Month: September 2008

NASCAR Announces Drug Policy Changes

NASCAR today announced a change in the body’s drug and substance abuse policies, with changes becoming effective prior to the beginning of the 2009 season.

Drivers, licensed crew members and NASCAR officials will be tested prior to the start of the season, with random testing of all …

In this vintage AC Spark Plugs magazine ad, the headline reads “Shark by Chevrolet – ACtion sparked by AC”. The ad features Chevrolet’s XP-755, otherwise known as the Mako Shark.

The Chevrolet Corvette ranks high among car enthusiasts for its speed, performance and looks.

The chances are slim to none that General Motors enthusiasts ever will agree on the company’s 10 greatest classics.

As the second race of the 2008 Chase gets closer, there is no doubt that the Chase format, overall, has been a successful one since NASCAR switched to it back in 2004.   NASCAR (and motor sports in general) don’t lend themselves well to a playoff system, but on the whole, …

It’s hard to beat the cooler weather and cooler track temperatures that accompany Friday night qualifying, so whoever blasts to the provisional low qualifier pole on Friday often still holds that position at the end of Saturday’s runs.

That has been true here at the NHRA Fall Nationals drag race just …

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We’ve seen this move before from the “Wild Thing.”

Maybe the rather disappointing 2008 season has sealed the deal for him, but Funny Car driver Gary Scelzi says he’s going to stop drag racing after this season.

Press release from Don Schumacher Racing below….

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GARY SCELZI TO STEP AWAY AT END OF 2008 …

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After sweltering through drought and hurricanes, it’s quite pleasant to be somewhere in Texas that is enjoying beautiful, slightly crisp fall weather.

Here at the Texas Motorplex (the second all-concrete track in a row after last week’s inaugural Carolinas Nationals) the temps have been in the low-mid 80s and humidity is …