Past News
5/31/05 McGlynn Racing Looks Ahead To Dover:
Missing the Coca-Cola 600 wont discourage the prospering McGlynn
Racing team. The team is setting their sights on to Dover this coming weekend for the
running of the MBNA RacePoints 400.
5/17/05 Moving Ahead-- Coca-Cola 600:
After a very tough and frustrating weekend at Richmond
International Raceway, the McGlynn team is ready to set their sights forward to the next
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series points race. The #00 Chevrolet piloted by Carl Long will be in
competition at Lowes Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29th, for the running of the Coca-Cola
600.
5/16/05
Sponsorship In The Works:
WILKES-BARRE, PA -- Carl Long and McGlynn
Racing are happy to announce a major new sponsorship deal is about to be signed for 2005. Our new title sponsor will be with us for 10
races in 2005 beginning at Michigan International Speedway on June 19th 2005
and concluding at Homestead-Miami November 20th. Both
sides have also agreed to terms for the bulk of the 2006 season as well. The name of the new sponsor will be announced here
on the team web site as well as at a planned unveiling of the car and hauler. The exact date and location of the unveiling is
still up in the air.
The addition of this major sponsor will
make a significant impact on the team in more ways than one. The team will compete in more races than
previously planned and the team will have the additional resources available to make the
competition worry that much more about the #00. The
trademark green will also change during this sponsorship.
The green will be replaced by blue and silver
okay, theres your one and
only clue to who the new sponsor is
can you figure it out?
We would like to thank all those who made
this agreement possible and a big thanks to James (rickmastfan67) for designing the great
new paint scheme. Just wait til you see
it!
5/12/05 New Message Board:
McGlynn Racing & Carl Long have a new message board. Click the "Forums" link above or click here
to visit it.
5/9/05 Website Problems:
We had encountered problems with the website over the past
weekend. Most of the issues have been fixed, however, the forums will remain down until
further notice. The Darlington race report and next race info will be added to both
McGlynnRacing.com and Carl-Long.com once everything has been sorted out. McGlynn Racing
will be running the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race next weekend at Richmond International
Raceway with Carl Long behind the wheel.
5/6/05 McGlynn Racing
Surprises Competition, Qualifies 21st at Darlington:
DARLINGTON, SC -- McGlynn Racing has shown over
the course of the 2005 season that they are capable of a lot when everything falls into
place properly. But Darlington really took the cake. To much of the surprise of the team
and the NASCAR community, Carl Long pulled off the 21st fastest lap of the day in
qualifying, driving the #80 Buyer's Choice/KelleeKars.com Chevrolet for McGlynn Racing.
The superb qualifying effort marked Carl Long's career best NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start
(Previous Best: 26th, Atlanta '01), as well has his first career NEXTEL Cup start at
Darlington Raceway.
Note: McGlynn Racing will be running
#80 this weekend, due to conflicts with another team that also regularly runs #00.
Pos. |
1 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
Dodge Dealers/UAW |
170.024 |
28.923 |
Leader |
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19 |
15 |
Michael
Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
NAPA
Auto Parts |
167.021 |
29.443 |
-0.520 |
20 |
6 |
Mark
Martin |
Ford |
Viagra |
166.953 |
29.455 |
-0.532 |
21 |
80 |
Carl
Long |
Chevrolet |
Buyer's
Choice/KelleeKars.com |
166.760 |
29.489 |
-0.566 |
22 |
88 |
Dale
Jarrett |
Ford |
UPS |
166.388 |
29.555 |
-0.632 |
23 |
43 |
Jeff
Green |
Dodge |
Cheerios/Betty
Crocker |
166.146 |
29.598 |
-0.675 |
4/23/05
Broken Valve Spring Causes Havoc For #00 In SUBWAY Fresh 500:
PHOENIX, AZ -- Nightfall had yet to hit the Phoenix
International Raceway Saturday evening before trouble would hit Carl Long and the #00
McGlynn Racing Chevrolet.
