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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:Who's the new sponsor?
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, there’s 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.

#

Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 170.024 28.923 Leader
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:Photo: Motorsport.com
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:Photo:
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:Photo:
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:Photo:
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.

#

Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 127.733 15.022 Leader
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:Photo: 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 RacingPhoto: 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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