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- JGR NEWS -
December 25, 2011 - JGR Announces Off-Season Plans:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises and his family, and the JGR employees wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and hopes everyone has a safe and merry holiday season.
The shops in Western Sedgwick County had been closed since Monday. Neises himself ran in the OGR Team Series on Monday, and plans to spend Christmas with his kids, and their mother. Neises will return to racing on Monday the 26, the shops will stay closed till Jan 2nd, except for the pit crew for the DEI 500 Last Chance Qualifier race.
December 19, 2011 - Electrical Problems Doom Neises in Heat Final:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Robby Neises had electrical problems with his Dodge Charger yesterday in the Final Heat race at Talladega Superspeedway. The 17th place finish, and DNF forces Neises and his AMTRAK Charger to run in the Last Chance Qualifyer race on New Years Day before the actual 500. When asked, Neises deferred to the Penske engineers about what the cause of the problems were.
Neises was disappointed, but said he felt he had a leg-up on others who would have to run in the LCQ, he doesn't go out on New Years Eve, and doesn't drink.
December 12, 2011 - Neises Qualifies for DEI 500 Final Heat Race:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Robby Neises finished 6th, good enough to get him out of the qualifier races, and one step closer to qualifying for the DEI 500 on New Years Day. The number 07 JGR, AMTRAK, Dodge Charger was a gift from Penske South Racing. Neises had been seen around their trailer a few times during the FTR Cup Series.
The car was engineered by PSR engineers, but pitted by the regular JGR crew.
November 28, 2011 - JGR Announces Off-Season Plans:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises went on the Chris & Chris Radio Show on KGSO AM radio yesterday, fresh off the win in Michigan. Neises said he would continue running the QQQQ Racing SS Series full-time, and run partial to part-time schedules in the rest of ECT's series, anf FTR's Winter Truck Series.
November 26, 2011 - Neises Gets First Win of Series 17 at ECT:
Dateline: Avondale, MI
Robby Neises finally brought the number 54 "Go Bahamas" Ford Fusion to victory lane in the QQQQ Racing SS Series. Neises won a fuel mileage battle with ECT-Q. Choosing to run at 5/8 to 3/4 throttle the last quarter of the race instead of pitting. The strategy worked out, and Neises finally got a win in the series that eluded him in Series 16 at ECT.
November 20, 2011 - Neises Wrecked Out of Finale':
Dateline: Homestead, Fl
Robby Neises was hot when he was knocked out early at the FTR Cup finale' at Homestead. Neises' Ron Jon Surf Shop Fusion was brought back on the flat bed, and Neises emerged from the infield care center, got on his golf cart, and wouldn't speak to reporters.
Later in the race, a release was given to the press apologizing, but Neises was not seen again at the race. Many believe he went and hid in frustration and anger in his motorhome.
November 13, 2011 - Neises Retaliates to 7th:
Dateline: Avondale, AZ
Robby Neises was upset at Phoenix last night and let it get the best of him. Early in the race, the number 40 car put him into the outside wall of the newly configured one-mile track. When the time came for payback, Neises hooked the right rear, sending the 40 into the wall.
After the race, Neises did not seem apologetic about the contact, "the league wont do anything, so I figured it was time I did!" Neises ended up limping home 7th, dropping him down to 6th in points.
November 2, 2011 - Neises Carries Special Scheme:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises will carry a special scheme on his number 54 Ford Fusions this weekend. The scheme is to celebrate his daughter, Ashley, 14th birthday. The car is pink and white, with white and navy numbers, a copy of the scheme on her birth diecast car he made hen she was born. The scheme will be on the QQQQ Racing Series Fusion, JGR Video Production Nationwide Mustang, and the FTR Cup Fusion. Neises celebrates each kids birthday with a special car. Once they turn 10, the replica scheme is ran instead of their favorite show or pet, etc.
