Evernham
Motorsports
Evernham
Motorsports
NASCAR Racing, NFL Football, pretty much any sport except Basketball.**EVERNHAM MOTORSPORTS NEWS SPOT**Airplus® Footcare Races with Evernham Motorsports to Fuel Brand Growth09/29/2006(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Sept. 29, 2006–Airplus Footcare, the innovation leader in footcare solutions, is pleased to announce it will team with Evernham Motorsports as an associate sponsor on the No. 9 Ultimate Chargers Busch Series team for the 2007 season. The car will be driven throughout the year by Evernham Motorsports drivers including Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler.Airplus officials also announced that, in addition to providing insoles, socks and other footcare products to Evernham’s three-car NASCAR Nextel Cup program, they are going to produce limited edition packages of their Airplus Insoles. Additionally, Airplus will leverage its sponsorship through online sweepstakes and in-store promotions at several major retail locations around the county.“We realize that the key to any successful motorsports sponsorship program is a performance-driven race team with highly recognizable personalities,†said John Andrews, Vice President of Marketing for Airplus parent company Implus Footcare, LLC. “Evernham Motorsports is a powerhouse organization that is focused on winning races and championships and we are honored to be a part of the team.â€Airplus has been a strong supporter of NASCAR since first becoming a Busch Series associate sponsor in 2003. “Our NASCAR sponsorships have rapidly propelled the growth of the Airplus brand,†commented Todd Vore, President of Implus. “Consumers relate and react to the sport like nothing else.â€â€œWhether at the shop, or at a race, Airplus insoles provide the teams and the fans with the latest in technology and help reduce the stress on feet, knees and back,†said Andrews. “We have been extremely pleased with our associations in the sport and look forward to a long future with Evernham Motorsports.â€â€œWe are certainly pleased to bring on Airplus Footcare as a partner with Evernham Motorsports and our No. 9 Ultimate Chargers team in the Busch Series,†said Ray Evernham, President and CEO of Evernham Motorsports. “Our team members are constantly on their feet at the track and around the shop. By utilizing Airplus footwear accessory products, they will be able to enhance comfort throughout the day. It is an exciting partnership for us from both a marketing perspective and assisting with research and development on new products.â€About Evernham Motorsports: Evernham Motorsports is a leading team in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Truck Series as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Founded by CEO Ray Evernham in 1999, the team is in its sixth season of competition at the highest levels of NASCAR racing with drivers Elliott Sadler in the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger, Kasey Kahne in the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger, and Scott Riggs in the No. 10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge Charger. Evernham Motorsports is competing for its second season in the NASCAR Busch Series with the No. 9 Ultimate Chargers Dodge program for Elliott Sadler, Kasey Kahne and Scott Riggs, and has a full-season NASCAR Truck Series program for Erin Crocker in the No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ram. For more information on Evernham Motorsports, visit www.evernhammotorsports.com.About Airplus Footcare Airplus is a brand of Implus Footcare, LLC., headquartered in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Airplus is one of the top national insole brands in the footwear accessory industry, with distribution in thousands of retail outlets across North America, and in 65 countries throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.airplusfootcare.com, email [email protected] or call 1-800-446-7587.SOURCE: www.evernhammotorsports.com
Any of the Evernham Motorsports team members. Also, any other Racer in Busch or Nextel Cup. But especially Kasey Kahne.
