X-1R Pro Cup Series Offseason “Rumor Mill” Presented by CV Products - Issue #8

Thursday, March 21 2013 @ 06:40 PM EDT

OFF SEASON REGISTERED TEAMS INCREASE BY 300%

-Improvement and growth are what officials of the CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series have been preaching all off season long, and by the looks of it this off season people in the racing community have listened. As of March 21st, two weeks from the season opening race at the Dillon (SC) Motor Speedway on April 6th, twenty-one different teams have registered during the winter months for the 2013 season with more expected throughout the year going forward. The number marks a 300% increase from where the series was a season ago at this same time.

PEE DEE 250 ENTREES AT DILLON MOTOR SPEEDWAY START TO ROLL IN

-Entrees for the Pee Dee 250 at the Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon, SC have started to roll in to the series office located in Mooresville, NC. The April 6th event marks the season opening race for the CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series, and will set the stage for a fourteen race schedule set to take place in 2013. South Carolina native Gus Dean along with veterans Rusty Skewes, Bill Plemons, and 2012 series champion JP Morgan have all filed entrees for the upcoming 250 lap event. In addition, four time series champion Clay Rogers has also filed his entry for the event driving for L & R Racing.

Rev-Oil Pro Cup Transitions to X-1R Pro Cup to Kick Off 2013 Season

Thursday, March 14 2013 @ 04:02 PM EDT

Mooresville, NC 3/14/13 - Officials from both the Championship Auto Racing Series and the X-1R Corporation are proud to announce the transition of the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series to the X-1R Pro Cup Series for the 2013 season and beyond as attention focuses on the season opening event on Saturday April 6th at the Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon, SC. The X-1R Corporation, which features environmentally safe, high performance lubricants for industrial applications, will transition into all elements of the title sponsorship status for the Pro Cup Series beginning immediately.

“X-1R, knowing about the history of the Pro Cup Series and the notable indications that the series is headed to the status it once was, spoke to us this winter about wanting to be involved to brand their products through the motorsports industry and its passionate fans. After a period of discussions it became clear that X-1R wanted to be involved at the highest level possible within the series and that obviously is the series title sponsorship status. After countless meetings and discussions with all parties involved we were able to make it a reality,” explained series owner Jack McNelly. “X-1R’s commitment is a very, very significant step in bringing this series back to the status it once was. If you factor in their commitment to the series, the series paying the best purse in the country to its competitors on the short track level, and our commitment to the communities and fans we are racing in this season, you’ve got one heck of a racing series for all to be excited about going forward.”

Far from being new to the sport of auto racing, X-1R has been a staple on the scene in both foreign and domestic sponsorship endeavors. However; title sponsorship of a series is the first of its kind for the Daytona Beach, Florida based company; and according to VP of Motorsports Marketing for X-1R, Scott Harrington, the timing couldn’t be more right.

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Wednesday, February 27 2013 @ 07:13 PM EST

FAMILIAR NAMES CONTINUE TO ROLL IN FOR 2013 SEASON

-John Gibson, a familiar name to the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series since the 2006 season, has filed his registration at the series headquarters in Mooresville, NC with plans to compete on a part time basis in 2013. The twenty-eight year old driver from Statesville, NC has forty-seven Pro Cup Series starts and over 9,000 laps of competition under his belt with a career best finish of second coming at New Smyrna Speedway just two seasons ago.

-Seven time Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series race winner Caleb Holman will once again be back in the fold in 2013 piloting the #75 Food Country USA Dodge for Henderson Motorsports. Holman, who will kick off his 2013 season at the Hickory Motor Speedway on April 20th after competing in a pair of NASCAR Camping World truck series events, hopes to get back to Edelbrock Victory Lane for the first time since September of 2011.

