Previously, bires drove competitively for jtg daugherty racing, jr motorsports, and braun racing in the nationwide series. Bires has been a mentor to kenseth, 20, who has nascar aspirations. Kelly is hands down one of the most down to earth, solid people i have ever met. Sep 27, 2009 what does it take to become a nascar crew chief. Former nascar driver kelly bires hopes to get more renovation projects like this 1950sera pickup truck from the molson beer company in canada. Finished 22nd in the points in his second full season in cup, with four top10 finishes, including three in the last 12 races of the year. Zipadelli, 45, was promoted from car chief to crew chief in 2007. Kelly has been on the nascar beat fulltime since 20, and joined racer as chief nascar writer in 2017. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Wood brothers racing is an american professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the monster energy nascar cup series. He has three career starts at texas motor speedway with two top20 finishes to his credit. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Kerry earnhardt do you ever wonder what ever happened to some nascar drivers of the past. His first assignment was with kelly bires at the no.
He most recently drove parttime for go green racing in the nascar sprint cup series and nationwide series. In 20, bires became crew chief for the late model team of matt kenseths son ross kenseth. Kelly bires, 179, ford, team kyle, archie st hilaire, august 25th, 1984, mauston, wi. Brad keselowski nascar driver page stats, results, bio. Each crew had a large pit board, onto which they would chalk instructions and information such as the cars position in the race, the number of laps to go, estimated fuel remaining and so forth. Other notable drivers that lettow coached over the years include nascar drivers david stremme, kelly bires, ted musgrave and tony raines, in addition to wisconsin speedsters steve holzhausen, scott hansen and the late pat schauer. Previously, bires drove competitively for jtg daugherty racing, jr motorsports, and braun racing in. The team was formed in 1950 by eponymous brothers glen and leonard wood.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for kelly bires on. Jennifer jo cobb born june 12, 1973 is an american professional stock car racing driver and team owner. Bires ready for 1st nationwide start nascar news crash. Kelly bires nascar xfinity series results, statistics and car numbers. While he will be listed as an arcacra super series driver based on his. Bires will hope to make a splash in his debut with this race team, so he should challenge the top 20 again in saturdays oreilly auto parts 300. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Jeremy mayfield, former nascar racer, busted for meth. Loganos crew chief shoulders blame, explains postrace. Nascar results, statistics, drivers, manufacturers and car numbers for pete kelly owner.
Rantings of a nascar chick insane rantings of a nascar obssessed teenager. Kelly bires deal with td racing held unfair restraint of. Chase miller stephen leicht kelly bires brad coleman kyle krisiloff dj. Kansas can get bires, jtg daugherty racing back on track kansas city, kan. After spending years working for some of the biggest names in nascar, juneau county native kelly bires has returned home to help local drivers. Larry bettinger frank bickford fred bickford mike biechman william bignotti kurt binkley dan binks steve bird kelly bires john birosh justin bischoff. Bires will make his first start of the season for the small go green racing team this weekend at texas. I dont know if hes still doing this, but in 20, kelly bires became ross kenseths late model crew chief. Below is a list of nascar industry twitter accounts to help you find your favorite drivers and tracks to follow. Kelly girl sutton, a nascar goodys dash series woman driver. Jr motorsports releases kelly bires from the 88 car. Click on the site to see kelly bires s career results at that track glossary. Nascar driver salary and career advice chegg careermatch.
Kelly bires espn nascar now phone interview 2009 youtube. Nascar racer opens shop in lyndon station regional news. Indepth statistics and driver information for all the drivers that ever raced in the nascar cup series. Nascar jr motorsports releases kelly bires from the 88 car. Driver kelly bires 2009 nascar nationwide series results. Lettow was helping his friend pat schauer in 1981, schauers first in asa competition. Fantasy nascar racing cheat sheet is not owned, affiliated or sanctioned by nascar national association for stock car auto racing. April 2011 nationwide series archive jayskis nascar silly. He began competing in national karting events at age 12. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
The organization has released 25yearold kelly bires from his contractual driving duties of the no. Watch live races and get the nascar schedule, race results, rumors and more on. As spokesperson for car care canadas be car care aware campaign, williams brings her experience as a race car driver, educator, safety advocate and promoter to the canadian public. Wisconsin nascar driver roster milwaukee journal sentinel. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Maustons kelly bires goes from driver to crew chief west allis kelly bires needed a change of pace from the startandpark lifestyle. Chris buescher nascar driver page stats, results, bio. He was just a casualty of the driver development era in nascar when the money was flowing and everybody was in a race to find the next jeff gordon, just like so many others. Nascar, or the national association for stock car auto racing, is the largest sanctioning body for stock car racing in the united states. Kelly bires owner kelly bires racing performance, llc linkedin. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27. Jul 09, 2016 kelli stavast is a veteran racing reporter and host currently working with nbc. Sep 28, 2009 kelly bires is a successful nascar driver who previously signed a driver agreement with waltom since sold to td racing development. In more ways than one, kelly williams is like one of her race cars, strategically driving her way forward at highspeed.
