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12/22/05 Busch Deal In The Works: UPDATE Carl Long is in the process of working out a deal to run the full NASCAR Busch Series schedule in 2006. Plans are projected to be announced on January 1st.
1/3/06 UPDATE: These plans have fallen through. Carl is still available for driving opportunities in 2006.
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11/14/05 Aaron's Sponsoring Long @ Homestead: Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership has agreed to sponsor the Carl Long and Hover Motorsports endeavor this weekend at Homestead. Aaron's will be the primary sponsor featured on Stan Hover's #80 Dodge driven by Carl Long in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ?Shop Aaron's
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11/7/05 Long / McGlynn Part Ways: It was announced today that Carl Long and McGlynn Racing have parted ways, effective immediately. The part was on good terms, and was done for the better of both parties involved. Carl Long would like to thank McGlynn Racing for allowing him to drive for their team throughout the 2005 season.
"The McGlynn's were like a second family to me," Long stated. "I know Ray [McGlynn] had to do what was in the best interest for him and his team, and I can respect that he had to make changes to fit; we're still good buds."
Due to the last-minute nature of this departure, Carl Long is looking for a NEXTEL Cup team to drive for at Phoenix this weekend. With just two races remaining on the schedule, Long hopes to keep himself in the top 50 of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver points. This would allow Carl Long to compete in the 2006 NEXTEL Open. Long made the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Phoenix race held in the Spring of this year. Teams interested in having Carl Long drive for them this weekend are asked to call Carl directly or e-mail his website manager.
For the season finale race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20th, Carl Long will be piloting the #80 Dodge for Stan Hover, owner of Hover Motorsports.
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11/2/05 RoadLoans, Aaron's Sponsoring McGlynn Racing at Texas: Carl Long will be driving the #00 RoadLoans.com / Aarons Dream Machine Chevrolet for McGlynn Racing this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Fresh off his career-best qualifying effort in Atlanta, Carl looks to top that performance this weekend in Texas.
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11/1/05 Long, McGlynn Racing Hold On to Finish 32nd at Atlanta: After making numerous adjustments to the #00 Royal Administration / KelleeKars.com Dodge throughout the early portions of the race, the McGlynn Racing team was eventually able to get the car handling on par with the competition mid way through the 500-mile race as the track conditions changed. Although many laps were lost with an ill-handling car, the team was able to hang on and finish the race in 32nd position, which ties the team's best finish of 2005.
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McGlynn Racing will head to Texas this weekend with Carl Long piloting the #00 RoadLoans Chevrolet in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
RoadLoans is a North Richland Hills, Texas-based company specializing in financing and servicing new and used vehicle loans for customers with less than perfect credit.
Visit RoadLoans.com for more information.
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10/28/05 Long Comes Up Big with Career-Best 20th Place Qualifying Run at Atlanta: There was nothing holding Carl Long and McGlynn Racing back Friday night in qualifying for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Long put up the 20th fastest lap of the night in the #00 Royal Administration / KelleeKars.com Dodge, out-qualifying 33 of the 53 teams that attempted to qualifying for the race. 20th position marks Carl Long's career best qualifying effort, as well as the best start for a McGlynn Racing car in a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race.
"We came prepared and hit things right this weekend," Carl Long stated after qualifying. "We knew what it would take to make this race; everyone was motivated to get the car to where it needed to be."
There are no on-track events for the NEXTEL Cup teams at Atlanta on Saturday. The next time the cars will hit the track will be for the race beginning at 12 Noon Eastern Sunday on NBC.
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10/25/05 Atlanta Up Next: Carl will be headed to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the running of the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. He will be driving the #00 Royal Administration / KelleeKars.com Dodge for McGlynn Racing.
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10/19/05 Long Headed to Martinsville with New Teammate: Carl Long will be driving the #00 CarLoan.com Dodge this weekend for McGlynn Racing in the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Long will also be accompanied by his new McGlynn Racing teammate, Derrike Cope, who has signed on to drive the #08 GoldenPalace.com Chevrolet this weekend at Martinsville.
For more information visit:
?McGlynn Racing ?DerrikeCope.com
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10/14/05 Long To Drive Jim Rosenblum Racing Truck at Daytona: Carl Long announced today that he will be driving the #28 FDNY Racing Chevrolet Silverado with Jim Rosenblum Racing in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
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9/26/05 Expired Engine Ends Day for Long at Dover:
DOVER, DE -- After struggling most of the day with handling troubles that resulted in sluggish performance during the race, the day got worse when the engine in the #00 Sundance Vacations / Carloan.com Chevrolet dropped a valve and broke just prior to lap 150 of the 400 lap MBNA RacePoints 400 at Dover Int'l Speedway. This forced the McGlynn Racing team to retire from competition and take a disappointing 42nd place finish in the race Sunday afternoon.
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McGlynn Racing and Carl Long will skip next weekend's race at Talladega, but will be back on track at Kansas.
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9/23/05 Long Makes the Cut at Dover, McGlynn Falls Just Short: DOVER, DE -- A bittersweet Friday qualifying session for McGlynn Racing at Dover International Speedway. Carl Long landed a spot for the #00 Sundance Vacations / Carloan.com Chevrolet in Sunday's MBNA RacePoints 400, while Ryan McGlynn fell just short of making the race in the #08 Royal Administration Dodge, missing the field by just 2 tenths of a second. Final Practice is scheduled for Saturday, with the race being held on Sunday where Carl Long will start the race from the 41st position.
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9/19/05 McGlynn Racing in for a Big Weekend Dover: After another tough miss at New Hampshire, where Carl Long failed to qualify for the event by only .012 seconds, McGlynn Racing will be back in full force this weekend, hoping to pose as double the trouble for the competition at Dover Int'l Speedway. For the first time this season, McGlynn Racing will field two cars in a single event. Carl Long of Roxboro, NC will pilot the team's #00 Sundance Vacations Chevrolet, while Ryan McGlynn of Shickshinny, PA with be at the helm of the #08 TBA Dodge. See how the McGlynn Racing duo stack up starting Friday when the teams will hit the track for practice at 11 a.m., followed by qualifying at 3 p.m. Eastern.
