ARCA Racing driver, Patrick Staropoli, at 9 pm ET. Photo courtesy of Patrick Staropoli
NASCAR Next driver, Cole Custer, at 9:30 pm ET. Photo – Getty Images
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NASCAR Next driver Cole Custer, with JR Motorsports talks about his 2015 season and racing in the Chili Bowl Nationals this past week.
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NASCAR Next driver Cole Custer at 9:30 pm ET. Photo – Getty Images
NASCAR Next driver, Cole Custer is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 714-202-9918 with any questions or comments during the LIVE broadcast.
On January 12, 2015, JR Motorsports announced their expansion into the Camping World Truck Series for the 2015 season, with Haas Automation driver Cole Custer behind the wheel of the No. 00 for ten races.
Haas Automation has sponsored Custer for four years. The company was founded in 1983 by industrialist Gene Haas, and it manufactures a complete line of vertical and horizontal machining centers, turning centers and rotary tables and indexers in the company’s one million square-foot manufacturing facility in Oxnard, California. Continue reading →
Fred Lorenzen was the staple driver for Lafayette Ford in the 1960s. In 1963, Lorenzen became the first NASCAR driver to win over $100,000 in a single season. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Ray Fox’s winged Dodge Charger Daytona that Fred Lorenzen drove in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Lorenzen finished 32nd after a distributor failed. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Fred Lorenzen stands next to the Holman-Moody Ford he drove during the NASCAR Cup season. Lorenzen dominated the Cup races at Charlotte during the year, winning both the World 600 and National 400. Note that Lorenzen is wearing one of the very popular shirts marketed in the 1960s by Darlington (SC) Raceway. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Fred Lorenzen continued a string of 5th place finishes at the World 600, piloting the Nichels ’71 Plymouth. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Victorious Fred Lorenzen (center) enjoys Victory Lane with Miss Firebird, Linda Vaughn and crew chief Herb Nab after winning the 1964 Atlanta 500. Lorenzen’s winning mount was a 1964 Holman-Moody Ford Galaxy. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Fred Lorenzen driver of the #28 LaFayette Ford stands in Victory Lane with his trophy and the trophy girl after winning the 1965 Daytona 500 on February 14, 1965 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Getty Images Archive
1964: Fred Lorenzen had an incredible season on the NASCAR Cup circuit. His Holman-Moody team entered him in 16 Cup events, and he won half of them, including five starts in a row. He won both Cup races held at the Bristol (TN) Motor Speedway and the Martinsville (VA) Speedway. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Fred Lorenzen, winner of the 1961 and 1964 Rebel 300s. Photo – Getty Images Archive
Winning Percentage Ranks Fifth All-Time
Note: This release is part of a series in advance of the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Jan. 30, broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Bill Elliott, Fred Lorenzen, Wendell Scott, Joe Weatherly and Rex White are the five 2015 inductees.
Fred Lorenzen’s NASCAR career was brief, just 158 premier series starts over slightly more than a decade.
The Elmhurst, Illinois, native never ran a complete season, his Holman-Moody Ford team choosing only to compete in the schedule’s most prestigious events.
But when Lorenzen did buckle into his white, No. 28 Ford, it could be argued the rest of the field was running for second place. He was the “Golden Boy.” Continue reading →
The 2015 Road to Daytona begins in January with Photos and Audio of Sprint Cup drivers all across the United States. Check back for updates as more become available leading up to the premier Sprint Cup season opener the Daytona 500 on February 22nd. Continue reading →
