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November 10, 2008

NASCAR sponsorships dwindling

With a little more than a week left in the season, Dale Earnhardt Inc. has four teams in the top 35 and three good drivers, including promising Aric Almirola and Regan Smith … but only one sponsor.


October 30, 2008

Earnhardt, Kenseth, Edwards bear watching in Texas
Earnhardt, Kenseth, Edwards bear watching in Texas

The Sprint Cup tour will stop at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for Sunday’s Dickies 500. This is the track where Earnhardt notched his first tour victory, in the spring of 2000, and this has been his kind of track - he was on the pole here for the April race.


October 20, 2008

Johnson Continues Martinsville Domination

  Jimmie Johnson continues to earn the “Mr. Martinsville” label after yet another dominating performance in Southwest Virginia.


October 17, 2008

NASCAR qualifying cancelled at Martinsville

Rain washes out qualifying.  Jimmie Johnson will be on the pole.


October 09, 2008

Denny Hamlin withdraws from Nationwide 300

The former Chesterfield County resident expects to compete in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway


October 03, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashes twice in Talledega practice

Little “E” triggered a six-car accident when his left rear tire blew while he was leading a pack of cars


September 22, 2008

Greg Biffle triumphs again
Greg Biffle triumphs again

Biffle has won the first two races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, enabling him to narrow Carl Edwards’ Chase lead to 10 points.

Kyle Busch looks to rebound

If Kyle Busch is to prove he’s got what it takes to dethrone two-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, now might be the time to strut his stuff


September 19, 2008

GEM’s buyout of R. Gordon’s NASCAR team is off; GEM drops lawsuit

The merger terms had called for Gordon to sell his team at the end of this season for $23.5 million


September 15, 2008

Crash leaves Kenseth with deficit

Matt Kenseth is the only driver besides Jimmie Johnson to qualify for every Chase, but unlike Johnson, he doesn’t have a championship under the format.


September 09, 2008

NASCAR hall of fame costs increase—again

The money be used to build better exhibits, increase the building’s energy efficiency and pay for unexpected construction costs.

NASCAR tests new Nationwide series car at RIR
NASCAR tests new Nationwide series car at RIR

It was the first on-track test for a Nationwide car that will have significant chassis, body and engine changes


September 05, 2008

Floyd County native, Virginia Tech grad named Tony Stewart’s crew chief for 2009

Darian Grubb received a multi-year deal


September 04, 2008

NASCAR Angels customize Fort Lee soldier’s truck

The NASCAR Angels reality television show presented Army Spc. Josh Grant with his totally refurbished Ford F-150 pickup today.

Hanna’s rains could affect Richmond NASCAR race
Hanna’s rains could affect Richmond NASCAR race

Southern Virginia, particularly the area from Interstate 95 west, could see rain Friday night, and virtually all of Virginia could get doused Saturday, the National Weather Service said.  Richmond International Raceway is scheduled to hold NASCAR races this weekend, including the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

NASCAR’s Last Stop Before the Chase-Richmond

    It should be a turbulent night in Richmond, both on the track with the final positions in the Chase hanging in the balance—and with the possibility of bad weather.


September 03, 2008

Hendrick says last year’s success set teams back

Rick Hendrick was NASCAR’s hot ticket car owner the last two seasons, winning championships back-to-back with Jimmie Johnson, Sunday night’s winner here in a duel with Greg Biffle.


September 02, 2008

Hanna threat casues no change in NASCAR at RIR schedule so far

Richmond International Raceway officials said today they are monitoring Tropical Storm Hanna but the weekend’s NASCAR events, including the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Saturday at 8:00 p.m.


August 26, 2008

Owner of Bristol Motor Speedway sounds off

Leave it to Bruton Smith to call NASCAR out.  And leave it to Smith, a modern-day Rockefeller in the big-money world of NASCAR, to lead the charge on a black-flag issue NASCAR needs to fix.  Now.

Edwards, Busch spice up sport

It was classic theatre. Just call it the Vegas Kid versus Concrete Carl.

Bumper cars in Bristol

Edwards, from his first weeks on the tour a few years back, has raced with an attitude—and that old Dale Earnhardt approach to potentially controversial incidents: “Oops. ‘scuse me. Sorry.”


August 13, 2008

NASCAR phenom Logano to make debut at RIR?
NASCAR phenom Logano to make debut at RIR?

Richmond International Raceway is on a short list of tracks to host NASCAR phenom Joey Logano’s Sprint Cup debut


July 28, 2008

NASCAR drivers, crews apologize to fans
NASCAR drivers, crews apologize to fans

Emotions ran high throughout and after yesterday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, with major tire problems turning one of this sport’s biggest events into the year’s most bizarre race


June 17, 2008

NASCAR getting tired of complaints
NASCAR getting tired of complaints

Shut up and race?  Well, maybe NASCAR’s Mike Helton wasn’t being quite so succinct in his Friday-morning meeting with drivers at Michigan International Speedway, in the wake of yet more complaints about NASCAR’s winged car.


May 29, 2008

NASCAR levies severe penalties for altering new car
NASCAR levies severe penalties for altering new car

    NASCAR sent another message that teams simply cannot try to alter its new car—-or face the consequences.


May 14, 2008

Dale Jarrett to join ESPN
Dale Jarrett to join ESPN

Jarrett’s newest ride as he heads into the next phase of his career around NASCAR racing will be in a TV booth for ESPN with fellow announcers Andy Petree and Jerry Punch, two old buddies from Newton.


May 13, 2008

Richard Childress drivers confident about Cup chances
Richard Childress drivers confident about Cup chances

The result of Childress reaching deep into his bank account and a more strenuous testing program is likely to put all three drivers back in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, despite what looks like greater competition


May 02, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Sprint Cup practice at RIR
Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Sprint Cup practice at RIR

Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted the fastest lap during today’s practice session for NASCAR Sprint Cup teams as they prepared for tomorrow’s 7:30 p.m. 400-lap race at Richmond International Raceway.

Richmond NASCAR race may fail to sell out
Richmond NASCAR race may fail to sell out

Economic downturn, added capacity may be responsible for excess
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Maneuverability called key to success at RIR
Maneuverability called key to success at RIR

Rusty Wallace found race didn’t always go to the swiftest

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