Archive for September, 2008
Montoya’s pole disqualified, Johnson inherits pole
83 Comments Quote selected text Published September 26th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsLess than an hour after Juan Pablo Montoya celebrated his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole, it was taken away from him because of a technical violation.
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Kahne uninjured in crash at Texas
5 Comments Quote selected text Published September 26th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsSprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne was uninjured Thursday at Texas Motor Speedway after a car he was driving for a private corporate event hit the frontstretch wall coming out of Turn 4.
The unidentified passenger in the car was also uninjured, according to TMS officials.
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Allmendinger out of No 84 after this weekend
3 Comments Quote selected text Published September 26th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsAJ Allmendinger expects this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway to be his last with Red Bull Racing. Allmendinger and Red Bull announced earlier this week they will part ways at the end of this season, and Allmendinger did not drive the #84 during the two-day test at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “I’m racing this weekend at [...]
Chevy in danger of losing manufacturer’s championship
4 Comments Quote selected text Published September 25th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsAfter winning five consecutive Sprint Cup Manufacturers’ Championships and 31 overall, Chevy is in danger of being dethroned this year. Thanks in large part to Greg Biffle’s back-to-back victories, Ford has cut into Toyota’s lead in the 2008 Manufacturers’ Championship race.
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Almirola still looking for 2009 sponsor
8 Comments Quote selected text Published September 25th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsAric Almirola is encouraged by how the hunt for a 2009 sponsor on the #8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevy is going. Almirola, who is sharing the ride with Mark Martin this season, will become the solo driver of the car next season when Martin leaves for Hendrick Motorsports. But the U.S. Army announced earlier this [...]
Allmendinger out at Red Bull No 84
2 Comments Quote selected text Published September 25th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsRed Bull Racing Team and driver AJ Allmendinger have agreed to part ways for the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. Allmendinger is in his second Sprint Cup Series season driving the #84 Red Bull Toyota, which currently sits 34th in owners’ points.
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Petty VP Loomis talks about Petty Enterprises 2009 plans
10 Comments Quote selected text Published September 17th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsQ: WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE IN PLACE FOR THE SECOND PETTY CAR FOR NEXT YEAR?
Robbie Loomis, Executive VP of Racing Operations – Petty Enterprises: There’s no secret that we’ve been working our way through it since we took on our new partners with Boston Ventures and David Zucker – the new CEO. We’re still [...]
Allmendinger’s future to be decided by end of week
29 Comments Quote selected text Published September 17th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsRed Bull Racing’s driver, former open-wheel racer A. J. Allmendinger, has made great strides since his stock-car debut last season, although his future with the team is still up in the air. In addition, Team Manager Jay Frye has former F1 driver Scott Speed waiting in the wings.
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Ricky Carmichael to attempt ARCA Talladega race
5 Comments Quote selected text Published September 17th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsRicky Carmichael, a 10-time AMA national motocross champion from 1997 - 2006, will attempt to make his ARCA RE/MAX series debut at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 3.
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Possible merger between Ganassi and Waltrip?
7 Comments Quote selected text Published September 15th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsThe hottest rumor floating around the Cup garage this weekend [New Hampshire] is that Chip Ganassi still is trying to make a deal with another team to keep himself in NASCAR.
This week it was supposedly an arrangement with Michael Waltrip Racing, which would expand to four cars and put Montoya in a Toyota.
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