Archive for February 22nd, 2008

POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s N/A N/A N/A
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro N/A N/A N/A
3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV N/A N/A N/A
4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt N/A N/A N/A
5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg’s N/A N/A N/A

Rain washed out qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint and Craftsman Truck Series on Friday at Auto Club Speedway and the lineups will be set based on the 2007 owners’ points.

UPDATED:
Jeff Burton grabbed Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer by the arm and engaged in what appeared to be a heated conversation moments after the conclusion of the Daytona 500.
Burton admitted they were mad but wouldn’t say why.

The start of Sprint Cup Series practice at Auto Club Speedway has been delayed because of a wet track.

Teams in all three NASCAR series will be running the same tire codes at California Speedway this weekend, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series tires will be branded “Goodyear Eagle,” while those for the Craftsman Truck Series will be branded “Goodyear Wrangler” . . . this is the first time that Goodyear has brought [...]

NASCAR fans have chosen Toyota’s new television commercial, in which kids wielding giant remote control devices wreak havoc on the Toyota drivers, as the best new ad of the season, according to votes cast on NASCAR.COM. UPS’s heartwarming spot featuring Dale Jarrett racing the big brown truck and then hanging up the keys was voted [...]

Kentucky Speedway has received a one-month extension to file an appeal in its antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp.
Originally, Kentucky Speedway was supposed to have filed its appeal by March 5, but the new due date is April 7.

Mike Wallace’s daughter Chrissy has been picked up by the team [Germain Racing] for NASCAR’s diversity program. She’ll start driving in ARCA and short-track races in June.
“She’s a good, real cute girl who will mix it up with the guys,” [Bob] Germain said. “The first team that gets one female driver in the Cup will [...]