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Monday, February 27, 2006
News Releases
FONTANA, Calif. (February 27, 2006)— Joel Kauffman started off his 2006 NASCAR Busch Series season with a 27 th-place finish in the Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway on Saturday. The Raybestos' Rookie of the Year candidate, piloting the No. 12 Supercuts Dodge, fought a tight condition for most of the 150-lap race.
Kauffman had an eventful day from the beginning of the 300-mile race. On lap 3, when the first caution flag waved, Mark Green got loose and spun out, just touching the rear of the Supercuts Dodge. However, neither Kauffman nor Crew Chief Butch Hylton believed the damage was significant enough to hurt the car, and so the team opted not to pit.
"The No. 4 car got loose behind me and when he spun out, he tapped the back of the Supercuts Dodge," said Kauffman. "It didn't really hurt us, though. At the time, the car felt fine and the damage was minimal, so we didn't feel the need to come in and fix anything."
Early on, the car was handling decently for Kauffman except for an overheating issue. The water temperature rose to 240 early in the race and never seemed to come down, even after removing tape from the front grill. Later in the race, Kauffman reported the oil temperature at 220, which led Hylton to determine that the gauges were reading wrong.
"I was worried about the water temperature all day," said Kauffman. "Butch felt it was a faulty gauge, but I kept my eye on it. I'm just glad we didn't overheat. That's the last thing we needed."
On lap 56, during the first green flag pit stop for the No. 12 Supercuts Dodge, Kauffman pulled into his pit stall too close to the wall, which made for a longer stop than expected. The pit crew put a rubber in the right rear, which did little to help the car, so on the pit stop at lap 82, the crew took the rubber out and made further adjustments to help the tight-handling car for Kauffman.
Unfortunately, nothing seemed to help the No. 12 Supercuts Dodge and Kauffman ended up two laps down in 27th place.
"We certainly didn't accomplish what we wanted to this weekend," Kauffman said. "No matter what adjustments we made to the car, it just wouldn't handle right. Hopefully, we can figure things out and improve when we get to Las Vegas in a couple of weeks."
"The No. 12 Supercuts Dodge tested really well in Las Vegas, which is a track similar to California," said Hylton. "For some reason, the setup just wasn't working this weekend. We'll look over our notes from testing and try to figure out what went wrong this weekend before we get back to Vegas."
Kauffman will pilot the No. 12 Take Me On Vacation Dodge at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the Telcel Motorola 200 presented by Banamex in Mexico City, Mexico this Sunday, March 5. The race begins at 2 p.m. ET and will be broadcaston FOX.
About FitzBradshaw Racing
FitzBradshaw Racing is owned by NASCAR veterans Armando and Mimi
Bradshaw. The team fields two Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR
Busch Series: the No. 12, sponsored by SuperCuts, Bluegreen Resorts,
Olympia Steel Buildings, Goulds Pumps and the Sunshine Group and
the No. 14, sponsored by Bluegreen Resorts, Jani-King and Goulds
Pumps. Last season, NASCAR applauded FitzBradshaw Racing for being
certified by the Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council
as a minority-owned business. FitzBradshaw Racing is the only Busch
Series team that offers its sponsors exposure in NASCAR, the NFL
and on television. FitzBradshaw is one of two teams featured
on the SPEED Channel reality show NBS 24/7 'The Rookies'. The
show airs Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. and re-airs Mondays at 12:30
a.m. and Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. throughout the season. More information
regarding FitzBradshaw Racing can be obtained by visiting www.FitzBradshawRacing.com.
FitzBradshaw Racing's Drive for Diversity
FitzBradshaw Racing proudly supports NASCAR's Drive for Diversity initiatives. FitzBradshaw Racing, a certified minority-owned business, is owned by Armando and Mimi S. Fitz and Pro Football Hall of Fame member and FOX broadcaster Terry Bradshaw. The team currently fields Hispanic driver Carlos Contreras and has worked with rising Hispanic talents like Mara Reyes. FitzBradshaw Racing is an equal opportunity employer that supports the growing roles of women and minorities within the sport. Positions currently held by women and minorities within the organization include crew members, engineers, and transporter drivers. As FitzBradshaw Racing continues to grow as an organization, it hopes to further promote the role of diversity within motorsports.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Cut tire in the closing laps takes No. 12 Supercuts car out of contention
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (February 20, 2006)— David Reutimann was on his way to piloting the No. 12 Supercuts car to a top-10 finish on Saturday in the Hershey's Kissables 300 at Daytona International Speedway when a cut tire took away any hopes of a good finish.
