Car Industry's 2010 Face Off... ... If 2009 was the year of thundering bankruptcies and an almost total collapse of the American car industry - while the Japanese more or less flourished - 2010 seems to be the exact opposite. General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler – who were technically dead as ... Continue reading >
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Roush Fenway Racing named today Donnie Wingo the crew chief for the team's No. 6 Ford, to be driven next season by David Ragan. Wingo will be replacing Jimmy Fennig, who will continue with Roush Fenway Racing as a research and development engineer.
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As you know, the 2010 Sprint Cup season will witness the comeback of the until now sponsor-less BAM Racing, after a deal was truck by team owner Beth Ann Morgenthau with the Nashville division of Warner Music.
As a result of the agreement, Warner will feature ...
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The latest rumor from the NASCAR world is that German manufacturer Volkswagen is considering an entry in the series to take on Japanese carmaker Toyota and the American manufacturers on their own territory.
According to NASCAR, citing an Associated Press ...
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With nine wins in the 2009 season and stress free race at Homestead, Kyle Busch clinched his first Nationwide Series champion title. Busch led most of Ford 300’s race and was followed by Carl Edwards and Jeff Burton in the second and third places ...
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Jimmie Johnson Makes History, Wins 4th Consecutive Sprint Cup SeriesNASCARIn what is a Sprint Cup Series first, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson managed to win his fourth series championship after Sunday's Homestead-Miami Speedway race. Although he only crossed the finish line fifth, Jonhson made full use of the lead he had over runner-up Mark Martin and broke Cale Yarborough's record of most consecutive championships won. "How 'bout some history?!" Johnson said at the finish line. "History, boys. No one ever -- ever! I don't know how to thank you guys. Thank you so much." Truth be told, Johnson could have lost the title only if all nature's elements would have conspired against him. He only needed to place 25th at Ford's 400 for his victory to be complete, but, as usual, he wanted to finish in style. He led the ... >> Read more |
Indeed looking strong for winning his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Lowe’s / Hendrick Motorsports #48 claimed pole position for the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Johnson will start from pole for Sunday’s Ford 400 race ...
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With the end of the 2009 season just around the corner, NASCAR teams are scrambling to find out what went wrong (or good, for that matter) and fix the issues for the 2010 season.
Having found that it is a bit difficult to beat teams which field Toyota vehicles ...
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As rumored ever since yesterday, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's (EGR) No. 1 Chevrolet will have behind the wheel Jamie McMurray, who has officially become one of EGR's drivers for the 2010 Sprint Cup.
“I am really excited about this opportunity with ...
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Jarno Trulli concluded what everyone agrees it was a successful NASCAR test on Wednesday, as the Italian drive proved he can be NASCAR material if he really puts his mind to it. The former Toyota racer did approximately 400 laps on the half-mile circuit of ...
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In the last race of the season, JR Motorsports will debut its 2010-2011 driver, Kelly Bires, at the Homestead-Miami Speedway season finale. The team and Bires signed the contract for the next season ever since September, but Homestead will be Bires' first ...
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With the 2009 season finale approaching at high speeds, NASCAR teams have already begun eyeing the 2010 season, in all its aspects. One of the most challenging task, aside from finding new drivers, of course, is securing at least the same sponsorship prices as this ...
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With his Roush Fenway Racing due to expire after Sunday's Homestead race, driver Jamie McMurray is expected to sign with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for the 2010 Sprint Cup Series. According to Autosport, McMurray will be driving the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. ...
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As you know by now, the recent Phoenix race brought another confrontation between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski, which started with a minor fender-bender and concluded with Hamlin's No. 20 Toyota getting turned by Keselowski's car.
The incident, not the ...
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Jimmie Johnson managed to increase his lead in the Chase to 108 points, after clinching the first place during the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. His win came after a crushing 238 of 312 laps lead, making the Homestead race next ...
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After last Sunday's Able Body Labor 200 race Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin managed, again, to capture the spotlight thanks to their lap 157 incident, the former had to face NASCAR representatives, led by chairman and CEO Brian France, in his very own hauler. ...
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The long-awaited switch of IndyCar star Danica Patrick to NASCAR is not as close as some might have hoped, says Rick Hendrick. According to him, her stock car racing status for the next season is also uncertain.
Hendrick statements come after increasing rumor point ...
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Kyle Busch's 2009 Nationwide Series title was postponed by Carl Edwards' win at last weekend's Able Body Labor 200. Edwards was followed by Kevin Harvick, which came 2.415 seconds behind him and Reed Sorenson.
"That's 25 - 25 wins," Edwards told ...
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Martin Truex of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing succeeded in taking pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Fielding 26th in line, Truex managed a lap time of 26.643s and 135.120 mph ...
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NASCAR announced today that its partnership with sponsor 3M, automotive, industrial, professional and home use applications manufacturer, will expand the categories for which it holds exclusive NASCAR marketing rights. From now on, 3M will have marketing rights for ...
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Late last night, NASCAR Nationwide Series announced penalties and fines for Kyle Busch, Brad Parrott and Jason Ratcliff after discovering rule violations in last weekend's event at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch, after already ruining his chances at taking ...
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