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NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and wild card Martin Truex Jr. are the
2010-11-03 21:10:00
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolls into Race 8 of the chase for the Sprint Cup Championship in the Long Star state at Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday?s race, the numbers have changed in the points standings after the spoiler Clint Bowyer survived the Big one and narrowly beating his teammate Kevin Harvick to win at Talladega Superspeedway. Right now, Jimmie Johnson has a slim 14 point lead over second place Denny Hamlin and a 38 point lead over third place Kevin Harvick. As of now, it?s the top 3 in points that are contending for the championship with 3 races to go. However as the top 3 in points as well as chase driver Jeff Gordon are the favorites heading into Texas Motor Speedway, the non-chase drivers are more of the ones to watch again this week including MWR driver Martin Truex Jr. who is coming off a 6th place finish at Talladega last week and heading into Texas will be driving a special NAPA Paint Scheme that features more than 2,400 names of breast cancer survivors an...
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Clint Bowyer beats Kevin Harvick by a nose as Big One happens in the AMP En
2010-10-31 22:25:00
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is shifting gears and sets off from Talladega to race 8 of the chase at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend, unfortunately they will do so will heavy hearts as NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter, (whose career in motorsports spanned portions of six decades as both a journalist and public relations professional), died last Friday night in Daytona Beach, Fla. following a 12-month battle with cancer. He was 71. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. With that said, this past weekend say plenty of action as Race 7 of the Chase at Talladega Superspeedway proved to be just another wild card in this year?s chase. So here are the top 5 things learned from Talladega. 1. Clint Bowyer survives and win the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega. As the white flag comes out, the Big One happens with A.J. Allmendinger going air born, meanwhile when the caution came out, Clint Bowyer was just a nose in front of his teammate Kevin Harvick and wo...
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NASCAR: Harvick vs. Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon vs. Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch vs.
2010-10-30 02:06:00
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has already unloaded and practiced at Talladega Superspeedway, I just wanted to take this moment and put a period on last week's episode if you will in the chase for the Sprint Cup. The above clip is from this past Wednesday night's Inside NASCAR on Showtime and after hearing what these four guys thought, here is my take, and yes Chris Myers was right, Harvick does come off sounding like a jurk on the radio. Note: Inside NASCAR seems to be a show that I'm actually enjoying and that is mainly due to the multi-part recaps of the previous race including all of the unedited radio chatter which gets heated at times. And as I say that, Martinsville was some of the most heated radio chatter I've heard all season long from Harvick vs. teammate Burton, Kyle Busch vs. Jimmie Johnson to Jeff Gordon vs. Kurt Busch. Isn't amazing, we basically have most of the case of suspects on this list. First, Johnson vs. Busch: Jimmie Johnson's job isn't to pull o...
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Kurt Busch makes a blatant payback move wrecking Jeff Gordon in the Tums 50
2010-10-24 23:27:00
Welcome readers, after this past weekend?s racing at Martinsville Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series chase for the Sprint Cup has just four races to go in the 2010 season and now sees a 3-man battle for the championship. So what are the top 6 NASCAR things learned from Martinsville II race. 1. Kurt Busch takes a page from Carl Edwards playbook and makes a blatant payback move wrecking Jeff Gordon . This terrible move by Kurt Busch couldn?t have come at a worse time for Jeff Gordon as unlike Kurt Busch who just quit the chase last weekend at Charlotte, Gordon still had a decent shot at his fifth championship, that until after a turn 3 bump, let Kurt Busch to make a blatant payback move on Jeff Gordon on the front straightaway. That move by Kurt Busch took no brains or talent by Kurt Busch to pull off and yet the stupid this is he will get away with it because NASCAR doesn?t care. This is the junk that turns me off about NASCAR. NASCAR, this is what NASCAR racing is suppose to be all ab...
