Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Ragan Earns First Top 10 of Season
David Ragan and the UPS team started 14th and finished 8th at Martinsville Speedway. The team moves up four spots in points to 18th.
The NASCAR Week That Was: May 22-28
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Monday, May 30, 2011
FD 2010 Recap
The first event was Round 2 Road Atlanta. The cars shake down event. There were a few things that needed to be worked out. Bill only had 1 day of testing before hand and it was a short one. So unfortunately he didn’t make it into the top 32 this event,
New Hampshire Weekend Review
There is never any way, in the US at least, Formula One is going to steal NASCAR’s thunder. The racing world was amazed as 21 year old Sebastion Vettel became the youngest driver ever to win a points Grand Prix race in the history of that series. He did it at Monza in Italy, driving [...]
Ragan Earns First Top 10 of Season
David Ragan and the UPS team started 14th and finished 8th at Martinsville Speedway. The team moves up four spots in points to 18th.
BOGIE REIGNS SUPREME ON JIM CLARK
� Photo: LindsayPhotoSport Defending Scottish champions David Bogie and co-driver Kevin Rae capped a "perfect" weekend by winning Sunday's Jim Clark Reivers Rally in Berwickshire for the third successive year. It was also their third victory of the 2011 MSA Scottish Rally Championship and followed their triumph the previous day in the fourth round of [...]
Don Schumacher and the Stardust Charger Funny Car
Don Schumacher's Stardust Charger funny car wasn't a flip top. Instead it featured an extreme altered wheelbase with both the rear and front wheels moved radically forward.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Pit Stop USA Announces New Retail Store and Catalog
Pit Stop USA, a leading online retailer to the circle market, will be opening a new retail showroom in March and also announced the release of their 2011 catalog.
Elfyn Evans maintains second place in British Rally Championship
Welsh duo, Elfyn Evans and co-driver Andrew Edwards, secured fourth place in the Jim Clark International Rally, leaving them a comfortable second in the British Rally Championship overall. Evans, who experienced a failure during testing in preparation to the rally, got the fastest time on the last stage and saw gradual improvement throughout the day. [...]
RacersIMC Driver Cash Give-A-Way
I had promoted The RacersIMC (Racers International Motorsports Connection) here in the past.� Mike Dalenberg, the owner of racersimc.com, recently sent me an e-mail.� He wanted to let me know about his RacersIMC Driver Cash Give-a Way promotion. One Lucky Driver will Win Money from RacersIMC in 2011 The Racers International Motorsports Connection is GIVING [...]
Second Straight Top 10 for Ragan; UPS Team Finishes 7th at TMS
David Ragan and the UPS team had a solid weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. After capturing his first career Cup Series pole on Friday, David crosses the finish line in seventh place on Saturday night.
A day in the life of Hot Rod Radio?I stumble across a HEMI powered Dodge Dart
As each week passes I get the opportunity to visit shops from one end of the country to the other. While hanging around my hometown of Portland I visited OC Trans and was lucky enough to spot this sweet little Dart with a real sleeper attitude?but the best part was under the hood. [...]
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Seventh Annual Dale Earnhardt Day Set for April 29th
Dale Earnhardt Inc. will host the seventh annual Dale Earnhardt Day at its corporate headquarters in Mooresville, N.C. on Tuesday, April 29th.
Richard Petty's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Hard to believe it's been 50 years since Richard Petty made his first start racing in NASCAR, in what was then the Grand National division (later to become Winston Cup)...
Friday, May 27, 2011
David?s Blog: Keeping Busy During Off Week
David has a full week of appearances and racing during this off week from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
A day in the life of Hot Rod Radio?my favorite shop equipment
I was lucky enough to hang out with Jerry Pitt, publisher of Hot Rod in the Los Angeles area last week and he led me around to some spectacular shops including his brother-in-law?s shop in San Fernando called T&M Performance. While hanging around the shop checking out his [...]
Rough Night in Darlington; Ragan Finishes 21st
David Ragan and the UPS team battled back from contact in the middle of Saturday night's race to finish 21st
How To Avoiding Auto Leasing Scams
To lease a car is considered to be the most effective and easy suitable option then buying it. It gives the option of driving a new car even if you don’t have enough money. The terms are different when buying and when leasing a car. Now a day’s leasing is an option that has been [...]
David?s Blog: Busy Week in Charlotte
David Ragan and the UPS team have a busy week around the Charlotte area for this weekend's Coca-Cola 600
NHRA NEWS: TASCA WALKS AWAY FROM ATLANTA WITH CAREER-BEST ET AND SEMIFINAL FINISH
The Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car ran better than it has all season at the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, and Bob Tasca III has a new career-best elapsed time and a semifinal finish to prove it. It was a star-studded weekend for Tasca, who played host to both NASCAR Sprint Cup [...]
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Rough Night in Darlington; Ragan Finishes 21st
David Ragan and the UPS team battled back from contact in the middle of Saturday night's race to finish 21st
NASCAR?s 2008 ?Regular Season? Ends
Cross posted from Rev’ Jim’s RantsnRaves: NASCAR’s regular season for 2008 ended with a great shootout between two of the best drivers in the sport. The entire season had its share of similar exciting moments, as well as some huge disappointments. Dodge started out on a high note, with the Penske and Gillett-Evernham teams making [...]
Ragan Earns First Top-Five and Third Top-10 of Season at RIR
David Ragan and the UPS team fought hard for a fourth-place finish at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night
Texas Green Flag Delivery: Bobby Brown
UPS employe Bobby Brown delivered the green flag at Texas Motor Speedway
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
NHRA NEWS: TASCA RUNS CAREER-LOW ET TO ROCKET TO NO. 2 QUALIFYING POSITION IN ATLANTA
Bob Tasca III clocked his career-best elapsed time to qualify No. 2 in the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car Saturday at the NHRA Southern Nationals with NASCAR Sprint Cup Crew Chief Donnie Wingo looking on. Tasca drove to a 4.074-second finish at 308.57 during the last qualifying run of the weekend to launch [...]
