C6Performance Journal

The worst kept secret in NASCAR was made public today, as Hendrick Motorsports announced that they will be parting ways with driver Casey Mears; effective at the end of this season. Rick Hendrick had this to say about the parting of the ways:

So much has been said about what struggling teams like the Wood Brothers and Yates Racing need to do to be competitive again.  The answer, it seems, is to run on road courses every week.

I said a few weeks ago that I wanted to do a few posts that would encourage readers to chime in and share some opinions and thoughts other than “you’re a great writer, please sign my ample bosom” or “you suck, go back to your basement and stop bothering me …

Though they didn’t come right out and say it, the future of the Indy Racing League (and automobiledom in general) is linked to the place where its engine-suppliers want their businesses to go.

By now you have probably heard of the unfortunate and tragic passing of NHRA champion driver Scott Kalitta. Kalitta not only was blessed with one of the most famous last names in all of drag racing, he was also a superb driver and proved it on the track again and …

Stupid House resolution of the week: National Corvette Day! Yes, there are wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, gas is now like a billion dollars per gallon, banks are foreclosing on homes at record rates.

First off, let me be cranky for a minute and although I’m probably in the minority here, I like baseball inside a diamond, football on a 100-yard field (or 120 counting the end-zones, if you want to be picky), and I prefer NASCAR races to be held on an oval …

The Weekend In Ten:

1. Scott Kalitta’s fatal accident at Englishtown — Including Darrell Russell’s Top Fuel crash in 2004, Kalitta’s Funny Car crash was the third fatal accident in four years involving nitro drivers. Given NASCAR’s record since Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s fatal crash in 2001, the NHRA needs to ask …

Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dan Wheldon held of a hard-charging pair of Andretti Green Racing’s Hideki Mutoh and Marco Andretti to claim the victory at the Iowa Corn 250 in Newton, Iowa on Sunday (June 22nd).

First off, my prayers and thoughts go out to the family of Scott Kalitta. I do not follow the NHRA much, but I had heard of Kalitta, and everyone involved in motor sports should be saddened by his loss. It’s just another reminder of how quick tragedy can …