January 2009
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Notes: Kahne feels Super; early drug tests going well
Kasey Kahne was at the Puma booth at the annual PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, the first appearance in a whistle-stop tour of Florida that will end with the Super Bowl in Tampa on Sunday.
...read moreInterview with David Ragan
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO WIN THE DAYTONA 500? “That would be more than a win. That would be something that for the rest of your life you would always be a Daytona 500 champion. The race at Martinsville pays the same amount of points, but there’s just something different about Daytona that you’ve always [...]
...read moreMayfield gets car No 41
Nascar.com is reporting that car No. 41 has been registered to Jeremy Mayfield for 2009 and his Mayfield Racing Enterprises, but the points did not go with the number, according to a Mayfield spokesperson.
...read moreGeoff Bodine to run Daytona 500
Geoff Bodine will drive the #64 Toyota entrant in an attempt to qualify for the 51st running of the Daytona 500 for Gunselman Motorsports. Bodine will be making his first Sprint Cup Series attempt since 2004. The 59-year young native of Chemung, NY will be making several attempts trading off with his brother, Todd, for [...]
...read moreBliss to drive No. 40 for Key Motorsports in Truck Series
Curtis Key, owner of Key Motorsports, has announced that former Truck Series champion Mike Bliss will drive the No. 40 Chevrolet for at least six races in 2009.
...read moreKvapil to drive No. 09 Ford in N’wide season opener
Travis Kvapil will fill in for John Wes Townley in the No. 09 Ford for at Daytona International Speedway for the Camping World 300 on Feb. 14.
...read moreEGR and Front Row collaborate for 500
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s fourth car in the Daytona 500 — the No. 34 Chevrolet — will actually involve a partnership with owner Bob Jenkins’ Front Row Motorsports and one of its drivers, John Andretti.
...read moreSorenson ready to take off under the King’s guidance
When Atlanta Motor Speedway president and general manager Ed Clark talked to Georgia native Reed Sorenson about moving into the No. 43 car and his new boss Richard Petty, a brief quip offered by the driver revealed the depth of his new work relationship.
...read moreLogano to be youngest driver to start Daytona 500
When Joey Logano climbs into the No. 20 Toyota for the 51st running of the Great American Race on Feb. 15, he will make history as the youngest driver to start a Daytona 500 — NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race.
...read moreNascar Returns with the Bud Shootout
Nascar Returns with the Bud Shootout
...read moreWhat Washington Could Learn From NASCAR
What Washington Could Learn From NASCAR
...read morePaul Menard readies for his first Bud Shootout
A week from Saturday Paul Menard will race in his first Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Additionally, he will unveil the 2009 Quaker State-Menards Ford Fusion and get that jump start to racing during Speedweeks he has not had in his first two seasons of Sprint Cup racing.
...read moreBliss to drive No. 40 for Key Motorsports in Truck Series
Curtis Key, owner of Key Motorsports, has announced that former Truck Series champion Mike Bliss will drive the No. 40 Chevrolet for at least six races in 2009.
...read moreKvapil to drive No. 09 Ford in N’wide season opener
Travis Kvapil will fill in for John Wes Townley in the No. 09 Ford for at Daytona International Speedway for the Camping World 300 on Feb. 14.
...read moreSorenson ready to take off under the King’s guidance
When Atlanta Motor Speedway president and general manager Ed Clark talked to Georgia native Reed Sorenson about moving into the No. 43 car and his new boss Richard Petty, a brief quip offered by the driver revealed the depth of his new work relationship.
...read moreLogano to be youngest driver to start Daytona 500
When Joey Logano climbs into the No. 20 Toyota for the 51st running of the Great American Race on Feb. 15, he will make history as the youngest driver to start a Daytona 500 — NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race.
...read moreLogano youngest ever to race Daytona 500
When Joey Logano climbs into the #20 Home Depot Toyota for the 51st running of the “Great American Race,” on Sunday, Feb. 15, he will make history as the youngest driver to start a Daytona 500. If Logano, who will be 18 years, 8 months and 22 days old on the date of this year’s [...]
...read moreNASCAR drivers pass preseason drug tests
NASCAR does not anticipate suspending any drivers who took their preseason drug tests last week in North Carolina, sanctioning body spokesman Ramsey Poston said today.
...read moreNewman questions NASCAR time frame on drug-testing policy
Ryan Newman supports NASCAR’s new drug-testing policy for 2009 but says he was surprised that the sanctioning body so clearly defined a designated time frame for the tests.
...read moreEGR and Front Row collaborate for 500
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s fourth car in the Daytona 500 — the No. 34 Chevrolet — will actually involve a partnership with owner Bob Jenkins’ Front Row Motorsports and one of its drivers, John Andretti.
...read moreYates Racing Is On Its Way Back
Yates Racing Is On Its Way Back
...read moreTRAVIS KVAPIL TO PILOT ZAXBY’S FORD FUSION AT DAYTONA
TRAVIS KVAPIL TO PILOT ZAXBY’S FORD FUSION AT DAYTONA
...read moreMike Bliss To Drive For Key Motorsports In Camping World Truck Series
Mike Bliss To Drive For Key Motorsports In Camping World Truck Series
...read morePAUL MENARD IN 2009 BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT
PAUL MENARD IN 2009 BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT
...read moreInterview with Bobby Labonte
Yates Racing has added former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Bobby Labonte and Paul Menard to its team for 2009, joining Travis Kvapil in what will start the season as a three-car team. Labonte and Kvapil spoke about their situations during last week’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway media tour.
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