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Post by racingkid39 on Jun 24, 2015 20:14:44 GMT -5
The inaugural Winston Cup Series Fantasy season has concluded and Jake Balkan, driver of the #109 Caffeine City Cola Chevrolet, has been crowned the champion. Balkan beat out fellow Chevrolet competitor Joey Haley by a mere 33 points to win. Brian Simpson finished 3rd (168 points behind 1st), John Masella, despite failing to qualify for the Subway 125 at Martinsville, finished 4th (206 points behind 1st) and Steve Myers rounded out the top 5 (223 points behind 1st). Here are the final standings:  |
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Post by racingkid39 on Jun 27, 2015 23:58:12 GMT -5
2004 Silly Season
Juggernaut Racing Team has terminated Michael La Terza's and Richard Young's contracts with the team. La Terza failed to qualify in 3 of the final 6 races and plummeted into 20th in the championship standings, despite 2 victories, 7 top 5's and 15 top 10's. At one point in the season, Michael La Terza was as high as 2nd in the standings. On the other hand, even though Richard Young made all 36 starts, Young finished 22nd in the standings. In addition, Safe-T Fire Extinguishers will leave the team, however, Golden Eagle Airlines will stay as an associate sponsor of the Juggernaut Racing Team.
Papyrus Racing was extremely impressed with the performance of Billy Thompson, an up and coming 20 year old from Memphis, Tennessee. Thompson earned 1 victory, 3 top 5's, 4 top 10's and had an average finish of 4.25 in only 4 races. With the performance, Papyrus Racing tabbed Billy Thompson as the man to drive the #86 Chevrolet for the full 2004 schedule and compete for Rookie of the Year honors. McDonald's, one of the most popular and well-known fast food chains in the world, will be the primary sponsor on the #86. In addition, additional sponsorship will come from Papyrus Racing Games and the ICL Group. On the other hand, Thomas Brown, who replaced the injured Kevin Iannarelli after the Dover race, will drive the #170 Sierra Chevrolet full-time and compete with teammate Billy Thompson for Rookie of the Year honors.
Xoron Racing and Rab-O-Tech racing have teamed up to form XR Enterprises. The team will field 3 cars and will field Dodge Intrepid's. John Beatty will return to the team driving the #121 Xoron Dodge except this time he will have 2 new teammates: Greg Hill and Brice Blackman. Greg Hill, who drove for Rab-O-Tech Racing last year and finished 15th in points, will drive the same number (#188) and sponsor he had last year. On the other hand, Brice Blackman, a 26 year old road course specialist from Seattle, Washington, will run a part-time schedule driving the #179 Victory Sports Collectibles Dodge.
Despite a 4th place finish in the championship standings, Ocean Point Racing and John Masella have decided to close up shop. When asked about why the team closed, a representative for Ocean Point Racing simply said "we didn't have enough funds to continue forward and the Ocean Point Racing team believes that closing up shop was the only option".
After finishing the 1st season of the Winston Cup Series, O'Kelvin Racing has decided to stop fielding Winston Cup Series cars and focus on the newly formed Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
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Post by frow78 on Jun 28, 2015 12:03:54 GMT -5
Nice job on 2003, looking forward to next season!
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Post by racingkid39 on Jun 28, 2015 22:47:47 GMT -5
BREAKING NEWS
Shortly after his release from Ocean Point Racing, the Juggernaut Racing Team quickly went to the free agent market and added John Masella. Masella, who finished 4th in the championship last year, signed a contract to stay with the team until 2007. Furthermore, John Masella will drive Michael La Terza's old ride and the car will be renumbered to #132. Sponsorship for John Masella will be provided by Beyer Sound Systems and Golden Eagle Airlines.
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Post by racingkid39 on Jun 28, 2015 22:59:35 GMT -5
Here are the list of drivers who are free agents as of now:
Richard Young
Fred Jones
Michael La Terza
Peter Inglis
Steve Vandergriff
Todd Reils
Tyrone Moss
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Post by jbraun57 on Jun 28, 2015 23:49:07 GMT -5
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Post by racingkid39 on Jun 29, 2015 1:32:46 GMT -5
Here are the official full-time drivers for the 2004 Nextel Cup Series season:  Notes: 2003 Champion Jake Balkan and the Caffeine City Cola Racing Team will field a 2nd car for the full season to be driven by Andrew Watts. Uncle Jesse's Racing was impressed with Keenan Whitfield's poise on and off the track. As a result, Uncle Jesse's Racing will field a 2nd car full-time with the rookie. DZ Karts signed on as a primary sponsor for Papyrus Racing driver Brian Simpson until the end of the 2006 season. The Juggernaut Racing Team will only field 2 full-time entries: Frank Antippas (the only returning driver from last season) and John Masella Todd Reils and sponsor Milton's Mustard left the Milton's Racing team during the offseason. After the departure, Todd Reils found a ride at Clip'Em Lawn Service Racing and will drive the #72 car full-time with sponsorship from Milton's Mustard. Jack Salerno moves over to a 2nd Spinner Racing car while 19 year old driver Maurice Haynes will pilot the #168 Chevrolet for Rookie of the Year honors. LoBo Convenience has signed on to sponsor Rick Pantano's car for the entire 2004 season. Flood & Son's Expert Plumbing joins Mike Stackpole and the #190 team until the 2010 season. Former Juggernaut Racing Team driver Michael La Terza has replaced Peter Inglis in the #144 and will drive the car for the entire 2004 season. Richard Young officially retired from stock car racing and decided to become an owner. After buying some Pontiac Grand Prix stock cars, Y-Factor Motorsports will field a full-time entry for Matthew Campbell, who will drive the #91 OX2 Fuel Addictives Pontiac for the full season. |
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