October 31st, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Penske Racing’s Justin Allgaier, Driver of the No. 12 Verizon Dodge Challenger (left) is joined by (left to right) Dodge Executives Brian Viger (Dodge Motorsports and SRT), Mario D’Ovidio (Dodge Marketing, Dodge Small Car, SRT and Motorsports) and Dave Bailey (Senior Manager of Motorsports Engineering and SRT Body, Interior and Electrical) for the unveiling of [...]
September 21st, 2009 by J.R.
The Chase for the Championship began today under gorgeous sunny New England skies. Unlike the last several races at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this one would not end early due to rain. After 300 laps, it was Mark Martin and the #5 Kellogg’s Chevy edging out Denny Hamlin’s #11 FedEX Toyota, and [...]
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 13th, 2009 by J.R.
Richmond International Raceway’s (RIR) three-quarter-mile oval is one of the country’s best tracks. The track is fast and racecars are always in view of all spectators. What I like best about RIR is the fact that as a spectator you can actually get up and walk around the track during the race: as long as [...]
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 23rd, 2009 by J.R.
Tonight’s race wasn’t the typical caution-filled, mangled-car calamity of previous Thunder Valley events. Even so, the 500 lap racing on the famed half-mile, 34 degree-banked track in Bristol, TN was exciting all evening long. Three and four wide passing even in the corners was standard throughout tonight’s Sharpie 500. Unfortunately, for the Dodge [...]
August 17th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
An AP article quoted Dodge CEO Mike Accavitti as saying that Dodge will continue to have a NASCAR effort, but will downsize its efforts to better match the size of its organization. Accavitti wrote that focusing resources on fewer teams would bring better results.
Rumors have claimed that Petty would be moving to Toyota, and recently a [...]