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Fan at the Track – Pit Crew Challenge

Susanne Bowyer returns as Fan at the Track for the 2012 Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday, May 17th at the Time Warner Cable arena in Charlotte, NC.

Fans can read Susanne’s Pit Crew Challenge Blog as well as enjoying her inside view of this exciting event with this photo blog. Enjoy!

All the Teams – National Anthem

Another view of

Pit Crew Teams

#31 Team is focused!

Tim Sheets & JD Holcomb

Wondering….

How did they do?

Individual $10,000 Awards

For #31 Team

Front Tire Carrier – JD Holcomb

& Front Tire Changer – Tim Sheets

Two Happy Guys!

#18 Team

Individual Win

for the Gas Man

#5 Team

Individual Win

for the Jack Man

Celebrating Wins

with Family members

More Celebration

Who will be the

2012 Champions?

Jimmie Johnson

watches his

#48 Team Performance

#48 Team Celebrates!

#48 Team WINS!

The Winning Team

#48 Lowes

Gas man – Brandon Harder

Front tire changer – Dave Collins

Front tire carrier – RJ Barnette

Rear tire change – Calvin Teague

Rear tire carrier – Matt Tyrell

Jackman – TJ Ford

TJ Ford
doing push ups to celebrate

2012 NASCAR Pit Crew Champions!

Thanks Susanne

for another great Fan at the Track photo blog!

Chicagoland Fans4Racing Celebrate NASCAR Day & Pin It Forward

By Fan4Racing

Once a year The NASCAR Foundation reaches out to millions of NASCAR Fans and supporters to celebrate charitable organizations in our communities and thousands of deserving children by asking for your support in bringing smiles across the miles.

Today, May 18th, is that day – NASCAR Day.

As a Chicagoland NASCAR Foundation Ambassador and local president of Chicagoland Fans4Racing, we are reaching out asking for your support in making dreams come true by purchasing one NASCAR Day pin for you and a second to Pin it Forward with someone you know that would support this worthy organization too.

: The NASCAR Foundation’s Local Ambassador leader, Tracey Roth, Pins It Forward to White Sox Player, Gordon Beckham

Oh, and be sure to take a photo of you and the person you give your second pin. Then you can post your photo on The NASCAR Foundation facebook page. Here, you’ll see how amazing this promotion is, with Miss Sprint Cup Pinning It Forward to a NASCAR Official, who in turn Pins it Forward to Sprint Cup Driver Jeff Burton.

On May 12th, the Chicagoland Fans4Racing local Ambassador committee conducted a fund-raiser with Bass Pro Shops in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Also making an appearance that day was White Sox player, Gordon Beckman. A committee member, Barbara Bush purchased a NASCAR Day pin and asked our local Ambassador leader, Tracey Roth to Pin It Forward to Mr. Beckman. How cool is that?

Please visit The NASCAR Foundation – NASCAR Day page to make your donation today and join us by Celebrating NASCAR Day and Pin It Forward.

About The NASCAR Foundation

The NASCAR Foundation is dedicated to raising funds and increasing volunteerism to support charities and charitable causes throughout the nation with an emphasis placed on initiatives that affect the ability of children to live, learn and play.

Since 2006, The NASCAR Foundation has been a leader in the motorsports community encouraging, facilitating and guiding philanthropic efforts. In addition to annual contributions, each year fans have donated $5 in exchange for a NASCAR Day pin allowing The NASCAR Foundation to:

Award nearly $13 Million in charitable support to hundreds of charities
Provide 24,000 children each year with medical treatment at Speediatrics
Give 1,100 children the Victory Junction camping experience
Fulfill 600 NASCAR Dreams

Sprint Showdown Preview

Photo – Getty Images

By Jason Schultz

Sprint Showdown

The winner and the runner-up in the Sprint Showdown will advance to the Sprint All-Star Race later that night. Also the winner of the Sprint Fan Vote will advance to the All-Star Race.

