Archive for January 22nd, 2008
Sponsorship problems for Franchitti??
7 Comments Quote selected text Published January 22nd, 2008 in NASCAR NewsTeam owner Chip Ganassi says that he expects to put together a “patchwork” of sponsorship for Dario Franchitti and his No. 40 NASCAR Sprint Cup team. Franchitti, the 2007 IndyCar Series champion, will debut as a rookie in the NASCAR series this season. The team has not announced sponsorship plans for that car.
Ganassi didn’t seem [...]
NASCAR to make start times earlier again
22 Comments Quote selected text Published January 22nd, 2008 in NASCAR NewsChange, the old saying goes, is really the only constant in NASCAR. But so much change, in such a short period of time, can have a numbing effect. So much of this sport is bound by tradition, in sons following fathers as drivers or spectators. In many minds, the constant change in the past few [...]
NASCAR fine money going to NASCAR Foundation
7 Comments Quote selected text Published January 22nd, 2008 in NASCAR NewsNASCAR announced that starting this season, all money collected from fines issued to drivers will go to the NASCAR Foundation for its charitable initiatives.
NASCAR teams will get tires for non-NASCAR sanctioned testing
1 Comment Quote selected text Published January 22nd, 2008 in NASCAR NewsNASCAR officials announced today that teams in the Cup, Nationwide and Truck series will receive an allotment of tires to use for non-NASCAR sanctioned tests.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will have access to 200 tires over the course of the year; NASCAR Nationwide teams will get 160 tires, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck teams will get [...]
