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Kurt “The Jerk” Gets The NASCAR Boot 2007-06-07 19:31:23 Kurt Busch has shown his true colors again and this time he almost injured an innocent participant in what can only be described as an extreme case of racing road rage. The driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite-sponsored car almost hit a pit crew member in a temper-tantrum following a crash involving Busch and Tony Stewart at Dover. Read more:NASCAR
The Day The Racing Died 2007-06-07 04:43:28 That fateful day was February 18, 2001. We all know what happened that day, rehashing it here would be pointless. The death of one of stock car racing’s brightest superstars has altered NASCAR racing forever. Read more:Racing
Track Trash - DoOver 2007-06-04 20:27:14 Gadzooks…… Was that a DEI car in the winner’s circle? Is this gonna cause Teresa to have a hang-over tomorrow?
She now seems to have a solid replacement for the prodigal son, so all she needs now is a solid organization to get back on the winning streak. But will Jr. keep loaning them test fixtures in the meantime???
Stay tuned….. Read more:Track
, Trash
William C. France: 1933-2007 2007-06-04 20:22:00 William Clifton France
NASCAR Vice Chairman
William (Bill) Clifton France is remembered – and revered – as the man who followed his visionary father at NASCAR’s helm, in the process becoming a visionary himself, as he guided NASCAR to unprecedented levels of popularity. He combined pragmatism with optimism, an approach that resulted in a calculated – and adventurous – road to success. Read more:William
Track Trash – Pocinanose 2007-06-11 04:45:22 Hey… when the heck are we gonna get some honest racing to the finish line?
If it ain’t fumes, it’s Mother Nature… two very sad ways to end a race.
In these cases, we oughta put asterisks after the winners’ names and only give ‘em half the points. Read more:Track
, Trash
Driver For Hire? 2007-06-09 12:22:49 Kurt Busch has had a turbulent seven-year career in Cup racing. I’ll never forget the time Jimmy Spencer reached through his car window and poked him one in the beak. Read more:Driver
Notable Quotables - Mark Martin 2007-06-08 13:59:05 Mark Martin
, Driver of the No. 01 U.S. Army Monte Carlo SS had these interesting responses to questions from a press conference on Friday, June 8, 2007, at Pocono…
Kurt Busch’s Response To Penalties 2007-06-08 11:58:11 KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger)
NOTE: Busch
responds to penalty resulting from rule infraction at Dover last Monday. Busch was penalized 100 championship points, fined $100,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 2007. He dropped from 11th to a tie for 17th in the series standings, 88 points out of 12th place. Read more:Response
Kurt Busch penalized due to Dover pit-road infraction 2007-06-08 09:44:04 NASCAR announced Friday that Kurt Busch
, driver of the No. 2 Dodge in the Nextel Cup Series, has been penalized 100 championship driver points, fined $100,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31, 2007, for violating Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing — reckless driving; endangering a crew member on pit road) of the 2007 NASCAR rule book. Read more:Dover
What a CROC! 2007-06-14 14:13:14 No, “croc” is not spelled wrong in this case, although it really should be “Crocs”.
I was able to sample the latest in Crocs fashion recently.
Garments for reptiles? Hardly.
Jeffy, Jimmie, Casey, and… Junebug? 2007-06-14 07:41:23 As one sports writer put it, “(It’s) like Bear Bryant’s son announcing he’s going to play football at Auburn.” Read more:Jimmie
, Casey
Stock Car Gazette, Thursday, June 14, 2007 2007-06-14 05:23:36 Well, Junior’s announcement didn’t go much different than the rumors had speculated. The only real unknowns at the moment are Kyle Busch’s destination, and Junior’s car # and sponsor. Read more:Stock
, Gazette
, Thursday
Statement from Kyle Busch Regarding Departure from Hendrick Motorsports 2007-06-13 12:03:31 Kyle Busch
, driver of the #5 Chevrolet in the Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports and four-time Nextel Cup race winner, will depart Hendrick Motorsports at the conclusion of the 2007 season. The following is a statement from Busch regarding the decision to leave: Read more:Departure
Stock Car Gazette, Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2007-06-13 05:22:32 Eeenie, meenie, miney, moe… where Junior ends up, nobody knows… yet. We’ll have all the latest on today’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. press conference as soon as we know it. Until then, check out the latest stock car racing news here. Read more:Stock
, Gazette
, Wednesday
Junior To Drive For… 2007-06-12 14:04:06 Dale Earnhardt Jr. has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday, June 13, at 11:00a,/et at his JR Motorsports race shop. Jayski is reporting that …. Read more:Junior
Stock Car Gazette, Tuesday, June 12, 2007 2007-06-12 05:07:08 You can receive this very same current stock car racing information in your e-mail inbox each morning… CLICK HERE for more info, or click the “more” link below to read the Stock
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Earnhardt Picks Hendrick Racing As New Home 2007-06-15 08:04:44 The biggest mystery in NASCAR history has been solved. Dale Earnhardt
Jr. has decided he will race for Rick Hendrick when he leaves the company his father built at the end of this season. Read more:Racing
, New Home
Stock Car Gazette, Friday, June 15, 2007 2007-06-15 07:05:58 Kyle Busch said Thursday that he has not yet talked with any other race team about where he will drive next season after leaving Hendrick Motorsports at season’s end.
Read all about here. Read more:Stock
, Gazette
, Friday
Stock Car Gazette, Thursday, June 21, 2007 2007-06-21 06:48:10 “Sprint”ing to a race near you… yes, that once-rumored name change has surfaced again. More inside this edition of the Stock
Car Gazette
.
Plus Ella Sofia Gordon entered the world yesterday morning at about 9:00 AM. More on that inside, too. Read more:Thursday
TV Times - NASCAR Ratings Still Top F1/IRL Combined 2007-06-21 06:15:19 The cable TV Ratings
for the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway was the fourth highest rated cable program that day with a 3.0 rating, 3,392,000 households and 4,968,000 viewers on TNT according to Zapit.com. Read more:Times
, NASCAR
, Combined