Archive for March 7th, 2007

Quite possibly the future of NASCAR has arrived. Fans had better get used to Juan Pablo Montoya, who is 100 percent racer.
Montoya arrived in NASCAR with much fanfare. The Colombian native got famous in open-wheel racing, and his credentials are impeccable. That’s what winning a CART series championship, the Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of [...]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, huh? Well no one told that to the drivers after they finished testing there in January. They got the word out quickly and clearly — the place is fast.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway underwent a major renovation over the past 12 months, increasing the banking in the turns from [...]

WGI President Craig Rust said no event was held there Tuesday night and no one was working there. He said when he arrived at about 9 p.m., the building was engulfed in flames. A nearby, separate building, called the Suites, was not affected by the fire.

The following are statements from Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates drivers Scott Pruett and Juan Pablo Montoya:

Max Siegel, president of global operations for Dale Earnhardt Inc., said business dictates that contract negotiations with Dale Earnhardt Jr. be resolved soon. And what exactly does that mean in terms of a timetable?
“If I had a goal, it would be by May,” Siegel said in a telephone interview. “That’s probably what makes sense.”

The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding will honor Max Siegel, President of Global Operations for Dale Earnhardt Inc., on Thursday, March 8th, 2007 during their annual New York Spring Benefit at the home of Denise Rich. During the ceremony, President Rabbi Marc Shcneier and Chairman Russell Simmons will award Max Siegel the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony [...]

NASCAR officials said a review of Sunday’s Busch Series race in Mexico City revealed that Juan Pablo Montoya did not merge into the field illegally under caution as several competitors insisted.
Boris Said, who finished third, said that Montoya did not merge at the end of the longest line of continuous cars as he is supposed [...]

The last time Mark Martin (No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet) came to Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a new team, he left victorious.
Entering 1998, the track’s first year, Martin’s Roush Fenway Racing team underwent a facelift, with crew chief Jimmy Fennig and a new crew coming aboard the No. 6 team.
Martin led a race-high 82 [...]