News about Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and more.
2
Jul
Scotland’s Dario Franchitti
Franchitti has not lived up to expectations so far in Nascar
Reigning IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti has lost his Nascar drive after owner Chip Ganassi closed the Scot’s No 40 team.
The 35-year-old has struggled in his first year since switching to Nascar and Ganassi said he could not justify going on without new sponsorship.
“There’s […]
21
Jun
June 20, 2008
SONOMA, Calif. — Kasey Kahne, a driver who’s never had a top-10 finish in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race on a road course, will have a leg up on breaking that drought Sunday, having claimed the pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.
Though Kahne has never finished better than 23rd at […]
20
Jun
In the dominance of Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards this season, there have been at least two top drivers that have not been to victory lane yet this season. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart have done well in the past at the road course race track, winning 7 of the last 10 races, combined. In […]
25
May
CONCORD, N.C. - For years, especially since the split between IndyCar circuits IRL and CART in 1996, stock-car racing has enjoyed a lofty existence as the premier form of motorsports in the United States.
Now that IRL and CART have solved their differences and unified into one circuit, many wonder how long NASCAR can hold its […]
21
May
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY
CONCORD, N.C. — Some NASCAR drivers would give their spare tires for the chance to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Not 2000 Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya. Been there, done that. “I’ve done it. I’ve won it. It’s hard to think about doing it again,” says Montoya, who […]
21
May
Jimmy Elledge, who was serving as crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been released from his role by the team and will be replaced by Brian Pattie with immediate effect, autosport.com has learned.
Elledge had recently swapped roles with Donnie Wingo, changing from his job as crew chief of […]