Corey LaJoie to Make Nationwide Series Debut with TBR/SLR Teams

Tommy Baldwin Racing announced the continuation of a partnership formed last season with TeamSLR (Scott Lagasse Racing) to field the #8 Chevrolet Camaro in at least 15 races this season.

Lagasse's sponsorship with the Boy Scouts of America and HybridLight is a continuation from his previous efforts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Teaming up with Lagasse will be crew chief Brad Parrott, who has worked with some of the most successful teams in NASCAR.

"We formed a partnership with TBR (Tommy Baldwin Racing) which allows us the ability to gradually transition our team into the NASCAR Nationwide Series over two seasons," Lagasse said. "We competed in three races at the end of last season to begin the building process, evaluate our weaknesses and sharpen our focus for 2013. We believe that this will be the best approach for our organization as well as our existing marketing partners."

"We are glad to have SLR back with us this year," Tommy Baldwin, Jr. said of the partnership. "Scott is a very talented race car driver who has a bright future in this sport."

Sharing the driving duties of the No. 8 car with Lagasse will be NASCAR K&N Pro Series East star, Corey “Supershoe” LaJoie. LaJoie, the son of two-time Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie, has been racing since the age of five with much success leading in to his Nationwide Series debut. Notably, LaJoie holds the honor of being named one of NASCAR’s Next 9 drivers and has had very successful showings in the K&N Pro Series East. LaJoie held the most wins and top-five finishes last season and was runner up in the NKNPSE championship battle.“I couldn’t be more excited to open this new chapter in my career with Tommy Baldwin

Racing and TeamSLR,” says LaJoie. “I’m looking forward to getting this opportunity to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and hopefully we can build on getting something big for 2014.”

“Just like Ryan Blaney, Corey Lajoie is going to make an impact in our sport in the future. We are proud to get his career started in the Nationwide Series with the hopes of bringing him to the Cup level in the near future,” said TBR team owner Tommy Baldwin, Jr.

LaJoie is scheduled to make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Dover International Speedway on June 1st 2013.

- 140 BUZZ Tommy Baldwin Racing Press Release

TBR Hoists SANY America Into NASCAR

Tommy Baldwin has been gradually building his race team since 2009. He's endured a fledgling economy and has managed to maintain a presence in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Now, he's seeing his patience and hard work pay off.
  
Tommy Baldwin Racing today announced that the building continues, as they introduce SANY America to NASCAR as a major sponsorship partner for 2013.With Dave Blaney at the wheel, SANY America will serve as the primary sponsor on the No. 7 Chevrolet SS for 14 Sprint Cup Series events and associate partner for 22 races, starting with the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 3rd. The relationship was forged with the help of Al Heinke, owner of Mohawk Construction and co-owner of TBR.

Started in 1989 by college roommates, SANY is now the sixth largest industrial equipment company in the world. With global sales of their cranes, concrete pump machinery, excavators, and other heavy-duty equipment, they reported revenues of over $12 billion US in 2012. 
  
SANY America opened its doors in Peachtree City, Georgia in 2007 as a division of SANY. All of the units they sell in the United States are designed specifically for the US market, using well known globally produced components, and are backed by an above-industry-standard two-year/4,000 hour warranty. Since opening in the U.S. two years ago, SANY America has sold over 150 cranes to customers across the country through selected dealers.

Team owner, Tommy Baldwin, Jr. is excited about opportunities that lie ahead  for both companies. "As an organization, we're proud to have brought a new company into NASCAR. Both TBR and SANY America are achieving a milestone together. We're looking forward to being able to show them great benefits that a NASCAR sponsorship can offer."


"We're excited to start this venture with Tommy Baldwin Racing and NASCAR," said Kyle Nape, vice president of global sales and marketing at SANY America. "Many of our customers are NASCAR fans, so this partnership is a great way for us get our name out there. We're looking forward to a great season with a great team."

About SANY:
SANY America is a manufacturer of heavy equipment, including crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes, crawler excavators and port machinery. SANY America has an operations, assembly and research and development center in Peachtree City, Georgia. Globally, SANY is a leader in the manufacture and sale of hoisting equipment, concrete machines, road machinery, port equipment, excavators, mining equipment, pile-driving machinery and wind turbines. SANY employs more than 70,000 people around the world. For more information, please visit their website.

-140 BUZZ Tommy Baldwin Racing Press Release

Jimmie Johnson To Compete In Nationwide Race at Phoenix

Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will compete in the March 2 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway for JR Motorsports, general manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller announced today.

