Archive for August 18th, 2008

Toyota’s top racing official says the manufacturer doesn’t condone the actions by Joe Gibbs Racing employees who tried to manipulate NASCAR’s horsepower test of Nationwide Series engines following Saturday’s race at Michigan International Speedway.
Joe Gibbs Racing officials have said that no Toyota engineers were involved in the incident. The team is bracing for major penalties [...]

NASCAR planned to test horsepower on at least 10 cars after Sunday’s 3M Performance 400 Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. NASCAR took the Fords of Carl Edwards and Travis Kvapil, the Chevrolets of Mark Martin, Jeff Burton and Jimmie Johnson, the Toyotas of Brian Vickers and David Reutimann and the Dodges of [...]

Matt Borland isn’t sure exactly what the future holds for him when Haas CNC Racing turns into Stewart-Haas Racing, but the team’s competition director plans to return to the team in 2009.
Borland will have two new high-profile competitors in Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman – a driver Borland worked with for nearly seven years – [...]