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Ganassi shuts down No. 40 team

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today that due to a lack of sponsorship funding it will cease operation of the team’s No. 40 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dodge driven by Dario Franchitti beginning this weekend in Daytona.  “This is a difficult decision for Felix and I that did not come without its share of anguish,” said Team Owner Chip Ganassi.  “In this tough business environment continuing to run the car without proper funding has become increasingly difficult.”  CGRFS is committed to Franchitti’s continued stock car development and are currently in discussions with him on his racing options with the team which could include running the balance of the 2008 Nationwide season in the No. 40 Fastenal Dodge.  (From ChipGanassiRacing.com)

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to sponsor Franchitti at New Hampshire

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today it has partnered with Activision and its long-time sponsor Target to have Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the latest installment from the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, on Dario Franchitti’s No. 40 Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 29.  Franchitti will be making his debut in the Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire in the fading yellow to red Target/Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Dodge.  The 2007 IndyCar champion has nine starts this season in his rookie campaign in the Cup Series and the No. 40 Dodge currently sits 39th in the 2008 owner points standings.

"I love video games and actually have versions of Guitar Hero that I play on my bus and at home.  To have Target, Activision and Aerosmith on my car for the New Hampshire race is pretty cool.  Who doesn’t love Aerosmith’s music; it’s perfect for getting ready for the side-by-side, non-stop action of NASCAR racing," said Dario Franchitti.  (From ChipGanassiRacing.com)

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No. 40 out of All-Star race

With driver Dario Franchitti still on the mend, the unsponsored No. 40 Chip Ganassi Racing team will withdraw from the NASCAR Sprint Showdown non-points event, which is scheduled for Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a Chip Ganassi spokesman confirmed.  With the car not having sponsorship for the all-star event and with Franchitti still nursing the injury, the decision was made to withdraw. Franchitti will be re-evaluated to see if he can drive in the Coca-Cola 600 next week.  The team will have sponsorship from Nintendo's newest video game, "Wii Fit," along with Target, at Charlotte. It also cannot afford to miss the race or it would be in danger of not making future events where qualifying is rained out. The team currently is 38th in owner points. (From SportingNews.com)

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Nintendo Wii to sponsor Indy 500 and Coke 600 cars for Chip Ganassi

May 14, 2008 // Chip Ganassi Racing Teams announced today it has partnered with Nintendo and its long-time sponsor Target, to have Nintendo’s newest video game, Wii Fit, as the sponsor of 1,100 miles of auto racing on Sunday, May 25. Nintendo and Wii Fit become the primary sponsors on Alex Lloyd’s No. 16 Dallara Honda in the Indianapolis 500 and later in the day along with Target on the team’s No. 40 Dodge in the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C.  By sponsoring the Wii Fit 1,100, Nintendo follows Target as one of the only sponsors that will have cars competing in both races as Target has Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon starting one-two in the Indy 500 and Reed Sorenson competing in his third Coke 600   The 500 mile Indianapolis 500 is the longest race on the IndyCar Series schedule while the 600 mile Coca-Cola 600 is the same in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. (From ChipGanassiRacing.com)

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Marlin in for Franchitti at Darlington

Chip Ganassi Racing officials have confirmed that Sterling Marlin will replace the injured Dario Franchitti in next weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington. Marlin tested the No. 40 Ganassi Dodge this week at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where teams ran in preparation for the All-Star weekend and the Coca-Cola 600, but thus far the series veteran has only been confirmed for next Saturday's Cup race.  The 50-year-old will attempt to qualify at a track where he has been on pole twice in the past, and claimed two Cup victories in 1995 and 2002, the latter driving for Ganassi.  Franchitti's status continues to be evaluated on a weekly basis according to team officials. The Scot had a carbon fiber brace fitted last week but he will complete just two weeks out of the car next Saturday, following his crash in a Nationwide Series race at Talladega.

