Random NASCAR Stuff to talk about.....

Martinsville ride.

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Stewart Fan said:
Two local entrepreneurs who came up with an oxygen-enhanced water that landed a NASCAR sponsorship are in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is investigating Preston J. Harrison, a former Ohio State University football player, and Thomas E. Jackson Jr., founders of a Westerville business that makes and distributes OXYwater. An affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus says that IRS agents recently seized a 2009 Cadillac, a 2009 BMW and a bank account as part of an investigation into the financial dealings of Imperial Integrated Health Research and Development at 470 Olde Worthington Rd., Suite 200. Harrison and Jackson are the founders of Imperial Integrated. The allegation is that they funneled investors' money into their personal bank accounts and into another company. As of yesterday, no charges had been filed. Possible charges, according to the affidavit, are wire fraud and money laundering. The affidavit says that Harrison, 41, of 3071 Willow Springs Court, Lewis Center, and Jackson, whose address and age were unavailable, borrowed $5 million from more than 10 people and one company to produce OXYwater beginning in 2011. The investors included several professional basketball players in Europe. A year later, the court record says, several investors became worried about where their money was going and hired a lawyer. That attorney, who is not named in the affidavit, supposedly learned that the company's tax returns grossly underestimated the amount investors had paid into the company. This month, a three-year sponsorship agreement between NASCAR's FAS Lane Racing team and OXYwater was announced. FAS Lane's #32 Ford Fusion in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series sports the company's name. Terry Labonte, Ken Schrader and Timmy Hill alternate as drivers.(Columbus Dispatch)(3-28-2013)
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Well guess its back to start and park for them.
 
PeopleAreStrange said:
Ick. I don't like this paint scheme at all. <_< Didn't realize Jeff had room for more sponsors.

At least Cromax Pro (DuPont's replacement sponsor) is bringing back his cool paint scheme from two years ago on the races they're sponsoring.
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I think this is another Cromax product. The hood says 'Real Truck Paint', and I doubt they'd allow another auto paint company on the car. I'm not sure why trucks would require different paint from cars, but who am I to question the marketing department?
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I'm not sure why trucks would require different paint from cars, but who am I to question the marketing department?
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It's marketed more as a specialty paint for Semi's. A car typically lasts around 200,000 miles, where a Semi truck lasts well over a million miles. The paint is designed to be more durable, keep a longer shine, and avoid things such as rock chips better than your standard automotive paint.
 

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breatheoflife said:
It's marketed more as a specialty paint for Semi's. A car typically lasts around 200,000 miles, where a Semi truck lasts well over a million miles. The paint is designed to be more durable, keep a longer shine, and avoid things such as rock chips better than your standard automotive paint.
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Aren't most semi tractor front ends made of fiberglass?
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Clint Bowyer is easily the funniest guy in the garage area. I hope when he retires he becomes an announcer or something.
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Clint is a riot. The funniest line I ever heard from a driver post race was "I don't know. It all happened so fast" when asked what happened after he came out of the pit under yellow and intentionally wrecked Hamlin.
 
Stewart Fan said:
Anyone remember those guys who race trucks? It's been awhile.....
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I can understand why NASCAR wants to start and end all three national series at the same time and track, but I wish they'd reconsider. Start the Trucks later and let them finish earlier; say, late March through early or mid-October.

If not, then don't leave six weeks between their first and second races. Casual fans may get excited about the best race at Daytona, but then the series drops off the national radar.
 
It won't be long and we'll be seeing truck racing almost every weekend. The long stretch without a truck race will soon be forgotten.
 
I hope I don't have a reason to lose my mind this weekend. You all remember last yar, right?
 
A little comparison.

IndyCar season opener got a .26 rating and was up 53 % over 2012. NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying got a .52 at Fontana. Really? Qualifying @ Fontana garnered more viewers than the IndyCar season opener?
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
A little comparison.

IndyCar season opener got a .26 rating and was up 53 % over 2012. NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying got a .52 at Fontana. Really? Qualifying @ Fontana garnered more viewers than the IndyCar season opener?
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Yeah it's a no contest between the two in terms of viewers.
 
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