Full-Time Daytona Prototype for Petty?
By J.J. O’Malley
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2008) - Kyle Petty came to Daytona International Speedway Tuesday to test the No. 45 Orbit Racing BMW Riley in preparation for the 2009 Rolex 24 At Daytona. However, the veteran of nearly 20 seasons at NASCAR’s highest level admitted that may only be [...]
The championship appears to be Jimmie’s to lose. A strong run today by Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton, while a broken motor in the #48 early could change everything.
Grumpy does not wish to see the fortunes of any team turn on the random bad luck of failure. Yet, it seems that the #48 team stands [...]
Cale Yarborough, to this moment is the only man to win NA$CAR’s championship in 3 consecutive years. Driving for the legendary Junior Johnson, Cale captured the Winston Cup Championship in 1976, 77 and 78.
Now, thirty years later, Jimmie Johnson may be poised to join Cale in that elite accomplishment. If the #48 Lowe’s team [...]
Martinsville, Va. The only short track in the Chase for the Championship. Hell, it is just about the only short track left on the schedule. It has narrow, flat and tight corners. The front and backstretchs take about 4 seconds on the throttle before getting hard on the brakes. Pit road entry is at the end of [...]
Cousin Carl Edwards (shown at right) has an unfriendly grip on the throat of Kevin Harvick who was not smiling. it seems the exchange was a result of words Harvick spoke in an interview following the big wreck at Talladega last week.
Kevin’s opinion of Edwards ‘hanging out in the back of the field’ during the [...]
Jeff Burton drove his #31 At&T Chevy to victory Saturday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The win is the 21st for Burton and vaulted him into second place in the Chase. While the headlines have been dominated by the usual names like, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards, the #31 RCR team has quietly [...]
Charlotte, N.C. The U.S. Army officially announced plans to sponsor the #39 Stewart-Haas Chevy and driver, Ryan Newman.
The U.S. Army will sponsor Newman in 22 points-paying races, along with the non-points-paying Sprint All-Star Race at LMS. For the remaining 14 races, the U.S. Army will serve as an associate sponsor on the No. 39 with [...]
DEI rookie, Regan Smith showed his chops in the closing laps of the Amp 500 at Talladega. Smith and teammate, Paul Menard were right where they wanted to be. For the final green/white/checker finish it was Tony Stewart leading with the #01 second, #15 sitting third and the #8 forth.
Aric Amirola got dumped out of [...]
Patrick Carpentier has been released from his contract with Gillette-Evernham Motorsports. A rookie in NA$CAR, the former open wheel star began the season with great expectations. The reality of how tough it is to run NA$CAR’s elite series hit home quick as he failed to qualify for the Daytona 500.
The #10 GEM entry failed to [...]
If you watched the AMP 500 at Talladega to see the BIG WRECK, you were not dissappointed. Millions of dollars worth of race cars were destroyed. One driver, Denny Hamlin spent the night in the hospital for observation.
Six of the 12 drivers in the Chase did not finish or were scored back in the field as [...]
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