The 1999 Winston Cup Champion may be at the crossroads of his career. Dale Jarrett has laid his future at the feet of his sponsor, UPS. Commenting on his future, Jarrett says “all options are on the table.” His contract with MWR runs through the ‘08 season. Waltrip has given DJ the fexibility to run [...]
John Force smiles for this photo from NHRA.com. It is great to see the 14 time Funny Car Champ in good spirits as he looks forward to his release from the Baylor University Medical Center on Friday. In typical John Force fashion, he has already been up and around on crutches and a walker.
Well wishers from [...]
COORS LIGHT has a new 5 year, 20 Million dollar deal with NASCAR. The deal will make COORS LIGHT the ‘Official Beer of NASCAR’ and replaces BUDWEISER as the SPRINT CUP POLE AWARD sponsor. Coors Brewing of Golden, Colorado, may also take the naming rights for what is now known as the NASCAR BUSCH SERIES. [...]
14 time NHRA Funny Car Champion, John Force 58, required over 6 hours of surgery to repair his ankle and wrist injuries suffered in a violent crash during the semi-final rounds at Ennis, Texas on Sunday. Running against Kenny Bernstein, Force won the race. After passing the finish line, Bernstein’s car swerved across the center line. Running [...]
The long awaited announcement was made today in Dallas, Texas. HMS will field the 88 fueled by AMP, MOUNTAIN DEW & NATIONAL GUARD.
I like the 88 being used. JR Motorsports fields the 88 in the NBS series. I think it was cool for Robert and Doug Yates to work out an agreement to allow Dale [...]
Kasey Kahne will be announced as the new BUD man as soon as this weekend. Kahne, the odds on favorite to sign with the sponsor will make a great addition to the BUDWEISER marketing plan. It should not take long for BUDWEISER to offer a ‘9′ pack using the trademarked EMS 9.
Speaking of sponsor announcements, [...]
The world knows that Dale Earnhardt jr. will not be in the Chase. Looking at the numbers, he didn’t belong. Is it his fault? That question is not as easy to answer. There are those who think the ‘black widow’ may have ordained that the Most Popular Driver would miss the cut. Please, Teresa has [...]
The At&t logos are back on the 31 car after a 2 week absense. Before this ongoing despute could get back to court, the major players sat down and talked. The bottom line seems to be that RCR gets to keep At&t through the end of ‘08. At that time, RCR will need to replace [...]
CMT’s production; DALE is a hit. This might be old news to many who have seen it in theatres around the country. As the unabashed Dale Earnhardt fan, I was eager to get my first view on CMT. I was not disappointed. To the dedicated Earnhardt fan, you must see it. If you are like [...]
At age 51, Harry Gant ‘ran the table’ during the month of September, 1991. Winning all 4 Winston Cup races beginning with the Southern 500 at Darlington. The Skoal Bandit went on to win at Richmond, Dover and Martinsville. Toss in a couple of BGN wins at Richmond and Dover and the fans were just wild about Harry. Gant, [...]
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