Rumors are beginning to circulate that driver of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 41 Sprint Cup entry, Reed Sorenson, may be headed to Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season. Rumors have Sorenson either driving a fourth car fielded by the team, or possibly replacing Patrick Carpentier in the No. 10 entry. While Sorenson was evasive in response [...]
Michael Waltrip Racing has announced that Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership will sponsor the team’s No. 00 Sprint Cup entry and driver David Reutimann for 18 races in 2009. The company will also sponsor MWR’s Nationwide entry for 10 races, with Reutimann and Michael Waltrip splitting time behind the wheel. This baffles me a bit [...]
Jimmie Johnson made his Craftsman Truck Series debut driving the No. 81 Randy Moss Motorsports entry in the O’Reilly 200 from Bristol Motor Speedway. On lap 102, Johnson spun and made contact with Jeff Green. Johnson ended up 34th. Kyle Busch won the race.
Following the Nationwide series’ Carfax 250 from Michigan International Raceway, NASCAR put 10 cars on the chassis dyno to check horsepower. After confiscating nine Nationwide cars earlier in the season and checking their horsepower, NASCAR discovered that some Toyotas had as much as three percent more horsepower than the other makes. As a result, NASCAR issued [...]
Yahoo is reporting that David Stremme appears to have the inside track to Penske Racing’s No. 12 vacated by Ryan Newman. With Stremme being hired as a test driver earlier this year, all signs point to him being the favorite for the No. 12. The team is said to be waiting to finalize sponsorship, as Verizon [...]
Last season, the news of Dale Earnhardt Jr. moving to Hendrick Motorsports sent shockwaves through Junior Nation. But once the initial shock wore off, there was a feeling of hope. Hope that Jr. would return to form, being a threat to win races week in and week out. But, the wins are not coming as [...]
It was announced on Tony Stewart’s Sirius Satellite Radio Show that Ryan Newman would pilot the No. 39 Stewart Haas Racing Chevy next year, instead of the No. 4. Does this mean that maybe SHR will be a three-car team next year? Don’t know.
Carl Edwards held off Kyle Busch on a restart with two laps to go and won the 3M Peformance 400 from Michigan International Raceway. Top 5: Edwards, Busch, David Ragan, Greg Biffle, and Matt Kenseth. Mark Martin, Brian Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray rounded out the top 10. Notables: Jeff Burton (11th), Tony [...]
Following the Nationwide series’ Carfax 250 from Michigan International Raceway, NASCAR put 10 cars on the chassis dyno to check horsepower.
Carl Edwards passed Tony Stewart in the pits, then drove away from the field to win the Carfax 250 from Michigan International Raceway. Danny Efland crashed on the white flag lap, ending the race and securing Carl Edwards’ victory. Brian Vickers, finished second, Stewart finished third, and Mark Martin and Greg Biffle rounded out the [...]
