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February 2008 - Posts
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If Robby Gordon Motorsports loses its appeal next week of the penalty levied by NASCAR for a rules violation committed during Daytona Speedweek, Robby Gordon may choose to enter the Indianapolis 500.
Robby Gordon Motorsports was penalized 100 points and fined $100,000 for installing an illegal nose on the No. 7 Dodge at the outset of [...]
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Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage says he was glad to learn that NASCAR has decided to loosen the reins on drivers this season, and as a result he has put up a “reward” for any helmet tossed during competition.
“I’m offering $15,000 for any helmet thrown by a Cup series driver during a race between [...]
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POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 182.352 29.613 Leader
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Dish Network 181.586 29.738 -0.125
3 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 181.293 29.786 -0.173
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 181.238 29.795 -0.182
5 27 Mike Skinner Toyota Bad Boy Mowers 181.117 29.815 -0.202
6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 181.105 29.817 -0.204
7 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 180.868 29.856 -0.243
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 180.838 29.861 -0.248
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 180.777 29.871 -0.258
10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 180.717 29.881 -0.268
11 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 180.656 29.891 -0.278
12 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline 180.608 29.899 -0.286
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG [...]
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Kyle Busch carried his hot start to the season into his hometown Friday, winning the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Busch ran a fast lap of 182.352 mph in his Toyota Camry to take the top starting spot for Sunday’s race. The 22-year-old is having a fabulous start to the season — he hasn’t finished [...]
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Halfway through the first NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, six drivers had wrecked – all in Dodges.
Patrick Carpentier wrecked early in practice, followed by Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Reed Sorenson and Kasey Kahne. Carpentier and Kahne (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) are teammates, as are Montoya and Sorenson (Chip Ganassi [...]
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FIN, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 179.946 30.009 Leader
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 179.736 30.044 -0.035
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 179.003 30.167 -0.158
4 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 178.879 30.188 -0.179
5 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 178.790 30.203 -0.194
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 178.607 30.234 -0.225
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford Dish Network 178.206 30.302 -0.293
8 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 177.983 30.340 -0.331
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 177.889 [...]
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR’s five-time most popular driver, is the first buyer of a new upscale condominium near Talladega Superspeedway, site of five of his 17 of NASCAR Sprint Cup victories.
The Legacy Condominiums at Talladega are being marketed to race teams, drivers, corporate sponsors and die-hard fans. It is located less than one mile [...]
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As Bike Week kicks off Friday in Daytona Beach Florida comes word that NASCAR may announce during the events, which run through March 9, that they are purchasing a motorcycle racing division from the American Motorcyclist Association.
The AMA, which was founded in 1924, announced last September that they were getting out of the racing series [...]
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Ryan Newman’s recent victory at the Daytona 500 helped his primary sponsor, ALLTEL, receive in-broadcast exposure totaling $18.3 million during the live Fox telecast, ranking just below the all-time best showing at Daytona when Jimmie Johnson’s 2006 win earned Lowe’s $19.9 million of comparable exposure value.
According to research conducted by Joyce Julius & Associates, Inc. [...]
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Roush Fenway Racing officials announced today that Save-A-Lot Food Stores has signed on as the primary sponsor for Carl Edwards and the No. 60 Ford for 12 races in the Nationwide Series in 2008.
The sponsorship begins with this weekend’s Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“To be able to carry a Missouri-based company on [...]
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a virtual sellout for the seventh consecutive year, but Dodge has made sure that at least 700 more race fans can attend Sunday’s UAW-Dodge 400. The LVMS ticket services office had only single seats remaining for Sunday’s race at the close of business on [...]
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David Scott, a black motorcoach driver who worked for Penske Racing, has re-filed his discrimination complaint against NASCAR stemming from a highly publicized 1999 incident at New Hampshire International Speedway. The incident occurred when Scott was greeted by a pair of motorcoach drivers, one of whom was wearing a white pillow case over his head [...]
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According to Larry McClure, co-owner of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, some folks with big bucks are coming through his Virginia race shop, allowing him to hold out hope that his team will return to Sprint Cup action. In January, the company, announced that it was ceasing operations due to lack of sponsorship. But McClure said Thursday that [...]
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Motocross legend Ricky Carmichael will be running for a championship this season in the Camping World East Series for Ken Schrader Racing with backing from Hendrick Motorsports, his manager Scott Taylor said Thursday. Carmichael will be sponsored by Monster energy drink.
Carmichael, 28, who retired from full-time motocross racing after 2006 is trying to make his [...]
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Quadruple: Johnson Eyes Fourth Consecutive Las Vegas Win
Given today’s ultra-competitive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, it’s not often that drivers dominate certain race tracks.
Behold the exception: Reigning and two-time series champion Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) hopes Sunday’s UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be his fourth consecutive win there.
Johnson also has dominated [...]
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