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Busch Takes Atlanta

Posted in NASCAR by: TimothyT on: 03/08/2010 11:34 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

HAMPTON, Ga. – Kurt Busch took Dodge to victory lane again at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch won last year’s spring event at AMS in impressive fashion, leading 234 of 330 laps. This time around, he led 129 in the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge to claim his 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.


Source: Busch Takes Atlanta

NASCAR looking closely into incident of 'retaliation'

Posted in NASCAR by: TimothyT on: 03/08/2010 10:04 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Brad Keselowski called for fellow Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards to be suspended for at least one race after Edwards wrecked him Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Video included.

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The current status of gambling in today's NASCAR

Posted in NASCAR by: TimothyT on: 02/26/2010 11:44 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened for business in 1996. Two years later, the stars and cars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolled onto the 1.5-mile oval, located in the foothills north of the neon skyline. Every spring since nearly 140,000 fans roll into the desert for three days of NASCAR racing. This weekend they're back again for the Shelby American 400-miler.

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Tony Stewart shows his wonderful personality (with video)

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 02/15/2010 01:21 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A reporter asks Tony Stewart if NASCAR is too safe. Smoke lashes out. No, Tony they all watch to see you turn left for hours. Like a good hockey fight, fans love to see crashes.



NASCAR trying to get the excitement back in racing

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 02/14/2010 09:56 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Big Bill France, the man who formed NASCAR more than 50 years ago, wouldn’t recognize the sport he created on the beach alongside the Atlantic Ocean.
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Kyle Busch wants more coverage of underfunded Nationwide teams during Danicamania - Waaaaaah

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 02/13/2010 09:30 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Guess Kyle Busch is not happy about the Danica coverage. Frankly, not a fan of Danica or Nascar, but I have watched with interest. Kyle should be glad people like myself are taking notice and enoy the trickle down effct of that. Last I knew Nascar was hurting, so lighten up buddy. Without her, Nascar would have most likely seen record low attendances and sales.

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Danicapalooza - oh yeah she races

Posted in NASCAR by: Jon Maor on: 02/13/2010 07:24 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Danica Patrick is everywhere in this Atlantic coast tourist mecca. The 5-foot-nothing, 100-pound beauty has taken America's stock-car racing capital by storm. They even have a name for the phenomenon -- Danicapalooza.
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Sports in Brief: Patrick 6th in NASCAR debut

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 02/07/2010 10:31 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Bobby Gerhart's record sixth victory at Daytona International Speedway was overshadowed by the successful stock car debut of IndyCar star Danica Patrick, who finished sixth yesterday in the crash-filled ARCA race.


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With rules loosened, NASCAR's simmering rivalries may heat up

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 02/04/2010 09:48 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

They laughed uproariously through a radio show, whimsically straightened each others' ties in view of the news media before a news conference and tossed lighthearted compliments during a season-ending awards ceremony.
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Danica Patrick Confirmed for 12 NASCAR Races

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 02/01/2010 08:12 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

After months of back-and-forth speculation, Danica Patrick confirmed yesterday that she will make her NASCAR debut in the 2010 Nationwide Series.
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NASCAR will relax rules to let drivers 'mix it up'

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/28/2010 08:17 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

NASCAR is relaxing some of its rules this season, and encouraging drivers to show more aggression and emotion, in large part to answer a growing fan sentiment that the sport had gone stale. "There's an age old saying that NASCAR, 'If you ain't rubbing, you ain't racing,' " NASCAR president Mike Helton said Thursday. "I think that's what the NASCAR fan, the NASCAR stakeholders all bought into, and all expect."
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Circuit mods on tap for Watkins Glen

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/26/2010 09:13 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Some major changes in several turns will be in place for this year's racing season at Watkins Glen International. The Glen is undergoing a major renovation project, with changes including the removal of gravel traps and grass, modification of the catch fence, installation of SAFER barriers, and the relocation of guard rails.
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FIRST PHOTOS: NASCAR Cup Drivers Conduct First Test With New Spoiler At Texas

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/20/2010 05:29 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers became the first drivers to conduct an on-track test with a new aluminum spoiler package that could be implemented for the 2010 season during Tuesday’s Goodyear Tire test at Texas Motor Speedway. tewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala) was the first of the group to test the spoiler in the morning session, which was delayed nearly two hours from its 9 a.m. CT start time due to moisture on the 1.5-mile, high-banked oval from heavy morning dew.
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Penske picks up Busch's 2011 option

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/19/2010 08:42 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Penske Racing has picked up the option on Kurt Busch's contract for 2011, team owner Roger Penske said on Monday night. The contract allows Busch to talk to other teams next season, but Penske said he has the right to match any offer. Penske added that it is his intention to keep the 2004 Sprint Cup champion with the organization long term. Busch said he likes having the option to explore, but it is his goal to work out a long-term deal with Penske. "Absolutely," Busch said during the final stop on the first day of the 2010 Media Tour. "I like where I am. I like where things are going."

Source: Penske picks up Busch's 2011 option

NASCAR eliminating controversial wing

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/16/2010 09:22 AM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ]

After three seasons of derision and controversy, the wing on NASCAR's Sprint Cup race car is going away and it could happen as soon as the spring race at Martinsville.
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Nelson Piquet Jr headed for NASCAR

Posted in NASCAR by: DavidGP on: 01/12/2010 02:01 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Brazilian racing driver Nelson Piquet Jr, at the centre of the 2008 "Crashgate" storm, said on Tuesday he will compete in NASCAR next season having failed to obtain a drive in Formula One."I have spent the past few months carefully assessing my alternatives for this year. I had to choose a direction and it was a difficult decision to take... My first 18 months in Formula One did not exactly go according to plan so I decided to do something different", Piquet said on his website.
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NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson Expecting First Child

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/06/2010 10:33 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

He may be used to top speeds on the race track, but four-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will soon be living life at a much slower pace.

The 34-year-old and his wife of five years Chandra will become first-time parents when they welcome a baby this July, a rep for Jimmie confirms. No other details have been released.

After four consecutive wins of the Sprint Cup Series championships — the only driver to date to do so — Jimmie was named male athlete of 2009 by the Associated Press.

Source: NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson Expecting First Child

NASCAR Foundation raises over $1 million for nonprofit organizations in 2009

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 01/04/2010 09:54 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

The NASCAR Foundation says it was able to raise and contribute $1.8 million in program services to nonprofit organizations across the country in 2009.

A majority of the contributions went to affect the lives of children and families in need, especially in the areas of pediatric health, fulfilling NASCAR dreams, education and community service.
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Ex-F1 driver Karthikeyan considers NASCAR

Posted in NASCAR by: DavidGP on: 12/30/2009 02:27 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Former F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan is looking to revive his career with a possible switch to NASCAR.

Karthikeyan became India's first F1 driver with Jordan in 2005, but has more recently been competing in the troubled A1 GP series.
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NASCAR worker dies of swine flu

Posted in NASCAR by: Timothy Tibbetts on: 12/28/2009 10:11 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A professional NASCAR tire changer and Leominster native died Christmas Day of complications from the H1N1 virus, according to his grieving family.

Donald “D.J.” Richardson, 37, of Morseville, N.C., a Fitchburg High School graduate, became ill on Thanksgiving while visiting Massachusetts. He never returned to his North Carolina home, and died shortly after 10 p.m. Friday at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster.
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