Archive for September, 2009

30 Sep

Penske/Saturn Deal Is Off

So much for Penske Racing developing a new Saturn race car.
News broke today that the Saturn/Penske/GM deal has fallen apart. General Motors will be shutting down its Saturn brand, though there is no word yet as to when. GM did say that Saturn owners can still go to Saturn dealers for service until they close. [...]

29 Sep

NASCAR’s CEO France Has an Idea of How the Chase Will Play Out

Let the conspiracy theories begin again.
Brian France, CEO of NASCAR, told Scene Daily that he is not concerned about the television ratings drop in the first Chase race at New Hampshire. The ratings for the Sylvania 300 were a 3.2, the lowest they had been at New Hampshire since ABC took over NASCAR’s coverage of the [...]

28 Sep

Joey Logano’s Scary Crash Caused By CoT?

43 cars were half-way through the 32nd lap of the AAA 400 at Dover. On the backstretch, a bottleneck occurred in the middle of the pack. A bright orange car with the #20 on each of the sides and roof was knocked sideways into the turn 3 grass, washed up the track in front of [...]

28 Sep

PUNTE, Sportsfan Take SCS Freeroll at Dover

For the first time in Stock Car Spin Freeroll history, there was a tie atop the final standings. 716 to 716. It literally couldn’t have been any closer.
Ironically, the players who tied atop the standings were also first-time winners. Both PUNTE and Sportsfan enjoyed their first W of the season. As far as who wins [...]

28 Sep

The “Day After” Discussion: Dover

We’ve got several things to discuss today after Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover. So without further ado, let us begin our second Discussion of the Chase:
With Jimmie Johnson’s dominating performance at Dover, is he now the driver to beat in the Chase?
Is Johnson’s dominance in recent years suspicious?
Can Juan Pablo Montoya or Kurt Busch, the [...]

24 Sep

The Pot(Dale Earnhardt Jr.) Calls the Kettle(David Reutimann) Black

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has never made a mistake. Just ask him.
Alright, so maybe he’s willing to admit a few here and there. But if you watched Sunday’s race at New Hampshire, that initial statement may sound true.
Late in the event, Earnhardt, running fourth, got bumped in the middle of turns 3 and 4 by David [...]

24 Sep

Don’t Forget to Sign Up for SCS Freeroll at Dover

It’s Thursday yet again. Time to sign up for Stock Car Spin Freeroll at Dover!
Here’s what you’ve gotta do:
-Go to www.365fantasysports.com
-Sign up if you don’t have an account(and get $6 to play with for free!)
-Scroll down on the 365 Fantasy homepage until you see “Stock Car Spin Freeroll”
-Enter invitation code “spin”
-Set your lineup
-Tell your friends!
It’s easy, [...]

23 Sep

Safety Concerns or Not, NASCAR Races Shouldn’t Finish Under Caution

NASCAR is under the gun once again. And while, after last weekend’s finish, they ought to be, this time it’s for all the wrong reasons.
The first race of the 2009 Chase for the Cup ended under caution on Sunday. But, as you may have gotten by now(and if you haven’t, you don’t know NASCAR’s mainstream [...]

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