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Cunningham Motorsports announces new partnership.
10/26/2006 3:19 PM
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Gibson & Scherer Reunite
STATHAM
GEORGIA (10-26-06) – Cunningham Motorsports is proud to announce the
addition of ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran driver/owner Mark Gibson to its
team effective immediately.
Gibson, who has 312 career RE/MAX
Series starts throughout ARCA tenure that reaches back to 1982, will
serve as General Manager for what will be a two-car operation located
in Statham, Georgia.
Through a
joint venture with Mark Gibson Racing and Cunningham Motorsports,
Gibson will help steer the two-car team to include the Kerry
Scherer-owned #4 Dodge Motorsports Charger entries and the Gibson-owned
#59 cars, the number synonymous with Gibson for so many years.
"Kerry
(Scherer) and I go way back,” said Gibson. “We’ve remained friends and
we’ve always talked a lot. This is a great opportunity for us to work
together again; it also gets his equipment closer to home for him being
based here in Georgia, so it’s a win-win situation for both.”
Gibson,
who partnered with Scherer in the late 90s under the CSG
(Cunningham-Scherer-Gibson) Racing banner, procured his career-best
RE/MAX Series driver points finish of second to Frank Kimmel in 1998.
Car
owner Scherer (left), under the Cunningham Motorsports umbrella in
2006, helped direct the official factory authorized Dodge Driver
Development program with resounding success. Drivers’ Chase Miller,
Scott Lagasse Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Swindell and Josh Wise all
spent time behind the wheel of the #4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge. Miller,
of Canton, Georgia, earned the highest marks with a thrilling victory
at Pocono Raceway in July when he, in a back-up machine, steered the #4
car from last to first. By doing so, Miller, at 19, became the youngest
winner in Pocono history. Lagasse also finished a career-best third at
Chicagoland Speedway in early September. Montoya also finished third in
the 4 car at Talladega Superspeedway in early October.
“The
careers of these young drivers are what is paramount at Cunningham
Motorsports,” explained Scherer. “Giving them a safe, competitive and
professional platform to develop and demonstrate their abilities is one
of the most important objectives of our team. The success of Cunningham
Motorsports is measured by more than the win record; it’s measured by
the future success of these drivers that come through our program.”
Miller
also captured his career-first top-10 finish in the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series recently at Martinsville Speedway in the Bobby Hamilton
Racing #4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge in just his career-fourth NCTS
start.
Miller,
a graduate of the Cunningham Motorsports Dodge Driver Development team
owned by Kerry Scherer and Briggs Cunningham, competed in six ARCA
RE/MAX Series events in 2006 as part of the Dodge Driver Development
Program. Miller and the Cunningham Motorsports team with Crew Chief
Wayne Carroll also earned the Pork Pole award at Gateway Int’l Raceway.
In all Miller logged two top-five finishes and three top-10s.
With
the competition level at an all-time high in the ARCA RE/MAX Series,
development teams in the RE/MAX Series continue to be the route to
NASCAR’s higher levels of competition.
In
2006, Gibson’s 59 car finished sixth in year-end ARCA RE/MAX Series car
owner points. The 59 team is currently accepting driver resumes with
sufficient funding to run the entire 2007 season. Inquiries should be
directed to Mark Gibson at 770-725-6711 or Dave Goodman 423-943-1566.
For more information about Cunningham Motorsports:
www.cunninghammotorsports.netPhone: 770.725.6711
Mountain Empire Sports Marketing Group, Dave Goodman
www.mountainempiresmg.com 423-943-1566
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dgoodman@mountainempiresmg.com
This team will dominate in 2007 for sure. You just watch. Dodge is again on the rise to glory.
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Re: Cunningham Motorsports announces new partnersh
11/14/2006 1:58 AM
Talked to Mark this morning. Good luck to him and his team.