Home Depot Will Cut 7,000 Jobs
Home Depot Inc., the world’s largest home-improvement retailer, will cut 7,000 jobs, or 2 percent of its workforce, and exit its design showroom business because of a drop in consumer … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
EGR close to naming 4th driver
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will field a fourth entry — the #41 Chevy — in the Daytona 500 and expects to decide on a driver Monday, team president Steve Lauletta said … Read More
NASCAR reinstates cheaters
NASCAR has reinstated Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide Series crew chiefs Dave Rogers and Jason Ratcliff as well as five other team crewmen who were suspended indefinitely last August. The NASCAR … Read More
Joe Gibbs flips opponent in match race
It may have been just for fun, but NASCAR team owner and Hall-of-Fame coach Joe Gibbs made good on his promise to refuse to lose in Friday night's Arena Racing … Read More
Again no side-by-side commercials for NASCAR
Thanks to reporter Dustin Long, ESPN's top motorsports executive has spoken about the topic no network will touch. That is why side-by-side commercials work on the IRL races but not … Read More
NASCAR won’t budge on Roush 4-car limit
With teams scrambling to find sponsorships and raise enough money to run full schedules in this economic crisis, Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith thinks NASCAR should reconsider its four-car … Read More
Nemechek Announces 2009 Driving Plans
Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek is gearing up for the 2009 NASCAR season. The driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports said that he is planning to run the full Sprint Cup … Read More
Dale Earnhardt to be remembered
Fans of Dale Earnhardt are being asked to pay tribute on Wednesday February 18th in honor and memory of the legendary driver. A guest book will be available throughout the … Read More
Ford Racing and Roush Yates Prepare to Debut New “FR9” Engine
Ford and Roush Yates Engines already enjoy a reputation for producing some of the best power and reliability in the sport, but its latest NASCAR-approved engine has raised expectations to … Read More
Motorcraft Sponsors Wood Brothers for 9 races
Wood Brothers Motorcraft livery For the ninth consecutive year, Ford Customer Service Division’s Motorcraft brand will team with legendary Wood Brothers Racing to compete in the highest form of stock … Read More
An All-New 2010 Ford Fusion is “We Race. You Win.” Grand Prize
One lucky fan will win a 2010 Ford Fusion in Ford Racing’s “We Race. You Win." national sweepstakes, announced here today as part of the Ford NASCAR Media Day. Each … Read More
Biffle Predicts Old-Time Racing to Return to Atlanta
Encouraged by the results from a two-day Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company test session at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Greg Biffle expects old-time, side-by-side racing will be the rule of the … Read More
Andretti surprises Johnson
Rick Hendrick and Mario Andretti Rhonda McCole/AR1.com Jimmie Johnson keeps getting pleasant surprises along with awards for his success as a Sprint Cup driver. When Johnson matched only Cale Yarborough … Read More
Burger King signs deal with Stewart-Haas Racing
Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that the company has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing. As part of the sponsorship agreement, BKC has two … Read More
Evernham, Kyle Petty take backseat on merged team
Kyle Petty Ray Evernham and Kyle Petty are unlikely to have significant roles — if any — in the newly formed Richard Petty Motorsports. The team was created earlier this … Read More
Bires to attempt Daytona 500
Kelly Bires Kelly Bires will attempt to make his Sprint Cup debut in the Daytona 500 next month, but he probably won't be too busy after that. On a week … Read More
New Dodge Noses for 2009
NASCAR has approved a new nose for the 2009 Dodge Chargers, which should help the cars perform better on the so-called intermediate tracks of 1.5 to 2 miles in length. … Read More
Ask.com clarifies NASCAR involvement
Search engine, Ask.com, and operating business of IAC, has issued clarification with regard to its recent announcement concerning the Hall of Fame Racing Agreement. The arrangement involves Ask as the … Read More
Target to sponsor Montoya
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced they have moved their long-time partner Target to the #42 car of Juan Pablo Montoya. It is a reunion for Target and Montoya … Read More
EGR could drop to two cars
UPDATE #3 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will field full-time Sprint Cup teams for Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex Jr. and Aric Almirola, team president … Read More
No more Tradin’ Paint show
Speed Channel will not bring back the show “Tradin Paint,’’ the show that featured John Roberts, Kyle Petty and a journalist discussing some of the issues of the day. The … Read More
No Memorial Day double for Hornish
Sam Hornish Jr. Don’t expect Sam Hornish Jr. to attempt the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 double on Memorial Day weekend. “I don’t think that there’s any possibility that that would happen … Read More
Riggs to drive for Baldwin
Scott Riggs Tommy Baldwin Racing announced today Scott Riggs as the driver of the #36 Toyota for the 2009 NASCAR season. Riggs, formerly with Haas CNC Racing will start his … Read More
Gillett Evernham renames team Richard Petty Motorsports
Gillett Evernham Motorsports officials announced Monday that the team will be officially renamed Richard Petty Motorsports, effective immediately. GEM, which announced an agreement to merge with Petty Enterprises earlier this … Read More
Verizon teams with Penske Racing
Penske Racing announced today that it will team with Verizon Wireless to field a full-season entry in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series. The No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge Charger will … Read More