Archive for September 5th, 2007
ESPN analysts Rusty Wallace and Tim Brewer on racing at Richmond
0 Comments Quote selected text Published September 5th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsQ – What does it take to run well at a track the size of Richmond?
Wallace: “You have to drive it like a short track and you have to treat it like a short track. There’s going to be a lot of bumping and banging and it’s hard on brakes. Drivers that do well in [...]
Labonte to make 500th career start this weekend
0 Comments Quote selected text Published September 5th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsPetty Enterprises driver Bobby Labonte will make his 500th NASCAR Cup start this weekend at Richmond.
Labonte joins active drivers Bill Elliott, Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Kyle Petty, Ricky Rudd and Michael Waltrip as competitors who have eclipsed the 500-career start mark. Labonte and Rudd are the only two drivers to have over 500 starts who [...]
McSwain undecided about 2008 plans
1 Comment Quote selected text Published September 5th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsMichael ‘Fatback’ McSwain will step down as crew chief of the #21 Wood Brothers Ford driven by Bill Elliott at the end of the 2007 season. He said Sunday at California Speedway he does not yet know what he’ll be doing in 2008. “I’ve done this so long, it’s pretty much all I know,” said [...]
