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Busy Race & Media Weekend for Marc!
April 26, 2008
Austin & Kyle, TX — Marc had a busy schedule this race weekend. It started on Friday at Thunder Hill Raceway with
an interview with Austins FOX 7 Weekend Sports Anchor Dennis
de la Pena. The interview was filmed at the track is to be broadcasted at a later date on
Fox 7 in Austin.
Then Saturday Morning it was off to the K-MAC Sports Studio 19 in Austin
for a live On-Line Radio show, The A-Line Auto Parts JRA Kids Club Show. "It is Great that our team and sponsors got all the
the media exposer in the Austin area." Marc Said.
After the Radio show it was off to Thunder Hill Raceway for a HOT night of racing action in the #19 Modified. "I want
to thank Aaron Brungot with JRA Kids Club for being my transportaion to and from the track for this weekend." Marc would say later.
Marc would qualify 7th for the Express Jet Pro-Modified 50 lap Feature, but end up starting 6th after one car left the impound area to work on his car.
In the 50 lap Feature Marc would move up to 5th early. With only a few laps in, running in a tight pack, the #26 of Bob Slezinsky would hit
Marc causing the pick up tube in the fuel cell to move causing a fuel pick up problem. "All I could do after the 26 hit me," Marc would say,
"was to make laps and stay out of the way, the fuel pressure would drop so low at times the engine would stall" The race had several cautions
which help Marc manage a 7th place finish in the Feature.
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photos by Tammie Madison
 Marc w/Brandy, Aaron & Kevin of K-MAC Sports |
 Aaron, Marc & Brandy Live On the Air |
 FOX 7 Sports Anchor Dennis de la Pena |
 Rick Wycough & Marc's Pit at THR |
 Marc at Speed in Turn four at THR |
 Long time Friend Doug & Daughter Carrie drove from DFW to watch Marc race. |
Next Pro-Modified Race
May 24th at Thunder Hill Raceway
Marc takes 2nd Place in Pro-Modified Feature at RRS!
April 26, 2008
Wichita Falls, TX — Red River Speedway hosted the Pro-Modifieds for the first time."It is Great to return to Red
River Speedway with the modified." Marc Said.
Marc finished 2nd in the first qualifying heat race behind Heat winner car #5 of JC Umsheid, giving Marc the second row inside
for the Feature.
At the drop of the green flag, Marc would follow the #5 of Umsheid into turn one for second. The race would go caution
free for the entire 40 laps. "All I could do was follow Umsheid," Marc would say later, "JC was the class of the field,
I was happy to finish second and bring home a solid run for the #19 Muirhead Trucking sponsored car." Running 3rd was #13
of David Rose, 4th was the #48, Rick Wycough and the #98 Jay Guthrie rounded out the top 5.
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photos by Tammie Madison
 Marc & JC Umscheid Visit prior to racing |
 Vince Waits with Jay Guthrie to Qualify |
 Cars Line up For Time Trials |
 #98 Jay Guthrie at Speed |
 #48 Rick Wycough at Speed |
 #19 Marc Madison at Speed |
Next Pro-Modified Race
May 10th at Thunder Hill Raceway
Marc Finishes 7th in "Express Jet 50"!
April 12, 2008
KYLE — Pro Modifieds lined up for their 50-lap "Express Jet 50" feature.
H.E Naumann on the pole, Tuffy Hudson on the outside pole. Ralph Burris, Jr and John Heil second row,
JC Umscheid and John Paul Kliewer third row, Justin Long and Bob Slezinsky fourth row, Marc Madison and Greg Baber fifth row.
At the green the pack goes into the first turn side by side and stay side by side most of the way down the back straight
but Heil bumps Hudson hard in in turn 3. Hudson hung on after almost spinning but Heil's front end is now sparking as if
he broke something or has a flat. Heil poulls up in the turn 1 groove to bring out the caution. As soon as the caution
waves, he's back on the throttle and off to the pits. He rejoins the field but has to start at the rear.
