David Ragan passed Ryan Newman a few hundred feet from the start-finish line to win the Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 from Talladega Superspeedway. On the final lap, Newman led with a push from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Coming off turn 4, Jr peeked out to the outside. Newman went to block, and made some minor contact, [...]
A source has said the General Motors Corp is planning to “kill off” its Pontiac brand. An official announcement is expected Monday. In GM’s most recent viability plan, Pontiac was not named as one of GM’s core brands, which are Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. The brand also wasn’t listed among those that would be [...]
Black Entertainment Television announced that next year, it will feature a “docu-reality” series which will spotlight drivers in NASCAR’s Drive for Diveristy program, which is aimed at getting more minorities and women in the sport. Former Dale Earnhardt Inc president of global operations Max Seigel took the idea to NASCAR Media Group, and together they [...]
On Tuesday, Nascar announced that a hybrid Toyota Camry will serve as the pace car for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. To be an approved pace car, a car must be able to reach a speed close to 100 mph from the standy-by position near the end of pit road to the exit [...]
General Motors Corp. announced that it will cut production over next three months to cut down on inventory of its cars and trucks in an attempt to avoid a shutdown related to the financial problems at Delphi Corp. The move is expect to reduce production by 190,000 vehicles in the second and third quarters of [...]
Following earlier reports that Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick considered swapping crew cheifs for the Nos. 88 and 5, with Alan Gustafson moving to Dale Earnhardt Jr and Tony Eury Jr moving to Mark Martin, the team has officially denied the report. Regardless of what actually happens, I stick by my opinion that a move might [...]
Richard Childress Racing will swap the crews and chiefs of Kevin Harvick and the no. 29 and Casey Mears and the No. 07 in an effort to improve performance. The switch is expected to be made after this weekend’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Todd Berrier will move from the No. 29, where he served [...]
It is being reported that during the Easter break, Hendrick Motorsports held discussions about a possible crew cheif switch between the No. 5 and No. 88, with Alan Gustafon becomming the new crew cheif for NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Tony Eury Jr. moving over to driver Mark Martin. As I said [...]
It appears that NASCAR will not penalize Dale Earnhardt Jr or Casey Mears for the incident after Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Both were put on probation for six races. Scene Daily reported that neither driver was called to the NASCAR hauler following the incident, which usually is an indication that [...]
With Mark Martin’s victory in Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500, and teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr’s subsequent dismal performance, the callings for Tony Eury Jr’s head are sure to get louder. The calls have been prevalent all season, leading Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick, and then Jr himself, to defend his cousin and crew [...]
