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AutoRacingSport.com Michael Waltrip Racing officials say the team is serious about the upcoming NASCAR test for former Toyota F1 driver Jarno Trulli. Trulli will be driving a Sprint Cup series Toyota Camry on November 16th & 17th at the half-mile New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, a test that he has stressed he will be doing [...]
AutoRacingSport.com Aric Almirola has filed a lawsuit in North Carolina Superior Court alleging that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. have breached their contract with him. Almirola, who drove in seven Sprint Cup races this year for the team before his car was parked because of a lack of sponsorship, filed the complaint last [...]
AutoRacingSport.com The North Carolina Motorsports Association (NCMA) announced that Dale Earnhardt Sr. will be the 2010 Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award Recipient. Earnhardt will be honored on January 25th, 2010 at the NCMA’s 4th Annual Motorsports Industry Awards Banquet. Past recipients have included; Benny Parson’s (2007), Richard Petty (2008) and Richard Childress (2009). In addition, [...]
AutoRacingSport.com NASCAR announced penalties for the car No. 1 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for a violation that occurred during post-race inspection last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. The team was penalized for violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used [...]
Fox Sports Carl Edwards is wilting down the stretch with two 39th-place finishes in a month. See who else stumbled in the Power Rankings. Read the full story
thatsracing.com Scott Fowler: NASCAR needed David Pearson in its inaugural hall of fame class. The sport could definitely use Danica Patrick. And it would get a huge boost if Dale Earnhardt Jr. were to ever start winning again. Those were three of the headlines from The Observer’s exclusive interview with NASCAR chairman Brian France Wednesday. [...]
thatsracing.com Scott Fowler: NASCAR needed David Pearson in its inaugural hall of fame class. The sport could definitely use Danica Patrick. And it would get a huge boost if Dale Earnhardt Jr. were to ever start winning again. Those were three of the headlines from The Observer’s exclusive interview with NASCAR chairman Brian France Wednesday. [...]
Fox Sports Mark Martin won at Phoenix in the spring, but that means nothing now. This place is uniquely difficult, DW says. Read the full story