Changes for 2008 Season

The press conference on September 19, 2007 was just the latest in announcements that have rocked the NASCAR circuit this year. Team owner Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt JR announced that Dale JR would be driving the 88 car in the 2008 NASCAR season. The 88 has previously been used by Robert Yates racing on their Ford Fusion and will now be a Chevrolet Impala owned by Hendrick Motorsports. In the press conference, they also announced that the sponsors for the new car in the Hendrick stable would be National Guard and Mountain Dew. Both of which Hendrick motorsports has had a long relationship with. READ MORE

Hendrick Motorsports Dominate the Race Season

The Chase for the Nextel Cup is on, for the next 10 races the top 12 teams are racing for a chance to win the Nextel Cup. Hendrick Motorsports is at the top of their game. Out of their four Nextel Cup teams, three of them are locked into The Chase and the fourth will finish not too far behind. Hendrick Motorsports has dominated the field for the 2007 NASCAR schedule. With a total of 12 wins and 11 poles between the teams, Hendrick Motorsports is the team to beat this year. After just five races, Jeff Gordon has taken over the points lead and has never left. READ MORE

More Race Shops

This is the second list of race shops that can be visited in North Carolina. Part1 covered the more well know shops such as Dale Earnhardt Inc, Richard Childress Racing Museum, Robert Yates Racing, Roush Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Hendrick Motorsports. It is free to tour most of these shops and is best to go on a non race week to see what goes on in the shops. On race weeks it is pretty boring and no one is really around. READ MORE

Controversy at Talladega

The finish was one that every NASCAR fan hates. Finishing under caution. And if that wasn’t enough one of NASCAR’s most hated drivers ended up in victory lane. Jeff Gordon started in first and ended there as well. 43 drivers race around Talladega Super Speedway, the longest track on the NASCAR circuit, in hopes of winning the 9th race of the season. A fairly uneventful race that attempted to finish in “over drive”, a green, white, checker finish, but was ended with a caution. READ MORE

May NASCAR Events in Charlotte

May is a busy racing month in North Carolina. NASCAR fans come from far and wide to enjoy the festivities. With racing at Lowes motor Speedway and Speed Street taking over the streets of downtown Charlotte as the highlight of activities.

The Craftsmen Truck Series starts the action on Friday night with the Quaker Steak & Lube 200. For 134 laps during the 6^th race of the season the trucks will race around the track at speeds over 125 mph. READ MORE

Race Shops

Below you will find a list of Race Shops/Museums in North Carolina. This is the first part of a series of articles to make the ultimate Race shop guide. Most of them are free. If you want to see them working in the shops it is best to go during the week or even better on “off” racing week. The is never anything going on at the shops on race weekends. READ MORE

Should NASCAR Change Its Name?

Should NASCAR change their name? I mean what does the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing have to do with what’s going on. With things like the car of tomorrow, how can they still car it stock car racing? Perhaps NAMCAR would be a good name, National Association of Modified Car Auto Racing. Or even better COTNAR, Car of Tomorrow National Association of Racing. It just doesn’t have the same ring. READ MORE

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