Ricky Carmichael – No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Race Recap
Venue: Dover International Speedway (1 Mile Oval)
Circuit: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Race 6 of 25)
RACE: Dover 200 (200 Laps, 200 Miles)
Date: May 14, 2010
Start: 35th – Finish: 4th

RACE RECAP:

• Despite enduring a weekend filled with bad luck, Carmichael battled his way from the rear of the field to score his career-best finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Dover International Speedway.
• A short time into the first practice session of the weekend, a lead weight bounced off of the track and through the grill of Carmichael’s No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet, breaking through the radiator, cutting the oil lines and causing a major fire to erupt. The Turner Motorsports crew worked feverishly to repair the truck and get Carmichael back onto the track.
• Limited track time during practice proved to be an enemy for Carmichael as he lost control of his truck during his first qualifying run, hit the wall and was forced to go to a back up truck for the race and begin from the 35th position.
• The first caution flag flew only four laps into the Dover 200, but in that short time, Carmichael was able to gain 10 positions on the competition. Despite Carmichael feeling loose on entry, the crew opted to stay out.
• Carmichael came down pit road to the attention of the Monster Energy Chevrolet Pit Crew on lap 21 during the race’s second caution with complaints of tight handling conditions on his truck. “It’s like my tires have 800-pounds of air pressure right now,” Carmichael said. The crew gave him four fresh Goodyear tires, made an air pressure adjustment and went down two rounds on the track bar. At the re-start of the race, Carmichael was ready to make his move from the 19th position.
• By the third caution, Carmichael was the first truck one lap down to a powerful Kyle Busch, but received the “lucky dog” and regained his spot on the lead lap. By this point, he needed more grip in the truck and was battling rising water temperatures. The crew gave him four tires, made an air pressure adjustment and removed tape from the nose to bring the water temperature down.
• When the fourth caution flag flew on lap 84, Carmichael was pleased with the adjustments that had been made on his Monster Energy Chevrolet. “It’s still a little tight in the center, but the adjustments you made on the last stop are definitely working. It’s a little slow to get going, but was really strong about 10 laps in,” Carmichael said. He re-started the race in the 16th position.
• The No. 4 returned to pit road on lap 122, under the 6th caution of the race for a full load of fuel and four fresh tires. From this point, the Monster Energy Chevrolet would be good on fuel until the end of the race.
• By the next caution, Carmichael was running in 18th place, but his lap times were faster than the four trucks ahead of him. He continued to pick off his competitors one by one before returning to pit road on lap 192 when the 9th caution flag of the race flew.
• Carmicchael re-started in 13th place, when skillful moves and great communication from his spotter helped him slice through a wreck on the re-start and gain six positions – moving him into 7th place in preparation for the first attempt at a Green-White-Checkered finish.
• The Dover 200 closed only two laps later on lap 204 and saw Carmichael take the checkered flag in fourth place – a career-best finish for the AMA champion.

Aric Almirola won the Dover 200. Carmichael’s Turner Motorsports teammate James Buescher took the second-place finish as Justin Lofton and Todd Bodine joined him in the top-five.

FAST FACTS:

• The caution flag flew ten times during the 200-lap event.
• Carmichael will return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday, May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. The race can be seen on SPEED TV, or heard on PRN Radio beginning at 7:30 pm Eastern time.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: On the emotion of his highest career finish in NASCAR – “I’m almost in shock. I’m happy for myself, but most of all I’m happy for this team. This is why you never give up. Honestly, it was a horrible weekend from the first incident in the first practice when we hit that lead. This team never gave up – they never do – we got a little luck and came out with a career best.”

“This finish makes all of the hard work worth it and it helps me a lot as a driver. I’ve always been pretty mentally strong, and that helped me a lot in motorcycles. We battled a lot of adversity this weekend, but this just shows that you have to stay positive and never give up.”
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No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
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Ricky Carmichael – No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Race Recap
Venue: Kansas Speedway (1.5 Mile Tri-Oval)
Circuit: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
RACE: O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Race 5 of 25)
Date: May 2, 2010 (167 Laps, 250.5 Miles)
Start: 7th – Finish: 12th

RACE RECAP:

