NASCAR Limo
NASCAR Limo Being Sold for Charity
The Interstate Batteries Limo is being sold for charity. They claim it’s the second most photographed limousine in the world – behind the President’s car.
It’s a 1999 Pontiac Limo built by Coach Works especially for Interstate Batteries.
Inside it has a black and white checkered flag with a TV and bar. You can see photos of the interior here.
This would be a pretty cool car to go to the race track in – especially if you’re a Kyle Busch fan.
I think this is the only Pontiac limousine I’ve ever seen. They’re usually Cadillacs and Lincolns. But when this car was built Joe Gibbs Racing was competing in Pontiacs – and Bobby Labonte was the driver. So I guess that makes sense.
I wonder if there is an Amp No. 88 Limo – or a DuPont No. 24? If so I bet they could give this car a run for the money in The Most Photographed Limousine in the World category.
If you drive this car to the Daytona 500 I guarantee you can get a great parking spot.
The car is being sold on eBay by ClassicCarBuyer, and is located in Warrenton, Missouri.
See the Interstate Batteries Limo on eBay
Rubbin’ is Racin’
Rubbin’ is Racin’ — but Wrecking is Not
In the movie Days of Thunder Harry Hogge said to Cole Trickle: “No, no, he didn’t slam you, he didn’t bump you, he didn’t nudge you. He rubbed you. And rubbin’, son, is racin’.”
Rubbing may be racing but wrecking is not racing.
There is a code of ethics in racing just like any other sport or business.
It’s OK to nudge a driver out of the way, but turning them into the infield or into the wall is not racing.
Joey Logano learned that lesson when he crashed into Peyton Sellers at the All Star Showdown at Irwindale. That was not rubbing or racing. That was wrecking.
When Kyle Bush slid into Dale Jr’s car at Richmond costing Junior the race win that was not rubbing that was wrecking.
And when Junior paid Kyle back the next race at Richmond that was still not rubbing, that was wrecking.
There’s a fine line in NASCAR between rubbing someone and wrecking them.
Dale Earnhardt used to be the master at banging on someone’s rear bumper just hard enough to disrupt their concentration before he passed them.
That’s rubbing and that’s okay.
But when a driver puts his bumper to the rear of another car hard enough to lift the wheels off the ground and increase the rpm by a couple thousand that’s not rubbing and that’s just uncalled for.
When a driver puts his right front fender on the left rear quarter panel of another car and spins another driver into the infield that’s not rubbing, that’s wrecking.
Rubbing is when two cars are racing door handle to door handle and neither driver will give an inch. They may rub each other but sooner or later the faster car gets by and nobody gets wrecked and nobody is spun out.
Rubbing has always been part of NASCAR racing and probably always will be. But when a driver has to wreck somebody to win that’s just not racing.
After all, would you rather see Dale Jr. wreck Kyle Busch to win the race — or would you rather see Junior simply out-run and out-drive him?
Okay — maybe Kyle Busch is not the best example to use when asking that question.
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Kyle Busch Calls Out Brother Kurt
Kyle Calls Kurt Lazy
Kurt Busch probably won’t be eating any M&Ms any time soon after his brother Kyle called him lazy.
Love or hate him – you have to give Kyle Busch his due. He’ll race anything, anywhere, anytime, and he’s not into the politically correct answers you get from a few other NASCAR drivers.
Busch called out a few drivers by name for failing to promote local short track racing. When asked why more drivers didn’t show up to race at local tracks Kyle said:
“Because they’re lazy. They don’t want to spend the money, but mostly they just get lazy. Guys like my brother Kurt or Ryan Newman, or Greg Biffle. Biffle made his name in the Winter Heat series at the short track in Tucson, but I don’t see him going back to many short tracks. That would be a good question to ask those guys,” said Busch in an interview with Steven Cole Smith of the Orlando Sentinel.
Some people say Busch can talk the talk – but this time he backed it up. Busch won a 200 lap race Sunday at Lanier Speedway in Braselton, Georgia during the track’s SpeedFest.
No word yet on Kurt Busch’s reaction to being called lazy by his own brother, but this is sure to reignite the family feud between the brothers.
A while back the two weren’t on speaking terms after wrecking each other in the All Star Race. Their Grandmother had to step in and help settle things. Looks like she may have to do so again.
Buy the Talladega Fire Rescue Truck
Own the Talladega Fire Rescue Truck
Now that Dodge has struck up a sponsorship deal with Talladega Superspeedway all the Ford and Chevy track vehicles will have to go – including this 2000 Ford F350 fire and rescue vehicle.
This truck was based in turn one for 3 years as a safety vehicle on race day for the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck races.
The truck also made an appearance in the movie Talladega Nights. It was the Fire Rescue Truck that responded when Ricky Bobby crashed.
The truck has also responded to crashes by Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jeff Gordon and countless other drivers caught in “The Big One” at Talladega.
It’s pretty interesting to see the long list of modifications done to this truck to make it suitable for use at Talladega. There are also more pictures. You can see all the details on eBay Motors. You can buy it for $24,900, or make an offer if you want to wheel and deal.
Dear Mr. President — From Jeff Gordon
Dear Mr. President
Jeff Gordon shares a few thoughts with President Obama in this video. This is from Pepsi’s Refresh Everything campaign where you can share your thoughts for The President.
NASCAR TV Blackouts
Speedway Owner Wants TV Blackouts
There are a few speedway promoters and race track owners who think it would be a good idea to blackout local TV coverage of NASCAR races in the event that races aren’t sold out.
Think it couldn’t happen? The NFL does it all the time.
Bruton Smith owns about half the tracks on the Sprint Cup schedule including tracks at Charlotte, Bristol and Las Vegas.
