Posted on July 24th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Lee Iacocca, 85, the former Chrysler CEO famous for bringing the automaker back from the brink of bankruptcy in the 1980s, will be one of four people honored tonight at a gala fundraiser for the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Iacocca, a gifted pitchman who told the American people “If you can [...]
Posted on 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. [...]
Posted on 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 began [...]
Posted on 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, [...]