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March 28, 2006 - Richmond, VA Sunny
Hobbs has been selected as one of the top fifty race car driver's
for This
a great opportunity for Sunny to show her skills and ability
to compete Please go to http://www.racinforalivin.com/ and show your support! VOTE and VOTE OFTEN - you can vote as much as you want. Thank you!! Sunny 04/04/05 Snowstorm knocks out Mid-Ohio races scheduled for 4/2-3/05. 03/20/05 MARCUS TEAM 1-2 AT ROAD ATLANTA - Rob Mau and Sunny Hobbs Class of FFR Challenge Field. In the second Factory Five Challenge Cobra race of the weekend at Road Atlanta, Rob Mau started from the pole and took the checkered flag, in the process setting a new lap record, with Sunny Hobbs closing the gap to take the second spot. “A few more laps and I could have gotten closer to Rob, but today he was faster. We had a problem during the qualifying session for this race, and the headstart Rob had in the race was just too much in today’s sprint,” said Sunny Hobbs. She started in the third spot for FFR Cobra's, eighteenth overall in the multi-class field which included GTS and AI cars. “I got held up by a car at the beginning of the race and by the time I could get by him and the rest of the group we were in I had no chance of getting to the front. But after today’s start back in the pack, a second place was a great finish, and the 1-2 for Marcus Motorsports is terrific. Second today on top of yesterday’s win makes a very satisfying weekend.” Hobbs and Mau will be matched again in their Marcus Cobras at the Mid-Ohio road course on April 2nd and 3rd. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the remaining FFR Cobra Challenge races.
3/14/2005 Sunny Racing at Road Atlanta March 19-20 2005 - NASA Southeast Region at Road Atlanta, for weekend Schedule of events to see pdf file http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2005Mar19/schedule.pdf Sunny is racing a Marcus Motorsports Factory 5 Cobra in the "Big Bore" category
9/18/04 Sunny brings home a 10th place finish in her first IPower Dash race. (more) 8/30/04 Sunny
Hobbs to Compete at Kentucky Speedway in IPOWER Dash Series. Hobbs will be running in the #77 K&C Distribution Toyota Celica for team owner Jerry Weaver, in association with Holzer Motorsports. Hobbs 8 years of racing experience includes competition in the ARCA Re/MAX series, NASCAR’s Weekly Racing Series in a Late Models Stock Car and the Pro Trucks Series. Hobbs also has considerable experience in sportscars, with wins at Rockingham and Virginia International Raceway. Recently, backed by Holzer Motorsports, Sunny raced to a 6th place finish at New Smyrna Speedway. The IPOWER Dash Series, International Participants of Winning Edge Racing, purchased the DASH Series from NASCAR in October 2003. The IPOWER Dash Series is the only regional touring series that races at Daytona International Speedway, with its season opener during the annual Speedweeks festival in February. The 2004 racing season is the inaugural season under the IPOWER sanctioning body; however it marks the 29th anniversary of the DASH Series More information can be found at www.holzermotorsports.com and at www.sunnyhobbs.com.
SAMSULA - Beauty and brains are two of the three parts that make up the chemistry of Sunny Hobbs. The final ingredient? A lead foot. (more...) 8/5/04 PRESS RELEASE - Sunny Hobbs to Race New Smyrna Speedway - Holzer Motorsports and DSX Synthetic Lubricants confirmed today its association with SHE Racing and female stock car driver Sunny Hobbs, beginning with the Volusia Pennysaver Night race for Late Models at New Smyrna Speedway, on Saturday August 7th. “New Smyrna Speedway is a tough track, with good competition, and we are looking forward to kicking off our program with Holzer. Crew chief, Gene Allnutt, co-Owner of A&M Motorsports, and I have known each other for years, including at my ARCA races at Daytona and Atlanta Motor Speedway, and he has the experience needed to put together a competitive late model.“ Hobbs, in her 9 year race career, has raced late models, trucks, and sports cars, and most lately in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Most of her late model racing was at Caraway Speedway in North Carolina, but she has raced at numerous other tracks in Virginia and North Carolina. “New Smyrna is a high-bank track a lot like Southern National Speedway, which I always enjoyed, so I am excited about it. I am really appreciative of the time and hard work Holzer Motorsports has put into making this deal work. My fans continue to be loyal and supportive, and it is looking like finally women racers are making some progress in building long-term relationships with sponsors and competitive race teams. Hopefully this deal with Holzer will be the base for races this summer and fall, and for a full-time race schedule in 2005.” More information can be found at www.holzermotorsports.com and at www.sunnyhobbs.com. For more information, contact Jim Hobbs at (804) 340-1977. |
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 5/15/02
Hobbs Heading to Charlotte for EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts
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03/19/05 Sunny
and Marcus Motorsports win again!!! In the Season's
first race of Factory Five Cobra's, Sunny Hobbs streaked
to the win. "This is the second race in a row I've won
in a Marcus Motorsports Cobra. I like that combination, needless
to say." After taking the qualifying pole, Sunny started
in a field of 28 cars, and the competition was strong. "For
the last 10 laps, I passed and re-passed several cars which
I was racing with, and it was a blast!" Hobbs starts
the same car tomorrow in the second day of racing at Road
Atlanta. 