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9/11/05 A New Member of the Long Family: Although this weekend's race at Richmond turned out to be disappointing for Carl Long, as he failed to qualify for the race by only 28 one-hundredths of a second, earlier in the week did bring an abundance of joy to Carl and DeeDee Long as well as their friends and family. On Wednesday, September 7th, DeeDee gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Kierstyn; Carl and DeeDee's first child together. Both mother and baby are doing just fine.
Carl Long will be back racing next weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway for the running of the Sylvania 300.
8/27/05 Long Survives Bristol Battle to Finish 32nd:
Carl Long drove the #80 BoSPOKER.net / Carloan.com Chevrolet to the checkered flag Saturday night to finish 32nd in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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8/26/05 Long to Battle It Out at Bristol from 43rd:
BRISTOL, TN -- McGlynn Racing had to sweat out a close one in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series qualifying Friday evening at Bristol Motor Speedway. Carl Long had to make his qualifying run early on in the session, putting the team at a disadvantage with speeds generally quicker later in the evening. Fortunately for the team, Long made a clean and solid lap around the half-mile, high banked oval. His first lap was the fastest of the pair at 15.484 seconds... But would that be enough to qualify? It all came down to just a few cars left to run. A team outside the top 35 in owners points ran a slower lap in qualifying than the #80 Royal Administration/Carloan.com Chevrolet, bumping Carl Long into the field. The #80 McGlynn Racing Chevrolet was 40th fastest in qualifying, but due to new rules, Carl Long will start last (43rd) in Saturday night's Sharpie 500.
New Sponsor for the Race: BoSPOKER.net, primary sponsor of the #37 R.J. Motorsports Dodge that failed to qualify for tomorrow's race, will now be on the hood of the #80 McGlynn Racing Chevrolet driven by Carl Long for Saturday's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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8/11/05 Carloan.com to Sponsor McGlynn Racing in Five Races:
Carloan.com, the Internet's top rated online car loan service, has signed a five-race sponsorship agreement with McGlynn Racing and driver Carl Long to continuing their partnership with the team starting with the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on August 21st. Carloan.com will be the title sponsor of the #00 McGlynn Racing entry for the Richmond and Martinsville races, as well as a major associate sponsor at Michigan and two other races that have not yet been determined. The McGlynn Racing car will showcase a new paint scheme at Michigan designed by the Carloan.com team. Carloan.com came aboard with McGlynn Racing earlier this year when they sponsored the team at Chicagoland Speedway.
To find out more about Carloan.com, please visit their website.
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7/31/05 Official Carl Long Fan Club Launch:
ANN ARBOR, MI -- Now you can get even closer to Carl Long and McGlynn Racing while supporting the team in the process. Introducing the Carl Long Fan Club. Click the link below to view the different support packages available for purchase to keep you informed and in touch with the Carl Long Racing community. The basic yearly fan club membership package starts at just $20; which includes: a Buyers Choice hat, quarterly newsletter, membership card, and much much more.
Carl Long Fan Club Information Page
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7/21/05 Incomplete Car Forces Early Exit At Loudon:
LOUDON, NH -- McGlynn Racing was unable to secure enough time to finish installing brake ducts onto their backup car to race at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday. The backup car, a Chevrolet that was used at Pocono earlier in the year, was not built for small tracks with lots of braking. With this being an impound race, McGlynn Racing was only given the time up to the start of the Busch Series race to finish working on their backup car. Much to the disappointment of the team, this was simply not enough time to complete the vehicle for competition the following day. The #00 Buyer's Choice/Howes Lubricator Chevrolet completed only 8 laps to finish 43rd in Sunday's race.
Carl Long and McGlynn Racing will be back in action this coming weekend at Pocono Raceway where the #00 Champion Builders/Buyer's Choice Dodge will be running in the Pennsylvania 500.
>Loudon Race Results
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7/16/05 McGlynn Racing Wrecks In Qualifying; Still Makes Race:
LOUDON, NH -- After completing a decent first lap in qualifying Saturday afternoon, Carl Long went ahead and ran a second lap to try to get more speed out of his car. While having a faster lap going entering turn three on lap two, the #00 Buyers Choice/Howes Lubricator/CJA Remodeling Dodge lost grip in the center of the turn and spun around, making heavy contact to the left front and rear of the car. Luckily lap one was quick enough to be 35th fastest overall, getting the McGlynn Racing Dodge into Sunday's New England 300.
The team will be going to a backup car and starting at the rear of the field for the race.
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7/12/05 Long Too Hot at Chicagoland:
JOLIET, IL -- For most drivers, being hot at a racetrack would be a good thing. Not for Carl Long at Chicagoland Speedway on a balmy and hot Sunday afternoon. Long was forced to bail out of his racecar on lap 148 of the USG Sheetrock 400 this past Sunday, when water that had spilled onto his seat began to boil, burning his skin. Carl Long was running in the top 35, 2 laps down at the time he exited the racecar. Long was sent to the infield care center, but was released shortly later. Carl is feeling better now, but still sore from the burns he sustained.
The heat wasn't the only surprise Carl Long and McGlynn Racing experienced on Sunday. On lap 70, Carl pulled the #00 Sunquest Vacations/CarLoan.com/Buyers Choice Dodge into the pits under green to replace a flat right front tire. Luckily no damage was done to the car; Long would continue racing. Later on lap 127, Carl Long and the #00 Dodge got turned sideways and slid through the frontstretch grass while trying to avoid a crash ahead. The car was fine and the team continued on until the water incident on lap 148 where the team would retire for the day.
When the race finally concluded, the #00 Sunquest Vacations/CarLoan.com/Buyers Choice Dodge would wind up finishing 40th after one eventful afternoon.
Carl Long and McGlynn Racing will be back racing this weekend in the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway.