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Thursday, February 14 2013 @ 12:20 PM EST

ADDITIONAL VETERANS BACK IN ‘13

-Avondale, West Virginia native and reigning Air Flow Research “Rookie of the Year” winner Dalton Hopkins will be back with the series on a full time basis in 2013 after filing his registration with series officials. Hopkins took home the honors in 2012 posting four top fives and eleven top tens along the way. The nineteen year old driver will look to avoid the sophomore slump against even tougher competition as the series moves forward in series competitor growth.

-A driver looking to take the reins of the Air Flow Research “Rookie of the Year” honors in 2013 will be newly registered Eric Gerchak. Gerchak, new to the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series this season, has made several starts in the super late model ranks and competed regularly in the now defunct NASCAR Goody’s Dash Series. The Mooresville, NC, driver will fly the #21 on the side of his ride in 2013 that he acquired this offseason from fellow series car owner Wes Gonder.

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Wednesday, February 06 2013 @ 03:32 PM EST

ADDITIONAL VETERANS BACK IN ‘13

-Early registration has now concluded but teams still planning to compete in 2013 can still register their car numbers and driver via mail or fax after downloading the appropriate paperwork via the series website at www.revoilprocup.com. Teams may also come by the series office and register in person at 177 Knob Hill Rd. Mooresville, NC 28117.

-Several returning faces from a season ago will once again be on tour with the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series in 2013. Joey Jones and Stacy Puryear, piloting a car out of the Wes Gonder Racing (WGR) stables, have both filed their registrations with the series and made their plans to compete once again. Joey Jones will again fly the #53 on the side of his Jones Sitework Inc. Chevrolets, while WGR will make the switch from the familiar #33 to #17 for the upcoming season.

-Seventy-one year (71) year old veteran Mike Williams, a series competitor since the 2001 season, will also be back with the series in 2013 with a new car he purchased from fellow series car owner Wes Gonder this off season. The face of “old school racing”; Williams has made thirty-three starts over his Pro Cup Series career all coming along the way while fielding his own car and building his own engines. The same can be said about the year ahead.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

-Pro System Brakes and Air Flow Research are a pair of returning supporters once again this season. Air Flow Research, will sponsor the 2013 Rookie of the Year honors, awarding $3,000 cash to the highest finishing registered rookie in the final championship standings at the season ending banquet. In addition to the above mentioned returning sponsors, CV Products has joined the series as the official presenting sponsor of the Pro Cup Series Facebook page, as well as the current “Rumor Mill” article during the offseason that will then transfer to the “Series Notebook” during season.

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Thursday, January 31 2013 @ 11:43 AM EST

ADDITIONAL DRIVERS, ADDITIONAL COMPETITION

-Registration for the 2013 season is ramping up with several drivers and teams taking advantage of receiving the cost of their driver’s license fee waived when they register their team and car number before Thursday, January 31, 2013.

-Coleman Pressley, son of former NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner Robert Pressley, has registered the #59 with the series with plans to compete in 2013. The younger Pressley was the 2010 UARA Series and has made several NASCAR Nationwide Series starts with his best finish of 12^th coming at Nashville Superspeedway driving for JR Motorsports in 2010.

-The 2012 series champion J.P. Morgan will be back again to defend his title in 2013 once again piloting the #23 SoldbyJackieMorgan.com Chevy Impala throughout the entire fourteen race campaign. Last season, Morgan scored wins in seven of the fourteen events never finishing worse than fourth en route to his championship.

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Wednesday, January 23 2013 @ 04:55 PM EST

VETERAN AND ROOKIE IN 2013

-Tyler Young becomes the first full time driver from the 2012 season to register for the 2013 season. Young, originally from Midland, Texas before relocating to North Carolina, scored his first career series victory last season at Hickory on April 21. Young will be back with the series once again for a majority of the 2013 schedule in addition to several NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts.

-Brady Boswell continues the series expansion of drivers hailing from the state of Georgia in 2013. Boswell from Watkinsville, Georgia will pilot his family owned Boswell Motorsports #2 machines for the entire 2013 Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series campaign.

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