Truex To Stay With DEI
July 26, 2008
Well, the house that Dale built is going to have at least one driver next season.
In what I consider to be a mildly surprising move, Martin Truex, Jr. reportedly has agreed to a contract with DEI through 2010. From the four-letter network: Read more
The vacation is over!
July 23, 2008
Most of us may have a summer vacation any time up through Labor Day. The kids in Michigan aren’t allowed to start school until after Labor Day, because our lawmakers decided it hurt our tourist trade too much if they started school earlier. But with 17 straight race weekends to go Read more
FastMachines.com Radio Episode #3
July 22, 2008
Episode three of the FastMachines.com Radio Podcast Episode #3 - show notes below the fold…
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Briscoe Claims Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio; Davison Wins Lights Race
July 21, 2008
Team Penske’s Ryan Briscoe won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after a rain-soaked Indy Lights field survived a deluge that saw the race-leader pit prior to the checkered flag and surprised Aussie driver James Davison emerge with the win. Read more
Hillenburg’s Future Stars Offers Driver Development Plan
July 21, 2008
HARRISBURG, N.C. – Nearly twenty years ago, Andy Hillenburg opened the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. His dream was to provide a platform for aspiring racecar drivers to get behind the wheel experience and a racing school for anyone who wanted the thrill of driving a stock car on superspeedways.
Western Swing continues in Seattle
July 21, 2008
Three races over three weekends in three western US cities - it’s the challenging Western Swing in drag racing.
This weekend - Seattle.
In Top Fuel, low qualifier Tony Schumacher and the Army rail continue to march along as Schumacher defeated Brandon Bernstein for the win at Pacific Raceway. Read more
Will Mark Martin Be Wasting His Time At Hendrick?
July 16, 2008
Follow me down memory lane for a second. Once upon a time, in a place of employment far, far away, I was blessed enough to work with a very sweet lady named Rae. When Rae wasn’t chain-smoking cigarettes and calling every one baby, you could occasionally get her to discuss NASCAR and Mark Martin. This was before Dale Earnhardt’s death, and it Read more
FastMachines.com Radio Episode #2
July 15, 2008
Hey gang, it’s our second week at this podcasting stuff and we’re getting a little better at it. The sound is a bit better thanks to our host and resident audio expert Chris Bailey. Have a listen and let us know what you think by commenting on this posting, or shoot Chris and I an email by sending to radio@fastmachines.com.
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Good-Bye Newman
July 14, 2008
Well, the hits just keep on coming, and it looks like the next stop for the NASCAR U-Haul will be at Penske Racing where Ryan Newman will be moving out of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger. Read more
Newman and Penske Call it Quits
July 14, 2008
Looks like Ryan Newman didn’t have the patience to wait for Indy to make his move. Penske PR today put out a release stating that Newman and Penske Racing would part ways at the end of 2008. No big surprises there, but now the question becomes where will Ryan go?
The most obvious move for Newman is to a second team at the newly-formed Stewart-Haas operation. Rumors have been rampant for weeks that Tony Stewart already has both Office Depot and UPS ready to sponsor cars next year. Read more