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June 29th, 2008

Rating the Race: New Hampshire - Lenox Industrial Tools 301

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They added an extra scheduled lap this year to the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, but it was all for naught as the race was halted for rain on lap 284 of the scheduled 301-lap event, and in the end, it was surprise-winner Kurt Busch standing in Victory […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 28th, 2008

2009 Silly Season Tracker

Transactions:
- DEI has picked up the 2009 option on Martin Truex Jr, though Truex disputes the legality of the verbiage in the contract.
- Hendrick Motorsports has announced the release of Casey Mears for next season.
- Richard Childress Racing has extended Clint Bowyer’s contract through 2011.
- Roush-Fenway Racing has extended Greg Biffle’s contract through 2011.
- Gillette-Evernham […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 28th, 2008

Casey Mears Officially Looking for Work

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Well, just as many of us had predicted, Casey Mears is in fact out of a ride for 2009. Hendrick Motorsports announced the release of Mears from his contract with the organization following the completion of this Sprint Cup season, leaving the no. 5 seat empty, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 27th, 2008

Carpentier Wins First Career Pole

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Much to pretty much everyone’s surprise, Patrick Carpentier won his first career Sprint Cup pole award when his no. 10 Gillette-Evernham Dodge turned the fastest lap during Friday’s qualifying session, clocking in at 29.349 seconds. Patrick, whom some people feel may be in danger of losing […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 18th, 2008

Road Course Ringers Flood Sonoma

As you tune into TNT this Sunday afternoon to watch NASCAR’s Cup race, your first inclination may very well be that you mistakenly tuned into the IndyCar Series race … but, wait … why are they driving stock cars, right? Well, don’t try to adjust the set or flip the channel, because that, my friend, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Montoya Displeased With Latest Move

A couple of days ago, Juan Pablo Montoya was given his third crew chief in the past month when Chip Ganassi Racing released Jimmy Elledge. Elledge was sent to Montoya’s team when Ganassi decided to swap he and Donnie Wingo between the no. 40 and 41 teams, mostly in an effort to try and save […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments

May 20th, 2008

Third Time’s a Charm for Montoya

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For the third time in this NASCAR season - or, for the third time in the past month, for that matter - Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the no. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Charger, will hear a different voice over the team radio during the race this […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

April 29th, 2008

Let’s Talk Contracts

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It’s admittedly WAAAY too early in the season for NASCAR’s silly season to already have gotten as it deep as it has, that’s for sure … but, alas, I must do my small part in life to contribute to this nonsense, because - well, quite frankly it intrigues […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 10 comments

April 17th, 2008

Earnhardt Jr Sets the Bar

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Earlier this week, NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr, took a giant step in his “off-track” career when he opened his new bar Whisky River in downtown Charlotte, NC right across the street from the downtown arena.
The club has a nice sized stage and dance floor, which […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

March 6th, 2008

Fantasy Preview: Atlanta

Unlike the previous three tracks that the Sprint Cup Series has visited so far this year, Atlanta Motor Speedway has not been trademarked – or branded, rather – by the dominance of just one or two teams in the garage. Instead, while there are certainly a small handful of drivers that have had a dominant […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

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