Saturday Morning Quick Fix

11/26 – Former Car Chief  for Jeff Gordon, Jeff Meendering, has been named as the new Crew Chief for the no. 43 Dodge of Bobby LaBonte.  Read More.

11/26 – Marcos Ambrose has been confirmed as the driver of the no. 21 Ford Fushion owned by the Woods Brothers in 12 Sprint Cup events in 2008.  Read More.

11/27 – Speedway Motorsports Inc. announced that Lowe’s Motor Speedway will in fact remain in Concord, NC after SMI was offered an $80 million incentive package.  Read More.

11/27 – Bobby LaBonte has signed a deal to compete in 15 Nationwide Series races next season for Richard Childress Racing in the team’s no. 21 Chevy.  Read More.

11/28 – Hendrick Motorsports has replaced Jeff Meendering with former Crew Chief for Dale Jarrett’s no. 44 car Jason Burdett. Burdett is a former Car Chief at Hendrick.  Read More.

11/28 – Dodge announced that beginning in 2008 they are dropping the Avenger from their NASCAR arsenal and will compete only with the Dodge Charger in the Sprint Cup Series.  Read More.

11/28 – Penske Racing has made several position changes throughout their organization. Don Miller (Penske President since 1990) has announced his retirement; Mike Nelson (Crew Chief for the no. 12 driven by Ryan Newman in ’07) has been promoted to Vice President of Operations; Roy McCauley (Crew Chief & Engineer for Penske since ’02) will take over as the Crew Chief for Newman.  Read More.

11/29 – Joe Gibbs Racing has secured Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company as the primary sponsor in six Nationwide Series events next season for the no. 18 Toyota Camry.  Read More.

11/29 – Kurt Busch received the annual Mobil 1 Command Performance Award, receiving a trophy and a check for $100,000.  Read More.

11/29 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. was named NASCAR’s most popular driver for the fifth consecutive season and will be honored at the NASCAR Awards Banquet on Friday.  Read More.

11/29 – Matt Kenseth’s no. 17 Dewalt Ford Fushion that won the final race of the season at Homestead has been put on display at MKFC Museum in Cambridge, WI where Matt will sign autographs on Dec. 22.  Read More.

11/30 – NASCAR claims that the average number of viewers for their Craftsman Truck Series increased by 27,000 viewers per race between ’06 and ’07.  Read More..