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Air Force To Sponsor GEM's No. 10
The U.S. Air Force announced that will leave Wood Brothers Racing to sponsor Gillett Evernham Motorsports’ No. 10 Dodge, driven by Reed Sorenson, for four races next season. The Air Force is changing its marketing strategy to rebalance its sponsorship and activation programs to increase public awareness of the Air Force and to attract more [...]
It's Official: DEI, CGR Merge
Dale Earnhardt Inc and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates have officially merged and will form a four car team for 2009 and beyond. DEI drivers Martin Truex Jr and Aric Almirola will drive the Nos. 1 and 8 respectively, while Juan Pablo Montoya and a driver to be named later will drive the Nos. 42 [...]
Race 9: Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Jimmie Johnson started from the pole but could not edge Jamie McMurray on the first lap to gain the five bonus points for leading. He ran in the top five for the early part of the race, gaining the lead on lap 81. On lap 101, he gave up the lead to pit under green. [...]
Martin To Drive No. 84 RBR Toyota At Homestead
Mark Martin is said to be piloting the No. 84 Red Bull Racing Toyota at this weekend’s Ford 400 from Homstead-Miami Speedway. Martin will replace Scott Speed, who since taking over for AJ Allmendinger has an average finish of 34.2 and has dropped the team from the top 35 in owner’s points. The team would [...]
Johnson Wins Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Jimmie Johnson had a dominant car, and easily survived a green-white checker finish to win the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil from Phoenix International Raceway. Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards, and Denny Hamlin finished second through fifth respectively. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton and David Ragan rounded [...]
Ganassi, DEI Working On A Merger?
It has been reported that Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing may be working on a merger that would combine DEI’s Nos. 1 and 8 with CGR’s No. 41 and 42 next season. CGR is also said to be considering a merger with Petty Enterprises. Currently, CGR has one full time sponsor for next [...]
Delphi To Sponsor JR Motorsports' Nos. 5, 88
JR Motorsports has announced that Delphi will be the primary sponsor for the No. 5 Chevy for one race with driver Tony Stewart. Delphi will also sponsor Brad Keselowski in the No. 88 Chevy for six races. And, Delphi will serve as associate sponsor on all of the Hendrick Motorsports Chevys and uniforms for 2009. [...]
Race 8: Dickies 500
Jimmie Johnson started the day in seventh, but by lap 83, he dropped to 25th. He was struggling with the handling of the the car. About 10 laps later, he lost a lap and was running 29th. He spent most of the race running 20th to 29th. By lap 307, he moved up to 17th, [...]
Edwards Wins Dickies 500
Carl Edwards gambled on fuel and stretched his mileage farther than everyone else to win the Dickies 500 from Texas Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon, who also gambled on fuel, finished more than eight seconds behind Edwards. Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer, and Greg Biffle rounded out the top 5. Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr, [...]
NASCAR Is Not About Politics
SceneDaily is reporting that Rush Limbaugh, a conservative talk show host if you didn’t know, made some disparaging remarks about Alaska Governor, and Republican candidate for vice president, Sarah Palin that may not be well-received by NASCAR fans. Limbaugh was quoted as saying: We have a polarization in this country not just of conservative, liberal, Democrat, [...]
