Archive for June, 2008
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Monday, June 30th, 2008By Richard Allen
*After watching Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301 my guest blogger, Jayson D. Henry, and I got into a discussion as to whether or not Juan Pablo Montoya should be punished for deliberately running into the car of Kyle Busch under caution. Since the two of us had differing opinions we decided to each […]
Montoya should not be punished
Monday, June 30th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
Juan Pablo Montoya should not be punished for what he did to Kyle Busch.NASCAR should not do anything more than the 2 lap penalty they already gave him because that cost him enough. He finished 32nd which caused him to lose both points and money. So, the 2 lap penalty served as […]
Can’t beat the Busches, Toyota surprises and Stewart’s bad luck
Sunday, June 29th, 2008By Richard Allen
Kurt Busch won the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 in what turned out to be a strange ending at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. Busch ran around the 15th position most of the day but when a caution flew on lap 273 the race began to take what would turn out to […]
Volunteer Speedway washed out, rescheduled
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Heavy rain washes out ‘Fan Appreciation Night’ racing action at Volunteer Speedway, rescheduled for Friday, July 11
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (June 28) — Before the largest crowd of the season Saturday on “Fan Appreciation Night” at Volunteer Speedway presented by Rusty Wallace Auto Group, the anticipation of an awesome night of racing action for the huge […]
DEI taking the look of a sinking ship
Saturday, June 28th, 2008By Richard Allen
In 1912 the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. While it is well known the ship did not have enough life boats for all passengers, there were still more people who went down than should have. Part of the problem was the crew could not convince passengers that the […]
Tragedy is a part of motorsports
Thursday, June 26th, 2008By Steve Monday
Death has been a part of motorsports since day one. Unfortunately, it can strike at any time. Race car drivers know this. Most do (and all should) take every precaution to ensure their safety. But, there are no guarantees.
NHRA Fuel Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta paid the ultimate price during the NHRA Lucas […]
Biffle re-sign puts one piece into silly season puzzle
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008By Richard Allen
Greg Biffle has reached an agreement to stay with Roush Fenway Racing for three more years. It also appears as though sponsor 3M will remain with the Roush Fenway Racing team. That puts a major piece into the silly season puzzle.
At one time this season Biffle, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Martin Truex and […]
Volunteer Speedway offering $5 admission
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008$5 adult grandstand admission — ‘Fan Appreciation Night’ scheduled Saturday, June 28 at Volunteer Speedway
BULLS GAP, Tenn. — Volunteer Speedway will host Fan Appreciation Night presented by Rusty Wallace Auto Group of Morristown on Saturday, June 28. A five-division racing program featuring “Gateway Ford” Super Late Model, “Courtesy Chevrolet” Crate Late Model, “Rusty Wallace Toyota” Hobby Stock, […]
Will Aric Almirola drive for Hendrick in 2010?
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008By Jayson D. Henry
The title of this blog may seem a bit far fetched but think of the pattern that has been established here.
Last year, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced he would be leaving the DEI #8 car to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.
This year, it has been reported that Mark Martin will leave the […]
Kurt has become the other Busch
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008By Richard Allen
The season started off great for Kurt Busch and his Penske Racing South teammate Ryan Newman. They finished 1-2 at Daytona. This was coming off of a pretty good year in 2007 in which Kurt’s #2 team won two races, qualified for the Chase for the Championship and finished 7th overall. Since Daytona, […]
Sacrificing Cup efforts to run another series is ridiculous
Monday, June 23rd, 2008By Richard Allen
What if you went to a stick and ball sports website and read that on the Saturday night before a regular season match up between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots Peyton Manning and Tom Brady were going to fly across the country to play in a college game. You will […]
Childress’ grandson wins at Volunteer Speedway
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Dillon, Buckingham capture Volunteer Speedway ‘Late Model Showdown’ victories
By Robert Walden
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (June 21) — It was never a question whether Austin Dillon of Lewisville, N.C., would drive a race car, after all he grew up around the sport of auto racing since he’s the grandson of legendary NASCAR team owner Richard Childress and […]