As the Chase for the Championship in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series left Dover, Roush Fenway Ford driver Carl Dover went to the winners circle – his first win in a Chase race in two years.
But the drama was after the celebration.
Things turned sour when NASCAR flunked Edwards’ car on the post-race inspection.
NASCAR announced that the right rear fender on the race car was too low.
That means that Edwards may have won the race, but also may end up losing (...)
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Robert Yates is a class act, all the way.
“Ralph Earnhardt drove the No. 88 Olds in 1957 and because of this number’s history with the Earnhardt family, I felt car No. 88 should continue with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.," he said. “Younger fans don’t realize I built cars and raced against Ralph. I also had a very close relationship with Dale Earnhardt, Sr. I’m proud to transfer this number to Dale Jr."
That’s it. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will drive the number 88 Hendrick Chevrolet (...)
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Fans have stopped booing Jeff Gordon.
They know he’s getting a raw deal. Gordon, in fairness, should be the favorite for the Nextel Cup. Instead, fans are faced with a real possibility that Clint Bowyer could be the next Nextel Cup champion.
Wouldn’t that be absurd?
After winning last week’s Nextel Cup race in New Hampshire, his first Cup win this season, Bowyer is in fourth place in driver’s points, a mere 15 points behind Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson, (...)
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Jeff Burton needs a new sponsor for the number 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, the one that had been sponsored by Cingular. NASCAR and AT&T cut a deal Friday to end their litigation over whether AT&T would be permitted to display its logos on Burton’s car. Perhaps expecting that it ultimately would lose, AT7T agreed to leave the NASCAR Cup series at the end of this season. NASCAR agreed that AT&T would be allowed to display its logos for the remainder of this (...)
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