8/10/04 Rising
Sun - NSB-Based Holzer Motorsports is becoming a leading team
in NASCAR's diversity campaign - By Matt Kane, The
Observer, August 10, 2004
Summer
20035/13/02 Sunny Hobbs -- Driven To Race was an article which appeared on the website Phillyracing.com
5/2/02
Sunny Hobbs featured in Racing Milestones magazine on sale
now. June 2002 issue available at
convenience store newstands wherever Auto Trader is sold (see cover
at right). WOMEN IN RACING: A record five women raced at Daytona
during Speedweeks: Shawna Robinson in Winston Cup, Tina Gordon and Sunny
Hobbs in ARCA, Kelly Sutton and Angie Wilson in Goody's Dash. Three weeks
later, three of them, Gordon and Hobbs in ARCA, and Robinson in Winston
Cup, were in Atlanta for the race weekend, setting another record. More
and more women are catching racing fever and are ready to battle men for
the checkered flag.
4/24/02 Sunny
Hobbs To Be Profiled On TV Show "ARCA Racing This Week"
this coming Saturday April 27th at 9:30am EST, Only on the Outdoor Channel.
Tune in and watch! If you do not see the Outdoor Channel on your cable
network give them a call. We just had to ask for it.
3/13/02 Email Mailbox now ready. Sunny was fortunate to hear from so many people after the Speed Channel coverage of the ARCA race on Monday night and some of you sent pictures which filled up the mailbox very quickly. (Thank you for the Pictures see Atlanta Photos.) She was at Summit Point Racetrack yesterday testing the Factory Five Cobra all day and was unable to get to her email. We apologize if any of you were not able to send emails but the Mailbox is now ready and we would love to hear from you. email: sunny@sunnyhobbs.com
3/13/02 New photos of Marcus Motorsports #9 Factory Five Cobra photos
3/12/02 First photos from ATLANTA ARCA RE/MAX Pork The Other White 400k race photos
3/12/02 Sunny Hobbs, tests Marcus Motorsports #9 Factory Five Cobra at Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV more>>
3/9/02 Sunny Hobbs has car problems and finishes 33rd in the ATLANTA ARCA RE/MAX Pork The Other White 400k race. She had been as high as 18th and was running in 20th position when her race day ended early. She had completed 68 laps.
"After qualifying 19th, I had pretty high hopes. We should have had a top 15 finish. I am disappointed, but that's just racing. We are really struggling financially and I needed a strong run, which I had, but the results just don't reflect it." Hobbs said
TOUGH DAY: Attrition ruled the ARCA race at Atlanta. Frank Kimmel led the first 51 laps before cutting a tire and hitting the wall. Tim Steele rolled in and out of the garage. And Sunny Hobbs lost a lap, battled back to 20th, then developed engine problems and had to visit the garage again. The Richmonder settled for a 33rd. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sunday March 10th)
We want to thank Fast Track Apparel of Melbourne, FL for their sponsorship at Atlanta.
3/8/02 Hobbs Qualifies 19th in Atlanta - for the Pork the Other White Meat 400k Race. This is her first time to drive at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Thursday she did a few practice laps to get comfortable with the track. Today Sunny picked up speed and had a qualifying lap of 30.982, or 178.943 mph. "I am very happy to qualify in the top 20, I just couldn't be happier." Happy Hour starts after the Winston Cup Qualifying.
3/7/02 Hobbs Schedule for the Atlanta - Pork the Other White Meat 400k Race Weekend Click here
3/7/02 PRN Radio Stations that are carrying the race are listed on the ARCA website at http://www.arcaracing.com
3/1/02 Hobbs to make History:
WOMEN
SET TO MAKE HISTORY AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
There will be three women at Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend attempting
to make history. If Sunny Hobbs and Tina Gordon make the Pork The Other
White Meat 400 ARCA race and Shawna Robinson qualifies for the MBNA America
500 next weekend, it will be the first time in history that three women
will compete in one race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The last time a woman made the Cup field was in 1977, when Janet Guthrie
did it. Robinson was the last woman to compete in an ARCA race at Atlanta,
nearly winning the event in Nov. 2000. There have never been two women
in the same race at Atlanta.
