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As NASCAR’s “Favorite Son” Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a rather vociferous group of fans that at times take a walk on the wild side - If “wild side” means defenders of all things “Junior,” against all enemies both foreign and domestic, and far from being above floating the latest anti-Jr. conspiracy theory.
But sometimes you just [...]

Football and race fans can now purchase tickets for the opening round of the inaugural Superleague Formula championship at Britain’s Donington Park circuit. Tickets went on sale Tuesday for the inaugural event which will be staged on August 30/31.
The Superleague Formula championship will feature the colors of the world’s leading football clubs adorned on 300km/h, [...]

Well, if NASCAR thought they could quell the bruhaha over drivers speakin’ ze evil about the new car and NASCAR officiating they were only partly right.
They forgot to add to the “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” dictum (more commonly known as the STFU clause) a caveat for talking trash about your [...]

After a strong NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, 20 year-old Chrissy Wallace will be back in the Germain Racing #03 Tundra Friday night in The Milwaukee Mile’s Camping World RV Sales 200. Wallace, who’s never seen the track other than in video games, will rely heavily on her father’s advice and her [...]

Anyone attending the Sprint Cup event at MIS Sunday spot a strange but vaguely, very vaguely familiar figure talking to Juan Montoya during pre-race festivities?
No?
Guess that’s understandable, unless you’re also an F1 fan. Then you may have caught a glimpse of Toyota’s F1 driver Jarno Trulli talking up his former F1 grid-mates Montoya and Scott [...]

Not only did Dale Earnhardt Jr. win Sunday at MIS, along the way he prevented more Junior Nation members from visiting Dr. Phil for their weekly mental health check and set a new standard for victory celebrations.
No back-flips, no smoke-shrouded bows to a not-so-adoring public, and no burn-outs.
His celebration consisted of “cough, sputter, spit, stumble, [...]

Despite considerable doubt over its place on the F1 calendar in recent months, it would appear that the future of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne has been saved. In a surprising turnaround, it seems a deal has been struck that will keep both Melbourne and the Australian Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar [...]

(NOTE: This is another in a series of posts on the “Good Old Days” of NASCAR, this week’s entry centers on the State of Michigan site of this weeks Sprint Cup event at Michigan International Speedway.)
Cale Yarborough won the first NASCAR race at MIS on June 15, 1969, in a thrilling duel with LeeRoy Yarbrough [...]

Well, that didn’t take long.
No sooner than a NASCAR led Flying Squad (A Navy term, sorry.) arrive on scene at Kentucky Speedway two NNS officials have been yanked from the jobs and placed on administrative leave.
It’s not known the identities of the two but Joe Balash and Mike Dolan the two highest in pay grade [...]

Formula One Grands Prix generate more revenue per event than any sport in the world?
That’s the claim made by Formula Money and Deloitte Sport Business Group. (The who group?)
Reportedly F1 generates more revenue per event than any other sport in the world. Each of the motor sport’s 17 races produce an average revenue of $229 [...]

For the most part those that have a decided dislike - bordering on dementia - for Toyota playing within NASCAR multi-billion dollar playground have lowered their voices and haven’t appeared with the same regularity as they did during the 2007 season.
I’m thinkin’ if the current and latest mega-billion dollar business merger rumored to be in [...]

There’s no other way to put it, Tony Stewart is putting on another display of NASCAR’s elite at a short dirt track this evening, and it has to be classified as a Wallace family gathering.
No less than five will be in attendance at Macon Speedway (co-owned by Stewart, Kenny Wallace and Bob Sargent) for the [...]

I’ve already noted and commented on my first impressions of the current lawsuit filed on behalf of an allegedly “wrongfully terminated” NASCAR official.
Let me preface this by saying I have little doubt within NASCAR there are a few knuckle-dragging Neanderthals inhabiting the place that could stoop as low as the lawsuit claims. Anything is possible, [...]

Within the next few hours Petty Enterprises will announce that Boston Ventures, a private equity firm, has acquired controlling interest in the 60-year-old racing operation which has produced 10 NASCAR champions but struggled to remain competitive the last two decades.
NASCAR’s all-time winningest driver and racing patriarch Richard Petty will remain involved at a high level, [...]

Everyone in America is given the benefit of the doubt when confronted with legal actons whether they be of a criminal or civil nature. With news breaking of a discrimination lawsuit filed against NASCAR that’s exactly how I’ll treat the news, NASCAR is innocent until proven guilty.
That said, given my well known dislike for lawyers [...]

Honda has confirmed that Danica Patrick will get a test in one of its Formula One cars later this year, fuelling speculation that the American is also to be given a race chance in the top flight in the not-too-distant future.
Patrick currently sits sixth in the IndyCar Series point standings following her breakthrough victory at [...]

Before I get into today’s 24 hours of Pocono Pocono 500 I have to ask, did anyone take advantage of TNT’s Race Buddy feature offered via NASCAR’s website?
If not, and for the record, Race Buddy worked pretty good. And at the price, free, beat NASCAR’s sock-it-to-the-fools pay version all to hell. (hello fools, how ya [...]

Nashville 1 - NASCAR Phenom 0 - Brad Keselowski All The Marbles (and a Guitar!) for the first time.
NASCAR teenage sensation Joey Logano lamented losing the chance of a strong result in his second ever Nationwide Series race following an incident that took him out of contention after leading from pole in the early [...]

In just his second Nationwide Series start, Joey Logano captured the pole for this evening’s Federated Auto Parts 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway. The No.20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver circled the 1.333-mile oval in 30.003 seconds (159.944 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was the first of his Nationwide Series “career.”
“I’m glad to get the first pole [...]

(NOTE: This is another in a series of posts on the “Good Old Days” of NASCAR, this week’s entry centers on the State of Pennsylvania site of this weeks Sprint Cup event at Pocono International Raceway.)
While Pennsylvania has been featured in NASCAR’s recent and modern history with events held at Pocono International Raceway since 1974 [...]