Johnson will drive the No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. This will mark Johnson’s first Nationwide Series race since finishing second in a JR Motorsports car at Watkins Glen International on Aug. 13, 2011. Johnson is a four-time winner at Phoenix in the Sprint Cup Series, where he drives the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

“I appreciate Junior letting me run one of his cars,” said Johnson of his Hendrick Motorsports teammate and JR Motorsports owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. “My goal is to make my team owner so proud that, perhaps, he’ll invite me back more often than once every two years.

“In all seriousness, this is a great opportunity for me to get more familiar with the new configuration at PIR. Not only do we race there twice in Cup, but both races are in crucial spots on the schedule for Team Lowe’s Racing. I appreciate JR Motorsports and Great Clips giving me this opportunity, and I hope to not disappoint my team owner.”

Johnson has competed in 92 Nationwide Series races, 64 of which came during his full-time campaigns in 2000 and 2001. He has one victory (Chicagoland Speedway on July 14, 2001), 24 top-10s and two pole awards.

Great Clips, the world’s largest hair salon brand, announced earlier this month its partnership with JR Motorsports by way of a 28-race sponsorship agreement. The Phoenix event on March 2 was part of the original 28-race package, but it was to be driven by Brad Sweet. With Johnson now filling the seat at Phoenix, Sweet has been added to the June 15 event at Michigan International Speedway, bringing the Great Clips package to 29 races. Kasey Kahne and Sweet will share most of the workload in the No. 5 Chevrolet. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a Great Clips-sponsored No. 88 Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway in the Aaron’s 312 on May 4.

- JR Motorsports Press Release

Former NFL Linebacker Bill Romanowski Joins NASCAR’s Swan Racing​

Romanowski’s health supplement company to sponsor No. 30 Toyota for ten races



Bill Romanowski, who played 16 seasons in the NFL, has signed on as a minority-owner of Swan Racing, a fulltime competitor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.  The retired NFL star joins forces with upstart team owner Brandon Davis, who is leading Swan into its first full racing season.  Romanowski’s health supplement company, Nutrition53, also signed on as a team sponsor and will be the primary sponsor for ten races on the No. 30 Toyota driven by David Stremme. Nutrition53 will have an associate sponsor position on the car for the other 26 races. 



“Bill Romanowski understands what it takes to win, which makes him a perfect fit at Swan Racing,” said majority owner Brandon Davis.  “Bill is the only linebacker to start in five Super Bowls, and he did it playing for four different teams.  His leadership skills and approach to successful competition will help Swan Racing become a championship contender.”



“I am thrilled to jump into the NASCAR world as a part owner and as a sponsor,” said Romanowski.  "Brandon has a vision for how to build a championship contender and I’m eager to be part of it.” 



“I’m also excited about the integration of Nutrition53 products with NASCAR nation.  As Americans are relentlessly attempting to embrace healthier lifestyles, Nutrition53 can help NASCAR fans, drivers, crew and media promote weight loss, memory improvement and rejuvenation through better sleep," said Romanowski.



Romanowski started in an astounding 243 consecutive games – highlighted by 5 Super Bowl appearances as a linebacker – and was selected twice to the Pro Bowl.  He played for the San Francisco 49ers, 1988-1993; Philadelphia Eagles, 1994-1995; Denver Broncos, 1996-2001; and Oakland Raiders, 2002-2003. 



Romanowski is founder and CEO of Nutrition53, which markets a line of supplemental health drinks and vitamins developed by a team of doctors, scientists and nutritionists to help with weight loss, energy, mental performance and sleep.  The products include:

• Lean1, a high performance nutrition shake designed to boost healthy, rapid weight loss without hunger.

• Multi1, a daily performance multi-vitamin that provides a complete range of 24 vitamins and minerals.

• Neuro1, a mental-performance shake that increases circulation and blood flow for maximum brainpower.

• Sleep1, a natural sleep aid that makes sleep inviting, easy and rejuvenating. 



“I’m getting on the Lean1 and Neuro1 programs starting immediately,” said Stremme.  “Physical and mental fitness is definitely part of success on the track. I’m looking forward to making Nutrition53 products part of my daily routine.”



Nutrition53's Lean1 nutrition shake will be the primary sponsor for Swan's pit crew.  The Lean1 pit crew will be the leanest, meanest, fittest pit crew in NASCAR.



Nutrition53 products can be purchased at over 10,000 retail outlets across the country and at www.nutrition53.com.  Lean1 also is available at Smoothie King locations everywhere.



Nutition53 will be featured on the No. 30 Toyota as the primary sponsor for 10 Sprint Cup races in 2013, which include:  Texas (April 13), Charlotte (May 26 and October 12), Pocono (June 9 and August 4), Sonoma (June 23), Daytona (July 6), New Hampshire (July 14 and September 22), and Atlanta (September 1).



“Nutrition53 products will be used by the Swan Racing team to help them compete at a consistently high level for the full length of the grueling NASCAR schedule,” said Romanowski. 

