Wednesday Mid-Week Wrap
February 27, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
2/23 – The negotiations between the IndyCar Series and the Champ Car Series have finally concluded with the two open wheel series merging and their first race just five weeks away. Read More.
2/23 – Kyle Busch won the San Bernardino 200 on Saturday making him the new points leader in the Craftsman Truck Series. Read More.
2/24 – Twenty-Seven year old Ashley Cooper, a V8 Touring Car driver died on Monday as a result of injuries sustained from his accident two days prior. Read More .
2/25 – After a long extended weekend in California due to rain, Carl Edwards finally won the Auto …read more
Wednesday Mid-Week Wrap
February 20, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
2/17 – Ryan Newman kicked off the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season by winning his first race in 81 races by bringing home the checkers at the Daytona 500. Read More.
2/17 – Former NBA star John Salley has stated that he is in the early stages of negotiations of purchasing or starting a team in the Sprint Cup Series. Read More.
2/18 – The Martin Truex Jr Foundation has announced the official launch of their “Tag! You’re It” campaign to benefit the Dove House Children’s Advocacy Center. Read More.
2/18 – NASCAR has reported an entry list of 51 drivers for …read more
Season Preview: Team Red Bull
February 10, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
After experiencing some success in the open-wheel market, Team Red Bull decided to purge into NASCAR late in the 2006 season. Except, it wasn’t exactly a “purge”, as they failed to qualify in the three races they attempted. Shaking off the disappointment from their trial runs in ’06, the team looked ahead towards the 2007 season after purchasing the old Penske race shop in Mooresville, NC and aligning with the Toyota brand as they, too, made their debut in the NASCAR [then] Nextel Cup Series.
With Brian Vickers driving the #83 car and Cup Series rookie AJ Allmendinger behind the wheel …read more
NASCAR and IRL? Figure The Odds!
In an article in the Tampa Tribune yesterday, John Barnes, an owner and the general manager of Panther Racing, said it would be a good thing for there to be IRL-NASCAR combined events. Here is what he said, “We would make it where we would race on Saturday to replace a Busch or ARCA race, and they would race on Sunday,” he said. “I have no problem being second fiddle to them, I just want to get in front of their fans and show them what real racing is all about.”
Figure the odds! The IRL and Champ Car League (same …read more




