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Columnist Seeks To Squash Debate Whether Driver = Athlete
ESPN’s Ed Hinton takes on the seemingly endless debate over whether race car drivers are athletes.
NASCAR Suspends Seven JGR Team Members
Following the Nationwide series’ Carfax 250 from Michigan International Raceway, NASCAR put 10 cars on the chassis dyno to check horsepower. After confiscating nine Nationwide cars earlier in the season and checking their horsepower, NASCAR discovered that some Toyotas had as much as three percent more horsepower than the other makes. As a result, NASCAR issued [...]
Mears Close To Signing With RCR, Sources Say
ESPN is reporting that Casey Mears is close to signing on to be the driver of Richard Childress Racing’s fourth entry next season, a source confirmed. The team hopes to get the contract signed this week so an announcement can be made this weekend at Michigan International Raceway. Right now, rumor has it that Mears [...]
Truex Re-Signs With DEI, Sources Say… Again
ESPN is reporting, again, that Martin Truex Jr. has finalized a deal to stay with Dale Earnhardt Inc., ending months of speculation and rumors about where the two-time Nationwide Series champion would end up next season. First, it was reported that DEI picked up Truex’s option for 2009. Then, he was rumored to be going to [...]
Earnhardt Jr. Wants Shorter Pocono Races
ESPN is reporting that Dale Earnhardt Jr. thinks it is time to to shorten length of the Pocono Raceway Sprint Cup races. He said: I think the races are too long here. I think that’s obvious. I think NASCAR thinks it’s too long, but the people in charge of that will not change it [...]
Newman Agrees To Drive For Stewart Haas, Sources Say
ESPN.com has learned that Ryan Newman had agreed in principle to drive for Stewart Haas Racing next season. But, the deal could take up to a month to finalize due to negotiations with sponsors, sources say. The deal reunites Newman with his former crew chief, with whom he has had some success, Matt Borland, who is [...]
Truex, DEI's Siegel In Shouting Match
After it was reported that Martin Truex Jr. agreed to a two-year extension with Dale Earnhardt Inc., Truex immediately denied the report, saying: It’s [expletive]. I don’t know what the hell [the reporter] is talking about. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Following his denial, Truex reportedly had a shouting match with DEI’s president [...]
Ambrose, JTG To Cup With Daugherty
ESPN.com reported that JTG Racing is moving to Sprint Cup next season, thanks to a partnership with former NBA player turned NASCAR analyst Brad Daugterty. Australian Marcos Abrose will drive the No. 47 Little Debbie Snack Cakes car for the new team, which will be known as JTG Daugherty Racing. Ambrose currently drives the No. 59 JTG entry [...]
DEI Not For Sale, For Now
ESPN is reporting that Max Siegel, president of Dale Earnhardt Inc., said that DEI is not seeking a potential buyer — at least not right now. It had been reported earlier that DEI hired Bear, Stearns, & Co. Inc. to find a potential buyer for the company. Siegel said: We have not engaged Bear, Stearns or Goldman Sachs or [...]
