Philip Morris Racinghttp://philipmorrisracing.com/home/en-US2012-02-17T08:34:52ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Message From Jim Dean, Dean Motorsportshttp://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/6/12/message-from-jim-dean-dean-motorsports.htmlWebmaster2010-06-12T10:53:59ZDear Fans,

As you know we are not in agreement with the handicap format at Motor Mile Speedway and wanted to confirm with sorrow that we are not going to be participating in the event this Saturday night because of the existing circumstances.  Philip has anguished over this decision and we apologize for this late notification to our fans. In hindsight, we were overly optimistic that this was going to be resolved.  We will be taking the weekend off to reorganize and give Philip and myself an opportunity to create a new schedule for the remainder of the season.  We are fortunate to have had your support and hope you all will continue to support us at the local tracks and on our agonizing decision.  We hope that you will continue to support MMS, arguably the best short track in the country, we just refuse to race under a handicapped format.  The competition is too good, and the risk on our equipment and Philip is too great.  We will be saddened to have the green flag drop and not be battling for the win, however, all of us here at Dean Motorsports will be wishing our competitors good fortune.  I will post as early as possible next week about our future schedule. 

Thanks,

Jim Dean
Dean Motorsports

]]>Dissapointing Weekend at Motor Milehttp://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/5/2/dissapointing-weekend-at-motor-mile.htmlWebmaster2010-05-03T00:16:46ZWith the addition of 50 pounds of weight on the car, Phil struggled to maintain his pole position in the first of the twin 100's on May 1st, 2010.  He managed to battle to the inside and outside of eventual winner, Wayne Ramsey.  In the second race, Phil drew second for starting position and took the lead on the first lap.  Unfortunately, Wayne Ramsey over drove turn three on lap 8 causing Phil's #26 to cut a left rear tire putting the car 2 laps down and finishing 18th.

]]>Second Win of 2010http://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/4/17/second-win-of-2010.htmlWebmaster2010-04-17T22:55:53Z

CLICK HERE for more photos

Philip made the second win of the season look easy.  He led all 150 laps of the late model stock car feature race at Motor Mile Speedway on Saturday April 17, 2010.

During the first lap the 47 of Mike Looney attempted to pass Philip but couldn't pull it off.  Phil went on to maintain the lead through several restarts.  "This was a much better racecar than our first race at Motor Mile. Denny Hamlin is going to be way impressed with the sister car he'll be driving in the Denny Hamlin Foundation race on April 29th", Phil said after the race. "The Townsend-Oliver chassis rivals the fastest car I've ever driven at this speedway."

Post-race interview with JW Martin:

]]>First Win of 2010!http://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/4/3/first-win-of-2010.htmlWebmaster2010-04-03T23:29:00Z

Philip won the first race of 2010 at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA. He started the race on the pole with a qualifying time of 15.75. Rusty Skewes inched closer and closer to Philip during the first 20 laps or so. After that Philip pulled away and led the entire 150 laps.

After the race Philip has this to say, "Townsend-Oliver chassis' are one for one. Our setup wasn't perfect, but with no race laps on this new chassis, we were a lot closer then we should've been."

Thanks to all the fans who came out to support us today, it was good to see familiar faces in Victory Lane!

]]>Philip Visits Virginia Governor Bob McDonnellhttp://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/3/27/philip-visits-virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell.htmlWebmaster2010-03-27T18:35:29ZPhilip and Donna traveled to Richmond on Thursday, March 25th to show new Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell the 2009 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series trophy and 2009 Virginia State Champion trophy.  Check out more photos by CLICKING HERE.

]]>Disappointing Finish at SOBOhttp://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/3/20/disappointing-finish-at-sobo.htmlWebmaster2010-03-21T01:23:20ZPhilip started second behind C.E. Falk (#40) for the 150 Lap feature at South Boston on Saturday, March 20th.  He struggled early to maintain the second spot as he dropped back to 3rd on lap 22 behind Justin Johnson (#44).  On lap 26 he fell back to fourth behind the 89 of David Latour.  Struggling with the car being loose, Phil was able to hold onto the fourth spot.  Trouble came with a restart on lap 96 when the lap car of Natalie Sather (#94) decided to attempt to block Phil from passing.  This caused damage to Phil's nose.  

Hope came with a caution on lap 126 when C.E. Falk and Justin Johnson made contact each other.  With David Latour out of the race, this left Philip in the number one spot.  Around lap 146 however, Phil reported trouble with the right front and after the restart for a green-white-checker, he fell back to eighth.  Turns out he had a flat right-front tire.  Although disappointing, Phil had this to say after the race, "All things work together for good for those who love God and are called by His purpose.  The last time I started a year like this we won the National Championship in 2008."

Thanks to all the fans who came out to support Philip!  Hope to see you all at a future race.

]]>Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge 2010http://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/1/14/bo-dyn-bobsled-challenge-2010.htmlWebmaster2010-01-15T01:42:44ZNews PixPhilip Morris has returned from the 2010 Bo-Dyn Bobsled Challenge.  He and his wife Donna had an awesome time and would like to thank Phil Kurze and Geoff Bodine for putting on a great event while benefiting Team USA.  CLICK HERE to see some pictures from the event.

The events are scheduled to air on SpeedTV, January 24th at 8 PM ET and January 31st at 5 PM ET.  Be sure to check out the coverage so that you can see your favorite NASCAR driver on ice.

]]>Time to go North!http://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2010/1/8/time-to-go-north.htmlWebmaster2010-01-08T13:19:23ZNews
Philip is headed to Lake Placid, New York to participate in the 5th Annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, January 8, 9, and 10. He gets to participate in this event because he won the 2009 Whelen All-American Series National Championship.  This is Philip's third year participating.  The event will be aired on Speed Television on January 24th and January 31st, so check your local listings.  For more information see: http://www.bodynbobsled.com/

]]>2009 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Banquethttp://philipmorrisracing.com/home/2009/11/28/2009-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-banquet.htmlWebmaster2009-11-28T23:29:22ZNews PixPhilip accepted the 2009 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National Title Trophy from Phil Kurze of Whelen Engineering for the third time in the last four years.  See this article from NASCAR for more details.

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