Archive for November 2nd, 2007
Craftsman Trucks Silverado 350K Texas Race Results
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in Craftsman Truck Series Race ResultsFIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 3 9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Germain Mtr Co. 190/5 149 Running 71,575
2 14 77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Resort 170/0 149 Running 44,575
3 1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 175/10 149 Running 36,075
4 27 4 Mike Bliss Dodge Open Joist 160/0 149 Running 17,750
5 7 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power [...]
Rockingham to host ARCA RE/MAX Series
10 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsThe doors are again swinging at Rockingham Speedway (formerly North Carolina Speedway) in Rockingham, North Carolina, and the ARCA RE/MAX Series is positioned to lead the charge through the gates.
Speedway President Andy Hillenburg has announced the ARCA RE/MAX Series will compete at the historic, high-banked, one-mile oval on Sunday, May 4th, 2008. The event has [...]
Eric McClure to drive for Front Row Motorsports in Nationwide Series
1 Comment Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsFront Row Motorsports officials say the team will compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008 with driver Eric McClure.
Front Row has competed full-time in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for the past three years. McClure will drive the Chevrolet for a minimum of 32 Nationwide races as well as two Sprint Cup events, including [...]
Truex wins first career pole at Texas
4 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsMartin Truex Jr. earned his first career Nextel Cup pole Friday afternoon, qualifying at 193.106 mph to earn the No. 1 spot for Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Brian France makes statement on NHIS sale to Bruton Smith
4 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsToday’s announcement that Speedway Motorsports Inc. has purchased New Hampshire International Speedway is yet another indication that the NASCAR industry continues to grow and thrive. Capitalizing on NASCAR’s national appeal and growth, the Bahre family created a passionate fan base and developed a valuable venue that has hosted the largest sporting events in New England [...]
Bruton Smith buys New Hampshire Speedway
1 Comment Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsSpeedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK) has agreed to purchase New Hampshire International Speedway from Bob and Gary Bahre for $340 million in cash. The agreement was announced today by O. Bruton Smith, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008. To align [...]
NASCAR, Sunoco to investigate water in gas at Atlanta-UPDATE
5 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsUPDATE:
NASCAR officials said Friday morning that water contamination that plagued several cars in last week’s Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway has been traced to a portable fuel dispenser. The cars of #11-Denny Hamlin, #22-Dave Blaney and #16-Greg Biffle were among those to suffer contamination from water in the fuel. Hamlin’s car stalled [...]
Are Sprint Nextel’s days numbered in NASCAR?
4 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsA private-equity buyout group that features some prominent ex-Nextel executives considered a takeover of Sprint-Nextel last year, through the Carlyle Group. That particular deal never got anywhere, in part because of the amount of money involved, around $100 billion to buy the whole operation. But there is still a lot of curious talk about Sprint [...]
Carpentier to test at Memphis Monday
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 2nd, 2007 in NASCAR NewsCanadian Patrick Carpentier is scheduled to test the #10 Nextel Cup Series car for Gillett Evernham Motorsports (GEM) on Monday, Nov. 5, at Memphis Motorsports Park. Carpentier will take over the driving duties of the #10 Dodge for the final two Cup races of the season (in Phoenix and Homestead) and full time in 2008.