October 30, 2011 - Neises Knocked Out at Martinsville:
Dateline: Martinsville, VA
James Gang Racing's Robby Neises was knocked out of the race last night at Martinsville by a driver who would be considered a part-timer at best, definately a back-marker.
Afterwards Neises was overheard yelling about non-chase drivers coming in and not respecting the Chase drivers. This dnf, and last weeks dnf, which Neises lost the protest, knock Neises down to 5th place in the Chase, down from third.
October 23, 2011 - Neises Files Protest:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Robby Neises filed a protest after last nights FTR Spring Cup race at Talladega. In the protest, Neises claims the number 40 car turned into him, sending him into the wall in turn 3-4. Neises presented video with his protest, and hopes that the 40 car will get slapped hard for the flagerant, purposeful wreck.
October 20, 2011 - Neises Debuts New Scheme:
Dateline: Daytona Beach, FL
James Gang Racing, in conjunction with car building QQQQ Racing have came up with a new "Go Bahamas" scheme for the 54 and 55 cars. The scheme will initially debut on the new nationwide series Ford Mustangs, but plans are for the scheme to be applied to both team cars in teh BR Cup series Fusions, and the Uneedapart.com F-Series.
The new series gets away from the white base of the scheme, replacing it with sand and shades of ocean blue water.
October 3, 2011 - JGR Video Production to Sponsor ECT Series:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Robby Neises announced that his JGR Video Production entity would be the series sponsor for ECT's newest series on Saturday nights. The series has drivers in new 2011 nationwide cars, tackling short tracks from NASCAR's past.
"I'm glad I could help sponsor this new series and present its innaugural trophy, hopefully to myself. Seriously, Bruce is a great guy, so I know it will be a top-notch series," Neises said.
September 26, 2011 - Neises Announces Rotating Sponsors:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
James Gang Racing's Robby Neises announced that sponsorship for the remaining Cup races at FTR will be rotators. In the upcoming weeks, the number 54 Ford Fusion will carry sponsorship celebrating his daughter, Ashley's 14th birthday, honoring our veterans with a US NAVY sponsorship, and several races will be covered by diet Pepsi. Other sponsors during the Chase include Ron Jon Surf Shop and the SCKL Virtual Railroad.
Breaking News
September 6, 2011 - Boykin Outlast Q, Takes Uneedapart.com Truck Title:
Dateline: Bristol, TN
Bud Boykin was patient, waiting for trouble to befall the number 13 truck, then cruised to the title in East Coast Thunder's, Uneedapart.com SS Truck Series. The title is JGR's first full-season online title, and the first for Boykin at JGR.
The series ended the 16th series by attacking not one of the usual super speedways, it instead took on the fastest 1/2 mile, Bristol. The early race was full of cautions, causing only 6 trucks to finish the race. Boykin shadowed the number 13 of ECT-Q throughout most of the first 3/4 of the race. Late, Q made contact with the wall, forcing him 3 laps down in 6th, behind Boykin's JGR teammate, Robby Neises, who finished 5th. Boykins third place finish, gave Bud a 33 point lead in the final point standings.
In other ECT news, Robby Neises is 48 points behinf ECT-Q in the QQQQ Racing SS Series with two races to go. Neises knows he needs a lot of luck, and hopes his Go Bahamas Fusion brings him some.
September 6, 2011 - Boykin Close to Title:
Dateline: Daytona Beach, FL
James Gang Racing's Bud Boykin, driver of the number 45 Go Bahamas Ford F-Series in East Coast Thunder's Uneedapart.com SS Truck Series is one race away from securing his first title since rejoinin JGR in late 2010. All he must do is keep within 5 positions pf ECT-Q in tomorrows finale' at Bristol. The title will also be JGR's first true online title. Owner Rob Neises has a co-Championship in an online series that folded mid-season, but never has a JGR driver went the distance.