The race for
Carl Long and McGlynn Racing would start out at a slow pace to allow Long to settle in and
adjust to the track. Everything was running as planned, until shortly after the first
caution of the race. The Buyer's Choice/KelleKars.com/Howes Lubricator Chevrolet began to
slow down and lose it's handling. The car gradually lost contact with the end of the
field.
A weak valve
spring that the team had concerns about before the race would inevitably decide McGlynn
Racing's fate for the evening.
The valve
spring snapped off the valve shortly before lap 50, causing catastrophic damage to the
engine and many of it's components. The weak spring is believed to be a product of the
trouble the team faced at Bristol weeks ago when the engine began to overheat.
Carl Long wound
up finishing a very disappointing 43rd position after completing just 53 laps in the
SUBWAY Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
-Race Results
Up Next: Tentative plans are for McGlynn Racing and Carl Long to head to Darlington
Raceway in two weeks to run the Dodge Charger 500. The team will be skipping next
weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway.
4/22/05 Long
Flies Into Phoenix Field; Starts 41st:
PHOENIX, AZ -- In the past, Carl Long has shown that he can
adapt to an unfamiliar track in a heartbeat; Phoenix was no different. With a strong car
and a solid team backing Long up, there would be no trouble getting the #00 Buyer's
Choice/Howes Lubricator Chevrolet into the field of Saturday night's Subway Fresh 500.
After a stellar lap put up by Long in qualifying earlier today, the #00 McGlynn Racing
entry will start tomorrow night's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Phoenix International
Raceway in 41st position. Phoenix will mark Carl Long's 15th career start in NASCAR's
premiere racing series.
-Starting Lineup
4/20/05 McGlynn, Long Head West To PIR: The McGlynn Racing Chevrolet will be ready to take on the competition
this coming weekend at the one-mile track in the desert known as Phoenix International
Raceway. Carl Long will give it his best shot at making the field at a track he has never
raced on before. The action begins Thursday night when the cars hit the track for first
and final practice. Entry List - 46 Teams
for 43 Spots
4/5/05 Press Release: Polly Klaas
Foundation Partners
with McGlynn Racing
4/4/05 Overheated Engine Ends Day Early For Long
& Company:
BRISTOL, TN -- The #00 Buyer's Choice /
KelleeKars.com Chevrolet would not last long in Sunday afternoon's race at Bristol Motor
Speedway. The team made a crucial error by leaving too much tape on the grill of the car
for the start of the race. Carl Long, not yet aware of the issue, asked for only fuel on
the first pit stop of the day as the car was handling beautifully. However, around lap 35,
their mistake began to show. The car started to puff out smoke as Long pace around under
the 2nd caution of the day. The McGlynn team radioed Long to assess the problem. Carl Long
concluded that the engine had begun to overheat. Long attempted to make a pit stop under
green to let the crew take a look at the car, but Carl was black flagged for entering at
the wrong entrance, and then black flagged again for speeding while attempting to serving
his penalty. With the potential of already damaging the engine, the McGlynn crew felt it
was best to call it a day to save the engine from blowing up, and not cause any additional
trouble for the team or their fellow competitors. The McGlynn Chevrolet's day would end
after completing just 37 laps. Long would finish 42nd
-Results -Photos
Carl Long and McGlynn Racing hope to turn their luck around next week, as the team
prepares to tackle the flat, half-mile Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.
4/1/05 Team McGlynn Gets It Done At Bristol,
Qualifies 38th, Will Start 43rd:
BRISTOL, TN -- After a couple of tough back to
back weekends at Las Vegas and Atlanta, Carl Long and the entire McGlynn Racing team
wanted to prove to the sport that they do have what it takes to be competitive in NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup. So far this week has certainly been a nice change of pace for the team, and
really showcased what they're capable of.
Carl Long made the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Bristol
Motor Speedway today... and that's no April Fools joke.
Perhaps it was McGlynn Racing's generosity of giving up sponsorship space on the
#00 Chevrolet to help support a worthy cause, or maybe it was just the sleek new paint
scheme that made the difference this weekend? What ever the reason may have been, Carl
Long gave it all he had in qualifying as he always does, and put up a good enough lap time
to secure him a spot in the field for Sunday's race.