Race Info

Date- Saturday May 19^th, 2012

Location- Charlotte, North Carolina

Start Time- 7:30 PM EST

Distance- 2 20-Lap Segments

Broadcast TV- SPEED

Broadcast Radio- MRN

Weather Forecast

High 76 F Low 56 F

Chance of rain- 10%

Partly Cloudy

Past Race Winners

2011- David Ragan

2010- Martin Truex Jr

2009- Sam Hornish Jr.

2008- A.J Allmendinger

2007- Martin Truex Jr.

Last Year’s Fan Vote Winner

2011- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

News & Notes

Martin Truex Jr. looking to win third Sprint Showdown

Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks to race his way into the All-Star Race

A.J Allmendinger looks for second showdown victory

Event Schedule

Showdown Practice 12:00 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Showdown Qualifying 5:00 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Sprint Showdown 7:00 PM EST Saturday on SPEED

Entry List via Nascar.com

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
1	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Allstate	Felix Sabates
10	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin
13	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Ford	GEICO	Bob Germain
20	Joey Logano	Middletown, CT	Toyota	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
22	AJ Allmendinger	Los Gatos, CA	Dodge	Pennzoil	Walter Czarnecki
26	Josh Wise*	Riverside, CA	Ford	MDS Transport	Jerry Freeze
30	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Kevin Buckler
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	CAT / BB&T	Richard Childress
33	Stephen Leicht*	Asheville, NC	Chevrolet	Little Joes A utos.com	Richard Childress
36	Tony Raines	La Porte, IN	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Allan Heinke
37	Timmy Hill	Port Tobacco, MD	Ford	Max Q Motorsports	Larry Gunselman
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	Brad Jenkins
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Chevrolet	Target	Chip Ganassi
43	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Ford	Smithfield	Richard Petty
47	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Toyota	Kingsford	Tad Geschickter
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip
83	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids, IA	Toyota	Burger King	Thomas Ueberall
87	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Toyota	AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves	Andrea Nemechek
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Dale Jr. Foundation / National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew	Rick Hendrick
93	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	Thomas Ueberall
19	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Toyota	Humphrey Smith Racing	Randy Humphrey
95	Scott Speed	Manteca, CA	Ford	Jordan’s Truck Sales	Bob Leavine
49	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Toyota	JPO Absorbents / America Israel Racing	Jay Robinson

Sprint All-Star Race Preview

Photo – Getty Images

By Jason Schultz

Race Info

Date- Saturday May 19^th, 2012

Location- Charlotte, North Carolina

Estimated Start Time- 9:00 PM EST

Distance- 5 Segments, First 4 Segments are 20 laps each, last segment is 10 laps (90 Laps Total)

Broadcast TV-SPEED

Broadcast Radio- MRN

Weather Forecast

High 76 F Low 56 F

Chance of rain 10%

Partly Cloudy

Past Race Winners

2011- Carl Edwards

2010- Kurt Busch

2009- Tony Stewart

2008- Kasey Kahne

2007- Kevin Harvick

Notables yet to win race

Denny Hamlin

Greg Biffle

Kyle Busch

Brad Keselowski

Event Schedule

All-Star Race Practice 1:30 PM EST Friday on SPEED

All-Star Race Qualifying 6:00 PM EST Friday on SPEED

All-Star Race 9:00 PM EST Saturday on SPEED

Next Race- Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina

Entry List

1. Trevor Bayne (#21)

2. Carl Edwards (#99)

3. Kyle Busch (#18)

4. Jeff Gordon (#24)

5. Kevin Harvick (#29)

6. Matt Kenseth (#17)

7. Jimmie Johnson (#48)

8. Regan Smith (#78)

9. Brad Keselowski (#2)

10. Denny Hamlin (#11)

11. Kurt Busch (#51)

12. David Ragan (#34)

13. Ryan Newman (#39)

14. Paul Menard (#27)

15. Marcos Ambrose (#9)

16. Tony Stewart (#14)

17. Clint Bowyer (#15)

18. Kasey Kahne (#5)

19. Greg Biffle (#16)

20. Mark Martin (#55)

21. Sprint Showdown Winner

22. Sprint Showdown Runner-Up

23. Sprint Fan Vote Winner

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