Burton Signed to Drive for RCR’s No. 30 AOL Team
August 13, 2004
Childress & Burton to hold press conference Friday at Watkins Glen
WELCOME, N.C. (Aug. 12, 2004) — Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has signed Jeff Burton to a multi-year agreement to drive its No. 30 America Online Chevrolet beginning at next week’s GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Burton Signed to Drive for RCR’s No. 30 AOL Team
August 13, 2004
Childress & Burton to hold press conference Friday at Watkins Glen
WELCOME, N.C. (Aug. 12, 2004) — Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has signed Jeff Burton to a multi-year agreement to drive its No. 30 America Online Chevrolet beginning at next week’s GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Ron Fellows to Drive No. 1 Chevy at The Glen
August 12, 2004
Road racing specialist to pilot No. 1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at Watkins Glen
DETROIT - Factory Corvette Racing driver Ron Fellows will pilot the No. 1 Nutter Butter/Nilla Wafers Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in this weekend’s NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Watkins Glen in upstate New York. Fellows, widely recognized as one of North America’s best and most diverse road racing drivers, has extensive experience at Watkins Glen and in NASCAR competition.
IMS Repaving Project Underway
August 12, 2004
Only a few hours after the last NASCAR hauler pulled out of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after Sunday’s Brickyard 400 crews began a massive repaving project there.
Pit Stop Rule Modified For Denver and Beyond
August 12, 2004
Champ Car has changed it controversial mandatory pit stop rule after many driver claimed that it changed their race strategy at Road America. Under the revised rules one mandatory pit stop under green or yellow flag conditions will be required in a specified lap window during all Champ Car events. All cars will have to take fuel and tires in this stop and it will now be the only mandatory stop.
DSR Adds R&D Funny Car for U.S. Nationals & Rest of 2004
August 11, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 11, 2004) - Multi-team owner Don Schumacher today announced he will add a third Funny Car to the Don Schumacher Racing stable as a research and development vehicle for the remainder of the 2004 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season, beginning with the NHRA U.S. Nationals Sept. 1-6.
Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon on Sunday’s Celebration
August 11, 2004
Possibly, if one reads between the lines in these comments from Rick Hendrick (team owner) and driver Jeff Gordon, NASCAR and possibly the George family (owners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) were somewhat taken aback by Gordon’s stopping on the front straight and not driving directly to Victory Lane. A lot of speculation centered on the possibility that Gordon would be fined or docked points for not following NASCAR’s ever-evolving protocols. Just a few minutes after the Hendrick statement was posted, we located the NASCAR response so it’s attached after the Hendrick statement. (IMHO it still sounds like NASCAR will not allow this in the future.)
Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Rubber
August 11, 2004
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Three-time IHRA Top Fuel champion Clay Millican will run a Elvis Presley “He Dared To Rock” Top Fuel rail at the NHRA O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park Aug. 20-22 in honor of the city’s “50 Years of Rock ‘n Roll” celebration. To promote the event and the team’s special paint scheme, Clay did a burnout down Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis.
Petty Enterprises Shakes Up Both Crews
August 11, 2004
Kyle Petty announced Tuesday that both he and Jeff Green will have new crew chiefs. Other changes to the crews are planned for both teams.
Kasey Kahne on NASCAR’s Teleconference
August 10, 2004
KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge) NOTE: Kahne, a 24-year-old driver from Enumclaw, Wash., finished fourth Sunday in the Brickyard 400. He finished third on Aug. 1 at Pocono and his back-to-back top-five finishes have propelled him to 11th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Standings, 31 points behind 10th-place Ryan Newman and one point ahead of Evernham Motorsports teammate Jereemy Mayfield. Kahne is also running away with the Raybestos Rookie of the Year title, enjoying a 250-185 advantage over his nearest challenger.