Archive for November 27th, 2007

One of the ‘must haves’ from a trip to New York City is pictures of the Big Apple’s world-famous landmarks. For Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus, the pictures are even more meaningful because they’ll serve as a lasting reminder of their championship celebration.
The highlight of day two of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series 27th annual [...]

The Nov. 18 Ford 400 season finale of the Nextel Cup Series in Homestead, Fla., received a 4.2 national rating on ABC, down 11 percent from the same race one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last season’s race on NBC received a 4.7 national rating. All 10 races in this season’s Chase for [...]

Wrangler this week at Wal-Mart stores will launch the Dale Earnhardt Collection by Wrangler, a line of limited edition jeans, T-shirts and hats.
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Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has signed two-time NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte to a part-time schedule driving its No. 21 Chevrolet in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series.
The 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion, 1991 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and 2001 IROC champion will compete in 15 races next season for the 11-time NASCAR championship-winning organization. The Corpus [...]

With the Big Apple as the backdrop, NASCAR will honor the top drivers in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing at the series’ annual awards banquet Friday night, live from the Waldorf-Astoria at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com. The event will be re-aired at midnight on ESPN2.
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If you’re familiar with the 1980s Steely Dan song “Glamor Profession,” you might recall the lyric, “We’ll make some calls from my car.”
If you listen to Roush Fenway Racing team owner Jack Roush, however, that’s something his NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers won’t be doing next year.
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Jimmie Johnson knows what to expect this week. After all, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevy got to experience the glitz and the glamour of the Big Apple last year when he won his first Nextel Cup Series championship. This year, he’s back for more. Johnson is returning to the New York City spotlight [...]

SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, will provide NASCAR fans with the most comprehensive coverage available of 2007 Nextel Cup Series Champions Week in New York City on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, the only radio channel that offers fans 24 hours of NASCAR programming 365 days a year. As NASCAR [...]

The #15 DEI team is scheduled to be testing at Kentucky Speedway this Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for next year’s intermediate track events. Paul Menard will be on hand for the test and to assist in the preparation for the 2008 Sprint Cup season.
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