Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
This is not a diecast - one of Jeff Gordon's actual race cars is for sale on eBay.
This car was raced by Gordon - in fact he won at Bristol in this race car. It even comes with a Hendrick Motorsports racing engine. Fire this thing up in your driveway ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
NASCAR heads to Pocono this weekend for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 -- possibly one of the longest race names of the season.
Who are you picking for this race? And, no, I don't mean you get to choose between Firestone, B. F. Goodrich, Michelin and Hoosier. Who do you ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
NASCAR issued an official apology to fans today for what happened in Sunday's race in Indianapolis.
Tire problems turned what was supposed to be a 160 lap race into a series of heat races. The longest green flag segment was 13 laps.
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's Vice President of Competition, spoke today about ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Here's a candid photo of Dale Earnhardt Jr and crew chief Tony Eury Jr apparently discussing strategy prior to Sunday's Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. Photo Courtesy Hendrick Motorsports.
I hope this isn't when the decision to stay out under caution when everybody else pitted for tires was made. That definitely ...
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr earned a spot in the 1999 IROC Race by winning the NASCAR Busch Championship the year before.
He would race against other racing champions, including his father, Dale Earnhardt.
Junior was driving the red Pontiac Firebird -- his father a blue Firebird.
It was a race that ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
It seems that city officials think that Dale Earnhardt is no longer good enough for his hometown of Kannapolis, North Carolina.
The city put up a series of banners along the "Dale Trail" honoring the 7 time NASCAR Champion following his death in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Now California billionaire David Murdock ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
I was on eBay today and I found a few of the Dale Earnhardt Jr National Guard / Citizen Soldier die cast cars. This is the paint scheme that Earnhardt drove in the 2008 Sprint All Star Race.
The paint scheme was a retro design based on Buddy Baker's ‘Gray Ghost.' ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
By Tim Tuttle
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
Don't look for Jeff Gordon to follow in the tire tracks of Tony Stewart and become Sprint Cup's next owner-driver.
"What works so well for me is I'm an equity owner at Hendrick (Motorsports), and one day I hope I can have ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Tony Stewart will be driving the No. 14 Chevrolet sponsored by Office Depot and Old Spice in 2009, according to Jim Utter, a reporter with the Charlotte Observer and That's Racin'.
Why No. 14? Tony Stewart's racing hero is A.J. Foyt, 4 time winner of the Indianapolis 500, and 1965 winner ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Danica Patrick argues with Milka Duno
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