>Race Results >Owner Standings
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7/9/05 Long Qualifies 37th for Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400:
JOLIET, IL -- The entire McGlynn Racing team had to be on top of their game Friday in order to get their newly purchased Dodge fast enough to qualify for the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. The car turned out to be quick from the start in the morning practice, and continued to improve with minor adjustments. When the car was dialed in as best as possible, it was all up to Carl Long to put the #00 Sunquest Vacations/CarLoan.com/Buyers Choice Dodge into Sunday's race. Luckily for the team, Long made two smooth laps plenty quick enough to land a spot into the field. The McGlynn Racing Dodge will start the USG Sheetrock 400 from the 37th position on Sunday.
>Starting Lineup >1st Practice >2nd Practice >Final Practice >Fri./Sat. Photos
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7/6/05 Long to Drive for New Minoirty-Owned Cup Team:
Victory Motorsports unveiled the names of, Morty Buckles, an accomplished driver that will represent Victory Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Remax Series, and Carl Long, a skillful and experienced driver that will represent Victory Motorsports in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, and drive car #94.
Victory Motor Sports is owned by Terance Mathis, former All-Pro Wide Receiver for the Atlanta Falcons. “Our mission is simple, WIN. Victory Motorsports is a new breed of racing. We will bring excitement, entertainment, and fun to NASCAR. We will also bring the minority community to NASCAR, and in turn bring NASCAR to the minority community. Not only will we be standing in the Winner’s Circle, but we will stand there with integrity, equality, and respect,” says Mathis.
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For more information on Victory Motorsports, visit VictoryMotorsportsLLC.com
NOTE: Carl Long will continue to drive for McGlynn Racing in selected races this season.
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7/6/05 McGlynn, Long Return to Action in Chicago: After taking a few weeks off to regroup and become better prepared, Carl Long and McGlynn Racing are ready to hit the track once again. Carl Long will be piloting the #00 Sunquest Vacations Dodge at the Chicagoland Speedway this weekend for the running of the USG Sheetrock 400. Qualifying is scheduled to be held on Friday at 4:00 pm EST.
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6/13/05 Pocono Practice Crash Forces Withdrawal From Event: On Friday, Carl Long crashed hard into the Tunnel Turn wall after hitting a patch on the track's surface that upset the car's handling. With qualifying being held on Saturday, the team elected to get their backup car ready. The backup was an unprepared car just purchased from another team days earlier. With very little time on their side, there was not a whole lot the team could do. Eventually the time ran out, and McGlynn Racing was forced to withdraw the #00 Champion Builders / Sundance Vacations car from the event.
McGlynn Racing plans to take some off to regroup and get their program back on track. The #00 car should be back racing no later than the NEXTEL Cup Series Chicagoland Speedway event on July 10th.
?Carl Long's Pocono Report
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6/6/05 Troubles Continue to Plague Developing McGlynn Team at Dover:
DOVER, DE -- After an impressive start to the race that saw driver Carl Long rapidly make his way up the standings pylon, McGlynn racing looked poised for a strong run on Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Unfortunately the run was short lived, when the car began spewing hot water and steam around lap 20, indicating that the engine was about to expire. The cause of this problem resulted from the car type. The car McGlynn Racing had to use, as it was their only car ready, was a speedway style car, typical for high-speed tracks of 1.5 miles or more. The ventilation of the grill on this car was no match for the slower speeds and warm air temps at Dover International Speedway. The #00 Sundance Vacations / KelleeKars.com Chevrolet finished a very disappointing 42nd position after completing just 26 laps of the 400 lap MBNA RacePoints 400.
?Results ?Photography ?Carl Long's Race Report
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6/3/05 Rain Cancels Dover Qualifying, #00 Makes Race:
DOVER, DE -- A persistent rain at Dover International Speedway canceled Friday's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series qualifying. The starting lineup has been set by current owner points as well as race attempts. Fortunately for Carl Long and McGlynn Racing, the team compiled enough points and attempts throughout the season to receive a spot in the field for Sunday's MBNA RacePoints 400. The #00 Buyer's Choice/KelleeKars.com Chevrolet will start the race in the 43rd position.
The NEXTEL Cup teams will have the opportunity to make laps on the track Saturday morning, in the only two practice sessions prior to Sunday's race.
?Starting Lineup ?Fan Discussion
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5/31/05 Setting Sights Forward to Dover: Last weekend's disappointment at Lowe's Motor Speedway counted the McGlynn Racing team and Carl Long out of the race, but certainly not out of spirit. The team hopes to rebound this weekend at Dover International Speedway for the running of the MBNA RacePoints 400.
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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.
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5/12/05 Website Problems Resolved: We apologize for the lack of updates this past week. We had been experiencing technical issues with our server that have since been resolved. A new message board has been set up, click the "Message Board" link on the left or click here to visit it. Everyone will need to reregister, we're sorry for the inconvenience.
Last weekend, Carl Long qualified a career best 21st position in the #80 McGlynn Racing machine at Darlington Raceway! Unfortunately, the team's mechanical woes would surface again this weekend in another form. A ratchet broke off the rear end at the start of the race. This caused the #80 Chevrolet's handling to rapidly fall off. For the safety of Long and their competitors, the team elected to call it a day once they got lapped by the leaders just shy of lap 70. The McGlynn team would end up finishing a disappointing 42nd after coming into the race with high hopes after a superb qualifying effort.
Carl Long and McGlynn Racing will be heading to Richmond International Speedway this weekend for the running of the Chevy American Revolution 400.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 mistaken 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
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.
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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 their #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.
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3/23/05 McGlynn Racing Ready to Brush Off Rocky Start of Season: Carl Long and McGlynn Racing have had a rough time adjusting to the new rules that the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series has put on the teams for 2005. The first two race attempts were learning experiences for the team to adjust and better prepare themselves for the future. Progress had been made; unfortunately the team was unable to earn themselves a position in either of the races at Atlanta and Las Vegas. The team will get a much needed week off this week, before heading out to Bristol Motor Speedway where Carl Long will once again try to get the #00 McGlynn Racing Chevrolet into the race. Bristol is a track that Carl has logged a lot of laps on. Long scored a NASCAR All-Pro Series win at the track in 1997, and a top 10 start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1998.
