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Speedway Motorsports proceeding with purchase of Kentucky Speedway

AutoRacingSport.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:02:45 GMT

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. is proceeding with the purchase of Kentucky Speedway, company officials announced today. The company entered an agreement to purchase the NASCAR track in May and was allowed 90 days to conduct due diligence. That period expired Aug. 18 and SMI decided to move forward with the acquisition, “subject to satisfaction of remaining closing [...]...(read more)

Logano will drive 5 Cup races for HOF thhis fall

AutoRacingSport.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:14:35 GMT

Joey Logano will drive in seven Sprint Cup races this fall as a tuneup before the 18-year-old star begins his full-time ride at Joe Gibbs Racing. Logano, who will replace two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Toyota in 2009, will make his Sprint Cup debut Sept. 6 at Richmond International Raceway in the [...]...(read more)

Edwards and Busch placed on probation by NASCAR

AutoRacingSport.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:39:38 GMT

NASCAR announced that it has placed #18-Kyle Busch and #99-Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series, as a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch and Edwards both violated Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing; hitting [...]...(read more)

Target to return as sponsor to Ganassi

AutoRacingSport.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:51:05 GMT

Target has agreed to an extension that should afford him Chip Ganassi to run two Cup cars next season and Juan Pablo Montoya is committed to him. If he had lost either, as many had speculated would happen, the end indeed would be near. Ganassi president Steve Lauletta made it clear that Ganassi has no [...]...(read more)

Bus Shootoout format to be changed

AutoRacingSport.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:48:00 GMT

The 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will have a new format that puts more emphasis on the series’ four manufacturers – and the same star-power appeal that has become a season-opening tradition for the Sprint Cup Series and its fans. The 31st annual season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway will be held on Saturday night, Feb. [...]...(read more)

Sorenson leaves Ganassi for GEM in 2009

AutoRacingSport.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:02:12 GMT

Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced today that Reed Sorenson has signed a multi-year contract to join the team for the 2009 Sprint Cup season and beyond. “I’m pretty pumped up about this,” said Sorenson who started racing at age six before winning 250 quarter midget races and 84 Legends races. I can’t wait to get in their [...]...(read more)

Busch could be penalized for post-race incident with Edwards

AutoRacingSport.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:09:01 GMT

NASCAR officials will discuss on Monday if Kyle Busch will be penalized for instigating an incident with winner Carl Edwards on the cool-down lap of Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch, upset over contact from Edwards when he lost the lead with 30 laps remaining, rammed the right side of his car [...]...(read more)

Edwards pushes Busch aside for Bristol win

AutoRacingSport.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:44:53 GMT

Carl Edwards clearly isn’t conceding anything to Kyle Busch, and if this continues, the rivalry NASCAR fans seem to be clamoring for could be coming soon, too. Edwards saw Busch lead 415 consecutive laps Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, then used his bumper to nudge Busch’s car aside with 30 laps to go, causing it [...]...(read more)

JGR to announce Logano replacing Stewart on Monday

AutoRacingSport.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:44:51 GMT

Joe Gibbs Racing has set a Monday afternoon news conference to announce its driver of the No. 20 Sprint Cup car. The announcement won’t be a surprise. Eighteen-year-old Joey Logano is expected to be named the driver to replace Tony Stewart, who is leaving to become a driver and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. Logano, who turned 18 [...]...(read more)

Childress may bring No. 3 back in Nationwide Series

AutoRacingSport.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:42:06 GMT

Richard Childress might bring the No. 3 back to an RCR vehicle in a NASCAR national touring division when grandson Austin Dillon competes in the series. Childress said Dillon likely will drive in a Nationwide Series race later this year and possibly could be in the series full time in 2010. Childress still owns the rights to [...]...(read more)

Gibbs promises stiffer in-house penalties

AutoRacingSport.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:38:40 GMT

NASCAR’s fines to crew chiefs often are considered fines to teams with the belief that the car owners pay them. But Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs said Nationwide Series crew chiefs Dave Rogers and Jason Ratcliff will be responsible for their $50,000 fines plus an in-house fine. Gibbs also will add to the [...]...(read more)

Wimmer out at RCR after 2008

AutoRacingSport.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:34 GMT

Scott Wimmer, who combined with Jeff Burton to give Richard Childress Racing the 2007 Nationwide Series owners’ title, isn’t part of the team’s plans for ‘09, he said Thursday. Despite his status as a part-timer, the 32-year-old from Wausau [Wisconsin] has won as many races as the rest of the Childress drivers so far this season [...]...(read more)

Subway dumps Stewart for fitter Edwards

AutoRacingSport.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:56:59 GMT

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is having a pretty bad week. During the same week Stewart was docked 150 points for his team’s efforts to mask his car’s true horsepower at a recent Nationwide Series race, Stewart also lost a key sponsor. Officials for Subway restaurants this week announced that they are ditching Stewart for [...]...(read more)

Sauter has Cup ride for next 4 races

AutoRacingSport.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:54:02 GMT

Johnny Sauter has a full schedule in the coming weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup competition. Sauter will pilot the #08 FUBAR Dodge this week at Bristol and next week at Auto Club Speedway. Then, he will get back behind the wheel of the #70 Haas CNC Racing Chevy for the following two events at Richmond [...]...(read more)

Are drivers athletes?

AutoRacingSport.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:57:19 GMT

Q. Are race drivers athletes? A. No.* *It doesn’t matter, so stop bickering with the stick-and-ball crowd, will you? Both sides will feel a lot better. This is an issue that needs settling once and for all. The argument broke out again in an online reader discussion after a column last week. This was at least the 10,000th time [...]...(read more)