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August 6th, 2008

Casey Mears to Penske Racing is a Make Sense Deal

Despite being handed his walking papers from Hendrick Motorsports when the team announced at the end of June that Casey Mears would no longer be the driver of the no. 5 car in 2009, it’s not exactly the end of world for Mears. Really, if it had to happen, it couldn’t have happened in a […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

July 29th, 2008

Newman; Wallace: Former ‘Mates Still Can’t See Eye to Eye

It’s no huge secret that Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace were never exactly the closest of friends during the few short years that they teamed together at Penske Racing earlier this decade, and their relationship was again tested this past weekend at Indianapolis, and it was Rusty that fired the opening shots.
Baffled at the notion […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 21 comments

July 14th, 2008

Newman, Penske Racing to Part Ways in 2009

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It came as very little surprise to most fans when Roger Penske announced on Monday afternoon that Penske Racing and Ryan Newman were unable to come to terms in their ongoing contract negotiations, and that Newman would be leaving the team following the completion of the 2008 NASCAR […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 6 comments

June 30th, 2008

List of the Week: Most Disappointing Runs Through the First-Half of ‘08

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With the Sprint Cup Series now just one week away from reaching the official halfway marker of 2008, DYN is going to take a look at the 5 most disappointing teams and drivers in the series so far this year:
5. Ryan Newman - no. 12 car - Penske Racing - […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

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

May 28th, 2008

What’s A Brother Gotta Do To Get Some Love?

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Utter heartbreak and sheer disappointment. That’s the best way to describe Kurt Busch’s career in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ever since younger brother, Kyle, joined the circuit full-time for Hendrick Motorsports back in 2005 … well, I guess you could throw subtle envy into that equation as well. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Castroneves Not NASCAR-Bound Quite Yet

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Several rumors have been floating around the internet this week ever since the Los Angeles Times printed an article that two-time winner of the Indy 500 and the recent subject of Dancing With the Stars, Helio Castroneves, stated this past Monday that he had indeed thought about one […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

May 7th, 2008

Newman Starting to Fly … Again

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Sprint Cup Series driver, Ryan Newman, started the 2008 season off in grand fashion by winning the race of all races, the Daytona 500. Things couldn’t be better for Newman at the time. He was leading the Sprint Cup standings for the first time in his career, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

April 14th, 2008

Tony Stewart Rumors Continue to Circulate

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Rumors are once more rearing their head in the NASCAR garage area, and once again the center of attention is NASCAR’s most controversial driver, non-other than Tony Stewart – or, the man we’ve come to know as “Smoke”.
It’s become public knowledge that Tony’s contract with Joe Gibbs Racing […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

March 4th, 2008

… And the Names Keep Changin’

It feels like NASCAR has already put us on one heck of a roller coaster ride just three weeks into the young 2008 Sprint Cup season, and a very large part of that has to do with the constant revolving door of individual media attention that’s been given to specific drivers. With the exception of […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 3 comments