Nuts & Bolts - April 2, 2008
Grand Am has hired David Spitzer as the new vice president of competition where his duties will include overseeing all aspects of the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Grand Am KONI Challenge Series... VP Racing Fuels, Inc. has been selected as the Official Fuel of Quaker City Raceway... Coker Tire, the world’s largest supplier of collector vehicle tires and wheels, has obtained one of the most trusted names in drag racing, Phoenix Racing Tires... Bill McAnally Racing has partnered with Toyota that will involve the manufacturer in the NASCAR Camping World and Whelen All-American series. Two BMR diversity development drivers will receive fully funded rides in Toyota Camrys this season, including technical support. As part of the agreement, Toyota also becomes a major sponsor at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif... Rocker Sammy Hagar will serve as the honorary pace-car driver before the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on April 11 at Phoenix Int’l Raceway... Mark Kaiser, a lifelong Indianapolis resident, former drag racer and owner of Midwest Performance Hardware, has been named drag-strip consultant for O’Reilly Raceway Park... Tony Stewart has entered the fifth-annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals set for Sept. 25-27 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, marking his third-consecutive appearance at the event. Other early entrants include Ken Scrhader, Brian Shirley and Steve Francis.