With the addition of Kasey Kahne, Hendrick Motorsports is hoping to be a juggernaut for the 2012 season .
Lucky Dog Racing's Ninth Season Ready
The long off-season is nearly at an end and racers are finally looking forward to cranking those engines again. Lucky Dog Racing is set to get things started in Daytona with the season opener Daytona 500, but before that a preview with the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 18th. We have 23 members who qualified for the Shootout this year, if you aren't sure if you made it or not, please visit the Budweiser Shootout page, it lists all the qualifiers there.
This year we have a few changes to announce, most notably is the increase of the salary cap. It has been raised to 180k so you have an extra 5k to work with in choosing your drivers for the week. The Power Gauge will not be returning this season but finally making its debut is the Hall of Fame. During the weekend of the Budweiser Shootout, the Hall of Fame and its six nominees will be unveiled. Members will be able to vote for their favorite players and two members will be inducted into the Hall of Fame the following month.
This year five rookies will be starting their Cup career at Daytona, some members being called up as late as this week. Those five members are Chip Anglin, Ron Blackman, Mitch McCown, Paul Scannell and Dave Smith. Good luck to those members in their quest for the rookie of the year title. In addition, Will Riney also returns to the series for the first time since the 2006 season. Welcome back!
The five rookies and Will Riney all have new cars that will be on track so be sure to check them out. There are a few other new paint schemes too though, check out new rides for Randy Cook, Lou Demian, Mark Mason, Greg Miller, Hurricane Sidwell and Kevin Sullivan.
There have also been some changes in teams as well, joining Randy Cook Racing are Hurricane Sidwell and Ryan Smith while Robby Stone joins Northeast Ohio Motorsports. Frank Page and Charquillia Addison have also joined forces on a new 2 car team.
Well, get ready to make picks soon and get a new season underway, should be a good one!
All-Time Cup Series Winners
Pos.
Driver Name
Team
Wins
Last Win
1.
Matt Sealey
Racing Traditions, Inc.
11
6/26/11
2.
Harry Jeffery
Coast To Coast Racing
10
11/20/11
3.
Sue Perna
2Fast4U
9
11/6/11
4.
Ed Blackman
Coast To Coast Racing
9
11/14/10
5.
Gwen Demian
Intimidator Racing, Inc.
8
7/31/11
6.
John Sherman
Mafia Motorsports
8
6/20/11
7.
John Wilson
Texas Motorsports
7
5/25/11
8.
Troy Wiggins
Intimidator Racing, Inc.
7
4/3/11
9.
Kendall Moore*
Texas Motorsports
7
10/31/10
10.
Brian Travis*
CrazyAboutRusty2
7
10/17/09
Member wins are ranked by date. Most recent wins are ranked first.
