Blog December 2008

Blog December 2008

• No Truckin’ For Junior—Yet
  • Dec 05, 2008
  • Blog

  While Dale Earnhardt Jr. has struggled to find sponsorship for his JR Motorsports Nationwwide Series program, television ratings have spiked for the soon-to-be Camping World Truck Series. Between the Truck Series gaining in exposure and being cheaper, wouldn’t that be a good target for the future of JR Motorsports?

  “Well, not necessarily,” Junior answered. “The Truck Series is very interesting and would be fun. But it would be expensive to begin from anew. Not having a Truck chassis, or any of the components that the Truck Series runs different from the Nationwide car. But, it would depend on the sponsor. If Chevrolet came and pushed us in that direction, and we had a sponsor willing, that would be just as exciting and we would be able to accomplish basically the same amount exposure-wise as we do from the [Nationwide Series].

• Knaus Skiddish About Car Ownership
  • Dec 05, 2008
  • Blog

  “It wasn’t that long ago that I wanted to be a car owner, as recently as five years ago I wanted that,” Knaus said Thursday. “Whether or not I want that now, we’ll just have to wait and see. Obviously, the situation would have to be ideal. But I know what we’ve got at Hendrick Motorsports, and to think that I could go out and start a team and race against the driver lineup and the brain power that they’ve got and the resources they’ve got at Hendrick Motorsports is just foolish at this point.”

• NASCAR and Detroit’s Woes - NY Times Sports Editor Q & A
  • Dec 05, 2008
  • Blog

  Many papers are scaling back their (NASCAR) coverage. What are your plans for New York Times coverage next year?

  >>We have no plans to scale back our coverage. In fact, the issues you mentioned make the sport especially interesting right now. We’ll be eager to explore how reduced advertising budgets affect Nascar (and all sports), whether fans continue to pack the seats at Nascar’s big venues and how all of these issues play out in communities where auto racing is so prominent. We also want to find out if Jimmie Johnson is ready to let someone else take a turn at winning the Cup title.

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