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Kasey Kahne released from RPM, heads to Red Bull Racing effective immediate
2010-10-21 22:59:00
As I sit here on a Thursday evening reading some of my favorite blogs, forums and websites, I came across several bits of news that was released not only last night, but also throughout the morning and noon time hours. Kasey Kahne to Red Bull Racing effective immediately: Over the past week, one of NASCAR?s rising stars Kasey Kahne has had a tough time. During last weekend?s Charlotte 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kahne crashed on-track and the car went to the garage area. The #9 Budweiser Ford would return to the racetrack, but instead of Kahne behind the wheel, it was JJ Yeley as the team stated that Kahne was sick. During the race on Twitter, it was said that Kahne wasn?t sick, but mad about the car. However on Wednesday night, Richard Petty Motorsports announced they are releasing Kasey Kahne effectively immediately. It was also announced that Aric Almirola who was scheduled to drive the #83 Toyota, now will be driving the #9 at Martinsville. It?s also great to see that ...
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Kevin Harvick unveil 2011 Budweiser paint scheme, that's cool!
2010-10-19 19:38:00
(Photo(s) credit: Tweet from @Mother_Function: @kevinharvick getting ready to unveil 2011 Budweiser paint scheme in New... http://twitpic.com/2z1ryw and http://twitpic.com/2z1mqp I always thought that there was something missing from the normal Budweiser paint scheme as well as Kevin Harvick's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racecars, now we know, they need to be black with red detailing. Now I can't wait to see this one on track at Daytona in February.If you like what you read, check out more articles at RaceDriven.com and RaceDriven.com supports U Comment - I Follow. Thank You!
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Formula 1: Red Bull takes a lap of the new Korean Grand Prix track.
2010-10-19 19:14:00
Boy, Red Bull sure does lay it on thick with this virtual lap, I mean one car spins out half way through the lap, while the other goes on and yet coming to the line, they are side-by-side, door to door for the lap lead. But in all seriousness, this new Korean GP circuit looks cool in virtual layout and on paper, but I wonder if its the real deal in person? I will be interested in seeing juist what Formula 1 can do on this new circuit. And I sure hope that the race does including some real life passing and not just virtual ones. (Video Source: SPEEDtv.com) If you like what you read, check out more articles at RaceDriven.com and RaceDriven.com supports U Comment - I Follow. Thank You!
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Jamie McMurray wins, more chase drivers drop in points, while Johnson spins
2010-10-19 01:06:00
Welcome readers, after this past weekend?s racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is official half way home in the chase for the Sprint Cup which means we have just five races to go in the 2010 season. So what are the top 6 NASCAR things learned from Charlotte II race. 1. Jamie McMurray is the comeback story of 2010. Since Jamie McMurray joined back up with Chip Ganassi and his raceteam Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix,  McMurray, who is having his best season to date in his Cup Series career, has found success in several races this season including winning the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and last Saturday night?s Charlotte 500 along with finishing second at Talladega in the spring race and now being 13th in points. What a run for McMurray, now all he needs is a contract for 2011. 2. Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team are both lucky and good. Earlier on in last Saturday night?s Charlotte 500, Jimmie Johnson found himself spinning off of turn 2 aft...
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Poll: Who is most likely to win the Sprint Cup championship this year
2010-10-18 02:33:00
Over on Speedtv.com, the site is currently running a poll that asks Motorsports fans "Poll : Who is most likely to win the Sprint Cup championship this year:".The chooses are:1. Denny Hamlin2. Jimmie Johnson3. Kyle Busch4. One of the 9 other chase drivers.At the time of posting this, Jimmie Johnson leads with 55.13%, while 31.03% voted for one of the 9 other drivers.My Take: I would say that Jimmie Johnson will most likely win and take his fifth straight championship because he and the #48 team is just that good. However as one fan put it to me earlier today, there is still five races to go and he believes that one of the 9 other drivers will surge forward, over take Johnson and Hamlin and win the championship. As of now, I see the top 6 driver still in this despite being -177 points out. Anything more is too much to gain in five races.Anything can happen in the last five races: Martinsville, Talladega, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead-Miami, they are all wildcards in this day and age.If...