• Ricky Carmichael and the No. 4 Monster Energy team headed to Kansas Speedway, looking to capture a solid finish and continue their strong showing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings. Carmichael, making his second start at the Midwest track, dialed in his Chevrolet during two practice sessions on Saturday and established his position inside the top-10 competitors.
• During the qualifying session to determine the starting line-up for Sunday’s race, Carmichael laid down a lap of 32.316 seconds at 167. 100 mph to place the Monster Energy truck in the seventh position.
• Starting from the inside of row four, Carmichael held his position as two quick caution flags slowed the pace of the field in the first 17 laps. The Florida native radioed to crew chief Mike Fritts that the No. 4 Chevrolet was “a little too snug.”
• Carmichael restarted on lap 21 from sixth-place and quickly battled with teammate James Buescher. The Turner Motorsports teammates swapped positions as the third caution waved on lap 28. Fritts called Carmichael to pit road and the Monster Energy pit crew changed four tires, added fuel, and made an air pressure adjustment to help loosen the Chevrolet. Quick work by the crew allowed Carmichael to pick up one position, restarting from sixth-place on lap 32.
• Over the next 10 laps, the caution flag was displayed two more times for multi-truck accidents on the racetrack. Carmichael continued to hustle his Monster Energy truck, breaking into the top-five and restarting from the third-position on lap 47.
• A 50-lap caution-free run ensued, allowing Carmichael to feel out the handling conditions of his Chevrolet during a long run. Carmichael communicated to Fritts that he was facing a “loose in, tight off” condition, as the Monster Energy truck slipped back to the 10th position. Green-flag pit stops began around lap 82 and three laps later, Carmichael came to pit road for four tires, fuel, and an air pressure adjustment.
• As the 36-truck field cycled through green-flag pit stops, Carmichael regained his 10th position until the caution came out for the sixth time on lap 98. With threatening weather in the area, the Monster Energy team not only raced their fellow competitors but also the storm. Restarting on lap 103, Carmichael was scored in the seventh position, but started to lose grip as the temperatures cooled.
• The storm, full of rain, lightening, and hail, arrived at Kansas Speedway on lap 114, placing the Truck Series under a red-flag condition for 90 minutes. After the officials dried the track, the field returned to racing action. As soon as pit road was opened, Carmichael came to the attention of his Monster Energy team once again for four tires, fuel, track bar and air pressure adjustments. Carmichael had to return to pit road the next lap to finish the track bar adjustment and top off with fuel.
• Restarting from 15th-place on lap 120, Carmichael continued to fight and jumped up to the 12th position in only two laps. The final 47 laps were completed under green-flag conditions, allowing the field to spread out, hindering Carmichael to improve his position even more. As the checkered flag flew, Carmichael crossed the finish line in 12th-place.

Johnny Sauter won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250. Ron Hornaday Jr., Todd Bodine, Brian Ickler, and Johnny Benson completed the top-five finishing positions.

FAST FACTS:

• The caution-flag was displayed seven times, accounting for a total of 37 laps.
• Carmichael dropped one position in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings, to eighth-place. Carmichael is only two points behind seventh-place Jason White and 38 points behind fifth-place Johnny Sauter.
• Carmichael and the Monster Energy team will take one week off before returning to racing action at Dover International Speedway, on Friday, May 14, 2010. The green-flag will drop shortly after 5 PM Eastern and can be seen on a tape-delayed basis at 7:30 PM Eastern on SPEED.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: “Track position seemed to be key during the race. Once you got in the right spot, it seemed like you could just hold onto it. On the restart right before the red flag, I didn’t get a very good start and got hung up on the outside and lost some spots. We had a solid top-10 truck so it’s a little frustrating that we didn’t get that finish at the end. But all in all, it was a good day and a solid points day for my Monster Energy Turner Motorsports team. We’ll keep working at it and head to Dover.”
-TMS-

Media Contact:
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Media Relations Account Manager
No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
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The Gillette Young Guns Join Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Other Racing Stars in a Return to the Dirt in Support of Four Children’s Hospitals

Wednesday, June 9 Live on HBO Pay-Per-View

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (April 20, 2010) – On Wednesday, June 9, the most celebrated dirt track in all of motorsports will host the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream. Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will once again be the site of the all-star dirt Late Model race featuring more than 25 world renowned drivers as they battle for dirt supremacy on the half-mile clay oval, all of which will be presented live to the entire nation on HBO Pay-Per-View® with proceeds from the telecast supporting four of the nation’s top children’s hospitals:

• Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis: www.RileyChildrensHospital.com
• Cincinnati Children’s: www.CincinnatiChildrens.org
• Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.: www.LevineChildrensHospital.org
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.: www.StJude.org

The sixth annual event will be headlined by the Gillette Young Guns: Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano. All will join Tony Stewart, the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and owner of Eldora Speedway, and many others including fellow Sprint Cup champions Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth. All will pilot 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out over 800 horsepower.

The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT) with an immediate replay. HBO Pay-Per-View’s racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View® is the leading supplier of event programming in the pay-per-view industry. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org or www.HBO.com.

And beyond the new charity element, this year’s Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream will be a team event. There will still be an individual race winner, but there will now be a race within the race, with the field broken up into four teams, each representing a children’s hospital:

• Team Riley: Bowyer (captain), Ryan Newman, J. Gordon, Brian Vickers, A.J. Allmendinger, Kenny Wallace and Ron Capps.
• Team Cincinnati: Kahne (captain), Logano, Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Bill Elliott and Cruz Pedregon.
• Team Levine: Busch (captain), Johnson, Kenseth, David Reutimann, Dave Blaney and Marcos Ambrose.
• Team St. Jude: Hamlin (captain), Edwards, Robby Gordon, Ken Schrader, Aric Almirola, Ricky Carmichael and Ray Evernham.

Each hospital will receive a donation, with the payout breakdown as follows:

• Winning team receives 45 percent of net money raised.
• Second-place team receives 25 percent of net money raised.
• Third- and fourth-place teams each receive 15 percent of net money raised.

The lowest team score wins, and only the top-five drivers from each team will be scored. For example, if Team Riley has finishes of first, fourth, seventh, 11th and 18th, respectively, from its top-five drivers, its score will be 41. In the event of a tie, the sixth driver will be scored.

