September 13th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
The qualifying is over; the field is set for the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. After struggling to earn one of the 12 slots for much of the season, Kasey Kahne finished the series at No. 5 in the standings while Kurt Busch, who had been ranked as high as No. 4, [...]
September 12th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing say they have signed a letter of intent to merge operations for the 2010 season. In a blow to Mopar fans, the four-car team will be driving Fords under the Richard Petty Motorsports banner.
Paul Menard will transfer to the Petty team, joining Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and A.J. Allmendinger. [...]
August 13th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Joey Saldana showed he had the right stuff last Saturday night as he drove the Kasey Kahne Racing Budweiser Maxim to victory in the inaugural Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri. The victory was the 13th World of Outlaws Sprint Series triumph of the season for the Mopar-powered driver.
Saldana started fourth, but quickly [...]
July 28th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Kasey Kahne turned in his fourth top-10 finish in the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, coming in seventh in Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kahne remains eighth in the season point standings but padded his total to remain in the top twelve to 121 points with six races remaining. [...]
July 12th, 2009 by J.R.
This weekend’s race was basically one where naps on the couch were in order, and they happened early and often. In taking one of these early siestas nothing was missed by the true racing fan. Personally, I don’t care for the racing at the 1.5 mile Chicagoland speedway. But this year’s Lifelock 400 race, which [...]
June 29th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
On Sunday, Kasey Kahne moved to within one point of qualifying for the 12th spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship with a tenth-place finish in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This makes 6 top-ten finishes for Kahne in the last ten races. Kahne took the checkered [...]
June 23rd, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
It was a happy Father’s Day for Kasey Kahne and Richard Petty Motorsports. Kahne snapped a losing streak that has dogged him for 37 races and Petty returned to Victory Lane for the first time in a decade after Kahne piloted his #9 Budweiser Dodge to take the checkered flag at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, [...]