The FASCAR Classic Series will officially kick off its 2nd Season of racing with a Double Header at the Daytona Int’l Speedway starting on Saturday, Feb 19th in the Nationwide Series (DRIVE4COPD 300) and then ending Sunday, Feb 20th in the Cup Series (Daytona 500).
During the off season we added in 3 NEW Drivers to the Classic Series and we also added in 5 more races to the schedule which now means 15 races for the 2011 Season. The Season Finale was moved from the Charlotte Motor Speedway to the Phoenix Int’l Raceway a week before the FASCAR Head 2 Head Series Season Finale.
Let’s do a quick review of last season.
Linda Schmaltz is our Defending FASCAR Classic Series Champion. Linda was the only driver to win 3 races and was the only driver to win Back 2 Back race in 2010.
Angie Ebach finished the season 2nd with 2 wins in the Cup Series. Angie was the only driver to win a pole and then the race. Angie was the only Adult driver to win a pole in 2010.
Wendal Ebach finished the season 3rd with 1 win in the Nationwide Series. Wendal had a season high 8 Top 5’s & had 7 consecutive top 5’s in 2010.
Austin Ebach finished the season 4th with 2 wins & 2 poles. Austin was our 1st winner in the FASCAR Classic Series at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 2/28/2010.
Jospeh Cardwell finished the season 5th with 1 win in the Truck Series. Joseph was the only driver from the South to win a FASCAR Classic Series race in 2010.
Mychal Cardwell finished the season 6th with 0 wins. Mychal was the only driver to have 3 pole awards in 2010.
Megan Ebach finished the season 7th with 1 win & 1 pole.
Katie Cardwell finished the season 8th with 2 poles.
Vincent Cardwell finished the season 9th with 1 pole.
Julie Cardwell races in the final two races of the season.
Now let's take a look at the drivers rides for the 2011 Season:
All the drivers got new sponsors in the Nationwide & Truck Series. Joseph, Linda & Wendal opted to take a new number in the Truck Series.
Just a few Primary Sponsors where changed in the Cup Series.
Angie lost Coca-Cola, Austin lost John Deere, Katie lost Oreo & Vincent lost Cartoon Network & just one Manufacturer change and that was Katie from a Toyota to a Ford.
Linda Schmaltz - Chevrolet
Cup Series: #55 Diet Coke with Iams & Old Navy
Nationwide Series: #55 Miller Lite with Kraft Foods & Netflex.
Truck Series: #30 Crown Royal with John Deere & Lifetime
Rugby, North Dakota
Angie Ebach – Dodge
Cup Series #11 Folgers with Coca-Cola & Budweiser
Nationwide Series #11 Coca-Cola with Budweiser & Folgers
Truck Series: #11 Little Acorns Daycare with Coca-Cola & Nestea
Minot, North Dakota
Wendal Ebach – Chevrolet
Cup Series: #23 ND Game with Jiffy Ice Drills & Northland Fishing Tackle
Nationwide Series: #23 Bud Lite with Coleman & Johnsonville
Truck Series: #93 Rhapsody with Bret Michaels & Vh1
Minot, North Dakota
Austin Ebach – Chevrolet
Cup Series: #95 Bass Pro Shops with Pizza Ranch & Wii
Nationwide Series: #95 WWE with THQ & Yukes
Truck Series: #95 KISS with Diet Pepsi & Nerf
Minot, North Dakota
Joseph Cardwell – Toyota
Cup Series: #31 Dr. Pepper with Menard’s & Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Nationwide Series: #31 Interstate Batteries with Dr. Pepper & Twix
Truck Series: #2 Miller Genuie Draft 64 with Menard’s & Mr. Goodbar
Talladega, Alabama
Mychal Cardwell – Chevrolet
Cup Series: #39 Bakugan with Burger King & Coca-Cola
Nationwide Series: #39 Burger King with Bakugan & Coca-Cola
Truck Series: #39 Mobil 1 with Bakugan & Burger King
Talladega, Alabama
Megan Ebach – Chevrolet
Cup Series: #18 M&M’s with GoDaddy.com & McDonalds
Nationwide Series: #18 GoDaddy.com with McDonalds & M&M’s
Truck Series: #18 Taylor Swift with CMT & Nick Jr.
Minot, North Dakota
Katie Cardwell – Ford
Cup Series: #99 Kool Aid with Disney Channel & Fruit Roll-Ups
Nationwide Series: #99 Fruit Roll-Ups with Disney Channel & Kool Aid
Truck Series: #99 Oreo with Disney Channel & Kool Aid
Talladega, Alabama
Vincent Cardwell – Ford
Cup Series: #10 Little Debbie Snacks with McDonald’s & Nerf
Nationwide Series: #10 Nerf with Little Debbie Snacks & McDonald’s
Truck Series: #10 McDonald’s with Little Debbie Snacks & Nerf
Talladega, Alabama
Julie Cardwell – Chevrolet
Cup Series: #5 PetSmart with RC Cola & Snickers
Nationwide Series: #5 RC Cola with PetSmart & Snickers
Truck Series: #5 Snickers with PetSmart & RC Cola
Talladega, Alabama
Mark Erickson Jr. – Dodge
Cup Series: #24 Malibu Rum with Clemson & Peace Tea
Nationwide Series: #24 Erickson Jersey’s with 3rd Street Station & Peace Tea
Truck Series: #24 Chick-Fil-A with Polo-Ralph Lauren
Rugby, North Dakota
Terri Erickson – Dodge
Cup Series: #1 Mountain Dew with Aeropostale & Silver Jeans
Nationwide Series: #1 Monster Energy with Aeropostale & Silver Jeans
Truck Series: #1 Skechers with Skittles & WhiskeyRiver
Last season was a very upsetting one for us here at the Whooz Racing Shop. We had a very good chance on winning both Championships and of course everyone knows that we choke. We are hoping with the new sponsorships that we dont repeat what happen last season.
As a driver I'm truley looking foward to this up coming season and looking forward to racing against you all. I would like to say good luck to everyone.
Last season here in the FASCAR Classic Series wasn't what we hoped for so, we have been working very hard here at the Little Diva Inc. shop to get our Classic Series Cars & Trucks better. Looks for us to be very strong in 2011.
Another Championship would look very nice here in the shop.
Here at NDB Motorsports we are going into the season with much enthusiasm about our race team and the racing season. I might be a rookie to the league and may even have a yellow stripe on my bumper, but we have Veteran type goals. We expect to be a power house and a force to be reckoned with. We expect the Dodge to lead the most laps and win the most races, which should equal CHAMPIONSHIP.
Sounds like it is going to be an interesting year especially since I am going to bring home a trophy again, have to keep the first one company. Good Luck to all :)