Archive for March 10th, 2008
Goodyear makes statement on Atlanta race tires, corrects Tony Stewart
40 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsBased on Goodyear’s tire testing at Atlanta last August, October and December, we provided what we believed were the best possible products for the races this past weekend. We had no tire failures and no problems with heat or wear. We supplied the same tires for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup [...]
Reports: Bill Davis No 27 team shuts down
11 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsMulitple reports are saying that Bill Davis’ No 27 team (team Jacques Villeneuve started season with) has suspended operations due to lack of sponsorship.
Petty team to take on major investor
6 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsYahoo! Sports has learned through two independent sources that Richard Petty will soon announce that he has struck a deal with a major investor that should keep the Petty name in the sport it has been so instrumental in building.
Atlanta Toyota teams race quotes, notes
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsCamry driver Kyle Busch earned the first win for Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led a race-high 173 of 325 laps in his No. 18 Snickers Camry. Toyota’s first Cup Series win came in the Camry’s 40th NSCS start.
Three Toyota Camrys finished in the top-10 today [...]
Atlanta GM teams race quotes, notes
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsHampton, GA - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Junior), No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Impala SS, battled through an up and down day at Atlanta Motor Speedway to finish third in today’s Kobalt Tools 500 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). Junior’s finish jumped him up three spots in the standings to seventh with four races [...]
Atlanta Ford teams race quotes
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsCARL EDWARDS — No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (Finished 42nd)
“It just felt good to be able to drive to the front that easy. We had that good of a race car. I appreciate all of my fans staying with me this week after that incident with our bolt coming loose. Man, that’s a race winning [...]
Atlanta Dodge teams race quotes
0 Comments Quote selected text Published March 10th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsRYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger)
ON THE RACE TODAY: “We had a good a car — a top-10 car most of the day. (Juan) Montoya couldn’t hold the steering wheel straight going down the back straightaway and drove up into me and knocked my fender in. We had to pit - we had tire [...]
