Notebook: Smith expounds on ‘North Cuba’ comment … sort of By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 5, 2010) HAMPTON, Ga.–Speedway Motorsports chairman Bruton Smith didn’t exactly defend his comments about Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he did put a unique spin on the remarks Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Smith would like to see [...]
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Texas to have night Cup race
August 17th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors Texas to host its first night Cup race in 2011 By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 17, 2010) DALLAS—Speedway Motorsports chairman Bruton Smith never does anything on a small scale, and his Tuesday night announcement of Texas Motor Speedway’s 2011 schedule more than did justice to the unique nature of the upcoming [...]
Rowdy.com Podcast – July 14
July 14th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Rowdy.com NASCAR podcast, Your Track Pass Exclusive On today’s show: Matt Kenseth is down, down, down. Carl Edwards on Jeff Gordon’s hair. Rick Mast schools Juan Pablo Montoya. Bruton Smith says some of the Chase changes he has heard … sucks. To listen to the podcast, please click here.
Legends drivers compete for serious cash at Charlotte
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 7, 2010) Next week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, drivers will compete for more money than they ever thought possible for a Legends Car race—and Don Hawk will do his best to make them give some of the money back. The $1 million purse that will be [...]
The Cool Down Lap
Is New Hampshire Cup date slipping away? By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 28, 2010) Within the circus that was New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past weekend—from new $1,000 shoes for Danica Patrick to Dario Franchitti’s hot laps in an IndyCar—came a stark message. Unless circumstances change—and change quickly—this may be the [...]
Kentucky Speedway Closer To Getting NASCAR Sprint Race
Kentucky Speedway’s prospects of getting a Sprint Cup race in 2011 improved Friday as former co-owner Richard Duchossois dropped his lawsuit against former co-owner Jerry Carroll, according to Bob Pockrass of SceneDaily.com. Duchossois sued Carroll over the right to continue the Kentucky Speedway founders’ antitrust litigation against NASCAR. Carroll didn’t want to continue pursuing the [...]
