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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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Gene Haas “In Good Standing” With NASCAR
By Josh Stewart on Aug 05, 2008

Often lost in the circumstances involving the formation of Stewart-Haas Racing is the fact that one of those two namesakes currently resides in federal prison. But unlike Michael Vick--who may face further discipline from the National Football League following his release--Gene Haas will be welcomed back into NASCAR with open arms. Haas reported to prison in January to serve a two-year term after pleading guilty to one count of tax fraud. That followed a plea bargain resulting in the dismissal of several charges, which included reporting false race team expenses.

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F1 Tycoon Bernie Ecclestone’s Wife Files For Divorce
F1 Tycoon Bernie Ecclestone's Wife Files For Divorce

telegraph.co.uk

Mr. Ecclestone is worth an estimated £2.4 billion with properties all over the world, a Falcon jet, a 190ft yacht and part ownership in Queens Park Rangers football club. But the 78-year-old could be in line for an incredibly expensive payout as many of his assets are in his wife Slavica’s name. 

Rizla Suzuki Heads For The Final 2008 Test At Phillip Island
Rizla Suzuki Heads For The Final 2008 Test At Phillip Island

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Phillip Island in Australia to participate in its final test of 2008, as it further evaluates new parts and components for next season’s Suzuki GSV-R.

Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI Clean Diesel Wins 2009 Green Car Of The Year Award
Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI Clean Diesel Wins 2009 Green Car Of The Year Award

The editors at Green Car Journal nominated five vehicles that represented the year’s best-of-the-best 2009 green vehicles, and today announced that they have chosen Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI clean diesel as the best-of-the-best and awarded it their 2009 Green Car of the Year.

Volkswagen Pushes Forward With “Strategy 2018” Project For The Future
Volkswagen Pushes Forward With “Strategy 2018” Project For The Future

The Volkswagen Group’s focus on becoming an economic and environmental leader in the global automotive industry remains the central element of the Group Strategy 2018. 

Infineon Raceway Collects More Than 17 Tons Of Recyclable Materials
Infineon Raceway Collects More Than 17 Tons Of Recyclable Materials

The breakdown for the 2008 motor-racing season included:
18,928 pounds of glass (35,768 glass bottles)
13,366 pounds of plastic bottles (179,639 plastic bottles)
2,274 pounds of aluminum cans (66,628 cans)
Total: 34,568 pounds (282,035 beverage containers)

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The Perfect Gift For The NASCAR Dad
The Perfect Gift For The NASCAR Dad

Many of the biggest fans in NASCAR lend time, money and resources to their own foundations or the charities closest to their heart. NASCAR heavyweight, Kyle Busch is no exception.

Struggling Former Driver Lifted Up By Racing Friends
Struggling Former Driver Lifted Up By Racing Friends

Ard didn’t have a particularly long NASCAR career, but his three seasons netted him two championships in the second-tier series now sponsored by Nationwide. He never got rich from racing, and collected roughly 25% of the $378,765 he made in winnings before suffering severe head trauma in a 1984 crash.

A Driver’s Tribute To A NASCAR Fan
A Driver's Tribute To A NASCAR Fan

NASCAR driver Dan Efland of the Johnny Davis Motorsports team read about Powell’s death in an Arizona newspaper. His team decided to honor Powell at tomorrow’s race by posting a large decal on Efland’s car. The decal reads “In memory of Dan Powell,” and it has an image of a cement truck.

What Are Your Favorite Drivers Dressing Up As On Halloween?
What Are Your Favorite Drivers Dressing Up As On Halloween?

Ah, the good old days when the magical night of Halloween produced a bumper crop of candy and a belly of laughs at a house party. Ryan Hunter-Reay fondly remembers.
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Rocket-Powered Car Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
Britishers Plan To Build A Car Faster Than Speeding Bullet

A British team is planning to build a car that is literally faster than a speeding bullet.
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