“We wanted to shake things up a little bit this year,” said Stewart, who has won the Prelude to the Dream three times since its inception in 2005. “The team concept adds another level of excitement because there’s now a race within the race. As individual drivers, we all want the big trophy at the end of the night. But it’s cool knowing that battles for fourth and fifth and even 11th and 12th will make a big difference for what children’s hospital ends up with the big check.

“We plan to raise a lot of money for all of these hospitals, no matter where their teams finish. Since HBO Pay-Per-View began televising the Prelude in 2007, we’ve been able to help a lot of deserving charities, and helping children has always been a part of that mission. With this format, we feel we can raise more money than ever before. We’ve always set a goal to raise $1 million. We haven’t been able to reach that goal yet, but with this year’s Prelude where we have a race within a race, I think we have our best shot yet to reach that magic number.”

The four charities – Riley Hospital for Children, Cincinnati Children’s, Levine Children’s Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – all cater to the medical needs of children.

The five previous Prelude to the Dreams have collectively raised more than $2.5 million. With each year’s event gaining significant stature and mainstream interest, Stewart’s goal is to have the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream raise $1 million, with the proceeds impacting the four charities.

“It’s an ambitious goal, especially in this economy” admits Stewart. “But if we don’t shoot for a number that is a true difference-maker, we’re not ever going to reach it. That’s our goal, and me and everybody else associated with this event is going to do everything we can to meet that goal. Now, we just need everyone out there to purchase the event, enjoy all the action going on at Eldora, and know that their dollars are going to a very worthy cause.”

“We are pleased to return this season as the entitlement sponsor of this unique race,” said Michelle Potorski, associate marketing director, Gillette North America. “This year we are launching the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide and we and all the Gillette Young Guns look forward to doing our part to help raise funds and awareness for all the charities involved and making this year’s event a success.”

Drivers from all types of disciplines, some with lots of dirt track experience and others with hardly any, will participate in hot laps, qualifying, heat races and a 30-lap feature, all of which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

“This is the fourth year in a row we’ve been able to bring live action from Eldora into living rooms across the country,” said Tammy Ross, vice president and general manager, HBO Pay-Per-View & Sports. “This year’s addition of drivers competing on teams brings a whole new dimension to the broadcast, with the big winners being the hospitals they’re representing and the fans at home.”

With no points and no pressure, the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream is a throwback race, allowing drivers to step back in time and compete for the reasons they all went racing in the first place – pride and a trophy. And they’ll do it on the same surface that racing legends A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti competed on nearly 50 years ago.

Other interesting storylines include:

• Fifty Racing Titles Represented at the Prelude: A total of 50 major championships have been won by drivers in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream: Sprint Cup [12] – Elliott (1988), J. Gordon (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), Stewart (2002, 2005), Kenseth (2003), Johnson (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); IROC [3] – Harvick (2002), Kenseth (2004), Stewart (2006); Nationwide Series [6] – Harvick (2001, 2006), Vickers (2003), Edwards (2007), Bowyer (2008), Busch (2009); IndyCar Series [1] – Stewart (1997); NHRA Funny Car [2] – Pedregon (1992, 2008); SCORE Off-Road [6] – R. Gordon (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2009); AMA 125 National [3] – Carmichael (1997, 1998, 1999); AMA 125 East Coast SX [1] – Carmichael (1998); AMA 250 National [6] – Carmichael (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); AMA 250 Supercross [5] – Carmichael (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006); U.S. Open of Supercross [3] – Carmichael (200, 2001, 2005); WSXGP 250 Supercross [1] – Carmichael (2005); MXdN [1] – Carmichael (2005).
• Dirt Veterans vs. Dirt Neophytes: Stewart, J. Gordon, Kahne, Newman, Blaney, Bowyer, Elliott, Schrader and Wallace grew up on dirt tracks, while Vickers, Busch, Harvick, Almirola, Hamlin and Logano spent the majority of their racing upbringing on asphalt.
• What Happens When a Drag Racer has to Turn the Steering Wheel?: Capps is a 14-year veteran of the NHRA and Pedregon is a 16-year NHRA driver, where straight-line runs over 300 mph are commonplace. They’ll have to turn right to go left as they sling their dirt Late Models around Eldora.

For those who want to see the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream in person, tickets are available online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com or by calling the track office (937) 338-3815. Act fast – the race has sold out in each of its five previous years.

Media members planning to cover the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream can apply for credentials online at www.TrueSpeedCommunication.com. All credential requests must be submitted by May 28, 2010. Complete event information can be found in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream online media kit at www.TrueSpeedMedia.com.