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3/1/05 McGlynn, Long to Roll the Dice @ Vegas: Carl Long will be piloting the #00 Buyer's Choice/Howes/Champion Builders Chevrolet next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the running of the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. In last year's event, Carl Long started the fan-supported #02 Pontiac in 41st position and finished 38th due to an oil pump issue that dropped him out of the race after completing 145 of 267 laps.
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2/17/05 Updated 2005 Plans: The McGlynn Racing team has elected to put their season debut on hold until the Las Vegas or Atlanta races in March. The decision was made to allow the team to better evaluate the competition in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.
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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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2/17/05 McGlynnRacing.com Re-launches: McGlynn Racing is pleased to announce the re-launch of their official website, McGlynnRacing.com. The new site will work in conjunction with Carl-Long.com to provide the racing community with new team happenings and daily race weekend updates. Visit the new site at McGlynnRacing.com.
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1/11/05 Sponsorship Available: McGlynn Racing and Carl Long are in search of primary and associate sponsorship for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races at California Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway this February. Liquid Salvation and RacingMetal.com have rejoined the team as associate sponsors on the McGlynn Racing and Carl Long Racing stockcars for 2005. Long-running McGlynn Racing supporters, Buyer's Choice Automotive Warranties, and Howe's Lubricator Products, will also be back for the new season. Companies interested in being involved with McGlynn Racing and Carl Long Racing as a sponsor for the 2005 season, can contact Carl Long, McGlynn Racing, or e-mail us for contact information.
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1/11/05 Roll At The Rock Car On Display: The #46 Dodge that Carl Long was driving while involved in the horrific-looking rollover wreck at North Carolina Speedway last February, is now on display at the Memory Lane Motorsports & Historical Automotive Museum located in Mooresville, North Carolina. For directions and information on the museum, please visit the Memory Lane Museum website.
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12/28/04 Unthinkable: The Carl-Long.com Story Read the remarkable story about how a kid from Chicago ended up being the Webmaster of Carl Long’s official website. From the good times, to the bad times, to fame and fortune; Tom Czerwinski has been through it all with Carl Long and the rest of the team, documenting the happenings along the way.
Part One Of The Story Posted Below
?Part 1 ?Discuss ?Original Site ?E-Mail Tom
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12/15/04 Tentative 2005 Plans: The 2004 season was quite a year for Carl Long. From the heart-stopping rollover wreck at Rockingham in February, to the impressive qualifying efforts at Loudon, and who could forget Pocono in July when Carl Long went out last to qualify, and put his Dodge into the field--the last spot on speed. There were many great times; unfortunately the bad times outweighed the good in the end. So here Carl Long sits, ready to start the 2005 season. Long, still without a full-time ride for 2005, will keep on doing what he loves to do best...race--any way he can.
Carl Long's tentative 2005 season plans are as followed: Long once again will team up with Raynard McGlynn and McGlynn Racing to run an undefined number of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races in 2005. This year the duo will focus further on combining resources to strengthen both parties involved. Carl Long will be the primary driver for the mega-team, running the majority of the races. While Ryan McGlynn, son of team owner Raynard McGlynn, will run selected short track races on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit. A two-car team for some events is possible. The team will utilize Chevrolet Monte Carlos and Dodge Chargers under the numbers 00 and 46. Both McGlynn Racing and Carl Long Racing are in search for primary sponsorship. There are no plans to run the season opening race at Daytona. The team hopes to head out to California Speedway on February 27th to mark the Auto Club 500 as their season-opening race. |
10/30/04 What's Next / Busch Series Sponsorship Offer: UPDATE Carl Long's next scheduled NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race will be the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on November 14th. Long will pilot the McGlynn Racing #00 Buyer's Choice Automotive Warranty Chevrolet.
Carl Long and NASCAR Busch Series team owner, Tyrrell Madden, have teamed up in hopes of running the final two NASCAR Busch Series races of the season at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. The team will operate under #90 with Carl Long behind the wheel, and will utilize Long's Busch Series Dodge stockcar, and Madden's Busch Series Dodge engine. USAR Hooters Pro Cup veteran, Greg Marlowe, has been helping the newly formed team prepare the car for competition.
Carl Long is making available a special offer for companies who are looking to sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series; who want high profile car coverage, but do not have a lot of money to spend. For $20,000 per race, the sponsor will receive full primary sponsorship coverage on the #90 Long/Madden Dodge.
"This is going to be a complete effort, not no start and park deal," Carl Long stated. "We just want to race, but we need a little help to get us there."
This offer is available for the BI-LO 300 at Darlington Raceway on November 13th, and the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20th. Potential sponsors can e-mail us at sponsor@carl-long.com for more information.
11/10/04 UPDATE: Changes have been made to Carl's NASCAR Busch Series team for Darlington only, as Tyrrell Madden was unavailable to submit a race entry for this weekend's race. Carl Long will now be driving the #83 K&L Chrome Dodge for Long Brothers Racing. The team will still be utilizing Long's stockcar and Madden's engine.
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10/26/04 Martinsville Report; Atlanta: UPDATE Carl Long crashed his #46 Dodge Friday afternoon while practicing for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Due to the extent of the damage, Long was forced to withdraw from the race. This coming weekend, Carl Long will be back in the cockpit of the McGlynn Racing #00 Buyer's Choice Chevrolet in hopes of qualifying for the Bass Pro Shops / MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Entry List
10/30/04 UPDATE: McGlynn Racing withdrew their #00 Chevrolet from competition Thursday morning, after discovering a problem with their engine that could not be fixed in time for this weekend's NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Carl Long Racing would like to offer our condolences to the Hendrick Motorsports organization and the family and friends affected by Sunday's tragedy.
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10/13/04 RacingMetal.com Sponsors Long: RacingMetal.com, an online marketplace for race-used sheet metal and team memorabilia, has signed on as an associate sponsor with Carl Long Racing for the remainder of the 2004 NASCAR Season. The RacingMetal.com logo will be visible on all of the racecars that Carl Long drives throughout the rest of the season, starting with the #00 Buyer's Choice Auto Warranty Chevrolet this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the running of the UAW-GM Quality 500. RacingMetal.com will expand their sponsorship for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, where their logos will adorn the quarter panels of the #46 Glenn Racing Dodge.
