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Casey Lee Atwood(born August 25, 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee), began racing NASCAR as a teenager, first in the Busch Series #27 Castrol car, and then in the Nextel Series as a member of the Ray Evernham Dodge Motorsports stable. He is currently unemployed. This image is used for Template:Reqimage, {{reqimage}}. File links The following pages link to this file: Pope Miltiades Pope Victor I Slide guitar Yacc Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Pope Gelasius I Sherri and Terri Island of stability International Paralympic Committee Nathuram Godse Miller cycle Chimera (creature) Mutts... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: Music City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Castrol motor oil - is a trademark automobile lubricant made by the Castrol company, which is now part of the BP Group of companies. ... Ray Evernham was a pit crew chief for NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon from late 1992 to 1999 before breaking off from Gordons team to form his own motorsports team, Evernham Motorsports in late 1999. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks, marketed by the German-American-based DaimlerChrysler AG from 1928 to the present. ...

At a young age, he became interested in racing. By the age of ten, Atwood was racing go-karts. His early passion for racing later progressed to Late Model Stock racing by the age of 15. A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ...

He first appeared on the NASCAR scene in 1996 during a Craftsman Truck Series race, at the age of 16. He would not be back on the scene until 1998, when he raced in the NASCAR Busch Series. He won a pole position at Nashville Speedway USA. He went on to finish second in his first Busch Series race at only the age of 17, making him the youngest driver ever to win a Busch Series pole. By the end of 1998 he had won two poles and 5 top 20's in 11 races. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

In 1999, he joined the Brewco Motorsports #27 Castrol team for his first full season in the NASCAR Busch Series. He became the youngest winner in Busch Series History when he won at the Milwaukee Mile at the age of 18. He won another race at Dover and acquired two poles. He finished 1999 with two wins, five top 5's and nine top 10's. He finished 13 in points. 2000 proved to be another good year for him, as he managed to have two poles and 8 top 10's, finishing 8th in points. Brewco Motorsports is a team in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin. ...

He moved up to NASCAR Winston Cup in 2001 in the #19 Dodge Dealers car under Evernham Motorsports, which was a nearly formed team under the Dodge banner. He was nicknamed the "Next Jeff Gordon" and was teammate to former Cup Champion, Bill Elliott. Atwood struggled through the year, but improved as the season went on, winning the pole at Phoenix and was in cotention to win the race, before a flat tire ened his day. A week later he was leading with 13 to go, but he got passed by Elliott. Atwood finished 3rd in the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year standings, and 26th in Cup standings. The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR that currently has Jeremy Mayfield, Kasey Kahne, and Bill Elliott as its drivers. ... Dodge is a brand name of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks, marketed by the German-American-based DaimlerChrysler AG from 1928 to the present. ... Jeffrey Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California) currently lives in Charlotte, NC and is a four-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion and driver of the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. ... This article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ...

In 2002, he was moved by his owner, Ray Evernham, into the #7 Sirius Satellite Radio. The #7 team was a team owned by Jim Smith and his Ultra Motorsports team. Evernham made the #7 jointly part of Evernham Motorsports, forming Ultra-Evernham Motorsports. Atwood struggled through the year, having no top 10's, and finishing 35th in points. With two races left in the season, he was fired by Jim Smith and was replaced by Jason Leffler, and later, Jimmy Spencer. Atwood raced the last race of the year in Evernham's #91 Dodge and qualified 10th, but he finished poorly. Also during 2002, Atwood drove an Evernham ARCA car at Pocono and crushed the field, winning the race. Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States that provides 68 streams (channels) of music and 55 streams of sports, news and entertainment. ... There are several famous people with the name Jim Smith, including: Jim Smith (manager), football (soccer) team Jim Smith (politician), former Attorney General of the United States Jim Smith (scientist), inventor of the Trace cache Jim Smith (animator), Texian animator and co-writer on The Ren and Stimpy Show Jim... Ultra Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ... Jason Leffler (born September 16, 1975) is a NASCAR driver from Long Beach, California. ... Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957) is a NASCAR race car driver. ...

