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 …
Double Clutchin’-The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly From New Hampshire
Call him the Milli Vanilli of NASCAR, because not only did Kurt Busch win a race that he did not deserve to win, the drivers who were in control of the majority of the race were left doing the only thing that they could do; blaming the rain. If …
1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Engine built by: Mike Thompson Racing Engines out of Naples, FL. No one has commented on this ride yet.
Kanaan Survives Richmond Slugfest
Andretti Green’s Tony Kanaan went to a fight and a race broke out on the way to his 13th all-time IndyCar win at Richmond Raceway on Saturday.
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 …
Japan: Chevrolet Corvette S-Limited Edition Makes July 4 Debut
Japanese Vette fans can buy a limited-edition Corvette in either Arctic White or black, both with the Chevrolet 6.2-liter V8.
You Can’t Say Smoke Doesn’t Keep Us On Our Toes
Just when news breaks that the Tony Stewart/Haas CNC deal is done for 2009, Smoke decides to drop a bomb in an interview session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  Asked if he would be interested in being considered for the 5 car that Casey Mears is vacating, Stewart responded that he would. …
Loud-in New Hampshire!
Where did these guys find their qualifying speed? Patrick Carpentier won the pole! Scott Riggs was fourth fastest. Reed Sorenson and Dario Franchitti qualified sixth and seventh. There are four Dodges in the first seven starting spots. No Toyotas… ? Unfortunately