AC Delco 200
The Target House 200 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at North Carolina Speedway as an accompanying race to the Pop Secret 400. It was last run in 2003, after which the fall weekend of racing at Rockingham was removed from both the Busch as well as Winston Cup Series schedules. Like its Winston Cup counterpart, the Target House sponsorship carried over to its successor race at Auto Club Speedway. Although the race dates were given originally to Darlington Raceway, Rockingham's races were considered to be replaced by the Fontana races because a second race weekend was given to Fontana after the removal of Rockingham. In the twenty runnings of this race, Mark Martin led all drivers with six wins. Harry Gant, Morgan Shepherd, and Jamie McMurray James Christopher McMurray (born June 3, 1976), nicknamed Jamie Mac, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and currently an analyst for ''Fox NASCAR''. He raced in the NASCAR Cup Series on a full-time basis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rockingham Speedway
Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina. It is also known as The Rock and previously hosted NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, CARS Tour, and UARA-Stars races. The track opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed "North Carolina Speedway". Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Until 2013, it was home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School, The track was used often for television and movie filming. Currently, The Rock is undergoing renovations and updates by the current ownership in order to house larg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Geoffrey Bodine
Geoffrey Edwin Bodine (born April 18, 1949) is a retired American motorsport driver and bobsled builder. He is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (with Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine), and sister Denise. Bodine lives in West Melbourne, Florida. Bodine's racing career seemed to be on track right from the start as his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr. built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born. He began learning his racing skills at this track in the micro-midget division when he was only five years old. He had such an itch to race that he disguised himself as a lady and entered an event known as the Powder Puff Derby when he was 15. NASCAR Modified driver Bodine was an accomplished driver before he hit the big-time in NASCAR's premier division, the Winston Cup Series, with his first start in 1979. By this time, Bodine was well known as a Modified driver in the Northeast, racing against popular drivers like Richie Evans, Jerry Cook, Jimmy Spencer, Ron Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grissom Racing Enterprises
Grissom may refer to: * Grissom, North Carolina, unincorporated community * Grissom (surname) **Gus Grissom, one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and pilot of ''Gemini 3'' **Gil Grissom, fictional character in the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' Astronomical entities *Grissom (crater), a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon *Grissom Hill, one of the three Apollo 1 Hills on the planet Mars * 2161 Grissom, an asteroid Institutions *Grissom Air Museum, an aerospace museum in Peru, Indiana, United States *Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base, formerly Grissom Air Force Base *Virgil I. Grissom High School, a high school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States; named in honor of the astronaut Fictional characters *Carl Grissom, a fictional character and an adversary of Batman in the 1989 ''Batman'' film; played by Jack Palance * Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, a fictional character in film ''Con Air'' *Gil Grissom, a fictional character from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steve Grissom
Steven Paul Grissom (born June 26, 1963) is an American former stock car racing driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and has eleven Busch wins in 185 starts. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing. Early years Grissom began his racing career as a youth, working on cars with his father Wayne, who was a sponsor of short track drivers in their home state of Alabama. He soon began racing cars himself, balancing that with being captain of his high school football and basketball teams in 1981. He eventually joined the Winston All-Pro Series, and won the championship in 1985. The next season, he was nominated for Alabama Pro Athlete of the Year. Busch Championship Grissom made his Busch Series debut in 1986 at the Freedlander 200, in the No. 31 Oldsmobile owned by his father. He started 16th but finished 30th due to engine failure. He ran three more races over the next two years, his best finish being an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1990 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1990 NASCAR Busch Series began February 17 and ended October 28. Chuck Bown of Hensley Motorsports won the championship. Teams and drivers Complete schedule Limited schedule Races Goody's 300 The Goody's 300 was held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole. Top ten results # 3-Dale Earnhardt # 7- Harry Gant # 46-Greg Sacks* # 25-Jimmy Hensley # 41-Elton Sawyer # 44-Bobby Labonte # 58-Ernie Irvan # 87-Joe Nemechek # 32-Dale Jarrett # 2- L. D. Ottinger Did not qualify: Randy MacDonald (#16), Rick Ware (#62), Billy Standridge (#47), Bobby Dotter (#08), Mike Porter (#35), Ben Hess (#9), Joe Thurman (#24), Rich Bickle (#00), Patty Moise (#45), Geoff Bodine (#01), Randy LaJoie (#71), Steve Park (#84). *The No. 46 car of Sacks was entered for in-race footage for the 1990 film ''Days of Thunder''. Pontiac 200 The Pontiac 200 was held February 24 at Richmond International Raceway. Michael Waltrip won the pole. Top ten re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1989 NASCAR Busch Series began February 18 and ended October 29. Rob Moroso of Moroso Racing won the championship. Races Goody's 300 The Goody's 300 