Archive for October 30th, 2006
Montoya to run rest of Busch schedule
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsJuan Pablo Montoya most likely will run the remaining three Busch Series races this year, team owner Chip Ganassi confirmed Sunday morning.
Jimmie Johnson re-signs with Levi Strauss
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsFor Levi Strauss Signature jeans, Jimmie Johnson is the perfect fit. After three years of a successful partnership, the mass retail brand recently extended its sponsorship with the NASCAR driver and Hendrick Motorsports through the 2009 calendar year.
ESPN Deportes Radio becomes the Spanish language home of NASCAR racing
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsIn a continued effort to better serve the Latino sports fans in the U.S., ESPN Deportes Radio and MRN Radio, the primary source for NASCAR stock car racing and related radio programming, announced today a five-year agreement that makes ESPN Deportes Radio the exclusive Spanish-language radio home of NASCAR racing’s premier events, it was announced [...]
Sources: Fernandez shutting down IRL team, moving to ALMS
1 Comment Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in MainSources have told AutoRacingSport.com that Adrian Fernandez’ IRL team has been shut down and the entire staff let go.
Ford Auctioning Warriors in Pink Race Gear on eBay
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in MainIn support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Ford is auctioning off race gear and pieces of Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford rookie Katherine Legge (pictured right) (#20 Bell Micro Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) special Warriors in Pink race livery on eBay.
Late caution caused by roll-bar padding miffs Burton, Gordon guilty?
5 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsJeff Burton was not pleased with how a piece of roll bar padding created a caution flag about 35 laps from the finish. Burton hit the wall on lap 268 and cut a right front tire. He pitted on lap 281 and fell a lap down. He needed the field to go through its final [...]
Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton Atlanta race quotes
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsJeff Gordon:
“It was an eventful day for us. What an awesome race car we had in our DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet. I had a lot of fun there at the beginning.
Dodge drivers race quotes, Atlanta
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsKASEY KAHNE (No. 9 McDonald’s/Dodge Dealers Dodge Charger)
“We were out there battling. We had a great Dodge Charger. I thought we were going to be sitting good. The track was coming to us. Everything was working for the No. 9, I mean everything was. My spotter told me outside, outside, and I ran into him. [...]
Earnhardt, Jr and Johnson post-Atlanta interview
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsJIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S MONTE CARLO SS, FINISHED 2ND:
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 8 BUDWEISER MONTE CARLO SS, FINISHED 3RD:
Q: ON THE RACE:
DALE EARNHARDT JR.: “We had a real good car at the start of the race. It was really fast on new tires and really slow on old tires. But we could get [...]
Tony Stewart Atlanta race report, Tony torches the field
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsTony Stewart held a backyard barbecue Sunday afternoon when he torched the field in Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing handily won the 500-mile race, as he led seven times for a race-high 146 laps [...]