Kyle Busch cited for 128 mph
North Carolina authorities say a sheriff’s deputy clocked NASCAR driver Kyle Busch going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone and that he has been cited for careless and reckless driving and speeding. View full post on NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascarpitstopblog.com%2Fnascar-racing%2Fkyle-busch-cited-for-128-mph'; addthis_title = 'Kyle+Busch+cited+for+128+mph'; addthis_pub = ''; Technorati Tags: busch, cited, kyle
Tony Stewart Misses Out Again
Once again Mother Nature conspired to keep Tony Stewart out of victory lane...
Martinsville Qualifying Rained Out
Sorry if I havn’t been on here in a while, I’ve been a bust little kitten! Martinsville qualifying got rained out last Friday, so everyone at this point knows the drill after all that mess goes down. The starting grid goes in order by points. Surprise, surprise! Why don? we just serve Jimmie Johnson his [...]
This Weekends Race?
I just got this email through NASCAR.com Due to inclement weather from Tropical Storm Hanna, tomorrow?s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway has been postponed until 1 p.m. Sunday. The Nationwide event will now be run at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Hobart Brothers Welding Tips Poster
Hobart Brothers offers the cure to common stick welding troubles. The poster illustrates common weld defects, their causes and solutions and is available free of charge in Spanish and English.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
New Hampshire Weekend Review
There is never any way, in the US at least, Formula One is going to steal NASCAR’s thunder. The racing world was amazed as 21 year old Sebastion Vettel became the youngest driver ever to win a points Grand Prix race in the history of that series. He did it at Monza in Italy, driving [...]
David?s Blog: 4-Wide Before Martinsville
David Ragan joined teammates Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle for a special promotion in Charlotte before getting ready to head to Martinsville Speedway
Limelight Dodge: the Jack-Knife Funny Car
The front clip tilted forward, gasser style. The rest of the Limelight's body however, was hinged at the rear and could be titlted up like a typical funny car.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Choose The Best Car Insurance And Leasing
It’s easier to get the auto insurance from the company that you get your lease for your car as it seems to be easy and quick but what we don’t really know is that by getting the insurance from the same company can be very expensive so it’s better to look for a better that [...]
2011 Loughgall Festival of Motorsport photos copyright by Roy Dempster
2011 Loughgall Festival of Motorsport - 1st Historic Keith McIvor. Photo: Roy Dempster (www.roydempster.com) Photographs from the 2011 Loughgall Festival of Motorsport courtesy of Roy Dempster. Jointly organised and promoted by Armagh Lions Club and North Armagh Motor Club, this year's Loughgall Festival of Motorsport featured a number of new attractions. The Orchard Classic Navigation [...]
Jack Thorton and the Southern Style Dodge Funny Car
Jack Thorton competed in both the UDRA and NASCAR circuits with Southern Style Dodge Funny Car during the 1967 season,
Learn These Benefits of Leasing Car
The auto consumers are now days going for more and more towards leasing. It actually is becoming very popular and common among the buyers. It is a very feasible financing option and it also allows you to choose your life style and preference. The leading auto makers are giving now days every low interest rate [...]
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Race, Reuse, Recycle: A Call to Action
The Indianapolis 500 celebrates its centennial this year. This is not a story about Indy, though it is about the cars that used to race there.
One of those cars, a 2000 Lola chassis, was all but destroyed in a crash at another stop on the Indycar racing circuit. Fortunately, that ?tub? ended up at the DeLaSalle Education Center high school in Kansas City, Mo., where ?at-risk? students and their mentor-instructors thought it would enhance their education and inspire their futures if instead of just studying car design and construction, they could actually design and build a car of their own.
By the way, by ?at-risk? we?re talking about teenagers who, in many cases, had experience with drugs and violence and without what DeLaSalle offers might be heading soon to incarceration or interment.
Instead, they took a race car chassis that also had no future and turned it into an amazing electric-powered vehicle with a see-through skin that they?ve tested at Bridgestone?s Texas Proving Grounds track. They also got to make field trips to Ford?s design studios in Michigan and to the automotive technology and restoration department at McPherson College in Kansas. The car will be on display in early May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Working one-on-one with their mentors, the students restored the Indy car tub, designed and fabricated the shrink-wrap style, see-through body and its wire-frame support, installed the electric motors and other components, and even drove the car for its test laps at Fort Stockton, Texas.
They call it experiential learning, and it continues as the DeLaSalle students continue to develop the car so it can go farther and faster on each recharge. By the way, those students also are going farther and faster. They?re staying in school and graduating and enrolling in college.
And now those original DeLaSalle mentors have formed a non-profit called MINDDRIVE so they can share the program with other students at other schools, which is where you come in. I?m sure that some of you who read this website either are or have been Indy team owners or know people who are or have been Indy team owners and who therefore have a bunch of old, obsolete chassis cluttering up their garages.
Except as the kids in KC have shown us, those tubs aren?t obsolete. They can be used to teach and to inspire another generation.
So this is a call to action. Contact someone at MINDDRIVE through www.minddrive.org website and donate those tubs, and then offer to become a mentor at a school in your own community. You?ve won on the track, now win for the future.
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One of those cars, a 2000 Lola chassis, was all but destroyed in a crash at another stop on the Indycar racing circuit. Fortunately, that ?tub? ended up at the DeLaSalle Education Center high school in Kansas City, Mo., where ?at-risk? students and their mentor-instructors thought it would enhance their education and inspire their futures if instead of just studying car design and construction, they could actually design and build a car of their own.
By the way, by ?at-risk? we?re talking about teenagers who, in many cases, had experience with drugs and violence and without what DeLaSalle offers might be heading soon to incarceration or interment.
Instead, they took a race car chassis that also had no future and turned it into an amazing electric-powered vehicle with a see-through skin that they?ve tested at Bridgestone?s Texas Proving Grounds track. They also got to make field trips to Ford?s design studios in Michigan and to the automotive technology and restoration department at McPherson College in Kansas. The car will be on display in early May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Working one-on-one with their mentors, the students restored the Indy car tub, designed and fabricated the shrink-wrap style, see-through body and its wire-frame support, installed the electric motors and other components, and even drove the car for its test laps at Fort Stockton, Texas.
They call it experiential learning, and it continues as the DeLaSalle students continue to develop the car so it can go farther and faster on each recharge. By the way, those students also are going farther and faster. They?re staying in school and graduating and enrolling in college.
