27th January 2009

Notes: LMS removes seats for more motorhome spots

Lowe’s Motor Speedway is taking out some seats in Turns 1 and 2 to make room for about 20 luxury motorhome spots.

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27th January 2009

Report: Andretti to drive for Earnhardt Ganassi (PA SportsTicker)

John Andretti will reportedly drive the fourth Earnhardt Ganassi Racing entry for NASCAR’s Daytona 500.

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27th January 2009

Your Turn: Cut the fat (Yahoo! Sports)

Readers sound off on how NASCAR can cut costs, on the merits of the Chase and on how the National Anthem should be sung.

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27th January 2009

Top 20 countdown: No. 12 David Ragan (Yahoo! Sports)

Big expectations continue for David Ragan, but it’s still to be seen if can he really hang with the big boys up front.

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27th January 2009

Terry Labonte will try to qualify for Daytona 500 (PA SportsTicker)

Terry Labonte will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a Toyota fielded by Prism Motorsports, the newly formed team announced Tuesday.

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27th January 2009

Fla. governor to be grand marshal at Daytona 500

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been named grand marshal for the 51st Daytona 500 on Feb. 15, track president Robin Braig announced.

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27th January 2009

Johnson cuts finger during Rolex 24 race at Daytona

Three-time reigning Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson required repair of a tendon and nerve after cutting his left middle finger with a kitchen knife Sunday afternoon in Daytona Beach, Fla., while preparing to compete in the final segment of the Rolex 24 sports-car series race.

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27th January 2009

MIS, state to create vehicle technology test center

Michigan International Speedway is working with the state to use and market the track known for NASCAR events to research and test advanced vehicle technology.

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27th January 2009

Cutbacks announced for NASCAR’s largest sponsors

The grim economic news isn’t just affecting NASCAR’s teams as they prepare for next month’s season openers at Daytona International Speedway. Four of NASCAR’s largest corporate sponsors — including Sprint Nextel Corp. — announced major layoffs and cutbacks Monday as a result of the worldwide economic slowdown.

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27th January 2009

Gibbs gets ‘out of control,’ flips sponsor during race

It’s not often that Joe Gibbs loses control, but he did Friday night at Hampton Coliseum in Virginia.

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