Rumor has it that Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Petty Enterprises are in talks to merge, but how a DEI-Petty deal would work remains unclear. Earlier this year, Boston Ventures purchased a significant stake in Petty Enterprises. The team is seeking a sponsor for Bobby Labonte and its No. 43 Dodge, which lost General Mills to Richard Childress [...]
Bloomberg News is reporting that due to the state of the economy, NASCAR sponsorships are on the decline. “General Motors Corp., Chrysler Corp., Sears Holdings Corp. and Chevron Corp. will cut or drop sponsorships next season.” Some teams the sport that biggest names, Petty, Earnhardt, and Waltrip could enter the 2009 season with unsponsored cars. Chip [...]
Last year it was engines, this year it is tires that plague Dale Earnhardt Jr. Last weekend at the Amp Energy 500 from Talladega Superspeedway, Earnhardt Jr blew, or cut depending on who you ask, a tire in practice and crashed. He had to go to a backup car. This weekend at the Bank of America [...]
Jimmie Johnson started on the pole due to rain washing out Sprint Cup qualifying. He stayed there until lap 32, when Tony Stewart caught and passed him as he negotiated lap traffic.Johnson led, and ran up front for most of the day. By lap 301, Johnson was second behind Jeff Burton as the field took [...]
Jeff Burton held off Kasey Kahne in the late stages of the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Spedway to win his second race of the season. The win vaults Burton to second in the standings, 69 points behind Jimmie Johnson. Top 5: Burton, Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, and Jamie McMurray. Johnson, Greg [...]
Unilever, a food and home care company, announced that it will be the primary sponsor on JR Motorsports’ No 5 next season for 10 races, with drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, and Landon Cassill. Four of Unilever’s brands will appear on the car — Hellmann’s Mayonaise, Ragu pasta sauce, Klondike, and Lipton tea. Unilever’s [...]
ESPN is reporting that Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick were involved in an altercation in the Nationwide Series garage at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. According to eye witness accounts, Edwards approached Harvick to talk. The conversation turn “heated,” and Harvick turned to walk away, when Edwards grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around. Harvick then [...]
Tony Stewart’s Stewart Haas Racing announced that the U.S. Army will sponsor its No. 39 Chevy, and driver Ryan Newman for 22 races next season. For the remaining 14 races, the Army will serve as associate sponsor. A primary sponsor was not announced for those remaining races. For images of the car, see Jayski’s No. [...]
Following a shouting match between Gillett Evernham Motorsports driver Patrick Carpentier and crew chief Mike Shiplett, Carpentier has been released from the team effective immediately, the Sporting News reports. Mike Wallace will replace Carpentier in this weekend’s Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. AJ Allmendinger will take over driving duties of the No. [...]
Stewart Haas Racing has called a news conference Thursday at 1:30 PM ET where the race team is expected to announce that the U.S. Army will sponsor SHR driver Ryan Newman in the next Sprint Cup season, according to NASCAR.com. Tony Stewart said: I’m really excited about having the opportunity to be hands-on and be [...]
