Ray Evernham recently admitted that his personal relationship with Erin Crocker has made it difficult to obtain sponsors for her racing efforts. Do tell? Come on Ray, you are smarter than that. Remember the wisdom of the ages; “Thou shalt not dip thy pen in company ink.” Mind you, I do not care if Ray [...]
Bobby Ginn is not new to the art of illusion. As the details of the so called merge with DEI are becoming known, some things are a little more clear. It is not a merge, it is more like a takeover. Bobby Ginn gambled with a pair of sevens against a full house. Ginn’s world [...]
O’Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana produced some great races in this week leading up to the Brickyard 400.
Jason Leffler won the USAC Silver Crown race. Ron Hornaday jr. ran a terrific race to win the Craftsman Truck Series event. TOYOTA enjoys it’s first victory in NASCAR BUSH SERIES competition. Jason Leffler passed Greg Biffle with [...]
Another odd twist to the tale upfolds this week. A number of sources are reporting that DEI and GINN Racing have struck a deal. The 01 ARMY car with Mark Martin at the wheel is now the 4th DEI team. Now, here is where it gets a little complicated. The team owner points from the [...]
A lot of debate, cussing and discussing has taken place this season over the issue of qualifying for a NNCS race. If your favorite team is inside the top 35, no worries. Outside the top 35, the stress is massive for teams and drivers to make the cut. This week at Indy, there are 51 [...]
On June 2, 1992 nine NASCAR WINSTON CUP teams were invited to the legendary INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY for what was billed as a ‘Goodyear tire test’. Few were fooled by that. It was really a test to see how the bulky sedans would race on the world’s most famous race track. The excitement was incredible. [...]
The financial woes at GINN racing has taken a toll. NASCAR veterans, Sterling Marlin and Joe Nemechek have been released from GINN. Regan Smith will move into the 14 for the balance of the ‘07 season. Status of the 13 team remains in doubt pending a sponsor search.
While all this is going on, the rumors continue [...]
Four time Indy 500 winner, Rick Mears was smooth and oh, so good. One time car owner and lifetime safety guru, Bill Simpson saw something very special about Mears. So special that he took interest in young Rick. that lead to an introduction to Roger Penske. Mears would become a near instant star in the [...]
On a day where tempertures soared well above 100, the NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL WEST SERIES debuted at MMP. This race could have been so much more. A field of just 21 cars took the green about 30 past the scheduled start. By the end of lap 1, the leader had a 1/2 mile lead on the [...]
MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK in Tooele, Ut. will host the NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL WEST SERIES today. The massive road course complex is located just 30 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. During it’s first full season, last year, MMP hosted the AMERICAN LEMANS SERIES, ROLEX SPORTS CARS, AMA SUPERBIKES, SCCA and many club events. The complex [...]
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