Eddie Gossage: Spending Cash to Make Same
Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage unveiled a $2 million capital improvement project for the auto racing facility today that will transform the upper half of the backstretch area into a lavish motorcoach area known as Burnout Alley.
Chicken Littles in Crash Helmets and Armani Suits
I thought the holiday season was a time of family, friends and good cheer. It’s hard to make that case if you spend any amount of time reading some of the headlines floating above NASCAR Nation.
Sprint Cup Champions Week Schedule
Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will be the centerpiece of this week’s annual Champions Week celebration in New York City – a busy and joyful five days that marks the traditional end of each season.
Humpy Wheeler “Employment Agency”
The motorsports industry is not immune to the current economic downturn. Nearly all race teams in the industry have made some level of cutbacks. It is estimated that upwards of 700 jobs have been lost in recent weeks and its possible the lay-offs will continue into 2009.
Order - Order in the Lawsuit Court!
HMS Holdings which operates the the Hendrick Motor Engine shop is suing DEI over termination fee stemming from a contract to supply Hendrick engines to Ginn Racing.
The Business of NASCAR
Say what you will, but this off-season is unlike most others. Normally the three days proceeding Turkey Day are a race fans No MansLand and devoid of much news- not this year - it’s all business.
Put Down That Turkey Leg! It’s Race Night!
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and Team Mopar team owner/driver Kasey Kahne will return to his roots on Thursday for the 68th annual “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway/Irwindale.
NASCAR Quote of the Day
Today’s NASCAR quote of the day comes from Marcos Ambrose who jetted straight home from Homestead to attend the V8 Supercar Series event at Symmons Plains Tasmania.
James Hylton Targets Full Time NASCAR Campaign
EM Motorsports has announced that it has teamed up with NASCAR veteran James Hylton for the 2009 running of the Daytona 500.
No. 2 Pencils and Clock Batteries What’s Next for GM, Hendrick Motorsports?
Rick Hendrick, the new Ganassi/DEI alliance (assuming they go the Chevy route), RCR and any other NASCAR teams dependent on General Motors support better watch their bottomlines even more closely than previously.
Was the Allstate 400 the Worst Cup Event of 2008?
In pre-race practice, teams realized that the tires provided for the race wore down quickly, due to the abrasive course at Indianapolis and the Car of Tomorrow, as this was the first race for the car at Indianapolis. Because of this concern, NASCAR announced that they would have a competition yellow after ten laps to check tire wear.
A Potential NASCAR “Bailout”
NASCAR Nation, along with jet-setting Big Three CEO’s, are abuzz with the word “bailout.” The Detroit CEO’s were in receipt of a political smackdown this week when they were told to get out of D.C. and told to come back with a plan - any plan - before cash was handed out.
Marcos Ambrose to Star in Australian TV Show
Australian motor racing fans will get a unique insight into the world of NASCAR and the life of Aussie ace Marcos Ambrose when 60 Minutes resumes on the Nine Network early in 2009.
Ray Evernham: Out With the Old, in With the New
NASCAR team owner Ray Evernham says he is negotiating to buy a small track in North Carolina so he can “get back into grassroots racing.”
Sprint Cup: So, Who’s on the Bubble Now?
Funny sometimes how fast things change. So fast at times it’s hardly worth calling oneself a Pundit, not that it is financially or otherwise, but still, making predictions can be so ego deflating.
The State of NASCAR
Over and above all the “regular” end-of-season changes NASCAR endures each year 2008 has brought many others as a result of the so called credit crunch and economic downturn.
NASCAR Nation Nominate Your Drivers
Every possible season champion has been crowned, but unlike the proverbial Bear in the Woods who both defecates and hibernates in the woods during winter NASCAR drivers stay active in one fashion or another.
Tony Stewart a Horse of a Different Color
Tony Stewart ended a ten year run Sunday in the famous, but now obsolete, Home Depot color orange.
Johnson Gets Three-peat, Edwards May be the Crown Prince
Sunday may have been Jimmie Johnson’s coronation as Sprint Cup Champion for the third time but it was Carl Edwards who may have proved he is “Sprint Cup Prince” waiting for the King to abdicate the throne.
NASCAR Drivers Thank Fans (Video)
This is an end-of-season video compilation of drivers as they thanked fans after various events throughout the 2008 NASCAR season.