Naumann takes the green on lap 9 with Burris and Umscheid on his tail. Hudson right behind. Umscheid gives
Burris several love taps in turns for a lap or two and tires to force his way underneath but Burris
is having none of it and hangs on as Naumann starts to pull away. Husdons watches the Umschied-Burris
battle clesely waiting for a chance to follow Umscheid through. On lap 18 it happens just like that.
Its now Naumann, Umscheid, Hudson and Burris with Justin Long not far behind. Meanwhile, Heil is picking
off cars and making up ground on the leaders. With 26 to go, Baber spins solo down the back straight to bring
out the caution.
On the lap restart, it's Naumann, Umscheid, Hudson, Burris, Kliewer, Heil, Long, Madison, Umschied now puts his nose
up under Naumann on the restart and for much of the next circuit. The top three now are practically glued together as
they play bukmper tag on every lap.
With thirteen to go, Umscheid has to check up coming off the second turn and when he did, Hudson got into him
and turned him around. The track rules that Umscheid and Husdson get their spots back.
So its Naumann, Umscheid, Hudson, Burris, Kliewer, Heil, Long, Slezinsky, Baber and Madison on the lap 10 restart.
One has to wonder how much longer Naumann can hold off a very determined Umscheid. Something happens that I don't
see and Umscheid is suddenly towards the back of the pack. Not sure what happened there.
With 7 to go, Long spins solo in turn four and we go yellow again. On the lap 43 restart its Naumann, Hudson,
Burris, Kliewer, Heil, Slezinsky, Umscheid, Madison, Baber and Long. Naumann holds the lead as the green flies,
but puts a WHOLE LOT of pressue on, hitting Naumann from behind almost constantly. On lap 47 one of the Hudson
bumps knocks Naumann out of the way and Hudson takes over... But a yellow for a spin at the same time on the back
straight.. (didn't see who it was)
The track rules to give Naumann his lead spot back, but with 3 to go you can tell it's going to be rough. Heil had worked
his way back to fourth and was all over Burris who was in third. Lots of contact between teh pair. Meanwhile, Husdon
forced his way under Naumann and the pair raced side by side into three. Naumann slipped high and Hudson made the pass.
Naumann recovered and brought the car down low to cut off Burris and Heil who were still tangling with each other.
I'm not sure how things are going to be ruled, but I got it that Hudson won, Naumann second, Burris third, Heil fourth,
Umsheid fifth, Slezinsky 6th, Madison 7th, Long 8th, Kliewer 9th and Baber rounds out the top 10.
After the checkered, the hitting continued with Burris slamming into another car a couple of times.
Like I said. It was rough.
Story by Nick Holt with Texas Speed Zone.
"It was a good weekend," Marc Madison said. "We had some handing probelms, car was extremly loose in the Feature.
Over all the weekend was Good, we stayed on the lead lap with the leaders and was there at the end to finish 7th, thought we
should have have gotten 5th, but, Officials ruled we got 7th."
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(pictures by Tammie Madison)
 Pre-Race Tech Line |
 Race Ready |
 Nice Pit Pad! |
 NEW Smiley Firesuit |
 Another Angle |
 Marc & Long Time Friend & Crew Ben |
 Coming At You Turn One |
 At Speed On The Track |
 Pre-Race Fan Meet & Great |
 A High Five From A Young Fan |
 Fans Get To Talk w/Marc |
 Marc Taling With Fans |
 Autograph Time |
 More Autographs |
Muirhead Trucking Partners with
Marc Madison Racing
April 6, 2008
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY — Tioga, TX. (April 6, 2008) – Muirhead Trucking in Gun Barrel City, TX, a leader in trucking industry,
has partnered with Marc Madison Racing as primary sponsor of the No. 19 Modified Asphalt car that competes in the
Pro-Modified Series. The partnership was finalized at Texas Motor Speedway during the running of the Samsung 500.
The teamwork and spirit of achievement exhibited by Marc Madison Racing reflects the work ethic of the Muirhead Trucking
family and those characteristics help bring this partnership together.
