Whoa…Smoke’s Out At Gibbs?
July 9, 2008
Well, that’s pretty big.
According to ESPN’s website, Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to announce tomorrow that Tony Stewart is no longer a member of the racing team. From the four-letter network: Read more
NASCAR Teleconference With The King
July 8, 2008
While other sports are slamming Internet writing and trying to draw the lines between print, TV, and Internet writers, NASCAR is jumping out in front of the curve. When NASCAR announced a few weeks ago that they were going to give (some) bloggers access to their media, it was a pleasant change for a sport to be looking at the electronic media as a potential ally, rather than as a potential enemy. It’s nice to see a sport embrace new technology and to realize that it’s better to be proactive rather than reactive. Read more
DEI Sale Rumors Untrue - For Now
July 8, 2008
How ironic is it that, just as I was posting yesterday’s blog about the economic woes catching up to NASCAR teams, rumors were breaking that Theresa Earnhardt may be selling DEI? There has been talk for years that it was just a matter of time before Theresa decided to take off the ownership hat, and now it looks like the time may be imminent. DEI President Max Siegel today denied that the company had enlisted the help of a firm to help sell the team, but his language indicated that selling always remains an option even though the team is not on the block right now. However, there’s one thing I’ve noticed about NASCAR rumors - where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire. Read more
Economy Woes Catching Up to NASCAR Teams
July 7, 2008
The first has fallen. Chip Ganassi Racing decided to close its #40 Sprint Cup Dodge team last week. The cut back leaves 71 employees roaming the garage for jobs, not to mention driver Dario Franchitti, who has reportedly not yet decided if he will take the Ganassi Nationwide Series ride he’s been offered. With the way things are looking, Ganassi may not be the only team headed for trouble. Read more
Double Clutchin’-Just Give Me a Race And a Radio And I’ll Be Fine
July 6, 2008
First of all, let me be honest and let you know straight up that this will not be a really in-depth analysis of the race, because I didn’t get the chance to see the race Saturday night. Due to the death of my uncle, I was coming back from Indiana while Read more
Briscoe and Wilson lead the field to green at the Glen
July 5, 2008
Ryan Briscoe set the fast time of the final qualifying session today at Watkins Glenn and will be on pole for tomorrow’s Camping World Grand Prix at the Glenn. The young Aussie put his road racing skills on display and clocked his fastest lap at 135.787 mph.
Starting next to Briscoe is the Newman/Haas/Lanigan owned Dallara driven by Justin Wilson. The NHL team won the first road race of the year in St. Petersburg, and they look to have their gear in top form again at the Glenn. Wilson’s teammate, Graham Rahal, didn’t fare as well. The kid crashed again, and wasn’t able to make it into today’s final qualifications. He will start 18th.
Thank You for Not Sharing.
July 5, 2008
Yesterday, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Mark Martin will run the full schedule in the #5 car in 2009, and again part-time in 2010. No surprises there, although Hendrick and Martin say they can’t figure out how the story broke so quickly as most of the deal was done through text messages.
What was uncertain, though, was how and if Brad Keselowski would fit into the new format. It was speculated early on that, since Martin had shared a ride this year at DEI with Aric Almirola, he would consider the same arrangement at Hendrick Motorsports. Read more
Martin is the perfect fit for Hendrick!
July 5, 2008
Mark Martin will run the Hendrick Motorsports #5 full time next season, taking what may be his final shot at winning the Sprint Cup Championship. I don’t expect Martin Read more
Silverstone friday: Massa crashes, Ecclestone announces British GP moving to Donnington
July 4, 2008
Formula 1 returned to Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix for the second to last GP to be held at the historic circuit. Bernie Ecclestone announced this weekend that the British GP will be moving to Donnington Park starting in 2010.
The loss of Silverstone is a great one for the history of the sport. Silverstone has been a part of Grand Prix racing since the late 1940’s and hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship GP in 1950.
Breaking News: Martin to drive in Hendrick’s #5 car
July 4, 2008
Just a week after Hendrick Motorsports announced that Casey Mears will not return as their drive of their #5 Chevy, the super-team revealed today that Mark Martin will replace Mears and run a full schedule in 2009.
The News-Press: Martin to drive for Hendrick
This is an interesting move by Hendrick who has a tendency to hire “young guns”, but clearly Martin has delivered results in his long run in NASCAR. Martin has finished second in the Cup championship several times, but this move to Hendrick gives him another dream shot.