Archive for July, 2009

No. 44, meet No. 48.

President Barack Obama will welcome three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson to the White House on Monday. Obama, the 44th president, will also honor other former NASCAR champions and other drivers who qualified for the 2008 Chase for the championship.

Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet also will be parked at the White House.

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The 2009 Sprint Cup season isn’t going to plan, but Carl Edwards remains determined to win the top prize, Lee Spencer says.

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Officials from Speedway Motorsports Inc. and Lowe’s insist they are still talking in the wake of a report that the home improvement chain is ending its sponsorship of SMI’s flagship track.

The Sports Business Journal reported Friday that Lowe’s will not renew its 11-year sponsorship of the 1.5-mile oval outside Charlotte, formerly known as Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Unlike a driver nabbed going 70 mph in a 55 zone, Juan Pablo Montoya couldn’t talk his way out his speeding ticket.

Not when NASCAR’s the traffic cop.

Busted at the Brickyard for speeding on the final pit stop, the penalty cost Montoya his shot at winning on the historic track.

Perhaps the result would have been different if Montoya had a speedometer instead of relying on a tachometer that monitors engine RPMs. Or maybe he would finished 11th anyway.

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Red Bull GM Jay Frye took a trip of discovery this week. Now he’s making choices that will have a lasting impact, Lee Spencer says.

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J.J. is coming into Pocono hot after winning at Indy, but is he the favorite to win? Lee Spencer looks at the drivers to watch.

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Darlington Raceway has trimmed ticket prices on more than half of its seats for its 2010 NASCAR race in light of continuing tough economic times.

Darlington president Chris Browning told The Associated Press on Thursday that the track “Too Tough To Tame” would offer reduced prices on about 35,000 seats for next year’s Southern 500. Add that to the 9,000 or so seats reduced by $10 for last May’s event, and 44,000 of the track’s 62,000 would cost less than they did in 2008.

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Toyotas are already here. Mustangs are coming to Nationwide. Jeff Hammond says there’s room for a luxury automaker too.

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Think a win at Pocono in June will mean the same as a win in August? Think again. Larry McReynolds has this weekend’s preview.

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How are the Hendrick-affiliated teams so far ahead of the field? Larry McReynolds says communication is their secret to success.

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Jimmie Johnson turned it up at the Brickyard, but did it give him a boost in the Power Rankings? Jorge Mondaca takes a look.

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Jeremy Mayfield’s stepmother has sued the suspended NASCAR driver, claiming he made slanderous, false and defamatory statements.

In civil court papers filed Wednesday, Lisa Mayfield argues her stepson falsely accused her of killing his father and taking money from NASCAR. She’s seeking compensatory and punitive damages of more than $10,000 each and “further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

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