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10/7/04 Long In McGlynn Chevrolet At Kansas: Carl Long will pilot the #00 Buyer's Choice Chevrolet this weekend at the Kansas Speedway for the running of the Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods. ?Race Menu
Photos Added: Photos from Pocono, Dover, and Talladega have been added the photo gallery section of the site.
More Upcoming Events:
UAW-GM 500 (Lowe's Motor Speedway) #00 Buyer's Choice Chevrolet
Subway 500 (Martinsville Speedway) #46 RacingMetal.com Dodge |
9/26/04 Carl Long At Talladega: As a one-off deal, Carl Long has agreed to drive the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford at Talladega Superspeedway for the running of the EA Sports 500 on October 3rd.
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9/18/04 Mother Nature Foils Good Qualifying Run By Long:
By Lee Montgomery, NASCAR.COM
LOUDON, N.H. -- Carl Long changed jobs late Friday afternoon.
The rainout of Sylvania 300 qualifying sent Long home without a starting spot at New Hampshire International Speedway. But it left him with a full allotment of tires, and Long was working the soggy garage area to try to unload some of them.
Long had qualified his No. 46 Dodge with a lap of 130.011 mph, good enough for 11th of the 16 drivers that took a lap before the remnants of Hurricane Ivan moved in central New Hampshire. And it likely would have been good enough to make the race.
"I was hoping that we would get it in," Long said. "And we did. I got mine in, but that was it. Now, I've got to see if I can find some guys here that's in the race who will buy some tires off of me." Read More...
Next week, Long will drive Stan Hover's [#80] car at Dover.
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8/31/04 Long Realigns With Hover Motorsports: After a brief hiatus, Carl Long will be back behind the wheel of the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford for nine of the eleven remaining NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races this season beginning next weekend at Richmond International Raceway for the running of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. Long will run the other two races with his own #46 Dodge in these scheduled events: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway (9/19) and UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway (10/16). Carl has no plans to race this weekend at California Speedway. ?Schedule
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8/25/04 Long Released From Hover Motorsports: Carl Long was released from the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford Monday afternoon due to financial reasons. An opportunity coasted by team owner Stan Hover's way that he could not pass up. Hover and Long parted on good terms; the split was strictly economical. Carl Long is looking to get back into a driver's seat soon, but in the meantime, he will concentrate on his job with Spears Motorsports. Stay tuned for updates...
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8/20/04 Rain Hands Long A Spot Into Cup Field: A persistent rain canceled both NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series qualifying scheduled to be held today at Michigan International Speedway. Current owner points set the starting lineups. Luckily for Carl, the Hover Motorsports team had enough qualifying attempts to earn them a spot into the field of the GFS Marketplace 400. Carl Long will start the #80 Commercial Truck & Trailer Ford in 43rd spot for Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400. This will kick off the first event of many more races that Long and Hover Motorsports will run together in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. As for the Busch Series side of Carl's double duty weekend, the outcome was not as fortunate. The #07 Moy Racing Ford had not made enough attempts to secure them a spot into the field of the Cabela's 250.
?NEXTEL Cup Starting Lineup
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8/17/04 Long To Run Remainder Of Cup Schedule With Hover: Carl Long has announced today that he plans to drive the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford Taurus for the rest of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season starting this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. Hover Motorsports is in need of extra help at their race shop in Salisbury, North Carolina. In order for the #80 Ford to be competitive on the track week after week, Hover Motorsports needs individuals with some experience to help work on their racecars in the race shop. Those who are interested can e-mail us at team@carl-long.com. Carl is still working for Spears Motorsports, however, he has stepped down from his weekend position as truck chief. ?Schedule ?GFS Marketplace 400 Entry List
? Carl Long will be driving for Moy Racing this weekend at Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Busch Series Cabela's 250. Long has taken the opportunity to help out the team and get himself some extra track time in the process.
?Cabela's 250 Entry List
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8/5/04 What's Next On The Schedule: Carl Long will be running the NASCAR Busch Series race this Saturday at Indianapolis Raceway Park driving the #01 Whitaker Racing Chevrolet (Entry List). Carl's next NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race will be the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 22nd. Long will be behind the wheel of Stan Hover's #80 Hover Motorsports Ford.
8/8/04 Withdrawal From Busch Event: Carl Long and Whitaker Racing elected to withdraw their #01 Chevrolet from running the Kroger 200 at IRP this past weekend. They felt that they were not prepared enough just yet to make a competitive venture into the NASCAR Busch Series.
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8/2/04 Early End To Penn 500 For Long: Due to a persistent rain all day Saturday, both NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series practices were canceled, leaving no on-track practice time for the teams before the race. The #80 Commercial Truck & Trailer Ford crew had to set up the car for race conditions to the best of their ability. Much to their disappointment, the car did not handle well on Sunday. Carl Long spent much of the early laps of the Pennsylvania 500 trying to stay out of the way of faster traffic. After around 30 laps into the race, NASCAR had radioed to Carl's crew to pit and attempt to improve their car as it was not up to minimum speed. The team made a few modifications to the car, and elected to wait for a caution to come out to make more major changes. However, on lap 44, one lap before a caution would eventually come out, NASCAR radioed to the crew again, and told the team to park their car because it still was not meeting minimal race speed. According to NASCAR rules, if you are unable to get your car up to minimum speed after already attempting to fix it once before, your day is done. Having no other choice, Carl Long pulled the Hover Motorsports Ford into the garage after only completing 44 laps, finishing 39th. ?Results
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7/30/04 Long Lands Spot In Pennsylvania 500 Field: Carl Long made his qualifying run early on Friday afternoon in the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford. Long put up a good lap in qualifying that looked like it could be good enough to make the field of the Pennslyvania 500 on speed. As each team rolled through their qualifying run, cloud cover rolled across the sky at Pocono Raceway late in the session, making for ideal qualifying conditions. Unfortunately, the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford became the last car to get bumped out of the top 38 in qualifying, sending Long to a provisional starting spot for Sunday's race. Carl will line up 43rd on the grid for Sunday's Pennsylvania 500.
