Archive for November 17th, 2007

Mark Martin, who has won more Busch Series races than anybody, appreciated Jeff Burton’s act-like-he’s-been there attitude after Burton won the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday.
When Burton crossed the finish line, he merely drove his Chevy back to Victory Lane. No smoky “donuts” on the frontstretch.
“He’s old school,” said Martin, who has 48 [...]

UPDATE 2:
A Miami law firm announced its plans Monday to file a lawsuit against a NASCAR driver accused of assaulting a 62-year-old security guard at the Homestead-Miami Speedway last month.

Practice 3 -Happy Hour (Saturday):
Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevy 31.101 173.628 1 34
2 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 31.272 172.678 1 50
3 7 Robby Gordon Camping World Ford 31.378 172.095 1 37
4 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 31.399 171.980 1 37
5 [...]

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced that the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and its iconic Wrigley’s Brands- Big Red, Juicy Fruit, Winterfresh, Doublemint and Spearmint - will join with 21-year NASCAR sponsor Texaco/Havoline as co-primary sponsors of Juan Pablo Montoya’s #42 Dodge Avenger for the 2008 Sprint Cup Series.

No surprise, if it’s up to Rick Hendrick, Jimmie Johnson will drive a Hendrick Motorsports racecar for the remainder of his career.
Hendrick said he is fully prepared to do whatever it takes to retain Johnson’s services for as long as he drives professionally in the Nextel Cup Series. Money. Assets. Car dealerships. And most importantly, [...]

If NASCAR goes green, 31-time manufacturers’ champion Chevrolet will be there for the green flag.
In an exclusive interview with The Republic last week, NASCAR Chairman Brian France raised the possibility of an alternative-fuel series. “It’s going to vary from the actual fuel we use to power the cars to looking at a green series . [...]

Mike Brown, general manager for Bill Davis Racing, says the team is not looking to move to the Charlotte area. The team, based in High Point, N.C., is one of the few Cup teams based outside the Charlotte area. Petty Enterprises announced last week it would move from Level Cross to Mooresville, N.C., after [...]

Roush Fenway Racing announced Colin Braun will drive the No. 6 Ford F-150 in the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Braun talks about his sponsor Con-way Freight and his transition from sports cars to stock cars.
COLIN BRAUN - No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150 - CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING DRIVING THE No. 6 TRUCK FOR [...]