 

Swan Racing is a stock-car racing team that competes fulltime in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.  The team is owned by oil and gas executive Brandon Davis and former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski.

- Swan Racing Press Release

Rusty Wallace Racing to Put the No. 66 Back on Track

Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC announced today that the organization will make a return to the NASCAR Nationwide Series, campaigning the No. 66 Ford Mustang in a limited 2013 campaign.

At the helm of the No. 66 car will be 25 year-old Steve Wallace. Wallace, a perennial top-ten competitor in NNS competition, scored his third-straight top-ten finish in NNS points in 2011. The same year, Wallace made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut, capturing a lead-lap top-20 finish in the Daytona 500.

Backing a portion of the effort will be Charlotte, NC-based mortgage and real estate firm, Richard Tocado Companies. Tocado will serve as primary sponsor of the No. 66 Ford Mustang beginning with the May 2013 NNS event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with additional events to be named later.

Founded in 1999, Richard Tocado Companies has a nationwide network of Realtors and loan officers dedicated not only to helping race fans save money, but also to providing them with a great mortgage and real estate experience. Fans will soon be able to take advantage of a special Rusty Wallace Racing Incentive Program, by visiting the Richard Tocado website at http://www.homewithrichard.com. The site will also include exclusive video content and giveaways featuring Rusty and Steve Wallace.

Noted team owner, Rusty Wallace, “We’re really excited to have the Richard Tocado Companies on board with our team. In this economy, everyone is looking for ways to save money and Richard Tocado has done just that for a lot of folks. We’re looking forward to helping race fans have a great mortgage and real estate experience.

“We’re also excited about getting back to a little bit of racing. I think we all learned a lot over the last year or two and we’re looking forward to having the opportunity to show it. Our goal for 2013 is to compete in 10-15 events. We’re looking forward to growing our relationship with the Richard Tocado Companies and are very positive about what the future holds.”

- Rusty Wallace Racing Press Release

United Mining Equipment Stakes Claim in Tommy Baldwin Racing for 2013

                     

Day Two of TBR's 7in7 Welcomes United Mining Equipment Aboard the No. 36 Chevrolet SS

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) announced today that United Mining Equipment (UME) will be a primary sponsor on JJ Yeley's No. 36 Chevrolet SS for three races in 2013. The Butler, PA-based company will be on board for both races at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the annual summer race at Kentucky Speedway.

Team owner Tommy Baldwin, Jr. is happy to bring new sponsors to NASCAR's top level. "United Mining Equipment tested TBR and NASCAR out at Homestead-Miami Speedway last year and really liked what they saw. By expanding their program this year emphasizes that our program and NASCAR can work for any business category."

"We at United Mining Equipment are huge NASCAR fans," says President and CEO Don Simms. "Partnering with TBR gives us an opportunity to connect with other NASCAR fans within the mining industry."


About United Mining Equipment:
United Mining Equipment (UME) has been developing, repairing and supplying long wall equipment for 20 years. Together with their sister company PittLite they now offer low cost, leading technology cap lamps throughout the mining industry. UME has locations and representatives around the globe to better service the industry.


- 140 BUZZ Tommy Baldwin Racing Press Release

Golden Corral Renews its Partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing in 2013

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) announced that Golden Corral will return to the organization in 2013 as a primary sponsor on the No. 36 Chevrolet SS to be driven by J.J. Yeley at the four super speedway races. This will mark the third year that the Raleigh, N.C. based company has been a partner with TBR.
Driving the No. 36 Chevrolet SS will add to an already impressive resume for Yeley. The Phoenix, Arizona native has driven in the Indianapolis 500, won the elusive USAC “Triple Crown,” and works tirelessly with several charitable causes across the country.

Also returning is the popular “Top 10 Kids Eat Free” promotion. Each time the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet SS finishes in the top 10, Golden Corral will offer a one day “Kids Eat Free” promotion called “J.J.’s Mondays” on the Monday immediately following the top-10 event. Details of the offer include:

· Free kids buffet with an adult buffet purchase at regular price at participating locations.

· Limit of two free kid’s meals per adult buffet purchased.

“We are pleased to be back at the super speedway races with the No. 36 team. We’re pulling for some top 10 finishes so that we can share our Top 10 Kids Eat Free promotion with race fans,” said Shelley Wolford, Vice President of National Marketing and Media at Golden Corral.

“It’s awesome to have Golden Corral back on the No. 36 Chevrolet SS for the superspeedway races in 2013,” says team owner Tommy Baldwin, Jr. “We are excited for the return of the Top 10 Kids Eat Free promotion and the exciting promotions we have in store for the fans this season.”


- 140 BUZZ for Tommy Baldwin Racing, Press Release