?Lineup-Starts 43rd (39th Fastest)
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7/26/04 New Hampshire Weekend:
?Busch: Carl's #07 BG Products Ford broke a rocker arm in Friday morning practice for the Siemens 200. Pieces of the rocker arm had become lodged in the engine compartment. The crew was unable to pull out all the debris, and no backup engine was available to use. Having remnents of a rocker arm trapped in an engine could be damaging if ran like that for a long period of time. This car and engine was scheduled to run next weekend at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The team had no extra time to spend in the shop fixing a damaged engine before making the long trek out to Colorado. Feeling that it's better to be safe than sorry, the team elected to have Carl run just a few laps in the race on Saturday. Carl finished 41st, after completing 12 laps.?Results
?NEXTEL Cup: Carl Long paced himself early on in the Siemens 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, trying to feel out how the car would handle on the track during race conditions. The #46 Buyer's Choice/Howes Lubricator Dodge was driving fine nearing the one-third mark of the race; Carl was only one lap down in 39th position at this point. A quick caution came out on the track around lap 95. Long made a trip to the pits to get serviced by the McGlynn Racing crew, who was gracious enough to stay the weekend to pit the car for Carl. Everything went as scheduled until the restart of the race. When the race went back to green-flag conditions, Carl went to shift the car up to third gear, but nothing happened. It turned out that the transmission had broke on the Glenn Racing-owned Dodge. This would cause a premature end the team's day. Carl finished 42nd after completing 100 laps. ?Results
?Next Race: Carl Long will be running the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway next weekend. He will be behind the wheel of the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford owned by Stan Hover.
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7/23/04 Long Qualifies For Loudon Duo: Carl Long blazed through the mile-long Loudon oval, qualifying for both NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series races at New Hampshire International Speedway! Long managed to crank out just enough juice in the #07 BG Products/Jenkins & Jenkins Ford to secure himself the 37th starting position for Saturday's Siemens 200 NASCAR Busch Series event. Moy Racing teammate, Jimmy Kitchens, starts his #77 Ford right beside Carl in 38th position.
After qualifying for the NASCAR Busch Series race, it was time for Carl Long to get his #46 Buyers Choice/Howes Lubricator Dodge into the field of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series show at NHIS. Carl cranked out an excellent 2nd lap of his run, finding himself 33rd on the final rundown sheet for Sunday's Siemens 300!
?Busch Lineup-Starts 37th
?NEXTEL Lineup-Starts 33rd
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7/11/04 Moving On To Loudon: This weekend at Chicagoland Speedway turned out to be a disappointment for Carl Long and the Moy Racing Busch Series team. The #07 Ford faced fuel system problems all weekend long. Unfortunately, the team was unable to solve those problems by qualifying on Friday. The lack of fuel pickup resulted in loss of power to the #07, making it impossible for Carl to get the car up to full speed. The qualifying lap that Long put up was not fast enough to make the race. Carl's Moy Racing teammate, Jimmy Kitchens, suffered the same fate, as Kitchens was also unable to qualify his #77 Ford into the field of 43 for Saturday's Tropicana Twister 300.
After Busch and NEXTEL Cup teams get a weekend off, it's back to racing once again the following week. Both series will head to the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Carl Long will return to seat of his #46 Glenn Racing Dodge where he will run the New England 300 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. Long will also be back in the #07 Moy Racing Ford to run the New England 200 NASCAR Busch Series event. All the on-track action begins Friday, July 23rd.
?Site Updates/Changes: More photos have been added to the Pocono photo page along with new pages from Michigan and Chicago. Two new NR2003 cars were added to the Downloads page; fixed a few links to some previously added cars. The Carl Long page has been updated with new information. More updates to come in the near future.
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7/6/04 Long To Pilot #07 Ford At Chicagoland: Carl Long will be making the trip to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend to drive the #07 Moy Racing Ford in the Tropicana Twister 300 NASCAR Busch Series race. Joe Reilly, owner of Moy Racing, elected to put Carl in the team's 2nd entry for this weekend. Jimmy Kitchens will be driving the team's primary car, the #77 Ford. Kitchens is filling in for Moy's regular driver of the #77, Donnie Neuenberger, who is on a medical leave of absence. ?Chicagoland Entry List 6/16/04 Rockingham
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6/23/04 What's New:  After failing to make the DHL 400 at Michigan Intl' Speedway last weekend, the McGlynn Motorsports team plans to take a few weeks off of racing to better prepare themselves for upcoming events. They hope to finalize their next race plans soon.
Carl Long was scheduled to drive Rick Ware's NEXTEL Cup #52 Dodge this weekend at Infineon Raceway, a 2 mile road course in Sonoma, California. However, the engine that Carl had planned to run in Ware's Dodge did not finish it's maintenance in time, therefore Long will not be making the trek out to Infineon. Long and Ware plan to work out another deal to team up in the near future.
The Carl Long Racing/Glenn Racing #46 Dodge will be back in action racing in the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway on July 25th.
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6/16/04 Rockingham Rollover Die-Cast Model Car Up For Auction:  Up for auction on eBay.com is a custom-made 1/24th scale model of Carl Long's car that was destroyed in the frightening rollover crash at North Carolina Speedway earlier this year. This car is only 1 of 2 replicas ever produced by the artist, Richard Dupuis. 100% of the proceeds received from the winning bidder will be used to fund Carl Long Racing. Here's a special opportunity for you to own a rare piece of history and help aid the team in the process.
?Go To Auction Page...
Carl Long will be driving the #00 Buyer's Choice Dodge at Michigan International Speedway for the running of the DHL 400. ?Entry List
?Site Updates/Changes: We have added Pocono 500 photos to the site courtesy of RacingMetal.com, a sponsor of Carl's since the NEXTEL Cup race at Las Vegas. Old news stories that appeared on Carl-Long.com will now be stored at a separate location to reduce clutter. You can access this page here: Past News. Expect to see some new NR2003 game cars added to the site within the next few weeks.
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6/14/04 Faulty Tire Set Consequents 41st-Place Finish At Pocono:  With Carl Long driving the No. 00 Buyer's Choice Dodge, McGlynn Motorsports made its Nextel Cup Series debut, but their day was cut short just 39 laps into the race.
