September 27 Celebrity Stock Car Race Announced Stars Will Race to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project®

Jason Galvin, Director of Communications at Irwindale Event Center is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 9 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments. 

Eleven well-known names in the entertainment world are about to suit up, strap on helmets, and buckle into 450-horsepower, NASCAR-style stock cars. This special celebrity race will take place at Irwindale Speedway, located about 25 miles East of Hollywood.

Set for the evening of Saturday, September 27 and benefitting Wounded Warrior Project®, celebrities from television, sports, and film will be racing identical S2, tube-framed, fiberglass-bodied stock cars, each powered by a full race 450-horsepower V-8 engine.

This special celebrity race is the feature event for a night of championship NASCAR racing on the wide, fast, banked Irwindale oval. Scheduled to put pedals to the metal on the 27th are: Continue reading →

Johnny Davis is the Man Behind JD Motorsports in the Nationwide Series

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Johnny Davis is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 9:25 pm ET.  Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments.  

JD Motorsports Mission Statement:

The JD Motorsports team is dedicated to becoming a top competitor in NASCAR events, developing and executing creative and effective advertising campaigns for our sponsors, and providing our fans with exciting entertainment and merchandise.”

Now, the CEO and General Manager of JD Motorsports, Johnny Davis’ affiliation with NASCAR competition has spanned over 27 years. He started as a crew member and fabricator for several teams formerly in the Winston Cup – now Sprint Cup – and Busch – now Nationwide – Series teams.

Davis won a NASCAR Busch Series Championship with Larry Pearson in 1987.

In the early 1990’s Davis opened a competition Go-Kart shop while building NASCAR Show Cars. He built the largest model stock car in the US – CARZILLA – which is on display at NASCAR Cafe in Las Vegas.

Also a Crew Chief in USAR Pro Cup competition, Davis launched his own NASCAR Busch Series Team in 2002 in Blacksburg, SC.  He relocated into a bigger facility in Gaffney, SC in 2007. Now, the team operates full-time in the Nationwide Series with the No. 01 and No. 4 team with drivers Landon Cassill and Jeffrey Earnhardt.

As indicated in their Mission Statement, Davis and his JD Motorsports team build race teams with character and with determination they paint a professional image and offer cost-effective advertising and marketing programs to sponsors. But also a big part of the organization is providing exciting entertainment to fans, with the goal of “Winning while Enjoying the Sport.”

Each week as the team heads to a track, they offer fans a unique chance to become a part of the sport through JD Motorsports and their website RacingReflection.com.  NASCAR fans can have their photo displayed in a mosaic on the hood of Jeffrey Earnhardt or Landon Cassill cars as they race in the Nationwide Series, becoming a ride along marketing partner with JD Motorsports. For just $25, fan partners also receive a hero card and one free promotional gift of their choice demonstrating their status as a marketing sponsor with the team.

Check Racing Reflections and TeamJDMortorsports.com weekly for more fan opportunities.

Logano Wins at New Hampshire as Chaotic Race Scrambles Chase Standings

Out of the maelström that was New Hampshire Motor Speedway sped Joey Logano, who took control of Sunday’s Sylvania 300 on a restart with 27 laps left and held on to win the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

 

But the crux of Sunday’s race wasn’t about Logano’s fourth victory of the season and the second straight for Team Penske in the Chase. It wasn’t about Logano winning for the seventh time in his career and punching his ticket into the second elimination round under NASCAR’s new playoff format. Continue reading →

Thrilling Restart gives Brendan Gaughan Nationwide Win at Kentucky

Brendan Gaughan capitalized on the opportunity to use the high line on the last restart of Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway to win his second NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season.

Gaughan, with a three-wide pass, powered around leaders Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon in the closing laps and cleared his competition in turn one, allowing him to cruise to an eight-tenths of a second lead over Richard Childress Racing teammate Brian Scott. Continue reading →