Archive for November 7th, 2007

Petty Enterprises leaving Level Cross

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

Petty Enterprises will leave its longtime home in Level Cross and move its NASCAR shop 70 miles down the road to Mooresville next month to be closer to the center of racing in the Charlotte area.

The company said team owners Richard and Kyle Petty agreed to lease space in the shop formerly used by Robert Yates Racing until the team can find land to build its own facility.

Most NASCAR teams have built shops in Charlotte’s suburbs, with the Pettys among the last to make the move.

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Open-wheel stars in it for the long haul

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

The journey for several open-wheelers switching to NASCAR will be challenging, but they’re in it for the long haul, Rea White says.

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SMI has big plans for New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

NASCAR fans in the New England area are going to see and hear a lot from Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith now that SMI has recently purchased the 1.058-mile facility for $340 million.

Smith, reportedly worth $1.6 billion has a way of getting what he wants when it comes …

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Open-wheel stars in for the long haul

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

The journey for the upcoming batch of open-wheelers switching to NASCAR will be long, but they are in for the long haul, says Rea White.

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Power Rankings: Truex keeps climbing

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

Martin Truex Jr. won pole and finished third at Texas, but was that enough to help him climb up Lee Spencer’s Power Rankings?

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More cash, tradition would help Busch Series

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

Want to fix the slumping Busch Series? DW offers suggestions to NASCAR, but they are not what you think or have heard.

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Keselowski, Mears Busch crew chiefs fined

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

NASCAR announced today that Chad Walter, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet driven by Casey Mears and Tony Eury Sr., crew chief of the No. 88 Chevrolet driven by Brad Keselowski in the NASCAR Busch Series, have been fined and penalized due to rule violations at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Busch crew chiefs for Keselowski, Mears fined

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

NASCAR announced today that Chad Walter, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet driven by Casey Mears and Tony Eury Sr., crew chief of the No. 88 Chevrolet driven by Brad Keselowski in the NASCAR Busch Series, have been fined and penalized due to rule violations at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Opinion: NASCAR’s Chase a little too cozy

Posted by on November 7th, 2007

LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 03:  (L-R) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, talk with each other on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on August 3, 2007 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Jimmie Johnson;Jeff GordonOpinion: Nothing can replace turbulence in a championship race. That’s why the finish to this NASCAR season is paint-drying for the casual fan and why TVs stay fixed to Sunday football.

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