NASCAR Racer Gets a Beechcraft Biz Jet

beechcraft_blog.jpg Late last week, NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion Clint Bowyer today took delivery of his Beechcraft Premier IA, ... most likely aware that Bowyer, a native Kansan, is a three-year veteran of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup ... Racing in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. He has two career victories in the Sprint Cup Series [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 19:05:22

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NASCAR year in review for 2008....

This is a total look at the major news and events in NASCAR for the 2008 season ... in the Nationwide Series and 3 wins in the Craftsman Truck series. Carl Edwards on the other hand finished ... . Morgan-McClure Motorsports that had been a staple in NASCAR since 1983 did not even start the Daytona [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 22:58:31

Vah-Roooom... Obama Plans Campaigning at NASCAR!

Let's hope the staffers get their shots first. Chicago elitist BHO wants to campaign at NASCAR. The Top of the Ticket reported: As Barack Obama continues his focus on states that usually vote Republican in presidential elections, word comes that he may campaign at a NASCAR event. Why? Well [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 20:50:18

NASCAR 09 Cheats xbox360

NASCAR 09 Cheats and Code xbox 360 NASCAR 09 - Unlockables Achievements Here are ALL the achievements including the secret achievements and what needs to be done to get them. Are You Experienced? (10) - Win a Sprint Driver Challenge Event. Custom Car Creator (10) - Complete a Custom Car for ALL racing series. Keep On Truckin’ (10) - Win [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:59:29

To be young again

December 30, 2008 I’m not sure when we start to feel things like cold differently but I remember not caring about being freezing when I was little ... at me through the slider.  Noticing he was completely without clothes except some Nascar underwear ... all that skin and little buns that say “Nascar” scurry around my deck outside.  Rylee decides everyone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:23:51

General - Music Video question...

It's worth 25 awc points to anyone who can get it To make a long story short...we where watching some music videos we had taped years ago ( YES. ... . It's just driving me nuts...and the family thinks I am nutter then last years fruitcake as it is !! Help me...someone...anyone... "Nascar Is a Sport! If It's Not NASCAR...its only a [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:24:45

The Last American Hero Again

While working on a column, I ran across this piece I did for The Kansas City Star two or three years ago about Junior Johnson. It was (I hoped) a tribute to Tom Wolfe’s remarkable 1965 Esquire essay “The Last American Hero” as well as a chance to write about NASCAR. I’m fascinated by NASCAR even as I am thoroughly uninterested in the racing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 20:18:20

Shot at $1 million NASCAR prize comes up short

Gordontexas_3 Jeff Gordon finished second in Sunday's Dickies 500 NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway, ... Hughes as its “American Worker of the Year” and let him make a blind pick among the 43 cars ... winning the race ($496,300). --Jim Peltz Photo: Jeff Gordon during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 02:55:48

ABC’s decision to leave race puzzles NASCAR

ABC’s decision to leave race puzzles NASCAR It’s been 30 years since a NASCAR driver won three straight championships. Yet, as Jimmie Johnson closed in on the mark, ABC cut away. Leave a comment : November 11th, 2008 : Nascar Betting [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 00:29:10

NASCAR: Where Roid Rage Becomes Road Rage

Football players, baseball stars, track sprinters - these are the type of people you would expect to get caught up in a steroid scandal ... . But NASCAR drivers? Not so much. But that’s exactly what’s happened to defending Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday. Ron Hornaday ESPN THE MAGAZINE reports that he received shipments [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 15:30:38

Drug testing of NASCAR Drivers Starts in January

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) ... that also bans using illegal drugs and abusing prescription medications. NASCAR crew members must also submit results from an approved drug testing lab by January 16th. Under the old drug testing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:49:11

Anyone Seen Elliott Sadler on TV?

If a starting NFL quarterback was suddenly fired, TV crews would be camped-out in front of his house in a matter of hours ... representative with a history of successful product endorsements.Checking the NASCAR sections ... extension, the media would want answers from the owner, manager and player.When ESPN's NASCAR [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:48:00

2008, What a Year!

