Kevin Harvick knew what he was doing when he picked Lamar.
Open Wheeler Busch California Entries
10 John Andretti
11 Paul Menard
14 Tracy Hines
18 J.J. Yeley
32 Jason Leffler
38 AJ Foyt 4
39 Ryan Newman
42 Casey Mears
43 Aaron Fike
60 Carl Edwards
77 Burney Lamar
UPS Races to the NHRA
The SBJ also reports that United Parcel Service Inc. will become the official express delivery company of the NHRA. Brown will also become the primary sponsor of Vandergriff Motorsports in the NHRA’s Top Fuel Series.
A week from Wednesday, Donny Schatz will get to do something few people ever have the opportunity to do. Schatz will fly with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aboard an F/A - 18B Hornet. Schatz will ride along with Lt. Kevin Davis as they do most of the maneuvers that the Blue Angels perform in a normal air show demonstration. The flight will include nearly 40 minutes of maneuvering that will sometimes reach 7.5 times the force of gravity. Donny Schatz’s ground based flying machine, the ParkerStore sponsored No.15 J&J sprint car will also be on hand. The F/A-18 that Schatz will ride in has more than 25 systems that use Parker components, including the fuel system, cockpit display, landing gear, anti-icing and nose wheel steering. The Blue Angles and U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Malies helped make the flight a reality. Malies is the son of Art and Carol Malies who have traveled the country operating Work’n Woody, the official push truck and safety vehicle of the World of Outlaws series, for the past 19 years. Donny Schatz is a private pilot and often flies from race to race in his twin-engine aircraft. The Outdoor Channel will also be on hand to document the event for an upcoming World of Outlaws telecast.
IRL Marketing Chief Featured in SBJ
The IRL’s new marketing chief, Mike Ringham, is featured in this week’s edition of the Sports Business Journal.In the article written by Scott Warfield, the former head of Coca-cola says to expect more marketing of the drivers instead of the technology this season. Ringham tells SBJ that Danica Patrick is important to the IRL’s marketing plan but don’t expect her to be promoted over all of the other drivers. The only other driver that will receive more pop over the others will be Dan Weldon.
Cheever in the 500
1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever says he will drive in the 2006 Indianapolis 500. Cheever will pilot the No. 51 Cheever Racing Dallara. It will be his first IndyCar® Series start since the season finale in September 2002 at Texas.
Tracy Returns to a More Comfortable Setting
Paul Tracy will not race this weekend in California; instead he will take time off before heading to Mexico City to compete in the Busch race at the Audtodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 2.518-mile road course. The 2003 Champ Car Series Champion won at that track in 2003 and finished third in 2005. The always-colorful Tracy won the Champ Car race in Monterrey, Mexico in 2003. In other PT news, Tracy and Mario Dominguez will return to Forysthe Championship Racing's Champ Car World Series team this season.
AJ Fike to go Hooters
USAC driver AJ Fike will race in the USAR Hooter Pro Cup Series this season driving for the Agajanian Performance Group. Fike will pilot the No. 69 RFMS/CAPG Ford Taurus in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
Lamar the New Star
Newcomer and Open Wheeler Burney Lamar finished second at Daytona Saturday, thus opening the floodgates of attention. Amanda Brahler of BGNRacing.com reports that Kevin Harvick knew what he was doing when he picked Lamar.
Open Wheeler Busch California Entries
10 John Andretti
11 Paul Menard
14 Tracy Hines
18 J.J. Yeley
32 Jason Leffler
38 AJ Foyt 4
39 Ryan Newman
42 Casey Mears
43 Aaron Fike
60 Carl Edwards
77 Burney Lamar
UPS Races to the NHRA
The SBJ also reports that United Parcel Service Inc. will become the official express delivery company of the NHRA. Brown will also become the primary sponsor of Vandergriff Motorsports in the NHRA’s Top Fuel Series.
posted by Blake Johnson at 12:12 PM
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