WINSTON CUP BH TEAM'S GOAL.Byline: TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) HADDOCK Motor Sports The ARCA RE/Max Series Easy Care 100 is a mere sprint compared to the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Winston Cup Coca-Cola 600 or the UAW-GM Quality 500 run at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. in Charlotte, N.C. Newly formed BH Motorsports made its debut at Lowe's Motor Speedway with Ron Hornaday Ron Hornaday, Jr. (born in Palmdale, California on June 20, 1958) is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday, and the son of Ron Hornaday, Sr., a two time Winston West Champion. Jr. in the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. for the ARCA Series race Oct. 11, but the team's plans for the future have marathon implications. BH Motorsports was also entered in the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway, its first attempt to qualify a car in the top stock-car racing stock-car racing Form of automobile racing. Popular in the U.S., it features cars that conform externally to standard U.S. commercial models and are raced usually on oval, paved tracks. series in the country. But rain forced the cancellation of qualifying, thus eliminating BH Motorsports from the race. BH Motorsports was trying to become the only minority-owned and operated NASCAR Winston Cup team in the series. They will try to qualify for a Winston Cup race again at the NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mile standard oval. on Oct. 27. Sam Belnavis Sam Belnavis became the first full-time minority owner when he fielded BelCar Motorsports' #54 U.S. National Guard Ford Motor Company entry driven by Todd Bodine in 2003. The team closed in 2004 when Belnavis took the sponsor to Roush Racing. , chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and Tinsley Hughes, chief executive officer, want to take the first steps in creating a NASCAR Winston Cup team that will offer opportunities for female and minority drivers, crew members and mechanics to compete in the highest form of stock-car racing. But Belnavis and Hughes are in no hurry to rush personnel into the Winston Cup ranks before they are ready. That is part of the reason why Hornaday - a Saugus Speedway, Featherlite Southwest Series and Craftsman Truck Series champion - was selected to be the team's first driver. Belnavis said he wants to establish a competitive team before he puts an untested woman or minority driver in control of the car. This is a team being built from the top down, with African-American owners and operators establishing a quality team and providing ample opportunity for those who want to be involved in the highest level of auto racing but otherwise wouldn't get the chance. The team started in high gear, with Hornaday finishing second in a BH Motorsports entry in the ARCA race. How well the team will perform at the Winston Cup level, however, has yet to be seen. Belnavis knows it might take years to put a quality Cup team together, but he is willing to be patient and develop drivers and crew members rather than rush them to the Winston Cup level and suffer through likely growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. . BH Motorsports is getting its cars and engines from Hendrick Motor Sports, which field Winston Cup teams for Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Joe Nemechek. ``We have a strategic alliance between the teams,'' Belnavis said. ``We get to tap into the resources of Hendrick Motor Sports. More importantly, we were able to find who's available with the best driver skills.'' Eventually, a woman or minority driver from BH Motorsports will be ready for Winston Cup. For the time being, though, Hornaday is the driver for BH Motorsports. ``There were several - two or three - drivers available,'' Belnavis said. ``I knew Ron from his Winston West days, from when he moved to Charlotte and from his truck days. I felt of the number of candidates available, he had the skills we wanted and that would get us into races, more importantly. We all agreed he was the guy. To say the least, we're ecstatic. ``He should take out the anxiety of seeing if we qualify for Winston Cup races.'' It didn't hurt that Hornaday developed a relationship with Hendrick when the season started. Hornaday drove a Hendrick Motor Sports truck in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. and then took over for Hendrick's son, Ricky, on the NASCAR Busch Grand National Division. Hendrick Jr. was injured in a Busch Series race crash at Daytona International Speedway. When BH Motorsports went looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a driver, Hornaday, who is racing full time for Carroll Racing on the Busch Series, was available for Winston Cup races. ``Rick and Jimmie Johnson asked me to run a couple of races,'' Hornaday said. ``I felt I owed them a favor. Anything you can do to help other people, you do it. I enjoy racing. I would race every day if I could.'' Exposure is key to landing future sponsors and secure resources for next season. Additionally, having a certain degree of success would help in those endeavors. ``The time is now for a minority-owned team to develop a campaign. The sport is ready,'' Belnavis said. ``Sponsors today want to be front-runners. ``We're trying to be very cautious - not make any mistakes moving forward. It may be only three races, but they are three very crucial races. It could equate to 36 races. There are a lot of eyes upon us.'' CAPTION(S): box Box: TODAY'S RACE |
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