Starting from the 38th position, Reutimann quickly began driving the Supercuts car to the front of the field. Within 20 laps, the No. 12 car was already up to 18 th and continuing to gain ground.
"The team kept plugging away all day and they made good adjustments throughout the race," Reutimann said. "I had to run the top, but we were making good progress."
During the first round of pit stops, the Supercuts car took only minor adjustments, but had trouble with the car in front of them blocking them in. Reutimann left pit road 21 st, but again, climbed to 13th by the time the red flag was waved on lap 39.
"The guys on the team did a good job all weekend," said Crew Chief Butch Hylton. "We have the makings of a good race team. They worked well on the pit stops and were able to overcome some problems that weren't of their own making."
As the race went on, the car began to lose grip and Reutimann was having problems running on the bottom of the track, but was able to pick up positions as he ran the high line. By lap 84, the Supercuts car was in the top-10 and on lap 110, when the field was coming down to take the green flag, Reutimann continued to run tenth.
However, on lap 111, as the No. 12 car was heading into Turn 1, the right front tire was cut, sending Reutimann into the wall.
"I must've run over some debris on the frontstretch and when I got into the corner, the tire blew," said Reutimann. "It was disappointing considering how close we were to the finish and how well we had been running all day."
Reutimann finished the race in 29th.
"David kept the car off the wall and the damage that the Supercuts car sustained was minimal," said Hylton. "I'm just really proud of all the guys. They did a great job and we'll head out to California and try to improve next week."
Joel Kauffman, one of two Raybestos' Rookie of the Year candidates for FitzBradshaw Racing, will make his 2006 NASCAR Busch Series debut Saturday, Feb. 25 in the No. 12 Supercuts car in the Stater Bros. 300 at CaliforniaSpeedway in Fontana, Calif. The race will be broadcast at 3 p.m. PST on the FX Network.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Racing Into The Future
In October 2005, Olympia
Steel Buildings’ owner Arnold A. Davis joined the world of NASCAR racing by signing a two year associate sponsorship agreement with FitzBradshaw Racing. Davis -- a 42-year veteran of the steel building industry -- saw an opportunity for Olympia to make an impact in the world’s fastest growing sport.
“NASCAR fans are right in our target demographics,” said
Davis. “NASCAR enjoys one of the largest audiences in the
entire sporting world. What better venue than NASCAR to advertise Olympia
Steel Buildings?”  Olympia
Steel Buildings was founded by Davis in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
-- in sight of Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle-- in 1973. Since
that time the company has grown to become the industry leader in
providing all steel metal buildings for agricultural, residential,
industrial and commercial use, distributing buildings across the
United States and in countries all over the world, including the
United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, Denmark and Lithuania.
An additional benefit to the FitzBradshaw partnership
is that it not only provides Olympia with a connection with NASCAR
fans, but-- as a Pittsburgh-based company-- also provides a strong
connection with NFL fans through co-owner Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw
was a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and co-owns
FitzBradshaw Racing with Armando and Mimi Fitz.
After signing on as a sponsor, the Olympia
Steel Buildings logo was featured on the C-Post of the No. 14 NAVY Accelerate Your
Life Dodge Charger driven by David Stremme in the October 14, 2005
Dollar General 300 Busch Series race in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Olympia was featured on the C-Post of the No. 14 car for the remainder
of the 2005 season. FitzBradshaw fielded three Dodge Chargers in
the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series.
Olympia’s sponsorship agreement includes a primary sponsorship opportunity at the Richmond International Speedway on May 5, 2006.
“The added visibility will give us an edge in a very competitive market,” Davis emphasizes. “We have already enjoyed an increase in our sales leads and product recognition since the announcement of our NASCAR sponsorship.”
Olympia launched a new website, www.olympiaracing.com, for NASCAR fans to access the latest FitzBradshaw race results, news releases and information about the team, owners, drivers and crew, as well as offer special promotions for Olympia customers and NASCAR fans alike. An online media kit is available on this web site.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Mission
Olympia Steel
Buildings has joined the world of NASCAR to help FitzBradshaw Racing compete at the highest levels of the NASCAR Busch Racing Series while raising company and product awareness on and off the track.
Olympia Steel Buildings
- Olympia Steel Buildings is the industry leader in providing all steel metal buildings for agricultural, residential, industrial and commercial use.