And now those original DeLaSalle mentors have formed a non-profit called MINDDRIVE so they can share the program with other students at other schools, which is where you come in. I?m sure that some of you who read this website either are or have been Indy team owners or know people who are or have been Indy team owners and who therefore have a bunch of old, obsolete chassis cluttering up their garages.
Except as the kids in KC have shown us, those tubs aren?t obsolete. They can be used to teach and to inspire another generation.
So this is a call to action. Contact someone at MINDDRIVE through www.minddrive.org website and donate those tubs, and then offer to become a mentor at a school in your own community. You?ve won on the track, now win for the future.
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Texas Pole: David Discusses His First Career Pole
David Ragan and the UPS team claimed the top spot in qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway and will lead the field to green on Saturday night
EDUCATION NEWS: Craftsman awards tool grants to 17 students
Craftsman awarded 17 collision repair students with a tool grant scholarship through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). Each student will receive a 268-piece mechanic tool set along with a lift-top lid case, Microtork torque wrench and 10-drawer ball-bearing tool chest. ?We are thrilled to partner with the Collision Repair Education Foundation to arm these [...]
What?s so Special About 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD 2500 has been replaced entirely with more enhanced features and functions in an effort to acquire the numero uno position among the several competitive heavy-duty trucks that are launched recently. There are about eleven unique types of designs each of which comes with a brand new, perfectly-boxed framework that?s more [...]
NHRA NEWS: New hope, new sponsor lifts Troxel?s Funny Car team
Melanie Troxel?s first race day of the season was briefer than ideal, but after a slow start to the season just being a part of the elimination rounds at the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals was a major step in the right direction. “We made real improvement qualifying the Funny Car this [...]
Saturday, May 21, 2011
What Will a New Points System Mean for the 2011 NASCAR Season?
Ever since I caught parts of the Sprint Cup testing at Daytona International Speedway last week, I?ve been getting excited about the new season. Actually, excited doesn?t begin to even cover it; raring to go would be more accurate. Like ?Gentlemen Start Your Engines,? let?s go, racing ready. BRING IT ON!As NASCAR announced yesterday, the points structure has changed this season. Everyone is in a roar about it with the usual pro-change and anti-change arguments. My initial gut reaction was to be anti-change. I thought it was dumb to change the points structure. My main argument; that you don?t see football or baseball or even basketball just up and changing their scoring system and I believe NASCAR has a sound one.
However, when further contemplating this new points structure I realize that it isn't ALL that different. The most points for a race are now only 48 (43 for first, three bonus points for the win, one bonus point for leading a lap, and one bonus point for leading the most laps). It?s still the same concept with just fewer points. I am no mathematician but I think that in the end this will still reward consistency in the drivers. The only negative thing I can think of is it can make a bad day really bad, but with there only being 48 max points available it might make recovering from that bad day a little easier. I guess only time will tell. More of a concern to me was the announcement about the change in the way the chase field will be set. The first 10 will still be set in the chase. But the 11th and 12th spots in the chase will not necessarily go to those who are 11th and 12th in points. Those two spots are now available to whomever in positions 11-20 who has the most wins. It takes away the reward for consistency and makes it based only on your ability to get to the checkers first. This will make those rain-shortened race wins all the more critical so pit strategy because paramount. I am unsure how I feel about this change. Some believe it will make for a more exciting race to the chase as well as a more exciting chase itself, but I am not sure. Ask me at the end of the season. The order for qualifying will now be set on practice speeds instead of by random draw. This will put more of an emphasis on first practice and dialing in the car as soon as possible. There is also all the driver and team changes that will taking getting use to. I am talking about seeing Kasey Kahne in the #4 Red Bull car, Kurt Busch in the #22 Shell car and seeing Kevin Harvick in the #29 Budweiser car are but a few I can think of right off the top of my head. NASCAR fans are use to these kind of changes, but it doesn?t mean that we won?t all be confused during the first couple of races as to who is who out there!Even with all the changes I can?t wait for the season to get underway. I sit her and wait and wait for the activities in Daytona to get underway. Let?s go racing?soon!
-Amy
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Photo credit: Roger Smith
However, when further contemplating this new points structure I realize that it isn't ALL that different. The most points for a race are now only 48 (43 for first, three bonus points for the win, one bonus point for leading a lap, and one bonus point for leading the most laps). It?s still the same concept with just fewer points. I am no mathematician but I think that in the end this will still reward consistency in the drivers. The only negative thing I can think of is it can make a bad day really bad, but with there only being 48 max points available it might make recovering from that bad day a little easier. I guess only time will tell. More of a concern to me was the announcement about the change in the way the chase field will be set. The first 10 will still be set in the chase. But the 11th and 12th spots in the chase will not necessarily go to those who are 11th and 12th in points. Those two spots are now available to whomever in positions 11-20 who has the most wins. It takes away the reward for consistency and makes it based only on your ability to get to the checkers first. This will make those rain-shortened race wins all the more critical so pit strategy because paramount. I am unsure how I feel about this change. Some believe it will make for a more exciting race to the chase as well as a more exciting chase itself, but I am not sure. Ask me at the end of the season. The order for qualifying will now be set on practice speeds instead of by random draw. This will put more of an emphasis on first practice and dialing in the car as soon as possible. There is also all the driver and team changes that will taking getting use to. I am talking about seeing Kasey Kahne in the #4 Red Bull car, Kurt Busch in the #22 Shell car and seeing Kevin Harvick in the #29 Budweiser car are but a few I can think of right off the top of my head. NASCAR fans are use to these kind of changes, but it doesn?t mean that we won?t all be confused during the first couple of races as to who is who out there!Even with all the changes I can?t wait for the season to get underway. I sit her and wait and wait for the activities in Daytona to get underway. Let?s go racing?soon!
-Amy
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Photo credit: Roger Smith
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NHRA NEWS: ANTRON BROWN WINS NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS TO CLAIM SECOND TROPHY OF THE YEAR
Antron Brown won his second race of the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season defeating Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tony Schumacher today in a close final-round race of the 31st annual NHRA Southern Nationals here at Atlanta Dragway. Schumacher got away from the starting line before Brown, but the 35-year-old New Jersey native [...]