"I don't really think about making history or being the first - that's
not why I'm out here," Robinson said. "I just want to race."
That sentiment was echoed by both Gordon and Hobbs, who say they don't
mind being singled out for their gender but don't consider themselves
flag-wavers.
"I honestly don't even think about it anymore … when we get
in the car, everyone's equal," Hobbs said. "But it's true that
being a woman makes me more marketable to the right kind of company and
the right kind of team. But there are some drawbacks as well. This is
one of the few sports where woman are not yet on the same level as men."
Hobbs said that, too, is changing, with the influx of women in all levels
of racing and sports in general.
"I think this is a new generation of women, and we were all brought
up playing sports and being given a sort of equal ground," Hobbs
said. "With the success of the WNBA, women's soccer, women's golf,
there is a surge of women in athletics, and that's trickling down to
racing."
And as more women are entering races, the quality of female drivers is
improving. There are now women in most grass-roots leagues, including
Atlanta Motor Speedway's Thursday Thunder summer Legends racing series.
"The ARCA series is a great place to learn and grow, and financially,
it's more affordable and the cars are almost identical to Winston Cup,"
Robinson said. "I learned a lot running ARCA; it was tough racing.
Tina and Sunny are making the right choice, and I think you'll see them
do well."
2/28/02
HOBBS ENTERS ATLANTA ARCA RE/MAX EVENT
Sunny Hobbs and Andy Belmont confirmed Sunny’s entry into the Pork
The Other White Meat 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, March
9th,. Sunny will be driving the #91 Ford Taurus for Andy Belmont Motorsports.
The second event of the 2002 ARCA RE/MAX Series will be her first experience
at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “I really learned a lot at Daytona but
it will be a whole new ball game for me at Atlanta since the track is
so fast and unlike Daytona, we haven’t tested here.”
A unique aspect is that there will be three women at Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend attempting to make history. If Sunny Hobbs and Tina Gordon make the Pork The Other White Meat 400 ARCA race and Shawna Robinson qualifies for the MBNA America 500 next weekend, it will be the first time in history that three women will compete in one race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Hobbs is still working on sponsorship for the Atlanta race, but as of now is unsponsored. “ We haven’t changed our overall goal for the year which is to run the full ARCA schedule and frankly, it’s gonna be very difficult for us to continue without sponsorship after Atlanta. However, I am optimistic and am staying focused on my game plan to get experience and race smart.”
The race will be televised on the Speed Channel - Monday, March 11 from 8 PM – 10 PM eastern and have LIVE radio coverage on the Performance Racing Network (PRN). For more information, visit http://www.sunnyhobbs.com
2/22/02
Pit Pass Magazine, By Darrin Dykes-Publisher
, "SUNNY HOBBS
MAKES ARCA DEBUT AT DAYTONA" Sunny Hobbs of Richmond, VA made
her ARCA debut in the Discount Auto Parts 300, at Daytona International
Speedway, on February 10, 2002. Hobbs finished in 31st position in the rain
shortened race, while driving Andy Belmont’s no. 91 Ford... 
2/17/02
SUNNY WINS THE VALENTINE'S DAY 200
with co-driver Bryan Dobyns driving Marcus Motorsports
#9 Cobra at Virginia International Raceway (VIR,
a roadcourse east of Danville, VA). Hobbs
and Dobyns won a decisive victory over the 2nd place car. After starting
6th on the grid, Hobbs drove the first 75 minutes of the 200 mile endurance
race, taking third place just before the pit stop at half-way. Dobyns
then drove the rest of the race taking the lead and winning bya lap. The
VIR long course is 3.58 miles long, and is a fast and challenging circuit.
"This weekend was my first time in this car and I
was really pleased to see how well it handled and how strong it was. I
can't wait to race it again. We thought we had a shot at winning in our
class, but didn't expect to win the overall victory." said Hobbs.
She wants to thank team owner Steve Marcus and sponsors Coca-Cola
and Community Pride Grocery Stores.
Video to follow.
2/14/02
This
Weekend Sunny will be racing in the NASA Valentine's Day 200 at Virginia
International Raceway (VIR, a roadcourse east of Danville, VA). She
will be in the #9 Factory Five Cobra owned by Marcus Motorsports of Richmond,
VA., in NASA's Pro Atlantic Road Racing Championship's first race of the
season. This endurance race of 200 miles is co-driven by temmate, Bryan
Dobyns, an accomplished sports car racer from northern Virginia. The VIR
long course is 3.58 miles long, and is a fast and challenging circuit.