The 15.426 second lap that Carl Long recorded on his 2nd lap
of qualifying scored Long and McGlynn Racing a 38th place starting spot, picking up over 3
tenths of a second from practice, and besting numerous top teams in the process. The #00
Chevrolet was just 4 tenths off the pole-winning time set by #38-Elliott Sadler.
McGlynn Racing would like to send out a big thanks to all of
their sponsors and supporters for making this weekend possible: Buyer's Choice Automotive
Warranties, KelleeKars.com, Howe's Lubricator Products, Champion Builders Inc., CJA
Remodeling, RacingMetal.com, Colours, and the team's newest partnership with the Polly
Klaas Foundation.
Bristol marks the first race McGlynn Racing and Carl Long
have made in 2005. The duo has one previous start together that occurred last season when
Carl Long just barely squeaked into the field at Pocono, and finished 42nd after starting
38th due to an accident. This also happens to be Carl's first career Bristol NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series start, after having made 6 attempts over the past 6 years.
McGlynn Racing looks forward to having a solid, but clean run
on Sunday. On the minds of most teams on race day is usually one thing: Stay out of
trouble. Accidents on the 36-degree banked half-mile are usually inevitable. It's
necessary for the driver to race the racetrack and not your competitors until the end
draws near. Carl Long and McGlynn Racing look to do just that come Sunday.
There are no additional on-track events for the NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series teams until Sunday, April 3rd, when the teams will hit the track for the
running of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. FOX television coverage begins at
12:30 pm Eastern Time.
NOTE: Carl Long
will start the #00 Buyer's Choice/KelleeKars.com Chevrolet in the 43rd position on Sunday.
This is due to NASCAR's new qualifying rules that allows the 43rd spot to go to either a
past champion not already in the field, or the 8th fastest car not in the top 35 in owner
points. As there was no past champion in need of a provisional, the #00 team got the nod
to fall into the 43rd starting position for the race.
Pos. |
1 |
38 |
Elliott Sadler |
Ford |
M&M's |
127.733 |
15.022 |
Leader |
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36 |
11 |
Jason Leffler |
Chevrolet |
FedEx Express |
124.646 |
15.394 |
-0.372 |
37 |
45 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
Georgia-Pacific/Brawny |
124.581 |
15.402 |
-0.380 |
38 |
00 |
Carl Long |
Chevrolet |
Buyer's
Choice/Howes Lubricator |
124.387 |
15.426 |
-0.404 |
39 |
18 |
Bobby Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Interstate Batteries |
124.258 |
15.442 |
-0.420 |
40 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
CARQUEST |
124.210 |
15.448 |
-0.426 |
Food
City 500 Starting Lineup |
3/31/05
McGlynn Partners with Polly Klaas Foundation: The Polly Klaas Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that helps find
missing children, prevents children from going missing in the first place, and works with
policymakers to promote legislation like the Family Abduction Prevention Act and Amber
Alert, has teamed with McGlynn Racing as a sponsor for 2005. This
California-based national charitable organization will be co-located on the hood of the
car along with the teams primary sponsor, Buyer's Choice Automotive Warranties. The
team has donated the ad space on the car to help raise awareness for their worthy cause.
All of our paying sponsors have made this partnership possible and we thank them.
The Polly Klaas Foundation will make their debut on the McGlynn Racing team #00 car
this weekend in Bristol, Tennessee. Please visit their web site and make a donation
if you can. www.PollyKlaas.org
3/28/05
Next Event: Bristol: McGlynn Racing and driver Carl Long
will be running the Food City 500 this coming weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. The #00
Chevrolet will sport a fresh new paint scheme for the event. Check It Out
2/17/05
Champion Builders Sponsors McGlynn Racing Champion Builders Inc., one of the premier general contractors in
the Eastern region of Pennsylvania, has signed on as a sponsor of the McGlynn Racing
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team for the 2005 Season. Champion Builders will be an associate sponsor
on the car for the entire year, along with being the primary sponsor of the #00 Chevrolet
at the Pocono race in June. For more information on Champion Builders Inc., please visit www.ChampionBuildersInc.com.
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