About Evernham Motorsports
When Ray Evernham, president and CEO, founded Evernham Motorsports in 1999, the mission was to lead Dodge back into prominence in NASCAR’s elite racing series and field competitive teams. Today Evernham is in his sixth season at the helm of one of NASCAR’s premier racing organizations, fielding full-time Dodges in the Nextel Cup, Busch and Truck Series, as well as a part-time Dodge Charger in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.Evernham Motorsports continues to receive the support of nearly 3,000 Dodge Dealers and the Chrysler Group’s performance brand Dodge, for drivers Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler in the Nextel Cup Series. In 2006, Valvoline came onboard as a part owner for a third Nextel Cup Series effort with driver Scott Riggs and General Mills became a full-time partner on the Truck Series program with driver Erin Crocker. For the second season, Evernham Motorsports will field a NASCAR Busch Series effort with partner Unilever’s various brands. The 23-race program will utilize Kahne, Riggs and Mayfield in the Ultimate Chargers Dodge Charger.2005 was a year earmarked for growth and success at Evernham Motorsports. The organization achieved both, on and off the race track, with visits to victory lane, new partnerships established and existing ones deepened.On the race track, the teams achieved two Nextel Cup wins (Kasey Kahne at Richmond and Jeremy Mayfield at Michigan), two Nextel Cup pole awards (Darlington and Richmond), one Busch Series win (Kasey Kahne at Kansas), three Busch Series pole awards (Phoenix, Richmond and Charlotte), two ARCA RE/MAX Series pole awards (Erin Crocker at Nashville and Kentucky), Nextel Pit Crew Champions (No. 9 Pit Crew), and one team in the Chase for the Nextel Cup (Jeremy Mayfield and the No. 19 team—for the second consecutive year).These accomplishments have solidified the teams of Evernham Motorsports as contenders in three series of NASCAR racing.Source: www.evernhammotorsports.com
Where They Finished In Points--Nextel Cup--Kasey Kahne 8th ---------------- ^Chase Contender^Elliott Sadler 22ndScott Riggs 20th--Busch Series--Kasey Kahne 31stScott Riggs 48thElliott Sadler N/A--Craftsman Truck Series--Erin Crocker 25Source: www.nascar.com
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Bio's~*Kasey Kahne Biography*~Kasey Kahne was born April 10, 1980. He is orginally from Enumclaw, WA and currently resides in Huntersville, NC.Kasey spent comes from a grass roots racing background. His Dad owned several sprint cars and Kasey spent a lot of time at local dirt tracks. His first competitive laps came on dirt tracks and he won four races in his first season running Micro Midgets.In 1998, Kasey was just 18 yrs old and running full-size sprint cars, winning 12 events that year. But shortly thereafter, Steve Lewis (he found racing greats Jeff Gordon & Tony Stewart) offered Kasey a sprint midget and Silver Crown deal that would run the full United States Auto Club (USAC) schedule.In his first season in USAC, Kahne garnered the Silver Crown Rookie of the Year award and both the USAC Midget Series Champion and Driver of the Year honors.In 2002, Kahne signed with Robert Yates to run a limited NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division schedule. His best finish was a 10th place effort at Michigan International Speedway. Kaseys first Busch win came in the 2003 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It took Kasey nearly two years to get his first win in NASCAR which surprised him but admits that he needed & benefited from the extra experience.Then came a big break. In 2003, Kahne was chosen to drive the No. 9 Dodge, replacing Bill Elliott who was only running a partial schedule. Kasey was ecstatic about this opportunity with Ray Evernham and in 2004, assumed the role as full-time driver of the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge. Kahne, a 2004 rookie in Nextel Cup, was also doing double duty as both a Busch & Nextel Cup driver. But went on to win the coveted 2004 Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year award beating fellow rookie drivers, Brendan Gaughan, Scott Wimmer, Johnny Sauter, Brian Vickers & Scott Riggs.Kasey has become one of Nextel Cups hottest young drivers. He hass accummulated an incredible fan base, especially among women who consider Kasey just plain beautiful as well as talented. Kasey earned an impressive $5.4M in 2004 or the 13th highest paid driver that year. But he earned it. Not only did Kasey claim the ROTY title but he scored 13 top-five finishes including five bridesmaid finishes and made a bit of NASCAR history on the way. In February 2004 he raced Matt Kenseth at Rockingham in one of the closest races in NASCAR history since the advent of electronic timing in 1993. Matt edged Kasey by 0.010 seconds to record the 5th closest margin of victory ever (Kurt Busch & Ricky Craven own the closest race ever with a margin of 0.002 seconds).SOURCE: www.racehippie.com~*Elliott Sadler Biography*~The Sadler family began their involvement in racing nearly 45 years ago. Bud Elliott, Sadler's uncle for which he was named, and father Herman Sadler, along with their brothers, raced on the short tracks of Virginia long before the young Sadler was born. It was here where, just as his father and uncle before him, Sadler received his training on the short tracks of his home state.Climbing behind the wheel of his first go-kart at age seven, Sadler captured over 200 victories before moving into the Late-Model Stock car division and adding several series championships to his resume. At the age of 18, Sadler joined the ranks of the weekly racing series clinching a track championship title at South Boston Speedway in 1995. His success in the series served as a stepping-stone to NASCAR after he caught the eye of team owner Gary Bechtel. Bechtel tabbed the young driver to pilot his car in a full-season Busch Series effort in 1997.Sadler wasted no time in proving his ability, as the rookie driver captured the pole for the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway. Thirteen starts are all Sadler would need to capture his first career Busch Series win as he wheeled his team to victory at Nazareth ( Pa. ) Speedway . Sadler rounded out his rookie year with three more poles and two more victories at Myrtle Beach Speedway and Gateway International Raceway. He finished the year an impressive fifth in the Busch Series championship standings, and was the recipient of the Busch Pole Award for the most poles won in a single season. Sadler scored two more Busch Series wins in 1998 (Bristol Motor Speedway and North Carolina Speedway), in what would be his final season as a full-time Busch Series driver.In 1999, the legendary Wood Brothers, also native to Virginia, looked no further than their own back yard to find the driver for their No. 21 entry and signed Sadler to his first full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride. Their first victory together came in 2001 when in his 75th career start Sadler took the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win in “ Thunder Valley †was monumental for two reasons. Sadler charged to the point position from 38th place on the starting grid – the deepest in the field from which a driver ever won at the half-mile track. More importantly, it returned the Wood Brothers to victory lane for the first time since 1993.After four seasons, Sadler and the Wood Brothers parted ways and the Virginia native headed for Robert Yates Racing (RYR). Sadler posted two pole positions at Darlington Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway in 2003 with his No. 38 team. Sadler completed the year with two top five and nine top 10 finishes resulting in a 22nd-place finish in the point standings. Energy was infused into Sadler's team with personnel changes during the off-season, setting the stage for Sadler's most successful season to date.His 2004 season proved to be a breakout one as the Virginia native surprised many in the garage area. Sadler struck early at the season opening event as Daytona International Speedway by winning the outside pole for the prestigious Daytona 500. Later in Speedweeks, Sadler took the checkered flag for a win in the Gatorade Twin 125 qualifying event giving then primary sponsor, M&M'S, their first ever trip to Victory Lane.Success was sweet and continued throughout the season as Sadler saw more of the same with an emotional win at Texas Motor Speedway. Later in the season Sadler scored his third career victory at California Speedway clinching a position in the inaugural NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Chase for the Championship. Sadler was one of four drivers to stay in the top 10 in the point standings the entire season and rounded out the year with two wins, eight top-five and 14 top-10 finishes, finishing a respectable ninth in the championship standings.In 2005, Sadler was strong out of the gate holding a top-five points position for the first half of the season. Late season difficulties plagued the No. 38 Team as they narrowly missed qualifying for their second Chase for the Championship finishing 11th in points at the cutoff race at Richmond International Raceway in September. Still, there were several highlights for Sadler in 2005 as he clinched four pole positions including the starting spot at the prestigious Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.After three and a half seasons with RYR, Sadler made the move to Evernham Motorsports in August of 2006. To begin building momentum for the 2007 season and beyond, Sadler took the wheel of the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger at Michigan and will finish out the 2006 season at his new home at Evernham Motorsports.
