Archive for April 28th, 2007

Kyle Busch walked away from a spectacular crash early in Saturday’s NASCAR Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Busch was running second as the field drove off turn four on the 2.66-mile oval to complete lap 27 of the 117-lap Aaron’s 312.

Bobby Labonte schooled Tony Stewart when they were teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing, but he must have left something out because he surprised Stewart at the finish of Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Busch Series event at the Talladega Superspeedway. The No.77 Kevin Harvick Inc Chevrolet pulled out just before the checkered flag and edged Stewart by [...]

Jeff Gordon won the pole and the race in Phoenix last Sunday and today captured the pole for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 Nextel Cup race at the Talladega Superspeedway. The No.24 Hendrick Motorsports driver circled the 2.66-mile superspeedway in 49.857 seconds (192.069 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Gordon’s first at Talladega, fourth of the season and 60th [...]

RCR driver Jeff Burton doesn’t agree with Tony Stewart’s comments against NASCAR and his comparing it to wrestling but understands where Tony’s coming from.

NASCAR is keeping a close eye on speeds this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway and has already made one restrictor-plate change.
After seeing speeds run upwards of 197 mph during Busch Series practice on Thursday, NASCAR officials elected to make a change to the restrictor-plate used in the series. The new plate will be 29/32nds of an [...]

David Hyder, one of two Michael Waltrip Racing employees suspended by NASCAR in a cheating scandal at Daytona in February, parted ways with the team Friday.
“As of this morning, Michael Waltrip Racing and David Hyder have ended their employment relationship,” Waltrip said Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.

Michael Waltrip has failed to qualify for seven of the eight NASCAR Nextel Cup races this season, and he believes the system now being used to select the fields is somewhat flawed.
The two-time Daytona 500 winner, now also owner of a three-car, first-year team, says he has a better idea.

The 17th Annual International Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony marks a class of some of the greatest achievers in motorsports history ever inducted into this prestigious Hall of Fame.

JR Motorsports officials say the team will pay tribute to Lt. Cmdr. Kevin “Kojak” Davis, the Navy pilot killed during an air show this month, during Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Shane Huffman’s name above the driver’s side door on the No. 88 Chevrolet, which is sponsored by the Navy, has been [...]

Only with Max Papis can you have that many different racing activities in the same title of a press release. Widely known as the most versatile race car driver in the world, Mad Max spent this week testing for Hendrick Motorsports as they begin to develop their NASCAR Nextel Cup Car of Tomorrow road [...]