Friday, May 20, 2011
The Reality of Putting
Instructional Putting Video with Pga tour winner Steve Elkington and putting coach Geoff Mangum. Geoff helped Elk to go from 157th on the Pga tour from 3-5 ft. all the way to 2nd. High converting product. Affiliates: www.therealityofputting.com/affiliates The Reality of Putting addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascarpitstopblog.com%2Fpitstops-2%2Fthe-reality-of-putting'; addthis_title = 'The+Reality+of+Putting'; addthis_pub = ''; Technorati Tags: Putting, Reality
You Too Can Be Fast And Fabulous!
Hey race fans- just wanted to let you know that you can win a $25.00 BP gas card from TheFastandTheFabulous.com. Just fill out the form located here. And while you are there poke around- it’s a great racing blog!
Don Schumacher and the Stardust Charger Funny Car
Don Schumacher's Stardust Charger funny car wasn't a flip top. Instead it featured an extreme altered wheelbase with both the rear and front wheels moved radically forward.
Wreck Takes Ragan Out Early in ?Dega
David Ragan and the UPS team had their day cut short in Talladega on Sunday. After starting seventh, a mid-race wreck forced the team out of the race and into the garage.
Second Straight Top 10 for Ragan; UPS Team Finishes 7th at TMS
David Ragan and the UPS team had a solid weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. After capturing his first career Cup Series pole on Friday, David crosses the finish line in seventh place on Saturday night.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ask The Insiders Wednesday #125
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Ragan Earns First Top 10 of Season
David Ragan and the UPS team started 14th and finished 8th at Martinsville Speedway. The team moves up four spots in points to 18th.
Transformers DOTM ? Nascar Daytona 500 TV Spot (HD 720p)
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A Bad Year To Be A Free Agent
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NHRA NEWS: Summer Nationals Preview
BERNSTIEN FEELS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE COPART DRAGSTER IS BACK IN THE WINNER?S CIRCLE For a sport that prides itself on making extremely powerful runs in a straight line, when race teams find themselves mired in a slump, the quickest way out is usually just around the turn. Brandon Bernstein [...]
Own Kyle Petty's '06 Victory Bike and Ride Across the US
A special online auction give you the chance to own Kyle Petty's 2006 Victory motorcycle and join Kyle on the 2009 Ride Across America. But hurry, the auction runs July 15-25, 2008. All proceeds benefit two extremely...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Saga of the Competition + Mustang Funny Car
The story of Competition + and how a collection of drivers, car owners and fuel funny cars lead to a sad event at the 1967 Nationals at Indianapolis
David?s Blog: First Off Weekend of Season
David Ragan and the UPS team have this weekend off from racing. David will head back home to Georgia to spend the weekend at home before heading to Bristol next week.
Choose The Best Car Insurance And Leasing
It’s easier to get the auto insurance from the company that you get your lease for your car as it seems to be easy and quick but what we don’t really know is that by getting the insurance from the same company can be very expensive so it’s better to look for a better that [...]
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Pit Road Spin Puts Ragan 28th in Dover
David and the UPS team started Sunday's race in the 14th position, but a spin at the entrance to pit road under green resulted in a 28th-place finish
Dick Van Dyke Drives Chitty Chitty Bang Bang One Last Time and Jay Leno Dresses as Mary Poppins
On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday, Dick Van Dyke made his entrance to the studio in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, taking it for one last drive before it’s put up for auction by Profiles in History. Just when Dick Van Dyke thought he’d made a great entrance, Jay Leno descended from the clouds [...]
Busch can't do no wrong
Busch again was in the right place at the right time to claim victory in the pepsi 400
Richard Petty 50th Anniversary
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Richard Petty's first race, which occurred on July 12, 1958. In celebration of his half-century of involvement in NASCAR, here is a reproduction of a Petty Enterprises race report...
Monday, May 16, 2011
David?s Blog: Ready for Racing in Richmond
David Ragan heads to one of his favorite tracks on the circuit this weekend. It's short-track racing under the lights in Virginia!
AMSOIL University 2011, What?s In It For You?
This will be a different & busy week� In preparing to bring my AMSOIL Dealership to the next level of performance, I am attending the AMSOIL University in Duluth, Minnesota. AU focuses on providing Dealers training in all aspects of operating and growing their businesses, including technical know-how, customer service and more. All attendees have [...]
Hobart Brothers Welding Tips Poster
Hobart Brothers offers the cure to common stick welding troubles. The poster illustrates common weld defects, their causes and solutions and is available free of charge in Spanish and English.
David?s Blog: Headed to Bristol
David Ragan shares with fans how he spent his off weekend, what motivates him off track and his song choice for driver introductions this weekend in Bristol
Texas Green Flag Delivery: Bobby Brown
UPS employe Bobby Brown delivered the green flag at Texas Motor Speedway
Tough Day in Fontana; Ragan Finishes 22nd
David Ragan and the UPS team started sixth and finished 22nd on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway
Sunday, May 15, 2011
AMSOIL Racing ? Products The Pros Use!
AMSOIL makes high quality synthetic lubricants.� Part of their promotional mission is racing.� Before I became an Independent AMSOIL Dealer, I had no idea of the variety of racing series out there.� AMSOIL is involved in a great variety of racing, both 2 & 4� wheels, both on & off road, asphalt, dirt, in snow [...]
Chevrolet Cruze 2011: What Consumers Said
Consumer A I exchanged my civic for the Chevy Cruze. It has been very long since I had an American car in my garage. I am with the new cruze especially with the special features it has to offer. I bought the 1.4 t automatic, fully loaded LTZ model. I am a person who travels [...]
New Backpack Cooler Keeps Cold-Ones Close By
An innovative backpack cooler from TrackPack chills and dispenses 20 beverage cans with the flick of a wrist, complies with most public venues and tracks and is easy for one person to carry. Drink up!
NHRA NEWS: Past Atlanta champion Lucas dreaming of replay.
You never forget your first victory and for GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas that gives Atlanta Dragway and the annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals a permanent spot in his memory banks. “I remember that race so well,” Lucas said of his big win in 2009. “It was an extremely long race [...]
Lucas Oil Nitto Tire S13.5 on TV
We follow Joons blog pretty avidly, and love it! He sports Enjuku stickers on the side skirts of his s13.5 that was just in an awesome Lucas Oil commercial. Congrats to Joon! He keeps making great moves with his career and we’re looking forward to watching him during the 2011 season of
Saturday, May 14, 2011
NHRA NEWS: Force still adapting to ?Ashley?s hot rod?
