Archive for July 9th, 2008

Chicagoland weekend schedule

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Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Toyota, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida.An announcement about driver’s future expected Wednesday.

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Franchitti to drive at Chicagoland

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Dario Franchitti will be back behind the wheel in a NASCAR race this weekend when he races in the Nationwide Series at Chicagoland Speedway.

Franchitti will pilot the No. 40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing. Ganassi shuttered Franchitti’s Sprint Cup Series team last week because of a lack of funding, leaving the 2007 IndyCar Series champion’s future in doubt.

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The cat’s out of the bag, Tony Stewart’s leaving Joe Gibbs Racing. Who will take his spot? Larry McReynolds looks at JGR’s options

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‘The King’ celebrates 50 years in NASCAR

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This Nov. 1959 file photo showing Richard Petty.  Richard Petty made his NASCAR debut 50 years ago on a half-mile track in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/File)Petty won 200 races in his 35-year career, including 7 Daytona 500 victories

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Stewart granted release from JGR

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Joe Gibbs Racing will release Tony Stewart from his contract at the end of the season, ending an incredibly successful decade in which they won two championships and turned the organization into one of NASCAR’s best.

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Video: Video: Petty discusses state of racing

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Former race car driver Richard “The King” Petty of Petty Enterprises discusses the state of the industry with CNBC’s Darren Rovell. (CNBC)Former race car driver Richard “The King” Petty of Petty Enterprises discusses the state of the industry with CNBC’s Darren Rovell. (CNBC)

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Smoke wants to do it his way

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Darrell Waltrip knows firsthand what it takes to be an owner/driver. And he says Tony Stewart is the rare breed that can make it work.

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Big ambitions

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Two Toyota teams getting new crew chiefs

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Two Toyota drivers are expected to have new crew chiefs guiding their teams and the changes could come as early as Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.

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