Owner/driver Neises said there will definately be team orders in tomorrows race. "Bud knows if he thinks he's gonna dnf, to radio me, and I will park it before he does." Neises went on to say even 3 or 4 points can make a difference.
In tonites action, Neises was put into the wall as he piloted his Cruises International Ford T-Bird, taking him out of contention pretty early. Boykin wrecked in what many thought was a "team" move, finishing 8th. Neises ended 6th. Next week there will be a reschedule of the reschedule of the Kansas race. Neises is scheduled to run a KWLS-AM retro scheme on a Thunderbird, causing many to wonder if JGR will be sticking with Ford, or the Mustangs.
September 4, 2011 - Neises Forced to Take Provisional:
Dateline: Hampton, GA
JGR owner/driver, Robby Neises was forced to take a provisional last night in Full Throttle Racing's Saturday Night at Midnight Series. Neises missed qualifying, and was lying down resting his ribs, and missed the start, and FTR rules dictate that if a driver doesn't make qualifying, and isn't on the grid before the race starts, he may not compete. Needless to say, Neises was very upset, at himself, his crew, and the league.
Neises fired off a letter of protest during the race, but it was a symbolic geasture.
Neises now has a plan of action, so he at least is on the grid to qualify, even if he doesn't make a run. The series goes to Richmond Saturday, and then ends its "Race to the Chase" the following week at Chicagoland. Neises hasn't officially clinched, but is in 6th place in the "Race to the Chase". Earlier in the season, Neises finished 5th at the 3/4 mile "D" shaped track, so he feels confident that he will make the 9-race Chase.
August 15, 2011 - Neises Unveils Retro Schemes:
Dateline: Las Vegas, NV
Robby Neises unveiled this morning two retro schemes he will drive as Series 16 of ECT's D&S Billards Aero Series winds down. Neises rolled out an orange and black "KWLS AM" Ford Thunderbird, and a sand colored "Cruises International" T-Bird. The schemes Neises announced were former sponsors for Radical Racing, a forerunner to todays James Gang Racing.
Both busineses have folded Neises announced, and he wanted to pay homage to his start in racing, even if this is the first time these colors will see the track with Neises. The KWLS T-Bird will debut at Kansas, with Cruises at Daytona. Neises said both of those races were sponsorless due to the current economic situation, a situation that Neises blames President Obama for.
When asked about Series 17 and beyond, Neises admitted he currently didnt have a sponsor nailed down for ECT racing, Neises' primary racing league. Rumors in the garage have the Bahamas Tourism Board returning. John Deere is expected to stick with JGR, and Neises throughout most of the Saturday Night @ Midnight Series. Happy 14th Birthday, Ashley will be on the Fusion in November at Texas, with SCKL Virtual-Railroad returning in the Chase at Kansas, and Ron Jon Surf Shop at Homestead. Neises said he hoped to run TTR's Truck Series race at Talladega in October, with John Deere on the Ford F-Series truck. Neises said any changes will be announced when they pop-up, if any due.
August 14, 2011 - Neises Announces Deal:
Dateline: Watkins Glen, NY
JGR Owner/Driver Rob Neises got together with the media yesterday before qualifying at the Watkins Glen roadcourse in FTR action. Neises tackled the ongoing issue with transmissions at JGR. In the past month, JGR drivers Neises and Bud Boykin have lost over half-a-dozen transmissions. Neises announced that JGR would begin using transmissions purchased from Rousch/Fenway Racing.
The deal with RFR not only includes the actual transmissions, RFR will also provide two engineers to JGR. Neises said he hopes the deal will end the transmission woes of the team. "Rousch/Fenway never seems to have major transmission problems," Neises said. Adding, "JGR needs bullet-proof tranny's, if we cannot do it inhouse, I owe it to the team to find a supplier that can."
The move will be a win-win situation for JGR, the contract value is said to be less than maintaining its own transmission shop, and JGR gets better transmissions. Neises said that no employees will loose employment. Some have been released from their JGR contract to sign with other teams, with two moving to other positions at JGR.