Kelly bires stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. Kelly bires driver of the rab racing ford stands on the grid during the. Bathurstwinning engineer lands crew chief role with nascar champ. Official chris buescher nascar driver page with latest stats, race results, videos, news, photo galleries, team information, bio and more. Richard allen craven born may 24, 1966 is an american stock car racing analyst and former driver who currently works for fox nascar. Nascar s most popular driver didnt really make the impact he wanted during his first year on the circuits most powerful team. Driver kelly bires 2012 nascar sprint cup results racing. Kennington competes fulltime in the nascar pintys series in canada.
Grandfather ralph eury and ralph earnhardt were close friends. Nov 02, 2011 jeremy mayfield busted for meth chris graythengetty images cbsap authorities say former nascar driver jeremy mayfield was arrested tuesday night on drug charges. So when he was offered a fulltime gig as crew chief with ross kenseths late. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Having no owners points, the team was forced to qualify on time for the first five races of 2007. He was a top nascar prospect, finally getting a top tier chance in jr motorsports equipment. Kelly bires owner kelly bires racing performance, llc. Kelly bires to debut for jrm at homestead autoevolution. Bires began karting at sugar river raceway in brodhead, wisconsin at age 9.
He won several regional titles and two national championships. Kelly bires driver of the suave chevrolet speaks with crew chief tony eury sr during. Michael mclaughlin born october 6, 1956 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Nascar sprint cup series regular jamie mcmurray, driver of the no. Kelly bires stats at xfinity tracks since june 9, 2007. Nascar drivers, teams, tracks, media twitter accounts the. A nascar driver is a professional race car driver for the national association of stock car auto racing nascar, which sanctions and governs hundreds of stock car races year round at racetracks across the country. During the early decades of nascar stock car racing, the driver and pit crew relied on visual signals to communicate. Driver kelly bires 2008 nascar nationwide series results. His two cup titles came with tony stewart 2002, 2005, with whom he also won the.
Kelly bires inspects the frame of a car at his shop in lyndon station on tuesday. Bires becomes latest casualty of jr motorsports development talk about having the rug pulled out. He also scored several wins and top5 points finishes in the points standings in the nascar busch series. Nascar s most popular driver didnt really make the impact he wanted during his first year on the circuits most. Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Kelly bires gets set for his first nationwide series start with jr motorsports in the second round of the year a young driver is about to drive. Kelly bires born august 25, 1984 in mauston, wisconsin is a nascar race car driver. With nascar coverage moving over to that network for the remainder of the 2015 season, youll be seeing a lot more. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Kelly bires runs his own fabrication shop, crew chiefd ross kenseth matts son in 20.
Remember, the late dale earnhardt had two sons, and not long after dale earnhardt jr. Kyle krisiloff is senior director of music and entertainment at indianapolis motor speedway. Driver kelly bires 2007 nascar busch series results. Kelly bires stats, race results, wins, news, record. Feb 16, 2008 robert bootie barker iii born in halifax, virginia is a popular crew chief in the nascar sprint cup stock car racing series. Getting hired as a nascar driver theres no set formula for getting hired as a nascar driver, but there are ways to improve your chances.
December 2009 nationwide series archive jayskis nascar. And now, among the heavier aspects of 2016s nascar like certain ceos endorsing presidential candidates, much todo made over a driver who just cant get enough of dipping down into the. Click on the site to see kelly bires s career results at that track. Not like, say, my anger at kevin harvick for wrecking joey logano, or my anger at kyle busch for. Who is booty barker in nascardid he ever drive yahoo. His supercars experience encompasses stints at tickford racing, kelly racing, garry rogers motorsport, and paul morris motorsport, winning. It is behind large racing series such as the sprint cup series. A native of east haddam, connecticut, he most recently. Nascar collects advanced statistical metrics to measure performance.
Nicknamed magic shoes, mclaughlin was a perennial fan favorite, winning the most popular driver award in 1997. Kelly bires wanted to put a positive spin on the performance of the no. Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for kelly bires s nascar career. In the last race of the season, jr motorsports will debut its 20102011 driver, kelly bires, at the homesteadmiami speedway season finale. The lowstress way to find your next nascar driver job opportunity is on simplyhired. Average finishes for kelly bires in the nascar xfinity series. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Bires opened kbr performance in the lyndon station industrial park earlier this year. Superlate model driver steve apel talks with kelly bires, a crew chief and. Bires technical expertise has been valuable in the transition from driver to crew chief, considering he built his own cars at the start of his career racing wisconsins short tracks. Nascar iracing on tv has real benefits for majeski. A look at the drivers and teams expected to compete regularly in the monster energy nascar cup series in 2017, with the drivers 2016 points finishes and comments from.
Among other provisions, bires agreed to pay a 25% royalty on future racerelated earn ings to waltom for a period of ten years following the time in which he ceased driving on the waltom team. Official brad keselowski nascar driver page with latest stats, race results, videos, news, photo galleries, team information, bio and more. Driver rich loch puts the finishing touches on his car before a session. Gets a new crew chief in pemberton, who comes over from michael waltrip racing. Kelly bires born august 25, 1984 in mauston, wisconsin is an american stock car driver. Photos from 2019 slinger speedway season opener journal sentinel. Kind of like how brett bodine is the pace car driver for nascar. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season.
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