In the 31st annual Summit Racing Southern Nationals, an event in which he has gone to the finals more often than any other (14 times in the last 25 years), John Force this week tries to grab a share of the last major drag racing record to have eluded him in a spectacular 34-year NHRA [...]
NHRA NEWS: Anderson Anticipates Rebound in Atlanta
Over the last eighteen months, one of the hallmarks of Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team?s performance has been their incredible ability to overcome challenges both on and off the track to maintain their position as one of the top organizations in the NHRA?s highly competitive Pro Stock category. Prior to the 2010 season, [...]
Richard Petty Drivers Search
Renowned road course racer Marcos Ambrose and two-time Nationwide series champion Randy LaJoie will, again, be among the guest instructors when Richard Petty's Driver Search III takes place December 6-9, 2010 at Charlotte...
Rough Night in Darlington; Ragan Finishes 21st
David Ragan and the UPS team battled back from contact in the middle of Saturday night's race to finish 21st
Friday, May 13, 2011
Largest display ever at Speedway in Lights
In addition to the 4.5-mile drive throughout the grounds of Bristol Motor Speedway and Bristol Dragway, visitors to the 2010-11 edition of Speedway In Lights can experience the newest addition (and the largest display in the event’s history) called Symphony of Lights. Located in the Darrell Waltrip Grandstand, more than 300000 LED lights make up [...]
Goings on at Amy?s Bad Groove
Here are a couple of excerpts from Amy’s Bad Groove this week: In I Have Stupid (NASCAR) Questions, I laments over the fact that she has questions about NASCAR she is afraid to ask…for fear of looking stupid: Anyway I have been a NASCAR fan for years (as in since childhood)?and I have a couple [...]
Vanquishing The Monster Mile
Rotoworld: With seven wins and 11 top-10 finishes in 18 starts at Dover International Speedway, it’s tough to bet against Jimmie Johnson continuing that dominance. Check out this preview of the weekend’s FedEx 400. View full post on NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascarpitstopblog.com%2Fnascar-racing%2Fvanquishing-the-monster-mile'; addthis_title = 'Vanquishing+The+Monster+Mile'; addthis_pub = ''; Technorati Tags: Mile, Monster, [...]
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
David?s Blog: Keeping Busy During Off Week
David has a full week of appearances and racing during this off week from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
With the Centennial of the Indianapolis 500 this month, what is your Indy memory?
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, which was the greatest American race decades before Ken Squier tried to claim that title for Bill France?s sedan show. Indeed, decades before there even was a Daytona 500, the Indy 500 was the greatest race and not just in America but on the entire planet.
That no longer is true, but we?ll ignore that for now as we celebrate the history of the race and of a race track that has modernized nicely while clinging so tightly to its own history that it still has a brick-paved finish line.
Looking back at one hundred years of Indy 500s got me rooting around in the archives ? O.K., I just the shelves out in the garage -- where I found a scrapbook that preserves the full-page 500 preview I wrote for the Joliet (Illinois) Herald-News on Sunday, May 25, 1969.
I was still in college, though just days away from graduation, but worked weekends and summers as a sportswriter for my hometown daily newspaper, covering everything from high school sports to the United Auto Racing Association, which staged midget races on the paved quarter-mile track that surrounded the football field at Joliet Memorial Stadium. This was back in the day when Indy racers raced several nights a week, driving sprints and midgets, and occasionally one of the Bettenhausens from nearby Tinley Park or maybe Mel Kenyon would come from Indiana and bring their midgets to race when there was an open date on the USAC schedule.
Occasionally, one of our local drivers would be invited to take a run around Indy, either in testing or to attempt a qualifying run. UARA racer Roger West went to the Brickyard in 1969 and 1970 but didn?t make the 33-car grid either time.
With money I made writing about sports, I?d bought a brand new fastback Ford Mustang, sort of a college graduation present to myself, and my editor at the newspaper and our wives got up at o-dark-30 on race day and drove down to Indy for what would be the first of many 500s I?d cover at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that year for the Herald-News, and later for newspapers in Michigan and eventually for AutoWeek magazine.
?Granatelli and Andretti have a history of being snake bitten at Indianapolis,? I wrote in my preview story in 1969, ?so this year they?re teaming with hopes that ?Italian power? will cure their Indy ills.?
However, I added, those ills appeared to have continued so far that month of May: ?Andretti walked away from a fiery crash last Wednesday that destroyed the fastest of Granatelli?s cars.?
I don?t have a copy of the story I wrote after the race, though we all recall how, after crashing Andy Granatelli?s fastest car, Mario Andretti started the race in the team?s backup car, a Brawner Hawk, and drove it to a victory celebration that included a big kiss on the cheek from Granatelli.
Well, that was my first Indy experience. What was yours?
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That no longer is true, but we?ll ignore that for now as we celebrate the history of the race and of a race track that has modernized nicely while clinging so tightly to its own history that it still has a brick-paved finish line.
Looking back at one hundred years of Indy 500s got me rooting around in the archives ? O.K., I just the shelves out in the garage -- where I found a scrapbook that preserves the full-page 500 preview I wrote for the Joliet (Illinois) Herald-News on Sunday, May 25, 1969.
I was still in college, though just days away from graduation, but worked weekends and summers as a sportswriter for my hometown daily newspaper, covering everything from high school sports to the United Auto Racing Association, which staged midget races on the paved quarter-mile track that surrounded the football field at Joliet Memorial Stadium. This was back in the day when Indy racers raced several nights a week, driving sprints and midgets, and occasionally one of the Bettenhausens from nearby Tinley Park or maybe Mel Kenyon would come from Indiana and bring their midgets to race when there was an open date on the USAC schedule.
Occasionally, one of our local drivers would be invited to take a run around Indy, either in testing or to attempt a qualifying run. UARA racer Roger West went to the Brickyard in 1969 and 1970 but didn?t make the 33-car grid either time.
With money I made writing about sports, I?d bought a brand new fastback Ford Mustang, sort of a college graduation present to myself, and my editor at the newspaper and our wives got up at o-dark-30 on race day and drove down to Indy for what would be the first of many 500s I?d cover at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that year for the Herald-News, and later for newspapers in Michigan and eventually for AutoWeek magazine.