Muirhead Trucking was founded in 1970. When you step through the door of Muirhead Trucking in Gun Barrel City, Texas,
the first thing you see is Greg Muirhead, at his desk, facing you. "We believe in creating enduring partnerships, not
just temporary business relationships. We've had our largest customer for over 15 years, in large part because of our
motto, 'On time and looking good.”
“This all came together in a week,” said Marc Madison, “Muirhead Trucking and Greg have a history of supporting Motorsports
and they have always been associated with winners.”
Chuck Weaver, who works for Muirhead Trucking and long time friend of Madison, was instrumentally in putting this all
together. “I drove for Chuck’s Dad, back in the ‘80’s,” said Madison, “and now to have Chuck as part of our team, it’s
like putting the team back together again.”
Muirhead Trucking along with associate Sponsors. Smiley's Racing Products and
C & S Trailer World, and product Sponsor,
Ultra-Shield Race Products, Marc Madison Racing will be able to run the Schedule posted. "Before the partnership with
Muirhead Trucking I wasn't sure we could run the Schedule," Marc said later, "But now with their support we should be able to."
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photos by Tammie Madison
 Chuck Weaver, Greg Muirhead, Marc Madison & Lisa Guthrie |
Marc Finishes 3rd in JRA Kid's Club Car & Drives a Legend Car at RRS!
March 29, 2008
Wichita Falls, TX — Red River Speedway opened under new owners and with a great show!Track Manager Mike Cooper had a
Great line up of entertainment. The team took the JRA Kid's Club Monte Carlo to Red River and ran in the
Thunder Stock Division.
Marc Ran 4th in the Heat race with a loose car, made some changes for the Feaure to tighten car up. Before the Thunder
Stock Feature, one of the new RRS owners, Mike Nowels, asked Marc to try out a Legend Car. Marc got to start at the back of the Legend
Car Feature in a silver #50. "It was fun and an honor to get to try out the seat of one of the Legend Cars." Marc
would say later.
After running in the top ten in the Legend Car Feature, Marc would have to make a mad dash from that car and straight into
the #19 JRA Kid's Clud Car to race in the Thunder Stock Feature as both Features were running back to back. Starting in
the fourth row inside Marc made the transition from Legend Car to Thunder Stock and finish the Feature with a good 3rd place
Finish! "Vince had the Monte Carlo lined up and running and help me buckle up as fast as we could," Marc Said,
"and to come home with a 3rd place finish just topped the night off to a great evening of fun."
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photos by Tammie Madison
 Marc & Bobby Nettles Visit prior to racing |
 Just some of 25 Pro-Sedans on hand |
 Hot Laps Early in the Night |
 JRA Kids Club Car at Speed |
 Dr. Danger in the Air on Fire! |
 The Silver #50 Legend Car (behind the #24) |
Marc Finishes 6th in "El Zorro 200"!
March 02, 2008
KYLE — San Antonio's Joe Aramendia was officially declared the winner of the first annual El Zorro Enduro 200 Sunday afternoon at Thunderhill Raceway with Marc finishing 6th.
The announcement was made by track officials following a post-race technical inspection late Sunday afternoon.
The top 10 were Joe Aramendia, Carolyn Aramendia, James Aramendia, Russell Meeks, Brad Burke, Marc Madison,, Bobby Jack, Mickey McKim, Scott Diem and Mike Farish.
"It was a lot of Fun all weekend," Marc Madison said. "It was an Honor to represent JRA Kids Club. The whole weekend was Great, the Banquet Last night and then to run 200 laps and finish 6th."
2007 THR Awards Banquet & 2008 El Zorro 200 Pictures
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 2007 THR Awards Banquet |
 Awards & Trophies |
 Marc Accepts 2007 Award |
 JRA Kids Booth |
 Fabian, Chuck & Marc |
 Car going thru Tech |
 Aaron Running the Show |
 Front Row Outside 3 Wide Start |
 Side By Side Racing |
 Passing up the Middle |
 Getting a Little Crowded |
 Fast & Smooth thru turn 4 |
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