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Video: Tony Stewart on Inside NASCAR: ?We can win this championship.?
2010-10-15 20:41:00
As the Charlotte 500 approaches tomorrow night at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, it will be Race 5 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. So far after 4 races, Jimmie Johnson has a slim 36 point lead over 2nd place Denny Hamlin and a 56 point lead over 3rd place Kevin Harvick. But after a good finish at Kansas Speedway and a victory last week at California Speedway, Tony Stewart has made up a good 60 points on championship lead Jimmie Johnson and now finds himself 5th in points and more importantly only -107 points out of the lead. Right now for the top 5 in points, any one of them have a good shot at winning the Sprint Cup this year. However just like at any race anything can happen. Personally, I believe that Tony Stewart can win his 3rd Cup Series championship this year, but in order for Smoke to win, he would have to continue finishing in front of the points leader (in this case Jimmie Johnson) and gain a good 20-30 points per race. And yes history has sh...
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NASCAR: Pearson, Allison, Petty, Jarrett, and Moore are the 2011 class of t
2010-10-13 22:29:00
Today at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, NASCAR (with Brian France announcing) announced the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees. I believe that each year is going to get harder as we go along, but that?s the way it should be. But even more after all of the debate, including who should be in and why vs. who shouldn?t be and why, we finally have the second class of the Hall of Fame. So without further delay, here we go. 1. David Pearson. The Silver Fox was one of the best drivers just about every time he came to the racetrack. Pearson is a three-time NASCAR champion (Those were his only three full seasons), has 105 wins that?s spans from 1960 to the 1980 Darlington 500 and is most famous for his 1976 Daytona 500 when he was battling Richard Petty on the final lap as they slammed into each other which ended with Petty and Pearson both wrecked in the grass, but Pearson was able to limp across the finish line for the victory. 2. Bobby Allison. 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and winn...
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NASCAR: Tony Stewart wins, several chase drivers fall, Mark Martin leads mo
2010-10-13 21:57:00
As several people decided to mourn this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Southern California as the Pepsi Max 400 was the final fall race at the speedway, I have to admit that I believe NASCAR made the right call in pulling one of California Speedway?s Cup dates. However I also will say that the date should have been either open or go to Canada or even Iowa Speedway and not to Kansas Speedway. But it is what it is. However even though there wasn?t a big crowd on hand for Sunday?s Cup Series race, the final fall race at California Speedway would go out in style as being an exciting race to watch. I especially loved the fact that California Speedway and NASCAR made this race a 400 mile, instead of 500 mile. Here are my top 5 things learned at California. 1. Kyle Busch vs. David Reutimann and Chase drivers vs. Non-chase drivers. When it comes to Busch vs. Reutimann, I have to say that I agree that Reutimann had to strike back. Kyle Busch has to learn that he can?t keep runnin...
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Mobil 1 joins Office Depot as a co-primary sponsor of Tony Stewart's #14 in
2010-10-12 20:24:00
Earlier today at Stewart-Haas Racing, it was announced that after months of speculation and rumors, Mobil 1 would co-sponsor Tony Stewart's #14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Impala SS in 2011. Also revealed at the press conference was the new 2011 Chevy Impala SS nose that looks similar to the Nationwide COT car. As a Tony Stewart fan, Tony not only winning last Sunday at California, being now 5th in the championship standings and now signing Mobil 1 as a co-sponsor is great to see. And what a good look for the new car. (Photo Credit: Stewart-Haas Racing Facebook) (Photo Credit: Stewart-Haas Racing Twitter)If you like what you read, check out more articles at RaceDriven.com and RaceDriven.com supports U Comment - I Follow. Thank You!