After a smooth green flag pit stop in which the crew added fuel and four tires, Long radioed in and said he was feeling a vibration. At first, he thought it was caused by a loose lug. It turned out to be worse.
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Carl Long hopes to run McGlynn Motorsport's #00 Buyer's Choice Dodge in the DHL 400 at Michigan International Speedway this coming weekend; pending schedule conflicts. ?Pocono 500 Results
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6/11/04 Long Qualifies 38th For Pocono 500:  The last car, the last lap, and the last spot on time. This pretty much summed up qualifying for Carl Long on Friday. Long was the last driver to go out and attempt to qualify for the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. The first lap Carl put up on the boards was not fast enough to put him into the show. He stepped it up on lap two, and just like that, Carl Long muscled his way into the field, grabbing the final time trial spot in the lineup. Carl Long will start the #00 Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties / Fendler & Assocs. Dodge from the 38th position for Sunday's Pocono 500. This will mark Carl's tenth career Cup start; his second at Pocono. ?Pocono 500 Lineup
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6/8/04 McGlynn Motorsports To Lease Long's Dodge For Pocono: Last time out at Dover International Speedway, McGlynn Motorsport's primary car failed to pass tech inspection before going out to practice. The team was unable to fix the car for this weekend, leaving their plans for Pocono uncertain. However, Carl Long was able to come through for the team. Carl agreed to lease his Dodge to McGlynn Motorsports for himself to drive at Pocono Raceway this weekend. The car is the same one Long drove at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the NEXTEL Open and Coca-Cola 600. The car will have its numbers switched over to #00. McGlynn Motorsports plans to run additional races with Long later in the season once their primary car has the proper modifications made to it. ?Pocono Entry List
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6/5/04 Car Body Problems Force Early End To Dover Weekend: This weekend at Dover International Speedway did not last long for the McGlynn Motorsports team. The #00 Chevrolet could not get past inspection due to the car's body not properly fitting the templates; specifically the roof and windshield regions. Without a backup car to use, Carl Long and McGlynn Motorsports were done for the weekend without even making a lap on the track. McGlynn Motorsports hopes to have a car ready for next weekend to run the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway.
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6/2/04 Carl Long, McGlynn Motorsports Ink Two-Race Cup Deal: Carl Long has teamed up with the #00 McGlynn Motorsports Nextel Cup Chevrolet crew this weekend at Dover International Speedway and again for the upcoming Pocono Nextel Cup race scheduled for Sunday, June 13, 2004. Long has nine NASCAR Cup Series, four Busch Series and six NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career starts to his credit and is one of the most popular independent drivers in NASCAR. Long was tabbed by Team Owner Raynard McGlynn to help his team gain valuable experience on and off the track. ?Full Story (TruckSeries.com)
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6/1/04 Carl Long Gets NEXTEL Cup Ride For Dover: Carl Long will be the wheelman aboard the #00 McGlynn Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend at Dover International Speedway for the running of the MBNA 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. Entry List
Photos Added: Three new photo pages from Las Vegas and Lowe's have been added to the site. Go
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5/27/04 Long Misses 600 Field:  Right off the bat, the Carl Long Racing Team knew making the field of the Coca-Cola 600 would be a challenge. A season high 52 teams sent in an entry to attempt to earn a spot in the Coca-Cola 600 race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This would leave nine teams that would be heading home after qualifying. Carl Long made a valiant effort in qualifying. He posted the 44th fastest time, picking up nearly one and a half seconds from his quickest practice time. Unfortunately, the pickup wasn't substantial enough. The #46 RacingMetal.com Dodge team would be forced to head home early after failing to make the field of the Coca-Cola 600.
Carl's next NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race has yet to be determined.
Qualifying Results
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5/22/04 Long Avoids Big Wreck To Score Top 15 Finish In Open:  Carl Long avoided the big lap one wreck in the NEXTEL Open to score a 14th place finish, his best ever finish in the Open. Carl stayed racy all night long, and showed that he was able to hang with the big dogs. Carl brought the #46 RacingMetal.com Dodge all the way up to 6th position at one point in the race after a quick pit stop before the start of the second segment of the open. The hood of the #46 Dodge proudly displayed "Thank You Fans" to show Carl's appreciation to all the fans who supported him to get back on track and those who voted for him to advance into the Challenge. Look for Carl Long and his #46 Dodge to be back on track next weekend for the running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway!
Results
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5/20/04 Headlines:
Carl Long To Run The NEXTEL Open With Jaret's Angels
RacingMetal.com To Sponsor Carl Long In NEXTEL Open
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5/14/04 All-Star Voting Now Open: To Vote Carl Long into the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge main event, click the following link:
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR CARLScroll down to the very bottom where you will see Carl Long shown on the second to last row of the left column. You can vote as many times as you want, so get those votes rolling in for Carl! Thanks for your support! Voting Ends 5/22/04 After NEXTEL Open
You can also vote for Carl using your NEXTEL phone, Click Here To Find Out How. For more information regarding the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge voting process, Click Here.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. - "I hope either Kerry or Carl Long gets voted in," he said. "That would be awesome. Who better? Carl might not have a shot to win, but he could sure use the money." (ThatsRacin.com)
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 5/11/04 Vote Long: The NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway is just a couple weeks away. Carl Long will be entering the NEXTEL Open, the last-chance qualifying event to earn a spot into the main event, the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. Carl's #46 Dodge is now complete and ready to take on the 1.5 mile Lowe's Motor Speedway at full sound. The NEXTEL All-Star Challenge will have a new feature to it this season that further involves the fans. After the NEXTEL Open, fans will be able to cast their vote by telephone or internet to let one additional driver have a spot into the field of the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. Carl Long strongly encourages his fans to vote.
"I just want to race," Long bluntly stated. "I don't think I have a car capable enough of winning the NEXTEL Challenge, but I hope that my fans will come to my rescue to put me in the race."
You have the opportunity here to impact Carl's career.
Please vote Carl Long into the field of the All-Star Challenge.
With a little help, Carl and the #46 Dodge should have a great run in the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge!