?Granatelli and Andretti have a history of being snake bitten at Indianapolis,? I wrote in my preview story in 1969, ?so this year they?re teaming with hopes that ?Italian power? will cure their Indy ills.?
However, I added, those ills appeared to have continued so far that month of May: ?Andretti walked away from a fiery crash last Wednesday that destroyed the fastest of Granatelli?s cars.?
I don?t have a copy of the story I wrote after the race, though we all recall how, after crashing Andy Granatelli?s fastest car, Mario Andretti started the race in the team?s backup car, a Brawner Hawk, and drove it to a victory celebration that included a big kiss on the cheek from Granatelli.
Well, that was my first Indy experience. What was yours?
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FD 2010 Recap
The first event was Round 2 Road Atlanta. The cars shake down event. There were a few things that needed to be worked out. Bill only had 1 day of testing before hand and it was a short one. So unfortunately he didn’t make it into the top 32 this event,
Can't Compare Johnson's Three to Cale Yarborough's Three
So Jimmy Johnson won his third championship in a row yesterday. Good for him. But it can't be considered the same as when Yarborough did it in the '70s. Keep with me after the jump for more...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Bonnie Anderson and the That Girl Chevelle Funny Car
That Girl was a true altered-wheelbase match-bash funny car. Bonnie Anderson was one of the pioneer women funny car pliots and she was a regular on the UDRA circuit,.
Ragan Earns First Top 10 of Season
David Ragan and the UPS team started 14th and finished 8th at Martinsville Speedway. The team moves up four spots in points to 18th.
David?s Blog: From One Short Track to the Next
David and the UPS team head to Darlington Raceway this weekend after earning their best finish of the season last week in Richmond
Wreck Takes Ragan Out Early in ?Dega
David Ragan and the UPS team had their day cut short in Talladega on Sunday. After starting seventh, a mid-race wreck forced the team out of the race and into the garage.
Smith?s victory reminiscent of Bayne?s Daytona surprise
Smith’s victory reminiscent of Bayne’s Daytona surprise DARLINGTON, S.C. ? After visiting Daytona three months ago, Cinderella came to the Pee Dee on Saturday night. Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascarpitstopblog.com%2Fnascar-tracks%2Fsmiths-victory-reminiscent-of-baynes-daytona-surprise'; addthis_title = 'Smith%26%238217%3Bs+victory+reminiscent+of+Bayne%26%238217%3Bs+Daytona+surprise'; addthis_pub = ''; Technorati Tags: Bayne's, daytona, reminiscent, Smith's, surprise, Victory
Monday, May 9, 2011
AMSOIL: Truly Cost & Performance Effective
Using AMSOIL Synthetic Oil is truly cost effective. Look at the examples below for the DIY consumer: Initially, I had 2 selfish reasons to want to use AMSOIL for myself: only have to change my oil just once a year (I’m lazy…) only have to pay (less) for the annual cost, just once per year [...]
A General Review Of The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is rated as the 2nd most popular among 7 regular-sized passenger trucks and this is inferred from research and by evaluating 66 article sources submitted by critics, by conducting test drives of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and analyzing thoroughly some information and facts that are from credible and secure resources. [...]
Don Schumacher and the Stardust Charger Funny Car
Don Schumacher's Stardust Charger funny car wasn't a flip top. Instead it featured an extreme altered wheelbase with both the rear and front wheels moved radically forward.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
How To Avoiding Auto Leasing Scams
To lease a car is considered to be the most effective and easy suitable option then buying it. It gives the option of driving a new car even if you don’t have enough money. The terms are different when buying and when leasing a car. Now a day’s leasing is an option that has been [...]
World?s Fastest Half Mile Speed Trials
On March 19, with lap time of 19.481 seconds at 98.497mph, NASCAR driver David Ragan piloted a supercharged Mustang to the World?s Fastest Passenger Car Half Mile Record. Supplied from Ford Racing, Ragan?s Mustang was a supercharged 624 horsepower 5.0L engine with an FR3 handling package and Brembo brakes.The record was set during the World?s [...]
SEMA Secures U.S. Senate Resolution Designating July 8th As ?Collector Car Appreciation Day?
The United States Senate passed Senate Resolution 154 (S. Res. 154) at the request of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and its Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) and Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) Councils designating July 8, 2011 as ?Collector Car Appreciation Day.? The date marks the second commemoration in what will become an [...]
Pit Stop USA Announces New Retail Store and Catalog
Pit Stop USA, a leading online retailer to the circle market, will be opening a new retail showroom in March and also announced the release of their 2011 catalog.
Female Racers Free to Be Themselves at the Track
PHOENIX -- I suspect that if I gave you six guesses, or for that matter, sixty six guesses, you still wouldn?t guess what Danica Patrick is doing today, Monday, January 17, 2011.
Is she testing an Indy car? Nope.
How about shooting another music video or Sports Illustrated swim suit photo? Nope and nope.
And nope and more nopes to your other guesses.
So, what is she doing?
?I?m taking a sewing class,? Patrick said here Sunday during one of two panel discussions that were part of the fourth annual Wheels of Wellness historic racing car show, which annually kicks off classic car auction week in Arizona?s Valley of the Sun.
Though people may assume she has to be the ultimate tom boy to go wheel to wheel in the 200-mph world of Indy car racing, ?I enjoy being a girl,? Patrick said. ?And I like to iron. I?m very much a girl.?
Patrick?s point, I think, was that you really can be a woman and a race car driver. She found no disagreement among the other panelists -- Desire Wilson, former South African racing champion and the only woman to win a Formula One race; Denise McCluggage, pioneering sports car racer as well as the first woman to receive press credentials to cover the Indy 500; Bobby Rahal and Dario Franchitti, neither of them a woman but both Indianapolis 500 winners; and moderator Lyn St. James, the first woman to win rookie of the year honors at Indy.
The panel was to have included one more driver, three-time Indy pole winner Tom Sneva, but his grandson was racing his quarter-midget elsewhere in Phoenix and Sneva is crew chief and had to make that duty his priority.
Patrick also said she and the growing number of women now participating in motorsports have benefited from the groundwork established by women racers of previous generations. The history of women in American is being highlighted this year in the Women in the Winner?s Circle, a traveling exhibit from The Henry Ford museum.
