Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced Monday the United Auto Workers will not return as title sponsor of the track’s Sprint Cup race in 2009.
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Martin Truex Jr. announced he has started a foundation that will benefit children in need. Truex Jr. donated a check in the amount of $100,000 to the foundation in making the announcement. “I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by a loving family and supportive friends,” said Truex. “They have helped me get to [...]

Kurt Busch on the US merger of Miller and Coors affecting Penske Racing:
“I don’t know anything other than they did combine, or they’re in negations to do such. The numbers that I’ve heard are 58 percent for MillerSAB and 42 percent for MolsonCoors. That’s all that I know.
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Longtime race promoter Humpy Wheeler says NASCAR officials need to make “bold moves” to improve racing and keep fans interested by manipulating the race, i.e. making it more artificial so the racing is closer. Attendance has been soft at some tracks and TV ratings have down for most Nextel Cup races this season. Some [...]

Russ Wicks, who holds World Speed Records of more than 200 miles per hour on both land and water, has set a stock car world record of 244.9 miles per hour, which has been confirmed by Guinness World Records.
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Even though Tony Stewart said the his fender-banging incident with Paul Menard didn’t really do any damage to his Home Depot Chevy during pit stops in Sunday’s Lowe’s Nextel Cup race he still seemed to place the blame squarely on the DEI driver and said Menard should have given way to a Chase driver.
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