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Southern Senators and Congressional Members Not Helping NASCAR
on Nov 23, 2008

Yesterday Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama joined the chorus of southern Senators and other Republican congressional members who are not behind a bailout for the U.S. automotive industry. Why? Toyota, Mercedes, Hyundai, and other foreign auto makers have concentrated their U.S. factories in the lower-wage southern states. It must be frustrating for NASCAR to watch their Southern Republican politicians, a group coddled by NASCAR for many years, so directly support a policy position that will affectively destroy the domestic US auto industry and have a profound impact on NASCAR.

The winds of change are blowing in American motorsport in many, many ways.


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Off Season Might Not Be Long Enough For NASCAR
By Auto Racing Daily Editor on Nov 02, 2008

NASCAR’s leadership has always been respected for making good business decisions and all their moves seemed to always be the right ones – who could argue with near constant growth of sponsors, venues, TV numbers, and fans.  But the 2009 NASCAR season might just test the true business acumen of those at the helm of the NASCAR ship because, for the first time in many years, the stars are not aligned in NASCAR’s favor. The sport had already, though recently, stopped growing and, in the coming months, there is a good chance that multiple pieces of the US financial system that directly affect NASCAR’s bottom line are all going to unwind at the same time. The “everything we touch turns to gold” days are over and with such limited choices the best way forward might just be the only way forward. 


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Jimmie Johnson Joins Spurs, Sampras, Devils In Unknowingly Screwing His Sport
By Josh Stewart on Oct 04, 2008

Johnson is the equivalent of the halfcourt Spurs, the serve-and-volley, rally-be-damned Sampras and the trapping, skating-in-open-ice-is-sin Devs. Style counts. And Jimmie Johnson doesn’t have any.


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Junior Feeling At Home With Gordon, Hendrick
By Josh Stewart on Sep 16, 2008

Jeff Gordon had not yet supplanted Dale Earnhardt Sr. as NASCAR’s most dominant driver—but according to Dale Earnhardt Jr., his dad must have already known something. “I was running late models up at North Wilkesboro and he introduced me to Jeff, in 1994,” Junior remembered while he and other Chase participants met with the media in New York Wednesday. “And if my dad introduced me to somebody—he only did that probably 10 times in my life…he was a busy guy, thinking about his race cars, and what he was doing with his life—and for him to take a minute to introduce me to someone, it must have been really important.”


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Jeff Gordon NASCAR’s Change Candidate
By Josh Stewart on Sep 10, 2008

Gordon knows one race can change everything.

“We need to get out from underneath that cloud and get more positive things surrounding us,” Gordon said. “And the only way we’re going to do that is to perform. Even if we come out of New Hampshire, just like Clint [Bowyer] last year, that was the whole story. ‘Oh, my gosh where did this guy come from?’ And that’s all anybody wanted to talk about. Things can turn around that fast. We recognize that. And the way our season had gone, that has to be our focus.”

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GP2 Asia Series: Kamui Kobayashi Takes Pole In Dubai
GP2 Asia Series: Kamui Kobayashi Takes Pole In Dubai

In a trouble-free session and a cleaner track than during Free Practice, Kobayashi signed the fastest laptime ahead of countryman Sakon Yamamoto at the wheel of his ART car.

Interview With Danica Patrick
Interview With Danica Patrick

The IndyCar Series has one of the longest off-seasons in motor racing, which gives Danica Patrick plenty of time to burnish the popular driver’s brand image.

Honda Accord Achieves Highest Overall Rating In Euro NCAP Crash Tests
Honda Accord Achieves Highest Overall Rating In Euro NCAP Crash Tests

Honda’s new Accord has achieved the first three star pedestrian test rating for the Large Family class in the latest Euro NCAP crash test results published.

Mika Hakkinen Believes Hamilton Can Be ‘The Best England Has Seen’
Mika Hakkinen Believes Hamilton Can Be 'The Best England Has Seen'

Hakkinen, who won his world titles in 1998 and 1999, has been impressed with Hamilton’s ability to cope under pressure despite making high-profile mistakes on his way to becoming the youngest ever F1 world champion this year.

Heikki Kovalainen Demands To Have The Same Fuel Strategy As Hamilton
Heikki Kovalainen Demands To Have The Same Fuel Strategy As Hamilton

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Kovalainen believes the reason he finished the season in seventh place is becuase his car was always given a heavier fuel load.

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Paralyzed IndyCar Racer Is Determined To Walk Someday
Paralyzed IndyCar Racer Is Determined To Walk Someday

Schmidt was inspired to start his foundation after seeing other quadriplegic leave rehabilitation before recovery because their insurance ran out. As he saw research develop throughout the years, Schmidt developed a loftier goal — to one day walk again.

Hamilton Designs The Ultimate F1 Circuit
Hamilton Designs The Ultimate F1 Circuit

“I wanted to create a circuit that would be challenging, exhilarating and enjoyable, but most of all somewhere you would love to have the chance to drive and provide the definitive test for any driver, in any car.” --LewisHamilton.

Lee McKenzie - The New Face Of F1
Lee McKenzie - The New Face Of F1

Lee, 30, will be the first woman to present F1 on TV.

Wrecked Car Sells For $226,521.63
Wrecked Car Sells For $226,521.63

In America, a wrecked car placed on Ebay for a starting bid of just $500 eventually sold last week for $226,521.63.

100th B’day Celebrations With A High Speed Ride
100 Years Old At 100mph!

Gladys - who turns 100 on 2nd December – became the oldest person ever to take part in a Brands Hatch driving experience when she was driven around the Indy circuit in a Mégane Renaultsport by an instructor.

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