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NASCAR NEWS - Thursday, July 26, 2007
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Nemechek to drive at Indy but team remains question
By NASCAR.COM
Joe Nemechek will have a ride this weekend at Indianapolis,
but which car he will drive remains in limbo.
E&M Motorsports is looking to put Nemechek behind the wheel
of its No. 08 car, but Ginn Racing may have a sponsor for
the No. 13 -- the car from which Nemechek was bounced last
week.
E&M Motorsports had plans to run several races this season,
beginning at Indianapolis with John Andretti at the wheel.
Andretti has other commitments this weekend -- he will join
the IMS Radio Network as a broadcaster -- so the team
called on Nemechek.
Nemechek was at the team's Charlotte shop on Monday.
Nemechek is one of eight drivers who have raced in all
13 Cup events held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two
times he has finished inside the top 20, with an 18th
in 2000 and a 17th in 2004. Perhaps more importantly is
Nemechek's ability to qualify the car at the 2.5-mile
historic speedway.
His average starting position is 16.2, including five
top-10 starts and a front-row spot in 1997. With E&M
Motorsports, Nemechek must qualify on time due to lack of
owner points with the team.
In 18 starts this season, Nemechek's best finish was a
ninth-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500, his
only top-10 of the season. His average finish is 26.2.
Despite an ongoing fight to keep his No. 13 inside the
top 35 in owner points, the only race Nemechek missed this
season was at Bristol.
Nemechek was released from Ginn Racing a week ago as the
team was re-evaluating its teams due to lack of sponsor-
ships.
"It's very disappointing, but part of the business is it
takes a lot of dollars to make these Cup teams go 'round
and it seems like it never stops," Nemechek said following
his release.
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3M Performance 400 revs up for move to August
Michigan race surrounded by packed weekend of events
By Official Release
ST. PAUL, Minn. - For the second consecutive season,
3M is bringing the thrill of NASCAR racing to Michigan
International Speedway as the sponsor of the 3M Performance
400 Nextel Cup Series event, scheduled for Aug. 19 at
Michigan International Speedway. In a weekend full of
activities for racing and automotive enthusiasts, the
company also will sponsor the second annual 3M Car Care
Auto Fair and the 3M Innovation Speedway exhibit.
3M is innovation in motion, designing, making and marketing
the unique solutions that help consumers and professionals
accomplish their tasks easier and faster at home, work and
play. The company has a legacy of applying advanced
technologies and creative thinking to solve daily
challenges for consumers as well as industrial,
transportation, health care, electronics, communications,
safety and security customers around the world.
3M's sponsorship of the August race weekend will extend
beyond the track and into the AAA Motorsports Fan Plaza,
where race attendees will have the opportunity to visit
the 3M Car Care Auto Fair. More than 100 classic cars will
be on display at the free Car Care Auto Fair, where race
fans will be able to mingle with collectors, restorers and
car care professionals to learn and share car care tips.
"We're happy to return to Michigan International Speedway,"
said Bob MacDonald, 3M senior vice president of marketing.
"In its first year, the 3M Performance 400 in June and the
3M Car Care Auto Fair in August exceeded all our
expectations. We split the events last year, but in 2007,
we're bringing them together the weekend of Aug. 19 to
provide race fans and car enthusiasts with a complete
automotive experience."
In addition to the 3M Performance 400 and the 3M Car Care
Auto Fair, 3M will sponsor Greg Biffle in the Roush Fenway
Racing No. 16 3M Ford Fusion in the 3M Performance 400,
and Todd Kluever will drive the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion in
Busch Series action the same weekend.
Also in August, fans can visit the 3M Innovation Speedway
Exhibit to learn more about dozens of other 3M products
and see how 3M provides unique solutions for everyday
problems -- from automotive repairs to home improvements
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more.
Many NASCAR race teams have used 3M products for years,
and 3M creates solutions for speed needed by motorsports
professionals. 3M products are used for streamlining car
construction, improving driver safety, reducing in-race
service time and protecting car finishes and aerodynamic
efficiency.
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Michigan to host 3M Auto Fair during race weekend
Live entertainment, more than 100 classic cars on display
By Official Release
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The 3M Performance 400 Nextel Cup Series
race in August won't be the only attraction that 3M brings
to Michigan International Speedway in 2007.
During the weekend of the 3M Performance 400, Aug.17-19,
3M will provide race fans and auto enthusiasts new excite-
ment off the track with the 3M Car Care Auto Fair on the
speedway grounds.
With more than 100 collector cars on display, race fans
can mingle with auto care professionals and enthusiasts
to learn and share car care tips. The 3M Car Care Auto
Fair will feature a variety of automobiles from private
collections, exhibitors and automobile clubs from across
the United States and Canada. Several classic cars from
NASCAR team owners Jack Roush and Ray Evernham also will
be on display. Other notable cars include a 1957 Hudson
Hornet, the "Herbie" Shaker car and a 1968 Sullivan Camaro.
"We're hosting the 3M Car Care Auto Fair to celebrate all
of the car enthusiasts who rebuild, restore and repair
beautiful classic cars," said Greg Klausen, business
manager, 3M Automotive Retail Products. "These folks truly
are artists. We're proud that they choose 3M Car Care
products to restore and protect their prized automobiles.
We think it will be exciting for race fans to see these
amazing collector cars up close and learn from the experts
how they can improve their own vehicles."
Live entertainment, including music by renowned blues
artist Jimmie Vaughn and notable celebrities like Courtney
Hansen and many NASCAR drivers, will be featured throughout
the weekend on the 3M Car Care Auto Fair main stage.
The 3M Car Care Auto Fair is free to race fans and will be
open Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event
will be held in the AAA Motorsports Fan Plaza behind the
track's main grandstand.
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SPEED signs longtime reporter Randy Pemberton
Hermie Sadler to see role increased in coverage
By Official Release
SPEED has added veteran NASCAR reporter Randy Pemberton to
its stable of experts supporting multiple SPEED programs
for the remainder of the season. Pemberton, who already
has appeared on the popular Tradin' Paint, will take an
expanded role beginning in mid-August in Michigan, working
on NASCAR Live!, Go or Go Home and occasional SPEED
qualifying and practice sessions.
"We are so excited to have Randy on the team for the rest
of the season," said Frank Wilson, SPEED VP of production
and executive producer. "He has been a terrific guest on
our issue-oriented show, Tradin' Paint, and has done out-
standing work for DirecTV Hot Pass. Of course Randy has
been around the sport for many years and his insight and
expertise will be a welcome addition."
In addition to adding Pemberton, SPEED also will elevate
the role of NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler, who has driven
the SPEED 1 demonstration car for the popular SPEED pre-
race show NASCAR RaceDay. Sadler also will report for
NASCAR Live! and Go or Go Home.
SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television
network dedicated to motorsports and the passion for every-
thing automotive. From racing to restoration, from main-
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programming from the track to the garage. Now available
in more than 76 million homes in North America, SPEED is
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