Snapshots of each charity supported by this year’s Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream are as follows:

• Riley Hospital for Children (www.RileyChildrensHospital.com): As one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana’s first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, more than 250,000 inpatient and outpatient visits are made to Riley Hospital from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital’s partnership with Clarian Health and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine make it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana’s children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents.
• Cincinnati Children’s (www.CincinnatiChildrens.org): Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, a not-for-profit hospital and research center, is consistently ranked as one of the best pediatric centers in the nation. It is one of only 10 children’s hospitals in the United States to make the Honor Roll in U.S. News and World Report’s 2009-10 America’s Best Children’s Hospitals issue. Cincinnati Children’s is ranked No. 1 for digestive disorders and is also highly ranked for its expertise in respiratory diseases, cancer, neonatal care, heart care, neurology/neurosurgery, diabetes, orthopedics, kidney disorders and urology. One of the three largest children’s hospitals in the U.S., Cincinnati Children’s has more than one million patient encounters each year. Cincinnati Children’s has a long history of research discoveries that have changed the outcome for children. In recognition of the quality and promise of its research, Cincinnati Children’s is one of the top two recipients of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health. President Barack Obama in June 2009 cited Cincinnati Children’s as an “island of excellence” in health care. For its achievements in transforming health care, Cincinnati Children’s is one of six U.S. hospitals since 2002 to be awarded the American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize for leadership and innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care. The hospital is a national and international referral center for complex cases.
• Levine Children’s Hospital (www.LevineChildrensHospital.org): Levine Children’s Hospital is a 234-bed hospital in Charlotte, N.C, located on the main campus of Carolinas Medical Center. Since opening in December 2007, the hospital has grown to include more than 30 pediatric specialties and has already received national distinction by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” for treatment of kidney disorders.

  Levine Children’s Hospital is also home to the Ricky Hendrick Centers for Intensive Care, which support pediatric intensive and cardiovascular surgery patients. Additional distinctions include organ and bone marrow transplants; pediatric dialysis; interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery; heart-lung bypass capabilities for newborns and pediatric patients; an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit; and 24/7 emergency services. Levine Children’s Hospital is the most comprehensive facility of its type between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. – meaning most children no longer need to travel outside of the region to receive the care they need.

  Most recently, Levine Children’s Hospital announced the formation of the Carolinas Kids Cancer Research Coalition, a group of eight of the region’s most dedicated nonprofit organizations committed to supporting pediatric cancer research and services at Levine Children’s Hospital.

• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.StJude.org): St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering research and treatment of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Ranked the No. 1 pediatric cancer hospital by Parents magazine, St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children, and has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world. St. Jude has developed research protocols that helped push overall survival rates for childhood cancer from less than 20 percent when the hospital opened to almost 80 percent today. St. Jude is the national coordinating center for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. In addition to pediatric cancer research, St. Jude is also a leader in sickle cell disease research and is a globally prominent research center for influenza.

  Founded in 1962 by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world, publishing more research articles than any other pediatric cancer research center in the United States. St. Jude treats more than 5,400 patients each year and is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. St. Jude is financially supported by thousands of individual donors, organizations and corporations without which the hospital’s work would not be possible. In 2010, St. Jude was ranked the most trusted charity in the nation in a public survey conducted by Harris Interactive, a highly respected international polling and research firm.
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Ricky Carmichael/ NO. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Race Recap
Venue: NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY (1.333-Mile D-Shaped Oval)
Circuit: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race: Nashville 200 (Race 4of 25)
Date: April 2, 2010 (150 Laps, 200 Miles)
Start: 19th – Finish: 15th
POINTS: 7th

RACE RECAP:

• Friday at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was the first of several one-day-shows for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The morning practice session started off in the right direction for the Monster Energy Race Team with Carmichael posting the sixth fastest time.
• The final practice for the Truck Series started 30 minutes after the first practice ended. Five laps into the practice Carmichael felt something on the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was off balance and began to make his way to pit road. But before he could the truck spun out of control making contact with the wall in turn two. The damage forced the team to a back up. Due to the fast and matriculate work of the Monster Energy Racing Team Carmichael was back on the track in just 19 minutes in the new chassis.
• Qualifying for the Nashville 200 took place Friday afternoon and Carmichael qualified in the 19th position.
• The drop of the green flag was displayed before the beautiful night time sky. “The truck is tight,” said Carmichael on lap 20 while running in 18th spot.
• The first of two caution flags waved on lap 32 for debris in turn four. Carmichael brought the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet down the pit lane to the attention of his crew. They jumped into action changing all four tires, added fuel and made an air pressure adjustment before sending Carmichael on his way. He restarted in the 15th position on lap 37.
• Over the next 40 laps Carmichael struggled with the tight race truck. “I don’t have any grip,” said Carmichael while running 17th. “I am trying every line I can to make something happen.”
• The tight condition persisted and Carmichael was unable to hold the leaders off which resulted in going a lap down just before the team’s second pit stop of the night. On lap 97, while under green conditions, Carmichael drove the Monster Energy Chevrolet down pit road to the attention of his crew. They added fuel, changed all four tires and made a slight track bar adjustment before sending him back out onto the track.
• Several laps later the second and final caution waved for a wreck on the frontstretch. Once again Carmichael hit pit road for service. The Monster Energy Racing Team added fuel to the No. 4 Chevrolet and sent him on his way. He restarted in the 14th position on lap 110.
• “Keep doing what you are doing,” said Crew Chief Mike Fritts on lap 119. “You just ran your fastest lap of the night.”
• For the final 31 laps Carmichael battled his way in and out of the top-15 falling back to 16th position on lap 140. But Carmichael was determined to finish in the top-15 and passed for the 15th position on the final lap of the race.

