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NHRA: New Zmax Dragstrip at Charlotte Set for Opener

06-Sep-08

This weekend, the NHRA will stage its first event in the new $60 million facility built at Lowe’s Motorspeedway in Concord, N.C.
Called the CAROLINA NATIONALS, the inagural event kicks off with qualifying rounds beginning Friday.
The new track has 4 lanes for competition, a first of its kind. For this event, only two lanes will be [...]

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NASCAR: Gillette-Evernham files suit against Robby Gordon

05-Sep-08

From SceneDaily;

Gillett Evernham Motorsports has filed suit against Robby Gordon saying the owner/driver of Robby Gordon Motorsports violated terms of a tentative agreement that would have sold his team to GEM for $23.5 million earlier this year.
The deal, agreed to Jan. 29, was pending an audit and other due diligence from GEM, which could have [...]

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Grand Am: NASCAR to Purchase Grand Am Series

04-Sep-08

DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR Holdings today announced an agreement to acquire the Grand-American Road Racing Association.
The future move will allow for resource sharing between Grand-Am and NASCAR while both organizations continue to operate independently.
NASCAR Holdings is the legal operating entity that includes the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing and many of its [...]

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NASCAR: Jeff Hammond’s (Muzzled) Gift For The Obvious - California & The COT

04-Sep-08

Hmmmm … anyone else just wake up from the bad dream that was yet another long, boring race weekend in California? Well, if not, I sure did - and just in time to read the following from Jeff Hammond … who, curiously, doesn’t really mention that the Cup Light race was just as [...]

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NASCAR: David Stremme gets the call from Penske

03-Sep-08

David Stremme got the call he has been wanting. Penske Racing will make the announcement today that Stremme will be the driver of the #12 Dodge currently sponsored by Alltel. Stremme has been working as a test team driver for Penske Racing during the ‘08 season as well as driving the #64 cup light entry [...]

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Dario Franchitti back to IRL in ‘09

02-Sep-08

The 2007 Indy 500 and IRL champion began the ‘08 season as a rookie in the NA$CAR cup series. Driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi, the venture was short lived as the lack of sponsorship caused Ganassi to park the entry and lay off some of the team. Dario has continued to run a [...]

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TEAMS & SPONSORS: Carpentier unsure about ‘09

29-Aug-08

Patrick Carpentier’s future seems uncertain with GEM. The news of Reed Sorenson coming to Gillette-Evernham beginning in ‘09 may leave the former ChampCar and IRL star on foot.
The spin from GEM is that Sorenson will be in a 4th entry. No word of a potential sponsor or car number has been released.
Carpentier is talking with [...]

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Teams & Sponsors: Reed Sorenson will leave Ganassi/Sabates

26-Aug-08

Add Reed Sorenson to the list of drivers moving on after the ‘08 season comes to an end. He is in the 3rd year as driver of the #41 Target Dodge for Ganassi Racing. currently, Reed sits 24th in the series points. Clearly, he will miss the chase, but his ride is in no danger [...]

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TEAMS & SPONSORS: Joey Logano will Drive the #20 in ‘09

25-Aug-08

Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed that Joey Logano, 18 will take the wheel of the #20 Home Depot Toyota for the 2009 season.
Logano has been hailed as ‘Sliced Bread’ since he joined JGR as a development driver. Who could have known that his development would go this fast?
At age 17, he took the pole and won [...]

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Sponsors: Texaco to Drop Nascar and #42

20-Aug-08

Chevron Oil, the parent company of Texaco has announced that they will not continue to have a presence in NA$CAR and the #42 Chip Ganassi Dodge current driven by Juan Pablo Montoya. The current agreement expires at the end of the ‘08 season. In recent years, Texaco has split the major sponsor cost with Wrigley.
The Texaco [...]

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