Jeremy Mayfield, driver and owner of the No. 41 Mayfield Motorsports Inc Toyota, has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for violating the substance abuse policy. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter would not indentify which substance Mayfield had in his system, but he did say the offense was not alcohol-related. Mayfield is the first driver to be [...]
Atlanta Motor Speedway has filed suit against Pep Boys over a two-year sponsorship deal. According to court documents, AMS claims that Pep Boys stopped making payments on a $3 million race sponsorship contract. The suit states that contract called for $1.4 million for AMS’s 2008 fall race, and $1.6 million for the 2009 fall race. [...]
Jay Busbee at Yahoo Sports has a very good blog posting on former Nationwide Series driver Kevin Grubb’s passing, which is thought to have been a suicide. Busbee wrote: It’s not right to speculate on how he went from racing in NASCAR to a lonesome death in a hotel room, but it’s clear that much [...]
SceneDaily is reporting that Mark Martin will return next season to drive Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet full time. Last year, Martin signed a two-year deal with Hendrick that would allow him to compete the full year this year and 26 races next season. That agreement was recently revised, making him the full time driver [...]
ESPN is reporting that suspended NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kevin Grubb was found dead in a Richmond, VA hotel on Wednesday. Grubb was discovered at Alpine Hotel, just outside of Richmond, at 11:30 a.m. The cause of death has not been released, but foul play was not suspected. Grubb, the younger brother of NASCAR driver [...]
Reuters is featuring a blog posting about an upcoming NASCAR movie, slated for release in what I guess is 2010, despite the article saying 2001. The animated film, tentatively called NASCAR: The Secret Life of Cars, will tell the story of what happens when humans leave the garage and the cars come to life. Brad [...]
In the coming months, The Lead Lap will undergo a major redesign to incorporate some changes we have wanted to make for quite some time. As we make the transformation, we’d like to take a few minutes to solicit your feedback on things you like or dislike about the site and its look and feel. [...]
Kyle Busch took the lead from Jeff Gordon with about 30 laps to go, and drove away from the field to win the Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The victory is his third victory of the Sprint Cup season. Top 5: Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, and [...]
Kyle Busch pulled away from Carl Edwards on the final restart and won the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Top 5: Busch, Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick. Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Michael McDowell, Jason Keller, and Jason Leffler finished sixth through 10th, respectively. Notables: Steven Wallace (11th), Scott Wimmer (16th), Joe [...]