Kyle Busch won the Nashville 200. Kevin Harvick, Ron Hornaday Jr., Timothy Peters and Todd Bodine rounded out the top five finishers.

FAST FACTS:

• Carmichael’s 15th place finish in the Truck Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was the team’s third top-15 finish of the season. It was his ninth Top-15 finish of his young Truck Series career.
• The caution flag flew two times for 10 laps during the 150 lap event.
• The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off for the next four weeks and resume action Sunday, May 2nd at Kansas Speedway. However, no rest for Carmichael and his Monster Energy Racing team. They will take to the track in two weeks for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Re/Max and Menards events at Texas Motor Speedway and the following week at Talladega Superspeedway.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: “I am proud of my crew today. They worked extremely hard to get this truck ready to race after I wrecked the primary in practice. They all deserve a pat on the back. The truck was tight all night and I tried every line I could to make up for it. I would be lying if I didn’t say today was frustrating. But we will head to Kansas in a couple of weeks and get back to finishing in the top-10.”
-TMS

Media Contact:
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Media Relations Account Manager
No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
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Ricky Carmichael – No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Race Recap
Venue: Martinsville Speedway (.526 Mile Oval)
Circuit: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
RACE: Kroger 250 (Race 3 of 25)
Date: March 27, 2010 (250 Laps, 131.5 Miles)
Start: 12th – Finish: 10th
Points: 7th

RACE RECAP:

• Rain showers moved over Martinsville Speedway just as the second practice was beginning Friday afternoon. The drizzling rain never ceased and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) qualifying was canceled. The field for the Kroger 250 was set by the 2009 NCWTS Owner Points Standings according to the NASCAR rule book. The Monster Energy Chevrolet started in the 12th position.
• By lap five Carmichael had moved into the 11th position and radioed in to his crew “I need to turn a little better in the center, but the truck is really good.”
• The first of 11 cautions came on lap 28 for a spin in turn three while Carmichael was battling for 13th position. “Keep after it,” said Crew Chief Mike Fritts under caution. “We will make adjustments during our next pit stop.”
• Over the next 45 laps Carmichael drove the Monster Energy Chevrolet into the top-10. The second caution came out on lap 75 for a spin in turn one. During the caution Carmichael hit pit road for service. The Monster Energy Racing Team changed all four tires and added fuel before sending him on his way. He restarted in ninth on lap 79.
• “Truck is really good,” said Carmichael on lap 93 during the fourth caution. “I am just trying to be patient.” He restarted in the eighth position. Several laps later Carmichael ran his fastest lap of the race.
• A caution for debris on lap 135 brought out the sixth caution. Carmichael hit pit road for service from the Monster Energy Racing Team. They changed all four tires, added two cans of fuel and made an air pressure adjustment before sending Carmichael back out. He restarted in 12th position after several competitors chose not to pit under the caution.
• On lap 146 Carmichael, who was running the high line, was battling for position with rookie Austin Dillon when Dillion hit the inside curb in turn three sending his truck into the side of Carmichael. The No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was sent spinning between turns three and four collecting damage on the front and rear of the truck before coming to a stop.
• Carmichael drove the damaged Monster Energy Chevrolet down pit road to the attention of his crew. They jumped into action repairing the damage on the left front and left rear of the truck with baseball bats, sawzalls and bare bond in hand. Carmichael returned to the track in 21st position, one lap down to the leader.
• Luckily, the next caution waved two laps later for a wreck on the back stretch awarding Carmichael with the lucky dog award. He returned to the lead lap on lap 156 still in the 21st position.
• Over the next 20 laps Carmichael beat and banged his way back to the 11th position. “I know it is not as good as it was before the wreck, but I have seen you race bikes with bent handlebars before,” encouraged Crew Chief Fritts. “You can get this truck back into the top-10.” Carmichael agreed while running under the ninth caution and restarted in the 11th position.
• During the final 50 laps Carmichael fell all the way back to the 15th position after being hung on the outside during a restart, but never gave up. On the final lap of the race he made the pass to secure the 10th place finishing position.
• It was the team’s second top-10 finish of the season and moved Carmichael up five spots to seventh in the Truck Series point standings.

Kevin Harvick won the Kroger 250. Ron Hornaday Jr., Brian Ickler, Timothy Peters and Johnny Benson rounded out the top five finishers.