2008 was a crazy year in the sports world! There were so many big stories and touching stories that it would be impossible to talk about all of them ... Kyle Busch dominated the Nascar regular season this past year but when it was time to get serious ... be considered one. To beat the best guys in the world 3 years in a row is a huge feat. Whether Nascar [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 20:00:00

AUTO RACING COLUMN: NASCAR up close and personal

NASCAR fans are in for a rare treat this week as the Sprint Cup Series makes its second stop in Michigan. Draper Chevrolet Dodge Toyota, 4200 Bay Road in Saginaw, hosts the Draper NASCAR Experience from 11 a.m. to 7... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 06:19:16

NASCAR: ”Developing COT was fortuitous move” - Gordon

Jeff Gordon hails the introduction of the more sustainable Car of Tomorrow As the motoring sector flounders in the economic crisis.   Whether through happenstance or through foresight bordering on prescience, NASCAR’ ... -banked tracks that make up the bulk of the Cup schedule. With United States automakers struggling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:49:09

NASCAR penalizes 3 JR Motorsports members

NASCAR penalizes 3 JR Motorsports members Three members of Brad Keselowski’s team, including crew chief Tony Eury Sr., were penalized Wednesday for participating in post-race altercation with Denny Hamlin’s crew on pit road at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Leave a comment : May 29th, 2008 : Nascar Betting [more...]

Date: 2008-05-29 00:11:14

Kudzu Could Weed Out NASCAR's Fuel Problems

With rising gas prices keeping fans away from the track - and no doubt affecting their cars’ performances - NASCAR officials are concerned about their sport’s future. But the racing organization’s fuel problems maybe solved by an annoying weed ... ) Ryan McGee of ESPN revs up the possibilities of obtaining auto fuel from kudzu, a fast-growing vine [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 22:40:47

Rusty Reckons: Lowe's

Ugh, what a weekend at Talladega. First, that horse-toothed roid rager forgot that you can't bump-draft in the corners ( ... a purist and a traditionalist when it comes to sports, but I'm going to surprise you and agree with NASCAR ... of NASCAR, as most shops are in and around the greater Charlotte metro area. As such, it's a fitting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 17:52:00

My mailbag

Forgive me for a moment - this has nothing to do with cars, drivers or racing ... Morning, I noticed that your blog, My Name is IRL, has a lot of great information about NASCAR! I am writing on behalf of my client, Scene Daily. Scene Daily.com is a NASCAR news site featuring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:59:39

Gamestop sponsors driver in NASCAR Nationwide Series

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving, Business Fans of high speed circular driving and pre-owned video games will be pleased to see a familiar ... , his pit crew has been instructed to ask if he'd like to exchange his old tires for trade-in credit ... sight at the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Dover International Speedway on May 31 -- a Gamestop [more...]

Date: 2008-05-24 22:00:00

'Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines'

‘Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines’ Autos | Put Nascar out of its impending misery, a fan says. “Let’s face facts—even if Ford, G.M., and Chrysler get the cash they want from the taxpayers, they are going to have to pull back heaps of sponsorship dough from stock-car racing.” In a changing auto business, Nascar’s gas-guzzling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 09:59:47

Kevin Costner roped in for NASCAR deal

Kevin Costner has inked a deal with NASCAR and is set to make personal appearances for the American racing giant while lending them his tunes ... for the new documentary ‘The Ride of Their Lives’ that touches upon the motor racing world. “ ... cars in the United States when his country-rock band had given a performance during a pre-race [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 10:18:23

THE STEROID EPIDEMIC IS OFFICIALLY A PANDEMIC

by T, The Angry T If NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series All-Star Ron Hornaday is using steroids, I have to imagine that I am unknowingly using steroids ... have to admit that he was using testosterone? NASCAR doesn't test for steroids, which is weird because ... . I know this because not only am I hopped up on greenies right now, I am also driving a [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 20:30:21

The Top 10 Viral Marketing Campaigns Of All Time

Viral marketing campaigns are an amazing way to generate a huge amount of buzz and brand awareness whether they are carried out online or offline ... . Stolen Nascar (TaxBrain.com Promoting a website about tax is pretty difficult so the marketers behind this stunt decided to get creative. They staged the theft of a Nascar with their website [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 16:30:59

You Don’t Deserve Premium Channels Because You’re In Debt

Sounds a little harsh?  May be. But the truth is 300 millions Americans owe $957 billions in revolving credit debt — that’s $3,190 per person! ... (see NASCAR schedule).   Since I only have basic Family DirecTV package, I didn’t get to see Dale Jr ...   What does this have to do with premium channels?  Well, NASCAR has been showing their Cup races [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 12:00:35