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Speedlinking: NASCAR?s ?Boy?s Have at it? plays a role in Kyle Busch vs. Da
2010-10-06 21:16:00
Everyone from NASCAR, the NASCAR community, Inside NASCAR on Showtime, media members, and the NASCAR fans themselves all seem to have an opinion on the Kyle Busch vs. David Reutimann battle at Kansas Speedway. So did Kyle Busch deserve payback from David Reutimann at Kansas? The results, namely what I have read on Twitter, Facebook, blogs, forums and what not all seem to be mostly siding with David Reutimann. Some believe that Kyle Busch deserved everything that he got from Reutimann. While others believe that Reutimann completely over reacted to the situation and shouldn?t have done anything. So here is a few articles on what I have read and be sure to read some of the comments in some of the articles, they really tell an interesting story. 1. Inside NASCAR on Showtime (video from show) 2. David Reutimann pays back Kyle Busch after earlier race incident at Kansas ? Go Reutimann. This article is written by me (Brian Vermette) that I published on my new personal blog BrianVerme...
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A loss-loss situation: Bowyer-RCR losses final appeal and NASCAR losses in
2010-10-05 23:31:00
Not surprised that Bowyer-RCR lost appeal, they got the right penalty for the crime in the end, but NASCAR lost as well in the eyes of NASCAR fans for not explaining the situation, the penalty and process of why the #33 passed post tech at track, but failed at R&D Center. They needed more details. Well ladies and gentlemen, it has been a long three weeks for Clint Bowyer, the #33 team, Richard Childress Racing, the NASCAR community and the fans. I?m even shocked and that doesn?t normally happen. This whole episode started first after Richmond with NASCAR telling the RCR #33 team that there Richmond car was close to failing tech. But it would go from a huge high the next Sunday with Clint Bowyer winning the first chase race in New Hampshire to an even bigger low three days later (Wednesday) as NASCAR dropped the hammer on RCR and the #33 team with a big chase crushing penalty. Clint Bowyer, the #33 team and RCR would receive: The crew chief and car chief would be suspended for...
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NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon are the ones to watch
2010-10-05 17:45:00
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series enters Race 4 of the chase for the Sprint Cup Championship, the numbers have changed in the points standings after Greg Biffle won in Kansas and now we see the famous 4-time champion #48-Jimmie Johnson a top with a slim 8 point lead over second place Denny Hamlin. While Tony Stewart sits 10th in points -127 points out But one thing I do every week in the NASCAR season is fantasy picks (WindTunnel on SPEED), so my picks this week are Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon to have good top 5 runs in Fontana. However I wonder who?s next in the ?Boy?s Have at it? controversy and how will the race play out?thoughts? Contest: During the Pepsi Max 400 this weekend, Pepsi Max will be awarding 400 lucky winners one of 400 prizes in 400 miles! On October 10th, 2:30PM EST on ESPN, where Jeff Gordon will be revealing, during his pre-race interview, the unique word that fans can text to 73774 or enter online at www.facebook.com/pepsimaxusa for thei...
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What should be the next step in evolving RaceDriven.com?
2010-10-04 15:00:00
Right now as I sit here today (October 4, 2010), I have invested over 5 ½ years into RaceDriven.com. I started with just an idea, a passion for blogging, writing, automobiles, motorsports, entertainment and NASCAR, a domain name and a drive to develop an amazing blog. RaceDriven.com began as a personal blog and as time went on RaceDriven has evolved into a niche blog, a lifestream and of course now a blog of observations and insight into The Auto Industry, Motorsports and NASCAR. I can honestly say that in blogging and branding RaceDriven, I have succeeded in building a cool brand. I have even got the attention of several companies, media members and yes even NASCAR considering I?m a member of NASCAR?s Citizen Journalist Media Corp. In a lot of ways, RaceDriven has opened doors that might not have been available without the site, although I will say that the blog has never gotten me a job which at this point I am looking for as I?m currently unemployed. But the blog has even made...