FAST FACTS:

• Carmichael’s 10th place finish in the Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway was second top-10 finish of the season. It was his fourth Top-10 finish of his young Truck Series career.
• The caution flag flew 11 times for 66 laps during the 250 lap event.
• Next up for the No. 4 Monster Energy team is the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Nashville Superspeedway Friday, April 2nd.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: “That was a hard fought 10th place finish, but I am happy to just finish in Martinsville. I am so proud of this team for fixing the damage on the Monster Energy Chevrolet so quick after the wreck. It could have been a lot worse than it was, but they never missed a beat. We got lucky for the caution to come out as quickly as it did after that restart and get the lucky dog. It is not every day you can say you were lucky at a race track especially this one. I keep thinking what a difference a year makes. I came here last year and had a rough introduction to Martinsville. Today was a great finish and great points day for my Turner Motorsports crew.”
-TMS-

Media Contact:
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No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
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Ricky Carmichael – No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Race Recap
Venue: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.5 Mile tri-oval)
Circuit: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
RACE: E-Z-GO 200 (Race 2 of 25)
Date: March 6, 2010 (130 Laps, 200 Miles)
Start: 12th – Finish: 6th

RACE RECAP:

• Sunny skies and chilly temperatures blanketed Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) Saturday morning as Carmichael qualified the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet in the 12th position.
• Just following the drop of the green flag Carmichael radioed into his crew, “the truck is awesome” as he made his way into the top-10.
• Carmichael wasted no time making up for lost ground on pit road. By lap 40 he had worked his way into the 13th spot. “I need it to be freed up on the next stop” radioed in Carmichael to his crew on lap 47. The next pit stop would come sooner than expected when the second caution waved for debris on lap 54.
• Carmichael made his way down pit road to the attention of the Monster Energy Racing Team. They changed all four tires, added fuel and made a wedge adjustment before sending the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevy on its way. He restarted in 15th position with 73 to go in the race.
• Over the next 50 laps Carmichael used both the high line and low line to work his way up to eighth position. “It is a little free, but we nailed turns one and two,” he radioed into the crew.
• As the race winded down Carmichael, running in the seventh position, was one lap from being forced to stop under green for fuel when the final caution waved for debris on lap 113. “That caution could not have come at a better time,” said Crew Chief Mike Fritts.
• Carmichael drove the Monster Energy Chevrolet down pit road for the last time. The Monster Energy Racing Team jumped into action changed all four tires, added fuel and made an air pressure adjustment before sending him out in sixth place.
• During the final 14 laps Carmichael proved he was here to race with the big boys and scored a sixth place finish. It was Carmichael’s career best finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Kevin Harvick won the E-Z-GO 200. Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola, Steve Wallace and Todd Bodine rounded out the top five finishers.

FAST FACTS:

• Carmichael’s sixth place finish in the Truck Series race at AMS was his career best.
• The caution flag flew six times for 27 laps during the 130 lap event.
• Following the race at Atlanta Carmichael flew to Daytona to commentate the Supercross event that evening. Sunday he hosted the first ever Ricky Carmichael Amateur Supercross Championship at the famed track and on Monday he will preside over the inaugural Ricky Carmichael University riding school.
• Next up for the No. 4 Monster Energy team is the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway Saturday, March 27.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: “That finish was huge for this team. After Daytona I knew we needed to finish this race and not take home a wrecked truck. But we didn’t just want to finish we wanted to show them we are here to stay this season. I think we did a good job of doing that. All weekend this team worked hard in practice to make this truck better. We didn’t qualify as good as I hoped we would, but I knew it would be good in the race. To be able to overcome the adversity on pit road and finish as strong as we did makes for a good day. I hate we have two weeks off now, but we will be ready come Martinsville.”
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Media Contact:
Amanda Jones Ellis
Media Relations Account Manager
No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
Cell: 731.697.0396
Amanda.ellis@turnermotorsportsllc.com

Ricky Carmichael – No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet Race Recap
Venue: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile tri-oval)
Circuit: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race: Nextera Energy Resources 250 (Race 1 of 25)
Date: February 13, 2010 (100 laps, 250 miles)
Start: 4th – Finish: 29th

RACE RECAP:

• The running of the Truck Series season opener in Daytona was delayed until Saturday evening after heavy rain showers plagued the speedway. All action scheduled for Friday was canceled due to the weather.
• Thursday evening under unusually cold conditions in Florida, Carmichael cranked out the fourth fastest qualifying effort of the night. His lap of 176.343 earned him his fourth career top-five qualifying effort.
• Just following the drop of the green flag a multi-truck wreck brought out the first caution before the field could complete one lap. “The truck feels good,” said Carmichael as he restarted in second spot on lap eight.
• Carmichael wasted no time making a move to the front. By lap nine he was challenging for the lead before settling into fifth place by lap 12.
• The No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was working the highline running in eighth position when the second caution waved on lap for fluid on the track on lap 20. “The truck is just right,” said Carmichael as he made his way down pit road to the attention of his team. The Monster Energy Racing Team jumped into action changing all four tires and adding two cans of racing fuel. Carmichael restarted in fifth position after picking up two spots on pit road due to the fast work of his pit crew.
• Just as the race was playing into the hands of the Monster Energy Racing Team disaster struck when the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was being aero- pushed from behind by another competitor. Carmichael was unable to slow the truck down before barely touching the rear of the No. 33 truck. The tap caused Hornaday to get loose and turn into the outside wall collecting Carmichael and others in the process.
• The No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet sustained heavy damage to the front and rear of the vehicle with smoke bellowing from the radiator. After taking a closer look at the carnage the team was unable to repair the Monster Energy Chevrolet and retired from the event on lap 32. Carmichael finished in the 29th position.

Timothy Peters won the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Todd Bodine, Dennis Setzer, Jason White and Matt Crafton rounded out the top five finishers.

