Nuts & Bolts - May 7, 2008
Former Champ Car driver Alex Figge has joined Tafel Racing as co-driver of the team’s No. 73 Ferrari F430 GTC in the American Le Mans Series with owner/driver Jim Tafel... The rained out April 26 O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series event at Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora, La., has been rescheduled for June 8... Aztec (N.M.) Speedway and McCook (Neb.) Speedway will feature IMCA-sanctioned modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars in weekly programs through 2012... Williston Basin (N.D.) Speedway will host the World of Outlaws Late Model Series July 13 as part of the series’ Wild West Tour... Sen. Elizabeth Dole (Rep.-N.C.) will serve as honorary race director for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., May 25... Michael Waltrip Racing added Terry Bassett to the staff as vice president and chief marketing officer. Bassett joins with more than 20 years of sports-marketing experience, including time with International Speedway Corp. and Penske Motorsports... Strutmasters.com has signed with South Boston (Va.) Speedway to sponsor the NASCAR Camping World East Series event May 31... The Goo Goo Dolls will perform for the Miller Lite Rock ‘n Racing concert at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard July 26. The concert is free with the $15 gate admission for the event... The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Missouri High Banked Nationals, which fell victim to severe weather over the weekend, has been rescheduled for Sept. 12 at U.S. 36 Speedway in Osborn, Mo.