Daytona 500 starts NASCAR Season
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Since football season is over, it’s that time of the year when we watch cars go around in circles again.
And in case you didn’t get that, the 2010 NASCAR season is kicking off on Valentine’s Day weekend with the Daytona 500. For all ya’ll who didn’t know, they say the Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s equivalent to the Super Bowl. I still have no idea why they have this race to kick off their season though.
Still, NASCAR will have the annual Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway to generate some hype for the whole year. And since this sport really doesn’t have anything else to offer other than cars going around in circles for three freaking hours, they need all the hype they can get.
So with the 52nd Daytona 500 kicking off the brand new season, what’s in store for NASCAR racing fans this year? Well, for one, NASCAR has made headlines over the last couple of weeks following several rules changes that will take place this season. These changes will encourage more aggressive driving from drivers AND more importantly, to captivate fans.
The recent changes have been made due to the continual poor ratings that racing received last year.
Chariman of NASCAR, Brian France said that he wants drivers not to be afraid to ”open it up.” Bump-drafting will now be permitted at Daytona during the race. France went on to say that he would like to see some of the drivers on the circuit show more emotion at times.
This new policy on the rules should make for an interesting race, when the Daytona 500 begins.
There will be 43 drivers in the field, and leading the pack as favorites for the Daytona 500 is Tony Stewart. Stewart has 43 career victories and 226 top-10 finishes. He has never won the Daytona 500, but oddsmakers have installed him as a +700 favorite to claim his first victory in the race.
At the second spot is Kyle Busch. Busch was…
Who will win the NASCAR Carfax 400?
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Are you ready for another weekend of fast cars?
The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads up north to the Michigan International Speedway for the Carfax 400, the first of two stops at MIS this year.
Michigan is a two-mile D-shaped oval (so to speak) with 18 degrees of banking in the turns. People describe it as a sister track to either California or Texas Speedway, although similar track lengths do not really mean the tracks are otherwise similar.
Michigan International Speedway’s Aug. 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup race will be called the Carfax 400 under terms of a title sponsorship agreement that has been announced with the company that provides vehicle history reports.
The company, which will be the title sponsor of a Cup race for the first time, is also sponsoring the NASCAR Nationwide Series Carfax 250 at the track. The doubleheader marks the first time MIS has had the same corporate sponsor for both NASCAR events on the same weekend.
The Cup series has been racing at Michigan twice a year since 1969, except in 1973 when the track was visited just once. Mark Martin has the most wins here among active drivers with four, though he’s also made more starts than many other drivers, 46 in all. Martin’s last win here was in 1998 and all four of his wins came in Roush Fords, as this is his first season with Hendrick Motorsports.
Bobby Labonte has three wins at Michigan and…
NASCAR returns to Indianapolis Sunday
Friday, July 24th, 2009
It’s time to rev up your engines again.
The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will be the twentieth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the sixteenth NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The 160-lap, 400 miles (640 km) event is scheduled on July 26 at the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) IMS located in Speedway, Indiana. By this time drivers are battling for every point and separating into contenders.
As the second most popular race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard doesn’t take a back seat to anything. But this is one of the most popular NASCAR races because the track itself challenges drivers.
Tony Stewart maintains
his hold on the top spot in the standings. He has two wins, 11 top-five finishes and 15 top-10s in 19 races. He has already collected $4,429,930 in winnings.
However, although Tony Stewart has a sizeable lead, Jeff Gordon is safely positioned to make the Chase. He has one win, 10 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. He has won $3,835,490.
Kurt Busch, on the other hand, has one win, six top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.
One of the big shocks of the 2009 season is the fact Carl Edwards remains winless through 19 races. He has five top-five and nine top-10 finishes with $3,191,650 in earnings.
Kyle Busch is having some struggles lately as well. He continues to drop and is now hanging on to the 10th position in the standings. However, he has three wins, four top-five and six top-10 finishes, keeping him optimistic about his title chances.
”I think team performance this year has…”
NASCAR and Formula One are in economic trouble
Friday, February 6th, 2009
As the world’s economy plunges into uncertainty, the Motor Sports industry is likewise affected just by the sheer turmoil every industry is experiencing at this moment.
NASCAR itself has seen it’s share of backdrops while Motor Sports giant F1 is also looking towards implementing further cost cutting measures that would save the series money up to 2010. the FIA otherwise known as the governing body of Formula One has noted that the shocking departure of Team Honda from Formula One would mark as one of the biggest downturns so far and is sighting unsustainable costs that ultimately gave the go ahead signal for Honda Corp. to pull out.
Dutch Bank ING has also seen its side of the inconceivable economic unrest that also has brought them to make a decision of slashing millions of Dollars to its Formula One sponsorship programs. Credit Suisse, a Swiss Banking giant has also dropped its sponsorship of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber who last year was one of the more competitive Teams in Formula One. Going on to the United States, who are by far the country that has its economy in a twist concerning motoring, has also seen a trend that would keep up most likely if the global economy keeps slipping into total chaos.
Early into this NASCAR season we already have…
NASCAR back with Budweiser Shootout
Friday, February 6th, 2009
NASCAR returns to Daytona.
The 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will probably aim to set us all up for the grand opening of the new season in NASCAR, which will be the 2009 Daytona 500 on February 15. But since we are still a couple of weeks away from that, I guess this big race this weekend would do.
You read it, NASCAR returns with the 2009 Budweiser Shootout this Saturday at the Daytona International Speedway. This year, NASCAR will have a new format that puts more emphasis on the series’ four manufacturers and the same star-power appeal that has become a season-opening tradition for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and its fans.
The 31st annual season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway will be held this Saturday night with a field of 24 cars representing the top teams from Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota that will showcase the close competition in NASCAR’s premier series.
That lineup will consist of the top six teams from each manufacturer, based on the final 2008 car owner points.
For the Chevrolets you have; No.48 Jimmie Johnson, No.29 Kevin Harvick, No.07 Casey Mears, No.31 Jeff Burton, No.24 Jeff Gordon, and No.88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The Dodge camp will bring; No.9 Kasey Kahne, No.12 David Stremme, No.2 Kurt Busch, No.43 (Reed Sorenson?), No.19 Elliot Sadler and (with the loss of Juan Pablo Montoya), the No.10 car (driven by probably Allmendinger if they run with it).
Ford will bring mostly Roush Cars with; No.99 Carl Edwards, No.16 Greg Biffle, No.17 Matt Kenseth, No.6 David Ragan, No.26 Jamie McMurray, and No.28 Travis Kvapil.
For Toyota you will see; No.11 Denny Hamlin, No.20…
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