NASCAR wins to earn lunch from Five Guys

MOORESVILLE Stein5 LLC, the local independent franchisee for Five Guys Burgers and Fries, will provide lunch for winning Mooresville-based NASCAR race teams during the 2011 season, franchise co-owner Jeff Steiner said.

Teams will also compete for the first annual "Brown Bag Championship Trophy," which Five Guys will award to the Mooresville-based team with the best winning performance in races for 2011.

Twenty Mooresville-based teams with 40 cars and trucks plan to compete in NASCAR's top three series in 2011, Steiner said.

If a Mooresville-based team wins a Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck race in 2011, Five Guys will bring burgers to the race shop on the Tuesday after the win.

Team shops will accumulate points throughout the season: three points for a win, two for second place and one for third place. The team shop with the most points will receive the Brown Bag Champion's Trophy and lunch for the entire shop after the season.

Qualifying Mooresville teams are FAS Lane Racing, Germain Racing, JR Motorsports, Key Motorsports, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Mac Hill Motorsports, MacDonald Motorsports, MaxQ Motorsports, NEMCO Motorsports, Penske Racing, Red Bull Racing, Red Horse Racing, Rusty Wallace Inc., SS Green Light Racing, Status Racing, Tommy Baldwin Racing, TRG Motorsports, Turner Motorsports, Vision Aviation Racing and Whitney Motorsports.

Fans and teams can follow the weekly results and Five Guys' team lunches on Facebook (search "Mooresville Five Guys") and on the company's website, www.mooresvillefive.com/brownbag.

Five Guys is celebrating five years at 654 River Highway (N.C. 150 West), across from Morrison Plantation Parkway.

Stein5 LLC is run by Steiner and his wife, Christine, who live in Mooresville. Jeff Steiner was formerly general manager of Dale Earnhardt Inc. in Mooresville. Christine Steiner runs the couple's Five Guys restaurants in Mooresville and Hickory.

Stein5 LLC plans to open three more stores in Western North Carolina over the next three years, Jeff Steiner said.

Wine and Food Festival set for May 14

CORNELIUS The second annual Lake Norman Wine and Food Festival will be May 14, again at the Kenton Place retail center off West Catawba Avenue.

The nonprofit festival is scheduled a couple of weeks earlier than last year because of other wine events in the state, said Tom Gardner, festival executive director.

Last year's festival had four major sponsors, six eateries, a dozen merchants and 13 wineries serving about 60 wines, Gardner said. It drew about 1,100 people and raised about 750 pounds of food for festival charities, he said.

The 2011 festival will again include the Wine Reservoir for wine tastings, the Restaurant Galley for local restaurants to serve individual portions and the Merchants Corner for local merchants and artisans to sell their wares.

Because of logistics and feedback from companies and merchants, the festival will be one day only this year. Plans are to add live music and an area for one or two local micro-breweries, Gardner said.

Details: www.lakenormanwineandfoodfestival.org.

Moe's launches more healthier fare selections

Moe's Southwest Grill recently began offering more healthy-fare selections, including gluten-free options, cage- and hormone-free chicken, grain-fed pork, more vegetarian options and meals with fewer than 450 calories.

Local locations are 1497 Concord Parkway N., Concord, and 16933 Kaufinger St., Suite 180-J, Huntersville.

Details: www.moes.com.