Archive for March 24th, 2007
Carl Edwards wins Busch race in Bristol
1 Comment Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsMore than an hour was spent in caution laps during the Busch Series race Saturday. After leading for 146 laps, Carl Edwards flipped off his car after he took the checkered flag in the Sharpie MINI 300.
Kyle Busch led the pack for 85 laps. He finished the race in third. Even he was not immune [...]
Bristol Saturday final practice speeds
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsPos., No., Driver, Speed, Time
1 20 Tony Stewart 121.597 15.780
2 11 Denny Hamlin 121.528 15.789
3 9 Kasey Kahne 121.489 15.794
4 2 Kurt Busch 121.182 15.834
5 10 Scott Riggs 121.029 15.854
Bristol Saturday morning practice speeds
1 Comment Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsPos., No., Driver, Time Speed Lap, #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1 10 Scott Riggs 15.641 122.678 3 67 —.— —.—
2 5 Kyle Busch 15.643 122.662 2 50 -0.002 -0.002
3 9 Kasey [...]
co-owner John Henry of Roush Fenway to be on Wind Tunnel
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsJohn Henry, co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing, will be the featured interview on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain this Sunday on SPEED at 9:00pm/et.
Has NASCAR truly lost its edge?
11 Comments Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsIt’s fun to be a new fan in NASCAR. It’s rough to be a traditionalist.
Many hardcore followers of “stock car” racing are angry, and the anger goes far beyond ticket prices, inflated lodging rates and traffic jams. In the unsanitized and downright wild era of drivers such as Curtis Turner, Fireball Roberts and Junior [...]
Burton hopes AT&T/NASCAR lawsuit settled soon
1 Comment Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsJeff Burton says his Richard Childress Racing team can’t wait long for a resolution to its AT&T lawsuit against NASCAR.
That’s why he’s keenly awaiting to see if AT&T will get the injunction it’s asking for to be allowed to put the AT&T logos on the car in place of Cingular.
Sam Hornish Jr. grew up worshipping Indy-style racing, but three IndyCar championships and one Indianapolis 500 victory later, he is dabbling in NASCAR.
Dan Wheldon, who won the IndyCar title and Indy 500 in 2005, attended last month’s Daytona 500, the next best thing to racing in NASCAR.
Since July, open wheel stars have defected to NASCAR [...]
Martin steps into role of mentor
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 24th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsMark Martin may not be taking his Nextel Cup point lead to Bristol this weekend, but that does not mean he’s not going racing. In fact, Martin will spend his first weekend in 20 years not at a Nextel Cup race, but will be at a race track. Only this time instead of chasing the [...]
