Archive for October 25th, 2007
Dover revenues drop from last year
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsDover Motorsports Inc. officials say the expected decrease in NASCAR television revenues were to blame as the company reported lower revenues for the financial quarter that ended Sept. 30.
The track operator said it had revenues of $40.951 million, down from $42.441 million in the comparable quarter of 2006, after promoting seven major motorsports events in [...]
Video: Harvick nips Gordon at Atlanta-2001
3 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR VideosA very emotional time for all NASCAR fans sees Kevin Harvick jump in the late Dale Earnhardt’s Chevy and edge Jeff Gordon for the win at Atlanta.
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Gibbs losing promising young gun Coleman
8 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsJoe Gibbs Racing has lost one of its much-admired group of “Young Guns,” with 19-year-old Brad Coleman set to leave the team at the end of the 2007 season to become a full-time driver with Brewco Motorsports in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, currently the Busch Series.
“It looked like things were shaping up for a full-time run [...]
Kasey Kahne Atlanta preview
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsKASEY KAHNE:
“I’m often asked to name my favorite race track. Atlanta is always on the list. I really enjoy racing at Atlanta and the other mile-and-half tracks. Atlanta has multiple grooves or lines which gives the driver a chance to move around during the race to find a line that best suits the car setup. [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr preview for Atlanta
1 Comment Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsQuotes from Dale Earnhardt Jr. / Driver, #8 Budweiser Chevrolet:
“I don’t think there is a place on the tour where we’ve been as consistently fast and at the front only to have strange things happen in the final laps. It’s a lot like what has happened for the Bud team all year: we’re fast, we [...]
Can Jr really expect to contend for title with Hendrick?
26 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsDale Earnhardt Jr. has a lot to look forward to as he prepares to make his move to Hendrick Motorsports next season.
Like cars that are fast every week, engines that last 500 miles and a team capable of winning.
But I wonder if Earnhardt Jr. is starting to have some reservations about his move to Hendrick.
Atlanta GM Racing preview
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsHAMPTON, GA - When the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series arrives at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, October 28 for the Pep Boys Auto 500, it will mark the seventh event in the 10-race Chase for the Championship that will culminate in Florida in just four more weeks.
As the series winds down, the action revs up [...]
Nextel Cup preview: Atlanta
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR News* Jeff Gordon And Richard Petty Recognized This Weekend
* Jimmie Johnson Posts Seventh Win Of The Season
* Atlanta Features Fast Track Conditions
* Final NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Test At Atlanta Next Week
Haas CNC waiting on sponsor decisions
1 Comment Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsHaas CNC Racing has settled on its drivers for its two-car Sprint Cup team in 2008, but its sponsorship situation is unsettled. Best Buy, which backs the team’s # 66 - driven for the first time this weekend by Jeremy Mayfield - has not decided its future, a spokesman for the company said this week. [...]
Holiday Inn signs multiyear contract renewal with RCR
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2007 in NASCAR NewsHoliday Inn has exercised the option in its current contract with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) by signing a multiyear contract extension as the Official Hotel of RCR and the primary sponsor of RCR’s No. 29 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with co-drivers Scott Wimmer and Jeff Burton.
At the same time, Wimmer [...]