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Jimmie Johnson takes points lead after 2nd place finish in Race 3 of the ch
2010-10-03 22:42:00
(Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) Welcome ladies and gentlemen to my weekly NASCAR column that features the top 6 things learned NASCAR Nationwide Series and Cup Series are racing in Kansas, while the Truck Series is off until Martinsville. 1. Greg Biffle makes a statement by winning at Kansas and Race 3 of the Chase. Kansas was anything but boring as Kansas has been the wild card race so far this season. But for Greg Biffle, they needed to come into this race and gain big time and they did. Congrats to Greg Biffle on a much needed win. 2. What a change in the chase for the Sprint Cup Series standings after Kansas, right now the top 9 are only separated by 101 points in the championship hunt heading into California next weekend. Right now, Jimmie Johnson is the points leader by 8 points over Denny Hamlin. The good thing for Jimmie Johnson is that history is on his side as the points leader coming out of Kansas 4 out 6 times has gone on to win the Cup Series champ...
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Matt Kenseth discusses Hot Topics on Inside NASCAR about from crew chiefs,
2010-09-30 22:38:00
Last night on Inside NASCAR on Showtime, the 2003 Cup Series Championship Matt Kenseth sat down with the hosts to answer a few Facebook questions in Hot Topics from crew chiefs, the chase and more. But once again thanks to the Inside NASCAR on Showtime PR, here is the clip. I thought that Kenseth did a good job answering the questions. However, I too as a blogger and NASCAR fan have my take on not only the three hot topics discussed on Inside NASCAR, but also the breaking news on Clint Bowyer-RCR vs. NASCAR appeal results. So check out the clip and then check out my answers below to the same questions. But one thing, I left out the final two questions since it was on family, this is a Automobile, Motorsports and NASCAR blog, not a celebrity news site. 1. Did the ?Have at it, Boy?s!? speech make you more aggressive? While Kenseth said that it really didn?t make a difference for him and that he would deal with things the same way. I believe that the ?Have at it, Boy?s!? speech did h...
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Say hello to the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible that will start at $30,0
2010-09-30 20:56:00
(Source: GM) Earlier today, General Motors (GM) announced in a press release (found on Facebook) that the 21st century rebirth of the Chevy Camaro will open a new chapter with the premiere of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible at the LA International Auto Show on Nov. 17. As a car enthusiast, I?m not surprised that Chevrolet came out with the Camaro convertible, but rather that it took the automaker so long to do so considering consumers have been asking for the convertible version even before the new 21st Century Chevrolet Camaro make its presents know in showrooms when the coupe went on sale back in the Spring of the 2009. The Camaro Convertible will make its way into showrooms in February 2011 with a starting price of $30,000. The Convertible will feature the same as the basic model Camaro coupe with a 312 horsepower Direct-Injection V6 engine. Even more, the SS model with the real muscle car power will have a 6.2 liter V8 engine with 426 horsepower on tap attached through ...
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Jimmie Johnson wins at Dover and Race 2 of the chase: The Top 6 NASCAR thin
2010-09-28 22:59:00
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to my weekly NASCAR column that features the top 6 things learned from the past week and weekend and boy as always we had some huge headlines. This week, NASCAR had all three national series in action from the Truck Series on Saturday night in Las Vegas to the Nationwide Series and Cup Series in Dover. 1. Last Wednesday, Clint Bowyer, the #33 team and RCR found themselves well beyond a simple warning from NASCAR as NASCAR dropped the hammer on them with a 150 point penalty and both the car chief and crew chief being suspended for 6 weeks. (Read more here) I personally don?t think the penalty fit the crime, however with his new NASCAR COT, NASCAR has a complicated setup with a pass or fail system. Basically if your car fails inspection, you will get penalized and chances are it will be a 150 point penalty. Early on, NASCAR set a policy with the COT and they are sticking to it and this penalty is right in line with that mark. Good luck to NASCAR tho...
