Television ratings for both the NASCAR Busch and Nextel Cup races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway increased substantially last weekend.
The Busch race, which aired on ABC earned a 2.4 rating (2,699,000 households). The ratings increased 58-percent from last year’s broadcast that was aired on FX.
The Cup race on FOX (Ch. 25)Â earned …
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Former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. was hospitalized Wednesday night at Halifax Medical Center, where he was under the care of his personal physicians.
His condition was not known, and NASCAR officials confirmed only that the 73-year-old France had been admitted.
France took control of NASCAR in 1972. He replaced his father, William Henry Getty France, who founded NASCAR in 1947. But it was France Jr.
While Roush Fenway Racing was initially left off the invite list for a Goodyear tire test at Darlington Raceway, Greg Biffle eventually got a chance to run. Lee Spencer wonders why more competitors don’t get equal testing opportunities.
Everyone expected Toyota to storm into NASCAR and quickly buy its way to the top of the Nextel Cup series.
Top drivers explored Toyota’s opportunities, and many a top crew member eagerly switched camps. It left rival car owners quivering, scared they wouldn’t be able to compete.
Hardly!
Forget about winning races, the Japanese automaker barely can get into them. Heading into this Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Toyota entries are a humbling 10-for-22 through three events this season.
The Toyota teams are in disarray and Jeff Hammond says they had better start making some serious changes if they want to turn it around.
Jeff Gordon has his fingers crossed that
NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow will improve the Nextel Cup series and
keep his team among racing’s best.
Will he or won’t he? That’s what everyone keeps asking about Mark Martin. Darrell Waltrip thinks the veteran driver will stick to his limited schedule … and that it’s a good thing for team owner Bobby Ginn, who could still take the owner’s championship.
NASCAR announced today that Mike Boerschinger, crew chief of the No. 87 Chevrolet driven by Joe Nemechek and Shane Wilson, crew chief of the No. 21 Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick in the NASCAR Busch Series, have been penalized due to rule violations at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