was held on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results # 17-Darrell Waltrip # 72-Rusty Wallace # 25-Rob Moroso # 3-Dale Earnhardt # 15-Geoff Bodine # 75- Rick Wilson # 11-Jack Ingram # 30-Michael Waltrip # 52-Ken Schrader # 36-Kenny Wallace * Donnie Allison made his last ever start in any NASCAR series. He crashed out after completing 7 laps, finishing 37th. Goodwrench 200 The Goodwrench 200 was held March 4 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole. Top Ten Results # 25-Rob Moroso # 3-Dale Earnhardt # 99-Tommy Ellis # 44-Bobby Labonte # 6- Tommy Houston 1 lap down # 2- L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down # 11-Jack Ingram 1 lap down # 34- Jimmy Spencer 1 lap down # 56- Ronald Cooper 1 lap down # 86-Dana Patten 1 lap down Miller Classic The Miller Classic w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1988 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1988 NASCAR Busch Series began February 13 and ended October 30. Tommy Ellis of J&J Racing won the championship. Schedule Schedule as follows: Races Goody's 300 powered by Sprite The Goody's 300 powered by Sprite was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Mike Swaim won the pole. Top Ten Results #12-Bobby Allison #15-Geoff Bodine #17- Darrell Waltrip #06-Mark Martin #32-Dale Jarrett #28-Davey Allison #84- Mike Alexander #7- Harry Gant #25- Rob Moroso #22-Rick Mast Mountain Dew 400 The Mountain Dew 400 was held February 28 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole. Top Ten Results #84- Mike Alexander #6- Tommy Houston #11-Jack Ingram #99-Tommy Ellis #32-Dale Jarrett #21-Larry Pearson #5-Jimmy Hensley #8-Dale Earnhardt #00-Larry Pollard #25- Rob Moroso Goodwrench 200 The Goodwrench 200 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Top Ten Results #06-Mark Martin #84- Mike Alexander #32-Dale Jarrett #8 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1987 NASCAR Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend. The series was previously called the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982 and 1983, the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series from 1984 through 2002, the NASCAR Busch Series from 2003 through 2007, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series from 2008 through 2014. Since 2015, it is sponsored by Comcast via its consumer cable and wireless brand Xfinity. History The series emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. It was NASCAR's fourth series (after the Modified and Roadster series in 1948 and Strictly Stock Series in 1949). The sportsman cars were not current model cars and could be modified more, but not as much as Modifie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Buick
Buick () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908. Before the establishment of General Motors, GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick's general manager and major investor. In the North American market, Buick is a premium automobile brand, selling luxury vehicles positioned above GM's mainstream brands, while priced below the flagship luxury Cadillac division. Buick's current target demographic according to ''The Detroit News'' is "a successful executive with family." After securing its market position in the late 1930s, when junior companion brand Marquette and Cadillac junior brand LaSalle were discontinued, Buick was positioned as an upscale luxury car below the Cadillac. During this same time period, many manufacturers were introducing V8 engines in their ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Whitaker Racing
Charles Edward (Ed) Whitaker (June 27, 1939 – August 22, 2014) was an American stock car team owner. A native of Bristol, Virginia, he fielded a team in the NASCAR Busch Series for 20 seasons, with drivers including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, and Davey Allison. Whitaker's team scored 28 wins in the series, with 20 of them by Harry Gant. Whitaker also fielded a car for six races in the Winston Cup Series between 1978 and 1980 with driver John Utsman John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E .... References External links * 1939 births 2014 deaths People from Bristol, Virginia NASCAR team owners {{NASCAR-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1986 NASCAR Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend. The series was previously called the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982 and 1983, the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series from 1984 through 2002, the NASCAR Busch Series from 2003 through 2007, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series from 2008 through 2014. Since 2015, it is sponsored by Comcast via its consumer cable and wireless brand Xfinity. History The series emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. It was NASCAR's fourth series (after the Modified and Roadster series in 1948 and Strictly Stock Series in 1949). The sportsman cars were not current model cars and could be modified more, but not as much as Modifie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brett Bodine
Brett Elias Bodine III (born January 11, 1959) is an American former stock car racing driver, former driver of the pace car in Cup Series events, and current NASCAR employee. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and the older brother of 2006 and 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine. He was born in Chemung, New York. Brett has been named one of the 50 greatest NASCAR modified drivers of all time, was the runner-up for the 1986 Xfinity Series championship, and collected a total of five Xfinity Series wins and sixteen pole positions. Brett made 480 Cup series starts with one win and five pole positions. He has led over 1,000 career laps in both the NASCAR Cup series and the NASCAR Xfinity series. Early life Bodine attended Alfred State College and received an associate's degree in mechanical engineering before he became a professional race car driver. He began in hobby stock races at the Chemung Speedrome (owned by his pa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |