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September 15, 2008

Crash leaves Kenseth with deficit

Matt Kenseth is the only driver besides Jimmie Johnson to qualify for every Chase, but unlike Johnson, he doesn’t have a championship under the format.


September 11, 2008

What happened to Nascar’s TV ratings
What happened to Nascar’s TV ratings

What has happened to NASCAR’s once-soaring TV ratings? It appears that they’ve crashed and burned over the summer.


September 09, 2008

NASCAR hall of fame costs increase—again

The money be used to build better exhibits, increase the building’s energy efficiency and pay for unexpected construction costs.

NASCAR tests new Nationwide series car at RIR
NASCAR tests new Nationwide series car at RIR

It was the first on-track test for a Nationwide car that will have significant chassis, body and engine changes


September 08, 2008

Carl Edwards’ late surge wins Richmond Nationwide race

Clint Bowyer dominates, but ‘slip-up’ makes him settle for third


September 05, 2008

Floyd County native, Virginia Tech grad named Tony Stewart’s crew chief for 2009

Darian Grubb received a multi-year deal


September 04, 2008

NASCAR Angels customize Fort Lee soldier’s truck

The NASCAR Angels reality television show presented Army Spc. Josh Grant with his totally refurbished Ford F-150 pickup today.

Hanna’s rains could affect Richmond NASCAR race
Hanna’s rains could affect Richmond NASCAR race

Southern Virginia, particularly the area from Interstate 95 west, could see rain Friday night, and virtually all of Virginia could get doused Saturday, the National Weather Service said.  Richmond International Raceway is scheduled to hold NASCAR races this weekend, including the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

NASCAR’s Last Stop Before the Chase-Richmond

    It should be a turbulent night in Richmond, both on the track with the final positions in the Chase hanging in the balance—and with the possibility of bad weather.


September 03, 2008

Hendrick says last year’s success set teams back

Rick Hendrick was NASCAR’s hot ticket car owner the last two seasons, winning championships back-to-back with Jimmie Johnson, Sunday night’s winner here in a duel with Greg Biffle.


September 02, 2008

Hanna threat casues no change in NASCAR at RIR schedule so far

Richmond International Raceway officials said today they are monitoring Tropical Storm Hanna but the weekend’s NASCAR events, including the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Saturday at 8:00 p.m.


August 26, 2008

Owner of Bristol Motor Speedway sounds off

Leave it to Bruton Smith to call NASCAR out.  And leave it to Smith, a modern-day Rockefeller in the big-money world of NASCAR, to lead the charge on a black-flag issue NASCAR needs to fix.  Now.

Edwards, Busch spice up sport

It was classic theatre. Just call it the Vegas Kid versus Concrete Carl.

Bumper cars in Bristol

Edwards, from his first weeks on the tour a few years back, has raced with an attitude—and that old Dale Earnhardt approach to potentially controversial incidents: “Oops. ‘scuse me. Sorry.”


August 25, 2008

A little tap goes a long way for Carl Edwards
A little tap goes a long way for Carl Edwards

Despite dominating the field in his No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Busch finished in second place, overtaken by eventual-winner Carl Edwards on lap 470 via an instant Bristol classic bump-and-run move.


August 21, 2008

August Race Week at Bristol Motor Speedway
August Race Week at Bristol Motor Speedway

Catch up on everything around the track this week, including Saturday’s Sharpie 500 in Bristol.


August 18, 2008

Technical difficulties for Mladin?
Technical difficulties for Mladin?

Six-time AMA Superbike champion Mat Mladin may not have won his eighth straight race and ninth overall at Virginia International Raceway when he took the checkered flag at the Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals by a margin of 9.747 seconds on Sunday.


August 13, 2008

NASCAR phenom Logano to make debut at RIR?
NASCAR phenom Logano to make debut at RIR?

Richmond International Raceway is on a short list of tracks to host NASCAR phenom Joey Logano’s Sprint Cup debut


August 07, 2008

Carpentier’s comeback at a critical juncture
Carpentier’s comeback at a critical juncture

Patrick Carpentier ran second in NASCAR’s rain-marred Nationwide race in his hometown of Montreal last weekend, and he’ll be on a road course again this weekend at Watkins Glen.


July 30, 2008

Firestone boss sympathetic, but would like shot at NASCAR
Firestone boss sympathetic, but would like shot at NASCAR

The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is one of the biggest races of the year, and yet NASCAR and Goodyear clearly hadn’t done their homework. The right-side tire compound chosen by Goodyear was so wrong for NASCAR’s new car that caution flags were necessary every 10 to 12 laps.


July 28, 2008

NASCAR drivers, crews apologize to fans
NASCAR drivers, crews apologize to fans

Emotions ran high throughout and after yesterday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, with major tire problems turning one of this sport’s biggest events into the year’s most bizarre race


July 24, 2008

NASCAR clamps down on Toyota’s Nationwide engine
NASCAR clamps down on Toyota’s Nationwide engine

Rival car makers have been claiming that Toyota engines make more power. So NASCAR took several engines from Nationwide cars after the Chicago race two weeks ago for dyno testing, and came up with a new rule.


July 23, 2008

Prolific pairing nearing its end
Prolific pairing nearing its end

When Tony Stewart came to NASCAR, team owner Joe Gibbs sought to pair him with a veteran crew chief who could be a calming influence. Gibbs’ top adviser, instead sold him on an unknown named Greg Zipadelli.


July 21, 2008

Car owners can’t afford to take chances
Car owners can’t afford to take chances

Sponsors don’t have the luxury right now to take many marketing chances. They want to go with what’s proven.


July 15, 2008

Richard Petty is NASCAR history
Richard Petty is NASCAR history

Richard Petty has been involved in racing for well over 50 years and has seen it all ... and then some. “I do everything I’ve always done….“ Petty says. “I just don’t get in the car when they say ‘Drivers, start your engines.‘“


July 11, 2008

NASCAR blows gasket with harsh penalties
NASCAR blows gasket with harsh penalties

Martin Truex Jr.‘s car was discovered to be 1-16th of an inch too narrow at practice at Daytona International Speedway last week. His team’s punishment? Suspensions, a $100,000 fine and the docking of 150 points.


July 08, 2008

NASCAR midseason report card
NASCAR midseason report card

When it comes to racing, Kyle Busch is in a class by himself.


July 07, 2008

Move to Joe Gibbs Racing gives Kyle Busch superpowers
Move to Joe Gibbs Racing gives Kyle Busch superpowers

Busch has won six of the first 18 Sprint Cup races — two more races than he won in three full seasons with Hendrick — and he leads the standings by 182 points.


July 03, 2008

Randy Moss buys 50% of NASCAR truck team
Randy Moss buys 50% of NASCAR truck team

Randy Moss Motorsports will make its debut on July 19 at Kentucky Speedway

Kevin Harvick talks prime time
Kevin Harvick talks prime time

“I would rather have the races come on at the same time so everybody knows what they’re watching, but the TV people would rather have it in prime time, and that’s good for our sponsors, too.“

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