- Olympia Steel Buildings was founded by Arnold A. Davis, a 42-year veteran of the steel building industry.
- Olympia is located in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania in sight of Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle.
- In October 2005, Olympia Steel
Buildings joined the world of NASCAR racing by signing a two year associate sponsorship agreement with FitzBradshaw Racing.
- After signing on as a sponsor, the Olympia Steel
Buildings logo was featured on the C-Post of the No. 14 NAVY Accelerate Your Life Dodge Charger driven by David Stremme in the October 14, 2005 Dollar General 300 Busch Series race in Charlotte, NC.
- Olympia’s sponsorship agreement includes a primary sponsorship opportunity at the Richmond International Speedway on May 5, 2005.
FitzBradshaw Racing
- FitzBradshaw Racing is owned by NASCAR veterans Armando and Mimi Fitz and Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer and FOX broadcaster Terry Bradshaw.
- FitzBradshaw fielded three Dodge Chargers in the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series: the No. 12, sponsored by SuperCuts and HOT TAMALES; the No. 14, sponsored by the Navy; and the No. 40 sponsored by Jani-King, Goulds Pumps, Ferris Industries and Cottman Transmissions.
- FitzBradshaw is featured weekly on the Speed Channel television show, NBS 24/7. This weekly reality TV program gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on off-the-track for the highly competitive FitzBradshaw NASCAR Busch series team.
- FitzBradshaw not only provides Olympia a connection with NASCAR fans, but -- as a Pittsburgh-based company -- also provides a strong connection with NFL fans through co-owner Terry Bradshaw’s history as a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Monday, February 20, 2006
News Releases
Olympia Steel
Buildings join #14 team as assoc: Olympia
Steel Buildings announced that the company is joining the world of Busch Series racing. Olympia has agreed to an associate sponsorship with FitzBradshaw Racing, beginning with the Dollar General 300 in Charlotte on October 14. Olympia signage will be featured on the C-Post of the #14 NAVY Accelerate Your Life Dodge Charger driven by David Stremme in the Busch Series race. Olympia’s two-year associate sponsorship program with FitzBradshaw Racing will continue in February 2006. For more information, visit www.olympiabuildings.com or call toll free at 1.888.449.7756.(10-12-2005) www.jayski.com
Olympia Steel Buildings Joins NASCAR’S FitzBradshaw Racing as Associate Sponsor. Olympia to begin Busch Series sponsorship at Dollar General 300 in Charlotte.
Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- Today, Olympia
Steel Buildings announced that the company is joining the world of NASCAR Busch Series racing. Olympia has agreed to an associate sponsorship with FitzBradshaw Racing, beginning with the Dollar General 300 in Charlotte on October 14. Olympia signage will be featured on the C-Post of the No. 14 NAVY Accelerate Your Life Dodge Charger driven by David Stremme in the Busch Series race. Olympia’s two-year associate sponsorship program with FitzBradshaw Racing will continue in February 2006.
“We are thrilled to find a world-class racing partner in FitzBradshaw that has so much to offer to Olympia on and off the race track,” said Arnold Davis, owner of Olympia
Steel Buildings. “Our products are a natural fit with NASCAR fans and -- as a Pittsburgh-based company -- our involvement with Steeler great Terry Bradshaw will certainly enhance our business.” Olympia
Steel Buildings, with offices located in sight of Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle, is the industry leader in providing all steel metal buildings for agricultural, residential, industrial and commercial use.
"We are pleased that Olympia Steel
Buildings has joined the FitzBradshaw family," said FitzBradshaw team co-owner Armando Fitz. "Olympia is an exciting addition to our sponsorship program.” FitzBradshaw Racing is owned by NASCAR veterans Armando and Mimi Fitz and Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer and FOX broadcaster Terry Bradshaw. The team fields three Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Busch Series: the No. 12, sponsored by SuperCuts and HOT TAMALES; the No. 14, sponsored by the Navy; and the No. 40 sponsored by Jani-King, Goulds Pumps, Ferris Industries and Cottman Transmissions. FitzBradshaw is one of two teams featured on the SPEED Channel reality show NBS 24/7.
About Olympia Steel Buildings
Professional engineering, flexible building design, top commercial grade U.S. steel, over 30 years of experience, lifetime warranty protection and 100% American steel make Olympia the leader in pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building solutions. For more information, visit www.olympiabuildings.com or call toll free at 1.800.972.6794.
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