His first outing driving for Ray Evernham and Dodge, UAW, Dodge Dealers, Valvoline, Stanley and all of the partners of the Evernham Motorsports team proved eventful. Sadler qualified his Dodge on the outside pole and brought it home in the 10 th position, the first top-10 finish for the car this year. This gave Evernham partners and fans just a glimpse of what the future holds for Elliott Sadler and his No. 19 Dodge team.SOURCE: www.evernhammotorsports.com~*Scott Riggs Biography*~Scott Riggs started his racing career on two-wheels in AMA Motocross competition at the age of 14. He won the North Carolina State Championship two years in a row and finished third in the 1987 National Competition. Riggs eventually moved into NASCAR’s Mini Stock Division at the age of 17, making quite an impression by winning a dozen races in just three seasons, then setting his sights on the NASCAR Late Model Stock division in 1990.Over the next 10 years, the Bahama, N.C., native accumulated 36 wins in NASCAR Late Model divisions. Riggs was named track champion at Southern National Speedway in Kenly, N.C., twice before joining the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2000, where he made 17 starts that year.In 2001, he finished fifth in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings with five wins, 14 top-five finishes, 16 top-10 finishes and five pole positions in 24 events.Riggs’ racing career quickly progressed to the next level again as he moved into the NASCAR Busch Series in 2002. He was named Rookie of the Year after winning two events and earning eight top-five and 13 top-10 finishes en route to a 10 th-place finish in the series standings.In 2003, Riggs led the Busch Series points several times throughout the season and posted wins at Nashville Superspeedway and Gateway International Raceway on his way to a sixth-place season finish.Riggs debuted in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2004 as the driver of the No. 10 Valvoline car for MBV Motorsports. In 35 events, Riggs had one top-five and two top-10 finishes, including a fifth-place finish at the Monster Mile in Dover, Del.In 2005, Riggs earned two top-five and four top-10 finishes with a second place finish at Michigan and a fourth-place run in the Daytona 500. He also claimed his first career pole in the spring race at Martinsville.In August of 2005, Valvoline Evernham Racing LLC, a partnership between Valvoline and Evernham Motorsports, announced that Scott Riggswill drive the No. 10 Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2006. Valvoline will be the primary sponsor on the No. 10 Valvoline Dodge Charger for 24 races and a co-primary sponsor for the remaining 12. Team partner, Stanley Tools, announced that it will be a co-primary sponsor of Riggs’ No. 10 car in 10 races in 2006, including the spring races at Las Vegas, Texas, Talladega, Darlington, Michigan, the summer races at Daytona and Indianapolis and the fall races at New Hampshire, Charlotte and PhoenixSOURCE: www.evernhammotorsports.com~*Ray Evernham's Biography*~When Ray Evernham, president and CEO, founded Evernham Motorsports in 1999, the mission was to lead Dodge back into prominence in NASCAR's elite racing series and field two competitive teams. For the fith consecutive year, a Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge from Evernham Motorsports visited victory lane in 2005, a testament to the success of the organization in achieving its mission.Today, with the backing of nearly 3,000 Dodge Dealers and the Chrysler Group’s performance brand Dodge, Evernham is in his sixth season at the helm of one of NASCAR’s premier racing organization, fielding cars in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series and Truck Series, as well as in the ARCA Series. With more than 300 employees and four separate facilities, the Evernham Motorsports empire has grown dramatically from its early days, all under his steady guidance and leadership.Technology and innovation are the foundation of Evernham’s success. Evernham Motorsports now designs and produces its own chassis for NASCAR competition. Its engine program has proven both powerful and reliable, and again in 2006, other Dodge teams will rely on the dependable Evernham Engines.A former modified driver, Evernham found success in NASCAR racing when he forged a partnership with a young driver from the open-wheel ranks named Jeff Gordon. Under Evernham’s leadership and meticulous attention to detail, the duo won 47 NASCAR Winston Cup races and three Winston Cup championships. The wins included two Daytona 500s and the inaugural Brickyard 400.
Ray Evernham and Jeremy MayfieldStill, Evernham’s greatest challenge was ahead. In 1999, Dodge offered Evernham the task of leading Dodge’s return to NASCAR Winston Cup racing after a 20-year absence and do it in 500 days. He accepted the challenge, building the foundation for a winning organization from the ground up with the same determination and passion that characterized his approach to racing since his early modified days. Guiding the process was Evernham’s self-prescribed “20 Points for Successâ€.Entering his sixth season overseeing the operation of his race teams, Evernham’s lineup includes veteran driver Jeremy Mayfield in the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger and 2004 Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year Kasey Kahne in the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger. Through his partnership in Valvoline Evernham Racing, he will field the No. 10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge Charger with Scott Riggs. The No. 9 Ultimate Charger Dodge will run the NASCAR Busch Series schedule with a rotating lineup of drivers featuring Scott Riggs, Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield.Evernham also is promoting driver development. He signed sprint-car star Erin Crocker to a development deal that will have the talented female driver in a full NASCAR Truck Series schedule in the No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ram as well as in select Busch Series and ARCA events. He also is working with Anthony Foyt IV, the grandson of the legendary open wheel star A.J. Foyt.Statistics
For the fifth consecutive year, an Evernham Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge visited victory lane, and for the first time both the No. 19 and No. 9 Dodge Chargers scored victories in the same season.
In 2005, Evernham's teams won twice (Kahne at Richmond and Mayfield at Michigan) and collected nine top-fives, 17 top-10s and two poles. Mayfield earned a spot in the Chase for the Championship for the second year in a row. His Busch teams earned one win, four top-fives, eight top-10s and three poles.
