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 [...]
Just a few minutes into the first cup practice session, John Darby was on the radio reminding everybody it was just a practice. There they were running 3 and 4 wide down the backstretch at ‘dega in a pack of about 25 cars.
Smoke errupted from the #88 of Dale Earnhardt jr. Looks like an engine swap [...]
Paul Menard will announce today that he is moving to Yates Racing beginning with the ‘09 season. The move will also take the Menard’s sponsorship to Yates. That infusion of a solid sponsorship will be certainly welcome at Yates.
Meanwhile, at DEI things are not looking so hot. Bass Pro Shops will continue to sponsor the [...]
Kyle Petty may be out as driver of the #45 Wells Fargo Dodge effectively immediately. That Kyle may be out of a ride fielded by the company founded by his grandfather, Lee Petty is a little strange. Petty Enterprises is no longer in the hands of the family headed by Richard Petty. With the partnership [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya put the Havoline Dodge on the pole at Kansas Speedway this afternoon. He will start the race 43rd on Sunday. The Ganassi/Sabates #42 Dodge failed a post qualifying inspection due to a problem in the rear shocks.
NA$CAR officials say that the rear shocks had too much gas in them. This may have [...]
Greg Biffle took the win at New Hampshire for the first round of the ‘08 Chase to the Championship in the NA$CAR CUP SERIES. Biffle passed Jimmie johnson with 11 laps to go to claim his first win since Kansas in ‘07 nearly one year ago.
“I feel better than I ever have about running these next [...]
The ‘clown prince’ of NA$CAR, Michael Waltrip was on hand to welcome the NHRA stars to the new zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C.
Waltrip brought his NAPA #55 Toyota to challenge Ron Capps to a match race. Capps drives a funny car also sponsored by NAPA. Can anybody else see a commercial here?
From nhra.com: Arriving with [...]
For the second week in a row, rain washed out the qualifying session. NA$CAR will set the cup field by owner points as they did at Richmond last week. This could be good and bad news. The good news is, all the chase contenders will start up front and have the best pit selection. The [...]
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