Call Rosco P. Coltrane: NASCAR Engines Stolen

If you see an ad on Craigslist in the next few weeks that says something “NASCAR engine for sale - found on side of road,” you should be suspicious ... . WBTV 3 in Charlotte reports that thieves broke into the Roush/Yates Racing engine shop and made off with three of the motors used by the teams in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series. Rosco [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 16:35:06

Latest Pics From NASCAR Country

Number Two son, Robin lives in a town called Huntersville, near Charlotte. Very near all the big NASCAR team headquarters. Thanks to the Democratic Congress they couldn't make it this year for Christmas but they did, finally, send new pictures of the kids. That's Christopher James in the red chair, next is John Mark [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 19:16:00

Merry Christmas to All

Hello Nascar fans! Well it’s Christmas Eve and in a week another year will be ending as well. Let’s hope the new year has some good things in store for us instead of all this bad stuff going ... purchased Triad Racing Development which supplied all three of Nascar’s series with chassis, bodies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 01:28:16

The G.O.A.T. Showdown at Darlington

Every so often some news organization does a 50 or 25 greatest drivers list. We have not done this (although I have thought about it) ... : If you could pick a fantasy racing league with 10 drivers from any time during the history of NASCAR ... time in NASCAR history, who would you choose?  Now, what driver/ crew chief combination would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:23:05

Stewart wins at Talladega

Stewart wins at Talladega NASCAR drivers dale Earnhardt Jr., (88) Matt Kenseth (17) and Greg Biffle (16) crash as Jimmie Johnson (48) passes during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega ... tires and mechanical failures. Leave a comment : October 6th, 2008 : Nascar Betting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 10:07:04

Jimmie Johnson Awarded 2009 Championship to Cut Costs (Satire)

NASCAR Chairman Brian France announced this morning that the league has decided to crown Jimmie Johnson the 2009 Sprint Cup Series Champion before ... ;rsquo;s the ultimate way to save money this year.” NASCAR has been struggling in recent ... cars. France told fans not to worry about the upcoming season, because some races will still take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 14:50:19

Key Story Of 2008 Breaks With No TV Coverage

Lee Spencer from Fox Sports was up at 1AM to author this (click here) story on the end of a legendary NASCAR family franchise ... -season frenzy of truck towing and auto auctions was in full swing. This (click here) single story ... or any other SPEED TV program. NASCAR on SPEED is closed for the winter.The nerves were raw at ESPN [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 16:16:00

Richard Petty audiobook due out in February

NASCAR's King has spoken. Richard Petty is releasing an audiobook to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his record 200th career victory ... . This is about the history of a great sport.” The four-hour, four-disc series is titled “Richard Petty's Audio Scrapbook” ... other hard, sometimes very hard, but we had a great time promoting NASCAR and helping [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 22:29:38

November Part 1: Miranda Lambert, Melissa Lawson, and Nascar

Miranda & BlakeOriginally uploaded by rachelparkerArgh! Flickr just ate my blog!Ok so I know I haven't blogged in like a month ... are some pictures from that and Melissa rocking to Hit Me With Your Best Shot. And to top off this Countryfied entry I got to shoot Nascar which was a new experience. I've never really delved into to sports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 08:30:00

Ground Game Out, Stand-up Wars In

A fun debate. promoted by Kid Nate. Saturday's EliteXC card is stacked with stand-up warriors ... are not the kind of fans that a sport can be built on. It has been said that people watch NASCAR for the wrecks. As a NASCAR fan, I feel safe in estimating that these people make up an insignificant [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 01:16:05

Terri & Joe

Jerell has something to say about Terri:"She's got two faces and four patterns. That's it. Don't trust the bitch ... we said, the pants are pretty cool. You could argue that, like Joe's entry, they have a bit of a NASCAR ... that would just get lame fast." So what do you do?You put out another NASCAR monstrosity that forces [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 11:00:00

Some 2008 Predictions

Back in mid-January, I boldly made some predictions and proved I can talk out of my butt ... (who??? wth???). NASCAR will deal with a performance enhancing drug scandal after years of flying ... problem in NASCAR. Basketball and hockey ratings will continue to sink. Nobody will care. I still [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 10:30:51

Hybrid Technologies Inc. (HYBR.OB) has Retained Engineering Mastermind Ron Cervin

It is a common thought in the worlds of business and engineering that success can create greatness, ... aircraft parts with close tolerances. Cervin may be best known for his background in NASCAR. Cervin’ ... , fabricating and driving of race cars. His NASCAR resume includes race-winning and record-setting cars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:47:55

Jessica Simpson in the NASCAR Pit & Talking Engagement Rumors!