July 13, 2011 - JGR Driver Bud Boykin Honored Last Night:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Prior to last nights Uneedapart.com SS Truck Series race, James Gang Racing driver, Bud Boykin was honored by East Coast Thunder with the presentation of the "ECT" tag. Bud has not officially announced his new ECT handle, but likely choice is, "ECT - Blaster" or some dirivative of that.
Boykin thanked the admin committee for the honor, and said he'd do his best to make ECT proud. Team owner, Rob Neises had this to say, "I'm proud of Bud. He's been a good ambassador for JGR, and a great teammate!"
In the race, Bud finished 7th, a couple laps down after being crowded into the inside wall on the last rounds of pit stops. Neises took second in a four-truck, "blanket" finish. Boykin held on to the points lead in the series, based on his consistantly high finishes, and no dnf's.
June 10, 2011 - Top 10 in Innaugural Kentucky Race Moves Neises to 9th in Final Points:
Dateline: Sparta, KY
Robby Neises crossed the finish line 9th in Full-Throttle Racing's, Saturday Night @ Midnight Series innaugural race at the 1.5 mile speedway. The finish was enough to propel the driver of the number 54, JGR, John Deere Ford Fusion into 9th in the Mini-Series 2 final points standings. The third and final Mini-Series in the "Race to the Chase" begins next week at Loudon, New Hampshire. In the overall "Race to the Chase", after the first 18 races, Neises sits in 7th place.
Neises stated his goals for Series 3 was to maintain consistantly high finishes, keep or improve his overall points standings for the 9-race chase, and grab a win.
There were rumors floating around the garage that Neises might be changing sponsors, or car makes, but there has been no confirmation, or denial by JGR. Talkers have placed Neises in the Penski Racing Souths trailers during Sprint Cup qualifying, before it was rained out.
June 23, 2011 - Neises to Run Infineon Race for JGR2:
Dateline: Kansas City, KS
Robby Neises met with members of the media yesterday as the Pepsi Grand National Series made a stop at Neises' home track, Kansas Speedway. Neises announced he would be running a Toyota Camry this week at Infineon Raceway for JGR2. The number 07 Camry will carry sponsorship from his Dad's long-time employer, Del Monte Foods. For many years, Neises and Del Monte teammed up for races at the road-course in Sonoma. When Del Monte heard of his Dad's passing suddenly in October from cancer, they contacted Neises for a one-off deal. Since Toyota is a race sponsor, JGR2 stepped up and provided the ride for Neises, his second run for JGR2.
May 14, 2011 - Neises Finishes Well - Holds on to Third in Points:
Dateline: Blue Ridge Summit, PA
Robby Neises drove a smart, conservative race on way to a third place place finish at Blue Ridge yesterday. The third place finish in the race, helped him secure 3rd Place in the points, the best points finish for Neises in the nearly 5 years he has been racing at ECT.
Neises said he was making some changes to hopefully improve on 3rd, and bring other series finishes to Top 5 level in Series 16, which starts in a couple weeks.
In an unrelated note, Neises confirmed he had been shooting some footage for the return of what was "This Week @ ECT". Neises said the newly renamed "ECT !, The Show", should debut in a week with a wrapup of Series 15.
May 12, 2011 - Neises Announces Special Schemes for Upcoming Races:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises held a newsconference yesterday at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport before leaving for the upcoming weekends races. At it, Neises announced special schemes on his Ford's for Friday and Saturday's races. The schemes will celebrate his daughters 10th birthday, which will be Saturday.
The Fusions will be a recreation of the diecast car he designed for Kaitlyn back in 2001, with a picture of the Tater on the hood, and a happy birthday wish on the rear quarters.
Rob said he hoped the pink car might psych out the others Friday where ECT's QQQQ SS Series wraps up Series 15 at Blue Ridge. Neises holds on slimly to 3rd place in the points.