McCluggage not only raced before there were corporate sponsors, but even before there were what we now recognize as professional racing teams, and she talked about how in 1961, she drove her own Ferrari 250 GT from New York to Sebring, where, with a co-driver, she won her class in the 12-hour race -- and was 10th overall -- then drove the car home by way of Chicago.
Some two decades later, Wilson was approached by Bernie Ecclestone about joining his Brabham F1 team as Nelson Piquet?s teammate. Instead, Ecclestone put another driver in the car and Wilson found a ride with the Ken Tyrrell?s team.
When she asked Ecclestone why he changed his mind, she was told the other driver -- Hector Rebaque -- ?has really good hands.?
Wilson looked at her hands and asked if they were not good enough.
?His hands write really big checks,? Ecclestone responded in his way of saying that Rebaque and his sponsors had purchased his ride.
Meanwhile, Patrick noted that when she returned from racing Formula Fords in England, it was Rahal who personally engineered her Barber-Dodge series car, and then put her into his Toyota Atlantic racer and, in 2005, into one of the Rahal-Letterman Indy cars.
Read more from Larry Edsall at iZoom
Photo Credit: Larry Edsall
Is she testing an Indy car? Nope.
How about shooting another music video or Sports Illustrated swim suit photo? Nope and nope.
And nope and more nopes to your other guesses.
So, what is she doing?
?I?m taking a sewing class,? Patrick said here Sunday during one of two panel discussions that were part of the fourth annual Wheels of Wellness historic racing car show, which annually kicks off classic car auction week in Arizona?s Valley of the Sun.
Though people may assume she has to be the ultimate tom boy to go wheel to wheel in the 200-mph world of Indy car racing, ?I enjoy being a girl,? Patrick said. ?And I like to iron. I?m very much a girl.?
Patrick?s point, I think, was that you really can be a woman and a race car driver. She found no disagreement among the other panelists -- Desire Wilson, former South African racing champion and the only woman to win a Formula One race; Denise McCluggage, pioneering sports car racer as well as the first woman to receive press credentials to cover the Indy 500; Bobby Rahal and Dario Franchitti, neither of them a woman but both Indianapolis 500 winners; and moderator Lyn St. James, the first woman to win rookie of the year honors at Indy.
The panel was to have included one more driver, three-time Indy pole winner Tom Sneva, but his grandson was racing his quarter-midget elsewhere in Phoenix and Sneva is crew chief and had to make that duty his priority.
Patrick also said she and the growing number of women now participating in motorsports have benefited from the groundwork established by women racers of previous generations. The history of women in American is being highlighted this year in the Women in the Winner?s Circle, a traveling exhibit from The Henry Ford museum.
McCluggage not only raced before there were corporate sponsors, but even before there were what we now recognize as professional racing teams, and she talked about how in 1961, she drove her own Ferrari 250 GT from New York to Sebring, where, with a co-driver, she won her class in the 12-hour race -- and was 10th overall -- then drove the car home by way of Chicago.
Some two decades later, Wilson was approached by Bernie Ecclestone about joining his Brabham F1 team as Nelson Piquet?s teammate. Instead, Ecclestone put another driver in the car and Wilson found a ride with the Ken Tyrrell?s team.
When she asked Ecclestone why he changed his mind, she was told the other driver -- Hector Rebaque -- ?has really good hands.?
Wilson looked at her hands and asked if they were not good enough.
?His hands write really big checks,? Ecclestone responded in his way of saying that Rebaque and his sponsors had purchased his ride.
Meanwhile, Patrick noted that when she returned from racing Formula Fords in England, it was Rahal who personally engineered her Barber-Dodge series car, and then put her into his Toyota Atlantic racer and, in 2005, into one of the Rahal-Letterman Indy cars.
Read more from Larry Edsall at iZoom
Photo Credit: Larry Edsall
Saturday, May 7, 2011
From Racedriven ? Win a $25 BP Gas card photography Contest.
I?m sure most of us have seen the every changing gas prices daily over the past several months including hitting $4 for a gallon for gasoline at one point this year, so thanks to M80 on behalf of BP, I am running an automotive photography contest with each winner receiving one $25 BP Gift Cards. [...]
Drivers Get Creative With Victory Celebrations
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Friday, May 6, 2011
The Saga of the Competition + Mustang Funny Car
The story of Competition + and how a collection of drivers, car owners and fuel funny cars lead to a sad event at the 1967 Nationals at Indianapolis
A General Review Of The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is rated as the 2nd most popular among 7 regular-sized passenger trucks and this is inferred from research and by evaluating 66 article sources submitted by critics, by conducting test drives of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and analyzing thoroughly some information and facts that are from credible and secure resources. [...]
Fast Bucks: FAST Offers NHRA Contingency Program
Fuel Air Spark Technology, known as FAST, has just introduced a new contingency program for the 2011 NHRA racing season. Now, to support the NHRA Stock and Super Stock classes, FAST is offering cash prizes. Any racer using the FASTTM XFITM or XFI 2.0TM Fuel Injection Systems who wins at one of the national events [...]
Ragan Finishes 16th in Bristol; Moves up in Points
David Ragan and the UPS team started fifth and finished 16th at Bristol Motor Speedway. The team moves up six spots in points to 20th.
Can't Compare Johnson's Three to Cale Yarborough's Three
So Jimmy Johnson won his third championship in a row yesterday. Good for him. But it can't be considered the same as when Yarborough did it in the '70s. Keep with me after the jump for more...
Ragan Earns First Top-Five and Third Top-10 of Season at RIR
David Ragan and the UPS team fought hard for a fourth-place finish at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Seventh Annual Dale Earnhardt Day Set for April 29th
Dale Earnhardt Inc. will host the seventh annual Dale Earnhardt Day at its corporate headquarters in Mooresville, N.C. on Tuesday, April 29th.
Heidts Performance Driving Experience, Midwest, July 15-17
Heidts Hot Rod & Muscle Car Parts is proud to present the Heidts Performance Driving Experience – Midwest, July 15 – 17 at the Autobahn Country Club located in Joliet, IL. The three-day event will provide enthusiast drivers the opportunity to hone their driving skills in the following elements: Road Course Autocross Acceleration/Braking Road Rally [...]
