MWR tabs Wallace to drive No. 00 Toyota at Talladega - Nascar

Posted by @ 11:08 pm, September 30th, 2008

MWR tabs Wallace to drive No. 00 Toyota at TalladegaNascar - 26 minutes agoCOM Michael Waltrip Racing announced on Tuesday that Kenny Wallace will attempt to qualify the No. 00 Toyota for Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at …

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“We’re Close on a Sponsorship Deal.” Yeah, Sure You Are - The Nascar Insiders

Posted by @ 10:05 pm, September 30th, 2008

“We’re Close on a Sponsorship Deal.” Yeah, Sure You AreThe Nascar Insiders, NC - 31 minutes agoWithin the last several weeks we’ve had both Ty Norris and Cal Wells from Michael Waltrip Racing, and Aric Almirola from Dale Earnhardt Inc. appear in media …

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Talladega II: GM Racing preview (Motorsport.com)

Posted by @ 8:30 pm, September 30th, 2008

TEAM CHEVY IMPALA SS INSIDE THE GARAGE AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY: PAT SUHY, GM RACING NASCAR GROUP MANAGER: “Talladega is one of those races that you have to go into with a realistic expectations. So often, the fastest qualifier or the fastest car in race trim doesn’t finish up front.

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NASCAR: A.J. Allmendinger Done At Red Bull Racing (WJBF-TV Augusta)

Posted by @ 4:49 pm, September 30th, 2008

AJ Allmendinger will not finish out the season with Red Bull Racing. It had already been announced Allmendinger wouldn’t be returning to the Number 84 Toyota for the 2009 season and the team is letting him go early to pursue another job. Mike Skinner and Scott Speed will share the seat for the final seven races of the year.

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NASCAR: Paul Menard To Leave DEI For Yates Racing (WJBF-TV Augusta)

Posted by @ 4:34 pm, September 30th, 2008

Paul Menard will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the season to drive for Yates Racing, The Associated Press has learned. Menard is expected to announce Tuesday that both he and his sponsorship will move to Yates, a person familiar with Menard’s decision told The AP. The person requested anonymity because Menard had yet to make his announcement.

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Racing announcer, publicist Hamrick dies at age 79 - Nascar

Posted by @ 3:25 pm, September 30th, 2008

Racing announcer, publicist Hamrick dies at age 79Nascar - 18 minutes agoBy Official Release Hal Hamrick, an announcer for Universal Racing Network which broadcast the first Daytona 500, passed away on Saturday. He was 79. …

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Weekend odds and ends after emptying the notepad - Nascar

Posted by @ 3:16 pm, September 30th, 2008

Weekend odds and ends after emptying the notepadNascar - 11 minutes agoWhen asked if the Chase had become a three-man race, he said "I hope not, hell." Then he thought for a second and threw out, "Unless you're counting me in? …

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Paul Menard, Family-Owned Nascar Sponsor Move to Yates Racing (Bloomberg)

Posted by @ 2:48 pm, September 30th, 2008

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Paul Menard, son of hardware-store billionaire John Menard Jr., will drive for Yates Racing in Nascar’s top series next season and bring sponsorship from family-owned Menard Inc. with him.

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NASCAR driver Paul Menard will leave DEI at end of season for Yates Racing (Slam! Sports)

Posted by @ 1:48 pm, September 30th, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Paul Menard is heading to Yates Racing at the end of the season in a switch certain to hurt Dale Earnhardt Inc. DEI is losing both a driver and a sponsor at a time when a bleak economic outlook has made funding difficult.

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No. 18 crew chief on bad luck, how Chase isn't over - Nascar

Posted by @ 1:38 pm, September 30th, 2008

No. 18 crew chief on bad luck, how Chase isn't overNascar - 11 minutes ago18 Toyota team fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing ended the 26-race regular season on top of the Sprint Cup world, having won eight races to earn the No. …

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