Archive for March 22nd, 2007

Negotiations to re-sign with the company his father built isn’t Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s top concern at the moment.
The health of his sister is.

“…you don’t have a shot when you go in.”
Asked Wednesday for his take on NASCAR’s appeals process, Kasey Kahne took the atypical approach of skipping the politics and stabbing straight to the core.

There’s a reason all eyes will be on Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday. The Car of Tomorrow offers something that fascinates all: the unknown. Will there be a difference? How much? Sunday will be a three-hour glimpse into the future.
But one thing is very well known about Bristol: Matt Kenseth is brilliant there. He has [...]

NASCAR CEO Brian France discusses the hot topics presently in NASCAR: The ‘Car of Tomorrow’, the sponsorship conflicts currently going on, debris cautions in the races, WA State Representative Larry Seaquist about a potential racetrack outside Seattle, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR’s TV ratings…
On the Car of Tomorrow, debuting this weekend at Bristol Motor [...]

SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today that NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya has signed on to promote SIRIUS’ extensive lineup of NASCAR programming and live race coverage.

Lowe’s Motor Speedway President and General Manager H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler presented Kasey Kahne with a golden broom today in recognition of his 2006 sweep of points races at the famous 1.5-mile superspeedway.
Kahne became only the seventh driver in the 48-year history of the track to win both the Coca-Cola 600 and Bank of America 500 [...]

Richard Petty, lifetime spokesperson for Goody’s Headache Powders, has been named Grand Marshal for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race on Sunday, April 1 at Martinsville Speedway. Petty will be honored throughout the race weekend as Goody’s celebrates 30 years in motorsports and Martinsville Speedway marks its 60th year.

Dale Earnhardt Jr, is making a bold statement on and off the track as he prepares for the Sharpie MINI 300 Busch Series race this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS).
The new Sharpie/Dale Earnhardt, Inc. relationship will officially kick off Saturday when Dale Jr steps behind the wheel of the new DEI #8 Chevy, co-sponsored [...]

A.J. Allmendinger ended a celebrated season in open-wheel racing by jumping to NASCAR, yet after four races in the Nextel Cup stock car series this year he has yet to see the green flag.
Driving for one of the new Toyota teams, Red Bull, Allmendinger wasn’t fast enough to qualify for any of the four races. [...]