FAST FACTS:

• Carmichael’s fourth place starting position for the Truck Series race at Daytona was his fourth career top-five starting position.
• The caution flag flew seven times for 33 laps during the 100 lap event.
• Next up for the No. 4 Monster Energy team is the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday, March 6.
• Carmichael will be in the booth calling the action for the Indianapolis Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship event Saturday, February 20. Check out the action on SPEED starting at 8:00 PM EST.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: “Obviously, this is not how we wanted to start off the season. The No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was a rocket ship. I was getting pushed from behind and we had an incredible run going in the outside lane. I had my foot on the brake trying to slow the truck down, but there was nothing I could do to stop it. The next thing I know I was tapping the back end of Hornaday’s truck and turning him into the wall. After that we had nowhere to go. It was an unfortunate night for all of us. I hate it for everyone involved and for my guys. The truck was fast and they knew we were here tonight.”
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Media Contact:
Amanda Jones Ellis
Media Relations Account Manager
No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
Cell: 731.697.0396
Amanda.ellis@turnermotorsportsllc.com

Ricky Carmichael – No. 4 Monster Energy Toyota Race Recap
Venue: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile tri-oval)
Circuit: ARCA Racing Series Presented By RE/MAX and Menards
Race: Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 (Race 1 of 20)
Date: February 6, 2010 (80 laps, 200 miles)
Start: 14th – Finish: 7th

RACE RECAP:

• Saturday afternoon under windy conditions Turner Motorsports driver Ricky Carmichael started his fourth career ARCA Racing Series event. The No. 4 Monster Energy Toyota rolled off 14th and wasted no time making a charge toward the top-10.
• The first of six cautions that waved during the afternoon came out on lap six for a multi-car wreck. While running in the 10th position Carmichael radioed into his crew. “It’s tight and then wants to snap loose,” he said. Veteran crew chief, Butch Hylton, agreed and assured his driver the problem would be fixed during the next pit stop. The field restarted on lap 16.
• The caution flag flew three times during the next 25 laps for accidents on the track, resulting in red flag conditions on lap 26. Just before the red flag Carmichael radioed in the No. 4 Monster Energy Toyota was handling better. Following the red flag conditions he made his way down pit road to the attention of his Monster Energy Racing Team. They added two cans of fuel and added tape to the front grill to add down force. He restarted in the 7th position.
• On lap 68 Carmichael showcased his driving ability when two vehicles in front of him tangled. The Tallahassee native made it through the incident with no damage in the 9th spot.
• Over the final 12 laps Carmichael drove the green and black entry to the high line and back to the low line searching for the fastest moving lane advancing to the 7th position.
• Coming to the checkered flag Carmichael raced door-to-door with IZOD INDY Car Series star, Danica Patrick, scoring the 7th spot as he crossed the finish line.

Bobby Gerhart won the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. Mark Thompson, John Wes Townley, James Buescher and Patrick Sheltra rounded out the top five finishers.

FAST FACTS:

• Carmichael scored his best ARCA Racing Series finish during the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. Before Saturday afternoon’s event his best finish was 17th at Rockingham last season.
• Despite starting in the 14th position Carmichael remained in the top-10 for more than 50 percent of the race.
• The caution flag flew six times for 36 laps during the 80 lap event.
• Next up for Carmichael is next week’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona Friday, February 12. He will pilot the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet for Turner Motorsports.

RICKY CARMICHAEL: “Our main goal today was to log laps and gain seat time. We accomplished that. But I could never get the car to suck up to the car in front of me in the draft like I wanted. I am confident if I had been able to do that my Truck Series teammate (James Buescher) and I could have hooked up and went to the front.”
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Media Contact:
Amanda Jones Ellis
Media Relations Account Manager
No. 4 Monster Energy /Ricky Carmichael
Cell: 731.697.0396
Amanda.ellis@turnermotorsportsllc.com

Carmichael to Return to the No. 4 in 2010

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 27, 2010) – Continuing to show support to a remarkable athlete that over the years has done more to elevate the Monster Energy brand in the world of action and motorsports than any other, the Monster “M” claw will grace the green and black No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado of Ricky Carmichael in the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Joining forces with Turner Motorsports, LLC, Carmichael will compete in the entire 25 race NCWTS.

In the history of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), no other rider has won as many championships (15) and races (150) as Carmichael, earning him the nickname the Greatest of All-Time (the GOAT). He was also a record five-time AMA “Rider of the Year.”

The 30-year-old Clearwater, Florida native competed in 16 NCWTS races last season for Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) scoring two top-10 finishes before moving over to Turner Motorsports for the final two Truck Series races of the year, where he drove the No. 31 Chevrolet. He also piloted a KHI entry in two ARCA Racing Series presented by REMAX and Menards races in 2009.

Carmichael will wheel the Monster Energy sponsored truck in all 25 NCWTS events. In addition he will steer a Monster Energy Chevrolet in nine ARCA races, beginning with the season opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. “Monster has been a sponsor of mine for five years,” said Carmichael. “So it’s really an honor for them to continue to expand their motorsports efforts with me. I learned so much as a driver working with Kevin (Harvick) last year. He encouraged me to make the jump to Turner Motorsports because of the number of races I was going to be able to compete in. I know seat time is the key for me becoming a successful driver. Last season was a great year for me, but I am really looking forward this season.”

