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Paulie caught up with Mike Bagley and Pete
Pistone on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" to talk about Iowa
and Duke. Click above to listen!
Paulie was on Horsepower Hour, which airs on Iowa's KIX 101.1,
witt Craig Armstrong and Todd Collins, talking about life at Duke,
driving for BMR, and teh upcoming race at Iowa. Click above to
listen!
Paulie's 2010 Helmet Unveiled!
During the National Day of Hope events in Washington, DC, Paulie
Harraka unveiled a helmet that was designed by children at
Childhelp's Residential Villages. Paulie will wear the helmet all
season, then auction it off at season's end.
To read more, click here!
Paulie was on Tradin' Paint on Sirius XM with Chocolate
Meyers and Rick Benjamin talking about his recent win, life as a
Duke student during basketball season, and his future plans. Click
above to listen!
Paulie Wins Again!
Paulie put his NAPA Gold Filters Camry in Victory Lane this past
weekend. After qualifying on the pole for the race, we led 125 of
the 160 laps on his way to the win! Click here for the NASCAR.com story! Check
out pictures in the Photo Gallery!
Paulie was on The Morning Drive on Sirius XM with Mike
Bagley and Pete Pistone talking about Duke Basketball, Spring
Break, and Childhelp. Click above to listen!
Paulie was on The Late Shift on Sirius XM with Buddy Baker and
Alex Hayden talking about the Drive for Diversity Program. Click
above to listen!
Paulie Featured in Duke Today
Click the Duke logo to listen to the interview.
Paulie Awarded at NASCAR Luncheon
Paulie received the Drive for Diversity Driver of the Year Award
at NASCAR's annual Diversity Luncheon in Daytona Beach, FL on
Tuesday. This is the second time Paulie has received this award.
See the full story here. Listen
to Paulie's speech here!
You can watch Paulie's acceptance speech as a flash video here or as a Windows
Media Player video
here.
Over $4 Million Raised for Childhelp!
Each year, Childhelp and Barrett-Jackson host the
Drive the Dream Gala. This years event
included auction items from Paulie and Bill McAnally Racing and
raised over $4 Million. Paulie had "the weekend of my life" there!
Check out the photo gallery here.
Message from Paulie!
Hey everyone! A lot of people have been asking me what the best
way to get their son/daughter involved in racing is. Check out the
video at right to get the answer to that question! After watching
the video, go to briggsracing.com for more info. Thanks
for your support! - Paulie
Paulie trades jabs (as usual!) on Sirius/XM's "The Morning
Drive" with Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone from the Drive for
Diversity Combine. Click above to listen!
Paul Harraka Headlines NASCAR's 2010 Drive for Diversity
Class
Click here to read the story from
USA Today!
Paulie on WBTV Charlotte!
Paulie and fellow D4D driver Emily Sue Steck were on WBTV
Charlotte live on Saturday, October 17. Click the image to view the
clip!
This week was possibly the busiest yet, but also the most
rewarding. After a busy week at Duke, including my first full-scale
examination of the semester, I headed out to California for the
last race of the Camping World West season.
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Paulie Officially Named NASCAR Camping World West Rookie of the
Year!
Check out the official release here!
Paulie wins at All-American
Speedway!
Check
out the article on NASCAR.COM (opens in a
new window).
Check out the Photo Gallery by clicking on the photo at
right.
Paulie All Over TV on Friday Morning!
Click the two pictures below to watch Paulie on two
Sacramento-area TV Stations: KCRA 3 and CW 31!
Paulie was on NASCAR Now on ESPN2 on Thursday (8/20/09) to talk
about his win in Colorado, the D4D Program, and Registered Car
Owner Mike Curb! Click to watch!
Paulie was on ESPN Radio Denver's "Full Throttle" with John
Morrisey to talk about his win in Colorado. Click above to
listen!
Paulie and Bill McAnally were on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive"
with Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone on Monday morning talking
about their win in Colorado. Click above to listen!
Newbie News: Paulie Harraka Makes History With Camping World
West Win
Click here to read this
article on BleacherReport.com
While the past week was full of fun events, it was highlighted
by our win on Saturday night in the NAPA/Toyota 150 NASCAR Camping
World Series race. This was my first win in the series and I've
decided to highlight Friday and Saturday's events in this blog.
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Paulie won the NAPA/Toyota 150 at Colorado
National!
Check out the post-race interview here!
Check out photos from the win here!
Click above to watch Paulie teach show host Christa Robinson how
to race a go-kart on the YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports)
Network!
A conference call with the people from ChildHelp, a day at the
go-kart track, and two days at Watkins Glen highlighted this
week.
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Paulie on "3 Wide Life"
Paulie was featured on a recent eposide of the TV series "3 Wide
Life." Check out the feature by clicking the image at right.
