Archive for February 12th, 2007

Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. are gearing up for the new season of their exclusive XM Satellite Radio shows starting February 15, three days before the Daytona 500.
“Jimmie Johnson … ‘Not What You Expected’” will make its second-season debut February 15 at 7pm/et, with an encore broadcast at 10pm/et, on XM Sports Nation (XM [...]

Valvoline Evernham Racing and SIRIUS Satellite Radio have announced that Scott Riggs, driver of the #10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge in the Nextel Cup Series, will have a weekly spot on the SIRIUS NASCAR Radio program, The Driver’s Seat. The Driver’s Seat, hosted by veteran broadcaster John Kernan, airs Monday through Friday from 11am to 3pm/et [...]

With Michael Waltrip’s Toyota being impounded, Jim Hunter raised the possibility Waltrip will not be allowed to run that particular car in the 150s or the 500. “We’ll go over that car with a fine-tooth comb … and I don’t know how long we’ll keep it,” Hunter said. Sterno? That’s the horsepower trick that rivals [...]

If Michael Schumacher wants a ride in NASCAR, Ray Evernham has one waiting for him. Evernham, who works with German company DaimlerChrysler, has issued an open invitation to the seven-time Formula One champion to give stock car racing a try. The German driver retired from racing red Ferraris after the 2006 season.

Pos # Driver Sponsor Car
Gatorade Duel 1:
1 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford
2 6 David Ragan AAA Ford
3 60 Boris Said SoBe/No Fear Ford
4 70 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet

After 30 years on the NASCAR Cup circuit, two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin knows that things won’t always be easy. So after a disappointing 2006 season with his No. 14 team, Marlin is looking for revitalization in 2007.
And what better place to begin his latest journey than the famed 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway and [...]