NASCAR sponsor has helped 350 employees quit smoking (Nascar)

Posted by @ 10:46 pm, October 31st, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas — Nobody likes a quitter right? Wrong! NASCAR has 350 quitters. Team members, crew chiefs, NASCAR officials, track workers and business types have all quit smoking within the last three years through a cessation program launched by Nicorette, one of NASCAR’s sponsors.

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Garage much healthier thanks to Nicorette's effort - Nascar

Posted by @ 10:45 pm, October 31st, 2008

Garage much healthier thanks to Nicorette's effortNascar - 11 minutes agoThe North Carolina native teamed with a friend at Yates Racing and went to a Nicorette meeting. "This would've been about three years ago," Smith recalled. …

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Kodak to drop out of NASCAR sponsorship (Pahrump Valley Times)

Posted by @ 10:21 pm, October 31st, 2008

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. is ending its 22-year sponsorship in NASCAR and putting more sports marketing dollars into professional golf.

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NASCAR Rolls Into TMS During Weak Economy (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth)

Posted by @ 9:12 pm, October 31st, 2008

It’s NASCAR time again at Texas Motor Speedway, but with the dragging economy many wonder if it will be the Winner’s Circle or Pit Road for this year’s race. 

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Jeff Gordon earns first Texas pole in NASCAR (Rocky Mountain News)

Posted by @ 8:47 pm, October 31st, 2008

The sun shined on NASCAR on Friday and Jeff Gordon took full advantage of the chance to qualify for a Sprint Cup race for the first time in a month.

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Chasers take five of top-10 spots in Texas qualifying - Nascar

Posted by @ 8:13 pm, October 31st, 2008

Chasers take five of top-10 spots in Texas qualifyingNascar - 5 minutes agoThe third Richard Childress Racing car in the Chase, Clint Bowyer, ran a lap at 187.865 to start third. Bowyer has a fifth-place run in five starts to go …

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Junior blasts NASCAR (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted by @ 8:11 pm, October 31st, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. sounded off Friday, criticizing, among other things, the length of the NASCAR season.

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Drivers don’t want more changes to NASCAR’s Chase (Los Angeles Times)

Posted by @ 8:00 pm, October 31st, 2008

They say the format is fine, despite the fact Jimmie Johnson is the runaway leader. Tweak NASCAR’s Chase again? Jeff Burton doesn’t want to hear about it.

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NASCAR: Jeff Gordon gets first Cup pole at Texas (Everett Herald)

Posted by @ 7:23 pm, October 31st, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas — The sun shined down on NASCAR on Friday and Jeff Gordon took full advantage of the chance to qualify for a Sprint Cup race for the first time in a month.

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Gordon on pole for Dickies 500 - FanZone Sports — NASCAR

Posted by @ 7:05 pm, October 31st, 2008

Gordon on pole for Dickies 500FanZone Sports — NASCAR, IA - 57 minutes agoClint Bowyer will start third for Richard Childress Racing, driving the Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet this weekend. His lap took 28.745 seconds. …

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