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Hot Topics: The Waltrip Brothers square off on Inside NASCAR about from Dal
2010-09-23 07:00:00
Last night on Inside NASCAR on Showtime, Michael Waltrip and Darrell Waltrip squared off on Hot Topics discussing a number of different subjects from Dale Jr. and Jimmie Johnson to the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. I thought that both of them had some good points. However, I too as a blogger and NASCAR fan have my take on not only the three hot topics discussed on Inside NASCAR, but also the breaking news on Clint Bowyer with his chase hopes. So check out the clip and then check out my answers below to the same questions. 1. Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish his career at Hendrick Motorsports? I would say yes as well, however my advice for Dale Jr. would be the opposite, I would actually say he would be better off to leave Hendrick Motorsports in a sense and go to his own race team JR Motorsports in the future with complete Hendrick support from chassis?s to engines. The reason is, is that Dale Jr. just doesn?t seem to be clicking in that big organization namely Hendri...
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Clint Bowyer holds off Hamlin to win Race 1 of the chase: The Top 6 NASCAR
2010-09-19 22:52:00
(Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR) Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the first edition of Top 6 NASCAR things learned chase edition as NASCAR is back up here in New England for the first chase race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Now right off the bat, I should mention that is great to have NASCAR in my neck of the woods, however due to having no extra money, I was unable to attend the racing this weekend. But that has never stopped me covering NASCAR. At the same time, our top 12 drivers had a pretty activate week with NASCAR drivers making their normal stop before the chase in New York City and giving them something to talk about. But for me, it?s more about the racing than anything else, so let?s get right to it. 1. New Hampshire continues to prove they deserve chase race after Clint Bowyer held off a hard charging Denny Hamlin to win Sylvania 300. What a race, nobody should be calling that race boring at all, that is exactly what short-track racing on a 1 mile ...
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NASCAR: Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon among other drivers struggling to find
2010-09-18 23:34:00
As NASCAR continues to grow and the cost of racing also continues to grow, the search for sponsorship becomes increasing harder. But now with a recession going on and companies cutting advertising budgets and at the same time looking for new ways to get there product in front of the consumer, that pursuit for sponsorship dollars becomes even tougher, but even then while I?m not surprised that some NASCAR teams aren?t finding sponsorship considering performance on-track and results is what sells, I am surprised that top drivers like the two-time Cup Series champion and team owner Tony Stewart and 4-time Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon are. Tony Stewart: During the normal press conferences at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Sylvania 300 and race 1 of the chase for the Sprint Cup, Tony Stewart touched on the on-going search. IN YOUR SEARCH FOR SPONSORSHIP, HAVE YOU BEEN FORCED TO TRY NEW APPROACHES OR APPROACH DIFFERENT KINDS OF COMPANIES THAT YOU DIDN'T NECESSARILY THINK ...
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Kyle Busch makes statement driving pink Sponsafier car, and other things le
2010-09-15 22:50:00
Welcome ladies and gentlemen, this is another edition of the ?Top 6 NASCAR things learned from a particular NASCAR weekend?, however I have made a few changes to this column this week. I wanted to update the title and this one works well for me, readers and search engines. With that said, I hope that everybody enjoyed the Holiday (Labor Day Weekend) last weekend, I know I did and watched the Cup Series at Atlanta with Tony Stewart picking up his first win of 2010. But were back to busy as usual as we had a double-header weekend at Richmond with the Nationwide Series on Friday night and the Cup Series on Saturday night. Now getting back to busy, we had an interesting week, so what did we learn from the last week and of course racing in Richmond? 1. Denny Hamlin makes statement after dominating and winning the Air Guard 400 at Richmond. On Saturday night, Denny Hamlin came out and did what he had to do to not only rebound from a 43rd place finish at Atlanta, but put himself in a be...