“We’re quite pleased to be back in NASCAR and supporting Ricky in 2010,” said Nick Gagliardi, Monster Beverage COO. “Ricky has been instrumental in making Monster Energy the No. 1 energy drink in America, and as we help him to reach his goals in racing, he’s going to help us in the marketplace with an entirely new sales and marketing program we’ve structured around him.”

Mike Fritts, who served as Carmichael’s crew chief in his first stock car endeavor in 2007, will again assume the role as crew chief for the 2010 season. The No. 4 Monster Energy team is locked in for the first five races of the season based on last season’s championship points.

For more information on Turner Motorsports or Ricky Carmichael visit RickyCarmichael.com and TeamTurnerMotorsports.com.

About Monster Energy:
Monster Energy supports the scene. Be it, MX, SX, surfing, BMX, go-karts, pit bikes, mountain bikes, PWC racing, off road, rally, insane distance jumping, MotoGP, road racing, supermoto, FMX, skate, rock crawling, wake, surf, snow “name it” seems athletes and bands are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out the types – Original Monster Energy, Lo-Carb Monster, Monster Assault, Monster’s fruit juice hybrids dubbed Monster Khaos, Monster M-80 and Monster MIXXD, the ground-breaking Java Monster and X-Presso Monster premium coffee & cream drink line supercharged with Monster Energy’s blend, 3 oz. Monster Hitman Energy Shooters, Monster Import, and the new nitrous oxide injected Nitrous Monster. Everybody running the Monster Energy Mammoth MX will be diggin’ ‘em – so will you. On the Net at MonsterArmy.com and MonstErenergy.com.

About Turner Motorsports:
Turner Motorsports, LLC, established in 1999, embarks on its inaugural full season in NASCAR competition. Co-owned by Texas natives Steve and Sandra Turner, the racing organization is operated out of a 30,000 square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C., which houses two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet entries piloted by James Buescher and Ricky Carmichael. In addition, Turner Motorsports fields part-time entries in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards, with Carmichael behind the wheel and a full-time USARacing Pro Cup Series team with driver Logan Ruffin. For more information on Turner Motorsports, visit TeamTurnerMotorsports.com.
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MORGANTOWN, W. VA. – MX Sports, producer of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, is pleased to announce the formation of two new and exciting opportunities for amateur riders. The inaugural Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross Championship will take place on Sunday, March 7 at Daytona International Speedway, and on Monday, March 8, Carmichael will then host Ricky Carmichael University, the first public riding school ever hosted by the 15-Time AMA National Champion.

Both events will take place after the Daytona Supercross By Honda on Saturday, March 6, where those amateur families will have the opportunity to see the best stars in AMA Supercross, such as Chad Reed and James Stewart, battle in America’s toughest, most challenging Supercross event of the year.

“This is an unprecedented opportunity for amateur racers to ride at Daytona International Speedway,” said Tim Cotter, director of MX Sports. “Every horsepower buff knows what Daytona stands for. It is the heartbeat of the racing universe, and now amateur riders will have the opportunity to race on these storied grounds and learn from the Greatest of All-Time.”

“I’m super pumped to be involved with this,” said Carmichael, a five-time Daytona Supercross By Honda champion. “I feel like Daytona is one of my racing homes, and to be able to give back to the sport like this will be awesome. You never forget your roots. For the riders, this is an amazing opportunity to race on the Daytona track. I’m really looking forward to sharing my knowledge with them.”

MX Sports will organize the event by utilizing their nearly 30 years of experience operating the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch. The class structure will include 25 classes for youth riders on 50cc bikes all the way up to vet and senior classes. The race will follow a supercross format, using heat races and last-chance qualifiers to seed the field of riders into a main event in each class. Unlike the Loretta Lynn Ranch format, riders do not need to qualify at other races in advance in order to participate in the Daytona event. Full online signup information is posted on MXSports.com.

While amateur riders have competed at Daytona before, the Ricky Carmichael University event on Monday, March 8, is an unprecedented opportunity. The Ricky Carmichael University will feature the legendary Supercross champion and his team sharing exclusive riding secrets during a one-day-only Supercross camp on the Daytona track. It marks the first time amateur racers have had the opportunity to tap into the techniques and skills of the Greatest of All-Time.

The amateur track will run a basic layout similar to the Daytona Supercross By Honda with changes made to accommodate amateur and youth riders. Amateur riders and their families are encouraged to come down early and camp on the Daytona infield, where hookups are available.

“Both of these two events are great additions to our busy motorcycle schedule,” Daytona International Speedway President Robin Braig said. “Our Supercross course is legendary around the country and it’s a special opportunity for these amateur riders to test their skills on it, as well as learn from a legend such as Ricky Carmichael.”

Full information on the race and riding school is available at MXSports.com.

About MX Sports
MX Sports, Inc. is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based motocross production company. The group coordinates the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, which includes a national qualifying program consisting of 52 Area Qualifying races held annually from February through May and 12 Regional Championship races conducted in June at select motocross facilities across the country. The national championship event is held during the first week of August at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. For more information, please visit MXSports.com.