When asked if TV coverage should be blacked out in local markets in the event the speedway didn’t sell out a race Smith quickly replied “that’s exactly what should happen.”
So if the Atlanta race on Labor Day Weekend doesn’t sell out then that would mean that race fans there wouldn’t be able to watch the race on TV.
I guess Bruton Smith thinks that if people can’t watch the race on TV then they’ll be more likely to head over to the track and buy a ticket.
David Poole thinks it couldn’t happen in NASCAR, but I think it’s a very real possibility.
It’s also extremely unfair. In this economy many people simply don’t have the money to spend on race tickets. There are also many loyal NASCAR fans that are simply unable – for whatever reason – to go to the racetrack.
If NASCAR starts blacking out TV coverage I believe many fans will simply lose interest in the sport – there will be a lot more people who will leave the sport than there are who will be bullied into buying tickets.
What would you do if NASCAR blacked out TV coverage for the race at your home track? Would you buy a ticket and go to the race?
NASCAR Media Tour
NASCAR Media Tour Video
Here’s a look at the 2009 NASCAR Media Tour. That means Daytona is just around the corner.
Dale Earnhardt Jr Upset with Memphis Track
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Miffed with Memphis Track Officials Over Publicity Stunt
It was a lame attempt at free publicity gone bad — and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 
took track officials at Memphis Motorsports Park to task for trying to use his name to sell tickets to a race that he had very little interest in entering.
In case you missed it the guys at Memphis Motorsports Park offered Dale Jr. a lifetime supply of Memphis ribs if he would come to the track and race in the Nationwide race there.
That after MTV’s Cribs showed Dale Jr. mentioning he was a fan of the ribs from Rendezvous in Memphis.
Earnhardt does not run many Nationwide races these days, and when he does it’s usually a companion event at a place like Daytona or Talladega — not a race at a stand alone track like Memphis. “I haven’t raced there since 1999, and I probably won’t be going back there any time soon, and they just use my name to try to sell tickets and try to start some gimmick,” said Earnhardt Jr.
He was also upset that the track wanted to use the gimmick to promote one of their partners — and not Dale Jr’s favorite Memphis barbecue joint. “I talked about Memphis barbecue and I specifically pulled out the package of barbecue that I liked, and it’s called Rendezvous and I mentioned that on the show, Junior noted.”
“So they knew that Rendezvous, if anybody has ever been to Memphis and ate there, they know it’s great barbecue ribs, so they know that that was my favorite.” But they mentioned their track sponsored barbecue place so they got a plug for no damn reason, and Rendezvous who has been there forever doesn’t get a word in.”
I’ll bet Rendezvous will get plenty of publicity now.
“I don’t want to sound like a jerk about it,” said Earnhardt, “but I was really more upset for the guys at Rendezvous that have been around for years, and everybody knows that’s the best place in Memphis, hands down. Everybody can read right through that article.”
I think Junior is right for standing up to the guys in Memphis. What do you think?
Tony Stewart in Budweiser Shootout After All
Tony Stewart Now In Bud Shootout
With just 22 days before the 2009 Budweiser Shootout NASCAR has announced a change in the way it determines who is eligible to compete in the race.
They should call it The Tony Stewart Rule – because now the 2 time NASCAR Champion will drive in the 2009 Budweiser Shootout. 
Last August NASCAR broke with tradition and announced that winning a pole would no longer qualify a driver to compete in the Budweiser Shootout.
Instead the top 6 cars in owner’s points from each car manufacturer – Ford, Chevy, Dodge and Toyota – would qualify for the annual pre-season all star race.
That move put rookie Joey Logano into the Shootout since he took over Stewart’s No. 20 Toyota, and left Tony Stewart out in the cold since he was starting a new team in the No. 14 Chevrolet which was not one of the top 6 Chevys.
Ryan Newman, Joe Nemecheck and Patrick Carpentier won’t be in the 2009 Bud Shootout despite having won poles last year.
Now NASCAR has announced a new “Wild Card” entry for the race that seems to give some relief to Stewart by adding a 7th entry from each manufacturer.
According to NASCAR this is how eligibility for the 7th Wild Card Entry will be determined:
Any owner outside of the top six in year end 2008 owners’ points whose driver is a past NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion that attempted to qualify for all of the 2008 events (only one position will be filled per manufacturer and will be based on the most recent past champion per manufacturer).
If an owner/manufacturer does not have a past champion driver, the next highest eligible owner outside the top six in year end 2008 owners’ points from each manufacturer will be eligible to compete in the event.
Besides Stewart, this rule also looks to benefit 2000 NASCAR Champion Bobby Labonte who recently announced he would drive the No. 96 Ford in 2009.
Drivers will draw for starting positions at the annual Budweiser Shootout party on Thursday night February 5.
The original format changed appeared to be a result of Budweiser dropping the sponsorship of the pole award in 2008. It’s now the Coors Pole Award.
What I don’t understand is why Budweiser was allowed to keep its sponsorship of the Shootout if it wasn’t going to sponsor the pole award.
It would have made a lot more sense to stick with tradition and have either Bud or Coors Sponsor both the pole award and the Shootout – then let the pole winners race.
But somehow the Coors Shootout just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
How do you think NASCAR should decide who gets to race in the Budweiser Shootout?
Dale Earnhardt Jr Corvette
Corvette Used in Dale Jr Commercial
Here’s the Corvette driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr in the Wrangler commercial. The car is for sale on eBay, and it’s located near Daytona Beach.
There’s a great idea for a road trip.
Head to Daytona, buy the car, go to the Daytona 500 — then drive the car home.
