The fight for the Championship was the biggest story of the week as Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart sat just three points apart going into Homestead. The winner will become the sport’s first new Cup champion since 2005. In other news, NASCAR issued an unannounced penalty to Brad Keselowski this week after the driver criticized [...]
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The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 6-12
November 13th, 2011
Journo Kyle Busch was talk of the week after last weekend’s suspension. On Monday, NASCAR fined the driver $50,000 and put him on probation through the end of the year. Busch’s sponsor Mars opted after the incident to pull sponsorship for the remainder of the season. Busch was also pulled from the remaining Nationwide races after [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
November 6th, 2011
Journo What a week! On Monday night we got word that Rick and Linda Hendrick were involved in a plane crash in Key West, Florida. Both sustained non-life threatening injuries. The crash came five years and one week after the plane crash that took the lives of John and Ricky Hendrick and five others. On Tuesday [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 23-29
October 30th, 2011
Journo Michael Waltrip Racing and JTG Daugherty Racing led the news this week after the teams were heavily penalized following Talladega. After finding windshields for the #00, #56 and #47 did not meet specifications NASCAR suspended all three crew chiefs through the end of the season and fined them $50,000 each, put MWR Director of Competition [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 9-15
October 16th, 2011
Journo Plans for 2012 led the news this week with crew chief rumors and a scaled back Richard Childress Racing. The Charlotte Observer reported last week that Penske Racing crew chief Steve Addington was leaving the team at the end of the year. Addington denied the rumor. Joe Gibbs Racing said this week that the team [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 2-8
October 9th, 2011
Journo Clint Bowyer led the news this week with the announcement that he had signed with Michael Waltrip Racing for the 2012 season and beyond. The team will be sponsored by 5 Hour Energy for 24 races. No word on who the crew chief will be for the team. In other news, Turner Motorsports announced this [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 25-Oct. 1
October 2nd, 2011
Journo Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson were the talk of week after the second Chase race of the year at New Hampshire. Stewart won his second straight propelling him into points lead, while Johnson found himself in unfamiliar territory, having to overcome a growing deficit with just eight races to go. In other news, Earnhardt Ganassi [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 18-24
September 24th, 2011
Journo Tony Stewart pulled off a fuel mileage victory in the opening race of the Chase putting him just 7 points from the Chase lead last weekend at Chicago. It was movement to Michael Waltrip Racing that led the news this week though. Richard Childress Racing Competition Director Scott Miller left the teamto take a similar [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 11-17
September 18th, 2011
Journo Paul Menard and Richard Childress Racing led the chatter this week as the two were the subject of rumors about an intentional spin to help RCR driver Kevin Harvick last weekend at Richmond. The team denied the accusations and NASCAR said this weekend they found no evidence to suggest it occurred. In other news, rumors [...]
The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 4-10
September 11th, 2011
Journo Kevin Harvick Inc. led the news this week as the team announced they would be merging their Nationwide operations with Richard Childress Racing and team owner Kevin Harvick said they would be ending their Truck program. The rumors have persisted for weeks that trouble was brewing at KHI. Harvick said it was a business decision [...]



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