By the time February came around in 2003, he was without a ride. He finally got tabbed by Armando Fitz and Terry Bradshaw to drive the newly formed #14 Navy Chevrolet, as teammate to Kerry Earnhardt, by June. Atwood performed very well, scoring 4 top tens in 14 starts. He also ran two races for Ray Evernham (in Cup) in the #91 Mountain Dew Live Wire Dodge, running well but finishing poorly. Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL), a current football analyst and co-host of FOX NFL Sunday and a speaker against depression. ... A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Kerry Earnhardt is the oldest son of late stock car racing champion Dale Earnhardt. ...

2004 was a mediocre year for Atwood. He ran full-time for Fitz-Bradshaw Racing. He had problems, but he still had seven top 10's. He nearly won at Richmond but got tapped by Martin Truex Jr. with less than ten laps to go, allowing Robby Gordon to win. Atwood was diagnosed by Fitz of having "a lack of confidence and no aggression on the race track". Fitz hired Flip Flippen to be Atwood's psychologist. Atwood was fired by Armando Fitz and Terry Bradshaw with five races remaining in the season. Atwood was 13th in points at the time, and he fell back to 19th. He also drove an ARCA race for Fitz and finished second. Martin Truex, Jr. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver, who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. ... A psychologist is a scientist who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human behaviour and mental processes. ... Arsk (Tatar: Ar a //; Russian: Арск /arsk/) is a town in northern-eastern Tatarstan, Russia. ...

By 2005, Atwood had no ride. He was picked up by Bobby Hamilton (whom some consider to be like a father to Atwood) to drive the first three races of the Craftsman Truck Series season in the #4 Bailey's Dodge. Atwood ran well during the three race stint. Afterward, he was again without a ride. He would be picked up by a past owner, Ray Evernham, to drive the Hungry Driver's Dodge in four races. The four races would be eventful for Atwood as he ran well and gained on top 10. Bobby Hamilton (born May 29, 1957 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit. ... Baileys can be: Baileys Irish Cream, a liqueur. ...

He married longtime girlfriend, Laura, in 2005. Atwood and Laura had a child named Haley in September of 2005

Controversy

Many of Atwood's fans believe that it was unjust for Evernham to put Atwood into the #7 in 2002 after running very competitively at the end of 2001. They believe that the #7 ruined Atwood's career. They say that the #7 Ultra Motorsports team never performed well since its existence, and Atwood did the best he could with the equipment he had. They also compare Mayfield's first season in the #19 with that of Atwood's, where they both finished 26th in the points. Fans say that Atwood did not get enough time with the #19 team, and if he did, he would have won races and performed well.

Fans also believe that Armando Fitz and Terry Bradshaw had no good reason to fire Atwood when he was in the #14. Fans were angry at Fitz when he said his reason for firing Atwood was that he was not performing, while he was 13th in points (right outside of 10th), but his teammate Tim Fedewa was 17th in points. Fans also criticize Fitz because Fedewa had more than five crew chiefs in 2004, while Atwood only got one, Jay Guy before he was released. Most fans say Fitz fired Atwood because of money, pay checks, and Dodge (who later became the new car type of Fit-Bradshaw Racing). Dodge may have still been unhappy with Atwood since 2002. Others say Atwood was fired because Fitz wanted to form relationships with Chip Ganassi's cup team (Ganassi was Fitz's father-in-law) by putting David Stremme into the #14 car. Other Atwood fans believe that Fitz's hiring of Flip Flippin was to make a mockery of Atwood. Tim Fedewa (born May 9, 1967 in Holt, Michigan) is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. ... Chip Ganassi (born May 24, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American race car driver and owner. ... David Stremme, was born in South Bend, Indiana on June 19, 1977 is a racing car driver. ...

On the other hand, other NASCAR fans say Atwood had his chance at the cup, and that he moved up too quickly at a young age. These fans say he simply failed to perform.