Archive for July, 2010

Friday notebook

Notebook: Hamlin, Newman confirm they were fined By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 30, 2010) LONG POND, Pa. —NASCAR drivers Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman admitted Friday at Pocono Raceway that they had been hit with fines for making disparaging remarks about NASCAR racing. Though neither driver revealed the amount of his [...]

NASCAR podcast — Pocono preview

On this week’s podcast: · Find out why Joe Gibbs thinks Denny Hamlin’s Pocono dominance has helped JGR · Hear from former Pocono winners Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch · NASCAR managing director of R&D Brett Bodine reviews how Juan Pablo Montoya lost the Brickyard · NASCAR stats guru Mike Forde gets inside the numbers [...]

Rowdy.com Podcast – July 30

On today’s show: · Jeff Burton on a changing NASCAR · Mark Martin says Kevin Harvick should look out · Kurt Busch talks about Pocono bumps To listen to the podcast, please click here.

Grenier Quick in Star Mazda Thursday Testing at Autobahn

Autobahn Country Club / Joliet, IL (July 29, 2010 ) – Mikael Grenier, the quick Quebec driver who pilots the #17 Andersen Racing / Slow Cow / April Super Flow / NAPA Auto Parts / HS Telecom / Desharnais Mazda set the quick time of today’s two 45-minute promoter test sessions leading up to Rounds [...]

NASCAR notebook

Notebook: Jack Roush transferred to Mayo Clinic Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 29, 2010) NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, injured in a plane crash Tuesday in Oshkosh, Wis., has been transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Roush-Fenway Racing announced Thursday. Roush remains in serious, but stable condition and will continue [...]

Keselowski: Iowa ‘a special moment in my career’

By Lee Montgomery Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 29, 2010) Brad Keselowski was already a three-time winner when he raced in the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Iowa Speedway last year. But winning the U.S. Cellular 250 in 2009 was a turning point in Keselowski’s career. He had yet to [...]

ARCA champ Lofton struggling in rookie truck season

By Jared Turner Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 29, 2010) So splendid were the fortunes of Justin Lofton last year in the ARCA Racing Series that he doesn’t remember hardly anything going wrong. Now a rookie in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Lofton, can’t get much of anything to go [...]

Rowdy.com Podcast – July 29

On today’s show: We find out which drivers got mystery fines. Jeff Gordon on how crazy Pocono will be. Bobby Labonte to the 47. To listen to the podcast, please click here.