NASCAR all-stars take to the dirt for charity (MSNBC)

Posted by @ 7:03 pm, May 31st, 2007

It’s been a long time since NASCAR star Jeff Gordon skidded his way around a dirt track. The four-time Cup champion and current points leader will join other Cup stars next Wednesday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

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Dover: Chip Ganassi Racing preview (Motorsport.com)

Posted by @ 6:10 pm, May 31st, 2007

* Nifty at Fifty: Both Stremme and Target Teammate Reed Sorenson made their 50th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series starts last weekend in Charlotte. Stremme made his Cup debut in 2005, starting 31st and finishing 16th at Chicagoland Speedway, while Sorenson debuted at Atlanta that same year.

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NASCAR: Tony Stewart Has Done It All at Eldora (Speed TV)

Posted by @ 2:15 pm, May 31st, 2007

Long before Tony Stewart first turned a lap at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, he turned in his grandstand seat to see the racing action coming off turn four of the legendary, half-mile dirt oval.

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NASCAR: NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream on HBO Pay-Per-View (Speed TV)

Posted by @ 2:07 pm, May 31st, 2007

Long before Tony Stewart first turned a lap at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, he turned in his grandstand seat to see the racing action coming off turn four of the legendary, half-mile dirt oval.

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Restaurant to hold auction of 600 racing collectables - Nascar

Posted by @ 1:07 pm, May 31st, 2007

Restaurant to hold auction of 600 racing collectablesNascar - 1 hour agoAll that stuff was on display at his Florida racing-themed restaurant, Race Rock Orlando, which recently closed. It also took up a significant amount of …

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NASCAR NNCS (DOVER) MONTOYA PRE-RACE NOTES (The Auto Channel)

Posted by @ 11:23 am, May 31st, 2007

· Walking for a Cause: Montoya will participate in the 2007 NASCAR Foundation Track Walk at Dover International Speedway on Saturday following the NASCAR Busch Series race. Montoya will be walking on behalf of the Formula Smiles Foundation.

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NASCAR NNCS (DOVER) - SORENSON PRE-RACE NOTES (The Auto Channel)

Posted by @ 11:23 am, May 31st, 2007

· He’s Down with Dover: Sorenson has a solid track record at the track known as the “Monster Mile.” In four NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) starts, Sorenson has two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.

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ABC’s ‘NASCAR in Primetime’ docu-reality series to premiere August 8 (Reality TV World)

Posted by @ 11:20 am, May 31st, 2007

ABC has announced that NASCAR in Primetime , a new docu-reality series that will offer viewers a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of stock-car racing, is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, August 8 at 9PM ET.

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Sprint Nextel joins NASCAR-AT&T appeal (TSN)

Posted by @ 9:33 am, May 31st, 2007

Sprint Nextel says having AT&T logos on the No. 31 car is hurting the value of its title sponsorship in the Nextel Cup Series. That is what the telecommunications company is arguing in its appeal of a U.S. District Court judge’s ruling earlier this month which allowed AT&T to replace the Cingular logo on the Richard Childress Racing car.

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EX-stripper jailed in NASCAR scam (Vail Daily)

Posted by @ 8:39 am, May 31st, 2007

AUSTIN, Texas — A former stripper was sentenced to nearly three-and-a-half years in federal prison Friday for attempting to embezzle more than $1 million from a bank to start her own NASCAR racing team.

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