20th January 2009

EGR to field four cars for 500, three for full season

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will field four cars for the Daytona 500 and at least three for the full Sprint Cup season, although one driver and two sponsors for those vehicles are still yet to be determined.

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20th January 2009

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing moves sponsor to Montoya (AP)

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates will move longtime sponsor Target from its driverless No. 41 entry to Juan Pablo Montoya’s No. 42.

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20th January 2009

McMurray makes pit stop for soldiers at Walter Reed

As volunteers across the country participated in the National Day of Volunteer and Service to honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Ford, took advantage of his time off the track to commemorate the holiday.

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20th January 2009

Nationwide Series forging ahead into 2009 (AP)

Despite a reeling economy, NASCAR’s second-tier Nationwide Series is in better shape than many expected and encouraged by what’s ahead.

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20th January 2009

Silliest season (Yahoo! Sports)

This season a handful of drivers switched teams in what turned out to be one of the sillier Silly Seasons in recent memory.

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20th January 2009

Your Turn: NASCAR is not the NFL (Yahoo! Sports)

Bashing NASCAR has become in vogue, but one reader says the criticism needs to stop.

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20th January 2009

Top 20 countdown: No. 19 Juan Pablo Montoya (Yahoo! Sports)

By all accounts, Juan Pablo Montoya regressed in 2008. So what leads anyone to believe 2009 will be any better?

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20th January 2009

Waltrip knows ‘09 key if he’s to continue driving

It’s been more than five years since Michael Waltrip, the driver, last celebrated in Victory Lane. He may have only 36 more races to prove he’s worthy of keeping his ride, so says Michael Waltrip, the team owner.

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20th January 2009

Richard Petty Motorsports born out of GEM merger

Richard Petty’s name will remain active in NASCAR under a rebranding of the new team created by the merger of his organization with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. The new team will be called Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM), capitalizing on the seven-time champion’s marketability.

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20th January 2009

Stint as test driver makes Stremme right for the 12

David Stremme doesn’t care what the car he drives in this year’s Daytona 500 has on its hood.

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