Principal sponsorship for the team is by Coca-Cola. The weekend schedule
includes practice on Saturday, February 16, with the 2 hour race starting
at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Go to www.nasaracing.net for more information.
2/11/02 DAYTONA RESULTS & STORY - click here
2/6/01 Live Update from Daytona Check Live update to keep up with what is happening at the races with Sunny.
Acrobat Reader copy of StockCar Racing Article up on website for those of you who could not get a February issue. page 1, page 2, page3.
2/1/02 Update Hobbs Heading to Daytona for ARCA Race
Sunny Hobbs
will attempt to qualify for the ARCA RE/MAX Daytona 39th Annual
Discount Auto Parts 200, Feb 10th, 2002 event. SHE Racing with driver,
Sunny Hobbs, has partnered with Andy Belmont Motorsports for this event.
Sunny, driving the #91 Ford Taurus, and Andy driving the #1 American
Online-sponsored Ford Taurus will be teammates. In addition to having
an
experienced teammate, Sunny will benefit from the fact that Andy has
recently added former ARCA crew chief of the year Jeff Lemons to his staff
as crew chief. Lemons, who served as crew chief for Frank Kimmel during
his
RE/MAX Series championship run in 1998, most recently worked as crew chief
for the L J Racing Busch Grand National team and Sabco Racing.
Tri-Star Motorsports will provide engines for both of the Belmont teams.
"Andy
has given us a great opportunity to run in the ARCA series, and we're
very pleased to start with his team."
SHE Racing
also announced sponsorship for the Daytona race by Classic &
Muscle Car Super Stores, Harbor Federal, Greg Construction, Law Offices
of
Arthur W. Niergrath and Con's Cycle Center.
Andy Belmont
Motorsports and SHE Racing are engaged in putting together the
sponsor package for the entire season, and according to Sunny Hobbs, "We're
working on one-race deals, but would certainly prefer it if a major sponsor
stepped up to help out." As for the plans for the race, Hobbs said
"We
tested very well during the December test session at Daytona, and now
we
have essentially a new car for the race. Hopefully, it will be fast out
of
the trailer. Our plan is to get into the field, and try to be there at
the
end. We know how important practice will be because of qualifying with
a
large number of cars. Hobbs went on to say, "I'm really pumped about
racing
at Daytona."
1/25/02
Jayski's BGN Silly Season Site Link
to story "Hobbs to ARCA"
http://www.jayski.com/past/2002/020304.htm
1/21/02
Gaston
Gazette "Rain
down South, but it's Sunny in Philly"
by Monte Dutton, Nascar Reporter. TREVOSE, Pa. — Revelations come in the strangest
of places, and for me, one occurred on Saturday in, of all places, out
in the wings of a banquet hall of the annual Eastern Motorsports Press
Association Convention. complete
article http://www.gastongazette.com/portal/sports/nascar/Stories/nascar30.htm
1/20/02 Fayettville Online Sports - "Women in racing fuel debate" By Thomas Pope, Motorsports editor. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/obj_stories/2002/jan/s20race.shtml
Daytona Media Coverage 2002 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES MEDIA COVERAGE AT DAYTONA INT'L SPEEDWAY
1/19/02
Sunny makes announcement at EMPA Sunny
announces ARCA plans at EMPA
Eastern Motorsports Press Association Convention. Andy Belmont announces
that Sunny will be racing with his team in the Daytona 2002 ARCA race.
Sunny and Andy
Belmont.
1/13/02
St. James to present "Winners Circle for Diversity Program"
Jan. 15, 2002. Lyn St. James will make a presentation on Diversity, specifically
women in racing on the NASCAR Busch preseason media tour in Charlotte.
Several women drivers will attend including Sunny Hobbs. Confirmed panel
members at the presentation include : Dr. Jacques Dallaire - Human Performance
International, Derrick Walker - CART / IRL Team Owner, Humpy Wheeler -
Lowe's Motor Speedway. Ms. St. James comments will include that "women
with driving goals and initiative cannot typically fund their own racing
efforts due to the costly nature of racing," and "sponsors tend
to link motorsports business opportunities with male driving candidates
since their exposure to women drivers is limited." Lyn feels that
the future gains for women drivers depend upon the vision and commitment
of progressive individuals and companies.
Pictured above: Samantha Weakley, Lyn St. James, Humpy
Wheeler, Sondi Eden, Sunny Hobbs, Renee Dupuis
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