October 3rd, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
From left to right, drivers Ian James and Tom Nastasi in the No. 5 TPN Racing Dodge Challenger, Ken Wilden and Dean Martin in the No. 59 Rehagen Racing/986 Driver Cooling Ford Mustang GT and Jeff Bucknum and David Donohue in the No. 6 Sunoco Camaro pose next to their cars on Friday at Virginia [...]
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 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 5th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Working together, the Westcotts, Charlie Sr. and Charlie Jr., pulled off another victory last night in the Mopar NHRA HEMI Challenge at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. It was Charlie Senior’s turn this time; he and his 1968 Hemi Barracuda bested David Barton, of Robesonia, Pennsylvania.
To get the job done, Westcott needed [...]
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 [...]
August 5th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
The Dodge Viper ACR which demolished a tough German course’s track records was shown at the 2009 Meadowbrook Concours last Sunday, and Marc Rozman was there to photograph it. (Viper Nürburgring record-setting details)