Gentlemen, start your engines! Jessica Simpson performed a pre-race concert and sang the national anthem at the NASCAR Bank of America 500 on Saturday in North Carolina, but before she crooned for car race fans, she spoke to ET about love with NFL beau Tony Romo! The beauty also got a lesson in changing tires at pit crew speed from pro [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 07:01:00

A Driving Lesson From Nascar's Top Rookie

A Driving Lesson From Nascar’s Top Rookie By Robert Peele Regan Smith, in foreground, taking it easy on the author. ( ... Square. Okay, so it was only a racing simulator. The locale was the Hard Rock Cafe, where ... award. Smith, who drove for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated in 2008, brought more than 20 years of racing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 00:48:33

Here's some Driver Pictures for You!

The man above is indeed the legendary Dick Trickle. He was a hard charger in his day, and though his name has been made fun of by a lot of people, ... . He was a legend in NASCAR for many years. I miss hearing Buddy call the races.The Silver Fox ... 's.Lake Speed, one of NASCAR's drivers from the 80's and 90's.The great AJ Foyt. AJ won at pretty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:58:00

'Barack Obama to Suddenly Care About NASCAR'

Here's a little chuckle for a Tuesday morning. The funny folks over at Comedy Central have apparently become loyal Ticket readers too ... blogger took one of our recent items -- "Barack Obama may campaign at a NASCAR event" -- and had a little more fun with it. (See the headline on this morning's Ticket item.) The Ticket had reported [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 13:54:00

Nascar 09

Nascar 09 When Ian was last in town, he brought this game with him and let me borrow it ... version. It has improved a lot. Way more tracks, way more realism, and the new online bits ... in some cases. You see, the controls while racing are touchy. A little pressure to the stick and suddenly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:34:52

Euro PSN update, August 14

Euro PSN update, August 14 August 14th, 2008 @ 12:50 Here you go, then. Get those NASCAR skin packs while they’re hot. Thanks, PS3F. Store Upgrade A - Z listings in “All Games” section Playable Content Driver PS1 game (£3.49 ... Madness demo (free) Add-on Content NASCAR 09 Car Skin pack 1 (£1.99/€2.99) NASCAR 09 Car Skin [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 11:50:02

A Johnson Family Christmas

Homemade Goodness I guess my Christmas started on the 23rd, which is when I got busy in the kitchen ... it was time to let the kids open their gifts. The kids were spoiled, as usual. Jared got a Nascar calendar and helicopter thing from Grandma and Grandpa, a shirt and a book on how to draw Nascar cars [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:37:17

Story of sports media 2008.

In 2008, the biggest story of all, sports or otherwise, may have been the economic crisis ... in December -- 10% of its staff. Hundreds of jobs were cut in NASCAR, which endured its own "Black Monday ... . With it becoming more and more difficult to secure corporate sponsors, NASCAR teams [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 00:14:00

Politics is a (video)game

In what has to be a first, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has been placing ads . . . in videogames. According to The Hill, ads are appearing in “Madden NFL 09,” “NASCAR 09,” and seven other games ... Democrat from a big city!) is now tied with McCain among NASCAR fans.  [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 19:58:18

Steve Parker: Cindy McCain headlines "Victory 2008" at NASCAR race

Hey, guys and gals! Pack extra suds into that cooler and a heavy load of chew when y'all head down to Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina for a Republican National Committee kick-off to Saturday night's NASCAR Bank ... to show support for John McCain, Sarah Palin, and the entire Republican ticket." All the down-home fun [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 07:59:23

Racing content introduced to Viigo

Nascar Viigo’s sports portfolio is happily expanding, now locked onto Formula One, NASCAR, Tour de France and IndyCar news. Sports are a big part of Viigo’s new default channel listing, and the possibility of not only checking your scores, but also getting upcoming events, news items via RSS, and hey who knows, maybe [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 19:46:03

Carmichael at Daytona to add stock cars to portfolio

Former Motocross star at ARCA test, plans Truck debut Ricky Carmichael has raced motorcycles and sports cars at Daytona International Speedway ... and is now pursuing a NASCAR career, is a Supercross and Motocross legend and is nicknamed G.O.A.T ... in the NASCAR Camping World East Series for Ken Schrader Racing, has signed with KHI and plans to compete [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 07:24:49

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