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October 2007 - Posts
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Pleased with the results of its initial foray into NASCAR this year, Aflac Inc. plans to beef up its presence with the stock car circuit in 2008.
The Columbus-based insurer is nearing an agreement that would double the number of times that it acts as the primary sponsor on one of the Roush Fenway Racing [...]
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On the heels of another report of a drop in TV ratings, this time a 16% dip over last year for this weeks Atlanta event, comes another indication that there could be a chink in the once impregnable armor of NASCAR.
Just weeks after rumblings that there could be a change in the NASCAR leadership with [...]
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Q - What are the subtle differences that teams have to change on their cars between Atlanta and Texas, even though the tracks are very similar?
“On paper they might be similar but there are still a lot of differences in the racetrack and the setup is quite a bit different. Both racetracks are very intense [...]
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Afternoon Session:
Rank Car# Driver Manu time (seconds) Speed (mph)
1 2A Kurt Busch Dodge 30.036 184.579
2 18 Kyle Busch Chevy 30.048 184.505
3 8B Regan Smith Chevy 30.142 183.929
4 84A AJ Allmendinger Toyota 30.151 183.874
5 00A David Reutimann Toyota 30.235 183.364
6 83A Brian Vickers Toyota 30.307 182.928
7 9A Kasey Kahne Dodge 30.308 182.922
8 25B Casey Mears Chevy [...]
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Bill Davis Trucking, Inc., founded in 1975 by Bill and Gail Davis, announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Today’s action was necessitated by an injury accident and an ensuing lawsuit against the company, based in Batesville, Arkansas.
“This has been a very unfortunate chain of events and Gail and I certainly hate that [...]
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THE MODERATOR: We will begin now with Jacques Villeneuve from Bill Davis Racing; Patrick Carpentier from Gillette Evernham Motorsports. This is the first full-scale Car of Tomorrow test. Jacques, you were at Talladega. That’s my mistake. Tell us what you’ve learned so far in a day and a half.
JACQUES VILLENEUVE: It’s definitely a different beast [...]
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The City of Houston has declared November 1, 2007 as Kevin Harvick Day. The proclamation honoring the RCR driver and the # 29 Cup Series team, sponsored by Houston-based Shell Oil Company, will be delivered by Mayor Bill White.
A full day of events across the city with personal appearances by Harvick, team owner Richard Childress [...]
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Richard Petty will be a guest on the naval aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln on October 31, 2007. It will be Petty’s first visit on an aircraft carrier. Petty will travel to the Halsey Field Naval Air Station in San Diego, California where he will be taken to the ship. The USS Abraham Lincoln [...]
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Rick Hendrick didn’t take NASCAR seriously when officials first talked about building the Car of Tomorrow.
Had he, the owner of Hendrick Motorsports would have tried harder to convince the governing body to improve the current car instead of constructing a new one.
“I made a huge mistake by not trying to lobby a little bit earlier, [...]
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Ricky Rudd only has three races remaining in his NASCAR Nextel Cup Series career, but as he heads into those he sees a lot of changes within his Robert Yates Racing team.
Rudd recently united with crew chief Cully Barraclough. Raymond Fox moved over from teammate David Gilliland to become Rudd’s car chief this past week.
“It’s [...]
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Darrell Waltrip, appearing Tuesday on the Daytona 500 Champions Chat Series delivered by UPS, confirmed the sale of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team to concentrate on the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008.
Three-time Grand-Am Rolex Series champion Andy Lally will drive the No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Tundra in the remaining three races of [...]
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Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 going into the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 4.
1– Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
* 36 years old, Vallejo, Calif., 81 career wins
* Six wins, 20 top fives, 27 top 10s this year
* Seven poles
* Average finish of 7.4
* Led [...]
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Delphi Product & Service Solutions announced that it will continue its major associate sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports during the 2008 NASCAR season. An associate sponsor of all of the 2008 Hendrick Motorsports entries, Delphi will also be the primary sponsor for the #5 Nationwide Series Chevy fielded by JR Motorsports for four races.
In addition, Delphi [...]
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Atlanta Motor Speedway’s three-day Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race weekend was extended two days, allowing teams to participate in a Car of Tomorrow test at NASCAR’s fastest track.
More than 50 cars were on hand to fine-tune the NASCAR race car that will make its Atlanta Motor Speedway debut during the March, 2008 [...]
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Tests conducted Monday night showed no water in any of the fuel systems in the cars tested that day at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
“Crystal clear,” Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby reported Tuesday afternoon.
Water got into the fuel of several cars during the Pep Boys Auto 500 on Sunday at Atlanta. With those cars gone and [...]
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