Posts Tagged ‘Kasey Kahne’

Saturday Sprint Cup notebook

Notebook: Despite new engine, Fords off pace at Pocono By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 5, 2010) LONG POND, Pa. —Engine builder Doug Yates cautioned that the new FR9 engine under the hoods of four cars at Pocono Raceway this weekend isn’t a magic cure-all for all that ails the Ford teams. [...]

Notebook: Keselowski welcomed day off

Reid of Sporting News sent this in: In light of what happened during Thursday evening’s qualifying session for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 Sprint Cup race, Brad Keselowski was thankful there was no on-track activity Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On his second qualifying lap at the 1.5-mile track, Keselowski slammed into the concrete wall at the [...]

Top 5 and 5 to watch: Charlotte

Bill from Sporting News sent this in: Here’s a look at the top five drivers in the Sprint Cup Series standings and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on the past 10 races at [...]

Kahne’s Future Uncertain

Kasey Kahne, playing out the string in his final season with Richard Petty Motorsports, said Friday at Dover International Speedway that there still has been no decision made on where he will be racing in 2011. Kahne announced last month that he would leave RPM to join Hendrick Motorsports in 2011. But according to Kenny [...]

Kahne Driving For Stewart Or Earnhardt Jr Next Season?

With no ride for 2011, there is speculation that Kasey Kahne could end up driving for either Tony Stewart or Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Sprint Cup Series next year, according to SceneDaily.com’s Bob Pockrass. Neither owner/driver ruled it out Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, but neither has explored the possibility since it was announced [...]

Kahne To Leave RPM, Will Drive For Hendrick In 2012

  Kasey Kahne is bound for Hendrick Motorsports — but not until 2012. The current driver of the No. 9 Ford, who will not be returning to Richard Petty Motorsports next season, has signed with NASCAR’s most successful organization with an eye toward piloting the team’s No. 5 car in 2012, NASCAR.COM has learned. What [...]

Nuts And Bolts

  Some news tidbits from the World of Outlaws series: In what is shaping up to be another of the most competitive seasons in World of Outlaws history, there was yet another change at the top of the series championship standings following the two night Kasey’s King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser at Volunteer [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: Greg Biffle, driver. Greg Biffle, track owner. Biffle said Friday that he is going to be part owner of sunset Speedway in Banks, Ore., with business partner Jerry Schram.       “I’ve been working on this project for a few years now, a little over a year-and-a-half, but [...]