In the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, Evernham’s teams scored one victory (Mayfield at Richmond), 18 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes. The No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge and No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge combined for an Evernham Motorsports team-high six poles.
In 2003, Evernham teams scored 13 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. Evernham scored his eighth pole as a team owner with Jeremy Mayfield in April at Talladega.
In 2002, Evernham’s teams earned two wins, including the prestigious Brickyard 400, four poles, eight top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. Evernham also scored a non-points win and the pole in the 2002 Winston Open with Jeremy Mayfield.
Evernham has amassed seven victories, 16 poles, 54 top-five and 99 top-10 finishes as a team owner.*
First NASCAR Winston Cup Series win for Evernham Motorsports: 2001 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Elliott.
NASCAR Winston Cup Scene “Crew Chief of the Decadeâ€.
Three-Time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion (1995, 1997, 1998).
Won 47 races in the Winston Cup Series prior to becoming a team owner.
116 top-five finishes in the Winston Cup Series prior to becoming a team owner.
NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of the Year†(1999).
Built and drove Modified Division cars from 1979 through 1983 and again in 1991.
In 1983, helped bring the IROC Series back to the track after a three-year absence.
*Includes the three Winston Cup races run by Casey Atwood in 2000.Personal Facts
Birthdate: August 26, 1957
Hometown: Hazlet, New Jersey
Resides: Cornelius, North Carolina
Wife: Mary
Children: Ray J
Favorite Artist: Bruce Springsteen; Frank Sinatra; Gavin DeGraw
Favorite Movies: Any Rocky movie
Favorite TV Shows: Overhaulin’; Monster Garage
Favorite Actress: Ashley Judd
Favorite Actor: Nicolas Cage
Favorite Food: Fish and vegetables
Favorite Place to Get Away: Going to dirt races and car shows
Favorite Racing Moment: “Honestly, there are so many I really can’t choose. I’m asked this question all of the time, but how can you chose one?â€
Favorite Saying: “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour – his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear – is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and he’s exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.†– Vince Lombardi
Hobbies: While racing is his passion, Evernham also enjoys high performance cars and custom motorcycles. He often takes his bikes with him during the racing season. Evernham also enjoys reading, especially on the subject of auto racing history, boxing and running.SOURCE: www.evernhammotorsports.com~*Erin Crocker's Biography*~Erin Crocker kicks off her Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year campaign in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2006, driving the No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ram for Evernham Motorsports. She is the first female to join the Evernham Motorsports driver development program. The Wilbraham, Mass., native also will field cars for Cheerios, Betty Crocker and Hamburger Helper in the ARCA RE/MAX and NASCAR Busch Series.Crocker comes to Evernham Motorsports from the open-wheel ranks. She began her racing career in a Quarter Midget at the age of seven and is the only female to win a World of Outlaws (WoO) race.Crocker balanced her racing career with sports and academics through high school. She participated at the varsity level in soccer, tennis and lacrosse as well as being a member of the ski team. In 1997, her sophomore year of high school, she became the youngest driver to win a feature at Whip City Speedway en route to Rookie-of-the-Year honors. In 1999, she claimed rookie honors in the Eastern Limited Sprints.In 2002, Crocker posted five A-feature wins in the Mike Woodring-prepared 360 sprint. After spending the early part of the 2003 season competing in the USAC Silver Crown Series, Crocker returned to the dirt winged sprint cars. In only her third time behind the wheel of a 410 sprint car, Crocker became the first woman in the 43-year history of World of Outlaws competition to qualify for the Knoxville Nationals. She was named the 2003 Nationals’ Rookie of the Year.Crocker earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. in 2003.Crocker competed the full season in the highly-competitive World of Outlaws Series in 2004, driving for Woodring Racing. Her feature-event win came at Tulare, Calif.In 2005, Crocker joined Evernham Motorsports driver development program. She competed in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Truck Series. She made her truck series debut at Phoenix International Raceway in November 2005 and also competed at the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crocker also made four NASCAR Busch Series starts (Richmond, Dover, Memphis, Phoenix) in 2005 and started ninth in her second career race (Dover). Her best finish was 29th at Memphis. She ran a limited ARCA schedule in 2005 too, starting six races and logging four top fives and five top 10s, including two poles.SOURCE: www.evernhammotorsports.com