April 22, 2011 - Neises Makes ECT, Series 16 Announcements:
Dateline: Orlando, FL
Robby Neises, owner/driver of JGR was enjoying an afternoon at Church Street Station, a popular entertainment district in Orlando, when he was stopped by a local sports-radio station. In the interview, Neises admitted that the Mavericks would probably go into the JGR Museum after Series 14 ends. In its place, Ford Mustangs. Neises said other than the retirement of the Mav's, he didn't have anymore Series 15 news relating to ECT.
Neises, on the subject of Full-Throttle Racing, said he has no plans of abandoning Ford, where he currently sits 6th in points in Mini-Series #1. He said last weeks 4th place run in a Camry was cool, but it was necessitated by a paperwork error on the part of a former employee at the home-office in Kansas. He also said John Deere would be on the Fusion next Saturday at Richmond.
Neises signed all the autographs requested before heading to Daytona Beach to supervise the off-loading of the John Deere Fusion for tonights race.
April 16, 2011 - Neises to Run Tally for JGR2:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises, owner of James Gang Racing announced that he would run todays FTR race for James Gang Racing 2.
Evidently he was not entered properly for JGR, so he formed JGR2, and borrowed a Toyota, as the team didnt make it to the track on time.
JGR2 entered Neises in a Toyota Camry Neises borrowed. The number 07 Camry will carry sponsorship from Executive Services.
Executive Services will provide non-attorney bankruptsy assistance in Kansas. Neises' points earned will go toward his run in the drivers points total, but the owner points will not be credited to the 54.
Neises said he will be back in a JGR Fusion in two weeks at Richmond.
March 24, 2011 - JGR Enters Two in POAC Charity Race:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
JGR driver Bud Boykin will be joined by team owner Robby Neises Sunday at Talladega for ECT's 3rd Annual POAC Race to Benefit the POAC Walk of Vinnie's son Vincent. Neises said he was glad to be able to run in this awesome event and help sponsor Vincent and Vinnie in the POAC walk.
The duo will run Ford F-Series with a special POAC-themed John Deere sponsorship. JGR Video Production is the major associate sponsor on the 45 and 54 trucks.
Neises has hinted to the fact that he may have to be a Start & Park entrant due to numbness and pain associated to injuries he suffered in July of 2009 getting worse. Neises also blames his light racing schedule on the fact he is having a hard time even sitting in his wrap-around "birth" chair for any amount of time. Neises admitted that he didnt expect his schedule to fill up much till possibly summer, after he's recuperated from an expected sixth surgery on his back to try to make his life more livable after falling at the Northwest YMCA in Wichita in the hallway going from the locker-room to the pool, which was not marked as slippery when wet. Neises injured his T6 vertebrae, and has permanantly and severely damaged his spinal chord. Doctors are expected to put a shunt into his spinal chord to relieve pressure from a serinx formed between his spine and heart, causing him to have problems with walking, sitting, and basic self-care.
March 21, 2011 - Neises Has Surgery:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
It was announced last night at ECT's D&S Billard race that JGR team owner and driver, Robby Neises had same-day surgery to relieve impacted sinuses in Wichita around mid--day. The team said the surgery was successful, and the results would be better known Wednesday when he returns to the Dr.
There is no word on how long Neises would be away from the track, but they believe he will be back Saturday at the latest. He is expected to run in Sunday's POAC race at Talladega.
February 25, 2011 - Neises Refuses to Commit:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises, driver and owner of James Gang Racing announced that Bud Boykin would be running a heavier schedule in the number 45 JGR Fords. He will run a lot in Mondays D&S Billards Aero Series, Tuesdays Uneedapart.com SS Truck Series, and various other series as time permits besides as many Charity races as the team will enter him. John Deere will be the sponsors of Bud's rides, with his paint schemes being reverse schemes of what Rob will drive.