Paulie was on ESPN Radio Denver's "Full Throttle" with John
Morrisey to talk about his 2nd place finish in Utah and the
upcoming race in Denver. Click above to listen!
This past week, I was able to spend some time at the Jersey
Shore with my family, meaning there was tons of fun, laughter,
competition, and even a little singing. I departed the vacation a
bit early, though, as I headed to Salt Lake City for our
10th Camping World West race of the season. After
starting in the rear, we finished 2nd!
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Paulie was on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" with Mike Bagley
and Pete Pistone on Thursday morning talking about Duke and
Road Course Racing. Click above to listen!
This week was relatively low key. After getting home from
Portland, I spent most of the week working with sponsors,
foundations, and putting things together for 2010. However, I did
get to have a lot of fun on Wednesday with some NFL players at
Pocono Raceway!
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This week was, like so many others you've heard about, extremely
busy. It included a road trip to North Carolina, with stops in the
Charlotte area and at Duke, and a trip out west to race at the
Portland International Raceway. Unfortunately, we lost an engine in
practice at Portland, putting us a bit behind for the weekend.
Still, we fought our way as high as 2nd before cutting a
right front tire down.
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Paulie was on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" with Mike Bagley
and Pete Pistone on Thursday morning to talk about racing at
the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. Click above to listen!
I'm continuing to rack up the Frequent Flier miles! This week, I
trekked between home in NJ, meetings in Daytona Beach, and racing
in Los Angeles. The week was capped off with a 3rd place
finish at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, CA, which moved us up to
5th in the NASCAR Camping World West Series Points
Standings.
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Last week's blog ended with some down time with my family, a
welcomed reprieve from my constantly busy schedule. I spent the
first three days of the week in the northeast before flying west
for our race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Of my time spent at
home, the highlight was walking onto the field at the new Yankee
Stadium.
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Paulie was on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" with Mike Bagley
and Pete Pistone on Thursday morning to talk about racing at
the Infineon Raceway. Click above to listen!
This week was filled with some time at the BMR shop, two days on
the racetrack, some family time, and more traveling and frequent
flier miles!
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The past seven days certainly have made for a busy week. I ended
my last blog from Newark Airport, where I took a flight to
Charlotte for a few days, then drove to Duke for a day before
flying west. After a number of appearances, race day came at
Douglas County Speedway.
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Now that the Spring Semester of my freshman year at Duke
University has finished, I can focus on a great deal of other
things, most of these items are racing related! This week, I spent
three days at Michigan International Raceway with the Duke
University Motorsports team. I flew right from Michigan to Iowa for
the Long John Silver's 200 at Iowa Speedway, where both the Camping
World East and West Series ran together.
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Paulie was on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" with Mike Bagley
and Pete Pistone on Wednesday morning to talk about racing at
the Iowa Speedway. Click above to listen!
This week, the NASCAR Camping World West series went to Madera
Speedway in Madera, CA for our third short track race of the
season. Our NAPA Auto/Care Toyota team was fast all day, qualifying
second and finishing fourth. Additionally, Duke's last day of
classes was Wednesday and I tested a Late Model in Portland!
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After starting our season with two short track races, the #12
NAPA AutoCare team headed to Phoenix International Raceway for the
third NASCAR Camping World West Series race of the season.
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Paulie was on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" with Mike Bagley
and David Poole on Monday morning to talk about racing at Phoenix
International Raceway. Click above to listen!
Paulie was on Sirius/XM's "The Morning Drive" with Mike Bagley
and David Poole on Monday morning. Click above to listen!
Although a bunch of different things happened last week, none of
them were nearly as interesting as our second NASCAR Camping World
Series West race at All-American Speedway in Roseville, CA. We
unloaded with a great car, ran up front all night, and brought home
a third place finish.
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Paulie was on ABC Sacramento's morning show "Sacramento and
Company" on Monday. Click above to watch! Note that you might need
to "Allow Popups" on your browser.
This week has probably been the busiest academic week I've ever
had. I've had to write four papers, with topics ranging from
The Army's Leadership Model to World Hunger, as
well as take a Statistics exam.
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This blog is going to switch gears in a big way, just as my life
has. After a week of racing immersion last week, I've had to change
hats from "Race Car Driver" to "Student." Both lives are equally as
eventful!
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The Camping World West Series season opener turned out to be
everything but what we had hoped for, but in the end, there was a
bright side to it all.
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Okay, so I know the title seems a bit odd. Yes, I know that this
is March, and that we're actually 67 days into 2009.
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Paulie Harraka, a freshman at Duke, became the first member of
NASCAR's diversity program to win a track title this past
summer.
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Rivals Paulie Harraka and John Moore Duke it Out to the End
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Balancing study hall with drive time, Paulie Harraka has plenty
to celebrate.
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Paulie Harraka was knocked out cold during a go-kart racing
accident recently, but he returned immediately to the track after a
quick hospital CAT scan to finish the event.
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