Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Not only does Kyle Petty have one of them-thar cellular telephones, he uses it to tweet, like a metrosexual. At least it's stuff any real and true patriotic, native born American can be proud of. [ Twitter ]
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Mark Martin is the NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year presented by Old Spice for 2009. Martin will officially accept the award in a pre-race ceremony at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009. NASCAR Illustrated chose to honor the 50-year-old Hendrick Motorsports driver because of his exceptional talent and extraordinary class. His return to a full schedule in 2009 underscored...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With presenting sponsorship from Castrol Edge, associate sponsorship from Prestone, Quiznos and American Legacy; a unique consumer sweepstakes prize package that includes three days in stunning Monterey, Calif., driving and riding with the likes of Mario Andretti, Helio Castroneves and Kyle Petty; and a high-powered spokesperson deal with red-hot Mercury Records recording...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Nationwide Insurance teamed up with Johnson C. Smith University, NASCAR star Kyle Petty, NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Trevor Bayne and NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity driver Michael Cherry, to raise awareness about DWD – Driving While Distracted. A new Nationwide Insurance On Your Side survey found that 8 in 10 Americans surveyed say they would support...
Autopia (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Tony Stewart is staring at me. So are Kyle Petty, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt (Junior and Senior) and legions of other NASCAR drivers past and present whom I’ve never heard of. They look down from the walls and up from the tables. I’m sitting in Dan DuVall’s Stock Car Cafe in Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, taking [...]
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
(By Barbara Barrett, bbarrett@mcclatchydc.com) Three-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, who can turn left about as well as anyone, was honored by President Obama on Wednesday in a ceremony that praised NASCAR as a “uniquely American sport” filled with patriotic, dedicated drivers. In a ceremony lasting less than 10 minutes, Obama described Johnson as a champion since the age of 5, when...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Sprint Cup. Newton. Your thoughts. Jerry Punch, ESPN: "You never know." Kyle Petty: "It's not impossible." Steve O'Donnell, ...
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
“Being a young adult from the Des Moines area, I was able to directly relate to the audience here at the Nationwide campus. One of the biggest dangers of driving while distracted these days is texting behind the wheel. I know how difficult it is to maintain a racecar, and keeping your eyes on the road in your everyday vehicle is just the same. The slightest distraction can make a huge impact...
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Nationwide, based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the U.S. and is rated A+ by A.M. Best. The company provides a full range of personalized insurance and financial services, including auto insurance, motorcycle, boat, homeowners, life insurance, farm, commercial insurance, administrative services, annuities, mortgages,...
Texting Sucks (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
DES MOINES, Iowa - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Nationwide Insurance is proud to announce that it will be bringing NASCAR star Kyle Petty and drivers Brad Keselowski and Michael Annett to Nationwide Insurance’s campus in downtown Des Moines this Wednesday …
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
From TNT Sports - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Racing from Chicago presented by Papa John’s Concludes TNT’s 2009 NASCAR Coverage Pre-race coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET; green flag drops at 8 p.m. ETThe checkered flag waves on TNT’s exclusive coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Saturday, July 11th with NASCAR Sprint Series Racing from Chicago presented by Papa John’s live...
The MineThatData Blog (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
For the next two minutes, put aside your thoughts (positive or negative) about NASCAR, and think about how your business interacts with customers. On Saturday night, NASCAR hosted a 400 mile race in Florida. Most of the three or four million Americans who witnessed the event did so on television. A small number of individuals, maybe just a few hundred, maybe a few thousand, watched the race on television...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
For those of you who are NASCAR fans there's a story I missed from a few days ago involving the broadcast coverage of the race. As I was watching the pre-race show I wondered by Ralph Shaheen was handling play-by-play duties usually done on TNT by Bill Weber. Turns out there's a pretty good reason : Bill Weber is gone from the NASCAR on TNT coverage for the final two Sprint Cup Series events on the...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
From TNT - TNT Takes Driver’s Seat for Six Weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coverage Beginning Sunday, June 7th in PoconoLive coverage from Pocono Raceway begins at 12:30 p.m. ET; Pocono 500 begins at 2 p.m. ETTNT’s coverage of NASCAR action revs up on Sunday, June 7 with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Racing from Pocono as the network hits the track for the NASCAR on TNT Summer Series....
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
hortatory \HOR-tuh-tor-ee\, adjective: Marked by strong urging; serving to encourage or incite; as, "a hortatory speech." Hortatory is from Latin hortatorius, from hortari, "to exhort, to incite, to encourage." Tooth sweater When you go for a day or so without brushing your teeth, and the texture in your mouth feels like your teeth are wearing fuzzy little sweaters. "Does...
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