As for Rob himself, all he would say is he would run as time and health permitted. When asked about the leagues internet Show, "This Week @ ECT", Neises said at the current time, he has no plans of bringing it back for a third season. The show ended unceremoniously last year with only 4 episodes due to a suggestion of another ECT driver after his fourth back surgery. He did one around Halloween, but none since.
February 21, 2011 - Neises Makes Announcement in Unconventional Way:
Dateline: Daytona Beach, FL
Robby Neises, never one for conformity, announced his retirement from offline racing in what many would consider an unconventional manner -- he just walked away. Neises, a 30-time offline Champion in sim-racing, just quit running. No big announcement, no farewell tour, he just didn't enter a car in either the ISRS's Sprint Cup or Camping World Truck Series' races over the last two weeks. In fact, nothing was even said till a rookie sports writer asked how he had done, then, and only then, Neises said he had retired.
When asked, Neises wouldn't rule out a one-off run in ether trucks or cars in the future, but he wouldn't commit to one either....
February 18, 2011 - Neises Celebrates Anniversary of Turning 39:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises celebrated his birthday yesterday with his children and their mother in Wichita, before preparing to leave for Speedweeks at Daytona. Neises wouldn't reveal what anniversary of turning 39 it was. Afterwards, he headed to Western Sedgwick County to see off the SCKL Special race train. Neises had 8X10's he autographed for fans celebrating the completion of the refurbishment, and first revisement of the paint scheme in nearly 5 years. The new "Special" has all the cars painted a base color of light grey, with red, white, and blue striping down the sides.
A F-7A/B/B consist of engines continue to lead the "Special", even though the FP's and Dash 8's and 9's have all been returned to the SCKL by the Department of Defense. Neises said fans really responded to the throw-back engines leading the 14 car consist.
The past scheme was similar, but the base-coat was silver. Neises said he would be riding the Special on occasion, but nothing regularly, as in the past. He said family time, and all the therapy and dr's appointments preclude the constant riding of the rails he enjoys so much. JGR bought a Wichita-built Cessna Citation to haul Rob and others to and from the races when he's not riding the train.
January 10, 2011 - Neises Finishes 6th:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Robby Neises finished 4th in the final race of series 13 in the Saturday Night Lights Series at Talladega. The finish catapulted Neises into a final points standing of 6th. This with provisionals taken equal to races ran.
Neises said he was happy, but hopes to run most of the series 14 races, therefore getting a Top 5 in final points.
January 7, 2011 - Neises Announces Another Change:
Dateline: Talladega, AL
Robby Neises announced upon arrival in Talladega earlier today that he would be changing car makes again in the ISRS Vintage NASCAR series. Claiming that the pointy nose of the T-Bird wasn't condusive to racing from the back. Neises announced that he would be changing to a 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix platform in the Vintage NASCAR Series for the remainder of the series. He also announced that Valvoline would be moving back to an associate sponsor, and that Hooter's Restaurants would be the primary.
Neises said he wasn't forgoing Ford. He said the Maverick and Thunderbird were not good chasis for the type of beating and banging necessary to win in the Vintage NASCAR series.
January 2, 2011 - Neises Rings In the Year in Florida:
Dateline: Homestead, FL
Robby Neises began 2011 in Homestead, running in the TT Racing Saturday Night Lights series. Neises finished 6th in the race.
Prior to the race, Neises announced that he would change to a 1983 Ford Thunderbird in the ISRS Vintage NASCAR series. He noted the Mavericks nose was not designed for the bumping really needed for the shotgun start in the series. He also announced that Valvoline will be the primary on the T-Bird. On the bigger tracks, like Ontario, Neises says he will return to the Maverick.
January 1, 2011 - Happy New Year From JGR:
Dateline: Wichita, KS
Robby Neises, the staff, and families of James Gang Racing wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Neises announced he will devulge his 2011 plans by the end of January at the latest.
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