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Schrader to drive No. 40 Dodge at Richmond

April 29, 2008 // Ken Schrader acknowledged Tuesday he has agreed to drive the No. 40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge in Saturday night's Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. Schrader replaces injured Dario Franchitti, who is sidelined with a broken ankle from a violent wreck during last Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ganassi Racing confirmed Schrader's status Tuesday afternoon. Schrader qualified third in Haas CNC Racing's No. 70 Chevrolet and finished 42nd in Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega. Johnny Sauter is slated to drive the No. 70 for Haas this week. (From SportingNews.com)

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Montoya, Sorenson swap crew chiefs

Juan Pablo Montoya and his teammate Reed Sorenson will swap their crew chiefs from the next Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega, Chip Ganassi Racing officials announced on Tuesday. Montoya will work alongside Jimmy Elledge, who has been the only crew chief Sorenson has had in his Cup career. Elledge, who is married to Dale Earnhardt Jr's sister and manager Kelley, has been working at Ganassi since 2003, when he served as crew chief for Casey Mears before switching to Sorenson's No. 41 team in 2006. Meanwhile Montoya's former crew chief Donnie Wingo will start work with Sorenson at Talladega. No changes were announced for Dario Franchitti's team, which remains outside the top 35 in the owners' standing. (From AutoSport.com)

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Martinsville Speedway: pre-race notes (3/28/08)

Friday's qualifying saw Jeff Gordon win the poll for the race with a speed of 96.288mph. Also on the front row is Denny Hamlin.

Kyle Petty, John Andretti, Tony Raines, and Joe Nemechek did not qualify for the race.

NASCAR has said no to David Reutimann, 26th in the points, on points swap with #44 car that is 34th place in the points. NASCAR is only going to do a point swap if a merger occurs.

Elliott Sadler says he does not know how he injured his back. He expects to race on Sunday, but if he can't go, Dennis Setzer (practiced Sadler's Cup car at Martinsville) will most likely be his replacement.

Greg Biffle says that he is 90% sure that he is going to stay at Roush. "We're really just in the fine-tune negotiations [stage]," Biffle said. "I think we're coming along fairly well. It hasn't been a top priority, but we've been communicating back and forth about what we'd like to see in a contract -- appearances and the way it's structured and different things.

TUMS announced today that it will be the sponsor of Martinville Speedway's October 19, 2008 Sprint Cup series race – The TUMS QuikPak 500. In addition to the TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway, TUMS will serve as an associate sponsor of the No. 40 and 41 Dodges for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates throughout the 2008 season. The TUMS logo will appear on the B-post and rear quarter panel.

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Kennametal to Sponsor Franchitti at Martinsville and Texas Motor Speedway

CONCORD, N.C. - March 25, 2008 - Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today an expansion of their current partnership with Kennametal (NYSE: KMT) to include primary sponsorship for the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in Martinsville and Texas on the No. 40 Dodge Charger driven by NSCS and Nationwide Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year points leader Dario Franchitti.

"Through our long partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, I have developed a deep respect for the hardworking team and their successful operation," said Kennametal Inc., Chairman, President and CEO Carlos Cardoso. "Kennametal is a global company, so I am especially pleased to see that NASCAR is gaining popularity internationally with more of our customers and employees around the world showing increasing interest. One thing is certain," he concluded, "Our company is really looking forward to watching Dario in the No. 40 Kennametal Dodge!"

A longtime CGRFS partner, Kennametal supplies tooling and machining technology to CGRFS’ Charlotte and Indianapolis-based racing shops. In addition they provide the team’s engineers and machinists a myriad of opportunities to further refine their skills in order to gain optimum performance through Kennametal’s internal university program.

“Over the past eight years Kennametal has played an extremely important role within our race teams in both Charlotte and Indianapolis,” said Team Owner Chip Ganassi. “Like us, they strive to be the global leader in their field, and we’re happy to increase our involvement with them and help build their brand at the race track with Dario.”

The Edinburgh, Scotland native will contest the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway March 30th and the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 6th in the No. 40 Kennametal Dodge, and is a perfect fit for the global company which delivers its products through employees in over 60 countries. (From ChipGanassiRacing.com)

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