Archive for August 1st, 2007

Testing dates for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway have been finalized.
The first wave of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams will test in preparation for “The Great American Race” on Jan. 7-9 with Jan. 10 serving as a rain date. The second wave of NEXTEL [...]

Tony Eury Sr, Director of Competition at JR Motorsports, talked with Claire B. Lang on XM Satellite Radio Tuesday about the developments in the JR Motorsports Busch operation this week. He told her that he and the JR Motorsports team visited the team at Hendrick Motorsports yesterday. JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports have merged their [...]

Not only were the TV ratings the smallest ever for the Brickyard 400, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway doesn’t release attendance figures, but it was obvious in looking around the facility that Sunday’s crowd was the smallest ever for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.

Martin has never won at Pocono, but he has come close on numerous occasions. The veteran has posted second-place finishes on six different occasions. In fact Martin has finished second at Pocono in three of his last nine starts. In addition, he has finished third there on four more occasions. Martin has finished second or [...]

Seven drivers are scheduled to run both the Busch Series race at Montreal and Nextel Cup race at Pocono:

Bobby Labonte, driver of the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge is already preparing for his 500th career start. Labonte will reach the “500 Club” when he takes the green flag Saturday night, September 8 during the Rock-n-Roll 400 at the Richmond International Raceway.

Q - What makes Pocono Raceway such a difficult track for drivers and race teams?
Petree - “That track is the most unique track on the circuit because it has three distinct turns. You’ve got a real tight turn on one end, a real broad turn on the other, and you’ve got this huge, long straightaway. [...]

Q- This is a new event and no one in the NASCAR Busch Series has raced on this track. How do teams and drivers prepare for it?
LaJoie - “Well I’m sure they did something very similar to what they did in Mexico City. When they tested there, they videotaped the whole track, and then they [...]