 Carl sincerely appreciates all the donations sent to him to help replace his only car that was demolished in the rollover wreck at Rockingham last February. Donators will be receiving a gift in the mail within the next couple of weeks as a sign of Carl's gratitude.
For additional information on the fan voting process of the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, Click Here.
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4/18/04 All-Star Event At Lowe's: Much of the hype has died down since the spectacular rollover wreck Carl Long was involved in at North Carolina Speedway almost two months ago. The car that was demolished in the accident has now been replaced. With help from the generous donations received from the fans, Carl was able to purchase a 2004 Dodge that will be ready to debut in the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge qualifier event at Lowes Motor Speedway in May.
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5/4/04 Busch Racing At Gateway: WITHDRAWN  Carl Long has agreed to drive the #01 Whitaker Racing Chevrolet for Dan Whitaker in the NASCAR Busch Series Charter 250 at Gateway International Raceway. Veteran crew cheif, Joe Schneider, has been appointed to the crew cheif position for this race. Tony Hentrup and Mike Haggerd have been assigned to the team's crew for this weekend. All on-track activities, including qualifying and the main event, will take place on Saturday, May 8th.
Help Is Wanted. E-Mail Us If Interested.
Entry List Schedule
5/6/04 Withdrawn: Whitaker Racing has elected to withdraw it's entry for the Charter 250 at Gateway Intl' Raceway. The team was behind on preparation, and felt it would be best to skip this race.
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3/24/04 Carl Long Racing Merchandise Now Available:  Carl-Long.com is pleased to announce the opening of its new Carl Long Racing Support Team online store. The store currently has two styles of T-shirts and one style of hats available for purchase. T-shirts are $15 each, while hats are $20 each. Shipping for your entire order is $5.
Help Carl get back on track! Show everyone who you support!
Click Here to enter the store.
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3/7/04 Engine Problems Force Early Race Exit For Carl:  The #02 RacingJunk.com / RacingMetal.com Pontiac faced handling problems in the early stages of the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. Carl Long ran his own race much of the afternoon, keeping himself out of trouble. After a mid-race caution, the #02 crew had the car handling better than it had been all day. However, trouble was just around the corner. Smoke began to trail out of the #02 Pontiac on lap 152. Carl pulled the car into the pits the following lap. The crew inspected the car, and determined the engine had expired. Further inspection showed an oil line had come loose from the engine. The SCORE Motorsports team elected to not risk going back out and damaging the engine any further. The team was done for the day after completing 145 laps of the 267 lap race. Long and the #02 RacingJunk.com / RacingMetal.com Pontiac wound up finishing 38th.
Carl has plans in the works to drive a #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet in the NEXTEL Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
Race Results
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2/22/04 Long Takes A Wild Tumble At The Rock:  Carl Long was involved in a frightening looking crash today on lap 265 of the Subway 400. Carl, driving the #46 Al Smith / IPG Dodge, was racing #01-Joe Nemechek out of Turn 2 when #77-Brendan Gaughan got into Nemechek, who subsequently turned Long nose-first into the outside wall. Upon impact, Long got turned sideways and his car began to barrel roll down the straightaway a total of five-and-a-half times before coming to rest on the apron. Carl quickly jumped out of the car, uninjured from the vicious tumble he took. Long was running in 35th position prior to the accident. Carl will be credited with finishing 38th in Sunday's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway.
Check NASCAR.com for a full report and photography on the incident:
Long loses car, but not sense of humor
Clarification: During an interview, Carl stated that his spotter, Jim Robbins, did not tell him there was someone around him when the accident occurred, thinking that it was his spotter's fault that the wreck happened. This was a misunderstanding. At the time, Carl had not seen a replay of the accident, and did not know what really happened behind him to set off the wreck. Carl wants to express that Jim Robbins did his job properly, and was not responsible for the incident.
Carl Long sincerely thanks all of you for your generous donations and your well-appreciated support!
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2/21/04 Early Trouble Results In Disappointing Busch Series Finish:  The Goody's Headache Powder 200 became a real headache for Carl Long early on in the race. Long, who had been fighting a loose condition with the #83 Barnes Precision Machine Ford, went one lap down to the leaders shortly before the 1/4th mark of the 200 mile race which had been caution-free at that point. While Carl was trying to stay out of the way of lead lap competitors, he got himself into trouble. Going into turn two on lap 47, Carl got really loose from pressure of faster lead lap cars behind him. The back end of the car was starting to turn around on him. Carl fought the steering wheel to try not to spin out. Carl did save the car from spinning, but he overcorrected his #83 Ford, and slammed the front and rear of the car hard into the outside wall. The car was not damaged enough to end Carl's day, but the handling of the car was completely thrown off for the duration of the race. Carl nursed the bent and beaten Barnes Precision Machine Ford to the finish line in 28th position, seven laps down. However, the weekend is not over yet! Carl will be back tomorrow to muscle the #46 Al Smith Dodge around the 1.017-mile North Carolina Speedway in the Subway 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race. |
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Kroger 200
Lucas Oil Raceway
July 30th, 2011
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Race |
Start |
Finish |
| 2 |
Phoenix |
38th |
36th |
| 3 |
Las Vegas |
37th |
32nd |
| 4 |
Bristol |
22nd |
28th |
| 5 |
California |
37th |
41st |
| 6 |
Texas |
26th |
42nd |
| 7 |
Talladega |
37th |
42nd |
| 8 |
Nashville |
39th |
40th |
| 9 |
Richmond |
40th |
35th |
| 10 |
Darlington |
32nd |
33rd |
| 6 |
Dover |
34th |
33rd |
| 11 |
Dover |
40th |
34th |
| 12 |
Iowa |
33rd |
35th |
| 13 |
Charlotte |
37th |
39th |
| 14 |
Chicago |
41st |
31st |
| 15 |
Michigan |
37th |
35th |
| 16 |
Elkhart Lake |
33rd |
36th |
| 17 |
Daytona |
32nd |
42nd |
| 19 |
Loudon |
40th |
36th |
| 20 |
Nashville |
34th |
33rd |
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In Memory of Dean Shaut
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