18th December 2008

NASCAR settles lawsuit with ex-official (PA SportsTicker)

NASCAR announced Thursday that it agreed on a settlement with former employee Mauricia Grant, who filed a discrimination lawsuit last spring.

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18th December 2008

Drug testing of drivers, teams to begin in January

NASCAR will test drivers for performance-enhancing drugs next month under a tougher policy that also bans using illegal drugs and abusing prescription medications.

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18th December 2008

Texas World Speedway sits silently during testing ban

With the news that NASCAR has banned testing at its sanctioned tracks for its three national series in 2009, a few people wondered if that might mean increased curiosity in Texas World Speedway, which last hosted a Cup event in 1981.

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18th December 2008

NASCAR settles $225 million suit with ex-official (AP)

NASCAR has settled a $225 million lawsuit filed by a former official who said she was subjected to racial discrimination and sexual harassment during her two-plus years working for the stock-car organization, The Associated Press has learned.

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18th December 2008

Iowa Speedway lands NASCAR Truck Series (AP)

It’s taken the Iowa Speedway just three years to position itself as a leading track in the Midwest. The speedway announced Thursday its third major event for the 2009 season. The track will host a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race — formerly known as the Craftsman Truck Series — on Sept. 5. The race was originally planned for Mansfield Motorsports Park in Mansfield, Ohio, but was canceled…

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18th December 2008

NASCAR testing drivers for doping next month (AP)

NASCAR will test drivers for performance-enhancing drugs next month under a strengthened policy that also bans using illegal drugs and abusing prescription medications.

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18th December 2008

The Loopies (Yahoo! Sports)

With Christmas just around the corner, one can never be too generous. So the gurus at NASCAR Statistical Services gift-wrapped a few final presents.

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18th December 2008

Blickensderfer tabbed as Kenseth’s new crew chief

In an offseason beset with change, add Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 team inthe Sprint Cup Series to the list. Drew Blickensderfer is replacing Chip Bolin as crew chief after one season, a move which allows Bolin to return to a position of strength as an engineer at Roush Fenway Racing.

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