Latest EntryMar 10, 2010 NASCAR News Leave a comment
Seven months of negotiations have put NASCAR and its top teams in position to create the first NASCAR Properties, a trust that will serve as a centralized licensing agency for the sport.
The unnamed unit will operate as a one-stop shop for licensees, but a key difference from other previously established league-licensing divisions is that revenue [...]
Mar 9, 2010 Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, NASCAR News, Sprint Cup Series Leave a comment
NASCAR announced on Tuesday that they will be placing Carl Edwards on probation for the next three Sprint Cup Series races after he intentionally wrecked Brad Keselowski during the Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday, which sent Keselowski’s No. 12 Dodge into the air.
However, the fact that Edwards wrecked Keselowski intentionally isn’t their biggest concern. [...]
Mar 9, 2010 Carl Edwards, NASCAR News, Opinion Leave a comment
Suspension? Fine? Points penalty?
Are you kidding?
NASCAR doled out none of the above to Carl Edwards for intentionally—and with malice aforethought—wrecking Brad Keselowski in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Keselowski’s Dodge flipped upside-down, slammed into the outside wall in the tri-oval at the 1.54-mile racetrack, landed on its roof and eventually turned upright before [...]
Mar 9, 2010 Carl Edwards Leave a comment
Carl Edwards emerged virtually unscathed Tuesday as NASCAR announced it has placed him on probation for the next three races for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski during the Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Edwards, who was parked after the crash for his actions, was not suspended, fined or penalized points for the incident. [...]
Mar 8, 2010 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, NASCAR News, Opinion, Sprint Cup Series 2 Comments
When NASCAR announced at the beginning of the 2010 season that drivers could just let loose, be themselves, and participate in “have at it, boys” racing, all involved expected some fireworks.
But in today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards took that new sentiment one step too far, with a payback hit [...]
Mar 7, 2010 Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Sprint Cup Series Leave a comment
HAMPTON, Ga.—Polesitter Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Chevrolet shook so violently he couldn’t see.
Mark Martin blew a left rear tire and slid through the infield. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson—Gordon on two occasions—brought their cars to the pits just in time to avert disaster after they felt tires going down.
The net result was an off [...]
Mar 7, 2010 NASCAR News Leave a comment
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in Atlanta saw action from the very first lap when pole sitter, Ron Hornaday Jr., found himself in a three-wide situation with Kyle Busch and Matt Crafton. Contact was made between the No. 33 and No. 18 that resulted in an early exit for Hornaday. The No. 33 [...]
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