Franchitti Out of the Sprint Cup!

Chip Ganassi pulled the plug on the #40 Cup team. He says they ran out of sponsorship. With Dario running 41st in the point standings the decision apparently wasn’t too difficult. It was announced

Chevrolet Corvette Z06.

Posted Chevy Cars on Saturday, July 5th, 2008. GM to Speed Decision on Mini Car GM to Speed Decision on Mini Car General Motors said it is giving a higher priority to deciding whether it will bring the …

Mark Martin Deserves A Little Respect. Okay, Maybe A Lot.

I read something this morning that troubled me greatly.  It seems that the U.S. Army is all for Mark Martin moving away from the #8 Chevrolet next season due to his age.  They evidently want Aric Almirola in the car full-time because, at 24, he more “fits their demographic.”

Daytona around the corner!

With his first victory of the season at New Hampshire Kurt Busch is ready to return to the track he’s run the strongest on this season. Granted, his Loudon win was more due to pit strategy than having the best car, but any cup victory can be capitalized on. There …

Monday Morning Crew Chief

Ten For The Weekend

1. The Unification High Is Over, Or Should Be — The Indy Racing League is now in charge of open-wheel racing in North America, but apparently has lost control of its races. The starts and re-starts at Richmond on Saturday night that led to a near-record 102 …

An uplifting competition after tragedy

The first half of the season is wrapping up, the Western Swing is about to start and the drag racing community was shocked last week by the tragic death of Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta (preliminary findings about the Englishtown crash were released by NHRA.)

Some uplifting news was needed, and …