FD 2010 Recap
The first event was Round 2 Road Atlanta. The cars shake down event. There were a few things that needed to be worked out. Bill only had 1 day of testing before hand and it was a short one. So unfortunately he didn’t make it into the top 32 this event,
Tough Day in Fontana; Ragan Finishes 22nd
David Ragan and the UPS team started sixth and finished 22nd on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway
David?s Blog: 4-Wide Before Martinsville
David Ragan joined teammates Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle for a special promotion in Charlotte before getting ready to head to Martinsville Speedway
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Seventh Annual Dale Earnhardt Day Set for April 29th
Dale Earnhardt Inc. will host the seventh annual Dale Earnhardt Day at its corporate headquarters in Mooresville, N.C. on Tuesday, April 29th.
Heidts Performance Driving Experience, Midwest, July 15-17
Heidts Hot Rod & Muscle Car Parts is proud to present the Heidts Performance Driving Experience – Midwest, July 15 – 17 at the Autobahn Country Club located in Joliet, IL. The three-day event will provide enthusiast drivers the opportunity to hone their driving skills in the following elements: Road Course Autocross Acceleration/Braking Road Rally [...]
Joe Mondello (1936-2011) ? A Drag Racing Legend
Drag racing and the automotive performance aftermarket lost one of its brightest lights, with the passing of Joe Mondello in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 6 in Crossville, Tenn., at the age of 75, following complications from surgery. Joe was born on August 6, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. Joe?s passion for all [...]
Own Kyle Petty's '06 Victory Bike and Ride Across the US
A special online auction give you the chance to own Kyle Petty's 2006 Victory motorcycle and join Kyle on the 2009 Ride Across America. But hurry, the auction runs July 15-25, 2008. All proceeds benefit two extremely...
Funny car showdown: Jerry Harvey against Wayne Gapp
In a battle of SOHC powered Fords, Wayne Gapp defeated Jerry Harvey at Detroit Dragway's 1967 Midwest Championshps.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
FD 2010 Recap
The first event was Round 2 Road Atlanta. The cars shake down event. There were a few things that needed to be worked out. Bill only had 1 day of testing before hand and it was a short one. So unfortunately he didn’t make it into the top 32 this event,
New Hampshire Weekend Review
There is never any way, in the US at least, Formula One is going to steal NASCAR’s thunder. The racing world was amazed as 21 year old Sebastion Vettel became the youngest driver ever to win a points Grand Prix race in the history of that series. He did it at Monza in Italy, driving [...]
My top 10 hottest NASCAR drivers!
*I do not own any of these pictures or this song. No copyright intended.* The song is just because these are some sexy men!!! This is my opinion. Please no rude comments on my choice. I don’t tell others they are wrong so please don’t do it. rate and good comment!!! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascarpitstopblog.com%2Fnascar-drivers%2Fmy-top-10-hottest-nascar-drivers'; addthis_title [...]
Chevrolet Cruze 2011: What Consumers Said
Consumer A I exchanged my civic for the Chevy Cruze. It has been very long since I had an American car in my garage. I am with the new cruze especially with the special features it has to offer. I bought the 1.4 t automatic, fully loaded LTZ model. I am a person who travels [...]
Monday, May 2, 2011
2011 Daytona 500 The Big One Crash Nascar
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Circuit of the Americas, Formula1 USGP Facility
United States Grand Prix Group Brands World-Class Facility ?Circuit of the Americas?? – Identity Conveys Multi-national Appeal, Multi-purpose Use. This is the new Circuit of the Americas logo, announced Tuesday, April 12th, 2011.� This is the name of the facility where the Formula 1?� Austin USGP will take place in 2012.� But the Circuit of [...]
Can't Compare Johnson's Three to Cale Yarborough's Three
So Jimmy Johnson won his third championship in a row yesterday. Good for him. But it can't be considered the same as when Yarborough did it in the '70s. Keep with me after the jump for more...
Petty Holdings Announces Richard Petty's Driver Search
Training Camp & Competition Will Award Opportunity in ARCA Racing
Series and Marcos Ambrose and Randy LaJoie have joined the staff of
Richard Petty's Driver Search.
Series and Marcos Ambrose and Randy LaJoie have joined the staff of
Richard Petty's Driver Search.
Hunnert Car Heads-Up Vintage Drags At Great Lakes Dragaway June 11
The Chrome Czars Motor Club today announced that their rapidly growing nostalgia drag racing event, the 3rd annual Hunnert Car Heads-Up? drags, is set for Saturday, June 11th, at historic Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. The Heads-Up drag racing event is open to any hot rod, custom, purpose-built drag car or motorcycle from [...]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
BRC: Pirelli International Rally 2011 ? Video Highlights
BRC Pirelli International Rally 2011 Video Highlights: David Bogie extended his lead in the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship this weekend when, following a faultless drive, he recorded his second victory of the season by winning the Pirelli International Rally. The Scottish Mitsubishi driver led the third round of the UK?s premier rally series [...]
Meguiar?s Simplifies Spring Cleaning With Five Simple Steps
With gloomy weather and poor driving conditions in the rear view mirror, now is the perfect time for a quick spring cleaning, courtesy of Meguiar?s. To maintain a stunning shine and flawless appearance, the century-old leader in vehicle appearance care presents the top five car care tips for keeping your vehicle looking its best this [...]
Coalition Formed To Save The Bonneville Salt Flats
The Bonneville Salt Flats, legendary site of flat out speed, needs salt replenishment. A number of prominent organizations have formed the “Save the Salt Coalition” to protect the Bonneville Salt Flats (BSF) from continued deterioration due to salt brine removal from potash mining. The Coalition is now working with government officials, mine operators and others [...]
Ragan Finishes 16th in Bristol; Moves up in Points
David Ragan and the UPS team started fifth and finished 16th at Bristol Motor Speedway. The team moves up six spots in points to 20th.
1988 Daytona 500 Richard Petty Flips
Richard Petty flips coming off of turn 4 standing up on the catch fence and then he gets hit hard by Brett Bodine. Other drivers invovled including Phil Barkdoll, Alan Kulwicki, AJ Foyt, and Eddie Bierschwale. All of the drivers are OK. Petty only suffered a broken right ankle. My Capture. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascarpitstopblog.com%2Fnascar-tracks%2F1988-daytona-500-richard-petty-flips'; addthis_title [...]
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