Kurt Busch waited three laps after brother Kyle Busch to pit, and that turned out to be the difference in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle ran out of fuel with three laps to go, while Kurt had enough fuel to get to the finish line.
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevy, driven by Martin Truex Jr, was found to be too low in a random post-race inspection, ESPN reported. Truex finished 14th. NASCAR also took the cars of race-winner Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin back to the R&D center in North Carolina. NASCAR is also [...]
After winning the Camping World Truck Series’ WinStar 350 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch backed it up with a dominating victory in the Nationwide Series’ O’Reilly Challenge. He led 179 of 200 laps.
Kyle Busch led the final 50 laps of WinStar Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway, and won his fifth consecutive Camping World Truck Series race. The win is his seventh in 13 starts this season.
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing is staying with Chevrolet next season, after considering a switch to Toyota, according to FoxSports. Richard Childress, which helps supply engines to EGR, and Toyota reportedly gave EGR an ultimatum to decide on a make for next season. They chose to stick with Chevy.
Former American Motorcyclist Association champion Ricky Carmichael will leave Kevin Harvick Inc at the end of the Camping World Truck Series season to join Turner Motorsports. But, Carmichael will still receive equipment and technical support from KHI. He hopes to bring his Monster Energy Drink sponsorship with him to his new ride.
According to ESPN, talks between Danica Patrick and JR Motorsports are entering their final phase, a source close to the situation said. The deal would be for two years, and would allow Patrick to compete full time for Andretti Green Racing, with whom she recently signed an extension.
According to FoxSports, it seems that Jamie McMurray is slated to drive Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 car next season, but the hold up appears to be Bass Pro Shops, which is going to sponsor the car. BPS wants to move to Stewart Hass Racing’s No. 39 and Ryan Newman. Also, EGR is considering a [...]
Brad Keselowski will drive Penske Championship Racing’s No. 12 Dodge for the remainder of this season, as he prepares to be in the ride full time in 2010, the team said in a press release.
Jamie McMurray survived the green-white-checker finish to the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmie Johnson, who ran near the back all day, stayed out of trouble and came home sixth, expanding his points lead.