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Video: Jennette McCurdy's "Not That Far Away" - I love this song and video
2010-09-15 21:45:00
Credit: CMT.com I've been a country music fan for several years now, it all started with listing to Carrie Underwood's first album "Some Hearts" when it came out back in November 2005 and Taylor Swift's self titled first album a year later and now I'm also listening to Gloriana, Lady Antebellum, Julianne Hough, a little bit of Trace Adkins and Bomshel just to name a few. However I'm always interested in listening to new artists music when it comes out especially if I like the music video including Mallary Hope, Katie Armiger and more. But up until I saw the music video above (Jennette McMurdy's "Not That Far Away"), I had never heard of Jennette, one reason could be that I'm 31 years old and don't watch Disney Channel. Anyway the reason I'm sharing this video with my readers is that I love this song, its so true. It is truly country, it tells a good story. Everybody is looking to follow there dreams and I'm no exception. I wish Jennette McCurdy the b...
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NASCAR fans, here is your 2010 NASCAR Chase to the Sprint Cup contenders, b
2010-09-12 16:05:00
Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR Ladies and gentlemen, last night at the famous ¾ mile short track, Richmond International Raceway played host to the final race to the chase race where NASCAR fans saw Denny Hamlin for the second year in a row dominate and win at his home racetrack and at the same time saw Clint Bowyer ?race? his way into the chase while Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray and Mark Martin will sit this chase out. But last night I couldn?t help but notice that Clint Bowyer was really making a statement throughout the race by going up and grabbing the lead several times during the race as well as the chase favorite Jimmie Johnson being up front most of the night. But chase contenders Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch didn?t find success. Even more, there was really no drama in who was in and who was out of the chase unlike last years dramatic finish between Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch. However that of course didn?t stop ESPN (ABC) from talking about whe...
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No shirt, no shoes, no screaming children, no service, is this right?
2010-09-10 01:00:00
Did you hear this one from North Carolina: According to WECT-TV via MyFoxBoston.com, the owner of the Olde Salty Restaurant in North Carolina, Brenda Armes has had enough with screaming children bothering her other dining customers, so she has posted a sign saying ?screaming children will not be tolerated.? If children are screaming, an employee will ask the parents to take them outside, but not asked to leave the restaurant. She told WECT-TV in Wilmington that the signs have worked by attracting more customers than they turn away. One customer said that he agreed, saying he likes the signs because a meal isn't enjoyable when kids are screaming. But another customer, a mother with two children said parents can't help it if their children scream.But is it right for a restaurant to have a no screaming children policy? When I first heard this on the 6 o?clock evening news, I said wow that?s taking a different, but not new approach, but I wonder if that will scare away customers. ...
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Can you really afford not to check your auto insurance policy regularly?
2009-12-14 22:54:00
Every month, more and more American’s dread that one or two days where they have to take time out, sit down at a table typically with a computer in front of them and pay their bills. We all do it, whether your 16 years old, 21, 30, 45, 60 or 90 years old, we all do it and every month most of us say “Where can I save money?� Typically we look at the cable or satellite, telephone or even the food bill, but have you ever considered changing you auto insurance? When it comes to buying auto insurance, I’m not talking about cutting coverage, because that would be wrong and could land you into some trouble down the road if you have an accident, but I am talking about simply going online and doing some research, and you could save hundreds of dollars a year on your auto insurance and if you have a collector car, that is even bigger. Step 1: Find out what companies do business in your state. This is key because each state has their own policies on auto insurance. For example, Massa...
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Kyle Busch jumps into the Truck Series by starting KBM.
2009-12-11 21:14:00
Earlier today live on SPEED, NASCAR’s bad boy and 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch announced that he is starting a two-truck team to compete full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. He will bring along legendary and 2009 NASCAR Truck Series champion crew chief Rick Ren to run the day to day operations. The driver lineup will include Tayler Malsam who will run full-time in the # 56 Toyota Tundra, while Brian Ickler and of course Kyle Busch will share driving duties in the #18 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Toyota Tundra Truck. There is also a possibility the KBM will field a third team in 2010 with Johnny Benson if sponsorship can be found. As Kyle Busch continues to build his race shop in Mooresville, NC, he has purchased the #16 Xpress Motorsports Truck Series team and will use that race shop for now. The teams will have support from Joe Gibbs Racing to help with the possibility of running a third team I have to say that I’m surprised t...