Shell’s Hot Pass to NHIS

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On Sunday I visited the New Hampshire International Speedway as a guest of Shell to report on Kevin Harvick and the #29 Shell Chevrolet car from Richard Childress Racing.
We were given Press Passes to enter the infield by way of the infield tunnel. I was given access to park in the lot across [...]

Will NHIS be Sold to the Right Buyer?

It’s been reported by ESPN’s NASCAR Now and other print media outlets like the Boston Globe that New Hampshire International Speedway owner Bob Bahre may be interested in selling NHIS. It was also noted that two parties are interested in the track.
Fenway Sports Group , with owners Jack Roush, famous for his 5 car race [...]

Junior Blows another Engine. No Chase.

Congratulations to Jimmy Johnson on his sixth win of the season. He will start the chase with 5060 points, 20 points ahead of his teammate Jeff Gordon.
Dale Earnhardt Jr failed to make the big show; the NASCAR Chase to the Cup. Junior blew an engine with 5 laps to go to finish 30th. Junior ran [...]

NASCAR Shorts – AT&T, Toyota, #8

Busy week in NASCAR racing. Some of the highlights are;
AT&T is back on the #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. An agreement has been reached with NASCAR, AT&T and Sprint Nextel that will keep AT&T on the car until the ned of 2008. RCR must have another sponsor for 2009. RCR staff was applying the AT&T [...]

Tony Eury Jr to Hendrick in 2008

Hendrick Motorsports announced yesterday that Tony Eury Jr, now crew chief of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet at DEI, will work with Dale Earnhardt Jr on his new ride. The final number selection and sponsor will be announced at a later date.
It is speculated that Junior will use the #81 on his car and will have [...]

Johnson Wins at Fontana, Junior Gains on 12th

Jimmy Johnson had a great homecoming and won the Nextel Cup race at Fontana, California. This was his fifth win of 2007. This capped off a week where Jimmy Johnson Johnson visited his old High School and had a successful Jimmy Johnson Foundation Golf Tournament. Not only did his old High School enter Jimmy in their Hall [...]

Edwards Wins at Bristol, Junior gains Little

Carl Edwards won Saturday night’s Bristol Motor Speedway race. It was his second win of the year.
Edwards was unchallenged for the last 166 laps after he passed Kasey Kahne, who finished second. Edwards cemented his place in the top 12 in the chase. He’ll have that all important 20 bonus points to start the chase at [...]

Junior Still Loosing.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr is still loosing this year.
Several weeks ago Dale Earnhardt Jr lost an engine at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He had been competing for the lead with Tony Stewart before loosing his engine.
The following week at Pocono, Dale Jr finished 2nd to Kurt Busch, the driver he was [...]

Driver Killed at Thompson Speedway

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Jon Blewett III was killed Thursday evening because of an accident at the Thompson International Speedway. Blewett was 33, a veteran Racecar driver in the NASCAR Whelan Modified Series.
An accident on lap 107 of a scheduled 150 lap feature race, occured when Blewett went into Turn 1 fast and slid up the track. [...]

Say Goodbye to “8″

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Daytona in February will find another driver piloting the #8 DEI Chevrolet. It could be Mark Martin, Aric Almirola, Paul Menard, or even Martin Truex Jr. But it won’t be Dale Earnhardt Jr at Hendrick Motorsports. Ya, I said Hendrick Motorsports. I even put a link to Hendrick on this site.
After proposal and [...]